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Apc infested judges

Thank God that I have a hammer, one hit at the head of the intruder and the other on the head of the driver.

Case close

All parties involve should take it easy.

We nor want any war my broders in Za.

Our army should cool temper

where the small gorfano wei de destroy house ko go

dejol88:
I will forward the complain to the guys in dutse.But If you have any complain anywhere in south west and portharcourt ,do let me know i will personally look into it .....

Cheers

Okay

dejol88:
I get you , but if you can really tell the part of lagos you mostly spend most of your time ,then I can assure before 12 noon tomorrow you notice significant improvement from what you are getting now.Beside through the same route you complained about would be also looked at.

Continue to use glo.Cus You have my support of continous improvement in the data services and voice

Glo is my main number for making calls and I enjoy their service here in Dutse, Abuja

But Glo's data service is almost zero.

Why

is it from 6pm or 9pm on Friday to 6am on Monday

Does it work on PC
And is it from 9PM on Friday to 6AM on Monday

letting us no the exact time will be appreciated, please.

alstacs:
I ust abandoned glo for Etisalat. Glo will give you 12 Gig for only 5k but I can assure you, no matter how much you try, you can't use up 5gig out of the data cos of the poor and frustrating network.
why not pay 5k for 5gig Etisalat and enjoy your life.

you are right

My experience with 4.5g for 2500 on glo network was a bad one
Here in Abuja, glo data is a BIG scam.

Caleb5:
.....! They should work on their network too, it's so poor this days !.....

you are 100% right.

Glo network in my area in Abuja is almost zero and the last time I use there 4.5GB was a total disaster

Glo must upgrade their poor network, b/4 I can look their way again

What of the best apk for Microsoft word?

I attended a seminar yesterday and a fellow participant takes photo of presenters from where we were sitting and his phone has the ability to bring the image closer, resize it and capture great quality picture and I was amaze at what I saw.

When I asked him the camera apk he is using, he said is not an apk but Samsung Note 5.

So, which of the Android Note that have this feature, please.
Or is there any camera apk that can do that

Android Note users input is needed, thanks

trigar12:
What is d usefulness of horticulture to nigeria's economy?

one of the fastest part to joining the big boys

With the way naija is, stay within your zone

ticking:
It depends on their/your definition of indecency.

How is the husby of this oyinbo, cause I see Nas Gov trying to push bros osho backward, or is he involve too.
Meanwhile did Osho baba inherit that co from pale

mascot87:
You can never get to the age this man attain in life before you die for this reckless statement of your. You bloody nitwit

Easy

Adielcy:
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hahahahahaha you just don't know. OK I am an installer not a dish seller. I only post it as it may be important to someone. infact I am at an end where to get these things Na wahala for me. so just put back your sword I don't know the price of any of these things. thanks

Thanks for your tutorial on diff dish.
Please can you take this a little further by finding out the real price for 2.4 meter solid dish and your view on HD and SRT strong decoders.
I was told that HD is better than SRT decoders.
Your opinion on this also will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance

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Mr. Folorunso Oginni is a former Lagos Zonal Chairman, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). He speaks on the worsening fuel scarcity in the country and the need for government to stop importation of refined petroleum products.
fuel

As a stakeholder in the sector, what do you think is responsible for the worsening scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) commonly known as petrol, even after approval of the payment of N413billion by the Federal Government as outstanding subsidy claims to oil marketers?

Government has refused to do the needful, that is why we are experiencing recurring scarcity of petroleum products in the country.

Go to Saudi Arabia now and you will realise that they are selling petrol at equivalent of N22 per litre, but in Nigeria we buy at N87 and above per litre. Saudi Arabia is able to sell petrol at N22 per litre because it is an oil producing country and they refine their crude oil within their country. They do not take their crude oil outside their shores to refine and import it back as refined products to sell at exorbitant rates to their citizens. Why is our government not doing the same to find a lasting solution to the problem of fuel scarcity in the country?

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said they have pumped about 25million litres of fuel into the system, how come scarcity of fuel is even biting harder?

