₦airaland Forum

As a customer, I expect reliability and excellent service when I make a significant purchase. Sadly, my recent experience with Technautic Africa has been anything but satisfactory.

On December 18th, I paid 1,950,000 Naira for a 4KVA hybrid inverter system, and the installation was completed two days later. However, less than 24 hours after the setup, the inverter system shut down, started emitting smoke, and made alarming sparking noises. Concerned for my family’s safety, I immediately contacted the Technautic Africa customer service representative who managed my purchase.

The representative assured me that a technician would be sent right away to assess and replace the faulty inverter. Despite sharing videos of the smoking inverter and persistently following up, no action was taken for a whole week. During this time, the inverter posed a severe risk to my family, yet Technautic Africa’s response was slow and dismissive.

Finally, on December 30th, the inverter was picked up after countless calls and follow-ups. The customer service representative promised that a replacement would be delivered and installed the same day. Unfortunately, that promise turned out to be empty. To this day, I have not received the replacement, nor has anyone provided me with a clear timeline for when it will arrive.

This ordeal has been nothing short of frustrating and exhausting. The lack of urgency in addressing the issue, coupled with Technautic Africa’s failure to honor their promises, reflects poorly on their commitment to customer satisfaction. The communication has been abysmal, leaving me to chase them every step of the way for answers.

As a customer, I am deeply disappointed. I spent a significant amount of money expecting a reliable product and efficient service, but instead, I have endured stress, inconvenience, and risks to my family’s safety.

At this point, I have demanded that a replacement inverter be delivered and installed within 24 hours, failing which I will pursue legal action and seek a full refund. I also believe I am entitled to compensation for the distress caused by this experience.

I am sharing this experience as a cautionary tale for anyone considering Technautic Africa. This company’s lack of accountability and poor service delivery highlight the importance of thoroughly researching companies before making major purchases. I hope Technautic Africa recognizes the gravity of their failings and takes immediate steps to improve their customer service, but my trust in them has already been severely damaged.

Here are pictures of the faulty and smoking inverter

Would like to purchase this. Can it go for 3.5?

How much ?

Tetrahedron:
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Kindly help this community by populating the list of places of locations that you know are unsafe in Lagos state ( Day or Night)!
Thanks and God Bless!

This is not the kind of thread you'd want on a forum like this where anyone abroad or other countries in Africa could look up and form conclusions. Admin should take this one. Rather than point hastily, OP should do personal research, and write to government agencies and bodies to see how safety can be better improved and ensured in such areas.

BafanaBafana:
Whenever Messi does something impressive, everyone is quiet because we are all used to it. It's normal for Messi to do magic. But whenever Ronaldo scores one goal, we all start mentioning Messi's name. It seems Messi is the standard Ronaldo is trying to measure up to.

The truth is, Messi is competing against the very standards of footballing genius over the Years. while Ronaldo is simply competing against Messi. That's why Ronaldo fans are quick to compare Messi's stats in terms of goals, but never try to mention the assists, or the number of passes that led to a goal. Messi's contribution in the game is what sets him apart. Any body can score goals.

Hello Everyone, I need a Fleet manager for a recently acquired Toyota Yaris, if you're one or know someone who is, kindly point them to this thread.

Feel free to send a PM or leave your details on the thread so I can contact you for more information.

Hello Everyone, I need a Fleet manager for a recently acquired Toyota Yaris, if you're one or know someone who is, kindly point them to this thread.

Feel free to send a PM or leave your details on the thread so I can contact you for more information.

Hello Everyone, I need a Fleet manager for a recently acquired Toyota Yaris, if you're one or know someone who is, kindly point them to this thread.

Feel free to send a PM or leave your details on the thread so I can contact you for more information.

I use iPage. One of the best and most costly in the world with topnotch customer service. I’ve been using them for the past 3 years now with zero issues. Please be careful with Nigerian hosting servers, speaking from experience, they deliver sometimes but are usually careless with their methods (the Nigerian factor). I could share my unlimited bandwith with you for a small fee. Send me a PM if interested.

GloryCardinal:
Who has a blog for sale?

I have a tech and cars blog I’m looking to sell/collaborate to run.

Boss you don reach here

Thank You OP!

