₦airaland Forum

KangaIye:
Money that is enough to Sit up ASUU. You people should continue, there is God.

The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has launched the North East Stabilisation and Development Master Plan (NESDMP) to revive economic activities in the region.

Speaking at the validation meeting of the master plan Thursday in Abuja, the Managing Director of NEDC, Mohammed G. Alkali, said the plan was necessitated by the NEDC Act that required the commission to “develop a master plan based on the needs assessment of the zone.”

Consequently, the commission had engaged stakeholders and conducted study in 121 local governments in the six states in the zone to identify interventions that would revive activities.

Alkali said the master plan contains over 500 programmes and schemes that would promote and facilitate the physical and socio-economic development of the zone to be implemented in 10 years (2020-2030).

“Its implementation is in four phases; Recovery & Stabilisation (2020-2021), Renewal (2022 – 2023), Expansion (2024 – 2025) and Sustainable Growth (2026 – 2030).

“It consists of 11 pillars and the cost of implementation is forecasted at N31.05 trillion, about $80 billion, substantially coming from the private Sector.”

In his remarks, the governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, urged the commission to communicate on interventions it is carrying out in the region with their state governments to avoid repetition of activities.

While stating that the commission must avoid all forms of political pressure in carrying out its duties, he said efforts should be directed to “major highways linking state capitals and other national and international borders; rail networks linking state capitals and other industrial Gas pipelines.”

He also urged the commission to keep an eye on opportunities for partnerships with the private sector to invest in manufacturing and industries that would create jobs and spur growth.

On his part, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, urged stakeholders to invest in the region as it was witnessing improved security and gradually returning to sustainable peace and stability.

Thinkfree:
the guy should look at the map of africa he will see that Nigeria is supposed to be among the central African states but we are still referred west. I don't know why some of my brother will say they are not Northerners as if there is something special about the village called benue.

IbomFinest:
Not only gov Ortom made the assertion..... Obasanjo also did

Maxymilliano:
Point of correction, Iyorchia Ayu is from Benue and Benue lies in the middle belt and not northern region

Advocate500:
This election is two horse race, between Atiku and obi.

Parachoko:
Asiwaju will defeat Atiku in Benue!

Asiwaju will win the 2023 Presidential Election

As e sure for you, nah so e sure for me.

treesun:
Proof it!

treesun:
Since he reluctantly assented to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, which allows the transmission of election results from the polling units after intense pressure, President Muhammadu Buhari has been assuring us of his willingness to allow the 2023 general elections to be free and fair.

However, his habit of taking measures to tamper with the independence and integrity of the National Electoral Commission, INEC, right from the inception of his government in 2015, runs contrary to this pledge. In June 2015, he appointed his relative, Amina Zakari, an INEC Commissioner, as the Acting Chairman.

Also, in October 2020, the president raised dust when he nominated his controversial social media aide, Lauretta Onochie, as a Resident Electoral Commissioner. Nigerians fought the nomination to a standstill until Buhari was forced to drop her.

With just five months to the 2023 general elections, the president has again proposed 19 candidates for approval by the Senate as RECs. Nine civil society organisations, after tooth-combing the list, identified four names as politically-exposed persons who are unsuitable for appointment as RECs of the Electoral Umpire.

These are Muhammad Bashir, an All Progressives Congress, APC, Sokoto State governorship candidate in 2015; Sylvia Uchenna, a direct relation of the APC Deputy National Chairman (South-East) from Enugu State; Pauline Ugochi, a former Head of ICT of INEC in Imo State who was once alleged to have connived with politicians to undermine the integrity of elections; and Elizabeth Agwu, a former Accountant-General of Ebonyi State suspended for alleged incompetence and misconduct in 2016.

The CSOs want the Senate to drop these nominees because their appointment will run contrary to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (As Amended). Section 156(1)(a) stresses that such an appointee shall not belong to a political party, while the Third Schedule, Part 1, Item F, paragraph 14(2), in addition to the non-partisan requirement, insists that such a person shall be of “unquestionable integrity”.

