₦airaland Forum

Hopez456:
Greatest Uites! Greatest Gbagba!

I guess you're a zikite?
Well done bro!

Richtaiwo:
Is that not better than wheelbarrow and cassava stems which some constituents were empowered with?

Afritalestv:
Senator Natasha to Empower over 100 constituents with made in Nigeria electric vehicles

The senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is set to empower over 100 of her constituents with electric vehicles assembled in Nigeria.

The empowerment programme is part of activities marking her second anniversary in office, scheduled to hold on November 2, 2025, in Kogi Central.

According to a statement from the Electric Motor Vehicle Company (EMVC), the firm handling the project, the initiative is aimed at boosting local enterprise and promoting green transportation within the district.

The Marketing Executive Manager of EMVC, Udensi Bernard, confirmed that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan visited the company two weeks ago to discuss the plan.

“She came in person, accompanied by her husband, and informed us of her intention to empower her constituents with electric vehicles for her second anniversary.

“Over 100 individuals, especially women, will benefit from this initiative. These vehicles are proudly assembled here in Nigeria", Benard said.

He added that the vehicles would help beneficiaries cut costs on fuel, reduce maintenance expenses, and promote environmental sustainability.

“For farmers, the vehicles will ease transportation of produce; for business owners, they will lower logistics expenses; and for transport operators, they will boost profits while reducing dependency on petrol or diesel.

“Beyond the economic impact, this initiative will promote renewable energy awareness and support Nigeria’s commitment to sustainable development and green innovation", he added.

The senator’s first anniversary in 2024 saw her train and empower over 1,300 women and youths, sponsor tuition fees for 353 vulnerable students in tertiary institutions, install over 2,000 solar-powered streetlights across 30 kilometres of roads in Kogi Central, and commission 12 solar-powered water projects serving over 300 locations with 1,800 fetching taps.

She also facilitated employment opportunities for over 100 constituents, among several other community development projects.

Chukwuisgreat:
I keep wondering, how did he go broke.

See the clubs he played for back then.

seunmsg:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1272376897992482&vanity=itvradiong&http_ref=eyJ0cyI6MTc2MTA3MjEzNTAwMCwiciI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbVwvIn0%3D

Slytiger:
Abia Assembly Majority Leader Smashes Beer Bottle On Colleague’s Head During Fight Over Governor Otti’s Cash Gift


https://saharareporters.com/2025/10/21/exclusive-abia-assembly-majority-leader-smashes-beer-bottle-colleagues-head-during-fight

DrMB:
Did you see this?! 👀 Lagos leads the climate governance performance ranking in Nigeria, but look at some of the other states!
What specific policies, institutional frameworks, and projects enabled Lagos, Gombe, and Ebonyi to secure the top three spots in the 2024 Climate Governance Performance Ranking, what are the most significant governance and implementation gaps in the lowest-ranked states (like Kano and Zamfara), and how will the Federal Ministry of Environment use this ranking as an accountability tool to drive better performance, attract green investment, and accelerate climate action across all 36 states?
Drop your state's rank and your opinion in the comments! 👇

nairalanda1:
1. Oga, I don't think I abused you.

2. Why can't you guys respond intelligently and without getting angry all the time?

3. Seriously man, calm down a bit.

4. We don't have a strong enough basketball scene in this country and that's for the men. Women is even worse

The league is weak , and at secondary school level and university level, basketball is weak or absent.

We don't have enough people playing to get a strong domestic team

I know you guys will say I am hating on Nigeria, but as a casual basketball fan since the early 90s, I know that our getting overseas Nigerians is to cover up for the fact that basketball as a whole is weak in Nigeria

USA does well because they have strong basketball programs from primary school up. Alongside a strong amateur league. Even in villages , there are basketball teams.

Nigeria doesn't have that.

And you are here shouting at me for telling the truth

adenigga:

Most Important Defection Yet To Take Place – Makinde
According to him, only the Nigerian people, not defections or political manoeuvres, will decide the outcome of the 2027 general election.

Nigeian politicians love using hunger for campaign and politics ,they already know that poverty and hunger don't disappear without the necessary development needed for critical sectors but they know an average African only thinks of his belly and nothing else .







Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2025/10/17/most-important-defection-yet-to-take-place-makinde

Almiron:
Dailpost

Leo Messi Sets New Record After Argentina’s Latest Victory

fergie001:
See, why blame Tinubu for the folly of another person?

