₦airaland Forum

Kreesxxx:
Other communities produce oil as well. It is not only Ijaw communities.

The Ijaw communities has more oil.

Other communities produces oil,but very negligible amount.

You can fact check

111GlassCup:
When I was much younger, I could have sex all day and not get tired. My appetite was high, my libido is very high.
But since the start of this year, I noticed I am starting to despise sex and never willing to go beyond 2 rounds.

Some times when my girlfriends show up at my crib and I don't ask for sex, they feel like maybe I have become impotent or something or maybe they've offended me.
I know for sure women feel bad when they come to your house and you don't ask for sex. They never want to be the first to initiate it beyond just playing with you.

Yesterday, the girl that came to visit me spent over 9 hours and all I did with her was just cooking, movies and talking. At a point she was sitting on my laps and was going through the pictures on my laptop.
She kept reminding me that she will soon be going home. She said it more than 7 times because I counted it.

Since yesterday, she hasn't replied or pick my call after she left.
What is wrong with me... Could this be because I have been with a lot of women? Why have I suddenly lost interest in sex

How old are you,

it is normal for both sexes to Lost interest in sex as they get older , especially when they priotise it in their early years.

Sex is overrated outside marriage,the main purposes of sex is for procration

Dpharmacist:
Good day, nairalanders.

I am carrying out a survey to understand the challenges people face in Nigeria in acquiring drugs either for you or your loved ones.

1. Have u or anyone u know had difficulty finding a particular medicine or medical device either for yourself or family members.

2. If yes to number 1 how did u later resolve the issue.

3. Was it frustrating, time consuming? What will you like to see improve.

medicines are available in Nigeria but the prices has skyrocketed beyond the reach of the common man.

The major challenges people face is the influx of fake drugs in the market.

helinues:
Use your majority to vote out this government in 2027

That's what is at play now especially the north that is worst hit
If this administration rules for eight years, it is akin to living in hell fire

helinues:
God is not mischievous

The voice of the minorities can never be the voice of God

The masses that crying of hardship made worse by this government are in MAJORITY.

Believer21:
Cubana chief priest and obi cubana are two different people?

Yes, they are brothers

Kreesxxx:
Fubara made it to look so. Meanwhile those of us who are not Ijaw see Wike as the person bold enough to tell Ijaw the truth. The same thing Wike said Tom Polo just said it. Ijaw is only majority in Bayelsa. They are minority elsewhere in the Niger Delta. Any appointments that come to the Niger Delta Ijaw believes they must own it. They believe they are synonymous with Niger Delta. There are other big tribes in Niger Delta as well.

Yes the Ijaws have only one state (,Bayalsa state).

But their various communities in different states produces the chunk of oil that gave them the status of oil producing state, which translate to being paid the oil derivation fund that runs into hundreds of millions every month.

What have the state government of this states done for these communities, nothing.there's no iota of infrastrural development,no hospital, schools, good motorable roads, electricity etc

Yes the Ijaws are the goose that's laying the golden eggs in the various states they are scattered in and they deserved the big brother respect.

That's what is happening

BigTolulope:
Let's talk about God

God is a spirit,he is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscience.

You can only get to him through the spirit.

GothamCities:
This is Why Your Village People Are Not Your Enemies

This world is a complex mix of both good and evil. Interestingly, both good and evil have their roles to play—and both can lead to positive outcomes. It all depends on you.

For instance, Nigeria’s harsh economy is making many poor, yet it's also making several others rich. There are people who would never have become wealthy if the economy hadn’t taken a difficult turn. Good and bad both serve their purposes. You're the one who determines your outcome.

Have your "village people" tied you like a goat, the way Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery? Well, Joseph became Prime Minister in Egypt. So what are you becoming?

The worst your enemies can do is push you right into your place of glory. Jesus wasn’t given the name above every other name until the enemy gave Him a cross to hang on. But He rose from there and became the King of kings and Lord of lords.

If Satan had known that Job's wealth would multiply after his trials, he wouldn’t have touched him. Joseph's brothers would never have sold him if they had known he would become a lord in Egypt.

Sometimes, you need your "village people" to take you through the refining fire, like gold, so that you can come out as a precious jewel sought after by kings and nations. It all depends on you.

The Bible says, To those who love God, all things work together for good. (Romans 8:28). The same waves that drown some swimmers are the same waves that surfers ride to glory.

But "if thou faintest in the day of adversity, thy strength is small" (Proverbs 24:10).

So rise up, child of destiny. Even your enemies are tools in God's hands to push you into purpose.

God bless your heart.

It's not everything that happens to a person that is caused by the devil,some are self inflicted.

