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The Federal Government has blamed gas shortages and maintenance issues for worsening power outages in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, Kwara and Oyo states. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-blames-gas-shortage-as-power-outages-hit-five-states/

Health NZ facilities averaged more than one priority one outage a day in one survey, but the health minister says the timing is a coincidence.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3000,w_4500/744976' alt='Lightning illuminates the sky in northern Israel, October 26, 2026. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)' title='Lightning illuminates the sky in northern Israel, October 26, 2026. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)' /><br

Paymark was still receiving reports of Spark-connected Eftpos issues.

<p>Sudan’s warring sides have traded drone strikes that killed 21 people in the western <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1759717">Darfur region</a> and left vast swathes of the country’s east without electricity, medics and witnesses said Tuesday.</p> <p>A drone strike on a market in Nyala, the de facto capital of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

Some are leaving the Ukrainian capital as Russia intensifies its campaign targeting the country’s energy infrastructure.

Power and water outages in Johannesburg pose serious health risks for medically vulnerable residents who depend on powered equipment, reliable hygiene and caregiving support.