₦airaland Forum

orohbiro:
You bought her gift then she break ur heart or u guys have quarrel or she rejected ur proposer u went ahead to collect your gift u are a weak man not a strong man.
In fact u not a gentle man u are not qualify to be a man in the ist place.
If u are doing that u should stop it is embarrassing

Story!! I knew it’d be a babe that wrote this.

NaijaCowFarm:
Useless people. For 8 years Buhari and his ministers of darkness did not add a single power plant, yet they were busy accusing PDP of non-performance.

Where the else while minister of Darkness self?

New power plants is not even our main problem. Utilising existing ones, ensuring adequate supply of gas, sorting out issues with transmission are bigger problems.

Alexxx2000:
If I was that client of yours, I will sue you. How will you bring up such information to the public? He paid you to render a service for him and now, you have. Then stop ranting about his personal life.

Can't be proven they the agent was talking about Mr A in particular.

Wawelexy:
Which day Aso Rock building go collapse?

We need Bubu to collapse permanently in London!!

I was a fan of his pre 2015 due to his perceived anti corruption. But his government has been the worst we have ever seen! Corruption in govt was initially low in his first and second year as people were trying to figure him out. Once he was discovered to be all bark, no bite and easily manipulated by his cabal, corruption returned full blast.

Not to say Nigeria still wouldn't have struggled under any president considering we are a mono product economy, but Buhari has made things far worse!!

dejol88:
Why are they not concessioning other roads in Nigeria? Why used tax payers money to fund road construction in other regions and come to south east to play this card of concession?

Are you not here when FG release data tha south east is the poorest in southern Nigeria?

Why further put burden on the poorest people?

The poorest people in the polity don't drive cars

Rugaria:
No nation built on nepotism and sectionalism archives her full potential. Infact most promising states around the globe have imploded in the past, under the enermous weight of their iniquitous history full of tribalism, favouritism and grand injustices. This is so, because for the people of any given country to come together and galvanize their collective abilities towards modernizing their state, there must exist a sense of nationalism, patriotism and a common purpose. This can't happen when it has become a government policy to marginalize, antagonize and deprive a certain section that contributes immensely towards the economic growth of the country, her fare share of national projects and recognitions..

A case in point here is the over dramatized Second Niger bridge. In the history of this eternally convulsing amalgam, no project has been so dramatized, so politicized and so unashamedly utilized as a political football by the close minded political class in Abuja, at the detriment of the welfare and greater economic activities in the South East and the South South regions. The drama started way back during the military era, when the aging bridge built by the then Eastern government in the 50s, started to show signs of wear and tear. This bridge was bombed during the Nigeria - Biafra war and was extensively damaged as a result of the endless skirmishes there. For a long time, the bridge has been the only shaky link between the former Eastern Nigeria and the rest of the country. With the economic activities going on in such wonderful places like Onitsha, Aba, Port Harcourt, Owerri and the rest, the enermous economic importance/impact of this bridge can not be over emphasized..

It's against this backdrop, that one is overwhelmingly alarmed at the disdain with which the federal government has carried on with this project over the years. Firstly, under Babangidas administration, a drawing of the bridge was made with plans for a rail crossing. But nothing happened as it rgards construction proper. Obasanjo came in and only laid the foundation stones few hours to his abdication of office in 2007, which was basically nothing but a taunt" to those who considered the bridge an essential project to them! The plan for the rail lines over the bridge was also shelved. Jonathan did start the project but suggested a partnership between the construction companies, the state government and the federal government as it regards the funding. Then came Buhari, whose administration saw the second Niger bridge as the most convenient project to use as a balancing act for his brazen but shameful display of bigotry and classic igbophobia.

The bridge will now have almost a dozen Toll Gates!! This will be the first and only project built under any administration since the coming of civilian rule in 1999, that will demand that those using it will pay for all bills incurred during construction! Ofcourse, it's mainly the people of the South East. There are many projects in the North being handled as we speak, by the federal government that have bigger cost outlays when compared to the second Niger bridge but whose total cost are shouldered entirely by the federal government, even if it means borrowing! A good example is the nearly One trillion Naira Abuja - Zaria - Kano road. Infact, Nigeria has gone on to borrow billions of dollars to erect highways and railways and pipelines to Niger republic, another country! Nigerians as a people will collectively pay for these projects in another country, while the South Easterners, who are going to be the main users of The second Niger bridge, will pay through their noses for EVERY cent used to build that bridge!

