₦airaland Forum

mulattoclaro:
One of the reasons why I always tell people I'm German whenever they ask me where I'm from or my Nationality even though my Pops is a Nigerian. Nothing ever works in this godforsaken shit-hole called Nigeria. Wasn't this the same slowpoke who was boasting that he could give Nigerians 24 hours electricity in less than a year? Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Gabon and South Africa can virtually boast of 21 hours or even 24 hours a day. I'm not saying this cos I want to just talk but I'm saying this cos I've been to these countries and I can tell you it's true.

Don't mind the foolish minister. South Africans enjoy 24 hours electricity of course.

This Itse Sagay is a disappointment. Femi Aribisala on point as usual.
I don't see any fight against corruption. I just see witch-hunt of opposition.

Ozid:
This Mr Aribisala is just making mockery of himself. If at this age of his he sees nothing bad in corruption then he need to have a brain check up.

Where did you read that Mr. Aribisala sees nothing wrong with corruption?
What he said is that Buhari is not fighting corruption. He is obviously fighting his political enemies.
Look at some of the people in his government. And some of the ones that raised the money for his campaign.

Very good decision. Cleanliness should be a daily affair. We were just wasting man hours by shutting down the city for sanitation.
The government should instead reactivate a sanitary unit in each local government. They can go round the neighborhood for inspection of houses and the environment. They can then penalize defaulters.
That would be a more effective way to keep our houses and environment clean.

iyke926:
Please.....What's the difference between Shitte and Sunni Muslim? And which of the versions take terrorism as a hobby??

Sunni Islam.

2sexycom:
As much as I agree with them, they should stop hiding and only to resurface during election. That is where they are making a mistake and why APC having all the attention. Visibility is the key here... They have to market themselves.

I agree.

seunmsg:
Silly wailer, the president already condemned the Agatu killings.

He did? I am not aware. How long after the massacre did he condemn the killings? How many of the herdsmen have been arrested by Buhari's government? We are aware of the arrests in Brussels and frantic efforts to arrest more.

callJesu:
What are this people trying to do.... You will end it soon?
Please resign sir

Do you have a better person to handle the job?

fulanimafia:
When Kachikwu was being reprimanded, some ignorant wailers that don't know the difference between the NNPC and Ministry of Petroleum were asking why Buhari was not being reprimanded as well.

Well the man has realized his mistake, and is willing to make amends. Go and sin no more Ibe.

All Nigerians want is for the NNPC to ensure adequate availability of petroleum products, which is its core duty.

What mistake? Buhari has said worse in the past but didn't get half as much criticism and has never apologized to anyone.
He has also told us he is not a magician; then about the doing more for those that gave him 97% votes than the 5% voters; signing Nigeria into the coalition of Islamic countries fighting Boko haram without discussing it with Nigerians; many more arrogant, insensitive moves by Buhari but with little or no criticism.
The caustic, harsh criticism of Kachikwu is obviously because of his ethnicity. The average Nigerian is a tribalist.
The electricity situation has gotten worse and Fashola added salt to injury by approving tariff increase. Yet we have not heard demands for him to resign.

LudaChriz:
I just wonder at the rate at wish this man was attacked for saying he is not a magician, whereas Buhari has said worst and heaven did not fall


This country is a joke

It's obviously because he is Igbo. Nigerians are very tribalistic.

aresa:
Enough reason to respect this man.

I'm very impressed.

Thank you very much my able minister. I'm satisfied with your explanations of the hard work you and your team are putting in to permanently solve the incessant fuel crisis. Thanks to the mature gentlemen and ladies at the senate for getting the minister to open up to us. That is how it should be. When there is a problem, government needs to let the people know what it is doing to solve the problem.
I wonder what the past ministers of petroleum (Diezani Allison Madueke and Obasanjo) and the past MD's of NNPC (Funsho Kukpoloku and co) did in the past 16 years.
The senate should continue their good work by inviting other ministers to come and explain what they are doing to solve the problems they met on ground.

gwmlogistic:
It's safe to say your sister deserved what happened to her, only God knows what she had also done. SMH

Listen to yourself. Hypocrisy at its best. Her sister deserves being killed by soldiers? Are you not aware of atrocities being perpetrated daily on Nigerians by soldiers? The U.S. still doesn't sell weapons to Nigeria because of the human rights violations of the Nigerian military.
If your sister was killed by Nigerian soldiers in one of their rampaging acts how would you feel when a Nigerian soldier loses his life?

Disaino:
Do nt b deceived...90 percent of dose people attacking d president at any slightest opportunity are pro-biafrans...Their prayer is 4 Nigeria to remain stagnant so dat they can justify their aim...

Statistician, I also believe that 90 percent of those defending Buhari were anti GEJ, attacking him and calling him names. And their prayer then was for Nigeria (under GEJ) to remain stagnant so that you guys could justify your aim then. Now the tables are turned.
Shouldn't well meaning Nigerians criticize the government when it is messing up? Should we all be sycophants? Even the president himself recently admitted the difficulty he is experiencing. For now, the government is failing Nigerians and needs to buckle up.

OrangeDream:
Take heart Soldier.. So sad.. Please accept our condolence from a greatful country

RIP to the Colonel. May God comfort his family and give them the strength to bear the loss.

Did you just call Nigeria a grateful country? I believe you are just trying to be politically correct.

I don't think she loves you. Love should be a two-way thing. Just move on. Don't allow her to keep messing with your emotions.

taiwoadams77:
i dnt knw y all dis igbos no day get sense n dey ar so self centered, shey no b una usless brother foolishly embezzle NIGERIA money d tym way hin day do campign # awon olori buruku de de #

Let us know your ethnic group so we can be sure they don't also have corrupt ones among them.

duni04:
I'm sorry but did Mr Shehu show you his Form A and disclose to you how long he'd been trying to get forex before it was approved?

