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xdos:
That is why I think the govt should invest more in gas turbines both simple and combined cycles.. Nigeria is a country blessed with natural gas in excess... Instead of companies flaring the gas with reckless abandon, it should be channeled to power generating plants... With $80 billion invested in gas turbine technology, it will go a long way in solving our power issues... It is safer too...
Bro, unless I didn't read that article well... If dat amount is just for 1200MW output then it is pretty expensive... we have natural gas in excess...

The bolded beats me as at why we have not been at the forefront of research on gas technology.

Yeah. . .it really needs to be saved.

OP, I wonder where Iran will be in the next ten years. . .

orimion:
Hasn't anybody had the courage to try that windows 10 technical preview

I jus tire oh. . .

xdos:
Let me take me for an example... I started my career with a company here in Nigeria though owned partly and operated by Shell. The company takes safety very seriously. You cant go into the process plant with your mobile phone or battery powered equipment or without complete PPE. Driving within the company facilities both the Industrial area, liason road and the residential area, you must have your seatbelt on for both the driver and the passengers and you must obey the speed limit..You must obey and work within the confines of ur permit to work and you must adhere to the drug and alcohol policy... When I started with them, it was very difficult keeping to all the rules especially the seatbelt and mobile fone... But with time, it became part and parcel of me..
Whether driving my car or in a public trans, I always wear my seatbelt.. I dont need d FRSC guys to remind me of doin that... Working there for years changed my mindset.. made me more conscious of my environ... Yes this was made possible because the company enforced it and the company enforced it because if anything should go wrong as a result of safety neglect, everyone suffers it from the boss to the person involved. Reports go as high as shell global and it even affects the KPI of the Managing Director....
Now all these are possible because there is a global body that checkmates them. A lot of people who work there and those who have worked there have a high level of safety consciousness because it was enforced by a company who takes safety very serious.

The point am trying to hit is this, if companies dont enforce safety attitude and also provide PPEs for the jobs, the workers will work unsafe.. As a matter of fact, a lot of companies here in Nigeria do not even allow safety auditors into their sites... A lot in order to cut cost, get the indians and filipinos who are slave drivers to manage their sites... In such companies, you cant go their and insist on using PPEs to work.. They will kick you out and say you are not ready to work.

Nigerian are law abiding people only when laws are enforced. If we dont have regulatory bodies who will enforce laws and discipline offenders, no one will listen...

If you are in a well known multinational, they have to comply with global rules. Now, if you notice, govt. cannot be everywhere enforcing the safety law which is why there are signs there to guide us. It is just like saying people should go scoop fuel from a damaged tanker when we know how risky that is. Of course, the govt. has a role to play such as prolly using drones to track all those pipeline vandals but at the same time, the citizens can help by complying even when the govt. is not watching.

netotse:
Hey...just saw the story, nuclear will be more expensive per unit mwh than other sources given the other costs associated with nuclear power plants, we will also have to pay a premium for the expertise necessary to run one, at this stage we're not ready yet, there are cheaper sources to explore but 15 - 20 years down the line it might not be such a bad idea.

Yeah. . .the article said by 2035 which I believe is not such a bad time. I actually thought Nuclear was cheaper?

^^^I love this road picture you took. . . E be like say everybody device just dey malfunction. . .

xdos:
Oh God.. I pray I have not been a victim of such.. I remember days in ESUT... There was this woman called madam Black.. The kind of crowd her eatery pulls no be here... I dont know if she is still there sha... Now am scared.. I hope she didnt do the 'wash and put tin'...

That is why patronizing all these our local eateries is very difficult for me.... 'Menstrual blood'? the heart of man is definitely very wicked!

LOL!!! I do not know if that is what they actually put as I have not been there when they cook the food. It is what I hear people say.

That is not to say there aren't genuine people into this business. . . I believe if your food is delicious and the place is ok enough, people will patronise you.

I really am getting tired of all these Igbo this, Igbo that.

Ever since after the presidential election, Igbos have been trending. Are people not tired of trying to incite something?

Why do I feel this article is fabricated and its aim is to further bring divide to the nation?

donnaira:
The answer is yes.
Nigeria is moving technologically fast and needs to meet up with its energy demand. IF that is the only way out let it be.

