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Aba metropolitan area has around 1.3 million people according to UN data and the Geometric power plant built over twenty years is providing steady power for the whole area. The capacity of the plant is 141MW and it cost 800 million dollars to build. It is a gas fired turbine supplied gas by a 27km gas pipeline.

Going by the population the plant is currently serving, one may posit that twenty of such plants scattered all over the country can go a long way in solving the power problem of the country. They don't all have to be gas fired as there are many options across the country including hydro, solar and etc.

Twenty of such plants will cost sixteen billion dollars if the same design. Gas delivery may be a problem but I believe gas can be delivered by tankers. Natural gas is traded across countries transported by ships, only that pipelines will make it cheaper.

Twenty of such plants together which will be less than 5000 MW in capacity is not enough to power the country adequately but given the population the plant in Aba is serving, it can go some way.

patrickcollins:
Which million homes are powered by solar stop dishing out deceptive statistics.

Over 80 million Nigerians live in rural areas not connected to the grid at all. That is off grid but obviously they use electricity nonetheless and it is solar

This is also an indicator of economy size but some countries like Saudi Arabia burn crude oil for power generation

The list is a better indicator of economy size than nominal GDP because it is electricity that powers industry. Though it can't be accurate but it is better than nominal GDP.

In a place like Nigeria, solar farms, private plants and etc are not included. Millions of homes are now off grid in Nigeria

MaxInDHouse:
People doing these things are not real disciples of Christ Jesus sent his disciples out to preach and convince people not forcefully imposing philosophies! Matthew 10:16
So if you are deceiving yourself it's OK in the traditional religions there are people forcefully imposing philosophies on others too but you won't take them as your fellow worshipers!😀

When what you are saying is not logical to a rational mind and you still want adherents or converts, it will only be a matter of time before you resort to force

Something is missing in this report. Where did Enugu get non tax revenue in one year of over 300 billion naira? Is it donations or returns on investments? There is need for clarity so others can learn

INJESUSNAME:
Jesus killing people? No. Who are His followers killing people after He left? Give evidence or proof of this. I will prefer you don't say what you don't know. The mus lims killing for God know who they followed and who gave them the command to do so.

How it initially started

erniok:
Which entity has the government in nigeria ever ran profitably? NITEL, NEPA, NICON, Airways, NNPC? Please which one to would generate that level of trust from diasporeans.

Oodua group is running many companies well and if they list any of the companies or even list the whole group (though I don't support that) they will succeed.

Government can actually plan and start any business then hand it over to the private sector. Anybody can do it and it is easier for government

INJESUSNAME:
Jesus killing people? No. Who are His followers killing people after He left? Give evidence or proof of this. I will prefer you don't say what you don't know. The mus lims killing for God know who they followed and who gave them the command to do so.

Forced conversions

INJESUSNAME:
Jesus killing people? No. Who are His followers killing people after He left? Give evidence or proof of this. I will prefer you don't say what you don't know. The mus lims killing for God know who they followed and who gave them the command to do so.

Another

INJESUSNAME:
Jesus killing people? No. Who are His followers killing people after He left? Give evidence or proof of this. I will prefer you don't say what you don't know. The mus lims killing for God know who they followed and who gave them the command to do so.

Another example

INJESUSNAME:
Jesus killing people? No. Who are His followers killing people after He left? Give evidence or proof of this. I will prefer you don't say what you don't know. The mus lims killing for God know who they followed and who gave them the command to do so.

This is one example

2mch:
It’s the father suing and using social media to bully, she is not using the child to claim property. In fact she’s very respectful. She does not need the fathers consent or presence to claim her husbands property. In the eyes of the law, he’s nobody to that marriage. Only the husbands father.

Ok then. Let us see how it will end. Alimony laws are not well crafted. In this kind of case, the estate of the late husband should not be under the control of the wife except it is insignificant or below a certain threshold

2mch:
It’s not about being fair, the law does not work like that. You have children because you want to not because you want to inherit from them which is an abomination culturally. If you want your family to inherit in your absence ensure you have a will. Once you marry your spouse becomes number 1, kids or not.

So if it is easy like that, why is she still using the child to claim property? Why the need for a DNA? Despite whatever is in the constitution, what people follow is the customary law

2mch:
If the wife was a foreigner, can you even dare to suggest this? You can’t. It’s better one remove eye from any individuals property so everybody can live long and happy. If your brother is rich and you want something from him, best to make him do it while alive. If he die, it’s the end.

His family and their future welfare becomes priority. Marriage makes it so that spouses own everything of each other in death because it is assumed they made it together within the marriage. Even if it may look like the husband is the bread winner, husband and wife as seen as one. Except inherited property which we all know Mohbad father has nothing to offer Liam. So the DNA he’s fighting over, it’s not like he can give the boy anything except his name.

