{
  "id": 15598840,
  "title": "Power outages hit parts of Lagos, Abuja as DisCos cite grid shortfall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/power-outages-hit-parts-of-lagos-abuja-as-discos-cite-grid-shortfall",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-19T11:06:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/19/power-outages-hit-parts-of-lagos-abuja-as-discos-cite-grid-shortfall/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Parts of Lagos and Abuja are experiencing electricity supply disruptions, with Ikeja Electric and Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) attributing the outages to reduced power allocation from the national grid and technical faults, respectively. The post Power outages hit parts of Lagos, Abuja as DisCos cite grid shortfall appeared first on Nairametrics .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}