Your geographical location is very important towards your progress in the journey of life.

Every challenges one passes through is not caused by village people.

Kreesxxx:
The person who posted the video is mischievous. He cut the video without posting it completely. Tom Polo called out Sim. He Called him an ingrate. Called Wike his friend. And told everyone that negotiations are going for Wike to forgive Sim. And that by God's grace Sim.may return.

I thought as much because his surveillance contract has not been renewed,

You don't insult the crocodile until you cross the river.

Wike can throw spanners into the works.

That aside,wike is fighting too many battles, he's already seen as an enemy of the ijaws.

collins2good:
I believe the rally was not organise by Wike, it was organise by people of Bayelsa , if am wrong please I stand to be corrected.

Them why was wike invited,He is a red flag.
.
Any serious leader cannot ignore the presence of wike in his state.

He is epitome of confusion and a political catastrophy.he need to be checkmated

I think the rally was postponed because of wikes ill health,I heard one of his hands is down with stroke,I think this is a warning sign to him.

Even his master doesn't fight multiple battles like him

DSS1335:
Imagine A PDP chieftain opening canvasing for the support of APC chief kof failure? What exactly are they going to use to promote APC in a PDP dorminat environment?
I blame the leadership of PDP for allowing all this charades. True opposition party is fizzling out gradually.
Meanwhile, why have there been limited appearance of Wike?

wike is sick

Wike has been warned, it's only a stubborn fly that follows dead body into the grave.

One of his hands is down,it's already useless.This a warning sign. he Should be careful.

He is blinded by greed and lust despite the money he has made,

He should slow down and be contented with the wealth he has acquired.

He should mend fenses and give olive branch and apologize to all those he has offended in one way or the other.

When the chips are down,his best friend from the betrayal republic Will abandon him to his fath

shadrach77:
No wonder he always wears white. So the guy is an Obatala worshipper

Traditional religion (worshippers) are more morally upright and have and profess love for their neighbors unlike the others

ResidentSnitch:
You've been consistently told that Lagos is not a Yoruba land and at the most a no man's land, and you're troubling yourself.
For emphasis, Lagos is not a Yoruba land.
That was the Oba ( not even an ethnic Yoruba ) confirming a title on GRV ( the same person Afon*jas claim is not Yoruba). Go figure.

You can be conferred with any tittle be it academic,honourary or traditional by any traditional ruler or religious head as the case my be outside your domain that found you worthy.

Is President Bola Tinubu not the 'Jagaban' of Borgu,a community in one of the northern state,was he a northerner.

TUANKU:
I would have been disappointed if you had anything meaningful to say. You clearly lied about something you know nothing about. Ribadu moves with a military convoy steady.

will you know when he moves discretely,or will they announce it in the media.

Do you work there, how do you know his intineries that you can bodly say that he moves with convoy everytime.

TUANKU:
"In most cases,he moves about in simple Hilux with one or two two security details without any noise"
Your comment shows how ignorant you are. Damn sure you have never set eyes on his convoy even once.
Meanwhile your mama na im be mumu, as dem no raise you well. Wawa!

Does he move with convoy all the time,there are times he move discretely
without anybody noticing. You need to be educated, you are just a smart illiterate.

Your ignorance stinks to high heavens

Idiat

Goodadvice01:
I don't want to go to Lagos again because of what I read here.. seems there's no opportunity for me there as I don't have B.sc certificate

I have already started planning my Ghana journey. I'll be submitting my CV for filling station work tommorow. once I start work and save like 100k to 200k (30 or 40k will be for transport), I'll travel to Lagos, and move from there.

I believe before 1 month time in Ghana, I'll get job or start doing menial works there.. (I'm okay with it as long as I have left my region and no longer in Nigeria)
How much (the lowest) should I budget for feeding and accomodation for the first one month?

It is not always greener at the other side.

Nigeria economy is bad but it is not as bad as most Nigerians paint it until you visit some African countries.

Your adventure will be riddled with regrets when you discover that where you are coming from is better than your destination.

Only few African countries have a better economy than Nigeria and Ghana is not among them.

I will advise you to stay put,save and start and start a small business like a POS cash point,I believe you will grow with time,so far you have a business mindset.

Don't waste your time and money embarking on a wasteful adventure.

dederocs:
The cause they stood for was noble and necessary, most people know this fact.

👍

Inshame3:
I am 35 years old, no job, no good clothes,no wife, no children. The only thing I am good at is patronizing prostitute and play virtual games

Early this morning I bleeped one olosho, could you imagine since then my dick has been itching me with a redish spot there.

If at 35 years old you have not accomplished anything in life,it means you are direction less and lacked focus right from your adolescent age.

