₦airaland Forum

Sammy07:
But Removing subsidy on Education, Fuel. Things will become unbearable.

Until we become fully an export country and our naira is really strong.

I think the subsidy should remain as it is.

Students can't be paying 300k for federal university un top this bad economy and few.jobs

Ok sir I'll give you the same challenge I gave to the other gentleman. Tell us how you plan on funding 1 trillion naira needed. You're allowed any mix of borrowing, cuts, tax increases or tuition increases as long it adds up to 1 trillion naira. Its easy to be emotional about the situation but were talking about naira and kobo. I also didn't say you have to completely remove subsides. I said students have to take more of the burden and have increased market competition.

Qtrpst4:
Biodun556 but the federal government giving 1.4bn to Niger is nothing right, where did they see money for that? Can't they also go that place to get money for ASUU?

Tell us what else you want to cut to reach 1 trillion. You're at 1.4 billion so you have 998.6 billion to go. You're allowed any mix of borrowing, cuts, tax increases or tuition increases as long it adds up to 1 trillion naira.

Biodun556:
The solutions to ASUU demands is for government to introduce school fees in Federal Universities and that will deny students from poor family access to tertiary education

In the words of Thomas Sowell there's no solutions only tradeoffs. What you're witnessing the fundamental issue economics grapples with. How do people deal with scare resources. If you want poor to go to school so badly make sure there's market competition for universities, be prepared to pay taxes or privately fund these students through scholarships, grants. The poor will have to work a part time job or take loans while in school. University may not be for everyone and that's a tradeoff people must accept.

The universities do need to charge for their services competing with state and private universities. As said before you can still pay your subsides. The students have to be their primary customer not the tax payers.

grandstar:
I know 1,2 and 3 are already in Atiku's manifesto. I am not sure about the last 2.

Nobody talks about the last one because they're usually statist who want to give more power to their governors under guise of resource control. You might be surprised how these retards argued with me on thread I opened years ago outlining issues with land use act and monopoly of mineral resources. Both are reason banks don't like loaning to miners and farmers, lack of titled land, added expenses and lastly why individuals don't personally collect royalty payment like in the United States. They could replace it with limited eminent domain laws but hey that would be too reasonable.

In what sort of democracy do you arrest your own citizens and detain them for years without any charge? Where is the justice in that? Is it the DSS that determines guilt or the courts?

A law must be enacted to stop the indefinite detention of people without charge because if it can happen to others, it can happen to you.

A law must be enacted to make something that's already illegal double Illegal.

The group opposed the government’s decision, describing the schools as a common patrimony of Oyo State people. "He cannot give them out just like that after government has spent billions of Oyo State taxpayers' money on adding more, renovating, purchasing equipment and maintaining the infrastructure, paying teachers' salaries, etc. for more than 50 years."

Lol when you don’t build your own institutions you're left at the mercy of you're perceived socio-political rivals. You guys sat your hands 50 years with nothing to show that's pathetic. This is why you shouldn't support cronyism/corporatism in the first place. Let private institutions be private institutions and keep your tax naira. The state never bought the school so you're out luck it seems.

The industrial dispute between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities may worsen following the insistence of the Federal Ministry of Education that its proposed agreement with the union will not be binding on state universities.

Can anyone explain why the FG should include state universities in negotiations when they dont work for them? Its insane this basic fact is neglected from the conversation. The state university lecturers should bother their employers the state government.

Academicwizman:
Jonathan gave many reasons (both textbooks and practical) why deregulation was the best. We all know Nigerians' response. What are you going to do differently to make Nigerians accept the policies and the temporarily pains in good faith?

I told you what I'd do. The truth is all that's necessary. If they don't accept oh well no big deal. They can stagnate in poverty and disfunction as they please. Lol it's unpopular so what? Unpopular policies pass all the time with little push back. They protest and strike in I'll simply fire people ban them from the civil service like Ronald Reagan. If they're private sector another company will fill the void.

Academicwizman:
All these are good policies but how do you convince Nigerians and the Labour to bear the temporary pain that your policies will cause? I am referring to removal of price controls and deregulation.

I think they're a lost cause but I'll just give textbook arguements. If I deregulate that incentives producers to invest in those areas. The price will fall accordingly. Keeping the price controls causes shortages and increases your tax burden to pay subsidies. Deregulation makes it cheaper for you to do business making meaning more money in your pockets. Your state is always free to impose whatever regulation on that level.

Pro market policies: off the top of my head

• no more multiple exchange rates
• deregulated industry (generally make it easier to start and do business)
• remove price controls
• no more important ban list
• land & mineral rights reform: ownership to individuals instead of federal government monopoly of ownership.

