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Innoxxacs:
sometimes nothing more to it, or

You may be right. Children of nowadays sha what they pass through
1. bad economy
2. Bad parental background
3. Poor life orientation
4. Bad moral environment

Everything bad bad .

Somethings may be bad but everything is definitely not bad for today's kids/people.
For one, information explosion. Democratisation of skills, better access to finance, social media(granted , a 2 edged sword), globalisation and improved enlightenment has made for an easier world to live in.

Primacy bias makes people always think the past was always better.
The past was only better to the extent that fewer choice meant fewer vices. Today, many choices presented by the innovations above has brought with it more vices.

Sunymoore:
These young men are typical example of average Nigerians.

Hahaha! Charly Boy is hardly a young man though!

GEEBITE:
One does not need the gift of clairvoyance to know there is no future in fossil fuel.Your biggest customers will not need it anymore so tell me the need to keep investing in its value chain.You are talking of alternative uses that cant fetch any reasonable fx to keep the country running. Well typical of africans,that future unprepared for even if it is 150 years will hit you within a twinkling of an eyes and you will be thoroughly exposed.

Ok. But You didn't answer the questions of CURRENT technical limitations and financial viability of Electrical Vehicles.

e.g. Can ANY family in ANY part of Africa(Perharps the world) today currently survive totally/exclusively on EVs yet? Can the average family afford the same?

Depending on how volatile an industry is, what constitutes your largest customers could change quite easily.
Across the world, the emergence of e-commerce was supposed to decimate the Postal services industry, Today, it appears to be its largest customers.

How many companies in the world do you reckon are up to 150 years in their original forms?

Naturally, a company would have to evolve, oil or no oil.
Are you prescient enough to know that the alternative uses would not be abundant enough? I am not though. I am not against EVs or I am not necessarily in support of Big oil I am just saying that if 'green' alternatives present themselves as technically superior and financially viable alternatives, people would rush to them. they don't have to give oil a bad name in other to sell themselves.
Sell on the value of you not only on the demerit of another. that's more sustainable.

Over the last 12 years gas companies have sold themselves as better alternatives to firewood & kerosine to women(more like a more upwardly mobile lifestyle alternative). The penetration of cooking is growing rapidly BUT are there women who still use kero? Of course. Is it cheaper? Definitely (as at today). when gas becomes cheaper to use you don't have to tell those women to change.

Again selling on one's own merit is a more effective/sustainable strategy more often than not. Let customers/markets be the judge.

GEEBITE:
Your education is not a waste.I guess Dangote is targeting fertilizer cos fossil oil has no future.

Fossil oil has no future? I don't know what future means 10/20 years? I doubt it. 30/50 years? maybe.

I am not at all an expert but what's the proportion of EVs to total Cars in the world over the last 10 years? How many people currently own just EVs? how viable is the most cost effective long-range EVs over it's life cycle?

Is the Issue of range anxiety still prevalent among EVs?

In gas for instance what's the gas use penetration rate in Nigeria? How is the Huge demand for energy/power from EVs use going to be filled sustainably (greenly)?

Are there other potentially useful applications for fossil fuel derivatives not currently obvious ?

When the cost of fossil fuel drops, without government interventions/taxes, would it become more cost effective to to generate Power from fossil fuels?

Again I don't know the answer(s) to these but I have the feeling these would shape the economic viability of the 'greener' alternatives.
At the end of the day, it looks like economics is usually right.

Tundexxy:
Proof or wedonbeliveit

Hobby Lobby's David Green, US producer, Tyler Perry, HTC's Cher Wang, Forever 21's Chang family, Chick-fil-A's Truett Cathy, JetBlue Founder David Neeleman. and many not-too-popular guys.

Money tends to just accentuate who we already were.
Perhaps those who become less Godly when they get wealthy were never really Godly in the first place.

BabangidaHamza:
Kano is one of the most peaceful state in Nigeria.. And pertaining your programme, I will be at BUK any moment from now because I have some issues to resolve.. But you can contact me via my Contact.. If I may ask, what programme would you like to take in your PG?

