₦airaland Forum

Of what use are these huge federal allocations to state, if same states residence can't feel any positive impact? Even with such huge allocation states like Bayelsa states still don't have electricity, portable water, and other basic amenities. No be the FG mumu pass for them to dey give thief money, to take care of of who the thief wan go rob? Let's not even talk about the 2 digits inflation.

Where Ukraine come take dey get soldiers after all these numerous threads of 5000 - 50 dead soldiers exchange threads? We need peace they should end this 2 brothers war please.

Now that the court have acquitted you, your health challenges and fake cancer appearance no dey show again oh!! Na only when Una get court cases for corruption na him Una dey sick oh!!

Nigeria just left the group chat.

Our grandchildren no go grow meet this Ukraine - Russia war so? The war do long pass Zee world never ending series movies oh!!

African support kee you there, does your fellow country men see themselves as Africans?

Weytin dey worry these people self, who dem think say dem be? No be Una fault, na our corrupt, lazy, and self centered politicians wey turn our country to a shit hole fault.

Ogun kee Reno there.

How is this news please? This na normal na, it will only be news worthy, if they found out that funds were not diverted. Dem thief palliatives meant for the old, weak and vulnerable, na com food for those in prisons?

Ogbeni forget story, Trump always talks before he thinks.

When it is time for probing dem go bring health challenge excuses, some are even ready to be carried to court in stretchers. But while on the looting job, dem fit play 90 minutes intense football.

In my country if a defence chief is not running for any elective position or avoiding a direct sack he/she will rather prefer the country burn down than to resign.

Lanretoye:
You can’t be selling cement that should not be more than 4k for 12k and you won’t buy jet in a country that people strive to provide shelter for themselves

Ogbeni you no fit start your own cement business and sell for 3k?

Same governor was uttering nonsense statements few days ago. Our mumu for this country go ever do?

maasoap:
You can suck as much as you want, I'm comfortable in my place as at today. If you like, see going to USA as the only good thing that can ever happen to you, that's your problem

Weytin you smoke? That thing no good for your brain, quit. I dey go US go do weytin? As long as the Nigerian government doesn't restrict access to the internet, I will be the last being on earth to visit the almighty US of A.

maasoap:
Eyyyyyahhhhhh, dem USA slaves/defenders don talk

Na human being come still carry dis one for good 9 months as pregnancy? Life can be very cruel and unfair.

US na this, US na that, and Una wan die to enter same US.

Almost all Nigerians dey vex due to the hardship and bad leadership as such at any slight chance dem go immediately transfer aggression even on non living things 😆😆😆

Odogu Ben, na man you be. Terrorists must collect wotowoto, send them to their audio virgins.

No be naija? They will always adapt even if cooking gas hits 3500/kg. The worst they will do is complain on social media or protest, while the head of the protesters will try to cash out from same protest.

Haven't used the Infinix hot 50 but the Tecno spark 20 is fast charge, fast drain when I used it.

No RIP!!! to waste operation everybody Kala Ur mamu since our mumu no wan do.

Lagosguy88:
I need to buy a new phone and my budget is 80k max.
Battery life and camera matter most to me.

What’s the best option right now?
Tecno, Infinix or Samsung?

Battery life and camera for an android phone with 80k budget? na weytin dey make people dey buy toy keke unknowingly from Temu be this.
Check Temu there are nice Samsung, Tecno Infinix, and Itel phones that meet your speck and budget, but be ready for cases of what I ordered Vs what I got, because, awoof dey run belle.

Gentlelife50:
I am sure that guy isn't a Nigerian because he is always talking out of reality.

That's how he is, @nairalanda1 is a deluded Nigerian.

nairalanda1:
Your first paragraph shows you do not understand how buisnesses work, and how companies work, and how the profit system works.

The problem with discos is they cannot make enough profit thanks to government rules and regulations that prevent them from setting their prices...to even give band A people enough power.

It's because you guys want the government to give you cheap power, even if it means taking loans, that you cannot see that forcing a company to operate at a loss in the name of cheap power is not going to get you good enough service.

You cannot operate a good enough business when most of your customers are underpaying. It's the harsh bitter truth, and you don't have to like it.

You clearly don't know anything about running a business. According to you a good majority of users, don't pay cost reflective tariffs, no thanks to the government stopping DisCos from implementing a 1 cap fits all true cost reflective tariffs pricing system. But are those already paying same cost reflective tariffs getting what they are paying for? As a band A user I pay cost reflective tariff of #209.50 per unit, a band E user pays #40.50 but neither me, nor the Band E user is getting what we pay for. And the person we are paying to is busy complaining that he is not even getting anything out of the business, but ogbeni refused to close the shop even though he is running at loss according to him.


If as a business owner you are not making profits due to a good majority of your customers not paying the supposed cost for the service you're rendering, what stops you from prioritising those customers that pay your proposed price for your service? Why not improve and maintain the quality of your service to your profitable customers? Such an act can even bring in more high paying customers.