Some of Buhari’s supporters claim that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, did the same during their time in power, while others claim the president may not know the candidates’ antecedents. We disagree with these. If what PDP did was right, why did the APC call for change in 2015? Secondly, is it not the duty of the president’s office to scrutinise the records of names forwarded to him for appointment into sensitive public offices? This is political corruption.

President Buhari is not a stranger to the appointment of his personal loyalists and relations into the INEC. We call on the Senate to drop the four names. The National Assembly exists to check the Executive’s excesses and defend the people’s power to elect their leaders. The people’s faith in our elections is at a very high level, which is why the rush for voter registration was unprecedented.

The Constitution must be upheld.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/08/buharis-four-unacceptable-rec-nominees/

Parachoko:
Why is the Governor of Benue not fighting on behalf of Ayu but supporting Wike?

Minjim:
“I was voted as PDP Chairman for a four-year tenure and I’m yet to complete a year. Atiku’s victory doesn’t affect the Chairman’s position. I won my election based on our party’s constitution.”

Everyone from the South in PDP had better support Wike to win this fight.
The North has scammed the South in PDP if Ayu gets away with this.

Certainly, there is no honour among thieves


Ayu here is your receipt

Chukx01:
Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday visit Former President Goodluck Jonathan in his Abuja residence to seek his support ahead of 2023 Presidential election. This is coming after Tinubu called Jonathan names in 2014 when he was campaigning for Buhari.

Watch this video to see what happened at that event


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECrw3EyTOPg

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, has said all those calling for his resignation are children that were not around when the party was formed.

The camp of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has given Ayu’s resignation as one of the conditions that has to be fulfilled to resolve the post-presidential primaries crisis rocking the opposition party.

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar had defeated Wike in the presidential primaries of the party. Although Atiku was asked to consider Wike as running mate, he had settled for Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, to the dismay of the Rivers governor and his supporters.

Wike’s supporters have argued that it is unfair for the party’s chairman and its presidential flagbearer to hail from the same region.

But speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa Service, Ayu said those calling for his resignation were nowhere to be found when they struggled to form the party.

Ayu added that he was not bothered by the call for his resignation.

“I was voted as PDP Chairman for a four-year tenure and I’m yet to complete a year. Atiku’s victory doesn’t affect the Chairman’s position. I won my election based on our party’s constitution.”

“I didn’t commit any offense I’m only reforming the party so I’m not bothered with all the noises. I know I’m doing my work and I didn’t steal any money so I see no reason for all these talks. When we started PDP, these children were not around. They are children who do not know why we formed the party. We will not allow any individual to destabilize our party,” he said.

utenwuson:
ASUU should be proscribe..... Or universities should be privatize or giving to States.

All these media antics against the federal government has failed.

The over 2.3 trillion they re requesting is not to build infrastructure, it is solely for them to share into their respective accounts.

During my university days, from 400 level, the three professors that was supposed to lecture us came only once or twice a whole semester. Gave us handout and ask us to read, at the end, one gave all of us "A"

Timekeeper452:
I swear this government no get sense. You ban them from doing all these in your country in other to promote a local community but still end up sending your children abroad to school and also going abroad for medical checkups and treatment? You buy weapons from them and borrow loans from them. Who dey mumu?

donaldking100:
The Northern gods who Tinubu urchins were hoping to inherit Buharis' northern votes from have all left A.P.C just like Sarki in order to support their brother Atiku or Kwankwaso.
I'm still wondering where the drug baron would get his so called Northern bloc votes from because from the information i'm getting in the north, 80% of northerners & Muslims are being sensitized in the mosques to all vote for Atiku.
& northerners never abandon their own.

Tinubuofemmanu:
Pleading for him to help campaign for the diaper Lifeless Tinubu that Nigerians have rejected his candidacy from day one...

Prof Osibanjo will dissapoint those criminal Governors.. The learned Prof knows that the Iragbiji Criminal is brainless and doesn't have the interest of Nigeria at heart.. Old man wey no fit stand well yet shouting Emi Lokan.

