₦airaland Forum

Lithiumite:
Thats the problem, nigerians arent asking the right questions from both tinubu and the govs......we are only chasing the wrong priorities looking for subsidy

You are slowly getting inside the problem
If the leaders dont care about the masses why should they sacrifice the only tangible benefit they can get from the govt
Govt promised cng buses themselves as a palliative, where are they now ?
And even the subsidy,why cant it be managed effectively
Whose fault is it that there is so much corruption there

Parachoko:
Nigeria was fine but Citizens were consuming Grass?

I don't want to believe you're a joker

And i dont want to believe you are uneducated or lack basic english comprehension skills

Parachoko:
Before Asiwaju became the President, Nigeria was not rosy

In 2021, I watch a video of kids in Katsina, who were consuming raw grass due to extreme hunger

Wasnt as bad as this
Nobody said it was rosy before

Stop being clever by half

Lithiumite:
Have you read the latest report on nigeria's daily fuel consumption.......it states we consume about 50m liters of fuel daily both locally produced and imported........do the math on how much subsidy govt would have been paying daily with the current cost at 1,350.

How much will prices come down to,will atiku bring it back to the pre tinubu rates of 250 naira a liter,that means he will be paying nothing less than 1k per liter in subsidy,kindly multiply that by 50m liters daily.......any subsidy regime that will come to the consumer higher than 500 to 600 naira makes no sense and even at that,atiku will still have to be forking out 650 naira on every liter.......do the math,where atiku wan see that kind money pay?

Instead of direct pms subsidy,why not push for policy advocacy that govt should rather make efficient and cheap transportation available.........lagos state for instance should provide more CNG mass transit busses at subsidised rates,about half the cost the masses are currently spending on transport.......also food trucks from the north can be subsidised by providing subsidised diesel or free diesel for them with tracking devices attached to monitor their movements also the multiple state levies they pay should be abolished or reduced.

Govt should provide standard public schools that will be affordable,they can serve as alternatives to the expensive private schools all over the place,this will make households able to save money they would have spent sending their children to private schools.

Health care,child and maternal health should be made free and a health scheme that is efficient and affordable, health insurance should be more accessible and our PHCs be better improved to provide cheaper health care to the masses.

The challenge is many of this things we mentioned falls within the purview of the state govs who should be compelled by the citizens to do more,if you are get cheap subsidised transport to work, your kids are attending cheap public schools,your wife and child can get affordable health care and food arrives at the market cheaper...... the govt would have done a lot to ameliorate the suffering of the people amd will have a far better effect then the burdensome pms subsidy regime and can be effectively tracked and assessed.

They made a lot of noise about cng buses
Where are they now ??

Lithiumite:
Is the poor okada man earning the same amount he was earning before,so you may know which I know you know but just want to side step it to push your warped narrative......your average keke guy is doing about 110k on the average weekly after fuel,i am in logistics and I know what I am taking about.

He might not really understand why prices are going up but it behoves on you the supposed educated one not to deceive the poor into believing the erroneous argument that pms subsidy is better for them......the cheap petrol they were enjoying was coming at a cost to the country as a whole and we were going broke.

ypur wduvatpn should have exposed you to something called inflation and purchasing power , earning 110k now could mean earning less if it can buy less than 30k 2 years prior

Lithiumite:
You forgot to mention about $3b spent on foreign education annually,these arent children of the poor,between 2010 ro 2020,$28b was spent cumulatively ,$11b spent on health care within the same period,the poor okada rider in mubi,adamawa state isn't enjoying that subsidy.

Nigerians spend an estimated $1.4 billion to $6 billion annually on imported luxury and fashion goods, consuming significant foreign exchange. The domestic luxury fashion and lifestyle market alone is valued at about $1.4 billion, while broader clothing and apparel imports—spanning high-end and general foreign wear—drain roughly $4 billion to $6 billion in foreign exchange yearly: (Ken research)......papa ugochukwu in agulu isn't enjoying the subsidy govt is paying on all these forex.

You made it spund as if only the rich was enjoying subsidy
The poor okada rider bought petrip at a cheaper price, his food was cheaper, his house rent was cheaper and electricity and almost every ther conceivablw thong was cheaper for him becuase of that subsidy so lets get that right also

nairalanda1:
It doesn't matter, for the electricity sector to work, the government has to allow them charge a cost reflective tarrif, so that they can pay for gas, pay running costs, pay for your transformer and generator (instead of you paying for it) and pay for upgrade and expansion costs to the transmission and distribution systems, and even pay for increased generation

Shouting and screaming that I am wrong does not change the facts.

