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Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by HouseOfBalloons(f): 3:24pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
LAGOS, Nigeria — WE call it light; “electricity” is too sterile a word, and “power” too stiff, for this Nigerian phenomenon that can buoy spirits and smother dreams. Whenever I have been away from home for a while, my first question upon returning is always: “How has light been?” The response, from my gateman, comes in mournful degrees of a head shake.www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/opinion/sunday/lights-out-in-nigeria.html 102 Likes 17 Shares |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by Nobody: 3:36pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Uchay face your work ooOoooOooo. 7 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by Nobody: 3:51pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
i love this matter of fact, i'v saved it on my phone it deserve a front page. Front page...now 8 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by meforyou1(m): 4:02pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Brilliant article. Light in lagos is hell, courtesy of the master forger tinubu. Where's the light tinubu and fashola promised after stealing billions of naira of tax payers money to build a failed independent power project? APC is evil. Their members are thieves. Their leaders are certificateless semi iliiterates. 34 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by olusolaj(m): 4:04pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Ok o. When I was a teacher I worked my transfer to China to continue teaching there because I heard they pay teachers well there. The first day I entered class, I began by calling register. I said, Sheng! A student answered, Present! I called the second name, Chu Muon. Another student answered, Present! Suddenly, I sneezed, Hatchia! One student seated at the corner stood up and answered, Present! I exclaimed, Hmmmm…! All the student shouted, Absent! I got confused and yelled at them, Shaa… Three students stood up and asked, Who among the three of us? I got more confused and asked, What is wrong? A student stood up and said, Sir, I’m not Wrong, I’m called Wong. I laughed, Hahahaha! A girl said, Present sir! (I came closer to find out what was happening). As I moved, my pen fell on the table and made a sound, Ping chung chong! One boy got up and answered, Present sir! I got more confused, frustrated, and ran back to Nigeria! 68 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by Nobody: 4:05pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
I agree....we can not have power even with a certificateful president....maybe it is better to look at Change. No power, bad supply of power, irregular supply all describing in superlative terms power in Nigeria by PDP. Nonsense. 9 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by rubii09: 4:05pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
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Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by igbsam(m): 4:05pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Awesome article she couldn't have said it better. Let the outside know |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by uzolexis(f): 4:05pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
I always say this, give us steady electricity and see how far our economic potential will go. Nigerians r very industrious pple. 5 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by Nobody: 4:05pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
The worrisome part is that some people will still come to this thread and say they have been having light for the past 5days without it blinking, some will say since last month they didnt take light oooo... The power sector really need to be revamped, I will surely cast my vote for any of the two president to be willing to give us steady power come feb 14th. By the way, thats a brilliant article by our very own Chimamanda Adichie... When i grow up, i will like to be like you 19 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by Signji: 4:06pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
k.nb |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by dstnd: 4:06pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
writing articles won't solve anything..... just vote change 2 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by bobo65(m): 4:07pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
My side in surulere don dey get light well o 3 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by Nobody: 4:07pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
If you think the cluelessness of this man motivated Chimamanda to write this article click like! -CramJones 105 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by sophtaf(f): 4:08pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Beautiful! |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by AGgal(f): 4:08pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
sexyseun: Sexy girl booking space huh? |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by jnrbayano(m): 4:09pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Air-conditioners bleat and groan and make sounds they were not made to make This's downright funny. 4 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by Nobody: 4:09pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Lagos's light is much better than most cities in Naija nw come to Akure & Ado or benin her article will be much worst in description of situation of things. 2 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by Ilekeh(f): 4:09pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Same ish every year. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by yuzjet(m): 4:10pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
This woman sha! |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by Nobody: 4:13pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
AGgal:i already gat it and worked on it. having issues with that? |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by abdul01(m): 4:15pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
