barrydee: This OP is not wise at all. Africa needs to grow beyond this mindset. Having a wife and kids is not an achievement but a fulfillment which by the way, different people have their own definition of fulfillment.
If you are a man in your 30s living in a difficult country like Nigeria, i advise you chase the bread to better your life & your future. If you stumble on a good woman while at it, you can marry her but if you allow societal pressure to make you marry one of these damaged, unproductive, & useless slay queens who are liabilities as a wife, sorry na your name.
You can still get married in your late 30s or early 40s and live a fulfilled life & by the time you are in your 60s, your kids would be in their eaely 20s keeping you company, running erands for you and making you happy while you relax and groom them to takeover your business/empire aince you utilized your youthful era to make some good investments.
Unlike those niggas who got married in their 20s using all their energy as youths just to fend, suffer and provide for the family. By the time they hit 60, no major investments, their kids have all abandoned them to begin their own lives/families making them feel lonely and abandoned. Only few lucky ones get regular visits, care and gifts from their kids at this point. That's if their wives don't turn their kids against them.
House 1 Power load = 2000W Average of 20hrs/day gives 600 hours in a 30 day calendar month. Power consumption = 2kW * 600h = 1200kWh Cost of power consumed = ₦225 * 1200 = ₦270,000
House 2 Power load = 2000W Power is generated using a 2.5 kVA petrol generator. Running wattage is 2000W. Fuel efficiency = 1.1litres/hour (15 litres in 14 hours at 50% load - generator will consume more if we increase the load but let us stick with this for the purpose of this comparison) For House 2 to generate 600hrs in a month requires 660L of PMS. At ₦560/litre, House 2 will spend a sum of ₦369,600 in an attempt to replicate power supply from DISCOs. Maintenance cost has not been factored in these calculations.
A lot of small scale businesses spend up to ₦178,000 monthly running petrol generators.
CastedDude: The 32-year-old man identified as Augustine Otuokwa Ogar, who became an online sensation after constructing a 200 Mega Watts mini Hydroelectric power plant that generates electricity for the plant site and its surrounding early this year - is back again with another cool invention.
The graduate of Electronic and Computer Technology, University of Calabar (UNICAL), who comes and from Wula village, Eastern Boki in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, has constructed a Hydroelectric power machine that uses a bucket of water to run using locally sourced materials...
The talented man explained his research on Hydroelectricity to Calabar Reporters as he revealed that the system generate up to 20 watts (20W) of power that powers the injector pump and some phones and it operates when the top tank is filled with a bucket of water.
He said, “The device has two wooden tank (the up and down tank) for collection of water, a pen stock to control water out of the upper tank to the turbine, the turbine that convert the potential energy of water into mechanical energy that rotate the alternator through the pulley system, the alternator that generates power and lastly a riding machine injector pump motor which pump back water from the down tank to the upper tank and the process continues”.
Explaining how it works, Ogar said, “A bucket of water if emptied in the tank and water is allowed to flow and hit, turn the turbine which rotate the alternator, then electricity is generated which then energizes a small pumping machine that pump back the water into the first tank then process continues. The system carries two tanks, up and down tank. I decided not to show everything here for technical reasons
“It operates without a repulsive force or zero back electromotive force (emf). I invented it to be used for practical demonstration on hydroelectricity. It generates up to 20 watt during operation but I stepped down the power to power one blinking LED for demonstration and technical reasons.
“The system generate up to 20 watt of power that Powers the injector pump and some phones and it operates when the top tank is filled with a bucket of water and it’s a continues system. Although, not every part of the system is shown here for technical reasons because it’s going to be a huge technology in the nearest future.
“It shouldn’t be a surprise to any one that water contains both potential and kinetic energy and the law energy that it can be converted from one form to the other. On like mechanical generators, this device has two major sections also, the turbine that does the conversion of the potential energy of the River into motion serves as the mechanical part of the device while the alternator which convert this mechanical energy into electricity, is the electrical part of the device.
