@Naijababe
they are still there o...you know how they say empty vessels make the most noise. If you're busy with life you're not likely to have the time to engage in all the bickering that goes on. It's easy to assume they've gone extinct because all you can see are the noisemakers but as a number of people have mentioned on this thread, you attract what you are. You shouldn't be looking for strong men in the midst of noisemakers, things don't work that way.

kensto:
Nigeria has been having problem with electricity. the only way to solve the situation is,

=»The FG should build a power generating station in all the 36 states in Nigeria at least 1000 to 2000megawatts will be okay for every state or even 500 may be okay but 2000 for all those industrial states like Lagos, onitsha, Abia etc. That is the only way to solve the problem of electricity.
There should be a bugdet for this.

Thanks.
Any other views..share

I'm curious, how do you plan to get fuel to power all the generating stations? The siting of a generating station is based on several factors two most important ones are how you plan to evacuate the power generated and choice of fuel. Your idea though good isn't economically feasible

AjanleKoko:
I thought to bring back this topic

Would be nice to hear what has changed in people's perspective. For me, nothing has really changed. Since I wrote this, I've read a few books about organizational behaviour, but I found them to be laborious and full of heavy scientific language.

I would say that I've been able now have a 40-60 ratio (General vs Personal track). I.e. I have been able to take definite steps towards personal goals, with good results, but I still work in an organization. Interestingly, my new entrepreneural mindset has brought profit directly to my organization as well

Just seeing this thread, how on earth did I miss it?

I'm on the personal track...Chose where I am, schemed my way into my current role and I seem to be doing well. I have a bit of a first movers advantage since i started doing what I do before it became popular.

I have a bit more visibility in my organization and it worries me sometimes because there's a lot expected of me and I fear one day I will be exposed as not being as competent as I appear. If I can up my game a bit fast track is sure.

On the biz side, there was a rightsizing 2 years back and it made me realize how silly it is to depend on just one stream of income so I'm trying to develop other streams, got my fingers burnt once but I'm still in the grind.

I used to worry since I don't earn as much as some of my colleagues despite all the effort I've put in but these days I barely even think about stuff like that.

Chairmen...my enemies are at work...lol

https://www.nairaland.com/1950807/8-tips-plan-perfect-marriage#27167876

if the above is how proposals are meant to go I will get F9.

which one is photographer? are we acting movie?

which one is inviting family and friends? is it them I want to marry or the babe herself?

which one is music? see what disney and all them romantic comedies have caused

P.S.
all this is annoying me because I saw a picture in her gallery with 6 rules for proposal and it had similar stuff...cant a fellow be anti-social in peace?

On the Keshi issue, I agree he needs to go...I dont think there's anything particularly special about him besides his being a Nigerian. Let's look for other Nigerians to develop and fill the role. If it means getting a foreign coach for a couple of years so be it.

pickabeau1:
I agree with u but not in naija
Our leaders will borrow to fund their profligacy
I think u meant lower oil prices

yep, I meant lower oil prices, mea culpa. Me I just want to make sure I'm on the right side of the curve.

@Royalroy
I'm not an economist o...I just like to be one step ahead of the curve. You're right though we're a tough bunch.
I was just joking on the football thing o...football is an important part of who we are.

@Dbestmax
I dont think the issue warrants a thread, an increase in vandalism would cause oil prices to increase if anything(depends on the scale though). If there's some angle I cant see I'd be more than happy to learn from you.

pickabeau1:


its a big issue..
ive not really been following the news that much

I've not being following it either but following oil prices are a must o...you can use them to estimate the general direction the country/economy will take.

Higher oil prices will mean a decrease in govt spending, this will mean a general absence of cash and this could lead to unrest in certain places as the boys will be broke.(Lagos is an outlier, there's a substantial amount of private money flowing there).

The fact that elections are around the corner doesn't make things look any better for the Nigerian economy...I tire for our case.

Dbestmax:

Pipeline Vandalism!!!!

