₦airaland Forum

Feranchek:
I wouldn't agree with you on this. He's still the president till may 28. He still commands authority! Guess that's why they still called him 'the clueless one' cos he's always so lost and doesn't know what to do

mapet:
O boy! Is it that dumbness just hugs you all the way or can't you just figure Ok what is the relevance of your comparison of 2000 government owned schools to the 14000 schools in the state? and how is that a measure of performance

[b]Damilola Ogunbiyi, general manager of the Lagos state electricity board, on Wednesday said the state would deploy solar power to 172 rural schools in the state by June. Ogunbiyi spoke in Lagos when the Lagos branch of the Nigerian Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (NIEEE) paid her a courtesy visit. “We are deploying solar energy to about 172 schools and temporary healthcare centres all around Lagos so that all our riverine and rural schools would be powered by solar by June,” she said. Seh explained that the Lagos Energy Academy was built by the state government to create jobs, provide qualified manpower for the distribution companies and bridge the energy needs of the nation. But she lamented that the fall in the standard of education has shifted the focus of the academy from admitting technical college students to university graduates. Ogunbiyi said that Siemens regulated the trainings and certified the engineers in conformity with standards. “Our educational system has failed us so much that we are not getting the quality of people that we were hoping to get. This same exam that they give to 17-year-olds in Siemens, our electrical engineering graduates hardly pass,” she said. “So, as an organisation, I think you need to go look at technical and university institutions because if you say you are a graduate or have Master’s in electrical engineering and you cannot tell how a transformer works, then there is a problem. I wanted technical college students to go out there and fix the problem but they do not pass at all.” She revealed that the board was partnering with the private sector and the government to develop a direct labour force to maintain street lights and other issues of power in the state. Michael Akan, chairman of NIEEE, who led the delegation, said that the association was ready to partner the board in training and other projects. “We want to see how we can partner with you in any of your activities because we have a depository of resource persons in the energy and power sector to move Lagos State forward,” he said. The team was conducted round the academy and the various power plants, and they interacted with the various engineers.

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Volksfuhrer:
The projects have been completed, should he not commission them. Are you suggesting that the beneficiaries of these projects should wait for Ambode to be sworn in before using them! This your logic, na die!

anonimi:
Is that why your Akotileta prodigal son of a governor collected $90 million World Bank loan and SQUANDERED it then claiming FoI does not apply to Lagos state

A whole SAN lawyer !

What a terrible waste

baybeeboi:
so if such crafts were there why were APC shouting about that there were unsophisticated weapons for the battle?
You Buharists need to stop being devilish.

mrmetoo1:
That post was unbelievably dumb. I mean how do some people's brain work? We really need law of natural selection to act a little quicker

semitunde:
Nice.

I'm mostly impressed that they are using a projectised form of management. Its a system of management that allows for more effective utilization of resources, most especially humans.

To make this sustainable however, the government needs to get involved in the whole value chain for the production of the solar panels and batteries. The areas it can't directly cover should be opened up for people to come in and invest.

We should import as little as possible the components needed to make this possible. That way the government can even proudly state the number of jobs it had created through its policy of making sure the schools have renewable power supply.

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Alenia Aeronautica has delivered a second ATR 42MP (Maritime Patrol) Surveyor to Nigeria.

March 29: Alenia Aeronautica has delivered the second ATR 42MP (Maritime Patrol) Surveyor aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in a ceremony held at the company’s Training Centre at Turin-Caselle in Italy.

