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Politics › Re: Moshood Oshun Walks Out On Obasa, Lagos Speaker by COMPAQ(m): 1:55pm On Jul 01, 2020
Are they all Muslims in that house of assembly? Every time that place is mentioned all I hear is moshood, Ramon, Abdul, isiaka etc
Celebrities › Re: Kim Kardashian Celebrates Her New Billionaire Status With Kanye West (Photos) by COMPAQ(m): 5:08pm On Jun 30, 2020
DexterousOne:
You are missing the point


The way to riches has not changed since the world was created


The way to get rich is very simple

Sell what people are willing to buy


Regardless of what it is...

No sentiment here.

Doctors are selling what they have to offer

Engineers are selling what they have to offer

Influencers are selling what they have to offer too (publicity for products which drives sales volume up)


So that's the way the world operate

There is a market for everything
Even supposed "Influencers" and "Twerkers"



Our parents and the system lied to us while growing up

The reality of life is what we are seeing out there
And what exactly is the twerker selling? Her body?

Our parents didn't really lie to us. That was the way then, even in the western world.

Its the proliferation of smart phones and Internet in the last 10 years or so that has turned things on its head.

Just seems weird to me that people who aren't adding to the body of knowledge or contributing anything of real value to the world are the new celebrities.
Politics › Re: Ajimobi's Mansion That Led To Clash Between Family & Oyo State Government by COMPAQ(m): 2:16pm On Jun 30, 2020
Professorcplus:
Well said. The society justify fruad but will be quick to bash people involved in it when caught. We are hypocritical and judgemental in this society. The situation between Hushpuppi and Daddy freeze is another example here. You see people quick to bash but the question is if were to put the mirror in front of us, are we better us than both of them?

If a big politicians is willing to give you some large sum of money to start biz would you accept even if you don't know the source.

If the corruption/fruad benefits you, would you accept it?

Even the average Nigerian has associated with these politicians and fruadsters either known or unknown, but will go ahead to bash on social media but still practice it within their caucus from banking sector to NEPA office, even in government parastatals, universities ... I won't lie to you, I don't see Nigeria become better anytime soon undecided
Very good point and very well said. How many people in the entire Nairaland wouldn't do a deal in their office if it would bring them N10mln, with chances of being caught being very low.

Everyday in Nigeria, we are all being corrupt,either financially or morally, from lecturers sleeping with students, bankers doing forex deals or conniving with customers to shortchange their own banks for gratification, oil workers supporting bunkerers with info, civil servants frustrating citizens and forcing them to part with their money, police, immigration, customs, brothers swindling family members abroad on pretext of building house for them etc. How many more can I mention!? There are doxens more examples that highlight just how corrupt WE ALL are. Including many who make noise here.

The true test of all our integrity is if we are offered a N1bln deal and we reject it and inform EFFC and continue with our normal salary lifes.
Politics › Re: Ajimobi's Mansion That Led To Clash Between Family & Oyo State Government by COMPAQ(m): 2:00pm On Jun 30, 2020
Houses in Ibadan that don't have value!! Maybe they should turn it into a hotel.

I grew up in Ibadan in Bodija area. Most of my friends houses in old and new Bodija, Ashi area, Akobo, Ikolaba etc....big, big houses are all empty, with kids either abroad or outside Ibadan. When parents die, the house becomes too big to rent. In some cases the houses are empty. The few ones on busy streets become hotels or lounges.

The huge Tewogbade house in New Bodija on Ladoke Akintola had been turned into a bar/lounge as far back as 2009 or so. Only God knows the status of the property now. This was a house we used to marvel at in the late 80's and 90's, with plenty of modern cars in there.

I am sure the same fate has befallen Arisekola Alao huge house in Ikolaba
Celebrities › Re: Kim Kardashian Celebrates Her New Billionaire Status With Kanye West (Photos) by COMPAQ(m): 11:02am On Jun 30, 2020
TheKingIsHere:
Billionaires don't leave their money in bank accounts, they have it in assets
Are you minding that one?
Celebrities › Re: Kim Kardashian Celebrates Her New Billionaire Status With Kanye West (Photos) by COMPAQ(m): 10:58am On Jun 30, 2020
Seems that's the new way of making money now...by actually doing nothing really, but finding a way to become popular (or notorious) online and using that popularity to start influencing or marketing for products.