Thanks. Unfortunately I cannot send DMs yet on nairaland and your contact is not on your signature.

Thanks for the reply.

quickly:
Nigerians will shout racism at the drop of a hat meanwhile they are the biggest racist.

Tribalism (tribal discrimination or tribal nepotism)is the another form of racism

Exactly. Actually Racism is, as bad as it is, just the unlucky Scapegoat. Other forms of prejudice e.g (Tribalism, lookism, classism etc) are more common in Nigeria and around the world. For instance, the average black person in Africa today may never experience Racism but he'll see the other ills many times over without leaving his country.

BabangidaHamza:
From where this company is to my house is 500metres.. This company has been in existence for more than 15yrs.. Its an assembling plant industry not a manufacturing industry.. We call the place Gidan FIAT

Ok.If you don't mind my asking, How's Kano generally?
Really thinking of running a postgraduate programme there, particularly BUK. If you have any detailed/general idea/advise. I haven't been to the North at all before. Just had a hunch to do a PG @ BUK.

Thanks.

Karatum:
The only good thing to ever come out from the north

Not really. There was a time Kano was a Major Commercial hub in Nigeria at the level with Lagos or even more.

Smuggling and Dumping killed several viable industries particularly textile.

MasterRahl:

He is not talking like a 12-year old. I know I will be abused but Nigeria has a population of 200million. The market for meat pie is large enough. If one must sell something abroad, at least let it be something reasonable.

Nigerians should read 48 Laws of power. I support donstan18

I don't know the full details of her legal status nor the legality of her selling at that spot BUT this I know. THERE IS NO OBJECTIVE standard for REASONABLE in business. Every business has its place.

One could become wildly rich/satisfied from selling Meat pie as from selling crude oil(which by the way has a bad reputation in some other parts of the world).

My point: The Nigerian tendency for demeaning a legal business based on the perceived 'status' of what it sells is unhealthy.

The US Business man Howard Schultz became a Wildly successful business man selling 'ordinary' coffee.

The Wrigley Company in the US makes over $5 bn in Revenues by selling mostly 'ordinary' sweet/chewing gum employing over 10000 people. How many Nigerian companies can top that?

If anyone wants to found a 'status' business curing cancer goodluck to him/her. I really hope he/she succeeds for the world. BUT someone selling ordinary 'buns' can be, in Business terms, just as successful as you if not more.
please Consider.

Bighead9:
The North always lead while other regions follow. This is why, the North will always determine who rules this Country.

The North do not ALWAYS determine who rules the country though. that's a Mistake many make.
Actually No single region can— singlehandedly— determine who wins a presidential election by supporting a particular candidate.

There has to be an alignment by at least 2 Major groups and maybe a few other groups, it seems.

Don't take my word for it Consider that in 2011, despite an Overwhelming support from both the NE and NW GZs (North Central numbers were not that substantial) the current President failed to win the elections. He was only able to win after soliciting the support of another Major group in the Country (SW).


It's a mistake many still make. In other words, contrary to widely held opinions, the North does not win general elections on ITS OWN. Winning support from other groups appears to be the more effective strategy.

P.S. This Analysis assumes that the practice of ethnic/regional sentiments continues to be widespread in our voting patterns(Not that I think it is right).

IvarTheBoneless:
Kano elections are often peculiar.

It's rare to see close contests. It often happens that it's a landslide.

These particular Guber elections are going to be interesting. If not for Ganduje's bribery scandal, he would have won hands down

Really ? (Read:Sacarstically) So the Northerners are this shrewd politically?

Some people try to have us believe that they are always herds tossed at will by political bigwigs.

good to know.

otugbem:
Hi guys,

Anyone yet to get the PWC past question?

Kindly drop your email address

thanks.

freemanbubble:
Asia country and clonning and substandard shiit

That is how they keep dumping itel, infinix, and Tecno crap in Africa

Cloning & substandard products are bad practices but that's usually the start to great innovations.

And

Asia/China doesn't just produce itel/Infinix and tecno(I don't know those are crap), they are also responsible for great brands like Xiaomi, Huawei and One plus.

