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1. Cost is not the issue, transmission is. We have installed capacity of more than 10,000 MW but the TCN can't handle more than 3,000 MW.

2. We have very low SIM and data costs. Less than $1. GSM has been in the country for just 2 decades.

3. Hydropower, which we have, is the cheapest electricity generation mode. Nuclear is the most expensive for baseloads. Natural gas/clean coal is the next cheapest. We actually have the cheapest forms of power generation.

4. Nigerians pay more with generators, even kerosen lamps are more expensive /kWh or even /lumens (measuring light) than electricity.

5. TCN can't transmit 10% of the country's real power needs. Whatever 'connections' being made are not the cause of TCN's fundamental incapability.

We need private transmission. It needs to be liberalised. That will necessitate investment. Right now, no one can invest in transmission.

Beancounter94:
And it is higher in Nigeria because

1.It costs more to produce power in Nigeria.

2.Then there is the fact that a lot has to be fixed to guarantee 24 hour cost of power....adding to the cost.(When GSM came to Nigeria first time, we ended up spending higher for SIM and airtime,procceds which were used to build up the network we have now. Once it was up and running, prices dropped.)

3.Then there is the fact that we don't use cheaper sources of power like nuclear power for instance.

4.Additionally, at N50 per kwh, for 24 hours, an average US consumer would pay more. And thus US power companies have more profit than Nigerian companies.

5.Throw in the fact that at least 40% of Nigerian subscribers for power in Nigeria do not pay anything...they use the power illegally. That money is passed on to people who actually pay their power bills.That does not happen in the USA.

Power in North America is ~$0.10/kWh. Going down to even $0.06/kWh for commercial users in some jurisdictions (Quebec, Canada).

That is (at higher black market rates), N50/kWh.


For power, we need to liberalise supply and bypass the TCN.

Beancounter94:
Power and refineries are not working because Nigerians don't want to pay for petrol and power at market price.

Ideally, we should be paying N80 and above per kwh for power, and N350 and above for petrol. That would mean that the power and refineries make enough of a profit to work well enough and fix things.

But Nigerians don't want that...so power costs N49-71, AND PETROL costs N163 ...AND a subsidy is paid running into billions to cover loses...which at the end of the day is not sufficient.

Before you start...Niger is poorer than we are, yet their single 20000bpd refinery works because fuel costs N377 THERE....,meaning the refinery makes enough of a profit to work...and to export petrol to 3 African countries...Nigeria included.

The hypocrisy in the country is laughable. Nigerians are on gay dating apps o.

Morningblues:
Nigerians claim that decriminalising homosexuality makes a country more vulnerable to being destroyed by God, yet spend hundreds of thousands and wait for months to emigrate to countries where gay marriage and adoption are legal.

We should be a whole faculty in Clown College.
What if God destroy you in that country? Why not stay in your homophobic country where you won’t see this kind of stuff.

Why will I burden myself with side chicks?

They are useless an even negative.

They can't add to your life, are sometimes empty upstairs, will kill you for Brazilian wig an did you check well, they don't even know how to please a man.

Completely useless deal.

Are you marrying your pastor?

Marry your long term sta ke girlfriend (who you abandoned for months) and leave the other lady.

EmperorTolson:
I'm 27 years old, I worked in a private school where I earn a little above 30k in one of the states in South West (not Lagos and Ogun). I'm still staying with my parent though.
Last year, I introduced my relationship of 5 years to my parent and my pastor and she was welcomed with both hands.
She's a pretty, hard-working, supportive and trusted to the core. She's been tested countless times. Also, she's 25 and a secondary school holder but she's a stylist and she's her own shop and I believe that she earns more than me at times.
Early this year, due to family issues and my stubbornness, I decided to leave my work and my parent house cos I felt they're choking me with too much advice and they expect too much from me being the first graduate.
So, I left home and I decided not to tell anybody my whereabout cos I know my parents will do anything to have me back in the house. I also changed my phone number.
For a month or two months that I wasn't at home, I decided to cut communication between me and my girlfriend cos if she knows my whereabout, she'll disclose it.
After countless calls that my pastor and my parents put to my girlfriend, she kept telling them that she didn't hear from me since I left home which is true but the problem is that they didn't believe her.

Eventually, they traced me through a friend and asked me to come home which I did. I resumed back at my previous place of work. I met a lady when I resumed and we became friends. This particular lady is also a graduate but from experience, I can tell that she's wayward, she knows every hotel and bars around the town and she always tell me about old men that wants to have sex with her (just to mention but few).

Fast forward, my pastor noticed the closeness between me and the lady and as such tries to matchmake us because he also know the lady through her family.
Now, my pastor is telling me that I should leave my girlfriend of 5 years which I truly love on the ground that she's not a graduate as I am and that she wasn't helpful in finding me when I left home..

