black_beau: What we are yet to understand is that the peace of the tree is that of the bird

omenka:

Too tired to argue.

My advice, stick to words you are familier with and stop tryna impress folks up in here with seemingly uncommon diction.

Trust me, nairalanders don't give two hoots about "big grammer".

nenergy: Hmmm, NIGERIA MUST SUCCEED O! I used to believe that my personal success wasn't dependent on the success of Nigeria. But the tanker explosion at Ajah (Lagos) this morning, woke me up from my delusion. The scene was like something from the movie 2012. People running helter-skelter, traders abandoning their wares and a massive bellow of fire raising to the sky. For 15 minutes my life was disrupted. I forgot about work, my book project and even the plans i have for my July salary. When calm return and my life began to piece itself together, i thought to myself; "If i'm to have peace, Nigeria must have peace. If i'm to succeed, Nigeria must succeed." I pray, may the peace of God reign in Nigeria. May those who have sworn to trouble Nigeria be troubled till they abandon their devilish campaign. May God guide our leaders right and help them lead us to the promise land. Amen! Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

delors:
Did you say we failed for 52 years? i guess you are still dreaming. If in all the 52 years you see nothing worth praising, then i guess you are one big part of the problem.
Rome was not built in a day. Even the United states in all its acclaimed glory, it is still a nation bedevilled with problems, fear and what have you. And it is about 200 and something years old...what are you saying bros? What? if there is a problem in Nigeria, what part have you played to solve the problem? All you do is sit in the corner of your room or at the vendor stand and condemn the government as if the government is all to be blamed for people's woes. Individual efforts can contribute to the growth of Nigeria. i have seen very young innovative guys making things to make their lives better. facebook, google, youtube, microsoft, cars, telephone, etc were not created by the governments....but by indivduals like you and i. blackberry was created at a university (university of Waterloo) by a student. Since you studied abroad, did you notice all the electronics stuffs? in the washrooms, CCTVs, toasters, microwave, even a computer mouse, toys, etc were all created by young guys in their 20s...and the government came in to support them...and it is still happening. Go to app store, all those apps you see on android fones were created by very very young university students, not the government...it is high time you stopped blaming the government for your woes and make your own contribution...let's see how far you can go.

bakynes:

C'mon mate, one needs to blame the govt first all and our leaders bcoz, the govt of those who invented all you ve stated which is the USA,UK,Germany,France and the rest of them provided an enabling environment for young ones to discover their talents,but reverse is the Case here so pls pls spare us this gist we ve heard it a thousand times.

ebamma 3: i have lost faith in organised religion
i have lost faith in humanity
i have lost faith in the unity of this country

juman: God break nigeria

GatJokez:

Just don't lose faith in yourself

ebamma 3: i have lost faith in organised religion
i have lost faith in humanity
i have lost faith in the unity of this country

ebamma 3: i have lost faith in organised religion
i have lost faith in humanity
i have lost faith in the unity of this country

code_0: THE ILLUMATI LET OBAMA MICROCHIP TAKE
ON NIGERIA. THE 77 VIRGINS SINGS WITH
JOY. OH OBAMA, OH NIGERIA. HUHAHAHI.

ubongutioh: What's really your point. What has the fire got to do with Nigeria succeeding? How did the fire change you? What were you before? @OP.

delors:
Did you say we failed for 52 years? i guess you are still dreaming. If in all the 52 years you see nothing worth praising, then i guess you are one big part of the problem.
Rome was not built in a day. Even the United states in all its acclaimed glory, it is still a nation bedevilled with problems, fear and what have you. And it is about 200 and something years old...what are you saying bros? What? if there is a problem in Nigeria, what part have you played to solve the problem? All you do is sit in the corner of your room or at the vendor stand and condemn the government as if the government is all to be blamed for people's woes. Individual efforts can contribute to the growth of Nigeria. i have seen very young innovative guys making things to make their lives better. facebook, google, youtube, microsoft, cars, telephone, etc were not created by the governments....but by indivduals like you and i. blackberry was created at a university (university of Waterloo) by a student. Since you studied abroad, did you notice all the electronics stuffs? in the washrooms, CCTVs, toasters, microwave, even a computer mouse, toys, etc were all created by young guys in their 20s...and the government came in to support them...and it is still happening. Go to app store, all those apps you see on android fones were created by very very young university students, not the government...it is high time you stopped blaming the government for your woes and make your own contribution...let's see how far you can go.

delors:
Starting with your head first...

delors:
Perfect! so sit on ur bum and wait for the government to create an enabling environment before you make something happen. Perhaps Oga seun of Nairaland waited for Obasanjo to create the enabling environment before he started. perhaps Wizkid waited for Yar adua before he launched his music career...or YNaija guys waited for GEJ before he thought of what to do...siddon there. I know a very young Nigerian here...he just got about $200k CAN ( apprx N34M) two weeks ago to start his project...he got the funds from different sources after telling them his idea. Now, he is in Nigeria doing his thing...His idea? He is developing course contents for new universities in Nigeria...he got funding from individuals, organizations etc just two weeks ago. Tell me bros, was it the government that put that idea in his head? abi he is not presently in this same Nigeria under discussion?

