₦airaland Forum

eldee:
The NSA guy was just being egoistic.
The risk of her dying was way too low. . . and turning on the switch wasn't going to kill her, if not they would have made her wear protective gear.

playing with wires isn't beans o. . .i hope u dont mess around with your house wiring, do u know how much current it takes to kill a man? 65mA.

THE AMAKA:
[color=#0099ff]how about you kiss my arse![/color]  

kai. . .see as them see me finish

@amaka
nne, biko. . .ahuru n'gi naya, o'dikwa very serious o. . .dont fall my hand, just one small kiss, no tongue sef. . .

THE AMAKA:
[color=#cc00cc]ewww.[/color]

you are not submissive, therefore u are not wife material, because all wife material must be submissive

THE AMAKA:
[color=#cc00cc]@ topic that donkey still running her mouth. . . hehehe. they always feel safety in numbers, weak hos.


&




man im hungry and all i smell is Egusi soup.  
i think im gonna gag![/color]

i command you to kiss me through the monitor. . .this minute! . . .oya i'm waiting!

H2O2:
Toddler, you're only 19 or 20. Kiss me through the monitor.

that is soooo juvenile. . ._{cant wait to try it out on someone}. . .

marvix:
So u just finished NYSC? No wonder u just believe all d crap u read in papers lik 234next.
Solid Foundations laid by Yaradua
1. The funding of power projects are legal.
2. Extensive and detailed design of how to solve the power crisis vis a vis identifyin workplans, milestones and schedules.
3. Solving or at least bringing respite and an air of peace in d ND, to increase d access of gas to power stations.
4. Allowing the power stations more freedom to develop and paying them promptly for their power generated and monitoring their performance.
5. Enthroning due process in the activities of PHCN.
And a host of others.

what is your beef with next? dont hate the player. . .hate the game.
i'm going to restrain myself here, it is apparent from your posts that [size=16pt]you dont know anything about the nigerian power sector[/size]. All your posts are based on flawed logic. . .even with my NYSC alone, i'm sure i can floor you when it comes to the NEPS(and trust me, nysc wasnt when i first got into power or phcn sef). . .

1.wtf does that have to do with power?thats lawyers and accountants business.
2.what stupid extensive and detailed plan? name something from the plan(i'm sure u cant cos u haven't seen it) obasanjo's plan remains the best, all you hear the minister discuss is power sector reforms, that was started in 2005, where was yar adua then? prolly in germany. there was a short medium and long term plan, and that is what is happening today. . .name one milestone that was set and achieved.
3.they were also blowing up oil pipelines o. . .so it's not jst cos of the power sector. . .but i admit, the amnesty is a good thing
4.this is where you have gawked it. . .i just spent 1year in a power station in the bush and trust me i wasn't serving tea and coffee. . .he allowed what?their imprest has been reduced in half, due to the unions strike and agitation for salary increase(i witnessed 3 strikes), which nonsense monitoring did he monitor? someone that doesn't know his left from his right.
5.due what? i'd like to know where u manufactured this list from, hopefully not your head cos it's not in the least bit imaginitive. . .what do u know about the power sector and due process? heck have u been to any phcn installation before? dont get me started.

marvix:
When I talked of GJ and Yaradua I wasn't comparing them what I was saying is that right now people in Nigeria are already enjoying the improvements in the power sector and this is an evidence that Yaradua and Babalola has been workin or were u thinkin that Jonathan without a minister achieved that within 4 weeks.

