2BagsOfsugar: Have they considered disposal of chemical waste?
marylandcakes: I hope this new company will take into consideration the environment. The ground water and air when disposing of waste and during the manufacturing process. Some of these gases can be very detrimental to the environment and the health of inhabitants living close by.
Originalsly: Isn't that the reason Morocco doesn't want it in their country?.... and here we are shouting good development. When the air ... the land and water sources become polluted... and we begin to get strange diseases... it is then we will see then bait we swallowed with mouth open wide and both shut tight.
Abegi, what “chemical waste” are you lot banging on about?
The environmental issue with fertilizer production is emissions, not waste. The CO2 emitted from ammonia production can be recycled for urea production. Meanwhile, relatively clean natural gas is both the primary feedstock and fuel. >
observanc1: has nigeria been able to produce pin talkless of fertilizer? Or you have forgotten that Singapore came and collected palm kernels in nigeria in the 70s and are now using it to produce soaps, which they export to us now?
Singapore and Malaysia are actually two DIFFERENT nations...
It was the Malaysians who came, not the Singaporeans... Meanwhile, the Singaporeans (Indorama) are CURRENTLY producing in Nigeria! >
> Shocking to learn that apparently many Nigerians (and from the supposedly educated segment of the population) has never heard of the Comoros Islands. What exactly is taught in Nigerian “schools”? >
Obaseki500: I have never been this confused in my entire life...
I have a girlfriend that we have been dating for 6 years now... We are not married because I was not stable financially but now things seems to be much better and next year should be the year....I reside in Ibadan so she came in last year after her education to get a job, she's a nurse and we were staying together up till now.
Sex has never been an issue between us up until December last year. We sleep on the same bed and we live in the same house but we have not had sex since December 2020 till date. She's right beside me as I type this message. Each time I go close to her, she tells me I am not entitled to sex because I have not paid her bride price. I just could not understand the sudden change in her attitude towards sex when wedding is next year.
She also locks her phone and even WhatsApp. Now, I am beginning to have doubt about marrying her.
SMART lady... It took her some time to suss out a potential time-waster, but she’s on top of the game now! >
sonofthunder: The students went wild finish? What connotes students going wild? What exactly did they do to warrant a call for police offices. I have still not seen the crime of these students or rather, how actually trouble began from their excesses.
And how exactly does that justify the students burning buildings and destroying others? AGBERO culture has increasingly taken over virtually every aspect the Nigerian society...smh
izito: *In 2016 she told me her salary was #50.000 And then two years later, when she got promoted, I asked about her salary and she said, “Oh these people, don’t mind them. They added only #5000 to my old salary. Because of her meager salary, I’ve taken up so many responsibilities in the house without complaint. I pay for utilities and pay for food. I pay the fees of our two kids, clothe them, and take care of their medical bills. When my wife sends me a grocery list, she adds sanitary pads. She buys dresses and clothes, comes to show them to me, and asks me to pay for them. She started talking about a car when our second child came in. Things weren’t good on my side so I asked her to give me some time. She said, “I’ve saved something. I can add it to what you have so you pay me when your money comes.”
I agreed and took that money from her, topped it up to get her a car. For three months my ears never rest. She would wake up at dawn and ask me to pay what I owed her. I got tired and paid the money when I didn’t have much in my account.
One evening, I turned my laptop on and saw a lot of emails. I checked and it was my wife’s email that had been opened. I asked her, “Did you use my laptop?” She answered, “Yeah I was checking something.” I told her, “Then you didn’t log out.” She answered, “I forgot. Please log out for me.” I was about to log out when something caught my attention. I saw a mail with the subject, “January Payslip.” I opened and started going through. When I saw her gross salary, I was shocked. #400,734? And this girl has been crying poverty?
I went through the details. That night I couldn’t sleep. I was angry. I felt let down. I felt cheated. I felt played. We’ve been married for six good years and my wife earned that much without my knowledge? How much she earned didn’t bother me a lot than what she was using that money for. I decided not to talk immediately but rather do a little bit of investigation.
All my life I’ve held the view that it wasn’t right for anyone to go through their partner’s phone. It’s an invasion of privacy and it breeds mistrust in the relationship but that night, going through her phone was the only way to find out what I was looking for. I started with her best friend. Nothing much was found. Her family had a Whatsapp group. I read the messages there. I got few hints. I went through the chat with her father and that was when I realized my wife had bought a piece of land and had started building. Her father was in charge of the project. He had sent photos of the various stages of the building. At some point, her father said, “Thank you for helping out your brother. He would have been home had it not been you.”
