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Nigeria’s national electricity grid suffered a total collapse on Friday, plunging parts of the country into blackout in the first such incident recorded in 2026. Figures from the Nigerian Independent System Operator, NISO, indicate that power generation fell to zero megawatts, while electricity supply to all 11 distribution companies dropped completely by about 1 p.m.

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