₦airaland Forum

ernieboy:
a website is not relevant to the service they render.

three:
You shouldn't believe everything someone says.

Better to crosscheck for yourself.

As per the not having a website, it hurts that a postulation that lots of people down here don't travel round the country more often seems valid.

three:
Nothing prevented this before now.

The Power act states that anything above 10MV must be pushed into the grid.

Which is why Lagos was able to do the Marina IPP that supplies public facilities (general hospital, state House, street lights etc).

This >10MV arrangement meant that as many people in say Gbagada and environs could be placed on one IPP.

Imagine several across Nigeria!

The ONLY challenge is that the distribution infrastructure belonged/belongs to the government (then) DISCO (now), so this arrangement is best for semi private estates like VGC that can deploy their own distribution infrastructure at scale.



Imagine that Industrial estates are able to collocated power generation and therefore remove themselves from the National Grid for cheaper more predictable power (already happening in some places) and thus freeing up available generated power for others!

This people is why you usually have better power supply on holidays! The factories are usually down on holidays!

Fashola advocates law empowering states to produce, distribute electricity

According to the Fashola, “If tomorrow, the National Assembly legislates that states should generate and distribute power, a state like Lagos will conveniently generate its own electricity and distribute same to its residents”.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/fashola-advocates-law-empowering-states-produce-distribute-electricity/

Fashola Commissions Peninsula Integrated Power Project,



Expressing regrets that his administration could not take the power to the homes of residents as a result of the Constitutional restrictions,


http://www.tundefashola.com/archives/news/2015/03/08/20150308N01.html

three:
They don't seem to have a website.

They generate power from 5 hydroelectric dams.

The reason they may have had the 'Nigeria' prefix may be owing to them being a pre-independence pre-CAC entity.

If you do a Google search you will come up with stats and history

Donald95:
Which 300b billion.Ndi Oshi. We saw PDPs 18b on land but we are seeing APCs 330b online

three:
It isn't a goverment agency. Don't get distracted by the Nigeria prefix

Checkout www.nercng.org/nercdocs/NERC-Regulation-for-IEDN-2012.pdf

nwakibie3:
Whatever your decision, be informed about the long-term consequences of consuming food grown and preserved by agricultural pesticides and industrial chemicals. These chemicals cannot be seen, smelled, or tasted. Nigeria does not have the competence, the wherewithal and even the political or economic will, to monitor the amount of these chemicals in your food or how it affects the food chain.

The deal Buhari signed with the United States has implications for Nigeria’s food security, health and economic wellbeing. With trade war brewing between China and America, Trump is looking at Nigeria as a trade anchor in West Africa. While Trump is seeking to Make America Great Again by helping farmers, Buhari is seeking to make Nigerians poorer, fatter and less food secure. In actual sense, it is a deal for and on behalf of Dangote, who is poised to become richer, stronger and more powerful.

The food insecurity part of this deal is an article in itself. Why our leaders are notoriously shortsighted begs the question. What is the fate of a country that cannot feed itself? How does a country survive when its existence is in the hands of another? All over Nigeria, farmers are scared of cultivating their land because of insecurity. Food is expensive! Instead of tackling the root causes, we are now going to be importing Genetically Modified Food, hormone-, antibiotic- and steroid-laden meat, dairy and poultry products. In a few weeks, tonnes of grains, poultry, beef, fruits and vegetables from American farmers will flood our markets, crashing food prices across the country. What will be the fate of our struggling farmers whose products will not be able to compete in terms of price and appearance? It is shameful that this singular decision will defeat the Buhari government’s hyped agriculture and product diversification programme, which is even at best, a ruse.

There are outright bans or restrictions on the production and sale of Genetically Modified (GM) food in the European Union and nearly 50 countries of the world. The European Union, has refused to allow frankenfood, commonly referred to as Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), into their food supply systems. Welcome to the world of huge, blemish free, perfectly waxed fruits and vegetables, in comparison to the discoloured, pest-ravaged runts sold in Nigeria. For those who do not know, American food is engineered and grown to offer beautiful, tasteless products with long shelf lives, which are sparse in nutrition and flavour but big in size. It is very much unlike our locally grown food. It is energy rich but nutrient poor. This distinction is one of the reasons why Europeans are more fit and less fat than Americans.

Food is political. It is sad that we will now be forced to embrace what Americans are starting to leave behind. Americans are buying more organic produce and products after seeing that what they have, is making them more fat and putting their health at risk. In America in the last few years, we have been noticing the shift towards “organic” or “sustainably grown” food.