She has only one brother—her senior brother. I went to look for the chat between them. Her senior brother lost his job and was home doing nothing so my wife bought her Hyundai i10 to use for Uber. Every week, her brother rendered an account and they split the money. From all indications, my wife was doing well for herself while she plays poor so she could rely on my salary. Why would she do that? I thought I was being a supportive husband so my wife could be proud of the man she married. When we bought land, it was her name and my name that appeared on the land title. That car I bought for her with a loan from her bears her name. I didn’t mind. I believed what’s hers was also mine.
The next morning she realized I wasn’t looking well. I was boiling on the inside but looking for a good opportunity to start the conversation. When I calmed down a little, I asked her, “So why would you do that to me?” She asked, “What have I done?” I answered, “You bought land, you never told me. You started building on it, you never told me. When are you going to tell me?” She was shocked. She asked, “Who told you all that?” I said, “Your father did.” She stood quiet for a while. She asked, “Why would my father tell you all that? What were you people talking about” I said, “I don’t know. You can ask him.”
We left it there. Some minutes later she came to me with her phone: “My father wants to talk to you.” The phone was already on a loudspeaker. His father was clearly angry. He asked, almost shouting, “You said I told you my daughter has a building? Where did I say that and when?” I asked, “Is it not true that my wife has a building project going on that you’re supervising?” He asked me, “I told you that?” I asked, “Is it true or not?” After the back and forth I told them, “I read your messages last night. I saw the pictures. I read the various budget you had sent to my wife. I read the confirmation of the money receipts that you sent her. You’re a man. Would you be happy if your wife does this to you?” He started fumbling. He started apologizing saying he thought I was aware.”
My wife stood there motionless, didn’t know what to say. When her father hung up, I told her everything I knew, from her salary to the car she bought for her brother. I said, “Yet, even your sanitary pad, I buy them. You think I’m a fool? You’ll use your money to acquire your own properties and live on mine because you’re my wife? I hear. We’ll see.”
Trust was lost. Love was broken. We had to find a new way of living our lives going forward. Her father called me every morning and evening apologizing for everything and sometimes taking up the blame so I didn’t have to blame his daughter. I told him, “The emotional state I’m in right now, it would be hard to think straight or think forgiveness. Just give me space.” Three days later, they were in our house. The father, the mother, and the senior brother. They came to apologize. “Don’t let this break up the beautiful marriage you both have. If nothing at all, consider the kids and be lenient in your judgment.”
I listened to them. My position was still the same. “I need time to clear my mind. Just leave me alone to think.” From last month to this moment that I’m writing this, my wife had changed totally. She doesn’t ask for money but the house is being run smoothly. She has started paying for things she never paid for but that doesn’t move me. She has taught me a very great lesson and I’m taking it seriously. That in everything, I have to look out for myself and my family first. Last she told me, “If you want us to change the names on those properties, we can do so.” Guess whose name is on the property…her father’s name.”
I told her, “You don’t need to change anything. They are yours. You suffered for them so you can decide what you want to do with them.” The land I bought has our names. I’m selling it and take my money back. The car she’s driving has her name. I put a for-sale sticker on it some weeks ago. She agreed she’ll pay for the car. I’ve given her two months to pay up or I sell it and take my money. She’s getting the message and I’m glad. Each one for himself, God for us all. She keeps asking if I’m going to leave her. I keep telling her I won’t but if she wants a divorce, I will gladly give her. I’m not going to leave the marriage. I would give us some time to heal and see what may happen but when it comes to money, I’ve taken the lesson she taught me through her actions.
*What's your take?*
So you have been living HAPPILY with the same wife and your kids before now? Then discovered your wife makes more money than you thought, and became unhappy?! SMH >
plaindealer: Some young Nigerian entrepreneurs are processing and turning cocoa into profitable chocolate treats.
Exactly! And it’s not just young entrepreneurs... Processors in Nigeria (including FTN, Stanmark, Multi-Trex, and others) have been doing it since the 80s (before many of us were born). >
TheFalcons: When the industries are not on ground yet, we have to first exploit the market for our current production.
With time, we can set up processing industries.
Although there's the problem of short-sighted government policies, lack of infrastructure, lack of honest human capital, and lack of standards. With Nafdac collecting kickbacks and bribes, it's almost impossible to enforce international food standards.