The aircraft is being used by the Nigerian Air Force for typical patrolling missions, such as reconnaissance, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) control and search and rescue (SAR).

http://www.airinternational.com/view_article.asp?ID=1796

baybeeboi:
APC will say that Jet was bought 1986
long live GEJ
long live NA
#GodBlessNigeria

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken delivery of the first of two ATR-42MP maritime patrol aircraft from Alenia Aeronautica, as part of a contract signed with the firm in March 2007.
The NAF will use the ATR-42MP aircraft in its traditional maritime patrol missions such as reconnaissance, patrolling the exclusive economic zone, and search and rescue (SAR) activities.
The ATR-42MP aircraft went through necessary structural and system modifications at the Alenia Aeronautica site in Brindisi before its delivery from the Toulouse site in a 'green' configuration.
Installation and integration of the systems and sensors, as part of the maritime patrol configuration, and test flights were carried out in the final step at the Alenia facilities in Caselle, Turin.
The Selex Galileo-developed ATOS (airborne tactical observation and surveillance) mission system fitted atop the aircraft includes workstations for the mission operators, computers and displays for managing the mission, and main sensors such as search radar and electro-optical equipment.
As part of the contract agreement Alenia will also provide pilot and operator training on the basic aircraft at the ATR training centre in Toulouse, and MP configuration of the aircraft and the mission system at the Alenia Aeronautica training centre at the Caselle South site in Turin.
The delivery of the second aircraft, which is currently being converted, will take place in 2010.


http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/news72188.html

crixtex:
Hypocrite u never cee anything... did David not leave building of d temple to Solomon

JackBaueress1:
senseless post! Fashola rushing to do things as in how? Are you just knowing that Fashola is the present governor of Lagos state?

Mtscheeew!

stepo707:
I hope it will cover the entire lagos state and not just some high brows area of lagos

crixtex:
This one Fashola is just rushing to do this things. why didnt u put dem in 8yrs... well dont worry after may 29th Ambode will reverse most.. u cant take ambode's glory... nice work though but coming at d 10th hr...

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on Friday said that the state government had concluded plans to generate five megawatts through the Lagos Solar Project, for schools and healthcare centres.
Fashola, represented by the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, disclosed this at the official commissioning of the Lagos Solar Project in Lagos.
The governor said that the aim of the project was to provide five MW of the embedded solar power to education and health facilities.
“This project will deliver 213 sustainable solar power enclosures with an integrated battery bank and remote monitoring system to 172 public secondary schools.
“Also, 30 public secondary boarding schools and 11 public health centres located in the rural and riverine areas in Lagos State will benefit,” he said.
The governor said that the state recognised the importance of technology globally and the impact that good education and access to healthcare had on the development of the economy.
Fashola said that the Lagos State Electricity Board (LSEB) had embarked on a ground breaking project to provide clean and sustainable power solution for schools and primary healthcare centres with little or no access to electricity.
He said that the project was financed by the state government in partnership with the United Kingdom (UK) Department for International Development (DFID).
The governor said with the solar power project, coupled with the existing five Independent Power Projects (IPP), the government had generally increased the electricity supply in the state.
He also appreciated the assistance of their partners in the project.
Also, Mrs Damilola Ogunbiyi, the Managing Director of Lagos State Electricity Board, said that the project was managed centrally from Project Management Office (PMO) located within LSEB.
“With construction spread across 213 sites throughout the state, field activities are coordinated through five strategically located hubs, each run by a technical manager.
“The impact is to enable Lagos State to remain at the forefront of the use and implementation of innovative power solution, using renewable technology in an environment where power is a scarce but invaluable commodity,” she said. (NAN)

NOBLEDANDY:
If u believe this... I don't know what to tell you

maurisoft:
That would have been late.

All we need now is positive criticism that is geared at lifting this nation up

Olofintoto:
FFK the man.
Respect FFK.
GEJ our hero, GEJ till death.

RevDesmondJuju:
Remi Tinubu pant sniffer, texas was the biggest oil producer in thr US with 90% of texas land mass owned by privatr citizens. The oil did not belong to the US Fed govt or even Texas state which is roughly the size of present day nigeria but to the owners of the land where oil was discoverd.

Kapish!

oluks05:
Absolutely unnecessary and dumb post. I wonder when nigerians wld be objective without tribal sentiments. Even when omonakonda made his post he didn't put any sentiments( though I don't know his intent anyway ). And many of the other posters haven't been yorubas. Besides how far with the "Fayose poultry scheme too" Pls let's remove the speck from our eyes before trying to remove the log from another. We shld hold our leaders accountable for their actions irrespective of tribe. Simple!