in 3 years he has not generated up to 3000MW, he should be ashamed of himself. we've always had the capacity, it's his inability to harness it that was our problem, that said, the amnesty was a good idea. if you had read the attachments contained in the next report, you would have seen that the minister could not engage the phcn heads constructively cos he did not know what to look for, in the minutes of the meeting he did not do one single thing that showed he understood the factors at play, he might as well have been the secretary cos he didnt add anything. if u knew anything about how the system works you'd know that the next report was spot on. . .i'm not telling you what i read, i'm telling you what i have lived

marvix:
I'm sorry 4 u, u actually know next to nothing abt d civil service and civil servants, but I will just highlight what we have in d civil service 4 your education
1. Civil servants in Nigeria are the most corrupt set of people.
2. They are supposed to be professionals in their fields but they are actually very ignorant abt what they are supposed to do, the only thing on their minds is scratching for one allowance or the other.
3. They are averse to change.
4. Senior Civil servants in todays civil service started with O'levels and started buying degrees to get promotions that's d reason y a good number of them are educated illiterates, there is an engr in my office who served in d civil service when u ask him to send a mail he wld prefer to save on a flash and bring to your office because according to him that way is more assured that u got it, today he was asked to send a mail from his box to our partners he couldn't do it was now complaining that that's y he needs a secretary.
5. Civil servants are fault finders but never able to proffer solutions except to ask for more money to go and buy the solution.
Let me just ask you to go and sit down with a civil servant and discus his job with him you wil see that they are just clueles if u tell them abt dis fora they wld laff a very ignorant lafta.

i laugh in spanish, both my parents retired as senior civil servants so i actually know a lot about the civil service.
1.a large number, yes but not all. same thing with all nigerians
2.in every organisation, there are ppl that work, and there are ppl that dont.
3.dont generalise
4.being a product of civil servants i can tell you, you're lying, both my parents joined the civil service with postgraduate degrees, and i know well qualified civil servants, in fact, did you know that the IDOs actually poach quite a number of civil servants?*(obviously only the best). as for the engr. in your office, na by force?or do u think it's only civil servants that dont know how to use email?if he's that incompetent blame your HR and fire him, dont make noise jo. . .
5.incompetent ppl do this everywhere. you're just looking for something bad to say about civil servants, the average nigerian is a philistine

you dont argue with facts, you apply faulty logic,

marvix:
All that said the original arguement I had with u is dat d unions hav no moral justification to shut down power plants if Babalola was re appointed their minister because they are partners in failure.

no they dont have the moral justification, but then who gives a shit? what exactly is moral about anything in nigeria?

BTW i just realised you wanted an arguement based on morals and sentiments not on actual facts, i'm sorry i wasted your time. . .and mine.

P.S. i'd appreciate it if you told me what you do for a living, i'm curious since u said your company has some dealings with PHCN, i figure u work in some support capacity, cos you're def not an engineer.

blacksta:
I strongly believe that the majority of the population can afford to pay more electricity - Average house spends about[b] N1500 per day on fuel[/b] for generators which is roughly about 45 to 50k per month. almost 15 times more than cost of PHCN electricity and an IPP will surely break even at 20k per month on every household

thats isn't remotely true. . .anyone that tells you that is lying!

Fhemmmy:
Another empty threat

abeg fhemmmy no vex, but how is this an empty threat? what do u know about the union? u know absolutely nothing about the power sector in nigeria so i dont think you're in a position to assess the likelihood.

@marvix
when i calm down i'll answer your post. . .

Mmmbop:
Grey Poupon

what gives?. . .this is what the 3rd?

biina:
I apologize for the rant. Your post just caught me in a bad mood. Will try and edit out some of the more abrasive refs.

i'm starting to suspect you o. . .fess up, you have something to do with the power sector!

platinumnk:
thanks
my grey brain cells

i hand it to you, you've got skills, if you know any girls like that, put them on hold for me. . .