“The river that carries both the kinetic and potential energy is the fuel or the power house of the device. This is an era of renewable energy, can we join hands together to really developed this local innovation to solve the problem of power outage in Rural and Urban areas? And also to combat the challenges of global warming? What about training of youths on hydroelectricity by establishing renewable energy? Building training centers across the country and also creating job opportunities. God bless Nigeria”, Ogar concluded.
ExAngel007: UNIVERSITY GRADUATE CONSTRUCT HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER PLANT, GENERATE ELECTRICITY
32 years old Augustine Otuokwa Ogar, a graduate ofElectronic and Computer Technology, has constructed a200 Mega Watts mini Hydroelectric power plant thatgenerate electricity for the plant site and itssurrounding Mgbaeshuo village of Wula Community,Eastern Boki, Boki LGA, Cross River State.
Remarkable and exceptional Augustine Otuokwa Ogar, constructed this Hydroelectric Plant with locally selected handpicked materials and equipments and intelligently put them together.
He converts the kinetic energy of a flowing stream water into electric energy that is now used in homes and business areas of this village.
Generated on a small scale with 'run-off' installation of a naturally flowing stream water to turn and revolve its turbine.
The Water rushes past the turbine, hitting its blades and causing it to spin and rotate, converting the water's kinetic energy into mechanical energy, the water then finally flows out of the stream and continues its journey down stream.
"When the turbine spins so does the electromagnetic field convert this mechanical energy into electric energy" he said and continue, "the flow rate of the stream water is low, because its not a dam or water fall, this is a small stream with low flowing water, Yet I was able to convert it to bring Pressure and fall like a Dam."
Augustine Otuokwa Ogar, needs encouragement, support, total empowerment from Government and spirited Nigerians.
If he can generate power from his locally constructed Hydroelectric power plant then, with Empowerment, he can construct a more Ingenious energy generating plant that can serve the entire Local Government and Senatorial Zone.
It is hydro- electric system that typically produces electricity within the range of 5kw - 100kw. This type of hydro electric can provide power to small communities or isolated home. This system can provide an economical source of energy without purchase of fuel. In this case water from flowing river may be gathered in a space and the water is allowed to flow down a slope to create a high pressure within the penstock pipe to the turbine which turns the alternator that produces the electricity.
patrickkkk: Many people usually think of a very big dam construction whenever they hear the word " Hydro electric system ", it is important to know that there are different types of hydro electric system which do not necessarily need the availability of big dam. Many of these mini hydro electric systems may generate electricity that can efficiently supply rural communities. That small river that flows behind your house may be a good source of power to generate electricity.
TYPES OF HYDRO-ELECTRIC GENERATION SYSTEM
PICO HYDRO ELECTRIC SYSTEM
This is the type of hydro electric system that is capable of generating electricity within a range of 0kw - 5kw. It is useful in rural houses that require only a small amount of electricity energy. A pico- hydro electric system set up is typically run-of- the- river meaning dams are not needed but rather pipes divert some of the flow and drop this down a gradient and through the turbine before returning it to the stream.
Bump.
An impressive thread. I've known about pico, micro, and mini hydro for years now.
Brendaniel: How many Nigerians can afford that in Nigeria?
Is that the solution for all Nigerians?
There are scalable off-grid power solutions in existence worldwide. All it takes is to domesticate these technologies back in Nigeria. There are scalable solutions for homes and communities with mini-hydro, wind turbines, solar, or hybrid wind turbines that are combined with solar, etc.
Even at that, I have read testimonials online from some folks in Nigeria who do not regret going off-grid as they do not have to pay any power company for electricity.
jmoore: Paying attention to details? The real details are not in the article.
I can use myself as a case study. I do not have up to 24hrs of electricity for a week. I can have 4 days of blackout and 3 days of combined power supply that is not up to 12 hours.
The last time I bought power token, I was charged around 77 naira per kwh, that is higher than the so called 66 naira for band A.
How many consumers are really billed according to the band ratings?
I read your post again to get a hang of what you posted. You paid extra per kwh above the usual on "Band A." That's not a fair deal.
Have you thought of using off-grid solutions? These might be a bit expensive to install in the short to medium term but are cheaper down the road in terms of cost savings.
jmoore: Paying attention to details? The real details are not in the article.