Bros, I will hand my pension over to you(the thing kuku no plenty ) if you can relate the falling oil prices to pipeline vandalism...no jokes!

pickabeau1:


of course!

oil is going to $70 per barrel and you guys are still watching grown men chase a rubber sphere up and down...shm

For real though, I'm worried about this continued drop in oil prices...men need to start earning more to survive in this Nigeria.

pickabeau1:

I guess u r not too much into footie
It was Ferguson way of getiing the boys into line
His words

nah...my love for football died when Italy beat Nigeria at USA '94.

I'm a non practising arsenal fan though

pickabeau1:


Experience of the league
His genius in setting up a blend of youth n experience
Referee relationship management - read Halsey book
Excellent defenders- Rio/vidic / stam

Excellent strikers - rvp Rooney ruud cole Yorke

Most important he got that extra 10 percent consistently because they respected n feared him hair dryer

abeg wetin be hair dryer? some form punishment?

@Bukatyne
Dont most females have two rings? one for engagement and the main one you exchange on the wedding day na abi another one dey?

I'm not a fan of social media and the likes so anything flashy is out of the question, for me it should be a private and intimate something...which one come be all the paparazzi that people now form these days? even all these story that people put on bella naija and the likes sey dem dey give them money ni?

As a colleague who recently got married used to joke that he'd rather give the babe all the money he was spending than go through all that stress...lol

@Aluta and Nash
I tire o...even that one month sef...I still dey reason am, so them go pay me salary one month and I go just carry the money go buy ring...ontop wetin na?

The kneeling down part I get...pictures of the act...hell no!

Oya...my seniors in the biz...make una come begin dey cast una selves one by one...how did you propose?

TV01 , pickabeau1, Nashville, bellong. Ladies, how did your oga propose?

Chairmen dem...maximum hailings!

you guys should come and help me o...what is the purpose of a proposal? is it not to tell a girl you want to marry her ni? do I necessarily have to buy a ring and go down on one knee? what if I have arthritis nko?

If you ask me, once you determine that you're willing to spend the rest of your life with someone and communicate same to the person, you're as good as engaged, or am I missing something?

One of my lunatic friends said you should spend 3 months salary on engagement ring (the joker is obviously not close to getting married...lol). If you see as my mind just dey do the maths as im dey misyarn ehn...smh.

DatechMan: I am an FME with a Teleco coy. I manage close to 40 sites. with about 5 ISM Mech. Technicians, 3 Elect Technicians, 2 Power Engineers, etc
My job range from diesel level tracking to Fault resolutions to Report writing.

I have worked my ass off as a contract staff under probational period for the past six month. I am supposed to get a pay rise next month.

Today was bad news. I got an offer of contract extension till February at the same tiny pay. I feel like not going to office tomorrow.

Naija sha.........


... Going to bed
Good night guys



Oh, before I go..... I heard someone talk about 600k. Abeg how I fit enter oil and gas na? Chineke help omo re

if you feel you're good enough why dont you wait a bit and look for a good time to ask your supervisor for feedback, why weren't you offered a full role is there anyway you're not meeting expectations? are there some character traits they dont like? approach is key o...if you dont have good people skills you can bungle the conversation. Last thing you want to do is sound like you have a chip on your shoulder.

Most importantly, you need to ensure you add value to the company, is there anything you do that the next person cant do as well as you do? are you a go-to person in your area? it's not enough that you do your job, you need to have a clear edge.

jhimmy:

I was angry and fed up...
It was just too much, and I reached a point that i just cldnt stomach it ...

I get your point, fact is, that isn't enough reason...when you blow your lid you allow the other party to shift the goal post, it (the issue at stake) can become about your being rude, immature, emotional, lacking-self-control etc. you take your pic...all these things do damage to your professional reputation.

It's better you find another way to vent rather than damage your credibility while you're at it. It never is really worth it in the long run.

If you were as good as you say you were and you resigned without insulting anyone they possibly would have called you back and it would be you deciding whether or not you want to work with them on YOUR terms, but now you dont have that luxury of choice neither do you have them as a reference.

jhimmy: My Career experience.. (sorry my sentence construction might be poor "I aint a word kinda dude" )

I did something at work yesterday ..
I resigned....

As been the only Technical dude with this Tech corp. I do all the work for all department..
Develop projects from start to finish under 1 week... (now with this, you might think I am the highest paid)..

I do all the jobs, what other staff do is to create reports and manage records of my work..

am the least paid staff ... What I earn with the work I do is not worth saying self...

