₦airaland Forum

For once an estate that has greenery, and proper walkways and is well laid out.

Don't know why we Nigerians have a problem with grass!? If we never interlock or concrete everywhere, we never start.

What’s this nonsense of military and paramilitary men walking with walking stick. Are they sick or disabled?? If I were the president or governor, I would stop it. If they cannot walk of their own accord, then the have no business in the military/paramilitary.

At least for once the concession seems to be to a very competent company. I checked out SecureID's website and them seem very solid.

Say all you want about Amechi, but he seems to be the only Minister that is trying to get things done professionally. If most other ministers had been handling this portfolio, this concession would have gone to a nameless, faceless briefcase company.

https://www.secureidltd.com/

Enugupikin:
Even kano and pH would still be busier than Enugu Airport, I have lived in those places, sentiments apart. Kano and pH by far has more business inflow and outflow than Enugu

Are you minding him!! too many Nigerians think with what's between their legs, instead of what's in their head!

Racoon:
Though the late president is no more but he is no more a public servant, his family, home government of Sokoto state and the FG ought to have taken up that social responsibility.What an embarrassment for a nation.

What embarrassment!? Does he not have children? Besides, the since Shagari is dead, the the government should stop all payments forthwith. If you die as a pensioner, does your widow start collecting your entitlements? No!

So why should Shagari 's

obonujoker:
Lol.... Isn't the state government support to be taking care of this,,,??

On what basis should State or any government be responsible for Shagari's family after his death?

Sharia police won't have anything to say about this!! But if its common beer now, they will give someone 100 lashes!

mansakhalifa:
So, naturally I don't post a lot on Nairaland.

But this time, you see, I need help. I need answers. Mostly from the esteemed community of the "fairer sex" .

Please can someone explain to me what the blooming obsession/craze with these lame Indian shows on Zeeworld[or any other station] is all about

I am trying to watch the news here, but my cousin has been holding on to the damned remote control device.

I have asked her why these drowsy programmes always get her raved up but the silly girl has her dreamy face way too locked on to the screen to give a reasonable answer and I am surely gonna lose my cool any moment from now.

But... before then... I seek answers from kind and well-meaning Zeeworld aficionados and ladies out there.

What is this Bolly-whatever obsession about- really?! Honest answers please.

Thanks in anticipation of your prompt responses to my little question.

And, oh, never mind my rants. I am just a bit riled up at the moment. These programmes bore me. More like... stink!

Awaiting your kind responses.

- Yours puzzled,
Mansakhalifa

P.S. *And let's not even talk about their accents*

Kinda like how we guys are hung up on football!!

This article makes no sense and seems contradictory. If I appoint someone to do a job for me on an interim basis, no court can tell me not to sack the person if I so desire. Pondei is not a full time staff of NDDC.

Shebi Akeredolu is already in his 2nd term. He has no fear about 2nd term.

He should go head to head with the FG on this. It's about time a governor in the SW stuck out his neck and exercised his proper authority on matters of security in his state, backed up by the laws of the state.

It is indeed worrisome that the Presidency never has anything to say when farmers are murdered on their farms, yet Ondo state government has barely made the pronouncement and Garba Shehu already has a statement.

meobizy:
My friend in America told me we pay the same amount for electricity and yet his is constant. Nigeria, sha, this country can weaken one's soul. I think it was a 15,000 naira bill which was erroneously typed.

Since Nairalanders want everything spelled out for them; I pay 40,000 naira monthly for electricity.

Calm down a bit. The electricity rate has only become more in line with US rates with the recent increase. And US has over 50 years of solid regulation and investment behind it. Our government on the other hand messed ours up for the last 50years before privatizing it.

And private guys could never invest when they were not making profit.

Its a simple economics issue which would have been sorted by now if we did the right thing. The unfortunatebthing is that the "right" thing means higher bills for a struggling populace, but that is the reality.

To clarify, average electricity rates in US is $0.13 per kwh. Some states are as high as $0.25 per kwh while some are as low as 0.09per kwh.

But remember these guys are not investing in the electricity infrastructure at the moment. Those are all in place.

saintruky:
Even if 15k.. funny enough d babe say she no dey house thru December n she off every every for her house, even change d switch to gen line... Only for nepa to bill her... Btw police n nepa who worse pass sef?

Thank God say i dey prepaid association...

I doubt a fridge and freezer would have been turned off. For a month with good light and the new rate, those two could use N5k to N10k.

The best thing about this news is that it says a private company will manage it. This and many more things should be moved to private hands.

