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ebufa:
power supply improves during the rainy season and begins to go down towards the end of the year! Are you mates with Egypt in terms of power supply,what rubbish are you talking about.

In the history of rainy seasons have you seen power this stable?

Wailing wailer

When you look closely at the posture of Nigerians, you'd realise that despite their complaints, they really do not what things to change. They profit from the organised chaos and there is an economy of corruption that feeds the nation. Did you read about the petrol attendant and the kegs? He would have wailed endlessly in the past about epileptic power supply. It is the reason that despite the great strides of this Nation, there is a loud cry to take us back to Egypt of the PDP years through Petobi. Imagine how a man would go to a power plant built by Siemens in Egypt to enquire if Nigeria has a deal with the company. The capacity to think is very small in this country and not in the least related to education and exposure.

By Hallmarknews Sep 5, 2022 8:49 AM ...as filling stations lament of low sales Oil marketers’ revenue from the sales of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol and diesel are being squeezed to record low, as Nigerians continued to experience improved power supply, Business Hallmark can report. The pressure from lower fuel sales and revenue drop comes as businesses and homes cut diesel and petrol consumption as power generation reached a record high of 5,043 megawatts on Thursday, 1st September 2022, an increase of 8.1% compared to 4,664MW recorded on 31st August, 2022. The Lagos Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Olalere Odusote, it would be recalled, had disclosed in March that Lagosians rely on off-grid electricity generation through fuel generators for over 80 percent of electricity. However, BH findings show that power supply had been on an upward trend since the beginning of August, with the partial activation of the Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) signed by power stakeholders in July. Partial activation of the agreement, informed sources told our correspondent, requires players in the sector to meet their minimum requirements. Explaining how it works, a source in the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), disclosed that the first leg of the power business, power generating companies (Gencos), must generate the stipulated power they signed to produce in the PPA. According to the source, failure to generate the contracted power by the Gencos will attract commensurate penalties up to the amount of energy not supplied as agreed. “That is not all. the TCN must be able to evacuate and wheel all the power generated by the Gencos. They also face penalties if they fail to wheel all the power produced by Gencos. “The last leg of the power arrangement, that is the distribution companies, are expected to also distribute all the power wheeled to them by the TCN. Failure to meet that target exposes the Discos to severe penalties”, said the source. Meanwhile, the power purchase agreement seems to be working, at least for now, as available data from industry players suggest improved supply. For instance, an average of 93,183MWh of electricity was supplied to consumers in the month of August 2022, as against an average of 86,221MWh sent out in July, data released by the TCN confirmed. Likewise, checks revealed that energy production spiked in the month of August, with a daily average generation of 94,281.68MWh. The improvement in power production and distribution continued in September, with a total of 102,875.3MWh of energy generated, while 101,630MWh was supplied, representing 98.8% of the total generated electricity. The highest frequency recorded on Thursday was 51.1Hz, while the lowest frequency was 49.8Hz. “This explains the improved power supply Nigerians have witnessed in the last one month. It has never happened before in the nation’s history for 98.8% of power generated to be transmitted and distributed to the end users. Let us pray that they will be able to sustain it”, declared Engineer Bolutife Ibidapo, an electrical engineer and CEO of BPL Powers Nigeria. As expected, the improvement in power supply is trickling down to other sectors with many Nigerians business owners and individuals confirming to our correspondent that they had seen a significant drop in their alternative energy bill. A senior official of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) informed BH that manufacturers spent 70% less on alternative energy sources such as diesel and gas in August with power supply improving in industrial clusters across the country.
