₦airaland Forum

Theflint1:
I saved around that amount myself (got state alawee of like 5k for four months), we probably served about same time from those his estimates... Zero allowance from home, Pategi, Kwara State.

My guy that served in Niger and was getting state alawee and doing private lessons came home with almost 200k, was in a shared flat, his 200K savings was a big deal, more than enough to go and entire year without work sef.

This was just a little over 10 years ago.

A bag of Thai Parboiled rice cost N10k back then and a corper earned 19,800. That alone is enough to show u how it was easy to live good life.

When we do corpers party, we would buy a full matured shegoat for between 4,500 to 5,000 and everywhere go stew. Nowadays 7k cannot even buy one full goat leg from the butcher

monerozi5590:
97k saved from just 19800 Naira only....nah! Other things must be involved to pull that off.

lol😂

Which other things? I only got 5k for about 5 months from my PPA which was paid long after I had finished NYSC ( because they requested for our accounts when we were leaving after promising payment). So I didn't add that since it never joined what I got during the service year to amass the 97k.

It's like u people don't know how the value of naira feel off.

Flight from Asaba to Abuja cost below 18k in 2015 to over 158k in 2024. That's like over 900% increment. Meanwhile corpers' salary only increased by around 350%.

I guess that why it's difficult for you to believe. And food was really cheap back then. A corper can afford to buy bag of rice for 10k and still have 9,800 as savings.

E shock you the damage Buhari and APC did to this country right?

iamoyindamola:
These unfinished buildings are hide out to criminals
It's on the news how criminal rob or kidnap people escaping into uncompleted buildings

These are just sentiments. Is there any law that says you must complete construction of your building within a particular time frame in FCT/FCC? If yes, please share the particular law that says so.

It seems a lot of people don't know how far off the naira fell in recent years, that's why they still find a way to still look for positives where there is none under APC rule.

I saw the attached post on Twitter and just shook my head at how the value of naira has continued to depreciate and people getting poorer while they are being made to believe they were living fake lives before now.

For context ; I served when corpers were paid 19,800(4ck that! they only paid exact 19,800 in camp while they paid 19,600 for the remainder of the service year) just like the author of the tweet and it was more than enough to cater for my needs.

Inside that 19,800 on a monthly basis I was able to buy rice ( foreign rice o, not half stone half rice they call local rice now), beans spaghetti, yam, sweet potatoes, cornflakes, milo, peak milk refill, palm oil, groundnut oil, goat meat ( Yes, I dey use 200 goat meat cook one week soup), cabin biscuit, bread, at least 6 sardines per month,fish, pepper and ocassional Amala eat out.

In addition to the above I was able to save as much as 97k after paying my transport fare back to Lagos at the end of the service year. The 97k served me for the 2 months I spent in the labor market after POP before I landed my first job. It was inside that savings I bought shirt and trouser for work and still transport myself before first salary show o.

It will be a miracle if anybody getting paid 77k today as a corper can do half of this during and after their service year.

afrodoc2:
3-month ultimatum is still madness. Some people struggled and hustled to buy land last year and this year before the economy ran them down. So, they should lose their land now because they can't develop it in 3 months, in this economy?

We have a culture of oppression in Nigeria that is not only seen in government to citizen interaction but also citizen to citizen interaction. Oppression has been normalized in the country. Dat na why blatantly oppressive actions are being justified.

What he should do is carry out thorough investigations and treat each case on its own merit, not carry out a disguised land grab/fundraising venture.

Thank you doc for saying the bolded the way it is. We have a culture of preparing a fertile ground for oppression to germinate among the citizenry ; that's why citizens will always justify callous decisions taken by people in government even if such decisions will not favor the citizens in any way.

I mean how can a government that has consistently agreed that there is hardship in the country suddenly give people 3 month ultimatum to develop lands and the citizens start justifying their actions? Maybe because the common man feels only the elite will be affected and they deserve it. Abi?

Theflint1:

“Who told you you can talk?”

