₦airaland Forum

Paperwhite:
Aisha just returned from London while her children went holidaying in Spain.Buhari and Mamman Daura family are chilling there now. Chai! Who cursed Nigeria like this?

See them enjoying their lives over a birthday celebration in London while the ordinary Nigerian citizens wallow in abject poverty.Can God pls do something about these useless and irresponsible people called Nigerian leaders?

Oga, did Mamman Daura use your money or the FG's money to celebrate his birthday?

Do you know who he is?

Abject poverty is for people who are incurably indolent.

Mamman Daura and his family, including the Buhari's, have been visiting and celebrating in the UK and elsewhere around the world for decades. How is this one an exception?

AccessME:
Congratulations to our President.

In all of this power tussle , it's the Yoruba's I pity for most, u guys are soo foolishly blind. By the time Buhari and his Northern goons deal with una finish, maybe in 2023, una eye go clear.

Mtchewww.

Senseless comment!

SC31:
So you're saying as a business owner, if your cost of operation is N50 as at today and you charge N60, you would still charge N60 when it becomes N100 tomorrow?

Clamouring for a reduced price is good, but you need to also consider my cost of operation. Would you be giving me diesel or feul at a subsidized rate or even tax?

What's this N50, N60 and N100?

You mean you didn't get the simple analogy that I made?

And you think government doesn't understand COGS and pricing?

Do you have the slightest idea of the profits these telcos post annually?

Before Glo came, didn't the telcos make it appear impossible, or rather unprofitable, to execute per second billing? What happened afterwards?

How much was a sim card 15 years or more years ago? How much is it now? Almost free right? Has the reduction caused them to close shops?

Do you know about business models? Have their business models remained the same over the past decade? I mean, don't they have way more product offerings now than they did 7 to 10 years ago? Did you consider that perhaps if the Communication sector was not 'averagely' regulated as it is, sim cards would not come as cheap as they do today?

The question you asked is rather elementary. No one is saying that they should sell at their cost of production. So, your question is needless.

Have you imagined that certain businesses produce at N30 and sell at 3 or 4 times the price. This happens everyday, especially in poorly regulated sectors?

Have you imagined that the Communication Ministry would have analysed these details and found ground to explore negotiations with the telcos for a possible downward review of charges?

deenee:
Kpele mr award winner.

The open analogy still does not hold because the price of data varies and you pick and choose according to your capacity.

We need to stop this free for all mentality that we have.telcos are exploiting through data when we even have the one of the lowest data tarrifs

I am also beginning to doubt your clarion call about been an entrepreneur or maybe you are one of those internet entrepreneurs that don't make use of any factors of production and also buy your way through with phoney awards.

Otherwise if you produce employ people and grapple with the issue of double taxation of all cadres of the same govt you will understand

Lol.

You are just ignorant and vexed at government over nothing.

Who talked about free anything? You think you know more than those at the NCC and Ministry?

My award is phoney...show your real awards and lets see whose awards are phoney.

Were the telcos not exploiting Nigerians when they charged the same cost for a call duration of one minute and a call duration of 10 seconds?

Was it not Globacom that turned things around for Nigerians? Or do you want to say that the telcos aren't making profit since they adopted per second billing?

It is glaring that you have got nothing to say.

Government will regulate them, anyone that doesn't want to be regulated can leave.

France recently came up with special taxes for the big ICT companies, operating in France, some of which are from the US....what happened? Isn't it a way for France to get more value for the overall benefit of her citizens?

ornicus:
Then start your own telco and give data away for free. It’s a winning business strategy and you will run all those greedy explorative telcos out of business.

Now, you are being ridiculous.

Are telcos giving data away for free?

Did the government ask them to do so?

Whether you like it or not, the Nigerian government has a responsibility to her citizens, and protecting consumers of certain products is one of them.

Tell 'your' telcos to either adjust or ship out. After all, it's a Nigerian telco that 'forced' the other telcos to cut down on their charges, especially the introduction of the famous 'per second billing'.

We do not want exploiters but investors. Shikena!

divineappo:
werey.com
that's ur website

Your generation's websites are:

daniska.ng; anumanu.org; abirun.com

deenee:
As an entrepreneur I sense you don't fully grasp the entire intricacies involved in doing business especially in Nigeria.

