₦airaland Forum

Rutherford2019:
Tiger will win any time any day if it's one lion vs one Tiger
Tiger is bigger in size,fast,more powerful,more smart and very swift
Lion is lazy but hunts in group
I mean a lion and a tiger born at the same time

Lions are not lazy. A lion can win a tiger and a tiger can win a lion.

It can go either way

Khyrvxjzy:
lion vs tiger, fight till death, who will win?

Any of them can win

Wainey:
where is Emefiele from again?

He's an Ika man from Delta state

jaxin119:
List of organisations that are specially reserved for children of politicians:
NNPC
CBN
FIRS
NIA
DIA
NDA
DSS
EFCC
Customs
NPA
Immigration

Feel free to add yours

I don't think children of politicians are still admitted into the NDA like before.

Gabayo17:
All those illiterates from the north must go

There are also southerners who don't deserve to be working there, they entered through the back door.

PlasmaTV:
I'm seeing many comments up there,and I am disappointed that rational and thinking adults are dissing LP supporters. Assuming you lot were thinking,you'd know that APC met dollar to naira at less than N250/$1.

Tinubu still has time. PDP met a dollar at #24.

The Federal Government has raised the amount that it would save this year following the recent hike in electricity tariff for Band A customers to N1.5tn.

It also stated that about 2.5 million meters would be installed this year in a bid to bridge the metering gap across the country and ensure consumers pay the right amount for electricity.

On April 2, 2024, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated that the move by government to withdraw electricity subsidy from 15 per cent of power consumers in Nigeria would save the government about N1.1tn annually.

Onanuga had said the President Bola Tinubu-led administration was poised to allow the price hike in electricity given its N450bn budget for energy subsidies in 2024. ⁣

But in a document on issues around the tariff hike, from the Federal Ministry of Power on Wednesday, which was made available by the media aide to the power minister, Bolaji Tunji, the government said it would save N1.5tn with the recent tariff adjustment.

It said, “FG (Federal Government) to save N1.5tn with tariff adjustment. FG still subsidising Bands below A. Pricing change will help improve liquidity to the NESI (Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry).

“Discos (power distribution companies) will be sanctioned for supplying less than 20 hours to Band A consumers.”

Last week, manufacturers and the organised labour had kicked against the hike in tariff payable by about 1.9 million consumers, which was approved and announced by the Federal Government on April 3, 2024.

Subsidy on electricity was withdrawn completely from the tariff of consumers on the Band A category, which constitute about 15 per cent of the total 12.82 million power consumers across the country.


The government announced the hike in electricity tariff at a press briefing in Abuja by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, adding that those affected would pay N225 per kilowatt-hour, up from the previous rate of N68/kWh, representing about 240 per cent increase.

The government stated that the decision took effect on April 3, 2024, adding that Band A customers would enjoy up to 20 hours of power supply daily. However, there were several oppositions against the increase in tariff.

Meanwhile, the power ministry stated on Wednesday that the target of the Federal Government was to meter about 2.5 million unmetered power users across the country annually.

“The Presidential Meter Initiative aims to install a minimum of 2 – 2.5 million meters yearly within the next five years,” it stated.

A September 2023 report by NERC showed that out of the total 12,825,005 registered electricity customers in Nigeria, only 5,707,838 had meters, indicating that over 7.1 million registered customers were still subjected to the estimated billing system.

To close this gap, the Federal Government established the Presidential Metering Initiative, which was announced by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, at a briefing in Abuja.

Adelabu had put the metering shortfall at about eight million, but stressed that the Federal Government was committed to eliminating estimated billing by the end of 2024 and close the gap within the space of three to five years, through the new initiative.

“Citizens are tired of estimated billing because it always leads to cheating between consumers, staff and company. Before the end of this year, we are looking at the possibility of ending estimated billing because we want transparency and objectivity in our billing system.

“We have up to eight million metering gap in Nigeria and what the initiative seeks to achieve is to close this gap within three to five years. This means that an average of two million meters are required on a yearly basis and achieving the target is compulsory for citizens to enjoy stable power supply,” the minister had stated at a briefing in Abuja.


https://punchng.com/tariff-hike-fg-plans-n1-5tn-savings-2-5m-meter-installations/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said the government is constructing the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway at a total cost of N4bn per kilometre and not the N8bn per km reportedly claimed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

This indicates that the total project will be completed at the cost of N2.8trn.

The minister also dismissed claims that the project didn’t follow the due procurement process, stating that the contract was awarded on a counter-funding basis and not on a Public-Private Partnership as widely claimed.

Umahi disclosed this information when he appeared as a guest on the Television Continental News Hour programme on Wednesday in Lagos.

Last week, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, questioned President Bola Tinubu administration’s decision to allegedly award the contract to Gilbert Chagoury’s Hitech without competitive bidding, daring the president to disclose the full cost of the Lagos-Calabar highway project.

