₦airaland Forum

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
This is why Nigeria is a total failure the government introduce free train rides from Lagos to ibadan. Only six passengers on the train because passengers are now finding out the train will not rich ibadan. This is a total disaster the Chinese is the railway is complete but on the other hand the passengers and the train operator says it is not. So when the train leaves Lagos by time it gets to ibadan the railway ends at a bridge before getting to ibadan..

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
Nigerian government runs out of funds for Lagos ibadan railway Project. The real way is about 150 kilometres only. The project is now going on at a slow pace

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
Suffering and smiling Picture Show is back where else but oshodi Lagos

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
I am very disappointed with you traveling all the way to Kenya with a poor camera it is very sad where did you get money to go to Kenya did you borrow. I was expecting you to go to Kenya with a high powerful camper which at least can shoot 4k HD videos

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
This is the result when you borrow money to pay people salary in charge of developing the country

The mode remove my picture I am going to repost it again

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
Lagos State demolishes 50000 buildings there will be no buildings left in Lagos State

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
Please how am I lying which other city in Africa has yellow Buses. The only lie I told I was in Nigeria for 5 good months and I was in Nigerian I can wait come and go as I want I will be in Nigeria very soon again visiting EKO EKO EKO

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
Please how am I lying which other city in Africa has yellow Buses. The only lie I told I was in Nigeria for 5 good months and I was in Nigerian I can wait come and go as I want I will be in Nigeria very soon again visiting EKO EKO EKO

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
Did you know Lagos has better road than New York City with world-class infrastructure the only problem is the people are suffering of Hunger and poverty. Look at the Majestic beautiful road

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
Did you know Lagos has better road than New York City with world-class infrastructure the only problem is the people are suffering of Hunger and poverty. Look at the Majestic beautiful road

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
Nice pictures I have totally scattered my Nigerian people and their big mouth it is time for suffering and smiling pictures show to continue. Victoria Island Lagos

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
Very far away picture of Lagos residential area

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
Did anybody know this trend is one of the trades with the most views 2.3 million people have viewed this thread. Because of people like suffering and smiling the trade has become so famous I just imagine nairaland has 2.4 million members. So every member of nairaland has passed through the trade

tylann:
that is an old video 2015

yes northern kenya has been marginalized for a long time
the government started investing in the region recently
new roads have come up , an airport etc

Abohboy:
Not gonna lie I actually love what Ghana is doing with it's hospitals and schools the Nigerian government does not spend as much on schools and hospitals but the Eco medical tourism business thing you have the same thing is happening in ondo state, West Africa is gonna b big in the next 5-10 years trust me

Logobenz0:
Exactly

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
The first set of pictures which I posted some of them were from ibadan the others from Lagos and I think two of them from ikorodu. If you think I am lying enlarge the picture and read the sign post do not underestimate suffering and smiling the only true Nigeria

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
This is why Nigeria is a total failure the government is doing everything and the private sector is just sitting and watching. Let me tell you how many government projects have succeeded or made a profit.. let the government keep on putting the country into massive debt. If Nigeria has gotten so bad that now the government is telling private people to build and maintain their road very soon they'll be no government in the country. Lagos State does not produce any rice where is the rice going to come from the northerners are not going to be allowed to process their rice in Lagos State. If the governor of Lagos was serious he should I build a huge cassava processing plant or yam that is what is grown in South West Nigeria not rice

Humbrown23:
BTW this is lagos

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
This trade is about Nigeria versus Kenya. Not GHANA or Tanzania vs Kenya. Door and Gate fabrication factory at the side of a federal Road

NigeriaIsDoomed:
yes roads in Kenya are the best

rvp20182:
It expected to rise 0.8% so 12% is the target.Crazy.

rvp20182:
Inflation has risen to about 12%

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
MITROS Rice Not Available In Ogun Markets

• No Lake Rice Production

• No Special Arrangement For Rice Farming In Kaduna

• Farmers, Processors, Count Gains In Kano

By Gbenga Akinfenwa, Gbenga Salau Abdulganiyu Alabi and Murtala Adewale



In the wake of soaring price of local rice induced by closure of the borders, there is anxiety across the country regarding what the market would look like in the last two months of the year, especially festive periods of Christmas and New Year.