Nigeria’s FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike in action🤦🏽‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/aN5jE8g3ov

— @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) October 22, 2024

Nyesome Wike

Shame! 🤮🤮🤮🤮

popizaino:
Wike is not doing anything out of the ordinary.

😂😂😂

You are being clever by half.

You think I don't know what Land use act says?

Have not been following the discussion since morning? If government must take a land under the land use act, there's a due process to it.

That's by the way, it has absolutely nothing to do with Wike giving land owners ultimatum to develop their land or lose it. That does not in any way fall within the ambit of Land use act provision that government can only take a land for public use with due monetary compensation.

I ask again; "Show me the law that empowers Wike to grab people's land because they are unable to develop their land within the 3 months time-frame he conjured in his brain".

popizaino:
The fact that we don't like a person or government shouldn't make us not to see objectivity in what they're saying sometimes.

I am not pro APC,i didn't defend Buhari, neither did i campaign for Tinubu and am not callous to say people who bought land in an estate didn't do their due diligence. But on this, i am with Wike.

Now imagine yourself as the FCT minister driving around the city centre seeing underdeveloped lands and abandoned projects at every nook and cranny around the city centre.You will be forced to make enquiries about it and if you discover they have been abandoned for years,won't you give ultimatum for them to do something or risks losing it? Mind you these lands and abandoned projects are in critical areas of the city.

You are not addressing the point I raised in my response ; all you are doing is still repeating the same thing over and over again.

If you want to talk about objectivity then you need to be objective. Show me the law that says you must develop Ur land within FCT or FCC within a particular time-frame which Wike is relying on.

You can like Wike or whatever you think he's doing but what he's doing; is there a law that backs him up to do that? Is that hard for you to answer?

Trossard wasted the PK

VAR Don favor us today o, no story

At this point, even if the Chinese bring 1 million yen, we should sell this Gabriel Jesus; he just dey gba upandan.

To think that even the Shakushaku he normally does which still made sense in the past; we no dey even see again 😒

Because we refused to score, our opponents have grown into the game 🤦‍♂️

Take away Odegaard and Saka then u see that this team is dead as far as creativity is concerned

popizaino:
Urbanisation has alot to do with the context of your screenshot because it specifically said federal capital city FCC, not federal capital territory FCT.


The FCC is the central areas which should have been fully build up before other areas. But you will discover so many empty lands and uncompleted projects even before our eceonomic mess. Like in the case of JB who left their land unattended to for 20years. Meanwhile, other areas in the territory are experiencing total build-up while having the centre with isolated buildings. Do you think if there are empty lands in lagos city centre ikorodu and other adjoining settlements in lagos would have seen much development?


So what Wike is saying in a nutshell is that build the city centre first before moving away. It even helps to create a less car-centric city.

First and foremost, we have one major problem in this country and it is : We usually take anything anybody in government says as if it is the law when in fact it is not. ( read this again).

Was there any law or directive that accompanied the C of O issued to the land owners/property owners at the time they bought their lands which says they must develop the land between a particular time-frame? If no, then it is bullshiit to start pressuring anybody to develop their land or lose it. Things like this only happen in lawless countries where anybody in government can arrogate non-existent powers to themselves and start doing as they like.

It's just pure sentiment on Ur part to say "the areas should've been fully built by now ". Did the govenrment know the income level of people they were selling lands to in the first place? And why is it even a crime to buy land,keep it and sell it after it appreciates? What is government's concern whatever I do with my land so far I don't use it for criminal purposes?

See ehn, people in government will keep riding u like a donkey if u keep making excuses for them and defending them when they mess up.

As for Ikorodu and other outskirts of Lagos u mentioned, people will always build anywhere they find land provided the economic situation affords them that opportunity/luxury.

johnjunior39:
So what is now his usefulness?

Who now? Jorginho or Merino or Arteta the coach?

