Nigeria experienced its first national grid collapse of 2025 on Wednesday, leaving many parts of the country without power.
The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) confirmed the incident in a statement on X, reporting that a system outage occurred at 11:34 AM, disrupting power across its coverage areas.
“Please be informed that we experienced a system outage today, 12th February 2025, at 11:34hrs, affecting all our feeders. Restoration of supply is ongoing in collaboration with our critical stakeholders,” IKEDC said.
Similarly, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) acknowledged the disruption, explaining that the power failure was due to a “system disturbance” on the national grid.
“Gradual restoration of power supply has commenced,” AEDC assured, adding that efforts were underway to stabilize the grid.
The latest collapse follows a worrying trend, with Nigeria’s power grid suffering at least 12 disruptions in 2024.
A popular Nigeria National Grid account on X also noted, “There was a GRID DISTURBANCE before noon today. Parts of the country experienced an outage.”
The frequent grid failures continue to raise concerns about the state of Nigeria’s power infrastructure, leaving citizens and businesses grappling with unreliable electricity supply.
