san316:
The social media senator himself.

However, I agree with him. The south believes because oil comes from the south and Nigeria depends on oil, the north is dependent on them.

Fact is, the average northerner does not even benefit from oil money, they mostly live off agriculture, business and menial jobs.

The so called southerners who claim to be feeding the nation have no input whatsoever to the economy other than the fact that the resources were naturally deposited in their region.

The problem with some of our southern kin is that they do not take time out to educate themselves about the other parts of their country.Stereotyping other Nigerians without even getting to know them is really ignorant and does no justice to so called educated and enlightened people. So sad.

halima83:
I want to buy this Nissan Almera but is mostly used by taxi men in Abuja here.

Though the one i want to buy is with two door.

Please advise, is it ok as a lady to drive the car because I dont want a situation where people will be stopping me on the road thinking it is a taxi.

Go for it. Reliable car with low running costs. Ideal for use in Abuja.

StOla:


What exactly are your expectations as regards convictions?

That 20 cases only started in a 9months administration would have attained conviction status?

Buhari is being blamed by your ilk for even daring to prosecute the calibre of accused presently undergoing trial, terming him a dictator. Yet you still blame him for allowing the law courts undergo the legitimate judicial process in arriving at justice?

I ask again, has the government lost any of the corruption cases in court?

Where is your conscience you wretched enemy of the state?

You even get time to answer those mischievous idiots.They are part of the reason why we are in this mess. They are the ones that encourage the impunity that was the norm in the past because of the peanuts thrown at them. They are now a breed heading for extinction.

ajasa4link:
Yesterday evening my glo bis sub expired and this morning after recharging 1k as usual and sent comonth to 777 only to get a message that I do not have enough credit, yet my 1k still lies in my account. I will like to know if the code for subscribing has changed or whether the price has been increased so as to know the next step.

Glo has stopped the 3gig for 1k BlackBerry bundle. Dial *777*23# and choose the options available.

wirinet:


That is why insist that English comprehension is a huge problem in Nigeria. Read what Osinbajo said again and this time try and comprehend better.
Osinbajo said no new road was built by the Jonathan administration and you are here yapping about dualization. If you and Doyin Okupe disagree with Osinbajo, why not list at least 1 new road constructed by the Jonathan administration.

Even the so called dualization of the Gwagalada road is still not completed despite the billions of naira budgeted on it. The VP spoke the facts but as usual some mischievous folks like Mr Okupe and his ilk will come out and make malicious rants without any facts to back up their claims.

adipemcanis1:


That is what I expect....which is why APC is putting itself in the hot seat by charging taxes.

Spot on. And we must demand that the taxes so collected are put into use for the benefit of most Nigerians.

adipemcanis1:


The issue is.....we are not earning money from oil.....so we have tolook for alterante sources of funding.

Modified.....I am really amused by some of the comments calling this extortion.Well.....here are some facts.

1.When the law was being processed in the National Assembly.....you Nigerians were busy with your videos of the latest scandal to pay attention.

2.Oil is our only source of revenue.The price has fallen. Meanwhile....you people want govt to continue feeding you....without paying. How can?

Nigerians want everything for free. Unfortunately the days of free oil money are over and we now have to take taxation seriously. The good thing is that now that we pay taxes, we will begin to demand and insist on accountability from those in government.

mark3009:

What facts? You people should stop worshipping certificates and degrees if it does not translate to practical knowledge in tackling societal problems.

Spot on. And GEJ comes to mind here

GudluckIBB:
Jona has already called sherrif to congratulate him.

He jumps into conclusion cluelessly without Weighing the implications.

That's the same way he ruined nigeria

Clueless man

Bros be like say you sabi Jona well well.

carboblanko:
The President does not sign a draft budget. He passes it to the NASS who then scrutinize and appropriate to various sectors according to their needs. These sort of paddings did not start today. Some unscrupulous civil servants have over the years been used to this practice. The positives here is that Nigerians are now more vigilant and alert and will no longer condone rascality from some bad eggs in the system.

NextGovernpost=43023061:
From my understanding, you signed the budget b4 presenting. Does that means you or any of the Presidential team didn't take a proper look at the budget b4 you presented it to NASS? After stealing the budget for some weeks, you didn't see all those blunders too? Keep deceiving yourselves.

They will always channel the blame to someone but this time not GEJ.

The President does not sign a draft budget. He passes it to the NASS who then scrutinize and appropriate to various sectors according to their needs. These sort of paddings did start today. Some unscrupulous civil servants have over the years been used to this practice. The positives here is that Nigerians are now more vigilant and alert and will no longer condone any rascal it from some bad eggs in the system.

Super1Star:


Must you comment if you do not know a process.

All over the world, civil servants prepare the budget for the public servants and not the other way round. The public servants ie the political class can only teleguide them on what the thinking and policy of the govt is.

