₦airaland Forum

HopeNeverDies:
Which Ibadan is worse

Lol.. I stay at Adegbayi.. electricity wan wound us for here since 3weeks now..

Same time line as ours here. Thank for being honest. No be everything should be lies

Trymeagain:
It’s has improved. I think it’s because of the rain sha

So many people said that

cucumbar:
You ask this senseless question every year, and I keep reminding you that it’s because it is rainy season, but you keep bringing this up every year at this time.

Which kind brain Una get sef.

You are not worth my proper response.

mrkia:
Yes, there's a very superb improvement here in Osogbo

God bless you bro 🌹

morikee:
It's been like this for ages during rainy season the supply improved

Ok

Raregem9000:
Worse oo. E be like the former minister better pass this new one oo. Rainy season wey we dey always get light before but no light now.

That one na for your side o

Bittersweetnig:
you can now go and collect your allowance from APC, all these propaganda to campaign and letter suffer 4years

Thanks. Don't be pained though😜

toffyz:
Baba, no be only una side ooo....I swear to Almighty God we've been getting uninterrupted light for the past 3 days now....and this has been happening for the past 2 months. The longest time it takes to off and on it back is 5 minutes. WALAHI!

I currently stay in EKiti, the doubting Thomas can confirm from anyone that resides in Ado-Ekiti if this is true or not. I come in peace. ire ooo

Thank you for your honesty🌹

emmy4real94:
We now have about 20 hrs of electricity. That former minister was the problem

I would say so too

1bunne4lif:
in the past two months, we've had light not up to 24hrs

Maybe una snatch NEPA wife

Gboom:
Opposition with no real information to counter the govt in power.
Where I am and staying, power is 24hrs but with conversion to band A like people that are living in highbrow areas

Thanks. Everything na propaganda to them.

ultraviolet27:
Just your area o

Ok

davidtemi:
Oga na only your area o
Tinubu boys

Tinubu dey live for my area ni or which one be Tinubu boy☹️

casualobserver:
This idea that power supply is more stable or increases during the rainy season is ancient thinking. Most of our power comes from gas not hydro. If anything you are more likely to experience power cuts in the rainy season especially in Lagos where sometimes it is deliberately switched off during heavy rain to prevent damage to their equipment.

Another perspective

Fido24:
In my Area in port Harcourt, it moves from slightly average to worst. Now we can stay for days without light and no any explanation from PHED

Report them to NERC

OBTMOS:
This is raining season! Electricity is always good at this time. Wait till when the dam dries again and come back to this your post

Alright. I will remember to do that

Didijiji:
RAIN DEY FALL

WATER FULL DAM TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY

NA ANNUAL RITUAL

NOTHING SPECIAL before una go add am as Tinubu achievement. E no dey hard una na

una go soon say "That is why he is the Jagaban"

Ok

moh1:
because election is approaching. just wait after the election, Nigeria well go back to it darkness.

That will be bad

saintneo:
It's rainy season, the water level at kainji dam is bigger now; consequently, the generators are producing power.

By February, March, April the reverse occurs, then you start seeing:
1. Thermal stations are not getting paid
2. Gas supply is not enough.
Etc..

Ok

iwaeda:
Ogbomosho, no light for days, Ibadan worse, Lekki Ajah band Ain the mud. Many people are now on inverter, we dont even have 6000 MW..

You are not in Nigeria then

one4GOD:
if you observe any improvement just know it's due to d weather. It's always so this time of the year when water level is high, wait till dry season returns. Hoping APShit won't use it as political point for their grand master.

Ok

xxgig:
Mine use to be better, but it just got worse from. A couple of days ago.

Sorry. It means you alone ha s been using our light. Manage am.

SeeWahala:
No mind them. They feel we are all kids

Na your sabi. Na wetin I see I talk

maryjanety90:
It is common to see power supply improve in parts of Nigeria during political campaigns or before major elections, leading many residents to suspect temporary rationing adjustments by utility companies.

Reasons for Power Changes

Political timing: Governments and local leaders push hard to show active results, repair faulty equipment, and pressure distribution firms for better service.

Infrastructure work: Local councils sometimes fast-track transformer installations or grid maintenance right before key political events.

System realities: National grid load fluctuations and gas supply levels usually dictate overall generation output, meaning temporary boosts often fade once normal operating conditions return.

All these ai response I don tire abeg. Can't you think by yourself anymore☹️

Gentledove2001:
Please we should all be sincere with ourselves. Electricity supply always improve in Nigeria during raining season. No government should use to score cheap point. Even while i was in Nigeria, during Jonathan, buhari etc. I still maintain my stands, both Tinubu, Atiku and Obi should get out. We need fresh hands not this set of people.

