Hmmm, let me now comment.

I must commend the OP for this. The write up differs considerably from the norm that has graced NL in recent times.

The problem with our education structure isn't one of just thinking/mentality but one of lost value system. You see, the essence of parents encouraging or goading their kids to study in a particular subject area isn't because they want the kid to contribute any value to humanity but to earn money or bring them some prestige.

As a growing up kid it was a battle convincing my parents that I wasn't going to study law. Now fastforward to JAMB time and my dad though educated was insisting on my studying petroleum engineering. This is a man totally ignorant of what I as a child wanted. I had proved myself over the years in establishing scholarship in mathematics and physics and had long craved to go study electrical engineering but alas my dad felt he knew it all. The result was that I stayed home for 2 years after which I got admitted to go study my course of choice.

My interest in ee stemmed from within. It wasn't about job or anything but fascination with the discipline. Anything that allowed me utilise mathematics without hindrance was what I craved for and ee did just that.

Next was scholarship. I have never felt I needed it as an undergrad. I was content with my allowance. No gf or distractions and that meant limited expenditure. However my parents weren't feeling me. Well I paid them no heed and followed through with my heart. EE was fun and exciting. Year in year out I grew and solidified my medium term plan. My parents would have none of that. You want to be a lecturer? God, hope this boy is normal shall?

Did I answer them? No. I wasn't under locus parentis and besides I had started laying foundation for my career. When the scholarships started rolling for pg studies all they could do was look in amazement.

What kept driving me all through has been the desire to add value to my profession. When I receive feedbacks on my publications it makes me excited. Will the money come? It comes naturally since it will always chase value.

Until parents realise that their kids will have their lives to live and hence their role is advisory they would continue to lead kids astray. I feel saddened whenever I see friends whose parents led them astray especially in career choices. I must concede that my parents created an avenue for us as kids to disagree with them especially when such decisions could affect us. This platform was what enabled me spar with them on several occasions before I obtained my freedom. However, my obtaining freedom was complimented by me being responsible. My grades and other added activities continuously proved to them that I was capable of driving this vision. If I couldn't maintain those grades then it would have been foolish of me to expect them to allow me free reign.

It isn't just about parents but also about kids. I want to be a doctor or an engineer is a fine dream. Are you willing to pay the price to push it through? It will make no sense for parents to fund the education of a child who isn't bringing returns in form of food grades. Furthermore poor performance will make such a child lose any bargaining power.

We must also desist from putting a condescending label on some courses. I have seen kids afraid to say out loud what they are studying simply because of the reaction such might generate. Kids must learn to have some confidence in what they have chosen.

Education isn't to put a label on a person. No, it is to stimulate the creative thinking of a person. When creativity is stimulated, every other thing will naturally fall into place.

Hmmm

ladygudhead:
You are right brother.ok i mentioned his source of incum being legit.Dat is to say i care abt wat he does. U dont undertand me n there's nothin i wud say dat wil make u change d already faulty impression u av on my opinion n of whICH u av tagged on my personality aready

Ma'am

Don't feel bad by my comments.

My saying it like that is because I hold you to a higher level of responsibility. Naturally I'll scroll by.

Secure and value based folks won't come on social media and say things like he did and your tacit support doesn't help the sisters ministry.

I have no preconceived idea of who you are other than a potential future leader of Nigeria. As such you must see yourself as that and realise that your comments go a long way in subtly shaping someone's value system.

Do have a splendid afternoon.

ladygudhead:
Make una leave d guy o.me i wish linda is my sista too. or even friend.or even boss sef. is it his fault dat he has a wealthy sister dat most ppl(over 100M in Nigeria) dont have? God can bless any1 in anyway,by ur own hands,or through aneebadee. Enjoy ur money as long as it is legit. some people head get oil pass some. God oiled his head through his sist. hahaha

Ma'am

I don't know you but I have sisters like you. As a guy I appreciate ladies who place emphasis on values than money. Values create money!

I would feel sad if I see my sisters making the comments you just made. Do you know what job he does? Do people that have values and high moral compass come on social media to say things like he just did? Will money be everything?

I agree that money is important but sister in my little life thus far I've seen values I have cultivated and created drive effortlessly resources towards me. The money doesn't make me it's only a tool to craft more values and meet needs as they come.

We need our sisters to become more objective in life. Money isn't everything.

