₦airaland Forum

menaxe:
Something happened in my house this evening that’s been bothering me, and I’d like your honest advice.

My wife went out for a girls hangout. When she came back, she didn’t notice I was in the parking lot watching.

She called the gateman over, brought out her leg, and told him to remove her shoe. He took off the first canvas shoe, then the second. She didn’t notice I was there.

After he removed the shoes, she told him to take them to the cobbler for repair.

I just watched and didn’t say anything at the time. It looked to me like she was overusing the gateman, and it didn’t sit right with me.

Later, I called her aside and told her what she did was wrong but she said she didn’t know it was wrong and didn’t see the issue. I asked her what she meant by “it’s not wrong,” and she just repeated that she didn’t know.

Now I’m confused. I don’t know if I’m overreacting, overstepping, or making too much of it.

Nairalanders, please tell me honestly — is this wrong, or am I out of line here?

Thank you.

Don't tell her directly, get a video or skit that address the issue and tell her to watch it, then ask her what she learned from it. Then you can talk to her, but if you want to get the best result speak good of her in areas you know she is doing well and how you want her to add that to the list.

mctech:
This is like the case of the lady who contacted Don Jazzy on Twitter to give her money for her NGO. Person wey dey in need no dey do give away.

Not as you think, some NGOs like mine came out of passion, I am pushing my money into it. Having the laptop will help in supporting the younger ones in my community with training. Have done some levels of that on WhatsApp, about 300 reached out from Nairaland about 3 years ago for digital skills, and another 36 last year on Financial Education. The laptop will help in churning out contents that promote our course.

NationalNewsNG:
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called for the immediate release of Nasir El-Rufai ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, describing the former Kaduna governor’s detention as unfair and politically troubling.

Atiku made the demand on Friday through a statement issued by his media aide, Phrank Shaibu.

He said keeping El-Rufai in custody during an important Islamic celebration was cruel and against democratic principles.

The former vice-president warned authorities against using state institutions to intimidate political opponents.

According to Atiku, Eid-el-Kabir is a period of mercy, forgiveness, family reunion and compassion for Muslims worldwide.

Click the link below to read the full story
https://nationalnews.ng/atiku-demands-el-rufais-release-before-eid/

If El Zazaki can spend years behind the bars enabled by El Ruffy, one good turn should deserve the other. This life Na turn by turn, Na El Ruffy Turn be this

You won enter wahala

Move to Mexico, Canada or Panama go deep dive into Starting a digital business, it can even be YouTube and Content Marketing. Fix a target of achieving x10 of the money. Get a team and sell digital products and services, register a company in US and leverage on that to get a stay later but move out first, that is your best bet now.

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Truthseeker10:
But you compared our body to pipe and claim that fasting deals with the body so as to increase the flow of the anointing. What verse in the bible claims that?

But I already provided them and you didn't take time to read them carefully

Truthseeker10:
where do the verses that you quoted says that fasting increases the anointing in the body?

But that is what the OP is insinuating Abi you are confused ni, I am saying fasting do not increase the anointing. Learn to read to comprehend

[quote author=Truthseeker10 post=139397923]the essence of fasting isn’t to “create” more anointing, it’s to deal with the vessel carrying it.

Think of it like this: the anointing is like petrol, and we’re the pipes. The petrol itself doesn’t run out or diminish, but if the pipe is blocked, nothing flows. Fasting is one of the ways God uses to clear out those blockages — the distractions, the flesh, the spiritual weight — so there’s nothing hindering the flow.

The Bible actually shows this pattern in the scriptures you’re talking about:

1. We’re called vessels
2 Cor 4:7 says, “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.”
And 2 Tim 2:21 says, “Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.”

The focus is on the vessel being clear, not on making more treasure.

2. Fasting removes hindrances
In Isaiah 58:6,9 God says, “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free… Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’”
And in Matt 17:21 , Jesus tells the disciples, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting.” The blockage was in them, not in Him.

3. Our body is the temple
1 Cor 6:19-20 reminds us, “Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you… glorify God in your body.” Fasting helps us deal with the flesh and distractions so the Spirit isn’t grieved or quenched.

So fasting doesn’t add to God. It aligns and cleanses us so what’s already in Him can flow freely through us.

