₦airaland Forum

Sijo01:
I was about creating a thread on this but decided to use google search before doing so.

@bigtt76 thanks for the enlightenment.

My card expired in May 2020. With what you explained above, I don't think renewing it is an option for now.

Didn't even know my NIN is not on the card till now. I actually thought the boldly written16 digit is my NIN.

You mentioned above that the NIN is not displayed on the card itself but embedded in it. How do I locate this please? I want to compare with what MTN gave me before I proceed with the linking.

I'll appreciate your prompt response, please.

BrainBright:
pardon my grammatical and typo error.

I completed my NYSC , March last year, got a job with with a company outside the country that pays 60k per month, though I work from home which allows me to go about other daily Businesses . After the lockdown I got a farm land of about 2 and 1/2 acres of land and planted cashew and it's developing already ( I paid labourer for everything since the nature of my health doesn't permit me to do hectic/ stressful work). I have been able to save 300k already because I eat at home. This year I intended to to get a shop near one of the fed. Polytechnic so I can be making photocopy and online registration for them just to augment my monthly earning, but I came across a thread here on nairaland some weeks back and now I'm considering to go for training and open a chemist or a retailer pharmacy, I was told starting a pharmacy will require like 2million upward, I'm considering of saving through the training period and getting loans to start the pharmacy, and 4 years time too the cashew should be able to give returns of 1-5 million per annum.

"PLEASE ADVICE ME AS A YOUNGER ONE", I want something that will still sustain me financially even when I start having my own family. I'm 29 already.

✓ should I go for the photocopy or the retailer pharmacy?
✓ is there any other good business idea you can suggest? ( Nature of my health can't do hectic/ stressful work)
✓If you have any experience on chemist/pharmacy please advise me.


lalasticlacla please help

Officialhorlah:
https://dailypost.ng/2021/01/02/we-will-crush-covid-19-fight-corruption-insecurity-in-2021-apc-govs/

Fiscus105:
I doubt if husband didn't know amorous relationship was existed BTW wife and boss then

Emperormartin:
Compliments of the season to all nairalanders...

Please I noticed a disturbing scenario playing in my house as I came back for xmas... My 67yr old dad use to smoke weed (Igbo) in our sitting room.

When we were younger, he use to smoke outside and occasionally smokes around the house especially late in the night or in the wee hours.

As a matter of fact I'm 30yrs and I have another younger brother who's 27yrs then my sister who's the youngest. But Non of us smoke weed or have toed in his line... My mother has tried in that aspect not to raise us like that!!!

I brought this issue here because I need help on how to make my aging dad DESIST from that lifestyle... It breaks my heart seeing him popping smoke like that and it's degrading when we have visitors in the house... And secondly I'm wary of his health!!!

Pls help a Brother!!!

fnep2smooth:
What do they mean by booking system?... People will still abuse it.

NkanAkpanika:
AKWA IBOM CHRISTMAS VILLAGE HAS GENERATED OVER N1BN WITHIN ONE MONTH

Since it was reopened on December 1, 2020, the Akwa Ibom Christmas Village has created a value worth over N1 billion, according to the State Government.

A statement by Orman Esin, the Commissioner for Tourism, Akwa Ibom State said that the Village was a testament to the fact that the state was ready for the business of tourism.


[/b]He stated this when a team of tour operators, stakeholders and journalists from Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt visited the state.[b]

He lamented that the with the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, the 2020 Christmas season looked bleak as annual events were cancelled all over the world, including the record setting annual 9999 event in Uyo, but the opening of the village had brought live back to the state and showcased the potential of the South-south state.

Akwa Ibom Christmas Village is set on a huge spread of land at the cultural centre, which allows for effective social distancing and respect of Covid-19 protocols, he said.


He stated that the rich tourism potential of the state was now ready for exploitation, stressing that the state had audited its tourism assets and would be launching out with programmes in the New Year to showcase them to the world.

The team visit to Akwa Ibom Christmas Village was led by Ikechi Uko, tourism expert Ambassador and members of the Seven Wonders of Nigeria project.

The visit was organised by Travellab an Uyo based travel company and were hosted by the State Tourism Ministry.

The team was taken on a tour of some locations in Akwa Ibom guided by Prof. Edem Eniang, a Biodiversity expert.

They visited the Itam sacred Monkey Sanctuary and from there went to Itu confluence town where Cross River and River Eniong meets. They visited the Mary Slessor Heritage Sites. After a tour of Ikot Abasi historical sites before lunch at Ibom Resort.

According to the Commissioner, the Akwa Ibom Christmas Village was the biggest Christmas event of its kind in Africa with the size of its location and potential for growth.[b][/b]

“Over 600 vendors attract thousands of visitors every evening. This will become a must visit place in Nigeria every December,” he said.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3622927331133481&id=100002487482143?sfnsn=scwspmo&extid=a

Rosskivvyy:
FG, Innoson Partner On NASENI’s Auto Research Results, Prototypes


https://leadership.ng/fg-innoson-partner-on-nasenis-auto-research-results-prototypes/

iwaeda:
http://saharareporters.com/2020/12/29/i-didnt-call-coup-%E2%80%94bishop-kukah

thebosstrevor1:
Hell no.

Who want to be at the mercy of a union of bdcs that can organize and fix price for their own benefit

Let the market be open for all, a free market, the best price and competitive price should be sorted after.

