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UrbanMystique: says the fhucktard that sees nothing wrong in a flooded airport.

*in Jonathans voice* airport flooding happens everywhere, I guess it's Enugu's turn.
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Mor0n

You remain a first class Ode.

UrbanMystique: ediot.. Post pictures of flooded airport from first world country? Is Enugu prone to flood like Chennai? And lastly, how does it justify the crappy probably over inflated airport?

BTW, we are talking about airport not air traffic controller. Focus dunce, focus.

Omo, you too stup1d.

OrlandoOwoh: You always give excuse for Jonathan's failure. Are you not ashamed? We are talking of an airport, not a seaport.

Egun man, don't worry me, go and look for Chino

UrbanMystique: why not direct your st.upid question to the pilot you imbecil.e.

Look at this dumbass, the pilot does not decide where he lands. Air traffic controllers make that call. Next time you see a picture of a flooded airport, think safety first, before you vomit your political crap. Some of you need a hammer to your heads and a screw driver to fine tune your brains. Now tell yourself, you are are a dumbass and shut the hell up.

UrbanMystique: so where should the plane have landed? Your compound?

See how dumb you are? how many airports are 20mins away from Enugu?

UrbanMystique: that is the problem with you people... Always looking for a away of justifying unjustifiable and can't accept little criticism without whining like a ninie..

Does posting a picture from flood prone third world country justify building crappy airport without proper drainage system in your country?

What's with you people? who are you people? The only question you should have asked, is which mor0n allowed the plane to land in such an unsafe condition? Also never quote me again to spew your truckload of bullsh1t.

Flooded airports

Like always in Nigeria fools will always be fools, and most will remain fools. Some of you probably never saw a flooded airport before.

Airport in Milwaukee, Airport in Chennai and New Dehlli international airport. Flooded by rain.

alaoeri: Abeg make una see defense mechanism chai Nigerian deserved the kind of leaders they have. smh

Who are you blaming for the heavy downpour? Have you not seen airports closed, because of too much rain on the runaway before?

How did the pilot taxi to a flooded runway? The only question the picture presents, is one of safety. Who permitted this Plane to land?

Nobleval: Haaa. Abeg what does Nigeria export?

Why do not do some research?

This has to be a joke, this's just too much

President Obama’s administration is requesting $720,892,000 as foreign aid for Nigeria for the 2015 fiscal year. 63 per cent of this is being sought for dealing with HIV-AIDS; the largest sector request.

As of 2012, the prevalence rate of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Nigeria, among adults aged 15–49 was 3.1 percent. The country has been described as having the second largest number of individuals living with HIV – the virus that causes AIDS.

Foreign assistance requests are originally made by the American “president’s administration, not individual countries, before being submitted to” the United States (US) Congress.

To help you understand how money given to other countries by the US is spent, GlobalPost used data from the US State Department to generate a series of charts showing all the requests for foreign aid made by the US government for the 2015 fiscal year.

US Aid for Africa Nigeria remains Africa’s largest recipient of US donor aid.


http://businessdayonline.com/2014/08/60156/#.U_X2tfldX94

Recent trends in Nigeria’s import trade dynamics have seen import values shrink since the last quarter of 2013, indicating that government’s policies to improve the country’s terms of trade are gaining traction.

These policies include the Agriculture Transformation Agenda, National Industrial Revolution Plan, backward integration programme, among others.

Imports into Nigeria have been falling for the two most recent quarters for which data are available (Q4 2013 and Q1 2014).

The National Bureau of Statistics’ (NBS) import figures for Q4 2013 show that imports fell by 19 percent from Q3 2013, recording a trade surplus of 20.3 percent for the period.

Nigerian exports in the first quarter of 2014 also rose by 14.2 percent from the previous quarter, while imports fell by 8.3 percent, resulting in a trade surplus of N2.4 trillion. Q1 2014 trade surplus rose to 35.4 percent, higher than the surplus for the previous quarter. Imports fell by 8.3 percent from Q4 2013, and 6.2 percent from the corresponding quarter of 2013.

Nigeria’s import figures have been falling markedly since the new Federal Government’s policy on rice, sugar (initiated in February 2013, but took effect in June 2013), fish, and most recently, the new automotive policy.

The policies, aimed at boosting the nation’s agric sector, have seen food imports fall by N2.5 billion in the last three years, according to Akinwumi Adesina, minister of agriculture and rural development, adding that Nigeria would surpass its target and produce 22 million tonnes of additional food by 2015.

“When we started in 2011, our aim was to produce additional 20 million tonnes of food to the existing production. As at the end of 2013, 17 million tonnes of additional food had been produced since 2011, and by 2015, 22 million tonnes of additional food would be produced,” said Adesina.

He said Nigeria was now the reference point for agriculture on the continent as the country was rapidly closing its food importation gap.

The new policies have seen a significant fall in the volume of those goods imported. Since the Federal Government imposed the new levy in addition to the import duty on rice imports, the Nigerian Customs’ rice-related annual revenues have fallen by at least 70 percent.

Prior to the implementation of the policy, rice imports accounted for between 70 percent to 90 percent of the Apapa Area One Customs Command’s monthly revenue.