Sometimes I watch a movie in my dreams. A whole movie from start to finish! A movie I have never seen in real life, usually Very interesting infact! And it makes me question everything. I am not big on religion let's just say I have an open mind when it comes to religion as a whole.

However it has taught me to appreciate how beautiful our minds are. Some of the movies have gone on to teach me certain technique and skills in my field as a career cinemtographer.

Ebuka2016:
very soon my gadgets blog will go live on the internet. I've been working on it for close to a year now, and beliv me when i tell you that i have too much passion for gadgets (smartphones) and cars. I pray for God's blessings. I ask for your support Nairaland. You can support me by liking my facebook page www.facebook.com/gadgetuniversity

a big thank you in advance.

I have a domain name for sale or partnering that covers your interest www.techandautos.com feel free to contact me if you're interested

Pinkblue:
drop your watsapp number

+2348165995946 I'll love to learn from you too.

greenmonk:
I agree with you except on number 4. Crude oil still earn more than 60% of the foreign exchange to nigeria. Anybody disputing this have to provide a very solid data to back his arguement and if orherwise why do we have economic crisis every time the price of crude oil fall. My dismay is that even top government persons have this wrong notion that the country is rich hence their penchant to loot what is given to them to run the country.
The only solution to this looting madness is to enshrine true federalism as obtained in other countries so that any state that loots their resources will suffer the consquences alone. This will also enable rich states to invest in poor states and cub waste by parasitic state parastatals whose staff produce nothing but expect to be paid by the state government every month.
For example if enugu state is very rich and invest and run a company in taraba，the bulk of the employees will be from taraba and because they know the company is owned by another state they and can be relieved of their services if they are not productive the non-chalant attitude of na our money will be very low.

Your suggestion is very apt with logic however the post doesn't disprove the importance of crude as a major export commodity in Nigeria, it only seeks to settle a misconception that Nigeria only exports crude which a lot of people think.

NothingDoMe:
1. Nigeria is a rich country. You said Nigeria is not rich because of oil production and population but I disagree. We haven't done a proper census and you stated in point #4 that we don't only export crude oil. So Nigeria is rich.

2. Lagos is the one of the biggest cities in Nigeria : Here your definition is faulty. You started with city and ended with state. Lagos is actually one of the biggest cities in Nigeria but one of the smallest states. Don't mix up the definitions please.

3. Nigeria is one of the most corrupt countries in the world!: I think English is the problem here. What you are trying to convey is that Nigeria is a corrupt country but not the number one corrupt country.

4. Nigeria only exports Crude Oil: I think you are very wrong with this. People know we export other things apart from crude oil. It's Nigeria's heavy dependence on crude oil that is taken into account when the actions you described are taken.

5. Northern Nigeria Speaks only the Hausa Language: This your language list includes middlebelt.

1. Crude oil is still one of our major sources of income and a fall in the price of crude is tantamount to economic crisis, so Nigeria is still not rich.

2. Lagos isn't one of the biggest cities, and yes Lagos city can also be referred to as Lagos state as it encompasses all the different areas in Lagos which include Ikorodu, Ikeja, all the way to Lekki.


3. The heading says Nigerians think Nigeria is one of the 'Most' corrupt.

4. As a matter of fact, a little research was made before this post was written and it proved that An average Nigerian on the street is very aware that Nigeria exports Crude but isn't sure of any other commodity.

5. The languages listed were selected from Adamawa, Bauchi and Yobe according to indigenes living in those parts of the country.

It’s funny to think citizens of a country would have misconceptions about their country but for a country like Nigeria with diversity in religion, culture, language, ethics and even dialect, it’s not totally impossible for misconceptions about certain parts, or people of different cultures to occur.

Here are some of the 5 most common misconceptions Nigerians have about Nigeria.

