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… Power supply by GENCOs in 2019
average 32,799,114MWh — NBS
By Ediri Ejoh
There are indications that despite the
pronouncement of the suspension of
the new tariff by the Nigerian
Electricity Regulatory Commission,
NERC, on Tuesday, the directive has
not been implemented as bills paid
yesterday to the Nigeria Electricity
Distribution Companies, DISCOs,
remained at the new rate.
Recall that the regulator had
approved the hike in tariff which
kicked off in September 1, 2020, but
under the pressure from the
organized labour union an interim
reversal was ordered earlier in the
week by the government.

Vanguard gathered that customers,
who had recharged their prepaid
meter across the country yesterday,
were forced to pay the new cost
reflective tariff issued in September
1, 2020.
The DISCOs, who confirmed this
situation, said the directive was
given on Tuesday and modalities for
the implementation would need time.
They noted that such was not
applicable to post paid meter
customers who are been served bills
for August which carried the old rate
and not September.
A statement NERC noted that the
suspension was issued on Tuesday
September 29, stressing that it had
officially suspended the electricity
tariff hike.

The regulator issued Order No.
NERC/209/2020 around 10.30 pm on
Tuesday; with the title, “NERC Order
on suspension of the Multi-Year
Tariff Order 2020 for the electricity
distribution licensees.”
The order was co-signed by the
NERC Chairman, James Momoh, and
the Commissioner, Legal, Licensing
and Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye.
However, the Commission stated:
“This order shall take effect from
28th September (Monday) 2020, and
shall cease to have an effect on the
11th October 2020.”
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Bureau of
Statistics (NBS) yesterday revealed
that the power generation statistics
for 2019 reflected that a total of
33,448,633 MWh of energy was
generated by power stations.
The NBS report stated that GENCOs
generated 19,692,683 MWh, IPP
generated 7,798,253 MWh while the
NIPP generated 5,957,697MWh.
However, Egbin recorded the highest
energy generation with
3,786,313MWh accounting for 11.32
percent while Alaoji NIPP recorded
the lowest with 209,453MWh
accounting for 0.63 percent of total
energy generated in 2019.
Total Energy sent out by GENCOs in
2019 stood at 32,799,114MWh.
GENCOs sent out 19,233,151 MWh,
IPP GENCOs sent out 7,648,700
MWh while the NIPP sent out
5,917,262 MWh. Energy consumed
by the Eleven DISCOs in 2019 stood
at 28,026,503 MWh, Ikeja DISCO
recorded the highest energy
consumption with 4,087,971 MWh
accounting for 14.95 percent while
Yola DISCOo recorded the lowest with
1,122,534MWh accounting for 4
percent of total energy consumed in
2019. Cross Border Electricity
Transactions showed that Benin and
the Niger Republic were supplied a
total of 1,278,344MWh and
1,048,807MWh of electricity
respectively.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/10/electricity-discos-still-charge-new-tariff-despite-suspension-by-nerc-2/

God bless Biafra, the land of the rising sun. Sit at home is been religiously observed here in Onitsha, everybody is at home.

This man is another big problem to this country.

Occurrences like these explains why the security forces have been recruiting mostly northern Muslims since Buhari came into power. Can this happen in Daura?

Rivers community deserted as army invades area, burns down houses

There is panic in Okoma community in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State as men of the Nigerian Army allegedly invaded the community and burnt down several houses.

Residents of the area said the incident happened on Saturday, adding that they do not know the reason for the action.

WhenVanguardvisited the troubled area, yesterday, the community was still deserted with few aged persons stranded in the community.

Speaking, the Paramount Ruler of the community, Chief Felix Ogubie, said residents have moved to nearby communities for refuge following molestations from the soldiers, who invaded the area.

He said: “We were here in our house when soldiers came and started shooting and destroyed houses. They said they were after oil thieves. They beat up women and men.

“They are the same people that eat with those oil thieves. They came and burnt my house without any reason. I am not involved in what they are doing, so also others.

