FG Announces Power Restoration in Lagos, Ogun as Residents Report Continued Blackouts

The Federal Government has announced the restoration of electricity supply to several areas in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) after repairs to a damaged transmission line. Some residents, however, say power has not returned to their communities.

Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe announced the development on Monday, November 9, 2026. He said the vandalised Benin-Egbin 330-kilovolt transmission line had been repaired and returned to service. According to him, the repair raised electricity supply to the Lagos Complex to more than 1,000 megawatts (MW), the level recorded before the recent disruption. He added that power had returned to many of the affected locations and that government teams were working to restore supply to the rest.

Several electricity consumers took to social media to say their communities were still without power. Pulse Nigeria reported on Monday that residents in different parts of Lagos and Ogun doubted the restoration had reached them.

– @Zaynablawan said electricity had not returned to Igbogbo in Ikorodu.

– @estherokoror complained about the situation along Orchid Road in Lagos.

– @Ibukun_ayomi, an Ogun State resident, said power had not returned to their area.

Other users said they had been waiting for electricity for several days. These complaints suggest the improvement has not been felt evenly across the affected areas.

The outages resulted from several problems affecting power generation and transmission. The Federal Government earlier blamed planned maintenance at Egbin Power Station, inadequate gas supply to some thermal power plants, and vandalism of critical transmission infrastructure.

The Benin-Egbin line was among the affected facilities. Tegbe said it normally supplies between 300MW and 400MW to the Lagos network. Together, the line’s disruption and the Egbin maintenance reportedly cost the Lagos system almost 800MW.

The Nigerian Independent System Operator also cited gas shortages and reduced water inflows into hydroelectric reservoirs. In a statement reported on November 5, it explained that the gas shortage kept some thermal stations from operating at full capacity, while lower water inflows reduced hydroelectric output. As a result, distribution companies received less electricity, leading to shorter supply hours and more load shedding.

Despite the Benin-Egbin repair, another major transmission route to Lagos remains out of service. Tegbe said the Osogbo-Ikeja West 330kV line has been down for about 18 months because of damage to roughly six transmission towers. Restoring it could add 400MW to Lagos.

The minister said the Transmission Company of Nigeria has committed to completing the repairs before the end of November 2026. He also noted that Lagos has four major transmission lines but only three are operating, leaving the network with fewer alternatives when disruptions occur.

The Benin-Egbin repair improves the infrastructure available to deliver electricity to Lagos and its surrounding areas. However, more power reaching the Lagos transmission complex does not guarantee uninterrupted supply to every neighbourhood. Electricity must still pass through the distribution companies’ networks before reaching homes and businesses, so what consumers receive depends on generation, transmission capacity, distribution infrastructure and allocation.

The continued complaints show that the restoration must be judged at the consumer level. Consumers in the affected states will be watching to see whether the improved supply holds and whether the remaining communities regain power as promised.

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