Spirit of Kiwior has entered White 😲

GloriousGbola:
Na bro na your bias dey talk here

A lot of people just buy land in Abuja for speculation. Some even build with the same intent on. Build and then sell when you need money. Abuja is full of empty edifices

No way a company like Julius Berger does not have the resources to build on land they have owned for 20 years. In fact imho they had that land as a planned gift to a politician for contract.

You are totally wrong on this one 100%.

This is not even about the Julius berger matter.

I posted a news that says Wike the FCT minister gives land owners and property developers 3 months to develop their lands / uncompleted building or lose it to government.

Please tell me, what law is he relying on giving such ultimatum. Is there any law that stipulates the number of days/weeks/months/years one must develop/complete his land/property in FCT or Nigeria as a whole. If there's such law, please share with me let me learn.

johnjunior39:
Abeg make this Uncle try sub Partey half way biko.

Aretata is those kind of guys that if they don't wear shege out of people cloths , they will not rest

But the last game Jorginho played we all complained he was slow; same with Merino vs Bournemouth.

So who should Arteta had played in midfield instead of Partey?

popizaino:
I'm in for any urban redevelopment or renewal project so i support wike on this. Remove his abrasive nature, Wike is someone whose infrastructural development is evident for us to see and he is actually working as FCT minister.

What does urbanization has to do with this?

In what world world is it normal for government to take over Ur land because u don't have money to develop it? Like don't u understand what U are supporting?

There are people who own lands but can't develop for now due to the economic situation of the country. So such persons should lose their land if they can cough out tens of millions to develop the land within the next 3 months right?

The country is currently going through serious financial mess right now and people are struggling to survive. Some people have abandoned their building projects due to paucity of funds. Does the government want them to steal to complete the buildings within the next 3 months?

Jesus starts

KingTom:
The thing no come clear for my eye again Semid don learn him lesson sha, e go dey expect the unexpected as from today

This is football! Anything can happen

Unlimited22:
As per she 'fell' pregnant, as in, she kick bed frame, come dey fall down, then belle enter

What God cannot do does not exist !

KingTom:
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Baba say unexpectedly. He knows fully well he's not sterile o, neither is his woman infertile. Yet baba say unexpectedly

Ballzproblem2:
those who participated in the press tour in the Al-Sahel Hospital, these are the entry instructions to Nasrallah’s bunker we exposed yesterday:

According to intelligence information, one of the entrances to the bunker, containing more than half a billion dollars in gold and dollars, is on the eastern side of the basement of the Al-Ahmedi building, located south of the Al-Sahel hospital.

The basement is on the second floor down (level -2).

It is important to note that it is possible the entrance is hidden by various means in order to make it difficult to find.

We invite you to this site in which Hezbollah is holding money that was taken from the Lebanese people.

As soon as images of the gold and dollars in the bunker are out, please paste the pishures here.

E get why.

People who have lived or traveled abroad, abeg is it done over there that government gives people ultimatum to develop their land or lose it to government's land grabbing?

afrodoc2:
Wike is a talkative. Disgusting trait in a man and in a leader.

He doesn't even know when to hold his tongue.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
There's nothing stopping them going for international arbitration just like the Chinese company that seized our assets in foreign countries

They may not want to tow that part due to the fact that they've been enjoying government patronage in Nigeria for decades. They will not want the government to send them packing after getting judgement against Nigeria

GloriousGbola:
well, julius berger can also sue if that is the case.

unfortunately, the letter has not been made available to the public

i am simply making an assumption - when you make an announcement in public, it means you have already close out everything in private

Shey Obaseki no make announcement in public about revoking Ize-Iyamu C of O ? . Obaseki even published the revocation in a national daily (Vanguard Newspaper) and still the court ruled his government didn't follow due process.

Like u rightly said, Julius Berger can either sue or just let it go since they know the lawsuit will amount to going heads-on with the judiciary.

Ibime:
What happened to all those sponsored news reports saying foreign refineries are scared of competition?

Looks like Dangote is the one scared

Obviously his obligations to his lenders is making him a very desperate Alhaji

GloriousGbola:
But from the article it is clear that edo state government did not follow the process for revocation as stipulated in the land use act.