It really amazes me that people go to school to become doctors, lawyers, engineers etc, then someone just twerks on Instagram all day and starts endorsing products and selling stuff and bam........she's richer than a doctor, lawyer and engineer combined!!

Yet during COVID 19, doctors and nurses are now appreciated globally, yet the twerker can't solve any medical problem.

If a murder charge were falsely labelled against anyone here, a lawyer would be vital, but what would be the value of the twerker?

If 3rd mainland bridge were to collapse, engineers would be required for the re-design and re-build. What value would a twerker add to that?

Yet, she's possibly richer than them all.

Just seems like a travesty of what is really valuable to maintaining/enhancing our quality of life and what our priorities are in this new generation.
Education › Re: Nigerians Pay N152b Tuition In UK by COMPAQ(m): 3:26pm On Jun 29, 2020
Sodiquinone:
UK is a terrible place to go for schooling, u pay high tuition fee and they send u back to ur country immediately u finish
Before n ko. No be student visa you take go? Study abroad does not equate to relocate abroad.
Crime › Re: Hushpuppi, Gang Defrauded 1,926,400 People, Made N168bn – Dubai Police by COMPAQ(m): 11:04pm On Jun 25, 2020
How come he has been living in Dubai all this while??
Politics › Re: COVID-19: Abiola Ajimobi Dies At 70 - Independent.ng by COMPAQ(m): 10:59pm On Jun 25, 2020
Good riddance in my view. Not much respect for politicians that failed to do the right things. Perhaps if health care in Nigeria were better, he and kyari would have made it. And these are the same politicians who would refuse to allocate money to healthcare.

If wouldn't mind if COVID paid bubu a visit. Let's have a proper president for a change.
Autos › Re: Toks Standard 07 Camry. 1st Body. V4. Absolutely Nothing To Fix. #1.7m by COMPAQ(m): 5:34am On Jun 24, 2020
chigodo:
Toks Standard 07 Camry. 1st Body. V4. Absolutely Nothing To Fix. #1.7m

08168995190
What's this V4 I'm seeing everywhere now. If you are referring to engine, there is no major auto manufacturer that uses aV4 engine configuration. Any 4 cylinder car is 99% going to be an in line 4.

Even V6 is going out of fashion, and being replaced by turbo boosted in line 4 for more fuel efficiency.

Stop trying to make the car sound more fancy than it is.
Politics › Re: Aviation Ministry Gets ICRC Approval To Concession Four Airports by COMPAQ(m): 5:22am On Jun 24, 2020
I hope the FG will move forward swiflty and transparently to conclude this concession in the shortest possible time.

This is what we need in Nigeria. Pass on a lot more responsibility to the private sector and let things flourish. MM2 is a good example. If the airport had been in govt control, it would have fallen apart by now. Instead, it's still operating almost same way it was when it was built. The facilities have even improved a bit from that time. When the escalator was old and faulty, it didn't take long to replace it with a new one. If it had been govt owned, that escalator would have stopped for years.

We need the same thing for some key roads and other government infrastructure and assets. I don't know whey we waste money on NTA, when channels and TVC exist. NTA should be self operating I. E it should be able to sustain itself from its own revenues, otherwise it should be sold off.
Politics › Re: Aviation Ministry Gets ICRC Approval To Concession Four Airports by COMPAQ(m): 5:10am On Jun 24, 2020
tobechi74:
how Maiduguri remains international airport baffles me.

A lot of smuggling happens there. wait..how do bokoboys allow them operate
Since when did maiduguri have international airport??
Politics › Re: Aviation Ministry Gets ICRC Approval To Concession Four Airports by COMPAQ(m): 5:08am On Jun 24, 2020
janedonez:
Engr Chidi, why was No Eastern airport included in the concession plan. Are they not worthy to benefit from it. Igbos are their greatest enemy.
Perhaps because Enugu airport has not operated sufficiently as an international airport to be bankable, compared to the other 4 that have had international status for over 30+ years.

However, having said that I would expect that if Enugu airport is further developed and also turned into a cargo hub for the Eastern market, the then it could be bankable for concession.
Politics › Re: Nana Akufo-Addo Tenders Apology For Demolition, Orders Investigation by COMPAQ(m): 5:00am On Jun 24, 2020
FuckTheWorld:
cool

E for no apologize nau!

