Our billionaires like Dangote, Elumelu, Otedola, Adenuga, and others are doing some great things to move Nigeria forward today, in their respective fields.

But they also need to STAKE THEIR CLAIM ON THE FUTURE.

There is no greater or more iconic symbol of the FUTURE than FLYING CARS.



Flying car prototypes are being developed across the world by various research teams.

In the next decade or so, they will be the norm.

WHERE IS NIGERIA IN THESE INNOVATIONS?

Where are we in all this research?

We do not have to play catch-up with the world in perpetuity.

Or did somebody swear for us?

As they are developing new things, WE MUST JOIN THEM, and be conducting our own research here, so that when flying cars are being released into the world market in the next 10 years or less, as is being predicted, NIGERIA can have its products and capture part of the world market, or even just the African market to begin with, and make huge profits!!

And please, I don't want to hear crap like ''oh we have this problem and that problem to solve first before...''.

That is a mentality of perpetual backwardness.

We are not using public funds. This is private sector-led innovation we're talking about.

India and Pakistan have the exact same problems we have in Nigeria, from power cuts to poverty to corruption.

Has that stopped them from building fighter jets and even space rockets?

NO.

They are keeping pace with modern innovations and taking part.

So Dangote and co. OVER TO YOU PLS!

We have no shortage of highly talented, highly intelligent Nigerians that can be hired to engage in cutting-edge research to produce Nigerian flying car prototypes, with a view to mass production.

And are the cars going to be for the poor?

helinues:
And are the cars going to be for the poor?

At first, NO. But eventually, like every new innovation, the prices will drop after a while.

Plus there will be used cars, so they can be bought cheaper than brand new.

Tellmeastory:


At first, NO. But eventually, like every new innovation, the prices will drop after a while.

Such innovation is for the rich people who are just in few % in Nigeria.

Of what economy impact to the common masses?

Problems with flying cars

1. Where would they land.

2. Licensing. Licensing.

3.Noise issues.

BBC has a decent article on the matter self.


If I was as rich as dangote...I won't be investing in private flying cars. I would be investing in maybe solar powered railway vehicles...

helinues:


Such innovation is for the rich who are just in few % in Nigeria.

Of what economy impact to the common masses?

But of course if we become a manufacturer, the prices will drop after some years, just like everywhere else.

And these flying cars are the FUTURE, so there is no running away from it, whether you are poor or rich.

At some point in the future, everyone will need to buy a flying car to move around, just like we buy road cars today.

In fact a time will come when building roads for vehicles will be obsolete.

Flying cars are the future, and all I'm saying is that WE should be right there at the start of the whole revolution, not be mere receivers of others ingenuity.

We can profit heavily from it as a big manufacturer if we get in early before other African countries like South Africa and Egypt.

Tellmeastory:


But of course if we become a manufacturer, the prices will drop after some years, just like everywhere else.

And these flying cars are the FUTURE, so there is no running away from it, whether you are poor or rich.

At some point in the future, everyone will need to buy a flying car to move around, just like we buy road cars today.

In fact a time will come when building roads for vehicles will be obsolete.

Nah bro, the rate of poverty in Nigeria should be the first priority not producing something that would increase the level of the corruption in the country as those who can't afford it might look for shady means to get the money most especially the politicians

They should use the money to empower Nigerians and see if things won't be far better than this

The government, the leaders and the rich know the right thing to do, but it's unfortunate they just can't as they are insecure

helinues:


Nah bro, the rate of poverty in Nigeria should be the first priority not producing something that would increase the level of the corruption in the country as those who can't afford it might look for shady means to get the money most especially the politicians

They should use the money to empower Nigerians and see if things won't be far better than this

The government, the leaders and the rich know the right thing to do, but it's unfortunate they just can't as they are insecure

This is not how you develop a capitalist economy.

You don't refuse to innovate or be part of technological development for ANY reason.

There is NO reason to be an importer of what you can produce at home.

You say ''the rate of poverty should be the first priority..''

You are thinking like a COMMUNIST.

It is not the job of the private sector to think about ''the country's priority''.

That is the government's job.

THE GOVT solves poverty issues with its policies, and as its income rises.

The private sector's job is to sniff out economic opportunities, innovate, develop technology, create employment, make profits, pay corporate tax to the govt, and boost the national GDP.

What they do to make money does not have to be ''geared towards the poor''. It is geared towards profits. Their target market could even be overseas! It doesn't matter.

AS they grow, the more corporate tax they pay to the govt, and the more people they employ, and that's how they contribute to our economy. The actual product they churn out matters very little, so long as it's profitable. And flying cars WILL be profitable.

We need to understand the roles of the two sectors - govt AND private sector.

They are NOT one and the same thing with the same set of responsibilities, vision, skills, talents, etc.

They are very different and need to be assessed differently according to their roles.

nairalanda1:
Problems with flying cars

1. Where would they land.

2. Licensing. Licensing.

3.Noise issues.

