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Urheadmaster:Togolese and benin citizens are Yoruba cousins they are welcome to Yorubaland. |
BossGerald:Iyabo Ojo is omo Ibo because her mother is Ibo. |
Zahraj:check linkedin,you will find them plenty on the site. |
IPOB youths welldone.Northerners will soon burn una cars and markets to reset una low IQ brains. |
Apus:The party agents should report stolen BVAS. |
Biodun556:Obi is Atiku's clone |
chiiraq802:why use hypersonic missile on the gatemen when their oga patapata is the UK. |
Lifeinbits:Post this on travel section,you will get the advice you need.if you both apply together,you guys could be rejected. https://www.nairaland.com/7194807/general-usa-student-visa-enquiries-part/220 |
Naira re-design: Nigerians remember 1984. Not a few who were 15 years and above 38 years old would recollect perhaps with angst the harrowing experiences their parents, relatives and others were subjected to when the military regime headed by Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari directed a change of the country’s currency, the Naira. Some were direct victims of the new policy. The sudden change of the country’s legal tender then threw many off board. The regime said the new policy was to prevent stolen funds from being repatriated to the country. So, it was targeted at corrupt politicians and their cronies who had fleeced the country of its scarce resources, undermining efforts to lay solid grounds for resounding economic takeoff. Ill-gotten graft would be recovered and the recouped funds ploughed into capital ventures to buoy up the economy and strengthen the infrastructural base of the nation. With glee the masses hit the streets in jubilation. Expectations were high that the days of corrupt enrichment through abuse of public funds were over, but that was short-lived. Implications then The older generation of Nigerians, who were adversely affected by the re-design policy, would rather be forgotten 38 years ago be forgotten. Unpleasant memories – anguish, exploitation by banks and bank managers, kick-backs and “deliberate frustration” as some of them said, was a thinly veiled policy of the regime to impoverish many in the guise of fighting corrupt politicians. The new policy came into force on April 1, 1984. The government had granted a two-week grace period for changing old notes, but the amount any individual could convert legally was strictly limited to about $7,000 at the official exchange rate at that time. Land borders were sealed; those leaving by air or sea were thoroughly searched to ensure that none had the old currency. There was tension and uncertainty everywhere and the government refused all entreaties to extend the deadline. Ezeugwu, who was a spare parts trader at Ojo Alaba International market, said, “Our businesses practically came to a standstill; we could not sell for fear of receiving old bills which would be almost impossible to change to the new ones. We locked shops and formed long queues at the bank, but often all was in vain. It was indeed traumatic because only two weeks of grace were given and the banks were in short supply.” Another unfortunate experience was the shortage of the new Naira note. Though the government said no more was supplied to the banks, the reverse was the case as most banks ran out of supply. A bank worker, Daniel Imowo, explained, “The Naira had an official exchange rate of $1.30, but on the black market it was worth only around 33 cents. The government introduced a deliberate but unofficial policy of limiting the amount of liquid cash in circulation. Therefore, the deposit of hoarded money in the banks was expected to ease a shortage of cash in circulation in black Africa’s richest nation.” It would be recalled that Nigeria was hit by a drastic decline in its oil exports and was then suffering inflation of 60 to 90 per cent and had a balance of payments deficit in 1983 of $3.7 billion. The same applies today. The country’s crude oil production stands at about 1.08 bpd. In 1984, Nigeria had fewer banks, most of which only existed in the state capitals and a cluster of cities. The few that existed only maintained branches in the state capitals and perhaps had no inclination to expand into the rural areas. Then, NITEL was the Lord of Manor as people relied on it for telecommunication services and it was terribly deplorable. Hence, communicating information of the change and deadline to rural dwellers was Herculean and therefore a major reason the banks were flooded with customers and why many could not change the old bills to new ones. To most people, the banking system was elitist and so the culture of saving money was rather odd. Transactions were mostly and conveniently done by cash and in-person. This compelled them to carry large cash to wherever they have had business engagements requiring exchange of physical cash. Harrowing experiences Okoro Dennis Hmmmm… people died out of frustration and those that were mostly affected were petty traders. People who could not change their money into the new legal tender committed suicide. Firstly, Nigerians were given only two weeks to change their money. You were given a change to a certain amount of money per day. Usually, you go to the bank as early as possible, but no matter how early you went it was always filled to the brim and you were fortunate to be given a tally number. People who engaged in buying and selling things in the market were cruelly affected because they needed their money to transact business on a daily basis. But with the new policy they were required to change whatever amount they held