Manufacturers largely rely on alternative energy such as diesel, gas, low-pour fuel oil (LPFO), USPs and coal-fired plants and. According to the source who did not want his identity revealed as the figures released are not yet official, cost of alternative sources of energy incurred by members of MAN dropped from about N24.6billion in July 2022 to only N6.2billion in August, signifying 75 percent decrease over the previous month. “In the last two months, there has seen improved electricity supply to the industry in terms of hourly supply and number of outage per day. ”Since July 2022, electricity supply from distribution companies to the manufacturing has stabilised at 20 hours per day on the average just as power outage stabilised at one daily. “The manufacturing sector’s annual self-generating capacity is around 13,223 megawatts. That means reduction in power outages means improvement in electricity supply to the sector and reduction in alternative energy bill”, the MAN official noted. Peeved by the loss of revenue, some businesses that benefit from irregular power supply like ice block factories, filling stations and phone chargers, it was learnt, recently send emissaries to the Lugbe Business Unit of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to lodge a complaint. “I heard some people went to complain at the AEDC office in Lugbe that the regular power supply is detrimental to their businesses”, said a resident of the FCT. While many Nigerians and businesses are basking in the euphoria of improved power supply, the downstream sector of the petroleum sector is largely reeling from the impacts. BH observed in virtually all the filling stations visited in Fagba, Ikeja, Ojodu, Agbado, AbuleEgba and Agege, that the stations were devoid of the usual jerrycans bearing customers who usually throng the stations to buy fuel in kegs. During a visit to the Mobil Filling Station at Odo-Eran at Ogba, Lagos, only two keg-bearing customers were seen buying fuel. When accosted by our correspondent, one of them disclosed that he is a vulcaniser and came to buy fuel for his tyre pumping machine. While the other claimed he came to buy fuel for his car that stopped on the road. Some fuel station managers who spoke on the development lamented bitterly on the effects of improved power supply on their sales. According to the station manager of Nationwide Filling Station on Yaya Abatan Road in Ogba, sales have been slow since the improvement in power supply. “As you can see, only vehicles are coming in to buy fuel. And they account for less than 40% of our sales. Customers who buy fuel in containers account for the major bulk of the fuel we sell to the public. “Before now, we used to sell a tanker with 33,000 litres volume in a day. We got this supply yesterday morning (Thursday), and we are still selling the consignment as at 5.24pm on Friday”, the manager lamented. A sales attendant at the Total Filling Station on Oba Ogunjobi Road, Agege, who grudgingly spoke to our correspondent, lamented the sharp drop in the numbers of container-bearing customers coming in to buy fuel. According to the attendant, he may be forced to look for another job if the situation does not improved. “Though, the pay is very low, I have been working here since 2019 because of what comes in from charges on kegs. “On a good day, I take home between N3,000 to N5,000 from fees charged on kegs. On a bad day, we get like N1,700. If you multiply, let’s say N2,000 daily, times 30 days, that gives us N60,000 monthly. That is what I used to supplement my salary of N20,000. “But since late July, business had been bad. For example, I have only sold six kegs today (Friday). That is just N300 as we collect N50 on a keg. I have informed my manager that if the trend continues till the end of the month, I will have no option than to resign from the job to go back to my Okada business”, said the attendant who preferred to be identified only by his first name, Saheed.
A top official of the Independent Petroleum Marketers of Nigeria (IPMAN), Mosimin, Ogun State chapter, Alhaji Sule Alabi, confirmed that sales have been slow since the beginning of August. According to him, marketers hardly dispose half of their daily supply in two days. “What this means is that sales and, indirectly, profits are now cut by half. Most fuels marketers, especially members of IPMAN, will not post positive results at the end of the operating year”, Alabi lamented. Meanwhile, Nigerians have continued to react to the improvement in electricity supply, with many of them expressing satisfaction with the recent stability in the electricity supply in their areas. “I now enjoy 23 hours of uninterrupted power supply daily. In fact, our light has not gone off since Monday (August 29). “Before now, I used to buy 10 litres of fuel weekly at the rate of N1,700 to basically charge my phones and pump water. “However, since the beginning of August, I do not have to worry again, as it is almost certain that Ikeja Electric will give us almost 24hour light everyday day,” said Banji Oyatogun, a resident of Abule Egba in Lagos. Another respondent, Mr. Jimoh Onigbinde, who lives in Fagba, Lagos, said there had been uninterrupted power in his area in the last five days. “I hope they are not just whetting our appetite and will later go back to their old habit of leaving us in darkness”, Onigbinde queried.