Accept cost reflective tarrifs, or accept that you would never see good enough power supply in your lifetime, or accept that you would have to vote in a government that would borrow to give you the light.

Truth does not have to agree with how you feel.

Are you seriously all right at all
Are you, are you normal ??
You want to produce a product people cant afford
How will your business survive if you dont make sales
It wont !!!
And thats what we have

It was too expensive for even govt to pay cost relective tarrifs cos apparently they are owing them billions in unpaid subsidies

So what are you saying ?
This is the only possible outcome, epileptic power supply

The point is i have accepted it and so many other people
No go do solar

Screaming about charging cost reflective tarrifs is ignorance cos nobody can afford that
And thats what you've been doing here

nairalanda1:
Good, so stop complaining about the lack of power supply...or accept the truth that we all need to pay a cost reflective tarrif.

We have been lying to ourselves for decades that we can make power cheap, it's time we stopped lying, or we just accept that we can have no light, or we vote a government that would borrow 20 trillion naira annually to fix power, for the next ten years, knowing that we would pay back the debt on top of the hefty debt we have.


You guys should stop wishful thinking. We have a serious corruption problem, yes, and that is why APC needs to be voted out because they have not dealt with it. But fixing corruption and stealing is not going to magically yield the immense sums needed to give every nigerian light, nor is it going to eliminate the need for a cost reflective tarrif to maintain the sustained power supply.

What do you know
U were the one talking as if the people are all millionnnaires but refuse to pay for electricity
I'm not the one complaining about poor power
So be humble
All this is bleak, its a hopeless realization,
You'll just realize the best strategy is to gtfo of this country eventually
Just come back once in a while to chill

nairalanda1:
At the end of the day, the business of electric power is very expensive. If Nigerians cannot afford it, then either they do without electricity, or the government adds to our already bad debt by borrowing more to pay for improved electricity, because there is no way on God's earth that a budget of 68 trillion can produce the over 140 trillion naira needed to at least get everyone on the grid 24 hours power, and the even higher sums needed to connect everyone in the country to the grid.

There is no magic money tree in the Central Bank, generating money on demand for all our neeeds., and Nigeria does not have enough money. The sad thing is that this APC government complicates matters by not treating the war against corruption with the genuine seriousness it needs. nor is it diversifying the economy to yield more revenue for the nation to fix these things.

This is the situation on ground.

People dont have money
Govt dont have money
Thats y things are where they are now
Nigeria has no business being 250m people

nairalanda1:
Because we do not want to pay a cost reflective tarrif for the power sector to make the money to give us those things.

(He is going to get angry with me and call me APC supporter...for saying a company has to make a profit to work well, essentially. For some funny reason, NIgerians seem to think that way, that all we need to do is fight corruption, while keeping price controls on companies that cause massive losses and fuel the same corruption they want to fight, and they would somehow work well. )

Obviously people cant afford this stuff
Is the money to going to fall from haven

I'm guessing she looks like her mother
I'm seeing her face on the baby here now

Lithiumite:
Buharis subsidy payments as at 22/23 was about 3.4 trillion annually which was borrowed money,not money Nigeria had "borrowed" .......you were borrowing money to enter bus to work daily but you stopped borrowing because you now had a motor cycle,will that money you were spending on transport remain in ur pocket? The answer is no......our budget for 26 alone is 68tr so whats 3.4tr in that figure?

Where did tinubu give tompolo 17tr,you people just conjure figures out of thing air......tompolo's security contract as lef to an increase in oil production even exceeding open quota from 1.2mbpd tinubu met it to 1.7mbpd it is today,quantify that revenues leap to how much we were loosing under buhari.

To boost much needed investment in the the oil and gas sector the govt needed those fiscal measures to boost revenues and remember its nigerians that will work in these places.

Its also wrong for the rich to be buying subsidised dollars at 800,thats why govt also stopped that subsidy, buy ur dollar at the market rate,it has eliminated arbitrage and govt losses on those subsidies

The rich buying dollars or the productive getting subsidized dollars for production
You conveniently ignored that part
In fact just like dangote did during the construction of his refinery
Was the dollar not subsidized then

If you had to do that so i can buy goods cheaper
Guess what ?
I dont a give a damn

Even do it everyday !!!
Thats your problem !!!

