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Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. Sani Musa (APC, Niger-East), in defending the plan to tax the profits of banks, said the banks had made more money lately, taking advantage of the administration’s foreign exchange policies.

He stated, “The end-of-year reports of the banks tripled, despite the high interest rates. How are they making this money?

“They should be taxed to contribute to infrastructure development in this country.

“I believe taking a small percentage out of that profit to contribute to our economic development is not bad.

“I am in full support that we should look at the books of the banks in terms of their profitability in foreign finances.”

Sen. Adetokumbo Abiru (APC, Lagos-East), who chairs the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, also gave his full support to the amendment of the budget and the Finance Act.


“The profits of the banks must have come from the liberalisation of the foreign exchange market and the policies of the current administration.

“So, it’s not out of place to ask the banks to contribute some funding to the running of our economy”, Abiru added.

However, Sen. Seriake Dickson (PDP, Bayelsa-West), cautioned against what he termed the hasty amendments to the Finance Act, saying that the Senate must not pass laws that would later be unimplementable.

He argued that a government must not continue “to tax our citizens, whether corporate or otherwise.”

The former Bayelsa governor added, “We are talking about taxing the profits of banks, that will be a serious issue. We should step down the bill and have the benefits of expert opinions on it.”

Dickson recalled how the National Assembly passed a similar bill for more taxes by telecommunications operations through the Office of the National Security Advisor, adding that though the law was signed, it had to be quickly withdrawn due to public outcry.

Make una Abiru that was a bank MD until yesterday, see wetin he Dey support . 🤷‍♂️

So it is the bank that must use finance new minimum wage and Lagos-Calabar coastal road project from their profit ba?

When banks start moving mad and start transferring this to their corporate and individual customers now, we will be blaming banks .

It is forbidden for these useless lawmakers to take pay cut to contribute to naija development , instead it is the bank and its customers that must sacrifice . 🤦‍♂️

https://www.nairaland.com/8157178/senate-welcomes-tinubus-requests-adjust

Page 50 hundred .

I pin for here

ouzo1:
Nothing dey shock me again when it comes to Master Strategist Government.

Master strategist just Dey show workings Dey go 😂

iamoyindamola:
Baba wan cash out na
David said the site domain belongs to a Canadian

I’m not a big fan of David o, but on this one he really got it right.

Omo ! Nigerian government no get any single shame like this .

iamoyindamola:
Shebi na una wan japa
Shey una no go compensate FG for helping ni
This country you just have to be thinking why a f how did we get here like seriously

Later they will claim it is the opposition that are posting fake news.

Na minister of Information post about the 640k visa application fee o….. chai!

Ellexy:
David Hundeyin vindicated once again.

So Nigerian government really wanted to scam Nigerian on top this Dubai matter, later they'll say the citizens are demarketing the country. EFCC won't go after FG now but they'll be disturbing young boys and girls

Nigeria is a crime scene .

So the federal government literally wants to steal as much as N640k from its citizens before they can apply for Dubai visa ? 😮

Unlimited22:
No matter how you try to avoid it stanship will make you lose objectivity.

Even me wey bring the thing come here, I never type pass 'Enzo you fool' because I like the guy well well

What do u think is making people blame Messi for Enzo and the rest of the team’s misdemeanors?

Sportsweb:
. they have deviated from the topic and talking rubbish. Na West tell una countries not to develop

As in…. U get.

Nigerians dey blame white wey don leave us to rule ourselves for over 60 years and we Dey do ourselves shege

patrickmuf:
Trust me, that money is not in Nigeria, the same western governments and corporations aid these guys to steal us dry. They'll return with aid in a bid to placate us...

The money could be anywhere .

People like Asari Dokubo carry amnesty money build university in neighboring Benin republic. Anywhere wey u carry money go, they will always receive it be it Africa , Asia, the West , etc.

The koko is did the west steal the money originally or our people did?

Firstly let our own people stop stealing from us and let’s see if things will not turn around for good for us as a people

Jodera:
I was about to bring all these and other corrupt practices up but I don't want this thread to become political thread.

Except na West deh tell our governors and politicians to do all these things which I'm not aware of. Hence what's the need of even voting or trying to hold our governors and politicians responsible/accountable if we're still under the west?

