By Patrick Idowu
Nigeria plunged into darkness on Saturday, January 11, as the national grid suffered its first collapse of 2025.
Data from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org) confirmed the outage at 1:56 p.m., reigniting concerns over the grid’s persistent instability.
This latest failure follows a troubling trend, with at least 12 collapses recorded in 2024. The cause remains undisclosed.
