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Politics › Re: Nigerians Should Stop Moaning And Roll Up Their Sleeves by blackmann(m): 9:35pm On Nov 01, 2009

Kobojunkie:
Do you have any clue how much it costs to power a BUSINESS On solar panels? A Panel to power a 100W bulb alone will cost you about $200 dollars. Now imagine how much it would cost to power a Whole house, then a business. You sure say people get that kind money?

[b]Bros i don't think i'm getting my point across to u. look at it this way - someone definitely has to start the trend. I start a company that runs on solar energy today, things work out well. ure company comes out and sees that things work well with that alternative means of energy, u adopt that same method. very soon other companies will want to do the same, and at the long run, pple will start doing the same. very soon the higher the demand, the higher the quantities produced, the lower the price of that commodity. eventually pple will be able to afford it. don't forget the fact that u'll be providing jobs for the jobless folks too now that u can provide at least stable electricity for ur firm, and the more stable the electricity, the more work u can get done, the more pple u can employ depending on wat kind of company u want to start.

u can't depend on the government to provide some sort of stable power if u want to succeed in ur business.[/b]

Politics › Re: Nigerians Should Stop Moaning And Roll Up Their Sleeves by blackmann(m): 9:26pm On Nov 01, 2009

Kobojunkie:
Sigh!!! What Alternatives are there that most people can afford? What alternatives? What is the alternative to electricity? What is the alternative to clean drinking water? Better health care system? Good roads and reliable forms of transportation?

Generators cost money that majority of people cannot afford. So does diesel to power those generators DAILY, inverters and solar panels etc. How many more of those would we have to buy to finally deal with the electricity problem once and for all?
We are speaking of IT firms, when there are thousands of IT graduates who can't even afford Laptops/personal computers to work with, let alone generators and daily diesel to power them with? We have SERIOUS problems that need to be tackled. If you are content with an inverter and a generator, consider those who cannot even afford any of those; people who happen to be the MAJORITY in that country.

dude this is not something that will happen in a days work. dont give urself boiling blood. if such a thing can be tackled, won't it help the jobless IT graduates u mentioned? i know how it is like cos i went without a job for almost a year b4 coming out here.

Politics › Re: Nigerians Should Stop Moaning And Roll Up Their Sleeves by blackmann(m): 9:23pm On Nov 01, 2009

you cannot keep on relying and hoping that the situation of electricity will improve, or else you will just run down eventually. it really takes alot out of ones budget just to provide power for your business, but there are still companies out there that do so and are surviving right? c'mon man, look at the bright side here!!!

i hear of so many companies that use solar energy to power themselves up. why can't one do the same? or does the sun "run out" too?

Politics › Re: Nigerians Should Stop Moaning And Roll Up Their Sleeves by blackmann(m): 9:19pm On Nov 01, 2009

Kobojunkie:
Budgeting entails you can somehow manage the cost of a particular utility. For IT firms, both big and small, electricity is a necessity. If you need to run your business on two large generators, that is money that is potentially being taken out of the business daily and put into generating your own power. That does not help SOLVE the Nigerian problem in anyway. In fact it exacerbates the situation.

IT firms unable to afford huge generators after profits are unable to compete in such a situation.

agreed pal, but generators anre not the only way you can provide power for yourself right?

Politics › Re: Nigerians Should Stop Moaning And Roll Up Their Sleeves by blackmann(m): 9:13pm On Nov 01, 2009

like i mentioned, it is all about finding alternate sources of energy pal. that same IT firm i worked in, anytime there was no electricity(which was very frequent), it ran on generators. at nite, we ran on inverters. the costs were quite heavy, but at the end of the day, it was incurred in the yearly budget and we broke even eventually.

I've finally learnt something which i hope to apply whenever i want to start, and that is FIND AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO SUPPLY POWER FOR YOURSELF. Once that can be taken care of, everything else will fall into place.

Politics › Re: Nigerians Should Stop Moaning And Roll Up Their Sleeves by blackmann(m): 9:09pm On Nov 01, 2009

Kobojunkie:
Budgeting? You are speaking of powering an IT firm here. IT DEPENDS on electricity, if you have not considered that. How do you budget that reality away?

and u think i don't know that? did u read my posts well at all?

Politics › Re: When Is Olabode George Going To Kirikiri? by blackmann(m): 9:07pm On Nov 01, 2009

dont 4get the eko and palm oil while u are at it, cos i hear these oracles can get hungry atimes.

Politics › Re: Nigerians Should Stop Moaning And Roll Up Their Sleeves by blackmann(m): 9:02pm On Nov 01, 2009

beaf pls read my previous post cos i updated it after u replied.

Politics › Re: Nigerians Should Stop Moaning And Roll Up Their Sleeves by blackmann(m): 8:57pm On Nov 01, 2009

netotse:
guy i agree with you, planning will be important, and since its computers and stuff u cld even use solar sef, cos computers dont use that much current, its all about the energy mix

Thank God i can see someone who is looking at it the same angle i am. If one can partner with a firm that provides solar energy, why won't things work out electricity wise? abi sun sef dey finish? that will take out one major problem. it will only incur the cost of buying standard solar panels and other things to make them work, and the regular maintenance of them. won't that drastically reduce the cost of buying diesel and maintenance of the generators too?

And the funny issue is that once pple see that such an idea works well, they would want to emulate the same thing. gradually, that's how the whole thing will start and things will start working again.

