immortalcrown:
It is not by selling Multichoice or changing the name like Nigerian political parties.

Multichoice may end like Nokia. The billing in Nigeria is very high and very unfair. Pay-as-you-view model is the only way out for Multichoice, and it is the fair model for subscribers.

Someone who goes to work during the day and stays at home only at night shouldn't pay monthly subscription. How many hours in the month does the person have to watch TV? This is the scam MTN used on Nigerians until Glo came. MTN rejected billing per second. But in less than a month after Glo came with billing per second, MTN quickly started billing per second.

On-demand video streaming is here to stay.

If not that anything goes in Nigeria because average Nigerians lack common sense, the toys called Goteevee and Starrtimes, which function with the same subscription model and are owned by the same company, will not even sell. Many Nigerian homes waste money on them and dump them after a few years. Those toys can't move market in countries that spend wisely.

You people have started with this nonsense again!! Show me the website of Multichoice in any other country where they offer this pay per view billing!?

Are the following not monthly subscription? Do they care whether you use it or not?

Microsoft 365
Internet subscription
Netflix
Spotify
Adobe

The content you watch on dstv is paid for in dollars. As Naira devalues, you need more Naira to pay for the same dollar, hence the price increases!!

nastyesco:
How are they purchasing train for red rail when the construction is yet to commence? Blue rail phase one took 15yrs to complete, red rail covers a farther distance, I don’t even want to use blue rail as an estimate of how long it will take for the red rail construction to be completed.

Sincerely,
Ronu

I was well trained, otherwise I'd have insulted you! Don't you read news? What do you use your phone for? The red line is complete!!!

StayMotivated:
They signed an agreement with EKO ELECTRICITY FOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY TO THE RAIL TRACK

Nope!! They have an IPP in the Festac /Satellite axis

seunmsg:


Ask Olusegun Obasanjo who started the problem out of jealousy and mischief.

Which one be jealousy and mischief? What business does Dan Etete have in buying an oil block? As a government person, no be conflict of interest be that?

Truths9ja:
wow it’s even practiced in this way in USA 🇺🇸 too. Why is everything wrong in Africa then 🙈🙈🙈

Its the same everywhere in the developed world!!

I guess that tells you we ain't developed!!

In US, at a stop sign everybody stops and you go as you arrived there.

Topman7:


There are several Chinese built projects that are running just fine. Quick example, the Train manufacturing plant in Kajola, Ogun state, which employs 5,000 Nigerians, manufactures train coaches, and supplies the NRC as well as foreign markets.

Another is the Lagos - Ibadan high speed rail service.



What railway ''broke down''?

Do you even know what you're talking about?



Ignoramus talking crap.

Which Lagos - Ibadan high speed train service

Train that runs at 90kph!!??

ijustdey:
FG sets up 37-member C’ttee on minimum wage




https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/01/fg-sets-up-37-member-cttee-on-minimum-wage/

Previous Thread:
Tinubu Approves Inauguration Of Committee On New Minimum Wage

I recommend between N120k - N200k as a new minimum wage!

However, I also recommend that the public service (civl service, agencies, parastatals) be trimmed by 20% - 30%.

MrProlific95:
Good riddance, Military rule is an enzyme to looting and corruption

Have your democratic rulers performed any better?

APOPTOSIS:

Very Very Poor

Ball just keeps bouncing off his feet

Iwobis touch is so poor!

emkz:


https://punchng.com/fg-lines-up-140-officials-to-assess-tinubus-ministers/?amp

So civil servants will assess Ministers??

If they are serious, it should be a mix of civil servants, organized private sector, journalists, students in tertiary institutions,

BreconHills:


Nobody will build refineries or power plants if there is a subsidy disincentive. Once subsidies are removed refineries and power plants will start working. Nigeria is not a communist country. Even communist countries now believe in profit.

But guess what? It is the NLC holding on to some weird Marxist ideology that wants to keep subsidy and have private power plants and refineries.

