Nigeria’s major cities including Abuja, Lagos and Kano have suffered blackouts as the country’s electricity grid has collapsed in the tenth such outage to hit the power system this year.

Nigeria's national grid suffered a partial collapse on Tuesday, the state power transmitter said, marking the ninth incident this year to have caused power outages across the country.

The Federal Government on Thursday said it is adopting a holistic approach in addressing reoccurring incidents of grid collapse in the power sector. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu gave the assurance when the investigative committee on frequent incidents of grid collapse submitted its report.

The recent collapses have led to heightened calls for Adelabu’s resignation, with citizens questioning the government's ability to provide a stable power supply. Nigeria was plunged into darkness once again on Thursday,