Thanks for schooling the ignorant.

When did The Sun become APC newspaper

Adufetohposh:
It's a blessing in disguise, She needs to shed a few pounds before saying I DO

Touch'e

missbronze:
Which kain prison dis gal wan put herself so?


Can this man really straff? I mean, hang her legs in the air for a minimum of 15mins? Can his thing even stand erect for 5mins?


2) Will this old man know how to make marriage wonderful for her. like pillow fights, PS games, play cards, play hide and seek, etc. I doubt it, because, that man I am looking at is already suffering from amnesia.
He will even forget he married a new wife.



Must everything be about money or material gains for some gals?

be like say you don watch plenty Indian film

AlPeter:
GEJ should be probed for hiding EFCC all the years he was president

Jchi9876:


did you even watch the video? or your data is limited.
Let me summarize for you he is championing a course that will not only integrate Nigeria with core European countries but the West African continent vis-a-vis bilateral trade, investments, security and environmental protection.
These are very important aspects of our core existence that the President himself have to let the European community know.

I do not know why moderators allow such bizarre and rude comments. it is unbecoming and uncharacteristic.

Why do you even bother to reply all these retards? Just ignore them please.

Sohot1:
This man Buhari is respected world over. I hope he is able to maintain it to the end.

It seems like he is now regarded as the leader of the African continent by the International community.

gists:

Look, operating an illegal radio is not a treasonable offence. But the content of the broadcast is what make it treason.
Calling for the murder of some category of people is treason - whether it is in a discrete phone call, over a radio broadcast or youtube video.
I beg you in the name of whatever you hold sacred, don't let ignorance get you in trouble.

Spot on. Ignorance is really a disease . And some of these folks are not aware that some Rawandans are currently before the ICC for spreading hate speech over the radio that to the genocide of 1994. I pray they receive sense.

koboko69:
[size=15pt]Brace for tougher times ahead, Okonjo-Iweala tells Nigerians[/size] -NOV 2014

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/171145-brace-tougher-times-ahead-okonjo-iweala-tells-nigerians.html



THE AIM OF DIGGING UP THIS ARTICLE:

Pleae note: Madam Okonjor made this assertions in November 2014.

1. This is to remind the Wailing Wailers who keep attacking the current minister of Finance that the ex Finance Minister whom they so much believe in and whom they believe would have been a messiah sounded the alarm of a very tough economy ahead even when oil was still as high as 76usd per barrel. Do I need to remind anyone the price of oil per barrel now?

2. The ex Minister of Finance only saw a need to block revenue leakages when Oil prices started dropping low. Was any action taken after her suggestion? No!!! Rather, despite the dwindling oil prices, CBN became am ATM to allies of the president, where raw Dollars/Naira where withdrawn/tansferred under the guise of phantom projects, bogus subsidy claims, arms procurements. Etc. Now we are suffering of dollar crunch.

Who came on board to block the leakages? The new Sheriff off course, President Buhari.

3. If at $76/per barrel, Madam Okonjor was already ringing bells, why do the Wailing Wailers expect a booming economy from a government which is less than a year in office, and currently selling oil at $28 per barrel? Rather than wailing, they should rather support the government in steps taken to move Nigeria forward.

4. Madam Okonjor needs to explain to Nigerians why Nigeria was not saving for the dry season when oil was sold well above $100 per barrel. What happened to all the revenues generated when oil was booming? We only had booming economy on papers, ordinary Nigerians never felt a booming economy under her watch.

To the Wailing Wailers:

President Buhari have succeeded in blocking a lot of revenue leakages, and is driving seriously for non oil revenue generations as it is evident in the changes made in the Nigeria Customs, FIRS, and the appointment of learned scholar Dr. kayode Fayemi as the minister of Solid minerals.Etc

We have also seen efforts to recover stolen money even though some term it political witch hunting. The almost dead EFCC whose duty was reduced to chasing Internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo boys have suddenly rosen up to their responsibilities. Fraudsters like Olisah Metuh, Dansuki and the likes are already feeling the heat.

Efforts to recover stollen money is also a form of blocking revenue leakages.

The fact remains that APC led government can not correct the 16 years rot of PDP in less than a year and it is illogical to blame the current economic woes on the newly elected president. Only the blind will not see President Buhari is really working to make Nigeria great again.

SO FAR SO GOOD, PRESIDENT BUHARI IS PERFORMING ECONOMICMIRACLES AS HE HAS NOT BORROWED TO PAY ANY SALARIES

God bless the Federal Rubublic of Nigeria

NB: I am a die hard APC supporter with No Apologies!!!!

Thank you for refreshing our memories . The problem with some of us is that we have short memories. It makes no sense to blame the current economic crisis on the current administration without looking into the policies of the last one. But some myopic folks would not see this.