My pastor is someone I respect so much.
What should I do in situation like this?
I don't want to leave the woman I knew I'm going to marry right from the first month we met for a woman I knew has been sampled by many and not showing any sign that she'll change.
I can't be telling my pastor about everything but if I refuse to listen to him, he might begin to think that I've stopped listening to him.

Now

Truck unloaders make good money although it is back breaking work.

I believe it was something like 20 Naira per bag to offload. Usually a team of 6 or 4 offloads the truck. A truck is 900 bags. Do the math.

We all need to advocate for equality and vote with our mouths, actions, etc.

If a lady is bringing nothing to the table, believes in "his money our money my money my money", etc, don't even say hello to her.

Any man judging his worth by 'pussy' is not yet a man.

Anyone not scared for this country is missing some marbles.

Actually alcohol & weight can cause ED.

Also can excessive masturbation.

torqque7:
Abeg make we hear word..na him send am make she live reckless life come scatter her womb?when they tell u females to lead responsible lives when young because it will always come back to hunt u latter in the future if u don't,yal think its a joke..well she made her bed,let her lay in it. So stop trying to emotionally blackmail the op..Erectile dysfunction wasn't caused by the man who has it as a result of his irresponsible leaving,but a weak womb as a result of multiple abortions was deliberately caused as a result of the ladys irresponsible lifestyle so dnt compare the two at all.

And he get mind talk am with full chest.

Lollittaa:
[color=magenta]so you get mind dey get erection when them dey arrest person [/color]

Much better than becoming a scammer or armed robber.

Thank goodness for IVF.

Are people really trying to get this guy to beat his infant son?

When you get rat infestation, na then you go hear.

This is the kind of billionaire we should emulate and celebrate.

Aunty preach!!

She knows that she can do worse and oga will make peace.

Imagine she slaps him in from of their children, oga will still make peace.

I even dear for her safety because all this resentment will keep building until it becomes dangerous.

Lollittaa:
the problem is not the anger but the obvious lack of respect she has for you, made worse by cohabiting with her. Somebody walked out of your car in the middle of the road, not caring about your life or hers, and you're still calling her YOUR fiancee. Are you a fo.ol?

Pedos everywhere.

Glamouzpeter:
Uncle as u talk this thing, shame catch me with capital letter S

She's already 11?

Nice! Keep moving forward, making cash, and building a great life.

Forget all these pedos.

Don't take live animals. Package the foodstuff to meet their specifications.

The boy will still be charged to pay child support in the US.

kmcutez:
Yes.

Aunty is saying that if she does no sex before marriage, she MUST be faithful bemy default

LOL

CharisEleos:
Just let the holy sister be.

Carry as e dey do you go front. You'll meet your Match. Just don't come here to complain she's a love peddler and you can't satisfy her.

What you people like is the one that will let you use her the very minute you meet her. Tomorrow you'll start crying over DNA of another man's child.

Oga sir,

You said "quiet billionaire".

That description is patently false.

In this age of remote work, and with the education Nigerians have (from within and outside Nigeria), our people should have been killing software positions.

We were. I personally know people who were regularly getting $3k plus a month to work in software. In Nigeria, that is more than comfortable but the the US companies, that's a savings of 50+%. Those jobs have been drying out for new entrants solely due to fraud. Those who could, relocated to Ghana, Kenya or South Africa.

How many people like Cubana, who appeared out of nowhere, have eventually been arrested? Especially in the US?

matrixme:
Oga, obi Cubana is not the one that says your country should be poor. On a normal day, he doesn't throw money on the streets. He wanted a lavish burial to fulfill a promise to his late mum and that's exactly what he gave.
Your president that was drinking 35 naira Milo, the other day, forming humble, how has things improved under him? If the monies spent at the funeral is up to your state's revenue, then it shows you're from one of those northern states with no much value.
Obi Cubana has not stopped anyone's legitimate business. Nigerian startups are still getting juicy deals and endorsements out there.
You're just poor!

Spraying money in a poor country, enough money for a states monthly allocation, is quiet??

Many fast 'billionaires' like this have eventually been prosecuted, here and abroad.

We are losing legitimate business because of high fraud (even though we dey learn work where India is concerned) yet you want to 'leave it to God to judge'.

Una no get shame.

matrixme:
God punish poverty like this. Someone cannot quietly be rich again, without doing money rituals to you guys. Well, for your information, you will wait tire if you are expecting bad things to befall Obi Cubana. Go and hustle bro, get a life and stop hating!

Hushpupi? Did they break up with him after he was arrested?

Assuming this story isn't leaving out some important facts, thank your lucky stars.

don4real18:
Some months ago, I was supposed to get married to a lovely lady (Alias-Celia) whom I thought the universe made just for me. I find it unfortunate that this beautiful story was just never meant to be. This write-up is my story.
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Five years ago, while we both stared at the moon sitting in my compound and telling tales of our childhood, I studied her profile. She had a perfect-shaped jaw with rounded edges, full lips, and her ability to smile with so much ease. Her skin glowed against the moonlight, and her aura filled with so much innocence. It was no surprise when I finally popped the question asking her to be my girlfriend.

