Archives February 2018

WITH 24HRS POWER SUPPLY IN NIGERIA MOST HOUSES WILL GET BURNT

I had a conversation with a Senior Manager (name withheld)  with one of the Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOS) in Nigeria, below is the excerpts that led to my conclusion of the caption of this story: “WITH 24HRS POWER SUPPLY IN NIGERIA MOST HOUSES WILL GET BURNT”

ME:    Good day Sir,  how is work going thus far? I will like to find out from your personal opinion what you feel about the power situation in Nigeria?

MANAGER: Power read more

ELECTRICAL DISASTER A COMMON OUTBREAK

By Darlington Okoka

It happened that on the 12th of January 2018, a very hot afternoon I went to Warri in Delta State which was barely an hour thirty minutes drive from Benin City where I reside. We went for a site supervision on a site where the electrical piping was on going to ensure that our electrical designs were strictly adhered to. It was a successful journey as our trained electricians actually did the piping as specified except for some few vital corrections, read more

EARTH RESISTANCE TEST, A MUST FOR EVERY BUILDING

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I see a lot of building construction going on everyday in Nigeria, Benin City to be precise and I keep asking myself when will things get better? When will the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) or rather the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) begin to act effectively to ensure that Nigeria citizenry are safe.

A building site (future hospital, future residential building) without an engineer to supervise, read more