₦airaland Forum

Church that does that is a business.

@post

You have not seen anything yet. You will soon see people having sex on the Altar and they will call it demonstration. Those that follow "men of god" can see what my problem is.

@builder

It is very easy to curse people and sing about the problem. It takes time and maybe years to think up a solution.
Be a solution minded Nigerian
God Bless Nigeria

@MIDAS02

Lagos state already has an environment of free capitalistic endeavor in transportation industry. Government has been encouraging & inviting companies to join the BRT program with little or no success.

government has no need to encourage people. The real players will come when they know the rule is "get a license and operate" with no need to pay any other Bribe or Kickback. when I know I can make money Legitimately no need to beg me to put my money. "Free Capitalist" include 20 nairalization and Agbero/Areaboysm! Transport is never for individual Entreprise atleast not for one of the most populated cities of the world like Lagos. Look at the free market that gives OKADA RIDERS people from NIGER (niamey) RUNNING 20 to 30 % of the transportation of Lagos state? There by Causing massive pollution in the state.

-   Why would any business want to spend N100 million to get a license for an opportunity that is currently available for free and there are still no takers?

The fact is that the 100 million $ is small fry compared to monies that will be made over the years. You will pay no single tax for the next five to ten years to the state
besides the 100 million is just a sugestion it could go higher or lower.

-   In approving 4 or 5 companies you will create massive monopolies while destroying the basic tenet of free market – this leads to price fixing, market strangulation and manipulation if not efficiently monitored by government (and you know how inefficient the government can be).

No sir no monopoly at all there will be competition and I trust Nigerian Business men they will want more licences to be sold and that could be done after some years so that those that have invested monies will recover their money. please there is nothing like FREE free market you must regulate. Go and ask Bush why he bailed out the banks.

-   Waiving taxes and duty is a federal prerogative not a state prerogative.

Yes true and the state government will work to see to it that they are exempted from tax. There must a reason why God gave us a port in Lagos state.

-   Road tax on every car licensed in Lagos will only make most Lagosians go to some other state to register their cars. (Especially when the tax amount is outrageous). The only way this could work is if it is a federal decision.

The theme of what I was saying is you can't USE my LAGOS STATE road If you don't have LAGOS STATE  CAR  USAGE  ROAD TAX.  Now if you don't have itbecos you dont live in lagos, there is a way we will help you as you may not live in Lagos. WHAT WE DO IS TO GIVE YOU A TEMPORARY ROAD PERMIT AT A FEE AND WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE AS YOU ENTER LAGOS STATE.


The state does not need to spend a kobo on Roads any more you don't need to beg people to invest in the transport business. The state will become very rich.
Please we are only sharing Ideas and I don't believe I know everything.

@Midas02

If you were a contractor in Nigeria you would understand that you are condemned to be Corrupt or you move out of the business.

"Selling" the road takes the load of government but the same government will be responsible for regulation. The cost of constructing and maintaining road is little compared to the BRIBES KICKBACKS the contractors Pay.

The responsibility of the government would be to make sure that the ROADS are constructed well, maintained, Monies released from the LAGOS STATE ROAD FUND to the contractors and take any sanctions against any Licensed Road Operator.

There will be responsibility of the government to take and reposses the road and give it to another road Operator. Road Users will have the Right to take the Road Operator to court.

Our Government does not sell drugs but We have Nafdac.

We dont have any Government bank but we have we have the CBN doing a good Job or regulations.

The Overhead cost of investing in Project Like roads is exponential The cost component of BRIBES AND KICKBACKs is as high as 80% The way to eliminate this is by going the way of the GSM.

You must know that true business people will not want to do dirty.

With our banks very Strong now we can Acheive this easily.

The Overhead cost will scare the daylight out of you. You have a good Idea but when politicians begin to dip their hands into it you will see that what was 20 naira will be 200 thousand naira.

A good example is the Under 17 world cup.

A good Popular Idea can and may be washed down by greed and corruption.

