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Major cities in Niger are facing rolling blackouts following last week's coup in the West African country.

The power shortages are a result of Nigeria cutting supplies to its northern neighbour, Niger's electricity company Nigelec says.

The West African trading bloc ECOWAS has imposed sanctions on Niger over the coup but has not said if these include electricity supplies.

ECOWAS defence chiefs are meeting in Nigeria to discuss the Niger crisis.

On Sunday, West African leaders gave Niger's military junta a week to give up power or face possible military intervention.

European countries are currently evacuating its citizens from Niger.

Residents living in the cities of Niamey, Maradi and Zinder have power for about an hour at a time before it is switched off for up to five hours.

Power cuts like these are unusual in Niger, which normally has regular and reliable supplies.

But the country is heavily dependent on its wealthier neighbour to the south, Nigeria, as its main supplier of electricity.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has declined to comment on the power cuts in Niger.But an anonymous source told the BBC the supply to Niger was cut on Tuesday following a presidential directive.

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We ain't called the Giant of Africa for no reason.

I dedicate “Basquiat” by Asake to my beloved Nigeria. Great jam!

Good Move in the Right Direction. Load them with more Sanctions so they can feel the Heat.

Jokers. How caring and protecting are you to your own citizens. Eye service.

Chaii... This is serious! How will bubu feel?

Buhari won't be happy about this news.

🇳🇪 Niger has Uranium.

A Nuclear power plant will be built by 🇷🇺 Russia in exchange for their natural resources. Problem solved

Good!

The enemies of democracy who claim their mandate was stolen, but craved military rule as the alternative to their own candidate winning, would soon come here to tell us how Mali or Burkina-Faso will fight Nigeria for Niger Republic.

Those sanctions when applied altogether would cripple Niger within 2months.

Buhari won't like this. This Inec selected ediot is faced with problems on all fronts and is clueless about resolving any.
The senile old f**l rather went to Benin Republic to disgrace Nigeria on national TV by sleeping and gushing out spittle. You can't give what u don't have.
Yoruba Muslims over to u.

Ehen?

How bad could it be??

.....they can divert to our national grid. What business do we have exporting electricity?

Allow the people of Niger to fight for themselves .there was a time when Nigerians were tired of military rules we fight against it .some even went to prison






Did the people of Niger complain

As a Military Colonel or General, If you want to rule, simply resign Politics and contest

You can't bully people to lead them as dictator.. that is long gone and unacceptable


* To the people confused on why we provide electricity to neighboring countries*

Nigeria Generates its electricity through Dams , we Dam rivers like Niger and Benue that flows in from other countries

For the water flow to have enough force to turn our turbine in places like Kanji we needed to stop other countries from building their own dam with the river

General Abacha had to sign an agreement with the neighbors, that we provide electricity and they pay but they are not going to Dam the river

* Why is it our Business ?!

Hillary Clinton, Obama and Gaddafi started a war in Libya...

Illicit arms from Europe got into Libya

Boko Haram began buying cheap illicit arms

The insurgency has lasted for over 10 years

how many years would Niger Crisis and it's insurgency last if we don't act now?!

Can we handle Niger IDP and refugee flowing in to Nigeria

.

Okay ooooo


Russia vs Ukraine .......


Make 9ja face their business, we have enough of our own to worry about.

Nigeria will really mess them up

Way to go....

Sergio101:
Nigeria will really mess them up

The Real definition of Big Brother Africa


Gbamsolutely!!!

On Saturday, the African Union (AU) gave the soldiers 15 days to return to their barracks and restore civil rule in the country.
Niger will also be suspended from all financial assistance and transactions with financial institutions within ECOWAS.

Peace is all we want in our world.

God bless AFRICA......from all of us @MANNA!

Why is Nigeria carrying this Buhari-brothers issue for head like gala ??
Meanwhile, we supply another country electricity but we don’t have electricity ourselves.

Nice Meuve

Children of hate and frustration and their enabler online will still wail.

We cut off electricity, they will wail.
We did not cut if off, they have been wailing.
You even see some of the terrorists saying the Army should take over in our Darling Country, all because they lost an election, bunch of cannibals.

Enemies of Nigeria will never end well in life.

As long as God lives.

We Rise.

If they are not afraid of , who is Nigeria? Oga bulaba just dey play

Nigeria wey no get light dey share.

When dem block dam una eye go clear.

Good
Niger has been enjoying uninterrupted power supply without paying for it, to the detriment of Nigeria
We can use this opportunity to flex muscle and put all our neighboring countries in check

This is pure envy

We need the light here. And Tinubu should sustain the border closure for the next 8yrs. If possible, let there be a law to that effect so that the border will remain closed even after his tenure.

I haven't seen electricity in my area for over 3 weeks yet we are living.

It's of no use, Nigeria's electricity supply is not even reliable, they should get from Neighbouring Countries.

Anything to stop the ugly trends of coup in West Africa is welcome.

wotowoto don start , I am sure they go still get gbese wey they never pay.. where are those two small boys that think they want to collect wotowoto because they wore Camo and carry AK-47 people wey never see War.

Nice and better than engaging in physical combat.

Tinubu is clueless

cl0r0x:
Nigeria wey no get light dey share.

Sanctions better than war

Landlocked country dey make mouth against Nigeria

Na why I pity southeast Nigeria

If Nigeria split today, southeast is the only region that cannot stand alone. They will be landlocked and Nigeria will finish them with sanctions