AMINDA:
This all water under the bridge now. Obi voluntarily left the coalition. He was the one who kept saying he MUST be on the ballot as a presidential candidate. He started the OK movement the second Kwankwaso joined the coalition while still in the coalition. Let him contest and try his best. While a coalition would have been an easier route to defeat Tinubu, a three-horse race also has its advantages. It's a no-brainer that this will be Atiku’s last shot whether he wins or loses. Obi should have negotiated on behalf of his region instead of prioritising himself. Tinubu did the same in 2015 and got rewarded with 5.6m Northern votes as payback at a time when Obi defeated him in the South.

P.S: Out of 108 members in the APC campaign council, only 7 are from the Southeast. Yet, Obidients kept joining APC handles in parroting that its the turn of the South. Betta Edu is part of that 7 from the Southeast. Unlike Gbajabiamila that was fingered multiple times, she isn't good enough for public service but is good enough to campaign for Tinubu's re-election.

Have you ever why PO is insisting on contesting
I strongly believe Obidient movement is a faction of the apc and Obi knows the assignment he was given

FSBoperator:
Like Giringori that stole Anambra state collective wealth for 8ys straight only for it to end up in his offshore account under his daughter's name and the rest diverted to his bank and to build his shopping mall in Abuja and PH and a brewery in Anambra.

That's the typified example of a thieving Nigerian governor .

Wetin concern me
Gringori is a deceiver and collaborator for bat
Only people incapable of serious thinking take po seriously

FSBoperator:
And we can't afford it.

Plain and simple.

We practiced it for over 40ys starting with Murtala and where did it get us ?

You can also argue that Trump is also subsidizing US crude prices by draining the US strategic crude reserves but that is now over because the reserves have plummeted and can not hide the fact of 30% global crude supply taken out from circulation due to the closure of the straits of Hormuz.

The fact remains that instead of subsidizing our major revenue earner for domestic consumption, subvention should go to infrastructure and agriculture.

Stop wasting money you don't have on a limited resource .

EV technology is getting cheaper .

Partnering with China to build EV battery plants in Nigeria can go a long way in solving the transportation issue.

Channel resources to sustainable and job creating ventures instead of a corrupt subsidy regime.

We cant afford it or govt is full of corrupt and incompetent people

How does this concern me whe i am poorer in terms of purchasing power

omenka:
When Adeleke thanked the president after being declared, the MOBidients said it was just politics.

Then he went on to endorse Mr President, they said the people of Osun would decide and that Davido greatly influenced the outcome of the election.

Now Davido has gone to prostrate for and hug Tinubu's right hand man in celebration of the outcome of the election. Can't imagine how they'd spin this one to conceal their tears.

Jagaban has been playing chess since 99 while these ones keep playing Ludo.

Cap and Cope

Continue fooling yourself

WantsandMore:
hmmm, let's just hope some information were not hidden as at the moment of purchase. Moreover, I feel the drop was an institutional liquidity sweep. If I had money, I'm betting my kobo on geregu, imagine Tinubu finally removes electricity subsidy?

Will people create money to pay for what is unaffordable or will you create a loan company to loan people money for electricity bills
You are just joking

You think the person that sold the company didnt think about it first

profmallor:
The math's say that if APC can come first or second in most states then APC will the presidential election, I not sure a number of people understand this. If ADC or NDC are unable to match that then neither of them can win the election, and from the Osun states results neither ADC nor NDC came first or second.

While those Accord numbers we saw in Osun will be split during the presidential elections, the APC block votes most likely will increase. I think people need to take emotions out of these things and face facts regardless of how bitter it may taste, only a merger can defeat APC, simple

It will also not be enough for tinubu to win
People warned him not to contest for president
This man shouldnt plunge Nigeria into a crisis

Kukutente23:
Let's be fair pls
When Christians pray and preach against idolatry even saying they are destined for hell and destruction is that extremism?
Even a Christian will tell you he wants Osun Grove destroyed by fire.
So there's nothing abnormal if he wishes for a gov to end idolatry in my view

I always condemn such too whenever i see it
Even down to some worship songs
Like the all other gods na soso yeye, every other god na soso yeye song
Its abnormal and uncivilized
Live and let live
Others have a right to practice their religion in peace as enshrined in the constitution

Kukutente23:
To be fair to the imam, he was only making a prayer and he made other meaningful and useful prayers about the just concluded elections

The video is misleading

I get ypur point
Buh we all heard his prayers loud and clear
The video isnt misleading
The beginning of extremism is always intolerant thoughts and wishes
How else can something start if you never thought and about it and wish for it and say it out loud like the imam here

The prayer should be condemned
It is very condemnable

MrsAyomide:
Muslims will forever remain minority in SW no matter their effort. Give these people “Allow” and they will turn around and start seeking “Allowance”

It’s time for Yoruba Chrtistians and traditionalists to stand up and face these people eye ball to ball , and keep them in the position they belong..

