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Politics › Nigerian Govt To Begin Distribution Of 4 Million Meters – Official by myami(op): 8:44am On Aug 23, 2021
The Nigerian government has said that it will provide up to 4 million meters to Nigerians in the second phase of its National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP).

A statement from the office of the Special Adviser on Infrastructure to the President, Ahmad Zakari, said arrangements to commence the metering process have been completed.

The move is expected to drastically reduce estimated billing by the Distribution Companies (Discos).

The statement noted that the next phase of the initiative will ensure consumers are billed appropriately for the electricity they consume by installing meters free of charge in households and business premises that are currently unmetered.

The government said the mass metering programme, funded by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is “unprecedented” because it has led to the supply of meters to many Nigerian homes.

The first phase of the initiative, tagged ‘Phase 0’, was launched in December 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a target of 1 million meters across the country.

The statement claimed, however, that it has led to the distribution of about 750,000 meters nationwide in about eight months.

“This is a marked improvement in terms of the speed of installation of meters compared to its predecessor (the Meter Asset Provider-MAP programme) which recorded 350,000 meter installations in just over 18 months.

Essentially the Nigerian meter industry has increased local installation capacity by a multiple of five,” Mr Zakari said.

“In preparation for the second phase (known as Phase 1) of the NMMP, the Nigerian electricity sector regulator, NERC, has conducted extensive consultations and stakeholder management, and has revised its metering guidelines. This phase will provide up to 4 million meters and shall also use a similar financing mechanism as phase 0.”

The statement said that there are new meter factories in Lagos and in Kaduna, while the refurbishment of a number of other defunct metering companies is ongoing.

It said: “This development in the meter assembly space is driven by the Central Bank’s commitment to support local meter assembly/manufacturing as only local companies will be allowed to participate in the bidding process for the upcoming phase of the programme.

“This promises to increase the job creation impact of the programme which has already attained appreciable heights with over 10,000 direct jobs created as a result of the phase 0 of the program.”

The statement explained that the Minister of Power had emphasised the administration’s commitment to eliminate the metering gap by 2023, adding that the continuation of the NMMP is in line with the federal government’s agreement with organised labour on electricity sector reform.


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/480698-nigerian-govt-to-begin-distribution-of-4-million-meters-official.html
Car Talk › Beetle Resurrects In China, But Not As VW Brand by myami(op): 10:32am On Aug 20, 2021
THE Beetle, one of the world’s most popular cars that stunned after the Second World War may resurrect in China soon but not as a Volkswagen product. Ora brand of Great Wall Motors has come up with Electric Vehicle Concept of Volkswagen Beetle-like design but with four doors.

But it is also rumoured that Volkswagen is planning a battery-Electric, retro-styled Beetle model for its customers who cherish the attributes of the one-time German cheapest car.

The Chinese Beetle from Great Wall Motors would break many decades of the Beetle traditional concept of two doors as the car is coming with four doors with array of modern gadgets.

The China Beetle will come in two variants: Ballet Cat for female buyers Punk Cat for male buyers.

Information available to Vanguard Motoring says that new ‘Beetle’ would be available as an electric sedan offering two battery sizes spaced pretty close together – 47.8 kWh and 59.1 kWh – the Ballet Cat will be shown in the metal at the Chengdu motor show at the end of this month, after which time we should get a good idea if Ora really intends to put it into production.

The rest of Ora’s lineup is equally whimsical but far more original, comprises a number of funky but not necessarily retro hatchbacks, some of which look like they should worry western automakers with a presence in China.

One issue that could perhaps remain unexamined is that the VW New Beetle was available in China only for a short period of time, and was by no means as big a hit there as it was in North America.

Additionally, the original Beetle was not sold in China in the post-war years, and though some examples had obviously migrated there over the decades as privately-owned diplomatic cars, Chinese car buyers of any age group are unlikely to have seen a classic Beetle outside of a museum or car show.

So just what the aesthetic of the old or new Beetle means to buyers in China is perhaps a far more open question.

It appears that there might be some controversy over the design patents according to a report. When it comes to the issue of design patents, the prospect of Volkswagen actually being able to obtain an injunction in a Chinese court is even less clear cut.

For starters, design patents are country-specific, so nominally Volkswagen had to have patented the design of the car before it could claim infringement.

That could be a problem because it may not have done so for the original Beetle but may have done so for the New Beetle.

Volkswagen and other automakers would have a much easier case with a modern vehicle that they had offered in China, had its design been emulated to some degree, than a decades-old design that was never officially offered by the automaker in China.

Volkswagen arrived in China only in the early 1980s, setting up production of the Santana in 1983, so whether all previous models including the original Beetle had been patented there is doubtful.

Curiously enough, rumours of Volkswagen itself working on an Beetle-shaped electric model have been floating around for some time, since VW prioritised the Microbus-shaped ID.