@thread
down boy, nice and easy. . .

platinumnk:
EFCC no fit catch me

squandering slipping sliding
looking for a place to grip
a coven to fit in
bright as pink blue green
a forced shining star it seems
Science tells us stars
are nothing but hot gas
floating about
mindlessly, endlessly,
attaching to everyone and no one
shine on,  dont feel guilty
even though your hymen is immaculate
your mind is filthy

dayyyyuuuuummmmm. . .where did you get that from?

jay bee:
They can recoup investments and even turn profitable way lesser than your forecasted no yrs.
They just need to go by the[b] pay as you use[/b] model (Key charging meter)

they wont be selling directly to the consumers, they'll sell to govt, and it's govt that sets the price electricity goes for, it's not an arbitrary figure, it's from a report(i wasn't even supposed to have seen it ). . .the amount we pay for electricity in nigeria doesn't even give PHCN enough money to run itself, not to mention build other power stations. . .plus have you ever seen the numbers involved in power? a 12.5MW pant cost lagos $25m, thats $2 per MW economies of scale might reduce it to $1 per MW, you can extrapolate.

i'm assuming y'all are talking about private generating stations when you say privatisation, even if there were private distribution companies, it'd be the same thing, the amount of capital they'd be required to spend on infrastructure would warrant such projections.

however i'm not a finance person so i admit y'all can do magic with numbers that i cant even begin to fathom!

this dude doesn't know what he's saying, i hope he comes back with something meaningful so i dont have to go surgical on his behind

[quote author=Akanbi_edu link=topic=416986.msg5754147#msg5754147 date=1269386199]Well. There is no unique solution to problems like these. But there is one thing I know, those who do not support privatization in Nigeria at this time do not know how BAD the situation is.[/quote]it'll take private companies close to 10years to break even in the power sector in nigeria, it's that way cos y'all dont pay enough for the electricity y'all consume, which private company will tie money down for 10years? when the telecomms ppl made their money back in 2yrs(it clda been 1 year sef. . .i'm not sure) YOU my dear friend dont know what YOU are talking about!

marvix:
@netose, so unless we employ u as minista of power our probs wld neva b solved. How many MW did Obj nd Imoke according to u afta spendin 8yrs and nothin les dan $6b got to 3XXXMW buildin power stations without gas supply, couldn't evacuate d power when generated, awarded power projects @ sites inaccesible to transport for machines, this was y Yaradua had a lot of probs all obj nd imoke did were quick fixes dat cldnt b sustained right frm d fundin, imediately afta objs exit all d govs were already in court trying to declare withdrawals frm d ECA illegal and Yaradua went the whole hog and made the deductions legal dat was wen d real work began, at least on anoda thread in this forum Nigerians are already complainin of power outbreak, constant electricity, I gues Goodluck without a cabinet within 4wks hav built power stations and taken gas by proclaiming his magic wand fixing all d pipelines, or maybe it would sound more reasonable to consider that Yaradua and Babalola has laid d solid foundation on which Goodluck is xpected to consolidate.

What are u even sayin that d civil servants who say all he can do is make noise sebi he will come nd go should be allowed to continue @ their post while d minister who they try to frustrate and in effect frustrate us should quit, isn't this absurd?

me minister? me that just finished NYSC abi? you have refused to admit you're wrong, did you even read the next articles talkless of the reports attached to them? you have refused to see that the major problem in nigeria is that we have been having ministers trying to run ministries they know nothing about, did you hear me mention anything about goodluck being better than yar' adua?under yar' adua we've had a french graduate, an architect, and an economist head the power sector, and the situations haven't improved doesn't that tell you something? [size=14pt]what bloody solid foundation did yar adua and babalola lay?[/size] please answer that question so i can know if you know anything about the power sector

marvix, it's very clear you dont know anything about the civil service, the civil servants are supposed to be professionals even when they are not, they've spent time at the jobs and have thereby gathered experience, so it's safe to say quite a number of civil servants know when they have a minister that doesn't know his right from his left, but seeing as political power is what counts in nigeria, they cant do anything, and so the adopt a 'lets just wait, sebi it's just 4 years maximum' approach. . .and the foregoing isn't limited to PHCN alone, it happens in all government agencies.

i never thought the day would come but i'm seriously upset!. . .i definitely do no claim to know it all when it comes to the nigerian power sector, there are people on NL i can defer to, but apparent you aren't one!

happy birthday man. . .hope u had fun!