“They burnt many houses and our people have all left the community. We don’t want Shell Petroleum Development Company in our land again. They should remove their facilities here.

“The people doing this oil business are not from here. They come from other communities and states. When we report the boys to the security operatives, they will still inform the boys who gave them the information and the boys will come after such persons.”

He called on the federal and state governments to intervene in the matter, adding that the community has not resettled since the incidence as military men still visit the area at intervals.

However, at press time, the Nigerian Army has not responded to the calls and message made to it on the development.

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2020/09/rivers-community-deserted-as-army-invades-area-burns-down-houses/amp/

It's in time like these that you appreciate the sacrifices and doggedness of IPOB. I wish the protesters good luck, they would be needing lots of it.

If this story is real, don't hesitate to accept him back, not only do you have a child for him but he's the devil that you know. He sounds like a solid guy too. That he walked out on you then might be because he has too much on his mind then. I did just that after graduating with extra year, family financial problem and many other things going on then.I just dropped everything and everybody and focused on myself then. It wasn't a bad decision. I guess many Nigerian young men are prone to such early life crisis.

No source? doesn't deserve the FrontPage. Whether Ohanaeze general or Ohanaeze general worldwide, these people should mind their own business and stop using IPOB to attempt climbing to limelight. Tomorrow, another group called RIPOB and NIPOB would emerge from no where and a newspaper would still give them audience because of the handouts they receive from government.Nigerian newspapers are now so useless that their reports are filled with grammatical blunders. No independent investigation, just reporting fake news to support the highest bidder. With time, more newspapers publishers would go bankrupt.

PUSSYHOE:
and you say this life is not run by a vagina person?

if any girl wants to ruin you it is simple accuse him of rape( life imprisonment), if proven guilty while if found innocent and you press charges for false rape accusation if found guilty she will be sentence to 7-10 years depends on the state and region.

for a being that is emotional (unstable) blames all her misdemeanor on hormones and feelings. you see why women is more than men in the world?

life imprisonment is too much for rape, it should be reduced to 7-10years.

How is Oshomole's action different from Buhari's? Arrogant stubborn goats is their name.

Nice choice, in Nigeria, the president deposes a sitting chief justice and replaced him with an old sharia court judge. can we honestly compare this woman to the Nigerian chief justice? Mumu country.

amstardi:
Interested buyers reach me here

no location specified, no pictures, no background information or intent of selling specified. Price nko?

Igbo kwenu.

Story for the gods. Does these politicians take us for fools while making these statements?

sadly enough, i'm happy each time a Nigerian security force member is killed due to their murder of unarmed IPOB youths. To me, their death is Karma at work.

Meanwhile, the Enugu state governor and the Ohanaeze ndi Igbo said that they're still investigating the matter. Na our people de do us. Religious leaders nko? no comment.

Umahi is a big disappointsment just like the rest of the southeast governors.

This is entirely different from the original news which also said that she's dead. This looks everybit like a piece of false news to free Fulani herdsmen of the accusation.

This should be on the FrontPage.

let's support the disintegration of Nigeria. It's the only peaceful solution.