National Theatre
Nigerian Television Authority
Tarawa Balewa Square
Major Highways
Nigerian Railway Corporation
International Airports

Flytime:
exactly,for shell to sell its shares especially in a country they are cashing out big time from through illegal activities.There must be more to the story

Nothing illegal about Shell operations. Amazing that rather than hold your corrupt leaders to account, you find it easy to blame a company that pays 85% of its profit as petroleum profit tax.

owobokiri:
These are oil wells awarded to these oil companies! It doesn't belong to them! It belongs to the country! They have no right to sell oil wells. It's only in Nigeria that this is done!

Oga, don’t say what you don’t know enough about. She’ll is selling IT’S INTEREST in the JV. In this particular JV, FG equity through NNPC is 55%, Shell is 30%, Total is 10% while Agip is 5%. All parties contribute cash to run the business is that same ratio every year. Produced oil is also shared in that ratio.

What it means that investments that have been made over the years within that OML are partly owned by Shell to the tune of 30% and that stake can be sold.

So for the uneducated, when ever you see Nigeria produces 2mln barrels, only about 55% of that goes to FG directly. The other partners carry their own oil and sell by themselves to their own pocket. The oil wells however remain where they are.

There is nothing new or strange about it. Oil companies the world over sell stakes, while others buy them, so please stop with the it doesn’t happen anywhere else crap.

Since when is it a crime for a man or woman to commit adultery? Its a private matter between man and wife.

CodeTemplar:
Nonsense news. Did MTN, Glo, Econet, Etisalat wait for years before billing and metering calls appropriately?

Not quite the same. For electricity meters, people have to come physically to your house to come and install. Telecoms isn't like that. It's all done backend on single servers, so nowhere near as logistically challenging.

Not making excuses for them though, as they should have done way better.

Fahdiga:
It is high time that all the governors in south west declares a state of emergency in Yoruba land. It is glaring that terrorists Fulani herdsmen are on rampage and trying to overrun south western states as they did in Kwara far back but instead of Yoruba men to rise up and defend their land they are busy talking down on Eastern Nigeria security network. With the way things are going we should expect to have Emirates in all Yoruba land in not less than five years from now.

No where in the article did it say it was perpetrated by Fulani people.

Fa, fa, fa, foul..... Avram Grant ke??

This is a simple thing that should have been done from the outset. It really irritates, when FG comes out and makes it seem like an achievement and the people are being done a favour.

JosEast:
https://dailytrust.com/nigeria-now-earns-2bn-annually-from-deep-offshore-production-sharing-contracts-lawan

“Where we were supposed to be given $2 billion every year in the last 20 years, they were giving us $260 million. But from last year, after the amendment, it is $2 billion annually,” he said.

This type of statement from Lawan actually emphasizes the issue with the mentality of Nigerian government officials.

There is nothing like Nigeria 'was supposed to be given...'. Companies operate according to the law. If Nigerian government demonstrated gross complicity and incompetence in not reviewing and amending it's laws for decades, that is not the fault of any company. Immediately the law changed, IOC's complied. IOC's like all companies can make presentations to NASS to mitigate unfavorable provisions in amendments to the law. It is also the responsibility of NASS to ensure that amendments are not unduly harsh on companies to the extent that the industry is no longer viable to companies, as this will affect the government in terms of tax receipts and unemployment.

If they can't do it well like the old one in terms of story lines, directing, scripting and comic relief, then they should leave it alone and let us keep our nostalgic memories of the old one.

SIRTee15:
Significant number do the wife and children relocation thing while the main applicant remain in nigeria...esp oil company workers....that's what my FIL did.
But the point remain people are leaving and has nothing to do with economic opportunities. It has more to do with future security...

Let's be real...Nigeria's future prosperity is wrapped around international crude oil price. If that thing drops to less than 20 dollars per barrel....thats the official end of Nigeria.
This country can't survive a significant drop in crude oil price...it will descend into anarchy, massive poverty, uncontrolled insecurity n possible civil war.
And if u follow events in international media.. its only a matter of time crude oil goes the way of coal....
Some are ready to stay behind and take their chances...some are not. Not everyone is a risk taker. To each his own...No need castigating anybody. Thats my point.

Personally, the only professional guys I'll advise to stay back in nigeria are the IT guys.
If u are good and confident of your skills, live and work in nigeria but earn in dollars. That way, u are guaranteed of a stable income, spend less n can jump the ship anytime it's about to sink.