He also wondered why the Tinubu administration released N1.06tn for the pilot phase, or six per cent of the project, which begins at Eko Atlantic and is expected to terminate at the Lekki Deep Sea Port.

But responding in a statement on Tuesday, Umahi explained that despite the soaring costs of materials in the construction industry due to commodity price inflation and supply chain disruptions, the ministry is committed to prudence, promising to reveal the true cost.


However, in the interview, Umahi confirmed that the project would be completed within eight years, stating that with the use of concrete pavement on the four-lane carriageway, the project costs N4bn per km.

He also explained that although N1.06tn was appropriated, the full amount had not been disbursed.

The minister explained, “People are just building castles without knowledge and they don’t know figures, I will run the figures for you. We are going to compare the cross-section of the one the former vice president mentioned that was renegotiated for $11.1bn for 700 km. So you have to now ask what was there to be constructed. And what was there to be constructed is the only available design from NDDC. They had designed the entire 700 km but we are not following exactly that pattern or right of way. We have a different modification. The original design had two carriageways on each side of the road with four lanes.

“And in the middle, they did not provide for the train track. It’s just going to be a water-collecting basin. But the coastal road we are constructing has a total of 10 lanes, you know, not only that it has a total of 10 lanes, it also have what we called shoulders. And the total shoulders can be put at about 23 metres. So when you put the total concrete pavement we are doing, it’s about 59 metres. When you put the total flexible pavement that he quoted it’s about 23 metres.


“And so when you run the figures, you now find out that under his calculation, it is giving you about over N19bn per kilometre. Now if you divide it by the 23 kilometres that they are doing, it is about 2.225 times a standard superhighway carriageway, which is N11.55bn. Whereas what we are doing, if you divide it, you get N5.167bn, So when you now divide using our 1.067, you get about N4bn/km. If you go back to what he has quoted, you will get over N8bn. So using concrete, which should be more expensive because of the kind of terrain we have, and using flexible pavement, which shouldn’t stand the coastal route, you will find out that our cost is N4bn instead of the N8bn claimed by the former vice president.

On the mode of the construction process, the former Ebonyi governor explained that the administration never envisaged the project under a Private Public Partnership arrangement but under an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Finance programme as currently used on the Abuja- Markurdi road project.

He said, “This administration never envisaged the project under Private Public Partnership. It has always been under engineering, procurement, construction and finance. And so under this kind of arrangement, as you have on the Abuja to Makurdi road project, the federal government is required to pay a certain amount for counterpart funding. And so in this particular project of Abuja to Makurdi, which is being handled by China Harbour, the government is paying 50 per cent counterpart funding. Then you have also from Makurdi to 9th Mile in Enugu state, where we are also paying 50 per cent counterpart funding. So, there’s a marked difference between PPP and EPC plus F. And in this particular project, there will be a negotiated counterpart funding of between 15 and 30 per cent

“When I was a governor, I had the African Development Bank fund a project through counterpart funding and I used some of the money to build some sections of the road. So part of what we are constructing under sections one, two and three currently funded by the federal government will fall under the percentage counterpartfunding. When we finalise the negotiation, it will be between 15 per cent and 30 per cent.

But findings by our correspondent showed that the statement is contrary to claims made by the minister on September 23, 2023, when he unveiled the design plan for the project.

Speaking to journalists, the minister also said Hitech Construction would fund the project under the Public-Private Partnership model.

Umahi said, “Let me announce that this project is under PPP. The Hitech group are going to look for the money. They have already found the money and that is the good news because we don’t waste our time talking and holding meetings and wasting resources.”

“We are engaging seriously because we have seen the financial capacity and capability of Hitech and this project is going to be delivered in phases. Any section that we complete, we will toll it and then business and transportation will start.”

Continuing, the works minister said the constructing company was only invited by the ministry based on their pedigree to construct the roads, adding that there was no public bidding process for the project.

“We followed all procurement acts and the act permits the Federal Ministry of Works to invite a company that has specialised skill in a particular work. For instance, we have some problems on the Third Mainland Bridge with some underwater works and whom did we invite? We invited Julius Berger because they have the skill to the exclusive rights of theirs and we submitted a bid for it and we negotiated and awarded the job. Of course, we ran through the Bureau of Public Procurement and of course also to the Federal Executive Council. So it followed due process,” Umahi concluded.


https://punchng.com/lagos-calabar-coastal-highway-costs-n4bn-per-kilometre-umahi/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

ablejesus26:
We are saying the same thing,forget about slytiger abi slylion or anybody,you as a person life is meaningless to you without joining the shameless tribalistic hatefilled souls you mentioned to do senseless tribal banters 😁.
You know that deep down your heart I am telling the truth,if nairaland decides to put a check on you shameless tribalist here,You will surely die😄,you can't imagine life without joining your co shameless ipob or whatever group to do tribal banters 😁😁.

I call out shameless bigots without caring about their tribe.

