No official forex allowance for govt officials on foreign medical treatment for conditions that can be treated in Nigeria – FG
The Federal Government has said it would not provide funds to any government official to travel abroad for medical treatment unless the case cannot be handled in Nigeria.
President Muhammadu Buhari made this known on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the 56th Annual General Conference and delegates meeting of the Nigerian Medical Association held in Sokoto.
The President who was represented by the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole said the government would not encourage medical tourism with the nation’s resources.
“While this administration will not deny anyone of his or her fundamental human rights, we will certainly not encourage expending Nigerian hard earned resources on any government official seeking medical care abroad, when such can be handled in Nigeria,” Buhari said, according to a statement by the Director, Media and Public Relations, Ministry of Health, Mrs. Boade Akinola.
Buhari called on the health professionals to discontinue inter-professional crisis which he said had impacted negatively on the nation’s healthcare delivery system.
“We have seen the hazards that this unfortunate and highly preventable problems have caused to the quality of health care delivery in Nigeria. May I implore members of NMA to always imbibe the spirit of team work to ensure harmonious relationship with other health professionals, no profession can effectively and efficiently function without the other,” he said.
Thursday, 28 April 2016
Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Tragedy ~ anonymous
Reactions to tragedies by Nigerians are mostly born out of hatred.
The kind of reactions I read on social media when tragedy happens are simply disgusting and unpatriotic. Still on Enugu State
Haters were quick to put the death toll at over 100, the death toll is 6 so what next?
Political jobbers claimed they were fulani Herdsmen simply because President Buhari is of fulani extraction while police confirmed they were hoodlums...what next?
My eastern brothers and Biafruad agitators were busy pointing fingers and toes at Mr President for not doing the job of a state governor. Now we know the governor has failed what next?
They blame the president for not issuing a statement even before he receives detailed security reports from his rank and files. Ok he has issued a statement so what next?
I know they wished the death toll to exceed 100, they wished they are killed by fulani, they also wish Buhari fails to protect but to whose glory? To whose gain? to whose loss? Why all these ill wishes against one another?
I can clearly sense hatred oozing out of people's minds in every move for no just cause, you may not like the government in power but we have to be patriotic in our wishes, we have to feel the pains of others, we have to speak oneness, we have to condemn the ills in our society and encourage the government to deal with the products of corruption.
We have to enforce accountability on our leaders in this order starting from Councillors -> LGA Chairmen -> Reps -> Governors, other political appointees and finally the Federal government.
We must be wise enough to blame right, point the right fingers, to the right persons and at the right times.
I'm an advocate of one indivisible Nigeria, we all have something the other person needs so stop the hatred and start loving.
And yes I'm from Enugu State and I speak like this.
RIP for those who lost their lives
Still in the spirit of #occupynass day 3
Reactions to tragedies by Nigerians are mostly born out of hatred.
The kind of reactions I read on social media when tragedy happens are simply disgusting and unpatriotic. Still on Enugu State
Haters were quick to put the death toll at over 100, the death toll is 6 so what next?
Political jobbers claimed they were fulani Herdsmen simply because President Buhari is of fulani extraction while police confirmed they were hoodlums...what next?
My eastern brothers and Biafruad agitators were busy pointing fingers and toes at Mr President for not doing the job of a state governor. Now we know the governor has failed what next?
They blame the president for not issuing a statement even before he receives detailed security reports from his rank and files. Ok he has issued a statement so what next?
I know they wished the death toll to exceed 100, they wished they are killed by fulani, they also wish Buhari fails to protect but to whose glory? To whose gain? to whose loss? Why all these ill wishes against one another?
I can clearly sense hatred oozing out of people's minds in every move for no just cause, you may not like the government in power but we have to be patriotic in our wishes, we have to feel the pains of others, we have to speak oneness, we have to condemn the ills in our society and encourage the government to deal with the products of corruption.
We have to enforce accountability on our leaders in this order starting from Councillors -> LGA Chairmen -> Reps -> Governors, other political appointees and finally the Federal government.
We must be wise enough to blame right, point the right fingers, to the right persons and at the right times.
I'm an advocate of one indivisible Nigeria, we all have something the other person needs so stop the hatred and start loving.
And yes I'm from Enugu State and I speak like this.
RIP for those who lost their lives
Still in the spirit of #occupynass day 3
The Budget ~ Gbenga Ashafa
On Monday 25th April, 2016, the Senate Committee on Land Transport held its Public Hearing on the Nigerian Railway Corporation Act Repeal & Re-enactment Bill 2015.
The Committee which I have the privilege of chairing, set the tone for the input of the general public and stakeholders in the #RailwayBill
The Public Hearing was well attended by both Private and Public Sector Stakeholders in the Rail Sector, who poured out different and positively divergent shades of well-articulated positions of what should be contained in the proposed Act.
The Public Hearing was also well attended by the Leadership of the Senate & members of the Committee in both the Senate & the House of Reps.
As a Committee, we sought & received sound and robust contributions which would guide our actions on the #RailWayBill. We are currently reviewing the different briefs that were put forward by various stakeholders and we promise to deliver a well-articulated report on the bill and subsequently an Act reflecting the aggregate of the positions canvassed.
Ultimately, I look forward to the #RailwayBill becoming an act that will stand the test of time & open up our railways to private participation.
On Monday 25th April, 2016, the Senate Committee on Land Transport held its Public Hearing on the Nigerian Railway Corporation Act Repeal & Re-enactment Bill 2015.
The Committee which I have the privilege of chairing, set the tone for the input of the general public and stakeholders in the #RailwayBill
The Public Hearing was well attended by both Private and Public Sector Stakeholders in the Rail Sector, who poured out different and positively divergent shades of well-articulated positions of what should be contained in the proposed Act.
The Public Hearing was also well attended by the Leadership of the Senate & members of the Committee in both the Senate & the House of Reps.
As a Committee, we sought & received sound and robust contributions which would guide our actions on the #RailWayBill. We are currently reviewing the different briefs that were put forward by various stakeholders and we promise to deliver a well-articulated report on the bill and subsequently an Act reflecting the aggregate of the positions canvassed.
Ultimately, I look forward to the #RailwayBill becoming an act that will stand the test of time & open up our railways to private participation.
#OccupyNASS ~ Geri Alimi
WHAT WE WANT:
1. The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Railway and other sensitive projects that were replaced with procurement of tricycles and construction of mini-town halls, must return to the 2016 budget with immediate effect.
2. The Senate cannot be buying exotic cars when Nigerians are seriously complaining of hunger. It is the height of political insensitivity and social detachment.
3. The Senate must stop slowing down the government of President Muhammadu Buhari intentionally, through cheap political manipulation. Their sole duty is to make laws. With over N100 billion in mind-boggling allowances, how many bills has this Senate passed??
4. The Senate must embrace the Treasury Single Account (TSA) financial system, to ensure transparency and accountability. The Senate cannot be a government unto itself.
5. If the Senate cannot meet our above demands, then they must know that their time is up! They have outlived their usefulness and Nigeria is better off without them!
WHAT WE WANT:
1. The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Railway and other sensitive projects that were replaced with procurement of tricycles and construction of mini-town halls, must return to the 2016 budget with immediate effect.
2. The Senate cannot be buying exotic cars when Nigerians are seriously complaining of hunger. It is the height of political insensitivity and social detachment.
3. The Senate must stop slowing down the government of President Muhammadu Buhari intentionally, through cheap political manipulation. Their sole duty is to make laws. With over N100 billion in mind-boggling allowances, how many bills has this Senate passed??
4. The Senate must embrace the Treasury Single Account (TSA) financial system, to ensure transparency and accountability. The Senate cannot be a government unto itself.
5. If the Senate cannot meet our above demands, then they must know that their time is up! They have outlived their usefulness and Nigeria is better off without them!
NIGERIA DERIVED NO BENEFIT FROM PREVIOUS DEVALUATIONS OF THE NAIRA - PRESIDENT BUHARI
President Muhammadu Buhari insisted Friday in Abuja that he was yet to be convinced that the vast majority of ordinary Nigerians will derive any tangible benefit from a devaluation of the Naira.
Speaking at a meeting with members of the Council of Retired Federal Permanent Secretaries, President Buhari said that he still held the conviction which motivated his principled resistance to devaluation in his first tenure as Head of State.
"When I was military Head of State, the IMF and the World Bank wanted us devalue the Naira and remove petrol subsidy but I stood my grounds for the good of Nigeria.
"The Naira remained strong against the Dollar and other foreign currencies until I was removed from office in August, 1985 and it was devalued.
"But how many factories were built and how many jobs were created by the devaluation?
"That is why I'm still asking to be convinced today on the benefits of devaluation," President Buhari told the retired Permanent Secretaries led by Otunba Christopher Tugbobo.
President Buhari welcomed the Council's pledge of support for the successful implementation of his administration's Change Agenda, especially in the priority areas of improving security, curbing corruption and revitalizing the national economy.
"I am glad you have rightly identified the key issues we campaigned on.
"We need a dynamic bureaucracy which will not mislead us into taking wrong decisions," the President said.
The Council of Retired Federal Permanent Secretaries was established in 2004 to serve as a platform for retired permanent secretaries to offer constructive advice to government on key policy issues.
Chief Philip Asiodu, the Pioneer Chairman of the Council, said that its members want the present Administration to succeed because Nigeria has already lost many opportunities for progress.
"We are non-partisan. The interest of Nigeria is paramount to us and we are anxious that you should succeed," Chief Asiodu told the President.
President Muhammadu Buhari insisted Friday in Abuja that he was yet to be convinced that the vast majority of ordinary Nigerians will derive any tangible benefit from a devaluation of the Naira.
Speaking at a meeting with members of the Council of Retired Federal Permanent Secretaries, President Buhari said that he still held the conviction which motivated his principled resistance to devaluation in his first tenure as Head of State.
