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Christianity EtcRe: I'd Rather Follow Jesus Than The Devil. by chimex38: 10:11am On Oct 07, 2025
Truthseeker10:
so now Explain the part of Christianity that does not involve what you have written up there.
For emphasis,
I didn't say CHRISTIANITY IS-NOT a religion.

I said alongside the other person Christianity IS A religion and MUCH MORE.
don't misunderstand me the same way you misunderstood the other person. Christianity encompass religion and much more.

That said,
For me, Christianity as a religion is likened to the Pharisees way of upholding the jews ways. It was purely systemic and dogmatic.
This is the devotion and system of faith and worship to keep Sabbath Day Holy till this day..(according to the dictionary)

But Jesus along with his followers were hungry and broke the rigid "dogmatic Sabbath law". (Matt12:1-cool.
Same accusations occurs when he heals the sick on Sabbath day.(Luke 13:14).
The Sabbath was made to benefit man.
This is Jesus practicing "Christianity"-as a way of life



Nevertheless, Jesus advocated for upholding the Laws and commands of God even keeping the Sabbath and God's holy places holy.
The same Jesus got angry
(Righteous Anger-Zeal for the Lord) and physically acted out Bible for the people's-sacrilege of not-edifying the temple of God as a place of worship but as a marketing square
(an act of contempt) ..
(Jn 2:13-17)
This was same Jesus practicing "Christianity" as a religion.

the nuances within religion and it's laws need to be understood and applied properly to prevent abuse.
That way one won't just be practicing solely religion but also encompass it as a way of life in our daily lives where necessary without abuse.
Christianity EtcRe: I'd Rather Follow Jesus Than The Devil. by chimex38: 9:15am On Oct 07, 2025
Truthseeker10:
Define a religion.
Do you agree with the screenshot below?
"System of faith and worship"
"Great devotion.
Pretty much, I agree.
Christianity EtcRe: I'd Rather Follow Jesus Than The Devil. by chimex38: 8:09am On Oct 07, 2025
Truthseeker10:
Explain What part of Christianity makes it a religion.
I believe it's the rites and rituals alongside the commandments we practice at our various worship centres and life in general as a way we commune with God
of which any deviation comes with penalty and consequences that detaches us from God.
We have different Christian churches with different mode of worship.
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 7:57am On Oct 07, 2025
Joyful365:
Have you worked in any Nigerian company? If yes, for how long?

If you had the choice to continue working for the Nigerian company or travel to Canada to work in a similar role for the next ten years, which will you prefer and why?

These are straightforward questions. If you quote me without answering them I'll block you cos I'll believe you are just another uninformed propaganda tool.
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I agree. If that 400k is the gross, it's kind of poor considering the industry at least.
But it's still too early to criticize Dangote and the refinery. They are still at the nascent stage of life, like a baby.

When the refinery stabilizes in 5yrs+. or probably listed on Ngx by then, we can now look at the stable revenue and fight for the staff who aren't even complaining at the moment.

In DIL other companies, there hasn't been a systemic complain of poor pay package and allowances. Even if poor, they are usually more than the Nigerian average.

record has shown he pays more than Nigerian standard.
He pays truck drivers 3X average, at least we know as much. undecided
Why must he be compared to the IOCs pay at this inception stage? Give DR the benefit of doubt, he has earned it at least.


He's buying crude with naira, less than contractual capacity is supplied, spending more to upscale the capacity to 650k or 700k barrels, still buying crude with forex from same IOCs depot overseas at much higher cost. He's still spending from his pockets. Practical learning on the job and understanding other nuances of the business. Banks and other lenders are probably waiting for default to pounce on.

How many startups pay huge salaries and allowances on first 2yrs of operations?
Let him scale first within 3-5yrs and stabilise with NNPCL constant supply(if possible sef).

DR is just starting up. There are so many moving parts to take care of.
lts survival to pay up it's debt is as important as its importance to Nigerian masses at this stage.
If he has had a heart-to-heart discussion with the said staff as human relations ought to from time to time, I believe they would have keyed in to the future prospects without complain just like most other startups do.

Laptop boys grin
You call People who have been longer than you on this thread laptop boys? undecided grin
Even much more rich posts and comments than you and I?
Some 've been on the thread alone longer than your moniker has been on the entire Nairaland. undecided grin

Probably, I would have answered some of your qtns, but I don't think you should ask straight forward questions demanding a willing and non-obligatory answer and use block option as a threat.