AlexBells:
Politics is a very crazy game however the people needs to filter off the information, propaganda should be understood but the people who are primarily impacted needs take extra observations.

The truth is that whether Tinubu would adopt the APC template of neglecting sea port infrastructures in the East remains an entirely different question.

Talking about what would be done, let's talk about what's being done. The Lekki deep Seaports is a state funded project which is under some shared model between Lagos state and some private firm.

Now I'm not directly judging but the essence of capitalism is monopoly, insinuating that Tinubu would starve off Eastern ports is not a propaganda to me it is a capitalist fact.

No investor wish to see competition, the revitalization of the Eastern ports would mean the less patronage of the billions of investment in the Lekki deep sea ports.

The people in the east should continue to close their eyes, If I were in Tinubu's shoes, I shall shut down even the federal port in Lagos because Lekki deep Seaport contributes directly to my personal pocket.

What you see taking place is much about capitalist interest becuase any shrewd monopolist knows that Revitalization of Eastern ports would kill Lekki deep Seaport a project gulping billions of investors money which I'm certain Tinubu has a stake in.

Just look at Dangote, do you think if he becomes the president that he would let government Refinery be fully functional, he would rather privatise the government refineries and buy them out through the back door.

The Easterners better get the message or see it as a propaganda. To me this is not about the Yorubas or the Igbos, this more about few monopolist in power trying to cage all of us in serious discomfort.

Do you think if Peter Obi becomes President he will turn Nigeria from a consumption to a producing country. Someone that is one of the major importers in Nigeria..

As you said it yourself, capitalists don't like competition.

Vulturereloaded:
This discussion is beyond you. When its time for Beer parlour discussion, you can have an input.

Lagos has more IGR than the states, as a result of migration influenced by the points i raised.

Is Tinubu's blueprint the reason why people entered lagos today to attend Visa Interview tomorrow?

Is it the Blueprint that made lagos the gateway for export?

His blueprint created the trade across border with west African countries?

If people do not migrate, who will the blueprint before?

How many of the Bridges in lagos today did Tinubu build?

Those that bought property and developed lekki, was it Tinubu that brought them to lagos or the economic Activities?

Sit one place and learn.

k

This wailing isn't so different from the wails of those Davido's haters that say he was only successful in the music industries because his father is a billionaire and he used his father's wealth to catapult himself to the top.

One would wonder why the likes of B'red, Sina Rambo (who are actual cousins of Davido), Lynxx, DJ Cuppy etc who are all children of Billionaires are still struggling in their music career.. Even celebrities like Rema, Wizkid etc that didn't come from billionaire parents are more successful than kids of billionaires.

So that your logic holds no water. Not everyone would have been able to take advantage of the resources given to them to become more successful than even their interior.

Tinubu is a master tactician who drew the blueprint that Lagos is artfully following till date.

Port Harcourt, Delta and Bayelsa are rich states that get federal allocation even more than Lagos but yet you can't compare them to Lagos.

Zoharariel:


Make I no lie, Buhari swag na from Pluto. If not that he surrounded himself with kleptomaniacs that ran down his government with their quota system & born-to-rule mentality, his government would have been one of the best we’ve had since Musa Yaradua’s.

Infrastructural wise, Buhari did better than that ogogoro-drinking lunatic.

As for the Nyamiris threatening thunder & brimstones, we have succinct proverbs for them in Ijebu.

1.) Ajá tó rí mọ́tò tó dúró fi ara-a ẹ̀ bọ Ògún.

A dog that sees a motor vehicle and stands in its way makes itself a sacrifice to Ogun.

(A person who needlessly endangers him/herself deserves his/her fate).

2.) Aláǹgbá tó fojú di erè, ikùn ejò ni yó bàá ara-a ẹ̀.

A lizard that views a python with disregard will find itself in the belly of the snake.

(Whoever disdains obvious danger will suffer dire consequences.)

I heard the “two-barrel 23 mm canon” on the Russian MI-35 Gunships that accompanied Buhari to IMO State is very very accurate.

Let the bastards come out and be used as target practices.

Yar Adua was a big flop. He died too early before the fruit of his incompetence could show.

His agreement with ASUU is the reason we students are on strike. He promised ASUU money that even Goodluck Jonathan administration that got the highest sale from crude oil could not pay.

He reversed the sale of two refineries Obj sold to Dangote. If he hadn't done that Dangote would have renovated the refineries instead of building one from scratch. Nigeria would have been refining her oil a long time ago.

He reversed the sale of the Ajaokuta steel company to an indian steel company. The consequences of which would have made Nigeria pay over $5 billion to the indian company. But thank God FG and the India company have agreed on a 91% deduction of which FG will now pay $492 million.
Had it been Yar Adua had not reversed the sale of Ajaokuta steel company, the Indian company would have completed it a long time ago and Nigeria would have been industralized.

Yar Adua died before we could see what a huge disaster he would have been.

nazicartel:
Is Tinubu "well"?. Even you discussing with your friends have talked about Tinubu's health , so stop forming here. My friend is a very serious Tinubu's Friend, he talks about his health that his prayers is that God will see him through like Buhari if he wins. The most important thing is that he's not "well"

k

nazicartel:
Obi coughs, everywhere shivers. The message wasn't from Obi and from that video. He was just discussing with his friends. You think you know pH morethan Obi?. Obi was just reading a fake story to his friends. It's nothing serious. And Yes, Onne port is functional but it's expensive. The most important thing there is that it's functional and Obi knows it's functional. We are always creating very big enmity. We are clearing grounds for Atiku. Next year will surprise the south from the way I'm seeing it. I'm beginning to understand that South isn't politically smart. Nigeria has many groups but from January till December it's Igbo and Yoruba and every Saturday wedding is Ebuka Weds Omotola

He was just reading a fake news? Did you watch the whole video?
Did you watch the part where he said, "a man that is not well"? Was that part of the fake news he was reading?

yetunsbay:
why are ladies so deceitful when it boils down to their Sex life status.