Revenue generated from rice levies dipped by 90.6 percent, from N125.3 billion to N11.8 billion.

Charles Edike, Customs area controller, Apapa Area1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), said in an interview that the new import policy affected the revenue collection of the command.

“Fish, which used to be the second revenue source for the command, was also affected by the policy of government,” Edike said.

The NBS’ classification by section showed that the structure of Nigeria’s import trade was dominated by boilers, machinery and appliances (23.7 percent) mineral products (16 percent), vehicles, aircraft and parts (13 percent), base metals and articles of base metals (9.5 percent), and chemical and allied industries (8.5 percent).

At specific product level, motor spirit had the greatest value of imports, comprising 12.5 percent of total imports for Q1 2014, followed by spelt (common wheat) and meslin (a mixture of wheat/rye) at 3.5 percent, and machine tools at 3 percent of the total value of imports.

Wheat and wheat-related products, accounting for the second largest import commodity by value, highlights the degree of food dependency of the Nigerian economy.

This means that the Nigerian economy is still susceptible to fluctuations of food commodity prices on the international market. Increased wheat prices internationally will have knock-on effects for the FMCG industry and subsequently result in imported inflation.

Classification by broad economic categories showed that industrial supplies comprised 28.2 percent of total imports, followed by capital goods (22.3 percent) and transport equipment and parts (14.4 percent).

Nigeria’s trade surplus figures have acted as a boosting factor to the country’s macro-economic fundamentals. The value of the naira is expected to be stable in the near term, as demand for dollar eases, going by the analysis of the trade data. More accretion in the foreign reserves is also expected.

Edozie Ifebi

http://businessdayonline.com/2014/08/nigerias-shrinking-imports-data-show-policy-gaining-traction

pazienza: Keep consoling yourselves.


With the loss of the offshore wells, the new rivers state would have to depend solely on it's onshore oil wells to survive. I don't see the orashis sacrificing their huge oil wealth for the ikwerres to keep developing and running Ph,when they have Omoku to build, they would be stupid to do that.*grins*


Ph the oil hub of ND? Haha! You think say nah only you better thing dey sweet?
You think the Ibibios don't have big plans for Eket? *grins*

Nah only you waka come? In what land does the tail wag the dog?

You have to let it go, you will kill yourself with the hate consuming you. Eket, PH, Yenegoa Omoku, Warri etc nobi your problem. You are from another state allow that be your problem.

pazienza: You are the ones receiving the dirty slaps.

When oil rivers state is created, we would find out,just how many slaps you lots would be receiving.*grins*

You keep crying over other people's headache. Have you heard any complains from Rivers state people? What did you think were the lines of Portharcourt state, back when it was proposed? Potharcourt will thrive and grow, as the capital of Nigeria's oil industry and the commercial heart of the Nigerdelta/SS. There is nothing you can do to stop it.

yarnings: . PDP is more stronger in oyo state than ekiti haba,wait ooo do we now have two oyo state in nigeria or is it the same oyo state where I reside?let me ask you this,fine APC can't win the governor seat come 2015 in oyo state that is for sure.I doubt if APC will come second(pdP and accord) but can PDP win in all the local goverment of the state like what happened in ekiti state??if your answer is no,so on what Bases is pdp of oyo state stronger than ekiti pdp?mind you am not from oyo state but I was born,bred,schooled apart for my university decree which was in nearby ile ife in ibadan the oyo state capital.I know oyo state politics more than my state

Feb 2015 is about 7 months away. All our questions will be answered. Expect at least 2 PDP senators from Oyo and at least 6 house members.

yarnings: . DREAMLAND THING,if the next speaker will come from southwest then it will have to com EkITI STATE which is likely to deliver more federal honorable to PDP,mind you the only reason why oyo state almost produced the speaker in 2011 was because it was only oyo state that had a federal honorable from PDP in 2011.which is not likely to repeat in 2015 quote me.

We already have a majority leader from Oyo state and God willing she is the speaker in-waiting. Ekiti will not produce members with the seniority needed to campaign for a leadership role in the house. Thinking PDP will lose any of its current seats in Oyo stste is too amateurish. PDP is more stronger in Oyo state than Ekiti.

ujoinme: the map is an illustration. not drawn to scale. But we in Akwa Ibom are not sleeping on the issue. we are not interested in losing any inch of our state but we are not opposed to others creating their new states as long as it does not involve our state.

I agree with you, I don't think there's any reason to panic here.

ujoinme:

Is the current map on premium times correct? If the map is correct, Akwaibom did not loose an inch of land. Case settled.

HopeAtHand: HaHaHa...H8R.

100,000 barrels a day is meagre to you.

Well, till den.

Truth is, Ikwerres never worked hard to make PH what it is, we kinda found ourselves at the right place..That hurts you alot from the tone of your post, but it is what it is.

If Ikwerres make u angry in PH, you can leave PH or better do d needful, you can ask Oshiomhole what it is.

I love this reply, you gave him a dirty slap with this reply.

Is the new map not out already?. This fight here is mute.