The fact that at age 35 you are still ingrained in those habits that is gradually wrecking your life shows you lacked common sense or you have a mental health problem.

I say this because you don't have any iota of remorse in you.

People like you,if they give you job, you will either not utilize your salary well or you will steal from the organization.

Sirchiboy:
Never use what you got
through grace to mock
others
Not all success is due to
hard work and not all E
failure is due to laziness.
Keep this in mind when
judging people.

All those that really suffered before God blessed them knew this.

Those that were born with silver spoon in their mouth and those that didn't suffer before hitting it big always look down on people struggling to make ends meet

There's nothing new or fantastic here,God can decide to bless anyone in a family.
in fact the first borns that people usually look up to in most families are usually not the ones that breast the tape first

dederocs:
He truly is a freedom fighter, respect to the general.

Yes,he fought for the freedom and emancipation of Niger Delta at a time when there was zero development in the place, despite the fact that they contribute 80% of the nations wealth.

He was labeled militant to give him a bad name in order to hang him.

The people of Niger Delta doesn't see him as such,it was his activities that forced the government to grant amnesty and commenced the amnesty program.

Many Niger Deltans and non Deltans alike benefited from the program,

Many were sent abroad to continue their education and to aquire various skills.

He is the peoples general as he has personally empower many people especially the youths in Niger Delta

He is never a bad man as claimed by the state,he was a fighter for his rights.

TUANKU:
So you mean the NSA doesn't have him own vehicles different from that of the general ONSA?
You're not bright, your bulb 💡 is really dim. Ribadu moves around with a military convoy with Hilux gun-trucks, was the stolen vehicle a military vehicle? Dummy.

Mumu, the vehicle in question is one of the vehicles attached to the NSA office,it might not be the one he uses directly.

Having said that,it's not everytime the NSA moves about with convoy and gun truck.

In most cases,he moves about in simple Hilux with one or two two security details without any noise.

TUANKU:
If a random Hilux belonging to the Nigeria Police Force HQ gets stolen doesn't mean the car must be directly linked to the IG. The missing car was attached to a staff of ONSA. Make una rest.

The report didn't say that the stolen vehicle was attached to a staff but to the NSA(RIBADU).The office of the IG(inspector general of police) has it's own vehicles which is quite different from that of the police headquarters.

You're even worse off than the first poster.

You people should learn to comprehend simple sentence

Africans and superstitious beliefs, they are very lazy to check the root cause of a problem.

After all has been said and done about how African countries can capitalise on Trump’s return to reciprocal tariffs, the sad reality is that Nigeria may still not be prepared to seize the opportunity, even as the U.S. grants a 90-day pause on the new tariffs for most countries, excluding China.

This temporary window gives African economies some breathing room to reposition themselves. Yet, while others are taking steps to align their exports with U.S. demand, Nigeria remains unprepared mainly — lacking the infrastructure, coordination, and manufacturing base needed to turn a trade opportunity into real economic gain.

With Donald Trump signalling a return to high tariffs—especially on Asian clothing and textile exporters—some African countries are responding with urgency. Nigeria is not among them.

Trump’s proposed tariff hike, which could raise duties on goods, including clothing and cars from countries like Bangladesh, China and Vietnam, to as much as 47 percent, is already shifting global trade conversations. In 2023 alone, over 97 percent of clothing sold in the United States was imported, mostly from Asia.

This leaves a gaping opportunity for African exporters operating under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which grants qualifying African countries preferential access to the U.S. market. While Asian firms could soon be paying steep tariffs, African manufacturers in Ethiopia, Kenya, and elsewhere are looking at rates as low as 10 percent—or none at all. However, economists like Kingsley Moghalu, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, have expressed concern that AGOA may not be renewed under Trump’s current administration — raising questions about how long this trade advantage will last.


Ethiopia moves, Nigeria stalls.
Ethiopia is already responding. Zemedeneh Negatu, a prominent Ethiopian investment strategist, said the country is positioning itself as a competitive clothing exporter to the U.S. by building on its strong textile infrastructure, which already serves European and Middle Eastern markets. “We currently manufacture world-class, high-quality clothing in Ethiopia for the European and other markets. With President Trump’s new tariffs, we could very competitively export to the U.S. with a big price benefit for Americans,” Negatu said. With the right logistics and investment in place, Ethiopia sees this tariff shift as a rare geopolitical tailwind.

Meanwhile, Nigeria lags. The conversation in local circles is not about how to export more but about whom to blame for what we didn’t prepare for. In a recent public discussion, Kalu Aja, a financial analyst based in the US, voiced a frustration that many share. He noted that countries like Morocco, Tunisia, and Ethiopia have invested in infrastructure, including export clusters, to facilitate global trade. “No railway from East to West. No power supply. No industrial clusters. And now we’re blaming Trump?” Aja lamented.