So Ora could actually roll out a Beetle-shaped electric model far sooner than VW itself, which is an interesting possibility to contemplate.

Design patent issues aside, the look of the exterior is…not bad really, if you’re not allergic to retro-styled cars to begin with.

The cabin here does seem a bit tall and bulbous in proportion to the rest of the bodywork, and the side windows are perhaps too large as well, but we figure Ora had exterior footprint targets to hit to arrive at this design.

We probably wouldn’t confuse it for a New Beetle from afar, were we to see one on the street, but we could see how other people might.

https://cdn.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MOT3.jpg

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/08/beetle-resurrects-in-china-but-not-as-vw-brand/
Politics › FG Committed To Development Of Electric Vehicles — Jelani by myami(op): 10:57am On Aug 18, 2021
THE DIRECTOR-General of National Automotive Design and Development Council, Engr. Jelani Aliyu, has said that the agency would promote the adoption, development, manufacturing and usage of advanced technology in the nation’s automotive sector.

Aliyu who spoke at the recent commissioning of the first solar-powered Electric Vehicle charging station in Lagos, a pilot project in collaboration with the University of Lagos said that this has become very important because the world can no longer afford to continue polluting the environment through the use of fossil fuel and its attendant emission of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and methane.

He said “we are now in the Vehicle Electrification era, cars, trucks and buses all powered by electricity.

“A strategic transition from fossil fuel to pure electric power,”explaining that this accounted for the immeasurable support the agency was getting from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and investment in pursuit of the programme.”

Aliyu recalled that the agency had earlier, this year recorded some progress in this regard when the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment unveiled the first made in Nigeria Electric Vehicle the Hyundai Kona EV, followed by unveiling of the University of Lagos charge station and later by another at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, having unveiled one in
Sokoto earlier.

According to the director-general, “the world is in a race on the back of the eagles and Nigeria cannot afford to be in that race on the back of anything less, neither a falcon nor a hawk, but on the backs of eagles.

“Whatever advanced technology is being leveraged by developed countries around the world must also be identified, transferred and optimised by Nigeria for the betterment of its people.

“We are now in the fourth industrial revolution, characterised by highly advanced technologies, robotics, artificial intelligence, block chain technology and other incredible solutions.

“For the automotive sector, it means vehicles that are highly embedded with ICT solution connectivity between the vehicle and themselves, their users and the road infrastructure. It means vehicles that think for themselves are therefore safer, more efficient and better for humanity.”

Speaking at the event which was attended by the University of Lagos vice chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, Chief Executive Officer of Stallion Group, Anant Badjatya, NADDC board chairman, Senator Osita Izunaso, said that programmes of these nature are the lifeblood of everything we are trying to achieve in the country.

Ogundipe described the commissioning as another initiative of Buhari’s administration designed to promote advanced technology transfer and the development of sophisticated human capital in the country, arguing that the project will offer students first-hand experience with latest innovations in mobility and renewable power technology.

He said: “It is strategised to be an effective platform for focused research and development into more applicable vehicle electrification solutions for Nigeria and Africa.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/08/fg-committed-to-development-of-electric-vehicles-jelani/
Career › 80% Of Employees In Banks Are Casual Workers: ASSBIFI by myami(op): 10:35am On Aug 13, 2021
Eighty per cent of bank and other financial institutions’ employees are casual workers, says the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI), blaming casualisation for major frauds perpetrated in the nation’s financial sector.

The association’s president, Oyinkansola Olasanoye, also lamented the industry poorly remunerated casual workers.

“Our major problem has been casualisation because, in every bank, insurance company, and the financial institution in Nigeria, as of today, almost 80 per cent of the workers are casual workers,” Ms Olasanoye revealed.

“Presently, the Labour Law Act made provisions that there will be contract staff, but our battle is that those contract staff should be allowed to have the dignity of labour and be adequately compensated.”

Last February, Nigeria’s Senate said it was working on a bill to stop the casualisation of Nigerian graduates.

According to Ms Olasanoye, some of the fraudulent activities in the sector may be because the casual workers are not professionals, well-trained, and embittered due to inadequate compensation.

“We respect the casual workers, but we realise that due to inadequate compensation, it is easy for them to be used as frauds,” added the ASSBIFI president.

She pointed out that ASSBIFI planned to create a career path for such workers through regulations in the Federal Ministry of Labour.

“The casual workers are not employees of the institution.

There is a third party that provides them, and these providers are also registered by the Ministry of Labour.

These providers give the casual workers two-year employment,” she stated. “At the end of the two years, the contract is renewed with a new term. The union is trying to create a career path that at the end of the second year, there should be some negotiations. If the institution needs employment, the worker moves and becomes an employee.”

Ms Olasanoye noted that if the financial institution did not have “room for employment, the worker continues.”