Ugosample:
You have to work for it oooo

But After becoming a billionaire and you get bored, what next?

Sometimes it's better to find better life purposes than accumulation of wealth tho.

A lot of Nigerians are living empty lives because they thought accumulation of wealth is all there is in life.

They have accumulated the wealth, then what next?


We really need to think about certain things

Spot on.

We have to begin by constantly shaming people who want to keep trending money as accomplishment.

In the hey days when value and a good name mattered, you hardly found ills having full reign in the society. Unfortunately, today sees young people only interested in money and not values. This is the reason why everyone wants to become rich. Because society has lost its moral compass everyone and everything now has a price.

Let's start no matter how small and isolated to condemn nonsense lIke this. Let's only promote news and events that we can have our kids emulate.

May God help the incoming generation. Ours might be gone totally but at least let the incoming ones have something different.

izombie:
So johannesburg alone generates 3 times more power than the whole nigeria. Shameful.

That would be quite insulting. The province of Gauteng does have a couple of power stations mostly IPPs. JHB is a city within the province. Mpumalanga has the highest concentration of power plants in South Africa owned and operated by Eskom. It's pool called the Mpumalanga power pool generates over 80% of electricity for South Africa (all coal) with the Koeberg nuclear power plant in the western cape contributing maybe around 5-7%. Not sure as I'm getting rusty.

DrMuzungu:


It simply isn't possible to fix the problem in 6 months or, even, in 6 years. On a good day Nigeria produces what, like 4000 MW of power. I said, on a good day! Let's assume Nigeria makes 4000 MW on ANY day. Now, Nigeria has around 200 million people living in it. On the other hand, my tiny (tiny compared to Nigeria) country has just over 8 million people, and produces between 8500 and 9000 MW.

Simple mathematics. To fix the power problem, Nigeria has to increase the power production and distribution not by 50%, but the whole 50 times! No country in the world can achieve that in 6 months, or 6 years. For every power plant Nigeria has today, it would have to build another 49 plants of the same size.

This is not something you have to believe in or not believe. These are hard FACTS. It doesn't matter if the country is run by PDP, APC or anybody else. Do not trust the liars lying to you just to get elected.

have a nice day!

Spot on.

You know one thing about Nigerians is that we have mouth. We can talk. We don't know how to do but give us biro and paper and we can fantastically draft plans like we have them. In fact many journal editors find it difficult accepting papers that address Nigeria's power issues owing to decades of complacency and inaction.

Again as Nigerians we like immediate solutions and quick fixes. We hate sacrifices and detest planning and slow progress. This is why we voted in someone who promised 40 GW new capacity in 4 years, 4 new refineries in 4 years, increased cost of crude oil and lower cost of petrol including making the dollar and naira comparable.

Now if tens of millions of persons sat and listened to all those propaganda and then headed to the polls to vote in such a person don't you see why many will believe that increasing our capacity by 50 folds can be done in 6 months.

I've become tired and now more committed to improving research for other countries that are sincere and committed until such a time as Nigerians are ready to tell themselves the bitter truths.

frowland:
Jeez!! Bloggers and their click bate. ...
"“The line was fully restored by 3:15 pm Sunday and normal transmission of power also restored, yesterday,” .... Seems it was restored eventually?
Anyway... there are two transmission lines in Nigeria.... 33Kva built during OBJ era and the old 11kva lines.
Those on the 11Kva lines will continue to experience epileptic power supply for a long time to come. Those on 33Kva lines are those calling it "federal line". They are the ones enjoying a minimum 15Hrs light per day at the moment.
So when next you want to buy a property or rent one, ask the lines feeding that location. .. if you don't knw by the feeder, you should know by the transformer mounted in that location. If you can't decode the Kva of the transformer then ask the NEPA official around there with some #500 token. Don't get a property where its 11Kva and come here crying all over the place that there is no light in Nigeria. GenCos push their energy to 33Kva lines and NOT 11kva..

Just some clarifications.
1. Transmission lines are above 33kV. The 33kV and 11kV are distribution voltages and the reasons depend on end use loading of the client and distance. I did however notice that in Abj there seemed to be a lot of 33kV lines.

2. It's kV and not kVA since the latter is for transformer rating.

3. Of course power usually is pushed through higher voltages during network issues owing to guaranteed demand on those higher distribution voltages.