"When I was military Head of State, the IMF and the World Bank wanted us devalue the Naira and remove petrol subsidy but I stood my grounds for the good of Nigeria.
"The Naira remained strong against the Dollar and other foreign currencies until I was removed from office in August, 1985 and it was devalued.
"But how many factories were built and how many jobs were created by the devaluation?
"That is why I'm still asking to be convinced today on the benefits of devaluation," President Buhari told the retired Permanent Secretaries led by Otunba Christopher Tugbobo.
President Buhari welcomed the Council's pledge of support for the successful implementation of his administration's Change Agenda, especially in the priority areas of improving security, curbing corruption and revitalizing the national economy.
"I am glad you have rightly identified the key issues we campaigned on.
"We need a dynamic bureaucracy which will not mislead us into taking wrong decisions," the President said.
The Council of Retired Federal Permanent Secretaries was established in 2004 to serve as a platform for retired permanent secretaries to offer constructive advice to government on key policy issues.
Chief Philip Asiodu, the Pioneer Chairman of the Council, said that its members want the present Administration to succeed because Nigeria has already lost many opportunities for progress.
"We are non-partisan. The interest of Nigeria is paramount to us and we are anxious that you should succeed," Chief Asiodu told the President.
Sunday, 17 April 2016
THE RAPING OF A NATION AT THE SENATE!
In a shameless show of banditry and treachery that looked more like a broad daylight gang-rape or armed robbery of a nation than lawmakers passing bills, the Bukola Saraki Mafia cabal at the Senate, presided by Ike Ekweremadu, hastily passed the Code of Conduct Bureau Act (CCBA) and the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) amendment bills through their second readings in just three days! This is the fastest for a bill, in recent memory.
Insiders at the Senate reported that 36 Toyota Landcruiser V8 engine Sport Utility Vehicles were allegedly purchased and distributed as bribes to the Mafia cabal, to facilitate the hurried amendment of these two bills, which directly affect Bukola Saraki's pending court cases for forgery, false declaration of assets, grandeur theft and money laudering. This is what happens to the laws of the land when a criminal gangster like Bukola Saraki fraudulently becomes the Senate President.
The shambolic theatrics of the bills amendment was initiated by Senator Nwaoboshi. His motion was supported by Dino Melaye, who thought that the proposal was justified. The Senate Chairman of Ethics Committee, Sam Anyanwu, also supported the amendment. Other traitors who supported the bill during the debate include Senator Biodun Olujimi, who said "if you don't support your neighbour when his house is burning, it will extend to yours!"
Senator Yahaya Abdullahi supported the bill, but added insult to injury by urging the Senate to be “mindful” of public perception, due to wrong timing of the bill! But his hopeless statement was rendered even more useless by Senator Abu Ibrahim, who supported the bill and unashamedly said that "the time is right!"
The CCBA and ACJA amendment bills have therefore fraudulently passed their second reading today. They are now forwarded to the Senate Judiciary Committee for review, which will report back to Senate in two weeks time.
Fellow compatriots, let us give the fraudulent Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over this show of shame, a dose of our mind. Let us call or text Ekweremadu on +2347034033888, +2348075757000, +2348065290996. If the traitors have balls to bastardise our constitution in broad day light, we must have the courage to react lawfully. This is a bad day for democracy in Nigeria.
Finally, please note that 26th April in the new date for #OccupyNass to #ReclaimNigeria from the traitors.
May God save Nigeria and Nigerians. Amen.
Please circulate generously. Together we can stop these thieves!
In a shameless show of banditry and treachery that looked more like a broad daylight gang-rape or armed robbery of a nation than lawmakers passing bills, the Bukola Saraki Mafia cabal at the Senate, presided by Ike Ekweremadu, hastily passed the Code of Conduct Bureau Act (CCBA) and the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) amendment bills through their second readings in just three days! This is the fastest for a bill, in recent memory.
Insiders at the Senate reported that 36 Toyota Landcruiser V8 engine Sport Utility Vehicles were allegedly purchased and distributed as bribes to the Mafia cabal, to facilitate the hurried amendment of these two bills, which directly affect Bukola Saraki's pending court cases for forgery, false declaration of assets, grandeur theft and money laudering. This is what happens to the laws of the land when a criminal gangster like Bukola Saraki fraudulently becomes the Senate President.
The shambolic theatrics of the bills amendment was initiated by Senator Nwaoboshi. His motion was supported by Dino Melaye, who thought that the proposal was justified. The Senate Chairman of Ethics Committee, Sam Anyanwu, also supported the amendment. Other traitors who supported the bill during the debate include Senator Biodun Olujimi, who said "if you don't support your neighbour when his house is burning, it will extend to yours!"
Senator Yahaya Abdullahi supported the bill, but added insult to injury by urging the Senate to be “mindful” of public perception, due to wrong timing of the bill! But his hopeless statement was rendered even more useless by Senator Abu Ibrahim, who supported the bill and unashamedly said that "the time is right!"
The CCBA and ACJA amendment bills have therefore fraudulently passed their second reading today. They are now forwarded to the Senate Judiciary Committee for review, which will report back to Senate in two weeks time.
Fellow compatriots, let us give the fraudulent Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over this show of shame, a dose of our mind. Let us call or text Ekweremadu on +2347034033888, +2348075757000, +2348065290996. If the traitors have balls to bastardise our constitution in broad day light, we must have the courage to react lawfully. This is a bad day for democracy in Nigeria.
Finally, please note that 26th April in the new date for #OccupyNass to #ReclaimNigeria from the traitors.
May God save Nigeria and Nigerians. Amen.
Please circulate generously. Together we can stop these thieves!
Saturday, 16 April 2016
Budget Splits Senate As Southern Senators Ask Buhari Not Sign Without Lagos-Calabar Rail Project
Senators from the southern part of Nigeria have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to withhold his assent to the 2016 budget if the Appropriation Committees of both chambers of the National Assembly refuse to include the Calabar-Lagos rail project in the 2016 appropriation bill.
The Senators had, on Tuesday, vowed not to revisit the budget or include the Lagos-Calabar rail project, threatening to take “necessary action” should Buhari refuse to sign the budget at passed.
But federal parliamentarians from the South-West and South-South geopolitical zones met at their caucus levels on Tuesday night and resolved to resist any attempt to deny their zones the important while the South-South senators met at an undisclosed location outside the National Assembly complex, the South-West senators met at the residence of Senator Gbenga Ashafa.
Senators, who attended the caucus meetings, confided in one of our correspondents that the call for a supplementary budget was an attempt to deny the south an opportunity to enjoy a viable rail project.
Confirming the position of the southern senators in an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday, Senator Adesoji Akanbi said the All Progressives Congress caucus in the South-West was solidly behind the position of Ashafa, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Land Transport, on the issue.
Akanbi added that the signing of the budget without the inclusion of the N60bn Calabar-Lagos rail project would not be in the interest of the people of the South-West.
He said, “Personally, I see no reason why the funds in the Ministry of Transportation should be moved completely to the Ministry of Works for the construction of roads which belong to state governments without engineering design.
“We are seeking the reversal of this decision because the Calabar-Lagos rail project is very viable and it cuts across states in the South-South and South-West and it would galvanise the social and economic activities of the affected regions.
“Apart from this, the project is a joint venture between Nigeria and Japan and it is time-bound. Any attempt to leave it out of the budget this year will affect the execution of the project.”
Akanbi noted that the argument of the appropriation committees that they could not accommodate the Calabar-Lagos rail project because it was not included in the budget presented by Buhari was not tenable because a supplementary provision was supplied.
The Oyo South senator explained that similar situation happened in the committee of solid minerals when the rents on some of the ministry’s properties were omitted in the budget presented.
He said the officials of the ministry were asked re-present a supplementary budget of N5m, which was instantly included by the committee and presented to the appropriation committee and consequently accommodated.
Akanbi said, “The situation is similar to what happened in the committee on Land Transport because the supplementary budget presented by the Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, is allowed in the parliamentary process.
“Why should the money in the transportation ministry be moved to the ministry of works and voted for the construction of roads that have no engineering design and does not even belong to the Federal Government?”
A Senator from the South-South, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Calabar-Lagos rail project was as important to the southerners just as the Kano rail project was important to the northerners.
He said, “The Federal Government deliberately wanted the Calabar-Lagos rail project in the budget to balance the northern and southern interests; so, nobody can remove it.”
A senator from the South-South geo-political zone, who did not want to be named because of his position in the upper chamber, also confirmed his caucus meeting on Tuesday evening.
He expressed surprise that the Calabar-Lagos rail project was not in the budget details sent to the executive.
He said, “Being a member of the appropriation committee, I can confirm that the project was in the budget submitted by the committee on land transport for inclusion into the main budget.”
Senators from the southern part of Nigeria have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to withhold his assent to the 2016 budget if the Appropriation Committees of both chambers of the National Assembly refuse to include the Calabar-Lagos rail project in the 2016 appropriation bill.
The Senators had, on Tuesday, vowed not to revisit the budget or include the Lagos-Calabar rail project, threatening to take “necessary action” should Buhari refuse to sign the budget at passed.
But federal parliamentarians from the South-West and South-South geopolitical zones met at their caucus levels on Tuesday night and resolved to resist any attempt to deny their zones the important while the South-South senators met at an undisclosed location outside the National Assembly complex, the South-West senators met at the residence of Senator Gbenga Ashafa.
Senators, who attended the caucus meetings, confided in one of our correspondents that the call for a supplementary budget was an attempt to deny the south an opportunity to enjoy a viable rail project.
Confirming the position of the southern senators in an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday, Senator Adesoji Akanbi said the All Progressives Congress caucus in the South-West was solidly behind the position of Ashafa, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Land Transport, on the issue.