Mind you this company make 30 million / month....

and I earn less than 40,000... while this peeps whose work don't matter earn 200k and above.. at first It was normal seeing that they all have their masters from one UK uni or the other...

cause I remember upon getting the job, I was told that I will be paid 250k but will be kept on a 8 month probation, which if I impress them they will retain me , but for the 8 month I will earn less than 40,000... I agreed been that I was desperate for a source of income..

1 year and half, I still earn less than 40,000..I complained and complained. and they said "OK.. if after 3 months you impress us, we will review you contract and give you what you deserve"... I agreed.. I worked tirelessly ... All my projects where all approved by the clients... thereby me making 11m for the company..

3 months came and (I was still paid my less than 40k salary and they even said cause i used more internet than ever in doing downloads 5k was deducted...)

I got fed up.. and walked to my boss office and asked him what I did to deserve such meagre salary.. he said nothing (other than he hasn't yet seen my value ).. and I said for God sake, I managed 60 projects in the past 9 months and 39 of them got approved... yet you say you haven't seen my value.. angrily I told him to go Bleep himself... and am out of his company.. Said he should go and get himself a valued staff...

Thats it i resigned...

And now I ask my self.. why did I even Stay this long..

Yes,.. money aint available...but I pray with all the freelance I can manage to get, I will be aright

I dont agree with the bolded, it's never okay to be rude and insultive, not for any reason. You can get angry, but dont take this route, you'll lose more than you stand to gain.

Apart from that I agree with your post, you shouldn't let anyone take your for a ride. As a professional you should know your worth.

Same reason as strobe now...rapidly flashing lights can cause seizures

jmaine:


Thank you for clearing all doubts, I asked gists a very valid question to come to a logical conclusion on the subject matter.

Cos he gave me the impression that the examples he gave were immune to the attacks and I seeked to know their supply relativity.

Thanks for your insight . . . . .cheers . . . .

hey, thought you might want to know,

as part of this NNPC strike, NGC has shut off gas supply to it's customers so you should expect lousy electricity supply until the issue is resolved.

bonetalk:
ok, i will back it up with picture(s) tommorrow, coz i may not be able to explain to u well,
they both(afe staff building and the community) shares thesame transformer using different cables(concealed with rubber, making it impossible for others to tap from it) , i will snap it and share it with u tommorrow, for u to understand it more.

Hey...

Waiting for the pic...

I'm curious, when you post it, can you also tell me if the staff quarters had(or has) light this evening (tuesday)...I want to confirm something.

bonetalk:
that's a big lie, both the community and the Afe building uses thesame transformer but there is a manipulation that was done on the transformer, that makes afe building and a block industry belonging to ex-director(Engineer Olateju) of works and maintenance dept of abuad(belonging to afe babalola) to be enjoying the power supply at the expense of the host community , my house is just few metres to the afe building,

Hi Bonetalk, it's possible(and surprisingly very easy) to restrict supply to the community but it wont be at the transformer, there would have to be isolators installed.

I'm curious, what's your stand on the matter? Do you think attacking Afe was warranted?

MissMeiya:

Because no one ever lies in Nigeria, right?
I doubt very much the school would admit to corruption.

If this generator was running, don't you think the students would have heard it?

if you have a single gen powering a small estate is it everywhere on the estate you would hear the gen?
the article says it's a staff quarters, you would get a 500KVA generator and switch it on from 6pm to 6am everyday,
I know it's possible because we've done it before where I work. You want to make your staff as comfy as possible.

BTW, I'm not saying it's not possible for them to be bribing TCN. My point is, your conclusion was hasty.

r231: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=859602194051030&id=100000037710216

Sorry I don't know how to upload the video but that's the link sha......

I feel irritated just watching this video,
sad thing is the language sounds familiar...

MissMeiya:

[size=18pt]SUNDAY PUNCHgathered that the students were angry that while they had been without electricity for over a month, a hostel for the junior staff of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, in the same area enjoyed power supply.[/size]

For those of you who commented before reading the article.