Seefinish:
Wike is a man with the lion's heart. I love his courage, his temerity and his boldness. He doesn't run away from fight and when he is fighting he does so openly and very brutal. Proudly Niger Delta pickin

Apexmoh:
I see nothing wrong in doing that so long it'll help in improving the lives of common nigerians. And this allude to the fact that Atiku's aspiration to become Nigerian president is beyond personal interest.

Biodun556:
To those who ignorantly believe Buhari is just trying to please his Fulani brothers in Niger Republic

Buhari has foresight. Those countries have no sea so they have to rely on seaport of neighboring countries.

Biodun556:
In your assessment, is right to reduce innocent children to almajiri beggers?

Why can't we make parents responsible for their children instead of abandoning them with a Mallam that will enslave them.

It will be easier for terrorists to recruit abandoned and hungry children let's face reality.

Almajiri is an act of institutionalizing poverty that we are facing the consequences now.

Remember that this hungry children called almajiri were the ones that brought coronavirus to the North leading to death of thousands of people.

Biodun556:
Cast system where some youths are herdmen while some will remain almajiri should be abolished totally. The results is insecurity and we have seen enough

It is totally against Islamic rules

Lionnation:
I forsee Nnamdi kanu been released soon in other to hurt the Obidient movement.

This i have seen

Mark it somewhere

othermen:
As a young fellow getting started in his career, you are doing great observing what may be prevalent.

I think young people should try to get some education about their chances- as you have or as you desire before going to the university to study any course.

You have to consider which is foremost to you- is it to have a successful career in whatever endeavour or to become a successful engineer; if it is the former, such that you are desiring a career for the success output, you may need to assess other courses aside Engineering that may provide readily available opportunities for you.

Increasingly, renowned courses like Law and Engineering needs to be re-assessed by those aspiring for a career in either. Most people are rather desiring for paid employment, when the fields actually has several opportunities to be self-employed, becoming a consulting professional or getting into some start-up.

Engineering is a wonderful course- however the formal labour market in Nigeria may not be so much great or wonderful for the discipline.

While there seem to be far limited formal opportunities for engineers than there are engineers, for those that persevere, and got opportunity to practice in their field- they often have the best outcomes in terms of prosperity when compared with other disciplines. (Check Aerospace Engineering).

There are some engineering courses that gives you significant edge in the informal labour market. Such that you can start your own enterprise right away and become an employer of labour as well. Now, the difficulty with this is the cost of start up and the competence we have instilled which is not geared towards self sufficiency or entrepreneurial spirit. Engineering, accounting or finance, medicine among others are all professional courses that don't require additional post-graduate degrees to maximise the opportunities they may afford. You just have to have right mindset of problem identification and solving to being a structural analyst.

Most engineers that went through Nigeria universities have had little exposure to practical training in Engineering. The universities have focused more on theoretical engineering- when engineering is mostly a practical course. The faculties could have been innovative in building massive workshop that can help instill the requisite skills that would propel a desirable career in most of their alumni; however they are frustrated by the nonchalance of the FG which has crushed what should be the faculty imagination.

What then is the option left to the engineer who can’t get a chance in the formal engineering labour market or who don’t have the resource for a start up?

So a civil engineer for instance could personally take on the supervision of construction or re-construction of housing units or other building structures- massive ones and the small residential ones. In many residential areas in Lagos, you have civil engineers approach owners of old building structures with great plans to pull down and reconstruct the buildings at their own cost, while such arrangement gives them some form of leasehold on the newly constructed building say a two flats now devolved into a six flats. They could have a long term leasehold on 2 of those flats. Now you don’t have to be a civil engineer to do such, you just need to have the requisite skills. However the Engineering discipline gives a confidence in such prospective customers that non-engineers approaching can offer them. Some civil engineers have made more money more than those working in Shell BP by exploring such.

Mechanical engineers on the other hand, also just need a little support to get started in the informal labour market; in sane schools- they are taught the competence to be able to design about anything. As at today, the universities may not offer as much technical skills as you may see in a polytechnic or some technical schools. The mechanical engineer must be humble enough to realize this. After getting around such, the issue then may be the cost of designing whatsoever they desire designing which may be highly demanding and in a nation that don’t support innovation, you have to look elsewhere. I know mechanical engineers that specialize in plumbing for very big building construction firms - designing and supervising the plumbing. Now, some ignorant mechanical engineers sees plumbing as a mere apprenticeship exercise, but with one’s credentials- you become even more feasible for opportunities. This is aside those, that are probably into constructions or repairs of factory machines and intensive trucks such as drilling machines.

