₦airaland Forum

Emmyk: we're in same boat

na who con dey paddle our boat?

This is the man that loves the masses. Risking his life to vandalise the pipeline and selling the oil at a subsidized price.

Pleading to be released using easter but didn't mind going to commit a sin on easter.

Oyel again!
I think the federal government have to interfere since it is interstate.
But the problem is that they prefer to bother themselves on the the next election and national cake.

Paul John: Lol, time will tell.

You still have the chance to support the winning team you know

ya! That is why am supporting PSG

OP! You tried and i think i need signing you to my film production company as a script writer.

To the tale, maybe the man slept unclad and cum. The cat seeing the oily rod punched on it thinking it was one of those fried oily meat.

One funny and interesting observation about this thread:
close to 1,300 view but just 11 posts (comments)from guys except the mod and a lady.
Very obvious the views are from the gurls but decided to be reserved their comments.

Paul John: Wow! Wasn't expecting any gift today, and now I already have a bottle of schnapps


Messi don't disappoint

really?
Don't worry, cos messi will fail to refuse to disappoint you anyway.

Moreover, what are you doing with schinapp? you dey do freedom ni? cos i know the 'oti' to be 'oti awon agba'

Paul John: Why now?
Lol. I've always been a barca fan.
Join the winning team.





#team barca

i would have supported barca, but since that is the team you support, then i have to support their opponents.
If barca qualifies, then i you owe me something and if PSG qualifies, i owe you something then!

Paul John: Team barca

supporting barca?
Then i think i have to support PSG!

According to him, as at
today, less than 50 per cent
of Nigeria’s population has
access to the national grid
due to inadequate
transmission and
distribution networks.
Impact of power on
economic development
Steady power is essential for
national development,
especially as it positively
influences socio economic
activities as well as the living
standard of citizens.
In addition, ageing and
poorly maintained
infrastructure, weak network
configuration and
overloaded transformers,
result in frequent system
collapse, high transmission
and distribution losses
among others.
Analysts are of the view that
lack of access to electric
power, and modern energy
in general, also has a
negative effect on
productivity and has limited
the economic opportunities
available to developing
countries including Nigeria.
This, they said, is
compounded by the poor
state of existing
infrastructure, which creates
the dual challenge of finding
resources for maintenance
of existing facilities and also
to build new power plants.
They contend that improving
access to modern energy is a
necessary condition for
boosting growth and
reducing poverty in not only
Nigeria but Africa in general.
In comparison to other
countries, Nigeria’s installed
capacity is grossly
inadequate. As at 2010, only
about 3,700 megawatts was
available for a population of
140 million people due to
various reasons including
gas supply constraints,
inadequate maintenance of
equipment that stems from
procurement constraints,
dearth of skilled
maintenance personnel and
the dependence on imports
of parts and foreign experts
to carry out repairs and
overhauls.
Bello, who is a Professor of
Chemical Engineering, noted
that in 2000, power
generation capacity was as
low as 1,500MW, due, mainly
to lack of investment in
maintenance and expansion
programmes on existing
power plants.
Way forward
Even as the implementation
of the Power Sector Reform
Programme is well advanced,
Bello called for appropriate
commercial framework to
support private investments
to the sector.
He maintained that to
proceed with the reform
programme, it is necessary
to develop a comprehensive
action plan to holistically
implement the programme
as encapsulated in the
Electric Power Sector Reform
Act, EPSRA, 2005
He further advocated for a
feasible incentive scheme
backed by policy to
encourage private sector
investment in generation
and distribution.
“Financial institutions and
market systems that will
support power procurement
between generation
companies and distribution
companies should be put in
place. Empowerment should
be given to the office of the
market operator to
commence shadow trading,”
Bello added.
On his part, Olawale-Cole
said, “It is a common
knowledge that Nigeria has
been backward in the areas
of successful start-up
businesses, Small and
Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
and industrialisation
generally which are the core
catalysts for real national
development due to poor
power generation.
“Many companies have
continued to operate at just
break-even point and below
installed capacity while the
ones that cannot cope under
the harsh operating climate
occasioned by ever-
mounting overhead costs
have since closed shop or
relocated to smaller
neighbouring countries
where there is steadier
power supply.”
He also reiterated that
security is key to future
investments in the economy,
while calling on the citizenry
to support government’s
efforts in order to move the
country to the next level.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/04/fg-invests-n5trn-in-2500mw-power/

