₦airaland Forum

princemillla:
Let's ignore the fact that u don't have any point up here.

With the alarming numbers of people in Lagos state, how much do u think social packages will incure in Lagos state?

Allowing street beggers is so bad that some of this people u think are beggers are informant. If you don't know you don't know.

Check garages u will see large numbers of northerners who have complete body yet begging for alms.

Ogbeni. If yuoi must be in Lagos, you must be part of her progress not coming all the way from yr Village to add to the problem

Why are you avoiding looking into the root cause ?? if numbers of beggars are on the rise is that not a call to the government that they are failing
What have the govt done that is concrete to alleviate Nigerians out of poverty ? ordinary palliative that were given to share did it get to the people

Begging as not only increase on out street, it as increase online, among friends, in church and even within family sef .. everyday you wake up to one aunty or brother message for help .. should we respond with arrest

IF the country is good, begging will go unnoticed

helinues:
Better.

They shouldn't also forget the sellers who normally block the road by displaying their items close to the main road.

It's time for decongestion in Lagos state

What is better, with the economy Tinubu/Apc as brought upon Nigerians is it even possible to alienate begging .. thats survival, people will do anything just to survive either by begging or with force, you and i should be more worried about the latter cos if begging becomes a crime then stealing & robbery becomes more of an option cos there are no jobs & govt aint even helping matters

Now in lagos, when you are stuck in traffick at night you see fierce looking boiz begging you and threatening to break you windscreen at the same time .. if you don't give dem money

politicians have security, who will protect us when crime rate rises .. is it the outnumbered and overstretched security

These is why yorubas say, Aye gba tapaa o fe ko ile idun .. a dirty person is so comfortable with lifestyle wants to breed bedbugs
Sey because we never protest break there coconut head .. ajala tan nuh
Is it not the country mess and abject poverty that subject most into street begging ... is it the greed & corrupt practices of our leaders that submerge Nigerians into hardship

Before criminalizing street begging what have government done to alleviate people out of poverty .. common palliative these politicians still sit on it and divert it ... whose fault really

Even the Western world we all adore there are destitute and beggers on the street, how is criminalizing a solution i believe our law makers are educated

You can't take pillow and comfort away from a Man nd expect him not to snore ... Nigerians are not lazy, give people an enabling environment nd begging will dwindle

gidgiddy:
It's people like you that Reno can decieve. When Obi was Governor, he was notorious for being stingy. Anambra does not have up to 150 Igwe's. If Obi bought 400 SUV's for Igwe's, it means that each Igwe got at least 2 SUV's, many got 3.

Now how do you think that a notoriously stingy Governor gave Kings in his state as much as 3 SUV's?

Don't you think that if this had actually happened, it would be big news back then? The main opposition party, PDP, would have went to town to tell Anambrarians how APGA Governor Obi is wasting their money.

Obi bought 400 SUV's for Igwe's, that would have cost billions even back then, but none of us Anambrarians heard of this fantastic news. Something that would have been national news back then, only Reno Omokiri heard of it

Let's start using our brains in this country

Didnt you see the cash prize, you no need money or you can't cheat on nairaland

Angelfrost:
Trust me... Half of Lagos will be taken over by water in years to come, no matter how much planning they do.

It's a natural course that is inevitable.

The wise thing to do is to shift businesses and home buildings towards Ogun state borders.

whatever you are smoking, change your dealer

001Lagos:
Igbo and beauty are inseparable

Must be a feminine tribe no wonder they follow from behind

ednut1:
Some people will soon say igbos want to take over abuja 😭😂. But the lagos one was funny sha the ronu guys on Twitter that threatened fire and brimstone no where to be found that day 😂

Stop inciting nonsense, no place is as welcoming and hospitable as lagos/west,

Beremx:
Igbo ndi oma. Igbo amaka!!

Ndi iro ajoka!!!

you've lost the accent, tew much gbegiri and amala

PressMyButton:
Jagaban was the best as ECOWAS chairman, he showed he has balls of steel, kicked out military dictactors who hijacked constitutional democracy from ECOWAS and put them under strict sanctions, not until Gowon pleaded on their behalf. Jagaban, under one year, attracted African Energy Bank and African Central Bank to Nigeria. A legacy to his name. Watch out, Jagaban is coming back as ECOWAS Chairman very soon.

About you google the number of multi national/foreign investor that left under one year ... do the maths what there to celebrate

even those you said he attracted are yet to be established

bet9ja:
It is so clear that you are ignorant of the full story. He said the herbalist's son is a carpenter and they went to call him for a carpentry work. He was also not there alone.

