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Lol, dat kind life, anyway 2 each his own. Dats his choice, e no concern us.

Na so o, even my camp 2 d same thing. I don't get it. Even if u r sex starved, na dat dirty smelling camp, inside bush, person suppose go quench thirst

PhonePlanet:
So yesterday I read about all NCC had to say on the issue of introducing a price floor. And I have some comments to make

"The regulatory commission said that it feared that the price war could eventually lead to a monopoly in the telecom industry that would force small operators to shut down.
It said that monopoly in the telecom sector could also push the country back to the days of NITEL to the detriment of small operators in the sector.
The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Professor Umar Dambatta stated this when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Communications."

Well, Professor Dambatta kept mentioning NITEL in his statement, which I believe is a wrong example to make reference to because "in the days of NITEL" there was just one telecommunications company which is NITEL, no competitors, no rivals, no other company offering telecommunications services, and NITEL was owned by the Nigerian Government. But right now we have so many private telecommunications companies, and out of these many, we have four(4) major companies not one. Therefore I do not see how this might lead to monopoly, I don't think the four major telecommunications companies we have would allow one pass the other, which is not equal to monopoly. Unless Professor Dambatta has a different definition of monopoly that is not - (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller.

Then on the aspect of forcing smaller telecommunications companies to close or shut down. First I would start with what one of my friend said. He believes in the statement - "if you can't beat them, join them". He believes that if smaller or new entry telecommunications companies can't find a way to survive in the market, then they should merge with the bigger companies to provide better services. I once met Audu Maikori in an event and he made emphasis of the need for partnership and collaboration. He said everybody wants to be the head and alone, when if we collaborate, we could achieve greater things. What if we don’t need eight telecommunications companies, what if we just need working four? If these companies could merge they could give us that! Better services, less worries.

I on the other hand thinks that if any company should shut down, it is completely their fault and not the fault of major telecommunications companies. This is not the first time we have seen companies shut down due to pressure from the Market, but to blame a bigger company is wrong. A company can only shut down due to its own mistakes or wrong tactics/market strategy, that is if it had one. For a startup company, the board/team/management are suppose to have a break through plan, enough capital and focus to become as big as any other company in the market. I believe non of these startup telecommunications in Nigeria have one and are now seeking the help of the government to survive? This scenario is like asking a teacher to intentionally fail a student so you who did not read can be on the same level with the brilliant student. Of course it is possible that these companies might have tried their best to gain market share, but Etisalat Nigeria tried to do the same thing in 2008, they slashed all the prices each telecommunications was offering at that time and sold out sim card almost free, even existing telecommunications giants could not keep up, it was a decision, strategy and sacrifice they had to make that got them to where they are today. Ironically Etisalat Nigeria now offers the most expensive service amongst the four telecommunications, but has already built their brand well enough to have a deserving part of the market. Which of these startup companies are able to do this? NON! So I believe they should go back and re-strategize instead of depending on the government introduce a price floor limiting the major operators.

I am still not in support in introducing a price floor. If NCC fills there is still a need for it, the best they can do is stop these big companies from taking their prices below what they offer right now. I wonder if NCC is supposed protect these small companies or we the consumers? Because their actions of protecting these companies is at our own expense. I look at all NCC reasons as excuse including the one they stated that consumers asked for the price floor to be introduced, when clearly there is a petition which five thousand people have signed against it. It makes me feel there are hidden stories, agenda and personal gains to all of this. Price flooring is suppose to be in the advatage of the consumer, Plus the idea of price floor has not had a good reputation in countries that it was implemented. "A price floor hurts society more than it helps. It may help farmers or the few workers that get to work for minimum wage, but it only helps those people by hurting everyone else" according to http://economics.fundamentalfinance.com/micro_price-floor.php . In this case it helps a few CEO's and hurts the general public. This cannot be acceptable.

That is all I have to say to NCC.

In addition to this post, I also have a comment to make on The Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of MTN Nigeria, Mr. Ferdinand Moolman statement for the federal government to ban WhatsApp and other social services that offer call and text.

