themmydhayhor:






Abeg b realistic.................................STOP d imagination

Looters in government.................aNd APC involve

Onegai: As usual, people will blame the US, APC and anyone else except themselves for their problems.

We import Paper, Toothpicks, Clothes, Shoes, Jewelry, Pencils, Palm oil, Apples, Almond oil, Fish and Meat, the list goes on.

Meanwhile, oil exports are our main business and corruption has given it to few wealthy people.

If we continue like this, we're going to be a big economy made up of 20% wealthy and 80% poor. And it's already showing: Education standards keep dropping (no-one accepts your local degrees internationally without backup from a foreign degree, public or private university), we are losing our Healthcare business to foreigners, just like Telecomms was lost. So Nigerians are getting poorer, but you can't see it until you change your salary to any foreign currency and realise you're too poor to relocate on your current income. You're also losing jobs, so that Employment you've been crying and praying for, it's not coming soon.

Instead of stoning every single politician in this country, so that they fear the masses and do the right thing, you are fighting for them, as if they will give you a job after (story!). Continue! Foreigners are happy to profit off Africa's foolishness, as usual.

Onegai: As usual, people will blame the US, APC and anyone else except themselves for their problems.

We import Paper, Toothpicks, Clothes, Shoes, Jewelry, Pencils, Palm oil, Apples, Almond oil, Fish and Meat, the list goes on.

Meanwhile, oil exports are our main business and corruption has given it to few wealthy people.

If we continue like this, we're going to be a big economy made up of 20% wealthy and 80% poor. And it's already showing: Education standards keep dropping (no-one accepts your local degrees internationally without backup from a foreign degree, public or private university), we are losing our Healthcare business to foreigners, just like Telecomms was lost. So Nigerians are getting poorer, but you can't see it until you change your salary to any foreign currency and realise you're too poor to relocate on your current income. You're also losing jobs, so that Employment you've been crying and praying for, it's not coming soon.

Instead of stoning every single politician in this country, so that they fear the masses and do the right thing, you are fighting for them, as if they will give you a job after (story!). Continue! Foreigners are happy to profit off Africa's foolishness, as usual.

bushdoc9919:

Your comment shows part of the reason why Nigeria is in a bad state.

Some years ago, Edo State was revealled as the state with the highest number of girls working in prostitution. The then First Lady of the State, Mrs Eki Igbinedion promptly stated 'This is our problem'....and set up organs to help deal with the issue.(Eventually NAPTIP was set up). Now,I am not a fan of the Igbinedion dynasty....but that was good leadership,and a rare one too from a first lady.

When people point out your problems....don't pretend,as you are doing,that they do not exist. Source/think out solutions. And the road to competitiveness starts by improving education, power supply, and scientific innovation.We are not doing that enough. (and we may need to pay part of the costs for these improvements in the form of higher taxes,and higher fees,because frankly the oil money is not enough).

Onegai: As usual, people will blame the US, APC and anyone else except themselves for their problems.

We import Paper, Toothpicks, Clothes, Shoes, Jewelry, Pencils, Palm oil, Apples, Almond oil, Fish and Meat, the list goes on.

Meanwhile, oil exports are our main business and corruption has given it to few wealthy people.

If we continue like this, we're going to be a big economy made up of 20% wealthy and 80% poor. And it's already showing: Education standards keep dropping (no-one accepts your local degrees internationally without backup from a foreign degree, public or private university), we are losing our Healthcare business to foreigners, just like Telecomms was lost. So Nigerians are getting poorer, but you can't see it until you change your salary to any foreign currency and realise you're too poor to relocate on your current income. You're also losing jobs, so that Employment you've been crying and praying for, it's not coming soon.

Instead of stoning every single politician in this country, so that they fear the masses and do the right thing, you are fighting for them, as if they will give you a job after (story!). Continue! Foreigners are happy to profit off Africa's foolishness, as usual.

Onegai: As usual, people will blame the US, APC and anyone else except themselves for their problems.

