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DrTee1:
It is NOT the role of the government to build welfarist business structures in today's world. There is the phrase 'Government has no BUSINESS doing (domestic) business'.

Nigeria Airways was once the pride of West Africa. Many State Governments similarly have failed in corporate business.

At some point in time, Ondo State had NIROWI (Nigeria-Romania Wood Industry) in Ondo City to export wood, Oluwa Glass in Igbokoda to manufacture glass for Peugeot and all, Owena Bank, Owena Motels in the hospitality industry, Owena Mass Transit in thr Transportation industry etc under Ajasin. There was a Textile Industry at Ado Ekiti in the old Ondo State too. I guess the same can be said of many States from the Second Republic.

More recently, Ondo's former Governor Mimiko made Ondo a Mecca of medical tourism in the eight years he was Governor. There is very little evidence of his investments in that sector, on the National picture ,today. Why? Government BUSINESS investments in the domestic sector is often KILLED by corruption.

The reason is that there are often little or no consequences for corruption in Nigeria. The more corrupt you are, the more you can evade the ICPC, EFCC and all.

For that reason, government would invest in private companies and installations with significant ownership interests but not the controlling shareholder. Many people do not know that the Federal Government of Nigeria has significant stakes in NLNG Nigeria, Total Nigeria, SHELL and even Dangote Refinery. That's a careful way to invest the government resources in a privatised system.

Finally, the Government creates the economic climate, fiscal policy and structures which enables these investors to set up these industries. Without significant government support in the background, for example, Air Peace would have been unable to establish flights on the London route. You saw how much Festus Kenyamo was in the public eye over the matter and even flew on the maiden flight to London.

I do not work in any capacity for the Federal Government, but this is our country, and we must look at all the angles, as we have no other country.

People have little understanding of what NIGERIA is UNTIL they travel overseas. You'll then understand that Nigeria is the beacon of hope for Africa. I'd Nigeria thrives, Africa - at least Sub Saharan Africa - would prosper.

Actually this Uncle Tom mindset is why unemployment is so rife in Nigeria. We are a developing economy, in our circumstances of low capital access and persistent high interest rates, only govt has the means to establish manufacturing industries. Be careful when adopting western economic principles from the textbooks…..they weren’t designed for us.

Government has no business running business is different from government has no business establishing businesses. The problem isn’t the establishing of businesses, it is the running of businesses. You talk of all the companies established by government in the past that failed…what is the net result of governments divestment of these industries to the private sector, has it created jobs, has it created more industries? The answer is no! Only a handful of Nigerians have the capacity to create mega industries. The net effect has been job losses and the evolution of our economy into a dumping ground for imported goods.

Be careful when you read the white mans books. China the great economic superpower has many of its companies owned by government. The west (especially Europe) who preach to you about government not getting involved in business, developed their industries via state owned enterprises before the privatized when they became mature. British airways, KLM, Lufthansa, British rail, British Telecom, Royal Mail, Alitalia, Sabina, British Leyland etc etc etc . In fact not only were they developed through state ownership, they continue to receive state protection to the extent that during the financial crisis, the UK govt bought banks to prevent them from failing. Uk bought 84% shares in Natwest during the financial crisis to prevent it going busy annd preserve jobs, ans ant this year it still owns 30%….the free market apologists won’t tell you that! …..and the US govt did same with their car industry….or did they forget to tell you they gave General Motors (a very inefficient private company) a $6.7b loan during the financial crisis? We on the other hand have swallowed the free market line and let our big companies die in the name of free markets.

So be careful when you listen to the west regarding free markets and state ownership. You listen to them and you empoverish your economy and your people and export jobs abroad. The problem isn’t ownership, the problem is level of ownership, who manages the enterprises, the level of control and the level of support (protection) for local industries. You only have to look at NLNG to see that government can own industries that work.

