leke12:
sure! But in economic growth igbos are More essential. U talked about agriculture, who import those agro allied chemicals an equipment?u talk about education, who import those textbooks?u wear Armani and D&G, who imports those? IGBOS!!! And when it comes to export of farm products they are there too

SonOfEl:


Dude, there is trading evident in banking, entertainment, oil and gas, agriculture, retail and wholesale enterprise, stock market trade, forex, and etc, so what's your freaking point? Your objection does not change the facts, igbos dominates in most trades/businesses if not all.

AshiwajuFoward:


Yinmu. You people dominate in importation and sale of substandard stuff, I give that to you. But beyond that you don't dominate shyt! You don't dominate in industry, you don't dominate in Agric, but you certainly dominate in trading in imported products. (mostly substandard). Check the list of no oil revenue generating streams for Nigeria and then come back tell me where you all dominate. Smh.

https://www.naij.com/499136-see-much-nigeria-earned-non-oil-commodities-2014.html

AshiwajuFoward:


Yinmu. You people dominate in importation and sale of substandard stuff, I give that to you. But beyond that you don't dominate shyt! You don't dominate in industry, you don't dominate in Agric, but you certainly dominate in trading in imported products. (mostly substandard). Check the list of no oil revenue generating streams for Nigeria and then come back tell me where you all dominate. Smh.

https://www.naij.com/499136-see-much-nigeria-earned-non-oil-commodities-2014.html

mcvaeey:
same to my father.

SonOfEl:


I laugh at your naivety. Your link is long stale and does not even prove a thing. Go to all african cities (including nigeria)and see who dominates or competes favorably in trade and investment.

Go to India, US, China, Japan, Germany, etc and see the major Africans running the show economically there.

You people believe igbos will suffer if we breakaway violently because our huge investments are scattered ALL OVER the federation...

Am working and I really don't have time to link some facts here. Seriously, there is nothing to prove.

Substandard Ko..... Ministandard ni... Real estate in Lagos , abuja and pH, which non indigenes owns more of it? Even in other states, who competes with themselves and other indigenes in the business? Yeye ...

Nollywood, sports, etc who stands tallest? Who owns HOME GROWN industries like emzor, juhel, finlab, slok, slot, fidelity, zenith, Diamond, golden guinea brewies, novena majestry furnitures, zinox, etc?

mcvaeey:
Op the only things igbos are good at, are icriminal activities, peddling of hard drugs, baby making factories, ritual killings, cannibalism, armed robbery, kidnapping, fake drugs and products etc.

SonOfEl:


Mumu, [s]go and investigate the billionaire who mainly funded PDP and obasanjo presidency in 1999. Kalu was a self made billionaire before venturing into politics in 1998/1999.[/s]

SonOfEl:


Dude, there is trading evident in banking, entertainment, oil and gas, agriculture, retail and wholesale enterprise, stock market trade, forex, and etc, so what's your freaking point? Your objection does not change the facts, igbos dominates in most trades/businesses if not all.

leke12:
sure! But in economic growth igbos are More essential. U talked about agriculture, who import those agro allied chemicals an equipment?u talk about education, who import those textbooks?u wear Armani and D&G, who imports those? IGBOS!!! And when it comes to export of farm products they are there too

fulanimafia:
I imagine we would not hear a word if the richest and most successful business man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, was Ibo.

SonOfEl:


I laugh at your naivety. Your link is long stale and does not even prove a thing. Go to all african cities (including nigeria)and see who dominates or competes favorably in trade and investment.

Go to India, US, China, Japan, Germany, etc and see the major Africans running the show economically there.

You people believe igbos will suffer if we breakaway violently because our huge investments are scattered ALL OVER the federation...

Am working and I really don't have time to link some facts here. Seriously, there is nothing to prove.

Substandard Ko..... Ministandard ni... Real estate in Lagos , abuja and pH, which non indigenes owns most of it? Even in other states, who competes with themselves and other indigenes in the business? Yeye ...

Nollywood, sports, etc who stands tallest? Who owns HOME GROWN industries like emzor, juhel, finlab, slok, slot, fidelity, zenith, Diamond, golden guinea brewies, novena majestry furnitures, zinox, etc?

aribisala0:
Ibos are very good at buying and selling specific things but that is a very small part of business. Running a poultry is business and to the best of my knowledge day old chicks are not being produced in the entire SE(I stand to be corrected) You always hear Ibos boast about how big Onitsha market is which reveals their mindset about what business is.

Is Nairaland a business? Yes
Does it involve shops and containers? No
But the Ibo man's mind set about business is big markets , lots of containers and LOTS of cash . They will tell you of huge volumes of cash being moved up and down

The number one business in Nigeria today is telecomm. Everyday people buy recharge cards and the companies do not have to beg anyone. Are they Ibo run ? NO!!!
Are there containers involved? No

We see trailers on the road daily moving vegetables and petrol up and down the country and no one can say this is dominated by Ibos
What about Abokis killing people who mess with their cows? Do we think they are doing business or just having fun?
Abokis selling Dollars nko are they having a picnic?
The truth is all Nigerians do business and different groups have acumen for different things. By far the largest part of our Economy is Agriculture,Telecomms ,oil and gas ,Banking and finance and then manufacturing

NOT in ANY ONE of these can Ibos be said to be dominant. NOT ONE. In Agriculture in particular ,the biggest segment of our economy, What do Ibos produce? That Nigerians buy daily ? Is it Garri, Tomatoes,Onions or Pineapples oranges cashews palm oil eggs ,chicken or fish.

