₦airaland Forum

This is what the bible says "That the Youth shall see visions while the old shall dream dreàms". This is a visionary project from a young and a verile mind. What I love about his project is the architectural designs. Only Sanwolu has a better vision than this governor and it's because of Lagos IGR, while Wike has infrastructure skills provision to be in these category but lack right IGR investment strategy.
I can't wait to see such awesome leadership with vision in Benue state.
Give me the mantle I will replicate this and even surpass his good intent.
Kudos to Governor Mbah, you're a rare gem.

For me, Nigerian government needs to place Tariff sanctions on all South African companies products here in Nigeria and also place tariffs on Jet fuel exported to South Africa. Their economy will shout for it, their President will over night run here begging, then we do them the Ghanian rejection style.

Enugu City and Otukpo town has water issues for years. Boreholes drilling in this areas do not yield water unlike other places within the country due to their higher ground location.
Bringing tap water to full functionalityin such settlement is an A class achievement. Kudos to the governor.
The question we need to ask is what has PDP done for this state and we don't need to get shy of asking this question? There's a need to chastise the then ruling party.
Revenue generation is a life line for governance that will touch the common man but there's a price to pay.

We need to commend the governor and President Tinubu for making available revenue to embark on such dividend of democracy.

Nigerians have poor leadership selection IQ, a situation borne out of tribalism and religion.
Wike has shown that good governance can be felt across economic hierarchies. African states cannot jump the gun of development steps.
Currently, we are in need of physical structures that are visible to the eyes, at least to an extent of closing up infrastructural gap with the western nations.
In lieu of the above, our current choice of leadership selection should be based on someone who is dedicated to providing physical infrastructure like Wike and Governor Sanwolu of Lagos State has done in River State, Lagos State and Federal capital territory.
For me, I would rather prefer Nyesom Wike as our next President after Bola Tinubu or Minister of Works and Housing.
Imagine this development across board in 8 years. Nigeria will become a place to be visited by Foreign Nationals, increasing our FDI.

MrEar:
Trump vs Obama Iran deal which looks better?

source

Nice bringing this comparative analysis, but a whole lot is still not stated in your analysis.
You left out the storm in the Tea, Emperor Ayatollah. Killing Ayatollah and his top team in charge of Iran war head will cost any Nation alot. Not killing Ayatollah will not stop Iran stockpile and giving Iran edge in getting close to a nuclear warhead.
Secondly, unfortunately you don't have what it takes to understand the link between Kier Starmer resignation and Iran war. Which forms the second major reason for the war. An unholy marriage between USA and Iran to stop UK strong hold on straight of Hormuz multi billion dollar insurance strong hold.
This USA has outsmarted U.K, took ownership and in agreement gave Iran tolling right.
For Obama his negotiations is based on Iran deceiving USA while Trump agreement is taking a whole billion dollars pile of the insurance cover control of Hormuz from UK and killing all the top leadership of Iran to give USA room to have upper negotiating hand.
In all, for Trump, it's all about business gain's and leadership change

Nigeria’s $23B inflow is 85% hot money. Until FDI rises, we are mistaking liquidity for development

Nigeria’s $23.2B capital inflow in 2025 is being celebrated. The headline is good. The breakdown is not. Of that $23.2B, 85%, $19.7B is Foreign Portfolio Investment, a money investment in Treasury-bills and bonds that can exit in 24 hours when global rates change. Only 4% of this is $923M, a Foreign Direct Investment, which is a real investment in factories, farms, and logistics. In Q1 2025, FDI was just 2.2% of inflows while portfolio money was 92.3%.

Foreign Portfolio Investment stabilizes the naira today. FDI stabilizes the economy tomorrow by creating jobs and expanding supply. We are celebrating liquidity while capacity stalls. That is the danger.

A leaf from Egypt and Brazil
Egypt floated the pound in 2016, ended FX uncertainty (As currently done by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu), then packaged a $35B Ras El-Hekma project with a “Golden License” that gives all permits in 20 days (As currently not done in Nigeria). The result of this reform was a $11.5B FDI in 2024 while Brazil on their part targeted renewables and logistics with 10-year policy certainty and this yielded a $64.6B FDI. Both countries sold certainty, power, and speed, not subsidies.