For example we have been talking about agric revolution for the last 5 decades. Only government can establish 10-50,000ha in every state and establish a plantation and hand it over to a competent private sector to manage or sell a majority stake once functional. If we are waiting for private capital, it will never happen. We are talking about going from a Nigeria that had a Peugeot assembly plant that assembled 20000 cars a day, talk less Volkswagen, landrover, styer, Anammco, with local content manufacturers like Michelin, Dunlop, GACOL, Varta and Triple glassetc who supplied locally manufactured components like tyres, air conditioners, batteries and windshields to counting a keke napep assembler as a list of new industries. If that’s the result of free market then let’s go back to the old ways because even if they were inefficient, the created jobs and developed skills.

Less than 2% is what you call massive depreciation? Some people clearly crave negative news about the country.

bewla:
What is this nonsense again

You prefer floods?

Iamdboss:
The same agreement that the Reps are urging FG to suspend implementing due to that LGBT clause
Gradually this nonsense is finding its way into ds country

What is the calibre of people in the house PDP reps?

This looks like herpes. They are called cold sores for the same reason that they may appear when you have malaria……because they appear when your immune system is low which is what happens when you have a cold, flu or malaria.

The foolishness of the idea that releasing Kanu will bring peace to the SE is seen by this statement from Ekpa.

Realtruth2023:
No one is rewriting history and it is revisionist not revitalist. We all know what I am saying is the classic truth.

You are free to tell yourself whatever you need to make you sleep well at night just as an ugly woman is free to call herself beautiful and a poor man is free to call himself rich. The thing with life is that you can’t avoid reality no matter what lies you tel yourself. The voting patterns of the Ibos and the fact that there has not been an Ibo president tells its own story. Those are not opinions those are facts.

Realtruth2023:
Oga why are you typing an epistle with so much rubbish in it? You have not clarified or even debunked my reason for south east rejecting APC. When ACN cum APC was bullying igbos and Okorocha still made his bed with the same party, why wouldn't he be seen as a traitor?
The same way you all saw yorubas in PDP as traitors, since you guys have short memory, why wouldn't APC be seen as Islamic in outlook where is Rochas Okorocha and the other igbos in the party how were they eventually treated? APC introduced religious bigotry, even those in the villa said for Buhari to sign a document you must swear in the name of the Koran and Allah for him to believe you, so clearly there is religious bigotry.

You are the biggest revivalists and bigots in Nigeria. The history of Nigeria is littered with your ethnic bigotry. From your actions against the North in the coup, to the removal of federalism and resource control to the civil war, to your actions against the SS during the civil war to your attacks now against the SW…it is always you! Why always you?

Your comments about APC and ACN are attempts as usual to rewrite history and play the victim after once again you shot yourselves in the foot. You were always against APc from day 1, you pitched your tent with PDP and then they lost and the onslaught began. Stop trying to rewrite history. That’s the same thing your fathers did with the civil war that is the cause of your problems today.

When it comes to politics you always miscalculate, it always backfires, then you always try to play the victim and rewrite history. Rinse repeat! It’s your modus operandi. Your ego which is the foundation of your existence cannot accept the fact that you goofed therefore

1) you never learn
2) you are cursed to repeat the same errors.

Realtruth2023:
Hold on let us start with a thorough analysis of facts. First of all the unwritten zoning law was jettisoned by everyone. Also note that APC had never been fair to igbos and South east as a whole. We were called 5% people by Buhari. Our roads had heavy military presence more than places ravaged by banditry and BH. Not even Tinubu never appealed to Buhari against the 5% statement. Note that south east have always voted based on competence from Obasanjo whom we voted over Ojukwu and the igbo candidate that came forward was more qualified than all the others with a stellar reputation that none of you can fault hence the lies against him.
So it was no surprise that South east and igbos voted for LP 99.9% because it is clear that APC were never fair to igbos from the get go.

The most. Tribalistic zone accusing others of tribalism. The fact remains you are the only tribe that vote wholeheartedly on ethnic and religious lines. The facts don’t lie. As with everything Ibo, you always try to rewrite history. You say APC was not fair to ibos. The same APC you branded an Islamic party, the same APC you called Okorocha a traitor for being a member? How many Ibos were members of APC?