When you have put your Ideas and you have the government Approving it Now what will happen is that the middlemen will want to make a fortune. Just to sign a paper some people will ask you to bring ridiculous amounts of Monies.

The machines that will be used will be over burdened with so many 10% that could come up to 1000%.

Take a company wanted to supply machines worth $200,000 Each the procurement officer made sure that that the company changed it price to 1million dollar. The company dissagreed that it would not do that the procurement officer made sure that the company did not get the contract to supply. The contract was given to another person that was ready to play ball The rest is history.

how come the many refineries licenced are not performing wonders?

The refineries are a different ball game. The Problem is the crude oil and the pricing of petroleum refined products

1) You sell a liter of petrol for lets us say 1000 naira you will have a lot of refinery companies springing up why ?the return on investment is gauranteed almost immediately.

2) It is easier to sell crude oil. It is like Gold. The demand on crude oil is so much so no one will waste his time to refine when he will not make any money on refine products. If I gave you a million barrels of Crude oil you will prefer to sell it and make your cool money. I have been cracking my brain on how to solve this problem.

how come the many power plant licenced are not performing wonders?

With the power Licences is 2 things

1) is Pricing. How much will be fixed as hoour rate and Can and will you pay for it?
2) Is the national grid yet to be completed or completed(i don't know)

GSM infra is not same as ruining metro system

It is the same Running a metro system is even easier as the companies immediately start to make money.

4 to 10 million move in and out of Lagos a day just multiply by 100 naira then you know what we are talking about.

The Problem is equals to money. Lagos will make money of this problem but it must be done transparently.

FASHOLA NAME WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS ONE THAT SAVED LAGOS FROM THE FILTH AND DISODERLINESS WITH THE POLLUTION WE NOW SEE.

The Truth of the matter is that we sold GSM LICENCES and Nigerians companies are buying up telecomunication companies in smaller countries.
Once you set the principle working it will catch fire like lets look at our banks.

A south African friend boasted that Nigerian banks can't enter south Africa the rest is History.

If you use single Government effort(as what you have in the BRT) you will Loose out.

You just need to set the structure and then you will see the millionaires work for you.

The Private sector know how to get cheap and very good deals Just look at the Hosting Cost of under 17 world youth football from 314 million dollars to 74 million dollars.

If it is the government paying for it The Technocrats and middlemen will want to make a fortune.

Imagine if Nigerian Government wanted to set up 4 GSM Companies we would have lost millions or even billions of dollars. Just set up the structure you will make money Lagos will be a good Guinea pig.

There are Nigerians looking for what to use money for just set a way where the people can come buy up the transport system of Lagos state the business men know how to cut cost. Give them Tax waivers, tax Holidays, rebate and other incentives.

@Midas02

There is a way you go by this where the Government does not need to spend one kobo.

What the Lagos state government should do is to

1) Commercialize road(sell all the road in lagos)
2) Sell 3 to 4 License to operate transport
3) Set up a transport Authority


Commercialize Road (Sell all Road in Lagos State)

What you do is to have all the roads in Lagos state in sold to road contractor Firm for a period 5 years

The road firm will
1) Own
2) repair Pot holes
3) Maintain markings and trafic Lights
4) Clean Roads

The roads will be given colours to show the owners of the road, so that when there is a problem we know who to point to. The road firm will bid for this roads and they will be monitored. For competition and development there should be 5 blocks of licences that 5 and more road firm should bid for.
There must be an analyses of what the companies will gain.

A road is like a house you can make alot of money from it. The five companies will get access to a road fund that will be set up by the state government. Where there is traffic the Government can or will setup mini toll gate for Private car Users.