If that is the case, where is the petrol? Why is the scarcity worsening by the day? These and many more, are the questions Nigerians are asking and government is not being sincere with us. Government should stop dribbling Nigerians and do the right thing.

Crude oil price is declining at the international market, yet Nigerians are buying fuel at a very high price, and government is not being honest with Nigerians about the true position of things. This is what is paining us the most. Government must rise to it responsibility, to tackle the problem of fuel scarcity. As long as government continues to import refined petroleum products, we are bound to experience scarcity of fuel.

But government is also saying that some oil marketers are hoarding the product. Have you taken cognisance of this?

Where is the product they are hoarding? Why didn’t they hoard petrol around May/June this year? How come they are hoarding the product now that it is scarce? It is only when a product is scarce that people can hoard it.

As a stakeholder in the oil and gas sector, can you give us the current statistics of daily fuel consumption in Nigeria?

At present, we have a population of over I60 million and the quantity of fuel we consume on daily basis is about 38.4million litres. And if our four refineries are producing at full installed capacity, they will produce about 18.2million litres of petrol. This implies that even when the plants are producing at optimum capacity, we will still need more products. So, until we stop importation and build more and new plants, we may not make any appreciable improvement.

What is the way forward?

All the four refineries we have now, non is producing at 60 percent installed capacity, yet instead of building new plants government keeps dribbling us, saying that the plants are working. Now, if the plants are working, why are we experiencing persistent scarcity of petrol?

These plants were built since 1979 and they are obsolete. Government should stop importation of products and build new refineries across the country. For instance, let government build at least one plant in each zone in the country. For example, if you do the analysis on the difference between 38.4million litres and 18.2million installed capacity of our refineries, you will see the wide gap, meaning we need new and active refineries to meet our daily consumption need.

In that case, has PENGASSAN as a body advised government on how to tackle the challenge of fuel scarcity in the country?

We have advised government several times and at different occasions, to stop importation of refined products and build new refineries across the country, but they are not yielding. Look at the sad situation we are in now. We even appealed to government to build new refineries, at least one plant each across the six geo-political zones in the country, but they refused, saying Nigerians are not managing government enterprises well.

So, we further advised government to build the plants and give them out to third parties who can manage them profitably. In doing so, government can have agreement with them on how much they will remit to government every year, and within a short period, government will recoup its investment. After which, more revenue will still come in as profits from the refineries.

For example, there are many hotels built in Lagos and given out for other people to manage. This is because the owners of such hotels realised that they do not have the technical-know-how to manage them prudently, so they built, equipped and gave them out for experts to manage.

Our government takes delight in importation of fuel and payment of subsidy. Let the media investigate the reasons behind huge subsidy allocations and issuance of licences for importation of products into the country. It is glaring that if you close subsidy and importation, it simply means you are closing the sources of their income. So, you can see the situation we are in this country. The sad thing is that the import licences are issued to their friends and cronies, who are making a lot of money for themselves, to the detriment of the entire masses of Nigeria. Importation and subsidy allocations have become veritable sources of income for some individuals, while the large percentage of Nigerians suffer in abject poverty and unemployment.

That is why government is not interested in building new refineries to stop importation, and our economy is going backward, instead of moving forward like advanced countries. The reality is that, if you fail to plan, it means, you are already planning to fail. This is our situation in Nigeria today and we can see it playing out not only in oil and gas, but in almost every sector of the economy.

Does it make any economic sense for Nigeria, which is one of the largest crude oil producing countries to import refined petroleum products? We have what it takes to build refineries in Nigeria, but those in authority are not interested due to selfish reasons. That is why we are experiencing recurring scarcity fuel in the country.

Singapore for instance, has no crude oil, but that country has over 30 refineries. They buy crude oil from outside, refine and sell to develop their economy. The problems in Nigeria are not diversion of product and hoarding as government is making Nigerians to believe, but corruption associated with issuing import licences and subsidy. They are putting lies on Nigerians, so that government will put everything at the door step of few individuals to enrich themselves. You can only hoard a product that is scarce.

Can you give us the monetary estimate on how much government needs to build refineries across Nigeria?