We import Paper, Toothpicks, Clothes, Shoes, Jewelry, Pencils, Palm oil, Apples, Almond oil, Fish and Meat, the list goes on.

Meanwhile, oil exports are our main business and corruption has given it to few wealthy people.

If we continue like this, we're going to be a big economy made up of 20% wealthy and 80% poor. And it's already showing: Education standards keep dropping (no-one accepts your local degrees internationally without backup from a foreign degree, public or private university), we are losing our Healthcare business to foreigners, just like Telecomms was lost. So Nigerians are getting poorer, but you can't see it until you change your salary to any foreign currency and realise you're too poor to relocate on your current income. You're also losing jobs, so that Employment you've been crying and praying for, it's not coming soon.

Instead of stoning every single politician in this country, so that they fear the masses and do the right thing, you are fighting for them, as if they will give you a job after (story!). Continue! Foreigners are happy to profit off Africa's foolishness, as usual.

anonimi:

We do not stone the politicians because they adequately represent our AGGREGATE values as individuals in the society.
How many of us support foreign football clubs, praise our Kings who celebrate birthdays in London, adore our celebrities who announce their engagement & wed in New York, Dubai etc while our national resorts, parks, monuments and other TOURIST landmarks for national PRIDE are rotting away due to NEGLECT

Moreover those of us who know better need to get MORE involved in the political process rather than shying away and letting thugs, retired COUP plotters, fraudsters, drug-money launderers etc decide our policies & fate. If we do not contribute money and volunteer our time, talents, efforts to these candidates how do we expect them to fund their campaigns and subsequently RECOUP their investments and those of the sponsoring godfathers

In the final analysis, awuf/ofe/freebies nor dey for life oh, definitely not from a politician.

Dear Watchmen,

As you may well know, being a watchman over your nation is a life time assignment. You keep pushing until the will and purpose of God is achieved.

Recently God asked me a question in response to some one’s complaint that the prayers are getting so much. The question came in my dialect but the English translation is this: CAN THE BLIND SEE…? I got the message immediately.

Anyone whose eyes are open in the Spirit cannot fail to realize that we are even yet to pray enough for Nigeria especially in this season. The daily unfolding events in the nation go to confirm this.

As I send this Prayer Guide for the month of September, it is with a special prayer – that God will open your eyes like that of Elisha’s Servant so that you will be provoked to pray with greater passion and understanding, knowing that God has assured that there is HOPE FOR NIGERIA.

This Prayer Guide will last for all of September.

As usual the FIRST and the LAST day Fast/Prayers will be observed by all WATCHMEN in the Houses of Prayer. Thereafter every Intercessor must choose at LEAST one or two other days to observe the fast/prayers every week.

Where possible central places of Prayers should be arranged where Intercessors on prayer duty on any given day can come together and observe the prayers.

Let the Prayer points serve as mere outlines. Intercessors should be at liberty to enlarge the prayer points as the Spirit of the Lord may lead. Leaders should remember to take off time to study the referenced scriptures well ahead of the prayer times.

I encourage you to PRINT OUT these prayer points and circulate them widely amongst praying and concerned WATCHMEN/CHURCHES.

May the Lord richly bless all who made contributions to this Prayer Guide and continue to depend on them. NIGERIA IS IN GOD’S HAND!!!

miketayo:

so u rather stick to PDP ? PDP has failed us time and time again.

deeobserver209: Hopefully Nigeria will bounce back. The government should try harder to develop our infrastructure. That's our biggest problem. The ratio between recurrent and capital expenditures should be reviewed to allow more funds to critical sectors that would stimulate the economy. Ones our infrastructural development is set, Nigeria will join the ranks of top 10 biggest economies in the world.
Am particularly impressed with the performance of the Rwandan economy. This is a very good development considering the terrible thing that happened in the past. The performance of Rwanda as one of the most competitive economies shows that the country had really moved on. I strongly believe Rwanda will soon emerge as one of the most strongest economy is Africa.
God bless Rwanda.
God bless Nigeria

Dee60:

I guess it is a bit more complex. Values are there in society when you have leaders who are driving those values. Look at South EWest today and you will see the impact of education as sponsored by the likes of Awo. Even the younger people in SW do not have these values anymore because the region has failed to continue on driving values.