Yoshi-Master:


Dude check out the transformation of dubai just within a couple years.

Saying that we should make our own way is not necessarily a bad thing, but you cannot absolve the government of their faults.

Take for instance, a start up company in Nigeria. That company would have to pay for deisel to fuel their gen. That alone is a failure on the side of the government, and in turn discourages these starts ups, which are analogous to the the young guys you were referring to.

That same company would have to again look for funds to drill a borehole, then pay for fancy equipment to filter the water and don't forget the pump to pressurize the water. A job the government should have done.

So yes, we should all do our part, but I can assure you that most Nigerians are ready to be entrepreneurial if given the right atmosphere to do so. Just like the barber that wants to start up a very small scale salon, but can't fathom the cost of generator plus fuel/diesel.

Lets stop making excuses for our government. We all know deep down inside, that if they were not corrupt, we would all be alot further.

Just Amechis jet alone is rumored to cost 45 million dollars. At $100,000 dollars to renovate a 1 km stretch of road, that money used to buy the plane, could have re-paved so many inner streets to look like yankee standard.

delors:
Yeah, i like the pictures you used to support your view. but perhaps you forgot that that street alone is not the whole of Dubai. there are slums in Dubai as well...check out pictures labelled 1 & 2...1 is a slum in Dubai where the lesser ones live in constant fear of oppression. 2 shows you how segregated the city is with sky scrappers on one side and hut-like bousings on the other...it is a direct example of Nigeria's Lagos island where VI is full of nice buildings but behind it, areas like residential CMS area, isale eko are slums...I could have easily shown you a nice picture of Lagos island and said yeah, we have really advanced. But my point is that, of course the government has a larger role to play in ensuring that we have growth and development but then, we blame the government for every woe when we are supposed to be up and doing to to contribute our quota.
You mentioned a start-up and I was was almost swelling with happiness until you said ' barber'! You see, no creativity, no ideas, no thinking outside the box. ow many barbers do we have in one street at Mushin? almost 4...every street has almost 4 barbers...doing the same thing...fighting for scarce customers...no wonder boys are now keeping afro.
We have POVERTY OF IDEAS. I mentioned a young Nigerian who is preparing course packets for new Nigerian univiersities...he was invited to california, to MIT, to Google office, to Blackberry office, and there he gathered all his resources...if he took had decided to be a 'barber' like you mentioned, he probably will be complaining right about now now that there r no customers and GEJ nor give us lights to come...

nadia_SA: GOD BLESS NIGERIA..
I Love That Country..
I Love its people..

Lanceslot: I will get you an apartment in bauchi, you will love the environment.

Kenny4lyfe: Chai! If a tanker explosion could make you reason this way, I wonder what you'll reason if you witnessed a suiside bomb blast!

nenergy: Hmmm, NIGERIA MUST SUCCEED O! I used to believe that my personal success wasn't dependent on the success of Nigeria. But the tanker explosion at Ajah (Lagos) this morning, woke me up from my delusion. The scene was like something from the movie 2012. People running helter-skelter, traders abandoning their wares and a massive bellow of fire raising to the sky. For 15 minutes my life was disrupted. I forgot about work, my book project and even the plans i have for my July salary. When calm return and my life began to piece itself together, i thought to myself; "If i'm to have peace, Nigeria must have peace. If i'm to succeed, Nigeria must succeed." I pray, may the peace of God reign in Nigeria. May those who have sworn to trouble Nigeria be troubled till they abandon their devilish campaign. May God guide our leaders right and help them lead us to the promise land. Amen! Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Salmoneus: Even if Nigeria was a success things like this would happen, disaster is imminent for ALL countries!! Developed or developing.

ebamma 3: i have lost faith in organised religion
i have lost faith in humanity
i have lost faith in the unity of this country

delors:
Perfect! so sit on ur bum and wait for the government to create an enabling environment before you make something happen. Perhaps Oga seun of Nairaland waited for Obasanjo to create the enabling environment before he started. perhaps Wizkid waited for Yar adua before he launched his music career...or YNaija guys waited for GEJ before he thought of what to do...siddon there. I know a very young Nigerian here...he just got about $200k CAN ( apprx N34M) two weeks ago to start his project...he got the funds from different sources after telling them his idea. Now, he is in Nigeria doing his thing...His idea? He is developing course contents for new universities in Nigeria...he got funding from individuals, organizations etc just two weeks ago. Tell me bros, was it the government that put that idea in his head? abi he is not presently in this same Nigeria under discussion?