Abeg Sir/Ma do as you wish.
emotions are part of life.
Christianity EtcRe: I'd Rather Follow Jesus Than The Devil. by chimex38: 7:57am On Oct 07, 2025
Truthseeker10:
Is Christianity a religion or not?
Don't you think that the issue you people have is the wrong view of the word "Religion"?
When I say more than a religion, it means Christianity is a religion + much more.

In the context of the modern world and for simplicity, it's simply a religion. But for believers, I believe it is much more than following rules and rites.
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 7:54am On Oct 07, 2025
nosa2:
I believe we are witnessing NGX's first SPAC



A Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) is a shell company created solely to raise capital from investors to acquire or merge with an existing private company, effectively taking it public without a traditional Initial Public Offering (IPO). These "blank check" companies have no commercial operations of their own, existing only as a vehicle to find and merge with a target private company.
How SPACs Work

Formation:
A SPAC is formed by investors, known as sponsors, with no predetermined acquisition target.

IPO:
The SPAC then raises money through a public offering, listing its shares on a stock exchange.
Acquisition:
With the capital raised, the SPAC searches for a private company to acquire or merge with.
Going Public:
Once a target is identified and the deal is approved, the private company merges with the SPAC and becomes publicly traded, using the SPAC's existing public listing.

Key Characteristics

Shell Company: A SPAC is a "shell" with no assets other than the cash from its IPO.

Blank Check: Investors place their trust in the management team's expertise to find a suitable target.
Alternative to IPO: SPACs offer a faster route for private companies to become publicly traded compared to the complex IPO process.

Risks and Considerations

Less Transparency: The process can be less transparent than a traditional IPO.
Speculative Nature: SPACs can be highly speculative, and investors have lost money on some of them.
Interesting concept.
Almost like what Transcorp is kinda.
Also like holding companies.
( I Might be wrong, just looking for closely related entities)
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 2:12pm On Oct 06, 2025
emmanuelewumi:
What is the cost implication of this purchase?

Who set the payments deadline.?

I think the deadline was set by the seller?
Which ever the case.
They have Later this month and full November to bring forth their plans and cost implications involved.
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 2:02pm On Oct 06, 2025
Shettima: He's an institution.

LPG direct distribution Loading as well....
This one fit be another fight with NLNG grin

SportsRe: Galatasaray Vs Beskistas: Ndidi Saves Osimhen From Being Sent Off (Pics) by chimex38: 11:46am On Oct 05, 2025
Lifestone:
Dey play!
Dey play too...
SportsRe: Galatasaray Vs Beskistas: Ndidi Saves Osimhen From Being Sent Off (Pics) by chimex38: 7:54am On Oct 05, 2025
Lifestone:
Like who, an attacker is not aggressive!
Kaka..even became World Best
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 9:19pm On Oct 03, 2025
RodgersAkpafu:
This is not a big deal
Why are people making an issue out of it ?
Exactly my thought.
Don't we as investors see movement of their shares dealings in Multimillions and billions of naira on Ngx disclosure plus other reserved share bonuses due to KPI they merited?
If ACCESS HoldCo and CBN don't see issues, then it's probably legit.

I get It may rub off wrongly due to AccessBank performance.
But Access Holdco performance
has been expected from 2023.
They hinted investors themselves when they projected their future activity until 2027. That's exactly what's playing out now. It's no surprise.
I get the timing of the may look insensitive to the shareholders at present especially as their Q2 isn't out yet.
But the attention is getting too much and unnecessary. 🤷
Christianity EtcRe: I'd Rather Follow Jesus Than The Devil. by chimex38: 3:24pm On Oct 03, 2025
AngelahFlo:
To avoid conflict of interest. Let's just say I agree with you but permit me to add that True Christianity is more than just a religion even by that dictionary definition. It's a lifestyle. It's walking in the footsteps of Jesus and living His kind of life. The Life He gave us when He left this earth. The Eternal Life. This might be hard for you to accept but it's the truth. For if Christianity was just a mere religion as some Christian sects practice and observe. Then the purpose of Christ coming to earth to redeem. Man back to God would have been in vain. Christianity in its truest form always points man back to God through the written and the revealed Word of God
Totally Agree!

Christianity
Christ-like
Christ-as a Model
Christ-as a role Model
Christ-as a lifestyle
Christ- as ones lifestyle.