4. In future it might make sense to have 33kV lines for new developments with the potential for growth to prevent running multiple 11kV lines to compensate for kVA increase. 11kV may be better suited for low density population centers with no immediate (10 years) possibility of kVA growth.

Overall liked your reasoning path but one poser. If we all start looking for 33kV distribution lines to whom do we then intend the 11kV lines for?

In a system where things work and there is proper systems operation and planning along with transmission development plans that are rigorously evolved and strictly followed, citizens do not need to hunt for houses around higher voltages.

TonyeBarcanista:
Well, She died at a time her services was most needed in the development of the country.

The whole country shall mourn her demise

I smell sarcasm.

However a life has been lost and it is really pitiful. That may have been a future minister or commissioner or lecturer or something but she allowed distractions and paid the Supreme price.
It beats my imagination that all she should have preoccupied herself with in university should have been her studies. Sometimes it's better to be thought a fool and live long.

I hope ladies on this platform just learn a lesson or two from this. Ignore all guys in uni and please concentrate on your studies. The future outside is very bright for you. At the right time if you maintain the right attitude the right guy will definitely come by. It's not rocket science.

AmbodOfLASU:
KEMI ADEOSUN'S ALLEGED NYSC CERTIFICATE SCANDAL : A BIGGER PICTURE TO IT.

Kemi Adeosun was born, bred and brought up in the United Kingdom. She spent the first 30years of her life there. She equally had all her education in the U.K and hatched her career there, also. For clarity purposes, I understand and fully support the general opinion that she must face the law - she should never have forged it, that's criminal and totally unacceptable (albeit if the facts provided by Premium Times are totally correct).


Pelumi Olugbenga
7th of July,2018.

Dear OP, this is a very useless and 'unobjective' write-up. It is a pile of crap and a heap of dung. It is bullshit! It is reasoning like this that continues to lend credence to the popular belief that Nigerians are fraudulent and condone fraud.

You start by sounding like someone who wants to be objective but you veer off rather shamelessly.

Kemi isn't the first Nigerian to be born and raised abroad, neither will she be the last. Her being born in the UK should have instilled in her a higher degree of responsibility considering the places she has claimed to work and the fact that laws do work in the west.

Being born abroad does not make one 'intelligent'. Location is never a determining factor of one's prowess. I must concede that location does offer early advantages especially in speeding up processes and exposure, however, with time, diligence and a bit of luck (call it goodwill), the so-called disadvantaged person gets to level up and even surpass the so-called foreign expert. Aware of naysayers and detractors, let me reiterate that the essence of foreign scholarships to deserving Nigerians is supposed to be the 'goodwill' that ensures our best and brightest get the necessary exposure to drive development back home. That such system has crumbled is simply because we started compromising from the beginning by allowing frauds (Tinubu, Stella Oduah, Oshiomohle, Buhari, Ndi Okereke and a host of others) occupy exalted offices that they do not qualify for and simply failed to convict them. Think of the recent Chinese scholarship saga. Infact, during my MSc I was shocked to discover that PTDF scholarship had both politician list and 'merit' list. One folk who got the scholarship was grossly unqualified. I didn't mince words in informing him that he was a shame to humanity, himself and his creator. We never talked since then. I saw folks who were undeserving of the sponsorship they received from their universities to come for PG studies. It became apparent to me why Nigeria was a failed state. I detest mediocrity and incompetence. I detest a scenario where you have incompetent people as leaders. The obvious implication is nepotism and mediocrity. How do you expect Tinubu or Buhari to recruit best brains. What has become of the so-called best brains from them - Fashola (resounding failure), Fowler (compounded failure) and the likes!

By all standards, Kemi was never qualified for the job of a finance minister. We never argued about Ngozi Iweala's pedigree or competence for the job. She was widely known and respected in international circles. She has a clout and that spoke well for us during her stint as a minister. Look at the people she surrounded herself with - Oteh (first class UNN), Onyeama (NSE DG, a brain) and the likes. Look at her restructuring of the MOF and all her ideas. Agreed that she superintended over a government that was beset with corruption and she could have resigned, however, her stint speaks for itself.

The issue on ground is not about restructuring NYSC. That is a detraction from the problem - someone allegedly forged her NYSC exemption certificate. In saner climes she would have resigned and be under investigation. Someone calls the forgery trivial sine it isn't a bachelors degree. In the stone age, such a person would have been quickly identified and 'removed' from humanity. Little little compromises are what have led to the failure called Nigeria.