Sell Transport Licenses

Instead of Brt and co. you dont need to involve yourself in that. Just provide four licenses with one going for a token fee to NURTW. The companies that shall bid for this will comform to these rule before they are confirmed onwers of the Licences

1) They will provide buses of the same brand for instances if it is Toyota buses it must be all true
2) They will provide back up mechanic shop ( all this to avoid dumping)
3) They will operate Simple and Cooperate Taxis
4) They will operate Aircondition Bus System and Non Aircondition Bus System
5) They will operate by routes in only lagos state
6) They will operate a ticket system could be cash for ticket or by prepaid card system

The Benefits of having a License

1) Tax will be waived by state for 5 to 10years as the state may deem fit
2) There will be no Extortion by policemen
3) The buses and cars used for transportation imported will have some tax exemption.
4) The companies will be the only authorized ones to move Goods in the state
5) The companies will be given the first right to reject or accept The future running of a train system that will entail underground and light rail service.

The cost of the licences will be in the region of $100 million. If you watch very well the bus system now we have the banks are already investing in it you just need to organise you will make money for Lagos state.
The state government will make a cool 400million dollar or even more as it will by bid may be on radio or something.

SET UP A TRANSPORT AUTHORITY.

Their job will be to set up
1) Transport police officer
They will arrest and prosecute any trafic offender.
2) You must have a Lagos state Car Tax
Like in singapore where the car you drive has little or no value compared to the money you pay to drive the car. Let me explain.

when you buy a car of say $10,000 you are to pay another $10,000.
When you dont want to drive the car again you can take your $10,000 back.

So to those who have 5 cars will think twice before they buy 2 cars. It will not be easy to enforce this in Lagos but the effect will be so wonderful that Lasgos and any city in the world will be at the same level.

The public transport and their operator will be exempted from this.

I dont have all wisdom and I know there are people that can fine tune these thoughts. I do it for My beloved country Nigeria

THANK GOD FOR YARADUA.

THIS IS A COMPLETE WASTE OF MONEY.

HABA NIGERIANS SHOULD WEEP FOR HOW THE NATION HAS BE TAKEN OVER BY PARASITIC ELITES. YARADUA GOD BLESS YOU. WHEN WE HAVE GOOD PEOPLE WE PUT INTO TRIBAL STEREOTYPYES AND INSULT THEM.

GOD NEEDS TO CUT OF THE ARMY OF CORRUPT MEN. THE CORRUPT PEOPLE ARE LOUDEST. YOU ARE HOSTING A TOURNAMENT YOU DONT HAVE SHAME, THERE IS NO BUS SYSTEM YOUR ELECTRICITY IS POOR AND YOU WANT TO SPEND $300 MILLION.

@pilgrim

READ JUDGES CHAPTER 4 and 5 Very well

The Holy Ghost is a spirit that has no physical body so it will be difficult judge and clearly identify the Holy Ghost. however Jesus came with the fullness of the Holy Ghost and The people arround him knew that he was from God but they were going to loose out from the crowd.

They sinned against the Holy Ghost because of gain and they died in their sin there was no repentance before they died they are now in Hell. There are other places where people sinned Like Judas and The husband and wives that sold land and kept part back.

To sin against the Holy Ghost is to be convicted of a truth and disobey this conviction and dying in this state. If one says a man has a demon how can one judge wether it be true or false? The issue is nowadays people have gone for power and are Photocopying the same things Jesus did.

Behold the LORD maketh the Earth empty, and maketh it waste,and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

This is what he is about to do.

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And it shall be, as with the people so with the 'priest' (pastors,Reverends,Apostles, Bishops, popes, Evangelists,Elders,Deacons etc)

See there is no difference btwin the Church leader. We also see that the fall of a priest can have effect on the fall of men worshipin God

as with the servaant, so with his master, as with the maid, so with her mistress, as with the buyer, so with the seller, as with the Lender, so with the borrower, as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.

Just look at america you will it is a perfect example. Even the banks that were invincible has been hit hard.

-The land shall be ultterly emptied, and ultterly spoiled; for the LORD hath spoken this word.

-The Earth mourneth and fadeth away; the haughthy people of the Earth do languish.