“the depletion of operator revenues by unlicensed providers of “over-the-top” telecoms services who do not have any physical presence; nor pay any taxes; nor make any significant contribution to employment or other socio-economic objectives of government in Nigeria.”

Mentioning WhatsApp, Viber and the likes, the MTN boss pointed out that these companies were eroding gains of Nigeria’s telecom companies and asked Nigeria to take action like the United Arab Emirates did.


All I see in this man statement is GREED! I think what he said is completely absurd. What he actually meant by this statement is that he is not making as much money as he used to because of WhatsApp and others, and therefore using the excuse of non physical presence, and no taxes etc to buy out the government. This is purley based on selfish interest. This scenario is like asking the government to ban cars because you as a bicycle seller don’t make much money anymore, and stating excuses like cars produce harmful gases to the environment just to win the heart of the government. Someone should tell this man that TECHNOLOGY HAS PROGRESSED!!! If he is pained by the production of cars, he should probably dump bicycles and start producing cars too. Maybe turn MTN into an APP making company or buy WhatsApp or Viber. You can't hold back technology because you don't make enough money. In fact this means you care about money more than you care about technology, and as the CEO of MTN? that is just too sad. You sir are supposed to be in a bank! Not an IT company. Then you went ahead to say like united Arab emirates? How long would this country continue to copy other countries simply because they are more developed? We should be able to decide which steps we take and which we don't. We should only look out for developed countries for solutions to major problems we encounter like how to come out of recession. Not follow every foot step and implement something simply because it was done in UAE or USA or Europe. Please stop! Finally saying that these apps do not make any significant contribution to employment or other socio-economic objectives of government in Nigeria is wrong. Directly it might not, but indirectly it does in every way. To point out a few, making call over WhatsApp is relatively less expensive than traditional phone call. Yes it means less money for you (even if you make money from data) but it means we as citizen would be able to save more on phone calls which would make us have more money to improve our standard of living and businesses which would have positive impact on the economy. Taking for example a typical venture owner who spend a lot on phone calls would save alot if he has to buy only data. On a long run, that savings from phone calls could be used to expand his venture which would lead to more people being employed and growth on the nation economy which is in contrary to Mr. Ferdinand statement. So please don’t think of it. Neither should the Nigerian Government consider it unless again it in support of a company over it's citizens.

That is all I have to say. I am in no way an expert and therefore all I've written here is in my opinion. Please feel free to contact me in any area you feel I am wrong.

u r very correct. D dude also said that they av to buy fuel 2 power their facilities, and I ask how is dat d problem of d masses. Is it not d FG dats meant 2 give us a constant power supply after all d heavy taxes we pay. R we now supposed 2 subsidise 4 these companies? We also buy d same fuel 4 our homes and businesses at d same exorbitant rates, who helps us out? D dude must av been bribed, dats y he's so aggressively pursuing an increase, or his company is one of d upstarts, na so naija things dey. They should remove him, he obviously no longer represents us.

Tynasparks:
What did she do to the husband

d coward ran away

Zirah:
Pls educate them. The irrational comments on here just make me sick. Is it that our people have been damned to lack reasoning or na teenagers full this thread? Na wa o.

even if na teenagers sef, them no dey hear how things r done over there, in these days of Internet. Any reasonable person would want d autopsy 2 be done. I feel dat d reason 4 dis is dat d average naija mentality sees it dat, d girl has died, ppl would lose jobs, if found guilty. Let them just accept it, and survive, like we do a lot of rubbish in d country. D same happens when oda crimes r committed, d criminal will say sorry, they'll call a meeting, then everybody lets it be without prosecution, and then d person would do it 2 sm1 else and d cycle continues. It's high time we upgrade, and change our ideals.

