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Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by general111(m): 6:49am On Oct 05, 2022
SlavaUkraini:
In 2015, Thiefnubú campaigned for Buhari who Promised to do wonders with the Naira that was falling...

Buhari FAILED WOEFULLY..... The Naira is still Falling like stone from the Rooftop.

7+ years later, Thiefnubú is now deceiving himself and his Urchins that they can turn the tide of the Catastrophic Government that he packaged to Nigerians...

Well meaning Nigerians have since rejected them and would teach them a political lesson at the polls Next Year.
seeing this picture now makes me really annoyed...
This tinubu carjoled us into voting buhari, and buhari has wasted nigeria...
Life was easier 7yrs ago walai

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Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by Agboriotejoye(m): 6:51am On Oct 05, 2022
stepaside2:
Rufai, I get what you are trying to say. However, the figures you quoted showed that the pound was stronger than the Naira at the time. More Naira exchanged for the Pound Sterling and not the other way round. N793 exchanged for £650, so £1 was N1.22, 22% weaker than the £.

Yes, the British Govt defended the Pound Sterling last week to the tune of £65bln in a single day, yet the Pound crashed to its lowest level against the Dollar in decades (more than 30% loss) if my numbers are correct. Economies are volatile around the world and many currencies have tanked against the Dollar. Our situation may be self inflicted atimes but not immune from the global economic crisis.

The important thing is exchange stability so that businesses can plan. The Japanese Yen exchanges at more than 120 to the Dollar, no issues. As long as we depend on oil revenues for most of our forex needs, our currency is doomed. We have to diversify our forex earnings by exporting more goods and services apart from oil. Any manifesto that doesn't prioritise this and the quadrupling of revenues in the medium term is dead on arrival.
This is the only sensible comment on this thread that speaks to issues.
It's a sad testament to Nigerian youths that they refused to think about the message but jumped on the messengers back while another two where insulting each other and their families just for politician's sake.
This thread is a poor testament to Nigerian youths. We really do have a long way to go.

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Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by CheapHomes1: 6:56am On Oct 05, 2022
Afamed:
The same Rufai whom Goggle map took to BRT lane. They are worse than the leaders they often criticize.

You are right. He erred. He has been punished and he has apologized. Has that diminished the import of his message? How many leaders have been punished and how apologized for all the nonsense they have been doing?
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by ElSudani: 6:57am On Oct 05, 2022
Buckeyemedia1:
Born, and grew up in Victoria Island Lagos State, Lagos was prosperous long before Bola Ahmed Tinubu was born, I am not a blind follow follow Zombie like you naive minded Obidients.

Actually it is the other way round, Lagos State made Bola Tinubu who he is today.

You are talking rubbish. For example, if Obi becomes president and after his 8 years in office Nigeria becomes one of the 10 largest economies in the world you will argue Obi had nothing to do with it because Nigerian economy was already the largest in Africa when he took over?
You guys are not good with logical reasoning.
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by Nobody: 7:00am On Oct 05, 2022
Context

1. Our forex needs were not that great because smaller population

2. It was the height of the oil boom.

3. The UK was weak economically

4. We exported far more than oil, but the danger signs were coming. 1982 was the last year of the groundnut pyramids

5. The shagari regime was not saving so forex was flying around, buffering the naira

6. It was going to eventually depreciate because we were not an and still not a active exporter of manufactured goods and services

7. If obi wins, the pound won't go back to that level.
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by Nobody: 7:01am On Oct 05, 2022
stepaside2:
Rufai, I get what you are trying to say. However, the figures you quoted showed that the pound was stronger than the Naira at the time. More Naira exchanged for the Pound Sterling and not the other way round. N793 exchanged for £650, so £1 was N1.22, 22% weaker than the £.

Yes, the British Govt defended the Pound Sterling last week to the tune of £65bln in a single day, yet the Pound crashed to its lowest level against the Dollar in decades (more than 30% loss) if my numbers are correct. Economies are volatile around the world and many currencies have tanked against the Dollar. Our situation may be self inflicted atimes but not immune from the global economic crisis.

