Nigeria experienced another national grid collapse on Friday, January 23, 2026, after electricity supply across the country dropped sharply to just 20 megawatts.

Data from the distribution companies (DisCos) at 1:20 p.m. showed that only the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company received power supply, with a load allocation of 20MW. All other DisCos, including Abuja, Benin, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Port Harcourt and Yola, recorded zero megawatts.

The total power distributed nationwide at the time stood at 20MW, an amount far below what is required to sustain even minimal electricity supply across the country.

The development left large parts of Nigeria in darkness, with households, businesses and critical services affected by the sudden outage. Grid collapses have remained a recurring challenge in the power sector, often attributed to weak infrastructure, operational constraints and generation shortfalls.

As of the time of reporting, there was no official statement from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) or the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on the cause of the collapse or when normal supply would be restored.