olafolarin:



Except Lagos,Rivers,Anambra and Edo state's nominee,most names in the list are just dope-heads,


The Lagos state nominee(Olusegun Aganga) is a Managing Director with Goldman Sachs in New York,

Odein Ajuomogbia also made the list alongside Dora,

Wooowwww, I am inspired,

what can u tell me about the chris ogwiewenyi fellow?never heard of him before!

deji2009:
hey guys hope to see you soon

where've u been? it's good to have you back o. . .i was starting to get worried!

my light hasn't improved here, i'm happy, at least ppl are not insulting PHCN now. . .

it's simibrasil or simibrazil, are you sure it's not wesleyan or something he meant to type?

v3:
I've had light for like 4 days now and each time i them PHCN dudes, i buy em chilled beers, so i can have light like this in Surulere?

Welcome development  

so you're a lere boi, what part of lere? i grew up in eric moore towers.

Nigeria - Africa's Linguistic Tower of Babel?

"Every Person From the North = Hausa"

I was speaking to some friends recently and they pointed me to some online debates among Nigerians who "refused to believe" that there are 250 ethno-linguistic groups in Nigeria. Even those that concede there are 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria, do not realise that a great many of those 250 are in the north.

There is a tendency among southern Nigerians to ignorantly refer to any northerner as "Hausa". The recent furore regarding the Jos murders, General Domkat Bali and Major-General Saleh Maina (GOC of the army's 3rd armoured division in Jos) is a case in point. There has been an explosive debate with many Christians, middle belters and southerners accusing Maina of pro Fulani bias because he is "Hausa-Fulani". The ignorance of the furore is palpable, because Maina is NOT Hausa or Fulani. He is Kanuri, but has fallen victim to the generic mindset of "every northerner is Hausa". Many southern Nigerians ignorantly label Nigeria's past northern leaders like Abacha, Babangida, and Abubakar as "Hausa" when in fact NONE of these men was Hausa. I am sure that many are also unaware that Nigeria's Senate President David Mark (i.e. citizen no. 3 in Nigeria) is from the Idoma ethnic group in the middle belt.

The Maina/Bali controversy is not the topic of this article. I hope our Nigerian and friends from other countries reading this will be enlightened by the diversity in their own country - especially in the north. A few sobering statistic (I know some of you do not like stats, but I cannot help it right now):

The Koma and all those "Minorities"

1) About 700-800 languages are spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon alone. Two countries with less than 1% of the world's population speak over 10% of ALL languages in the world.

2) Which is the most linguistically diverse region in Nigeria? The North. Many do not realise that there are states in Nigeria where one encounters different ethnic groups/languages as one moves from one town to the next. Some groups like the "Big Three", the Tiv, Kanuri and Ijaw number in the millions. However, others are in the mere thousands and are so obscure that the federal government might not even be aware of their existence.

3) States like Adamawa, Bauchi, Plateau and Taraba are reputed to have over 50 (yes, I said FIFTY) ethnic groups EACH.

4) Who reading this has nostalgic memories of the Koma people? With approximately 50,000 people, this was the ethnic group that remained "undiscovered" in the mountainous highland area to the north-east, living a naked Pagan lifestyle up in the mountains with no interaction with modern society. There were "discovered" in 1986 during the administration of Colonel Yohanna Madaki - then Military Governor of Gongola State. Early missionaries who tried to convert them had to go naked so as not to make them feel uncomfortable around clothed strangers.

Christians North, Muslim South

A few days ago, Libyan leader Colonel Ghaddafi advocated splitting Nigeria between Muslims and Christians. Sounds plausible right? Should be easy since the "north is Muslim and south is Christian"? Wrong. The Muslim north/Christian south discourse has been a massive myth for decades. Some northern states like Kaduna, and southern states like Oyo have mixed Muslim and Christian populations. Let’s not even mention Kwara state. Aside from having sizeable Christian and Muslim populations, no one can even agree whether it is in the north or south!