Government can build a modern refinery with $4billion. What obtains all over the world now is modern automated refinery and not analogue. If the production capacity can meet our consumption need, why do we deceive ourselves with importation of fuel. When Niger Republic built a refinery and their President was asked what their plans were, since they may not consume everything that will come out of the plant, he said, they will sell to neighbouring countries, including Nigeria.

Can you imagine how our situation has deteriorated so much that, a country like Niger Republic is targeting Nigeria for fuel export? Does what is happening now not speak volumes about the negligence of our government? Look at the power crisis in Nigeria, other countries are generating power with hydro-carbon but in Nigeria, everyone is interested in oil when other resources are neglected.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/amid-worsening-fuel-crisislike-sarabia-petrol-can-be-available-everywhere-in-nigeria-at-n22-per-litre/

Is there anyone in Abuja who is using Glo data plan?
The last time that I used Glo 2500 for 4.5GB was a complete disaster.

I am tempted to go for "* Text, 11 for 12GB @ N5,000" but I am afraid if this will not go like the 4.5GB

Even Glos Bis of 1k for 3GB, using it on PC is not doing well at all

I need help fast.

Look guys, I am into videos stuff and I need fast connections.

Your kind help on the way forward will be appreciated
Currently, I am using MTN 4.5GB of 2500 naira but the speed is nothing to write home about when you are working on videos online.

GLO NIGERIA:
* Text, 11 for 12GB @ N5,000
Is their anyone in Abuja who is using Glo data plan?
The last time that I used Glo 2500 for 4.5GB was a complete disaster.

I am tempted to go for "* Text, 11 for 12GB @ N5,000" but I am afraid if this will not go like the 4.5GB

Even Glos Bis of 1k for 3GB, using it on PC is not doing at all

I need help fast.

Look guys, I am into videos stuff and I need fast connections.

Your kind help on the way forward will be appreciated

Few days ago, our great army warms “Enough is enough, GOC warns Biafra agitators”
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/enough-is-enough-goc-warns-biafra-agitators/

Now Benin Republic stole 16 Nigeria villages
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/benin-republic-invades-16-nigerian-villages-hoists-flag/

Our great army should first use their massive strength to take over Benin Republic and make it part of Nigeria before flogging Biafra agitators, Okay

Looking for Governmental agency that has failed 100%, look no further because you have here it: National Identity Management Commission
For over the years, billions of naira has gone down the drain in funding this epileptic organization that has repeatedly failed to issue ID cards to Nigerians.

The proposed plan by this organization to integrate BVN data base to its system means Nigerians will not get their over delayed ID card in the next two decades.
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/11/nimc-moves-to-integrate-bvn-data/

The President should allow the Nigeria Population Commission to handle the job of this failed organization and this will save us billions yearly that goes to this organization that is bereft of common sense.

JUSTICE Ademola Adeniyi of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, berated the Federal Government for disobeying his order to allow former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd, to travel abroad for medication.

Consequently, he summoned the new Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, to appear before him on Monday, to explain why Dasuki has remained under house arrest for the past nine days.
Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.): Former NSA

Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.): Former NSA

Justice Adeniyi maintained that the AGF should be ready to explain why an order the court made on November 3, permitting Dasuki to travel abroad for medical attention was violated.

The summon on the AGF was sequel to complaint by Dasuki’s lawyers, led by Mr. Joseph Daudu, SAN, that armed operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS, barred their client from stepping out of his house.

Daudu told the court that the operatives have continued to lay siege to Dasuki’s residence at No 13 John Kadiya Street, Asokoro District, Abuja , with a view to preventing him from travelling abroad for medical treatment.

Operatives of the Directorate of State Security were still at the house of former National Security Adviser as at 8 pm last night, many hours after Justice Adeniyi described their action as lawlessness.

A statement on the imbroglio yesterday night said, “In response to media enquiry after the court judgement, the armed operatives of DSS are still by the Residence of Ex-NSA Sambo Dasuki at No 13 John Kadiya Street Asokoro as at 8pm today”.