We'll lock our borders again and Ghanaians will starve!
See you!! Ghana is doing far better as a country than Nigeria. If anyone will starve first, then it is us, with our uncontrolled population growth.
Agriculture › Re: Akwa Ibom Government Boosts Cocoa Farming With 500,000 Seedlings by COMPAQ(m): 1:55pm On Jun 22, 2020
iheame1:
Thank God we are now going back to farming
Not sure farming really puts any country on the most developed index. Even worse if you export cash crop and import finished product of same crop.

What advances countries rapidly are industry, manufacturing, services and technology amongst others, all fed by high quality human capital.

Unfortunately, human capital in Nigeria is very poor.
Travel › Re: Ibom Deep Seaport & Lekki Seaport To Start Operation In 2021 - Shippers Council by COMPAQ(m): 1:42pm On Jun 22, 2020
COMPAQ:
Is this correct? I googled this and nowhere does it say Ghana purchases electricity from us. What they buy from us is gas via the WAGP (West Africa Gas Pipeline), which they use to generate electricity.
https://www.legit.ng/1287069-nigeria-lose-niger-republics-665million-annual-energy-cash.html
Travel › Re: Ibom Deep Seaport & Lekki Seaport To Start Operation In 2021 - Shippers Council by COMPAQ(m): 1:39pm On Jun 22, 2020
Ilaumoh:
Ok sir. You can also help us do some of these you've listed
Unfortunately I'm not a journalist. But truth be told it might be a good idea to create quality content for YouTube about Nigeria and make money that way.
Travel › Re: Ibom Deep Seaport & Lekki Seaport To Start Operation In 2021 - Shippers Council by COMPAQ(m): 1:37pm On Jun 22, 2020
odomanis:
Ghana is getting electricity from Nigeria and is billed by Nigeria,Ghana celebrates uninterupted power supply,Nigeria doesnt have light. Have you thought of that ?
Is this correct? I googled this and nowhere does it say Ghana purchases electricity from us. What they buy from us is gas via the WAGP (West Africa Gas Pipeline), which they use to generate electricity.
Travel › Re: Ibom Deep Seaport & Lekki Seaport To Start Operation In 2021 - Shippers Council by COMPAQ(m): 11:58am On Jun 22, 2020
Ilaumoh:
Ibom Deep Seaport And Lekki Seaport To Start Operation 2021 Federal Government - The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Hassan Bello

“Based on this, we are also glad that two new important ports will operate in 2021. The Lekki Deep Sea Port and the Ibom Deep Sea Port.

These are very important contributions of government through public private partnerships. Lekki, for example, will create about 180,000 jobs.

The same thing with Ibom and I want to congratulate the government of Akwa Ibom and the Federal Government in all these PPPs.”

https://punchng.com/nigerian-ports-not-configured-for-export-shippers-council-boss/

Carry this good news go front page oo
I am not sure there has been any report showing state of progress on these ports. I'm sure if you go there, the site is mostly empty.

Having said that journalists in Nigeria are the laziest in the world. Both print, radio and TV. All they do is follow politician up and down and quote verbatim with little or no independent analysis like Newsweek, Time, Economist, Wall Street Journal etc.

So no newspaper or TV station can do a report on these projects and take a drone to take ariel clips as part of their report? Meanwhile YouTube is full of project reports of so many foreign projects - airports, dams, bullet trains, nuclear fusion facilities, and etc.
Politics › Re: APC Crisis: Buhari's Silence Unacceptable, Party May Lose Edo- Sagay by COMPAQ(m): 11:53am On Jun 22, 2020
hisexcellency34:
Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos




https://www.independent.ng/sagay-condemns-buharis-aloofness-in-apc-leadership-crisis/
Does Buhari do any work in the Nigeria before. The guy has no clue what's going on?

Nigeria needs a crazy hands on President, not what we have at the moment that seems to be asleep all day!
Politics › Re: Ndume: Workers Are Paid Peanuts, Senators Earn Luxury Wages by COMPAQ(m): 9:17am On Jun 22, 2020
JasonScoolari:
...When he was a Senate leader at the 8th assembly, he never clamoured or support the motion for the reduction of the "luxury wages" then, the sugar was so sweet in his mouth and he finds it difficult to spit it out.