Akanbi added that the signing of the budget without the inclusion of the N60bn Calabar-Lagos rail project would not be in the interest of the people of the South-West.
He said, “Personally, I see no reason why the funds in the Ministry of Transportation should be moved completely to the Ministry of Works for the construction of roads which belong to state governments without engineering design.
“We are seeking the reversal of this decision because the Calabar-Lagos rail project is very viable and it cuts across states in the South-South and South-West and it would galvanise the social and economic activities of the affected regions.
“Apart from this, the project is a joint venture between Nigeria and Japan and it is time-bound. Any attempt to leave it out of the budget this year will affect the execution of the project.”
Akanbi noted that the argument of the appropriation committees that they could not accommodate the Calabar-Lagos rail project because it was not included in the budget presented by Buhari was not tenable because a supplementary provision was supplied.
The Oyo South senator explained that similar situation happened in the committee of solid minerals when the rents on some of the ministry’s properties were omitted in the budget presented.
He said the officials of the ministry were asked re-present a supplementary budget of N5m, which was instantly included by the committee and presented to the appropriation committee and consequently accommodated.
Akanbi said, “The situation is similar to what happened in the committee on Land Transport because the supplementary budget presented by the Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, is allowed in the parliamentary process.
“Why should the money in the transportation ministry be moved to the ministry of works and voted for the construction of roads that have no engineering design and does not even belong to the Federal Government?”
A Senator from the South-South, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Calabar-Lagos rail project was as important to the southerners just as the Kano rail project was important to the northerners.
He said, “The Federal Government deliberately wanted the Calabar-Lagos rail project in the budget to balance the northern and southern interests; so, nobody can remove it.”
A senator from the South-South geo-political zone, who did not want to be named because of his position in the upper chamber, also confirmed his caucus meeting on Tuesday evening.
He expressed surprise that the Calabar-Lagos rail project was not in the budget details sent to the executive.
He said, “Being a member of the appropriation committee, I can confirm that the project was in the budget submitted by the committee on land transport for inclusion into the main budget.”
Friday, 8 April 2016
Here's how DanGliesack explained the Panama Papers leak to five-year-olds:
When you get a quarter you put it in the piggy bank. The piggy bank is on a shelf in your closet. Your mom knows this and she checks on it every once in a while, so she knows when you put more money in or spend it.
Now one day, you might decide "I don't want mom to look at my money." So you go over to Johnny's house with an extra piggy bank that you're going to keep in his room. You write your name on it and put it in his closet. Johnny's mom is always very busy, so she never has time to check on his piggy bank. So you can keep yours there and it will stay a secret.
Now all the kids in the neighborhood think this is a good idea, and everyone goes to Johnny's house with extra piggy banks. Now Johnny's closet is full of piggy banks from everyone in the neighborhood.
One day, Johnny's mom comes home and sees all the piggy banks. She gets very mad and calls everyone's parents to let them know.
Now not everyone did this for a bad reason. Eric's older brother always steals from his piggy bank, so he just wanted a better hiding spot. Timmy wanted to save up to buy his mom a birthday present without her knowing. Sammy just did it because he thought it was fun. But many kids did do it for a bad reason. Jacob was stealing people's lunch money and didn't want his parents to figure it out. Michael was stealing money from his mom's purse. Fat Bobby's parents put him on a diet, and didn't want them to figure out when he was buying candy.
Now in real life, many very important people were just caught hiding their piggy banks at Johnny's house in Panama. Today their moms all found out. Pretty soon, we'll know more about which of these important people were doing it for bad reasons and which were doing it for good reasons. But almost everyone is in trouble regardless, because it's against the rules to keep secrets no matter what.
When you get a quarter you put it in the piggy bank. The piggy bank is on a shelf in your closet. Your mom knows this and she checks on it every once in a while, so she knows when you put more money in or spend it.
Now one day, you might decide "I don't want mom to look at my money." So you go over to Johnny's house with an extra piggy bank that you're going to keep in his room. You write your name on it and put it in his closet. Johnny's mom is always very busy, so she never has time to check on his piggy bank. So you can keep yours there and it will stay a secret.
Now all the kids in the neighborhood think this is a good idea, and everyone goes to Johnny's house with extra piggy banks. Now Johnny's closet is full of piggy banks from everyone in the neighborhood.
One day, Johnny's mom comes home and sees all the piggy banks. She gets very mad and calls everyone's parents to let them know.
Now not everyone did this for a bad reason. Eric's older brother always steals from his piggy bank, so he just wanted a better hiding spot. Timmy wanted to save up to buy his mom a birthday present without her knowing. Sammy just did it because he thought it was fun. But many kids did do it for a bad reason. Jacob was stealing people's lunch money and didn't want his parents to figure it out. Michael was stealing money from his mom's purse. Fat Bobby's parents put him on a diet, and didn't want them to figure out when he was buying candy.
Now in real life, many very important people were just caught hiding their piggy banks at Johnny's house in Panama. Today their moms all found out. Pretty soon, we'll know more about which of these important people were doing it for bad reasons and which were doing it for good reasons. But almost everyone is in trouble regardless, because it's against the rules to keep secrets no matter what.
Mathematics is a crazy and interesting subject.
Taylor and Maclaurin invented approximate polynomial series for continuous functions (and Laurrent in complex analysis), Fourier invented series of circular functions for both continuous and discontinuous functions, later the idea was extended to capture special functions (Bessel, Legendre, Laguerre, Chebyshev etc)
Sturm and Liouville woke up and told them all this things belong to just one concept: weight and orthogonality.
When Chebyshev, Bessel, Legendre, Hermit, Laguerre. Mathieu started throwing special functions with special ability and properties around, Frobenius came along and created one solution for all. and one equation called the father of all: Hypergeometric equation and all of the special functions became special cases of the hypergeometric function.
Then we have the transformers. You can't solve a problem in time space? take it to Laplace space (Heaveside) or frequency space (Fourier) or the Zeta space. And how many spaces do we have? countless. Its all a matter of Kernel.
With transforms, no matter the order of differentiation in the equation, all will be gone with just a single integration. Green came along and created a mega concept of operator methods in differential calculus. You can solve any differential equation by convolution of the right kernel with whatever boundary condition you have. To understand this, imagine you want to solve a linear system of equations: Ax = b for x. you performed an LU factorization of A and that's it, no matter the b you are given, you can always get x by using the same L and U over and over (x = (b/L)/U). You don't need to repeat the LU factorization again. In differential calculus, ones you find the green function which is a function of the domain once, you don't need to solve that again. you can be convoluting for different boundary conditions.
With Green, everything Laplace, Fourier, even Newton, Gauss, Leibniz. did in integration, all the fall under one concept: finding Kernel. Even the normal integration we learnt in school has a Kernel: It is hidden and equal to 1.
Taylor and Maclaurin invented approximate polynomial series for continuous functions (and Laurrent in complex analysis), Fourier invented series of circular functions for both continuous and discontinuous functions, later the idea was extended to capture special functions (Bessel, Legendre, Laguerre, Chebyshev etc)
Sturm and Liouville woke up and told them all this things belong to just one concept: weight and orthogonality.
When Chebyshev, Bessel, Legendre, Hermit, Laguerre. Mathieu started throwing special functions with special ability and properties around, Frobenius came along and created one solution for all. and one equation called the father of all: Hypergeometric equation and all of the special functions became special cases of the hypergeometric function.
Then we have the transformers. You can't solve a problem in time space? take it to Laplace space (Heaveside) or frequency space (Fourier) or the Zeta space. And how many spaces do we have? countless. Its all a matter of Kernel.
With transforms, no matter the order of differentiation in the equation, all will be gone with just a single integration. Green came along and created a mega concept of operator methods in differential calculus. You can solve any differential equation by convolution of the right kernel with whatever boundary condition you have. To understand this, imagine you want to solve a linear system of equations: Ax = b for x. you performed an LU factorization of A and that's it, no matter the b you are given, you can always get x by using the same L and U over and over (x = (b/L)/U). You don't need to repeat the LU factorization again. In differential calculus, ones you find the green function which is a function of the domain once, you don't need to solve that again. you can be convoluting for different boundary conditions.
With Green, everything Laplace, Fourier, even Newton, Gauss, Leibniz. did in integration, all the fall under one concept: finding Kernel. Even the normal integration we learnt in school has a Kernel: It is hidden and equal to 1.
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
EFCC: For 4 years after leaving office as gov, Saraki received monthly salaries from Kwara
Senate President Bukola Saraki was receiving monthly salaries from the Kwara state government even after he became a senator, Michael Wetkas, a detective of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said.
While giving his testimony at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Wednesday, Wetkas claimed that Saraki was receiving monthly salaries from June 2011, when he left office as governor of Kwara state, to August 2015 while he was a senator.
“In the course of our investigation, we wrote to Access Bank for them to give us details of the salary account of the defendant. The salary that was coming into the account was N254, 212 as of 1 August 2007.
“As of June 3, 2011, the salary was N291, 124. On July 4, there was another payment with the narration Kwara State Government (KSG) June 2011 salary. The amount was N572, 286.
“On August 29, 2011, there was another payment in the sum of N744, 002 from the Kwara state government.
“On September 29, 2011 there was another payment of N743, 942 with the narration salary payment from KSG.
“On October 27, 2011, there was another payment of N1, 165, 468 for salary.
“In November 2011, there was payment of the same amount. The narration was December pension.
“On February 1, 2012, there was payment of the same amount with the narration for pension.
“The salary payments stopped in this account on August 31, 2015. The defendant left office on May 29, 2011, he became senator in the same year.”
Earlier on Tuesday, Wetkas had detailed how Saraki allegedly used fictitious names to launder billions of naira.
