Thanks to PHCN, we are all physicists. We know the law of conservation of energy - we all use inverters!

your problem is jonathan has no solution. you have to have an idea to fix things, but when you have no idea. it is hard.  And look jonathan is not been sincere with the issue of power. He went to prof nnaji. it tell you jonathan is not sincere. nnaji does not know anything about electricity.

An the excuse of gas at the location. is a stupid one. I use to work in nigeria many years ago and we converted the source of the blackstone. about the size of your house.

Jonathan has no idea.

we have problem, we dont have anyone who can fix our problem running for president.

people are not going to put ideas on the internet not to get charge, some of this country dont allow that. even email is better than the idea of facebook jonathan is using.

@ becomerich?, gej has no solution except u abi?

otokx:

Power has been restored in Port Harcourt

Up Goodluck Jonathan? lol

why dont we go solar,nuclear? i can make a nuclear fission reactors and nuclear fusion reactors for nigeria. i can also design a MHD system.

lekside44:

why dont we go solar,nuclear? i can make a nuclear fission reactors and nuclear fusion reactors for nigeria. i can also design a MHD system.

abeg guy hole your side

lekside44:

why dont we go solar,nuclear? i can make a nuclear fission reactors and nuclear fusion reactors for nigeria. i can also design a MHD system.

How many years experience do u have?

I have had light in Woji PH for 48 hours now non-stop. Its unbeliveable, 48 hours of uninterupted power supply!!

AjanleKoko:

Thanks to PHCN, we are all physicists. We know the law of conservation of energy - we all use inverters!

ah, inverters! where will we be without one?

SORRY TO SAY BUT

1. NIGERIA IS A FAILED STATE

2. GEJ IS INCOMPETENT

3. SIGNS ARE EVERYWHERE THAT ITS ABOUT THE END OF TIME

@GEORGE D

yeah inverters are good but please who installed that for you? i tried installing in my house but it seems there was a bad connection and i kept on experiencing electrical problems i had to do away with it. who do you know that is an expert and can connect it so it behaves like UPS between phcn and generator? a 5-bedroom duplex in abuja

msb247:

SORRY TO SAY BUT

1. NIGERIA IS A FAILED STATE

2. GEJ IS INCOMPETENT

3. SIGNS ARE EVERYWHERE THAT ITS ABOUT THE END OF TIME

And you want those that made it a failed state to come back and make it a dead state .

msb247:

@GEORGE D

yeah inverters are good but please who installed that for you? i tried installing in my house but it seems there was a bad connection and i kept on experiencing electrical problems i had to do away with it. who do you know that is an expert and can connect it so it behaves like UPS between phcn and generator? a 5-bedroom duplex in abuja

i also experienced such problems when i packed into my new house because it was an ordinary electrician who did the wiring but after consulting with an expert, i got the problem fixed and till date it's been working great. in fact i don't know where i'd be today without my inverter.
i advise you to go look for an inverter specialist near where you live. there must be one or two good ones in abuja. best of luck.

@ lekside44, if u are an expert on that, write a proposal to either a state govt or fg and u may be invited to analyse and probably execute it. Since 31st dec there is light in Uyo.

AjanleKoko:

Thanks to PHCN, we are all physicists. We know the law of conservation of energy - we all use inverters!

and our toddlers know the meaning of generator and have their unique interpretations of the situation

the other day when phcn struck , my son turned to me, daddy the generator is off - as far as he is concerned, all our power is from generators

lekside44:

why dont we go solar,nuclear? i can make a nuclear fission reactors and nuclear fusion reactors for nigeria. i can also design a MHD system.

We have plenty of natural gas and coal. Both are cheaper than solar. Nuclear might be cheaper in the short-term, but when taking into account disposal of nuclear waste, I'm not sure.

Really, Nigeria should have 24/7 power given the enormous amount of gas and coal this country has.

as far as he is concerned, all our power is from generators

This is literally correct. Even PHCN generates power with big hydro-electric or gas generators.

oyb:


and our toddlers know the meaning of generator and have their unique interpretations of the situation

the other day when phcn struck , my son turned to me, daddy the generator is off - as far as he is concerned, all our power is from generators

not all. some were brought up on inverters and they only know that!

THIS IS A SERIOUS CITUATION EVERY ONE MUST READ!!!!!!!!!!!!


The Outrageous Costs Of Phoning In Nigeria
Olu Akeredolu
November 22, 2010

The Outrageous Costs Of Phoning In Nigeria

By Olu Akeredolu

Nigerians are daily praising Chief Olusegun Obasanjo for liberalizing the phone business in Nigeria. They are thanking him because the liberalization dealt a terrible blow to the perception of some rich and highly placed people who thought the use of phone was not meant for the poor in Nigeria. To them, the poor people of this country are lesser human beings and the usage of phone is a luxury that is beyond them. It is not Nigerians that should be praising Olusegun Obasanjo for this but the phone service providers who smile to the bank all the time with the huge profit they make at the detriment of Nigerians. One should not blame those who are perpetually hailing the General. There was a time in this Country that you may need to come from may be Ipaja to Ikeja and may have to wait for three or four hours to receive a call coming from the United States or United Kingdom. You may do all the waiting without even getting the call. Today, Nigerians living abroad can call any relation in Nigeria at any time.

Obasanjo should stop beating his chest on this issue because this is 21st century world of modern technology where every Nigerian should know that it is his or her right to enjoy phone services. That every mechanic, every bricklayer, every cleaner, every farmer and every carpenter can own a phone should not make us lose our senses as to our rights. Nigeria is a country where the rich, affluent and powerful always think of themselves. That is why all of them in government are having robust cheeks while Nigerian masses are looking haggard and like skeleton and this does not bother our rulers. Many Nigerians own phones and sim cards just to receive calls and ‘flash’ so that the person at the other end will now call them. They flash you even when they want you to help or assist them. They do this because they cannot afford the cost of telephoning in Nigeria.

