Nigeria, May 23 -- Some residents of Nigeria's South-east are currently facing temporary blackout after the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) announced the shutdown of its vending platforms.

EEDC is the electricity distribution company which, through its subsidiaries, serves the five South-eastern states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states.

The EEDC spokesperson, Emeka Ezeh, said in a statement on Friday that the shutdown of the vending platform followed a major system upgrade of its facility which began on Friday.

Mr Ezeh said the company's vending platform was shut down from 6:00 p.m. for postpaid customers, while that of prepaid customers would be shut down at 12 a.m. on Saturday.

"Consequently, customers wil...