Testifying against the senate president at the CCT, the EFCC detective said, among many other revelations, that Abdul Adama, one of Saraki’s personal assistants, made transaction 50 times into the former governor’s account in a single day, broken down to N600,000 and N900,000 on each occasion.
He added that “after that, one Ubi made a lodgment on the same day about 20 times in the same range of N600,000 and N900,000.”
On Wednesday, Wetkas also alleged that the senate president made corruptly obtained cash deposits of $10,000 18 times in one day, into his account with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB).
Senate President Bukola Saraki was receiving monthly salaries from the Kwara state government even after he became a senator, Michael Wetkas, a detective of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said.
While giving his testimony at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Wednesday, Wetkas claimed that Saraki was receiving monthly salaries from June 2011, when he left office as governor of Kwara state, to August 2015 while he was a senator.
“In the course of our investigation, we wrote to Access Bank for them to give us details of the salary account of the defendant. The salary that was coming into the account was N254, 212 as of 1 August 2007.
“As of June 3, 2011, the salary was N291, 124. On July 4, there was another payment with the narration Kwara State Government (KSG) June 2011 salary. The amount was N572, 286.
“On August 29, 2011, there was another payment in the sum of N744, 002 from the Kwara state government.
“On September 29, 2011 there was another payment of N743, 942 with the narration salary payment from KSG.
“On October 27, 2011, there was another payment of N1, 165, 468 for salary.
“In November 2011, there was payment of the same amount. The narration was December pension.
“On February 1, 2012, there was payment of the same amount with the narration for pension.
“The salary payments stopped in this account on August 31, 2015. The defendant left office on May 29, 2011, he became senator in the same year.”
Earlier on Tuesday, Wetkas had detailed how Saraki allegedly used fictitious names to launder billions of naira.
Testifying against the senate president at the CCT, the EFCC detective said, among many other revelations, that Abdul Adama, one of Saraki’s personal assistants, made transaction 50 times into the former governor’s account in a single day, broken down to N600,000 and N900,000 on each occasion.
He added that “after that, one Ubi made a lodgment on the same day about 20 times in the same range of N600,000 and N900,000.”
On Wednesday, Wetkas also alleged that the senate president made corruptly obtained cash deposits of $10,000 18 times in one day, into his account with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB).
Refinery Economics ~ MMA
Normally, refineries across the world operate and run every day for 2 to 3 years (non-stop) after which such refineries are shut down for turn around maintenance for like 3 weeks to 6 weeks.
After which the refineries will be switched-on for continuous cracking and refining for another 2 to 3 years straight non-stop.
That's how refinery operates and make profit. Not when NNPC refinery works for 1 week and vandalized and shut down for 4 months!
We will not have meaningful development until we sort out electric power and incessant vandal problems in Nigeria. That's just the simple bitter truth.
In most countries, refineries run on uninterrupted independent power sources for two to three years.
The refining business continuous non-stop refining operations and with large crude oil feedstock volume to be profitable.
If you don't have a massive volume, and the refinery has to shut down every now and then, there's no way you'll make money. Many refineries in Africa are running at losses currently.
Normally, refineries across the world operate and run every day for 2 to 3 years (non-stop) after which such refineries are shut down for turn around maintenance for like 3 weeks to 6 weeks.
After which the refineries will be switched-on for continuous cracking and refining for another 2 to 3 years straight non-stop.
That's how refinery operates and make profit. Not when NNPC refinery works for 1 week and vandalized and shut down for 4 months!
We will not have meaningful development until we sort out electric power and incessant vandal problems in Nigeria. That's just the simple bitter truth.
In most countries, refineries run on uninterrupted independent power sources for two to three years.
The refining business continuous non-stop refining operations and with large crude oil feedstock volume to be profitable.
If you don't have a massive volume, and the refinery has to shut down every now and then, there's no way you'll make money. Many refineries in Africa are running at losses currently.
First, on resumption in August, we had a very major problem on our hands. Because subsidies, 500 billion, close to 600 billion, hadn’t been paid over a one year period, and so the majors, everybody who was importing… had began to very quietly reduce the levels of importation that they had and although I struggled very hard and got the Assembly approval and the President’s approval to eventually pay a good portion of that subsidy somewhere in November, by then it was too late.
Too late because although they got the money, they didn’t have access to foreign exchange so the critical reason, main critical reason why you have this supply gap today is that although NNPC has its own 445,000 barrels allocation of crude and is meeting its own, who is meant to meet 50% of your delivery and is more than meeting but is indeed exceeding that, the individuals who should provide the balance of the 40% component are not bringing in any product.
And so, we’ve had to be very creative over the last 4, 5 months, until we basically ran out of options and the sort of creativity that we put in the space was forward buying, forward purchase, forward crude allocations, and also, just to bring in more product, because we saw NNPC transit from a 45% provider to suddenly 80%, and about this month really to 100% provider of petroleum products in Nigeria.
That was not sustainable, we didn’t have the capacity, we didn’t have the funding, we didn’t have access to the products, we didn’t have the foreign exchange. So in very many ways, it’s surprising that we’ve even been able to survive this long.
So the key element has been, how do we find foreign exchange for those who eagerly want to participate in the stream, who have been doing this traditionally, to get into the space, buy their products, come in, distribute. That’s something we’ve had to work on.
Too late because although they got the money, they didn’t have access to foreign exchange so the critical reason, main critical reason why you have this supply gap today is that although NNPC has its own 445,000 barrels allocation of crude and is meeting its own, who is meant to meet 50% of your delivery and is more than meeting but is indeed exceeding that, the individuals who should provide the balance of the 40% component are not bringing in any product.
And so, we’ve had to be very creative over the last 4, 5 months, until we basically ran out of options and the sort of creativity that we put in the space was forward buying, forward purchase, forward crude allocations, and also, just to bring in more product, because we saw NNPC transit from a 45% provider to suddenly 80%, and about this month really to 100% provider of petroleum products in Nigeria.
That was not sustainable, we didn’t have the capacity, we didn’t have the funding, we didn’t have access to the products, we didn’t have the foreign exchange. So in very many ways, it’s surprising that we’ve even been able to survive this long.
So the key element has been, how do we find foreign exchange for those who eagerly want to participate in the stream, who have been doing this traditionally, to get into the space, buy their products, come in, distribute. That’s something we’ve had to work on.
Lawyers to Toyin Saraki, the wife of the embattled Nigerian Senate president, Bukola Saraki, have said the controversial hidden assets the politician failed to disclose, tucked away in secret offshore tax havens, belong solely to Mrs. Saraki, and not her family estate.
A trove of internal data from the Panama-based offshore-provider, Mossack Fonseca, obtained by the German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung and shared by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) with PREMIUM TIMES and over 100 other media partners in 82 countries, revealed that the properties were part of the assets belonging to the Senate President’s immediate family.
A PREMIUM TIMES investigation on Monday exposed Mr. Saraki as having failed to declare the assets among those filed with the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), as required by Nigerian laws.
The CCB slammed false asset declaration charges on Mr. Saraki, accusing the Senate President, among other things, of failure to declare his assets in full.
Under the code of conduct law, a public office holder is required to declare his own assets, those of his wife as well as assets in the names of his children below the age of 18.
A trove of internal data from the Panama-based offshore-provider, Mossack Fonseca, obtained by the German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung and shared by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) with PREMIUM TIMES and over 100 other media partners in 82 countries, revealed that the properties were part of the assets belonging to the Senate President’s immediate family.
A PREMIUM TIMES investigation on Monday exposed Mr. Saraki as having failed to declare the assets among those filed with the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), as required by Nigerian laws.
The CCB slammed false asset declaration charges on Mr. Saraki, accusing the Senate President, among other things, of failure to declare his assets in full.
Under the code of conduct law, a public office holder is required to declare his own assets, those of his wife as well as assets in the names of his children below the age of 18.
Tuesday, 5 April 2016
The Panama Papers: the greatest ever collaboration in journalism
Yes, there has never been such a collaboration in the field of journalism in history. An it was executed in observance of the ultimate code of secrecy, "Omerta Absolutas", the type only known to Mafiosi clans.
It is the “biggest leak in the history of data journalism” with millions of documents incriminating hundreds of world leaders of money laundering and tax evasion.
The journalistic effort responsible for the leak was equally as impressive as the documents themselves. With about 400 journalists from hundreds of media outlets in 80 countries working together to put the story together in secret for nearly a year.
But how did this huge collaboration start?
In late 2014, an anonymous source reached out to the German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung. From there, a variety of major international news outlets from every continent were asked to assist in reading and analyzing the leaked documents, but in absolute secrecy, even within news rooms, colleagues kept it a secret.
The need for such a diverse group was due to the widespread implications in the leak itself. Let British journalists dig deeper on Mr Cameron, while Russian documents involving Putin is better left in the hands of Russian journalists to dig deeper, same as Iceland, South Africa etc etc.......
But what still baffles me is why some of the biggest names in the media were not involved in this data heist......
How come America's and the world's top three leading newspapers, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post were not involved in this effort?Yet the effort was led by the Washington D.C. based International Consortium of Investigative Journalism(ICIJ).
With the resignation of the Prime Minister of Iceland, the first casualty is out of the way, who is next?
Yes, there has never been such a collaboration in the field of journalism in history. An it was executed in observance of the ultimate code of secrecy, "Omerta Absolutas", the type only known to Mafiosi clans.
It is the “biggest leak in the history of data journalism” with millions of documents incriminating hundreds of world leaders of money laundering and tax evasion.
The journalistic effort responsible for the leak was equally as impressive as the documents themselves. With about 400 journalists from hundreds of media outlets in 80 countries working together to put the story together in secret for nearly a year.
But how did this huge collaboration start?
In late 2014, an anonymous source reached out to the German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung. From there, a variety of major international news outlets from every continent were asked to assist in reading and analyzing the leaked documents, but in absolute secrecy, even within news rooms, colleagues kept it a secret.
