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Greatfullheart:
Mikel arteta being at Arsenal is just like the newly wedded saying i do to each other for better for worse. When arsenal beat LIVERPOOL twice in the FA CUP AND COMNUNITY you piple did not say he should sack. All i know Mikel Arteta must stay. He should finish the job. E dey do good job.

It was clear that Liverpool has severly weakened teams for those matches because of emphasis on Premier league and champions league.

Man City also did not prioritise FA cup because they were focused on champions league.

COMPAQ:
The only Arsenal players that seem motivated and playing with well are Tierney, Saka and Maintland Niles.

Willian, Pepe, Cabellos, Nketiah are adding little to no value. Unfortunately Arsenal have very little frombthe bench other than Lacacette.

Elneny also playing well.

The only Arsenal players that seem motivated and playing with well are Tierney, Saka and Maintland Niles.

Willian, Pepe, Cabellos, Nketiah are adding little to no value. Unfortunately Arsenal have very little frombthe bench other than Lacacette.

Arsenal have no single good attacking header of the ball, yet they keep crossing. If Giroud was still there, maybe thatbwould make sense.

I don't know why they keep crossing.

sehin79:
Please give arsenal coach more time... he would turn things around...

The coach's approach is the big problem. Too safe and that doesn't work in football. The team is playing too slow, without urgency and not creating anything. They are more concerned with not losing, but they can't defend, so they will inevitably lose.

They should rather be a bit more forward looking and win 4-2, rather than trying to keep clean sheet and end up losing 0-1.

I think Arsenal is suffering a coaching problem. They play without creativity and passion. Side by side passing with very little forward play.

The build up play is so slow, teams always have time to reorganise their defences.

The forwards are not scoring because they are not getting the the ball quick enough to create clear scoring chances. The problem is not Aubameyang or Lacacette. Its because they are not creating clear chances.

NwekeUG:
Nigerian singer, Tiwatope Savage professionally known as Tiwa Savage, recently spent a huge amount of money on a luxury purchase for Jamil, her son, IgbereTV reports.

Tiwa Savage jetted out to Dubai with her little boy for Christmas celebration as she disclosed. She shared video clips of their trip and stay at the exotic hotel on snapchat.

Tiwa Savage shared a video of herself and her son in the business class of an airplane while travelling to the vacation destination.

In a video shared on Jamil’s Instagram account, the young boy was seen holding a backpack in a luxury kiddies store in Dubai. The video was captioned,


https://www.instagram.com/p/CI6Cok4HORk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

It was gathered that the beige and black Dior Oblique Jacquard costs $1,950 which is about N743,000.

Watch the video below.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkU3klhRomg

I hope she is investing for the future. I don't want to hear in 20years that she has cancer and she is doing GoFund me to pay for her bills, like many celebrities of the 80's and 90's, although those ones didn't make as much money as entertainers are these days.

Its a similar situation for footballers. Invest, they won't invest, they will be buying 10caes and showing off.

If Adebayor had invested just 20% of his earnings in US stock market while playing football, he'd be worth like $100mln today.

capatainrambo:
Let's pray they dont become world power. They won't be kind to blacks

They already are a world power

Not sure why NNPC would need 10,000 staff though. Even SPDC who are doing the actual production dont have more than 3000 staff. Seems like a fake story to me.

ProvisioDigital:
Source

Not sure why the age matters. All we want is good governance! is Biden not 70+?

Angela Merkel is 66, so what is the issue about age? The issue is the quality that is upstairs.

Vikkoh:
When will it visit ASO ROCK and its Inhabitants?
We need to cleanse our land.
We won't take the virus serious till It does something in ASO ROCK.

Oh boy, I tire o!! COVID is desperately required in Aso Rock and Duara.

Bubu don dey fear small now, cos of recent he is always with face mask unlike before.

Covid should please visit bubu and leave VP for us. We need a real intellectual as President for once!

Are we now this jobless in Nigeria!? Who on earth is Erica before BB? And what do BB Naija contestants achieve on the show - sleeping with each other, dancing in shower et al. And we celebrate them!!??

Cubana01:
We all know it's a lie, Rice is still coming in

Cos it's been smuggled!! That's as a result of individuals, not the rule in itself.

nghubs1:
https://transportworldng.com/frsc-commences-enforcement-of-national-identification-number-in-drivers-licence-processing/

While it does make sense to have a single, comprehensive national database, the database is not an end in itself.

Unfortunately, we lack the tools to effectively make use of the database. Our cities even lack proper address system, so how do you find people. If I decide to go 'underground' in Lagos, police will never find me because there are sooooomany shanty and addressless areas all over the place.
We do not have DNA records, dental records, fingerprint analysis labs, face matching tech, iris recognition tech etc. So what does the database in itself really solve. We probably do not even have records of number plates and who owns them, neither do we have technology that can scan number plates of cars at key locations.

In short, the country is messed up and single, comprehensive database alone will not solve any crime problem.

Claudiusdeux:
Because selling the cards means you are also selling your NIN as well ...a big boon for fraudsters to mess with you or with others in your name.