What we can fix:
1. Golden License:
Any FDI greater than $50M gets all approvals via one Nigeria Investment Practice Commissiin portal in 20 days, plus a 5-year CBN guarantee for profit repatriation. The cost is zero while the impact will remove the fear that killed FDI since 2016.

2. 3 Mega Projects:
Agro-Logistics Corridors $8B: Cold-chain hubs plus CNG trucks to cut food transport cost by 30%.

Coastal Cement Hub $12B:
3 plants near LNG with fixed gas price to break oligopoly and lower housing cost.

Pharma City $6B: WHO-Good Manufacturing Practice park with National Health Insurance Authority purchase guarantee to cut drug imports.

In lieu of the above, the government provides land, the policy framework, and guarantees, while Private capital brings 85% of funds, just like Egypt’s deal secured from United Arab Emirates.
Mr. President, $23B foreign capital inflow is good news. $14B in FDI is great news. Let’s convert our inflows before they convert us.

Adogwu Simon Akatu PhD
Chartered
Policy Expert

This is a sound analysis, carefully look at Nairaland contributord, you will observe that they is lack of comprehension and inability to continue with the analysis. This due to the fact that the information is not a banter analysis that Nigerians love but a deep rooted one that needs a thinking Cap to understand, a job properly thought out. Nice work.
2027 is a serious battlefield. Mr. President has lost his strong hold on citizens from the North West, North Central and North East due to the current hardship emanating from the presidents reforms.

Though he made an inroad and gained more political structures than in 2023 in the entire North but the challenge he will face in 2027 is that the citizens will likely vote Atiku(The Core North) and lie to their structure coordinator's that they voted for President Tinubu. The APC structure from the North will also vote Atiku just like it was done in 2015 against Goodluck Jonathan. It will be a massive defeat to Tinubu in the Core North.

I still see the President winning the election but on a very difficult ground that the Judiciary will find it difficult to give him backing come 2027.

Obi will clear his S.E, loss total ground in SW and loose marginally in S.S due to the APC structure who will want power come to the South but Obi is not their choice candidate.

North Central will split their votes across board(NDC, ADC & APC), this decision is first borne out of hatred for Atiku as a Fulani Man due to the security crisis currently faced but will still vote Atiku if he gives them a little trust if his Vice is a Christian (A major nullifying factor against Tinubu Muslim Muslim ticket), hatred for Tinubu economic policy is another bane against the President.
Obi lost his Messiahship believe from North Central Christians due to his political migration and picking of Kwankwaso due to his Sharia backing, this will be exploited and propagated by some APC religious directorate.
Atiku is likely to clear major vote in the North but cannot meet up with the 25% regional rule in the south, this will be the tool that will be exploited by APC to knock him out because APC will meet up the 25% electoral coverage rule and win the election with a few hundred of thousands votes above Atiku.
Obi will come a distant 3rd and losing a large Chunk of his 2023 votes.
Believe it or not, this is the play book

Below are concrete levers for the current high cost of living faced by Nigerians that work in a free-market, federal system without direct price controls. The pattern of intervention is the same across all 5 area's exerting pressure on President Tinubu's Government. The levers do not fix the price but fix the cost structure, competition and the information.

1. FOOD

Reason for prices spike
Transport cost resulting from fuel subsidy removal and arbitrary transport fare hike, multiple illegal levies, middlemen layers, seasonal shortages, FX on imported inputs.
What Hon. Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the economy Taiwo Oyedele must do:
Kill illegal road levies
Federal government should make matching infrastructure grants to states conditional on digitizing market levies and capping them at 1% of value. Publish levy rates per route on USSD/SMS so traders can report violations.
Open “food corridors”
a. Prioritize 5-6 highways with dedicated police/NSCDC units to stop illegal checkpoints. Buhari's government did this for onions/tomatoes in 2021 & transport cost dropped 20% on those routes.
Temporary supply fixes
a. Release maize, wheat, rice from strategic reserves and grant 6-month zero duty on wheat, rice, sorghum imports. When supply goes up & prices will go down without capping.
Price transparency
a. Daily wholesale prices from 10 major markets pushed via SMS/WhatsApp. Farmers stop selling blind to middlemen who are currently cashing out from the economy policy reforms fallout.