When union of bdc determines price of dollars or foreign exchange, it always lead to diaster

soulpeppersoup:
What are the two evils here because the only evil here is the federal government in accomplice with the CBN.

iwaeda:
If we are a transparent country, Banks would have been better options.

iwaeda:
The  Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to make Bureaux De Change (BDCs) payout agents for Diaspora remittances.

ABCON President Aminu Gwadabe, who disclosed this to financial journalists in Lagos at the weekend, said the apex bank should leverage on the over 5,000 licensed BDCs across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria to get the greenback seamlessly to beneficiaries.

Gwadabe said the proposal would provide a more convenient channel for Nigerians in the Diaspora to remit funds back to the country to boost economic development.

According to the ABCON boss, the annual remittance inflow of close to $25 billion is critical to Nigeria’s currency management and stability and should be given seamless flow to the economy.

Such funds, he added, would support Nigeria’s balance of payment position, reduce dependence on external borrowing and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on foreign exchange inflows into the country.

He said BDCs remain the largest foreign currency operators in Nigeria, hence making them payout agents for Diaspora remittances will protect the market from forex cartels that refuse to follow rules set by the apex bank.

According to Gwadabe, the need to bring BDCs into the Diaspora remittances collection business has become exigent following reports of abuse by Mobile Money Operators (MMOs) opposed to paying remittances beneficiaries in dollars as mandated by the CBN.

On November 30, CBN stated that beneficiaries of Diaspora Remittances through International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) shall henceforth receive such inflows in foreign currency (US dollars) through the designated banks of their choice.

Gwadabe applauded the CBN’s directive, saying it would put an end to malpractices perpetually making the dollar scarce and keeping the local currency at the mercy of the greenback.

https://dailytrust.com/diaspora-remittances-make-us-agents-bdcs-to-cbn

jemijames:
My Umidigi A5 pro just gave up the ghost. It's been 4 months and it still won't come on. the battery wasn't low, the screen isn't cracked. it just died like that. When I plug it to power, there is no response, it just gets warm. I took it to a phone repairer, the idiot cracked the back screen in a bid to try to pry open the phone but he said it's a board issue that I should just give up on the phone. Any umidigi expert here that can help me out? I really love the phone

iwaeda:
https://dailypost.ng/2020/12/24/buhari-govt-sets-up-committee-to-fight-hunger-in-nigeria/

Ecstasy154:
https://thenationonlineng.net/trust-us-again-to-fix-nigeria-buhari-begs-nigerians/amp/

LegendVibes:
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has presented 29 new Renault Koleos 2020 sport utility vehicles (SUVs) to chairpersons of the state’s customary courts, Igbere TV reports.

The governor said the vehicles were given to the judicial officers to enable them to discharge their functions unhindered.

He asked them to operate independently, without influence or intimidation.



https://www.facebook.com/672482079562653/posts/2379528398858004/

The governor, however, lamented the unwillingness of judicial officers to seek independence in discharging their duties, adding that the judiciary is only seeking independence in the control of their budget.

“Independence is carrying out your job without anybody influencing you,” Wike said.

Commissioner for Justice Zaccheus Adangor commended the governor for his benevolence and support for the judiciary and advised the beneficiaries to continue to administer justice without fear or favour.

On his part, president of the customary court of appeal in the state Gabriel-Nwankwo said the gifts would motivate the judicial officers to perform their work.

https://igberetvnews.com/1376478/wike-buys-29-suvs-rivers-customary-court-judges-photos/

Valenciabaddie:
Hi Guys ..
I need serious matured advice . I have been dating this guy for about a year now ,
When I met him he was jobless but living comfortable due to his parents wealth ,.
I'm 25 and he's 3 years older than me , my problem is that he's too spiritual , he always have bad dreams and because of this he is always going to a celestial church and this makes him bring fetish things home like candles and substances in white container ..

I go to a Pentecostal church but I still continue the relationship and also follow him to his church sometimes.. but lately he brought this black soap home which smells bad and to make matters worse he always wake up at a specific time at night .To have the bath ..

M feeling uncomfortable with him and im beginning to lose interest in him due to these because I don't believe in all this fetish things .What do u guys think ? I'm I overreacting?

agwom:
https://dailytrust.com/senators-express-doubt-as-fg-unveils-plans-to-buy-n400bn-covid-19-vaccines

BreconHills:
The Nigerian economy has been dollarized for many years. Even our inflation is imported. No economy can import so much of its needs and claim currency sovereignty. That ship has sailed.

This is a good policy.

Risentouch:
It's still doing me like movie tricks, because I can't believe I bought this thing for ₦200 today

loswhite:
The internet can make a dunce look like a prof....smh

Akainzo:
I am totally aligned with your skepticism, however to prevent the sales at a loss, the BDC/BM will drop the exchange rates offered to people.

The IMTOs would have to credit the Foreign Reserve account of Nigeria with the equivalent USD amount since the payout is now in USD, thus CBN is only paying out what it has received and will continue to utilise its own USD for the official transactions. As more USD comes into play, the USD will have to find itself back to the banks.

The big elephant that no one is talking about is Domiciliary Accounts!!! Which other country allows ALL citizens to keep money in foreign currencies in their banks? That anyone can decide to bet against the Naira by purchasing USD and keeping in the bank, which adds no value to the economy, is the biggest travesty of the economy I have seen.