Four days later, I got a yes as her reply, and it became a beautiful relationship. Our companionship was a show of true love, or so I thought. She taught me to be a better kisser, and I made her be a better lover. We did almost everything together, and when challenges came, we solved them even though she was stubborn; A bit more than me.

Many moons down the line of love and sometimes distrust, she was to relocate to the FCT, the state where her family resides. I knew I was going to miss her, and it wasn't easy letting her go.

We did part ways at the airport, and ever since then, we were always on calls. I did notice later that I did most of the calling, and as time went on as it must, the regular calls became once in a while, and soon, it became longer.

I did play a little with other girls and tried getting into a relationship with others, but it just didn't work out. Perhaps, I wanted the kind of love that they could not give in return. It was no surprise when years later, my calls with Celia became regular and, I didn't mind doing most of the calling.

Soon, I traveled to Abuja, and she didn't seem enthusiastic about seeing me, even though my love clawed at my heart with a renewed burst of energy. This time, I decided that I wouldn't let go. I stayed in FCT for a while, I met her family, and I guess her feelings returned.

I returned to Lagos to continue working, and some months down the line, I was in Abuja again to see the one that I loved. We agreed that she would have to come to Lagos, and some months after I left Abuja, she arrived in the rowdy Lagos.

She met my family, and I popped the question, "will you marry me?" in a romantic atmosphere, and she was so happy that she was going to spend the rest of her life with me.

We made plans until the event of Corona took place, and it greatly affected my business. I became broke, but that didn't stop me from traveling to 3 different states to meet her family members and her pastor in FCT.

We did agree that we were going to have a small wedding, and the day of the introduction came, and I traveled with my family, spent a lot of money on hotel bills, etc. It did go well, and that was when it started.

She reneged on our agreement on the size of the wedding. She told me that she wanted to have her dream wedding although she had no money. I could not bring myself to spend so much on a wedding only to end up eating hand to mouth in my marriage. It became a back and forth argument. Her dad wanted it small, but her siblings wanted it big. My mum did try to advise her, but she felt my mum shouldn't have a say in her wedding being a supposed generation Z.

I did have to look for ways she would be happy without spending too much. Then the counseling issue came, and I was informed to come back to Abuja by her pastor. It was inconvenient, so I told her to recommend virtual counseling because I'm not ready to go and spend a lot staying there. She was mad at my response, saying that it was disrespectful, suggesting such to a supposed man of God, making it disrespectful to God.

I did try to let her know that we could use the money to do something else, but she was adamant. After some time, I did succumb to her demand, but she felt that it should not have led to an argument in the first place and decided to call the wedding off. I tried calming her down and even suggested that we postpone it, but she wouldn't budge with a reason so petty. It hurt at first. It made me lose focus for a while, but I guess I've pretty patched up now hence my decision to share with you all.

God bless us all.

1. When serious money is involved, never forgo all checks and balances because you know somebody.

2. What are the recovery processes? Can you follow through on recovery?

3. Pay the loan and take this as an expensive lesson.

There is no legal basis for traditional marriage, seeing parents, etc.

If parents become unreasonable, just walk into any court and bam, you're married.

Her son will change his name once he can.

People should ask themselves, how many money celebrities have eventually been arrested for fraud?

The more money you spend, the more you need to 'make'.

Good luck.

Lovely but I think you mean American that just missed the American team.

In a sensible country, the government would thank him for flying to all these countries.

Na wa o.

[quote author= post=103959536]This is Beautiful.

Let's hear from the horse's mouth....


The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air Peace Airlines, Allen Onyema, says it is untrue to say that President Muhammadu Buhari does not like the Igbos.

Onyema defended his viewpoint on Saturday on the grounds that his airline had hugely benefited from the current administration.

I’m a beneficiary of Buhari’s kindness to Igbos – Air Peace boss

“I thank God for our President, Muhammadu Buhari, it is very untrue that he does not like the Igbo.
Without me being a member of his party, or any party, I am a beneficiary of his support for indigenous businesses.

“The Federal Government of Nigeria has given me destinations they have never given anybody, yet I am an Igbo man, from Anambra,” Onyema said on an interview with Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS).

Furthermore, he stressed that people should not read negative meanings to the good works of the Buhari administration.

“I don’t know anybody, I don’t have any godfather, President Buhari through his minister, Hadi Sirika, has given me China, London, Portugal, the entire Europe, United States and India.
“He’s even given me Jedda, and I’m not a Muslim; the government has given me about twenty destinations to fly to.”

He added that;
“The President wants equal economic development everywhere.”


These are the Great and True Igbo men true igbos listen to.

More from Air Peace Boss below...... in his own words[/quote]