“The foresight of Lagos State to build a deep seaport is what’s making it the number one destination for deep-sea cargo in West Africa,” Aja noted. “Why hasn’t the federal government replicated that nationally? Why aren’t we part of global supply chains like Morocco or Ethiopia?”

What AGOA data tells us
Despite being one of Africa’s largest economies, Nigeria has not leveraged AGOA with the same strategic intent seen in smaller nations. While AGOA accounted for nearly 63 per cent of Nigeria’s exports to the United States in 2023, the number saw a significant fall in 2024 to a mere $5.68 million. The bulk of that value comes from crude oil—a low-value-added commodity whose global prices are volatile and increasingly pressured by green transitions.

Contrast that with countries like Lesotho, where over 72 percent of total exports to the U.S. are under AGOA, driven by the apparel sector. Even Kenya, with more diversified export streams, still sees nearly 57 percent of its U.S. exports benefiting from AGOA preferences — primarily from textiles and apparel. Ethiopia is not on the chart due to its suspension from AGOA in 2022 over human rights concerns.

This reveals more than trade patterns; it speaks to economic intent. Countries like Ethiopia and Kenya, both slammed with a 10 percent tariff each, have a competitive advantage in the U.S. market over other countries with tariffs of over 40 per cent.

Nigeria, by comparison, has missed this wave, in part due to its weakened manufacturing base and lack of integrated infrastructure. That oil and gas dominate its AGOA profile is not surprising, but it’s also not sustainable.

Morocco’s long game
In North Africa, Morocco has attracted global automakers like Renault, Peugeot, and Stellantis, with growing reports that BMW may soon build or expand a factory there. In 2024, BusinessDay reported that Morocco became Africa’s largest car exporter after investment in railways and other infrastructure. With just 10 percent, Morocco could take advantage and expand their markets.

“Tunisia and Morocco are exporting cars to the EU,” said Aja. “Now, those same cars are going to be exported to the U.S. because BMW is going to expand in Morocco, build their cars in Morocco, and export them to the U.S. They have built their economy over time. Nigeria did nothing.”

Morocco exported over $14 billion worth of automotive goods in 2023—an amount larger than Nigeria’s entire non-oil export base. These investments didn’t happen overnight. They were built through long-term planning, consistent infrastructure development, and industrial coordination—everything Nigeria has consistently failed to do.

The missed potential at home
Moreover, the potential within Nigeria’s local market is clear. A documentary on industrial activities in Aba market, Abia State, Nigeria, highlighted the thriving local production of clothing and footwear. Despite facing infrastructure challenges, manufacturers in Aba are already attracting buyers from Italy, Cotonou, and Cameroon, who purchase locally made shoes and clothes in bulk. These products are often repackaged, rebranded, and sent back to Nigeria, highlighting the untapped potential within the country’s manufacturing sector. With the right infrastructure—such as efficient transport networks, stable electricity and export processing zones—Nigeria could easily position itself as a key player in global manufacturing, capturing much more of the value in these industries.

Nigeria’s opportunity cost grows higher every day. The U.S. tariff realignment is not simply about trade; it is about who gets to step into the supply chains of the future. With Asia being penalised with high tariffs, Africa has the chance to step up. But without steady power, efficient transport, and export-ready zones, Nigeria may watch from the sidelines again.

The Trump tariff moment may seem like a niche trade debate in faraway Washington, but its consequences are real and immediate. If Nigeria fails to take this window seriously—if policymakers continue to speak without action and if investment does not follow clear industrial intent—then this may be yet another story of how Africa’s largest economy got left behind while others seized the moment.

Nigeria can’t keep standing still and expect the world to wait.

© BUSINESSDAY MEDIA LTD 2025.

TUANKU:
I believe they should be aware by now. That place is directly opposite Abuja Municipal Local Government HQ and just a walking distance from the Defence HQ, UN House, Ministry of Defence and some Embassies close by.

Imagine

TUANKU:
That area has been that way for donkey years.

And they are not aware of it,or was it an insider job

TUANKU:
That particular spot around AMAC secretariat and UTC / NIPOST...if you zuzu dem go steal you join your car sef. That place is also the HQ of land grabbers and dubious real estate agents.

As security advisers to the nation, they should have gotten security red flags about that area.

lionshare:
ONSA is not same as NSA read the article!

It is the same.The vehicle belongs to the(ONSA) Office of the national security adviser.

So, that's Ribadus office vehicle.

Try to comprehend simple sentence.