No bi juju bi dat?

Watch refineries spring up now that subsidy has gone.

Electricity next. Pain yes. But without that pain, it is a certain slow and painful death.

Honestly, NLC is totally outdated! And voting a Buhari with outdated socialist, Marxist thinking is what finished this country!


This idea that government will do everything is so outdated. FG budget for 2024 is only $25bln or so. Private capital around the world can bring $100bln to this economy in 1 year if we get things right.

politicoNG:


https://www.tvcnews.tv/2024/01/update-court-sentences-lagos-cleric-feyi-daniels-to-life-in-prison-for-rape/

Previous Threads:
https://www.nairaland.com/7683890/bishop-feyi-daniel-raped-me#123046246

https://www.nairaland.com/7656746/court-remands-bishop-feyi-prison#122580085

Despicable crime yes, but i don't believe rape should be a life sentence, especially a first conviction. Give him 5years max! Why should rape get more jail time that those who steal N100bln!!

poseidon12:


How can you hold state governments to account when you are running a unitary system of government? To hold them to account, you have to first restructure the country.

Restructure is not really the issue!! If you cant hold the federal government, how will you hold the State government??

When Nigerians are ready to hold anyone, we will know!!

I keep saying it, thousands of Nigerians came out to walk for Mo'bahd!! Call those same Nigerians to walk in Abuja against poor economic management and corruption, they wont show up.

nlfpmod:


Kingsley Moghalu

Pretty much exactly what I said on X!


The reality is that Nigeria is suffering from the poor economic decisions of almost 20-30 years!! We have put off the pain for decades and continued riding our luck! That luck seems to have run out now and this generation will unfortunately have to bear the brunt of this mismanagement, which came to a head under President Buhari.

The FX rate is simply the result of the demand and supply fundamentals. Demand continues to increase unabated. Everything around us is imported. In fact everything on us right now is probably imported. clothes, watch, shoes, phone, tablet, laptop etc. Added to traditional demand for USD is now the masses of those migrating permanently or for school.

Supply on the other hand continues to dwindle due to oil production way below Nigeria's historical production levels. To make matters worse, the Emefiele CBN of the last 5years seems to have mortgaged our future USD earnings already. And the Tinubu government has also securitized future NLNG dividends. Funny enough, the same NLNG has already issued profit warnings due to insufficient supply of gas for existing trains 1-6, how much more train 7 under construction. So we are likely to be in a deep dollar supply mess for the foreseeable future.

And as for oil production reaching 2mln barrels again on a consistent basis in the near future, that's a tall order. The onshore oil production assets and infrastructure has been almost totally lost to bandits and criminals. You produce 200k barrels, only 100k barrels gets to the terminal. Aging oil fields need new investment, but who will invest in the midst of all that madness! Even in the offshore where its relatively safe, Nigeria is no longer the oil magnet it once was. With many other countries in Africa and beyond finding oil and gas reserves in the last decade, Nigeria with its legal, infrastructure, political, regulatory issues is one of the last places anyone wants to bring his money. And a $10bln investment in a new field would improve supply in the short term (FDI) and also in the long term (production).

So if we have no USD supply as a country, how can we defend the Naira!? The only option was to allow it to find its market value.

And funny enough, the expectation is that a depreciated Naira will force demand to slow down and spur exports. That's the text book impact. But Nigeria has such a poor industrial base that if NGN were to become $/5000, it wouldn't even spur exports, because we really have nothing to export in the short term. And because almost all our inputs into production are imported, it actually just increases the cost of said production, so we lose any advantage a devalued Naira might have provided for cheap exports!

And because Nigerian's feel we have no options to medicals and schooling abroad, we will continue to demand the dollar at whatever price. I am not sure there are that many people with kids in school abroad 1 year ago when dollar was N750, that have brought the kids back home because dollar is now N1400. Somehow the parents always seem to find a way to get more Naira to buy the dollar at whatever price. And the cycle just continues!!

it is such a vicious cycle that is extremely difficult to break.

https://twitter.com/oyeolsakin11538/status/1750805925697364222

dre11:


https://thenationonlineng.net/lagos-to-float-airline-build-airport-in-lekki/

In my view the impact of 4th Mainland on traffic in Lagos is overrated.