He didn't show us his Form A or disclose how long he had been trying to get forex before it was approved; did he show you the Form A or tell you how long?

mars123:
haha...I would believe this if it's coming from a party like KOWA or some party with untested integrity.

But PDP, mba. They are so desperate and uncouth to say anything trustworthy. But I trust the wailers above will always display their ignorance.

Moreover PDP should learn that we Nigerians have started to participate in 21st century politics which involves proofs accompanying accusations and until then this accusation will just end up in the dust bin I.e the imagination of the wailing wailers

But Garba Shehu admitted getting $8000. So maybe he did not get up to $800000. But he still got it through the CBN at the official rate and yet the rest of us have to go to the black market. That is corruption obviously. Or don't you think so?

godoluwa:
I had mine about 4yrs ago though it took PHCN about 2yrs to deliver the meter after payment.

That's the problem. They told me they will deliver in 6 months after payment. And we are really not supposed to pay for the meter. It's supposed to be the property of PHCN.

olas24u:
It is a deliberate act to make us unproductive and import dependent .55 years is not a joke and still having 3000 mega watts , We will never be able to generate electricity We need home grown solutions to destroy this evil people.

What do you mean by home grown solutions? The main reason we are not able to get anything right, including power generation, is because we have a dysfunctional political structure. We are running a unitary system of government. If we don't fix the dysfunctional political structure, we will never get anything right. We will just be wasting our time.
No leader can transform Nigeria without political restructuring.

godoluwa:
bro, get prepaid meter. I recharged 10k since January & Im yet to use half of my money. I have not had cummulative of 20hrs of electricity supply this month.

Where will he get prepaid meter from? PHCN is deliberately preventing customers from getting one. If all customers get prepaid meters, PHCN will not be able to pay salaries.

Pidggin:
55 years after independence we are still battling with this issue, when will we get it right

When you and I and the rest of us Nigerians start voting right, especially at the national level. When Nigerians decide to demand for political restructuring into a true federal system with resource control.

Interesting perspective there. APC and PDP are basically same. Same actors, different nomenclature.

BillzCarter:
I read this article from start to finish but did not find any spot where he made the purported statement in the headlin.

You better read again. Of course he made the statement in reference to the elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Rivers States.
It was a frank admission and I admire him for being honest.

It is the so-called security services that are doing most of the killings. And for Rivers State rerun election, it is your party members Amaechi and Dakuku Peterside that are orchestrating the killings because they want to rig the polls where they are not popular.
I am sure Buhari knows that but being the cunning hypocrite that he is, he would pretend not to know.
So it took the angry reaction of well meaning Nigerians for him to realize he has to act as a president of Nigeria.
We are really in trouble with this narrow minded bigot as president.

Adaowerri111:
Op you watch this video at all?? Still looking for where he demanded for 12million

I didn't hear him mention the amount, but he was demanding for his money. It's obvious that it is bribe money. This is really shameful.

AyeeIdris:
I hate falsehood. So we are supposed to believe that the magistrate hit her car and then chased her? Naija wey we know? Where two car will hit and they will both Park in the middle of the road not concerning about the traffic jam they will cause. It is more plausible that the woman who just started driving in Jan hit her car and took off. It's more likely that she is being arrested for fleeing the scene of an accident (a major crime).
No way the judge was a witness and judge in her own case. No freaking way. Our judicial system is not THAT bad. The story, in my opinion, is being twisted for public sympathy.

Exactly. This is obviously a hit and run case.

hathiba:
Quite unfortunate. Bt really there is no case here oo nor insurance taken over any liabilities. Dats the advantage of bumper to bumper driving. The standard driving procedures state that there should be breaking distance and tryst me insurance people are aware of this. So make all man carry him vehicle waka. Abi we know hear say any vehicle wet jam person for back na him buy market ooo.tis a pityyyy

First, if you have comprehensive insurance, your insurance company will fix your car.
Second, the drivers that hit from the back will be responsible for fixing the damage they caused unless they have comprehensive.
The ones that will be messed up are the ones with only third-party.

ogb5:
This is a white elephant project destined to fail from the onset.

I believe the aim of the project is just to steal money. Below are my reasons

1. 15 million dollars can not build a 100 megawatt solar power plant. You will need a minimum of 150 million dollars for that at the current power plant benchmark cost.

2. Solar power plant does not generate power 24 hours a day. It stops working at night, saying it will provide 24 hours power is only meant to deceive people.

3. Any government in southern nigeria that wants to build a successful power plant will build a gas powered power plant. It is cheaper to build than solar, the required gas feedstock is abundant in the south and it is a proven technology that can be easily scaled up. Every politician knows this, any one going for solar power plant in the south is simply after the sensational headlines, while looting in the process.


I refuse to be deceived.

You might be right on your point number 1 about the cost.
But I disagree with points 2 and 3. With adequate storage, solar power can provide 24 hours power supply.
For utility scale power supply, I guess they would be implementing Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) and would probably use molten salt for storage of heat. The heat is then used to produce steam to drive the turbines for power generation. The molten salt can retain the heat for several days. So the CSP plant can actually provide 24 hours power supply. This is a proven technology that is already in use.
There is an abundance of sun in any part of Nigeria. Every state should harness the abundant solar energy to generate power. At least we will not have to worry about gas pipelines being vandalized.
This is a commendable project and definitely not white elephant.

Pangea:

What is this rubbish?
100 megawatt?
Is that even enough to power a city?

100MW is a lot of power. They can have a cluster of 100MW around the state.