matify83:



"The typical African of this race-type is a happy, thriftless, excitable person, lacking in self-control, discipline, and foresight. Naturally courageous, and naturally courteous and polite, full of personal vanity, with little sense of veracity, fond of music and loving weapons as an oriental loves jewellery. His thoughts are concentrated on the events and feelings of the moment, and he suffers little from the apprehension for the future or grief for the past".

"He lacks the power of organisation, and is conspicuously deficient in the management and control alike of men or business".

If the above excerpt did not send you into a sober mood then you are wired to self-destruct soon.

How do you escape poverty and ignorance when you lack the power of organization and veracity?

Khaleell001:


And you think petrol is the only source of generating electricity?
Please, do your research and see that anything relating to oil that causes pollution is gradually and quickly being phased out.

We have wind, solar, hydro and thermal source of generating electricity.
So, I am wondering where your argument comes in?.

Darevofpeace:
Now that we are both on the same page,what is the way forward as a Youth?

Chukwuka16:
Hmmm

Sincerely, this is the reason I detest statistics - the fact that it can be skewed by anyone to support a perspective.

To an ignorant reader in the global south, this news is enough to start bashing Nigeria and other developing countries for her perceived slow progress in combating climate change. However, the reader is not intimated that there are subtle policies in place to encourage such growth - higher taxes on fuel/diesel vehicles, fantastic financing options for these vehicles and some tax concessions and the fact that these countries have an ageing population who are 'wealthy'. This is Norway with the biggest SWF by any nation on earth. Folks here in England have EV's just for status. I see them charging these vehicles all afternoon at work. My friend and I still made a 170 miles trip (340 miles return) with £51 worth of diesel and had just below a quarter tank left. Now tell me if that's not efficient and cheap.

And before you start preaching about how Norway is embracing climate change and making progress, don't forget where Statoil/Equinor is based!

9jaRealist:


The very definition of racism is characterizing (usually negatively) an entire group of persons on the basis of race...

Perhaps your "truth" is different from mine and others, because most of the Africans that I PERSONALLY know definitely do not lack an ability "to visualize the future", but then again I can only speak to MY truth and not being personally privy to your own experiences, family nor the sort of Africans that you associate with, I cannot presume to invalidate your own peculiar life experiences. Suffice it nonetheless for you to bear in mind that life is NOT a homogeneous experience (with emphasis on experience)!

Meanwhile, interesting how these same Africans can emigrate abroad out of their comfort zone where they compete with others on their own home turf and routinely match or even outperform these supposedly superior races.
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Ijaycool:
Nonsense!

Petrol is easier to get than electricity in this country.
You will need petrol to generate electricity.
The scenario will be...
Buy electric car.
Buy generator.
Buy Petrol.
Charge your car.
Buy Petrol.
Charge your car.

Same old song.
What a pathetic sh*thole

Mustiboy:
http://www.fafich.ufmg.br/~luarnaut/Lugard-dual%20mandate.pdf

matify83:

Oh my word!!!!
You just made my day.
Thank you ! Gracias !! Obrigado!!!
etc etc etc

DonX001:


My dear, I had almost the same feelings when I read the Lord Lugard's comments.
He described us as a community perfectly....and this was as far back as a hundred years ago.
People that are arguing against it are blinded by self deceit, and refuse to tell themselves the truth. (Which Lord Lugard also mentioned in that writeup as "a lack of veracity". Those that don't know the meaning of veracity can google it up.).
The man describes exactly why we are where we are today, (compared to other nations/continents), from what he wrote over a hundred years ago.
The man has vision and sagacity.
I need the book too if you can find it.

aaaaabbbbbccccc:
Nigerians/Africans do not like innovation. You look at the nairaland website. It has been like this since it's inception. Now compare it with any foreign website that started around the same time with it. E.g Reddit, FB.

aaaaabbbbbccccc:
Nigerians/Africans do not like innovation. You look at the nairaland website. It has been like this since it's inception. Now compare it with any foreign website that started around the same time with it. E.g Reddit, FB.

izzou:


A very serious country.

Because they wanted to achieve this feat, they added incentives: No 25% tax, discounts on tolls, parking fees and the rest

Here, Nigerian rice is almost the same as the foreign rice(if not more). Made in Nigerian shoes can be more expensive than foreign ones.
Even the government official that will come to encourage Innoson or Proforce, came with a Toyota or Lexus.

Xisnin:

Oil is still the most important commodity in the world.

izzou:


A very serious country.

Because they wanted to achieve this feat, they added incentives: No 25% tax, discounts on tolls, parking fees and the rest

Here, Nigerian rice is almost the same as the foreign rice(if not more). Made in Nigerian shoes can be more expensive than foreign ones.
Even the government official that will come to encourage Innoson or Proforce, came with a Toyota or Lexus.

Ijaycool:

I didn't think about it that way. Now I know better

matify83:


http://www.fafich.ufmg.br/~luarnaut/Lugard-dual%20mandate.pdf

Courtesy Mustiboy

DonX001:

Thanks a lot!

DonX001:
Bros, you're still talking about individuals.
Look at the entire community... Nigeria as a whole. Not individual high fliers or outliers. Every community has high fliers and "low fliers", as well as outliers, the difference is in the percentage. That determines the overall characteristics of the population, even though there may be individual variations.

Lugard was writing about his impression of the overall community, that is why he said the typical African, not ALL Africans.
Look at the entire community of Nigerians as a whole, not just those you know personally. I can assure you that I probably know more high flying Nigerians personally than you do, head count for head count, including myself.

But that does not change the reality of the GENERAL population.

