Power supply to many homes and businesses was cut off on Monday afternoon after the national electricity grid collapsed.
Figures showed that power supply dropped to almost zero on Monday, December 29, 2025, leaving the country in darkness.
Total electricity distributed across the nation at about 3:12 pm was about 50 megawatts (MW), with the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) getting 30MW and the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) receiving 20 MW.
However, the other electricity distribution companies (DisCos), Benin, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Port Harcourt and Yola DisCos, were allocated zero megawatts.