Very well analyzed. Common petrol and electricity subsidy removal and Nigerians want to cry to the roof due to poverty. Yet government cannot really afford it, but because of fear, they continue it and even borrow USD to balance the budget, But for a country that will have much lower USD revenues in the future, where will dollar to pay all the loans come from? Lower dollar revenues then means exchange rate will continue to worsen, especially as population skyrockets and we will have to import to continue catering to them and continue subsidizing as well. Most of these extra 50mln kids will not go to school worth calling a school, have poor education and then become sources of insecurity and the cycle continues endlessly because government cannot break it!! If that is not worth escaping Nigeria for, i don't know what is.

Besides, that cycle has started already. It's what you are seeing in kidnapping, militancy, boko haram, herdsmen killing, cattle rustling, violent armed robbery, minor armed robbery etc and it will only get worse cos government has zero capacity to break the cycle. When touts in Mushin. oshodi, yaba etc are able to over power entire police stations with ease during EndSARS, then you should know that this country is on a time bomb

RedPanthar:
Lies

If such measly amount was what Lagos State generates from the toll, it won't collaborate with the FG to committ what they committed.


E pain them die. Toll gate generating billions weekly, 20-30M daily is what's been downplayed to 2m to appear apathetic whereas the reverse is the case.



Thieves. Why has the international creditors not held Lagos state captive since its closure

Open the books how much was loaned, how much has been serviced, what's the balance left.



Thieves. Your books haven't been audited since 1999,yet you are quick to smear anything wrong in other regions whereas you're just a colony of intense corruption. Thieves

Guy how can the toll gate generate billions weekly?? So let's do some math. Let's assume you are referring to both toll gates as generating N500mln in a week each, which is N71mln per day (note though that Sunday will generate nowhere near as much cash as a weekday), then divide that by an average of N350, then it means you are suggesting 204,000 (Two hundred and Four thousand unique vehicles pass that toll gate either way. Which is equivalent to 102,000 vehicles going back and forth i.e to work and back as well as those that move around during the day.

I very much doubt up to 102,000 cars pass in one direction daily. That's a hell of a lot of cars.

humilitypays:
He is an unfortunate guy. He does not have foresight. It is a very pathetic story.


What happened to building a thriving business and investment portfolio in Nigeria with his already good income and work towards sending his kids and wife over there


Anybody earning 1.2million in Nigeria that quits the job to migrate or immigrate abroad is a fool, a visionless fellow who may later regret his decision.



As for bankers, I don't see their own as a reliable job anyway, but they can use their experience as bankers and access to fund to kick start a high profitable business in Nigeria. Most of such people lack foresight.. Most of them got those good jobs by luck and connection, that's why they cannot make sound judgment and that's why also they are usually scared of tomorrow, they don't believe in themselves. They believe in abroad saving them from future doom.

The issue is how many people in Nigeria earn N1.2mln LEGITIMATELY? Probably not up to 100,000! Cos a Professor does not! I doubt Manager in even Zenith or GTB earns that much. I know an in law who is a DM in Zenith and she earns about N700k. I doubt anyone in civil service LEGITIMATELY earns that much - even Perm Sec.

However, if one DOES earn that much, it is actually not bad by Nigerian standards and would be even better if earned outside of Lagos, Abuja and PH where housing in cheap and cost of living lower - such as Ibadan or Abeokuta or Enugu. That is very, very unlikely though, cos those types of locations have little to no industry that would pay that much.

But going abroad goes beyond your salary and goes beyond today. It's also about tomorrow and your children. It's also about security (just one kidnap or robbery in Lagos traffic or encounter with herdsmen or bandits while travelling and your perspective may change), sanity (life in Nigeria just causes headache daily - from traffic to noise pollution to disorganized cities, to electricity) quality of life, quality education for kids (free, quality public schools and education that helps children to think and be creative, not the type here where you just cram and pass exams. Means your kids are more competitive for the future) and healthcare (just have a relatively serious illness in Nigeria, then your perspective may change) predictability (not just of salary or job, but also of political and infrastructural environment - knowing things will always work)

The daily chaos of Nigeria just frustrates some people and they can't take it anymore. Many Nigerian's who grew up in Lagos, Aba, Onitsha etc think that level of disorganization is normal, so they never want anything better for themselves. if you were exposed to a sane life in the 70's and early 80's, the current Nigeria will tire you out. As people sometimes say, many Nigerian's don't know they are mad. It depends on what one considers a 'good' life and if you are willing to get it. If the madness of Oshodi and senseless traffic all over Lagos works for you....if the madness of Apapa for 10 years now is normal and acceptable to you as a way of life, then maybe you are the one with a problem of perception of what should be normal.