But nothing that has been narrated by Wike thus far showed due process was followed na.

Abi does due process translate to inviting the MD of Julius Berger to dinner in the night and serving his company revocation letter the next morning ? Baba, don't carry torch for Wike o.

GloriousGbola:
First off, what wike has done is likely within the law

The man is a thug, but he is a lawyer and his wife is a lawyer.


Keep in mind that it does not matter if it is unkind, cruel, unfair, devious - the question is - is it legal?

Secondly there is an unresolvable conflict of interest in any case. The judges hearing the case will likely be living in the quarters.

So how do you expect them to rule? Yeah this was illegal and we will all exit our quarters right now.

Please read this carefully:

A Benin High Court presided over by Honourable Justice Peter Akhihiero, has nullified the revocation of the Certificate of Occupancy of parcels of land at Amagba Village in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State belonging to Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, by the state government.

According to the court documents made available to PUNCH Online on Friday, the nullification order was issued on Monday, 23 September, while the judge delivered the judgement in Suit No: B/637/2021, instituted by Ize-Iyamu and I.O. Farms Limited, challenging the revocation of the 1st Claimant’s right of occupancy to the parcels of land at Ward 36/A, Amagba Village, Benin City.

The court also awarded N5 million in general damages to the Claimant, after holding that the Governor of Edo State, the Attorney General of Edo State, and the Edo State Geographic Information Service, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Defendants respectively, committed trespass on Ize-Iyamu’s parcels of land at Amagba Village on 7 July 2021.

The court further issued “an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendants, their servants, agents, and/or privies from encroaching on or doing anything on the Claimant’s land inconsistent with the Claimant’s rights thereto.”

Ize-Iyamu’s Certificate of Occupancy for his land at Ward 36/A, Amagba Village, Benin City, was revoked by the Edo State Government on Wednesday, 7 July 2021, and the revocation was published on page 47 of the Vanguard newspaper on the same date.

Dissatisfied with the manner of the revocation, the Claimant filed Suit No: B/637/2021, listing the Governor of Edo State, the Attorney General of Edo State, and the Edo State Geographic Information Service as Defendants.

The Claimant argued that the revocation did not comply with the provisions of the Land Use Act, stating that it breached section 28 of the Land Use Act, Cap. L5, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and therefore violated the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, making it unconstitutional, null, and void.

In his judgement, the court resolved both issues in favour of the Claimants, ruling that the revocation of the Claimant’s right of occupancy was in breach of the Land Use Act.

The judge also held that “since the revocation of the Claimant’s right of occupancy was invalid, the Defendants’ entry onto the Claimant’s parcels of land without permission or consent amounts to trespass.”

Continuing, the court held, “Having resolved both issues in favour of the Claimants, I hold that the claims succeed and are granted as follows:

“A declaration that the 1st Defendant’s purported revocation of the 1st Claimant’s right of occupancy to the parcels of land at Ward 36/A, Amagba Village, Benin City, as published in the Vanguard on 7 July 2021, is in breach of section 28 of the Land Use Act, Cap. L5, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and is consequently unconstitutional, illegal, null, and void.”

https://punchng.com/court-nullifies-revocation-of-ize-iyamus-land-in-edo/

Wike being a trained lawyer and his wife being a judge doesn't guarantee he will act within the ambit of the law.

The only point I agree with u is the fact that the judges will definitely be biased in their ruling if Julius Berger ever think of pursuing the case in court

Spy360:
Normally the individual is supposed to sue. But we all know it would be fruitless until this government passes. A court will reverse it in the next government. This is the kind of rascality we face in this country.

Gbam!

They will just count their losses under this current government and fight for it much later. Let's just hope it will not be another case where they will seize government assets 10 years after this government leaves

Theflint1:
Okay...can Dangote's oil blocs meet his demand of 650,000 bpd?

The maximum his oil bloc will produce for now is 20,000 bpd