Imagine a lady we met claiming to be virgin that her parents must first see the guy before going down with her. Na same tradition applies to all her married elder sister.

Imagine oo, in the end she no come be virgin sef and we're yet to visits her parents.

For her lies alone...I won't visit them.

Why do they tell this lies pls ?

She would soon tell your she was disvirgined by an uncle or an adult male close to her family when she was little.
Wait for it..

If the price of the product nor shock you then the product will do the shocking.

michlins:
To all of you calling Obi,is he the president or does he command a section of the military.

The president and APC has failed in protection of life and properties and that's more reason to vote Obi. He fixed Anambra security when kidnappers were on rampage

Atiku crosscarpeted to APC and supported Buhari into power in 2015. Atiku then went back to PDP of which Obi was part of.. Obi even was the VP candidate of PDP under Atiku in 2019. You cannot criticize APC and PDP without criticising Obi.

Arysexy:
2023 election gimmick don start.

His political opponents at work

I think his real political opponent is Nnamdi Kanu who made the blueprint of the current happenings in Igbo land since 2015.

Nnamdi Kanu like Tinubu is a man of vision that knew since 2014 that Obi will contest in 2023 and he began to lay the ground against Peter Obi right after Buhari entered office. Now we can see Nnamdi Kanu's South East.

DOTian:
This is no more unknown gunmen thing. This is now obviously a gang up against the east. Unfortunately, Igbo elites are still drinking from that One Nigeria koolaid to use their brains.

Some people outside Igbo land who are desperate to dictate to the igbos are now hiding under the cloak of unknown gunmen to wreck havoc. This is the same people that killed Dora Akunyilis husband.

A war has been declared against the East in other to force the east back to 1970 and the sooner the Igbo elites appreciates this fact and come out with a solid response, the better for them .

There's a live video of Igbos singing praises to the UGM when they were passing through a market.
Does that mean the Igbos are sponsoring and supporting UGM to kill them?

Zobrist, I sight your handiwork there

Unruly7:
Peter Okoye never claimed he know how to fix Nigeria he is only supporting someone who he believes can do it

He supported GEJ and Jonathan is 100 times better than Buhari

He is supporting Obi this time and Obi is 200 million times better than Amoda


So what?

How many times is Anambra state better than Lagos State?

Endsarspillar:
Reno, I dare you visit Nigeria for a day and I will organize a rally in South East on a Monday.

Reno has visited Nigeria more than once since after 2015

I've learnt not be in emotional whenever things like this are said. Instead I use my brain.

If 300 milion people are being fed with as little as N500 per day for 400 years, it will amount to N60 trillion.
That's an average of N7.5 trillion per year for 8 years.

How much was Nigerian budget from 1999-2007 that one man can steal N60 trillion.

Nigeria national budget first crossed a trillion naira in 2005 (which was actually N1.35 trillion).
Let's assume Nigeria had an average yearly national budget of N1 trillion from 1999-2007 (which is actually less than that). It means Nigeria's budget is a total of approximately of N8 trillion in 8 years, yet Obj wants us to believe Atiku was stealing N7.5 trillion per year.
What kind of impossible miracle is that?

And even if it is true, Obj must have been the dumbest President in the world for such thing to happen under his watch.

fman:
U r just a delusional regional bigot.

k

tolufase:
Perhaps you should also refer them to the popular book "how Europe underdeveloped Africa". Most people don't know that these European countries particularly Britain did more harm than good to African countries

I've read the book and was angry and apalled by what our fathers suffered in their hands.

But don't you think it's stupidity, foolishness, senseless and ironic for someone enjoying over there, studied there and even became a Professor to be condemning the acts?

It's no different from how the Igbos go to Lagos, struggle and then make it there and get keep insulting the Yorubas and their leaders.

Other Nigerians and the rest of the world are now knowing how the Igbos are full of bitterness and hatred.
Keep it up..