I concede that we need our brains to drive the country. However, we cannot cut our heads to spite our noise (usually the other way round). It doesn't mean there are no local talents, they abound, however, for a system to work, laws must be followed and justice applied irrespective of whose ox is gored. First, Buhari has repeatedly refused to present his certificate which he claimed was being held by the military board. Attempts at court were frustrated by threats to the lawyer and an avalanche of SANS. Nigerians allowing Buhari to continue to lead and even indicate interest for a second term shows that we have lost it. It starts from Buhari! Nigerians need to sustain the narrative and discuss on his qualifications. How can we not know if a candidate is qualified to run? Haba!

Kemi is a greater picture of the abroad syndrome! The so-called people who think that their foreign pedigree gives them privilege over resident Nigerians. I have been privileged to school outside Nigeria for my advanced degree and I have no regard for a lot of them. We (resident Nigerians) still best them in interviews despite being termed 'local'. They are quick to speak cockney (apologies to FFK) English asking me why I should have a jacket on during autumn. Is it you that the cold is doing? I no form say I be yankee when cold no dey do, na book carry me come here! Once in a while you do get to meet decent ones though, and it is always warming having deep and enlightening conversations with them. That they are abroad based doesn't confer on them special privileges.

Please do not feel offended that I have come out hard against you. I have to because your write up has failed to be objective. I appreciate radical stands myself, however, the issue on ground should be the strengthening of our justice and legal system. If Kemi is found to be guilty, then she should face the music. Likewise, Nigerians need to re-visit the issue of Buhari's certificate to settle the issue once and for all. Let's get something right at least!

Mynd44:
I Don't know why Nigerians are so weird. P&G is just shutting down its diaper line at Agbara not the entire plant. I guess people prefer false news

Have you been drinking? At least let's leave outside information, what the statement said only simply reifies earlier assumptions that they are exiting manufacturing (what they only do) at Agbara to upscale manufacturing at Ibadan.

If we now consider exogenous factors it is not wrong to assume that unfavourable business conditions is driving them to scale down operations.

Perhaps you can enlighten us with the source from where you deduced that they are only closing down their diaper line and not the entire plant.

thesicilian:

You may be right about Nigerians and racism, though from personal observation these racist tendencies are more geared towards themselves (Igbo vs Yoruba, hausa vs Fulani, etc) than towards other Nationals.

Einstein emigrated to America in order to save his own life, being a Jew in a majorly Nazi society. Someone with way above average IQ like Einstein would have calculated that sooner or later, the Nazis would come either for his head or his services. So he escaped to save his own life, and whether his subsequent campaigns against racism were genuine or not remains to be seen.

Sure. Quite shocking altogether. It's just a pity that humanity has a pecking order even in academia. Worse is when you see Indians and Chinese also raising shoulders.

Education in truth isn't enlightenment.

I'm not surprised on the low views and comments despite being created since May.

Nice one OP. Practice they say makes perfect. Repeatedly reading a piece and linking it with something tangible helps it's retention. Since you used biology, a student can create his/her flow chart of say photosynthesis and of course utilise his/her creative ability in imagining that process with trees and plants outside. Such ability to see relationships between what is being studied and a process in life is a positive reinforcement.

Reading is hard and requires discipline especially for secondary school and undergrad students. However it becomes fun when one has gained a mastery of acquiring it's knowledge.

Writing/making notes also help. This is one passive way of reinforcement. Having studied a section, trying to sensibly recall and legibly and decently put down what has just been studied will definitely help retention. Also, after having covered a text, one can attempt to answer questions in an exam mode. Timing ones response helps to build speed and accuracy, two important requirements from every examination.

Furthermore, as one builds capacity in learning, a time comes when one is able to preempt what can be examined and not examined. However, this skill comes with much experience gained from exercising the brain in historical decision making with regards to such. Though not to be depended upon, it helps in facilitating better time allocation especially when time becomes an issue during the preparation stage.

Lastly, considering the possibility that electricity is still a luxury for we Nigerians, those fortunate enough to use candles in reading can set targets with such. As an undergrad whenever I bought candles I had a number of pages that must be completed before the candle burnt out. This was necessary to rein in my thoughts which could run wild during those nights. However, great care must be taken to ensure safety.

