Nigeria was thrown into widespread blackout on Monday afternoon after the national electricity grid suffered another system failure, forcing power supply across the country to plunge to near zero.
Official distribution load data released at 3:12 p.m. on December 29, 2025, showed a sharp collapse in electricity delivered to power distribution companies, confirming a major disruption to the grid.
Figures from the Distribution Companies (DisCos) indicated that only two operators were receiving power at the time.
Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company was supplied with 30 megawatts (MW), while Abuja Electricity Distribution Company received 20 MW.
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Every other DisCo recorded zero allocation. Electricity providers serving Benin, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Port Harcourt and Yola were all without supply, underscoring the nationwide scale of the outage affecting major cities and regions.
Overall, total electricity distributed across the country stood at just 50 MW far below normal operational levels and insufficient to meet the needs of households, businesses and essential services.
The incident is the latest in a long series of grid collapses in recent years that have repeatedly plunged the country into darkness and exposed persistent weaknesses in Nigeria’s power infrastructure.
These recurring disruptions have continued to fuel concerns over the stability and reliability of the national grid.
In response, the Nigerian National Grid (NNG) confirmed that efforts to restore electricity were underway.
However, as of the time of reporting, neither the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) nor the Federal Ministry of Power had issued an official explanation for the collapse or provided a timeline for the full restoration of supply.