I can use myself as a case study. I do not have up to 24hrs of electricity for a week. I can have 4 days of blackout and 3 days of combined power supply that is not up to 12 hours. The last time I bought power token, I was charged around 77 naira per kwh, that is higher than the so called 66 naira for band A.
How many consumers are really billed according to the band ratings?
The gentleman I quoted here gave the Weblink below in his feedback as well and that's why I commended him for paying attention to details.
Daeaad: e be lyk say u just hear "narcissistic" grama today nd u bother check d meaning before u use am take post
You created your moniker today and you're trolling with it already.
If you don't have ANY intelligent convo to engage in... Then don't quote me. How can you tell a man like me who has used NL for 19 years now as a registered user with a vast knowledge of written and spoken English language that I don't know the meaning of what I wrote?
I made reference to the word "narcissistic" because time after time, the same set of posters or monikers (especially some of the young folks here) rush to the first page of every NL thread that hits the frontpage to shoot down every topic WITHOUT reading to understand. That's pure narcissism. Period.
You're very intelligent for paying attention to the little details in that article. A significant number of narcissistic posters and trolls here just rush in to post highly ignorant comments on NL (and other online platforms) laced with hate speech.
What sort of uncouth language is this young lady using here?
Besides, you don't need the DNA of the deceased singer like this lady said in the video.
All you need are specimen samples from either the saliva, blood or the inside of the checks of Mohbad's father (or any surviving brother of Mohbad) and any of the specimen samples from his "grandson." If the DNA from the two match, then he is the grandfather of the baby... Hence Mohbad would automatically be confirmed as the biological father of the baby boy.
Genetic materials are transmitted from grandfather to father to son till infinity. That's the sequence for getting true verifications in paternal DNA tests. There's absolutely NO need to exhume Mohbad's body again.
Mohbad's father should also take a DNA test to show that he's truly his late son's father so that when the grandson's DNA is tested, it would MATCH with his own (and NOT give false results) thereby affirming him FOREVER as the all-time father and grandfather that he is supposed to be. Period.
sulaak: A railway network would be ideal; how many Nigerians would fly? A railway that will link the Yoruba and Yoruba-aligned states with ports in Ogun and Ondo will be of benefit to the SW and Nigeria.
A high-speed rail network to speed up travel time.
Morbeta11: It said, “We call on the Governors of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo to begin the process of creating O’odua Airlines. This is of utmost priority.
“There are some 10 million Nigerians living in West Africa among whom are over three million Yoruba people resident in Ivory Coast alone. In Europe and America, the Yoruba and Nigerians have the largest population of black people.
“In the UK alone, there are no fewer than one million Nigerians while in the United States, the figure is even higher. These people use foreign airlines because there are no alternatives.”
The group said the O’odua airline will also boost the transport of agro-products in Nigeria.
Babathanks: I hate victim game ehn 😭😳. Igbos always play victim game. I live in abuja. All tribes always suffer from demolition. It is demolition that has cause me to relocate recently self. The tribe that suffer demolition pass in abuja is gbaygi. All tribes in abuja here suffer from demolition
It was the introduction of Aguiyi Ironsi's unpopular unitary system of government via the Unification Decree 33 in 1966 (after the Kaduna Nzeogwu-led military coup) that led to Aguiyi Ironsi's military government moving a lot of Ibo workers from the Old Eastern Region to work in the Civil Service of the Old Northern Region and the Old Western Region. In a multi-ethnic society such as Nigeria, it was wrong for Ironsi to have moved Ibo workers to the Old North and Western Regions from the Eastern Region thereby depriving folks of those areas from being employed according to history and geopolitical Analysts.
This made a lot of ethnic groups especially in the North of Nigeria and the Niger Delta according to Chief Harold Dappa-Biriye to complain about the nepotism of Ibos.