in possession to the new legal tender. It was difficult so they were not able to change even a third of what they had and once the deadline expired their money became invalid tender and could not be used. It was very difficult for those who were doing daily returns. Kayode Olaoye He’s a small business operator in Utako, who was in his early 20s in 1984, recalled with sadness the experience of a cousin that committed suicide because he could not change his money. The cousin used to deal in timber and mostly collected goods on credit. You know then N200, 000 was a huge sum. He was unable to change it to the new legal tender in order to meet his creditors’ demands as well as other family responsibilities including school fees for children and so he opted to commit suicide. Many tenants lost their tenancy because they were unable to pay their rents even as landlords themselves were equally victims of the short period given to members of the public to change their money into the new currency. The landlords were desperate and, therefore, depended heavily on their only source of livelihood – the rent. Ibok Gregory He worked in a car Sales Company; he recalled an incident where a prospective groom could not meet his heart throb because the money he needed to meet demands for the traditional and white weddings was in the currency made invalid by the new policy. “Emeka was a colleague. We were residing in Orile Iganmu in Lagos then. After strenuous efforts day after day to change his money to no avail, until the deadline, my friend suddenly found himself with N110, 000 useless tender. Distraught and blighted, Emeka wept for months as he watched his love pressured to marry someone else,” Greg said. Adebajo Oluwole He said merely mentioning the 1984 Naira change got him agitated. He lost his first N10, 000 in life. He said, “The banking culture did not quite register then. Most Nigerians preferred alternative means of saving their money because of the rigours people were often subjected to at the point of withdrawing their money in banks. You queued for hours to make withdrawal and so it was a wise course to keep your money in anywhere but the bank. “Besides, the banks were few and one far in between. My N10, 000 was safe with me before Buhari and Idiagbon forced me to seek a new lodging for it in the bank. I never succeeded in changing my money in spite of using one full week for that adventure.” Adesola Olabisi Olabisi, a public finance expert, recalled that the 1984 Naira re-design was largely hinged on the high rate of currency smuggling. It was common knowledge that the Naira was being smuggled out of the country by politicians and the “10% contractors.” So, on the surface, the change was designed to be positive to the nation, but to the detriment of corrupt politicians who had stolen from the public coffers. “But it turned out to be a lopsided mixed bag of gains and losses because the intended real beneficiaries of the policy were actually the victims. The masses could change their old banknotes to the new bill because they were in short supply and the time limit for effecting the change was cruelly short. “As a fresh graduate then, even I could not change the few notes in my possession. I spent days in the reception hall of one of the first generation banks in Victoria Island struggling in vain to change my old notes into new ones. It was painful to condemn about N560 in twenty Naira notes denomination.” Ajayi Oyewale Oyewale remembered that, “Banks were few and mostly located in the major cities. In Ibadan, you needed to be at a particular part of town- Dugbe- to access bank services and must be ready to undergo whatever was required before you could gain entry into the banking hall and eventually reach the counter to be attended to by the bank clerk. Tally numbers were usually issued but that in itself was not a guarantee that you would have your old notes exchanged for the new ones. “There were usually stampedes on a daily basis at banks. Bank staffers were lords of the manor as they conducted illegal businesses. Even at that, you were fortunate not to be duped by your notes. Many had to travel from rural areas to the city all in an attempt to change their old notes. It was not a pleasant experience, especially for our parents and other relatives that domiciled in the villages.” Chief Oluwatosin Odukomaya He’s a retired civil servant; he said experiences throughout the duration of the exercise were far from pleasant because of the hardships people were subjected to which worsened their desperation to get their old notes changed to new ones often without success. “But we, the masses, were not alone in the failure. We often read in the Tribune newspaper about money being discovered in water reservoirs in Ibadan, Lagos and other far flung places. Their owners were unable to smuggle them or change them, so they were wasted,” he said. Only recently, APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu recalls that the late Alhaja Habibat Mogaji, the Iya-oloja, was unable to change her notes as a result she left a huge sum of money which could not be used. So, the suffering brought about by unsuccessful efforts to secure the new notes in exchange for the old cuts across all fronts. Previous changes Since Nigeria gained independence in 1960, she has effected changes to her currency 10 times. Some were redesigning while at other times change in inscription, from metal to paper and paper type, colour and artistic inclusion and design have all constituted change in Nigeria’s legal tender. Expectedly, soon after independence, Nigeria demonstrated control over her sovereignty by parting ways with the colonial currency that had held sway. She brought into use a currency that reflected her sovereignty and inscriptions including images and colour which peculiarly identified her. 1962: Nigeria changed her currency to include the inscription “Federal Republic of Nigeria” in place of the hitherto inscription of “Federation of Nigeria,” but retained the name Pound on the notes. 