2. TRANSPORT:
Why prices spike
Diesel/PMS cost, CNG infrastructure gap, port delays, fragmented operators.
What we should do
Fast-track CNG/LNG conversion
a. Subsidize conversion kits for commercial buses/trucks. CNG is 40-60% cheaper per km. At least target 100 CNG stations on Lagos-Kano, Lagos-PH, Abuja-Kaduna in 12 months via PPP. Since we have less months to the election, 30-50 stations can still suffice before December 2026 end.
Cut port dwell time
Single window clearance, 24hr port operations and fines for customs delays. Every day a container sits adds ₦200k plus to goods cost.
Operator co-operations
a. Help transporters form cooperatives to buy fuel/parts in bulk and negotiate maintenance. Lowers unit cost without regulating fares.

3. Pharmaceuticals

Why prices spike
Forex volatility, 70% import dependence, weak distribution, weak competition on generics.
What to do:
Prioritize Forex for health
a. CBN should give priority FX access to WHO-GMP manufacturers and accredited importers of essential medicines. Not for all importers, just health-critical goods.
Local manufacturing push
a. 5-year tax holidays, accelerated depreciation, guaranteed NHIA procurement for local firms meeting NAFDAC standards.This is likely to cut drug prices by 30%.
Public price registry
a. NAFDAC publishes “benchmark retail price” for 100 essential drugs ( landed cost + 20% margin), no cap, but pharmacists charging arbitrary 200% get flagged and risk license renewal.
Bulk procurement: Centralize buying for public hospitals via NHIA to get volume discounts.

4. CEMENT

Why prices spike
Oligopoly structure, gas cost, transport, weak import competition.
What to do
Open import window temporarily
a. 6-9 months zero duty for licensed cement importers. Threat of imports breaks local pricing power. President Goodluck Jonathan did this in 2011 and prices dropped 15% in 3 months.
Industrial gas pricing
a. Sell gas to cement plants at a fixed Naira rate, not dollar-linked. From research its a known fact that Gas is 30-40% of production cost.
FCCPC enforcement
a. Investigate coordinated pricing by the 3-4 major producers(Dangote, BUA cement & others). We don’t need price caps if collusion is broken successfully.

5. Building materials
Why prices spike
FX on steel, aluminum, fittings; import dependence; fragmented market.
Solution:
Duty relief on inputs, not finished goods
a. Zero duty on steel billets, aluminum ingots, glass raw materials.
b. Keep duty on finished steel/roofing to protect local assembly.
Local content for public projects
a. Mandate 60-70% local materials for federal/state projects. This will scale local production of blocks, fittings, roofing sheets.
Materials exchange platform
a. Online platform where contractors and suppliers post prices. This will cuts the popular Guy quote what you think they can pay and blame it on Tinubu reforms problem. You know some Nigerians are very cruel.

All the above if properly looked into & considered with an eye on President Bola Tinubu's 2027 election hurdles, fits into his economic reform constraint as solutions: “no direct price control, informal sector, corruption, overnight wealth mindset of crocked Nigerians”

1. Make cheating costlier than complying
Initiate Public price/levy data & for a start carry out selective enforcement on 2-3 high-profile collusion cases. Deterrence spreads fast in informal networks.
2. Make formal equal more profitable:
Simplified tax, access to credit, bulk buying for traders who register. We can not formalize everyone, but be able to pull the big players in.
3. Use states/LGAs as the enforcement point:
Federal government can’t police every market. Honorable Minister Taiwo Oyedele should tie federal grants to states that reduce illegal levies and publish market data.

Elkhaiemirates1:
My guy, I am the guy that posted the #780K salary stuff, abeg read that my write-up make you reason with me, I don almost faint for here oooooooooo 😢

Where you given any reason for the rejection that you believe is related to the payslip document.
I believe someone will come to our aid to assist with information on this issue.