Let it slide, forget about it but don't give it to her. If I were you I will do the giveaway on somewhere like Instagram and use it to gain monetizable influence. You just fix the location

kiddaz:
Good day. I need some very affordable Nigerian hosting platforms. Some people no dey like pay well, especially those friends who always want favor for themselves only. So I'm just trying to work with their budget make I deploy the work give them.

DMCA ignored preferable

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mayorall:
2024 csr for your reference

https://www.nairaland.com/8293294/1m-naira-corporate-social-responsibilities

As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Mayorall will be giving out 4 pieces of 8th Gen Touchscreen x360 laptops to 4 eligible Nairalanders.

Eligibility Criteria

You must have been a member of Nairaland for at least 3 years.

You must have a history of contributing positively to help fellow Nairalanders.

Your posting history must be free from tribalism, hate speech, or constant insults. Sarcasm alone is not a ground for disqualification.


How to Apply

Tell us:

What you plan to use the laptop for

How it will help you personally, academically, professionally, or in business.


Qualified applicants will be contacted if selected.

Mayorall remains committed to giving back and supporting growth within the community.

Kindly note that a video verification will be conducted for beneficiaries .

All beneficiary will be selected in the next 7 days.

From Ayoncox


Good day Mayorall Corporate Social Responsibility Team,

Thank you for this wonderful initiative aimed at supporting NGOs and empowering communities through technology. I recently founded the Human Empowerment and Neighbourhood Development Foundation (HEND Foundation), and this opportunity aligns strongly with our vision for youth empowerment and community development in Nigeria.

Our foundation is focused on empowering young Nigerians, especially youths from underserved and low-income communities, through digital education, innovation, skills acquisition, mentorship, and community development initiatives.

The laptops will play a major role in helping us achieve several key objectives, including:

1. Digital Skills Training
We are currently planning programs that will train youths in digital literacy, graphics design, web development, content creation, data analysis, AI tools, and remote-work skills. Many young Nigerians have the willingness to learn but lack access to computers. These laptops will serve as practical training tools during workshops and community learning sessions.

2. Youth Innovation & Entrepreneurship Support
We intend to support young entrepreneurs with basic digital resources to help them build CVs, business plans, online stores, presentations, and digital products. The laptops will help participants gain hands-on experience while learning how to build sustainable income opportunities.

3. Community ICT Learning Hub
One of our goals is to gradually establish a small community digital learning center where students, job seekers, and aspiring tech talents can gain access to computers and internet-enabled learning opportunities. These laptops will serve as foundational equipment for that vision.

4. Educational Support for Students
Many students in Nigeria struggle to complete assignments, research, or acquire computer knowledge due to lack of access to devices. The laptops will be used during educational outreach programs, training bootcamps, and mentorship sessions targeted at secondary school leavers and undergraduates.

5. Administrative and Outreach Operations
As a growing nonprofit organization, we also require digital tools for project coordination, volunteer management, proposal writing, impact reporting, awareness campaigns, and communication with stakeholders and beneficiaries.

Our mission is centered around helping communities discover that they are valuable, capable, and full of potential when given the right opportunities and tools.

We believe technology is no longer a luxury but a necessity for empowerment in today’s world, and your support through these laptops will directly contribute to building digitally empowered youths who can positively impact their communities and Nigeria at large.

Thank you once again for this opportunity and for the work you are doing to support social impact organizations.

Warm regards,

Ayodeji Ajide
08089456258
Human Empowerment and Neighbourhood Development Foundation (HEND Foundation)

Website: https://hend.org.ng

Darkandhandsom:
No sir. I'm currently in FCT. But i don't mind Relocating sir.

Abuja is okay. This is my advice switch into becoming A Real Estate Agent, if you know how to drive seek for how to add using bolt or uber even if you have to work for someone. Third hang around politicians this is their period of spending money, provide services. If you need more clarity chat me up on 08089456258

Darkandhandsom:
I can't stop crying.
I went to work and was handed a sack letter.
Where do i start from
Rent is due
Unpaid bills
I'm heart broken.

Are you Lagos based.

Darkandhandsom:
I can't stop crying.
I went to work and was handed a sack letter.
Where do i start from
Rent is due
Unpaid bills
I'm heart broken.

