By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr Sule Abdulaziz, the Federal Government has spent about N8.8 billion to repair vandalised transmission towers across the country. The Special Adviser on Strategic Communication and Media Relations to the Minister of Power, Bolaji Tunji, announced...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said vandals have again disrupted repair work of its Ahoada-Yenagoa 132 Kilo Volt (kV) line, which is currently under repair due to previous vandalism. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), said it has successfully energised the Ugwuaji – Apir 330 Kilo Volt (kV) transmission Line. TCN’S General Manager Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.. Mbah said that TCN completed the repairs and stringing of the...
Vandals have continued to destroyed electricity towers and infrastructure in parts of the country throwing Nigerians in total or partial blackout. As expected, their activities have become a major source of worry for stakeholders in the power sector. The infrastructure affected include transmission lines, towers substations, generation and distribution...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the sudden rise in frequency from 50.33Hz to 51.44Hz is responsible for the latest National grid collapse on Thursday. The Company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said in a statement on Thursday that disturbances at...
The national grid has collapsed for the second time in three days, throwing millions of households across the country into blackout. More to follow…
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has attributed frequent grid collapses to vandalism and lack of maintenance in the past. Adelabu, receiving the report of the committee set up to address grid collapses in Abuja on Wednesday, stressed that most 2024 incidents resulted from vandalism and theft of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has said the national grid experienced a partial disturbance at about 1.52 p.m. following series of lines and generators tripping. The company’s General Manager Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Mbah...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), said it has killed several terrorists in a coordinated air interdiction mission to support power restoration efforts in Kaduna and other northwestern states. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, on Monday in...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored full power supply through the Gombe-Damaturu- Maiduguri 330 Kilo Volt (KV) transmission line. The Company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Mbah said that...
The Federal Government has apologised over the recent collapse of the national grid which caused power outages for several days in 17 states in the region. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, gave the apology on Thursday during a courtesy visit to Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State, describing...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has restored bulk power supply to parts of Northern Nigeria after weeks of blackout. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah,confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Mr. Mbah said the company successfully restored...
Nigeria is facing frequent collapses of its national electricity grid, severely impacting the economy, society, and national development. Regular power outage disrupts businesses, particularly Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), leading to substantial financial losses. Many companies rely on costly diesel generators, raising operational expenses and hindering competitiveness. The unreliable...
Some Nigerians on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to take swift action to address the constant collapse of the national grid. The grid, which generates about 4,500 MW of electricity for over 200 million people, has collapsed several times recently, impacting businesses and threatening the nation’s economic stability....
The Federal Government says it is overhauling the national grid to reduce the frequent disturbances and improve power supply across the country. The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu said this in Abuja on Tuesday at a media briefing. Adelabu said that the national grid was over 50 years...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it is intensifying efforts at restoring power to the northern parts of the country. The Managing Director, TCN, Mr Sule Abdulaziz, said in Abuja on Tuesday at a media briefing that the ongoing repairs of the damaged transmission line that led to...
The former gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP), in Katsina State, Alhaji Imran Jino, has said people affected by the prolonged power outage in the North should be compensated. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jino was the PRP gubernatorial candidate in Katsina for the...
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, has directed the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, to ensure adequate security for the repairs of affected electricity towers in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the grid collapse had resulted in widespread power outages...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says repairs will commence on the Ugwuaji–Apir 330 Kilo-Volt (KV) Double Circuit transmission line Thursday following discovery of a fault at the Igumale area of Benue. The company said that a team of linesmen from TCN discovered the fault on the line, at...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says the national grid has been restored after experiencing temporary disturbance at about 8:15 a. m. on Saturday. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs said this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. Mbah said that TCN engineers at Jebba successfully...