Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has announced a power outage affecting its franchise areas.

AEDC, in a public notice posted via its official X handle on Wednesday afternoon, said the outage is due to a loss of supply from the national grid, which occurred at 11:23 a.m..

It said it is working closely with the relevant stakeholders to ensure power is restored once the grid is stabilised.

"Dear valued customers, please be informed that the power outage currently being experienced is due to a loss of supply from the national grid at 11:23 hrs today, affecting electricity supply across our franchise areas.

"Rest assured, we are working closely with the relevant stakeholders to ensure power is restored...