But i won't engage in any form of discourse with you. Shebi you say you are an enteprenuer? Good just tell govt to fix prices for the discharge of the goods and services you intend to make available to the public irrespective of your cost of production.

OPEC also sets prices so there is a level playing ground between thecountries that produce crude. Imagine if the global sale of crude was free for all then big players like Saudi will use their excess supply capacity to drive our small players like Nigeria,Ghana etc so the analogy cannot be used in this discussion.

Instead of the minister blatantly asking for a reduction in prices he should have a round table discussion to see how all the stakeholders can work together to improve service and more importantly ease the cost of doing business

Is it not the same thing? OPEC is protecting the weak oil producing nations. Why are you contradicting things?

Nigeria has the responsibility to protect her citizens against exploitation. Simple.

There is distinction between profit making and exploitation. Don't think that the people in government know nothing about doing business.

There is nothing to justify here. Please, don't lecture me about any intricacies of doing business in Nigeria. I started my business here from zero and I live here. I understand so much about doing business in Nigeria.

I have won national and continental awards, including one from the African Entrepreneurship Awards.

Wiseandtrue:
Very interesting, why didn't you say all these before the election

I no blame una, na Osibanjo and Tinubu I blame!!!

We for no dey for this mess

Intelligent people warned them

Did you even read what you wrote?

Pick a copy of Nigeria's constitution and read. Most of the VP's functions are assigned. You expect the FG to continue to pay 80 aides of the VP whereas one of the core responsibilities of the VP, which is the Social Investment Program, has been merged into a new, full blown Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Social Investment and Disaster Management.

I hope you aren't implying that you are intelligent 'cos obviously you aren't, not with a comment as this.

Did Osinbajo not represent the President in an international function few days ago? Didn't he preside over the FEC meeting last Wednesday?

You claim to be intelligent but didn't realize that allowing Osinbajo to sign the Deep Offshore Bill into law would amount to unconstitutionality, since the President's private visit isn't the same as a vacation?

divineappo:
in ur post, u contradicted yourself twice

Are u hungry?

You are either depressed or lack the capacity to understand and correlate things.

My first three paragraphs or so, advised her on aligning with her husband's wish to possibly restore peace in her home.

The next things I said, the next two statements or so, reminded her of the impections of human beings.

Then, my last statements emphasised the need for healthy dialogues between couples as well as tolerance, irrespective of religion or degree of fervency.

E be like say you don go drink Alamo bitters for empty belle....

loswhite:
It is because we do not have a system that truly punish crime without been selective.
If a politician steal and he is sentence to death or 50 years jail term and the rest politicians see that you cannot enjoy your loot after stealing, what do you think they will do? In US for instance if you park wrongly they will tow ur car and you will pay fine for every day the car stays at their office. So automatically you will see ppl trying to avoid parking wrongly. If you bypass electricity and you are caught you pay heavily and can even do jail time..so automatically you see ppl avoiding bypass... If you disobey traffic laws and you are caught you pay heavily so you see ppl trying to obey the laws... The next time you visit the country you see everybody trying to avoid breaking the law.

I agree with you.

For traffic and bye pass of electricity, people are being punished for that....albeit, enforcement is still very poor, especially because, most of us, are either also culpable for these things or unwilling to report offenders. There is also the challenge of authorities collecting bribes from offenders instead of penalising them.

On corruption too, it's the same. People are being punished. We have two former governors and a good number of public officers in jail or facing trials for corruption.

Like I mentioned, I agree with you. Punitive measures need to get stricter along with enforcement. We need to get more serious.

However, by and large, the most fundamental institutions for addressing moral bankruptcy and decadence in the society remain the family, community, religious organization and school.

They have their jobs cut out for them, and they simply have to start doing more. If we fix these institutions, certainly their products would thereafter, go on to fix leadership in our country.

arinpe16:
I'm not fighting God. I'm not used to praying 5 times daily before we met and he knows. I think he's only using it as an excuse. Is it enough reason to.want.a.divorce?

Get use to praying 5 times or even more.