How did America, with all its technological know-how, get stuck in this predicament? Well, America is a victim of its own success. A strong relationship exists between the nutrient levels of the soil a plant is grown in and the nutrient value of the food that comes out of the plant. Post-industrial agricultural methods used in the United States strip enormous nutrients from the soil. America is vast! The distances covered by food as it travels from farm to the grocery stores are much more than what obtains in Europe. Americans think nothing of buying Florida oranges in Michigan and grapes from California on breakfast tables in Minnesota. In addition, for everything there is a time and season. Nature has seasons. Most Americans seem to have forgotten that. They want every food to be in season all year round. The demand for year round availability of produce has its price. When it is off-season, there is the expectation that fruits and vegetables has to be imported from the southern hemisphere.

In 2004, the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, in a landmark study, compared the nutritional content of 43 different fruits and vegetables in 1950 and 1999. The results showed that the amount of protein and essential minerals, like iron, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin C and vitamin B2, have declined tremendously in these produces over the period. The researchers attributed the decline in nutritional content to breeding practices designed to improve plant size, growth rate and pest resistance, rather than nutrition.

Food is political. It is sad that we will now be forced to embrace what Americans are starting to leave behind. Americans are buying more organic produce and products after seeing that what they have, is making them more fat and putting their health at risk. In America in the last few years, we have been noticing the shift towards “organic” or “sustainably grown” food. For instance, two summers ago, yogurt labeled as produced with milk from grass fed cows hit the store shelves. People are gravitating towards food that is naturally grown. They are tired of rubbery fruits without bruises nor the slightest sign of pest infestation. While some of us were happy that the shift to organic can make inroads for African farmers seeking dollars from affluent taste buds in the West, President Buhari has proved us wrong!

I urge you to stick with our open pollinated foods. Eat only organic, biodynamic foods. What we need is not poison. We want large scale food production that is sustainable, local, and organic; kinder to farm animals; and fair and just to farmers. What we need is not blind importation of harmful foods, but a food system that is healthier for people and the planet.

Before you think, these are worries of contentment. What does GMOs mean to your body and the planet? What does “organic” mean today? By definition, organic meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products must come from animals that have not been given antibiotics or growth hormones. Organic plant foods: fruits, vegetables, legumes and grains must be grown without using conventional pesticides, fertilisers made with synthetic ingredients or ionising radiation. For me, the two reasons why I eat organic food is to limit my exposure to pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics and hormones and out of concern for the environment. Organic products cost 40 to 120 percent more, in comparison to their conventional counterparts due to smaller production scales and higher labour costs. If you reside in Nigeria, you are probably eating mostly organic produce until you stray towards imported apples, pears and lately bananas being hawked in traffic or sold in kiosks in your neighbourhood. If you eat frozen chicken, like “orobo”, turkey and gizzard, you are on your own. Apart from antibiotics and hormones, these imported poultry have stratospheric amounts of preservatives to keep them fresh before they reach the consumers. Now that government has enabled the invasion of frankenfood, you can vote with your pocket and decide what to buy and eat.

Whatever your decision, be informed about the long-term consequences of consuming food grown and preserved by agricultural pesticides and industrial chemicals. These chemicals cannot be seen, smelled, or tasted. Nigeria does not have the competence, the wherewithal and even the political or economic will, to monitor the amount of these chemicals in your food or how it affects the food chain. Pesticide levels are not disclosed on food labels. Worse, Nigeria does not have the resources to counter the fall out from escalating obesity and health risks that these foods can bring. I urge you to stick with our open pollinated foods. Eat only organic, biodynamic foods. What we need is not poison. We want large scale food production that is sustainable, local, and organic; kinder to farm animals; and fair and just to farmers. What we need is not blind importation of harmful foods, but a food system that is healthier for people and the planet. The risk-to-reward ratio of GMO foods is not worth it. It leans heavily on the risk side. When the journey to GMO foods started, the argument was that pIants would be engineered to be more nutritionally dense. Unfortunately, it hasn’t happened that way. In Canada, De Dell Seed Company, in a study, found many nutritional deficiencies in GMO corn, in contrast to opportunity pollinated corn. Compared to open pollinated corn, GMO corn contained 56 times less magnesium, seven times less manganese and 437 times less calcium. Frighteningly, GMO corn was found to contain 13 parts per million of glyphosate. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers anything over 0.7 ppm as “unsafe”. Open pollinated corn contains no glyphosate. Did I hear you murmur say na something go kill person. Na true you talk but some death dey pain pass.

Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú a farmer, youth advocate and political analyst

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https://opinion.premiumtimesng.com/2018/05/08/buharis-u-s-food-import-deal-will-make-you-poorer-fat-and-sick-by-bamidele-ademola-olateju/

three:
Have you heard of NESCO in Jos?

They've been selling directly to residents since 1929

jadesoletee:
By Musa Ahhmed



When the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris ignored Senate's invitation the first time and sent his deputy, many thought he was busy with security issues. When he ignored the second time and went to Kaduna state, it was becoming clear that his action was a snub, then the third time, it dawned on all that it is a clear snub and a total disregard for the institution of the Senate.

The IGP, for the third time, ignored Senate's invitation asking him to appear before its plenary to explain the killings across Nigeria and circumstances surrounding the arrest of Senator Dino Melaye.

The action of the IGP is the latest in the series of unbecoming cases of neglect and disrespect for the constitution and Democratic institution by top appointees of President Muhammadu Buhari.

It would be recalled that the Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, have at different times snubbed the Senate's invitation, promting public outrage and subjection of the Senate to ridicule. A total disregard for section 88 of the constitution which confers on the National Assembly, the power to summon a public official.

The deafening silence of President Buhari and his refusal to wade into this consistent abuse of democracy by his appointees sends a very big signal that they are doing it with maximum support from the President. What more could have led to such disregard if not a Presidential back up?

The IGP's action didn't come as a surprise, it only calls for serious concern which should worry anybody who mean well for the Nigerian democracy. Before serving the Senate a piece of his unruly attitude, Idris, in January, ignored Buhari's order to relocate to Benue State following the deadly attacks on villagers, instead, he was in the state for barely 3 days before heading for somewhere else. It was after over a month that Buhari expressed shock that the IGP flouted his order. Again, nothing was done, no action was taken by Buhari.

When the Presidency in a statement said Idris was summoned and queried by the President. Instead of burying his head in shame for his unruly act, Idris in his usual arrogant and bragadoccio toga, debunked the claim and said he was never summoned, challenging officials to show evidence. For how long will the president continue to harbour such arrogance and flagrant disregard for Presidential orders and other arms of government? Probably there's more to the IGP's act than meets the eye.

The act of the IGP and other appointees, must not be allowed to continue, as it is already setting a bad precedence for democracy, one that may take another decade to clean up and correct.

Buhari's inaction in the face of all these is a sign of weakness and support for the IGP. But one must do well to remind Buhari and his handlers that even if Idris is doing their bidding with his acts of continuous snub of the Senate in total disregard for the rule of law, one day it will get out of hands and may lead to a case of bush meat hunting the hunter.

We have not forgotten how the APC, before the 2015 elections, enjoyed the peddling of falsehoods on the social media because it was in its favour, it feasted on it and rode to power. Since it came to power, the APC-led government have been finding it very hard to quench the fire of falsehood in the country, despite dubbing it hate speech. It nursed the baby of falsehood and now it has grown into an uncontrollable adult, that is the same path the IGP and other Presidential appointees are threading if their act is not quickly nipped in the bud.

Now that the Senate has exhausted all its options on the IGP, and only the President has the power to wade in, it's now left to Buhari to prove doubters wrong that he is not in support of the IGP's action which the Senate as described as enmity to democracy.

The IGP latest action is a litmus test for the President and an avenue for the President to prove to Nigerians that he's not a weakling and a paper tiger who doesn't have any authority on his appointees. We are watching the president to prove us wrong. Until he takes serious action, Buhari remains a weakling and a President without power to exercise authority over his appointees.

Achuwa1:
Is Dangote building it for free ?....
The answer is NO.
He will even benefit more coz he will enjoy tax waiver for many years.
Chia!!.. Nigeria don suffer for Mr calamity hand called Buhari

three:
Nothing prevented this before now.

The Power act states that anything above 10MV must be pushed into the grid.

Which is why Lagos was able to do the Marina IPP that supplies public facilities (general hospital, state House, street lights etc).

This >10MV arrangement meant that as many people in say Gbagada and environs could be placed on one IPP.

Imagine several across Nigeria!

The ONLY challenge is that the distribution infrastructure belonged/belongs to the government (then) DISCO (now), so this arrangement is best for semi private estates like VGC that can deploy their own distribution infrastructure at scale.