Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
A widespread electricity blackout caused by technical faults in some feeders owned by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has affected at least 53 locations, including the Presidential Villa where President Bola Ahmed Tinubu resides.
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The technical fault affecting the power supply to some parts of the city in the Abuja metropolis impacted transmission to the R4 Injection Sub Station at Three Arm Zone, Aso Drive, which supplies power to the Presidential Villa, the seat of power.
As reported by The Punch, the AEDC made this known in an announcement posted on its official X handle on Friday and appealed to its customers to be patient while its engineers “work tirelessly to restore electricity to the affected areas as soon as possible.”
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In the announcement, it identified areas like;
Others include;
Similarly,
- Old Metro Bakery,
- Video Club,
- Pack Well,
- Unity Hospital,
- Sector F
Other surrounding areas;
- R5 Injection Sub Station,
- Naff Valley Estate Injection Sub Station and other surrounding areas
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Legit.ng earlier reported that the nationwide grid failure has been refuted by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
TCN spokesperson Ndidi Mbah explained in a statement on Saturday, January 11th that the national grid stayed steady and functional all day.
He blamed line tripping for the power outages that occurred in some areas of the nation on Saturday.
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