AZeD1:

Predatory pricing. The Big four can sell data to consumers below market rate to increase market share, once the smaller players are out of the market, they increase the price/ deliver poor services and the consumer has no choice.
This is not the first time NCC has forced a telco to increase prices. MTN dropped on net calls to a ridiculous rate and while that looked good for the subscribers, it was bad for the economy. By reducing the call on net call rates, MTN knew that with their large market share, their subscribers won't call other networks, thereby forcing other subscribers on to their network.

It the same thing with Data, GLO started it and they didn't do it because they love their subscribers, they just have enough clout to run at a loss for a while till their competitors close shop.

Its the same reason nobody can compete with Dangote in Nigeria.
Its the same reason Facebook freebasic was not allowed in India but we foolishly allowed it here.

Giving the key components of the budget, Governor Ambode said recurrent expenditure would gulp N300. 535 billion while N512.464 billion would be dedicated to capital expenditure, representing a Capital/Recurrent ratio of 63 percent to 37 percent.

AZeD1:

The data increase has nothing to do with Buhari and its a purely NCC matter.

I understand were NCC is coming from and in the long run, its purely in the interest of the consumers unfortunately, Nigerians are generally short term thinkers.

Originalsly:
[s]Reading and understanding wouldn't kill you either. Nigeria needs 6 to 7 tonnes a year?...and Kebbi State alone has produces more than a million tonnes the past year?... and don't try telling me the lie is a typo. The Naira in deep trouble but here is the head of the CBN fantasizing about rice production[/s].

Emekamex:


You got played son, there is nothing like "almighty" PDP or APC by the way, the corrupt politicians only changed party from PDP to APC, no ideology was changed; things are still the way it is.
We will only get it right when the right set of people new to Nigerian politics are put in charge and not by recycling corrupt politicians and be fooling ourselves in the name of change.

carmag:


if you believe the propaganda you must also believe APC promised $1 to 1 naira

“By the end of 2017, Nigeria will not only meet our national demand, which is between six and seven tonnes per year, but we will exceed it and we will have rice to export to other countries.”

phemmyutd:
What will happened to this building after we are free from corrupt practises?

7lives:


You nailed it, i can't remember the last time a party, be it the republicans or the democrats had rule America for more than 8 years.
Algore and Bush election was even a cliffhanger but Algore was a true democrat who does not want to create chaos in America and so quietly let go, so what exactly is Hillary's problem after all her husband had also benefited from this so called flawed electoral system.

omonnakoda:

Two things.
1. It does not give a "level playing field" since electoral college votes ARE DETERMINED by population. A situation where one state has
55 College votes and another has 3 is not a "level playing field"

2. Popular vote is not "secondary" to college votes > I think this exposes a fundamental misunderstanding of the problem. It is possible to win the election without winning the larger number of states or the popular vote.They are not binaries

The real issue is this: In every state it is a "Winner takes all situation" which I think is a huge flaw. A candidate who maybe wins California by 100 votes will get ALL 55 electoral college votes and that is the flaw. If it was a proportional arrangement that would sort out a lot of the perceived wrongs.
Because of this Winner takes all phenomena a candidate who wins by let us say a margin of 100 votes in the biggest 12 states will win the presidency even if he gets 0 votes in the remaining 38 and thus would have won fewer states and not have won the popular vote either. I will repeat this .A candidate who is able to win the biggest 12 states by electoral college votes even if he wins by a margin of 1 vote only in all twelve and gets 0 in the other 32 wins the presidency
It is a complex issue which we have sought to get aroung by insisting ,in our system, on a minimum 25% in 2/3 of the states thus ensuring that the issue of spread of appeal is addressed

FSBoperator:


[s]Hilary's loss pain all the zombies and Afonjas[/s]

ever811:
I think this man is making sense... but wait,where the land dey for agricultural activities?..the small land wey dey,them don use oil spoil am...if I say this man is stupid now what will some people say...?...anyway make I just insult am for inside my mind...