I thought they were on the same level as us
Or even worse

Well, we have a bad power sector for the follwoing reasons

In 2013, POWER was privatised. Up till last year, the cost of power was below N30 per kwh.

Meanwhile power was being MADE at a cost of over N50 per kwh.

What does that mean.....it means that until last year, power was being sold by DISCOS at a loss of at least N20 per kwh.

Additionally as at 2018, 40% of power subscribers were not paying for power.

So the net effect was that DISCOS , GENCOS, and the TCN don't make enough money for upgrades, or expansions. DISCOS even don't make enough money for tax. All because they were all operating at a loss.

And when you operate at a loss, little progress is made.

That's why things are getting worse.

So, all Buhari can do is...nothing. Same as GEJ could do...nothing from 2013. Power is in private hands. The only thing that can be done by government is to raise tarrifs for power....which it has done....but the truth is it won't take the next step...allow the companies raise prices of tarrifs thenselves.

Allow the DISCOS and GENCOS control their prices, so that they have money to fund improvements they need. Let the 40% who are not paying for power take responsibility, and start paying their bills...and things will improve.

(N.B I am not here to defend Buhari...this is just a statement of the problems in the power sector)

Here is a report that needs to be read : Solving the liquidity problems in the Nigerian power sector. See page 18 for a good summary of the issues financially speaking

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A summary of what I have just written...allow power to be run profitably..ie allow the power sector charge the tarrifs it wants to charge, and government in turn enforces tarrif payments from everyone, including government agencies...and the power sector would have the money needed to make improvements

All the bad, bad records naim this administration (APC) just dey acquire

C.H.A.N.G.E!

Waiting for Lai Mohammed to scream "fake news"

Just find a way of disconnecting yourself from dependency on Nigerian government. We now provide our own electricity via generators, inverter and solar, pay estate security for our security, build our own houses, send our children to private schools, buy cars to help with our transportation, dig borehole for water and pay heavily to have meals on our table.

Buharis/apc demonic deceiver defender now

We full ground.

Don't worry.

We are here for you.

We got your back.

With love from

Generator Association of Nigeria (GAN).

You will not see that evil son of a bitch that refers to Buhari as his darling president in a topic like this.
If it were some propaganda from Liar Mohamed or his friend Shehu Garba praising the regime, he would have been here ranting like a lunatic.

You all know we're referring to the evil vulture griller who hate Nigerians so much he wants boohuari to continue to rule forever,
in order to continue spreading poverty and terror in the country.

Nigeria power sector is doomed

FG Response:
" we are on tip the situation, we are monitoring the discos and Gencos, after our findings we came to the conclusion that Nigeria citizens does not need light, the president and his cabinet have held a close door meeting to discuss the issue and came out with a budget of$900 billion for the importation of 3million Cartons of big candles from China to distribute to 1 carton to each household in the country as palliative measure.

FG Response:
" we are on top the situation, we are monitoring the discos and Gencos, after our findings we came to the conclusion that Nigeria citizens does not need light, the president and his cabinet have held a close door meeting to discuss the issue and came out with a budget of$900 billion for the importation of 3million Cartons of big candles from China to distribute to 1 carton to each household in the country as palliative measures.

[quote author=OldNairalander post=101042026]The existence of Nigeria as a nation is a crime against humanity [/quote ]

Minister of darkness, babatunde Raji fashola.

Congratulations.

Governance no be by mouth.

APC congratulations.
I no blame una

What took so long?

One area where restructuring make's sense.

Let each region be responsible for generating their own electricity

Electricity is not rocket science.

That was how these smooth orator bamboozled Nigerians in 2015.
Highly overrated nonsense.

A lot of Yoruba politicians are just smooth orators.

All talk no substance.

The vice president is also in the same boat.
A lot of nice words but will not really solve anything.

And Nigerians are not yet sophisticated enough to know what they really need.

iampeterben:
Over here in Oke-Aro we don't have good road network but them dey allow us enjoy light.

make we hang out na, you get free babe wey I fit knack from back? I dey lafe.

Nigeria only overtake in negative things. Mtschew

neyohh:
One area where restructuring make's sense.

Let each region be responsible for generating their own electricity

That is besides the point.

Electricity has worsened.

From -2 to -10.

That is the main issue.
This current Federal govt is highly incompetent beyond anything we have ever seen.

Even if you devolve electricity, the Federal govt will still need to play a critical role.

Please where were we before Bubu came on board i want to check something.

For 3 months now, there hadn't electric power supply in Maiduguri.

horsepower102:
Remember when Fashola said a responsible government can fix electricity within 6 months when GEJ was still president.

Please someone close to him should advise him to bring back power generation to 2014 levels at least.

Aboki had been your new min of power since 2019 outdated man, always try to update your Brain


as worse as Fashola that I thought he was when he held those three portfolios, he took us to 7,000 megawatt even though it wasn't enough but this aboki that haven't handle estate electricity before had taken us far behind


nepotism in Buhari's nature have successfully destroyed his useless govt, he keep putting brain drain aboki in a sensitive position that they have no idea about


God forbid I made one brain dead aboki to hold a post in my company, those quota system ediots

A lot of people in Lagos don't really know how bad electricity is in Nigeria.

The bulk of Nigeria's power is dispersed to Lagos, Abuja and a few states with vested interests and it gives that illusion of stable electricity.

I traveled to a major town in Delta State, and for the the three days I was there , I did not see electricity.

It was generator all through.

Dpharisee:
Till date most parts of Iragbiji is still without electricity 6 years after the Cocaine trafficker from there tricked us into electing an extremist

Lies. Even my Uncle that built house inside bush at aragbiji get light. . The area from Oke-Iragbiji that leads to testing ground in Osogbo. Stop posting lies here. This area is a thick forest , we have our farms there and they are electrified. I spent my childhood at Boripe local government. If you said Iragbiji is local, I agree that with you.

And for those clowns that like talking about how there is no difference between the PDP and the APC.

There is a big difference. It is visible to the blind.

But it seems they need to suffer more bad governance before they can see the difference.

Esseite:
Gone are the days of Barth Nnaji... Nigeria only needs right leaders.

What was the achievement of Barth Nnaji?

Them use lie kill una.. who do research and why Nairaland no fact check before posting this rubbish..

iwaeda:


https://www.reubenabati.com.ng/index.php/component/k2/item/28489-nigeria-overtakes-congo-worst-in-global-electricity-access/post

The most funny part of it is that some people are still hoping that this country will work. Instead of them to join hand with MNK and Igboho to liberate their people they are here shouting one Nigeria

@Dpharisee stop posting junk on here.U are a little liar

qualityovenbake:
Any ranking position that involves corruption, disorganization, undemocratic, terrorism, unstable power supply, inhumane, suffering, poverty, segregation, genocide, religion intolerance, draconian law, infrastructure decay, nepotism and bad governance. Nigeria always manage to come top. What an achievement, Naija is doomed.

You forgot to add Bad News loving.