₦airaland Forum

backbencher:
The reason why Nigeria does not have 24 hours power supply is simple

We aren't paying for 24 hour supply, we are.paying for less than that.

The reason is in the article. The goverment is paying a subsidy.

The reason why the goverment is paying a subsidy is because the discos ad gencos would collapse financially without it.

Especially since the law establishing them made them charge less than the production cost of power.

In 2019,discos were selling power at N20 to 30 naira per kWh. Meanwhile it cost 53 naira to make that one kwh of power.

Now it costs over N73 to make one kwh of power. Discos now charge between 49 to 71 naira per kWh. Most areas pay less than N60 .

You see?

Discos aren't allowed to charge the kind of tarrifs that would enable them make enough cash to pay for much needed improvements. Then there are the nearly 40% of customers, rich poor and even goverment agencies who use power for free.No paying. Nothing.


The law allowing for the privatisation of power did not allow the power companies the right to make a profit . Thus as a result, there isn't enough money to fix things

That is why we are.in.darkness.

Nigerians have to be ready to pay for 24 hour power. You cannot pay N3000 for a car costing 4 million naira. That is what we have been doing for the power sector

For more.on the situation, read the PWC paper "solving the liquidity crunch in the Nigerian power sector"

A page from the report is below. Worth reading.

Thanks for the explanation, but how much do you think it should cost an average household to have 24 hours power?
In as much as I agree with you on this, I also wish to draw your attention to the fact that there are also many households paying more and getting less power. The last time I was in the village, I noticed that many of this distribution companies were serving villagers living close to some semi urban areas the same amount of monthly bill based on estimated billing whereas the villagers were getting far less supply than their counterparts in the nearby semi - urban areas.
At a point, I took a closer look at the whole situation and I realized that on the average, the villagers were getting a total of less than 48 hours supply in a whole month period and they were still getting the same bill of between 5k to 7k as their counterparts living in semi urban areas even though this villagers lack heavy power consuming appliances.
Note that with a sound generator, one can get far more than 48 hours power for 7k.
So in summary, I agree with your explanation. However, there is also a good percentage of people paying more for less based on their current calculations.

Hassanmaye:
Will you shut

Is it your garri and salt?

drimzsmoke:
Our problem is that we don't read about these things before we start doing them....how is masturbation a bad thing....most people dont know shit about sex

Let's say you're having sex with you girlfriend and you're about to cum but she says she can't take it anymore because she's badly bruise down there,what will you do,rape her

When you eventually get married,you will still have to masturbate unless your testosterone level is very low... I hope to write about sex and masturbation in my diary later in the day

We will be waiting

Is it Nigerians this one is talking to??
Well, let's hope the wish of the good people comes true

nzeobi:
Your article is long but let me give some hints.

What stops a man who gives delegates 3 million each to vote him from paying and inducing party members during direct primaries.

In a Case where there are reports of manipulations or outright falsification of results as noticed in all direct primaries conducted so in Nigeria what will happen.

Since direct primaries cannot hold in some wards in Nigeria today cos of insecurity what becomes the faith of party members in that ward.

How can you hold an election without knowing the number of people that are expected to vote

Try to understand my point. I'm not in support of direct primaries at this point, but I'm only trying to tell you that direct primaries would have been better if the resources were available and affordable with the current economic state of the nation.
The man who gives 3 million naira each to maybe 100 delegates to vote him in indirect primary may be needing 1 or 2 billion naira to distribute to individuals in other to make any significant difference in the case of direct primaries instead of 300 million if indirect primary is used.
All in all, I would suggest that the main focus of this electoral bill should be to make provision for the the actualization of successful electronic transmission of results.
Once the FG is able to fund and actualize the successful and hitch free electronic transmission of results, it will be very easy to make amendments for direct primaries.
Lastly, only individuals who are registered and card carrying members of a political party will be allowed to vote in such elections. So, it will become mandatory for political parties to have a database for their registered members which they will have to submit to INEC.
The only controversy now will be that, what will be the fate of individuals who may be interested in more than one political party?
Would they have to become registered members of every political party they are interested in so as to be able to participate in the election of flag bearers at the primary stages of elections?

nzeobi:
I agree with some of the things you said. But stop believing that direct primaries allows the candiates to test their popularity in the Nigerian context cos it's more fraudulent and easy to manipulate cos you don't know the number of people that will be voting.
Look at what Ahmed gulak did in IMO State.
Look at the primaries APC conducted in anambra and osun state.

