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Electricity: Nigeria Power Generation on a steady rise

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1tbrRKf" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="http://ift.tt/1tbrRKf" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Nigeria’s electricity generation is getting a steady climb reaching a two-year high of 4,044 megawatts (MW), though it is still below the peak generation level achieved two years ago.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The country’s power generation capacity currently stands at 6,000 MWs and is to the expected to grow to 40,000 MW by 2020.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Speaking on the attainment of the current feat, the special assistant to Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Mr. Frank Edozien said it was due to the combined efforts of the government and the private sector, while promising that the parties involved in the power business would sustain the tempo and improve on it.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“The government has put in place short-term measures that would ensure steady power supply to the power plants for the generation of electricity,” he said, adding that there are also efforts to bring about sustainable gas supply so as to ensure steady power supply in the country.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />However, Nigeria’s electricity generation is still below its peak generation level of about 4,517.6 MWs recorded in December, 2012, which industry analysts say, could be met and surpassed in no distant time if the upward trend continues.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Inefficient power supply has been Nigeria’s greatest economic bane, but the tide seems to be turning for the better with massive investments in the sector through public private partnerships.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Electricity: Nigeria Power Generation on a steady rise

Electricity: Nigeria Power Generation on a steady rise

Nigeria’s electricity generation is getting a steady climb reaching a two-year high of 4,044 megawatts (MW), though it is still below the ...

Ebola survivor, Dennis Akagha battles social stigma

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1tbrRtR" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="http://ift.tt/1tbrRtR" width="320"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><b><br/> </b> <b><br/> </b> <b>Even as Dennis has been declared free of EDV, he is still a victim of social stigmatisation. This has isolated him from the society since the last couple of weeks as people still refuse to socialise with him, making it difficult to get some of his daily needs. But the young man is attracting positive international attention.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />His survival and humaneness displayed while nursing his Ebola stricken spouse impressed many. Now, the international media and some agencies are after him for interviews and social events after he exclusively recounted his moving story to us last Saturday.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Denis was the fiance of Justina Ejelonu, the nurse at First Consultant Hospital in Lagos who contracted the Ebola disease after attending to Patrick Sawyer, the American-Liberian who wickedly brought the disease to Nigeria. Justina was a graduate nurse and was just employed by First Consultant.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />She was two months pregnant and her first patient on her first day on duty was Patrick Sawyer. She contracted the disease, suffered miscarriage and died at the quarantine centre in Yaba, Lagos. Denis attending to her while she was sick and even at the centre where she suffered neglect.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He too caught the virus days later but was one of those who survived and he told us his best-selling story last Saturday.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In another chat with newsmen this week, Dennis lamented how he is being stigmatised by friends, neighbours and customers adding that living with the social stigma was frustrating.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“I am lonely and bored now, people don’t come to me any more. Even my usual friends before the incidence, are keeping me at arm’s length. They don’t believe I am free of the virus. I have never been so lonely in life. Living with the social stigma is one terrible thing,” Dennis cried.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />But he has become a much sought-after man by both international and local media. According to a close source, CNN, Al-Jazeera, e-News among others as well as local journalists desirous of getting headlines are after him.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Agencies and donors have also established contacts with Dennis with some of them offering one assistance or the other. Right now, Dennis may be on a journey to a redefined person with some consolation.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />As at press time, two international donors have indicated their readiness to support Dennis both financially and morally. According to a close source, the donors will assist him in making the dream of immortalising late Justina come through. Dennis had recently said that he would set up a non-for-profit organisation to immortalise his late fiancee and also to champion the campaign on preventive measures against Ebola virus.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />While Dennis battles the emotional plague left by Ebola, Nigerians particularly those who have been following the story rationalised that lack of adequate care by medical personnel on Ebola patients could be one of the reasons why patients run away from the isolation centers.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Joseph Adebambo, a Lagos-based dentist called on medical personnel to rise up to the challenge to save lives. “After reading the story i was close to tears. I want to believe Justina could have survived the crisis if there was adequate care. To me, it seemed medical personal did not have enough protective measures in going any extra-mile to do what they are supposed to do,” Adebambo said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Kennie said:<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />This brave and compassionate young man’s account of what goes on inside the Yaba Ebola treatment facility seems to be the only independent assessment of the condition inside there. Before now, all the stories about the “great efforts” towards containing EVD are all coming from Federal and LASG officials. The story gave an insight to what is going on in the treatment center.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Grace Notibe reacted thus: “She passed through this mess in spite of millions of naira (FG announced N1.9b) claimed to have been earmarked and praises are being heaped on GEJ, FG, Onyebuchi, Fashola and LASG for taking care of Ebola victims. There is God ooo”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“A touching story. Thank God for His mercies, your life was spared and I believe God has a purpose for that. I praise God for you,” another reader said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Joris Bronen in his comment posted online said:<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />”May God be praised, nothing can change our faith. God comes first in our life. The death of his wife-to-be shows how careless Nigeria doctors always act. They don’t attend to patients promptly. The American survived because they gave proper care to the Ebola patient.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Our leaders can travel to Germany, France, UK, USA for medical attention with the Citizen’s tax’s but can not provide good healthcare system for Nigerians.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Kola Ayegbayo said:<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />”Oh! my brother, I can’t even finish reading the story. I was shocked. May her gentle soul rest in peace.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Chinwendu Grace<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />God of Grace is at work. May the soul of Justina rest in peace, Amen. I wonder why Nigerians and West Africans are not calling for those deceitful men of God to lay their hands on Ebola patients.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Ebola survivor, Dennis Akagha battles social stigma