Sakuzi:
They request for 28 days bank statement. But they recently stsrt asking for 3 months payslip or salary evidence.

Please, have you seen or heard if anyone who submitted salary evidence or payslip scaled through. Would someone who has a salary scale above N400k for more than 2yrs have issues with this current development.

The ADC Party issue is an internal political crisis and a legal matter but this is what opposition really stand for, giving the ruling party a tough ride, making international organization and government to beam touch light into our political system, mounting pressure on the ruling party.
Who knows what this rally can do, don't underestimate it and don't overrate it.

I have observed that Nigerians are too emotional about politics and legal matters, and quick to trade blame on the ruling party or incumbent government on matter's that are wholly legal and need a legal resolve.
Bellow is what we need to know on the ADC matter instead of spilling emotions. The court of law does not understand emotions but proven facts before it.

On 2nd July 2025, the old ADC executive officers led by Ralph Nwosu relinquished their positions, including the office of the Vice Chairman on governance occupied by Nafiu Bala Gombe, the current eye in the storm.
29th July 2025, the David Mark led executive were sworn in by the ADC party.
Nafiu Bala Gombe as claimed was made the North East region chairman. This did not go down well with the powerful politicians from the region. They plotted and relinquish him of his position and gave something smaller. This singular act birth the mother of grievances as narrated by the former senator Elisha Abbo.

In all this unfolding events ADC new colonizers were working to dot their I's and cross their T's , perfecting their house but has not officially made known their new executive to INEC for official recognition.
In September 2025, 7 days before the official notification and filing of ADC new executive leadership to the regulatory body INEC, Nafiu Bala Gombe took ADC to court claiming he is the ADC's substansive Chairman and ask the court to recognize him as the new ADC Chairman.

The following below is were answers need to be provided without running emotions.
1. When an issue emanate in a political party after a recognized handing over of party leadership within the party before the official notification and further recognition by INEC of the internal changes in the political party, should that legal disagreement that has not been resolved be considered legitimate and guide INEC on a later decision on the leadership of that troubled party?. This will solve the status quo antebellum lyrics in the mouth of Nigerians.

2. Should a party executive officer who acclaimed officially resigned from his position and later claimed he never wrote and signed any resignation letter but attended all party events, be recognized as the new party leader when all other party members resigned their positions?
Who is to decide and resolve this claims?

3. Can a state chairmen of a political party resolve to make a national vice chairman, a substansive Chairman of a political party in the advent of resignation of all other party leadership when a new leadership is been considered?. This was the claim of Nafiu Bala Gombe before the July 29, 2025 new executive taking over the party leadership.

4. Can a political party facing Internal legal matters be given consideration in the advent of a regulatory time line for all political parties to conduct congress and submit executive leadership?.

5. Can a political party with legal matters continue with party national convention inspite of unresolved party leadership tussle?

I believe the above but not limited to if answered can resolve or mare ADC, restoring or dashing the hope for all opposition party in Nigeria.
Thank you for the read.

Akatu Simon Adogwu
Policy Consultant

I have noticed that Nigerians are too emotional about politics and legal matters. This is what we need to know on the ADC matter.
On 2nd July 2025, the old ADC executive officers led by Ralph Nwosu relinquished their positions, including the Vice Chairman on governance Nafiu Bala Gombe.
29th July 2025, the David Mark led executive were sworn in by the ADC.
Nafiu Bala Gombe was made the North East regional chairman. This did not go down well with the powerful politicians from the region. They plotted and relinquish him of his position and gave something lower. This singular act birth the mother of grievances as narrated by the former senator Elisha Abbo.
In all this activities ADC new colonizers were still working to organize their house and has not officially made known their new executive to INEC for official recognition.
In September 2025, 7 days before the official notification and filing of ADC new executive leadership by the regulatory body INEC, Nafiu Bala Gombe took ADC to court claiming he is still the ADC's substansive Chairman and ask the court to recognize him as the new ADC Chairman.
The following below is were answers need to be provided.
1. When an issue emanate in a political party after a recognized handover of leadership within the party before the official notification and further recognition by INEC of the internal changes in the political party, should that issue be considered legitimate and guide INEC on a later decision on the leadership of that troubled party?. This will solve the status quo antebellum lyrics in the mouth of Nigerians.
2. Should a party executive officer who acclaimed officially resigned from his position and later claimed he never wrote and signed a resignation letter but attended all party events, be recognized as the new party leader when all other party members resign their positions?
3. Can a state chairman of a political party resolve to make a national vice chairman, a substansive Chairman in the advent of resignation of all other party leadership when a new leadership is been considered?. This was the claim of Nafiu Bala Gombe.
4. Can a political party facing Internal legal matters be given consideration in the advent of a regulatory time line to conduct congress and submit executive leadership?
I believe the above but not limited to if answered can resolve the ADC Internal rangling and restore hope for the opposition party in Nigeria.