The need for such a diverse group was due to the widespread implications in the leak itself. Let British journalists dig deeper on Mr Cameron, while Russian documents involving Putin is better left in the hands of Russian journalists to dig deeper, same as Iceland, South Africa etc etc.......
But what still baffles me is why some of the biggest names in the media were not involved in this data heist......
How come America's and the world's top three leading newspapers, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post were not involved in this effort?Yet the effort was led by the Washington D.C. based International Consortium of Investigative Journalism(ICIJ).
With the resignation of the Prime Minister of Iceland, the first casualty is out of the way, who is next?
The nation’s electricity woes worsened on Tuesday as two additional power generating plants were shut down, bringing the total number of plants not generating any megawatts of electricity to 10.
The two shut plants are Shiroro Power Station in Niger State and Sapele II in Delta State, industry data obtained by our correspondent showed.
Shiroro, whose capacity was put at 600MW, was said to have seen its unit 411G1 tripped on emergency shutdown on the 86ES lockout relay; units 411G2 and 3 out for under water repair work; and unit 411G4 out on maintenance.
The Sapele II, built under the National Integrated Power Project, with its capacity put at 225MW, has four units. The GT1 was shut down for maintenance, GT3 out due to work by the Nigerian Gas Company at the gas station, while the GT2 and 4 units are out as a result of gas constraints.
Total national power generation stood at 2,774.2MW on Tuesday, down from 3,657.5MW on March 31. Generation from Egbin, the nation’s biggest power station, was limited to 415MW due to gas constraints, down from 1,085MW on March 15.
Shell’s Afam VI power plant generated the highest megawatts of electricity at 418MW as of 6am, the data showed.
The slide in power generation has worsened the blackout being experienced in many parts of the country as many consumers complained of outages lasting for hours on end.
The PUNCH had on Friday reported exclusively that eight of the nation’s power plants were completely idle on Thursday, with significant reduction in generation from others, including Egbin, which is located in Lagos.
The plants, which did not generate any megawatts of electricity included Sapele, Delta State, whose installed capacity was put at 240MW; Olorunsogo II in Ogun State, with a capacity of 625MW; Rivers IPP (180MW) and Trans-Amadi (75MW), both in Rivers State.
Others were Geregu I in Kogi; Afam IV & V in Rivers, and A.E.S and Asco, whose installed capacity were not given.
Sapele’s units were said to be shut due to gas constraints, tripping, maintenance and major overhaul, among other reasons.
The Rivers IPP’s unit GT1 was out due to gas constraints, while Trans-Amadi’s GT1 and 4 units were out due to line constraints; GT2 due to gas constraints and GT3 undergoing maintenance.
According to the data, there was no communication on A.E.S, while Asco’s unit GT1 was out due to a fire outbreak. Olorunsogo’s units GT1 to 4 and ST2 were shut due to gas constraints, and ST1 for maintenance.
Geregu’s three units were shut due to outage and to enable them to undergo a major overhaul and maintenance, while a unit of Afam IV & V had been de-commissioned and scrapped; four were out due to blade failure and two due to burnt generator transformer, among others.
The two shut plants are Shiroro Power Station in Niger State and Sapele II in Delta State, industry data obtained by our correspondent showed.
Shiroro, whose capacity was put at 600MW, was said to have seen its unit 411G1 tripped on emergency shutdown on the 86ES lockout relay; units 411G2 and 3 out for under water repair work; and unit 411G4 out on maintenance.
The Sapele II, built under the National Integrated Power Project, with its capacity put at 225MW, has four units. The GT1 was shut down for maintenance, GT3 out due to work by the Nigerian Gas Company at the gas station, while the GT2 and 4 units are out as a result of gas constraints.
Total national power generation stood at 2,774.2MW on Tuesday, down from 3,657.5MW on March 31. Generation from Egbin, the nation’s biggest power station, was limited to 415MW due to gas constraints, down from 1,085MW on March 15.
Shell’s Afam VI power plant generated the highest megawatts of electricity at 418MW as of 6am, the data showed.
The slide in power generation has worsened the blackout being experienced in many parts of the country as many consumers complained of outages lasting for hours on end.
The PUNCH had on Friday reported exclusively that eight of the nation’s power plants were completely idle on Thursday, with significant reduction in generation from others, including Egbin, which is located in Lagos.
The plants, which did not generate any megawatts of electricity included Sapele, Delta State, whose installed capacity was put at 240MW; Olorunsogo II in Ogun State, with a capacity of 625MW; Rivers IPP (180MW) and Trans-Amadi (75MW), both in Rivers State.
Others were Geregu I in Kogi; Afam IV & V in Rivers, and A.E.S and Asco, whose installed capacity were not given.
Sapele’s units were said to be shut due to gas constraints, tripping, maintenance and major overhaul, among other reasons.
The Rivers IPP’s unit GT1 was out due to gas constraints, while Trans-Amadi’s GT1 and 4 units were out due to line constraints; GT2 due to gas constraints and GT3 undergoing maintenance.
According to the data, there was no communication on A.E.S, while Asco’s unit GT1 was out due to a fire outbreak. Olorunsogo’s units GT1 to 4 and ST2 were shut due to gas constraints, and ST1 for maintenance.
Geregu’s three units were shut due to outage and to enable them to undergo a major overhaul and maintenance, while a unit of Afam IV & V had been de-commissioned and scrapped; four were out due to blade failure and two due to burnt generator transformer, among others.
According to the words of Pastor Sam Adeyemi. There is no where in the world where the elite who control the machinery of the state to channel economic resources to themselves will willingly give up that control for the benefit of the masses.
The exodus of ex PDP members into APC is so they can survive the new Era that was to be ushered in because of the peaked common man anger against how GEJ has allowed them to pillage the country without remorse.
Now APC now has lots of ex PDP people. The reality is that no new party can rest power from pdp without the backing of these same people we want to kick out.
In a country where you can even buy justice, this regime look much like the Golden opportunity for the youths to climb up the ladder. Sadly there is no time on our side. We have just 2 years to climb up the ladder and be national forces in politics before another election year. We should not be busy and be engrossed in this APC/PDP war that we forget it's our turn to mount the podium.
If we fail this is what we happen. They stole our parents money, trained their children. Their children now got cbn jobs without contesting. Meaning their children are now in control. Their children will now steal from us and train their own children too to come and steal from our children in the future.
This is the real thing. They enslaved our parents, their children now enslaving us and their grandchildren will enslave our own children if we continue to follow them without thinking
The exodus of ex PDP members into APC is so they can survive the new Era that was to be ushered in because of the peaked common man anger against how GEJ has allowed them to pillage the country without remorse.
Now APC now has lots of ex PDP people. The reality is that no new party can rest power from pdp without the backing of these same people we want to kick out.
In a country where you can even buy justice, this regime look much like the Golden opportunity for the youths to climb up the ladder. Sadly there is no time on our side. We have just 2 years to climb up the ladder and be national forces in politics before another election year. We should not be busy and be engrossed in this APC/PDP war that we forget it's our turn to mount the podium.
If we fail this is what we happen. They stole our parents money, trained their children. Their children now got cbn jobs without contesting. Meaning their children are now in control. Their children will now steal from us and train their own children too to come and steal from our children in the future.
This is the real thing. They enslaved our parents, their children now enslaving us and their grandchildren will enslave our own children if we continue to follow them without thinking
How To Explain Panama Papers Into Terms A 5-year-old Could Understand.
When you get a quarter you put it in the piggy bank. The piggy bank is on a shelf in your closet. Your mom knows this and she checks on it every once in a while, so she knows when you put more money in or spend it.
Now one day, you might decide "I don't want mom to look at my money." So you go over to Johnny's house with an extra piggy bank that you're going to keep in his room. You write your name on it and put it in his closet. Johnny's mom is always very busy, so she never has time to check on his piggy bank. So you can keep yours there and it will stay a secret.
Now all the kids in the neighborhood think this is a good idea, and everyone goes to Johnny's house with extra piggy banks. Now Johnny's closet is full of piggy banks from everyone in the neighborhood.
One day, Johnny's mom comes home and sees all the piggy banks. She gets very mad and calls everyone's parents to let them know.
Now not everyone did this for a bad reason. Eric's older brother always steals from his piggy bank, so he just wanted a better hiding spot. Timmy wanted to save up to buy his mom a birthday present without her knowing. Sammy just did it because he thought it was fun. But many kids did do it for a bad reason. Jacob was stealing people's lunch money and didn't want his parents to figure it out. Michael was stealing money from his mom's purse. Fat Bobby's parents put him on a diet, and didn't want them to figure out when he was buying candy.
Now in real life, many very important people were just caught hiding their piggy banks at Johnny's house in Panama. Today their moms all found out. Pretty soon, we'll know more about which of these important people were doing it for bad reasons and which were doing it for good reasons. But almost everyone is in trouble regardless, because it's against the rules to keep secrets no matter what.
When you get a quarter you put it in the piggy bank. The piggy bank is on a shelf in your closet. Your mom knows this and she checks on it every once in a while, so she knows when you put more money in or spend it.
Now one day, you might decide "I don't want mom to look at my money." So you go over to Johnny's house with an extra piggy bank that you're going to keep in his room. You write your name on it and put it in his closet. Johnny's mom is always very busy, so she never has time to check on his piggy bank. So you can keep yours there and it will stay a secret.
Now all the kids in the neighborhood think this is a good idea, and everyone goes to Johnny's house with extra piggy banks. Now Johnny's closet is full of piggy banks from everyone in the neighborhood.
One day, Johnny's mom comes home and sees all the piggy banks. She gets very mad and calls everyone's parents to let them know.