It also means you would be getting a lot of knocks on your door from the police investigating all sorts of crimes.....

Better you keep your NIN linked sim and not sell it.

Not sure Nigerians who onward sell SIM with their own details care about selling their NIN. Nigerians worry more about today than tomorrow. Is it a Nigerian in the jungle of Sambisa that is worrying about the future impact of his NIN? Person wey no even get future!!

I hope this doesn't became another exercise where we will have to start queuing up and down.

Ideally it should be as simple as the various GSM providers provide a place on their website where i can add my NIN details to my line. To authenticate that I have the number, I put in my phone number on the site and it send me an OTP that lasts for only 30mins, which i use to authenticate myself on the site, then I input my NIN. There should then be an autocheck with NIMC database to ensure that the details (name etc) of the GSM provider and NIMC match. If it does, it's authenticated. If not, then line is not authenticated until someone in NIMS/GSM provider reviews the data and asks the subscriber to present himself.

This way, it keeps people away from MTN, GLO, etc offices. Only those who cannot do it online or whose records match will need to go to MTN office. Keeps the process smooth and siple.

But when has any process in Nigeria ever been seamless and simple??

Claudiusdeux:
I agree this admin is not a good admin, but this measure would improve the security of Nigeria and make it harder for criminal agents to operate.

MODIFIED

1.Linking sim to NIN in essence makes your SIM a new ID card so to speak...meaning it would be difficult to sell your SIM to anyone...including potential kidnappers....because it would be tantamount to selling your ID.

2.Assuming a kidnapper kidnaps someone to use his SIM to make extorition calls for another kidnap victim...that adds more stress, and draws more attention to the kidnapper.

MODIFIED 2

Currently, one can register up to a 100 SIM in his or her name and sell them off. These SIMS can then be sold on to criminals and crooks. Meaning that a kidnapper can make calls without fear of being traced.

This new policy makes it harder for criminals. Since now, every SIM one registers for has to be linked to the NIN...which works in 2 ways

1.People would be more reluctant to sell their SIM cards....now that they are linked to the NIN

2.Everyone has to use a SIM card that is linked to NIN...making it easier to trace criminals.

I don't think it makes much difference. All SIMS are supposed to be registered with subscribers details, picture and biometrics taken. If I buy 100 SIMS, register in my name and onward sell, then it is still my detail that is there and not the person who bought it. So if it is not a deterrent now, why would it be because NIN is associated with those SIM cards?

Thank goodness it didn't explode. Otherwise even the guy taking that video might not have survived.

Modo9:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I9Y3PS42vo

Pretty much everything she said here is true depending on the context. I.e if you convert every price to dollar, Nigeria seems cheaper. But it has to be taken in the context of what the people earn. If you earn N1mln a month in Nigeria, you will save more than the average person in Canada, but the reality is that how many people earn that here. For eg I can travel to UK more easily than my sister who has been in UK for almost 20years can come to Nigeria. Comfortable life in Manchester, but to save common £300 every month na problem, meanwhile I save over $1000 a month, but I may be one in a million in Nigeria.

However, there are also probably another 20 reasons why Canada is better than Nigeria!!

nairavsdollars:
https://www.independent.ng/despite-auctioning-vehicles-many-lagosians-still-deliberately-flout-traffic-regulations-commissioner/

I’m sure the deputy governor forgave him and let him go. That’s one of our problems. Even as leaders we are not disciplined enough to enforce the laws and regulations we put up. If na me as the guy is begging I just walk away and tell the officers to arrest him and impound the car. No time for begging.

Interesting that omo-onile is listed as though a standard fee!! What a country!! One just cant exist in this country without these vermin laying a stake to what is not theirs.

Hi. Two questions from me:

- Are you confirming that Tokunbo cars only pay 35% surface duty and no levy? I ask because a lot of articles seem to confuse the two and suggest that even Toks cars pay 70%!!

- Does all of this apply if the car was containerised?

megyucyautos:
Was upgraded from 2012 to 2019

That ain't even how the front of the 2019 looks like. If you had said 2018, then maybe...!

twinskenny:
nanny Cam somewhere Ikeja

Right on top of her bed!!!?? This is an invasion of privacy!!

You are basically saying the Nanny must wear her clothes in the bathroom before coming out into the room!!

ijustdey:
Plan to harmonise taxes



https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/12/15/governors-to-stop-tax-collection-concession-as-states-revenues-decline/

because the internal revenue agencies are incompetent and corrupt. You can't compare private sector consultant with public sector worker. Public sector workers that will go on strike because TV in their offices are removed. Like people at work are supposed to be watching tv.

Fonyeri:
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Which building is this? It looks like a church or mall!

VULCAN:
Your prediction is too far off.

Dollar will be N1000 by 2025 at the latest!

Lol. Your are harsher than me sef.

bamdexfarms:
My advise to you is very different from others. Being also a student in Germany since 2018, I have come to realize that no matter your resident status anywhere in the world, home is where the heart is. As a student, it is not mandatory to invest in Nigeria while studying but is is a very wise decision to take. Waiting until you get PR in Germany or Canada is like putting all your eggs in one basket. You can buy a plot of land in Nigeria and watch the value appreciate before you graduate!