We’ve had 64 years to govern ourselves and all we’ve done is to misgovern ourselves . It’s funny that we will still be blaming the west till now.

andrewbaba44:
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

E reach to ask na.

I used to blame the west, slave trade and all that for Africa’s under development . But I had to outgrow it.

Look at the 2019 screenshot attached . Between 1960 when we gained independence and 2019, an estimated amount of $582 billion has been stolen from Nigeria ( the country ) by Nigerians (the people ).

patrickmuf:
The west influence our elections, sponsor regime change and all that. It is very difficult for 3rd world countries to develop further because their development is a threat to Western Superpowers.

Is the West behind Yahaya Bello stealing 80 billion Naira as governor of Kogi state ?

Is the west behind Mamman Saleh stealing 33 billion Naira meant for zungeru and mambilla power plants which are meant to generate electricity for us?

🤷‍♂️

larride:
Is that not how the First Bank IT guy they are looking for fraud his way to over 20 billion? He was the one in charge of reversal and baba just kept moving the money to his accomplice account for more than a year or so. Someone posted the story here.

I had an encounter with Zenith Bank some years ago, used a restaurant and paid with a POS, the first transaction was declined but I was debited, I tried it the second time and it went through so I was basically charged twice. I complained and for more than 2 months these guys kept telling me the transaction was successful until I enter their branch go change ham for them, ask them to print out my bank statement I showed them the 2 transaction with the same amount with just few minutes different. Told them the first one was declined and it was the second one that went through, it was after that they actually started working on it and I got my money back within a week.

The First bank guy actually got around 40 billion. He stole more than the bank’s capital base of 25 billion . That’s why the board asked the MD to resign . How can a manager steal 40 billion and the MD was oblivious of the whole fraud for that long .

As regards ur experience with Zenith bank, it is hallway common when u have two transactions with same amount that happened within minutes .

The issue is that Most of those customer service agents are overworked and some of them don’t calm down. They will be insisting the two transactions were successful . Most times they will not cross check properly, they just want to dismiss you and stand to the next customer . It’s always better to go to the branch to sort thing out instead of calling them on phone .

Jodera:


Dem leave Enzo wey be adult wey dey do foolish and racist thing dey drag Messi weh dey Miami.

E be things

My GOAT 🐐 wey no see reason to Dey do bus parade after he don complete football, dem still wan drag am into Enzo and his friends’ misbehavior 🤦‍♂️

Truly, uneasy lies the head that wears the crown

liveLongNprospa:
Lmaoooo.

Like I said, once it's a fav. We dey defend.

As far as Messi nor dey the video, God Don save am.

This is not about defending Messi , it is actually about not accusing Messi of what he didn’t do.

U can’t be bringing alternative facts to an issue like this. Did u see Messi in the video ? No !

Has Messi cautioned players in the past from singing such songs ? Yes!

So wetin come concern Messi in the matter ?

Ibime:
You think that song hasn't been sung in Argentina dressing room countless times with Messi present and even doubtless joining in?

If they are just singing the song once in his absence, how do they know all the words?

Does the average Argentinian even know of a country called Angola to make up such a song on the spot? They have sung that song countless times, that is one of their regular dressing room anthems.

I remember as a JJC to UK in French class then when we were asked to name a French speaking African country starting with S. After one minute and nobody in the class could answer, I said Senegal, and the whole class was shocked I knew the answer. Talkless of an Argentinian reasoning a small country like Angola.

If Messi had cautioned them when they were singing it in his presence, the song would have died out.

Messi done commit, he just wasn't on camera this time when the crime was filmed.

I fear who no fear you o! 😮

This ur talk/agenda against Messi no gel at all.

In football there are so many derogatory songs that are coined together to troll opponents which fans usually sing . At least I know in the past there used to be one song “ 🎶 when Nigeria beat Brazil, when Nigeria beat Brazil o…. Ronaldo come Dey cry , when Nigeria beat Brazil 🎶 “

Songs like this are popular among fans and players know it too word for word , but out of respect for their opponents they won’t sing it on camera . I know u will say the particular song the Argentines sang was way more derogatory than the one I referenced above, but I’m just letting u know that is is possible the players know the song without having to sing it in Messi’s presence .

You were wrong to put the responsibility of the players’ action on Messi who is nowhere near where the song was sang. Messi in the past has cautioned his teammates from singing a derogatory song mocking Brazil . So to me it appears u just want to find a way to drag Messi inside wetin no concern am. Messi does not have a baby monitor installed on the team’s bus that he’s checking the players’ behavior from.