She further explained, “This is so that when the worker wants to move to another institution, he should move with three years of experience and not just the two years contract. This is what we are putting into the regulation.”
https://gazettengr.com/80-of-employees-in-banks-other-financial-institutions-are-casual-workers-assbifi/
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by myami: 10:58pm On Aug 10, 2021
I go sangalo for dis jackie b yash
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by myami: 10:56pm On Aug 10, 2021
Beorn:
Biggie: Jackie B welcome to your nomination session. nominate two HMs for eviction.

Jackie B: Quen, Queen and Queen. grin grin
why: yash yash yash yash
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by myami: 10:54pm On Aug 10, 2021
See 100 packs
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by myami: 10:52pm On Aug 10, 2021
Queen looks like nengi
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by myami: 10:45pm On Aug 10, 2021
Messi will wear no 30 shirt at PSG. Neymar couldn't relinquish no 10 for goat
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by myami: 10:41pm On Aug 10, 2021
Highlife fit WM
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by myami: 10:39pm On Aug 10, 2021
Maria rowland on the beat
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by myami: 10:38pm On Aug 10, 2021
drake49:
I keep saying it. Nini childish and nothing much interest me about her
with her voice she will go far in hollywood
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by myami: 10:36pm On Aug 10, 2021
Princess don use igbotic accent spoil everything
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by myami: 10:34pm On Aug 10, 2021
Ekaka1:
That girl yansh just drive biggie go advert straight ..
She can't even carry the thing well....Haba...Wetin sef cheesy
that yash go good for beta doggystyle come cum ontopam
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by myami: 10:31pm On Aug 10, 2021
Broobembem:
That was actually unnecessary
i thought you worship WM
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by myami: 10:29pm On Aug 10, 2021
Croweegarba:
who else whitemoney of course
na only WM come compete for that house
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by myami: 10:27pm On Aug 10, 2021
Kyra1:
Awwn Peace sang such a beautiful song for Pere grin
she sung like simi
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by myami: 10:25pm On Aug 10, 2021
WM with the accent
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by myami: 10:21pm On Aug 10, 2021
Dannyxy:
Sasybaby just want to sleep, kini gbogbo eleyi jaypaul
delawood Ltd
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by myami: 10:20pm On Aug 10, 2021
FIGARO00:
That ae not watching, they are currently on Ray-Bans and earpiece.
WM is everywhere
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by myami: 10:20pm On Aug 10, 2021
Ose saskay
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by myami: 10:19pm On Aug 10, 2021
Broobembem:
Saskay just want to eat Whitemoney’s okro soup and sleep.

Nothing else
delawood inc
Christianity Etc › Re: Chris Okotie: The Truth About T.B Joshua. He Was A Magician & A Sorcerer (Video) by myami: 7:24pm On Aug 10, 2021
SeriouslySense:
To me he is fake, that is for me, for you he is not, i have my own reasons, you have yours so be at peace, i am at peace.
name one genuine man of God in nigeria
Christianity Etc › Re: Chris Okotie: The Truth About T.B Joshua. He Was A Magician & A Sorcerer (Video) by myami: 7:15pm On Aug 10, 2021
einsteine:
I take it you didn't watch the video and went by the headline. I am no Christian but by criticizing the dead, he preached the gospel. Any serious student of the Bible would have known these things anyway. TB Joshua dabbled heavily in the occult and did not follow the true precepts of Christianity.

Just that due to Okotie's failings and the poverty in Nigeria (which allowed people overrate Joshua's charity), this message would be lost on people.
I happened to watch his teachings on Emmanuel TV a couple of wks ago following his death. And i noticed the following:
He preached heaven
He a faith preacher
He never preached heresy
He did altar call
He preached holiness and righteous living
Politics › FG Urged To Impose Special Tax On Sugary Drinks by myami(op): 9:17am On Aug 10, 2021
he National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR), a coalition of non-governmental organisations, has urged the federal government to introduce a tax on sugar- sweetened beverages to tackle the health crises.

This is contained in a statement signed by Omei Bongos-Ikwue, the coalition representative, on Monday in Abuja.

According to Ms Bongos-Ikwue, non-communicable diseases like Type 2 diabetes, cancer, and heart disease are rising in Nigeria.

She stated that the link between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and NCDs had been well established.

“The NASR thus seeks policies to decrease consumption and reduce related risk factors, such as obesity,” noted Ms Bongos- Ikwue. “The Federal Ministry of Finance has stated the need to explore alternative revenue sources, and Federal
Ministry of Health considers NCD prevention a national priority, this could be an opportunity.”

Ms Bongos-Ikwue mentioned that NASR was stepping up efforts to seek a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and engaging in further awareness creation efforts to tackle the rising prevalence of NCDs.