Feb 14 love is a distraction from God's Love, a love feast orchestrated by the devil himself to make humanity sin.
God's love in John 3:16 is sacrificial and involves death to let Love lead, so that the other partner who is weaker can enjoy the benefit of life.
Love is not about affection, admiration of body parts and it's beauty, not about professing love languages like gift, affirmative action etc. but dying to ones convenience for others benefits.

Before 2023, our GDP was never a real GDP to measure our economic strength against dollar, what we had then was an artificial GDP that was by fiat pegged by all the past successive government, giving a false market value of our economic growth.
At the coming of PBAT in 2023, we have to find our true GDP value in dollars, this is what led to the currency floatation and we saw the large slump in the GDP from $500b+ to $200b+, though this affected our purchasing power value but it helped in finding the true $ value of our GDP. For every single growth today, gives us our genuine growth curve. This, we have already seen. We were never that too rich but we were living a fake life

It's a technical way of exiting the country financial system. Or a way to attract shady saver's, the switz bank of Nigeria

Press Release
Abuja,Nigeria - October 20, 2025

Middle Belt Youth Assembly Calls for Caution Amidst Planned Demonstrations

As the Speaker of the Middle Belt Youth Assembly, I am compelled to address the planned demonstrations across the country, particularly those calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

While we acknowledge the concerns and grievances of our citizens, we urge all aggrieved parties to exercise caution and restraint. The current global political tension, coupled with the fragile state of our nation, demands that we prioritize stability and security.

Global Context
The recent coup d'état in Madagascar, unrest in the United States, and ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, and Israel and Gaza, serve as a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of unchecked instability.

Regional Concerns
As the youth of the middle belt region, we are particularly concerned about the potential fallout of demonstrations in our capital city. The economic and security implications would disproportionately affect our people, exacerbating an already dire situation.

Call to Action
In light of these concerns, the middle belt youth assembly calls on the youth of our region to refrain from participating in the ongoing demonstrations. We urge all citizens to prioritize peace, stability, and national security.

Lessons from the Past
The devastating consequences of the End SARS protests in Lagos serve as a cautionary tale. We must avoid similar destruction and chaos in our region.

Together, let us work towards a more stable and prosperous Nigeria.

Signed,

Akatu Simon Adogwu
Speaker, Middle Belt Youth Assembly
https://web./1102207162108009/permalink/1138943098434415/?rdid=a2VJIh4SakAouSEW#

The word of God and the owner of marriage institution says "Deep calleth unto Deep". What you are not, you can not attract, that is the law of resonance.
Searching outside what you can not offer, you can't find.
Live right you will find the right person.

Kudos to Dangote.
This is the only way to industrialize Nigeria, the government needs to seize the opportunity to galvanize the elites especially those who looted the nation's economy by giving them corruption amnesty for them to fund critical sectors that will boost the nation's economy and increase revenue for the investors and the government.
We need Investment in cargo and human train station lines transversing the length and breadth of Nigeria, connecting Nigeria to all it's neighbouring countries. Investment in industries that will embrance value addition of Local agricultural produce maint for Nigeria and west African states consumption.
Investment in car manufacting targeting conquering West Africa.

What wike is saying, is that Drawing Jonathan into the battle race, divides the southern vote, clearing the coast for Atiku.

