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Agbaragba:
I am in the innovator category, I just concluded my quiz, and my score is poor. 70%

So, 70% is poor?

How much

THINK!!!

The biggest country in Africa that the United Kingdom colonized is Nigeria.

The biggest country that the United Kingdom colonized in Asia is India (which then comprised present Pakistan and Bangladesh).

When the UK came into Nigeria and India, like all other countries they colonized, they brought along their technology, religion (Christianity), and culture: names, dressing, food, language, etc.

Try as hard as the British did, India rejected the British religion, names, dressing, food, and even language, but they did not reject the British technology.

Today, 80.5% of Indians are Hindus; 13.4% Muslims; 2.3% Christians; 1.9% Sikhs; 0.8% Buddhists, etc.

Hindi is the official language of the government of India, but English is used extensively in business and administration and has the status of a “subsidiary official language.”

It is rare to find an Indian with an English name or dressed. On the other hand, Nigeria embraced, to a large extent, the British religion, British culture – names, dressing, foods, and language – but rejected British technology.

The difference between the Nigerian and the Indian experiences is that while India is proud of its heritage, Nigeria takes little pride in its heritage, a situation that has affected the nationalism of Nigerians and our development as a nation.

Before the advent of Christianity, the Arabs had brought Islam into Nigeria through the North.

Islam also wiped away much of the culture of Northern Nigeria.

So from the North to the South of Nigeria, the Western World and the Eastern World have shaped our lives to be like theirs and we have lost much or all of our identity.

Long after the British and Arabs left Nigeria, Nigeria has waxed strong in religion to the extent that Nigerians now set up religious branches of their homegrown churches in Europe, the Americas, Asia and other African countries.

Just like the Whites brought the gospel to us, Nigerians now take the gospel back to the Whites.

In Islam, we are also very vibrant to the extent that if there is a blasphemous comment against Islam in Denmark or the US, even if there is no violent reaction in Saudi Arabia, the Islamic headquarters of the world, there will be loss of lives and destruction of properties in Nigeria.

If the United Arab Emirates, a country with 75% Muslims, is erecting the tallest building in the world and encouraging the world to come and invest in its country by providing a friendly environment, Boko Haram ensures that the economy of the North (and by extension that of Nigeria) is crippled with bombs and bullets unless every Nigerian convert to Boko Haram’s brand of Islam.

In the East we have IPOB.

While in the South-South region, Mend, Avengers and so on destroying the Heart of our Nations Economy.

We are indeed a very religious people.

Meanwhile, while we are building the biggest churches and mosques, the Indians, South Africans, Chinese, Europeans and Americans have taken over our key markets: telecoms, satellite TV, multinationals, banking, oil and gas, automobile, aviation, shopping malls, hospitals, medical laboratories, etc.

Ironically, despite our exploits in religion, we are a people with little godliness, a people without scruples.

It is rare to do business with a Nigerian pastor, deacon, knight, elder, brother, sister, imam, mullah, mallam, alhaji or alhaja without the person laying landmines of bribes and deception on your path.

We call it PR, facilitation fee, processing fee, transport money, financial engineering, deal, or whatever.

But if it does not change hands, nothing gets done.

And when it is amassed, we say it is “God’s blessings.”

Some people assume that sleaze is a problem of public functionaries, but the private sector seems to be worse than the public sector these days.

One would have assumed that the more churches and mosques that spring up in every nook and cranny of Nigeria, the higher the morals in our society.

But it is not so.

The situation is that the more religious we get, the more ungodly we become.

Our land never knew the type of bloodshed experienced from religious extremists, political desperadoes, ritual killers, armed robbers, kidnappers, internet scammers, university cultists, and lynch mobs.

Life has become so cheap and brutish that every day seems to be a bonanza.

We import the petroleum that we have in abundance, rice and beans that our land can produce in abundance, and even toothpicks that primary school children can produce with little or no effort.

Yet we drive the best of cars and live in the best of edifices, visit the best places in the world for holidays and use the most expensive electronic and telecoms gadgets.

It is now a sign of poverty for a Nigerian to ride a saloon car. Four-wheel drive is it!

Even government officials, who were known to use only Peugeot cars as official cars as a sign of modesty, have upgraded to Toyota Prado, without any iota of shame, in a country where over 70 per cent live below poverty.

Private jets have become a common toy for many citizens who have no known business.

A nation that imports toothpicks and pins flaunts wealth and wallows in ostentation at a time its children are trooping to Ghana, South Africa and the UK for university education and its sick people are running to India for treatment.

India produces automobile and exports it to the world. India’s medical care is second to none, with even Americans and Europeans travelling to the country for medical treatment.

India has joined the nuclear powers. India has launched a successful mission to the moon.

Yet bicycles and tricycles are common sights in India. But in Nigeria, only the wretched of the earth ride bicycles.

I have intentionally chosen to compare Nigeria with India rather than China, South Korea, Brazil, Malaysia, or Singapore, because of the similarities between India and Nigeria. But these countries were not as promising as Nigeria at the time of our independence.

Some would say that our undoing is our size: the 2012 United Nations estimate puts Nigeria’s population at 166 million, while India has a population of about a billion.

Some would blame it on the multiplicity of ethnic groups: we have 250 ethnic groups; India has more than 2000 ethnic groups.

Some would hang it on the diversity in religion: we have two major religions – Christianity and Islam, but India has many.

Some would say it is because we are young as an independent nation: we have 60 years of independence; India has 69 years, while apartheid ended in South Africa only in 1994.

We need more godliness than religion; more work and less hope; and more action and fewer words.