Ebola survivor, Dennis Akagha battles social stigma

Even as Dennis has been declared free of EDV, he is still a victim of social stigmatisation. This has isolated him from the society si...

Jonathan declares full-scale war against Boko Haram,deploys warplanes

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1pVweeX" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="http://ift.tt/1pVweeX" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><b><br/> </b> <b>Nigerian warplanes are carrying out air strikes against Boko Haram militant bases at Bama, Borno State, a senior official said yesterday, in a government counter-attack against Boko Haram’s drive to create an Islamist enclave.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The official, who asked not to be named, told <i>Reuters</i> Nigeria’s military was battling Boko Haram fighters at Bama, 70 km (45 miles) southeast of the Borno state capital Maiduguri.Army-Jonathan<br/><br /><br/><br />Air strikes have been carried out “on all the Boko Haram bases”, the official said, adding this reflected President Goodluck Jonathan’s order for a “fully-fledged war” against the group which has waged a bloody insurgency since 2009.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Bama today is the centre of the military battle with the terrorists … Boko Haram is being repelled by the Nigerian troops as we are talking now,” the government official said, without giving details of the operations or casualties.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The battle over Bama, and Boko Haram’s storming of towns and villages to the north, east and south of Maiduguri in recent weeks, has raised fears of an attack on the Borno state capital, prompting hundreds of civilians to flee.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Even today, we can see so many people leaving … the buses are going out plenty now,” Musa Sumail, a human rights activist in Maiduguri who reports on the violence in the northeast, told Reuters. He said he had seen at least one or two Nigerian government fighter jets in the skies above Maiduguri.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><b>We ‘ll do everything to defend our territorial integrity – Defence Hqtr</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Indeed, the Defence Headquarters said the armed forces will do everything to defend the nation’s sovereignty.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In a statement by Major General Chris Olukolade, Director of Defence Information said, the armed forces said: “DHQ wishes to reiterate the pledge and commitment it made while briefing the Joint Committee on Defence of the National Assembly to the effect that everything will be done to reverse the situation and defeat the rampaging terrorists.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“While welcoming all the concerns shown by Nigerians and a section of the international community following the increased menace and activities of terrorists, it is necessary to reassure all that the Nigerian Armed Forces is more than ever determined and committed to the defence of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Nigeria, regardless of any odd.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“It is not only the pride and reputation of the military that is at stake but that of the entire nation. We therefore urge our citizens not to lose hope or be disenchanted but to remain steadfast and supportive of the military as all steps are being taken to ensure the success of the counter-insurgency operations, especially at this crucial time when our sovereignty is being challenged.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“With this in mind, it is important to reiterate that the Nigerian military is fully conscious of its obligations to the Nigerian state and remains willing and ready to perform its duties with utmost diligence. Therefore, what the military requires at this critical period in the nation’s history is not pillories but continued support from all stakeholders and comity of nations.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Indeed, this is not the time to despair or shift blames. Rather it calls for concerted effort by all and sundry to stop the agents of darkness who seek to destroy our country and civilization. On its part, the Nigerian military as a fighting force, assures Nigerians once again that this battle will be won.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Jonathan declares full-scale war against Boko Haram,deploys warplanes

Jonathan declares full-scale war against Boko Haram,deploys warplanes

Nigerian warplanes are carrying out air strikes against Boko Haram militant bases at Bama, Borno State, a senior official said yesterday...

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