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Local News

AEDC announces planned blackout in Abuja, here’s why

VAM News January 4, 2025 0 Comment

News Update THE Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, has announced that there will be disruptions in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, in the coming days. It said the blackout is due...

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Extra

BREAKING: National grid collapses again, throws Nigerians into blackout

Akanji Philip April 15, 2024 0 Comment

Nigeria has witnessed its sixth power grid collapse of 2024, as electricity generation on the system collapsed from 2,583.77MW at 2am on Monday to 64.7MW around 3 am. Nigeria generates an average of...

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Extra

Blackout: FG threatens to revoke DisCos licences

Akanji Philip March 7, 2024 0 Comment

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, declared that it would withdraw the operating licences of power distribution companies that were intentionally not supplying electricity to consumers across the country, leading to widespread blackouts in Nigeria....

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National

Blackout across Nigeria as national grid collapses twice in 6-hour

VAM News September 14, 2023 0 Comment

VAM News Update Nigeria has again been thrown into darkness after the national grid system, operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) from Osogbo in Osun State collapsed. A check by...

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National

Fuel: Blackout Looms As Electricity Workers Set To Join Nationwide Strike

VAM News June 4, 2023 0 Comment

VOICE AIR MEDIA News Update Nationwide blackout looms as electricity workers have mobilised to join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) protest strike against the sudden fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu’s government. The...

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Extra

Breaking: Electricity workers suspend one-day strike for two weeks

Akanji Philip August 17, 2022 0 Comment

The Nigerian electricity workers under the umbrella of the National Union of Electricity Employees and Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies have agreed to suspend the industrial action embarked upon on Wednesday...

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National

Blackout To Hit Nigeria As Electricity Workers Begin Strike Action

VAM News August 16, 2022 0 Comment

VOICE AIR MEDIA ONLINE NEWSPAPER There are indications that the nation’s electricity supply crisis might worsen from Wednesday, as Organized Labour has directed workers in the Power sector to down tools and commence an...

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National

Nigerians experience blackout as national grid collapses again

VAM News June 13, 2022 0 Comment

The national grid has once again experienced system failure, resulting in nationwide blackout since 6.49pm on Sunday. According to Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), the development was responsible for the current power outage being...

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National

Blackout: Again, Electricity National Grid Collapses

VAM News April 9, 2022 0 Comment

The electricity national grid has collapsed again leaving the country without a public power supply. The latest collapse, the third in less than a month, came despite assurances by the Federal Government that it...

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National

Blackout Worsens As National Grid Suffers Second Collapse Within 48 Hours

VAM News March 15, 2022 0 Comment

Some parts of the country were on Tuesday thrown into darkness following another system collapse of the National Grid. The Head, Corporate Communications, Ikeja Electric Plc, Mr Felix Ofulue, confirmed the development to the...