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Preshieben:
This is really Absurd
They all think I'm proud and sassy when I'm so humble and down to earth..and it's really frustrating
I've been single for so long cos I know alot of guys that doesn't wanna associate with me.even my fellow girls
I don't have friends in my street,even where I work and just few friends in school
Even here on nairaland...I just have an outstanding personality people mistake it for pride..
What do I do?
I'm tired of being deserted cos everyone thinks I'm proud,rude and sassy.

I can see you are an introvert
Try to be social with people if not people will keep thinking you are proud for not talking to them.

Chai

SpaceX:
okay, I get you but my point is that these two places are not close to each other. You have to take the journey at different day interval.

Have you ever taken a Trip from the administrative office of kainji Lake to Kainji hydroelectric power admin office? You can cover the distance in a day when you leave very early morning its not impossible.

SpaceX:
I know the place like the back of my hand.

So where are you staying in Niger state?

SpaceX:
man, the dam and park can not be covered in a day, they are two different distance apart. I mean very far apart. The dam was formerly owned by nepa and due to the dam, school and hospital were built for the workers, I had the privilege of attending the school. I literally lived my whole life there. Stop talking nonsense.

And you didn't mention about the parks having two different locations.

[s] Don't play with me bro. Bloody liar[s]

Thanks for the insult, even though i know i am right.

Dude i think you misunderstood me.
I literally was in the kainji hydroelectric and also
Kainji Lake administrative office .

SpaceX:
man, I spent good 18 years of my life there. Don't talk what you don't know.

Yes and so

SpaceX:
don't mind the idiot, he has no idea about the place. Kanji national park has two places; their office and the park itself( mind you it's located in two different regions, I mean long distance apart. Also the dam is located at another region different from the other two. Niger state is Damn big.

No flight except you charter a jet, they have an air force base for landing.

SpaceX why cant you comment without an insult.

If you don't understand something just ask, Don't just think you have the right to look down on someone with such condescending tone.

SpaceX:
please nobody should take this idiot seriously, these are two different distance that can not be accomplished in a day.

Guy, i don't think you know what you are actually saying. Cos i literally went there.
Nairalanders pls ignore this guy

Lol

Aramide1986:
MY SCHOOL MY PRIDE

Wow, you school there

VickyRotex:
Wildlife has truly suffered in Nigeria. Look at those poor animals.

Memories! I was at Kainji, Shirororo dam, and Gurara falls about 15 years ago. They were great sights to behold especially Gurara falls.

From the images looks like not much has changed.

I don't think much has changed

Ugaboy:
Ive had a lot of bad experience because im a risk taker

Care to share?

geedot:
Mine was a short but unforgettable one. Happened at Idumota, this Igbo guy dragged me and I had to lie to him I would patronise him on my way back.

But I was carried away and forgotten about him, I mistakenly passed the same route and before I could remember, I was already close to his shop. As I was trying to dodge him from seeing me.

The unexpected happened, I fell inside one gutter littered with plastics and nylons. Las las, na my friend(Igbo cloth seller) bring me out with a bleeding knee.

Lol kinda Hilarious

layzie:
Is there a good hotel close to the park and dam for tourists? In your estimation, how safe is Niger state and the area for a non native tourist? Are there flights into the state? I'm asking as a prospective visitor to kainji.

I think irrigation via the dam should boost agric activities in that area, pls confirm.

The closest hotel to the park and dam is hydrohotel.

As of when i went there, i didn't Encounter any terrorist attack, or insurgency it is quite safe. I think they have more steady light than other places i have been to.

For irrigation yea there are alot of farm activities going on but the little problem is that when there is overflow of water it tends to flood the farms and other area within the locality. Although not always.

Contrary to popular belief it is not the water that directly produces Electricity.

Electricity is produced by a device called a turbine. Turbines contain metal coils surrounded by magnets. When the magnets spin over the metal coils, electricity is produced. Turbines are located inside dams. The falling water spins the magnets.

Thus, the water only spin the turbines which in turn generates electricity.

