“Because of the heat and fasting, people now depend on neighbours who have solar power to buy ice blocks or cold water,” he said. According to her, the area hardly enjoys power supply even when other areas in the capital city used to have steady power supply. “Before now, our area had not been enjoying power supply, we only have power for like two hours hours in two or three days. Saturday PUNCH observes that social media is awash with content created by Nigerians to express frustration over the poor power supply. “We are currently experiencing a reduction in power supply due to gas supply constraints affecting power generation,” the company said.

Source: Punch March 14, 2026 00:16 UTC