adsFrom government offices to markets, churches, mosques, hospitals, airports and schools, Nigerians carrying power banks alongside mobile phones have become a common sight, underscoring the country’s worsening electricity crisis despite trillions of naira spent on the sector since 1999.
Across major cities including Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt and Enugu, demand for power banks has surged as households and businesses grapple with erratic electricity supply and repeated grid collapses.
Top government officials, including governors, ministers, lawmakers, diplomats and businessmen, now move around with power banks to keep their devices functional.
Eyewitnesses said Adebayo Adelabu, the immediate past Minister of Power, was seen at several official engagements carrying a power bank and charging cable.
Comfort Oche, a university student, said prolonged blackouts had disrupted studies and forced students to depend heavily on power banks. “Some students now contribute money collectively to buy the devices because many cannot afford them individually,” she said.adsads
