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Nigeria Spends $2 Billion On Generators In 20 Years
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THOUGH emissions from electric generators contribute major health and environmental hazards in Nigeria, the country spends huge foreign exchange importing the alternative power sources. According to data from the United Nations International Trade Statistics Database, UN Comtrade, Nigeria has spent not less than 2.4 billion dollars on importation of generating sets in the last 24 years.
UN Comtrade, the largest depository of international trade statistics, captures Nigeria’s generator imports between 1996 and 2019.
In 2013, the country imported 262.5 million dollars worth of generators, the highest in two decades.
The importation of generators has been on the rise since 1996 and reached the zenith in 2013.
This is not surprising as the average cumulative power supply received per day by Nigerian households between 2013 and 2015 was below 6 hours per day, according to a survey by NOI Polls.
In fact, the average operational capacity of power infrastructure in the country is estimated at 3,879 (MW).
The poor power supply in the country has, therefore, forced Nigerians to seek alternative power sources. Between 2015 and 2019, Nigerians have spent nearly 500 million dollars on importation of generators.
It is worth noting, however, that only 37 percent of the amount expended on generators in 2018 was spent in the subsequent year. This necessarily does not mean that there was an improvement in the power supply.
In fact, the average daily supply of 3,800 megawatts (MW) in 2018 dropped to 3,775MW in 2019.
President of the Nigerian Association of Energy Economics, Prof. Yinka Omorogbe, once described the energy sector in Nigeria as ‘a dismal failure.’
A direct effect of the poor power supply is attributed to the 77.5 percent Nigerians who have resorted to purchasing and using alternative sources of power such as generators and others, according to NOI Polls.
Nigeria is among the top six countries generating energy by back-up generators. Others are India, Iraq, Pakistan, Venezuela, and Bangladesh.
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Bones Of Dinosure That Lived 115 Million Years Ago Found In England
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Bones Of Dinosaur Specie That Lived 115 Million Years Ago Found In England (Pix) by Macsjebs(m): 7:51pm On Aug 15
Four bones found on the Isle of Wight belong to a new species of dinosaur from the same family as Tyrannosaurus rex.
Palaeontologists from the University of Southampton say the creature lived in the Cretaceous period 115 million years ago and is estimated to have been up to four metres long.
The dinosaur - which is a new species of theropod, the group that includes Tyrannosaurus rex and modern-day birds - has been named Vectaerovenator inopinatus.
The name refers to the large air spaces in some of the bones, one of the traits that helped the scientists identify its theropod origins.
These air sacs, also seen in modern birds, were extensions of the lungs which helped fuel an efficient breathing system while also making the skeleton lighter.
The bones, discovered on the foreshore at Shanklin last year, are from the neck, back and tail.
Robin Ward, a regular fossil hunter from Stratford-upon-Avon, was with his family visiting the Isle of Wight when they made their discovery.
He said: "The joy of finding the bones we discovered was absolutely fantastic. I thought they were special and so took them along when we visited Dinosaur Isle Museum.
"They immediately knew these were something rare and asked if we could donate them to the museum to be fully researched."
James Lockyer, from Spalding, Lincolnshire was also visiting the island when he found another of the bones. He said: "It looked different from marine reptile vertebrae I have come across in the past.
"I was searching a spot at Shanklin and had been told and read that I wouldn't find much there. "However, I always make sure I search the areas others do not, and on this occasion it paid off."
Scientific study has confirmed the fossils are very likely to be from the same individual dinosaur, with the exact location and timing of the finds adding to this belief.
Chris Barker, a PhD student at the university who led the study, said: "We were struck by just how hollow this animal was - it's riddled with air spaces.
"Parts of its skeleton must have been rather delicate.
"The record of theropod dinosaurs from the 'mid' Cretaceous period in Europe isn't that great, so it's been really exciting to be able to increase our understanding of the diversity of dinosaur species from this time.
"You don't usually find dinosaurs in the deposits at Shanklin as they were laid down in a marine habitat.
"You're much more likely to find fossil oysters or driftwood, so this is a rare find indeed."
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