₦airaland Forum

When you stop learning, you will start to die.

Whatever you have in your heart, will be delivered to your hand.

The secret of the wise is the wisdom to make ample use of their time.

What you receive from God is a function of your perception of God

How courageous you are is known where you stand during controversy and deplorable circumstances

This is consequence of a untrained Child. Muttalab was neglected at his tender age without be given adequate parental guardian and training. The Dad should be blame for his ordeals, and of course, he should spend the rest of his rest in jail like his son too. He was busy acquiring more wives and children without proper training. I hope other Parent will learn from this.

I have a dream that one day, there will be justice, fairness and equity in this great country Nigeria;

and that the monster federal character will be erased from our dictionary.

I have dream that one day, that Oil and gas sector will only contribute 7.5% of the country revenue: Our economy will boom and blossom. Nigeria will become international donor to other country of the world including America.

I have a dream that one day each state of the federation will depend on her own IGR with less focus on the celebrated Federal allocation.

I have a dream that one day our electoral system will be the most transparent in the world : the result of any election will be transparent to all and result known immediately after election.

I have a dream that elections to political offices will be based on ideologies, principles and it will be electorates centric.

I have a dream that one day, Niger delta militants will be part of community police, well trained and equipped.

I have a dream that one day our roads will be 24- dual carriage in the urban ,6 –dual carriage in the semi-urban and 3-dual carriage in the rural.

I have a dream that one day Nigeria will begin to award visa lottery to different nationalities in the world.

I have a dream that one day Abuja city will be the ugliest village in Nigeria because every village now will have surpass Abuja in terms of infrastructures.

I have a dream that one day Nigerians will celebrate 100yrs of uninterrupted power supply.

I have a dream that one day there won’t be need for people to own several cars: the transportation system will be effective and adequate.

I have a dream that one day our railway system(sub-ways and electric train) and Coastal transportation system will be superb and the most effective in the world.

I have a dream that one day our police will be the effective , efficient, and well equipped in the world.

I have a dream that one day Nigeria will be the leading country in terms of cutting-Edge technology, scientific researches and breakthrough.

I have a dream that one day Nigeria will launch her space rocket and make adventurous moves the Sun.

I have a dream that on day our ivory towers-Universities will be the best in the world; and the illiteracy will be zero percent in this country.

I strongly believe that the time is imminent that our undergraduates project in our ivory tower will be another invention.

Our heath care facilities will be the most sought after in the world and there won’t be need to travel abroad for treatment of ordinary catarrh.

Nigeria will be the most secured city in the world to live and be the desire of many nations.

I have a dream that every family will own a house at an affordable rate and Landlords arrogances will no longer be there.

The dream will come to pass, if we all be the agents of change. It may take years but it will definitely materialize.

Do you believe in this Change project?

I have a dream that one day, there will be justice, fairness and equity in this great country Nigeria;

and that the monster federal character will be erased from our dictionary.

I have dream that one day, that Oil and gas sector will only contribute 7.5% of the country revenue: Our economy will boom and blossom. Nigeria will become international donor to other country of the world including America.

I have a dream that one day each state of the federation will depend on her own IGR with less focus on the celebrated Federal allocation.

I have a dream that one day our electoral system will be the most transparent in the world : the result of any election will be transparent to all and result known immediately after election.

I have a dream that elections to political offices will be based on ideologies, principles and it will be electorates centric.

I have a dream that one day, Niger delta militants will be part of community police, well trained and equipped.

I have a dream that one day our roads will be 24- dual carriage in the urban ,6 –dual carriage in the semi-urban and 3-dual carriage in the rural.

I have a dream that one day Nigeria will begin to award visa lottery to different nationalities in the world.

I have a dream that one day Abuja city will be the ugliest village in Nigeria because every village now will have surpass Abuja in terms of infrastructures.

I have a dream that one day Nigerians will celebrate 100yrs of uninterrupted power supply.

I have a dream that one day there won’t be need for people to own several cars: the transportation system will be effective and adequate.

I have a dream that one day our railway system(sub-ways and electric train) and Coastal transportation system will be superb and the most effective in the world.

I have a dream that one day our police will be the effective , efficient, and well equipped in the world.

I have a dream that one day Nigeria will be the leading country in terms of cutting-Edge technology, scientific researches and breakthrough.

I have a dream that one day Nigeria will launch her space rocket and make adventurous moves the Sun.

I have a dream that on day our ivory towers-Universities will be the best in the world; and the illiteracy will be zero percent in this country.

I strongly believe that the time is imminent that our undergraduates project in our ivory tower will be another invention.

Our heath care facilities will be the most sought after in the world and there won’t be need to travel abroad for treatment of ordinary catarrh.

Nigeria will be the most secured city in the world to live and be the desire of many nations.