Now not everyone did this for a bad reason. Eric's older brother always steals from his piggy bank, so he just wanted a better hiding spot. Timmy wanted to save up to buy his mom a birthday present without her knowing. Sammy just did it because he thought it was fun. But many kids did do it for a bad reason. Jacob was stealing people's lunch money and didn't want his parents to figure it out. Michael was stealing money from his mom's purse. Fat Bobby's parents put him on a diet, and didn't want them to figure out when he was buying candy.
Now in real life, many very important people were just caught hiding their piggy banks at Johnny's house in Panama. Today their moms all found out. Pretty soon, we'll know more about which of these important people were doing it for bad reasons and which were doing it for good reasons. But almost everyone is in trouble regardless, because it's against the rules to keep secrets no matter what.
CCT vs SARAKI
Saraki's trial on allegations of criminal breaches of the law now in FULL STEAM as witness, Michael Wetkas, gives account of transactions!
Wetkas says about N4 billion found in Saraki's account with GTBank as discovered during investigation. Some of the cash came in as loans.
Wetkas says about N4 billion found in Saraki's account with GTBank as discovered during investigation. Some of the cash came in as loans.
It was discovered that inflows into d account were mostly used 4 purchase of several property.Carlisle Properties were incharge of purchases
Unlike earlier today, the court room is now VERY QUIET as prosecution witness, Michael Wetkas, delivers chilling financial details.
GTBank official confirmed to EFCC that he often went to Govt. House Ilorin to collect HUGE CASH for deposits into Saraki's personal account.
On a single day, another courier, Ubi, made five lodgments of N77 million into Saraki's account and it was like a daily affair.
Another courier, Abdul Adama, made fifty transactions into Saraki's GTBank account on a single day in various denominations.
Michael Wetkas, still delivering chilling financial details.!
Saraki's trial on allegations of criminal breaches of the law now in FULL STEAM as witness, Michael Wetkas, gives account of transactions!
Wetkas says about N4 billion found in Saraki's account with GTBank as discovered during investigation. Some of the cash came in as loans.
Wetkas says about N4 billion found in Saraki's account with GTBank as discovered during investigation. Some of the cash came in as loans.
It was discovered that inflows into d account were mostly used 4 purchase of several property.Carlisle Properties were incharge of purchases
Unlike earlier today, the court room is now VERY QUIET as prosecution witness, Michael Wetkas, delivers chilling financial details.
GTBank official confirmed to EFCC that he often went to Govt. House Ilorin to collect HUGE CASH for deposits into Saraki's personal account.
On a single day, another courier, Ubi, made five lodgments of N77 million into Saraki's account and it was like a daily affair.
Another courier, Abdul Adama, made fifty transactions into Saraki's GTBank account on a single day in various denominations.
Michael Wetkas, still delivering chilling financial details.!
Nasarawa Lawmakers Fight Over Appointment Of Sole Administrators
Some members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Friday engaged each other in a fight during plenary, as issues surrounding the appointment of local council administrators divided the House.
After a two-year tenure of the chairmen of 11 local government areas in the state ended on March 24, the Governor, Tanko Al-Makura, appointed and inaugurated sole administrators to man the affairs of their local government councils pending when elections would be conducted.
Nasarawa State House of Assembly members exchanging blows
During the inauguration ceremony, Governor Almakura gave the assurance that elections would be conducted as soon as possible.
The swearing in ceremony of the administrators held at the Conference Hall of the Government House was graced by traditional rulers security personnel, members of State Executive Council.
The Governor’s decision, however, did not go down well for some lawmakers, as they had earlier resolved to conduct elections immediately after the expiration of the tenure of the local government council chairmen.
Six out of the 24 lawmakers alleged that the other lawmakers had received money to go against their resolution.
The allegations may have prompted the House leader to move for their suspension, a motion that resulted to chaos.
Nasarawa-lawmakers-fight-with-table
One of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly’s lawmakers holding a table above his head while others scamper for safety
The suspended members prevented the sitting and exchange harsh words and then, a fight began.
One of the lawmakers took hold of the mace, the symbol of authority, but the custodian of the symbol requested that he should be given the mace. He handed it over and ran towards another lawmaker for a fight.
After some disagreements, one of the lawmakers moved for the adjournment of the sitting.
However, few minutes after the adjournment, some lawmakers convened another sitting and moved the motion to suspend six lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress indefinitely for alleged violation of the rules of the House without allowances but half salaries.
Shortly after, one of the suspended lawmakers, Makpa Malla, told reporters that they would seek redress in court before they drove out of the assembly complex angrily.
Some members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Friday engaged each other in a fight during plenary, as issues surrounding the appointment of local council administrators divided the House.
After a two-year tenure of the chairmen of 11 local government areas in the state ended on March 24, the Governor, Tanko Al-Makura, appointed and inaugurated sole administrators to man the affairs of their local government councils pending when elections would be conducted.
Nasarawa State House of Assembly members exchanging blows
During the inauguration ceremony, Governor Almakura gave the assurance that elections would be conducted as soon as possible.
The swearing in ceremony of the administrators held at the Conference Hall of the Government House was graced by traditional rulers security personnel, members of State Executive Council.
The Governor’s decision, however, did not go down well for some lawmakers, as they had earlier resolved to conduct elections immediately after the expiration of the tenure of the local government council chairmen.
Six out of the 24 lawmakers alleged that the other lawmakers had received money to go against their resolution.
The allegations may have prompted the House leader to move for their suspension, a motion that resulted to chaos.
Nasarawa-lawmakers-fight-with-table
One of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly’s lawmakers holding a table above his head while others scamper for safety
The suspended members prevented the sitting and exchange harsh words and then, a fight began.
One of the lawmakers took hold of the mace, the symbol of authority, but the custodian of the symbol requested that he should be given the mace. He handed it over and ran towards another lawmaker for a fight.
After some disagreements, one of the lawmakers moved for the adjournment of the sitting.
However, few minutes after the adjournment, some lawmakers convened another sitting and moved the motion to suspend six lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress indefinitely for alleged violation of the rules of the House without allowances but half salaries.
Shortly after, one of the suspended lawmakers, Makpa Malla, told reporters that they would seek redress in court before they drove out of the assembly complex angrily.
Monday, 4 April 2016
We abandoned agriculture, for petroleum; Now, we have to go back – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government is determined to significantly reduce the high bill for importation of food products to Nigeria.
Speaking at a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mr Lars Rasmussen, in Washington DC, U.S., Buhari also reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the rapid diversification of Nigerian economy.
“We developed a mono-product economy and lost opportunities to diversify in the past.
"We have great potential for agriculture and solid minerals; we are now determined to exploit them to the fullest,’’ Buhari said in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesman Femi Adesina on Saturday.
According to Buhari, addressing the past neglect of these two sectors will help to reduce unemployment and make Nigeria a more productive country.
“We will welcome more investment in our agriculture and solid minerals sectors from countries with expertise in the two sectors.
“We abandoned them for petroleum; Now, we have to go back.
“Our bill for the importation of food and dairy products is very high.
"We want to cut it as much as possible by developing our local potential,” the President told Mr Rasmussen.
Buhari assured the Danish Prime Minister that the Federal Government would continue to partner other countries to further improve maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea.
The President said that his administration was determined to stop the huge loss of revenue from crude oil theft and had received assurances of international support to curb illegal shipments of Nigeria’s crude oil.
Remarking that his country was a major shipping nation, Rasmussen thanked Buhari for Nigeria’s current efforts to enhance security in the Gulf of Guinea.
He assured the President that Danes would be very interested in investing in the development of Nigeria’s agricultural sector if the right policies and conditions were put in place.
“We are quite experienced in agriculture; it is an area in which we can cooperate.
"If you pave the way and remove the obstacles, we will like to come in,” the Prime Minister assured President Buhari.
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government is determined to significantly reduce the high bill for importation of food products to Nigeria.
Speaking at a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mr Lars Rasmussen, in Washington DC, U.S., Buhari also reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the rapid diversification of Nigerian economy.
“We developed a mono-product economy and lost opportunities to diversify in the past.
"We have great potential for agriculture and solid minerals; we are now determined to exploit them to the fullest,’’ Buhari said in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesman Femi Adesina on Saturday.
According to Buhari, addressing the past neglect of these two sectors will help to reduce unemployment and make Nigeria a more productive country.
“We will welcome more investment in our agriculture and solid minerals sectors from countries with expertise in the two sectors.
“We abandoned them for petroleum; Now, we have to go back.
“Our bill for the importation of food and dairy products is very high.
"We want to cut it as much as possible by developing our local potential,” the President told Mr Rasmussen.
Buhari assured the Danish Prime Minister that the Federal Government would continue to partner other countries to further improve maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea.
The President said that his administration was determined to stop the huge loss of revenue from crude oil theft and had received assurances of international support to curb illegal shipments of Nigeria’s crude oil.
Remarking that his country was a major shipping nation, Rasmussen thanked Buhari for Nigeria’s current efforts to enhance security in the Gulf of Guinea.
He assured the President that Danes would be very interested in investing in the development of Nigeria’s agricultural sector if the right policies and conditions were put in place.
“We are quite experienced in agriculture; it is an area in which we can cooperate.
"If you pave the way and remove the obstacles, we will like to come in,” the Prime Minister assured President Buhari.
BAILOUT...
BAILS...are frequently granted on self recognition that one wonders what that self recognition really entails! Is it that the accused is a recognized crinimal/offender or that the accused is infallible or that the judge/court is fully conversant with the crime for the arraignment ? Something is definitely a miss and the whole thing is nothing but a travesty of justice!
Recently Abba Moro who not only spearded a rip off but effectively abetted the death of many in that Immigration scam walked freely on bail while his fellow accused were given stringent bail conditions that one wonders who really is a fault in a bus crash- the driver or passengers?