For the issue of direct primaries being easy to manipulate. It's not as you think because the votes for direct primaries will only be casted by registered and card carrying members of each political party.
The questions that are left to be answered now include
1.will it now become the responsibility of the masses to be registered members of all the political parties out there?
2.If yes, does the bill make provisions to actualize such, especially the time, financial aspect and the will of the masses to strive to become a registered and a card carrying member of all the political parties out there?
3.If no, how do they plan to achieve this because for instance, an individual may be a registered member of PDP and prefers to vote for a PDP governorship candidate but may prefer to vote for an APC senatorial candidate. How can such individual participate in the process of voting at the primary stages of election?

After given this a thought, I feel that if there's no provision for individuals to be a registered member of all the political parties out there so as to be able to participate in the election process of an individual to be the flag bearer of each political party then things should be left the way they are. parties should be allowed to decide between direct or indirect primaries for themselves.
Another alternative I thought of is for INEC to make provision on the ballot paper where individuals can express their choice by indicating that they are not interested in any of the candidates provided by the political parties contending for a position and if such vote turns out to win the majority, then such election should be declared null and void and the candidates involved be disqualified.
The masses shouldn't be left to choose between demon and Satan all the time

People are waiting for alert, they are dropping contact?
What for?

The conduct of direct primaries across the 8,809 wards across the length and breadth of the country will lead to a significant spike in the cost of conducting primary elections by parties as well as increase in the cost of monitoring such elections by INEC who has to deploy monitors across these wards each time a party is to conduct direct primaries for the presidential, gubernatorial and legislative posts”, the President said amid other reasons.

So every other thing in the bill has to be rejected just because of this?
This administration never fails to demonstrate how clueless it is when it comes to matters of utmost importance.

What a kind gesture.
Where is Yahaya Bello BTW?

This is the kind of country we live in.
A country where thinking rationally is a criminal offense.
A country where criminals are celebrated.
A country where normal is perceived as abnormal.
A country where someone who is neither a pioneer of any profitable idea nor a solution to any major problem is a billionaire.
A country where justice is for the highest bidder.
A country where her Lady Justice is not blind.
A country where stealing what belongs to the masses is tagged as success and celebrated in churches and mosques.
A country with double standards. One for the poor and one for the rich.
A country where human life has no value.
A country where some people are not suppose to work but are suppose to eat.
A country where all her youth talks about is sex, BBN, Bet9ja, Drugs and internet fraud.

Yahaya Bello is a calamity to Kogi State and his only achievement is taking Kogi back to 20 years ago and 20 years of suffering ahead.

It shall never be well with Buhari, Tinubu, INEC, APC and every other person responsible for foisting Yahaya Bello on kogites.

Kudos to her.
Her intelligence no b child's

federal9:
Imagine you were walking along the street, and you saw someone wearing the same outfit as yours. How would you react?

The last time that happened to me, I went back home for a change of outfit.

Let's hear your opinion Nairalanders!

And what if you find another person with the same outfit you changed to??

Guy,

I will rather drink garri with salt than eat this rice.

Abeg who can spell Chelsea for me?

But why?
RIP to the dead

How soon is soon?

Imagine how the only slightest thing that majorly concerns the youths of this country is being handled.
Shame to Buhari, APC and that incompetent woman called Sadiya

All for the money

Very good news cos that's what our priority is right now

ULiTv:
A Little Nigerian girl has been captured on camera moving out of his parents house

Is he a girl?

Well, see no dey finish so I wish her Goodluck and Patience Jonathan

This news won't go as viral as it should.
Only if it was the other way round.

This is the height of misplaced priority and lack of critical thinking by the state government.
Instead of directly tackling the menace of illegal deforestation, they're banning the use and sales of charcoal without realizing that most of the woods used in the production of charcoal are leftover from the people felling trees for other major purposes such as furniture and other use.
Banning the use and sales of charcoal in the state won't have much significant impact on their environmental protection quest.

olasaad:
Thank you ooo. How many parents can see their children keeping dreadlocks without first scolding him. No parents will be happy with such and even our society as a whole.

Even if you keep a friend that do dread or all this crazy hairstyles your parents will not like you to be moving with such person because of his crazy hair cut. And to the ladies how many of us do date this guys Few and your parents will always question the type of guy you are dating.