• We’ll reject Bill, vows PDP senators •Ohanaeze, Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum, Wabara, others slam govt, warn of grave implications Adetutu Folasade-Koyi, Fred Itua, Magnus Eze, Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja The Federal Government’s decision to press ahead with the Water Resources bill has drawn a groundswell of opposition from Nigerians.
Ministers of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, at a press conference in Abuja, yesterday, said critics were ignorant of proposed amendments and new provisions in the bill.
They said the bill was not new as it was an amalgamation of four water resources laws already in existence. However, opponents of the bill said if passed into law, the Federal Government would not only deprive the states of the minerals and oil within their territories, but would take the only resource left for states to administer to the benefit of their people. Others also flayed the government for attempting to reintroduce the rejected RUGA in disguise.
But Mohammed insisted: “There is nothing new about the National Water Resources bill. This is because it is an amalgamation of Water Resources laws that have been in existence for a long time. So, why are the laws being re-packaged as the National Water Resources Bill 2020? The answer is that they are being re- enacted with necessary modifications to bring them in line with current global trends as well as best practices in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The overall objective of this amalgamation is the efficient management of the Water Resources Sector for the economic development of Nigeria and the well-being of its citizens. “It is not the intention of government to take over licensing and commercialising the use of water. This is not the intention, because the current Water Resources Act, 2004 (made pursuant to the Constitution) already makes provision for this. This bill is only trying to provide a framework for implementing that provision.” Critics contend that the Bill, when passed into law, will clip the wings of state and local government authorities, as well as individuals, from making use of the water in their backyards without permission from Abuja. Both ministers, however, said Nigerians could drill boreholes for private use without obtaining licence as long as it was not for commercial purposes. “You can drill a borehole in your house to use without a licence. But, there are multinationals who are drilling water and bottling it without a licence.This bill is not anti-people as critics have made it to be. “This bill only relates to the management of water resources that crosses state boundaries. The Constitution already grants the federal legislature this responsibility (item 64, Exclusive Legislative List, CFRN 1999). “The bill does not apply to water that is wholly within the boundaries of a state. It also does not apply to land. It clearly states that land required by any of the institutions established in the bill will be obtained in accordance with the Land Use Act that is with Governor’s consent. “Communities on River Banks are guaranteed undisturbed use of water as stated in Section 3 of the Bill. Also, all occupiers of land are guaranteed the right of abstraction for domestic and sustenance, whether by borehole or rivers. Section 3 reiterates the right of persons to continue to access water without charge for subsistence and preserves existing customary rights to water.” Adamu reiterated that the “bill shouldn’t be a problem, but for some reasons it has become controversial unnecessarily.” “The idea was to merge the four laws on water in the country into one. As a professional, I feel that this bill is good for the country and I directed that copies of the bill be sent back to the states to look at it. Some commented on it, some didn’t. The bill was approved by FEC and after it was cleaned up by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation. It was then sent to the National Assembly. “The House of Representatives passed it, but when it got to the Senate for concurrence, that was where the problem started. There’s no subterfuge and nothing subterranean about it. This is not a Buhari bill. It’s a water bill for Nigeria..The Bill started in 2008; Buhari has nothing to do with it,” he said. We’ll reject it –PDP senators Regardless, senators elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have vowed to frustrate moves to get the controversial bill passed into law. Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, said the ministers who briefed newsmen and insisted that there was no going back on the bill were ignorant. He said when the bill is sent to the Senate for concurrence, like in 2017, it would be rejected as nobody could reintroduce RUGA through the back door. “It is unfortunate that the ministers of Information and Water Resources were not former lawmakers, otherwise they would have known the processes in passing a bill. When a bill comes for concurrence to the Senate from the House of Representatives, we either agree or we do not give concurrence. It is rejected. So, trying to come up with such a story is very unfortunate. The ministers should first get their right information before fielding the public with incorrect information. The bill was rejected by the 8th Senate. I want to warn that they should not try to bring up that bill because it will be rejected again. Nobody can impose RUGA on us through the backdoor. Nobody will force RUGA on us,” he said. We don’t want it –Ohanaeze Ohanaeze Ndigbo also reiterated its opposition to the bill. The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation described the bill as obnoxious, anti-people, unitary and totally against the tenets of federalism, disclosing that it would mobilise Igbo senators to resist its