Meanwhile, the prosecution counsel, Mr. Shuaibu Labaran, who declined to confirm or deny the presence of security operatives at Dasuki’s house in breach of the court order, yesterday, insisted that the ex-NSA was being investigated over his alleged complicity in a fresh money laundering case.

His response drew the irk of Justice Adeniyi, who lambasted the DSS for not respecting a valid court order. “I have made an order which has to be obeyed and the order is to the effect that the accused be allowed to go abroad as from November 4 to treat his ailment within three weeks and return to the court on November 26 for his trial in the charges brought against him. I stand by my order, nobody is saying that the man should not be investigated but the order must be obeyed and I am not ready to bend on the order.

“I even varied the bail conditions to accommodate a surety to ensure that the accused comes back to answer the charges against him. No big deal in any new investigation, it is even a small matter to the earlier charge. I do not want this issue to escalate because it is attracting global attention and I know what that means, so my order must not be flouted.

“If you have any further issue with him, let him go for his medical check-up and come back. It is the duty of all Nigerians to ensure that court orders are obeyed. I am not too happy with what is happening. It is an act of lawlessness and I believe it is not too early for the AGF to look into this mess.

“The AGF has to come to my court immediately. It is in the best interest of the nation, so that the scenario will not continue. It is important that the AGF, being the Chief Law Officer of the Federation, be present in this court on Monday,” the Judge said.

Justice Adeniyi had in a ruling on November 3, okayed Dasuki to travel to the United Kingdom over his “deteriorating health condition.”

Details and sources
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/siege-to-dasukis-home-an-act-of-lawlessness-court/

The Federal Government may have spent about N5.8bn on the 10-aircraft Presidential Air Fleet it inherited from the former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, findings by Saturday PUNCH have shown.

The PAF is the third largest fleet in the country, coming after Arik Air and Aerocontractors Airlines which have 23 and 12 aircraft in their fleets respectively.

Other domestic airlines including FirstNation, MedView Airlines, Dana Air, Air Peace and Overland Airways have less than 10 aircraft each in their fleets.

According to calculations done from estimated data obtained from aviation parastatals and domestic airline operators in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration will have spent about $58.58m (N11.598bn) on running and maintaining the 10-aicraft presidential fleet by May 29 next year when it turns one year in office.

This means that the half of this amount, $29.29m (N5.799bn), is expected to have been spent in principle on the large fleet when administration turns six months in office by November 29.

According to findings, the PAF contains two Falcon 7X jets, two Falcon 900 jets, one Gulfstream 550, one Boeing 737 BBJ (Nigerian Air Force 001 or Eagle One), and Gulfstream IVSP.

Others are one Gulfstream V, Cessna Citation 2 and Hawker Siddley 125-800 jet.

Each of the two Falcon 7X jets were purchased in 2010 by the Federal Government for $51.1m, while the Gulfstream 550 costs $53.3m, a former Minister of Information, the late Professor, Dora Akunyili, had said.

The factory price of other aircraft in the fleet could not be obtained online. However, airline CEOs put the average price of Falcon 900 at $35m, Gulfstream IVSP at $40m, Gulfstream V at $45m, Boeing 737-800 (Boeing Business Jet) at $58m, Cessna Citation at $7m and Hawker Siddley 125-800 at $15m.

This brings a combined estimated value of Nigeria’s PAF to $390.5m (N77.319bn).

According to airline chief executives and industry experts, airlines spend between 15 and 20 per cent of the cost of an aircraft on its operation yearly. They say that averagely, a little less than one-fifth of the cost of the plane is spent every year on insurance, flight and cabin crew, maintenance, fuelling, catering and training.

Using the least figure of 15 per cent, it means that about $58.58m (N11.598bn) will be spent on the presidential fleet (which is valued at $390.5m or N77.319bn) when the new administration turns one year by May 29 next year.

Apparently, by November 29 when it turns six months in office, about half of this amount ($29.29m or N5.799bn) should have been budgeted for the running and maintenance of the planes.

According to the Nigerian Air Force’s website, the PAF’s current staff strength consists of 47 NAF officers, 173 airmen/airwomen and 96 technical and administrative civilians.