1. Nigeria is a very Rich Country : I’m sure we all must have thought about this at one point or the other in our lives as a Nigerian and come to the conclusion that if only we had good leaders, we would be one of the greatest countries in the world by virtue of how rich we are, however, this is not totally the case. Nigeria like any country in the world, has the potential to become one of the greatest countries in the world, but as of now, we are not as rich as we think we are. I once had a discussion with a friend who said Nigeria ought to be rich like the Persian Gulf countries he even made a statement which is quite common among us Nigerians – “Is it not the same oil that the UAE has that we have”. Well this is true but when you compare the amount of oil produced in relation to the population it’s supposed to cater for, we are not making as much income compared to other oil exporting countries. A 2015 study among oil producing countries proves that Nigeria produces 0.02 barrels per person per day while Qatar produces 0.74 barrels per person, per day.

below is a chart showing oil exporting countries according to their per capita oil production
https://i0.wp.com/rave.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/per-capita-oil-chart.jpg?w=500


2. Lagos is the one of the biggest cities in Nigeria : Most Nigerians generally assume Lagos being a city with the highest population and most housing and transport infrastructure, is one of the biggest states and city to live in. This is not true and in fact, an irony, as Lagos is the smallest state in Nigeria. To put in practical terms, you can cut out the entire land mass of the state of Lagos more than 23 times from that of Niger State.

3. Nigeria is one of the most corrupt countries in the world!: he he he, I have to let out a little giggle at this point. So why is this a misconception? Well, a lot might be mismanaged in terms of public funds which causes an uneven distribution of National wealth, but it would be nice to know that Nigeria doesn't even make the Top 20 among the most corrupt countries in Africa nor did we make the Top 100 in the world according to Transparency International, an organization devoted to studying how countries around the world fare in terms of corruption.

4. Nigeria only exports Crude Oil: This is another common misconception that sometimes fuel uprisings and militant activities and encourage illegal sabotage of Oil exploration machinery which leads to economic unrest. However, Nigeria is currently the 49th largest export economy in the world and some of our major exports aside oil, include: Ginger (This is one of the most traded spices in the world which Nigeria happens to be among the largest producers), Palm Kernel Oil, Textiles and Garments, Cocoa Butter, Gallstone, Rubber, Sesame Seed, Honey, Snail, Poultry, Cosmetics and Soaps, Fruit Juice, etc.

5. Northern Nigeria Speaks only the Hausa Language: Most Nigerians are aware of the diversity in Language and culture across various parts of the country however there’s a bias of interest if you don’t belong to the Language or culture being spoken about. Most southerners believe Hausa is the only language in the North and think that it’s part of the reason they’re so united along political and religious lines, let me break it to you, there are over 300 active languages being spoken in Nothern Nigeria some of which include: Gbedde, Bachama, Banso, Batta, Baya, Bilei, Bille, Botlere, Botlere, Bura, Bwatiye, Bwazza, Daba, Daka, Ga’anda, Gira, Gizigz, Gombi, Gude, Gudu,Gwa, Gwamba, Ichen, Jibu, Kambu, Lala, Mambilla, Margi, Matakam, , Shuwa, etc.

So there you have it, these are some of the most common misconceptions Nigerians have about their country.

Have any more ideas? Feel free to add yours below!

Source: http://rave.ng/2017/07/16/5-common-misconceptions-nigerians-have-about-nigeria/

https://i1.wp.com/rave.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/nigeria-images.jpg?w=600

What about the falcon winged doors ? The type popular among Tesla electric cars

Amazing. GOAT

Sincerely I'm unbothered about all of these news where young people are winning elections etc. What obtains in such climes cannot be exactly imitated here. Who are the youths you think can run this country well? You mean the already corrupted ones that have our current old men as God fathers? Or the independently rich ones who cannot boast of their source of wealth? Yes Nigeria is a funny country with lots and lots of things to fix, why not let's focus on issues rather than who rules what.

If I am going to support any movement right now, it should be the movement to fix our epileptic power supply. Let's have stable electricity first, lets get the basics right then we can start discussing more secondary stuffs like getting young people to run for president and other public offices.

This is so true. I'm currently looking for freelance writers to write for some brands. Feel free to PM me. (Must be familiar with WordPress)

9jakohai:
We did it for the GSM companies....and it worked.




In other words....if I got you right....you want the power companies to not only give you light 24/7....but pay for it too?


(Yes...like you set up a business...and you are so magnanimous to give your customers what they want free of charge without paying anything to you so that you can have the money to look after yourself.....AND IMPROVE SERVICES?)

They are businesses.....they are in it to make a profit. Add the fact that Nigeria's power problems are very very serious....we need far more than what we have already spent (and it is too sad some corrupt people looted from that money we have already spent)...to improve things.

As much as I would like to ignore you, I also understand that your lack of exposure on how the issue of power works in other countries is a factor here.