Chief Harold Dappa-Biriye (who was an indigene of Bonny Island and the father of modern Ijaw nationalism) granted a 2-page interview in 1999 in the Guardian newspaper while he was in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and he talked about this same aspect of Ibos trying to deliberately dominate all parts of Nigeria in the 1960s through Aguiyi Ironsi's Unification Decree 33 and that it led to fears among especially the ethnic minorities such as the Ijaws and others in Nigeria and the North of Nigeria. He further accused the Ibo politicians of the 1960s of sponsoring the Nzeogwu-led coup plotters who he refered to as school boys because they displayed a great deal of in experience.
Chief Harold Dappa-Biriye bluntly said in that interview that the Yorubas were far ahead of the Ibos in education and development and the Ibos got up and we're trying to RIVAL the Yorubas in every position which culminated in the Unification Decree 33. This highly irresponsible Decree 33 is one of the major reasons why the Northern-led counter military coup of the middle part of 1966 took place with General Yakubu Gowon becoming the new Head of State of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975.
I still have scanned copies of that explosive Guardian interview that Chief Harold Dappa-Biriye granted in my archives. If I find the Guardian article, I'll upload it here. I'll do a larger write up on the historical FACTS to educate and correct the person you quoted on this same thread later today.
Ofemannnu: lol Continue to deceive yourself.There has never been anytime Igbos caught up with Yoruba in education and free education was introduced before 1962.
Name some of your doctors and lawyers or technocrats (they are unknown except for few who didn't drop out to do petty trading in the SW) if Yorubas ones known,important and active will not surpass them.
SW has 3 times the number of professors the SE has.
This is the Nigeria University Commission website's link...
Antoeni: According to Forbes, there are 2,781 individual billionaires globally.
It labelled 2024 as a year for the planet’s billionaires, whose fortunes continue to swell as global stock markets shrug off war, political unrest and lingering inflation.
Forbes said, “There are now more billionaires than ever: 2,781 in all, 141 more than last year and 26 more than the record set in 2021. They’re richer than ever, worth $14.2tn in aggregate, up by $2tn from 2023 and $1.1tn above the previous record, also set in 2021. Two-thirds of the list’s members are worth more than a year ago; only one-fourth are poorer.
“Much of the gains come from the top 20, who added a combined $700bn in wealth since 2023, and from the U.S., which now boasts a record 813 billionaires worth a combined $5.7tn. China remains second, with 473 (including Hong Kong) worth $1.7tn, despite weak consumer spending and a real estate bust that helped wipe out $200bn in wealth and knocked 89 billionaires from the ranks. India, which has 200 billionaires (also a record), ranks third.”
“In all, 265 fresh faces are new to the World’s Billionaires. The richest of all is Italy’s Andrea Pignataro, a former Salomon Brothers bond trader behind financial software firm ION Group. He’s worth an estimated $27.5bn.”
According to th magazine, other notable newcomers include the founder of the Raising Cane’s fast-food chain Todd Graves ($9.1bn); Maggie Gu, Molly Miao and Ren Xiaoqing ($4.2bn each); three cofounders of fast-fashion giant Shein; iconic high-heel designer Christian Louboutin ($1.2bn); and Elon Musk pal, and Tesla and SpaceX investor, Antonio Gracias ($1.1bn).
It stated that its “World’s Billionaires list” was a snapshot of wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from March 8, 2024.
Photo 1: Before and After. Before: World Central Kitchen employees talk to the camera while making a video. After: Both are dead.
Photo 2: Photo of the lady in the previous photo. She is dead.
Photo 3: Remains of another employee. Beside him is another dead person. The uppermost part of his body, including his head is missing. That person is likely their Palestinian driver, Saif Issan.
Photo 4: Another photo of the World Central Kitchen employees killed by Israel. Their passports are placed on them. There is no passport on the corpse of their Palestinian driver because Israel has repeatedly deprived Palestine of a statehood, which means Palestinians cannot have passports, are not citizens of any country, and cannot travel internationally.
Gistmedia10: At a burial ceremony in Nigeria, guests found themselves in a battle against a mysterious adversary: the wind. What was meant to be a solemn gathering to bid farewell to a loved one quickly turned into a chaotic scene as gusts of wind repeatedly wreaked havoc on the event.
The ceremony took a dramatic turn when the wind picked up, sending canopies soaring into the air not once, not twice, but three times. Attendees, already grappling with the emotions of the occasion, were caught off guard as they scrambled to secure the flying structures.