Since Diri entered there, Seriake his godfather has removed himself from.his governance, good or bad. It's been Diri throughout so how will a possible successor be the problem! It's APC lies to justify his defection. When Diri handpicked his chosen Senator for Bayelsa Central and Reps, Seriake didn't stand in his way, there has been mutual respect all round.

Bayelsa is totally PDP from top to bottom except 2/3 House of Assembly seats, all NASS seats is PDP. Again, he has performed at least well, I have been visiting Bayelsa almost thrice a year from when Seriake was there and I know the State has improved albeit marginally. He entered into an unholy alliance with them for his re-election, let him State his personal reasons.

It is simple, Tinubu has made it clear to the Southern Governors that there is plenty, I mean, plenty in Abuja...it's our turn! Come and seat at the table and be decision-makers not just for 2027 but even after.

abc115:
It is sheer contradiction and foolishness to say that a party is organized, disciplined, and sensible, yet its leader is bad. How can a good tree produce bad fruit? If the leader is truly bad, then the party that produced or supports him cannot claim to be good or organized—haba, let’s be reasonable.


The best President in the history of Nigeria
4 + 4=2031
God Bless President Bola Tinubu
God Bless Federal Republic of Nigeria

abc115:
APC is the Most Organized and Sensible Party- Obidient Chieftain Sam Amadi

Racoon:
THEN;

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/08/tinubu-warns-against-one-party-state/amp/

TODAY:

https://blueprint.ng/tinubu-welcomes-endorsements-says-nothing-wrong-with-one-party-system/

https://dailypost.ng/2025/05/10/nothing-wrong-with-one-party-state-ganduje/

Mrfixitt:
The only hope your druggie president has is rigging but be rest assured that he won't find it easy in 2027 that I can assure you.

naptu2:
Busola Kukoyi @KukoyiBusola



https://x.com/KukoyiBusola/status/1977044962668617963?t=e0obaE4fZT904Uv_l4hRvw&s=19[/quote]Dear northern nigeria this is an Islamic country that invests in education, technology and infrastructure, when your northern leaders travel to dubai and co ask them why they can't replicate what they see in these countries back home .

Gerrard59:
Nigerians have a poor maintenance culture. It's why these big big mansions they erect around baffles me. People who cannot maintain a 1km road want to maintain vast swathes of real estate holdings.

Reference:
Oga, it is the responsibility of government to effect the laws that make cities, states and territories decent and habitable.

Laws about planning, laws about the environment, laws about development control.

In Abuja it is them that designated green areas for ambience, food control. It is them that are giving out permits to build over them today. Just annoying.

Racoon:
This is one of the legacy projects of the General Yakubu Gowon era. However the beauty thereof have long been defeated due to population expansion and poor maintenance culture of the government.

Christlike01:
I wasn't making an excuse for Nigeria. How does it make sense for any country to play its home games in a competitor's country? FIFA should never have acceded to that — that's my point.

Seun:
Dear Nairalanders,

We are ramping things up. Here are some things we have done recently:

1. We gave Nairaland's theme a little facelift, fixing buttons, pagination, separators, and other little things.

2. We implemented a dark mode for Nairaland with the most intuitive UX: a sun toggle on your upper right.

3. We further relaxed the minimum character rule because many people were still struggling with it.

We are also trying to make our moderation bot (aka antispam bot) more accurate. Bear with us on that.

What else do you want us to work on?

Best Regards.

Melezenawii:
Extreme Poverty by Country

(Living Under $3 Per Day)

https://x.com/Globalstats11/status/1975396514085408996

Bobloco:
https://saharareporters.com/2025/10/04/fresh-boko-haram-attacks-i-notified-nigerian-military-my-request-was-ignored-borno

press9jatv:
https://punchng.com/why-i-chose-unilag-assembled-car-as-official-vehicle-minister/?amp

PepeXKermit:
Simi would have mever broken outside nogerian market. Her sound was too local. Just like how olamide or yemi alade is. Theyl just comtinue to be within a threshold..

lonecatt:
APC is a time bomb waiting to explode,tinubu is desperate for power and doesn't mind throwing away those who rode with him to power for anyone who can guarantee him 2nd term.

Bobloco:
This is a further confirmation that the party in power is a terro.rist organization

igbosarejews:
How many years did Russia fought in Afghanistan and ran with their tails in between their legs in Afghanistan? did USA not overthrow the Taliban's, did USA not installed a government in Afghanistan and they decided to mess it up, while the USA allowed them to fight their wars. The aim of invading Afghanistan was achieved and that is killing Osama bin laden, mind you that USA would never have withdrawal without fulfilling that mission.