Congratulations, now grind for another level

Ibrahim1985:
So you concluded that they have done their best. If it was them, then the refinery built would mentioned Dangote and Adenuga or Dangote and ko build a refinery.
Personally I do not care who build a refinery, all i care is that Nigeria need more than 1 refinery to stop importing oil. I do know that there are wealthy Nigerians who can do such project . We can agree to disagree, no shaking

You are funny, do you know that for about 2
30 years only 2 African countries have functional refineries until Dangote came in, that's Libya and Algeria. You are not even thanking God we finally had one you are asking for another

Mystiqueann:
A matured minded friend - any gender

Are you ready to be interviewed

Ibrahim1985:
For the betterment of Nigeria, if I had the money, capacity and the opportunities , yes I will do gladly. But there are people who can, so they should be encouraged to do so. 1 refinery is not enough for Nigeria.

They have done the best they can, you are the next

NoahHadNoArk:
Where can I play checkers and earn money too

.may be I should create it

Ibrahim1985:
even Dangote took loans from Banks, there are few Nigerian who have that money. Mike Adenuga is one, Cuppy Dad is another one and sure there are couple Nigeria is bleeding serious cash when the unrefined oil is being exported out to be refined and send back to Nigeria as diseal , petrol , jet fuel , kerosene . Those countries refinering Nigeria oil are not doing it for free. They are enjoying and making cash while Nigeria lose cash

he is one of those involved in Dangote Refinery, let's stop being entitled, if you can't do it don't feel others should do it

Ibrahim1985:
A few is enough to start building a refinery. Many are called , few are choosen. There are at least 10000 Nigerians who are wealthy , even if na 6 , it is possible. It is far better than a politican storing money in an offshore account. Building refinery creates jobs, help reducing Nigeria dependency on imported oil and help keep capital in Nigeria. Nigeria need at least 4 refineries to work. 1 working refineries is not enough for Nigeria population of at least 180 millions.

How many of them can take the risk of coughing out or borrowing $1B and above for that, how many will want to collaborate these are the issues

Oracleee:
I understand your point and on paper, that strategy is solid.

Capital preservation with ₦20m, then using ₦10m to take calculated risks while compounding over time that’s textbook wealth-building.
But the issue is the environment you’re applying it in.

In a stable economy, that approach works perfectly. You can safely park funds, earn predictable returns, and deploy the rest into opportunities that scale.
In Nigeria today, the variables are less predictable

Inflation can quietly wipe out safe returns
Policy changes can affect even low-risk instruments.

The real sector (where the ₦10m goes) is highly unstable and cost-intensive
So while the idea of “stay safe + scale gradually” is correct, the execution risk in this environment is much higher than theory suggests.

Also, with ₦30m, this isn’t just a portfolio decision it’s a life positioning decision. That’s why some of us are leaning toward relocation or systems with more stability, even if returns are slower.
You’re thinking like an investor, which is valid.
But in this case, the bigger question is, is the environment worthy of that strategy right now?

Of course you are right, we are considering scarce resources here and the fact is that inflation rate is on the high side, but my context and approach is a combination of textbooks and critical thinking based on market realities and essential needs. Also leveraging on knowledge and digitisation systems already in place. My approach on the topic and decision making are highly contextual beginning with etymological approach of the purview and derivation of witty narratives from it. For instance during one of my studies years ago after I quizzed one of my tenants who lost his money to a particular Ponzi scheme, I dug deeper and realised that intentionally the concept of what investment is has been whitewashed to be detrimental with focus on external and not internal without putting in place systems. I came up with the concept of investment being internal and external, internal having 3 phases and external being a function of the 3, based on that I realised Ceteris Peribus one will have a successful journey if internal systems are well built. Meanwhile for the public, I do advice keep 60 to 70% of your funds in low risk investments like bonds and treasury bills, and work on building on the 3 phases with the remaining 30 to 40% to achieve 100 to 1000% based on knowledge, capacity, network and leverage.

So you see if a person is diligent to work on understanding the mathematical and economic game and creating ones system based on the three one is safe and have the higher chance of getting maximum values.

Wetin you dey do with all the alawee wey you collect for 16 years.

Oracleee:
Suggesting putting ₦20m into Treasury Bills might sound smart to the ear, but that advice really depends on the person’s goal.
Treasury Bills are safe, no doubt. But they are low-risk, low-return instruments. With ₦30m, locking away ₦20m there might preserve capital, but it won’t significantly grow wealth especially in an economy where inflation is constantly eating into value.
So the real question is what is he trying to achieve?

