Nigeria's electricity grid has been shut down by a fire on a gas pipeline. :
ABUJA, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Nigeria's electricity grid has been shut down by a fire on a gas pipeline, the ministry of power said on Wednesday, underscoring the instability of the country's creaking power infrastructure. Nigeria's dilapidated power grid is often blamed for hobbling growth in Africa's largest economy, despite efforts to improve it through privatisation. Many businesses and households have their own power generators, often costly and run on fuel, as a backup for the country's frequent blackouts.