"Fellow Nigerians", Is this fair??


Below is The Muhammadu Buhari Toll gates at the yet to be commissioned second Niger bridge:

Bros calm down!! Have those in Lagos not been paying tolls on Lekki - Epe expressway for years? Before Obasanjo cancelled tolls on roads, were there not tolls on expressways nationwide? As part of the Highway Development & Management Initiative launched by Fashola recently and which should be concluded this year, are not about 12 other road across the country not going to be tolled??

So what's this nonsense about it being only SE?? Besides the old Niger bridge is there as an alternative route if you do not want to pay the toll.

RacistProudIgbo:
Foolish Nigerians. You want a tollgate when 75 percent of your people are dirty poor.

It's for the 5%

matlom:
Buhari is resting in his UK residence. He's not even aware of this.

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TOPCRUISE:
This is a joke.
How come we enabled a Nigerian company Proforce to sign a contract to deliver defence equipment and armoured vehicles to faraway Belarus as if we have more than enough. How com

PRO FORCE IS a private company. If the Federal Government can't afford to buy them they should sell their products to any other country that can afford to buy

rajiedreez:
na u need to get facts straight, Washington DC has an elected mayor and council. Why'd Abuja's case be different since they were both born under same circumstance

American cities have mayor's generally, but ours don't. Its simply a system of governance that we never adopted. And I don't see the point of adopting mayor in Nigeria.

Johnrake69:
This submission lacks merit. Locally assembled buses can be fitted with camera. It's no rocket science.

This really seem like a way to cover this up. All the victims submissions before her unfortunate death is enough to hold the driver culpable.

No 1 is saying that it's rocket science . The fact is the bus did not have a camera system . Now that this has happened i'm sure they will put camera systems for future buses and even exist ones that do not have .

Walkee:
I admit I don't know how these things work but aren't we supposed to be benefiting from increased crude oil price? Other oil producers are fairly happy with the current situation

It's quite straightforward. You don't get the benefit because there is too much subsidy.

NNPC says nowhere in the world is diesel more expensive than pms, but yet....

Brendaniel:
My anger with the bridge is the toll gate they put, so easterners will pay for the bridge and Niger republic is getting free railway and trains and they want easterners to believe they are Nigerians and Niger republic is another country, the Easterners have been scammed

Lots of roads across the country will soon be tolled per the highway initiative,so stop crying blue murder. Besides in lagos we had been subject to tolls for years.

NwaNimo1:
Abba Kyari has a good tailor though......

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....if I come into some 'dirty' money i'll surely be contacting him.

Funny enough was about to say the exact same thing. The guy is looking very sharp!

Almighty God should just do Nigeria the ultimate favor!!!

Axis313:
What you said right now got me thinking seriously,if my state government can build and operate a functional refinery,even as a non oil producing state,it will generate enormous income for the state.
Imagine,buying crude oil from NNPC,refine it and come out with like over 20 finished petroleum products like petrol,diesel,kerosene,jet fuel,engine oil,infact they are many,you think that state will be waiting for federal allocation?Never.
And the state will be self sufficient,also petroleum products will be available in the country.
Only if there is seriousness on the side of the government and leakages are blocked to avoid corruption.

The margins from refining crude are very, very thin. So to make good money, you have to operate a a large scale, hence why Dangotes refinery is so large and su.ported by petrochemical and fertilizer. And operated competently by the private sector. Trust me, no state will be able to build a large enough plant and run it competently enough to make money.

As you should know by now, government in Nigeria, whether state or FG are the worst operators of business globally!!

ANSMEDIA:
Anambra International Convention Center, Awka to Be Commissioned 9th March, 2022

By Ejike Abana (ABS Government House Correspondent)

Ahead of the inauguration of the Anambra International Convention Center, Awka on Wednesday, 9th March, 2022, Governor Willie Obiano today, 5th March, 2022 inspected the project for on the spot assessment.

The Governor was accompanied by the old boys association of Christ The King College- CKC, Onitsha.

Pictures portray finishing touches being made ahead of the commissioning ceremony which will feature awards presentations among other side attractions.