Yoruba Muslims are crossing boundaries and enough is enough.We need to wake up in SW and fight for the future of our generation yet unborn.
For the past 10 years Yoruba Muslims have been switching towards wrong direction, and we are all here pretending that all is well in South west that we are safe.

The people of Boronu thought the same 20 years ago, and now what is happening in North East ?

This is what I meant when I stated it boldly that these people are threat to Yoruba land, but they will fail as usual.

Yoruba lagba!

You are deceiving yourself
Its just a matter of time
They are he majority in southwest already and they birth like chinese so do the math even in places like taraba and plateau
Do you lnow how many muslims are there
Yoruba land will surely get hit worse as time goes on and as they increase in population

We all know their radicality only comes out when they achieve a super majority
Its just time

The high rate of education here helps but i doubt it can hold it at bay forever

And for your information, extremist always start in the minority until they strike with violence then other so called moderates will fall in line

Just like coupists
Coupists are always in the minority until they strike
Go check the history of afghanistan and iran
The two pseudo-theocracies right now

I suggest you reserve a muslim name and get ready to be someone's 4th wife

SeeWahala:
Hehehe 😆

Somehow this CoRn 🌽 chewer says atiku who has been on ballot come rain come shine since dem born am is LESS DESPERATE than . . . 🤣 😂

Well, you're a dàtá b0i and will soon dump this moniker like your former CoronaVirusPro own because of the shame 😏

Actually use ur head
Why will a corn eater want an atiku who will decimate their northern votes on the ballot
A corn eater will prefer a Peter Obi against Tinubu than an atiku
Do you have grey matter in your head at all
Who do obidients this thing

You lots are working for tinubu without knowing
Obidense

No one is realizing what Tinubu has done
Before we have a christian president again in this country
It will take a miracle
He has set a terrible precedent

FreeStuffsNG:
Smh.

He is clearly ignorant yet sounding like an authority on a subject he is not competent to speak on.

This is why patients need to enquire about the level of training and expertise of their care givers. This is a textbook healthcare professional who is a non-expert.

There are numerous herbs used in cancer therapy and many more that have shown tremendiously positive outcomes in preclinical studies , animal models and even study groups!
This his remark makes him sound like a quack sef.

Even the translational challenges have been overcome in most of the studies! He is clearly clueless on what he is saying and it is the right of Ogogo's daughters to reject his kind of incompetent advice and seek experts in that area.

There are potent anticancer drugs with tremendous potential to reverse the progression of stage 4 cancer, don't let anyone fool you. This is why I call on FG to invest more in pharmaceutical research and development.

Unlike other diseases, cancer prognosis is difficult largely because of the complex disease pattern with multiple subtypes of each type, variation in how aggressive they are and how those tumour cells may later start 'communicating' to confuse the body, drugs and the healthcare team but the combination of the right treatment and support systems which may not even be clinically-related help the patient recover. Some cancer are notorious for coming back and significantly reduce the survival chances so it is completely wrong for anyone to advice you to ignore options that have proven to work!

A team of Chinese-Canadian researchers just had a breakthrough with synthesizing a very rare and expensive herbal anticancer agent used in orthodox cancer therapy with yeast fermentation and it has been published.
Don't let one ignoramus gbegbendus fool you o.

Talk to the real experts, don't sit on social media and read from folks like this. Again, I plead with FG to invest in pharmaceutical research and development so that we can replicate what the chinese are doing in this area too.

Are they medically available yet

phemray:
So , now that dey claim jagaban who champion and fought for democracy with others is from Osun, and contesting in 2027, how far? Exactly the way Adeleke got votes based on work he did in the State and no one is hungry in Osun, is same way jagaban will get votes in Nigeria based on the wonderful work done and appreciate by Nigerians and governors that received higher allocations on behalf of their States, as a result of favourable policy.

If Adeleke govern under Buhari allocation, he will not have this kind of support.

APC 12 years in Osun was ₦450B while Adeleke 3.5yeras is₦650B so far

Compare in dollar terms or in terms of purchasing power
Then come back here and praise tinubu

Mh own is people work as if they have a spare life they are hiding somewhere else
Take it easy o

She must surely collect ponran na
If you like ,spend 10million on her

Do You want a lesbian daughter

Tinubu do this one
Tinubs on the beat
Tune in to the king of sounds and tunes