Summary: Electricity is no longer just a utility — it’s a weapon of national survival. In a country of over 200 million people, Nigeria’s chronic power crisis is not simply an economic drag; it is a national security emergency.  From fuelling poverty and joblessness to empowering insurgents and sabotaging digital infrastructure, the failures of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) now threaten the very stability of the state.  This piece by a leading power expert, Eyo Ekpo, argues that if
Summary: Electricity is no longer just a utility — it’s a weapon of national survival. In a country of over 200 million people, Nigeria’s chronic power crisis is not simply an economic drag; it is a national security emergency.  From fuelling poverty and joblessness to empowering insurgents and sabotaging digital infrastructure, the failures of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) now threaten the very stability of the state.  This piece by a leading power expert, Eyo Ekpo, argues that if