Trojan News :: Real Time News

Transmission Company of Nigeria

National Grid Fully Restored After Partial Collapse – TCN

THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says  national grid was restored at about 9.57 p.m. on Saturday after a partial collapse. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said there was a partial…

Police Arrest 4 Suspected Vandals Of TCN Infrastructure In Kaduna

THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says the Police Command in Kaduna state has arrested four suspected vandals who were caught destroying transmission towers installed in some parts of the state. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs made…

TCN Says Union Deliberately Shut Down National Grid

THE Transmission Company of Nigeria hereby informs the general public that the Labour Union has shut down the national grid, resulting in blackouts nationwide. The national grid shut down occurred at about 2.19 this morning, June 3, 2024. At about…

TCN Deploys Technology To Detect Sudden Drop In Power Generation

THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has deployed a Generation Dip/Loss Detection System (GLDS) which detects and responds to sudden drops or dips in power generation. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, General Manager, Public Affairs, TCN said in a statement…

President Tinubu Appoints Four Professionals To Head TCN [See list]

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of four Nigerian professionals to serve as Executive Directors of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN. They will serve for a renewable term of four years. The appointees include Engineer Oluwagbenga E.A. Ajiboye…

TCN CEO, Abdulaziz Faces Corruption Scandal

THE Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz has been enmeshed in a corruption scandal. It was gathered that Abdulaziz had been allegedly involved in violation of the provisions of the…

Nationwide Blackout As TCN Shut Down National Grid Over Labour strike

THE national grid has been shut down by electricity workers in response to the announcement of an indefinite strike by organized labour unions. Ndidi Mbah, the spokesperson for Transmission Company of Nigeria, confirmed the shutdown to NewsNow on Tuesday. It…

Blackout Spreads As FG Disconnects Discos From National Grid

MILLIONS  of electricity consumers may be plunged into darkness in the coming weeks as the Federal Government via the Transmission Company of Nigeria and the Market Operator have begun a massive disconnection of debtor electricity distribution companies from the national…

Discos Reject 408MW Excess Power – FG

POWER distribution companies have stepped up the quantum of electricity load allocation that they receive and distribute to consumers across the country, as the latest data from the Federal Government showed a reduction in the amount of unutilised energy by…