I believe that if these 3 things(electricity, roads and security) are fixed then nigeria will be a very great nation. Let's reason together: -Are u aware that the noise and flames generated by our generators cause us short life span, this is because we can't sleep comfortably due to this noise, and inadequate sleep causes high blood pressure which in turn causes early death. - likewise these noise and flames that come out from these gens have a very adverse effect on our health. The night time is supposed to be the time where everything is supposed to be serene and quiet, it's the time u supposed to use to rest and have a deep refreshing sleep, it's d time that u can (also) use to read and do research and do many other productive things, but here in nigeria, (especially lagos), the case is d reverse, this is because we have no light and we are disturbed by d noise and flame of d generators of our neighbours. The summary of this is that these gens cause us not to sleep well, cause us not to think well(due to d gen noise that's always reverberating and resonating into our brains) and cause us a whole other things too. -Are u aware that most companies in nigeria including d SMEs spend a fortune of their revenue on generating their electricity by themselves either through heavy weight generators, or through inverters, or even both; this is because relying on d government supplied electricity will affect their business and will damage a lot of d equipments used in these coys, due to d fact that d electricity isn't stable(they're always taking it n bring it). For e.g the company where I work, we use generators through out(we don't use PHCN at all), this is because we can't afford any downtime and we need this steady electricity to power our over 500 PCs, servers and other equipments. What I'm trying to drive with this point is that if we have good and stable electricity, our economy will improve, there would be much more foreign investments, our SMEs will survive and grow, we (as individuals) will have more incomes, and much more Hence If we had good electricity this will have a very good effect on our productivity and our economy at large. Now with the second issue which is good roads: -Do u know what we loose on a daily basis due to bad roads? -Our cars get bad quickly mainly because of bad road -We spend more time on d road due to bad roads, this time could have been utilized to do some more productive and useful things if we had good roads. Coupled with d fact that we spend more time on d road, we're also fatigued when we get to our destination, hence this reduces our productivity and in turn has a bad effect on our economy. Let me give u an example: I ply d apapa-oshodi expressway every mrn, about a month ago b4 d road was partially fixed, we normally spend abt 1 hour or more just between cele bustop and iyana-isolo just because of d bad road aroud d iyana-itire axis, something that isn't supposed to be more than 10 mins drive. Imagine if this road was good, I wouldn't have to leave home abt an hour earlier (I'll use this time for something better), likewise I'll get to work on time and I'll get to work unfatigued, strong and agile. This is d same thing that happens when I come home in d evening too, I spend an extra hour or more on d road, I get home tired(due to long sitting in d bus) due to bad roads which cause hold ups. Hence,If we had good roads this will have a very good effect on our productivity and our economy -Likewise bad roads cause accidents and this lead to loss of lives and loss of human resources. The 3rd issue is insecurity, the consequences of this are very clear to us all. -Do u know how many thrillions we loose due to this insecurity and terrorism of a thing? So my ppl what is d solution to all these problems? There is a chinese adage that says that knowing d CAUSE of a problem is half d solution to that problem. The major things I feel are d cause of these 3 points I raised above are corruption and unserious or undetermined leaders. Once we have a leader who has a firm will to serve d ppl, and to uproot d causes of these problems, then these problems will be easily solved. Just take a look at ppl like sanusi, dora akunyili, ribadu, n co., when these ppl were heads of their respective govt orgs, we could see changes and good results, this is because they had zero tolerance for corruption and mediocrity, and they were focused and firm in what they were doing. The summary of my msg is that we should vote for ppl who have d strong will to serve d ppl, and who have d strong will to tackle corruption, indiscipline and mediocrity (especially in d govt institutions). 19 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by igahdavid(m): 4:15pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Nice article |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by LRNZH(m): 4:15pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
I wonder how GEJites will explain this one. Insecurity the say it is sabotage. Oya who sabotaged GEJ on this Power? 14 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by Wittylens(m): 4:16pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Keneking: The issue o power failure didn't start with GEJ Administration. it has been there for long. Our Past Presidents (Both literates and Illiterates) Were not able to solve this problem. Next time , Think Before you vomit rubbish all in the name of seeking attention. 5 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by Nobody: 4:16pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
funmilayoB:Akure still enjoy better light to me 3 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by boriswole: 4:18pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
meforyou1: No sir Lagos has the AES Barge and several IPPs. But your clueless federal government insists that the generated power has to be reinjected into the grid. Nevertheless Power is the responsibility of the federal Government. 15 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by rozayx5(m): 4:18pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
all the usernames escaping from the Press banning thread will surface here in 1 2 3 |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by bukjam: 4:20pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Great article but then Miss Adichie has a way of making things look bigger than they are. She wrote about the extreme and made it look like the norm but its normal in writing though. I agree the country has lost a lot due to the irregular and epileptic power supply though. I'm sure people will fully comprehend what they've been losing out on when they finally get to av power supply regularly. This annoying thing doesn't just affect us financially.. It affects us in every aspect even mentally or emotionally. Btw, does Chimamanda write for any local newpaper or magazine? Or its only abroad that she sells the country short. Its all about the money and international recognition, yeah? 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie's NYTimes Article On Nigeria's Epileptic Power Supply by kenbee(f): 4:20pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Naija I hail thee 1 Like |
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