Btw there are many Tribes in Nigeria but op must be Igbo for you to survive 😁

Please carry your useless self and explanation comot my front jawe

Towncrier007:
TBH these guys are working[b],but crime cannot totally be eradicated due to the fact that some persons in authority profit from it[/b],

I pray some of you won't put yourself in trouble with the kind of comments you write on social media.

If you're arrested and ask to prove this your comment, you will start crying and begging

Their online curse no dey work

garfield1:
1)
3) NUPE: they make up 40% of Niger state and 50% of kwara north.they are also present in small numbers in kogi and nasarawa.they number about 2.5 million.

If Nupe are 50% of the population in Kwara, what about the Yorubas?

Yoruba is at least 76% of Kwara population

2shure:
I remember when I did 120kph 2years ago,lo and behold an eod had an accident about 20 feet away from me,thank God for my abs ad traction control,I for go hit him condemned bumper.it rained that day and my brakes no quickly catch due to wet asphalt.

You get mind o boss. 120kph on a wet road

I'm also backing Cardoso

DMerciful:
Supporter of criminality

For supporting Obi, you shouldn't be the one accusing anybody of supporting a criminal oga

Betta Edu should be allowed to go back to her position jur

ablejesus26:
It will not be well with anyone from whatever Tribe or group doing tribal bigotry on this forum.
Amen. Se your own Amen you shameless tribalistic hatefilled fellow.

At this age and era all your soul is about is to look for co shameless tribalist to do tribal banters with. You no get shame 😁.

Let me show you how shameless you are.

Look at the Igbo OP post below

FatherOfJesus:
This is Uloen in Ondo state, this village has not seen electricity in 15 years but ballot boxes always get here during elections.

This village is just 30mins drive from Akure, the state capital.

Look at Slytiger post below

Slytiger:
Picture of somewhere in Anambra, okpoko to be precise, that has not seen electricity for 20 years 👇

You left ablejesus26 comment which you first saw, then attack Slytiger

Look at your hypocritical comment below

ablejesus26:
😁😁 Can you now agree that Your life and existence on earth is meaningless without wailing and crying Igbo ooo and doing tribal banters 😁😁.

You will be in your dying bed still be wailing and crying Igbo ooo😁😁😁.
It's your destiny na.

What's the difference between ablejesus26 comment which you first saw and Slytiger comment?

Why did you leave ablejesus26 comment while attacking Slytiger comment?

Shameless hypocrite

ablejesus26:
It will not be well with anyone from whatever Tribe or group doing tribal bigotry on this forum.
Amen. Se your own Amen you shameless tribalistic hatefilled fellow.

At this age and era all your soul is about is to look for co shameless tribalist to do tribal banters with. You no get shame 😁.

You left the Igbo guy comment without reprimanding him, but you started attacking the Yoruba guy who replied to the Igbo OP provocation.

You and your brothers want to be attacking but you don't want to get attack back... Shameless hypocrite.

ablejesus26:
You are wrong I don't care about anyone's tribe I call you out directly.
Forget about the shameless Igbo tribalist you are talking about,talk about You.Your life is meaningless without doing tribal bigotry this is nothing but the Truth 😁.

You have no shame bro. You left the Igbo tribalist but attacked the Yoruba guy who replied him

You're a shameless hypocrite

ablejesus26:
Hahahaha hahahaha while you will be in your dying bed still be wailing and spitting upandan, shouting Igbo oOoOO, doing senseless tribal banters 😁😁😁.

Shameless hypocrite

Look at his shameless comment

ablejesus26:
😁😁 Can you now agree that Your life and existence on earth is meaningless without wailing and crying Igbo ooo and doing tribal banters 😁😁.

You will be in your dying bed still be wailing and crying Igbo ooo😁😁😁.
It's your destiny na.

See the shameless hypocrite. You will see nothing wrong with your Igbo brothers comment, but always crying when other people try to defend themselves.

ablejesus26:
It will never be well with anyone doing tribal bigotry on this forum.

Ameeen.

Oya say Amen.
Shameless tribalist.

Only dull and chidish people like you believe in all this online curse.

Hypocrites like you will wail till 2031.

ablejesus26:
Say the truth and let the devil be ashamed,your life will be meaningless if nairaland puts a check on the senseless tribal banters you do here with your co shameless tribalist from whatever group.
You know I am saying the Truth.
Shameless tribalist.

hypocrites like you will accuse other people of what you're.

Penguin2:
Fools!

PDP can rot away for all I care.

When Obasanjo advised you fools to give your ticket to Peter Obi, did you listen to him?

You ignored his counsel then, why should he care to volunteer his counsel again?

Get lost you fools!

Ndi ala!

So e pain you Ike this?

tollyboy5:


If hypocrisy was a person lol

Obidients are hypocrites

Oghene86:
Are you there spokesman, because you know them very well

Tchewww

The government must find a way to support Air Peace

Oghene86:
They will not come and we don't need them

speak for yourself

Omo

He has a point