The Nations is simply being silly. Nobody in PDP considers Tambuwal a member. With all due respect, he left the party last year August. We know come Feb 2015, you never hear his name associated with PDP ever again. The rightful person from Oyo state will become speaker from the PDP.

abu12: Are u now saying Nuhu ribadu, Buba Marwa and Gundiri are APC. Moles in PDP? But u trust the acting Governor

U southern don't knw politics

I hate to know politics like you. But PDP must learn to reward loyalty. The current Gov, had all the powers to join Nyako's side, when this APC nonsense started last june, he did not. That's all I need to know. All these acclaimed powers to be, were falling over themselves in Adamawa to join APC. Who should I trust, Nuhu, Marwa, Gundiri or a steady PDP man like the current acting gov.

mkpakanaodogwu: Ok,one othem will be the next governor

Hopefully not. There are PDP members, that remained in the party during the dark days in Adamawa. They should be given chance. No more fly by night membership. We need to learn from Nyako disaster.

Very good, hopefully the fake PDP members will be kept away from the primaries.

iamord: Ghanas mistake was bringing in the wrong party. !
shikena

The problems did not start with the NDC. I actually hold the NPP responsible for most of the problems in Ghana today.

So after the Americans failed to find them, the Brits are coming to try their own luck? You people are not coming here to fly any reconnaissance mission on behalf of the chibok MIAs, your clandestine mission will be exposed.

The Nigerian military has refuted claims by an anonymous soldier that there is an impending mutiny by some disgruntled soldiers over the lack of quality equipment.

The soldier, who requested anonymity, told the BBC that a group of soldiers in north-eastern Nigeria was refusing to fight Boko Haram militants until they receive better equipment.

“Soldiers are dying like fowl,” the soldier, who said he and his colleagues were just outside Maiduguri, told the BBC Hausa Service.

“The Nigerian Army is not ready to fight Boko Haram,” he said, explaining that soldiers were not being given enough weapons and ammunition to take them on.

“Boko Haram are inside the bush, everywhere,” he said “they [senior commanders] are sacrificing soldiers,” he said.

However, the Director of Defence Information, Major-General Chris Olukolade, said that the soldier’s claim reeked of cowardice as soldiers do not ignore orders once given.

“The degree of cowardice is not in the character of real soldiers of the Nigerian Army. The series of lies contained in the alleged responses of the faceless person referred to as a soldier confirms the whole arrangement as another step of the mischief makers working for the terrorists.

“No soldier has been sent on any mission without being armed. Each soldier answers for his action in terms of discipline,” General Olukolade said.

Five new suspected cases of Ebola Virus Disease were brought to the Yaba Mainland Hospital, Lagos, on Tuesday, the Lagos State government has said. At a press conference, Wednesday, Jide Idris, the State Commissioner for Health, told journalists that two of those cases were from secondary contacts. “Till date, we have recorded eight suspected cases, five of which came in yesterday, 12 confirmed,” said Dr. Idris. “On the whole, five have died (including the index case). We are currently following up 213 contacts, and 62 have completed the two-day follow-up,” he added. On Tuesday, Stella Adadevoh, the Senior Consultant and Endocrinologist at First Consultant Medical Centre, Obalende, passed away after succumbing to the deadly virus. Dr. Idris paid tributes to the deceased doctor as well as the other health workers who had died from Ebola virus since the disease broke out in July, describing them as the heroes and heroines of the day. “She, (Dr. Adadevoh) it was, who took the initiative to intimate the Ministry concerning the index case – Liberian-American (Mr. Patrick Sawyer) and substantially to her credit the moderate containment achieved is owed,” said Dr. Idris. “She led the team who attended to the index case. Her doggedness and commitment to duty saw her personally reviewing the case even though the patient had earlier been seen by a doctor. “The Ministry of Health commiserates with their families, co-workers, friends and loved ones on these irreparable losses which was on the line of duty,” he added. Dr. Idris also said that the government’s “vigorous” contact tracing is now shifting from primary to secondary contacts. “The mode of spread remains mainly transmission from an infected person in an infective state and from an infected animal (bat, monkey, etc) to a person. “This is a call for vigilance as human to human transmission is only achieved by physical contact with a person who is acutely and gravely ill (fever being a key sign) from Ebola virus through body fluids such as blood, urine, stool, saliva, breast milk, semen, and vomitus. “Burial ceremonies where mourners including family members have direct contact with patients who died of Ebola have also played a role in the spread and direct contact with dead bodies should be minimized at this period, even as washing and burial/disposal of such bodies should be professionally handled with safety to personal health of handlers being a cardinal focus,” he added. The Commissioner urged Lagos residents not to panic as health personnel are in place to manage the current cases, while efforts are doubled to secure the services of more volunteers to cope with any contingency. “Certain concerns have been raised regarding those already discharged. I wish to re-assure you that the discharge process was in line with WHO International Health Regulations and they are still being followed up. No recorded carrier state in person that have recovered from the disease has been recorded,” said Dr. Idris. “I encourage persons who have come in contact with infected persons to report early for treatment as such improves chances of survival.” -

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