-The Earth is also defiled under the inhabitants thereof (why) because they have TRANSGRESSED THE LAWS, CHANGED THE ORDINANCE AND BROKEN THE EVERLASTING COVENANT.

America has changed it moral laws. It remains few emblems

-Therefore hath the curse devoured the Earth , and they that dwell therein are desolate therefore, the inhabitants of the Earth are burned, and FEW MEN LEFT.(Isaiah 24:1-6)

However there few men that have not defiled their Garment as of the time i listened to David Wilkerson. He not your regular TELEVANGELIST

that that throne of grace where we as children of God are encouraged in scripture to approach to obtain mercy and grace will one day be no more as it will hv bn turned into The Throne of Judgement!

Very true

A woman leading the people of the "called out church" cannot exist.
A woman can however minister.
A woman filled with the Holy Ghost by the direction of the Holy Ghost can and will never Leader a Church of God people.

A woman possesed of another Spirit ( like that of a business enterprise) can lead any Church (not God's Church).

@post

Apart from looking like an Idol Worshipper? well you can also add artificial breast, remove your male reproductive organ and wear High heels. You will be well out of the stereotype of the Church.

@kunleoshob

And where was it written that they were the first Church. This Catholic Church is filled with Satans mogs. The Church murdered so many in its History. The Church is a dead Church.

Kunleoshob Again there is no modicum of truth that the Catholic Church compiled the bible.

Anybody that claims to be christian and does not acknowledge the contribution of the catholic church to christianity should stop using the bible (which they compiled) and go and write or compile his own bible

Then we should be worshiping the Catholic Church and not God even if there is any truth in what you say. However if you know of the 70 scholars and know about Tyndale then you will not say anything about Catholics compiling.

All of Scripture is given by God using Human being wether they be in councils or Churches. You cannot say The catholic are responsible for the compilation. God has moved from dealing with groups or nations but he deals more in individuals. That is why He your personal Lord and Savior. Though God has an eternal convenant with Isreal but there is a reason to that and what do we even see now how God suspended the convenant.

@donnie

you will say i said so. The Church decay is from the head. The Holy Pastors are in the majority. Jesus said strike shepherd and the Sheep will scatter. The system of making a sinful charismatic pastor and use him to send people to hell is not a new principle satan has used.

muhamed was someone that was used of the devil to send and is still using people today to do so. Imagine there were a hundred muhamed. but satan is smart he trains them knowingly or unknowingly and then uses them for evil at the end.

this is another demon masquerading as someone

@poster

There is nothing like alliens or that TV make belief. What you see is demons trying to come on earth Physically because they know their time is up so that can Prevent the true return of the son of God.

That is righteousness.

Wether it be Self righteousness or Holy Ghost inspired righteousness it is righteousness.

Some Churches you see people stealing bags and you wonder is there the fear of God even in the congregation.

@poster

Please close your eyes for 1 min as you do so you are without light. when you open your eyes you would have been without light for 1 min.

The complete Abscence of God is Hell. The complete Presence of God is Heaven. Anywhere God dwells is heaven for any Christian.

The wrath of God is his perfect Absence.

@Donnie

The revival of Fornication and Drunkenness? The revival where our women look like Jezeebel inwardly and outwardly?

The revival where Pastors are owners of Multi billion Projects and drive Jets Arround the world like a Spoilt Child?

The Revival where Fraudsters and theives pay tax (protection) to a false priest for the priest to use for a Church Building and then promise of protection will be given to these theives?

The Revival where Adultery is being committed by the pastors and they abort the resultant pregnancies?

The Revival where pastors are Acquiring false powers to deceive the people of God and Chain the sinners?

The Revival where number is the only Important thing as the muslim do?

Dear Donnie,

You know me by now I dont cast the net of rhetoric to anyone here. I have not assumed that I am all knowing and If i have erred in anyway please do it as your reasonable service to direct me.

If you laugh at me it may mean I am foolish to you, but not to God in Heaven. He knows what is Foolish and wise.