Middle class Africans (If such a category exists) owes its remarkable lifestyle shifts to the contributions of Asia to the global economy.

i.e. It is hard to argue that our (The average Nigerian's) quality of life would not be a little worse off but for the contributions of Asians to the global economy.

Chileads:
My uncles elder brothers aunt who is a top APC member said that: they wanted to sack him but remembered that his tenure will end in few month, then decide to have a little patience for the poor man.

A little patience?

Someone who's been there since 2014. ? That's more than a little patience sir.

hoodedjaystrim:
Not too far from 300k

How ? there's still over 50k difference.
I think the Op can start with that though. I really do.

BafanaBafana:
Ipob/wailers be like
"Emiefele has vowed to expose how Buhari and Tinubu withdrew billions of dollars from the CBN for campaign and then the Buhari sacked him so as to bring in someone who will cover their track "

Really? In that's the case he (President) would be better off chasing both the Auditor general and the Accountant General of the Federation. those are the actual tracks that need cover not necessarily the CBN governor.

Corrinthians:
I would cut straight to the chase here because I have never felt so appalled by such brazen display of HATE in my whole life.

The 2019 elections have come and gone, and expectedly, there are the victors and the losers, and those whose mighty egos have been bruised, somewhat irreparably. Unfortunately, those who pride themselves as the beacons of literacy and civility have been the ones displaying the worst signs of barbarism and illiteracy.

A video has emerged of a guy, presumably an Atiku/Obi supporter, rebuffing a beggar who approached him, simply because the beggar is of Northern origin! More surprising than the brazen display of hate towards a destitute, are the comments which have trailed the video, especially on this forum. To those who seem to applaud the callous and shameful display of RAW HATE, the beggar deserves it because they aided the reelection of Buhari.

Now, the following questions arise, and these are questions a human with the heart and brain of a human, should ask themselves.

1. Majority of those who claim the election was a sham and that the actual winner is Atiku/obi, what more evidence does one need to prove they dont believe themselves when they say that?

If indeed you believe Atiku/obi won the election, isnt it then likely that AT LEAST 40% of those northerners voted them? We are talking about millions of people here. Allow that sink for a moment.

Therefore, if millions of those people did vote Atiku/obi, then, chances are there's a healthy probably that person towards whom you are directing your hate actually voted the same candidate you voted!!! How then do you justify your HATE for him?? Can you see how hate blinds reason?

2. If you claim Atiku/obi won but rigged out, what exactly concerns a beggar with rigging? Would someone who rigged an election be on the streets bagging? Do you think any of those people seen in those disgusting videos where folks were thumb printing rims after rims of ballot papers would have anything doing in the streets begging? Do the people you saw in those videos look anything like these beggars to you?

3. We take pride in our religion as Christians and those who are seen applauding the barbaric act are same folks who claim to be Christian's and speak of some phantom islamization agenda. Now, what I would like to ask is, what part of our religion encourage such acts of wickedness and hate? Isnt LOVE itself the greatest virtue of Christianity? Or is there some other brand of Christianity out there which we are oblivious of?

As a matter of fact, both frontline contenders to the office are from THE SAME REGION AND RELIGION, so why have we chosen to become so embittered by the loss of one of them? Or is the reaction born more out of Obi's defeat than it is Atiku's?

We thought we had seen it all as per the hate these folks are capable of after jonathan's loss, but from what we are seeing, it is instructive that we the good citizens of this country brave ourselves for the worse. Unfortunately, those pushing us to the precipice happen to be the most dispersed people across this country. There is hardly any corner of the country where you dont find their kith and kin doing business. What then do they think would be the fate of their loved ones if shiit hits the fan? What exactly is there to gain from this show of shame?

The APC endured opposition for sixteen long years under which period they suffered needless damages and oppression by agents of the state. We never saw them demonstrate such vileness. Why then is it so difficult for the pdp and her supporters to stomach just FIVE YEARS of opposition? Had the supporters of APC acted the way we see these guys act today, would there really be any country left to scramble over today? What is there to gain from burning down a country to whose leadership you aspire? Are you planning on ruling over her ashes?