Reading some one says is a life long process. It helps longevity and opens up the brain to so many other possibilities. A time comes when you realise that schooling isn't to put a label of a course on you but to teach you the rudiments of independent and critical thinking which can be applied to any discipline.

Thanks once again for this post OP.

thesicilian:
He wouldn't do that if he knew that guy Einstein was a profound racist

Humm.... what of something like harboured racist tendencies towards Asians?

I agree that the recent revelations are quite shocking but even Nigerians harbour some racist tendencies towards other nationals albeit inwardly.

Don't also forget that his emigration and subsequent vocal campaign against racism in America was with black Americans. His acceptance in America may have softened him and exposed him to another facet of life.

theoldpretender:


You make goodpoints....until we come to the realisation that the reason why we cannot dogood research...publish good papers is THE SAME FUNDING.

Especially in STEM courses. Many Nigerian unis don't have well equiped lab facilities. So, how can someone do worldbeating research? And attract funding as a result ?

Some research involves travelling..and you expect unviersities that are having diffiuclty meeting overheads to adequately fund research travelling?

Doesn't mean you made a bad argument though...I agree with your points.

I quite agree with you especially on the issue of labs but hey labs are now online nowadays especially for physical sciences and most engineering courses. The prevalence of software now facilitates simulation and prototyping without actual construction or lab set up since those software can create lab conditions.

The problem is that software exposes the lacuna of Nigerian academics especially their mathematical, problem formulation and conceptualization skills.

Charity they say begins at home. Before someone will want to make an aeroplane he would start with making something simpler still employing basic principles of flotation and buoyancy. However our fathers in the Lord want to have clean labs for nanotechnology experiments when they can't even explain the process of silicon doping.

How can Fayemi promise MDGs projects when such ended in 2015? My world, and this guy is supposed to be an 'intellectual'?

We are now using SDGs.

Look at campaign promises. No roadmap, no plans, no blueprint, all propaganda. How ill you pay salaries? How will you manage state resources differently? Aside tax and loans, what other ways are you are you going to exploit to increase state IGR? All his statements are classic APC traits. Visionless, aimless, goaless, ambitionless, useless, fruitless and brainless.

It is quite unfortunate that the issue of funding has become a cliche.

Funding is not the problem, what the problem has been all along is unqualified staffing. The idea of pumping funds into universities makes no sense if the universities cannot use such funds to remain viable and also spin-off other money making ventures.

For instance, a university like UKZN in South Africa doesn't charge tuition fees for its postgraduate students (MSc/PhD) who are conducting their studies by research. However, the school is able to generate funds from its publications because the government pays the university bulk sum for any paper published in peer recognised journals.

Why can't the government in Nigeria tie its funding of universities to output. This way universities would be forced to recruit staff who can maintain a good publication profile.

Publications matter in academia because that is a way of publicizing an institution, selling an idea and establishing reputation in a field. If a lab receives money from govt because of its publications within a year, that can spur them to say upgrade their labs to be able to conduct more cutting edge research that will generate more research papers and more funding.

But in a situation where lecturers/professors in Nigeria do not even high publications that can earn them top scores on say researchgate or elicit citations from around the world, one wonders their boldness in clamouring for funding.

How many lecturers can boast of 10-15 peer refereed journal articles in Q1/Q2 journals (ISI indexed)? How many professors can even boast of a REF 4* journal in their entire careers? Yet they are not scared to mention trillions!

Until universities learn to flood their staffing with qualified products they are not ready to evolve.

Universities don't need funding to attract grants, no, they need experts who have the clout to do so. In the midst of the perversion within the university system, we still have excellent academics attracting grants from international organisations in the hundreds even millions of dollars.

Of course if she rises through the ranks to director level and there's vacancy and extra pushing she can be appointed a perm sec since it has now become politicised.

Such can only be prevented when promotion is not turn by turn or number of years on a position but by output like you have in academia where your publications move you through the ranks in a sane society though.

TwentyOnePilots:


Perm Sec Loading... If you Know, You Know!

Lawyers and magistrates have a high starting level in civil service.
Usually for lawyers I think it's level 10 and promotion is usually every 3 years. I also think there's no level 11 or 12. Can't recall precisely. Her being a level 13 officer implies she's been in service for probably 6 years which is consistent with someone employed at say age 28.
There's still some sanity in the system especially for state civil service.

chyima:
How old is this lady and how many years has she been in civil service to be in level 13 already.
Nepotism is an issue in this country ,how did she go to such level at d age.
Nigeria shall be great once again,when I don't know

autojosh:

Autojosh this post is quite impressive. This is an indication that indeed Nigeria has hope.