Gerrout the only people you are deceiving are t yourselves. The rest of us have seen through you.

Let me also explain to you that in politics, you are rewarded for what you put in. The only thing you are entitled to is what is constitutionally yours. If you didn’t vote for me, don’t expect favour from me beyond what is required by law….that is how politics works. Nonetheless who completed the 2nd Niger bridge? If Tinubu who made Buhari president did not get any favors while he was president, who are you?

SmartPolician:
The title should rather be: NASS should pass law to compel presidential and guber candidates to participate in debates.

Unfortunately, the problem of Nigeria isn't debate. The problem is deep attachment to tribe and religion. Even when Tinubu was clearly unwell during the last election, people proudly campaigned and voted for him.

As exemplified by the only region that voted 99% for their tribesman who shares their religion.

I hate foolishness. Whether it is a yoruba man carrying his personal problems to foreigners or IPOB crying to the UK, both are foolishness.

Go back home and sort out your matter.

This man talks too much! You are not lobbying for the job, the job is yours (how you managed to get the job only God knows) now that you are on the saddle let your convictions speak for you.

Kilode!!!

Mikel Obi is a compound fooool and an Uncle Tom who has been spewing nonsense in an effort to please his white masters who gave him a platform.

He has to fabricate things because really apart from being a member of a very successful Chelsea team, he has nothing to brag about. So he ends up trying to drag everybody.

I laughed the day he said he was Nigerias most successful player.

Compound foool with his fake accent!!!

Gerrout o here omo ale jati jati!!!

I said it at the time but haters of Nigeria and lovers of any bad news came for me

Post from August 2023

casualobserver:
My friend you are the ignoramus. GSK globally as a company has been having problems for a long time. Their drug pipeline and drugs under patents have been shrinking. They even had to sell their Lucozade and Ribena business some years ago to help restructure their business. Like I said the problem with GSK is they don’t have enough drugs under patent. Stop viewing g everything Nigeria as bad news. You should be celebrating that Nigerian companies are effectively competing with foreign pharmaceuticals to they point where our local companies are driving them out of business and keeping the profits in Nigeria.

Name a drug/vaccine GSK sell in Nigeria and I will tell you the generic equivalent either manufactured in Nigeria or Imported from India.

This pull out is not about Nigeria but about the uncompetitiveness of GSK.

Like I said the fact that a local pharmaceutical Fidson has a staff strength of 219 compared to the 280 for a big multinational GSK with all their power and might tells you they never had or had lost market share in Nigeria.

Be it pharmaceuticals, FMCG we should all be celebrating that local manufacturers are coming of age and driving the multinationals away. Be it things like yoghurt, soft drinks, beer, medicines, soaps, edible oil, foodstuffs etc, Nigerian manufacturers are coming of age, holding their own and beating the multinationals and driving them out of the country.

Antoeni:
Tinubu is Waiting to Campaign With Nnamdi Kanu in 2027, He Will Be Released , By Not Now, Maybe Middle or Late 2026

The same Tinubu whose TVC was burnt down on Kanu’s orders?

Tinubu has nothing to gain by releasing Kanu and everything to lose. 1) The SE will not vote for him because he released Kanu. 2) If anything other constituencies (army police) will be angered that he released a man who is responsible for the deaths of their own. 3) insecurity will not stop because it is now controlled by the guy in Finland. 4) Kanu is not going to stop his Biafra agitation.

Personally I have said this many times, call their bluff and give them the referendum. Ibos need Nigeria more than Nigeria needs the Ibos.

SmartPolician:
Jokers! The smallest region by landmass wants to create two additional states. If Tinubu is serious about returning Nigeria to regions, this is the right time to do it. South East doesn't need any more state. The Anioma State can be created out of Delta and added to the 5 states of the South East, thereby making it six states.

Let them to continue to deceive themselves. They should read the process for creation of states in the constitution to realize the National Assembly is just playing to the gallery and patronizing the SE.