When they're being addressed as "Former" that's when they start behaving as if they very close to the masses, but when they're addressed as "Current" they're officially blind to anything that would stop them from having a slice of the cake.
There is something in that Abuja that makes everyone there forget how poverty stricken the rest of the country is. Seems for the time they are there, they think the rest of the country is like Abuja.

Abuja as a city sef is taking up too much of our resources. They found it easy to build Abuja airport road, but difficult to build Lagos Ibadan or PH Enugu, because that one is for their own benefit.

The money spent on buildings and roads development in Abuja is not fair to the rest of us.
Travel › Re: Udom Emmanuel Links Akwa Ibom With Abia Through Long Abandoned Road by COMPAQ(m): 8:14pm On Jun 21, 2020
I hope the road will be used and maintained. If all our infrastructure were well maintained, money would be spent on something else now instead of rebuilding what we did 10 years ago.

There is a road about 10mins after Shagamu interchange on lagos ibadan expressway that goes to Olabisi Onabanjo University. That road is obviously so infrequently used that vegetation has grown to cover half the road in many parts. On my while drive of about 40mins on that road sometimes I don't meet up to 10 cars.
Sports › Re: Garba Lawal: Victor Osimhen’s €60m Price Tag Outrageous by COMPAQ(m): 10:26pm On Jun 19, 2020
pyrex23:
Even chukwueze is on €500 a week salary and he's contract ends in 2023 yet they slammed a €65 mill price tag on him..
€500 ke?
Politics › Re: Akwa Ibom Building The Biggest Flyover In Nigeria - Julius Berger by COMPAQ(m): 10:18pm On Jun 19, 2020
24SEVEN:
But sincerely aren't Akwa Ibomites wasting their resources unnecessarily?

Look at the sparsely populated environment and tell me what vehicular traffic warrants such infrastructure. Can the money be used for something more pressing and/or beneficial.

Why do people who suddenly struck wealth resort to wastages.
Not necessarily! If the state is planning properly, these infrastructure could be a selling point for investment in factories because of the good layout of the city, which then in turn creates jobs. The thing though is that the infrastructure should not be for its sake. It should be backed up with a good investment drive.

If the state were able to go further and design well planned and spacious industrial layouts and get the deep sea port sorted, it could become a hub to supply the South East.

Point is it has to be supported by quality medium /long term planning. Unfortunately that's what we lack in Nigeria. The next government will come in and go in a totally different direction.
Politics › Re: Remove Magu - Malami Writes Buhari. Accuses EFCC Boss Of Money Diversion by COMPAQ(m): 10:19am On Jun 19, 2020
Is this Buhari in charge of anything at all!?

We need a hands on President walahi. While people do need to take responsibility for their jobs, but Nigeria situation now is that President must be on top of these things.

If I were President I would expect monthly report of recovered funds, and which accounts they have been placed in CBN and get verification from CBN governor.
Politics › Re: Buhari Rejects States’ Plan On Unilateral Takeover Of Discos by COMPAQ(m): 2:14pm On Jun 18, 2020
nairavsdollars:
Why is the President always rejecting good things?
Really!! You try!
Politics › Re: FG To Concession Sagamu-benin, Nine Other Expressways by COMPAQ(m): 2:08pm On Jun 18, 2020
quentin06:
I have worked for a disco, so shove your ignorance in your butthole
E pain am grin grin grin!
Travel › Re: Planes Wedged Together After Collision At Aberdeen Airport by COMPAQ(m): 2:01pm On Jun 18, 2020
If na Nigeria, by now Nairaland would be full of insults for Buhari.
Politics › Re: 11 Things To Note About The Economic Sustainability Plan by COMPAQ(m): 11:55am On Jun 18, 2020
Joyce95:
A thread of the ESC's recommendations for the Nigerian economy post COVID-19.
High level economic plan with no real substance, or implementation strategy beneath it. After a while it will fade away into distant memory. EGRP was more detailed and better written than this, but where is it today.

Nigeria is really on the edge. Politicians continue to bleed this country and revenue is fast disappearing. The country should be diversifying but NNPC is busy looking for more oil in Kogi and Benue.