But I don't know why you guys always deceive people on the Internet. And please those of you that are castigating the man do feel free and take your crazy hair style to work next Monday. Thankyou Mr. Chairman say no to moral decadence in our society.

Were you paid to be this stewpid or you are just being stewpid for free?

In fact, you need a brand new head

Whoever is behind this write up is maddd.
You can criticize Obj for all I care, but trying to paint Buhari a Saint by commending his performance shows the level of hypocrisy in this write up.

Tufiakwa!

helinues:
See wicked souls trying to be feeling vindicated on their evil wishes

In Kalistus' voice
Jènè comprèpar...

makemoneywbsite:
Igbo are too much. If Nigerians are half smart, they'll always consult Ndigbo before choosing a leader even at state level. If Ndigbo tell you to beware of anything, beware. Now the Yoruba that deceived them in 2015 is at it again. Let's watch and see if the stuwpid Nigerians will be deceived again.

We, the wailing wailers wailing for a better democracy in Nigeria warned those yoruba Muslims to beware of the dragon that blandishes with the head and smites with the tail but they were too blinded by religion and ethnic differences.
I believe some of them now get their breakfast from mosques and even eat from the same pot with their elite brothers from their ethnic background.

Racoon:
Proudly 5%ter and onye dot.Glad I was never part of this worst catastrophe ever foist on a nation by a people who are obsessed with born-to-rule mentality & our sophisticated brethren from the other side of the Nigeria.

Unfortunately, that greed and born to rule mentality has turn out to be the bane of peace in the north.
Despite that some of us who could see beyond our nose weren't from the south, they automatically tagged everyone who doesn't support Buhari as Igbo, now see where we are.
Las las, if sky fall, e go land for everybody head

ygowon:
Lol! As a sharp guy man wey already know what's to come, I quickly resigned from salary job and started my own business. As prices are soaring high now, Na so I dey update the prices of the stocks I already have. This Buhari regime is good if you know what's coming. In this buahri regime, I opened a second branch and bought a car for my business.
Is God not wonderful?

The only painful thing is that when you look at the sufferings of those your neighbours insulting Jonathan then and shouting Sai Baba up and down, u will feel pity for them. But you can't kill yourself naa. If they like, they should collect a cup of rice to vote in disaster again come 2023.

Now that's foresight.
Happy to know you are cashing out on their mumuness.
Sai baba till 2031

phrancys001:
Sai baba now chai baba

Sai baba till 2031.

No one dares to criticize our darling daddy.

Freestainworld:
Ask them oooo, they turn everything into tribal war without considering the attributes and quality of a person during election.

I can't even remember the numerous names we were called that time simply because we could see beyond tribalism and religious sentiments.
I think the only way to settle this matter is for them to allow us vote Buhari come 2023 and let him be in charge for another 8 years.
By 2031, they would have received enough sense and the scoreline will be
North 1-1 Wailers then we can now unanimously think of whom to vote because we can't be cheated just like that.

With all due respect to human life, each time I read updates on the menace of insecurity ranging from BH, banditry, Kidnappings, herdsmen, etc ravaging the north and other parts of the country, there's is always this sense of pride I feel in me immediately after the pity for the innocent lives lost to this blood thirsty demons knowing that I never voted Buhari in 2015 or in 2019.
I just don't know how to describe the feeling because they come in numerous ways.
Sometimes it feels like credit alert
Sometimes it feels like orgasm
Sometimes it feels like having a nude pix of an enemy with enough data to share it all over the net.
Sometimes it even feels like graduating as your faculty overall best...

So I ask, as a card bearing WAILER, how do you feel knowing that your vote wasn't among the votes that brought this disaster upon our beloved country, Nigeria??

I come in peace...

HedwigesMaduro:
It would have been lovely for the south to troll these melons by organising a counter protest to be tagged "Buhari Forever".

The drama don reach like this?
E go sweet die
Buhari forever indeed

Why have the north officially taken over the duty of the wailers by wailing incessantly over the happenings up north?

Mrkumareze:
He truly tried, getting a piece of land in that location isn't moi moi.. Asaba becoming Owerri, a city with hotels and clubs..No job, no factory, high rent, oloshos everywhere .

And the whole environment go come d smell kpekus kpekus kpekus �