Never improved this way in years. And this is not propaganda, it's true

smyo:
Your area no get name. Tell us state, local government and street so others can testify or are you a government agent pushing propaganda.

Why e dey pain you na?

SeeWahala:
No mind am. From the way they post you'd know these ones are kids just learning the ropes to living the Nigerian life

Pele oldie... I don't blame your pessimism Sha. But heal yourself from hate though

nairalanda1:
1. Electricity supply is worse in my area.
2. ELectrricity is not going to get better in nigeria until we stop lying to ourselves, and force the government to remove subsidy and charge a cost reflective tarrif.

Right now, discos are collecting money from 82% of consumers. Keep that in mind.

In April this year, discos were supposed to distribute 330 billion naira of electrcity. To pay for that, they could only raise 206 billion naira from consumers.

IN May this year, they were supposed to distribute electricity worth 328 billion niara, and to pay for that they could only raise 208 billion naira from consumers

Which is what you expect when most consumers are paying subsidised bills that are way below what the discos need to maintain a profitable enough state to stay afloat and pay for electricity they distribute.

But with figures like the above, discos are

1. Forced to underpay gencos
2. Forced to reject power from gencos
3. There is no money to invest in improving generation and distribution...who go invest in a sector that is forced by government policy to sell at a loss.
4. The result is that discos and gencos cannot improve power supply.
5. Forget about the Siemenes project, it's meant to reduce losses on the grid. At best it can get us up to 13000 mw , which still is not enough.

Oh and on government subsidy payments, it's a car crash scene. Here is the Nigerian guardian on the matter

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See how useless the subsidy programme for electricity is.? And see how useless your government is? And some jokes assume i support APC, lol.


What nigeria needs now is
1. 32000MW to power everyone on the grid.
2. 88000 or more MW to give EVERY HOUSEHOLD...Light 24/7. in nigeria.

You cannot do that without charging cost reflective tarrifs. Anything else na wishful thinking.

AM sorry, but until government meters everyone, allows the discos set the price, meaning we all pay at least 250 naira per kwh, get everyone metered, and get the government to punish power theft (yes, I know, effed up, yes, corruption, yes, Tinubu is like Satan and must be removed by Angel Jubril tomorrow at 10 am , yes black man knows how to oppress other black man, and we are deficient compared to the whites).....to guarantee eventual increased investment, increased generation, better transmission and distribution, and to stop spending money on generator and solar panels...and so forth. And to eventually spend less on power.

Band A is just an exercise in self deceit. 20% of consumers paying cost reflective tarrifs cannot yield enough revenue to pay for the rest of the country.

Yes, there is corruption in the sector. I do not deny it. But remove subsidy to day, allow cost reflective tarrifs, and all those power companues would not be corrupt because they would be forced to work for every kobo , and every naira, to improve service and attract investment.


Abusing me and calling me tinubu supporter shows that you believe that government should set the prices of businesses and producers to help NIgerians. That's a wack type of business thinking, and one which leads to more and more debt.

So what is the direct benefit to the citizen. What should the government subsidies for its tax paying citizens?

MaziObinnaokija:
24 hours steady here oo.I nor go lie.BAND A but nah MONEY anyway.

I won't disclose the area b4 una EVIL ONES scata our PEACE here

No be lie bro!💃🏿

dominique:
It has improved in my area but our transformer don blow since last week

That one na another wahala. Write to NERC or their platform on x to lodge complain. Give them all the needed info to identify your area, something will be done.

tiswell:
You are very very correct👆😄😄

Yinmu

playcharles:
Nobody is buying this bullshit, the same optics every year... you better go get something doing. na the same arrangement every year right from Jonathan era... get used to the pattern from April to October the light is better, from November to March it becomes worse.

April to October: Rainy season. Water levels rise, allowing our hydroelectric dams to run at full capacity and complement gas turbine generation. As a result, overall power generation peaks during these months.

November to March: Dry season and Harmattan. Water levels drop, leaving dams less functional and placing the heavy load on gas turbine plants. Generation drops significantly, leading to load shedding. This is when grid collapses become frequent due to system instability—in fact, the heavy load shedding itself often triggers these collapses.

If we do not build gas turbine power plants for electricity generation in every state and aggressively develop our gas reserves, we will never get power generation right. I don't even want to delve into nuclear energy—Nigeria as a country is simply not ripe for that.

It has never been like this ever in my own area though. And people are confirming it.