Horus: Many indians who live in Europe bring back their skills and work experience from abroad to India to boost their economy.
Nigerians living abroad should do the same to create more economic grow in Nigeria.

yinchar:
So that you can kidnap or rob them right.....I have a friend staying In India for the past 3years, and told me he has never i repeat heard about robbery for the past 3years he has been in India, their banks dont have security doors and no police guiding them, and still there is no robbery or any sort.....so lets ask ourselves where did we get it wrong, India dont have any known Natural resources and they are leading the IT and Medical field, even with worshipping lesser gods and deity...I know one thing for sure, its not about what you want people to think you are, its who you really are deep down inside U.....

eduson55: India has launched a successful mission to the moon.
http://www.punchng.com/opinion/nigeria-exports-religion-india-exports-cars/

I am a Christian, and nothing can change me from Christianity. But I think that our country is daily sinking into religiosity to the detriment of godliness. Our land is sick and needs healing. “If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land” is still a saying that is germane to our current situation. We need more godliness than religion; more work and less of hope; and more action and less of words.

eduson55: Nigeria exports religion, India exports cars
BY AZUKA ONWUKA

The biggest country in Africa that the United Kingdom colonised is Nigeria. The biggest country that the United Kingdom colonised in Asia is India (which then comprised the present Pakistan and Bangladesh).

When the UK came into Nigeria and India, like all other countries they colonised, they brought along their technology, religion (Christianity), and culture: names, dressing, food, and language, among others. Try as hard as the British did, India rejected the British religion, names, dressing, food, and even language, but they did not reject the British technology. Today, 80.5 per cent of Indians are Hindus; 13.4 per cent Muslims; 2.3 per cent Christians; 1.9 per cent Sikhs; 0.8 per cent Buddhists, among others. Hindi is the official language of the government of India, but English is used extensively in business and administration and has the status of a “subsidiary official language.” Interestingly, it is rare to find an Indian with an English name or dressed in suit.

On the other hand, Nigeria embraced, to a large extent, the British religion, British culture – names, dressing, foods, and language – but, ironically, rejected the British technology. The difference between the Nigerian and the Indian experiences is that while India is proud of its heritage, Nigeria takes little pride in its own heritage, a situation that has affected the nationalism of Nigerians and our development as a nation.

Before the advent of Christianity, the Arabs had brought Islam into Nigeria through the North. Islam also wiped away much of the culture of Northern Nigeria. Today, the North has only Sharia courts but no Customary courts. So from the North to the South of Nigeria, the Western World and the Eastern World have shaped our lives to be like theirs and we have lost much or all of our identity.

Long after the Whites and Arabs left Nigeria, Nigeria has waxed strong in religion to the extent that Nigerians now set up branches of their home-grown churches in Europe, the Americas, Asia and other African countries. Just like the Whites brought the gospel to us, Nigerians now take the gospel back to the Whites. In Islam, we are also very vibrant to the extent that if there is a blasphemous comment against Islam in Denmark or the US, even if there is no violent reaction in Saudi Arabia, the Islamic headquarters of the world, there will be loss of lives and destruction of property in Nigeria. If the United Arab Emirates, a country with 75 per cent Muslims, is erecting the tallest building in the world and encouraging the world to come and invest in its territory by providing a friendly environment, Boko Haram ensures that the economy of the North (and by extension that of Nigeria) is crippled with bombs and bullets unless every Nigerian converts to Boko Haram’s brand of Islam. We are indeed a very religious people.

Meanwhile, as we are building the biggest churches and mosques, the Indians, South Africans, Chinese, Europeans and Americans have taken over our key markets: telecoms, satellite TV, multinationals, banking, oil and gas, automobile, aviation, and hospitality industries among others.

Ironically, despite our exploits in religion, we are a people with little godliness, a people without scruples. It is rare to do business with a Nigerian pastor, deacon, knight, elder, brother, sister, imam, mullah, mallam, alhaji or alhaja without the person laying landmines of bribes and deception on your path. We call it PR, facilitation fee, processing fee, transport money, financial engineering, deal, or whatever. But if it does not change hands, no show. And when it is amassed, we say it is “God’s blessings.” Some people assume that sleaze is a problem of public functionaries, but the private sector seems to be worse than the public sector these days.

One would have assumed that the more churches and mosques that spring up in every nook and cranny of Nigeria, the higher the morals in our society. But it is not so. The situation is that the more religious we get, the baser we become. Our land never knew the type of bloodshed experienced from religious extremists, political desperadoes, ritual killers, armed robbers, kidnappers, internet scammers, university cultists, and lynch mobs. Life has become so cheap and brutish that everyday seems to be a bonanza.