Printing Money is not a normal and logical financial system practice across the globe, countries who resort to such practice only do that when their economy is facing revenue crisis and had no where to turn in meeting the nation's financial needs.
The resultant effect of this currency printing decision eventually leads to excess money in circulation outside of the banking system and in turn sky rocket the countries inflation rate, sky rocketing prices of goods when demand outweigh production.
It also erode a nations currency value and eventual exiting foreign nvestors due to the red flag it portrays on the country's financial crisis.

Why do Nigerians always insult their leaders, from the above data, Egypt Interest rate is as high as that of Nigeria. Egypt will be commended but Nigeria will be insulted.
Egypt and Nigeria are undergoing economic reform's, especially in the area of mopping up excess liquidity from circulation, in the case of Nigeria the interest rate encourage deposit and less of cash in hand leading to currency mop up and strengthening the currency which in turn drops the inflation rate.
Also, high interest rate is targeted towards Foreign Portfolio Investment, attracting dollars into Nigeria, thereby increasing our dollar liquidity. These and some other targeted policy influence interest rate increase

In my submission, the NCAA should sanction the security Boss and the tarmac security personnel.
Under no circumstances should a passenger be allowed to get close to a plan after been clared for take off, even though the plan might have upto 5 min preparation time for takeoff. It's not the duty of the Pilot to check around the airplane for an intruder, cow, goat or anything as the case may be.
I think the Minister should reconsider his decision or intervene in the Pilot plight of conviction for wrong doing.

As long as India is not a global hedgemony like USA and China is, there must submit to Trump's demand or else dollar will dry out from their system

N30m will build you 3 bedroom duplex here in Nigeria, what's the cost of duplex in $ where he is. Nigeria have a far better PPP than his submissions

My brother CP, don't mind the village witchcrafts disturbing those children. Your destiny and theirs are not the same.
You have achieved your aim let them go and achieve theirs through their own Lord's. We all have our own individual route to success, keep moving bros

#CP, don't mind the village witchcrafts disturbing those children. Your destiny and theirs are not the same.
You have achieved your aim let them go and achieve theirs through their own Lord's. We all have our own individual route to success, keep moving bros

I for one will go to the street and protest if FG plans to favor Nigerian farmers again. Ha, they are not humans at all, bunch of wicked souls calling themselves farmers, bag of rice climbed N100k.
How can we be this wicked to ourselves, let government flood the market until no Rice farmer is in farming. No no no, if this is the only thing this government will solve, I will vote them come 2027.
Let other sector like cement whole salers, building materials and so many other products highjacked by middle men also watch out.

I think Mr. Onakpasa is not far from the truth. The crowding of opposition into APC does not affirm loyalty status on them,2015 still remains fresh in the history of Nigeria political space, where the interest of the North was served from within the ruling party. Same deja Vu might be coming, a wise man will learn from the past.

I am an ardent admirer of Timubu's free market economy system that was introduced to free up Ballance of trade, free up the countries Revenue generation basket and maintain a stable foreign exchange market.
For this, he must be commended because the future generations has been liberated as we can see in the 2025 budget deficits percentage as compared to other past presidents budget.

Where he failed woefully and should be tongue lashed is the social security transfer to protect the vulnerable Nigerians from the policy shock and price protection of good's and services that would have shielded the poor from business men who used the devaluation as a yardstick to rip off common Nigerians. These two buffer's was were the free market economy system is anchored upon for successful implementation. I will add the third part which is introduction of subsidy on income tax for income earners and subsidy on one time purchase of fuel monthly not more than N50K for the lower class.
I believe this is where he missed his target and publicly refused to adhere to public outcry of Nigerians.
Today, the dice has been cast and judgement day is drawing nearer. It will take a mavericks to defend and play the card to favor Mr. President genuine intentions and also his deliberate neglect.

PDP will come alive immediately after 2027 election when the South has won election. President Tinubu and Wike will decide the next president from the North come 2031, the 2 candidate from PDP and APC will be both choosen and backed by the 2 powerful individuals.
The election will be free and fair because the both candidates will be given free hands to test their popularity and financially backed up by the the 2 powerful individuals.