Studying/working in Europe is not easy as many people assume. The system has been designed to take back a large chunk of your earnings (tax, health insurance/ bills etc) and you may be left with nothing to save. Also getting a PR does not guaranty that your income/savings will improve. Remember, after graduation, you will not be living in the subsidized student hostels anymore. There are lots of PR holders and citizens here that can barely get by with what they earn. Some can not go back home for a visit because they have nothing to show after staying for years in the Wets. If you invest early in Nigeria, your life will have a purpose here in the west. I know students who have real estate investments in Nigeria and they earn returns without breaking a sweat.

A wise investment in Nigeria may be your saving grace in case of emergency! Government policies in the West changes without notice and you need a solid backup at home! No investment is too early, only late investments are regrettable.

I wonder if those returns in USD terms make sense? Eg in 2015 I had a house rented at N2.5mln, but then dollar was $/N200 so equivalent of me rent was $12,500. Today rent is N4mln, but at $/470 it is now equivalent to $8,500!!!

Bought land in Lekki N5mln in 2012 when Naira was $/N165 equivalent of $30k. Sold the land in 2020 for N18mln when $/N470 so equivalent of $38k. Not as much gain as the Naira profit would suggest. Why am I benchmarking against USD?

Reality is that all my major expenses of the future will be determined by dollars - buying a car, children's education abroad, international travel etc. Meanwhile if I had invested the $30k in 2012 at 6% and compounded it, by now i'd have $48k.

Basalt:
Goodmorning Ladies and Gentlemen.
I am Basalt by name and I came to Germany last year(2019) October for my MSc studies with a little amount of Money and a partially borrowed block account from my inlaw (his money and my money).
On arrival in Germany, I took only a few courses and got a job outside my city and also got a mini-job. I did all my monthly expenses from my Mini job and used my main job to completely pay back my debt within a few months of arrival.

Now, that's not the discussion at hand.
I need advice especially from people who have lived abroad or have many years of experience in life.
My visa still counts till 2022 and I can even extend it if I don't finish my studies by then.
According to German policy, once you graduate from the University, you will be given 18 months to get a professional job or return back to your country.
Returning back to Nigeria is totally out of my plan at least for now because I came from a very poor family without any job connection and I am really enjoying Europe.
I plan to buy land or start building a house (I saved millions of naira and will even save more as time goes) but my friend who is also a student here discouraged me against that saying that my root is not yet fixed abroad that I should wait and continue investing in myself and undergoing professional training until I get permanent residency before investing. That I should always keep saving because it is not certain that I will get a professional job after graduation since my course is not in Information Technology which is currently booming in Germany. That even if I don't get a job, I can use the money to migrate to Canada or any other country of my choice.
He asked What if you invest the money now and don't get a job after graduation, what will you do after the 18 months of post graduation visa since you don't have any backup from home who will help you out financially.

What do you guys think. I need opinions

Invest in German stocks or Treasury Bills until you are sure which location you will settle in. DO NOT invest in land/house in Nigeria unless it is inevitable that you are coming back. You lose nothing because even if it takes a year before it is 100% sure you are coming back, your $1 that is worth N470 today, may be worth N550 by then.

Generally any Nigerian that does not have foreign currency investments is DOOMED. I GUARANTEE you by 2030 $1 will be N1000!!

MyGeneration:
Pension that is compulsory they steal d money and people have to cry and beg and protest and stay under the sun for their own pensions.

Insurance is compulsory in cars but hit somebody's car u are on your own, Nigerian insurance is just to fulfil all righteousness.

Now u want health insurance, ordinary the rudest human beings on earth are in government hospitals now ur money is with them and u have no choice u are setting urself up for full time frustration.

U would go to hospital amount u go use bribe them to attend to u would be almost d same amount u would have paid to normal government hospital, cause minister of health and his cronies would steal the entire health insurance fund and run to Niger republic then when they bring them back they faint in court

Can't the health insurance be for private hospitals?

When will COVID visit our dear Bubu

obailala:
For passenger transport, trains aren't cheaper than buses anywhere in the world. Would be interesting if anyone can kindly point out one single developed country in the world where trains are actually cheaper than buses for passenger service.

This particular misconception (that trains are cheaper) seems to be very very widespread amongst Nigerians and I keep wondering where the idea came from... Maybe the idea came from these Bangladeshi trains which the poor hang on to.

I tire o. I googled train cost vs bus cost in another thread using London to Manchester, Barcelona to Madrid and i think Berlin to Frankfurt and train was more expensive in ALL cases. Train carries more passengers but is equally far more expensive to operate and maintain. Typically for train you are paying for faster journey and more convenience. Agreed the train is still quite slow for now, but after some time the speed will increase. Also, because Lagos -Ibadan is relatively short, you wont appreciate the convivence.

If it had been Lagos - Abuja direct, at N10,000 at 4hours, compared to N5,000 by bus in 10hours (due to bad road) or flying at N80,000, you will definitely take the train.