The crop of politicians we have today are consciously keeping the masses in the dark and robbing them of education and value creation so that the masses will be slaves forever.

We should not blame the populace when they have not been given the right education.

nora544:

Rwanda is good but is their any politican or pastor who had a jet from this country.

I want to know is their any rich pastor in rwanda.

all4naija: This is a sad news for Nigeria. It is still one of the viable economies in Africa though. The government needs to take this indication and us it to make changes. This is what is annoying about that country. Nobody is willing to do something than complain of blackmailing or oppression. People just seat there and make noise.

deeobserver209:
The bulk of the problem that contributed to Nigeria's economic competitiveness is insecurity. The war against Boko Haram is affecting the country's ability to invest in critical sectors of the economy. Huge sums of monies are spend on defense. Take a look at our National budget and you will see that security and defense budget outweighs other sectors no thanks to Boko Haram. Hope is not lost however. Nigeria shall surely win the battle against terrorism.

LMAyedun: The struggle and battle with Boko Haram, Ebola Virus are enough distractions for the country's Economy. Even the political tension and the desperation from the APC is enough to derail any serious minded Gov't and her Economy.


Take a minute and imagine Nigeria without Boko Haram

nora544: Nigeria will change when i didnot read in every second anser pray, we have to pray for the country.

I just read they start a 3 days prayer conference in Abuja about Nigeria, that it get better.

how can a country be better with this



always praying and when should the people work!

cole265: Africa largest economy ko Africa largest economy ni psheeeee.

Rudebwoy: They want to bring us down by all means.

all4naija:
I quite agree with you on the security issue but it is not the only thing mentioned in the ranking. In fact, the buck of the problems has be placed on poor development(physical and human). There is lot missing in that area. I have always pointed out there is need for massive infrastructure provision in all sectors of the society.

Talking about budget, the government hasn't done enough to secure the loopholes in the revenue collection. There is no proper taxation in the country. That goes a long way to prove that they just seat there and wait to make noise while nothing is done to collect tax from citizens and use it for what it's meant for. Nigeria is not organized. That makes it difficult to run things effectively and realize most objectives which could help us to avoid those troubles.

There is need for change. That has to come with getting organized. When that is addressed building a better and working institutions becomes easy. I have always talked about getting organized in this forum.

solaugo:

… Now 127th in the world

Despite Nigeria’s current status as Africa’s largest economy, the country slumped in the global competitiveness ranking released on Tuesday.

Africa’s biggest oil producer fell by seven places to 127th position.

According to the 2014-15 Global Competitiveness Report, infrastructure (human and physical) continues to be Nigeria’s toughest challenges.

The report attributed the decline in Nigeria’s global competitiveness “to weakness in public finances (as a result of lower oil exports), continuing institutional frailty and deterioration in national security.”

The outcome, the report said “are similarly mixed for other middle-income countries in the region.

Lesotho (107th) and Cape Verde (114th) registered the largest improvements, while Botswana (74th), Namibia (88th), Zambia (96th), Ghana (111th), Senegal (112th) and Swaziland (123rd) are relatively stable.

Among the oil-exporting economies, Gabon is the highest-ranked economy (106th) followed by Cameroon (116th), Nigeria, Angola (140th) and Chad (143rd).

Among Africa’s low-income economies, Ethiopia recorded the biggest leap, rising nine places to 118th.

The report stated that only three sub-Saharan countries – Mauritius (39th); South Africa (56th) and Rwanda (62nd) are in the top half of the world’s most competitive economies.

read more @ http://newsnownigeria.com.ng/africas-largest-economy-nigeria-drops-in-global-competitiveness-ranking/