Nigeria, Feb. 16 -- The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) has attributed the current power outage in Akwa Ibom state to a "fault in (the) Aba/Itu 132kv line."

The electricity distribution company disclosed this in a statement posted on its X handle on Thursday.

The outage, which has affected several areas in the state, including Afaha Ube Itam, a community in Uyo, which enjoys a stable power supply, began on Wednesday, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.

Business owners in Afaha Ube Itam, close to Itam Junction, along Ikot Ekpene, are lamenting the effects of the power outage on their businesses.

A barbershop operator in the area who gave his name simply as Jude told PREMIUM TIMES the outage has increased the business operation...