Probably 70-80% of the traffic in Lagos on a daily basis is by people from the mainland heading to the business and commercial hub on the Island (Marina, Ikoyi, VI, Oniru, Lekki Ph1) for work and trade. And also folks from residential areas along the Lekki - Epe expressway up to Ajah heading to the same Island for work.

I do not see how 4th mainland bridge helps with any of that based on where it it supposed to be.

Majority of the population of Lagos is very much to the west of where the bridge is supposed to be and will not impact their daily life much. I am not sure there are many people in the Ajah axis who commute to Ikorodu axis daily and vice versa!

For me, the money to be committed to 4th Mainland is better served with the green line rail along the Lekki - Epe corridor to around Abraham Adesanya in the first instance. That will have better long term impact on the people.

Worst case, if we believe there is some commerce between the Ajah and Ikorodu axis, a ferry terminal capable of taking cars could have been done on both sides. There are parts of London where you can just drive onto a ferry and it will cross the river Thames and you drive off.

iwaeda:


https://gazettengr.com/over-50-of-poultry-farms-in-nigeria-shut-down-in-2023-pan/

This makes no sense!! if there is demand, why did the farms close down?

If there is demand for a product, the price should go up making more profits for the farmers.

lexylaw40kuti:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtpHS3C0QNw?si=Ubfrg0zMwkaLMlMD



https://www.tvcnews.tv/2024/01/lagos-state-removes-all-illegal-shops-around-mandilas-building/

Always a knee jerk reaction by governments in Nigeria!!

Kepukepu:
Most of the federal roads in southeast are receiving attention lately.

Good to hear. But when are we going to learn to properly maintain our roads though!!

That's the main reason why our roads fail so quickly. We never cut the bushes by the road or sweep the sand off the roads, which allow water to pool by the edge of the road when it rains. And everybody knows that stagnant water is the worst enemy of roads.

salbis:
The rot in Nigeria immigration service passport offices is massive.
Even with all these measures Nigerian passport will still be acquired by some foreigners.

True! The mechanic workshop near my house in Ologolo, Lekki is almost entirely Benenois!! What's really to stop them from getting Nigerian passport? Many of them have Yoruba like names and many of them speak Yoruba.

peekspot:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/01/fg-meets-elumelu-dangote-over-public-private-partnership/

Just implement the HDMI initiative of Fashola under Buhari. The concept was good, roads already earmarked etc. Umahi doesn't need to re-invent the wheel!!

Let the bidding for the roads be open and transparent, not this one he is inviting Elumelu and Dangote separately.

GuruboiNaija:

https://.ng/2024/01/25/unpainted-non-registered-taxicabs-will-no-longer-operate-in-fct-wike/

Surprising Abuja doesn't have proper bus system with well designed routes and bus numbers.

Okirinwankwa76:
Wrong time to fall sick in Nigeria, as cost of medicines skyrockets

cost of medicines
…Patients lament, skip medications, seek alternative treatment
…Experts worry, propose urgent solutions


In Nigeria, falling sick can be challenging in normal times but seeking treatment is currently a double blow as the financial implication has become increasingly unbearable for many Nigerians.


The cost of basic drugs, such as antibiotics, analgesics, anti-diabetics, and key medications for chronic conditions, has doubled, tripled, or even quadrupled in some instances, leaving many patients struggling to access the healthcare they desperately need.

The alarming rise in drug prices, its impact on healthcare access, and the urgent need for solutions have become overriding to ensure that falling sick does not become a financial death sentence.

Hardest hit by the exponential surge in prices of drugs are the poor, notably those on the minimum wage and below, those without steady sources of income, and particularly those without reliable health insurance, like Idowu Akinyemi, a single mother.
When Idowu, who is living with diabetes, went to purchase her insulin, she was shocked to discover the price had gone up for the second time within a fortnight.

