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Nigeria suffers total blackout as power grid collapses

By Eniola Akinkuotu

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Posted on September 14, 2023 15:29

© FILE PHOTO: High-tension electrical power lines are seen at the Azura-Edo Independent Power Plant (IPP) on the outskirt of Benin City in Edo state, Nigeria June 13, 2018. Picture taken June 13, 2018. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye/File Photo — FILE PHOTO: High-tension electrical power lines are seen at the Azura-Edo Independent Power Plant (IPP) on the outskirt of Benin City in Edo state, Nigeria June 13, 2018. Picture taken June 13, 2018. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye/File Photo

Africa’s largest economy has for decades faced challenges in its power sector due to population growth, dilapidated infrastructure and corruption.

Nigeria suffered a total electricity blackout on Thursday as its beleaguered national grid collapsed for the first time this year.

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