Johnnyessence:
Good from FG. We demand justice on this matter. All the camp clinic are not well equip. This result as a result of NYSC negligence. The DG should be sanctioned. We can't afford to be losing a rear gem. Rip ifedolapo.

yes o, all these ppl saying they should let her rest, just surprise me. She started resting from d moment she passed. We need to know what went wrong so we can make corrections, and ppl responsible be brought 2 justice.

bareal:
Depends in the place you allow them to shoot....if you allow them to shoot your leg, then you will not die

see craze talk

lefulefu:
wich yeye konji.wat i even heard is dat the old man places his young sugar girls on monthly allowance.If the girl is darkskinned he places her on 40k and if she is a tenant she stays rent free.If she is light skinned he places her on 60k and rent free as well if na tenant plus some other miscellaneous.According to wat some of the girls say they don't have to have sex with him.All they do is massage his back and romance him.Guy u tell me wich young girl would resist such an offer .Even the OP of this thread will find such offer irresistible.

lol, they won't tell u they sleep with him na. Massage ko, massage ni massage!!!

This article is complete BS. We know abt temptation, Joseph was tempted, but he fled. If u know that u want a peaceful home in future, dat should be enough motivation not 2 get involved with a married man. Even if d man is being silly, d ladies should try very hard 2. Any married woman dat curses such ladies, is very well in her own right, cos there r some ladies 2 dat actively pursue married men. They make it very difficult 4 d man 2 say no. So dose curses must catch dose girls, somebody say amen.

Na wa o. Some ppl r wicked. See d lovely lady. There's some things sha not adding up like d brother's account of drugged drink, and all, like he was there. Adjourned indefinitely, seriously?!? Dat's so bad. How much them dey even pay 4 nddc?

Hmmmmmmm, u really don't know what 2 do, op? And u've been with this person 4 4yrs. How can u stay with sm1 u don't trust, who keeps telling u all these lies?! Is it a love portion? If she comes back and gives u better sti now, what will u do? Will u write a book? Or come share with us on NL

These ppl sha. Talk here, talk there. Thot we were told d oda time dat d really expensive watch abi shoes dat she wore one time, not long ago, was a gift, and dat she would never spend such money on jewellery and all dat. Hmmmmmmm.

Jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Some ppl r evil

This is somewhat ridiculous sha. 'rich guy was bored, and decided 2 do uber and drive ppl around...' so, he couldn't go swimming or party with friends... Nigerians must sha twist everything, and put their own spin. Smh!

emeraldknytt:
Anything can kill anyone, okay. Poverty no dey touch pesin buh e dey kill, Ultimate Cycler no dey carry bullet waka Buh lives have been lost. If to say I never promise pastor say I no go form bad boy, I for curse you now.. Read the attached screenshot you must have ignored before coming to qoute me. Monkey

the screen shot meant dat she had a rash b4, and her doctor gave her dat, not really a reference 2 okrika clothing.

vchykp:
Its not like he mixed chemical in the bottle, its still wisky, am not saying what he did is right, but its not worth life imprisonment or killing him, he should be penalized through paying a huge amount of money or go for 2years in jail, i guess its enough punishment and example for those who still indulge in such act.

The unfortunate true is that fake consumable products will never stop, no matter how hard NAFDAC tries, the economic condition is not helping matters atall, imagine you buy goods of 10k, sell 11k, on going to market to get a replacment, you buy 12k. Now tell me, The original one is 12k and the num2(fake) is 7k, looking at it, they look exactly thesame, which will you go for as a buisness man?..

The only way to eradicate this crime is to balance the economy because such products are everywhere, and nigerians love cheap things, consumers buy them on daily basis without knowing, ranging from provision, cosmetics, beverage, even to phones, igbo boys have tapped into communication too.

Our government should work hard to end this famine..!

u av a point on balancing d economy, but in truth, it's no excuse 4 his actions. He's a criminal, and a 2yr jail sentence is 2 small. Such packaging is done in highly unsanitary conditions which is a major risk 2 health. Also, he might not have mentioned dat he mixes smthin in2 it, but there's a very high chance dat he does, in order 4 him 2 get d exact tint of d drink.

veronicababy:
And federal government has refused to pay oyo state corps member their alawee.

r u sure? Thot d allawee comes from a central acct. Not state by state.

Is dis some kind of joke?!? Instead of them 2 be happy. Just shows how backward some ppl's mentality really is. Other states sef no smell salary, una see, still dey complain. He decided 2 be humane, and give u guys ur money 4 early Xmas preparation. They should av asked 2 be notified earlier, and dat d January payment also comes early, cos we know how Jan dey dey.