“The last time I purchased my insulin, it was around N3,000, but now when I went to check at the pharmacy, it is over N5,000, almost double,” lamented Idowu who noted that with each passing month, the cost of her insulin climbs higher, forcing her to choose between medication and feeding her children.

Dokun Bolarinwa, diagnosed with high blood pressure, said he had been on regular treatment, but noted that the soaring price of his medication was gradually forcing him to default in adherence to the guidelines of his treatment.

“I’m a retired civil servant with no stable income. Over the past few years, I have been managing my condition with family support and goodwill, but these days, things are tough. I’m already skipping certain medications because I cannot afford them, and if care is not taken, I may be forced to abandon treatment altogether.

Ade Ogun who bought a medicated cream for his skin rash was amazed when he discovered the drug had doubled in price a week later.
“I bought a tube of Nixoderm for N500, but when I went back to the the same shop to purchase another one some days later, the price had gone up 100 per cent. It was an unexpected increase,” Ade noted.


Funmi Olaoye, a housewife and mother of an ashtmatic child was also concerned about the high cost of drugs. “My son needs medication for his asthma, but I can barely afford half the dose. It’s a constant struggle,” she lamented.

Among factors contributing to the increase in drug prices are rising production costs, delays in global supply chains and local supply challenges, as well as the declining value of the naira.

400-500% price increase

Findings from a recent survey by SB Morgen showed that over the last four years, the prices of different categories of paracetamol-based analgesics, common cold medicines, such as Actifed, and antibiotics, and antimalarials, rose dramatically.

The report found that between 2022 and 2023, Ampiclox and Amoxil recorded 340 per cent and over 400 per cent increases respectively, while antimalarials such as Lonart DS recorded cost and selling price increases of 110 per cent and 92.3 per cent respectively between 2019 and 2023.


From Vanguard’s investigations, the prices of all routine drugs in Nigeria have gone up astronomically. The most affected categories include genuine antibiotics, analgesics, anti-malarials and a number of prescription and specialized drugs.

A random check of prices in some pharmacies and in the open market in Lagos revealed that prices of all the popular genuine brands of antibiotics, including Ciprofloxaxin, Azithromycin, Amoxil, Ampiclox and Augmentin, have gone up by 50 – 150 per cent since the beginning of the new year.

Experts say accessing affordable insulin is crucial for managing diabetes effectively. However, it was gathered that the rising cost of insulin presents a significant challenge for people living with diabetes.

Insulin prices in Nigeria have been steadily increasing in recent times with ranges, depending on the brand, pharmacy, and location.

Findings show that for insulin, from rapid-acting, intermediate-acting or long-acting, the average depending on the type, ranges between N4,000 and N18,000 per cartridge/vial.


A silent rage of people grappling with undiagnosed or inadequately managed chronic diseases, such as cancer, is also underway as chemotherapy drugs have seen a 300 per cent price increase in recent times, pushing them beyond the reach of most patients.

Access to essential medications as anti-depressants is also restricted as they can cost up to N10,500 per month, leaving many resorting to traditional remedies or simply going untreated.

Data from the Global Cancer Observatory show that over 100,000 new cancer cases are diagnosed annually in Nigeria, yet only five per cent of those affected can afford treatment.

Statistics from the World Health Organisation, WHO, backed by the Nigeria Association of Psychiatrists, reveal that an estimated 20 per cent of Nigerians suffer from mental health issues, but access to treatment is severely limited.

The consequences of the price hike are serious, with many Nigerians skipping doses, rationing medication, or even abandoning treatment altogether due to the prohibitive costs.


Women, children hardest hit

Those bearing the brunt more are the vulnerable groups, including children, pregnant women, the elderly, and those with underlying or pre-existing health conditions and those that require regular medication.

Experts say the consequences of this development could be devastating and could lead to undesirable complications, delayed diagnoses, and even preventable deaths.