I try as much as possible not to judge people ... but a pastor going to a herbalist house to do carpenter or whatever no make sense to the ear .. if decline the job will he die

Sheistoopretty:
This is what Nigerian men know how to do best

Drugs, stealing, raping, kidnapping, ritual and gambling

Why don't they brains to innovate things that'll be useful to humanity? Who placed a curse on Nigerian men?

If women or if your generation of women lead by Example for once .. una go die

most times you talk as though only Men have head

realmindz:
This man has the brains of millions of dumb youths and elderly in his palm

And you that do not have your intelligent brain in his palm ... whats your impact, if you die today will it take 5hrs before neighbors move on and start playing music

Philipponzaghi:
Jagaban of Nigeria will undoubtedly secure another victory in the 2027 elections as he continues to gain the trust and support of the Nigerian people through his strong leadership and unwavering commitment to progress and development.

Seems like skitmakers association naa dem full here, should BAT continue in this trajectory of propaganda and failure West will shock him
In west we done condone failure, now we are telling Tinubu omo yii ma pa mii soon it will change to omo yii ma pa ara é

East is on standby out, should west pull out tew even the North will not be able to save BAT 2027 .

eepeepook:
It cannot fail me as bad as NEPA with their consistent lack of service. Sometimes I wonder if their work is to deliver electricity or withhold it.

@least you admit it can fail you, My friend is humble already ... he screams don't plug power bank the last time i was in his place even Tv he no ON 🤣 ni almighty solar nuh

Nepa light would have being the most reliable kan ni wipe there head correct nii .. but the challenges facing that sector long pass coastal road, all human factor

eepeepook:
E don die? Make e die abeg, make Nairaland empty small. Me wey double my batteries come add extra solar panels on top. I go sell my gen in the next four months. The only form of electricity generation wey go concern me go be solar. Make NEPA go die.

With rain season and weather condition to be , your almighty solar might fail you ..

43Ronin:
Sophia is a typical example of why yoruba men flock to marry igbo women. Which igbo woman will leave comfortably in 23m house rent yearly? Only a stupid one. She would have calculated that 5 years of that rental payment would have bought her own house in Lagos. When davido decide to pay 5m she will collect the money and look for a 3m naira house rent (dem plenty for osapa & chevron). Why living in banana island when you are not working or your income cannot measure up. This is why Davido ran away from her.

Is that what david told you, that why he ran or never loved her, so the chioma david married now naa 5m he dey spend on her yearly abi the Porsche he bought her as assurance naa 5m dem dey sell am people can be funny sha

If she pays a 23m rent and she can afford it without begging or opening a go fund account .. i won't call it stupid her life her choice !
Some landlords live in a rented house ... abi you no know

Obaranje:
advice David to be throwing money in the gutter because he can afford it.

The earlier you realize David is not responsible for what ever her life style
She chooses the better for you

If she can rent it she can pay it. Where is efcc when you need them most? What does she do for a living to be living in such an apartment of 23million a year?

How is paying house rent where his blood stays tantamount to throwing money into the gutter .. is it not the same davido that flies his friends on private jet to ball, do you know how much that boy waste on drinks and flexing that one no be gutter rite

Isnt it obvious the sophia lady is not begging david to come and sponse her lifestyle, her stand is she can't downside or downgrade becos david wants to be part of their child life .. its either david take it or leave it, assuming she was staying at amukoko like poco and she is now eyeing banana island on david expense trust me naa me go 1st hammer "oleeee scream" from mosque speaker

Weytin be my own, naa david need realize weytin you pass you pass am ni, the way he wants sophia to "NEED" him is the same way Sophie wants to show him she doesnt NEED him, two egoistic odé, giving her few wins doesn't mean David can't get more wins if he plays his card well david naa man e suppose show maturity not emotions