During the elections I mentioned a phenomenon which in yoruba is called “arodan”. Deliberately or allowing a foolish or mischievous person or a stubborn child on a task to keep them busy and occupied knowing the task can never be accomplished. In boarding house a senior will send you to collect a nonexistent book from another senior, when you get to the senior he sends you to another and so on. Sometime the supposed author of the fake book can even have a subtle but deliberately insulting name, causing you to collects slaps along the way before being sent to another senior who supposedly is the one with the book. They all know the book doesn’t exist, it’s a question of how soon you figure it out. Politically it is amazing how the SE are unable to figure out the basics of politics implying more fools errands and slaps await.



No state will be created anywhere!

The process for creation of states is clearly spelt out in the constitution, it has not been followed, please read it and be guided. Even if by chance the motions scale all the readings and is adopted it will be challenged successfully by those opposed to it because the process clearly laid out in the constitution was not followed. This is arodan in action. Act with your brains not emotions.

oluseyiforjesus:
Is my eye paining me?
They mentioned Business and Our Alico Dangote is not on the list........
I disagree totally but stand to be corrected....

These awards are a scam targeted at people of low self esteem. they will tell you you have been nominated for an award, then they will tell you to pay a fee for admin or logistics etc. The people whose names you recognise probably dont even know they were nominated for an award but they use their names to lure the gullible.

Smartcitizen:
AND I SAID YOU MADE THAT STATEMENT BECAUSE OF TRIBAL INTERESTS AND I ONLY ASKED YOU WHAT YOU WERE SAYING WHEN PEOPLE FROM SOUTH SOUTH WERE IN POWER AND YOU LOST YOUR COOL.

IT SHOWS YOU ARE A VERY BIG HYPOCRITE.

Is the statement I made right or wrong? You know it is right and you are the one who is a hypocrite which is why you ignored the substance and resorted to bringing the matter into the partisan or tribal or religious realm.


That’s what you people do and that’s why Nigeria will never make it. Again the problem with Nigeria are Nigerians!


Nincompoop!

Smartcitizen:
Before you resolve to attacking me please kindly show me what you were writing here in 2014 during PDP's government let's see how patriotic you have always been.

I know I touched you at the most sensitive part when I said hypocrisy, if you are not please kindly prove me wrong and I will apologize.

I don’t need the apologies of a m0ron. I made a time tested statement that basically translates into it is easier to destroy than to fix and that the deeper the damage the harder the repair and immediately you come in from a partisan angle. This is the real problem with Nigeria…….Nigerians themselves!!!!

Smartcitizen:
If other government not supported by you and your likes had involved in this project, you would not have written this stuff here.

You know it's called hypocrisy.

What you just wrote is called stupidity. Change your handle to “stupidcitizen”

Only the intellectually deficient can think the impact of reforms that have been overdue for decades will be seen in a year.


If it were that easy previous governments would have embarked on it. It’s not like they did’t know the problems and the solutions to the problems.

HORLADY:
https://www.nairaland.com/5957136/babangida-aikhomu-decorating-abacha-new
Kindly read the above post by Naptu.
Aikhomu became an Admiral after retirement.
Admiral Ogohi was the the first Naval officer that attained the rank while still in active service in Nigeria. Followed By Admiral Ola Sa'ad Ibrahim.
This was made possible because they became Chief of Defense Staff.

You seem to have a problem with English.

First you say he was a vice admiral, now you say he became Admiral after retirement.

1: either way he became Admiral before Ogohi
2: you clearly do not understand officialdom and how things work officially. His promotion was backdated so he became an Admiral while in service because he was still in service on the effective date of promotion.

There is a difference between layman’s perception and official process and records. He become an Admiral on the date stated on the official letter of appointment as “effective from”. Just like you start work on the date stated on your appointment letter not the date the letter was written. If you understand how the civil service works, you will know a lot of promotions are backdated.

I say this many times….Nigerians do not understand English, official process, official recognitionand the import of an official document. This is why we have useless arguments every election cycle over certificates and INEC.