SIRTee15:
I think u looking at this relocating thing from a very narrow spectrum. Try n broaden your scope of research to the upper middle n upper class families...u will notice they also relocate.
A lot of bankers n oil company workers lead the pack in express entry applicant.....
I know someone earning 1.2 million who left with his family. When I spoke to him..he explained uncertainty in the oil industry is the reason he's leaving.
Someone else explained uncertainty in nigeria itself is the main reason he left.
Not everyone leaving are economic migrants....a lot has to do with future security...something nigeria can't guarantee.
What we should advise is abroad is not for everyone...and people should weigh the pros n con b4 joining the relocation train.

Well said. A lot of those who migrate are actually top people from banks and oil companies who earn more than this N450k or even N1mln someone was talking about. Oil company full staff earn close to N2mln monthly in some cases and some will still leave. It's not just about the salary, but quality of life and future sanity. Like people have said, doing well in Nigeria as banker/oil coy staff actually makes you less secure cause you are more of a target for kidnappers and armed robbers cos of your better car. Or should I work for Shell and refuse to buy a decent , modern car? Same thing, you never know what your driver or nanny is planning for you. The risks of Nigeria are just too high.

Also even if you have a Prado, isn't it tiring to keep driving in traffic and pot hole filled roads, in noisy environment, with riff raffs all over, planless cities, etc. Travelling from common Lagos to Akure, I will ask like 10 people if they travelled recently, the state of the road, whether kidnappers and herdsmen are operating etc. What kind of life is that?? And besides, Nigeria keeps getting worse and is more and more unstable, so maybe better to leave while you can, if you can!!

If police anywhere asks you to stop and you instead prefer to go on a high speed chase and then you crash, whose fault is that other than your own?

The crash is due to the son driving wildly at high speed. The son can be charged for overspeeding and reckless driving.

Sentiments aside, mama no get case.

dre11:
https://www.independent.ng/banks-to-rationalise-staff-branches-as-costs-mount/

Mounting costs!!? Yet Zenith Bank and co keep declaring higher and higher profits every year?

angelfallz:
The op has some serious facts but too many Nigerians are blind.

How I wish the pic below was posted on the first page so that more people would see it.

Leave that thjng. I know close to 20peopke who have moved to Canada and they are all working in good places such as banks, insurance companies, IT firms etc. It depends on your quality. These are people who previously worked for Zenith, GTB, Shell, Mobil, KPMG, Deloite, Unilever etc in Nigeria, with solid experiences.

If you go to Canada with degree, but with no pedigree from here, well maybe you may find it more difficult. Same reason why poor quality graduates are almost unemployable here.

kalu61:
Best way to go

This is one of the ways Nigerian youths are short changed. Some of these companies keep bringing it their citizen to work here when we have man powers.

Imagine China borrows us money and fools us to handles the project in which they use their citizen to execute them. That's how they own up the country if we don't wise up.

Which manpower do we have exactly? What technology in drilling,manufacturing,science etc has any Nigerian developed? Even in social sciences, what new economic theorem has any Nigeria developed? Even in terms or management science, what new management practice has any Nigerian developed?

We have graduates that can barely read or write. Have not used computer before. Yet across the developed world, kids of 10 are cracking codes for fun.

Even where Nigerians are academically strong, such as someone with a first class, you often find that the individual is book smart, but cannot really create anything with that knowledge. Our education system makes our graduates to be administrators and not innovators and creators.

If you go work for a multinational like Unilever, Shell, BAT etc, you'll see huge differences between how a foreigner works and how a Nigerian typically works in terms of delivery and creative mindset.

So I see no need for this ranting of the minister. Are there not Nigerians posted abroad in many of these companies too?

FG doesn't have the balls to do what has needed to be done. When FG was making noise about deregulation when crude was $30, didn't it have a plan for when crude would be $55 and above?

Just shows how thinkless they are. If it had been a private company, there should already be a communication and implementation plan to cover all scenarios. But the idiots are caught flat footed as usual.

vRendoh:
A good expectation one would say. Please can someone detailed how the the total would seems like with a typical example of a $6,5k valued sedan from texas.

It’s wierd how one can hardly find anyone who claims to be an auto importer or clearing agent to provide a clear mathematical formular about how to calculate what you should pay? Ideally it should be cost of car in USD * govt e rate of 390 *1.40 (40% being custom duty of 35% and import levy of 5%), or something like that.

Point is that, it should be undeniably clear what the charges should be, even if they have a means of reducing it, which will typically be by somehow reducing the value of the car itself. But most people dance around the issue of explaining the calculation formula.

If anyone here knows it, please explain.

I also saw a thread somewhere where it was cost of vehicle *e rate *1.282. Not sure if that is accurate also.