I have a dream that every family will own a house at an affordable rate and Landlords arrogances will no longer be there.

The dream will come to pass, if we all be the agents of change. It may take years but it will definitely materialize.

Do you believe in this Change project?

My sister, It is well. You are in the relationship for real, therefore don't quit. Keep talking to your husband on the reason why he needs to see both of you as one. He should treat the same way he will treat himself. What God has joined together no man should separate. He needs to know the palce of In-laws in marriage and the place of wife. In-laws can not live with him for life, it is you that will do that. Both of you need to be pray until things change. But remember, you are married, so don't think of quiting but work it out.

I think Yardua has totally lost focus. Instead of focusing on the socalled 7-point agenda that he promised the electorates and up till now has not been able to deliver a single one, he is chasing ordinary shadow.

Has he forgotten that Lagos is the economy nerve of the country. She can survive with or without Federal allocation. Mr. President is just being envious of the achievement of Lagos state government. He should come on vacation to Lagos and see dividends of democracy at work. If I have not seen democracy at work in Nigeria before at least I can see it in Lagos. Eko oni baje o. Fashola carry go! You are the next president of Nigeria come 2011.

Europe’s largest entertainment group, Vivendi of France, has reportedly won the race for Zain Africa with a reported bid of $12 billion, according to a Kenyan daily.
The Daily Monitor reports that “although officials at both companies and their transaction handlers declined to confirm the deal, sources familiar with the transaction said it had been recently completed, clearing the way for a new owner for the local operation”.
BusinessDay had exclusively reported on Friday, June 12, this year, that Vivendi was engaged in talks with the Zain Group to buy its Africa operations which span 16 countries, including Nigeria, and that the asking price was $12 billion.
Zain operates in 22 countries with over 15,000 employees providing a range of mobile, voice and data services to over 63.5 million active individuals and business customers by end-year 2008.
Its area of operations include the six countries in the Middle East: Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon (as MTC touch), and in 16 countries in Africa: Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. It has 40 million subscribers on the African continent, with the Nigeria network, which has 15 million subscribers, contributing the most.
But its African operations contributed only 10 percent of profit, last year, though with 65 percent of its customers. The company in Nigeria recently trimmed its workforce significantly, apparently in preparation for the sale.
Media experts expect a change of name, which they said will necessitate a re-branding exercise, which for the Nigerian network alone could cost as much as N1 billion. If this happens, they said, the company will become an international reference point in corporate re-branding.
Zain Nigeria has in the past seven years been owned by different operators and had changed names severally.
It had transformed from Econet Wireless Nigeria to Vodacom, then to V-mobile, again to Celtel and to its current name, Zain.
Experts said that in the course of such a re-branding exercise, a company would have to pull down all its visual communications including ID cards, letterheads, internet website, out door advertising, colour scheme shops, recharge cards and more.
According to Akin Adeoya, managing director/CEO of Marketing Mix, a media and branding communication firm based in Lagos, “If they are going to have a re-branding which will encompass a change of name, it will be a case study internationally. One would not have thought it would have survived so many changes… almost on a yearly basis.
“It will go to prove that if the business proposition works, the branding challenge will also work. The brand already represents a multiplicity of contrasting images to the customer. Some people still call it Econet, some call it Celtel.
“The brand is challenged. There is need for some level of stability. My own advice, if possible will be for the owners to retain the brand name, rather than change it immediately”.
Charles Otudor, managing director of Adstrat Consult, a brand and marketing consulting company, noted that “the constant change in corporate identity of Zain creates top-of-the-mind brand identity crisis and distortion. It is critical for brands to retain consistency in feel, look, and language. Also of critical importance is the brand behaviour.
“Most consumers purchase or invest in brands based on the perceived brand promise. Consistency remains a key component of that purchase and it is mostly a result of trust. That trust can only be achieved via consistency. Besides the perception issue, there is also the economic cost of the new brand implementation. Most brand identity implementations always cost a premium.”
“Coming on the heels of the global financial meltdown, when most organisations are scaling down costs, this identity change is worrisome, but I guess the board has a reason”, he said.
Perhaps, Zain Nigeria’s ability to hold on to its subscribers through the identity changes has not been by happenstance. A source noted that “Zain, since it started eight years ago as Econet Wireless has managed to engage its publics positively and win their loyalty even through a handful of re-branding exercises.
“It has maintained admirable quality of service over the years and during the inception of GSM services in Nigeria, Zain, then Econet, had the lowest denomination of airtime recharge cards and this endeared it to its publics who could recharge their phones for a token. Also, the company has proved itself to be a socially responsible and responsive corporate citizen.”
Continuing, the source said, “It is further said that through its re-branding exercises, Zain has challenged and enriched the media and branding sector in the country and created media crisis and branding experts of its own.”


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