Definitely. I somewhat read on how they are trying to harness fusion power instead of the regular fission power. This project involves nine countries and the total sum is about $16billion; not that they are bringing cash, but they are bringing it in kind.

xdos:
I so much appreciate ur input. You spelt it all. Viewing it from the safety angle, there is a pretty thin line between a nuclear power plant and a nuclear weapon. looking at the stage the nation is currently, with vandalism, strikes, lack of motivation for the workforce, salary owed workers by govt, community issues like u mentioned and etc... Do you think media campaign would be sufficient?

Yeah, there is a thin line between a nuclear power plant and a nuclear weapon. The media campaign is not even about the workers' salaries and other issues (that does not mean they cannot butt in to enlighten Nigerians on what is going on behind the scenes just like we have had with the oil producing communities), it is about the safety of the Nigerian populace drawing their attention to how devastating a nuclear power plant can be. I believe with the suggestion I made above about Maintenance Engineering, I believe by then, Nigerians workers' welfare would have increased positively; for the community issue, they could get an intellectual to stand in and fight for them should they firm want to renegade on its promises of ensuring international best practices instead of resorting to violence.

I also think it is time host communities stop asking for money and handouts and start demanding for infrastructures to be put in place, also demand that they be trained and educated instead of getting the money, divide it among themselves with the leader of the community having a certain cut and the youths taking the rest and wasting it.

I visited a cement plant here in Nigeria just last year, I saw the way cement dust was bin flared with reckless abandon... you dare not park your car close to the plant over nyt else it would be covered in dust... and the bad thing is dat the plant is sited in a community where people live. Even the people who work there go about their duties with no nose masks... One of the staff even confided in me dat some of his colleagues died from cement caked in their bloodstream...

You can imagine. It still boils down to lack of govt. seriousness in tackling issues like these. In USA, if I not mistaken, there is a body that calculates the amount of emission a plant produces and if it is above the acceptable standard, they are fined and if they do not adhere, they are closed. This is done because it not only affects the firm, it also affects the host community's health and we know health is wealth. What we need is people of impeccable character to stand in these positions while the govt. ensures that they do not compromise practices here as many firms are known to cut corners when it comes to the health issues of its workers.

Companies should ensure that their workforces are fully equipped with PPE. It is sad that we do not practice safety in this country. Even when sweeping my house most times, I try to cover my nose with a handkerchief knowing that it can lead to difficulty in breathing for me should I have a tiny speck of dust enter my nose. I cannot imagine working in a cement plant without nose mask, that is insane honestly speaking. We cannot keep blaming the govt. for what many of us can do ourselves.

I have been to gas plants where people smoke cigarettes close to major gas pipelines... I see a lot of people ascend scaffolds without body harnesses..

.This our nonchalant attitude towards safety is another thing to be looked at. How can someone smoke where a pipeline is located? Yet, we blame the govt. for our lack of safety when there are glaring signs there reading "DO NOT SMOKE". It is not left out to them only, see conductors having their bodies outside a speeding bus, people pressing their phones while in a filling station (even the attendants are not left out as some receive calls there or use it to calculate). We need massive reorientation on safety practices. If this can happen where there is a major pipeline, what are we going to do then should the nuclear power plant become a reality? I really do not want to think of it.

Talk also abt the substandard materials too.. I know a Gas process plant that was built using substandard materials..
with all these mentioned above, I get scared to the marrow when I hear such news... The govt have a lot to do.. They need to show us we can trust them b4 they can bring such things here.... A lot of mind sanitization needs to take place.... Govt regulatory bodies need to get serious with their work and not seat and loot money....

At times, you wonder what the function of SON is. Just like I wrote in an article last year on how useless COREN and NSE are, I can say SON is in the same league with them. I will not only blame SON, I will also blame customs for letting these substandard products pass through our borders. It all boils down to not having competent people at the helm of affairs and how greedy we are as a people that would not mind seeing human lives wasted as long as we are making the money.

For the money part.. $80 billion is too much for such a power output.