passage. Acting General Secretary and National Publicity Secretary of the group, Prince Uche Achi-Okpaga said any decision concerning people’s land should not be made without involving the states which constitute the federating units. “We don’t know whether they have a different meaning of the word federation in their dictionary. If Nigeria is a federation, it means that there are federating units; that’s the states. The states and Federal Government should sit in a roundtable and take decisions. The Federal Government should not be lording it over the states. They can’t be making such a bill without input from the states. “The Federal Government wants to take the waterways; what will the people own? Nigerians have rejected this bill. If they want to bring it back again, Nigerians will still reject it, unless they want to put the country in turmoil. “However, for the avoidance of doubt, Ohanaeze Ndigbo is steadfast on its stand and we have continued to reach out to our representatives in the National Assembly. You can’t continue to lord it over us saying that there’s no going back as if Nigeria belongs to one man. We don’t even know whether they are thinking at all about implementation of the law when they finish, because a law you can’t implement is dead on arrival,” he said. Middle belt forum kicks President of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Bitrus Pogu, described the decision of the Federal Government to go ahead with the controversial bill as unfortunate and capable of escalating crisis in the country. “This decision is an unfortunate development. If they go ahead with this bill, there would be crisis because the Fulani would say, yes, the Federal Government has given it to us because it is now the government’s land. As those in the Middle Belt, we have always said that a large chunk of the Fulanis roaming our lands are not Nigerians. Unfortunately, the Nigerian government, which is Fulani controlled has imposed foreigners on us, and I am sorry, this is not acceptable to us. They are in government now and they have the powers to do whatever they want, but let us wait and see, that is all I would say,” he said. Afenifere cautions Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere said the bill was a ploy by the government to create chaos in the country. Its spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, said: “By saying that there is no going back, it means that they are hellbent on fomenting trouble in this country. The bill was rejected by the National Assembly. They should not join the executive to cause crisis. They should throw away the bill like the eighth Senate did. If this government wants to cause crisis for Nigeria, the National Assembly should not be enlisted. “This bill is RUGA by another means. The reason the last assembly rejected it was because there was widespread outcry against it. It is a mad bill. Afenifere, Ohaneze, PANDEF, Middle Belt Forum have rejected this bill. We have sent a message to all representatives in the parliament. When the bill comes up, they should stand with their people and not with this oppressors who want to take over the whole of Nigeria,” he said. Nigerians protest Former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara, admonished the government to realise that Nigeria is a country of almost 200 million people, and as such, should not pursue policies that tend to give one ethnic group an undue advantage over others. “They cannot Fulanise the nation. They are trying to create an avenue to rugalise Nigeria. They cannot; that will not be accepted. The water resources bill should not be allowed to fly in the National Assembly. It is a colonialist bill, a bill to that wants to subjugate the rest of Nigeria to the Fulanis. That will not happen. Nigerian belongs to all of us.” Elder statesman and Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, who described the bill as an agenda by the Fulanis to take up other people’s assets, said it would undermine the unity of the country. President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Sam Ohuabunwa, said Nigeria should be looking towards deregulation, true federalism and restructuring that would set the sub-units free and empower the people and not a bill that would concentrate resources in the hands of the Federal Government. “I don’t understand what the bill really means. Anything that will concentrate resources in the hands of the Federal Government, i don’t think its the right move or bill now,” he said. Charles Okorefe, Advisory Head/CEO, Kamany Marine Services Limited, also cautioned against the bill, saying it would lead to war. “The Federal Government is only looking for war because it cannot go down well with all the stakeholders. What they are telling Nigerians now is that before you drill borehole in your compound, you have to seek permission from the Federal Government. That is the implication of that law. But Nigeria seems not to understand what they are doing because they are still playing politics,” he said. National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA queried why the government said it was not going back on the bill. He said the government lacked the power to take people’s waters by force and urged government to be careful with the bill because it was bound to create problems. According to him, the essence of creating law was for the good governance of the people. Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, had earlier condemned the bill saying it would give the president absolute control over the entire water resources, both over and underground. “The National Water Resources bill is a deliberate, flanking move towards RUGA colonisation. It must be resisted across board. No compromising or this nation is doomed since it will be resisted by any and all means,”he said.