Image123:
What do you mean by the crazy revenue drive solely via taxation? Has there been an increase in tax or VAT that we are unaware of? Because we are very much aware of how the government has tried to reduce tax and customs duties instead, aside from the news last week of executive order to suspend import duties and value-added tax on essential medical supplies imported into the country. You said that the FG wields more power, but immediately disprove it by pointing to the helplessness of two different administrations.
Dangote refinery is working with the 100% backing and help of the FG, both past and present, and the LASG. It is not just the effort of Dangote. The money and promises consistently pumped into the government refineries is an indication that they want it to work, but there's something more to it.
The so called template you mention, is not part of it that Tinubu did by floating currency and subsidy removal. Is that not what they teach every world economist? Is that not what economists have been shouting for over a decade until it was implemented, and they went mute?
Tinubu is not taking loan from IMF, good that we now agree on that. Most of the loan has been from the CBN. There is no way the government will not borrow, or do you have another option? If you don't have money, and you must pay bills, will you not borrow? Loan is not loan, you must look at the conditions of the loan, and also the purpose of, and need for the loan.
The oil and gas sector is not a block making industry where you just produce within hours. It takes time to see positive change in such a large and refined sector. It is a definition of the adage to destroy is very easy. Who is giving Nigeria quota, it is Nigeria itself that 'lobbies' for more quota because you get more money if you supply more. So it is to Nigeria's good, not anyone else good, if quota is met. Aside from having to supply Dangote refinery with some of their crude oil, the issues of vandalism and maintenance remain. Those are real challenges that cannot be wished away. Nigeria's last Offshore project was in 2009, so how do you significantly increase production. With the multi-billion-dollar deals the government is now signing in the sector, that is a new world of possibility apart from an economic revamp. This is beyond NNPC's well documented incompetence. Other leaders have tried solving NNPC, Tinubu is not resting on that, that is significant.
Yar'Adua is a topic for another time. The advantages of his style are yet to be seen. All the revocations he made is what we are still suffering from and have paid heavily for today.
Lastly, half of the companies that exited Nigeria did so for selfish reasons, not because they loved Nigeria. They are the ones that benefited most from Nigeria's rotten system. Now, that it looks like they must really work for their profit and rightly pay, they are leaving. That is aside from the half that already had plans to leave for other reasons. Give it at least one year from now. You should start seeing the difference.

I acknowledge there are proposed reduction in tax, but that is nothing compared to the multiplier effect of Custom duties increment, under 1yr of BAT administration custom duty as being hiked 6 times

Nigeria is not a producing nation meaning people and manufacturers depend heavily on importation, the multiplier effect of high custom duties overrides tax reduction gains .. do the maths
never in the history of Nigeria a naija used car is selling higher than the price it was bought years ago, the nation is not ready for production the only reason why govt continue to shoot up custom duties is crazy revenue drive subjecting people to hardship

Dangote refinery came alive because of his commitment and devotion to that course, except you have a proof FG bankrolled him ..however if FG is as supportive as you portray why is Dangote importing crude
continuous pumping of money/resources into a refinery over decade and still won't work is a clear indication of corruption, can you pump money to revive a car for a year and you won't take drastic action now what drastic action has FG taken all these years? why are heads never rolling
There is so much rot and decay in NNPC and govt is covering it up if not why is Heineken not replaced yet, isnt it obvious that man is out of ideas ??
8yrs ago, i was as optimistic as you arguing it takes time for effective .. after buhari 8yrs nothing to show and you expect me to still continue on that trend .. weekend wey go sweet naa from friday you can tell

You can't smear Yaradua's deeds, thats the best president that never lasted, the only thing Nigerians are suffering from is Corrupt leaders that never get tired of stealing & looting
IF business operation were conducive & profitable what other selfish reasons can over ride Profit making, besides foreign investor don't owe it to love Nigeria, they are here on business grounds, its our leaders who don't love us cos they sell us cheaply to foreigners that is why they treat their employees badly & get away with it.
Anyone that understand business will know the Tinubu led administration scores Zero in creating an enabling environment for business .. go nd listen to dangote last speech .. BAT disappointed us jare

VTJN:
she needs her father and mother not any family. Her father can always come visiting as he always do while sophia takes custody of the child.

Apparently she already has her mom in her life, and if history is anything to go by David family have come through for sophia and imade more than once, you heard dele momodu mention it was David dad that cleared the school fee, paid the maid and provided a car ... that is not the kind of Family a reasonable or sensible Mother will keep her child from

Even if it must be father & mother only, there is no excuse substantial enough .. why imade can't go spend time in her father's house ... even the oyinbo we copy copy allow joint custody where the child make shift between the parent

DarlingtonC:
Then let her pay for it and leave David out of it

Her paying the rent all along is enough justification on her side to continue her lifestyle

For me, its either a partnership upscale my lifestyle or it sustain it Not downgrade it

All i see is an Ego vs pride match , both are being childish but Davido being the man suppose Rep ...half of 23million is sumtin david can afford conveniently, for the sake of peace, happiness and his brand it is worth it

David is unnecesarily prudent because he wishes sophia needs him and he can break her into submission both are playing ego game at the detriment of the child

cococandy:
Good point

Mrs good point, whats good for the child in all of these
is it also good for the child not to mix or be seen around her father's family

