Members of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)'s National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) have gone on an indefinite strike over unresolved operational and welfare issues, potentially disrupting the nation's electricity supply.  

Citing the expiration of a previous ultimatum given to the company's management, the union instructed all TCN employees to leave their positions immediately in a notice dated September 24, 2025, and signed by its Acting General Secretary, Dominic Igwebike.

The union claimed that after numerous requests to resolve unpaid employee pay, welfare needs, and operational difficulties went unanswered, the action was unavoidable.  The lack of functioning vehicles, unresolved retirement benefits, casualization of personnel, non-provision of tools and protective equipment since 2021, non-payment of staff salaries since April 2025, and non-implementation of the national minimum wage are among the issues brought up.

The notice read: “We cannot continue to fold our arms while we watch our rights being violated and the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) going down the drain. To this end, the union is compelled to withdraw its services until management discharges its obligations to the workforce. This directive takes immediate effect and total compliance is expected.”

The national grid system, which includes substations, high-voltage transmission towers, and other vital power supply assets, is managed by the TCN.  

However, as of Thursday at 5:00 p.m., checks on the power supply revealed that the national grid was still functioning smoothly, with 4,411 MW of total load allocated to distribution companies.  

The top three contributors on the generation side were Shiroro Hydro (398MW), Kainji Hydro (473MW), and Engineer Power (601MW).  

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