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Nigeria experiences total darkness as National Grid collapses

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: April 29, 2020
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As at 01:21am on Wednesday, April 29, the national electricity grid of Nigeria experienced a total blackout of electricity across the country.

Nigerians on Twitter are already reacting to the incident which has happened on several occasions.

At the time of filing this report, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is yet to release a statement on the issue.

Here are some reactions from Nigerians below:

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the light went off really slowly instead of the usual blink out

almost like it was powering down

is this another national grid collapse?

— Fritz (@chaotictwitch) April 29, 2020

National Grid collapse?

— Mukhtar (@muky_zanna) April 29, 2020

Did national grid collapse again. Because the way the light went off

— Adigun (@thatguyYemi) April 29, 2020

Grid don collapse again

— ✯ (@_xxdr0) April 29, 2020

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https://twitter.com/amakac_/status/1255294605890850816?s=21

Seems everyone's complaining about no light.

Leemao! Grid ti collapse.

— Miwan (@_JohnME_) April 29, 2020

National grid collapse?

— Am Human No Labels (@desireGims) April 29, 2020

National grid don collapse oo

— MR. SHEHU (SMS) (@Shehhhuuu) April 29, 2020

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