We import petrol even when we have crude oil in abundance. We also import rice and beans that our land can produce in abundance. We even import toothpicks that primary school children can produce with little or no effort. Yet, we drive the best of cars and live in the best of edifices, visit the best places in the world for holidays and use the most expensive electronic and telecoms gadgets. It is now a sign of poverty for a Nigerian to ride a saloon car. Four-wheel drive vehicles are the in thing. Even government officials, who were known to use only Peugeot products as official cars as a sign of modesty, have upgraded to Toyota Prado as official vehicle without any iota of shame, in a country where about 70 per cent live below poverty line. Private jets have become as common as cars. A nation that imports toothpicks and pins flaunts wealth and wallows in ostentation at a time its children are trooping to Ghana, South Africa and the UK for university education and its sick people are running to India for treatment.

India produces automobile and exports it to the world. India’s medical care is second to none, with even Americans and Europeans travelling to the country for medical treatment. India has joined the nuclear powers nations. India has launched a successful mission to the moon. Yet bicycles and tricycles are common sights in India. But in Nigeria, only the wretched of the earth ride bicycles.

I have intentionally chosen to compare Nigeria with India rather than China, South Korea, Brazil, Malaysia, or Singapore, because of the similarities between India and Nigeria. But these countries were not as promising as Nigeria at the time of our independence.

Some would say that our undoing is our size: the 2012 United Nations estimate puts Nigeria’s population at 166,000 million, while India has a population of 1.2 billion. Some would blame it on the multiplicity of ethnic groups: we have 250 ethnic groups, India has more than 2,000. Some would hang it on the diversity in religion: we have two major religions — Christianity and Islam; but India has many. Some would say it is because we are young as an independent nation: we have 52 years of independence; India has 65 years. Apartheid ended in South Africa only in 1994.

I am a Christian, and nothing can change me from Christianity. But I think that our country is daily sinking into religiosity to the detriment of godliness. Our land is sick and needs healing. “If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land” is still a saying that is germane to our current situation. We need more godliness than religion; more work and less of hope; and more action and less of words.

Let everyone tidy up his or her corner first and demand fervently that our leaders tidy their areas of governance. Our nation is degenerating at a fast pace and we need to save it now or it may be too late. via PUNCH

http://www.punchng.com/opinion/nigeria-exports-religion-india-exports-cars/

Jyde89: All i can say is, o God of creation; make our course a noble one, guide our leader's right and enlighten our youth's the more. May we grow in love and honesty and live in justice and truth, may the of wind reorientation sweep through this country and heal us all, may our flag once again be the toast of all. And may your peace and justice reign in my country...... Amen, i've vowed never to speak ill of my country again regardless of her many short coming's, so help me God.

Negro_Ntns: @OP,

Excellent article, very brilliant!

To those criticizing that he did not offer solutions, you cannot recognize solution if you saw one. The author indeed offer solutions. I believe you meant to say he did not present strategies. He is an awakener, not a strategist.....and that is enough in his capacity.

***A thoughtful idea to introduce as a topic of debate in the NL monthly sessions***

yinchar:
So that you can kidnap or rob them right.....I have a friend staying In India for the past 3years, and told me he has never i repeat heard about robbery for the past 3years he has been in India, their banks dont have security doors and no police guiding them, and still there is no robbery or any sort.....so lets ask ourselves where did we get it wrong, India dont have any known Natural resources and they are leading the IT and Medical field, even with worshipping lesser gods and deity...I know one thing for sure, its not about what you want people to think you are, its who you really are deep down inside U.....

felifeli:

Absolute trash. You have said nothing new and even failed to add that the Indians don't go lamenting their situation on the Internet; they simply go do something about it, like working hard at some unusual thing instead of riding okada all over the place in the name of unemployment. To add insult to injury you end your litany of woes by quoting Bible - exactly what the crap you have written condemns ; and a typically Nigerian response to practically everything.I am sure you have never been out of Nigeria else you should know that much of your assertions about India exists only in your head.And for your information Nigerians also own strong businesses in other countries.I know you will ask next why not in Nigeria? That is their own business. Everyone has the right to take their business anywhere they wish. It is a free world.

AjanleKoko:

Your friend is a big time liar.
Even Big Macs have metal detector doors. Security concerns are extremely high in India, higher than Nigeria.

esere826: *clears throat*

But india was a nation, and nigeria was never a nation naw

Which language we for speak in unity? hausa, yoruba abi igbo? ehn, ehn,... what about ijaw?