Your raising this question shows that you are indeed a critical thinker.

The secrecy surrounding projects in Lagos is really of grave concern and may further lend credence to those who believe that the state govt's decision not to localise the FoI is to forestall instances of accountability.

It is painful and quite insulting for govt to embark on projects for us using our money and can't render accounts to us.

I won't also be in doubts if this is how Tinubu and his minions fund their war chests with which they prosecute elections.

Hopefully Nigerians will start 'wising' up and asking relevant questions and not if someone will go to USA or not.

Thanks once again for this.

Sorry to pick on you. A 180 degree may have been better. With 360 degrees you are back to start point as that is same as 0 degrees in circle theorem.
Thank God for the uplift all the same. Eko o ni baje.

dubbiskelly:
Lagos will always be dear to my heart, I came to Lagos with 5000naira in my pocket, a Ghana must go of clothes and not sure of a roof over my head, but with God by my side, and 6 years later, my life has done a complete 360 for the better.

God bless Lagos.

Eko oni baje!!

I now see why they say Nigerians are unemployable. International travels for Q1 is around 199k while the over 880k mentioned is for domestic travels.

Reasons for this low frequency in international travel might be because it's winter in the general northern hemisphere excepting South Africa and Australia and also because most international students may have already left previous fall.

This would be my own reasons considering the airport exclusive of Lagos.

To assume that the 1.02 million is for international travels is infact a 'sin'.

There are 3 type of lies - lies, damned lies and statistics - Benjamin Disraeli.

I salute this govt for their ability to just spew any data from their mouth without thinking.

$2bn for Niger bridge, 7 million jobs created through rice farming, millions of school children fed through the school feeding programme and other statistics they reel out to precipitate orgasm among their gullible followers.

Nigeria is in for a very long thing with these misfits in power.

His outburst is really deep. It brings cold chills down my spine as I chew on the implications of his past decisions.

Live and right in front of me is someone who took a decision years ago to sweat it out legally in Nigeria and today is regretting at old age.

I'm concerned because daily everyone has told me not to return to Nigeria from my dad to mum to friends even enemies.

'Guy, respect yourself and stay back. We don't need you here.' Even my determination to come back and contribute my own to education is resoundly rejected. 'Are you cursed?' 'Hope you are normal shall?' 'Don't you read news and see what's happening in the country?' 'Abi dem don swear for you?'

I have spent time reflecting and even investigating and something is obvious. If you are not ready to be deceitful there is no way for you in Nigeria. I'm a very candid person and don't have that 'respect' or 'sly' attitude that is necessary for survival in Nigeria. I say it as it's hot. If I'm passed I let you know. I thrive on honesty especially as an academic. Now I'm being told that my attitude isn't welcome back home.

I have tried to investigate academics I have worked with and my they all fail in this regard. They have attitudes that take shape based on the people around them. They are generally sadists who derive pleasure in subjugating students. How can a student write a paper and not be the first author - welcome to Nigeria.

Hmmm, I don't want to regret like this tomorrow. I want to expend all the treasures deposited in me before I take a bow from life. I want to provide a very okay platform for my kids to thrive and excel in life. Unfortunately, Nigeria doesn't seem to be such a place. I'm no politician neither am I a sycophant. I don't like cold weather neither do I get along with strange meals. I miss Nigeria. I miss and reminisce about my times in Ibadan and Anambra and visits across all states in the southwest, southeast, southsouth and selected states in the north. I miss the Lagos traffic and evening outings. I miss my village.

I'm at a crossroad where I have to choose between those things I miss and the future. This is bad. How can I be on the run from my country? How can I be a 'refugee' in another man's country all in the name of seeking better opportunities? Why can't my country be the right place for me to expend my strength in contributing my own little quota to national development? Isn't it abnormal that some persons take joy in the breakdown and chaos in the country? Why is there so much nepotism and wickedness in the country? How did we become a people that no longer value merit and excellence? How is it that we aren't ashamed to find Nigerians developing the talent pool of other countries? What is happening that we can't realise that we are the cause of our problems? How is it that despite all the calamity in the country we are still so deluded and bold enough in our delusion to engage in so called religious rites? How do we even sleep at night in the midst of all these?