There is no such thing as 'I am not use to'. Learn and get use to it!

Do this, if not for anything but to get to the root of why he wants a divorce since you suspect your not praying 5 times couldn't be reason enough for him to want a divorce.

No vex, but you women can be unnecessarily 'heady' sometimes.

We, men, our own dey our body too. As for me, when it comes to religion and worship, liberty is utmost.

For instance, my family is in church now but I am home 'cos I didn't feel like going to church. Whenever, I do not feel like going, nothing changes that.

In fact, I can't really say I belong to any religion, though I believe strongly in God.

You and your husband should talk and appreciate that stuff like religion and worship aren't what should come between people. They are personal between us and God.

Moreover, does praying 5 or 10 times determine once state of relations with God?

Introvertedmarc:
You said it all.... but the Govt has some part to play in job creation.

Oga, values is what we are talking about.

Families, communities, schools and religious organisations are more culpable. Please, keep government at the corner first.

Job creation has nothing to do with this.

You think I am not making sense?

Ok, wait. Why are people who are gainfully employed still involved in fraud, theft and corruption? Including people in politics, generals in the military, top executives of oil and gas, banking, telecommunication, manufacturing companies etc.

Tell me why? Is it because they do not have jobs or earn well?

WhoBeThisMan:
Wow the nephew is older than the uncle .. naija we hail thee

I am older than two of my uncles.

My mum also is younger than some of her nieces and nephews.

So, relax! You comment is empty and implies nothing.

vivalavida:
Extension till when?

Are you from Djibouti?

Write the Minister to find out.

deenee:
What they post as profit has no bearing on this discourse. They are a private company and they have the responsibility of creating wealth for their shareholders.

Economics of scale will only make sense if the cost of doing business is low.

You don't expect them to price below their per unit cost of data deployment do you?

And yea petrol price regulation is one of the major underlying reasons why the refineries aint working.

Let market forces control petrol price and see the amount of investments that will flow into that sector.

Cost of doing business, either low or high, cannot justify extortion or exploitation.

I am an entrepreneur as well. You don't create wealth for shareholders by reaping people off. Don't forget that government also has a responsibility to protect her citizens, and that is irrespective of ramifications.

Please, drop the price regulation argument as it relates to failure of our refineries. It doesn't hold water. Isn't OPEC regulating volume and setting price at the global stage? Why are there still functional refineries around the world?

As for market forces controlling prices of oil products, the industry is different. The players are few. It isn't the same as with Agriculture, FMCG etc.

Please, economy of scale makes better sense when the cost of doing business is high than when it is so low. Stop being theorical.

And my big question is: why can't the telcos leave when they think the environment isn't benefiting? Why do you prefer that government turn a blind eye to the plight of millions of her citizens to allow telcos 'create wealth' for a few tens of her shareholders?

There is nothing wrong with government calling for necessary adjustments to enhance value for her citizens, absolutely, nothing is wrong with that.

Coldie:
In the past we had 3regions so what are u talking about.

You are the one bringing in tribalism here.

If I decide to name the full stats, middle belt has abuja Kaduna rail. Daura which is north west has transport university, south west has both rail and assembly plant what about east and south nothing is that me displaying tribalism or Truth?

Oga, could you be calm and learn?

Do not further embarrass yourself with an unnecessary argument.

First, we aren't talking history. Hence, the information on how we had 3 regions in the past doesn't add value to the conversation.

My point is simple, it's tribalistic and mischievous to say that the Transport University is in the North and now a Wagon Assembly Plant is being setup in the South West.

If you are talking North, it should be between the entire North and the entire South, and not the entire North versus a fragment of the South. Simple!

Secondly, stop confusing yourself and trying to take us back to this 'East, West and North' thing. Nigeria now has 6 regions, 3 in the North and 3 in the South...simple!

Na people like you dey 'yab' President Buhari for saying Western Germany instead of Germany.

And if you care to know, there are massive ongoing projects in the South East (which is your East). I will name just a few: 2nd Niger Bridge, Onitsha-Enugu Expressway, Expansion and Upgrade of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu etc.

