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Please I need an art work preferably drawing, of the country Nigeria depicted as a woman being rape, stab, and bleeding by our politicians. It should be graphic enough.

Nairalanders, 2023 is fast approaching, are we going to allow these vultures in government and the civil service to continue to loot our common patrimony?

The country has no future for the youths of today because our parents kept mute when the vultures in government and civil service were destroying Nigeria and now tomorrow is fast approaching, what will be the fate of our children and our young siblings in this vulturised country.

It should be noted that in Nigeria we don't have political leaders, what we have are vultures running the affairs of the country.

Good luck madam

Quite unbelievable that in your own country you are assume a slave, and treated as such.

The management should be prosecuted and the Indians repatriated as soon as possible.

Police in Nigeria have rescued 300 people they say were locked in a rice-processing factory and forced to work throughout a coronavirus lockdown.

From the end of March the men were allegedly not allowed to leave the mill in the northern city of Kano.

The workers were promised an additional $13 (£10) a month on top of their $72 monthly salary - those who did not accept were threatened with the sack.

Five managers at the Indian-owned mill have been arrested.

The company, called Popular Farms, has not responded to BBC requests for comment.

Police spokesman Abdullahi Haruna told the BBC that the plant had now been shut down and the owners were being investigated for "holding the men against their will".

Some of the men say were forced to work most of the time during their incarceration, with little food.

"We were allowed to rest for only a short time, no prayers were allowed, no family visits," 28-year-old Hamza Ibrahim, one of those rescued, told the BBC's Mansur Abubakar in Kano.

'Living like animals'
The police were tipped off about the men's plight after one of them called a human rights organisation.

"What I saw was heart breaking. Where the company kept these people to live isn't fit for animals," Karibu Yahaya Kabara of the Global Human Rights Network told the BBC.

"Their meals weren't enough and there were no drugs for those that took ill," he said.Mr Kabara said his organisation was taking up the case to ensure that the men got justice.

Nigerian businesses were asked to close up shop in late March as part of government guidelines to halt the spread of coronavirus.

The country has more than 20,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus.

Lagos, in the south, remains the epicentre of the virus, but Kano - Nigeria's second-biggest city and the capital of Kano state, has the most cases in the north.

Lockdowns elsewhere in the country have been eased - but in Kano people are still only allowed to go out on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to buy food at stipulated times.

Popular Farms workers say they were asked to double their hours in February as their employers wanted to stockpile in preparation for a shutdown.

By March they say it was decided to keep the plant going by offering them more money - or the sack - to stay on working.

However, having agreed to stay on the workers discovered they had been prevented from ever leaving the mill.




https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53150037

I feel really sad because I believe I and other innocent customers of Sterling Bank have been cheated by Sterling Bank, the one customer bank. Here is what happened.

I sent a message to their Twitter handle requesting Naira to USD exchange rate and monthly limit on their Naira MasterCard. They replied my twit through DM stating the Naira to dollar exchange rate is N385 with a $2000 monthly spending limit, but should also confirm with their Onebank app because the rate fluctuates.

So on Tuesday morning I decided to initiate a $998.62 transaction after confirming rate from their Onebank app which as at the time of the transaction was N385, but I got a shocker when I received an alert of the transaction that doesn't correspond to the advertised rate on the Onebank app. The 970usd transaction was settled at N445, a whopping N50 difference. This is totally wrong. I believe the N385 being shown on their Onebank app is deliberate, and its aim is to deceive their customers.

This deliberate misinformation with its wicked aim by Sterling Bank should stop immediately. CBN and other relevant agencies with oversight function should upped the responsibility so that innocent Nigerians will not be swindled by dubious corporate entities like Sterling Bank.

If you have fallen victim of Sterling Bank or any of these Nigerian banks please share your experience.

What's the problem of the police, is it your frustration?

It's really annoying, I just went through my account with stanbic IBTC and the charges for stamp duty a day is very sad.

The policy needs to be revoked, we can't continue to feed politicians who are wicked and stone cold.

This is how we will pay the loans they are collecting, loans that will eventually get looted.

