KATE HENSHAW ELECTRICITY COMPLAINT: NIGERIA POWER SUPPLY DRAWS CELEBRITY REACTION

Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw has criticised Nigeria's poor electricity supply, saying power sometimes returns for only five minutes before going off again. Her complaint, directed at the Minister of Power, has added to the growing celebrity reaction to the country's electricity problems.

In a video shared on Instagram on Friday, November 6, 2026, Henshaw questioned why Nigerians were still struggling to get regular electricity.

"Come on, Mr Minister of Power. No light. There's no light. There's hardly been any electricity. You people bring it for maybe five minutes, and then it's gone," she said.

She also challenged a statement reportedly attributed to the minister that some consumers had complained about electricity supply making the contents of their freezers too cold.

Henshaw asked the minister to identify those who allegedly made the complaint.

THE COST OF KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON

When the power cuts out, the cost goes beyond a dark room: food can spoil, generators burn fuel and businesses lose sales.

Many households buy petrol for generators or spend money on inverters and solar systems. These costs come on top of electricity bills, so families pay for public supply while also funding their own backup.

Small businesses face the same problem. A shop that needs a freezer to keep drinks cold may have to run a generator for hours. The fuel bill eats into money meant for restocking. Businesses that cannot afford alternative power may close earlier or lose goods when electricity fails.

SPYRO AND CUTE ABIOLA SPEAK OUT

Henshaw was not the only entertainer to raise concerns. Singer Spyro said he visited a distribution company office to complain about poor supply despite paying for Band A electricity.

According to Pulse Nigeria, he was surprised to find workers at the office also struggling without power. He said a staff member told him her neighbours questioned how she could work for an electricity company and still have no light at home.

Under the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission's service-based tariff system, Band A customers are meant to receive a minimum of 20 hours of electricity daily. Spyro's account raises a fair question: what do customers get when the promised supply is not delivered?

Content creator Cute Abiola also appealed to President Bola Tinubu over the outages. In an Instagram video reported by Pulse, he complained that his solar power alternative had not provided the relief he needed.

For a business that relies on refrigeration, every prolonged outage can mean another round of fuel expenses or stock at risk of spoiling.