Christ-As a way of life!!!
Christianity EtcRe: I'd Rather Follow Jesus Than The Devil. by chimex38: 3:13pm On Oct 03, 2025
Truthseeker10:
are you implying that the lifestyle of Christ is not a religion? If yes, how come "Christianity" is a religion?
When you imitate someone's lifestyle, he's your role model on how you live your life..
He said its more than a religion and I agree with him.
In this context of role model, it becomes a way of life..


A religion involves dogmatic rites and rituals that has to be systematically followed accordingly. Like ways of worship, does and don't at specific times of the month, year, etc.

A way of life is much more encompassing than a religion!
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 3:04pm On Oct 03, 2025
bovali:
https://techcabal.com/2025/10/03/stanbic-fined-50bn-for-gtco-digital-breach/
Fine is too much for such misdeed.
They were the lead issuing house,
Retail Participants didn't complain of issues with purchase from the Platform.
Haba!
This is an overstretch and overreach.
The fine should be contested and reduced from the rule book.

Stanbic are not use to flouting Regulations.
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 1:29pm On Oct 03, 2025
HesInMe:
Without knowing how much Ellah paid? Wonders shall never end.
I don't think they have paid yet.
They didn't indicate any down payment, only MOU of some sort.

But if the details of the kind of acquisitions and maturity level are true, then it offers immediate prospects in no too distant future--that's impressive to me.
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 1:25pm On Oct 03, 2025
yMcy56:
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When we get to the bridge, we'll cross it. 😁
When it comes to this tax matter,
One needs to cross it before getting to the bridge Ooo grin
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 1:21pm On Oct 03, 2025
SonofElElyonRet:
Person wey dey always mock Ellah grin
grin
Make I use your line:
agree to disagree with him cheesy
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 12:50pm On Oct 03, 2025
grin
Heishere:
Where you get that figure from? cheesy Even at that it is better you blow it at clubs and bear parlour than allow the tax man steal it.
grin
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 12:42pm On Oct 03, 2025
SonofElElyonRet:
Is Pa Emma also among the prophets?
He was the first to drop hint on the ₦250bn acquisition.

DYOR
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 12:37pm On Oct 03, 2025
crownprince2017:
https://doclib.ngxgroup.com/Financial_NewsDocs/45090_ELLAH_LAKES_PLC.-PRESS_RELEASE_ON_ELLAH_LAKES_PLC'S_AGREEMENT_TO_ACQUIRE_ARPN._CORPORATE_ACTIONS_OCTOBER_2025.pdf
impressive progress.
Catalyst to spur raising the buy-amount.
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 11:32am On Oct 03, 2025
Streetinvestor2:
I don't understand I thought it was 25% max which is 30% I am reading again
25% is max for PIT I suppose.

30% is for CGT as long as terms are met(10m gain or 150m sale value).

25% also applies instead of 30% if reinvested from NGX to Fixed income instruments.
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 11:26am On Oct 03, 2025
emmanuelewumi:
NUPENG don dey lament say Alhaji don register a union for his Truck drivers and they won't be members of NUPENG.

This is a hard one for NUPENG.

Alhaji and his team are good chess players
Real lamentations.
Association and unions start with a few and grow from there.
Personal relationship with anyone is inconsequential as long as MRS is a distinct registered company. It's truck drivers are free to join or create their association.
Other independent fuel stations and marketers are willing to join or not if they so choose.

No one has monopoly of unionism or association either in our constitution.

Afterall ASUU existed for years before CONUA came into existence 3yrs ago and FG approved of them.

APC also came in to power through their factions and by mergers grin
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 10:31am On Oct 03, 2025
https://www.thisdaylive.com/2025/10/03/capital-market-operators-seek-review-of-proposed-30-capital-gains-tax-to-25/

Mukuru added, “The chairman recently recognised that it looks ‘unfair’ to use the purchase price at the time of acquisition as the reference cost, even if the shares were bought several years ago.

“If you recognise that this is unfair, particularly for investors who bought the shares over the past 10 years, then why not offer an exemption period and start all of this on the implementation date
(1 January 2026)?"
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 7:02pm On Oct 02, 2025
Dum20:
This looks interesting. I have a few questions. Where do you get the 35% from, price appreciation, dividend or injecting more funds into the pool?