I think ultimately in addition to what you may acquire from this thread - you have to understand that becoming successful as an engineer is a function of your own mindset. And for some people with the right mindset, it is in a place like Nigeria where several things don’t seem to work- that there are opportunities. There is no electricity / then there is a market for affordable power plans such that an electrical engineer who is innovative and adaptable can provide affordable solar energy technology to people. Get on LinkedIn, take a look at the profiles of engineers working in great firms, look at the unique skills they have, look at the career choices they have made. It could help you create your own template.

Don’t make costly assumptions based on what you may find in your immediate environment. Many of those people are products of a dysfunctional mindset or of a mindset compelled by the tragic realities of Nigeria. However if you have incorporated such reality in your methodological mindset, you should excel well in engineering or in any discipline you so choose. Those working in the manufacturing that you have interacted with are mostly products of technical education, and they provide supports and take instructions from the engineers, while those who attended universities that you interact with have little to no technical expertise. Again, if you build a methodological mindset towards your career, engineering can give you so much.

selmansee:
I have become skeptical about Engineering in Nigeria

Ever since I was in secondary school, All my teachers who taught me science and mathematics are grduates of engineering, my futher math, physics, Agric ,math and chemistry teachers all had degrees ( B.Sc./B.Eng.) in Engineering. Some studied Agric engineering, civil I can still remember one who studied electrical. From FUNAAB

This got me thinking why do they end up like this, Are there no job market for graduate engineers anymore.
Mind you, I live in a highly industrialized area, where I stay, PZ Cussons, African Steel, Kimberly Clack, Dangote Flour, GB foods e.t.c all have their major facotories here..trust me there are many more but these are the highly ranked onced whom I believe many of you might be familiar with.

But when I interact with many of their engineers who work in these factories and live close to my house, I have never see any one of them who are graduates..not a single one..but they work as in engineers in these huge factories especially PZ cussons, African steel and GB foods.. they are not educated
The educated engineers with degrees, I mostly see them in private schools like mine and they earned nothing more than 28,000. They may be be extra from home teaching and the likes

While I was in SS 1, My geography teacher although didn’t study engineering but material science from FUTO (one of my dream school) and he was my teacher in his early 30s earning less than 30k..
The man who tutored me for my WAEC studied Mech.eng from UNIBEN. another tutor whom I wasn’t so close to but I got to know from colleagues that he also studied Mech.eng from Yabatech.
I know a friend whose father is a university dropout but works in Promasidor at Oshodi, they make Cowbell milk and Onga (I think).. and the father is an engineer there..I am confused, How?

I have passion for engineering but I don’t want to foolishly think that my case might be different.
Nairalanders who know a thing or two about the realities engineering in Nigeria
Please, what extra things do engineering students need to learn to ensure after graduation they are able to practice in their field or work in major manufacturing firms like I aspire.


I want to study Mechanical engineering or elect elect. I am still confused..Please I’ll really appreciate if y’all can help

CollinsNeuman:
Albert Einstein was not famous for his intelligent quotient, it was his unimaginable inventions and contributions to the world of modern science that made him what we know him to be today! you might have a higher IQ than Einstein but yet not known, but can have a lower IQ yet have an incredible solutions to issues of life!

Wawelexy:
Nigerian Firefighters are not swift to action in cases like this....

Eriokanmi:
Please Nigerians, does anyone know the reason behind the perceived silence and disappearance on the part of Mr Lai Mohammed, Garba Sehu and Femi Adesina from the media? Have they exhausted their lies or tired of defending the obvious failure of the APC? Is their guilty conscience telling at work?

Kindly share your thoughts cos it's been long since I heard from them last. Hardly would a week pass without seeing them on the TV defending the apc government between 2015 and 2019. What has changed my people?