Nigeria was on Friday thrown into total darkness after the national power grid collapsed for the first time in 2026.
Data obtained from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) revealed that electricity generation crashed to zero megawatt (MW), effectively shutting down power supply nationwide.
The data showed that load allocation to all 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) dropped to zero MW as of 1 pm on Friday.
The affected DisCos include Benin, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Abuja, and Yola, all of which recorded zero power allocation during the system collapse.