The important thing is exchange stability so that businesses can plan. The Japanese Yen exchanges at more than 120 to the Dollar, no issues. As long as we depend on oil revenues for most of our forex needs, our currency is doomed. We have to diversify our forex earnings by exporting more goods and services apart from oil. Any manifesto that doesn't prioritise this and the quadrupling of revenues in the medium term is dead on arrival.

I do deeply apologise for having just one like to give this brilliant post. I am so sorry about that.

On a more serious note, that's the fact.
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by Ubanz: 7:03am On Oct 05, 2022
And the same buhari came in and plunged the the naira.
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by yahmohy27: 7:06am On Oct 05, 2022
begoniaa:
Please, say it louder for the upside-down thinking and blind bats at the back who have cotton wools stuck in their ears.

They shouldn't vote wisely o; they shouldn't.

I pity the urchins at the lowest totem pole of the country especially.

Pity your generation what concerns you with Nigerians mind your buz
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by Nobody: 7:07am On Oct 05, 2022
Ubanz:
And the same buhari came in and plunged the the naira.

No, the naira was going to plunge because in October 1982, oil prices crashed.

This meant that our dollar revenue fell drastically

As a result, the value of the naira fell.

So long as our naira value depends on revenue from oil and other raw materials whose prices fluctuate meaning earnings fluctuate, we will never have a strong naira.

At least blame buhari for not diversifying our economy in his 8 years in office. In 1984, the situation was different. Even then he could have started something

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Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by 07kjb: 7:14am On Oct 05, 2022
Buckeyemedia1:
A very lazy nation of people, that have refused to work, always looking for a scapegoat to blame for their own woes.

Vote from now till 2054, a bad tree can never yield good fruits, bunch of hypocrites, multiply Peter Obi into 7, Nigeria will still be the same.

By 2054 the Naira will be so worthless against the dollar, that there wouldn’t be an exchange rate for it anymore.

So what are you insinuating? That people shouldn't to think we'll before voting
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by folake4u(f): 7:18am On Oct 05, 2022
Na only me never enjoy this country oh. undecided

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Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by 07kjb: 7:28am On Oct 05, 2022
Kasssandra:


No, the naira was going to plunge because in October 1982, oil prices crashed.

This meant that our dollar revenue fell drastically

As a result, the value of the naira fell.

So long as our naira value depends on revenue from oil and other raw materials whose prices fluctuate meaning earnings fluctuate, we will never have a strong naira.

At least blame buhari for not diversifying our economy in his 8 years in office. In 1984, the situation was different. Even then he could have started something


U are trying to sound wise but you ain't

Let's compare UAE WITH NIGERIA,THIS IS A COUNTRY THAT DEPENDS SOLELY ON OIL THAN NIGERIA.

BAD LEADERS IS THE PROBLEM OF NIGERIA

TAKE A LOOK AT COUNTRIES LIKE SWITZERLAND WHAT DO THEY HAVE, THEY ARE JUST Good IN COMMERCE

LET'S BE REALISTIC AND STOP BEATING around the bush

Bad leaders is our problem

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Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by wirinet(m): 7:31am On Oct 05, 2022
Kasssandra:
Context

1. Our forex needs were not that great because smaller population

2. It was the height of the oil boom.

3. The UK was weak economically

4. We exported far more than oil, but the danger signs were coming. 1982 was the last year of the groundnut pyramids

5. The shagari regime was not saving so forex was flying around, buffering the naira

6. It was going to eventually depreciate because we were not an and still not a active exporter of manufactured goods and services

7. If obi wins, the pound won't go back to that level.

Also add that our forex needs were not that great because we were consuming mainly local products. We were driving made in Nigeria cars - Peugeot, Volkwagon, etc., we were wearing mare in Nigeria cloths and shoes - Kano textiles, Bata shoes, etc., we were eating made in Nigeria foods - no noodles, bread, we only eat rice once a year, and won't of all no imported fuels. So what did people need dollars and pounds for?