The Federal Government in a
bid to curtail the epileptic
power situation in the
country has spent about N5
trillion ($31.45 billion) from
1999 till date. But it has only
been able to increase the
country’s electricity
generating capacity by about
2,500 mega watts over the
last 14 years.
This is a far cry compared to
its peers — South Africa and
Brazil. Brazil recorded an
investment of $58 billion in
its power sector between
1994 and 2008, while it
currently produces about
100,000MW of electricity.
South Africa on the other
hand, currently produces
about 40,000MW of
electricity, with plans to
invest additional $37 billion
over the next couple of years
to triple current capacity.
Investments in power since
1999
Between 1999 and 2013,
Federal Government’s
budgetary provisions for
power stood at N2.8 trillion
of which over N2.326 trillion
went into the National
Integrated Power Projects,
NIPP and various power
intervention projects.
Specifically, yearly allocations
as contained in statistics
from the Budget.
However, these
appropriations do not
include investments by state
governments, who have
since been co-opted to
intervene in their localities to
improve the power supply
situation, as according to the
Nigerian Constitution, Power
is exclusively the preserve of
the Federal Government.
Recalled that the House of
Representatives in 2008,
confirmed that the Federal
Government approved the
sum of N2.544 trillion ($16
billion) for the power sector
between 1999 and 2007,
which led to a public outcry,
as there was hardly anything
to show for it, as the lights
got dimmer instead of
brighter.
The uproar led to further
investigations in which it
was discovered that only
able to disburse N2.067
trillion ($13 billion) was
disbursed in the eight year
period, representing more
than 81 percent funding.
Also, a Presidential Review
Panel on the National
Integrated Power Project,
NIPP, in a presentation to the
National Economic Council,
NEC, in 2009, revealed that as
at 2007, the NIPP got N1.627
trillion, plus the N318 billion
Federal Government’s
counterpart funding for the
Mambilla Hydro Power
project, and N222.6 billion
($1.4 billion) for additional
nine turbines.
The panel however revealed
that only N489.72 billion
($3.08 billion) was funded
and scrutinised with advance
payment guarantees from
first class Nigerian banks and
Letters of Credits issued by
the Central Bank of Nigeria,
CBN. It also stated that over
N238.5 billion ($1.5 billion) of
the sum was still in the
custody of the banks as at
then.
In addition, Mr. James Olotu,
Managing Director/Chief
Executive Officer, Niger Delta
Power Holding Company,
NDPHC, last year disclosed
that the Federal Government
is spending N1.26 trillion on
10 National Integrated
Power Projects across the
country.
He said about N492.4 billion
($3.12 billion) was budgeted
for the first phase of the
project, which started in
2006 and ended in 2007.
This allocation covered seven
power projects, while N920
billion ($5.82 billion) was
budgeted to be utilized in
the second phase starting
from 2007. Olotu further
disclosed that the funds
were kept in the custody of
JP Morgan and the Central
Bank of Nigeria, CBN, while
N882.4 billion had been
disbursed to the NDPHC till
date.
According to him, four of the
projects had been
completed, while six others
are at various stages of
completion. He said; “In
totality, Nigerians have
contributed $8 billion to
build 10 power generation
plants, which after
completion, will give a total
of 4,774MW.
“We are also building
