South Africa disconnects electricity at Nigerian High Commission over debt

South African authorities have disconnected the power supply to the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria over outstanding utility services debts.

The executive mayor of the city of Tshwane, Dr. Nasiphi Moya, disclosed this on her official X account on Monday, February 2, 2026. 

“We ’ve disconnected electricity at the High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They owe the city for utility services,” she wrote.