In a significant twist of events, Nigeria’s national power grid on Saturday, January 11, recorded its first major collapse for the first time in 2025 barely ten days into the new year.

The collapse has resulted in a nationwide blackout to the despair of Nigerians.

As reported by The Punch, this incident marks the 13th occurrence in the past 13 months under the government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

It was gathered that power generation dropped from 2111.01 megawatts as of 2:pm to 390.20 MW by 3:pm.

A post by The Energy podcast confirmed the blackout stating, “National grid suffers major collapse… First in 2025.”

Another post said, “Restoration has begun… Currently generating 302MW as of 02:40 pm.”

Nigerians react as National grid collapses

Checks by Legit.ng on social media X revealed that the grid collapse is currently the number one on trending.

While some Nigerians reacted angrily to the development, others maintained that there is still light in their area.

Legit.ng compiled a few reactions from X and here:

@SuperSlimEli tweeted: "For where? Because light dey here o."

@Isabelloisa1 tweeted: "But well I still Dey see light. Be like e different form my side own sha."

@Slanddi tweeted: "2024 never even reach one month, so expectedly e go collapse reach at least 6 times this year, e for be 12 for each month, but cos it will take a motto fix, we leave am at 6."

Public Interest and Human Rights Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, @InibeheEffiong tweeted: "National grid has collapsed again."

An X user @lollypeezle tweeted: "The way this light went off ehn, hope it’s not National Grid? "Who get light right now?"

@MissPearls tweeted: "First collapse in 2025. "Congratulations National grid."