Nigeria's power cuts take their toll - 30 Jul 08

While the rebels say they are fighting for a greater share of the oil wealth, most of Nigeria's people are living in dire conditions.

Despite it's huge oil and gas reserves, public services are in short supply, and as Haru Mutasa reports from Lagos, regular power cuts are also taking their toll.

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News & Politics

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• AlJazeera
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• Jazeera
• Nigeria
• Oil
• Power
• Supply
• Demand
• Wealth
• Distribution

[savannahblk]

@SuperQueenofAfrica, nice of you to take the time to view my favorites. NOBODY is waging a war against Africa but Africans themselves. OH by the way; i seen on another video somebody was calling you out; which U didnt respond; lmaoooo. And why is u paying attention to whats going on in America if so many Nigerians and Africans are in the U.S. and Canada Beeyattchhhh. You dont need to be laughing seeing how corrupt nigeria is, lol. And all the garbage piled up in Lagos; lmaoo.

[SuperQueenofAfrica]

total bullshit about that $2.00 per day and americans should go and find out why there are so many tent cities springing up all over because people have not only lost their jobs, but their homes, etc etc.. soup kitchens and tent cities the undercurrent of us life .. the Recession has hit them HARD.. thank god nigeria's economy doesnt depend on the us or we would be totally screwed and its not as bad as al jazeera are making out ..

[SuperQueenofAfrica]

@savannahblk i see you havent slowed down in your one man fight against africans hehehe you make me laugh though, you come on , rant at us and run away to go and cry about your "ancestors" lol! of course its not a surprise that "big booty hoe" is on your favorites.. lol! typical.. sorry but "big booty hoe" is not going to solve our problems so keep it where it belongs.. accross the atlantic..

[tech4156]

corruption by the leaders and the deals they do with europe and asia are corrupt too

[blackfeatherarchery]

I hope thing's change for the nigerian people.

[MsFrittas]

@avannahblk @clickclarkable @MultiLaddy watch?v=eqLtVmnsfmc&feature=re­lated . Don't be totally brainwashed and this shows how some have by Aljazeera tv. Of course reports of corruption is true but the way the west and Aljazeera go on you'd think there was no place such as Abuja in the vid above. I couldn't believe it myself.

[MsFrittas]

I wouldnt trust Aljazeera tv I'm beginning to realise that it is always going on about negative things. I have just watched this great vid on Abuja developing well, watch?v=eqLtVmnsfmc&feature=re­lated. You wouldn't think it the way Aljazeera tv go on. Of course it needs more consistent work but still where are the good reports.

[oct1984]

@MsFrittas is a truly sad thing in today's global knowledge of who people could build or manage or learn to develop their once country, but instead they continue blaming white people for their own brutality by giving dictators free hand to rule over them"you", only people that justify the blame game is those with narrow views, and an absent minded idealist.

[MsFrittas]

@oct1984 Never, when they are there what happens they create white priviledge where blk ppl endup in jails and killed for being innocent. You may not want to believe it but white ppl created the choas in the first place coz they didn't leave africa alone to develop at its own pace they kept and keep on interfering. When white ppl go to countries they only think about what they can steal. They initially help but in the back of their minds is greed always.

[MsFrittas]

Does anyone agree with me that almost all of Africa needs to wake up and advance its people and its country? You've enjoyed the old traditions for too long now, need to introduce something new that will help and advance more ppl.