If they had no child together would you support that Mohbad's family should not have any of Mohbad's properties given that there was no will? Would it be fair given that they brought up Mohbad? Those are the issues. If the children of the deceased are grown up, then nobody will contest their father's properties with them and if they do, higher authorities will stop them but if they are minors, who should be trustees over them? Is it safe or right to have only one person? If you give it only to the wife, it's like giving her everything. What benefits the child most is a board made up of family members. The wife should not want to take everything. She probably will still remarry.

2mch:
You think that man will allow anyone else decide? The wife is not mentally and physically handicapped so a trustee can never be assigned. It’s very easy to say a trustee.

That is how my uncle who wanted to be involved and who was saying all sorts, we repelled him very aggressively. When he died, nobody even know where his children were to fight for his property. He was buried away from everyone else by his wife and kids and left everything for them. Same uncle trying to fight for his brothers property. If you like, allow clowns and demons destroy your future. Na their own pikin go chop.

The wife too is not guaranteed to be the best manager. It is better to form a board of trustees made up of the father's family. The child is theirs

2mch:
Will you dream that somebody like Mohbad father be put over your kids as a trustee? The only time that is done is if the deceased put that in a will or the children are orphans, that means both of their parents are not alive and they are minor.

If the money is much, it does not have to be only him. He is not the only one in the family

2mch:
Well, sorry but all my relatives our mothers have all their husband property. The law backed them up in Lagos. Even the ones that the husband died very young. Family members should ensure they fight for their own survival or make sure the deceased include them in their will otherwise, o ti lor! The wife is an adult and capable to taking care of her kids. Why will the law put her at the mercy of greedy family members? This is only valid at a time when there was no unified law. Now, there is.

What the mothers have is for the children. If they are sharing any estate in the traditional way, it will only be for the children. You can give anything to your wife while alive but estate sharing after death is for the children

femi4:
It does

Where there is no WILL...properties go to wife n children

Relatives are outsider

What if the man had no children?. Traditionally among the Yoruba, spouses don't inherit from each other and people still find a way around any law to respect that.

2mch:
Maybe not in Lagos. When your father dies, who will inherit him? His brother and sisters? I come from Lagos and yes, the wives and kids inherit everything as stipulated by law except the deceased left a will, willing property to family members.

The property goes to the children first. If they are young it can be held in trust by relatives until they are old enough. That is the traditional way. Wives are taken care of by their children or by the man's relatives. No matter the law on ground, it will not be possible to hand over a dead man's estate to his wife in Yoruba land.

Somebody who is not a party to the marriage has no locus standi to demand a DNA test for a child and a child inside a pregnant woman is automatically owned by the husband

2mch:
Come on. We all know why the father is asking for DNA. DNA test will not open door for anything. Wunmi was his spouse, yes, she inherits every thing.

I am beginning to talk in circles but wait and see where this will end. Social media will only gossip and nothing will happen. If you can read, you already can see what the outcome will be. 2mch out!

Such laws won't be followed in Yoruba land. Which wife have you ever seen to inherit everything in such a manner in Yoruba land? It does not happen whether the law says so or not

As a Yoruba, any child born by your wife is your child. The child does not even belong to you but your family compound. DNA is actually irrelevant.

Let's say the DNA is negative then the wife can say it was an agreement with the husband. Is a child through a sperm donor not your child? The child still belongs to the compound of the man according to Yoruba culture. Any child born by a Queen is a member of the royal compound and can become King in future regardless of the origin of the sperm. The child belongs to Mohbad

In the olden days a bastard child was determined by divination and you can still be a bastard with the right DNA

INJESUSNAME:
Thanks, Jesus didn't kill or commanded his followers to kill, right? How many people have Christians killed for God this year? How many these people that are busy copying from Christians have killed for their god this year alone? Please give me evidence of where the founder of the religion says he copied the art of killing for God from Christianity.

The idea of saving people through faith or belief was introduced by Christians and they were forcibly converting people and killing unbelievers before Mohammed was born. Mohammed was converted by them was why he turned out the way he turned out. He only added his own flavour.
Christian Pastors use methods like assassinations and etc to keep their herd together or do you think it's easy?

erniok:
I can recall saying any country on earth is free from corruption but there's a corruption index for every nation for a reason. The lobby system of the US for example is masked corruption.

As it stands in our nation, the citizens still have a very low trust for the public officers which is as a result of corruption at pandemic level and this would definitely affect investment in public sector.

If government floats a company and runs it profitably and is seeking investors via an IPO, then they will get investors. If an individual or group of individuals does the same they will get investors too. That is what I mean or why do you think the public won't buy into a profitable company?