God I'm incapable of addressing this conflict within. I only have one life to live and it's even timed. I want to pay my dues to humanity and die fulfilled that I'm going empty. I find this situation disheartening and frightening especially when family is involved. Lord, grant thy son wisdom to make a right choice. It's bad to come to life and think stable electricity and good environment is the reason for creation. There is more to life than enjoying stable electricity and good governance. MLK is dead but he lives on. Nelson Mandela is dead but he lives on. Jesus died 2k plus years ago and the world is still upside down. I just need you to help me find the right place for my vibe. Amen.

Sincerely, pervasive politics.

It is quite disheartening.

babaolofin:


I agreed with you 100%. The problem is political.

If I've learnt anything being a Nigerian it is that you are on your own. Anyone waitjng for the govt to get things right with the present stricture would die a sad and miserable death.

I don't believe in the entity called Nigeria, I believe more in the people. However, the pervasive way of reasoning among Nigerians from which leaders emerge is really scary.

Sincerely, you are right. We are heading nowhere.

lastempero:


When tou tell people that nigeria is heading no where with the current arrangement they feel u are a not patriotic.

You are right but you make an assumption that is inherently flawed especially if you 'assume' that these folks whom you have mentioned had some positive orientation. They were simply opportunists who got what they wanted.

Take Tunde Bakare who I have so much respect for.
Can you hear his voice again especially against Buhari, no. Yet I remember him shouting against Jonathan right there at the Chapel of the resurrection in UI. Buhari has increased fuel price and instituted subsidy but Bakare is yet to find his voice again.

Take Dele Momodu another supposed 'positively oriented' fellow. His confusion knows no boundaries. He has repeatedly shown that he is simply up for the highest bidder.

Can we talk of Oshiomole that used NLC as an avenue to get what he wants and others like Tinubu and Co?

Where are the Achebe's who rejected national honours on principles? Where is the former Akunyili (the one at NAFDAC) not the minister? Where are the Ambrose Allis?

Look at the minister of health a former VC and erudite scholar who has been messed up there because he put a price tag on his character. Look at Ibe Kachikwu who has become a byword because he couldn't maintain his principles and remain in the private sector. They all wanted political relevance and have invariably lost whatever modicum of self value they had accumulated over the years.

In fact I wonder who regards Olu Falae today. This is supposed to be a progenitor of the omoluabi concept.
I would be dignifying irresponsibility if I extended discuss on obj.

In summary, these guys had no value inherently. They were opportunists who have climbed on the wings of their projected 'values' that weren't substantiated to get a grasp of political power.

CaptJeffry:
It's pitiful how supposedly people oriented individuals sell their souls for some packs of naira notes.
From the unshakeable NLC president Oshiomole to unbiased journalist Femi Adesina and now respected legal luminary Keyamo, all changed to become worse than the presumed corrupt politicians.
What a world.

Very apt and on point solution. This is what makes the American electricity grid very resilient. That is why you see CAISO for instance able to precipitate a great move especially for renewable sources. And besides the segregation of the grid encourages innovation and efficiency.

A situation where we loose more than 20% of generated electricity to transmission is untenable. The reason for high ATC&C losses in Nigeria and the undeveloped energy sector is because of the quota system that exists in NERC. Even electricity generated from sapele is still subject to sharing formula. It is like we are cursed as a nation with sharing.

If the north knows that they have to pay for power imports from Egbin for instance nobody will force them to FastTrack the development of Mambila and other HEPs especially for energy security reasons. Furthermore, the north has the potential to develop solar technologies since HEPs are primarily peaking stations.

I can't therefore understand Fashola's continuous shout for embedded generation when we still have a centralised grid.

The cluster of illiterates and empty brains that are in governance today in Nigeria is really shocking, disheartening and doesn't bode well for our development.

lastempero:


I understand ur points clearly but in a country like nigeria where each region has the capacity to generate enough electricity to serve itself,dont u think it's better building power plants that are regionally intergrated rather than spending billions of dollars transmitting energy from one region to another there by increasing the price of power generation.

To buttress my point home,lets summarise the capacity of each region to generate energy.