The Commissioner for Housing, Architect Michael Okonkwo was on ground to conduct the Governor and guests round the facility.

The thing holding the lights could have been better integrated into the design to make it a bit hidden. It looks a bit tacky just hanging down there in plain sight,

Also the chairs on the sides on the upper level could have been angled 45 degrees to face the stage. The stage is the center of attraction. Not the opposite wall!! And I shouldn’t suffer neck pain just to look at the stage.

Otherwise, it’s a decent facility. Hope it has sufficient and top notch toilet facilities.

CatANDratTHEORY:
But the emir of Katsina, the obas in Yoruba land and the agberos of Lagos have endorsed him.

The first step is party primaries. These people don't matter at this stage. Obas and the like are more useful if one has secured the party ticket.

For primaries, the governors are more important.

NiceMen:
You dont understand him. This is Nigeria, not US or Germany.

IT IS EXPENSIVE! QED.

May be when purchasing power increases, it would be cheap but for now, it is fucking expensive.

We are comparing solar to other equivalent energy sources, not to your or anyone's ability to afford a solar system.

joey150:
Do you know the cost of building a 50MW solar plant?

Do you know the maintenance that would go into the storage and subsequent replacement of those batteries as they age?

It's not impossible, it's just grossly expensive given the other cheaper and more viable alternatives.

We are a third world country, we don't have money to throw around on experimental green energy that costs more in the long run to operate and maintain and are not as efficient.

It's all about cost, efficiency and feasibility.

Dude, are you not aware that solar and wind have reached parity with other sources and in many countries even cheaper?

The battery is not meant to 100% cover at night. It's just a way to smoothen demand and supply curves and keep the system going, especially during peak demand.

The cost benefit of the batteries would be positive, especially when you consider the cost of downtime of a power plant.

https://www.tesla.com/en_AU/blog/introducing-megapack-utility-scale-energy-storage

CUMIN:
The reasons given by NNPC is sufficient for such action

They haven't actually taken any action. The headline is misleading!!

backbencher:
Yes it would be, but then again we wpuld save money and we would have running refineries

I totally agree with you. The economic benefit of refining our own crude as opposed to importing is massive.

COMPAQ:
GEJ actually had the best crude prices of any President in Nigeria's history

Jonathan was President from 2010-2015 and from the chart crude averaged about $90 during his tenor, peaking at $114

Average under Buhari has been about $55.

Instrumental that Obasanjo repaid debts with crude at an average of $55. Although production in that time was much higher than now, cos bunkering was at a minimum and militancy did not exist.

backbencher:
Removing subsidy does not mean fuel would cost 1200 naira. That's an exaggeration.

Also, keeping subsidy means continued deficit budgets and more debt and no refineries. And more issues for our economy. You want that?

If there is no subsidy petrol would be about N380-N420 at current crude prices. I know this cos in most countries I go to, petrol is just slightly cheaper than diesel.

boyfrank:
What exactly is ur point. During GEJ era crude was not even upto $100 per barrel and u claimed his era was time of plenty. Abeg I don't do well with anything supporting Buhari so park

GEJ actually had the best crude prices of any President in Nigeria's history

Jonathan was President from 2010-2015 and from the chart crude averaged about $90 during his tenor, peaking at $114

Average under Buhari has been about $55.

joey150:
Batteries? Do you know the cost and maintenance involved in such MW capacity Batteries?

Batteries can only give out what they store. What happens when demand exceeds supply? Given that the bulk of energy use happens to occur in the evenings, when you no longer have sunlight and have to rely on stored energy.

What happens when Batteries don't get enough charge because the day was cloudy or it rained all day?

My dear, what happens then?

Don't let those countries fool you. They all have gas, hydro, nuclear or coal fired power plants that make up their base electricity supply.

Solar power, at this present stage, can only be used as a complementary source of power for any medium to large scale application. Solar can't soley power industries or big communities.

However, they do work very well in small scale/isolated applications. Even at that, the cost or maintaining and changing batteries is a big factor.

Did anybody suggest that Solar and Wind should suddenly become 100% of Nigeria's electricity? The same way it complements in other countries is the same way it will complement here. My point was that if some countries are doing 30%+ from solar/wind, then its definitely a viable option for us too, particularly solar.

