LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian military has asked both international and local media to stop covering nationwide protests over heightened economic hardships under President Bola Tinubu’s government. Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, made the call for a media blackout on the protests during a press briefing on Friday. “For the media, I want to…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Major cities in Niger are facing rolling blackouts following last week’s coup in the West African country. The power shortages are a result of Nigeria cutting supplies to its northern neighbour, Niger’s electricity company Nigelec says. The West African trading bloc Ecowas has imposed sanctions on Niger over the coup but has…
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The management of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) says starting from January 16th, some areas in Ikeja Local Government Area will experience blackouts for 5 days. The company said in a statement that a technical upgrade at its New Alausa Injection substation would be done. It disclosed that the move is in…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has suspended its nationwide strike for two weeks. The secretary-general of the union, Joe Ajaero, said this Wednesday evening after a meeting with the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige. He said the government has promised to resolve the issues raised by the union within two…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The nation’s seat of power – Aso Rock Presidential Villa – was not spared from the current blackout across the country as it ran on power generators for most of the day on Monday, March 14. This comes at a time President Muhammadu Buhari is vacating in London for a medical…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The national grid, on Monday, experienced its second collapse in 2022 resulting in blackout across the country. The states affected include Lagos, Enugu, Kaduna, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States, among others. Confirming the development in a text message to its customers, The Eko Electricity Distribution Company, said that the system…
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS) – A telecoms blackout will be maintained in large swathes of northwest Nigeria because it is helping the armed forces crack down on bandits responsible for a wave of abductions and attacks, the country’s top general said on Thursday. All telephone and internet services were shut down in the whole of…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The national power grid has collapsed for the second time in less than a month, worsening the blackout being experienced by households and businesses in parts of Nigeria. The collapse, which occurred around 1:00pm on Monday, was confirmed by two of the electricity distribution companies in the country. The grid had on…