U can take up ur vexation against the Argentine players in the video, but dragging Messi into it no be am at all.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Dem be original werey. I wonder why dem go say transaction declined yet go on to move your money.

The thing is when there’s dispense error like that , the money leaves ur account but doesn’t get to the destination bank account. The money hangs in a kinda suspense account .

So, if u report it the bank will now make a claim to interswitch on ur behalf for the reversal of the funds back to ur account . If they don’t request for the reversal , ur money can hang there for a lifetime.

The funny thing is I’ve seen a staff of a bank who orchestrated a fraud over a long period of time. He made such reversal claims but switched the customer’s account numbers for an account number he controls . He got over N20m before he was busted . A customer who was persistent kept on disturbing the bank for his refund to the extent that they investigated and their findings showed he has been refunded. He threatened to bring down hell and that prompted them to check the account number that was refunded only for them to discover it was not the customer’s account.

The bank used EFCC carry the weyrey after doing audit to discover he has hammered over N20m with that format .

Why is everybody sleeping on Wizard Chan?

That guy is a fantastic musician; his music is spiritual . Even Ibime no Dey hype him Ijaw brother .

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Abeg eehh... POS say transaction declined... But bank debit me. The pos guy say money no enter him account. I don call bank people give dem my details. They say I should wait for 2weeks.

Shey the bank go return my money?
dis particular bank don chop my money too much especially during the old and new naira note saga. I no dey trust dem again.

The bank will return ur money ; the POS guy is right.

U just have to keep disturbing the bank people , dem be weyrey. . Don’t just call the bank alone, I suggest u visit a branch and fill the form for dispense error .

During the old and new Naira saga I also had some cash return just got tired of doing follow up on. But since the end of that period I’ve known that all those dispense error u just need to follow up at the branch level

seankafor:
At this rate, I think 💭 it's best they should legalize fraud

https://x.com/PIDOMNIGERIA/status/1813229360763060724?t=Lnpu501twLTiwTZsIcFx3g&s=19

This guy 👆never misses

Hmmmm…. I just hope the guy behind the handle knows what he’s doing. U can’t just call a personality like Ooni of Ife a romance scammer o.

raumdeuter:
There is always a hustle if you don't see yourself as too big

I finished NYSC at 24yrs. I was the first born and realized my parents money should be focused on my younger ones still in Uni

So I entered street to start hustling. I started going to tutorial centers to teach Waec and Jamb lesson. They were paying me N100 per hour, yet transport one way was N30. So I will take bus to and trek back Idimu to Akowonjo.

Meanwhile I had cousins abroad who I could bill but I never did. The only time I asked for money was to help me pay application fee to Yankee school and not even give me the money, I sent him my application login to help pay the school directly

Some guys who were just friends to him were always sending him billing

At 2005 yahoo was already popular, I was one of the first set people in my area to start using internet and the small boys 17 to 22 that time even those who were not well educated were all writing bad English yahoo emails abroad using email extractor in cybercafes but I knew I will get a job or just hustle


There is always a hustle if you are ready.

Gbam!

Telling a 24 year old to go hustle is never harsh at all. Whether the country hard or soft , a 24 year old is a full grown adult that should find his way .

If such person decides to venture into crime, that’s on him. The long arm of the law should be used to deal with him.

There are so many people who didn’t have any uncle to rely on, didn’t have affluent parents ,didn’t venture into crime and ended up turning out good for themselves . I’m one of such people , so I always find it funny when people make “Nigeria is hard “excuse for people like that guy.

iamoyindamola:
https://www.nairaland.com/8155471/sunday-igboho-issues-fresh-eviction

Raumdeuter, blueraydick oosha is back

It will be interesting to see how this play out with Tinubu now the president

larride:
Southgate don announce him resignation from Gbaland.

Where is Alhaji monerozi who wants Southgate to be knighted ? 😂

iamoyindamola:
It's bro
85% of the youths in that age bracket are still in school and doing fraud
10% are doing tech and crypto
5% are entrepreneurs
Telling him to go hustle is harsh in our community/economy
There's nothing for him outside than crime, I am not saying he should be begging for crumbs for life but ibi.me would have engaged him enough to know when he should be left alone
Not using an innocent mistake to push him away

I can tell u 100% that that the bold is untrue .