I hardly see any strong Economy lining up to offtake coca products produced in Nigeria with out current realities.
The business aspect may be far more challenging than you can see on the surface.
We already have many of them... Nigeria has had cocoa processors for almost 40 years (ie, before most of us were born). >
Judybash93: When you export raw materials, you export employment but when you import finished goods, you import unemployment. I know there's more to it but to a large extent, it is what it is
Sirjamo: If this raw material can be processed in Nigeria, it would create thousands of jobs and put money in people's pockets.
shegsrules: Why can't we set up factories to refine such products and the excess we export including our own refined products. But no way, FGN policies and tax go cripple the whole factories
SmartyPants: At the macro level its not great but lets learn to walk before we try to run. The urgent need in the economy is diversification. From there we can jump to refinement.
TechSkill: See, Nigerians are short sighted. They like quick money and the government also is not helping.
jesmond3945: imagine he processed this cocoa, what is our business with milo? Why can't we drink Nigerian milo?
ddeola: Until we start producing finished goods with the cocoa seeds ourselves, then we still have a long way to go.
damoceile: so we should roll out drums and start dancing right? this is stupidity on the path of everybody involved, right from the government down to the farmers
Jaqenhghar: Shey you people are content with making quick bucks than putting in the work.
Nigerians should endeavor to learn more about their own country (or perhaps it’s just Nairalanders )... As I noted in the comment above, cocoa PROCESSING in Nigeria is a relatively “mature” industry pre-dating most of us.
At the very least, relatively large-scale cocoa PROCESSING in Nigeria goes back over 30 years to the Babangida era... Nigerian PROCESSORS (such as FTN, Stanmark, Muliti-Trex, etc.) produce chocolate, cocoa butter, cocoa cake, and cocoa powder.
PS: Nonetheless, there’s still going to be foreign importers only interested in raw cocoa beans for a variety of reasons. >
mmsen: Meanwhile Ghana has vowed to stop exporting raw cocoa,
Nigeria is full of mumu scammers.
Nuzo1: Ol boy, this is by no means near a good news.
Serious countries left extractive industry centuries ago. Migrated to industrial production, then hitech production. But here we are still talking about selling raw cocoa for almost free.
You export a raw bag of cocoa at N20,000. White man refines it at the cost of N10,000. Sells the byproducts (cocoa drink, chocolate etc) at N200,000.
White man makes N170,000 profit from your N20,000 years of sweat.
Extractive production impoverishs a nation.
As a matter of urgency, we must learn to add value to our raw materials, be it gold, diamond, crude oil or cash crops like cocoa and cotton.
laiperi: The President of Ghana recently gave the Swiss a lecture on that.
Nigeria has been PROCESSING cocoa beans (into semi-finished ‘cake’ and finished products) since the Babangida regime... Nonetheless, they are still always going to be foreign importers only interested in buying raw cocoa beans for any number of reasons. >
Frankly IRRELEVANT what this Zulum dude (nor any Northerner) thinks... The applause for this dude makes it seems as if Northerners will be doing Southerners a FAVOR. SMH
Btw, I personally couldn’t care less where the president comes from... Just elect a freaking GOOD candidate, and I personally will only support a GOOD Southern candidate. >
sexiestharam: Stop this Nigerian American crap. They have Nigerian parents but are Americans! Full stop! Let Nigeria stop trying to reap where they didn't sow. Check their profiles on the Internet. They identify themselves as Americans! End of discussion!
Also since learnt that Kunke Olutokun was an investor and board member in the Lagos-based UDC company....
FYI, Americans of Nigerian origin or ancestry are very PROUD of their heritage. It’s folks who have never left Nigeria, or the Johnny-Come-Lately “refugees” who change their names at the airport (Seun becomes Sean, Chuka becomes Chuck, Haruna becomes Harry, etc.) and put on that COMICAL fake accent (if only they knew how comical they sound), and make comments like yours. >
shadeyinka: I still wonder the possibility in Nigeria of having our Minister of State of Science and Technology originally from Cameroon AND Chairman Security and Exchange Commission originally form Ghana.
Our Multiethnic nature prevents using the best for the job and it also promote nepotism.
Is any solution to this feasible?
The CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA from 1975-1979, Sir Darnley Alexander, was from St. Lucia in the Caribbean. >
sexiestharam: Stop this Nigerian American crap. They have Nigerian parents but are Americans! Full stop! Let Nigeria stop trying to reap where they didn't sow. Check their profiles on the Internet. They identify themselves as Americans! End of discussion!