1973: Eleven years later, a total change to the nomenclature of the currency and the unit came into force from the pound to the Naira and Shillings to Kobo. Prior to the changes, a Naira was equal to 10 shillings, but with the new development 100 kobo became one Naira. 1977: The military regime of Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo superintended over this. The change introduced two major developments: A new 20 bank note was introduced. It was the highest currency in circulation and enabled people to hold huge sums of money in a few banknotes. Secondly, the image of a prominent citizen was put on the bank note. 1979: Before paving the way for a democratic government, the military under Obasanjo again changed the Naira. Three new bank notes namely: one naira, five naira and ten naira (1‚5, 10) were introduced. A new dimension was added: colours. This was essentially to assist people to differentiate them. The third element in this new change was an artistic image reflecting the culture of the country. 1984: The first of two changes under Muhammadu Buhari. Except for the 50 Kobo note, the colours of all the other banknotes were altered. All the colours of the bank notes were changed except for the 50 kobo note which according to the authorities was to control the withdrawal of the money to foreign countries. 1999: This was a third exercise by Obasanjo this time as an elected president. The need to expand the country’s economy and facilitate foreign trade was given as key reasons for the development. Thus, the 100, 200, 500 and 1000 banknotes were introduced in December 1999, November 2000, April 2001 and October 2005, respectively. 2007: For the first time, a polymer N20 bank note was introduced as part of much vaunted economic reform. Like the 1979 exercise, the features of N50, N10, N5 as well as N1 and 50 kobo coins were also changed, while N2 coin was introduced. 2009: The minders of the country’s tilt saw huge benefits in changing the N20 note to polymer, and therefore extended the same to the N50, N10 and N5 notes. 2010: The CBN introduced a new N50 note to celebrate Nigeria’s 50th anniversary. 2014: To celebrate the 100th year of the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates to constitute Nigeria in 1914, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decided to re-design the N100 bank notes. The N200, N500, and N1000 bank notes were equally to enjoy the new look. https://www.blueprint.ng/naira-re-design-nigerians-remember-1984/ |
mynd44 please ban this op for false information. |
What is The GREAT RESET and how should we be preparing for the recession? The great reset has alot of crazy headlines and conspiracy theories but how much of them are true? Ill try to answer that here sharing some of the companies and people tied to and behind the great reset and how we should be preparing for it as individuals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rAiTDQ-NVY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq_Xnkiaitw Global Financial and Monetary Systems in 2030 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrno41ToLl8 |
[hor=KosiGee post=120604232] A treacherous Yoruba Muslim is better than you. Umuafo will deal with your likes one day. You are a malignant growth that needs to be excised and burnt.[/quote]Leave Yoruba people out of your business.Face your Princeofowerri claiming Lagos,Yorubaland.You can recruit him as a bank manager for your Biafran dollars.You need to introduce visa regime to Biafra land.Non-Biafrans must pay to live in Biafran land. |
PrinceOfLagos:You are calling Biafra's Prime Minister a mumu.You deserve the 'mohammed treatment' from Aisha Buhari. |
Delphi:reason for the scarcity Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) mopped up over N2 trillion of the old notes in circulation, only N300 billion worth of new notes were printed. |
Osesbrainwave:Liar MC oluomo is in Oshogbo. |
Coolsperm:Igbo Muslims will never vote for Igbo Christian .A vote for Peter Obi,an Igbo Christian is a vote for extermination of Igbo muslims across Igboland. Auzubillah mina shaytani rajeem. |
APC and PDP accuse each other of planning to foment violence at the Tinubu presidential rally Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have traded words over an alleged plan to unleash violence at the presidential rally of the APC, scheduled to hold in Osogbo on Thursday. Mr Adeleke, in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, said he had an intelligence report that the APC had imported thugs to the state for the rally. He, therefore, called on residents of the state to shun the rally, warning that the state government will not tolerate any form of violence. “The APC has imported their agents of death. There is likelihood they may engage in fights and brawls. It is important for our people to stay safe, away from the assemblage of evil hands,” he said. But, the acting chairperson of the APC in the state, Tajudeen Lawal, said it was the PDP that had hired hoodlums to disrupt the rally. “We are privy to an intelligence that the Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in connivance with the embattled state Governor Ademola Adeleke have concluded a plan to