₦airaland Forum

Feranchek:
I just got to my parents place yesternight and was told of their new bill.... 10k plus!!! I was perplexed! A bill of 4k I'm used to paying has risen to 10k, how manage??!!!!!
They stay in surulere and to be frank, there's constant power supply there. Buh boy......!!!! 10k!!! Make dem sef dey fear God na...!! I've been thinking of where and how to get a prepaid Metre. Was even thinking of opening a thread for it buh op, thanks for this.


THIS IS A PUBLIC APPEAL:
WHERE, HOW, HOW MUCH CAN I GET A PREPAID METRE (AT THE ORIGINAL COST)? SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME WITH RELEVANT INFO ON THIS MATTER.

THANKS IN ADVANCE

ANNOUNCER: Feranchek

SIGNED: Feranchek (for the family)

SailorXY:
I thought power improved by body language Why you dey complain again?

The bill is #10,000 for private compounds from V.I to almost Epe axis!

DJMCOTTY:
OP you are talking about 6k and 7k for ur bill... U even get luck! My lowest bill is 13k. They bring 16k at the end of month............. But that bill issue has been sorted sha! It no longer my problem since I discovered the Nepa men like bribe pass anytin. I pay 2k every month now. They will cut it then come back the next day to ask "oga u wan connect?"... For the past 8months I don't pay more than 2k except if there task force come then I ave to pay 2k extra.shikena!.... Dia fada! Na me they wan run dry.

Pidggin:
True, no light yet they always show up with ridiculous bills. I wonder if we are being asked to pay for sunlight.

October1960:
If there is constant power it is okay. But definitely not with the anemic power supply.

Pre paid meter is the way to go.

Koolking:
Op, 6K you said?? Still fair. My bill has currently rose to N45k+ now in 2months. I used to pay 4/5k, sometimes 3K/monthly as at last year. I noticed around September that year, I was sent N25k bill. I wrote a protest letter to PHCN in charge of my domain. I was told to pay the N25k since it was already accepted in their billing system. That something would be done next billing. Something was indeed done, but I was tricked. Oct 14 - February 2015 I was given N2k, N2.5k bill respectively. I was happy my complaint was addressed. But in April, they brought N30k+ bill, with outstanding from the N25 I was struggling to clear, it brought the bill to about N45k+.

My complaints were met with the same "go and pay, we'll look into your complaint subsequently. The same cycle continues. I have visited Alausa office with formal complaints and documentations, nothing tangible comes out. I have given up complaining. It's not as if my metre is faulty. There were months I used to read the metre and sent the readings to the account manager before bills are computed. I have applied to buy the prepaid metre for over a year now. No word. I am absolutely fed up with the situation. I have other things to do than visiting PHCN office weekly to complain on a single issue. The system sucks. A day of reckoning will soon come.

doctokwus:
U all shouting solar panel, I don't bliv u guys know that even a 6 battery solar set up that wud cost u about 250k cannot carry your pressing iron, freezer and anyother high power generating apparatus.If u insist on using anyone of them u system runs out within months.
There cannot be a substitute for phcn generated power to carry out all needs.
What shd be done by all is to massive protest the crazy bills issue and if they persist the private discos shud be made to shut down,they lose revenue too in the process.
Even the service charge on the prepaid metre is an aberration.

Feranchek:
I just got to my parents place yesternight and was told of their new bill.... 10k plus!!! I was perplexed! A bill of 4k I'm used to paying has risen to 10k, how manage??!!!!!
They stay in surulere and to be frank, there's constant power supply there. Buh boy......!!!! 10k!!! Make dem sef dey fear God na...!! I've been thinking of where and how to get a prepaid Metre. Was even thinking of opening a thread for it buh op, thanks for this.


THIS IS A PUBLIC APPEAL:
WHERE, HOW, HOW MUCH CAN I GET A PREPAID METRE (AT THE ORIGINAL COST)? SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME WITH RELEVANT INFO ON THIS MATTER.

THANKS IN ADVANCE

ANNOUNCER: Feranchek

SIGNED: Feranchek (for the family)

StPete:
The height of insensitivity. Imagine a family man earning the minimum wage of 18k, if you deduct 6k for light, how much will he deduct for rent and t-fair not to talk of feeding. And now this govt is even considering reducing the minimum wage. It is no wonder crime rate in the country has quadrupled.

Truckpusher:
I do not intend to leave Phcn totally but to reduce the crazy bill.
Nigerians won't protest until someone pays them to protest - This is who we are. And if you call them out for protest they will think that someone is using them to achieve a political relevance and of course most of our protests are usually sponsored else we won't protest.

Koolking:
Op, 6K you said?? Still fair. My bill has currently rose to N45k+ now in 2months. I used to pay 4/5k, sometimes 3K/monthly as at last year. I noticed around September that year, I was sent N25k bill. I wrote a protest letter to PHCN in charge of my domain. I was told to pay the N25k since it was already accepted in their billing system. That something would be done next billing. Something was indeed done, but I was tricked. Oct 14 - February 2015 I was given N2k, N2.5k bill respectively. I was happy my complaint was addressed. But in April, they brought N30k+ bill, with outstanding from the N25 I was struggling to clear, it brought the bill to about N45k+.