I will say those that Changed their forms for the sake themselves are evil and some do it innocently. We are supposed to maintain Good health as Christians.

Some people are really poor in the Church and Satan Highlights them as the core member of a Holy Church. In some other Jurisdiction your Gospel of Wealth will not have any meaning.

Give all the money in the world to an AFGHANISTAN CHRISTIAN there is no single thing it can do to him. But give him the word of fire and The Holy Ghost and Power. He will Attack the Enemy and May die doing so.

Your Prosperity Gospel is useless to the Army of Satan in Sudan. Nigeria is filled with evil men of Gold. We have some many Dead Christian in Dead Churches that only Love money. Organising this or that. Yet people are dying and going to Hell.

Yes you will have a problem with a sorrowful Church a church filled with sadness that men are not holy. A church that is Sanctified is a problem to satan only and no one else. You can call them demons even. What will you call John the Baptist.

Jesus said when he was asked that why was He and his disciples engaged in merrying, He answered that there was no need that they do such since they Had him still arround. The Church of God should be Crying Blood because so many have been lost in Nigeria.

The lord will Show us true revival and THIS FALSE REVIVAL HE SHALL EXPOSE
I say there shall be a Performance and the Great prince of peace will wage war by Himself against the Army of Evil pastors and Satanic Churches. No man will take the Glory for He will revive us for his glory. Amen

This is Satans Church trying to fake what happened on the penticost.

The power of God will either kill you or quicken you. dont be fooled this is demonism in the Church.

@ricardelide

how have you been?

@fyne guy,

yes paul can call them brethren yet they may be carnal.

You can be called Carnal only if you have fallen

Satan is still called an angel.

@post

The muslims is not the issue. Their god is a Coward that is why he made a manual of terror. Any muslim you see is under the bondage to perform the manual of terror.

You have nominal muslims that are in relax Mode. Satan knows how to set them into Jihad Mode. The muslim god is a cunning one and he makes sure that all who worship him is deceived to beleiving Number will overcome.

Unwittingly this happens in "Christianity" where the backsliden tele Evangelist concerntrates on Number and a MANUAL OF PROSPERITY. If you take Prosperity from the tele evangelist they will collapse.

If you take away the manual of Terror from a muslim you will see that you have a better person ordinarily.

If you take the Right of a TRUE Christian he can operate and even better. Outward and Character Holiness is what the bible stresses

@ Nimshi

The greatest resurrection is that from death (sinner) to Life (righteousness). A simple evangelist armed with the bible and with fire in his bones is the greatest miracle that can ever happen to Himself and the body of Christ.

There is no miracle as the conversion of paul.

Paul was not only dead in sin. He carried death in his pocket and he struck the heart of the Almighty. When he was converted he now carried life and shared life everywhere he went.

Just think of any armed robber or Thief that stole Government money that repents and carries the bible as John the baptist lives a holy life. There is no miracle as this.

Satan can perform any Miracle God can. The Only MIRACLE THAT HE CANNOT PERFORM IS TO CONVERT A SINNER TO A RIGHTEOUS MAN.

The manuscript of Evil and Terror is the probelm not the Arab or Muslims. The only way to defeat the hatred is by saying the truth with love in our hearts and pointing the way by the Holy Ghost power.

Faith is evidence of things yet to come but physical evidence against Faith must be Verified by Prayer of thanks.

We now see that the miracles of some ministers of God are sensous and have no spiritual basis.

May God Restore and Help Chris

@pilgrim1

God Pray's to us also. Jesus prayed to the father. Prayer is communication. God does not do anything out of his word. God has given us his word. The bible says "Isaiah 45:11
Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me."

The Holiness of God has all the fruit of the Spirit that is why Heaven is Heaven and Hell is Hell. No wonder the song writer says take all and give me Jesus. God's righteousness is so pure that it can burn evil to none existence. God's Humility can make a Child Cry.