On August 21, 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a partial closure of the Seme border between Nigeria and Benin Republic and other borders with neighbouring Niger, Cameroun and others to check smuggling and illegal movement of light arms.

Since then, attention has shifted to production of local rice. Subsequently, the increased demand has led to price increase. A 50kg of locally produced rice that was sold for between N12, 500 and N13, 000 now sells between N24, 000 and N27, 000 in the last few weeks.

There was however, a ray of hope late last month when President of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Aminu Goronyo gave the public an assurance that a 50kg bag will soon sell for N9, 000. He also promised that more rice would flood the market to force down prices, against the claim that hoarding was responsible for the price hike.

Aminu Goronyo said: “We have a bumper harvest that we never had before. We have never had the type of bumper harvests that we recorded this year…There are enemies of this country who buy and store this commodity just because they want to create artificial scarcity…Our promise is that Nigerians will continue to get this commodity at an affordable price and it will be available.

“I don’t think the price will go up, rather the only thing we hope is that the price will continue to come down and definitely it will. Some of our millers sell at N12, 000 and we hope that Nigerians will buy a 50kg milled rice at between N9, 000 and N10, 000,” Goronyo added.

But based on findings, his projections are far from reality because of the negative signals coming from rice producing states and others who claimed to have invested heavily in rice cultivation.

Rather than the market witnessing a deluge of rice from the states to force down current high prices, rice from states have suddenly disappeared from markets, contrary to claims of massive investment to boost rice production.

The question on the lips of rice-loving citizens, is whither government-cultivated rice?


OGUN

Currently, Ogun State branded rice-MITROS Rice has vanished from the market, according to findings. Since the state allegedly rolled out 150,000 bags in November 2018, the product is not seen in the market, especially during the festive season when it was needed most. A section of the state residents, especially those living far from the state capital claimed little is heard of the brand.

From findings, only few people had access to it. It was alleged that access to the brand is complicated, as you could not walk into any market and get MITROS rice.

Even now, when the state ought to capitalise on the border closure to register its presence, it was confirmed by a reliable source that there is no MITROS rice in the market and there may not be any till next year.

The source disclosed that the milling machine at the Asero processing plant, has packed-up and there is no plan in the offing to put it back to work.

But the privately produced Ofada rice is thriving, but not in great quantities to saturate the markets.


LAGOS

Apart from the three years (2016-2018) LAKE Rice was made available to Lagosians that record was broken last December. The brand has totally disappeared from circulation.

In all the markets visited in Lagos, there was no Lake Rice for sale. At Amuwo-Odofin Shopping Centre, one of the traders said she last sold the brand in April.

Those in Mile 2 Oke market said they never sold Lake Rice. At Daleko Market, one of the traders claimed he sold the last batch about a month ago, which was at N18, 500. This was far higher than the price the state government pegged it.

The new administration of Babajide Sanwo-Olu promised return of Lake Rice, but without subsidy, meaning an over 15 per cent price increase.

Before it went off the market, a 50kg sold for N12, 000; 25kg for N6, 000 and 10kg for N2, 500 in about 10 locations across the state, designated as sales points. The state government then said residents could only buy one bag, as it wanted to ensure that the rice got to everybody.

To increase the availability of Lake Rice beyond the 10 sales points, in December 2017, the state government sought the participation of major rice distributors by signing a partnership with them for the transportation, distribution and marketing of Lake Rice.

However, in the third quarter of 2018, after the government had signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for mass distribution and sales, the rice was no longer available at sales points and markets. And that was the scenario till former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode left office in May till now.

On the non-availability of the rice in markets, a source in the ministry of agriculture said the state government buys from Kebbi State, bag it and sell in Lagos, contrary to claims that the state has rice plantations in Kebbi.

“The process to buy another batch has not been concluded, reason it has not been in the market.”


KADUNA

Despite the border closure, there are no special arrangements by the Kaduna State Government tap into vast local market with investment in rice production.

As one of the main rice producing states, majority of Nigerians are expecting nothing less from the Kaduna in terms of championing rice production.

A market survey by The Guardian across markets, show that a 50kg bag of local rice previously sold for N9, 000 now sells for N15, 500. For instance, at Bakin-Dogo Market, a bushel of local rice previously sold at the rate of N350 is now N550.