Wallade:
Devaluation of currency can impact the economy positively in a case whereby the country is productive, this stimulates exports and improves the balance of payment in favor of Nigeria.
Nigeria is highly import driven, we manufacture few products which can't even meet local demand and international standards in most cases.

I have a teaser question for you all that are asking the government to devalue the currency: How does currency devaluation impact the economy positively and translate into positive BOP for Nigeria?
You guys are only advocating devaluation to meet a short term need for FOREX and capital inflow. Mind you, the bulk of the capital inflow you will get from foreign investors will be working capital inflow. If the foreign investors are so keen on the Nigerian market, they should invest in production and manufacturing plants, human capital development and skill acquisition to enable complete production of goods and services locally for the local and export to international market.

Imports restrictions and bans is one of the measures to compel Nigerians to produce local goods and services to meet local demand at least and perhaps export to international market. With time, local manufacturers will perfect the production and meet international standards to ensure acceptability of Nigerian made goods in international markets, especially highly standardized markets.

You may be surprised that I believe in these policies introduced by the government. The only problem I have is with the CBN governor going back and forth on some policies thus giving the impression that it isn't decisive, well informed and planned.

God help Nigeria.

Spot on. And the hard part is to curb our appetite for frivolous imports. Can you imagine that we were once the second highest consumers of expensive champagne in the world? Is that not insane for a country that produces almost nothing? Now reality has set in. And you are right. Why are the so called foreign investors not putting their money in the real sector like manufacturing and agriculture? The would rather invest for quick returns that add no value to the economy.

arresa:



And like I said, it's up to us to clean up our house and formulate the best economic and financial policies for us, not the portfolio investors with zero care for us and our welfare..

Portfolio investors crying all over the place because they want to make a quick buck, but who cares, physical investors are still entering Nigeria and setting up shops daily and creating jobs.


Procter and gamble, the world's largest manufacturer of consumer products just expanded into Lagos with another huge manufacturing plant, this is there 3 plant after Ogun and Oyo state plants and many more are making the same moves. This is the economic power of 150 million people. This is what we need, not portfolio investors and currency speculators.


We are not under any kind of illusion that things are going to be rosy within a year or even 2 after the rot, pillage and decay we just suffered in the last 16 years and in particular, the last 5 years..

We survive when oil was selling for less so what's your point.

Many folks are still in denial. We were living a lie when crude was selling above $100. We became net importers of all sorts of frivolous goods like champagne. Most of the so called foreign investors took advantage of our recklessness and indiscipline and made a killing by investing in quick returns ventures that did not add much value to the economy. Now crude has crashed and the party is over. The reality is that tough decisions have to be made now. We need to curb our appetite for unnecessary imported goods and work hard to produce locally. Things would get tougher now but will improve in the long run. That is the price we have to pay for our recklessness.

derrick333:
Lol , if it were to b eritrea Needless fight cus d guy will take dem both

MadCow1:
PDP and Credible should never be used in the same sentence.. that's an oxymoron

Epic

Btruth:


There's a different between strong government and a weak one. I will not expect Buhari to audit/investigate the administrations years away from his. I think it's only right for him to audit the immediate one before him. Others would have done the same if they were not corrupt. If you remember, he did the same when he came to power with the Shagari's administration. So, asking him why he is not probing Babangida, Abacha, Abdusalam, Obasanjo, Yardua's administration. Let him start from the immediate pass government, and let the next government be preparing to probe him too when he leaves office.

Spot on.

omolola15:


Seriously??

I am so sorry for you. So you still see all these as propaganda or what? After all what we have read, seen on TV concerning this case, I'm surprised you can still say this. If it's true this money was not spent on what it's meant for. Are you telling me GEJ won't know?
So you as a person will send someone message with your money and you won't bother to find out if he delivered the message or not?

Jonathan was the commander in chief. He approved the money for arms deal. And he didn't bother to check if the arms were ever purchased.

Sentiments apart please. This is very wrong. I'm apolitical. But that doesn't mean I should not say the truth when I see 1. Because I love my country.

Now you know why we are in this mess in today. These are just some of the silly sentiments some folks spread around that encourages our leaders to act with impunity. Is it not ridiculous that even after all these revelations some people will still come here and be shouting witch hunting? Such a big shame.

912:
What exactly was the former finance/coordinating minister of the country "coordinating"? With all these revelations its obvious that that woman was not ontop of anything. How can NIMASA be running as a bureau de change Okonjo didn't do anything about it?

First it was Dasuki collecting money from CBN and misappropriating it without the coordinating minister of the economy's knowledge or intervention. Now it's a government agency whose function is purely maritime related is now operating as a bureau de change. And some people will still tell me that Okonjo-Iwaela was ontop of her game.

It really baffles me when some folks come out to defend Okonjo Iwela even after all these revelations. What was she coordinating when even the most elementary of fiscal regulations were brazenly flouted under her watch. Makes me believe that she was either incompetent or complicit.