For twenty years of USA war in Afghanistan, they lost only seventeen thousand of their military personnel, Just three and half years, Russia war in Ukraine, it has lost more than one million two hundred thousand soldiers.
Refineries gone, strategic aviation bombers gone, Armod tanks gone, war ships gone, have they conquered Donbass, according to war strategies analysis, it will take Russia ten years to achieve that and triple the amount they've lost already.

maiunguwar:
Russia is a supposed world power that was to have vanquished Ukraine in less than two weeks, but alas three and half years later,they are yet to capture even all of Dombass. With a million soldiers dead and economy in tatters,it is abundantly clear, Russia is a paper tiger

fergie001:
Lazarus Chakwera concedes defeat

The Justice Annabel Mtalimanja-led Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has so far announced the official results of 24 (out of 36) councils with 85-year old Arthur Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party polling 2022879 votes as against the incumbent and perennial rival, Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) with 732575 votes.

Malawi laws allow a maximum 8 days for election results to be announced, with the winner needing a 50%+1 margin to be so declared. The results for the remaining 12 councils is expected to be announced at 3pm Nigerian time.

The duo have now faced each other in close Presidential contests four times (2014, 2019, 2020 & 2025). Chakwera, 70, a preacher and instructor, holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and also a BTh, MTh and Doctorate in Theology. He was the General Superintendent & head of the Malawi Assemblies of God Church from 1989, and at one time, Secretary of the World Assemblies of God Church until his surprising resignation and foray into politics in 2013. Elected Member of the Parliament and leader of the opposition thereafter in 2014, Chakwera premised his policy on fighting corruption, job creation and lowering food prices for the largely rural Southern African nation.

During his tenure as President, he has faced heavy criticisms ranging from his many appointments of relatives and persons from his own political stronghold, fewer women in his cabinet, rising inflation (+20%) aided in part by the cyclone/climate change effects, fuel shortages, selective fight against corruption, rising food prices and economic drought.

On the other hand, Mutharika, a teacher and Professor of International and Comparative Law have at different times served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Justice, Minister of Education, Science & Technology as well as been a Member of Parliament under Bingu Wa Mutharika (his older brother and 3rd President of Malawi who died whilst in office in 2012).

In 2014 before the Presidential Election, Mutharika relinquished his US PR status after it was found out he holds a US Green Card, a disqualification criterion to contest the Malawian Presidency (Malawi outlaws dual citizenship for the Presidency). The 85 year old, a University of London and Yale University alumni was elected President in 2014 in a first 5-year term, in what Malawians term as a period of heavy sleaze and corruption including allegations of his receiving a $200000 bribe for a multi-million Police contract, one he denied.

In 2019, he was re-elected in controversial circumstances with what is now known as 'Tippexing election' where results were manipulated and changed with tip-pex, a brand of correction fluid, heavy protests followed even after his swearing-in on May 31, 2019. Known as the 'Tippexing President', consistent opposition and street protests trailed his Government until the Constitutional Court on 5/2/2020 under heavy military protection in a 7-hour judgement annulled the election (2nd time in Africa after Kenya's in 2017) and ordered a fresh election in 150 days; he lost to Chakwera thereafter. His 2025 chosen Vice President-elect is Justice Jane Ansah (rtd), the chairperson of MEC who midwifed the controversial 2019 Presidential Election.

17 aspirants contested in the Presidential election with about 7.2million voters.

Ofunaofu:
Comparing the naira to the Korean won just because both are “weaker” than the dollar misses the entire point and frankly, shows you have a poor understanding of basic economics.

South Korea's currency may trade at 1,400 won to $1, but the key difference is purchasing power, inflation control, and economic output. The South Korean won hasn't lost over 100% of its value in less than two years like the naira. Inflation in South Korea is around 2%, while Nigeria’s is over 27%. Huge difference.

And no, devaluation only boosts productivity if you have a strong manufacturing/export base. Nigeria imports most of its essential like medicine, food, machinery. So when the naira weakens, prices skyrocket, and the average Nigerian suffers. That’s not productivity, that’s pain.

Lastly, large FAAC allocations in naira terms don’t mean much if the real value keeps shrinking. It’s like being excited that you got paid N500,000 this month, when last year N250,000 could buy you more.

So yes, we should demand accountability from state and local governments as well as Tinubu and federal government, but we also need to stop pretending that rising allocations caused by currency collapse are worth celebrating.