Good! I fully support them. Nigeria can turn a sworn pacifist into a bloodthirsty revolutionary. Let the pigs begin to fear the people.

did you read the part where the school said the hostel was being run by generator?

timijohnston: Hello guys....

i know most of us here have heard about the board game monopoly. its a wonderful game and i enjoyed playing it growing up. Anyway id like for you guys to help me out.


What Strategies do you think would be good foR me to use in selling monopoly in Nigeria. BY THE WAY GUYS ITS MONOPOLY LAGOS STATE EDITION so im really excited about it!!!!

THANKS GUYS YOU'RE THE BEST!!

which people are the best? The ones on this thread or on the 5 other threads you pasted the exact same message? I would have analyzed(is it analysed? What's the difference sef? ) how much of a learner you are but then that would be me taking out my frustrations on you and that's not proper. Safe!

tnktosin: Issorai

Jehovah...when will I get paid to be a nuisance on social media...smh

naijababe:

E vex me die Do you know how much enjoyment 6k will fetch me at Shitta or Olaiya in Surulere ?

you haven't been to any of them spots in a while have you? Inflation has hammered the amala down to size...lol.

jmaine:
U
Does PZ and NB feed off from the same trunk supplying the power plants ? . .

PZ I'm 100% sure of, if NB uses gas in the SW the they would in some way.

@gists
it depends on which pipeline is vandalised, e.g. the news article that was pasted somewhere on this thread about ELPS being vandalised last year, that's one of the worst times I've experiemced, both private and public companies were affected. I'm aware NGC declared a force majeure on gas supplies to all customers feeding off ELPS in any way(PZ woulda been included, also the west african gas pipeline was affected). Why people wont notice is that these smaller consumers (industry) can resort to alternatives like diesel et al.

P.S. you should read some of the reviews of dangotes half year result and see what low gas availability did to his profits, also check out how much he plans to spend on coal.

jmaine:

You sound like an active participant in the power sector. I will like to be hearing more from you as an insider whether it is for or against the government of the day . . . .

Yep I am, I've been on both sides (public and private), I've spent some time around a hydro plant before but these days gas run plants tend to be more my thing. I see a bit of coal in my future too but you never know .

Feel free to ask questions, as long as it doesn't involve politics I'd be happy to try and answer.

Obiagelli:
You should tell this to the power minister. I am a farmer, all i care about is results, but the minister telling blatant lies about sabotage by the opposition to cover up is totally unacceptable.

Btw are the pipelines safe now?

Really?link please! I wouldn't expect him to make such statements. It's the politicians that run their mouths, he isn't one AFAIK.

Well we haven't had any incidents due to vandalism, thank goodness! Be that as it may, there have still been times where gas had to be rationed as recently as June.

Obiagelli:
i bet they have stopped vandalising those pipelines, my only prayer is that they don't resume in the dry season.

To you guys, vandalisation of them pipelines is abstract, it's just an excuse govt gives for electricity being worse than usual. For some of us, it's real, sleepless nights, increased stress levels, less time with your family, the whole nine yards.See ehn, If the ELPS pipeline is vandalised the ripples are felt all the way in Ghana and it's not even just the Power sector that's affected.

All this talk about improved power is subjective tbh*, that you have light for xx hours more than before cannot be proof of improvement as long as the guy in the next state(or even street) had light for xx hours less than before. Politicians (on all sides) need to stop with the fake and empty rhetoric and let the professionals do their job.

*It's better to measure progress by the total quantum of power generated.

Obiagelli:
unfortunately they are too related.

I dont agree , interestingly enough, politics is the main problem of the power sector in Nigeria.

if you really want to understand how the power sector in Nigeria works there are a lot of people on NL that can help but somehow it seems you just want to take potshots.

Firefire:



Finger pointing by anyone accusing anybody of vandalizing gas pipeline without any empirical evidence to show

God hate lies.


The Federal Government of Nigeria has every resource to protect the gas line from vandalism.


Nigerians need constant power supply. Finito!

Chairman, it's not that easy o...

With crude oil pipelines, vandals usually want to siphon the crude into another container and sell, this takes time and they need to be careful while doing this. My guess is that it would take hours to achieve this.

With gas pipelines, vandals simply want to destroy the pipeline, you locate the pipeline put explosives and vamoose before detonating it. Care to estimate how long it would take?