“The operational headquarters of the fleet is located at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while the administrative personnel are at the federal secretariat. The fleet has a liaison office at the Presidential Villa. Flight operations, training, aircraft maintenance and general running of the fleet are funded by the Presidency,” according to the website.

Nigeria happens to be one of few countries of the world with a large PAF.

Most major countries in Europe and Asia maintain two aircraft in their PAF, according to Wikipedia.

According to the online portal, Japan maintains only two Boeing 747-400 planes in its PAF.

The two aircraft, mostly for the prime minister, the emperor and his wife, and other members of the Imperial Family, is operated by the Japan Air Self-Defence Force.

The aircraft were constructed at the Boeing factory at the same time as the United States’ Air Force One. Both Japanese aircraft were delivered in 1990.

Wikipedia also states that the Netherlands government operates only two aircraft, a Fokker 70 and Gulfstream IV to transport the Dutch Royal family and government officials such as the Prime Minister and other ministers.

They are also used for international conferences and for private trips by the Queen and the Prince of Orange. For long haul trips, the Royal Dutch Airline is used. Often the upper deck of a Boeing 747 is used.

The Queen of England and the Prime Minister, David Cameron, often go on British Airways chartered flights for long trips. Cameron was recently criticised by the United Kingdom media for chartering a foreign plane instead of a British.

According to Wikipedia, the Royal Squadron of the Royal Air Force maintains a fleet of Agusta A109 helicopters, BAE-125 mid-sized business jet and BAE-146 regional airliner to support short travel by the Royal Family, the Prime Minister and senior members of the British Government.

Countries like Ghana, Algeria and a host of others in Europe maintain only one aircraft in their PAF.

A few weeks after his inauguration, Buhari had reportedly ordered the immediate disposal of some of the planes in the PAF.

However, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, later denied knowledge of such directive.

“The story of the order for the sale of aircraft in the Presidential Fleet, about which so much interest is being expressed, is not known to us,” Shehu said.

The exact size of the PAF is treated as classified information and aviation sources believe the aircraft in the fleet is about 16.

Chief of the planes in the fleet is the Boeing 738 BBJ, NAF 001 or Eagle One, used by the president for his travels.

With its luxury configuration comprising a master bedroom, washrooms and showers, a conference and dinning area, and a living area, the plane seats 25 to 50 passengers and would cost at least $100m to replace.

Eagle One can spend 12 hours in the air, covering 11,489 kilomtres or 6,200 nautical miles.

Apart from the Eagle One, the fleet boasts of Gulfstream 550 jet. The Gulfstream 550 can seat eight to 18 passengers, depending on the configuration, and has a cruiser range of 12,501 kilometres or 6,750 nautical miles.

There are reports that Buhari may also order the sale of about 25 aircraft owned by ministries, departments and agencies.

These include Nigeria Customs Service, which has four aircraft namely two Bell helicopters, one Dornier 228 and one Cessna Citation private jet; the Nigerian Police Force, which has 10 helicopters and one Cessna Sovereign private jet; and the Nigeria Immigration Service, which has six aircraft that are being used for border patrol.

Others are the National Emergency Management Agency, which has four helicopters and one Cessna Encorprivate jet; the Ministry of Aviation, which has a Hawker Siddley calibration jet that is not being used; and the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria which has six German-made helicopters that are no longer serviceable.

Aviation experts said there was need for Buhari to reduce the size of the PAF.

The General Secretary, Aviation Round Table, an industry pressure group, Group Captain John Ojikutu, said Buhari needed to reduce the PAF and sell aircraft belonging to most of the MDAs.

A former Assistant General Secretary, Airline Operators of Nigeria, Mr. Muhammed Tukur, also said the aircraft could be sold to both airline operators and private individuals who could use them for commercial purposes.

He said that this could generate more revenue and create jobs.

Sources
http://punchng.com/fg-spends-n5-8bn-on-presidential-jets-in-six-months/

APC should do the needful and apologize to GEJ and some Nigerians.

Is the judge trying to tell us that they are not all APC boys