Let everyone tidy up his or her corner first and demand fervently that our leaders tidy their areas of governance. Our nation is degenerating at a fast pace and we need to save it now.

We as a people must positively change our attitude towards our dear culture and values.

THINK��!!!

Anonymous

SwTeee:
It's mama T in kano, new road sabon gari

I miss Mama T's Amala and bokoto

You have a great future behind you

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Hisbah will go after her

Hi guys,

My Asus phone screen got broken two months ago.

All efforts to get replaced in my location has not been achieved.

Please, is there anyone with link of where to get it in Lagos?

ASUS Zenfone Max (M1)
ZB5555KL

Thanks

Congratulations Brother,

Is this business that profitable?

You're right

Muslims do not expose themselves like this, no matter what.

vickydankal:
I don’t get what people gain from exposing men and women of God who consented to Indulge in sex. If it is rape it’s a different thing. These people are human like us and can make mistakes.

Their local churches will handle this. Exposing some things about the body of Christ will reduce the faith if the world in the church . That’s why I love Catholic Church, whatever happens there stays there.

Not often will you hear about our brothers in other religion public or on social media discussing about their lmam on sexual vices.

Strike the Shepard and the sheep will scatter.

Too late

Roseey0:
It's simple.
Now that she knows, let her simply walk away

Roseey0:
I no blame you. I blame lady B.
No girlcode.
I know Lady A kinda personality, she will rather die than see you marry B. B no try. You don't go dating your friend's ex knowing fully well their history.

She didn't know any history... It was later he got to know they were friends.

The OP easily falls for pretty girls.

His weak point

This is strong

You nailed it bro... this is not an analysis or assumptions, but REALITY

Decryptor:
There is something you Nigerians need to know about Buhari and the North!

The fact that Boko Haram kidnapped over 300 students from a school in Buhari's hometown will not and will never change anything! The fact that Buhari did not visit the school or commiserate with the parents of the kidnapped school children will still not change anything!

In 2023, when Buhari is leaving power, if he decides to recommend another Northerner to replace him and the North knows that he will perform worse than Buhari, they (the North) will still vote for the person with reckless abandon!

There is a way Islam works...The fulani dynasty who are the proponents of Islam as a religion believe that ruling Nigeria is their sole birthright!
It is "haram" and an abomination for a Christian to rule over a muslim and that is why no matter what happens, the North will still stick to the worst in Buhari rather than the best in a non-muslim.

The just concluded protests is a very good example to buttress my point... you all saw how the whole North stuck with Buhari. None of them...not even a single Northerner supported the protests because they felt it was a ploy to oust his Government.

Some notable ones berated and criticized the protests while the rest were dead silent!...Ask yourself why in the midst of all the killings in the North by bandits and insurgents, why the North didn't lend their voice as an opportunity to vent their frustrations...it is because they believe THAT WHATEVER IS HAPPENING IN THE NORTH IS THE WILL OF ALLAH and they will continue to live like that as long as Buhari who is their Muslim brother is in power and will still hand over to another muslim brother from the North!

They will even rig and employ underaged voters to make sure a northerner wins again! See the man who trekked for Buhari whose story graced frontpage some months back with his leg which was to be operated on but for lack of funds...didn't you see what he sad when asked if he regrets trekking for Buhari, he said HE DID NOT REGRET IT and that he would do it again if given the chance!

This is the reason why i am pitying the South Westerners who are dusting their palms in readiness for their "anticipated presidency" in 2023 (e go do them like film)... The Fulani Oligarch has taken over power in Nigeria and they have seized it forever! There is nothing anyone can do about it!

The only prayers i have as a Nigerian is that whatever is happening there in the North should remain there and not trickle down to the East

Congrats Charley!

God bless him

Sapiosexuality:
Lol. Exactly. I almost Registered one myself but for the help of Iyke I saw the liability. Smh.

Did you enroll for iyke's training?

How was it?

Oh ok

Kano

GlobalAdvtForum:
Which state are you from? Each state was given the number of bizs to register. It is possible the quantity for ur state has been reached. Though you "thought", ur thought may not be the true facts.

I thought free CAC business name registration has ended

What's the title of the book.

So she trashed her ex husband in the book?

I don enter this studio before.

I was distracted by the gigantic mosquitoes inside.

Mosquitoes scatter my legs

Contact justi4jesu

Search for her here in nairaland

I will use the fund to establish my delivery and logistics business and also fund my newly started Ecommerce business.

Aquilazng:
My own aggregator is one of the most useless aggs ever. he never pick calls since this project started.
His name femi Akanki with this digits +234 (0) 7058027905 .

Same with mine


They want you to visit them so that they will collect money from you

nairalee:
I visited https://services.cac.gov.ng/login

Created an account

Was sent a link to complete it via my mail

I chose my preferred business name

(before then I had to check if it was not already taken)

I then filled in other details

Then paid via remitta

Are still referring to the FG free business name registration with CAC?

It seemed like you went the normal route of registering business name, where you will eventually pay money to get the name registered.

nairalee:
Thanks a lot
I already registered business name. I was charged 500+166 bank charges. So I guess I wouldn't need such anymore

How did you go about it... More info please

nairalee:
Really? Please what's the requirement

1. submit 3 names for your business

2. Two passport photograph

3. Means of Identification

4. Email and phone number

nairalee:
State aggregator's number that is never connecting

If you're waiting for their number to connect, You're in for a long thing.

People are queuing in their offices.

Samreg:
Hi, I av been trying to do the 250k free buz registration thing but I couldn't get it. I want to ask , is it offline cuz I've tried the cac portal but to no avail.
Can someone please help me out, I want to register.

It's offline.

Check for your state's aggregator and visit the address