ikombe:
we know

PapaUwa:


solar energy isnt goin to cut it. It can only be used as a supplement and only in places like d north. Even in countries with d largest solar plants, solar power forms only a tiny fraction of the total power generated.

Secondly, building solar plants is quite costly compared to gas-powered plants. If I'm not mistaken abt 2 to 3 times the cost of generating the same amt of power.

Thirdly, solar plant is favored by country with little or no gas resources. Nigeria has more than enuff gas resources and dat should be d focal point of its power generation policy.

PapaUwa:


solar energy isnt goin to cut it. It can only be used as a supplement and only in places like d north. Even in countries with d largest solar plants, solar power forms only a tiny fraction of the total power generated.

Secondly, building solar plants is quite costly compared to gas-powered plants. If I'm not mistaken abt 2 to 3 times the cost of generating the same amt of power.

Thirdly, solar plant is favored by country with little or no gas resources. Nigeria has more than enuff gas resources and dat should be d focal point of its power generation policy.

ApexTitan:


This guy, you funny o.

So you are thinking we will attract outsourced jobs from China? China that is the home of global cheap labour will now outsource their jobs to Nigeria. How many Chinese companies even outsource anything?

You don't have to like the west (Europe and North America) to agree that in this area they are of primary importance.

Please if this is what you have planned for Buhari then he is better off sewing uniforms for youths and mandating them to patrol the streets as new agents of Kick Against Indiscipline. Lol! (maybe he can pay even pay them 10K/month from whatever he regains from his anticorruption drive) That will be better than waiting for China to give us outsourced jobs.

Now excuse me, let me go and have a good laugh outside.

GodMode:


Individuals that have the money can buy solar panels.. and disconnect from PHCN..

The world is looking at and talking about renewable energy...

You're here talking about gas powered plants

SMH.

calebo101:


You are very wrong here. The reverse is the case.

maclatunji:


Simple logic, StarTimes has several businesses in Africa requiring Africans, so what are you going on about? If Nigeria is the hub of these operations, would the jobs go to the Chinese? No, it would come to Nigerians.

tit:


what exactly will they be e-marketing?
will mtn nigeria close down their call-centers so you can take over their work?
so all the people marketing organo-gold will stop and allow only you to market the thing for them?

what exactly are your 2 million people going to market?
do you want them to compete with Indian call-centers for the "US" customer-support/help-desk market?

GodMode:


Firstly, Nigeria's unemployment is more than 23%..

Secondly, Agriculture creates more jobs than tech hubs can ever create..

atbu1983:



Buhari VP Osibanjo has already discussed BPO as part of thier
plan to create Job. He gave a lecture to South East youths with
power point slides on dis topic during d campaign. it was shown
on AIT around 11pm that day. So d OP is not giving any new info
to Buhari team.
That day he also discuss special business Clusters. Giving them
special power supply and loan.

Meiji:


To address that point about "competing with Indians", Nigeria could potentially have an advantage due to our geographical location. We're somewhere close to GMT, which could position us to service markets both in the West (US/Canada) and the East (China/Australia) within the same 24-hour day. We are also an English-speaking country so it shouldn't cost much to train our people for those jobs.

The real problem in Nigeria's case is infrastructure, specifically power and reliable broadband internet access. Fix those two, and our call centre market will explode.

maclatunji:


Trust me, those programmes are practically dead after May 29. They would not have lasted for 4 years.

ApexTitan:


Any national outsourcing plans that overlooks the involvement of the west is at best a joke. Can you even say that StarTimes is an outsourced company? I fear that you may be unclear as to what outsourcing really is.

calebo101:


Again one of the problems of Nigeria. Now Buhari comes in, scraps it, implements his own program which will again be scrapped in 4 years time and the cycle goes on. YOUWIN and SUREP is a sustainable scheme. One of the shining light of the Jonathan's administration. A non-biased Buhari should ensure its continuance and improve on it. Continuity is what we lack in Nigeria.

I also hope Buhari continues with the Transport/railways and Agricultural revival and build on Jonathan's achievement rather than discontinuing them or cancelling it out-rightly like he did with the Lagos metro line 30 years ago.

barcanista:
There are lots of b®illiant policies and plans by government since 1960. The challenge we have is sincerity and the political will to implement them to the letter. This your idea like others is not bad but "Do we have the infrastructure"? We can't run when we are yet to walk. OÑe major Challenge those countries you meantined are facing is the problem of "cheap" labour. How do we tackle that considering how expensive commodities are in Nigeria? It is not just about "creating jobs", it is about creating job that will impact on the lives of the citizenry. The citizens ought to get value for the work they do and not the opposite.

We must and should fix relevant sectors like power, manufacturing, financial, tourism, mining, Agricultural, petroleum etc if we ever want to create a sustainable country that will be employment haven not just for our citizens alone, but will attract foreigners. Most importantly, we must fix our Educational and reposition our socio-political sectors. Without doing these things, we will continue to chase shadows.

I hope I make sense

maclatunji:


@bolded, are you aware that Lagos State Secretariat Alausa is off the national grid and has its own dedicated Independent Power Plant (IPP)? Same for critical Lagos State-owned infrastructure on Lagos Island like Island Maternity Hospital, Massey Children's Hospital l and State House Marina.

Governor Fashola has shown that this can be done in Nigeria and that is why I am suggesting the government provides the required infrastructure whilst private sector partners/investors guarantee a minimum number of jobs will be available if these tech hubs are created.

The infrastructure deficit is not a problem at all NIGCOMSAT has idle capacity for Internet services just to show you that the obstacles you have highlighted are not as insurmountable as you are thinking.

poiZon:
u guys fit hype things o, so na only alausa fit dey off d national grid?
thought they were being paid to govern n make d state livAble not only whr they live?
for uur info tinapa in calabar is off national grid n its ipp is responsible for all d security lights u see in d state. that s y u wont find any generating set in every street corner like in uyo my state capital. credit to donald duke.

ApexTitan:


For all it's promise solar power is yet to match gas powered plants in terms of cost.

Edwardhead:
How many people will now teach GMB how to govern us?

tit:
What exactly will this 2 million people be doing?
what value or service will they be adding to the economy?

Obiagelli:

How about the cost of running a solar plant against a gas type?

PapaUwa:


no one is disputing d relatively low-cost of maintence for solar plants. Bt solar power generation is highly capital intensive which negates its low-cost of maintenance.

i just did a quick research and found out in some countries d cost of generating 1MW thru solar power (both capital and recurrent costs) is almost 5 times higher dan gas power.

maclatunji:


#Hehehehe

YouWin, GIS are all ineffective short term strategies of the present government. We can create millions of jobs at a fraction of the amount wasted on these and similar programmes of the present government with my suggestion and similar ideas.

You should have short, medium and long-term plans to solving the unemployment problem.

My idea is a simple, easy-to-implement and effective short-term plan.

You can't pay unemployed youths from your pocket, I am sure millions would rather be employed with this idea than read your idealism.

GodMode:


Individuals that have the money can buy solar panels.. and disconnect from PHCN..

The world is looking at and talking about renewable energy...

You're here talking about gas powered plants

SMH.

Obiagelli:

Pays off on the long run compared to gas prices.

maclatunji:


Have you read the post at all?

They will be working at the very least for 6 hours a day at jobs that demand productivity.

As e-business and online retailing in particular expand in Nigeria and other emerging markets,, there is going to be the need for customer service, telemarketing, data entry and analyst positions to be filled.

This provides an opportunity to employ a lot of young people and remove them from poverty. I am suggesting that the incoming government actively leverages on this to create jobs.

Is it becoming clearer to you now?