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Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by Abubaushe(m): 7:37am On Oct 05, 2022
SteveDGreat:
Rufai Oseni Arise TV Host has taken to his tweeter account to express his wish for a better Nigeria.

Read his tweets .

This guy more often than not retrogressively talked thrash with odium,put the same version of your disdainity on the cost of your 'house' 40years ago and now and publish the figures,to show the
level of your hatefulness of your country,by the way, comparison(s) of this abound!
May be you dont realise that your micro -dot journalistical credibility has been deleted by the '' i will call the governor saga''
Be informed!!!










Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by begoniaa: 7:45am On Oct 05, 2022
Lanretoye:
So if we calculate obi's businesses in dollars, he will become president to make 1naira equal to dollar. Yeye dey worry this OP...if na u,u go want your 1m dollars worth 100k.mr man think before u post.my advice is that you should be realistic with your myopic sight.

Them say vote wisely and you immediately went to analysing Obi. grin

Fam, nobody even mentioned his name here.
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by Starz825(m): 7:53am On Oct 05, 2022
Buckeyemedia1:
A very lazy nation of people, that have refused to work, always looking for a scapegoat to blame for their own woes.

Vote from now till 2054, a bad tree can never yield good fruits, bunch of hypocrites, multiply Peter Obi into 7, Nigeria will still be the same.

By 2054 the Naira will be so worthless against the dollar, that there wouldn’t be an exchange rate for it anymore.
I hate it when people decide to be foolish especially when they have the capacity to act otherwise..
Jeez......
I have been saying this and I will keep saying this:

GOVERNMENT OF EVERY COUNTRY HAVE A GREATER ROLE TO PLAY IN THE BETTERMENT OF THEIR COUNTRY.....

And who told you that Nigerians are lazy...

If Nigerians were lazy...they wont be trooping out of the their own country to other countries for greener pastures (in large numbers) even in severe cold, they do all they can to put food on the table for themselves and their family (the ones with them and the remaining ones in Nigeria)..

Infact those who can't afford to travel...
Move out of their houses every single day..(some even go on Sundays when occasion calls for it) to their various jobs to make sure they can keep their jobs and provide for their family....even when most employers take advantage of the bad economic situations to pay them less..they won't mind.....they keep moving...


Pls don't ever in life say NIGERIANS ARE LAZY...
if you no wan collect curse..

You think you are full of yourself...no.....you are full of shit....
Rubbish

Stupid idiot, because you have the advantage to get things right early doesn't mean others are lazy...

The shame is on you...

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Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by BigIyanga: 7:56am On Oct 05, 2022
Buckeyemedia1:
A very lazy nation of people, that have refused to work, always looking for a scapegoat to blame for their own woes.

Vote from now till 2054, a bad tree can never yield good fruits, bunch of hypocrites, multiply Peter Obi into 7, Nigeria will still be the same.

By 2054 the Naira will be so worthless against the dollar, that there wouldn’t be an exchange rate for it anymore.
We have to accept responsibility. Not everyone is responsible for what is going in Naija. Naija Army and their cronies won the war over 40yrs and decided to share Naija assets amongst themselves as spoils of tje war.
They refused to build power stations, hospitals, cities, schools, airports, roads for themselves. There is no state in the country where there is a city like Nairobi, Tripoli, Cairo with functioning streetlights, fire and Ems services… portable tap running water. No Naija airport is as good as good Nairobi’s..This fallacy that everyone is responsible is pure delusion.