Look at the entire community.
Look at people's comments and reaction to topical issues generally, both on Nairaland and social media.
Look at people's values and opinions and actions. On the general community and not just those you know.

Look at it in reality, without idealist-tinted glasses.
And go read Lord Lugard's comments again, slowly, line by line, and compare what you read with the general population.

And tell me what you see.

PS:
Your point that we excel in other climes actually validates what I and Lord Lugard is saying- that while individually we can have excellent high fliers.....

Then why is our community as a whole not high flying, compared to other countries?? Why is our country and Africa generally still relatively backward compared to non-African countries like Malaysia, Dubai, Brazil that started around the same time as us, or even long after us?? Why are our own indigenes running away from our
own country to those other countries that started the same time, or even after us?? (I'm not even talking about first world countries ooo, just those that started developing with us or after us).

Because the general population overshadows the individual high fliers by virtue of the environment the entire population creates.

The reason why our general population and country is currently like this, is due to our inherent nature that Lord Lugard clearly pointed out.

We can choose to realize it, understand it and try and change it.
Or we can choose to ignore it and bury our heads in the sand like the ostrich.

I hope you get my point now.
Cheers.

9jaRealist:

Rather rich from the dude that displayed absolute power over the Nigerian colony with little responsibility to its indigenous population...

Bros, not sure how much you have bothered to study African history (and I realize that Nigerian authorities are anti-history), and I am not even one of those folks with a rosy nostalgic view of ancient Africa, but the reality is that while his ancestors were busy slaughtering each other mindlessly during the Dark Ages, our ancestors were building centers of learning (the equivalent of today's universities) and empires, and peacefully trading across expansive territories within and between different indigenous 'nations'! Please do not let a colonial slowpoke who cannot culturally distinguish between Hausa and Fulani or Yoruba and Ibibio presume to tell you about the psyche or culture of the African.

DonX001:

Bros, you're still talking about individuals.
Look at the entire community... Nigeria as a whole. Not individual high fliers or outliers. Every community has high fliers and "low fliers", as well as outliers, the difference is in the percentage. That determines the overall characteristics of the population, even though there may be individual variations.

Lugard was writing about his impression of the overall community, that is why he said the typical African, not ALL Africans.
Look at the entire community of Nigerians as a whole, not just those you know personally. I can assure you that I probably know more high flying Nigerians personally than you do, head count for head count, including myself.

But that does not change the reality of the GENERAL population.

Look at the entire community.
Look at people's comments and reaction to topical issues generally, both on Nairaland and social media.
Look at people's values and opinions and actions. On the general community and not just those you know.

Look at it in reality, without idealist-tinted glasses.
And go read Lord Lugard's comments again, slowly, line by line, and compare what you read with the general population.

And tell me what you see.

PS:
Your point that we excel in other climes actually validates what I and Lord Lugard is saying- that while individually we can have excellent high fliers.....

Then why is our community as a whole not high flying, compared to other countries?? Why is our country and Africa generally still relatively backward compared to non-African countries like Malaysia, Dubai, Brazil that started around the same time as us, or even long after us?? Why are our own indigenes running away from our
own country to those other countries that started the same time, or even after us?? (I'm not even talking about first world countries ooo, just those that started developing with us or after us).

Because the general population overshadows the individual high fliers by virtue of the environment the entire population creates.

The reason why our general population and country is currently like this, is due to our inherent nature that Lord Lugard clearly pointed out.

We can choose to realize it, understand it and try and change it.
Or we can choose to ignore it and bury our heads in the sand like the ostrich.

I hope you get my point now.
Cheers.

DonX001:

Bros, you're still talking about individuals.
Look at the entire community... Nigeria as a whole. Not individual high fliers or outliers. Every community has high fliers and "low fliers", as well as outliers, the difference is in the percentage. That determines the overall characteristics of the population, even though there may be individual variations.

Lugard was writing about his impression of the overall community, that is why he said the typical African, not ALL Africans.
Look at the entire community of Nigerians as a whole, not just those you know personally. I can assure you that I probably know more high flying Nigerians personally than you do, head count for head count, including myself.

But that does not change the reality of the GENERAL population.

Look at the entire community.
Look at people's comments and reaction to topical issues generally, both on Nairaland and social media.
Look at people's values and opinions and actions. On the general community and not just those you know.

Look at it in reality, without idealist-tinted glasses.
And go read Lord Lugard's comments again, slowly, line by line, and compare what you read with the general population.

And tell me what you see.

PS:
Your point that we excel in other climes actually validates what I and Lord Lugard is saying- that while individually we can have excellent high fliers.....

Then why is our community as a whole not high flying, compared to other countries?? Why is our country and Africa generally still relatively backward compared to non-African countries like Malaysia, Dubai, Brazil that started around the same time as us, or even long after us?? Why are our own indigenes running away from our
own country to those other countries that started the same time, or even after us?? (I'm not even talking about first world countries ooo, just those that started developing with us or after us).

Because the general population overshadows the individual high fliers by virtue of the environment the entire population creates.

The reason why our general population and country is currently like this, is due to our inherent nature that Lord Lugard clearly pointed out.

We can choose to realize it, understand it and try and change it.
Or we can choose to ignore it and bury our heads in the sand like the ostrich.

I hope you get my point now.
Cheers.

Ijaycool:
Nonsense!

Petrol is easier to get than electricity in this country.
You will need petrol to generate electricity.
The scenario will be...
Buy electric car.
Buy generator.
Buy Petrol.
Charge your car.
Buy Petrol.
Charge your car.

Same old song.
What a pathetic sh*thole