The spirit in you is not by DNA. You can have the right DNA and still be a bastard

Any child born inside marriage belongs to both parents. It is their property. I think France made a law to the effect. Anybody that impregnates a married woman is a sperm donor. According to my research with ifa, your ancestors will incarnate in your kids no matter who impregnated your wife

Put yourself in the kid's position before you support this

erniok:
I'm glad you used the condition "if" which at this time sounds future impossible. Bro, we are too riddled with corruption. Our president just cancelled NNPC debt to the nation, no heads rolled and you think we won't witness it in the future?

If dangote rolls out an IPO, You do not need government intervention before it's over subscribed. You can take this to the bank.

The private sector is doing ok and corruption is not a debilitating problem there. There is no country free of corruption. If any entity leads including government owned entities, people will subscribe if there is an IPO.

INJESUSNAME:
How many people did Jesus kill or command His followers to kill in His lifetime?
How many people did mo ha mad kill and his followers on his lifetime?
How many people Christians killed this year alone? How many people Muslims killed this year alone?

Jesus himself didn't kill as he was not interested in saving or converting anyone apart from Jews. Jesus was a Jew and not a Christian and he would not have believed what what he founded turned to. Christians were however the ones that introduced killing for God which was copied or continued by Muslims. Jesus did not found Christianity. He was only interested in Jews

Josywhyte:
Reason Nigeria can never grow as a country. Everything is built and done in one region/state. Spread these infrastructure and developments to other states,open seaports of other states, get our dead refineries working and see how this country will blossom....

Private sector don't operate by quota system. Let every state fight to attract investors

Helinuse:
“Tonnes of written work in Hausa in Ajami..”
“There is Yoruba written in Ajami..”

How can it be in Hausa and in Ajami? 🤣🤣

I guess you think Ajami is a local African language. 🤣🤣 Shared by west Africans.🤣🤣

Ajami is purely Arabic. Since there was not formal education, Ajami was Arabic passed from one generation to another in its progressive corruption. It’s just like the corruption of English called “pidgin” that we may later claim it was an original Nigerian language. I said that to say: anywhere Arabic entered, it never entered voluntarily. It entered by conquest. It wiped out culture, traditions, history, artifacts, etc. that could be evidential of anything you could refer to as evidence of existence.

The Yorubas NEVER had ANY written text. Talk more of in Ajami. Except the conquered areas like Kwara, and Osun. The Igbo NEVER had a text for proper written communication. That is why no one can conceive anything from it today. EVERYTHING we call history, are preconceived assumptions and African tradition mythology. That is why you select the ones to believe (mighty Oyo empire) and deny the ones contradicts (British defeat of the almighty empire) 🤣🤣. The only people in Africa that had a written script are the Ethiopians (written texts) Egyptians (symbolism), Nubians (still Egyptians - written texts).

In fact, it was the whites that attempted connecting our history for us by minor excavations and unearthing some artifacts like the Igbo Ukwu arts, Nok Arts, etc. Our history only started when the Brits stepped in.

What you owe your people is not the advancement of falsehood you call history. Instead advancing the study of unconventional history should be your focus.

West Africa NEVER had a civilization that had a noteworthy history. The peak of west African civilization even was after the conquest of it by North African marauders, giving rise to warring nations like Senegal that conquered Spain, and Mali that conquered the Middle East.

So in your educated mind, Yoruba and Hausa can not be written in Ajami which is Arabic characters? Just like they are today written in Roman characters? If you never knew, know today that Hausa and Yoruba have been written for centuries in Ajami. Moreso Hausa. The Hausa masses have been literate centuries before it became a norm in Europe. The average Hausa man was literate when the average European aristocrat was an illiterate. The Hausa masses have been literate for up to five centuries.

What you seem not to understand is that a script does not have to be invented in your country before you can use it to express your language.

Go and research more about scripts all over the world. Nsibidi though not popular and though much was not stored via it is as old if not older than any other written script from anywhere in the world.

I don't know where you come from or who you are though since you are just an anonymous person on nairaland but only an unintelligent and ignorant person will say any history or civilization is not noteworthy. I guess you are joking though

You don't know what you are saying. Senegal conquered Spain? Mali conquered the middle east?. It is better to shut up than to be uttering rubbish

Gajagojo:
I am not going to do back and forth with you
Talking online theory
We failed with refinery
With NNPC
With NEPA
Nigeria Aiways we are still paying salaries
Virtually every government business has failed

Yes if Brazil can win World Cup China can too but they have not
It is not by stronghead
I have answered the questions you are asking in what you quoted
If you don't get it
Forgerrit


In this case of electricity there is virtually nothing of value to privatize
We need to build from scratch

If transmission is the problem as is your opinion, why is it not a problem in Aba today? Aba is enjoying 24/7 electricity currently.

US has over ten thousand power plants, UK has over 1000. We have less than 30. If generation is taken close to every metropolis and we have thousands of power plants, then I think the problem will be solved. The solution lies in more generation and decentralization of the grid