₦airaland Forum

Bishopsgate:
Bros forget o.

I worked with this guy as far back as 16 years ago. He is about the "shrewdest" business man I have met in all my almost 2 decades in banking an FMCG industries.

Yes he and a couple of guys had the unfair advantage of having govt created monopolies (in some cases duopolies) but that era was over more than a decade ago and at that point of change he was almost bankrupt. He clawed his way back up and changed his tactics. He moved from a rent taker to a creator of value (importer to manufacturer). You can compare him with his fellow monopolies and the understanding of his business acumen becomes obvious.

Where are the other beneficiaries of govt monopolies? How many factories have they built, how many people do they employ, how much tax do they contribute to the Nigerian economy?

Overrated - no I don't think so one bit!

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fluentinfor:
It is hard. I can write a billion words essay on the topic. You should check my profile and read my posts. You will get more ideas on farming. Dealing with poor people is too hard. Having poor people as major producer of ones raw material is very dangerous. Poor people are destroyers. It is why they can never get out of poverty. Dangote's enemies can easily manipulate those poor farmers. Politicians know the game. They know that just 200 naira can buy the vote of a poor man even after performing woefully in their first term, they will return to the seat. Poor people are dangerous for the economy. They are destroyers.

First, there are situations you may not want to take someone to court. For example, taking an employer to court is hard. You may win, but it may prevent other employers from associating with you. However, there are exceptions. Those exceptions are ground breakers. For example, Oliseh took his employer to court recently and he was able to prove the football board was trying to make him do illegal acts. Oliseh is wise enough to return to the club. Why? He is trying to tell potential employers that he does not keep malice, or dump employers even in the midst of crisis. Oliseh is a smart guy. Check him in his teenage age, Oliseh was the senior prefect in his high school. Does that ring bell in your ear? He rose up to become super eagles captain when cabals are so powerful in the Nigetian football. Ok, here is my point, a gifted man is unique in his ways. Dangote is unique.

Second, you may not want to sue a poor man because it may affect your business. Maybe if he takes them to court, other farmers will run away from him. The headline on all newpapers will be " Dangote, the billionaire who makes money from poor farmers". Bloggers on internet will have on front page "Nigerian billionaire persecuting poor farmers", and the whole twitter and instagram will explode with #GreedyDangote.

To be smart is a gift. Dangote is a gift to Nigeria. Let us appreciate him.

Solstar:
I love the way you ended it. It is not a spiritual attack, it is a religious attack.

Nigerians spend all their time fasting and praying and forget to get creative, then they run around to find fast money in order to buy imported food, cream, phone and wrist-watches so they dont have to waste time being creative when they should be worshipping God. Now churches run 5 services on Sundays, and a midweek service on wednesdays, not forgetting tarry nights and vigils.

The mohammedans are not left out, they pray a fuccking 5 times a day, and are constantly checking their time to make sure they dont miss a date with Allahu, what remains of their time is spent separating quarrels between their 4 wives, the rest is spent reminding the kids of the need to go to the Alfas and Imams for tutelage.

So, what time do we have to plant tomatoes or engineer apples that can grow on our climate.

We are not poor because we are religious, we are poor as a country because we have found an excuse in God.

Yet money does not grow on trees. Dangote should have known better. He has been making serious business mistakes of late, one of which is building $18B Refinery when electric cars and solar panels are the future. I really question the true source of his wealth. How are his projects financed ? From which sources ? He pays back loans at the speed of light, well, almost. Just to create impression of 'source' ? It could be these politicians just financing him till his retirement and eventual demise. It could just be a ponzi that takes money from early mules and paying the new politicians. I envy the man, I truly do, but if I have access to such money, then I should be able to buy up Nigeria and put everyone on a universal basic income from what I can do with that money.

As it is with the tomato factories, so will it be with the refineries in the next 20 yrs. This is the new world order.

osazsky:
did u choose pharmacy as ur first choice,,, who does DAT,

ahiboilandgas:
u are an idiot...u don't know investment banker bush doctor....science is also a talent that why scientist do invention

IbnIbrahim:
What is a doctor doing in Nigeria, when he knows what to do to save a life but is handicapped by the absence of oxygen, blood, sterile needles, and the very basic needs of his profession.

