The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has refuted reports that the there is Nationwide blackout as a result of the controversial strike declared today by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and Trade Union Congress, TUC.
Daily Post, had quoted the Head of Public Affairs of TCN, to have said that there would be a nationwide blackout.
But TCN, in a statement dropped on its X handle few minutes ago, described the Daily Post report as mischievous and baseless, saying its Public Affairs Head, did not make such statement. The company's statement, which was ascribed to their management, explained: " FALSE PUBLICATION BY DAILY POST ON NATIONAL BLACKOUT.
"The Transmission Company of Nigeria hereby states that the publication by Daily Post alleging that the Head of Public Affairs of TCN said that there will be a national blackout is false and totally misleading.
"The statement is mischievous and baseless as TCN, through the Public Affairs Head, did not make such statement.
"We hereby note that the nation's grid is intact and supplying bulk electricity to distribution load centers nationwide.
"As at when issuing this statement, the TCN National Control Centre Osogbo which controls bulk power transmission nationwide, is actively operational.
"We would appreciate that reports are made with a sense of responsibility not just to cause panic."
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