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Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by pinkasso: 7:59am On Oct 05, 2022
Mr Useni I think your conversion is wrong its suppose to be you getting £793 for =N=650 from the quote you gave...all the same your message was well understood..
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by Nobody: 8:00am On Oct 05, 2022
I think his calculation was wrong. If #793—€650, then €1 is not #0.8…

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Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by BigIyanga: 8:01am On Oct 05, 2022
wirinet:


Also add that our forex needs were not that great because we were consuming mainly local products. We were driving made in Nigeria cars - Peugeot, Volkwagon, etc., we were wearing mare in Nigeria cloths and shoes - Kano textiles, Bata shoes, etc., we were eating made in Nigeria foods - no noodles, bread, we only eat rice once a year, and won't of all no imported fuels. So what did people need dollars and pounds for?
Fallacy. Nigeria has never made cars. We imported peugeot parts and assembled. Did we import with Naira?
Machines used to make Kano textiles were imported with FX. Una version of Naija is quite different from reality
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by Toneymoye(m): 8:08am On Oct 05, 2022
Importation of goods to Nigeria by container economists is the culpable for this. Ask Obingo how much he spends every year to import Amarula gogoro to Nigeria, your so called Messiah that's hurting economy.
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by tegrianonigltd(m): 8:09am On Oct 05, 2022
Afamed:
The same Rufai whom Goggle map took to BRT lane. They are worse than the leaders they often criticize.


Take the message sometimes leave the messenger. Don’t be dumb, daft and senile because of sentiments and emotions
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by tegrianonigltd(m): 8:10am On Oct 05, 2022
Buckeyemedia1:
Even Saint Pandora aka Pete Obi is guilty of associating with them.


He never stole in office. He never stole as chairman of the nations two big banks, ceos if organizations etc
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by Proudlyngwa(m): 8:10am On Oct 05, 2022
Starz825:

I hate it when people decide to be foolish especially when they have the capacity to act otherwise..
Jeez......
I have been saying this and I will keep saying this:

GOVERNMENT OF EVERY COUNTRY HAVE A GREATER ROLL TO PLAY IN THE BETTERMENT OF THEIR COUNTRY.....

And who told you that Nigerians are lazy...

If Nigerians were lazy...they wont be trooping out of the their own country to other countries for greener pastures (in large numbers) even in severe cold, they do all they can to put food on the table for themselves and their family (the ones with them and the remaining ones in Nigeria)..

Infact those who can't afford to travel...
Move out of their houses every single day..(some even go on Sundays when occasion calls for it) to their various jobs to make sure they can keep their jobs and provide for their family....even when most employers take advantage of the bad economic situations to pay them less..they won't mind.....they keep moving...


Pls don't ever in life say NIGERIANS ARE LAZY...
if you no wan collect curse..

You think you are full of yourself...no.....you are full of shit....
Rubbish

Stupid idiot, because you have the advantage to get things right early doesn't mean others are lazy...

The shame is on you...

Nigerians are very lazy.

The end product does not lie.

Mentally Nigerians are lazy.
Intellectually we are bankrupt
Morally we are below sea level.

The society produces the leaders not the other way round.

What is the ratio of leaders to population
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by Starz825(m): 8:12am On Oct 05, 2022
MyFlair:
I think his calculation was wrong. If #793—€650, then €1 is not #0.8…
Exactly... I noticed it too
If 1 pounds is 0.8 naira...then 793naira can never be 650 pounds...it should be more than 650 pounds....

So it should have been....793/0.8=£991
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by Obainomilano: 8:13am On Oct 05, 2022
Afamed:
The same Rufai whom Goggle map took to BRT lane. They are worse than the leaders they often criticize.
agbadorian trying to deflect from the topic as usual..
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by Panda7(m): 8:15am On Oct 05, 2022
what has really now changed between the nigerian economy and the british economy ?
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by BigIyanga: 8:19am On Oct 05, 2022
Toneymoye:
Importation of goods to Nigeria by container economists is the culpable for this. Ask Obingo how much he spends every year to import Amarula gogoro to Nigeria, your so called Messiah that's hurting economy.
Stfu. Dangote became a billionaire�� thru import. Otedolar became a billionaire �� thru oil import. All Naija oil billionaires became rich thru import.
Tell your govt build powerr plantz, roads and railways… then we can manufacture

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Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by Originalsly: 8:24am On Oct 05, 2022
A country's currency is as strong as the mentality as it's leaders.