Image123:
Sorry, i understand the hardship. It was expected though, tough call. The thing is that we live in a democracy, the downside is that there is a lot of bureaucracy in democracy. You don't issue decrees and orders, you carry majority along. We don't have a good foundation so it makes matters worse. If you check countries especially in Asia that have grown very rapidly in the past 3 to 4 decades, they are NOT democracies. Nobody can question the leadership in the democratic sense or put hurdles. So where they have visionary leaders, they are literally flying.
Who born you to do anyhow, steal or put the price you feel like, rent seek or even criticize the president's decision in those places? It's unlike here, where the FG wants to do things, there's attack from everywhere. A politician will be a politician, he will have to tread carefully in such a case. He'll have to make people see reason. They'll have to be placated, and babysitted for cooperation. Look at the distractions of insecurity, suicide bombers, bandits, kidnappers, boko haram and unknown gunmen. Not to mention thieves sabotaging infrastructure. This is aside outcries about what the president does, eats, wears, who he employs, where is she from, who is handling contract, whose company, etc. A democratic government must be answerable to all these and more and still play their cards carefully and slowly. They are on slippery ground.
All these rant is to say that you cannot expect real/tangible changes in one year. You have to patiently wait. For instance, most of what the president had in plan since August to October last year are just starting last month and this month. They are just rolling them out. So he has to make solid policies and framework that will last. Unfortunately, Betty Edu or whatever her name, should have spearheaded the help of the poor was politically checkmated. Her work is in the hand of governors who are doing next to nothing about it.
What you called lavish spending is not lavish but part of the budget agreed on by both the legislative arms and the ministries. It is not a one man decision. N60 billion was budgeted for the students’ loan programme, not 10 billion, and it's a start. It needs funding.
Nigeria has not borrowed any loan from IMF since Tinubu that i am aware of, you can update me. We are not among IMF's top 10 debtors. We have Ghana, Angola, Kenya, Cote d Ivoire in that set, not Nigeria.
Currently, there is massive financial reengineering ongoing in oil and gas. These things don't take weeks or months to show, they take years. Nigeria is getting
---HQ of Sahel Climate Fund
—HQ of African Central Bank
—HQ of Africa Energy Bank
—HQ of the new Gulf of Guinea (GoG) Combined Maritime Task Force

This is a lot of investment achieved in one year. i agree that we need a consumer board where prices of things are regulated. 60% of the suffering of many has been greedy rent-seeker citizen caused, not FG caused. But when the plans begin to fall in place, it will be like a tsunami bigger than the enemies of the country. Give it some more time. There are people who are benefitting from the rot of Nigeria, they are fighting tooth and nail against progress.

That Nigerians understand "hardship" won't go away over night is not a justification for the Tinubu-led administration to deliberately increase Hardship on Nigerians ... the crazy revenue drive solely via taxation and the incessant increase in MPR is a enough testament.
I understand its democracy and there are so much lacuna in the constitution coupled with inside enemies/saboteurs But trust me the Nigerian FG welds more power above all these challenges, the readiness, commitment and willingness is not just their on FG part thats the reality
For instance, there was an intel that gathered names of people sponsporing terrorism under buhari .. till date they are yet to publish it, if buhari was protecting his brothers whats stopping Tinubu
For many years FG/politicians have acted in ways that make Nigeria feel having a working refinery is Mission impossible, But just one man under 8yrs built the largest single train refinery gaint of Africa cannot even resuscitate one

Bro we live in a global world, if our leaders are ready and committed to driving the nation forward .. there are tested templates we can easily emulate, just like in maths when you have an example its easy to solve main questions ... i believe our leaders know what to do but they deliberately act clueless cos they are part of the problem Nigeria is facing, there source of wealth is rooted in corruption.
Tinubu is not taking loan from IMF but recorded has it under 1yrs BAT as borrowed $4.95billion whats the difference, loan na loan,
You want us to believe there is overhauling in the oil and gas sector whereas a simple task as meeting our quota we can't, even dangote is being sidelined ... recently heineken was on Tv to give excuses for NNPC incompetence and he declared war ... who is fooling who no be dem dem.

A serious Govt that want to cut cost or lead by example have all the power to reject luxury and expensive lifestyle ... there is no budget in Nigeria history that bypasses the president stand, Moreover We saw late pres. Yaradua cut Cost and minimize lavish spending ... determination and willingness bro.

Nigeria is getting is different from Nigeria has gotten ... now when you compare the incoming investment to the list of companies/investment that as existed Nigeria cos of BAT morbid policies .. is there really a cause for celebration.

