Nigerians were on Wednesday plunged into darkness following another collapse of the national power grid. Newsmen report that from January 2024 till November, the grid has collapsed 11 times. Within one week in October, the grid collapsed three times with its attendant blackouts, sparking reactions from Nigerians. A tweet via the official handle of Nigeria’s…
TODAY’S VIEWPOINT ADDRESSES THE INCESSANT COLLAPSES OF NIGERIA NATIONAL GRID. IT IS WRITTEN BY EMMANUEL DADA, A YOUTH CORPS MEMBER IN THE NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. The incessant collapses of Nigeria’s national power grid have emerged as a pressing issue of national importance, casting a shadow over the nation’s aspirations for economic growth and…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says national grid was restored at about 9.57 p.m. on Saturday after a partial collapse. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said there was a partial disturbance of the grid at about 3.09 p.m. on Saturday. Mrs Mbah stated that…
As the standoff between the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Federal Government over the proposed minimum wage continues, Nigerian citizens have taken to social media to implore the labour union not to disrupt the national grid during any potential strike action. On Monday, the NLC rejected the government’s offers of either ₦62,000 or ₦100,000 as the new minimum wage,…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has said it has begun the restoration of the National grid to restore electricity supply hours after the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress suspended its indefinite strike. This comes after the organised labour suspended its strike action for one week following renewed commitment from the federal government. Following…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced the complete shutdown of Nigeria’s power grid by labour unions as the strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress begins. NLC and TUC commenced a nationwide industrial action on Monday in protest against the N60,000 minimum wage proposal of the Federal Government. Announcing the shutdown…