disrupt the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally of our presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, coming up on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at the Osogbo Township Stadium, Osogbo, Osun State,” he said. “We also discovered, through our painstaking efforts, that the controversial Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the governor, one Chief Superintendent of Police Omoyele Adekunle (the leader of the Killer Squad) has been the one giving instructions and protection to the hooded political thugs” he added. Faulting the governor’s claim, Mr Tajudeen said the hired thugs will be disguised in clothes and caps crested with the logo of APC. “It was also learnt that the PDP is planning to kit the political hoodlums with branded APC uniforms and face caps with a view to giving the false identities of the PDP-sponsored political thugs,” the party chairman noted. “It was also gathered that Adeleke and the PDP have mapped out another plan to use political hoodlums to be waylaying our members and supporters who might be coming to Osogbo for the presidential rally from the various towns and villages on Thursday.” Tinubu’s Rally Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the Presidential Campaign Council of APC in the state, Remi Omowaiye, said that the campaign will be held at Freedom Park in Osogbo, the state capital from 11 a.m. This is despite the state government saying it approved the Osogbo township stadium for the rally. Mr Omowaiye urged party faithful in the state to attend the rally. https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/579433-adeleke-urges-osun-residents-to-stay-away-from-tinubus-rally-as-pdp-apc-bicker.html |
4everEdward:Stop misinforming people.I travelled to Sweden direct from Nigeria to study on a scholarship without agent,all done by self service, I have some friends who travelled direct from Nigeria to Canada.They only thing you need is to meet the requirement.Stop badmouthing your country.My own brothers travelled from Nigeria to the UK on a student visa.Search your informations very well before reaching conclusion. Watch your back,Europe could be a death zone soon with current ongoing war,I have relocated back to Naija and a Danish and Swedish friends are planning to relocate to Naija too. Enjoy your japa while it lasts.Viva Roshia |
Optimistic4life:Dont mind them,it is natural to feel like having sx when you are young,only fornication is a no no,Try to heal before you date again so you dont make the same mistake you made with your husband. |
SATANICALLY666:Twitter Presidential Candidate voted by IPObians from the Republic of Idu Kingdom. |
Ten of the Ukrainian refugees who last week alerted that Africans had entered their accommodation in Örebro have been moved to a converted garage. Samnytt can tell you that today. A total of eight adult women and two young people live in the garage, which is divided into two rooms, has a kitchenette and shower area, but is cold and lacks hot water. However, the Ukrainian women do not want to complain about the new accommodation. - I am a guest in this country, one of them points out to Samnytt. Last Saturday, Samnytt wrote about how foreign men entered Örebro City Hostel, where about 60 Ukrainian refugee women and children live. The incident caused concern among Ukrainian women. One of them even expressed regret that she had chosen to travel to Sweden. She said that despite the war, she felt safer at home in Ukraine than in Sweden. The Swedish Migration Agency has dismissed the incident as a "misunderstanding" where the men were looking for friends who previously lived at the hostel, and who they thought lived there. Forced to move Among other things, the Ukrainians suggested that the hostel should change the door code to the front door, to make it more difficult for unauthorized persons to enter. But after talking to the media about the incident, they were told that many of them would not be allowed to stay at the hostel. Run by a criminal Both Örebro City Vandrarhem and the property to which the garage belongs are owned by different companies in the same group of companies. Behind the companies is a 43-year-old Örebro resident who has been convicted of several crimes. As recently as last year, the 43-year-old was sentenced by the Court of Appeal to six months in prison for aggravated smuggling. He already had seven sections in the criminal record when he was convicted of that crime. The 43-year-old has previously been convicted of, among other things, aggravated domestic violence and vandalism since he broke into a former girlfriend's home at night, drunk and armed with a shovel as a shelter. He himself stated that he did this because the former girlfriend met a new man, and that he therefore wanted to "talk to her". Refers to the Swedish Migration Board Samnytt has spoken with the manager of the hostel, who is cohabiting with the criminal 43-year-old. She does not want to answer questions. - If you have any questions, you can call the Swedish Migration Board directly, she says. I wonder about the garage to which a number of Ukrainian women have moved. Can you tell us something about it? - You can ask all questions to the Swedish Migration Board. You can not say anything about how big the garage is or how many people live there? - You can ask all questions directly to the Swedish Migration Board. Do not know about agreements Samnytt has been in contact with the Swedish Migration Board to get more information. The authority's procurement and purchasing unit is not aware that there is to be an agreement between the Swedish Migration Board and any of the criminal 43-year-old's various companies. We have contacted the Swedish Migration Agency's press service to ask them to explain why ten Ukrainian refugees have been moved to a garage owned by a criminal. We have not yet received an answer. We also talked to one of the Ukrainian women who now lives in the garage. She wants to remain anonymous, tries to be optimistic and says that they have been promised heat, hot water and the internet. She also does not want to complain about the accommodation she has received. - I am a guest in this country and I do not want any problems, the woman says to Samnytt. https://samnytt.se/avslojar-ukrainskor-larmade-om-afrikaner-pa-boendet-flyttades-till-garage/?fbclid=IwAR0u9p2yHlo-BmlTceCou6kfTfikqNP_LMgy58_MFGxIo6c8ck2CBQQtCrs
