NIGERIA, Dec. 10 -- They say every city has a heartbeat.

In Anambra South, that heartbeat flickers with the light switch.

When the power dies, factories cough to a halt, welders drop their tools, and the hum of small businesses fades into a cold, uneasy silence.

In Nnewi, machines that should be forging prosperity sit idle like chained beasts.

In Onitsha, generators growl through the night, drinking fuel like bottomless pits.

And across our communities, dreams are forced to keep time with the unpredictable rhythm of darkness.

But when the lights return-ah, everything changes.

Shops come alive. Workshops roar back. Youth with laptops, skills, and ambition stretch their wings. Hospitals breathe easier. Security tightens. Human potent...