I think it is time the government of the day uses all the resources within her powers, especially with the incoming NASS, to bring some sanity into the social media space before it consumes the country. China is doing it and heavens have yet to fall!!! As a matter of fact, one is tempted to think Nigerians aren't civilised enough to have access to social media if the things we see there every day is anything to go by. Ironically, the people who boast of being civilised are the ones pushing the boundaries of hate on the internet!

There should be a clampdown on those propagating hate in whichever form. If they can't learn to accept defeat like civilised humans do, then they should have no business having their inflammable opinions broadcasted to the general public. Let them keep that pollution to their nuclear families.

Thank you.

I don't know if the Op is being partisan here BUT these are excellent points. Hard to refute.

ckmayoca:
When you were balling have you ever helped anyone in the industry unconditionally? Or make we email your late wife omoladun

Not every entertainer 'balls'. In this case it is safe to assume that he is part of the decorous few in that industry. — Unless you have swell evidences of his 'Ballings'.

yinkus6750:
With a grown up son as he is, couldn't he and his siblings and family take good care of their father?
Assuming the man wasn't a popular person, what will happen?

There's a high chance that many of us, no matter how seemingly hard we work, would not be able to support a severely sick relative. particularly with long-term debilitating ailments.
You hear of demands on social media for support where an individual requires #XyzmillionNaira for an ailment.(This is besides the money already spent by the family over the months/years before the public requests).

It's one reason why one needs to be grateful daily because there are extremely few of us that can afford to care for a terminally ill relative without other's support.

Trust me no one would normally desire to reach out to the public for assistance unless he/she is hard pressed.

Wizklynd23:
I don't have much idea about postgraduate school..
But I know its Fast & cheap..
Lecturers are not too strict

Ok. thanks. I was seriously considering doing a programme there while working in Benin. If you have an idea of the tuition fee for their postgraduate programme too, kindly share.

Wizklynd23:
Bayero University, Kano BUK..

A cool school..
Good lecturers
Smart & Cool students
A very busy school
So lovely
Beautiful
Calm
Cultist free
Students so serious..
Good environment
I can't wait to resume school..
Proudly a Bukite

Please, do you have an idea how fast/Regular their Academic sessions are for postgraduate programmes?

GLeesMODEL:
Owerri Mentally Disabled street political analyst Rehabilitated, See His New Look With His Mother

A Nigerian mentally disabled man who is popular in Owerri, Imo state, has shocked Nigerians with his touching story last week that he was a graduate of a University in United Sates of America has been removed and rehabilitated by an Igbo group.

According to a Facebook post "Mr. Wisdom the intelligent street political analyst roaming the street of Owerri has been taken out from the street by Igbos through “Igbos Love Themselves Charity Foundation”

See his current pictures

Also you will see Wisdom's mother with him.

Igbos are the best.

God bless all hands and voices that make this possible"

http://www.alexreports.info/2019/02/swag-popular-owerri-mentally-disabled.html?m=1

“Igbos Love Themselves Charity Foundation” Wow! that has to be the most honest, intentionally exclusive charitable Organization name I have heard.

But Charity is Charity right?

Adiwana:
Nah.Software Engineering and cyber security are no way closely related.Cyber security has to do mainly with securing anything that mainly has to do with Internet while software deals with using advanced softwares for doing stuffs like Robotics,API and data analysis. 2 Worlds apart

Oh ! ok. then.

franchasng:
The bolded is very true.

NUC & NBTE need to add some new courses into Nigerian higher institutions and only few private schools should be allowed to run them, courses like:

1.) Software engineering

2.) Cyber security

3.) Biomedical engineering

4.) Robotics

5.) Welding & Fabrication Engineering

6.) Digital Marketing

7.) CNC lathe operation & manufacturing technology

8.) Computer Programming & Coding

9.) STEM engineering

These courses urgently needs to be added to Nigerian school curriculum as they will help boost Nigeria's economy.

There's nothing like STEM Engineering.
No. 1 and 2 are very closely related perhaps they should stand as 1 course.