Ask anyone about the far north western corner of Nigeria, and they are likely to think of it as the home area of President Yar'Adua and as the area of Nigeria where Muslim Sharia law started. Zamfara state in the far north west was the first Nigerian state to adopt Sharia law when it was governed by Ahmed Sani. Yet right next door the first footsteps of Sharia in Nigeria, there is an indigenous Christian minority ethnic group. Who remembers Colonel Dauda Musa Komo - former Military Governor of Rivers State and nemesis of Ken Saro-Wiwa? Komo, and other famous individuals like Sani Sami, Ishaya Bamaiyi and Tanko Ayuba are from the minority Zuru Christian area in what is now Kebbi State.

Nigerians are unaware of the diversity in their own country because many do not have experience of interaction with the numerically smaller ethnicities. Most Nigerians who travel outside their home areas do so to get to big cities like Abuja and Lagos. It is rare (except for NYSC) to find Nigerians living in the rural/local parts outside their home area.

Nigeria - Earth's Tower of Babel

Nigeria is Earth's answer to the biblical Tower of Babel. A kaleidoscope of different cultures, languages and labyrinth diversity. Let us open our eyes and minds to the breathtaking diversity of the area called Nigeria. Before you call that fellow across the road an [Hausa][Fulani][Yoruba][Igbo], have a hard think, you might be surprised at what you find out,

Till next time,

Max

http://twitter.com/maxsiollun

@marvix
thngs are looking up alright. . .but we've had bad experiences with gas pipelines in this country, lets hope govt does right by the niger-delta!

it's simple, there's more gas available to generate electricity!

[quote author=mama-gee link=topic=417875.msg5753599#msg5753599 date=1269381187]Is it the same Oliburuiku that got me pissed off last time? [/quote]as usual, you are trying too hard to prove to all and sundry that you are an ill-mannered, brainless, twit. . .but we already know and love you just the way you are. . .

P.S. do u know what olori'buruku(thats the proper spelling) means?. . .btw i reported your post. . .hope you get banned. . .for good!

Jarus:
Reminds me of the name he gave you on NL: Dauda Nackson

nackson as in 'the nackson'. . .rotflmao

bawomolo:
happy bday old geezer

@oyb
is it you they are calling geezer?. . .kai *SMH* but u aren't that old now, i thought u were just 50?

i just hope i didn't break her heart, if i did i wont forgive myself(psyche!). . .but men if i did imma have to do a lot of work to get back to being friends o, not to mention m.s. will kill me. . .but twas def better than leading her on now. . .wasn't it?

aboxphem:
Help! Let somebody assist, I formatted my pc yesterday but its sound has disappear. it displays "no audio device" pls what can i do. (aboxphem@yahoo.com or 08068045904). Thanks

download this software and run it http://www.zhangduo.com/udi.html, it's called unknown device identifier, it should tell you the name of your sound card and give you the option of searching for it's drivers. . .

once again, formatting your computer should be the last option. . .

1stknight:
plz som1 reply my msg

from your post, it would seem that there's no wifi hardware on your computer. . .

Wylout:
ther is nothin on d hard drive now! i'm trying to booth with a windows 7 cd. i've also tried xp and its d same blank screen now!!

are you sure the CD you're using is bootable? did u buy it or burn it yourself?does it show you the 'press any key to boot from CD?'

Wylout:
@ All , pls help oh!!! ntldr is missing. It' s dv3500 originally on vista, later upgraded to windows 7. @ 1st it was bootmgr missing. i removed my hard drive not minding d loos of data and formatted via a sata casing using nfts. Hooked it back and now it does nothing even after i have instructed it to boot 1st from internal cd/dvd drive, wot do i do?

what OS are you using now? are you dual booting? is there anything plugged in when you start?

P.S. formatting shld always be a last resort. . .fixing the bootmgr thing isn't difficult

i'm not happy you wont be in town when i arrive. . .hehe