The canopy wasn't properly secured while being fixed together. The sudden gust of wind hitting that canopy could have injured the folks there. Great that nobody got seriously injured or killed in a worse scenario.
kenny714433: We woke up to the pop of notifications on facebook, signalling to us that Ofonime Ekong has done it again.
Teardrops flowed down the cheeks of many who couldn't stand such a gory sight. Not until after looking at the caption did they drool in bewilderment not knowing if to surrender to the impulse of laughter hampered initially by gory sight.
She (Ofonime Ekong) posted: My name is Ofonime Ekong from Akwa Ibom state. A graduate of Anatomy A beauty and effects makeup artist My category is creativity Here is my entry for #Unlockmytalent.
I was just wondering if she wouldn't do well in Nollywood, giving us realistic gory pictures than the normal tricks we've been fed all along in Nollywood. Here are her works.
Bump.
Ofonime Ekong...
This is surreal movie special effects... Kudos to her.
sangresan: Reread the trash you posted and tell us if it makes sense.
If you don't know the history of Nigeria, ask your elders at home.
Awolowo and Ahmadu Bello wanted to include the secession clause in our Independence Constitution, only for Zik to argue otherwise and he succeeded in convincing the British colonial officials not to include it.
Was Awolowo not in the opposition, while Igbos led by Zik and northerners led by Ahmadu Bello filled up the Federal Civil Service with their people? Did they not conspire to send Awolowo to prison?
Even when some gallant officers wanted to right the wrong, did the Igbos among them not betray the cause by sparing their political leaders, while kpaing Northern and Western political and military leaders such as Akintola, Ahmadu Bello, Tafawa Balewa, Okotie Eboh, Zakariyahu Maimalari, Ademulegun, and Ralph Sodehinde? Was this ill-advised action not the immediate cause of the Civil War?
Did Ojukwu not come from exile to join the NPN which was more or less dominated by the same people who waged a brutal war against his people less than 15 years earlier?
Did Awo not approach Zik for a political alliance in 1979 and 1983 willing to play second fiddle? Did Zik not go ahead to forge a weak alliance with his Northern masters again? What happened during Abiola's election versus Bashir Tofa? How many Igbo states did he win?
I can go on and on to show how mischievous Igbos are. These people blame others for their evil-mindedness and play victim cards when the table turns on them.
shimolv: You made a claim that 78% of oil belongs to the North?
I did say that the oil belongs to the North. However, let me explain. As we know, the constitution has made it very clear that oil and any other resources belong to the Federal Republic, yet you find some ignorant people talking about their oil. So, I said if we match that argument, we can still claim that the oil also belongs to the North. Why? Because 78% of oil in Nigeria is offshore. Due to the crisis and the environmental issues of taking oil from the land, most oil companies have found it more economical and peaceful to go through the sea. While in government, I was part of the team that was involved in the Gulf of Guinea talks (laws of the sea).
What rule did we use? We used the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea. And what did it say? It says that every state that has a border with water would have an exclusive area, meaning a zone that is exclusive for it to do its own economic and security activities, protecting its land, its territory, and fishing. But, where a country wants to extend that beyond the permitted nautical miles into the sea, there are rules and regulations that would provide for how far it can go into the sea. What is the major factor that gives it mileage into the sea? It is the landmass.
Whatever we get into the sea is as a result of our landmass as Nigeria. Now, if you divide the landmass in Nigeria, 78% of the landmass of this country belongs to the North. As you know, the whole of the South-East states can be put inside Niger. You can also put another five states in Niger and there will still be space. One state in the North can take more than two of the spaces of the total South-East. The North has the landmass. What I am saying is that if 78% of that landmass gives you that mileage into the sea where your oil comes from, the 78% of whatever mileage we get into the sea can therefore be claimed because the 78% landmass belongs to the North which is the majority. That is the argument. If they are not satisfied with this ownership, they can go to the National Assembly requesting a change in the constitution. That way, they can make the resources wherever it is found that of the state. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2024/04/why-nigerias-oil-belongs-to-the-north/amp/
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