If the goal is capital preservation, then yes, Treasury Bills make sense.
But if the goal is growth, relocation, or improving life quality, then tying down two-thirds of your capital in a low-yield instrument may not be the best move.
At current realities, the returns from Treasury Bills may not even outpace inflation consistently, meaning you’re “safe” but still losing purchasing power in real terms.
With ₦30m, this is a life-changing decision. It shouldn’t just be about playing safe it should be about positioning for better income, stability, and long-term opportunity.


I feel treasury bill should be ruled out.

Of course, you are right, if I were the one I will go all in with like 25 m,there are other options outside of Treasury bill that I am well acquainted with, did one last last year for a 365 days round. The goal is actually compounding and not just one time gain, the approach is considering safest zone with 20m and running fast on 10 for scaling, the real lesson is leverage and staying safe and growing slowly until you have deep knowledge of achieving quantum leap

Ibrahim1985:
Monopoly is not good if the oil price is decided for Alhaji Dangote and a very few powerful men. The oil cabals are fighting to make sure oil prices remain above 2300 naira per liter, they do not care if Nigerians pay 2000 naira for a liter at the fueling station. These oil cabals including the former NNPC president singlehanded make sure Nigeria imported oil instead of allow the citizens to build refinery to run. They allowed the old refineries to spoil beyond repair so that Nigeria can import oil. While the masses are paying for huge money, these cabal are cashing from importation of oil.
Now that Dangote has opened a refinery, other Big men can now open their own private refinery. Oil is still big money , every big man / madam in Nigeria has his or her hand in oil. This is why they do not want petrol price to get low. The lower the price, they lose money.
So remember that as you pay petrol at the fueling station or on the black market price, remember the higher you pay, the more these big men eaT.

Is not easy as you think, many Nigerians don't think long term. Although let's say apart from Dangote there are other smaller refineries but they can't do large volumes. What you are asking them to do is quite tough, for instance to build a refinery of 100,000 barrels per day and above it takes roughly 10 years to complete, no short cuts. For 10,000 to 30,000 per day it takes between 2 to 4 years. How many of them have the resilience to wait that long. I know that BUA is working on one around 250k and they have been on it for some years now, let's say some others. It's tough to think long term in some businesses in Nigeria, that is why many settle for trading.
That is why I often laugh when a particular set of people beat their chest saying they are the financial powers of Nigeria meanwhile they are mostly traders and are not into heavy manufacturing. Look at Dangote Cement for instance, they spend at least 50m per day on Diesel for production, if one is not tough skinned you can't run such a business so you settle to be an employee or a trader.

Pgateway:
Please is this normal?

I’ve been “prophesied” to by more than four different people—unrelated and unknown to each other—that I should never tell a woman I intend to marry her.

At first, I thought it simply meant I shouldn’t make promises I can’t keep, but my experience seems to suggest something else.

What keeps happening is this: I can have casual flings or light flirtations. I’ve even had situations where married women get too close, and if I were to push things, I could easily cross boundaries—but I don’t. I also attract women who just want something casual, while women I’m not particularly interested in seem open to something serious.

However, the pattern changes completely when I meet someone I genuinely like. The moment I express serious intentions or mention marriage, the relationship tends to fall apart. One way or another, she pulls away.

This has been my recurring experience, and I’m now over 40 and deeply unsettled by it.

I can’t help but ask: what could be going on?

Your problem is more of psychological than spiritual but your mind is empowering the issue throug shared belief

Freshtruth:
I am 37yrs old man I work offshore just going for my time off the hotel my company lodge me I just woke up and I was feeling the need to defecate ( shit) as I was defecating I began to urinate I felt sharp pain in my penis after am done I was about to flush I discovered blood stains I taught maybe is a stain in the wbc untll I look at my penis I discovered I just reuniate blood . Omo I put . My 2 hands in my head thinking na so life take end for me . I have not be able to sleep all night. Not married no child now this . Has anyone experience this before? Blood also in my siliva for months now but I didn't take it serious but this one I just saw now fear done grip me like this

Go for a test quickly

Burob:
Obidients with their egocentric mindset will forever remain cluelessly shameless.

Obi and Buhari seems to have similar narrative. The unfortunate part is if he becomes president the obidientst themselves will hate him