NONSENSE AND INGREDIENTS.... Don’t speak about what you don’t know, simply by assuming everyone shares your apparent LOW SELF-ESTEEM.
Wole went to school here in Nigeria as a kid, before going abroad for university. In addition, he was until recently part of the faculty at AUST in Abuja (and probably retains a professional relationship there).
Even when he was with McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis, he used to come to NYC (where my family lived and I grew up) to sell art that he bought from his frequent trips to Nigeria. Don’t know the other dude, but WOLE IS OMO NAIJA! >
You kind of found yourself in an unpropitious situation. You traveled down to a certain place for sth personal only to stumble upon a lady who seemed cultured at first sight. She initiated a conversation, and also suggested you keep in touch on WhatsApp. You were waiting for your client.
At first, her benignancy made you feel she meant no harm -- there's no harm interacting with a nice person, you felt...even though you sensed a touch of pride and authority the way she spoke. She also walked with a bounce kind of.
Of late, the clock has refused to hit twelve. She has become your hunting shadow. You clearly told her you weren't single, neither were you interested in an affair nor can you offer anything more than a friend.
She wanted more. She proposed an alter ego, which you declined due to some craze she was already exhibiting. She's a rich spoilt brat.
She also suggested you lied to “whomever you are dating” she was your old-time bestie, which you also declined upfront.
You have tried almost everything polite without mincing words. There's no miscibility between you both. You have called her and spoken to her in camera, feigned anger, avoided her..but all your efforts seem to be to no avail.
How do you show this sort of person the nearest exit without being rude?
Unwanted attention happens to most females all the time... And the greatest danger is that stalking men can easily get VIOLENT! >
supportnija: I have problem with black people , must all of us go to university, we are born to be Successfully in one way or the other , see mercy and Ronaldo but since the only way to steal public fund in Nigeria is through paper qualification from university
ABEGI QUIT WITH YOUR LOW SELF-ESTEEM SELF-HATING RACIST DRIVEL...
Go to Japan, Korea and several of those countries and see the real scramble for university education... Anyone who thinks “too much” education is Nigeria’s problem deserves the m.oronic leaders of Nigeria! >
bluefilm: There is a very huge difference between being a True man and being a Pussy man.
Countries like UK, Canada and the USA have got lots and lots of pussy men a.k.a SIMPs.
That's why such evil laws against men are still in place in those countries because these SIMPs wouldn't mind to cut of their own necks if only it will make the women in their miserable lives happy.
So, in your very limited worldview, a “True Man” is a crude misogynistic person with primitive sexist values? Funny thing is how many of these “True Men” on NL will gladly donate their left nut to emigrate these “SIMP” nations. SMH >
Kayclite: These elites no how to subdue their populace. Men are more aggressive than women , and have more power to alter the status quo, against the will of the elite.
So what do you think the elites would do?
Definitely, take power from the average man on the fundamental level (family level). Give it freely to women. An unearned power will definitely be misused.
This will cause most men fall into depression. They lose willpower, therefore masculinity.
What do elites now have? Weak-willed men and a weak society they can easily control. The clueless women are just pawns.
MORALITY is the backbone of any civilisation. Without it, societal inter-relationships crumbles.
The result of what passes for an “education” in Nigeria...smh >
eejo: I noticed that many ladies are lonely in Europe and dying for companionship. The following reasons are responsible 1 Child care in Europe consume time and fund which many are not ready for. 2 Rape allegation can ruin your life thus Men are careful 3 long working hours which means less time for fun except holidays. This normally get worse as they grow older and that is the reason scammers continue to reap this vulnerable women.
GET A JOB!!! See the sort of uselessness a jobless Nigerian man indulges in. SMDH >
IamBroke: Okay there's this lady I met at a friend's place. She's free spirited and kind of nasty.
She's married with 3 kids but she's not living with her husband, reasons I don't know.
I believe she'd be 5 years if not more older than me but yet she calls me like I'm with her kidney... I can't even believe the kind of stuff we do though we've not had sex but she's pushing me that way but that's one thing I don't want to do cause she's married and I'm feeling guilty.
I don't want to hurt her and I don't want to continue this stuff with her and I don't want to avoid her either.
So what do I do now?
Advise me on what to do please
Nigerians and their FAKE morality... You do “stuff” with her, but you think just because you haven’t put it in that you’re chaste? SMH >
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