The Secretary of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Kaduna State chapter, Mr. Ishaya Audu, who confirmed the development, linked it to government’s failure to invest and boost rice cultivation.

“We have been trying to discuss with the Governor. We have written series of letters on our willingness as rice farmers to meet him, to address this issue; we are yet to be given audience. Rice farmers in Kaduna are cultivating without any serious intervention from government, which is the problem. The warehouse we are using now belongs to the state government, despite that, we still have to pay them for rent, which ought not to be so.”

He called on the state government to assist rice farmers, especially by building dams for dry season rice farming. “If they build dams in different locations, rice farmers will have the opportunity of cultivating rice three times in a season.”


KANO

The border closure is a boost for local rice production in Kano State, as farmers, processors and traders record increase in sales and marginal returns.

With about 20,000 growers and an average yield of 3.72 tons in both wet and dry seasons, rice production and patronage could do much better without the influx of foreign brands.

A Rice farmer, Munzali Jibril told The Guardian that the border closure has boosted his production from five hectares to 20 due to increased demand.

Munzali added that gone are the days when farmers passed through series of middle men before pushing their paddy to markets at average cost of N7, 000, saying a 75kg of paddy now goes for between N9, 000 and N11, 000.

“Honestly, the closure of the borders is more or less a blessing to we farmers, especially because rice farmers have more opportunity to expand our production because there is ready market for our produce.”

Alhaji Abba Dantata, a rice m illers Kano, said the border closure would enable processors redouble their capacity.

Abba said before the closure, majority of rice millers in Kano were almost running bankrupt due to low sales, the development, which he said would have led to job losses and economic collapse.

He explained that millers are presently pushing out 10 trucks of finished products to the markets on daily basis. He said no less than 70 jobs in his company would have been lost, if not for the government intervention.

According to him: “Before border closure, when foreign rice dominated the market, we hardly moved five trucks of locally processed rice. The action has really helped the millers because, we can now get more paddy as farmers are now redoubling their production capacity.”

Aminu Yakubu, a rice retailer in the popular Singer, in Sabon Gari market, Kano, said local rice now sells for between N14, 500 and N16, 000.

“Local rice is selling more than foreign rice now. Before you sell five bags of foreign brands, 10 bags of local rice would have been purchased. Let me tell you, many people are even afraid of selling foreign rice now because of Customs. If you cannot prove that the ones in your store are old stocks, the Customs will arrest and dispossess you of the rice.”



https://m.guardian.ng/features/local-rice-production-has-not-taken-advantage-of-border-closure-investigations/

Shma:
Bus station in Lagos.

Troy404:
Lagos beach plots....

rvp20182:
I am glad you've opened your eyes to the Ghana big lie. You can imagine 11,000 cedis to a dollar. The currency had so many zeros. They had to re-dominated and tried to peg 1:1 on the dollar. Now it's heading to 6 a dollar. It like Kenya shs in 2007 was 70shs to a dollar..and now it's 420shs to a dollar.Next year it will drop to 600sh then 1000shs then 2000shs then soon again it will be 11,000 cedis to a dollar. Ghana's second name is HYPERINFLATION.

Kennyswagz1:
check Google..
All this project's like akwa millenium city, kaduna millinium city, kano economic city, eyimba economic city, Orange island, enugu centenary city, gracefield island are not more than a housing estate but they are taking years to complete..
Example is that eko atlantic city since 2004 it is still being built, while Dubai was transformed under 20yrs..

NairobiWalker:
Based on your logic, Naivasha town is bigger than Lagos.

68816419:
Still on Kano ...NORTHERN Nigeria)

tylann:
nakuru has goods than the whole of nigeria has to offer pick any nigeria city with similar population with nakuru and let us compare development from roads to malls to hospitals
for your information nakuru has the highest quality of life in east africa

there is nothing to hide about nairobi i just dont like hypocrites
you say nairobi has bad roads if i say let us compare you start crying

abuja and lagos are among the worst cities in africa so you have nothing to offer
continue learning about kenya kenyastalker

Akwa ibom uyo to be exact, it's roads are ten times better than anything Nakuru could ever offer and a bit of an extra the new 21 storey building under construction

Carmit:
Loooool!
Forget the first jab....this is the killeerr!!
How do you guys come up with this ish all the time!