It definitely is too much. Except they are thinking of building it offshore which will require sand filling and other stuff, I really think it is too much (then again, we may be wrong considering the amount is takes to get uranium, enrich it, transport it, the materials involved in building it, the building of a cooling tower etc). Whoever has an idea of the cost of one should help us with it.

kemiola89:
All these yeye Scientists with their ridiculous claim to know when the world will end That was how some sicko predicted that the world will come to an end sometime around December 2012, this is 2015 the world hasn't ended yet.

The world undoubtedly will come to an end but no one knows when.

I do not think the Mayans actually meant ending of the world itself. . .What they meant was the end of their 3500 years calendar to usher in a new one, I may liken it to the Lunar year celebrated by the Chinese (I may be wrong). Around that December 2012, that was when the coming of the Annunakis became widespread on the internet with some attributing it to the Mayans whom people claim that their calendar predicted the coming back of the Annunakis which will signify the end of the world.

There is no time we are ever gonna be ripe for such investment knowing the country we belong to. While Nigeria lacks that maintenance culture, it is time the govt takes it serious to invest in sections of Engineering such as Maintenance Engineering starting now so that we become used to it before the nuclear power plant is constructed in 2035. Try with the 'little' we have such as roads, existing thermal power and hydro power stations, existing facilities till the Nigerian populace is satisfied with the way we handle things. We can't keep depending on foreigners to help us maintain our facilities.

xdos:
My question is.. do we have d capacity to maintain a nuclear power plant? Are we ripe for such investment?

Then again, the govt has to embark on an awareness campaign highlighting the pros and cons of such plant. I mean, we wouldn't want hoodlums sneaking in to 'steal' a component or community people trying to shut down the plant with violence simply because it is located around their community, teaching them that this is different from the normal gas plants they normally sabotage the pipes supplying the plants and honestly, I think we need to run the media campaign for more than four years till the message sinks in.

BTW, ain't that amount too much for a nuclear power plant with that kinda power output?

CC: netotse - your contribution will be highly appreciated. . .

This is interesting. . . . .

July 16

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Nice business strategy. . .

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JoeCutie:
My dear, the state of the hostels' facilities are appalling. I once went to see my guy who stayed in Hall4, then there was a need to use their toilet. Immediately I went in there and about to loosen my belt, my backside asked me, "Guy, you dey mad?!". Immediately, I got the message. Na only piss I manage piss oh. I held my breathe until I left there oh. Then I controlled my system until I go to Ekosodin. And if the toilets/bathrooms are being taken good care of, there won't be any need for this very bad but already-normal and customary trend of "shotputting".

The truth is we should stop blaming the school authority for the disgusting habits of students. I recall when I visited Hall 4, there was this section of the hostel's toilet that was being renovated, everything there was new but it was locked as at then. I came back later to see that it had been opened but the seats and the handle for flushing the toilet have been damaged, even the tap there was bent. I told my coursemate staying there how the toilet looks now and he told me it was opened about two days before my visit.

Students need to play their role of maintaining a facility they use constantly.

fellis:
This is so disgusting. Survival or whatever his name is must have been so happy to be posted to female hostel from the male one and couldn't even control his urge to see nakëd women there.
The porters in uniben are only going to get bolder and do worse because nothing is being done to stop them. They used to occaisionally walk into the passage of girls hostel during unholy hours hoping to see girls bathing.
What on earth is the function of SUG in that school?

You go UNIBEN?

For SUG, that body is very useless. I think it died with either Orlando or Obe Razaq cos throughout my stay, SUG never did anything deemed 'SUG'.

erisegun:
hehehehehe! Chop knuckle bro! G.mornin*

Good morning boss!

erisegun:

LOL. . . . I have seen what I want. Thanks. . .

Hey people, any news from NYSC?!?!?! For those who paid online, how long did it take before you were sent your call-up number?

orimion:
when I first heard about the Lumia 640xl, I checked the specs. Saw nothing special. When I saw people waiting for its release,I rechecked to see if I missed anything. Now that I see your comment, I was forced to comment(having rechecked again): I see absolutely nothing special about this phone. I mean what feature does it have that makes you all excited? The camera?

