RE: Electricity: Importance and Its challenges in Nigeria

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Thanks for taking a moment to tell about the electricity situation in your country. It's cool that Nigeria has the potential to be energy self sufficient. Being able to extract oil and natural gas are huge. Being able to bring in hydroelectric, wind and solar are also great. When I look at the Philippines which has very limited natural gas and no oil, limited solar and wind opportunities I understand the poor power situation.

It seems corruption has been a major issue in Nigeria, which is very sad to hear.

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Poor administration promotes mismanagement of funds and corrupt leaders are sucking the nation wealth dry. Every aspects of the economy and our life is seriously bleeding despite huge wealthy resources. We keep hoping for the good.

Thanks for this great topic and platform to share my view. Hope you will be welcoming next time.

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I wish I was more personable and charismatic to draw more people to the group. However, I'm not, sorry about that.

I'll always enjoy engaging with new people in the channel though and will do my very best to be welcoming 😄

The channel is more to talk about the economics of life and how to save money...plus how we can use that saved money to help others. However, hearing about corruption and how to avoid getting fleeced by government officials is important in saving money too!

As bad as things are in Nigeria, I heard stories from my cousin who was living in Guinea. In that country the corruption was so bad that the people collecting the electricity fees stole so much from the company that the company didn't even get enough money coming in to pay for the coal to run the generators.

Every month or two they had to go to the government to get money to buy fuel for their generators!

Living in Canada that just seemed absurd. Sure corruption happens here but its well hidden and you make sure you keep the lights on for people so you can keep stealing from them every month!

But corruption is a topic for another time ... I tend to get sidetracked! 🙃

In case your curious next weeks topic will be about transportation costs. I'd love it if you join in next week too 😉