substations, transmission
and distribution lines, as well
as gas pipelines to ensure
that the plants get gas when
they are completed.”
He listed the completed
projects as:
Omotosho in Ondo State –
451MW
Alaoji, Abia State – 1,074MW
Sapele, Delta State – 451MW
Olorunsogo, Ogun State –
750MW
Those close to completion
are:
Ihovbor power project in
Edo State – 451MW
Geregu, Kogi State – 434MW
Egbema, Imo State – 338MW
Gbarain, Bayelsa State –
225MW
Omoku, Rivers State –
225MW
Calabar, Cross River State –
561MW
Concerns over funds’
utilisation
Despite the huge budgetary
provisions, the House of
Representatives’ Committee
on Power still expressed
concern over the poor
utilisation of funds
appropriated for the sector.
Mr. Patrick Ikhariale, the
Committee Chairman
disclosed that whereas the
sum of N75 billion was
appropriated less than half
or N34.7 billion or 46
percent was released to the
Ministry of Finance, while
only N19.7 billion (56
percent) was utilised by the
Ministry of Power.
He argued that this implies
that the Ministry did not
require as much funding as
it demanded, especially as it
lacked the capacity to
implement its capital budget.
This contrasts sharply with
constant claims by the
ministry that the country
required at least $10billion
annually for 10 years to get
power right.
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2,500MW added since 1999
Despite these huge
investments, Nigeria has only
been able to increase its
electricity generating
capacity from about
2,000MW in 1999 to about
4,500MW as at today.
There appears to be no end
in sight to the sufferings of
Nigerians as power supply
remains epileptic at an
average of between three to
four hours daily.
Equally, industries,
particularly the small and
medium scale, SME sub-sect
have closed shop on account
of lack electricity to power
their operations. Even
businesses in operation
record their highest
operating costs from
electricity, as many invest in
multiple generating sets to
run their tools.
Commenting on the funds
allocated to the power sector
and its impact on power
generation, Mr. Michael
Olawale-Cole, President and
Chairman of Council of the
Nigerian Institute of
Management, expressed
concern that despite the
huge allocation to the sector
over the years, power
generation is yet to record
significant improvement.
He said, “Government’s
sundry attempts at
generating adequate power
for the nation in the recent
past have ended disastrously
what with the scandals of
monumental
misappropriation of funds
that trailed the various NIPPs
across the country.
“There is no guarantee that
the situation is going to
change for the better in the
near future,” adding that
“the country seems to be at
crossroads with the issue of
power generation at the
moment.”
He argued that “Once the
issue of power generation
and distribution is resolved,
the nation’s firm match to
greatness will be
guaranteed.”
Underscoring how critical
power is to economic
growth, Prof. Rahamon Bello,
Vice Chancellor, University of
Lagos, lamented that in spite
of the abundant energy
resources in the country and
significant government
investments in the sector
over the last ten years,
electricity supply remains a
serious challenge to Nigeria’s
socio-economic
development.
He said majority of Nigeria’s
power infrastructure were
built in the 1970s and 1980s
and due to a freeze in
investment in the sector, lack
of maintenance and
adequate expansion of the
facilities over the years,
Nigeria had to contend with
epileptic and erratic power
supply.