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/no-going-back-on-water-resources-bill-fg/

my biggest anger is the avoidable traffic congestions due to the bad roads.

Encash:
If you walk or drive on the road oshomole constructed may earthquake swallow you people. Is it the 5star hospital that obaseki privatised. Your wives will put to birth at home.Is it the law makers that were voted by their constituencies that he chased away and deny them salary? If they were your parents would you be happy?Or people he gave job for only 2 months while they are still collecting salaries of ghost workers or is it traders in prison? You see you , dare trade along the road and you shall see yourself in jetair prison.
Was there mobile court during the time of oshomole? If your children dare attend the renovated red roof of oshomole constructed public school they will have migraine. Obaseki is will show you all now you shall see season 50 and if you dare I mean dare complain sango will fire you.

Nobody is a saint but Oshomole is a raging and annoying lunatic. His brazen display of power abuse and power intoxication is what the people voted against. Humility is a virtue that he lacks. Karma served him what he deserves.

The rice harvest this year have been poor, prices have already gone up by 50% within the last few weeks yet the Buhari junta wouldn't allow free importation of rice and other foodstuffs into the country. What a zoo.

Ignore her completely, don't be a weakling.

Why do fools fall in love? especially with a Nigerian girl in a higher institution.

Litmus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUn4aPEbkPE
Kenya To Build A $5 Billion Nuclear Power Plant



See your life you Nigerians.

When it was muted here that Nigeria planned on building Nuclear Power Stations, Nigerians and all of Africa landed on Niraland, blab-blabing away, Nigeria is shithole, blah, blah, why, Nigiraaaa, hell-hole, everyone was text screaming and hollering, cussing and discouraging, F-ing and blinding.

So, I was surprised to discover that Kenya was quietly beavering away with Nuclear Power plans. Yet Kenyans were on Niraland too, a couple of years ago, shouting and discouraging Nigeria from going nuclear.

Nigeria needs to put Nigeria first and forget Africa. Nigerians are clever imaginative, adventurous people that will go far. Don’t let Africa stop you and yet go behind your back to implement the very ideas that you were the ones to first consider.

no problem provided we site the nuclear power plants in your village. Nigeria that can't manage gas powered electricity plants wants to build nuclear power plants? even ordinary refinery, we can't manage.

Just divide this country so that all these disgrace would end.

Oil Marketers Deny NNPC On N5.35bn Petrol Subsidy Payment Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja


Oil marketers on Monday expressed surprise over the resurfacing of petrol subsidy in June 2020 as disclosed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in its latest operations report. According to marketers of petrol, the government had since March this year declared that the downstream oil sector had been deregulated and as such there was no need for petrol subsidy. The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria and the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria told our correspondent in Abuja that they had not received any subsidy payments from government. The PUNCH reported on Monday that NNPC made an under-recovery of N5.35bn in June. Under-recovery is the losses incurred by the oil firm due to the difference between the subsidised price at which the corporation sells petrol and the price which it should have received to meet its production cost. The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Division, NNPC, Kennie Obateru, had explained that the return of under-recovery in June was due to the payment for stock held by marketers at the onset of the removal of subsidy by the Federal Government. “Since the subsidy removal started with reduction in pump price, marketers have been paid the differential of the PPPRA verified stock they held and it is spread over a period of six months,” he said. But the National Public Relations Officer, IPMAN, Ukadike Chinedu, said it was surprising to hear of subsidy payments when the downstream sector had been deregulated. He said, “They didn’t pay us any subsidy money. You are also aware that the market has been deregulated. We are now dispensing products based on international crude oil market price. “Furthermore, you are aware of the price regime and this regime is regulated by the price of crude oil in the international market. So, where is the subsidy coming from?” Chinedu added, “You are also aware that in the months of February, March, April, May and June, the PPPRA released guiding prices for petrol based on price deregulation. So as at what point did the subsidy come in? On whether marketers got any support when the pump price of petrol crashed from over N140 per litre to about N125 per litre some months ago, the IPMAN official said nothing of such happened. Chinedu said, “There is no differential that was paid to us because when they reduced the cost of the product from N145 to N123, they did not pay any differential to anybody. https://punchng.com/oil-marketers- deny-nnpc-on-n5-35bn-petrol- subsidy-payment/

This should make the FrontPage too to balance the earlier post. In a sane country, Daily trust should be sanctioned for that earlier report. The publication of fake news against IPOB is becoming too common.