I was given a brief lecture about the Kainji hydroelectric power plant. This was what i was able to jot down:

Kainji dam is the largest dam on the river Niger – the third

longest river in Africa and the principal river in western Africa. Kainji Dam is a 7.2km long gravity dam on the River Niger. Kainji dam is located in Borgu LGA of Niger State.

The dam's hydroelectric plant was designed to have a generating capacity of 960MW. Its eventual capacity was lower as only 8 of the planned 12 turbines were installed. The plant currently has a capacity of 760MW. I kept wondering how comes in 2020 there are still only 8 active turbines.

Kainji Lake – the largest ( 1,300km²) man-made lake in Nigeria – was created when the dam was built. It provides water for irrigation and fishing, an important industry in the area.


P. S

The employees there do no allow snapping i wonder why.
They specifically told me not to snap inside and only permit me to snap the outside, maybe its for security reasons

My Tour to Kainji Hydropower station
After i was done with the Kainji Lake National Park i decided to go on a tour to Kainji dam. As i was about to enter i was told i cannot enter until i was given a permit. I was directed to the administrative office which was a little bit far. After obtain permission i was allowed to enter.

Even at that i was given laid down rules including no snapping, but i manouver to snap some pics

Wildlife Museum
In the museum, skins of wild animals are on display(these skins are from animal that either died of natural causes or killed by poachers) such as skin of a big python that stretches from the floor to the ceiling of the building, a huge glutted crocodile, a big egg of an ostrich, snakes and large spiders.

In Kainji Lake National Park some of the animals are allowed to roam about such as the Ostrich unlike some like the baboon

After my Trip to Federal College Of Wildlife Management for my research. See thread HERE
I went back to lodge in the hotel to jot down my result and freshen up.
The next day i visited the Kainji Lake National Park and the Kainji hydroelectric power plant.

My Trip to Kainji Lake National Park
Kainji Lake National Park (KLNP) was the first National Park to be established among the eight that are currently present in Nigeria. The Park covers an area of 5,340.82 square km and is comprised of two sectors, Borgu and Zugurma, in Niger State.
The establishment of KLNP in 1976 marked the first attempt at managing wildlife for recreation in Nigeria. KLNP harbours diverse flora, fauna, hydrological, cultural and human resources.

The Park houses a lot of wildlife like: elephants, lions, buffaloes, antelope, hunting dogs, hippos, monkey, lion, python, Nile crocodile, leopard, hyena, buffalo, kob, cobra, green snake, bush buck, tilapia, mongoose, stone partridge, hadada ibis, Bee eaters, turtles, manatees, baboons, pringhorn antelopes, crocodile and so many others.

In addition, approximately 180 species of birds have been recorded to be housed by the park.
Lloyd
In the park, there are noticeable warning sign that states “No hunting in the park”This inscription is to inform visitors of the dangers the wildlife is exposed to by poaching activities of local hunters in the region. At Kainji Lake, there is also a “No fishing policy” and “No littering policy”.

mansakhalifa:
Wow!

I don't think that creature's can be found naturally in Nigeria.

Where could they have gotten it from?

Thats not true. Crocodiles are many in the north especially Niger, Kaduna, kogi etc

WandaMaximoff:
The exotic animals that should have been kept there has been reduced to fragments in the sewer. From pot to soakaway.

Probably.

PureGoldh:
Na one animal per cage wey dem get....We no get better wildlife reserve in dx country..

Na so we go dey chop chop every animal until they go into extinction in dx part of the world

Ah tell you.
I was brieved about poaching in Nigeria. They said they are doing their best to conserve animals.

MelesZenawi:
Those rats can cause Lassa fever

Lol

Simisolami1:
Nice pictures dear. Never heard of that place. Our tourism sector is just dead

True. If not for my research i won't have know it either

ValCon888:
This place should be called Federal College of Wildlife Mismanagement.

Lol. You made a point.
The place is kinda local

mansakhalifa:
Wait a minute...

You mean they have a Nile crocodile over there Interesting...

Yes o
That crocodile is very sharp, immediately the guardian threw a small stone into the water, the crocodile speadily came out of the water.

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