The lack of insurance coverage is also there. Most health insurance plans in Nigeria do not cover chronic ailments comprehensively. So in most cases, the patient has to pay out of pocket.

Already, worries about affordability of treatment and drugs from delays in treatment or skipping of doses leading to complications, worsening health outcomes, and even becoming common.


Health watchers blame the development on a combination of factors, including depreciation of the naira, global supply chain disruptions, and increased drug production costs.

Beyond the high drug prices, they warn that left unchecked, the crisis could cripple the already overburdened healthcare system and worsen existing health inequalities.

In a conversation, President of the National Post Graduate Medical College of Nigeria, Professor Akin Osibogun, said scarcity of genuine drugs will likely have significant effects.

“These include poor control of disease conditions due to non-availability of essential medications, such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer, among others, and this will result in the conditions becoming complicated.

“There will be escalation of costs of making drugs, even more unaffordable by the poor and the underprivileged further widening. There will be increased opportunity for faking of drugs, which may have increased adverse effects on the health of Nigerians and patients may turn to untested alternative treatment modalities.” he remarked.


Increased morbidity, mortality, looming

Also reacting, the Chief Medical Director of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Prof Adetokunbo Fabamwo, said high cost of drugs was undesirable for the welfare of the average Nigerian.

“Nigerian citizens are already impoverished and cannot even afford to buy food to eat, if they are sick and need to buy drugs; in the near future we will have increased morbidity and mortality. So people will not be able to comply with their drug prescriptions. People will get sicker, and some of them may even die,’’ he said.

Also, people with mental health conditions are not also spared, according to a Consultant Psychiatrist at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Dr Stephen Oluwaniyi.

He said: “As far as management of those who already have mental health conditions is concerned, many of the conditions are what we call chronic disorders, in the sense that they need to continue with maintenance treatment, taking medications in one form or the other., apart from the cost of transporting themselves to the hospital, they have to pay for medication.


“Now, an individual who has been struggling to spend N2,000 per month to obtain medication now requires to pay like N4,000, You know, a time comes that he or she may not be able to get the medication.

‘’Some of these disorders, once your medications are not consistent, symptoms tend to recur, which means the individual may become further incapacitated, may not be able to experience optimal state of mental health.”

He explained that he or she might not be able to continue to work or be productive in one way or the other.

“So, the high cost of drugs is negatively affecting the treatment of people with mental disorders. There’s no doubt about that. And again, I want to appeal to the authorities to make sure something is done quickly about this trend of medication costs skyrocketing. And that also points to the need why health insurance in Nigeria has to be robust.

“Some of these individuals with mental health conditions are not even working. So, for such individuals, there should be a way of providing for them, probably making some of these medications more affordable. If possible, free,’’ he added.


On his own part, the Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Lagos, Dr Adedamola Dada, said a lot was needed to be done to address the situation.

“There are drugs available in the country. It’s the cost that has increased, in line with most things that are importation-dependent. And as with everything, Nigerians in the drug business are also taking advantage, seeing that there are limited options and little competition.

“The solution is fundamental, we need to start producing our own drugs locally using high-quality APIs to guarantee drug security, and we also need to eliminate or substantially reduce out-of- pocket payments for health care. These are the things the Federal Ministry of Health is doing now – fundamentally tackling the problem, and soon enough, it would yield results,’’ he said.
Speaking further, Dada noted that when patients were unable to afford their drugs,their condition does not get treated.

He said: “A healthy nation is a wealthy nation. Personally, however, I am not one for all this noise about the cost of drugs, it’s not the only thing whose prices have gone up. I think we should rather exert our efforts and energy at finding a long-term and enduring solution to it, and that’s what Ministers Pate and Alausa are doing now.

“We all need to support them, rather than use the problem as an albatross. It’s a surmountable problem and I am totally convinced that the approach they are taking on this will fundamentally change the game but like all programmes, it will take time.”


