The Jos Electricity Distribution (JED) PLC has announced the temporary closure of its North Bank Injection Substation in Makurdi, Benue State, following a violent assault on its personnel by members of the Nigerian Army. The incident, which occurred on February 12 and 14, 2026, reportedly involved a senior officer from the Nigerian Army School of […]
Nigerians are bracing for a significant increase in power outages this week as a major maintenance exercise on critical gas infrastructure has forced a shutdown of nearly 1,000 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity. This development, which effectively removes 19.67% of the nation’s current available power, represents a substantial disruption for an economy striving toward industrial […]
Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin The lbadan Electricity Distribution Company (lBEDC) in Ilorin says it has taken delivery of electrical equipment worth N150 million to rescue the power outage being experienced by some residents within Ilorin. lBEDEC Regional Communication Officer, Mr Asaju Kolawole disclosed this during an interview with the Daily Times, in llorin on Tuesday Daily […]
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), has attributed the current power outage on its network to what it called system collapse of the National Grid. The General Manager, Corporate Communications of the company, Mr Godwin Idemudia, said on Monday that the outage which occurred about 2.27 p.m. on Sunday affected Ajah, Akangba and Agbara transmission […]