Africans in general, and Nigerians in particular, really need to make up their minds about colonialism and the attendant injustices. It appears to me that the majority of the people neither know what colonialism is nor understand its wider ramifications and manifestations. Thousands of African migrants die yearly on sea crossings to Europe. Many more Nigerians brag daily about their JAPA plans and sucess stories on social media. How on earth can you hate colonialism/colonialists and at the same time, desire and celebrate your relocation to your colonialists' enclaves? Are you okay? Are you normal?

You paid peanuts to get educated in your country. As soon as you as you graduate, you begin to berate, demonise and chronicle the dysfunctions in your own country that invested heavily to train you at almost no cost. Your utmost desire is to travel abroad and give back to a society that gave you nothing. You come on social media to shamelessly brag about 'greener pastures' and living a better life abroad.

The reason why you think you have a better life abroad is because your education cost you nothing. If you are owing about a hundred thousand dollars of student loan, you'll spend a considerable part of your labour life recouping expenses and paying back debts. You'll realise that what you're currently earning abroad is peanuts or just average wages. That's why you don't see their own citizens wowed as much as you are. You are simply powered by greed, unpatriotism and ingratitude couched in the language of self care.

Former colonialists used deceit, guns and violence to achieve their imperialist agendas. Modern day colonialists will use visas, citizenships, jobs, measly benefits, awards, grants, contracts and a few crumbs to achieve the same imperialist objectives designed by their ancestors. In fact, modern day slaves will willingly surrender and celebrate their slavery. They will love and hug their chains. If you celebrate JAPA and still have the temerity to talk about the evils of colonialism, you are confused. Seek deliverance please and leave the Queen alone.

SisterFire:
...when u die u shall find out. Everyone has a secret

Keep absolving yourselves of all blames and be blaming every other tribes.

SisterFire:
... Zik stole from Barclays bank or some bank and was blackmailed by ur sweet colonial masters not to join AWOLOWO you du.mb head .he was compensated with a mere ceremonial head of Nigeria.

Ask questions dum.b tribalist

Lies, lies, lies. Una nor dey tire to dey lie?

SisterFire:
Who claimed to leave Nigeria and wickedly handed Nigeria to north , same as extremely drunk owner of a company handing over a company to his slowpoke son ?

Who labelled igbos terrorists so they can be wiped out on earth by whole tribes of Nigeria because of pains of independence?

As usual, you guys will never accept responsibility..

https://saharareporters.com/2021/10/06/flashback-i-regret-advising-azikiwe-not-join-forces-awolowo-%E2%80%93-former-eastern-premier

FERNANDEZISBACK:
Really?
You mean the nigeria presidential candidate?

I mean the online Nigerians vice presidential candidate

FERNANDEZISBACK:
So what if she's a lesbian?
Her sexual orientation her choice..she ain't hurting no one..

Peter Obi's vice presidential candidate wants gays and lesbians killed. Have you forgotten?

Acidosis:
Net worth is the sum of assets. Do you expect him to sell Dangote Cement and Dangote Sugar to build a refinery?

It would be interesting to have this conversation when you're done grasping the meaning of net worth.

You don't even know where I'm getting at.
Never mind tho

Acidosis:
They can't f00l the people, all the time. Tinubu is obviously banking on illiterates to win the election, people who are deprived of basic information, including those that are freely available on the internet.

It is on record that Tinubu, Fashola, and now Sanwo-Olu sought foreign debts and bonds to "build" Lagos. It is also on record that Ambode borrowed NOTHING and he did so much in 4 years.

Sanwo-Olu under 3 years already borrowed N85 billion at a time Lagos state had the highest surge in internally generated revenue.

Up till now you people don't know how money works.

Dangote's networth is $25 billion and his refinery is $19 billion. Why then did he borrowed a meagre $442 million for his refinery? Why not just sell some of his shares to build the refinery instead of borrowing?

kollinz1234:
If we miss this man because we are looking for someone who helped developed Lagos, we have missed it for good. There might not be another 4 years

I'm sure Anambrains wouldn't have missed something good if they didn't vote him.
The man is your typical Nigerian politician

ImperialYoruba:
Sir Ojukwu released his RollsRoyce Phantom with his personal driver to chauffer Queen around Nigeria.

This was after his generosity to finance the British warchest during 2nd world war.

The Rolls Royce belonged to the Northern Emirate. Enough with these age old lies.

Corridon:
We all know that Yekini Amoda Ogunlere will never honour the invitation. Yekini is senile and can't speak coherently in public. Nigerians have unanimously rejected Yekini even before the election.

Jubril El Sudan will handover to Amoda Ogunlere.