Nozza's Blog (10)

Witness - Street Life in Lagos from the Al Jazeera network.

Where are you?

Still in Lagos



Who are you eating with?

With family, on occasion with the neighbours, hardly, if ever, anywhere else.



Where did your food come from? How did you get it?

Bought fruit and veg locally and from a nearby market. Chances are it's been brought down from the North of the country - no change there. Food production in… Continue

Whenever I think of that line, I'm reminded of a scene from "Curse of the Were Rabbit", when the vicar is lovingly poring over his prize veg for the upcoming show.



We don't have fields, but we have space. And to that end, I decided to do some planting. My sister-in-law brought some seeds, Mr did the digging, I planted, watered and weeded.



My intentions were good. The crops were coming up nicely and then...it rained. And rained. And rained some more. Then the dogs decided… Continue

So we're talking about a city where it is estimated the could potential exceed 20 million by 2020.



The problem is, there is no strategy or plan, inasmuch as the current state governor, Babatunde Fashola, has been doing since his tenure started in 2007. In fact, it would be safe to say that he has done more for the city than previous governors barring Jakande in the 80s.



The city, in short, is overcrowded. It is not unreasonable to expect to be stuck in a traffic jam on the… Continue

For the first time in well over a year, I can finally submit something to my blog!



Let me set the scene; I'm in a neighbourhood with badly eroded dirt roads, which means during the rainy season the roads are difficult to navigate. The nearest petrol stations remain closed for 2 months because vehicles cannot traverse the road It was so bad in one place that a petrol station was flooded in - you had to shortcut through another petrol station to get into town. The local council (LCDA)… Continue

NERC Licences First Renewable Power Plant

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Friday, recorded a landmark when it licensed the first renewable power plant owned by Wedotebary Nigeria Limited. On the same

day, it also granted licenses to DIL Power Limited and Coronation Power

and Gas Limited both to be powered by gas. …

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An extract from the World Bank Group Issue Brief on Energy:

AT A GLANCE:…

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"There is nothing new under the sun". One thing I've always tried to do was not think too far ahead in the future. I'm not a futurologist, but I do have foresight. I can't predict the future, but I do have an uncanny way of seeing how things will eventually evolve and what the end result will be.



Personally, I suspect that I will be firmly esconced in my new environ. I would have picked up some of the language and learned to mimic the locals very well :) Yup, I'm good like… Continue

I'm in the airport in the early hours of the morning, travelling along the concourse to Customs. The first smell that hits me, is not the usual earth/clay burning wood smell that I've noticed before, but the smell of diesel. Then there's the noticeable, slightly whirring noise in the background.



Then we're at the house. During the day it isn't noticeable, but at night the noise of the generator is so loud I can't hear the television. I begin to notice that, despite getting loads of… Continue

Life has always presented interesting challenges, and I have been very fortunate to have lived in a number of countries in my lifetime. A week from today will bring about another change. Continue