No. 5 & 7 are clearly an unnecessary duplication.

Should one go to school to study No. 6? can't it be a module in a Marketing/BA programme?

Isn't No. 8 = No. 1?

There are no absolute Lucrative course(s).
All currently seemingly lucrative or non lucrative courses are enjoying or suffering from such things as;

•Barriers to entry.
•Total admissible slots in all Nigerian Universities.
•Administrative professional requirements(or lack of it) by the professional bodies on these programs.
• Current economic situation/policies.(Demand and supply of certain skills)
•Societal literacy and enlightenment.
•Rule of law and prevalence of Justice.

Any course that thinks it is indeed lucrative should expand the admissible slots for its programmes in Nigerian schools, limit professional requirements (i.e. make them optional not obligatory and allow the flotation of competing professional bodies in its industry) and liberalize its activities.

I am not advocating for less standards though(there can be a middle ground) BUT scarcity heightens value. and THAT is the game any so called 'Lucrative' profession plays above all.

EdoBoyJazzie:
Was he gonna contest after this time, Buhari is dull. You can contest in Daura.

If he loses, he could.

CodeTemplar:
Hmmm. . .
Some extra curricula activities are more beneficial and relevant to what people study in school. Reasons like what you are supporting is why most student don't take advantage of the strike to study and make better grades. Why learn make up when you can learn computer networking or programming as an engineering student. Don't be surprised to see that such a person will still graduate poorly or go back to struggle with academic works they could have studied during their strike.

Sorry to say. But you are making one sided assumptions here. I love reading but you don't have to read ALL THROUGH a 2 month strike to be excellent in school.

The said programming you highlighted now has been commoditized (with every Tom, Dick and Harry trying their hands at it) i.e. anyone can decide to do it too.
By the way no one can be anywhere good in this if he/she just pursues the craft during this short strike break.

You seem to have a narrow impression of worthy endeavors to pursue in life. I used to too but soon discovered that it is myopic.

The point I am making is that we(you are very educated/enlightened) should never think that certain endeavors are higher and should be pursues to the exclusion of other seemingly lowly ones.

Everyone, or anyone can become wildly successful and yes rich in any endeavour be it making confectioneries or making highly complex healthcare electronic equipments.

CodeTemplar:
Things that can aid you with job or more skilled training that can better complement your certificate and not something everybody can decide to do.

There are few things one can pursue during a strike break that everyone cannot decide to do.

By the way the whole idea of higher things is at the root of many problems in the country.
The idea that some professions are beneath a certain status/class is a very dangerous perception to have.
It is not the perceived excellency of status in a profession that matters, it is the excellence a practitioner puts into his chosen vocation that yields success.

Hotfreezer:
Tibetian mastiff

The puppy of that breed is around the same price with a tokunbo Toyota muscle 2008 Camry.

Are you kidding me? It is that rare?

biggerboyc:
1 Corinthians 6:4-7


4 So suppose you disagree with one another in matters like this. Who do you ask to decide which of you is right? Do you ask people who live in a way the church disapproves of? Of course not! 5 I say this to shame you. Is it possible that no one among you is wise enough to judge matters between believers? 6 Instead, one believer goes to court against another. And this happens in front of unbelievers!

7 When you take another believer to court, you have lost the battle already. Why not be treated wrongly? Why not be cheated?

Well, the CCC is not — for lack of a more effective term— an orthodox church. I think they are in many ways at parallel with other orthodox Ministries.
So the saying: "Is it possible that no one among you is wise enough to judge matters between believers?" doesn't really apply.

Your submission would have been perfectly apt if this was an RCCG v LFC, or say DeeperL v Salvation Ministries (God forbid, But My guess is that it would have been more discreetly resolved).

alBHAGDADI:
Those maids in Isaac's house ended up becoming his wives. Do you want your maid to become your husband's wife?

YOu speak of relatives? Today's women don't even want to see their husband's mother around not to talk of relatives. This is depriving them of a lot.

Wow! a Nigerian Apologist. Do you know David Woods?