There are a whole lot of things a young man can do that are not crime depending on where such person is located. Even in the poorest of communities people are surviving .

afrodoc2:
Hehehe. I just decided not to reply the mail, because if i told him what was in my mind it might cause quarrel.

Na so our people take be. They don't know when to stop, neither do they consider the person rendering helping hand sef has his own financial responsibilities.

In as much as I believe in helping people with cash, I think at times people need advice too make their head straight. If people mentorship on how to become productive themselves and network.

iamoyindamola:
Of course we understand he didn't respect ibime
We are talking about the punishment
Yours is too severe

Lolz.

There are so many people who don't have any uncle , cousin or great uncle anywhere to source for funds from while in school or fighting life battles. The fact that he has an uncle who cares enough to be sorting him is a privilege, which obviously he has misused.

Telling a 24-year-old to enter street and not rely on his abroad uncle's money is not severe.

GloriousGbola:
I really don't know what to say about Ibimes matter because the fact of the matter is things are very very hard right now for most people and getting worse. It's easy for us to say Ibimes benefactor should have been wiser but the fact is he may have seen his relative in a truly desperate situation and at the end of his rope with all possible sources of support and assistance tapped out.

At this point you are stuck between pragmatism and humanism. Be pragmatic and survive your issue while watching your relative die or be humanist and cut yourself off.

There may be no easy answers

The issue here is that what people call desperate situation/critical need is relative. Some people will call u for house rent and call it "life and death matter" / "critical need"; while some people will give birth looking for naming ceremony calling it a serious issue which they need ur assistance.

How can a man who had 9 full months to prepare for arrival of his baby call "naming money" a critical need?

Like DeadPresidents said, most people will face their personal financial battle heads-on if they know nobody is available to hand them free money out of compassion.

afrodoc2:
100%. Someone on this forum once contacted me to lament inability to pay his school fees. I helped him out, only for the guy to contact me around Christmas time to ask me to send him Christmas money to use for celebration.

What a Penkelemess!

Give people an inch and they want 1,000,000 inches

Ibime:
You get it from both points of view. Everyone has decisions to make and resource is scarce. He is only privy to a small percentage of the billings I receive, most of which I turn down while trying to make decisions on which billings are most pertinent, he can't put himself in my shoes not to increase my burden with others needs which are far from my circumference of consideration.

We are talking about a 24 year old boy who I share great-great-great grandfather with, I only took him under my wing because my grandmother adopted him as a child, so he is closer in relation now. He now goes giving my number to a 38 year old on his side of the family (distant distant relative) because he has pressing need, he no respect me at all.

When you dey bill someone you have to put yourself in their shoes, because there are many in need and very few to meet that need. I received a billing I respected so much from a relative because he contacted me 3 weeks from payday and he said bro, I have this pressing need, I would like you to put me in your budget for next month payday. That is instant recognition that the person you are billing has decisions to make and a limited budget, and that guy is not one that sends bills, hardly ever. It was very respectful and understanding that there is a sacrifice being made with every bill.

Izzou, iamoyindamola At least una don hear am from the horse's mouth now.

A 24 year old who is not wise enough to know u don't add more burden to ur benefactor's already packed baggage.

Segedinho:
have you wondered if the contact was stolen without the victim's knowledge??

This has happened b4.....Ibime should just ask d victim how d guy got his contact then take action from there....

Why do I need to wonder if he stole the contact when Ibime said he gave the number out ?

Go and read Ibime’s post again. There’s no need to input things he didn’t say in his post

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Leave BlueRayDick make e dey do like Field Marshall.

The way he just immediately decided to cancel the relative is funny.

The fact that he is young sef is a good reason for me to caution him about abusing privileges[/color]

It is not about doing field Marshall anything .

Shey Ibime wey no request for the other guy’s number no know say he go need help ? Person wey deliberately no get the person number talkless if calling him; Shey he no know wetin him Dey do ?

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Omoh, BlueRayDick, if you be person uncle, the person suppose fear oh
[/color]

😂😂😂😂

But on a serious note, I detest people sharing other people’s info without permission ni

iamoyindamola:
He go just they cancel them but if them catch him for family occasion he go cough everything he they owe😂😂