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I have a 100/50a MPPT fangpusen controller for sale. It is a brand new charge controller never been used. I'm selling for 45k, If you are interested call or whatsapp 08060313355.

It's now a crime to ask for accountability from those occupying position of service. How can we progress as a nation if accountability is alien to us? Tomorrow the school authority will be saying trash about the fg.

Which the Nigerian youths and students of funaab will come together and fight this high handedness, unfortunately our priority as youths is bbnaija Celebs and other foolish celebs.

I said it in the other thread, that the seizure is not recent, considering the pictures attached, but some are ass licking customs and the government, knowing so well that we are a country of liars and foolish people.

Economic hardship has made us to lose our sense of critical thinking.

So sad that freedom is tomorrow and not today.

From the pictures you will conclude it is a lie. Those containers have been in the port for ages, customs should stop these lies, we know they are working.

the reason you have two terminals is because the single terminals are small and cannot accommodate a wire that is to carry 60amp current, so they split it into two terminals to accommodate two thin wires that will equal the current gauge of a single fat wire.

the two positive terminals have continuity, same with the negative terminals.

Topmost11:
Good day house. House, my 60a powermr mppt controller arrived today. I shall fix it tomorrow.
But I have a challenge. The panel and battery ports has two +be and two -ve ports. How do I connect since wires from my panels and batteries are not two but one ie one +ve and one -be wires. I understand the pv, b and ou. Just how do i make one wire nter two slots. Those tjat are using this type of cc could also help.

I also read that I should fix circuit breakers between panel and cc and between cc and battery. I have read this before and has pencilled down this but has not bought due to funds. What is the implication of installing the cc now and incorporating the breakers at a later date. Pls keep in mind I will fix all by DIY so keep response easy to understand. Drawing will be appreciated too. Thanks.

https://www.thesolarbiz.com/midnite-solar-classic-150-charge-controller.html
Please give me quote

Valto:
apc 650 ups is modified sine wave. i used 12V 1200kva bluegate and i think its okay. but currently i av been using APC 1500VA 24V ups and i can tell u that it is a PURE SINE WAVE. it works very well with all my appliances(blenders, normal ac fan and even fridge)

Though it work as an inverter the efficency will make you reconsider using an inverter. Use a meter, read the power drawn from from the battery and actual power being consume from the ac side.

eleojo23:
Our voltage in Nigeria is around 220v so 1.054A X 220V will give you about 230w

But if you calculate with 110v it will be 115w

Na box TV?

1.05a is the maximum amp it draws @ 110v

totalgreen01:
My Oga,
thanks

Please test the bms to make sure it will do its work. Especially the overvoltage protection.

mikeuz:
Please i just stumbled on this trend.so much technicality and an confused now.

I just need advice, i need an inverter system with solar panel that can help me power my appliances at home, alongside my refrigerator. Can anyone please advise the options available as well as affordability?

Here is the answer you seek.

sathob:
Well, great people of FTA, I think I should start this on behalf of George_D because of the request made by others who have expressed interest in alternate electricity, especially solar energy. Our FTA independence is not complete if we are to suffer frequent power outages and been dependant on the nation’s electricity grid system always. I have read in this house many times, from members “PHCN don go off, so I will track later when they come back”. No one can run away from power outages in the main electricity grid – not even the west, it happens. Hence, we all should have alternate electricity and using renewable energy is, to me, the best. This means one can enjoy their FTA fully by being totally free and not “dom” (dominated).

Look at some advantages
• Lower or no electricity bills
• Compared to generator users, there is no fuel cost and stress of getting it and no fumes.
• People living in the remote locations where power is unavailable or too expensive to hook-up too can have electricity.
Just to mention but a few.

Without going into detail, one can enjoy electricity by means of using solar energy (energy from the sun), wind mill (using energy from the wind). Don’t forget, where there is frequent electricity supply from the utility company, you can store some energy for back up.

You will need the following to complete a solar project or back up.