Abba Moro's indiscretions are never bailable in sane civilized societies and could well attract the death penalty but here we are allowing a cruel siphoning murderer freedom freely!
We MUST move against these pliant extorting compromised robed cabals to reedem naija!!!
BAILS...are frequently granted on self recognition that one wonders what that self recognition really entails! Is it that the accused is a recognized crinimal/offender or that the accused is infallible or that the judge/court is fully conversant with the crime for the arraignment ? Something is definitely a miss and the whole thing is nothing but a travesty of justice!
Recently Abba Moro who not only spearded a rip off but effectively abetted the death of many in that Immigration scam walked freely on bail while his fellow accused were given stringent bail conditions that one wonders who really is a fault in a bus crash- the driver or passengers?
Abba Moro's indiscretions are never bailable in sane civilized societies and could well attract the death penalty but here we are allowing a cruel siphoning murderer freedom freely!
We MUST move against these pliant extorting compromised robed cabals to reedem naija!!!
Sunday, 3 April 2016
Biafra ~ Chidozie Nduka
I am a Nigerian Citizen, Biafra is an Ideology championed by Late Ojukwu.
Befor he died, he told his followers that he is going to be the first and last person to champion the Biafran stuff.
He adviced Igbos to work harder in other to fix themselves at the fed level.
He also lead by example, that's why he introduced APGA and contested for Nigerian President as APGA candidate but unfortunately, those who claim to be more Biafra than OJUKWU voted against him and in favour of Northern candidate.
(The highest betrayal i have ever seen in life)
Even the minister of propaganda (information) during Biafran war, late senator Uchechukwu Meruije was a three times senator of fed republic of Nigeria until his death.
Late Ojukwu went further to advice Nigerian Govt to full fill the 3 R agreement.
Which include:
1. Re-construction
2. Re-Habilitation
3. Re-conciliation.
Though as it is now, the fed govt have failed woefully in their own part.
However, i want to urge my Igbo brothers not to see themselves as enemy simply cos they are not in the same party. Is a foolish act as far as am concern.
We must work hard in other to get ourselves in the center stage of Nigerian Govt. and Politics as well.
We are very talented people and no man born of a woman can doubt it,
We good in doing business, we can survive in any part of the world, we are very hardworking.
But we must be carefull so that our natural talent will not be used against us.
I am a Nigerian Citizen, Biafra is an Ideology championed by Late Ojukwu.
Befor he died, he told his followers that he is going to be the first and last person to champion the Biafran stuff.
He adviced Igbos to work harder in other to fix themselves at the fed level.
He also lead by example, that's why he introduced APGA and contested for Nigerian President as APGA candidate but unfortunately, those who claim to be more Biafra than OJUKWU voted against him and in favour of Northern candidate.
(The highest betrayal i have ever seen in life)
Even the minister of propaganda (information) during Biafran war, late senator Uchechukwu Meruije was a three times senator of fed republic of Nigeria until his death.
Late Ojukwu went further to advice Nigerian Govt to full fill the 3 R agreement.
Which include:
1. Re-construction
2. Re-Habilitation
3. Re-conciliation.
Though as it is now, the fed govt have failed woefully in their own part.
However, i want to urge my Igbo brothers not to see themselves as enemy simply cos they are not in the same party. Is a foolish act as far as am concern.
We must work hard in other to get ourselves in the center stage of Nigerian Govt. and Politics as well.
We are very talented people and no man born of a woman can doubt it,
We good in doing business, we can survive in any part of the world, we are very hardworking.
But we must be carefull so that our natural talent will not be used against us.
Saturday, 2 April 2016
THIS DAY ~ Saheed Fasanya:
"On this day a year ago, Jonathan made that call to concede. We were all full of hope...
Events since may yet prove to be misplaced optimism as patience is running thin. I've been a Buhari supporter all my adult life and I've to say that he's been underwhelming. He needs to stay home and do this work. He needs to listen to wise counsel. He needs to delegate to capable hands and he needs not to be a minister of Petroleum.
He needs to know that the year is 2016 and not 1978 or 1984 even. Heck, the knowledge of 2014 is obsolete. This is why he needs to listen to those who know. There's no shame in a leader seeking wise counsel. The IMF is not our enemy, neither is Emir SLS, Charles Soludo et al.
Giving all our dollars to Dangote at half the market price would have been laughable if not that SMEs are closing shop and jobs are being lost in droves. This is the law of unintended consequence right here. Ajaokuta Steel is dead on arrival. The furnace there is obsolete. Tata is closing its steel plant in the UK because China has flooded the market with cheap and durable steel. No right thinking government should want its citizens to be buying the most expensive cement in the world so that one individual that pays little or no tax can be the richest man in Africa at the expense of everyone else. Nor should we be made to buy the most expensive steel from a plant that is the definition of elephant project. No, we also do not need national carrier!
Provide rail to connect the whole country, power to jumpstart the economy, affordable internet via sound policies on right of way for fiber optic cables. Good roads, outlaw omo onile, agberos and clean up the land use law. Ease of doing business should be revolutionized with transparency.
Stop wasting money on refineries. Sell it as is. Focus on the quick wins, stop fighting market forces. This is how the economy will grow. Forget about oil, Germany has no natural resources, ditto Japan. The commodity has made leadership for lazy people here. See our governors? 90% of them only wait for Abuja to share money. The party is over.
Help yourself for us to help you or God willing, in 2019, God sparing our lives, we will vote you out so fast that you won't know what hit you. Your party is already touting you for second term without reason. This tone-deaf behavior won't help you or them."
"On this day a year ago, Jonathan made that call to concede. We were all full of hope...
Events since may yet prove to be misplaced optimism as patience is running thin. I've been a Buhari supporter all my adult life and I've to say that he's been underwhelming. He needs to stay home and do this work. He needs to listen to wise counsel. He needs to delegate to capable hands and he needs not to be a minister of Petroleum.
He needs to know that the year is 2016 and not 1978 or 1984 even. Heck, the knowledge of 2014 is obsolete. This is why he needs to listen to those who know. There's no shame in a leader seeking wise counsel. The IMF is not our enemy, neither is Emir SLS, Charles Soludo et al.
Giving all our dollars to Dangote at half the market price would have been laughable if not that SMEs are closing shop and jobs are being lost in droves. This is the law of unintended consequence right here. Ajaokuta Steel is dead on arrival. The furnace there is obsolete. Tata is closing its steel plant in the UK because China has flooded the market with cheap and durable steel. No right thinking government should want its citizens to be buying the most expensive cement in the world so that one individual that pays little or no tax can be the richest man in Africa at the expense of everyone else. Nor should we be made to buy the most expensive steel from a plant that is the definition of elephant project. No, we also do not need national carrier!
Provide rail to connect the whole country, power to jumpstart the economy, affordable internet via sound policies on right of way for fiber optic cables. Good roads, outlaw omo onile, agberos and clean up the land use law. Ease of doing business should be revolutionized with transparency.
Stop wasting money on refineries. Sell it as is. Focus on the quick wins, stop fighting market forces. This is how the economy will grow. Forget about oil, Germany has no natural resources, ditto Japan. The commodity has made leadership for lazy people here. See our governors? 90% of them only wait for Abuja to share money. The party is over.
Help yourself for us to help you or God willing, in 2019, God sparing our lives, we will vote you out so fast that you won't know what hit you. Your party is already touting you for second term without reason. This tone-deaf behavior won't help you or them."
The Healing Process... Segun Anjorin
"Weeping may last till eventide, but joy commeth in the morning".
So things are hard in our country now, the people are saying in unison. Hmmmm, what a situation to be in!
Why is APC and President Muhammadu Buhari not delivering the quick-fix the people wanted ... but never promised?
Is the coming of President Muhammadu Buhari truly ordained or is it a figment of the imagination of the likes of Rev. Father Mbaka and General Overseer Enoch Adejare Adeboye? Can God lie just because this is about Nigeria?
I woke up this morning, challenged to challenge Nigerians and all true friends of this nation, to encourage sustaining an interest and faith in this leadership to lay the needed foundation for the emergence of a true Nigeria.
We will get there, if only we have the will and the needed patience to do so.
Do not get me wrong, the people are paying the price, maybe undeservingly, having to go hungry in a land that flows with milk and honey, for acts not committed directly.
I am not writing this to spite, as a diasporan. I am alerting us to a fact and a reminder of a truth, that at the time President Muhammadu Buhari emerged, he offered the only credible option.
We were left with a choice of whether to continue under a regime of impunity, self-centredness, corruption, insincerity, ritual practices, shamelessness, covetousness and many more.
Or opt for a change of not driving into an alley with our eyes closed, awaiting the last sound of a permanent crash!
Out of commonsense and divine ordering of our senses and footsteps, we opted to stand by a new leader. We chose President Muhamnadu Buhari. We have not made a mistake.
All along, we have been clothed in borrowed cloths, just because our leaders of then downgraded from answering humans to receiving the tagging of animals. And even the real and natural animals distanced themselves from these ones!
Starting with the over-valued Naira, we were only helping to boost a foreign currency, the dollar, Naira was long the contents of the dustbin.
A nation that depended on importing everything and anything, from automobiles to toothpicks, cannot expect to be taken seriously. We all lent a hand to destroying the Naira, living a lie, and insisting on foreign goods.
This new leadership cannot be accused of killing the Naira now. It has since been buried in an unmarked graveyard!
President Buhari will not be acting sanely, looking to dig a dead Naira from an unmarked grave. He needs to birth another one. That takes time.
About the touted clout of our petroleum, who says we deserve to enjoy a life of quality, when all we have been doing for decades, is live the life of the prodigal son? Truth, they say, is bitter.
If only all the loud critics of now were man enough to challenge those pilfering unchallenged then, we will not be where we are today.
Our oil fields have been mortgaged for decades to come. Shame that those "who did not buy, will pay" for goods not delivered. This is our cross to carry!