Those in charge of regulations are not willing to make the needed regulations that will make telephoning affordable to all Nigerians. They continue to allow the phone companies to perpetually treat Nigerians as untrusted and as people without any choice. In every decent society, when you have a good credit history, you pay less for any service being rendered or offered to you. I am not talking about the kind of credit you have when you buy phone cards and load it into your phone here. I am talking about a kind of credit rating that you will have in a country like the United States when you are not in debt and you always pay your bill as and when due. The government, private companies and agencies who want to render services to you will therefore trust you. They will reduce your prices because of your excellent or very good credit history. But that is in a country where with your social security number, they will instantly know everything about you. Even without a good credit history, you can still get a phone service with a payment of $50 and enjoy an unrestricted service for a whole month. There are some services with some restrictions but which will give you free nights Monday to Friday and all free weekends.

The phone rates and tariffs in Nigeria are just too high. No wonder that the first phone company after liberalisation covered all its costs and made a turnover within the first six months of its operations in Nigeria. This is what it initially planned to achieve in two years or more. This is taking undue advantage over Nigeria and Nigerians. When you are coming from the United States or United Kingdom, it is going to be a big struggle to be able to adjust to the Nigerian telephoning system. If you want to use phone the way you can use it in the US or UK, you will be using phone cards of about four to five thousand naira daily and that is simply outrageous. The pay as you go phone system as being generally practiced in Nigeria is a policy which classifies all Nigerians as people no one should trust. Besides this, the phone service providers will be sending adverts to your phone as if they gave the line to you free of charge. When you buy a line and continue to load it with purchased cards, it is an abuse of our contractual rights and privacy when the phone companies continue to bombard the line with their unsolicited advertisements. It is not a yahoo or a google thing. Everybody wants to undercut the other person and so, the backwardness continues. Nigeria is indeed a country of no sympathy. A phone company which has its headquarters in South Africa cannot come to Nigeria to dictate prices to us if there are no Nigerian connivers. You cannot do anything here without the rubbing of hands. But our leaders travel abroad all the time and they see how governments are run in favour of the people over there.

Nigerian leaders from now on should be using most of their time in office on how to make life bearable for ordinary Nigerians. In the US, a family plan where a phone company will give you three or four lines for less than $100 a month will allow you free nights, that is, from 9pm to 6 or 7am Monday to Friday and all weekend free use. Nigerian authorities should not accept as an overall achievement that every Nigerian has access to telephone services. They should go a step further to ensure that the services are affordable to all. Although it may be difficult to generally let Nigerians pay monthly for phone services but phone providers should be able to separate the goat from the sheep. There are Nigerians who will always honour their obligations. After all, Nitel was presenting monthly bill before. True, it has its own problem but which was occasioned by government bureaucracy and self interest of Nigerian rulers.

Private companies can make sure that subscribers pay upfront monthly and whenever they discover that a subscriber is defaulting or is likely to default in settling his bill, they can cut his line. Patronising the big umbrellas before one can make a call is an indictment on Nigerians and service providers should not be allowed to continue to take undue advantage of Nigerians. We should be entitled to free nights, that is, in some cases from 7pm to 6am or from 9pm to 6 or 7am on weekdays and all weekend free. Companies are doing this in America and are still making profits. In fact, a call to the same network anytime of the day in the US is usually free and why can’t they do that in Nigeria? There are internet phone services in the US where a subscriber would be able to call all parts of US, Europe and Canada with a bill of just $25 a month and you can talk for as long as you want. There are also service providers who will give you a bundle of Cable, Phone and Internet services and all for about $100 a month.

The phone companies see Nigeria as a virgin land where they will continue to exploit and because they enjoy maximizing their profit, they don’t want to consider reducing the costs at all. It is a dereliction of duty on the part of our leaders to always allow the foreigners and private companies to continue to cheat average Nigerians. Why must our leaders always wait till the labour congress, civil society and students march on the street before they do the right thing? The Presidency and the National Assembly must urgently consider policies and regulations that will reduce the costs of telephoning in Nigeria.


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wao! what a long read! if only the authorities would find the time to go through this article!

na today?

no, na tomorow!

ECN - NEPA - PHCN - all failed, fellow countrymen lets move on to NANOTECHNOLOGY

nano all the way!

That comparison with the US offerings is ridiculous to say the least - those people have made profits on their systems many times over and are competing in a saturated market where there is well established infrastructure.

Those companies offering good deals didn't have to build all their infrastructure from scratch in less than a decade so the comparisons show the inherent flaws in making bland comparisons between the US and Nigeria.

Back to topic - I want to buy shares in PHCN or in the newly formed companies replacing it.

You can't figure out coal, but want to move to nanotechnology!!!

nakedall:

ECN - NEPA - PHCN - all failed, fellow countrymen lets move on to NANOTECHNOLOGY

debosky:

That comparison with the US offerings is ridiculous to say the least - those people have made profits on their systems many times over and are competing in a saturated market where there is well established infrastructure.

Those companies offering good deals didn't have to build all their infrastructure from scratch in less than a decade so the comparisons show the inherent flaws in making bland comparisons between the US and Nigeria.

Back to topic - I want to buy shares in PHCN or in the newly formed companies replacing it.

debosky,
Thanks for saving me the effort of responding to the 'countryman' analysis posited by that long article.

@ koruji

I think they're talking about becoming iPod nano sellers

debosky:

@ koruji

I think they're talking about becoming iPod nano sellers

what the hell is NANOTECHNOLOGY?

blackcypha:

what the hell is NANOTECHNOLOGY?

read your books, man! knowledge is as free as air. only you got to look for it!