Tag: Blackout
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BREAKING: National blackout looms as electricity workers union orders strike
Electricity supply crisis might worsen from Wednesday, as Organized Labour has directed workers in the Power sector to down tools and commence an indefinite strike over pending labour issues with the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this is coming barely one month after the national grid collapsed The National Union of Electricity…
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Blackout: Again, national grid collapses despite FG’s assurance
Again darkness looms in Nigeria as electricity national grid has collapsed leaving the country without a public power supply. This is the third in less than a month, came despite double assurances by the Federal Government that it has taken steps to address the problem. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) which manages the grid…
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Blackout looms across Nigeria as 14 power plants develop faults
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has hinted that Nigeria’s capacity to supply power has declined massively.
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Blackout in Abuja ends as workers suspend strike; FG gives AEDC 21 days to pay allowances
The Federal Government has
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National grid: TCN confirms total system collapse
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed the national grid experienced a total system collapse on Wednesday, resulting in blackout in some parts of the country. The TCN made the confirmation in a statement by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah. Mbah said: “The TCN hereby states that at about 11.01 a.m…
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BREAKING: Blackout worsens as national grid collapses
The national grid managed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria suffered a collapse on Wednesday, worsening the electricity blackout currently suffered in parts of the country. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the collapse of the national grid occured at about 11:01 am and two electricity distribution companies in the country have confirmed the development. Head, Corporate Communication…
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Blackout looms in Rivers, other states as PHED workers threaten strike
Rivers and four other states under the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc may be plunged into darkness following an industrial clash that greeted the alleged sacking of 60 workers of the electricity company. This followed a resolve by the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies Union, which maintained that the retrenchment did not…
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Why blackouts persist in 4 states – Port Harcourt DisCo
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has blamed the persisting blackouts in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River and Rivers on the picketing of its offices by aggrieved workers. Mr John Onyi, Manager, Corporate Communications, PHED, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Port Harcourt. NAN reports…
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Why there is persistent nationwide blackout – TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN has blamed the shortage of gas for the paucity of power supply in the country. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, explained that the gas shortage had restrained the ability of many thermal power stations to generate optimally. Among the plants affected by gas supply constraint are…
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Nigeria experiences first blackout of year as national grid collapses
The national grid on Thursday experienced its first collapse in 2020 resulting in blackout across the country. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) confirmed the development in a statement on its Twitter page on Thursday. “There was system disturbance which occurred at about 12.34 p.m affecting some parts of the country. “As at 1:10 p.m,…