Dr. Jim expressed sadness that the challenges that created misunderstandings, distrust, low acceptance of heterogeneity

Dr. Okolo stated thus, "the diversity of Nigerians is a blessing and as such should be maximised by political actors

Sure it is.

Lol

Anti market polices doing exactly what you'd expect. Lol I'm impressed they shot themselves in both feet and kept pushing forward.

“I can tell you authoritatively, we have not deregulated. The government is still subsidizing petrol prices. If there are increases in price, it is not from the government,”

“I will talk to the Authority to ensure that they actually regulate the price. This is not from the government, we have not deregulated,”

Parachoko:
13 state?

Just 4 state have pass the bills so far, or do you know of more state that have pass the bills?

I was following this constitutional review before, I stop following it after I find out there is no timeline.

I feel there should be a timeline for the state assemblies to work on the bills.

My mistake 19 states? 2/3 of states must ratify it. It would be nice idea to give them a time table to vote it up or down.

Lol says the admin that refuses to publish crime stats. No they don't according to NOIPoll survey. In other news lions are still carnivorous.

Parachoko:
According to Fergie comment, just Abia and Ogun State with Anambra State for now

fergie001:
Lagos have too, they did same week as Ogun.

Nice that leaves 13 states left.

Some of the alterations supported final autonomy of state legislature, judiciary, local government and independent candidacy among others.

I lost count how many other states have ratified these amendments?

wiseoneking:
Be part of the 10 million fund to rescue his brother from the kidnappers den. Your little can go a long way to help. We are human before tribe and religion. Show love

Lol this thread will get deleted but is this for real?

SadiqBabaSani:
His Excellency The Vice President should resign as Vice President to show solidarity with Nigerians on this glaringly incompetent C-InC.

This made me chuckle..

Typicool8:
The current national assembly are all rubber stamp and they've got no balls to do that

Lol the legislature at all levels are cowardly. The can't override a veto not to talk about impeachment. I will believe it when I see it from them. The first NASS did a veto override to pass NDDC. I can't tell you an example of state assemblies ever doing such a thing.

Lol would u guys start crying if he were removed from the bench?

seunmsg:
There are only two solutions to the ASUU problem:
1. FG should completely stop funding university education. Parents should be made to pay what is commensurate for the university education they want for their kids.

2. Government should scrap National ASUU completely. Each university should have an independent union to address local issues peculiar only to the university. Even if it’s going to take prolong strike and mass sacking to achieve this, it is worth the trouble.

Devil advocate/rebuttal

1. Why does they FG have to completely stop funding the university for it to work? The state universities are working and didn't participate in the strike. They could just follow the second half of you suggestions and let university set their tuition rates and fees and compete with eachother. If they want more money then go face your customers the students.

2. What leverage do the clowns at the FG have to disband their national union? They don’t have the balls to fire anyone like Ronald Reagan did striking federal workers. Just look how they said solidarity strike with NLC was illegal and nothing happened. Honestly you suggestions in part 1 will do more to break the unions leverage.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoCvtt8EFPI

Lol the NASS are funny folk. The are always worried about how to treat the symptoms instead of curing the disease. They want to ban him from joining politics but they couldn't care less if he does his job.

Lol the same CBN that has not released reports he mandated by law to. The didn't enforce that rule but now they want to talk..

Is blasphemy a federal crime?

ivolt:
OBJ is right.
One of the most stupid decision of NPC is to remove religion from the questions
out of fear.
Sensible countries collect as much data as possible for proper planning, here we are running from data.

Lol a cowardly society always finds an excuse not to ask pertinent questions. Religion, tribe or citizenship, rent/own property would all be interesting. It would stop weirdos from making declaration like this state is 60% this religion.

Lol they striked.

Lol did he ever have good posture?

Madmohamed1:
If you know him otom tell him to monitor his movements from known till Friday

The SSS/DSS are tasked with protecting him. Relay your message to them. Keep this thread as bragging rights if you are correct.

Lol every day the court sentence someone to death and yet nobody can remember the last time a death warrant was signed. Clear them out of the prisons.

Lol subject of Ymir here me. I guess he forgot this isn't a monarchy or he's been binge watching AOT.

omoredia:
Nigerians clearly don't reason. What happened to impeachment?

Lol they nass are pansies that won't even override a veto. Nigerians election beta males as their legislatures at all levels to be rubber stamps to the executive. Even if they weren't pansies they are either party men who won't do it or their constituents they represent might not like it. This isn't to say it not possible it just to say its a long shot.