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/reviews/microsoft-lumia-640-xl-dual-sim-review-bigger-isnt-always-better-680311?site=classic

LOL. . .don't mind me. . .thought the camera was awesome till I checked again and saw that it is not pureview. . .

Oh, na dual SIM sef, I think I'll pass. . .

LOL at rechecked again. . .

UjSizzle:
You sighted it physically?
I read the spec. Anything larger than a 5in screen will be too large for my womanly hands But otherwise, it seemed pretty much like the 830 to me save for the memory capacity and camera ability and battery life.
I'm just confused sef

Na spec I read. . .oh, so you too dread screens more than 5"?

No much difference though

Choi!!! I just saw the Lumia 640XL y'all have been saying. The phone make sense die. . . Uj_sizzle, you may want to reconsider getting a Lumia 830. . .

Cvesta:
Buy The Parts On Ebay N Repair It Here.Dont Waste Money Sending It Over Then.Buying A New Phone Would Make More Sense Than That

Like I said earlier, they could not repair the phone, heck, they even destroyed some components. When I gave them my phone to repair, the screen was good but now, it is not even showing anything, the charging port area is somewhat bent and when plugged to a source, there's light at the button but it does not read even when plugged to a system. I do not even know if the screen is still good. I need thorough check up of the phone of which I was disappointed visiting CV.

What am I even saying?

henryskywalker2003:
$9. And that includes shipping, handling and tax. It will be delivered to your doorstep or any place you want. I use shoptomydoor for deliveries to Nigeria.

Please, explain what you did. Do you know if I can deliver my phone to a repair centre in USA at this amount? Also, do they ship from China?

firstEVA:
1 million likes, why should anyone want to be associated with those people sef? They are looking for states to colonise, rubbish.

Why shouldn't anyone want to associate with them? Pray tell, how many states have they colonized?

Datazone:
Nor mind am, e think say if Urhobo, Itsekiri and Isoko vote against Ijaw and delta Igbo dem go fit win? Okowa nor fit win.

Abeg, make we forget wetin that guy talk.

Whoever wins in Ebonyi, Imo, Abia and Enugu, I hope they will put the interest of the SE ahead before party. I hope to see the SE governors come together to turn around the geopolitical zone into a great one by embarking on the people project and massive industrialization.

Una no go let this matter rest?

honorbule:
is d fone d sim free type or the locked type

Anyone you want is there. I bought an unlocked T Mobile Lumia 925 first before it was stolen then I got an unlocked Verizon Lumia 928. I'd advise you to get one that is not locked to a network brand should you have problem so you can fix it here in Nigeria. Right now, I have to send my Lumia 928 to the USA for them to fix it as there is no one who can currently fix it here since the parts cannot be gotten here.

honorbule:
abeg....can u pls explain the steps on aw to order for a lumia phone from amazon....currently using a lumia 925 but wnt to get the 830...

Try using this guy called Mikkyangel. Visit this link. He's trusted. Bought my two Lumia phones for me. You will see instructions on how to get yours. . .

Anyway, I searched for a phone on eBay, found the one I liked, contacted the above guy and sent him the link on his thread, email and phone number. He checked it for me and told me his commission to get the phone, paid him his commission together with the cost of the phone and the rest. . .history!!!

freshdude99:
Some of ur reply above are quite reasonable wyl some simply reflects ur age grade. Well as far as I understand the geopolitical nature of this entity Nigeria, the only reason why the SE is at the level they find themselves today is simply politics. After the war there's a feeling among the ruling elites that d SE can only be tamed by denying them FG presence of which is very obvious today. The truth is there are projects that are exclusively FGs like seaport which is what SE needs more than anything else. For now sinx other regions presents these opportunities to them, they will residing and developing those places like Lagos, kano, abj etc

Even though it is exclusively FG project, does that mean the SE governors should not come together and put resources for building one rather than waiting for FG?

OdenigboAroli:
I guess it's over for the opposition in Delta. Congrats to Ifeanyi Okowa.
Now,we have 6 Igbo governors.

C'mon, not this again. This is why people will always see us as chest beaters and ethnic bigots. Whatever happened to congratulating the winner and moving on?