₦airaland Forum

Aufbauh:
Am enjoying this show of strength by the fearless Lion king Rt.Hon Rotimi Amaechi.
Besides,I'd want Bubu to give Amaechi a free role in this re-run to test run his capacity and capability to pay back Wike in his own game.

PRYCE01:
Buhari taught em a lesson!

As the current economic recession bites harder, more Nigerians, especially Lagos residents, are scavenging dumpsites for scraps, used cans and plastic containers in exchange for money, according to New Telegraph’s finding.

Although waste scavenging in an informal setting is not recognised by the Lagos State Government, but more people are besieging the Olusosun dumpsite in the metropolis in search of meal tickets.

According to findings, the popular dumpsite in Lagos metropolis now plays host to hundreds of Lagos residents, seeking for a way to survive this harsh period. One of the scavengers, Isah Ahmed, formerly a shoe maker, who spoke with New Telegraph on Tuesday, said the current hardship in the country had drawn him and many of his colleagues, numbering 55, to waste scavenging business.

He said the daily/weekly pay on the business makes it more attractive factor, adding that if someone is hardworking, he could earn up to N10,000 per week from it. He disclosed that he made an average of between N8,000 and N10,000 weekly for picking tonnage of used materials that he sells to companies.

According to him, he combs the dumpsite for metal scraps such as discarded cans, spoons, aluminum materials and e-waste among others as soon as trucks from the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and registered PSP offload their wastes.

Another waste scavenger, a female, Funmi Johnson, told our correspondent that she specialised in picking used plastic bottles, saying she picks more than 500 of such bottles daily.

Johnson, who is in her late thirties, has two children with her ex-husband. She was introduced to the business by one of his mother’s friends, whom she said had built a house in Ibafo, Ogun state through the proceeds of waste collection.

According to her, more than 500 women troop the dumpsite for daily living since the economic hardship escalated, and some have spent more than five years doing the job.

On her part, Chioma, who is just four months old in the business, expressed dissatisfaction over the way people look down on scavengers, saying she wished to make enough money and go back to her fabric trade business in Jibowu.

To pick used plastic materials within the dumpsite, another female, Mrs Aisha Ibitoye, 45, said that such person must register with LAWMA officials in charge. She disclosed that aside from used plastic materials and nylon, anyone who is interested in scavenging the dumpsite for metal/ steel scraps was free to enter.

“We also have taskforce here who ensures that orderliness is maintained,” she said. Another scavenger, who identified himself simply as Kola, said he was encouraged to venture into the business by his friends, who has been doing the job for three years.

His words: “I have come to realise after four months that the job of waste searching is meant for die-hard people who can defy the glamour of “fine boy” and face the stench that oozes out of the dumpsite to make money.”

Kola, who makes an average of N85,000 monthly from the dumpsite for picking metal scraps and e-waste, disclosed that the dumpsite provided employment for more than 3,000 people daily. “If you move inside, you will see many people minding their businesses,” he said.

He disclosed that the dumpsite had a team of taskforce, with an appointed leader who settles matters ranging from theft to physical confrontations. Within the site are several small restaurants, barber shops, and at one point, a night club.

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

The bill for an Act to provide for the inauguration of the President and the Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, also known as Presidential Inauguration Bill 2016, was read a second time by the Senate in plenary yesterday.

The bill, sponsored by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, seeks to align presidential inauguration in Nigeria with what is obtainable in the advanced democracies of the world.

The legislation therefore aims to reposition the country in this regard, to be in tune with international best practices, as obtained in the United States of America (USA) and many other democracies.

While leading debate on the general principles of the bill, Ekweremadu said the bill sought to move the inauguration of the President and the Vice-President from the Eagles Square to the National Assembly. The Deputy Senate President, however, pointed out that this new arrangement, if eventually put in place, would not preclude the Chief Justice of Nigeria from swearing in the President and Vice-President.

He said: “Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, you would recall that Nigeria transformed from operating a parliamentary – Westminster system – to the extant presidential system, modeled after the United States presidential system of government in 1979 and continued to the 4th Republic from 1999 to date.

“You will also recall that from the commencement of the 4th Republic to 2015 the inauguration or swearing-in of newly elected President and the Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria had been taking place at the Eagle Square.

“This practice of inauguration of the President and the Vice-President at the Eagle Square is at variance with what transpires in the United States and other democracies where their Presidents and Vice-Presidents are inaugurated within the precincts of their parliaments.

“Thus, as you can see, this is a misnomer. The popular or international best practice is for the leadership of the executive to be inaugurated within the premises of the legislature, who are perceived as the true representatives of the people. Suffice it to say that this practice does not preclude or extricate the Chief Justice of Nigeria from administering the Oath of Office on the two,” he said.

The Deputy Senate President noted that the bill further provided for the inauguration ceremony of the President-elect and the Vice-Presidentelect to take place at the Arcade of the National Assembly, where the people are represented.

He said the bill also provided for the setting up of a Presidential Inauguration Committee, which shall consist of a serving member of the National Assembly as chairman, six members drawn from the legislature, two from the executive, two from the judiciary, and two from the civil society.

yomi007k:
F.uck u
U lack manner of approach.



I.diot



F.uck off

yomi007k:


Very necessary. ..ds one wey price jus dey jump anyhow. ...
Na wa

fran6co:
it will help alot atleast price of things go reduce

unlike the uniform system of pricing we operate

McBrooklyn:





Baba for the married women, na your handiwork OoO

McBrooklyn:
Baba so man pikin no fit chyke babe in peace again??




Aniker is the Nicki Minaj, you know the drill now

McBrooklyn:





I'm a good boy but [i]i wanna be bad for you
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McBrooklyn:





Lol, Baba no be my fault OoO

McBrooklyn:





Lol, Baba na you teach me all these stuffs now... You remember that our small joint on the other side now??

McBrooklyn:

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McBrooklyn:





Boss of life, I hail thee OoO!!!

Aniker:
watchu peeking at?

McBrooklyn:

C-O-R-R-E-C-T

Aniker:

Aniker:
It's mine now

McBrooklyn:

Fixed

Aniker:
Hahahaha you're really funny

czaratwork:
This is not Dakore jare

McBrooklyn:





Baba for the girls, wetin you see now??

McBrooklyn:




Sweet dreams, ma'am


I hope you dream about this Nairalander that have been keeping your company for the past 6 hours

godlovesyou77:
Each time I see this boy I always regret having pot belle. I would ve been a great star but for beer

Mujaheeeden:
Where is aréssa and Jonnyêssence



Osun looks like an IDP camp

loomer:
I been think say aregbe na the best.....