“The coalition specifically called on the Minister of Finance to introduce an excise duty of 20 per cent on sugar-sweetened beverages such as carbonated sugary drinks and energy drinks,” said the coalition’s statement.

“Create a fund for the prevention and control of NCDs associated with the excessive consumption of sugar-linked diseases such as type II diabetes.

Financing for this fund will come from the revenue obtained from the taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages.”

The coalition also wants the federal government to ensure that sugar-sweetened beverages carry “front-of-packaging labels” with nutritional information warning consumers of the
product’s sugar content and “the health risks of excessively consuming these drinks.’’

https://gazettengr.com/fg-urged-to-impose-special-tax-on-sugary-drinks/
Politics › PDP Bot In Meeting Over Crisis in The Party by myami(op): 1:01pm On Aug 05, 2021
Against the backdrop of a fresh crisis threatening the soul of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Board of Trustees, Thursday, converged at the Wadata Plaza, national secretariat of the party in Abuja.

Vanguard gathered that the organ which prides itself as “the conscience of the party,” is deliberating on the best possible way of handling the internal feud, following growing calls for the resignation of party chairman, Prince Uche Secondus.

Seated at the National Executive Committee, NEC hall of the party are BoT chairman, Senator Walid Jibrin, immediate past Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, former Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Tom Ikimi, former Osun State governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, amongst others.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/08/developing-pdp-bot-in-meeting-over-party-crisis/

Politics › Democracy, Dictatorship Can’t Coexist — Kukah by myami(op): 9:34am On Jul 29, 2021
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, said, yesterday, that democracy and dictatorship cannot coexist, noting Nigeria was treading a dangerous path because young people are
feeling disempowered.


Kukah, who spoke at an event organised by The Kukah Centre and Open Society Initiative for West Africa, OSIWA, in Abuja, said: “This is a dangerous path we are treading. Our young people are feeling disempowered.

‘’We are faced with a nation that is consuming its own children, we are faced with the prospects of an uncertain future. It is impossible, even the worst enemy of Nigeria would never have contemplated that this is where we will be.’’

Kukah said the 2023 elections would give Nigerians another opportunity to think of the mistake they had made.

He said: “Democracy is not an exercise undertaken by good men and women, which is what Nigerians have always fallen victim to — that we are looking for holy men, men of integrity, men of dignity to govern us and we assume that managing a diverse Nigeria does not require some level of deep intellectual reflection and understanding on the complexity in managing a society so energetic.

“This is a dangerous path we are treading. Our young people are feeling disempowered. We are faced with a
nation that is consuming its own children, we are faced with the prospects of an uncertain future. ‘’It is impossible, even the worst enemy of Nigeria would never have contemplated that this is where we will be.”
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/07/democracy-dictatorship-cant-coexist-kukah/

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by myami: 7:24pm On Jul 28, 2021
pu7pl3:
Ronaldinho wasn't a god bro...he was a mere mortal compared to Ronaldo and Messi
Ronaldinho was a god on his own right. Ronaldo, Messi dominated football at a time when there was not much competition in the game. Scoring goals aplenty with reckless abandon. Gaucho on the other hand played among the best of the best in order to be the best among his peers.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by myami: 7:08pm On Jul 28, 2021
Debroslink:
While Modric dragged less fancied Croatia to WC final by winning Golden Ball, Gerrard was busy making sure England were beaten at Euro 2004 by giving a back pass to Thierry Henry of France.

Modric at age 22 ensured that England with peak Lampard and peak Gerrard didn't qualify for Euro 2008. He helped Croatia beat England at Wembley.

How can NT flops be placed alongside gods like Xavi, Iniesta, Zidane, Pirlo, Kross, Modric
modric was a fringe player in 2007. Kranjcar and co stopped england
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by myami: 6:58pm On Jul 28, 2021
Debroslink:
Gerrard was actually the badluck and the weak point. He contributed massively to England's loss at euro 2004.
When Liverpool was at the brink of league title, he made sure that that didn't happen by slipping in front of Demba Ba.
Who can forget his header and pass to Uruguay's Suarez at the WC? A world class blunder!

Just under 5 years of leaving Liverpool, they won the EPL and UCL.

Watch this video below if you have forgotten.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVPypAiIXLI
Gerrard captained his team to CL Glory in 2005
Celebrities › Re: “my Husband’s DM Is Filled With Messages From Colleagues” – Nkechi Blessing by myami: 6:37pm On Jul 28, 2021
Fahdiga:
This chronic attention seeker doesn't know that she is so ugly and not presentable. I can imagine how wrinkled and worn out her pussy will be like.
it flows with milk and honey. I've been there
Christianity Etc › Re: Jesus Is The One Who Sits On The Throne by myami: 6:22pm On Jul 28, 2021
bingbagbo:
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
who is now the Son

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