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The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Tuesday, debunked viral reports that the country had been thrown into a nationwide blackout by electricity workers who, heeding the call by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, and TUC, for a nationwide strike, switched off the national grid.
The statement further revealed that the country’s power grid is fully functional and continues to consistently supply significant electricity to distribution load centres throughout the nation.
In a statement issued by TCN management on its X account on Tuesday, the organisation rubbished the claim that its workers had joined the strike, adding that the rumours alleging that the Head of Public Affairs of TCN predicted a national blackout were inaccurate and misleading.
In its rebuttal, the TCN stated categorically that the country’s power grid is fully functional and continues to consistently supply significant electricity to distribution load centres throughout the nation.
Below is the full text of the rebuttal by the TCN:
“The Transmission Company of Nigeria hereby states that the publication by Daily Post alleging that the Head of Public Affairs of TCN said that there will be a national blackout is false and totally misleading.
“The statement is mischievous and baseless as TCN, through the Public Affairs Head, did not make such statement.
“We hereby note that the nation’s grid is intact and supplying bulk electricity to distribution load centers nationwide.
“As at when issuing this statement, the TCN National Control Centre Osogbo which controls bulk power transmission nationwide, is actively operational.
“We would appreciate that reports are made with a sense of responsibility not just to cause panic…”