There is a scene that plays out in Nigerian homes with familiar regularity. The lights go out. The generator starts. Life adjusts. What that routine does not show is this: Nigeria has an installed electricity generation capacity of 15,500 megawatts (MW), yet on most days in early 2026, the national
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Clifford Egbomeade
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