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A mobile phone charger in Anguwan Rogo community of Jos North local government area of Plateau state has said the current blackout being experienced in the northern part of the country is boosting his business.

Most of the states in Northern Nigeria are currently experiencing blackouts following the tripping of 330KV circuit transmission lines between Makurdi in Benue and Enugu states.

Auwal Bayya, a phone recharger in the area, said, ”Life is such that when someone is crying, another is laughing”, acknowledging that the current electricity problem is favoring his business.

He said, “Life is bittersweet; one person’s tears is another’s laughter. The truth is, those suffering are many. I’m now earning enough to feed my family, unlike before when people rarely patronized me.

“But since the power outage, people flock here to charge their phones. More customers mean more money. I recharge over a hundred phones daily, plus laptops, torchlights, and other electronics. Sometimes, I have to turn people away due to lack of space. As you can see, everywhere is filled with phones.

“I’m one of those benefiting from the situation, but I empathize with Nigerians crying about it. There’s nothing I can do. It’s the situation that permits it. Don’t forget, I’m also buying fuel at a high cost. Whatever I earn, I split with the filling stations,” he added.

Bayya, however, urged the government and relevant authorities to restore power in the affected areas, despite benefiting from the situation.

He said, “We cannot continue to enjoy while millions are suffering.”

Source: https://dailytrust.com/Blackout-in-North-i-now-earn-enough-to-feed-my-family-Jos-Phone-Charger

Some people are making fortunes from other people's misfortunes.

Someone should pls assist me with something to buy some food pls. Hunger is not a good thing at all. Kai . God!

Alaska5050:
Some people are making fortunes from other people's misfortunes

That's life.
Omo!!! PHCN get levels abeg, money wey pesin don blow ontop fuel matter no be wetin mouth go talk

Ahmed0336:
That's life.
Omo!!! PHCN get levels abeg, money wey pesin don blow ontop fuel matter no be wetin mouth go talk

I'm telling u.
Abeg help me with something make I use chop , I use God beg u.

Watch how Bayo Onanuga will list this as one of the achievements. Employment generation. He will say that Tinubu is a master strategist who provides employment via blackouts.

Alaska5050:
Some people are making fortunes from other people's misfortunes

In any case, that's what successful business is all about: Find a problem you can solve, and solve it, and get paid. The only problem I have with this is how thoughtless Agbadoists would twist it to suit their narratives.

10mobile:
Watch how Bayo Onanuga will list this as one of the achievements. Employment generation. He will say that Tinubu is a master strategist who provides employment via blackouts.

In any case, that's what successful business is all about: Find a problem you can solve, and solve it, and get paid. The only problem I have with this is how thoughtless Agbadoists would twist it to suit their narratives.

😀😀😀😂😂😂
This is hilarious. Honestly you're correct o. APC has achieved something great in their own eyes. They have created employment via Blackouts and raised 1million youths from poverty to riches

10mobile:
Watch how Bayo Onanuga will list this as one of the achievements. Employment generation. He will say that Tinubu is a master strategist who provides employment via blackouts.

In any case, that's what successful business is all about: Find a problem you can solve, and solve it, and get paid. The only problem I have with this is how thoughtless Agbadoists would twist it to suit their narratives.

I can't stop laughing. This is hilarious but truthfully the fact.
Apc government created jobs for phone chargers, black market fuel sellers, scrap metal sellers etc

Nlfpmod, see where you can be charging your phone so that you can be pushing posts like this to FP instead of Bobrisky posts.

what a country. No wonder Donald trump called it. Shit hole.

How ashamed I feel about humanity, it is very sad to see that in such a tragic moment for the world and with so much difficulty that we are experiencing right now, you waste your time reading my comment.

Ok

All the countries in the world have the leaders they deserve. Nigerians deserve a wicked drug criminal like Bola Tinubu.

Phone charger shop owners Don blow o

Na so life be. Some people benefit from other people's misery.

The reason why our refineries no go work.
The reason why insecurity no go end.
The reason why politicians no want a better Nigeria

But the one wey dey pain me pass na APC urchins and miscreants wey no get anything to benefit yet they still dey follow that white power sniffing, certificate forger that has nothing to offer Nigeria

It seems most nairaland visitors are from the north as front page post hardly reach 50k views if the post is brand new (not old post pushed to FP).

Over 5 Days without Power here in Kaduna e no easy and no definite time for repair completion

Rise when others fall

Business is business. Doesn't care if you voted balablu or obedient

morikee:
Over 5 Days without Power here in Kaduna e no easy and no definite time for repair completion

Since Sunday, we no get light. No news covered it, until citizens made their own enquiries.

I have detoxificated from the poison of online news but have lost opportunities to make money.

If the light never comes back again, I will suffer but I will not die. I really don't care anymore. Tinubu is the president Nigerians deserve for tolerating Buhari's bullshit for 8 years.

adenigga:
Source: https://dailytrust.com/Blackout-in-North-i-now-earn-enough-to-feed-my-family-Jos-Phone-Charger

Simply a case of one man's food being another man's poison..

You Nigerians are not ready yet.

faceland:
Since Sunday, we no get light.

I have detoxificated from the poison of online news but have lost opportunities to make money.

If the light never comes back again, I will suffer but I will not die. I really don't care anymore. Tinubu is the president Nigerians deserve for tolerating Buhari's bullshit for 8 years.

I swear me seff i don give up if them like make them no bring back the light na them sabi country with useless leaders

Good effect of bad leadership

FatimaAbubakar:
All the countries in the world have the leaders they deserve. Nigerians deserve a wicked drug criminal like Bola Tinubu.

Be like say Tinubu dey knack you in your dreams, you can't get him outta ya block head.

morikee:
Over 5 Days without Power here in Kaduna e no easy and no definite time for repair completion

Walai the suffering for kaduna too much this country just tire person
No light
Fuel expensive

Nawa o

Come see queue for my area.

Does Nigeria has electricity before?

Why are we trying act like Ghana that has electricity 🤔

And the ignorant buffoon called Iyin Aboyeji, without realising how privileged he is, went on national TV to say that Nigerians waste electricity, and are driving SUVs anyhow.

This is the thought system of most the agbado people in govt today.

Most Nigerians, especially the so-called leaders have lost hope in the country. Everyone is just waiting for doomsday at this point, while making sure their families are not in Nigeria.

Do with the above information what you will.

Life...e get as e be

There is light 24/7 in my area..
We dey even beg Nepa to take the light