The nation’s electricity grid collapsed moments before noon on Wednesday, according to the X handle created for reports on the grid @NationalGridNg.

 

“There was a ‘GRID DISTURBANCE’ before noon today. Parts of the country experienced outage. Further information shortly,” the post read.

 

Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company reported on X that the system outage happened at 11:34am.

 

“Please be informed that we experienced a system outage today 12th February, 2025 at 11:34hrs affecting all our feeders.

 

“Restoration of supply is ongoing in collaboration with our critical stakeholders,” the company wrote.