Government should be taking drastic decisions on wastage and spending, but for them nothing has changed. Its business as usual.

Security is non existent
Hospitals are a mess
Educational standards are rubbish
Everywhere is an environmental mess
Roads are death traps
We can't even clean our gutters consistently or effect road repairs with any urgency

CIA that said Nigeria might be a failed state by 2015 May have missed the year, but it looks like its a certainty at some point rather than a possibility. That's why almost everyone is escaping to Canada.
Politics › Re: FG To Concession Sagamu-benin, Nine Other Expressways by COMPAQ(m): 8:58am On Jun 18, 2020
Cantonese:
The military in the 80s introduced tolling booths on two highways namely Lagos - Ibadan and Onitsha - Enugu. There was a framework established connecting revenues to road repairs. Infact that was the purpose of establishing the tolling booths. The problem was that the money realised was instantly embezzled. As observed by you too staff of the federal ministry of works who were originally assigned there made the tolling plazas their private businesses with forged receipts, non issuance of receipts but receiving payments, etc. The roads were concessioned thereafter but the story of corruption by the investors remained the same until government pulled out. It became an issue of litigation.

We have a major problem in this country and it is corruption. Privatization helps the economy and the people but in our country it is not the same. Daily times newspaper is an example. We were lucky with telecoms. The reason why power is a problem in this country is simply that ECN, NEPA, PHCN, as it was called at different times, was a veritable source of looting for government officials. When it was broken up into Gencos and Discos, what changed? Nothing. Those who ran NEPA aground took over in the name of privatization, turned around to obtain billions from the FG and still maintain status quo. Government officials see privatization as means of enriching themselves while agreements are going on and making money when all things are set in place.

With all the taxation where are the jobs? This country needs a Messiah.
Oga, there are many privatization success stories. It seems sometimes we focus only on the bad and refuse to see the good. Let me give you a few examples of former government enterprises and their privatized versions and see if the government version made as much impact as the privatized one:

Nitel vs MTN/Glo/Airtel/9 Mobile
Nicon Insurance (when it was govt) vs AXA Mansard, GT Assurance, Old Mutual
ACB bank vs GTB/Zenith/Access/ Stanbic
NTA vs Channels/TCV
NNPC vs Shell/Exxon/Chervron
Nigeria Airways vs Aero/Air Peace/Arik
Radio Nigeria vs Cool FM/Classic FM
Old Nicon Noga vs Transcorp Hilton
Fertilizer company of Nigeria vs Notore
Eleme petrochemical vs Indorama
Unilag vs Covenant University

The private companies here have added far more value to nigeria in terms of employment, improves services, introduction of technology, payment of taxes etc
Politics › Re: FG To Concession Sagamu-benin, Nine Other Expressways by COMPAQ(m): 8:36am On Jun 18, 2020
quentin06:
Govt has been funding discos since 2016 via CBN, its not only tcn that gets funding, how will you know these, have worked in any of the discos before?
That is totally not true. It's amazing how so much gist goes on in this country based on whatsapp posts and beer parlour gist. And people just believe it as fact.

It's important you put the information out there in the proper context. When the privatization was done, to ensure liquidity in the system there were a number of guarantees put in place to ensure that discos/genco's get cash for energy supplied. If at all CBN paid money to DISCOS, it was probably one of 3 things:

1. Remember FG still holds shares in the DISCO's. If I recall FG didn't divest 100%. So therefore, if the DISCO is increasing capital base for eg, FG is obligated to pay it's share.
2. During the privatization, there were a number of guarantees put in place for GENCO's and DISCO's to ensure that they got their cash for energy supplied. CBN could very well have been effecting those guarantees and paying bulk for electricity supplied.
3. Govt agencies and parastatals as you should know are the biggest electricity debtors in this country. it could very well be that CBN was paying outstanding debt to DISCO's on behalf of govt.

None of these 3 amount to FG still contributing to run DISCO's as you have put it. Often times the newspapers and social media doesn't get headlines right. What most people will see is the headline - "CBN pays N50bln to EKEDC". However, most people don't read the details of the story to understand the context. Besides what you typically still hear Fasola talking about when he was Minister of Power was installation of substations and injection stations, which are all still part of TRANSMISSION.

Let's learn to really understand the subject matter before making posts based on assumed headlines.

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