Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said a transmission line trip at the Omotosho end of the Omotosho-Ikeja West 330kV line was the cause of a power outage that affected Lagos, Abuja, and Osogbo on Wednesday.

The TCN General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement Wednesday night said the incident occurred at 11:34 hours on Wednesday.

Earlier on Wednesday, electricity distribution companies announced that a system disturbance occurred on the national grid at 11:34 a.m.

However, in its statement the TCN said that the rest of the national grid remained unaffected, contrary to reports of a grid collapse.

"The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wishes to clarify that at 11:34 hours today, the Omotos...