It’s heart-breaking

But Dr. Aisha Abubakar, a paediatrician lamented: “I see children suffering from preventable illnesses because their parents can’t afford medication. It’s heartbreaking.”

Also worried was Dr. Olufemi Ademola, a pharmacist and pharmacy owner. He said: “We’re caught between our oath to help and the reality that many patients can’t afford basic drugs.”

He revealed that some customers are now buying smaller quantities of drugs as a way of conserving funds and even resorting to buying unregulated street drugs.

Kenechukwu Okoli, another pharmacist is worried about the impact on chronic illnesses, saying “diabetics, hypertensives, even cancer patients say they are forced to choose between medication and other basic needs.”


Seun Adegoke, a healthcare economist, emphasized the need for long-term solutions.

“Investing in local drug production and promoting generic alternatives can bring down costs in the long run,’’ Adegoke said.
On her part, Faith Solomon, a mental health advocate said: “Mental illness is often misunderstood and stigmatised in Nigeria. Even when people seek help, access to affordable medication remains a major barrier. This leaves many trapped in a cycle of suffering.”

Expressing concern for the well-being of Nigerians, health watchers are calling for urgent action to address the issue of high drug prices, even as they urge the government to prioritise healthcare accessibility, intervene in implementing price controls, support local drug production, and strengthen public healthcare infrastructure.

Among solutions proposed include improving access to affordable health insurance, encouraging the use of safe and effective generic drugs to reduce costs, educating communities about the issue and advocating policy changes.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/01/wrong-time-to-fall-sick-in-nigeria-as-cost-of-medicines-skyrockets/

Gosh, why do Nigerian articles go on and on and on. Saying the same thing like 5 times in the same article.

bentenny:

😳😩🤢🤢

Lol...hahaha me sef don shock you with wettin me i don hear

Don't ever underestimate Nigerians as our love for money:

ritual killing
organ harvesting
kidnapping
corruption
yahoo. yahoo
adulterated drinks
adulterated medicines
classic prostitution
runs
hook up


These are all symptoms of a country that has traded its values for the love of money!!

bentenny:

😂😂
Travel there and see!
Also attend occasions or go to a gym!
Them full there!
Crazy world!🙂

Lol, na Lagos i dey o. Don't mind me. Of course I know crazy things girls do, but of course we hear about new things everyday.

I just heard recently that the reason a lot of our girls go to Dubai is for 'poo' parties.

Apparently its a thing in Dubai, where rich men invite girls over to their villas and have parties where feaces (hence the name poo) will be smeared over the girls, while they strip and dance.

How crazy is that!!?? But trust Naija girls na. If its for $10k, they'd gladly do that. And be forming they have a Big God!!

otipoju:


It's really more common than you think.

As a teenager over 25 years ago I heard this was how some of our people survived in Italy precisely.

It's called cuckolding

I met a guy a t a club who said he hustles as a male runs guy on codedruns. He mentioned that he has slept with a man and his wife before.

Same guy said he's also slept with 2 girls before. Two ladies invited him to come Bleep them both

Dunno why folks are here forming like this stuff doesn't happen!

bentenny:
Wait ohh...so a random chick after admiring you now says she would like you to have a 3sum with her and her hubby and you are politely declining and shining teeth with her🙄🙄

Imagine a guy offers such request to me....no matter the occasion,nah my stern facial expression go make am disgracefully walk away.....what nonsense!

I won't be surprised if she actually did the 3sum with them!
Some chilling gists I get from friends in Lagos about what some ladies do just to survive is terrible!
Nah wa ohh

Educate us na!

CameroonPepper:
Is that the same olosho that I saw pole dancing on Twitter?

https://twitter.com/drpenking/status/1749093279772135699?t=H0Eqr3o2Uiyrmwnxd_KD6A&s=19

No be for this wedding this video commot

tnerro1:
Why was she offered euros, not dollars or transfer in naira if cash no dey, this story dey funny

How the currency of the transaction take dey important to this story