For starters, competition helped the Telecommunication industry and not the money Nigerians paid. MTN,a South African company paid huge amount of money for licenses and other Taxes and still went on to build their own masts around Lagos and Abuja and even spent a lot on adverts like the "Mama fish cost" that grew on us.

They had the cash to hit the ground running with facilities built with their own capital and when Nigerians felt gratified with their service they kept subscribing for more. You didn't make a call in 2004 and all you heard was empty silence. There was something to pay for in the first place!

Econet then came along and followed by glo and the rest is what we have today.

Electricity much like Telecommunication are end products , there has to be facilities in place to ensure a satisfactory service. Sad enough we don't have a choice than to deal with the poor service due to lack of competition in the power industry.

Your 10k per month for PHCN cannot solve the power issues bro. We have a lot of underlining factors here. Let me list a few

1. Generator Cabal
2. Transformer and Cable Vandals
3. Remote villages yet to get on the grid.

Etc...

Nigeria is too big for one or two companies to run the power affairs , we need more investors. We need competition like it obtains in other parts of the world.

Lastly , aside competition, hydropower generating plants are becoming outdated as a source of power generation. There are other sources of power that Nigeria as a country is ignoring and ignoring to its own detriment. I'm not gonna start listing them here but loose that mentality that we have to pay and continue to pay till it gets better.

9jakohai:
Actually I work in the human services field....and I am not a PHCN staff (I even had an issue with them 18 months ago over prepaid meter vs estimated bill....and ended up with estimated bill much to my annoyance.).

I am merely making the point that if we want improved services...we have to pay our power bills. (And by the way, that includes some Govt agencies and parastatals).

Or we beg PMB to go to the World bank and take a loan for....oh well....N5 trillion naira , just for power sector.Guess who pays the debt back?

What I understand about your point is that we have to pay for the terrible power supply so they can have enough money to improve on their services ? Right ?

Wrong !!!!


Electricity is an end product. Do your employers/ clients/ customers pay you to go to school and gain the knowledge with which you offer them the services you now do?

The private companies who now run the power in the country are expected to have the ground capital to improve on their services and when Nigerians can have power for just 20hrs in a day , loopholes caused by those who don't pay would be highly discouraged and you would be surprised Nigerians would stand against people like the accused in the Op's post and ensure everyone now pays to ensure continuity of good power supply.

If they(private companies) offered to take over from the Government, they should understand that despite government money pumped into improving power supply, it still had little or no impact, is it the peanuts from struggling Nigerians that would now make the difference ?

Let's speak the truth to ourselves and think deeply.

Somethings seem ideal but not realistic.

I really have to say something about this day - 27th Jan 2012 because I realized my kid bro born 3 years earlier wouldn't remember nor have any memories even though he is a grown man now.

Dad wasn't home and my mom had just gone to meet her elder brother that Sunday morning and was to come back home by evening. Nothing really out of the ordinary was particular about that day until there was a subtle vibration around our house and all the windows gave a loud melodic shrill.

I didn't pay it much attention.

Then came the real deal !

Gbosss!!!!!

All the windows started falling from their metal handle and breaking on the floor.

Myself and my junior bro were the only ones at home. No one was around, our home was in a big compound and we had this strong home training not to go anywhere whenever our parents weren't home.

Our metal door twisted slightly at the base like a bent empty coke can.

The flower vase tilted on its side from the continuous wave of vibrations till it finally fell smashing about the house and cutting my right hand (I still have the scar till today).

The floor felt so warm and unstable like a jelly. We screamed our lungs out !!! We kept screaming! Then i decided to look out the window and saw people moving about like a sea of dots.

It was indeed a scary day.

My mom got back with tears in her eyes screaming as she got to the gate. She held us tightly for hours till we slept off that night.

We had to relocate from our home just blocks away from the Ikeja Cantonment.

NLsince2010:
We will cover iyana ipaja soon!

Thanks

How can I join your trips, I leave from Ogba/ Ikeja

Eleyi gidigan

Interesting!

Divay22:
you see your life na, common Joel you don't know,joel that is after eh eh eh....Abeg where he they that time?
following

lmao

xvbill:
Any mistakes you see please feel free to make corrections. We are all learning.

Hey Bro, kindly check your email, just sent you a PM

iykepromotions:
check your inbox.

Thanks a whole lot.