At least we dey export something. If we export religion and they pay tithes and offering over there, hopefully the money will be remitted back to Nigeria naw

And by the way, India corrupt pass Nigeria ooo. U never see anything yet. Their technological advancement was particulaly driven by one or two leaders that found themselves as prime ministers. Im be like how Donald Duke made calabar a tourist haven

All the same, fine article

AjanleKoko:

Which kain fine article.
More like a sentimental rant. India that broke into Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka?
India is not a united nation o.
Though I will give that Indians are generally more creative and entrepreneurial than Nigerians, and know how to create opportunities wherever they are. But the social, political, and economic challenges they face are exactly like ours. India no get power supply na. They are also kings of corruption.

The really developed countries are mostly in Western Europe, Australasia, and North America. Japan, Korea, and recently China are the new kids on the block. Most of the rest of the world are shi.t.ty places and one-trick ponies. The Caucasians have a virtual lockdown on global progress.

yinchar:
Shtaaaap!....You think God will come down and help U, thats our problem in this country, we attach everything to God, a student that fails and exam will shout GOD! why me...whereas when his mates are working hard hes playing, and besides God does not have anything to do with evil, most Nigerians are evil, even some religious people, you cant trust them with anything, India is a country you will find a mosque beside a shrine and they live in peace and harmony and they love their country to the heart, our leaders has failed us, we are 100yrs behind our peers, and since you vowed never to speak ill for your country, its people like you that makes this country worst to this extent, when good people keeps quiet & does nothing, its an invitation for bad people to thrive....ITS TIME TO SPEAK UP....either with revolution or whatever and lets our voice be heard.

Horus:
With your negative statement you are discouraging Nigerians who live abroad to bring back their skills and work experience to Nigeria to boost the economy. I call this: Sabotage

PRESERVER: Only Master Jesus did that and no one else can do it again...

AjanleKoko:

Which kain fine article.
More like a sentimental rant. India that broke into Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka?
India is not a united nation o.
Though I will give that Indians are generally more creative and entrepreneurial than Nigerians, and know how to create opportunities wherever they are. But the social, political, and economic challenges they face are exactly like ours. India no get power supply na. They are also kings of corruption.

The really developed countries are mostly in Western Europe, Australasia, and North America. Japan, Korea, and recently China are the new kids on the block. Most of the rest of the world are shi.t.ty places and one-trick ponies. The Caucasians have a virtual lockdown on global progress.

Horus:

With your negative statement you are discouraging Nigerians who live abroad to bring back their skills and work experience to Nigeria to boost the economy. I call this: Sabotage

My brother, its not sabotage, its called the FACT, and serious country will takes the security of lives & property of its citizenry very important, their is a particular state in the US that spent 90% of its budget only on security, we live in a country where everybody wakes up in the morning and have to thank God for waking up peacefully and pray to see the next day...live is not suppose to be like this , Is this how people in other country live their lives? where you cannot send your kids out for an errand without waiting for them by the road and sight-trailing him/her....there is not security in this country, as for me i still believe security is even more important than constant electricity supply, how can Nigerians in the diaspora bring back their skills when their is no security, no emergency services in place, nothing everything is just falling like pile of cards, as for me i cannot encourage Nigerians in the diaspora to come howe now, definitely not at this time, for the sake of their dear lives, recently we all read in the news about a Nigeria US businessman that cames back to Nigeria and was kidnap and murdered the following day...firstly we have to setup an efficient foundation for a successful economic growth, and for this, our leaders have no idea, everything is misplaced priority,.....renovation the same car park every year for 3billion naira, after we laid the foundation, if we can, then everything will surely fall into places.

AjanleKoko:

Which kain fine article.
More like a sentimental rant. India that broke into Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka?
India is not a united nation o.
Though I will give that Indians are generally more creative and entrepreneurial than Nigerians, and know how to create opportunities wherever they are. But the social, political, and economic challenges they face are exactly like ours. India no get power supply na. They are also kings of corruption.

The really developed countries are mostly in Western Europe, Australasia, and North America. Japan, Korea, and recently China are the new kids on the block. Most of the rest of the world are shi.t.ty places and one-trick ponies. The Caucasians have a virtual lockdown on global progress.

dabrake: Blame GEJ

plaetton: Who says we are exporting religion?
Noooooooooooooo.
To say Nigeria is exporting religion is to say that we are exporting our own religions, like Ifa, etc. No No No.

What Nigeria is doing is that we are making sure that those Africans who have escaped to the Diaspora ,not be allowed to see the light of civilized thought processes.

So the so-called religion we are exporting are just successful attempts to extend and more importantly, to maintain the yolk of ignorance, superstition and fear to our brothers and sisters in the Diaspora. Nothing more.

yinchar:
My brother stop displaying your ignorance in the pubic forum....who said India NO get power supply....lolz....Lmao....they have, and can even supply Nigeria, they are using Nuclear and all forms of power generation methods...efficient and constant...got that