Nigeria Plunged into Darkness Again: National Grid Collapses for the Second Time in Five Days"
Nigeria has been hit by yet another nationwide power outage following the collapse of the national electricity grid on Tuesday morning, January 27, 2026. This marks the second major system failure in just five days, plunging homes, businesses, and industries across the country into darkness once more. According to data from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO), load allocation to all 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) dropped to zero megawatts (MW) around 11:00 a.m. Power generation reportedly fell sharply from over 3,800 MW earlier in the morning to as low as 39 MW or even 0 MW in some monitoring points. The incident echoes the first grid collapse of 2026, which occurred on Friday, January 23, when a system-wide disturbance—triggered by the tripping of multiple 330kV transmission lines and the disconnection of generating units—brought the grid to a halt. That earlier failure also resulted in a complete blackout nationwide. No official statement has been re...