If I wanted cheap electricity should I be performing the core duties of DisCos? That's childish of you I must say. Power is not cheap that's a fact. The man fueling his generator for electricity, is even spending more money than a band A user paying #209.50 for 1 unit of electricity.
Last night my neighbour bought 10k fuel just to power his refrigerator, fans, and few other household electrical appliances, as I write this, his generator's fuel tank is empty, but from last night till this very moment there is still power in my apartment and I'm yet to even spend 5k on same electric appliances.

If the true cost reflective tariff is #231.79/kWh, a band A user is paying #209.50, while the government pays the remaining #22.29 should same band A user be erecting poles, buying meters, buying transformers and cables for DisCos?

In my area in Delta state, so many people are ready to join band A but they can"t due to the high connection cost. A private business man bought electric poles, wires, transformers, and connected the Band A lines from BEDC's office to his residence. He then charges whoever that wants to connect the light 1M naira. That high connection cost is what people can't afford, what then is the core functionalities of an electric distribution company if you can't even distribute same electricity to your customers? A private business is now doing it and extorting others for it. Is the distribution company not failing woefully here? You want to collect cost reflective tariff for electricity, but you can't even bring same electricity to those that need it. This shouldn't be too hard for he who is not a kid to understand should it?

nairalanda1:
I want you to forget about politics, and marxist polemics.

The fact is the power sector is not making enough money to even keep its bargain to band A people...that is why they too buy poles and wires....because at the end of the day, the profits are not enough to even sustain good enough supply for band A people

Band A consumers only form 20% of total consumers. Any profit made from band A is overshadowed by the losses made from people in other bands, and people who do not pay (also about 20%). That;s why.

Do you buy diesel, wires, and generators for MTN and all of them? No, because everyone on MTN , and GLO, and AIRTEL and so forth pays a cost reflective tarrif, which means that MTN can provide good enough service for all.

Your power sector cannot because at the end only 20% of customers pay in full, if not less.

Don't argue for the sake of arguing .

So because there are only 20% customers who pay in full gives DISCOS the moral justification to steal from those same 20% customers that are paying in full? Telecoms companies invested billions of $ when they started even though their users base was still very low then due to high service cost, but they first took the risk of investing heavily into their business, unlike DISCOS that are ready to invest a few millions, but wants to reap billions.

Your argument of government not giving DISCOS the freedom to control true service cost doesn't hold water, because the government still play a crucial role to these DISCOS, and the monopoly they enjoy is not there in the telecoms sector. Government still provided needed infrastructure for these lazy and greedy DISCOS.
The government evacuates power from GenCos via huge steel towers and high tension lines which were installed and still being maintained by same government, stepping same power down at regional substations, from which DisCos want to make all the gains in the world by stealing from paying customers.


As a resident in Edo or Delta state, your only access to connect through to the nation grid is through BEDC, there are no any other options True/False? Is there any monopoly of sort in the telecoms sector? Do you really think if DisCos are ready to invest in improving their services, and outreach they won't get more than enough customers who are ready to pay cost reflective tariffs?

nairalanda1:
Because since most customers are underpaying , the discos cannot make enough money to supply band A customers according to the terms of service

It's like you are arguing for the sake of arguing and obviously ye have never run a business.

If your business was patronised by customers, most of who underpaid you or refused to pay even, would you be able to offer full service to those who pay in full?

You won't answer my question because you know I'm right

Some band A customers funded the acquisition of electric poles, cables, transformers, and payments for disco staffs that installed these items. They bought their own meters too, and are ready to pay a cost reflective tariff of #209.50. Even after all these, these DISCOS wants these same customers to pay their bills to them without any sort of compensation, all in the excuse of "Abeg Una sorry oh, we no get enough customers wey they pay cost reflective tariff, for this light, and government no allow us to fix prize for this light". Does it makes sense to you 1 bit?

I no dey make profit from the business, that na why I no fit invest inside, Ogbeni dem put gun for your head say you must do the business?

Love800:
Is Starlink is a network on its own, just like mtn, Airtel?

Am asking to know pls, because am confused.

And what is the the meaning of Airtel odu that the OP stated?

Yes, starlink is an internet connection network on its own using satellites instead of network mast unlike Airtel, Glo, MTN.

The only difference is Glo, Airtel, MTN offers both cellular networking (make phone call, send SMS, etc) , and internet connections through SIM cards, and network masts. Starlink is internet connection focused and does that very well using satellites. Starlink is to internet connection what DSTV is to cable TV subscription.

Airtel Outdoor Unit (ODU) is more like a router, that has an outdoor unit which is connected outside your room for a better signal quality and strength, when fully charged it can last up to 3+ hours. Both ODU and starlink need reliable, and stable electricity.

ddippset:
He knows how to get what he wants true.

Evens the kidnapper knew how to get what he wanted.
Anini the criminal knew how to get what he wanted.
Abacha knew how to get what he wanted.

A gun can save a life, same gun can take a life, context matters, the context here is politically aligning with your opponents just to get what you want. That shouldn't be too difficult to understand, should it?

fineboynl:
A paint rubber of tomatoes is now 11k to 12k. Jusr Few months ago tomatoes flooded the market and was rotting away and selling very cheap. Right now people can’t afford stews anymore.

As in big paint rubber or normal custard cup equivalent? If the former still very cheap, if the latter it still favours the buyer, farming no be small pikin play.