Politics › Re: Nigerians Should Stop Moaning And Roll Up Their Sleeves by blackmann(m): 8:50pm On Nov 01, 2009

Beaf:
Big IT firm on generators?
Of course, if you have the talent but can never become a "Microsoft" in Nigeria, it will be your fault, not so?

That's where budgeting and planning comes into play bro. the IT firm i worked with when i was in lagos some years back literarily ran on big generators, cos NEPA can never be relied on, and they were still providing services to its clients. Like i said, it will have to be part of ones budget and expenses till the situation of the power stabilizes(if it ever will).

And if u think about my post well, it will explain your second question too.

Politics › Re: Nigerians Should Stop Moaning And Roll Up Their Sleeves by blackmann(m): 8:35pm On Nov 01, 2009

[b]Honestly, going thru all the posts(or the few i was able to go thru), i can see that there are some pple who have high visions about the country, while others are just plain losers. Fine, the country's economy is literarily in shambles, and from the last call i got from my former roommate back home, he told me everything is at a stand still and nothing seems to be working out jobwise.

To me, if we actually look at it, Nigeria is not a bad place to go to if u want to start up something of your own. its pple like us who are in the diaspora who can actually turn things around and make things at least manageable for the common man. I am studying for my masters degree in computer information technology, and with the vast experience and stuff i'm getting and learning here(more practical approach to things, more hands on training), and coupled with my hopes of getting another masters in business administration(majoring in info-tech management), i hope to come back home and set-up an IT firm with some of my friends. ideas like that will help out to move the economy forward, if only pple in the diaspora stop whining about the bad state of the country and come back home to do things about it. we see how things are done, what makes them tick, and we can then use that experience to build up our own. it will not be day's job, but that seems to be the way forward for nigeria and nigerians. let's leave the politicians and their thieving ways, unkept and broken promises, and find ways of sanitizing the country to an extent. that's my vision, God sparing our lives and grant us our wishes.[/b]

Christianity Etc › Re: Man Insists On Preaching The Gospel On British Airways Flight by blackmann(m): 10:10pm On Oct 29, 2009

[quote author=tosh_acer link=topic=343380.msg4825477#msg4825477 date=1256850390]iS THIS WORTH REPLYING TO?[/quote]nah. leave am. na small pickin dey do am.

Travel › Re: Plane Touches Down At Akwa Ibom For 1st Time! (video) by blackmann(m): 7:44pm On Oct 29, 2009

Honestly i keep wondering when we Nigerians will stop fooling ourselves. What is so important in a plane landing? First plane to land in Akwa-ibom, so F@CKING wat? when the new Terminal was opened at heathrow the other day,, why didn't Queen Elizabeth come out and clap? When are we going to learn to stop fooling ourselves?

Politics › Re: Bode George Is Sentenced To 2 Years! Not Enough! by blackmann(m): 5:03am On Oct 27, 2009

I read they each bagged 28 years, where did peeps read 2 years?

Becomerich or wetin be ur name, wats it with u and these maps sef?

Romance › Re: What Do You Have In Common With Your Partner? by blackmann(m): 9:51pm On Oct 26, 2009

we are both vikings in bed.

Sports › Re: U-20 World Cup Final: Ghana Wins Brazil [4 - 3] on Penalties by blackmann(m): 10:07pm On Oct 16, 2009

Jaytee67:
Congrats to Ghana, congrats to Africa and congrats to the black race. And a big lesson to Nigeria that football is never won by mouth but by adequate preparation and well organisation.

word.

Sports › Re: U-20 World Cup Final: Ghana Wins Brazil [4 - 3] on Penalties by blackmann(m): 9:48pm On Oct 16, 2009

Make those yeye NFF and siasia boys take note of this victory.

Sports › Re: U-20 World Cup Final: Ghana Wins Brazil [4 - 3] on Penalties by blackmann(m): 9:46pm On Oct 16, 2009

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sports › Re: U-20 World Cup Final: Ghana Wins Brazil [4 - 3] on Penalties by blackmann(m): 9:43pm On Oct 16, 2009

na wah oh!!!!

Sports › Re: U-20 World Cup Final: Ghana Wins Brazil [4 - 3] on Penalties by blackmann(m): 9:42pm On Oct 16, 2009

hw dis guy go play penalty like that?

Sports › Re: U-20 World Cup Final: Ghana Wins Brazil [4 - 3] on Penalties by blackmann(m): 9:40pm On Oct 16, 2009

these guys sabi play penalties- but ghana don lose one!!!

Romance › Re: The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea by blackmann(m): 1:24pm On Oct 12, 2009

Me thinks the allure of UK and jand is really getting into your head, cos why would u decide to want to agree to his proposal since u love someone already? dis is why i don't understand ladies sef. u hvae a guy who is comfortable with a good job(despite the harsh job situation in nigeria), yet u're "longer-Drinking" for a jand guy who u've never met in your life. like other peeps said, how will u feel if your beau chooses one jand he's never met over u?

Except there are other things u're not telling(maybe u're present man u claim u love is not ready for marriage and as u say, u are 34), i see no reason why u should leave him for another man. At least u've seen the good and bad sides of ur current man, and from what i've learnt so far in relationships, life is not a bed of roses. so think with ur head dear, not with the allure of things to come.

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