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Dozens of Foreign Volunteers Abandon Ukraine for Poland After Russian Missiles Strike Base Dozens of foreigners who volunteered to fight for the International Legion in Ukraine have abandoned the country and recrossed the border into Poland following a Russian missile strike on their training base, according to reports. At least 30 cruise missiles pounded the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Yavoriv, just 15 miles from the border of Poland — a NATO and European Union member-state — over the weekend, with the Ukrainian authorities admitting to 35 fatalities while the Russians claim they inflicted “up to 180” fatalities on “foreign mercenaries” and destroyed a large stockpile of Western armaments. The destruction of foreign mercenaries will continue,” a Russian defence ministry spokesman warned in a Monday press briefing shared on social media. Britain’s right-leaning Telegraph newspaper, which is close to the British government, reported that “a few dozen dazed survivors from the strike began returning over the Polish border, many apparently re-assessing their decision to take up arms” on Sunday night in the wake of the strike. Before becoming a training site for foreign volunteers, the Yavoriv facility was used to train members of the Ukrainian armed forces, with instructors often supplied by the United States and other NATO members — to the chagrin of a Russian government keen to see Ukraine remain a Russia-aligned or at least neutral buffer state rather than a hostile NATO ally. The Telegraph said they heard “accents from the U.S., Ireland, America, Germany, and Britain” among the “bedraggled figures” who survived the Russian strike, and at least one Swedish volunteer with experience fighting alongside Kurdish People’s Protection Units in Syria. The British news outlet said the veteran returned to Poland with no intention of returning to Ukraine, paraphrasing him as having said that the current war “was nothing like Syria and Iraq”. One volunteer described their experience of the strike as “Hell on Earth”. With the war in Ukraine having previously been concentrated in the country’s east, the strike so close to NATO territory has heightened tensions with the bloc, which has not entered the bloc directly but is supplying Ukraine with armaments and punishing Russia with sanctions. U.S. President Joe Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken tweeted American condemnation of the strike, declaring that “[t]he brutality must stop”. Elsewhere, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has claimed that NATO would retaliate in the event even of an accidental shot by the Russians into NATO territory. Sajid Javid, a senior member of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government in the United Kingdom, also stressed that “Even if a single Russian toecap steps into NATO territory, then it will be considered an act of war,” likely due to Yavoriv’s close proximity to Poland. https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/03/14/dozens-foreign-volunteers-abandon-ukraine-poland-after-russian-missiles-strike-base/ |
Some prominent Christian clerics from the north have announced plans to hold a one-million-man prayer rally for the presidential aspiration of former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu.https://independent.ng/northern-christian-clergy-to-hold-one-million-man-prayer-rally-for-tinubu/
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What Happened to People Who Volunteered to Fight For Ukraine? The dangers of moral exhibitionism. Many ‘foreign volunteers’ with zero military training are traveling to Ukraine hopped up on the promise of social media dopamine and being able to express their support for ‘the current thing’. But some of them are fleeing for their lives or coming home in body bags. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1udDZIByHd4&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHy1Emxrfq4 Mynd44 |
Malory:How old are you and have you ever been to America? |
Sirlancelort:It is not compulsory for blacks to love themselves we only need humanity.Arabs,whites dont love each other either.It is universal problem,in Sweden,the Sami and Roma people were deprived of their language for many years until some years ago.Roma people are still the most despised group in Europe. |
Enwhen:The leaders and politicians are a reflection of the society.They did not fall from heaven.A narcissistic and criminally minded society breeds criminal as leaders. A saint can never be leader of thieves. |
Wazak:Why should Lagos be detribalized when Enugu,Kano or Rivers are not detribalized? Do you prioritize your neighbour’s children before your own children? |
storm001:Talk to Mr Putin so that British NATO will not attack una. |

