Everyone needs air to survive, but
not everybody needs diamonds to survive. Without Air you die, without diamond
you still remain alive. Yet Diamonds are very costly while Air is free.
Friday, 10 March 2017
Friday, 10 February 2017
HOW FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLANS TO SPEND 42 BILLION ON FOOD AND FEEDING AT ASO ROCK: Vital Questions
On the
14th of December 2016, the draft of the 2017 budget tagged “Budget
of Recovery and Growth” was presented to the house of assembly for review and
possible passage. One of the major issues that drew attention was the amount
budgeted for expenditure on food and food related items.
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
UNBELIEVABLE!! NIGERIAN VISA COSTS MORE THAN UNITED STATES VISA
Believe
it or not, it is true, Nigerian visa costs more than the United States of
America visa by quite a significant amount.
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
WHY THE EPILEPTIC POWER SUPPLY? (Part 4): The Distribution Sector
THE
DISTRIBUTION SECTOR
The distribution sector is the sector
that is the closest to the consumers. They are responsible for ensuring that
the electricity generated through the Generation companies and transmitted through
the Transmission Company get to you and me.
WHY THE EPILEPTIC POWER SUPPLY? (Part 3): The Transmission Sector
THE
TRANSMISSION SECTOR
The Transmission sector of electricity
distribution in Nigeria serves as a form of a middleman in the electricity
supply sector.
Monday, 30 January 2017
WHY THE EPILEPTIC POWER SUPPLY? (Part 2): The Generation Sector
As have been stated in the part one of
this issue, the electricity sector in Nigeria was divided up into 3 sectors for
privatization; Generation, Transmission and Distribution sectors. We now take
the various sectors separately to know what has happened in each of the
sectors.
Sunday, 29 January 2017
WHY THE EPILEPTIC POWER SUPPLY? (Part1)
My Uncle recently came home from
America with his American Wife and child. His wife and child were visiting
Nigeria for the first time. Due to a delay in their flight schedule, they had arrived
Nigeria at Night. When they got to our house, fortunately, there was light. We
were all resting when it happened… there was a blackout… everywhere became
dark, almost immediately, my Uncle’s son let out a loud scream, “mummy!!!! Am
blind!!”, then followed a swift reply from the mum, “Oh! My son I’m blind
too!!”….. We had a good laugh that night…
Thursday, 26 January 2017
NIGERIAN ABOUT TO FACE BEANS SCARCITY
Nigeria’s quest to diversify its
economy into agriculture has suffered a major setback as the European Union has
extended the ban which it imposed on the imported Nigeria beans in June 2015 by
another three years.
Monday, 23 January 2017
SHARIA LAW AND ALCOHOL DRINKING: Matters Arising
Borno
state government on 13th of January 2017 announced a ban on the
consumption of all forms of alcoholic drinks, joining a list of Northern states
that has done the same in Nigeria. The list includes states like Kano state,
Kastina state, Jigawa state, Niger state, Sokoto state, Zamfara state and Yobe
state.
Saturday, 21 January 2017
SOME + PASTORS + ARE WORSENING THE INFLATION IN OUR ECONOMY
When I
told my friend Judith that I was broke, she just gave me a short stare and went
back to her washing. After about 2 minutes, she broke the silence and reminded
me that she had invited me to her church several times in the past but I have
refused
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!
The
blog welcomes you into this New Year 2017, praying that all your goals and
ambitions for this year come to fulfillment. Keep in mind that the blog is here
for you and as such serving you better remains its highest priority. As you
make out your
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