Operators of the National Grid have explained the reason for the power outage experienced in some parts of Nigeria.
TheNewsGuru recalls that nation’s electricity grid collapsed again on Wednesday at 11:34 am, this is according to the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company via its handle on X.
However, minutes after the development, operators of the National Grid via their official X account, issued a statement.
“Beware of Fake News Merchants!” the terse statement read.
The statement, however, failed to either confirm or deny fears about a grid collapse but simply warned against fake news.
In an updated statement, the operators clarified that what occurred was not a grid collapse, but a grid disturbance affecting some locations in the country.
“There was a “GRID DISTURBANCE” before noon today.
“Parts of the country experienced outage.
“Further information shortly,
” the updated statement read.