In the South south (which I believe is your own South), there is the all-important Itakpe-Warri Railway project (you need to do a research on the route of this railway to appreciate its importance to Nigeria, especially the SE, SS and the regions of the North, particularly the NC) that is almost ready for use; the Port Harcourt International Airport in Omagwa now has a new terminal; the Maritime University in Warri has been completed. If you need more projects in the South south, I can oblige you a long list, with all the details, from financial closure for the $900million, 459MW Azura power plant in Edo state, which was completed 7 months earlier than schedule to the modular refineries in Delta, Rivers and Akwa Ibom states.

Since you specifically mentioned Daura, the President's hometown, let me also inform you that President Buhari completed the abandoned multi billion naira Central Ogbia Regional Water Project, which is the home of former President Jonathan, and the ongoing dualization of Yenegwe Road Junction-Kolo-Otuoke-Bayelsa Palm. I can provide you a proof for that if you want. The project was commissioned by Hon. Heineken Lokpobiri, from Bayelsa state, who was the then Minister of state for Agriculture.

The N120billion Bodo-Bonny bridge project, jointly funded by the FG and NLNG, is also ongoing.

It may also interest to know that a total sum of 85,000 people from the South south region alone, benefit from the Npower programme of the Federal Government.

Please, let me stop here by advising that we stop the unnecessary promotion of division, tribalism and unfounded information.

Also, I am from Anambra state, and I didn't know of most of these projects via google, I travel across the length and breath of the country on a regular basis and visit these project sites in person.

ornicus:
The man is just grandstanding. You cannot force any telco to adjust their rates. The telcos are a perfect free market, you do not like one, you move to another. Each have their own peculiar operating challenges which NCC cannot do anything about.

Regulation of the price of petrol is one of the reasons for moribund refineries and a lack of investment in refineries. Because return on investment is not guaranteed

This is just the man saving face

Oga, please stop that.

You know nothing about what you are saying.

Who told you regulation of price of petroleum products is responsible for the bad state of the refineries? It is not true...corruption is.

Do you even have the slightest idea what these telcos post as profit after tax? Regulating telcos is an important part of enabling business as communication, just like energy, is the lifeblood of any business and economy.

With Nigeria's huge population, it's needful that telcos are properly regulated to ensure that they are not taking undue advantage. No one is saying that they should not recoup their investments.

I am surprised you said that no one can force them to adjust their prices. That's actually ridiculous. Recall that they aren't also being forced to stay. They are at liberty to leave.

If you know about economy of scale, then you should reckon that a country the size of Nigeria should enjoy cheaper data and call rates than several other countries.

The whole talk about peculiar challenges and what have you, makes no sense at all.

CalabarPikin:
Mk una free person pikin jorr.......


....d guy must bn in frustration while d gal came to add salt to injury wit insults as their nature is....in d name of asking for debt....

What nonsense are you talking about?

If the lady in question was to be your sister or girlfriend, I am certain that you wouldn't say this nonsense.

So, people who are stressed or frustrated by life's challenges are supposed to go about assaulting others abi?

Coldie:
Buhari should pity us here in the east with some projects.

North gets Transportation University

Southwest gets Rail wagon Assembly.

I have not even talked about the trains already running in both regions.

I believe Buhari still has us in mind. Let's hope

See how terrible you are...the entire North is now a single region because you want to sell your petty tribalism.

How come you had to be specific with Kajola being in the South West and not in the South?

Mtchewww.

CanadaOrBust:
An official visit would have an officially designated purpose. What’s the purpose here?

So, because you don't know the designated purpose that's why a private visit is vacation?

Kindly do a research on state and private visits.

CanadaOrBust:
If u go to court, he has the Supreme Court in his pocket - just as he has the house and senate. Chai!

The issue isn't that the Supreme Court or Nass is in his pocket but the simple fact that the so-called Ubani and yourself are so ignorant to realise that a private visit is an official visit.

It isn't a vacation.

pickatyou:
Another shifting of goal post.
What they fail to understand is that a goal is a goal, be it own goal or normal goal.

Fashola just admit you scored an own goal and move on

Even if he did, what will you do?

madridguy:
I blame poverty. Majority of our girls/ladies and even married women are doing coded runs just to settle debt and pay bills.