1. Solar panels
2. Power Inverter
3. Charge controller
4. Batteries to store energy
5. wires and cables
6. Monitors/meters

The solar panel consists of cells called photo voltaic cells and these, covert the energy received from the sun to electricity in simple terms (this electricity is a direct current
d.c). The panels can last up to 20 years plus. The panels can be fixed, adjustable or of the tracking type. You can decide to go for a complete panel from manufacturers (already made) or build panels by yourself using solar cells- the latter is for the hobbyist. The panels are rated in watts eg 80w solar panel supplying 12v continuous at a given time

The inverter
Power Inverters are available in 3 basic designs, two of which I remember very well now – the one that out sinusoidal waves and those that are modified sign wave type (meaning not pure sine waves and do have limits when it comes to its application) . The power inverter converts your storage battery power into the 240 volts AC that runs your appliances. It is the heart of your solar energy system. Unless you only run 12 volt DC appliances you will need a power inverter to supply your AC. This is just the basics.

The Charge Controller
A Charge Controller is necessary to protect the batteries from over charging and supply them with the proper amount of energy to promote long battery life.

Batteries
Without Storage Batteries to store energy you would only have power when the sun was shining. There is a lot more to batteries than just the ordinary car battery. Yo may need to change batteries over the years.

Wires and Cables
Without the right size of cables, you are likely to experience inefficient transfer of power (greater losses) and overheating.

Meters
This is required to monitor the performance of your solar system.

Firstly, it is very necessary to know what gadgets you will be using (eg.tv, sat. receiver) and how long you will use how long you would have them on the solar power and how much energy your battery can store and which solar panel (rating in power) will supply the required energy.

A lot goes into calculating the cost of setting up a solar system. First one has to consider the period of usable sunlight available at their location to do this calculation. For us here close to the equator, we get about 7 to 8 hours or more of sunlight during dry season, just a rough estimate.

How do I know I need 100w or 80w or 300 watts solar panel for my project?

The power consumption of appliances is given in Watts. To calculate the energy you will use over time, just multiply the power consumption by the hours of use.

Eg. If I have 90W tv set which I want to use for 6hrs, 25W satellite receiver for the same period, and a 50W fan for 3 hours. What will be the energy required from the solar panels for the period?

1. the energy for each appliance is Watts x time (hours) = Wh

So, the watt hours for the tv = 90 x 6 = 540 Wh (watt hours)

Watt hours for sat. receiver = 25 x 6 = 150 Wh

Watt hours for fan will be = 50 x 3 = 150 Wh

2. sum the watt hours for the individual appliances ie. 540 + 150 + 150 = 840 Wh (watt hours)

This means that the solar panel will need to supply 840 watt hours of energy to the battery each day to cover the total power required by these appliances.

3. since there are bound to be losses in the system However, to account for natural losses, we multiply the result by 1.2 (this factor allows for natural system losses, assuming 85% efficiency). Therefore, we will assume the panels will actually need to be able to supply a total of
840 x 1.2 = 1008Wh

4. so, to supply 1008Wh of energy the panel we assume to receive 7 hours of sunlight will be rated at 1008 Wh / 7 h = 144W
So, I will need 144W solar panel to supply energy to my appliances above at the given time.

Regarding point 3, it also means, if I have a solar panel rated at 100W receiving sunlight for 7 hours a day, the total energy supplied considering 85% efficiency will be 100x7x0.85= 595Wh and not 700Wh

5. Your battery should be able to store 1008Wh of energy. Since batteries capacities are rated in Ah (Ampere Hours) you need to multiply Ah by the Volt rating to know the Watt Hour. Power(W) = Voltage (V) x Current (I) ; Watt hour = VxIxHour

Therefore Ah (which is I x h) = Wh / V = 1008 / 12 (the number 12 represents a 12v battery)
= 84 Ah

So it means you will need not less than a 84Ah, 12V battery (deep-cycle batteries, not ordinary car batteries) to do the job.

NB. Another way of calculating battery capacity is explained in this example. Should my battery be rated at 84Ah, 12V the watt hour (energy) will be 84Ah x 12 V = 1008Ah

It implies that the battery can supply a 150watt appliance for 1008/70 = 14hours

Pls don’t just play around with batteries they are dangerous.