1.niger delta is endowed with enough gas to serve 5 giants thermal stations that can serve the whole region.take for instance,bonny island in rivers has gas turbine that gives the whole island 24hrs electricity including LNG.

2.south east has enough coal and gas to power the whole region

3.south west has some if not enough gas from its offshore platforms to serve it coupled with the dangote pipeline which is on course

4.The northern region has enough dams and enough coal(kogi region) to serve it and considering the point that they are low energy consuming region.

When you put all these together u will find out there is no need for a national grid which is even taking the chunk of money invested in the power sector.we can establish atleast 3 mega power generation plants in each region that can be operated intermittently.

theoldpretender:
Yes...but we are not generating enough powerwise.

To compare...

Nigeria generates 7000MW( 200 million people)

South Africa generates 44000MW (40million people)

South Koreagenerates....160000MW( 55 million people)

Increasing generation needs at least $100bn if not more USD

I think your asserrion is sonewhat flawed. South Africa does not generate 44GW but has an installed capacity of 44GW. Actually that number is now contentious owing to the fact that older plants and very expensive to run units are being decommissioned while others are left cold.

Nigeria has an installed capacity of maybe 7GW but generates around 3GWh on very good days.

The differences in installed capacity and generation is in utilisation and time.

djon78:



This is exactly the way a wise woman is supposed to run her home.
A man that has this kind of home rearly cheats. If he does, then he is far from redemption.

Moreover I believe a man should be domesticated. Know how to cook, wash, keep house clean and take care of a baby!! And I as man is not lacking in any of these.


But a lot of guys are not. My sisters husband can't boil a hot water. When he is traveling even his clothes is packed for him. Although God favored him in that he is chairman, big man, get money. If he wasn't rich, I wonder how it would be for him.

But in my house we are domesticated. Recently went to visit my parents, mom went to visit my sister in Lagos. Only my dad in the whole big house. But dad was preparing the food we eat. Sometimes he will even set it on dinning and call me. It was a wonderful time. Both of us gisted very well. Bonded very well. I have never felt like this before. I learned so much from him. He told me everything about his life. I learned so much about life. Very deep things, wisdom, fear of God and godliness. I really thank God.

Guy this is nice. Me and the old man dey talk wella for phone as life don separate us and it's always nice to hear from him. I owe him one bottle of red wine in December God keeping us all alive.

The Nigerian youths have a very rare and golden opportunity to chart a succession path devoid of bloodshed. However, wisdom is profitable to direct. The so-called agitation for Buhari to leave will be useless if we are replacing him with ignoramuses. Considering our sheer number and potential to disrupt the voting pattern, we can mobilise our numbers and demand for greater representation and mentoring before taking over the helm of affairs.

Adebayo Shittu may have been rude and ‘bombastic’ when he attacked Sowore, but he was damn right. The guy has no experience of what it takes to run a country. It is often said that you do not scratch your body with the same intensity that you feel the itch.

In making this reasonable albeit controversial suggestion to the Nigerian youth, I have thought deep and long and concluded that Nigerian youths must seize the day. The passage of the not too young to run bill is a further reinforcement that the country is gradually heading towards redemption. However, we cannot neglect the process of preparation. Considering the fact that all of the so-called candidates (youths) jostling about for recognition lack any national experience, I propose a gradual and sequential integration of the Nigerian youth into national governance. First, I propose a congress of Nigerian youths where a brief representation of the Nigerian youths is elected to represent our interests. Secondly, this body is then tasked with discussing with the current government on what percentages Nigerian youths will make where this regime to come back again with our support. It is expected that 45% of ministers/ SAs/SSAs and board members/chairmen at any instant must be Nigerian youths (between the ages 25 – 45). Based on this agreement, there must be a televised selection process that sees aspirants grilled/interviewed to form a pool of experts from which appointments will be made from. The essence of youths conceding leadership to the oldies for another four years is to provide them with the necessary knowledge and further familiarise themselves (Nigerian youths) with the rigours associated with leadership especially at that level. It is expected that such elected body is also replicated across the states and local governments. Minimum requirements in terms of educational achievements must be set while social media must be harnessed in ensuring that every criticism is taken seriously. For instance if up to 10000 votes/retweets are made in support of a cause, then the elected representatives are mandated to look into it. Of course, the detailed working of the elected representative as well as the management and financing is outside the scope of this write-up, however, there is no need agitating for control when we lack the requisite skills needed to effectively lead.