Nigeria government are the most useless thing on earth.
Nothing we the citizens are benefiting from them than hardship upon hardship.

This one don carry government matter come put inside this clear matter of 'moral decadence'.

So, you believe there are no jobs in Nigeria? Are there really no jobs in Nigeria or many persons find certain jobs demeaning?

Are you aware that so many people are damn unemployable and incurably indolent? I can tell you that for free, and without fear of contradiction, because I am an entrepreneur and an employer of labour.

My guy, no job is below 'anyone's standards' as far as it can pay 'basic daily' bills at the material time, while you are on the lookout for something better. People must learn to appreciate that there's got to be a starting point...life isn't magic.

Come to think of it...how can a jobless lady prefer to use uber or taxify instead of keke or the regular taxis that are everywhere?

U sure say your head sef correct? Reason am na.

harrikoko:
I agreed I goofed guys, yes I did confess to her that I did worse and I do pray I find the strength never to cheat on her again. I was only worried because I never believed she could do that shit. Like I stated in the post I can swear anywhere and with anything that she can't cheat? I have forgiven and I do she has forgiven me as well, but my fear is that, there could be more and she's not comfortable telling, because she accidentally let it slipped that if she had done it with her ex our marriage would have crashed long ago as he would prolly blackmail her.
I am just here to seek advice from mature minds on how we can make herself better and how to prove to her that she's still my world. Thanks

Oga, please just behave yourself going forward, and do your best to inspire a return of the old trust that you both once shared.

Take the much she told you as the whole truth. That route your mind wants you to take....hmmmm, e no go healthy for una o.

That's all the advice you need.

obillyj:
Lately, I have summoned the courage to start up a business. I have several business ideas but had being afraid to make the move because of all that is involved. I am ready to do so now but faced with the challenge of getting funds.
I will need about half a million to kick off and don't want to start with loan.

Do I need to write a proposal and submit to my prospective helpers or do I just meet and explain to them. I hope also to raise the fund from family and friends. How do I go about it please.

Thanks.

Tg

Write a clear and realistic proposal, and present same to your target investor(s), irrespective of whether they are your relatives or friends.

This is really important, as it would give a new dimension of impression about you. Ensure you engage one on one with the person at their most convenient time, so you can avail them of an overview of the business plan, before dropping the document.

Importantly, do not be afraid to fail. Know and continually grow your knowledge of your industry and market. Always get up when you fall and keep going. One way of ensuring that you are able to get up each time you fall is to ensure that your business solves a real problem; one which you are passionate about.

I wish you luck in your entrepreneurial journey.

donprinyo:
Taa, u still dont know women.

Which one be taa? The story says it's a rape na.

Kennitrust:
speak for Nigerian and stop being selfish

There he goes again.....speak for Nigerian indeed.

E be like say mistakes full your body..

donprinyo:
Both r minors and investigations should be done and if not consensual de boy should be seriously dealt with.

Bro, I think say the story say rape....abi, dem don get consensual for rape?

Kennitrust:
quick to note out misspelled words as if it depict the entirety of me

Maybe it does, just maybe.

[quote author=olasaad post =83794733]brand name pls[/quote]Mama Choice by Olams.

skedman:
Nigerian rice is still the best apart from the little stones
You don't need to open your pot when cooking because it does not remove those starchy water seen when cooking imported rice.

It has the full nutrient

There are no stones.

It depends on the one you purchased.

The journalist isn't a smart person.

I just snapped the Nigerian rice that I eat.

I dey market sef as I dey type.

Monogamy:
Travel all the away from Nigeria to sign a bill in London..

How many protocols travel with Kyari?
Is the money for the itinerary from their personal pockets?

This is cluelessness

It is people like you that travel even farther distance just to be with a woman.

So, travelling to London to sign into law a bill that will earn Nigeria over $1.7billion in the next two years is a clueless thing to do abi?

I bet you don't even know the meaning of the word 'clueless'.

How much does it cost to travel to the UK from Nigeria?

With all the sense you claim to have, you couldn't rationalize that allowing the VP to sign the bill where the president isn't on vacation amounted to unconstitutionality.

It is people like you that believe 'private visit' to be vacation.

Educated illiterate!