₦airaland Forum

kikero:
Are you guys ready to pay for the 24 hour electricty.??

Yes, the DISCOS are ripping us off, and the whole prepaid meter ish is another story. (and see this am's thread on estimated billing...darn).

But when most Nigerians don't pay their bills, and when most Nigerians use violence on DISCO workers trying to carry out their lawful duty(a customs officer actually pointed a loaded weapon at DISCO officers, and was not prosecuted for it), and when many people use the power for free...and when many Nigerian government agencies lead the way in owing the DISCOS....what do you expect?

Nigeria generates 5000MW right now. And by my estimate, we need to generate 50000MW electricity to even have something near 24 hour power (just for comparison, South Africa generates 44000MW, and even they have rolling blackouts...for about 50million people...plus they export to at least 3 other countries.)

And to improve power (forget the SIEMENS deal...generation up to 25000MW...which would not do much for a population of 200million unless they cut off wide swathes of the country)...we have to pay for it because POWER IS PRIVATIZED.

But the problem with the privatization is that prices are fixed by the government via NERC. As a result, DISCOS cannot charge the fees they need to charge to make enough profit , and thus cannot pay GENCOS the money for the gas and hydropower,, as well as raise enough cash for the TCN to improve transmission. Also, the whole price fixing is why no foreign investor wanted to come in in the first place. Who wants to come and then find you cannot make profits? That's why we have 'useless discos'.

If we want power, we have to run power as a business. Yes, we would pay high prices, but eventually prices would come down...with improved investment and funding. Let's be honest with ourselves.

Simplyleo:
Not as if they are even religious, but they must just force religion into it.

So if his Muslim skull is pained, what is the situation of your Christian skull?

So it is still at the stage of "buhari will not go Scot-free"? I thought Donald Trump should have finished destroying Buhari in Sao rock by now. It has been over 6 months this rubbish keep gracing nairaland, yet Buhari is still the occupant of Aso rock. Abi na Jubrin sef.

helinues:
Vp position is not even certain for El Rufai cos he just joined the list of those to hate by northern elites

Both Sanusi and El Rufia are light weight champions in Northern scheme

Osidazz19:
They should worry more about the flawed US elections that was screwed by the Russians.

Trump is an illegitimate president as he was imposed on the Americans by the Russians.

whitebeard:
US "NEVER" saves see libya...don't be fooled...if nothing is in for them dey won't do shit

RichDad1:
[s]It’s a deliberate subtle jab on the Alaafin. Fayemi is far reaching as far as this case is concerned.
Anyways, I expected all these to the settled behind closed doors in few days.
However, to the people that called Alaafin an Interloper, need I tell he doesn’t forgive such and will surely get his revenge away from the media. [/s]

Witcher:
Well Well well, they can be president of China Russia and America but they can never be anything beyond governor's in Nigeria

TheFreeOne:
That's another angle but remember they are both Muslims.

[s]Maybe a Fayemi (Christian)/Sanusi(Muslim), Tunde Bakare (Christian)/Elrufai(Muslim), Osinbajo/Sanusi or Elrufai ticket or [/s]Sanusi(North) and a SE/SS ticket.

Anyway time will tell.

Ruggedniggaone:
jungle

ogaemma:
That has been your problem, you know too much. Sabi Sabi, see where it has landed you.
Since 2017 irrespective of political difference, Ganduje have always complained of you being too proud, arrogant and high minded person.
Enough time was giving to you to change your ways but you refused.
You think Kano state belongs to your family.
I hope you now know the difference between power and authority.
Be humble in your next world.

engrchykae:
Imagine Chinese forming apartheid in our own country?
If Africans can't accept apartheid from Caucasians,what made chinko think we can accept it from them?
One chinko in cway port Harcourt hated me with passion when he realized that I don't fear him,one day he intentionally tried to wound me and I warned him that if had harmed me,he won't see China again,he was afraid.
Useless Mr woo, always smelling garlic.

samonak:
Lie Mohammed's got nothing on you. Lienus

MansoryMX:
I once did that o. Introduced myself as the Hon. Sec Nigeria Navy Senior Officers Mess and flashed my ID, told the DSP they collected 25k inside my car while searching it. The DSP begin sweat and ordered they returned back my 25k instantly. I nor wan too wicked them since I live not too far from the station make dem nor plan me shoot. Those people are something else. I use the money buy full barbecue chicken and Ice cream go give wife for house plus recharge card 5k . The day one encountered me at a fueling station, he said am a Devil. I just laughed and drove off lol.

odimbannamdi:
Are you kidding or joking?

Litmus1:
Oh oh...so you had such an ugly experience with SARS yesterday too? It's not funny at all. Me, I was on my to YSG Motors to waybill a parcel to Lagos. At Mbaise road, they started chasing the bus we were in; and out of fear the bus man(an elderly man) out fear tried to outrun them. But I asked him to stop, since you are doing your legit business, stop running let's see what's the issue. My people pp, na their wahala started. They bundled all of us to that same fire service police station. Getting there, come see people,and buses they arrested. They intimidate people with guns, slap and abuse people anyhow. In that same bus I was in, their Oga had to ask three of us to GET OUT OF HIS OFFICE. We the people must rise up oh! This is becoming excruciating!!

SenecaTheYonger:
True. I used to love Nigeria until I lost 200k to sars. They all lost their jobs but I still very much am not in support of one Nigeria ahain

BigIyanga:
You are one of those uninformed ‘thinkers’.. Southerners in the US are the most ignorant, least educated and unhealthiest... so how are they breaking record?

ddippset:
Which one be political clout for this matter?

APC is just a party of disunited and greedy politicians.

If they unite for Osinbajo and support him; players like Tinubu, Amaechi, Ganduje, Oshiomole, El Rufai and even Buhari himself,

Which political clout him dey find again?