Another scary fact is the world is daily researching into renewable energy, and may, in years to come, ask us to consider drinking our petroleum! We need to start looking seriously at other options.Of special mention is about going back to farming, if not for export purposes, to reduce our dependence on other nations to feed us.
Opposition to any leadership is good, provided this is about positive and objective criticisms.
President Buhari has been accused about everything and anything, and we know this man is not guilty as charged. Our choice of leaders of the past, coupled with our insincerity, came back to haunt us.
Why are we refusing to learn from our pitfalls of the past, and looking to progress?
Ask impotent Abu, why he has not fathered a baby after 20 years, he will lay the blame at the doorstep of the new leader! Hmmmm, someone should help Abu to look elsewhere at solving his problem.
It takes a while to repair rots, and patience is the key to witnessing a tree bearing fruits. Building the nation is a joint effort.
We, all, must lend hands to nation building.
King Sunny Ade was too impatient releasing his lyrics earlier:
"Nigeria yi ti gbogbo wa ni.
Ko ma gbodo baje.
E je ka sowopo, ka fimo sokan
Gbe kemi gbe".
Now should have been the right timing. Unfortunately now, the millions of hands surviving the onslaught are weary and tired, but carry, we must carry this ailing nation!
Just that I am not sure if President Buhari can dance to it without holding his favourite Fulani herdsman's stick. But he will try! And we will try too!
Have a nice weekend, all.
May your queues at petrol stations disappear quickly. The pains of now must translate into voting wisely in 2019.
"Weeping may last till eventide, but joy commeth in the morning".
So things are hard in our country now, the people are saying in unison. Hmmmm, what a situation to be in!
Why is APC and President Muhammadu Buhari not delivering the quick-fix the people wanted ... but never promised?
Is the coming of President Muhammadu Buhari truly ordained or is it a figment of the imagination of the likes of Rev. Father Mbaka and General Overseer Enoch Adejare Adeboye? Can God lie just because this is about Nigeria?
I woke up this morning, challenged to challenge Nigerians and all true friends of this nation, to encourage sustaining an interest and faith in this leadership to lay the needed foundation for the emergence of a true Nigeria.
We will get there, if only we have the will and the needed patience to do so.
Do not get me wrong, the people are paying the price, maybe undeservingly, having to go hungry in a land that flows with milk and honey, for acts not committed directly.
I am not writing this to spite, as a diasporan. I am alerting us to a fact and a reminder of a truth, that at the time President Muhammadu Buhari emerged, he offered the only credible option.
We were left with a choice of whether to continue under a regime of impunity, self-centredness, corruption, insincerity, ritual practices, shamelessness, covetousness and many more.
Or opt for a change of not driving into an alley with our eyes closed, awaiting the last sound of a permanent crash!
Out of commonsense and divine ordering of our senses and footsteps, we opted to stand by a new leader. We chose President Muhamnadu Buhari. We have not made a mistake.
All along, we have been clothed in borrowed cloths, just because our leaders of then downgraded from answering humans to receiving the tagging of animals. And even the real and natural animals distanced themselves from these ones!
Starting with the over-valued Naira, we were only helping to boost a foreign currency, the dollar, Naira was long the contents of the dustbin.
A nation that depended on importing everything and anything, from automobiles to toothpicks, cannot expect to be taken seriously. We all lent a hand to destroying the Naira, living a lie, and insisting on foreign goods.
This new leadership cannot be accused of killing the Naira now. It has since been buried in an unmarked graveyard!
President Buhari will not be acting sanely, looking to dig a dead Naira from an unmarked grave. He needs to birth another one. That takes time.
About the touted clout of our petroleum, who says we deserve to enjoy a life of quality, when all we have been doing for decades, is live the life of the prodigal son? Truth, they say, is bitter.
If only all the loud critics of now were man enough to challenge those pilfering unchallenged then, we will not be where we are today.
Our oil fields have been mortgaged for decades to come. Shame that those "who did not buy, will pay" for goods not delivered. This is our cross to carry!
Another scary fact is the world is daily researching into renewable energy, and may, in years to come, ask us to consider drinking our petroleum! We need to start looking seriously at other options.Of special mention is about going back to farming, if not for export purposes, to reduce our dependence on other nations to feed us.
Opposition to any leadership is good, provided this is about positive and objective criticisms.
President Buhari has been accused about everything and anything, and we know this man is not guilty as charged. Our choice of leaders of the past, coupled with our insincerity, came back to haunt us.
Why are we refusing to learn from our pitfalls of the past, and looking to progress?
Ask impotent Abu, why he has not fathered a baby after 20 years, he will lay the blame at the doorstep of the new leader! Hmmmm, someone should help Abu to look elsewhere at solving his problem.
It takes a while to repair rots, and patience is the key to witnessing a tree bearing fruits. Building the nation is a joint effort.
We, all, must lend hands to nation building.
King Sunny Ade was too impatient releasing his lyrics earlier:
"Nigeria yi ti gbogbo wa ni.
Ko ma gbodo baje.
E je ka sowopo, ka fimo sokan
Gbe kemi gbe".
Now should have been the right timing. Unfortunately now, the millions of hands surviving the onslaught are weary and tired, but carry, we must carry this ailing nation!
Just that I am not sure if President Buhari can dance to it without holding his favourite Fulani herdsman's stick. But he will try! And we will try too!
Have a nice weekend, all.
May your queues at petrol stations disappear quickly. The pains of now must translate into voting wisely in 2019.
"We agree that Nigeria deserves her nuclear energy space. And because of the
respect Nigeria had recently attracted from the global community since the
election of President Buhari, I shall lead other world figures to Nigeria in April to
seal the nuclear deal. There is no doubt America and the world will depend on
Nigeria in years to come to survive in many respect..."
President Barack Obama.
respect Nigeria had recently attracted from the global community since the
election of President Buhari, I shall lead other world figures to Nigeria in April to
seal the nuclear deal. There is no doubt America and the world will depend on
Nigeria in years to come to survive in many respect..."
President Barack Obama.
Friday, 1 April 2016
NIGERIA'S PER CAPITA ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IS AMONGST THE LOWEST IN THE WORLD!!!.
By Mayowa Michael Adeleye.
South Africa generates steady 45,000 megawatt per day for their 50 million population.
Brazil generates over 100,000 megawatt per day for their 201 million population!
"Giant" of Africa (Nigeria) currently generate barely 3,000 megawatt for its 180 million people!
DEMOGRAPHICS AND POWER CONSUMPTION
The rule of thumb for any developed industrial nation is that at least 1 gigawatt (i.e. 1,000 megawatts) of electricity generation and consumption is required for every 1 million head of population, which translates into 1 mega watts of electricity generation and consumption is required for every 1000 head of population...
Nigeria's per capita electricity consumption is amongst the lowest in the world and far lower than many other African countries. Nigeria's per capita electricity consumption is just 7% of Brazil's and just 3% of South Africa's.
Brazil has 100,000 MW of grid-based generating capacity for a population of 201 million people. South Africa has 45,000 MW of grid-based generating capacity for a population of 50 million people.
As at the latest figures from Nigerian Minister of Power, the total generation transmitted in Nigeria was 3000 MW for a population of over 180 million people.
With the rule of thumb described above, Nigeria with a population of 180million should not be generating and transmitting less than 100,000 megawatt per day of electricity to have relatively uninterrupted power supply for both residential and industrial consumptions.
Currently, Nigeria even with the privatization is only within less than 4% milestone (<4000MW) out of the estimated 100% (100,000MW) needed for its population! Nigerian unacceptably poor provision of power supply has had a crippling effect on development of small businesses and indeed the wider economy.
The ration of under 4000MW among Industrial and Residential Consumption in over 180 million Populated Country has led to deindustrialization for the past 3 decades leading to closure of many industries and migration of many to other African countries..
Nigeria commenced power generation since the 50s (pre-independence) when the population was below 40 million and over 60 years after, Nigeria could barely reach a total generation capacity of 5000MW even with the population explosion to over 180 million (in 2016). This only implies that Nigeria generates approximately 70 MW per year over a period of 60 years!
But what were the Nigerian leaders and stakeholders looking or thinking from the 70s? 80s? 90s? and since 1999 till date?
Majority of the overhead Powerline transmission lines we see today across Nigeria were built in the 50s and 60s. Then what was built in the 70s, 80s,90s and since the beginning of 4th republic?
The maximum capacity of the existing Powerline transmission across National Grid cannot wheel safely beyond 7000MW.
As Nigerian Birth Rate continues to surge and explode at geometric alarming rate, the lack of plannings that continuously expose infrastructural gap continue to expose how far behind Nigeria remain among its former peers!
Over the past 16 years, Nigerian Government have "spent" billions of dollars on power sector only to achieve below 4,000MW in April 1, 2016 on-grid!
Nigeria will achieve a sustainable power supply with committed and determined leadership that will ensure diversification of Nigerian energy sources to reduce the over reliance on gas thermal power generation majorly.
Energy mix will require involvement of alternative energy sources like solar, wind, nuclear, hydrodam and coal, which are in abundance in several regions of the country.
Furthermore, Nigerian government must come out with clear policies that will encourage off-grid Independent Power Generation (IPP) for industrial zones for industrial utility consumptions ONLY.. This is where General Electric (GE) and Siemens would intervene.
Also, Solar Roof (off-grid) for homes and offices utilities should be encouraged with tax incentive / tax credit policies to encourage many homes and offices to go off-grid.
Let's see what's going on across other Nations to give us an idea where we are:
UK had a total average power generation capacity of 75,000 MW for its 64+ million population.
Canada has a population of under 35m with total power generation capacity of over 100,000MW.
United States of America with a population of 350 million has total power generation capacity of 1,000,000 MW per day.
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