I never heard such BS in my life ... but some are here praising this like they're words of wisdom. Bush ... Obama ... Trump .... did they have the same mentality? ... did the US dollar ever tank?
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by netmillionaires(m): 8:27am On Oct 05, 2022
Only fools listen to this nonsense rhetoric. Imagine saying Nigeria will be a global force in 10 years just so you could promote your chosen candidate. Something even china and Dubai couldn't do. People are even praising someone that lacks understanding of simple arithmetic.
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by Starz825(m): 8:28am On Oct 05, 2022
Proudlyngwa:


Nigerians are very lazy.

The end product does not lie.

Mentally Nigerians are lazy.
Intellectually we are bankrupt
Morally we are below sea level.

The society produces the leaders not the other way round.

What is the ratio of leaders to population
That's how you see it....
Because the Society produce the leaders doesn't mean the society is respons mmible for the decisions they (leaders) make

Now the major problem of Nigeria is corruption.....the leaders are the ones who started that corruption....
Now the leaders have the power and the authority to make laws and enforce laws that make the constitution....

Now even though the Society produces the leaders who then decides to be corrupt....and with the power and authority vested on them ...can the society confront them......

Ok wait...I want to ask some questions...
* Who make the laws ... The Nigerian society
* Who implement the laws.... The Nigerian society
*Who interpret the laws........the Niigerian society

Let's discuss it....

These guys in the arms of government are the ones who rule Nigeria....
And once they do not rule well...it will have a consequential effect on the citizens....

For example
If you are Into economics very well...you will understand that one of the majors effect of unemployment(one of many Nigeria's problem) is the increase in crime rate....
That's the consequential effect of a bad government....

Lets stop blaming Nigerians.....
Once those who represents us in government can make standard laws (not laws that favours them)..every body will sit up...

Go to south Africa....their forner president in the person of Mr zuma....he is in jail as I speak to you ..that's a country that has laws...
But in Nigeria...they will tell you immunity...how many of our president has been brought to court for questioning....cos there is no law..even though they were involved in corrupt activities during their tenure
....
Look at the case of china ...which government officials dare to steal public funds...
Once you are caught you are gone....

That's how it is......

A lawless government will create a lawless Society.....the government is lawless.... citizens will automatically be outlaws..

Why do we have government in the first place...is it not to avoid anarchy.....

Government has a purpose

Because I vote you come mean say make you do anyhow.. because you no say nobody go catch you...you see why I said we needs laws that works....

We are of different ethnic tribe, religion ..and we still don't have laws...what do you expect....

Even God has laws and policies that he sticks with...


Ok now why do Nigerians kind of behave well when they get to Europe...... because they are conscious of the law there...

Society produces - the leaders (who are expected to be unbiased) the leaders produces- laws and policies that governs the society....
That's the circle...

But it's not there ..
Nigerians pay for everything they use for themselves and you are saying they are lazy....na shame ooo.....

Nigerians are not encouraged..they are not motivated...cos the cost of living is high...the standard of living is not there.... people are now selfish... why... because we now have the instinct - survivor of the fittest

Look at it...
When a man that is supposed to be the head of his family... doesn't do anything in the house....food oo na wife , house oo na wife... children school fees ooo na wife.....
Do you think the wife will have any single respect for the husband..no matter how small

Omoo

Let's be realistic abeg...
Re: Forty Years Ago, 1 Pound Was 0.8189 Naira - Rufai Oseni by netmillionaires(m): 8:36am On Oct 05, 2022
He said what he said because people who go about shouting VOTE WISELY doesn't even know who the wise choice is. They implied VOTE OBI. To them any vote apart from a vote for Obi is not a WISE VOTE.


begoniaa:


Them say vote wisely and you immediately went to analysing Obi. grin

Fam, nobody even mentioned his name here.

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