Bro, i understand Govt needs time But whatever we have seen roll out from these BAT administration is clearly not a re-direction cos they are not doing anything differently ... the man just continued from where Buhari stopped, BAT is a disgrace to west so far

Image123:
Act fast, How? Rome was not built in a day, the president didn't promise to build Nigeria in a day either.
Increase funding and support for the healthcare and education sectors. Is it not during budgets that this is done? Were they not significantly increased in last year's budget? Have you heard about what is going on in the health sector, have you heard about student loans being rolled out? Have you heard about consumer credit? Have you heard about the different times grains and palliatives have been distributed (which is not a good way to solve problems from previous experience)? Have you heard about what is coming up in the petroluem sector, gas sector and the energy sectors? People think changing Nigeria is like starting a car engine, just turn the key already and we are in paradise. If anyone needs to act fast, i think it is the state governments.

Rome was not built in a day, but there were clear indication of work in progress for onlookers @least
We don't expect or ask for Magic,there is a common saying among we yorubas "weekend wey go make sense naa from friday you go don dey know" .. e go better e go better there should be indications that we are walking in that direction but Opposite is the case if we are being sincere
BAT said e lo fii okan ba le ... today insecurity, inflation keeps rising, employment rate nothing to write about

Same govt that ask Nigerians to sacrifice, spent lavishly on SUVs, renovations and they want to buy luxury jet whereas two out of the 6 presidential jet is certified ok

How do we take a govt that budget 10billion strigent loan for Nigeria students, and awarded 90bn for Hajj ... serious
All the policies rolled out by Tinubu govt none has effectively touch the masses, is it the diverted palliatives, inconclusive student loan or is it naira floating

Bro forget whats coming up all naa propaganda & lies ... you want us to believe something great is about to happen in oil sector whereas we can't even meet our quota sef naa stories upon stories

The same path subsequent leaders took with IMF is the same route a supposed 1st class like Tinubu is following, all becos they just want to loot what there 10th generation will spend.. afterall the debt burden is on Nigeria,they accept any condition like stooge nothing minding the ripple effect

its preposterous how supposed elites govern this country, the cbn keeps increasing MPR at every fall ... not minding the fact that it as never worked for us

SMEs and businesses are strangled, the possibility of businesses surviving are narrowed by these incompetent fools policies claiming they graduate ... i voted Tinubu but that man is a disgrace so far

Sapasenator:
"We have seen men with more than five wives living under one roof with their kids ... why can't we see women replicate"

I am having a headache tryna figure out what you wrote above.

its normal for you to have headache when you overburden your brain with weytin pass am

what do you not understand, is it men having numerous wives under one roof plus children or why a Woman can't marry 5 men under one roof and give dem children each

[quote author=Anguldi post=130789133][/quote]you will need it

Botragelad:
This statement is really silly! Paying bride price is a cultural tradition, not a way to buy a person. It's like a wedding gift, not a purchase.

When parents accept gifts or money, it doesn't mean they're giving up their child's freedom. It's a kind gesture, not a contract. And with goats and chickens being mentioned, do you really think the number of animals traded decides how much control someone has? That's ridiculous! Get rid of such outdated way of thinking.

In clear terms or one word, what does money symbolize,

when you see an exchange and one party brings out money what comes to mind, can you nullify "buy"

cococandy:
@bold, Marriage really means nothing to you people yet you expect faithfulness, devotion and commitment from women who you don’t mind casting aside the moment your needs change.

They’d be fools not to treat you guys exactly as you obviously do them. That’s all I can say

But shey you know polygamy does not negate a man's commitment, devotion and provision to his wives But can we say the same for women ...
We have seen men with more than five wives living under one roof with their kids ... why can't we see women replicate

coco be pragmatic, you won't die i pinky swear

Biglittlelois:
How exactly is it not reasonable? So it's reasonable to deceive a woman into a monogamous marriage without informing her of your polygamous intention? Isn't that deceit? Then you expect her to be nice and dandy when you bring in a second wife after 10years of marriage without any repercussions and push back? You're not serious at all.

You saw the part were he said lets be Pragmatic ... you still went ahead with these comment
except for fraud intent, a man marries a woman he feels is best for him now & later ... he is beclouded be love or infactuation as the case may be, only time tells

After marriage, you will most likely see another woman and you begin to wonder where was these one when i wanted to marry, it happens to women tew, men just say it out more
commitment and self control is just how we move on, for some they re-do

You can't cane a child and dictate how the child cries, where the wife no react the man should fear for his life sef But the whole idea of tell her from onset yu will marry two wives is baseless like OP pointed out