I think of what would have happened to me if the likes of Professor Aken’ova and her team of young doctors were not available that night in December 2002. Your guess is as good as mine. So today, I ask that Nigeria must act, lest she becomes a land without doctors


https://hotproforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1257&p=1781#p1781

inoki247:
some pipul will come and shout our moni

HigherEd:
If you are still asking this questions then you probably was just born in Nigeria. We all know the money was siphoned previously and is most likely going to be siphoned again ..

mysteriousman:
The Registrar is truly an honest man

new2012:
So the PDP e-rats are frustrated, does that mean if another party take over from Buhari, you too will be frustrated?

I guess you drew the line for ur frustrations either way

shizzle1:
what is this thing saying?

laudate:
But he did tell the person indirectly that he wasn't looking for friends by citing nairaland rule 22. So what was wrong with what he did? The person got the message. Wetin come be your own? Why are you taking panadol for that person's headache? Is friendship by force?


Ignore dat clown, abeg!

Justice28:
Wether electronic voting machine or not, Buhari is going out come 2019.
You can't just wake up and call hard working Nigeria Youths Lazy and go scourt free. Mtcheew

troublemakea:
fight for GF? lol even if it's to rape let them rape her without killing her but to fight a company of more than 2 On ur own baby

Yes i'm a weakling. ....thank you

ahogo:
if only people will just have the right information Mtn and others will become history, my people please go and get an ntel ntel sim card,for just 1k you get a 10 gigabytes for one month and is supper fast,a friend told me about it and that what am presently using is very cool trust me.

senchris:
You guys are just lucky because millions of subscribers are stuck with your sim cards. If other network providers were stable as mtn a long time ago, competition would have cut down the prices of both calls and internet data.

Ekweremadu is also currently in court with the Obono-Obla-led panel over allegations of undeclared assets. Ekweremadu had since denied any wrongdoing. He said the panel consists lawyers, who are members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and out on political witch-hunt and smear campaign against him and the opposition ahead of 2019 general elections.

EMMAACHILE:
The executive does not obey court orders so why should the senate do?
That's why many people in the travel section want to run from this shit hole.

new2012:
Bro, take it easy as I'm not responsible for your frustrations..


However name a politician PDP or APC that's not a criminal and a liar.

mohammedabiodun:
I like your contribution. Please can I have your contact?

malware:
I still stick by rule No. 22 of Nairaland, which even prohibits members from asking other members for their contact details. If I report you now, you'll definitely receive a ban

new2012:
They all fall ill when corrupt cases are opened on them.

Nevertheless, the current government is silly, EFCc keeping people unconstitutional in cases they still loose in court, can't they even play by the rule?

The government is equally intensifying efforts to clamp down on opposition. Sylva, KANU are now saints?

Ikegagwuha:
Imagine the rubbish this old man is vomiting from his mouth, is the worst because he is acting as a check on the executive and curbing their excesses

Postanalyser:
If the statistics i gave you is not understood by you,how on earth do you remember ypur nairaland moniker?

PaChukwudi44:
after an appeal court is the supreme court.They will keep appealing until his tenure is over

PaChukwudi44:
Those so-called powers cannot influence the supreme court because that is where this case will finally end

Postanalyser:
I guess u can answer yourself.
99% of aluminum industry are situated at Aba.
and 99% of aluminum and ceramics importers are Igbos.......have your question been answered?

malware:
Congratulations to the couple

skales67:
And now we are using Aluminium and Corrugated Ceramic Roofing Sheets, you are still using the corrugated iron sheets your forefathers left over!

Sorry!!

Postanalyser:
Your Ancestors used corrugated iron sheets in roofing hundreds of years ago, and you people still use it today
in roofing,smh development is very far from you all.

T.R.U members

Cherez:
So invading and taking away the maze assisted by thugs is lawful and legal?
Nigeria my country, when will you be well again?
I have no other place to call home, else I could have abandoned thee.
Can you Nigeria stop being horrible?
Can you just change for real?
GOD SAVE US ALL