My complaints were met with the same "go and pay, we'll look into your complaint subsequently. The same cycle continues. I have visited Alausa office with formal complaints and documentations, nothing tangible comes out. I have given up complaining. It's not as if my metre is faulty. There were months I used to read the metre and sent the readings to the account manager before bills are computed. I have applied to buy the prepaid metre for over a year now. No word. I am absolutely fed up with the situation. I have other things to do than visiting PHCN office weekly to complain on a single issue. The system sucks. A day of reckoning will soon come.

Feranchek:
boss biko, you know any PURE pesin wey fit help

masseratti:
Very funny, my bill is 287000, i was billed 21k for last month,me neighbour who is in the UK for the past two months was billed 11k,a flat where no one is staying, av written a petition to IKEDC to rectify the issue, if you can't read my meter please don't give me estimated bill.

Truckpusher:
I do not intend to leave Phcn totally but to reduce the crazy bill.
Nigerians won't protest until someone pays them to protest - This is who we are. And if you call them out for protest they will think that someone is using them to achieve a political relevance and of course most of our protests are usually sponsored else we won't protest.

Ephemmm:
This is how PDP scammed Nigerians for 16 years with nothing to show in Power Sector: deal with it.

Yomboy4ever:
They charge 750 naira monthly as service charge for ur meter 750 for 2month can't even be 11k.
I think nigerians should be ready for solar power make we deyyy generate our light by oursef.

Sconty09:
We are the change and must be change we want and desire my brother. Try to get his mobile contact,call him and records all your conversation with him,and his demand for bribe,put him on record. There re so many consumer right activists and organization or the commission complaint desk,report the case and reversal of your so called crazy bill. We need to report crimes and shame those who engaged in ripping us, they enjoy and take advantage of our silence. Nations are build by people attitudinal changes by forcing their leaders to listen and be responsible.

Having said that,Now it's clear to me that to have constant power supply we will have to pay more,I'm living here in Abu Dhabi,witj my family and i pay close to 55,000 naira(1000 dhriams) every month for my four bedroom apartment( electricity and water),the lowest i have paid is 30,000 for the last 5yrs and only once. No matter how long i live here i will have to move back to Nigeria,that's my plan insha Allah. My point is we can never have power supply 24hrs compared to advance countries with what we pay now, unless govt subsidies again at expense of other infrastructures just like fuel subsidy. If today i am the president of Nigeria,i will call for national referendum on subsidy and salaries of public workers to avoid backlash. Referendum to remove all subsidies and UN -leash infrastructural projects nationwide massively,like 8 lanes roads from the North-South and west -east with modern fast trail tracks,invest in power generation and transmission,internet penetration,using local materials for roads like bitumen, cements and award roads contracts to local and indigenous capable engineering companies,they have to learn to construct bridges and roads like bergers,buy equipment,let our civil and building engineering students get jobs and learn on the job by building roads and rail lines. These would be a ten years plan, for workers to bear with the govt lay off, closed down half of the ministries, integrates most jobs of the ministries on e-platforms, can you imagined having to travel from lagos to abuja for passport correction or attestation of your documents. Do you know thousands of public workers re redundant,graduate from universities or colleges and employ to sit and earn salary,even those in urban planning,agriculture,mineral resources,roads,works and housing should be on the fields or labs that enhance their knowledge and efficient service delivery. In ten years, more jobs from the massive infrastructure and laid off workers would fit into private companies instead of sitting in ministries. And the public we enjoy the good road network,massive housing would spread all over the country because of road access and ready for distribution power. Time spent in delivery of good and servioces will be minimal,farms can deliver faster and fresh to markets,Non oil economy would grow, No pain No gain,but the pain is just a shot time if we can bear and govt is sincere. In ten yrs,we will be a super power country. I'm not perfect, that's just my thoughts as i have seen work in many countries.
Thanks

Feranchek:
I just got to my parents place yesternight and was told of their new bill.... 10k plus!!! I was perplexed! A bill of 4k I'm used to paying has risen to 10k, how manage??!!!!!
They stay in surulere and to be frank, there's constant power supply there. Buh boy......!!!! 10k!!! Make dem sef dey fear God na...!! I've been thinking of where and how to get a prepaid Metre. Was even thinking of opening a thread for it buh op, thanks for this.


THIS IS A PUBLIC APPEAL:
WHERE, HOW, HOW MUCH CAN I GET A PREPAID METRE (AT THE ORIGINAL COST)? SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME WITH RELEVANT INFO ON THIS MATTER.

THANKS IN ADVANCE
ANNOUNCER: Feranchek

SIGNED: Feranchek (for the family)

neverever10:
bros abeg no vex them dey rip you for Abu-Dhabi 55000# if am not mistaken is = 276$. I''ve lived in four different countries France,Bulgaria,Georgia,Russia,UAE... if I lie baba God punish me I never paid 50$ for light bill for one month and light dey 24 hours... Bros dem get crazy landlord for UAE make inquiry ooo make you know wether nah your landlord dey chop you mugu...currently I dey Sofia, Bulgaria my light bill never reach 20 euro for one month and I dey stay with four naija guys in 3 bedroom apt with underground serious guys in diaspora come to my aid nah ahhh

teeowl:
They cut my electricity supply and I have been running on Generator since, I would buy an inverter to add...