Where do you get 35% appreciation from? Stock market does not do conistent yearly appreciation, there will be bear years. How can this work in a volatile market like the stock market. I think this could be feasible in a fixed income market
There has to be a year at least one might make 100-200%.
That can offset some loss yrs and also years where the percent-quota wasn't met.
I suppose it's doable.
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 9:57am On Oct 02, 2025
zendi:
Ther'er appropriate and inappropriate topics, times and places, in human conversations. Sensibilities and sensitivities need to be respected.
Going into the Church to legitimize sin and provoke the faithfuls to meditate on sin is plain satanic.

I am not preaching but sharing my thoughts and free speech. There is a thousand decent analogies the tax man could have used to explain his mission inside the Church.
watch the video.
It wasn't a church service.
Just the venue used.
The Holy Bible is also full of such examples just to pass down a message for easy discernment purposes to the people.

It's difficult to explain what "service" entails and doesn't entail to a common Nigerian cuz its an intangible product.
That was the essence.
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 9:51am On Oct 02, 2025
SonofElElyonRet:
You should ask the tax man why he decided to use that call girl example.. he's the one creating the impression
To define service to the common man through a relatable example.
Like I said before, the Bible used this same example repeatedly without apology from NT to revelation to explain worship of other gods.
There could as well be other examples.
But when explaining sth that is intangible like Service or Godly worship to a common man, one needs to be as relatable as possible and not purely academic or spiritual.
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 6:34pm On Oct 01, 2025
GeeKudi:
Did you say tax on turnover? That cannot be right.
Maybe na wrong vocab.
I mean capital
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 6:30pm On Oct 01, 2025
emmanuelewumi:
They will make a move. Can you have a national strike in developed economies.

Your strike should be directed at your employer and not hold the whole country to ransom.

Why should manufacturers at Ikeja and Ilupeju Lagos be affected by the strike. At the end of the day, nothing came out of it in the real sense of it.
FG are usually part of either the employers, or substantial shareholders in making critical decisions on these companies where the unions I listed are domiciled.
FG are usually guilty as charged during such sabotage strikes and so FG are reluctant to usually take a hard stance and stick to it.
aggrieved workers attack national assets of FG and the federation.

DR is the only critical national asset where FG don't have a sovereign hold on either via substantial shareholding or operations or decision making.
It's even worse for FG that they are in a FTZ.
That's why this strike looked abysmal.
PENGASSEN shouldn't sabotage a largely owned and operated private entity where their employer(FG) has little or no say.
But they(PENGASSEN n NUPENG ) are used having their way.
But they should now know better that DR is different.
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 2:35pm On Oct 01, 2025
emmanuelewumi:
Going forward, I think government will make efforts to make sure that labour issues should never extend towards affecting critical national assets that can be detrimental to economic security, energy security etc

In fact, it will be a criminal offence
I don't think FG will make a move. Unions will still affect critical assets if welfare demands aren't met but will most likely be on other Govt involved oil n gas businesses.
PENGASSEN, NUPENG NUEE, TUC,ASUU have all held the country to ransom at one point or the other due to companies or FG failed welfarism packages to Nigeria.
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 10:08am On Oct 01, 2025
awesomeJ:
Still wouldn't be accurate.

I didn't assume they would sell.

I was simply answering the question of whether or not the 12bn could reoccur.

No assumption or speculation as to whether they would sell.

What if they don't find buyers? What if the deal doesn't close within the reporting year.


Maybe you could reread the post in the context of its original intent, which has nothing to do with assumptions.
OK. in context, you were creating awareness about the current worth of their depot assets.

I probably must have read a little more meaning into it than necessary. especially given their delisting situation.
It's all good.
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 9:57am On Oct 01, 2025
chimex38:
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DR workers can have a union, it's their right but its best within the DR or better still join the DIL group conglomerate union if any.
It shouldnt have to be with the government which will infiltrate their minds into cunning deals and sabotage the DR while fighting for other companies.
Almost like solution was foretold grin.
Join other DIL group and unionize..QED
InvestmentRe: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by chimex38: 9:47am On Oct 01, 2025
awesomeJ:
That's not a speculative statement sir.

Maybe if I said "will be sold" , then you could hold me.

If you have 10 things and sold 2 of them for N2m profit, then I say "given that the market conditions remain the same, you could still sell the remaining 8 for N8m profit"

I'm not speculating that you will sell, I'm only answering the question I had raised in the post of whether or not such gains could reoccur.


I'm sure you get my point.
Like I wrote above, maybe I should ve used assumed.

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