Nine Nigerian States are currently in darkness as the National Grid suffered partial collapse on Monday night.
The President of Nigeria Consumer Protection Network, Kunle Olubiyo disclosed in a statement on Monday night.
The electricity system collapse led to outages in Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa, Benue, Katsina, Taraba, Gombe, and parts of Borno and Nasarawa states.
Olubiyo asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare an emergency on the power sector.
“The present overwhelming widespread darkness being experienced in about 11 Northern States is nothing but a global embarrassment”, he said.
Meanwhile, Nigerian authorities are yet to confirm the latest grid collapse.
The latest collapse though partial is the fourth time in less than two weeks.
Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community, X/Twitter or Google News online channel.