{
  "id": 5848497,
  "title": "Parts of Abuja to experience power outage Sunday — TCN",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/parts-of-abuja-to-experience-power-outage-sunday-tcn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T22:24:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/parts-of-abuja-to-experience-power-outage-sunday-tcn/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), several parts of Abuja, including Lugbe, Garki, Area 1, National Hospital, Guzape, and Asokoro, will experience a temporary power outage on Sunday, September 6, 2026, due to scheduled maintenance at the 132kV Apo Transmission Substation. The outage is expected to occur between 9:00am and 5:00pm, during which time TCN will string and latch Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) on the two 132kV Katampe–Apo Transmission Lines, Lines 1 and 2, between towers T130 and T132. Approximately 20 people were injured in a road crash in Osun, and a woman's orange juice was deemed unfit for consumption by laboratory tests. In response to the diphtheria outbreak in Plateau State, the governor ordered the closure of schools.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Severe thunderstorms expected in parts of SA until Sunday: Forecaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/severe-thunderstorms-expected-in-parts-of-sa-until-sunday-forecaster",
        "published": "2026-09-05T19:50:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Parts of Abuja to experience power outage Sunday — TCN",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/parts-of-abuja-to-experience-power-outage-sunday-tcn-5849262",
        "published": "2026-09-05T22:28:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}