Ibo people should stop making noise. The truth is if we were to ethnicize things then the biggest businessmen in Nigeria are the North and SW not Ibos

The Ibos are best at trading which is the lower end of business.

At the high end they will continue making noise about INNOSON but when you probe deeper it is empty

We are waiting for the Ibo Nairaland

Those who produce and sell foodstuff in Nigeria they are the real businessmen and they do so without Noise.

AshiwajuFoward:


Guy, please stop embarrassing yourself and the igbos you are trying to defend! Are you saying importation is now rocket science that nobody else can do it without igbos? ? ? Importation for goodness sakes!!!

leke12:
am not defending anybody am just saying d truth, its not only about importation or export but generally the entrepreneurial spirit of igbos is second to non. After all d destructions caused by civil war and confiscation of their property an average igbo dey hustle pass other tribe. I think others shud start learnining from. Ise ase je owo ase la...meaning u wrk to survive but to be rich u have to involve in bis.

leke12:
[s] am not defending anybody am just saying d truth, its not only about importation or export but generally the entrepreneurial spirit of igbos is second to non. After all d destructions caused by civil war and confiscation of their property an average igbo dey hustle pass other tribe. I think others shud start learnining from. Ise ase je owo ase la...meaning u wrk to survive but to be rich u have to involve in bis.[/s]

kernel501:


WHICH MARKET IN LAGOS DO YORUBAS HAVE DOMINANCE?
YOU SAID WE ARE TRADERS, HERE IS THE LATEST REPORT ON EDUCATION

2015 IGBOS leads in WASSCE performance chart

https://www.nairaland.com/2914357/breaking-news-again-south-east-leads#42641776

WE ARE LEADING BOTH IN NECO AND JAMB TOO... SO WHY THE NOISE?

babyfaceafrica:
everyone is essential,no one is bigger than the other,thast why I said you are mischievous,you are placing them above others,there is no justification of that,we all contribute our quotas to make Nigeria what it is

aribisala0:

You see Yorubas are not Market Men Generally .Clearly You are that is why you argue like one. If you wishh to discuss WASSCE create a thread for that. Let us stick to the subject here.
You display that mentality that BUSINESS is about Markets which is typically Ibo. Is there any market in Nigeria that trades more than recharge cards or petrol stations?
IS GLO IBO?
IS CONOIL IBO?
IS FCMB IBO?
Well the most important market in Lagos is the MONEY MARKET. That is if you know what that means? There are NO CONTAINERS and "SHADES" there .
Business is not about MAKATES so dominating makates is MEANINGLESS .
Business is about producing what is sold in the "makates" and in Nigeria that means FOOD!!!
Who sells dollars and Pounds is it IBOS


IS NAIRALAND IBO??

mcvaeey:
same to your father.

darkenkach:
Sharap you are an igbo man..

fulanimafia:
I imagine we would not hear a word if the richest and most successful business man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, was Ibo.

kernel501:


HAVING ONE RICHEST MAN IS NOT THE SAME AS EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH WHICH IS GOOD FOR ANY COUNTRY.

THE GDP OF AN AVERAGE HAUSA MAN MAY BE $300 PER PERSON
WHILE THAT OF IGBOS MAY BE AS MUCH AS $3000 PER PERSON.

fabre4:






Your pic was somebody's quote ....I could decide to make my quote the opposite of his and it doesn't make him wrong or me right. Do not build your principle based on peoples quote

AshiwajuFoward:


Imagine o? It's like saying that the economy of the entire country is dependent on a tribe of traders ? ? Fine, igbos are skilled traders but no need exaggerating this. Not all Igbos are trading inclined -- the Imo and Enugu folks for examples prefer more educational/administrative/professional proficiency, while the Ebonyi axis prefers to focus more on Agric. The Anambra and Abia axis are the predominant traders of the group. Hausas also have traders, skilled ones too. The ijebus and Ogbomosho folks are well known and skilled traders as well. This overhyping is becoming ridiculous and reeks of desperation for relevance.

leke12:
I Am a complete yoruba man but I respect this tribe because of their biz acumen. No tribe is comparable to them, I work in Lagos and I know what am saying. Nigerians need igbos more for our economic development.


In other news....
Not been tribalistic...most igbos are criminals

fulanimafia:
There is no such thing as even distribution of wealth, do your research.

Beat your chest till it's sore, it does not change the facts that Dangote is wealthier than the top 10 ibo businessmen combined, and that Northerners (whether in business or politics) form the wealthiest band of Nigerians in this country.

Not that it matters to any illuminated mind.

fulanimafia:


It is scientific fact that superiority complex wells from inner feelings of inferiority (probably due to war scars), and it is common wisdom that the empty barrel usually makes the most noise.

That quote was only a corroboration of the above salient truths.