Nigeria National Grid Confirms Blackout, Says It’s Grid Disturbance

The Nigerian National Grid on Friday confirmed a power outage affecting electricity supply in the country.

Explaining the reason behind the power outage, which threw the entire country into darkness, the body explained in a post via its 𝕏 account that what happened is a ‘grid disturbance.’

It also added that restoration is already in progress.

According to information made available to Naija News on its platform, only the Ibadan Distribution Company had 20 megawatts of electricity as at 1:20pm.

Below is the breakdown shared by the Nigeria National Grid.

IbadanDisCo – 20 MW
AbujaDisCo – 0 MW
BeninDisCo – 0 MW
EkoDisCo – 0 MW
EnuguDisCo – 0 MW
IkejaDisCo – 0 MW
JosDisCo – 0 MW
KadunaDisCo – 0 MW
KanoDisCo – 0 MW
PHarcourtDisCo – 0 MW
YolaDisCo – 0 MW

The collapse which happened earlier on Friday, is the first National Grid collapse for the year 2026, Naija News reports.

Meanwhile, residents of Kano metropolis and surrounding areas were thrown into darkness on Wednesday, January 21, as workers of the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) embarked on an indefinite strike over alleged poor working conditions.

Naija News reports that the strike was jointly declared by the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies and the National Union of Electricity Employees following the failure of the company’s management to meet workers’ demands after the expiration of an ultimatum on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

Following the commencement of the industrial action, socio-economic activities in parts of the state were disrupted as electricity supply was cut off across Kano and its environs.

Members of both unions on Wednesday picketed the KEDCO headquarters, barricading the entrance and preventing official activities at the office.