The official records state that Aikhomu was promoted to rank of Admiral while in service. To the layman and the uninitiated and uninformed, he was promoted after he retired from service. Write a letter to the Navy asking what rank did Aikhomu retire as and they will write back telling you he retired as an Admiral.

Either way he was an Admiral (you initially claimed he wasn’t) and he became an admiral before Ogohi.

It is Monday start of a new month, if you want to keep arguing, argue with yourself.

HORLADY:
Aikhomu was not a full Admiral. He was a Vice-Admiral

He was a full Admiral

How can he be the first to be a 4 star general when Aikhomu was Admiral before him?

Let’s not forget that Peter Obi did not conduct local government elections for 6 years till he was about to leave office. He did the same thing as governor.

This is ridiculous.

1) there is no reason to sell the BBJ. It is only 19 years old. That is nothing for a Boeing 737. Trump’s 757 for example is 33yrs old.
2) if it is the same plane below then it is a a 15 year old plane even though it was only delivered in 2014 and has low time.

It makes no sense!


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Godwin4444:
That number 9

Collect your change before u drop money ooo

“9. When you want to buy soft drinks, Buy soft drinks from people hawking in the traffic. It is believed that the drinks taste sweeter than the ones bought from people in shops😅. Just a belief!!”

Many Nigerians are sending themselves to an early grave or appointment with cancer consuming drinks in plastic bottles that are stored or sold in the sun.

Reason: most of these drinks are stored in the open sun where the chemicals from the plastics are heated and leech into the drink.

If you have noticed a different taste in your Fanta or coke, that is why, unfortunately i find it is harder to detect in water. If it has been baked in the sun long enough to have altered the taste then micro plastics have also contaminated the drink.

This also applies to drinks sold in markets, if you them displaying cartons of drinks out in the sun, dont buy from them.

rexlims:
as u explain am now, u don die? Una go dey act like say na una know book pass. With all una Sabi book how d country take better?

Like I said. Let the benefits of your education show. In the time It took you to post the nonsense you posted earlier you could have just typed “pvs” into google.

Education is not about remembering stuff in exams but training the mind to think. If you can remember things but don’t know how to use the information you are no better than the uneducated.

Cmanforall:
Is this good?

Which site will importers be using now?

Like you even understand what this is about?

So called educated Nigerians just feel a need to comment even on things they know nothing about. They have google but wwill refuse to take the 2 minutes to seek knowledge.

PVS was a mechanism in the days of official (subsidized) forex to prevent importers from requesting more forex than the cost of the items they were importing. Now that the black market and the official market have converged it has become redundant.

mrvitalis:
Have u read about lake Chad? Most of The river supplying it dried up its a normal thing na

When u have a body of water it Everporates na this happened 10s thousands of years ago

Read about the mega lake cad it's far far bigger than this nearly the whole Chad was under water

I suggest you collect a refund from all the educational institutions you have attended in life and if possible start again from crèche.

If that is not possible, I suggest you stop displaying your ignorance and stop digging a bigger hole for yourself.

I am amazed you cannot see the stupidity in what you just posted. May you not be arrested on mere suspicion of a crime because in your brazen lack of intelligence you will be the one supplying the evidence without even realizing it.

mrvitalis:
That's a lake

You are an example that being able to regurgitate answers in an exam is neither proof of intelligence nor evidence of good education but merely a test of memory.

What causes a lake to shrink, while at the same time towns/cities in other locations to sink?

Jesus wept!

mrvitalis:
Says who? Weather changes but west Africa has brought changed much in the 5 thousands years

In just 40 years Lake Chad has almost dried up.

Clearly you still remain daft and lack critical thinking abilities. Stop posting like an uneducated ignoramus.

If wheat cannot grow in humid environments, if Ife is currently considered humid and wheat once grew extensively in Ife, then it stands to reason that the climatic conditions in Ife were conducive for wheat (i.e not humid) at some point in the past.

BTW 5000yrs ago was 3000 BC. What does an ignoramus like you know about weather conditions 5000 yrs ago. Do you know London was once sunny?