These ppl again. This is unacceptable. So, on top our money they're promising us poor service, trying 2 arm twist us. They should go 2 hell.

Nbote:
Did u misplace ur brain or something?

u r d 1 with no brain at all. U made a statement, for which I asked u a straightforward question, then u turned abusive cause u r so dim dat u can't defend ur initial talk. Smh.

Nice. D next tin they'll do is go on protest strike, if they're not already on strike... watching sha, but wait o, y were d names of d lecturers not put, but d name of a student was mentioned

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

African countries sha. Is it a curse

BlossomedCherry:
could it be wat am thinking

what r u thinking?

Life4Varnity:
Pls what is stowaway I don't understand pls. Can someone explain God bless

d time u r using 2 ask, y didn't u just use Google or get a dictionary?!? Just trying 2 encourage research and d use of d dictionary #onelove

EMMAUGOH:
We Blacks should support good thing o. If they are drug dealers fine, let them use the money to make life of the future generation better.

Maybe europe was built by blood of europeans... Our forefathers where use to apease their satisfaction..
Today u travel to europe but don't remeber millions died building where u are going to.

. This is what I av a problem with. So drug dealing is a good thing?!! And dis post actually got likes?!! Na wa o. We should teach d future generations dat crime doesn't pay, and honest ways r d best ways 2 make money. So, if blood was used 2 build Europe as u claim, they should continue 2 use it?!? Or don't u see dat medieval times r different 4rm modern days?!?

Nbote:
Show me anywhere in d report dat proves or indicates dey are involved in dirty money business or jus shut d hell up until he is proved otherwise.. It's always so easy to sit down somewhere and hate ppl for wateva reasons... All d OP showed was d type of mansion someone was building and other development projects similarly going on and as d sadists some of us are, it has to be dirty money...

u just misquoted urself, so u should shut d f up. I merely pointed out 2 whr u said it doesn't matter whether it's drug money and all, and dats why I asked u dat question.

calyto:
Even if your brain small like mustard seed, you suppose know say 'i dey point out NCC reason', no be thesame thing as 'i dey support the decision'. But as you no come get sense na im be the major problem.
God and ask your parents for forgiveness. They cursed you

it's u and ur generation dat r cursed. Smell out of here. Oloriburuku.

Toylove:
Just hear yourself out.... Did u make any sense?
Abeg make I no pour vexation and frustration on top u ooo

no mind d idiot

calyto:
Not true.
Just like voice calls, NCC only introduced data floor price (The data floor price is the minimum allowable price per MB).
Before now, there was no floor price so any telco can decide to sell data at any price of their choice.

If it is allowed to continue that way, some of the telcos may fold-up which will lead to job loss and also drive investors away.
Just imagine if Vodacom decides to pull their tariff plans down just to kill smaller telc coys like Lebara.
Rather than wait until that happens(since Glo has been pushing them)NCC decided to introduce floor price. For voice calls, NCCs current floor price is 11k/sec.

The price will still be between the range of 1300-1500 for 1.5G

na wetin dey tire me 4 naija be dis. When ppl d trying 2 resist a bad policy like this increase, some idiots wey feel say him sabi speak English will just come and be talking BS. Will this increase not drive investors away, weren't there already job losses. How will a govt. Dats supposed 2 care abt d suffering masses wake up in d middle of a recession and say dat because Nigeria pays low data rates, it should be increased?!? Ur there trying 2 justify rubbish. U must be a slow poke. Take several seats behind.

I no just understand some kind comments. 'these r nothing but fallacies', 'because of t*ts...', 'sacrilege'... seriously, izit ur proposal?!? Bad belle ppl.

Nbote:
Whether blood, drug or wateva money like some of U are inferring, atleast their ppl are benefitting from it through their numerous projects and services considering anything called govt has done little or nothing for it's ppl. I know areas in some regions where u'll b prosecuted or even worse for trying to carry out maintenance on a public road talk more of trying to start a new public project even with ur own money...

would u still av d same opinion if it was a relative of urs dat d Otokoto man used 4 his rituals?!?