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Blackout Strikes Akwa Ibom, Rivers After Transmission Line Collapse

Temitope Nlewemchi — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 17:46:38 +0000

A widespread power outage has hit Akwa Ibom State and parts of Rivers following the collapse of the Aba–Itu 132kV transmission line, cutting electricity supply to millions and disrupting daily life in affected communities.The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) confirmed that the outage resulted from a fault that led to the failure of the key [...]

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Blackout Persists as 3,000MW Government Power Plants Remain Dormant

Temitope Nlewemchi — Tue, 20 May 2025 21:02:04 +0000

Despite ongoing efforts to reform Nigeria’s power sector, widespread blackouts continue to affect many parts of the country. A significant factor contributing to this persistent issue is the underutilization of government-owned power plants, which collectively have a capacity of 3,000 megawatts (MW) but remain largely dormant. The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), responsible for [...]

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Blackout Hits Calabar as Windstorm Topples Electric Poles

Temitope Nlewemchi — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:33:45 +0000

Calabar, the capital city of Cross River State, was plunged into darkness following a severe windstorm that tore through parts of the region, causing significant damage to power infrastructure. The windstorm, which occurred earlier this week, brought down multiple electric poles, cutting off power supply to numerous communities and businesses across the city. Widespread Damage [...]

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Vandalism Causes Major Blackout in Kano and Kaduna, Leaving Residents in Darkness

Temitope Nlewemchi — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 11:41:07 +0000

Residents of Kano and Kaduna have been plunged into darkness following a massive blackout caused by the destruction of key power infrastructure. Vandals reportedly attacked and destroyed several electricity transmission towers in the early hours of Monday, severely disrupting the power supply in both states. The incident has left thousands of homes and businesses without [...]

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Delta State Residents Protest Blackout

David Folami — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 04:32:11 +0000

Residents of Sapele Town in Delta State, on Friday, April 21, halted economic activities in that part of the country. They were protesting a perennial electricity blackout situation. Some of the residents who spoke to Pulse lamented that they have been left in darkness for more than two months. They accused the Benin Electricity Distribution [...]

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Super Eagles’ Afcon Blackout Unfortunate

David Folami — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 09:07:19 +0000

Former Nigerian manager Adegboye Onigbinde says the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon is ‘unfortunate’. Eagles lost 0-1 to the Pharaohs of Egypt in the double header reverse fixture clash on Tuesday at the Borg El-Arab Stadium in Alexandria. Ramadan Sobhi pounced on a loose ball inside [...]

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Phone blackout re-imposed in Nigeria’s Borno state

Ade Adewale — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 21:07:56 +0000

Nigeria on Wednesday re-imposed a telephone blackout on many parts of Nigeria's northeast Borno state, the base of Boko Haram Islamists who have intensified attacks that has claimed scores of lives, the army said. "GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication…

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In the Open Access Fight, Big Publishers Are the Biggest Hurdle

Ade Adewale — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 20:20:35 +0000

In the week leading up the two-year anniversary of the SOPA blackout protests, EFF and others are talking about key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day, we'll take on a different piece, exploring what’s at stake and and what we…

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