BBC has a decent article on the matter self.


If I was as rich as dangote...I won't be investing in private flying cars. I would be investing in maybe solar powered railway vehicles...

Yeah, I've read that. Those are just teething issues that will be resolved over time.

As the article noted,

"When cars began to replace horses, a lot of similar questions popped up: about safety, about what's going to happen to cities…many wanted to go back to horses. If done right, the flying car should be safer."

What a dumb and useless post. Tufiakwa!!!

Ekperima!!!

Tellmeastory:


This is not how you develop a capitalist economy.

You don't refuse to innovate or be part of technological development for ANY reason.

There is NO reason to be an importer of what you can produce at home.

You say ''the rate of poverty should be the first priority..''

You are thinking like a COMMUNIST.

It is not the job of the private sector to think about ''the country's priority''.

That is the government's job.

THE GOVT solves poverty issues with its policies, and as its income rises.

The private sector's job is to sniff out economic opportunities, innovate, develop technology, create employment, make profits, pay corporate tax to the govt, and boost the national GDP.

What they do to make money does not have to be ''geared towards the poor''. It is geared towards profits. Their target market could even be overseas! It doesn't matter.

AS they grow, the more corporate tax they pay to the govt, and the more people they employ, and that's how they contribute to our economy. The actual product they churn out matters very little, so long as it's profitable. And flying cars WILL be profitable.

We need to understand the roles of the two sectors - govt AND private sector.

They are NOT one and the same thing with the same set of responsibilities, vision, skills, talents, etc.

They are very different and need to be assessed differently according to their roles.

And how is the capitalist system working globally when there will always be a recession after every decade as that's how the system was designed to work.

Should we continue practicing a system that has no benefits for the common masses?

During COVID-19, the billionaires gained $6tr profits while 80% of the world was facing hardship. Which kind of system is that that serves the purpose of the richest only?

ThiefnubuBandit:
Miscreants that do not have stable power supply with a terrible economy where hunger has twisted their necks are requesting for flying cars.

Nobody is as dumb as Thiefnubuu online miscreants.

Wait, can't some of you express yourself without attacking or abusing others?

Wouldn't the comments make sense if you devoid from tantrums?

helinues:


Wait, can't some of you express yourself without attacking or abusing others?

Wouldn't the comments make sense if you devoid from tantrums?

Go and collect your April stipend. I don't have any peanuts to throw at you. Ekperima!!!

helinues:


And how is the capitalist system working globally when there will always be a recession after every decade as that's how the system was designed to work.

Should we continue practicing a system that has no benefits for the common masses?

During COVID-19, the billionaires gained $6tr profits while 80% of the world was facing hardship. Which kind of system is that that serves the purpose of the richest only?

It is not true that capitalism has no benefits for the common masses.

Is the US not a capitalist country?

So long as it is regulated to a fair degree, a capitalist system should lift the masses out of poverty into prosperity.

India is a country that has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty by operating a capitalist economy.

Don't forget the Soviet communist system was tried by many African countries after independence, and it got them nowhere, and even failed in the Soviet Union and led to its collapse, as factories were shut down because they could get no capital due to no profits, as prices were fixed etc etc.

Tellmeastory:


It is not true that capitalism has no benefits for the common masses.

Is the US not a capitalist country?

So long as it is regulated to a fair degree, a capitalist system should lift the masses out of poverty into prosperity.

India is a country that has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty by operating a capitalist economy.

Don't forget the Soviet communist system was tried by many African countries after independence, and it got them nowhere, and even failed in the Soviet Union and led to its collapse, as factories were shut down because they could get no capital due to no profits, as prices were fixed etc etc.

Is the capitalist system working in USA?

Educate us about USA in precise

Flying cars already exist. They are called Helicopters

helinues:


Is the capitalist system working in USA?

Educate us about USA in precise

The capitalist system is working in the US, but definitely needs better regulation.

In the USA, virtually all innovation is privately driven. Power plants, railway networks, stadiums, universities, refineries, hospitals, airlines, they are virtually all private.

Harvard University is a private university.

Even in the UK, Oxford University is private. Cambridge is private. Heathrow airport is privately owned. British Airways is privately owned.

The services provided by these entities are always top notch BECAUSE they charge premium fees and are run on a profit principle, not a ''help the poor'' principle. That is why they are so big and successful.

It's only in Nigeria that we think it is the GOVERNMENT'S job to do EVERYTHING.

The Nigerian private sector seriously needs to STEP UP.

Mynd44:
Flying cars already exist. They are called Helicopters

WRONG.

Can a helicopter ride on the ground?

A flying car is just what it says. It flies in the air and will drive on a road.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycmGvWLo1as&ab_channel=NuoTechie

Mynd44:
Flying cars already exist. They are called Helicopters

helicopters are not cars.