Remember that all states are still connected to the national grid. So if Nasarawa requires 100MW to power the state, it can sign an agreement with a company to build and provide 50MW solar plant that will be dedicated to Nasarawa state, with say 10MW battery capacity. So during the day, solar complements what they are getting from the National grid and during the night battery kicks in to complement what's coming from National grid. The battery can also serve as a sort of spinning reserve, to keep the system stable.

In fact the electricity consumption in some states is so low that a single large scale solar plant can solve all of their day time requirements.

Besides, some states have good capacity for wind and solar and you may find that wind blows better at night.

joey150:
The problem with solar has always been that there is no "buffer" source of energy.

When appliances directly take energy from the panels, what happens when the sun suddenly dies down in the afternoon or it suddenly gets cloudy? Do they go off or what?

All the countries championing solar power don't use it as a main source of energy. They only use it to make up or complement what they already have.

The bigger your energy demands the more unsustainable solar energy becomes.

It's great for small to medium scale use. But it's still very limited.

Batteries my dear!! There are batteries in the MW capacity that can bridge the gap. There are some countries that are doing up to 50% of their electricity from Solar/Wind.

https://ember-climate.org/commentary/2021/07/08/top-15-wind-and-solar-power-countries-in-2020/#:~:text=Some%20countries%20are%20generating%20significantly,wind%20and%20solar%20in%202020.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_renewable_electricity_production

mecussey:
You are right but it depends on how the power is generated. The problem still is, the natural resources are been controlled by the federal government. Anambra has enough gas but FG will determine how much they will get it as fuel to generate the electricity...meaning the masses will still pay for the huge cost. The solution to Nigeria as a country is let every state manage her resources, trust me ONE NIGERIA will start making sense to everybody.

The cost of bringing gas out of the ground for use is not materially different if Anambra state controlled it compared to FG!! There is no huge cost being levied on you by any FG.

Just be ready to pay for electricity at the economically viable price, whoever is bringing it out of the ground. And not have this backward mentality that because it belongs to your state, it should be or will be cheap!!

JosephXavier:
Anambra is so lucky to have had this man as one of her/it's governors, likewise Prof Soludo

That is if the later implements what he has been telling us he intends to do

He is what Nigeria needs at the moment because he has done it before and we saw the result

Besides he is young, smart and healthy

That was among the reasons Sanusi was ousted from CBN governor

We need to drastically reduce the cost of governance, first by restructuring to true federalism and resource control

So that people can utilize what they earn

By so doing, there won't be need of dependence on Federal allocation which has made most governors lazy and wasteful

How does restructuring and resource control reduce the COST of governance? Those may increase revenue, but not reduce cost.

We should reduce cost by FIRING like 40% of Civil Service. Many of them are unproductive and unqualified. Too much of the work in Ministries and Parastatals is inefficient. We need to go big on digitalization and computerization to make people more productive. And of course block loopholes by Political Appointees. With all the monies being looted in Nigeria and a lot of it being held in cash, it boggles the mind how people are able to withdraw billions in cash from government accounts. Left to me, it should be illegal to to withdraw more than N500k in cash. People need to get comfortable again with cheques , bank drafts and electronic transfers.

Deadlytruth:
Exactly. No pro-restructuring bill scaled through under Saraki Senate. He used all his powers as Senate president to oppose the executive not even for genuine public interest but for political ends. Imagine a bill as simple as devolution of powers to states failed under Saraki. Another bill on social security for the aged failed as Saraki himself argued that the Nigerian government doesn't yet have the resources to sustain such program. Saraki was a waste honestly.

But really, where is the money for Social Security for aged when we are spending N3trln on subsidy!!? Meanwhile there is subsidy also in electricity and railway.

daveP:
The thing is any state that the govr or at large, the leaders, are into Importing Generator sets, will find it very hard to make this work. Its a curse.


Some Govrs need to see crazy. For now its just a seat that interest politicians and not cos they really want to help!

I've never believed that those importing gens are stopping us from having electricity.

We simply do not have electricity because we have an incompetent government and a corrupt one as well.

Redemption Camp and Covenant University have some sort of turbine so i hear and they have 24hr electricity. Why did those importing gens not stop them?

This is just the kind of thing we like to conjure up when we are looking for a reason as to why things do not work.