I had many problems confronting me throughout the childhood stages sourced from my mates, teachers, parents, siblings, government and myself.

I remember when i was a child. The first book i ever took to school and brought out of my bag in nursery 2 was 'lady bird Peter and Jane'. Then, hardly could bring the joining alphabets together to make a word, but thanks to our 'aunty' that was still able to persevere enough to teach us
'Peter is a boy
Jane is a girl
bla bla bla. . . . . .' .

I discovered in the various stages of my childhood life, there were what fascinated me towards reading every book i came across.
When i was in the primitive stage of primary education, was most attracted to pictures in the book like the Lady bird, my book of the bible stories, etc .
At the late primary and secondary education, i got a little more matured orientation that the pictures i always made to judge what is written in a book are sometimes wrong due to my childhood intelligence. I became glued to the suspense in the black ink like an action film and forming the picture in my mind rather than staying on the picture on the book.
When i left secondary school and wrote my JAMB 4 times. I got to understand that reading to keep oneself is just a means to entertain oneself but not majorly contributing to knowledge. Hence the need to gat an historical books like current affairs, encyclopedia, and some biographies and autobiographies.

This thread is dedicated to Prof. Chinua Achebe

International Children's Book
Day

Since 1967, on or around Hans
Christian Andersen's birthday, 2
April, International Children's
Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to
inspire a love of reading and to
call attention to children's books.
Each year a different National
Section of IBBY has the
opportunity to be the
international sponsor of ICBD. It
decides upon a theme and
invites a prominent author from
the host country to write a
message to the children of the
world and a well-known
illustrator to design a poster.
These materials are used in
different ways to promote books
and reading. Many IBBY Sections
promote ICBD through the media
and organize activities in schools
and public libraries. Often ICBD is
linked to celebrations around
children's books and other
special events that may include
encounters with authors and
illustrators, writing competitions
or announcements of book
awards.
http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=269

Base on his responsibility, he had just said what is expected of him as the police assistant public relation officer.

The did is done and there is nothing that can be done to reverse the bomb blast.
The more sensible and applaudable thing they can do is to bring the perpetrators to book.

The issue is if GEJ feels he doesn't wanna grant the boko haram any amnesty, he should come out straight and open up to the populace instead of saying he can't grant the ghost any bail.
I personally don't believe he can't recognise them himself since he said they are in the goverment and besides, Azazi, his special adviser told us about their ubiquity in the government.

Can't imagine how a cow's life is far more valued than human soul.

Kill a man over the lifes of 2 cow leading to serial murder and vandalism.
Why would a sane man even graze a cow on another man's farm cultivated out of sweat.
SMH!

confusion247: Fulaniiiiiiiii poweraaaaaaa.......One Nigeria at it's best. Thanks to Gowon and Awolowo.

by their nomenclature, we shall know them, most especially if their understanding is born out of ignorance.

dominique: But not zoo material jor. We should as well put the domestic fowls and lizards in the zoo if that's the case.

yes o! And even Bufo regularis

dominique: Why would anybody want to put that in a zoo? You go to zoos to view snails abi

but ma! I think they are also animals now?

[quote author=I-B.]Thanks, don't know about those ones listed[/quote]thanks ma!

berem: why you dey lie na?

lie? I no dey lie o.
Agbalagba ko ki n pa iro o.

Nice work! And very nice indeed.

But i notice i can't see Archachatina (Calachatina) marginata. Or they don't have it in UI zoo?

Well, since i don't engage in e- tribal war. Then i have little to say.
Seun knows better why he chose to run his business like that.

Katsumoto: The girl is 6 years old. She and probably other kids from the man were born after the war started. Even if he was extremely rich, having more kids in such a climate was irresponsible.

that is why i said probably!

But it now seems it is now base on a cultural motive as i stated in my first post.

Afam4eva: You won't believe how creative these people can be. A topic about brushing teeth can ensue like this.

Neutral poster: Here are 10 ways to brush your teeth

Igbo poster: THanks for the advise. At least Amala eaters can now keep their mouths clean

Yoruba poster: @Igboposter, How did Ojukwu brush his teeth after eating akpu on his way to ivory coast

Igbo poster: GO and brush your Amala mouth efore talking to me.

Yorubaposter: if you can't eat Amala then go back to your village.

etc

etc

That's how an innocent topic can be reduced to a tribal thread.

talking from experience

rayg: See COMPLETE RESULTS and final MEDALS TABLE from WARRI 2013 below:
http://s.ataf.co/14zT7cG

it will be very good if you can copy it out and paste it.
Thanks!

April fool from GEJ!

We shall hear from Madam Patient when she comes for the thanksgiving.

Katsumoto: A man that poor shouldn't have 9 children. Sometimes poor people create enormous problems for themselves.

If he didn't have any daughters to sell, what would he have sold?

i see the motive behind the multiple children born by the families in the ethnic group as a means to finance their debt by giving out the children one by each to service their debt instead of a normal reasoning of reducing the financial expenses by giving birth to few children that can be taken care of. Since the practice is cultural.

Probably the man was up enough to financially fend for his family before the war invasion of their land cos the news made us to realise that the man was an performing musician.

Just as if my mind is now kinda programmed to expect a bad news of attack during any christian celebration.