The national electricity grid collapsed for the second time in January 2026, plunging several parts of the country into darkness.
The Nigeria National Grid confirmed the outage via its official X (formerly Twitter) handle at 10:53 am on Monday, barely days after the first grid failure of the year was recorded last Friday.
In a brief post, the agency wrote: “Grid collapse,” followed by another update stating that “restoration is in progress!”
Data obtained from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) showed that power generation dropped sharply from over 4,500 megawatts to zero megawatts by about 11:00 am.
As a result, electricity supply was disrupted across major distribution networks, including Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Benin, Eko, Enugu, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Abuja, and Yola electricity distribution companies.
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The latest incident comes just weeks after a nationwide grid collapse on December 29, 2025, which also caused widespread power outages.
Recurring grid failures have been attributed to a combination of technical faults, inadequate maintenance of transmission infrastructure and fluctuations in power generation capacity.
Electricity consumers across the country continue to express concerns over the persistent instability of the national grid and its impact on economic activities.
