₦airaland Forum

duro4chang:
Haters will never see anything good in your. If you fly they will say it is because you can't walk

You would be surprised that the majority of the people living in the area around the road, and those that use the road would still be unhappy that a road they have been crying about for over 20 years is now being completely fixed because the President fixing it is not their preferred President.

You will hear them say things like, so, 'just this road. What's the big deal.'

If you offer them the option of the road not being rebuilt but for their preferred candidate to be President and never fix the road, they will prefer the latter.

It's unbelievable.

The scale of road building everywhere is unprecedented since the return of civilian government.

One thing I notice is, they are going for the big roads connecting towns and cities. These are the most expensive roads which past governments didn't fix due to fear of the cost.

This government takes on difficult projects head-on and overcome them.

Bold President. Bold Projects.

This is a very wide net that will catch a lot of people.

This provision in the Tax law should be called 'The No Way Out' clause.

No escape from this.

If Lagos go aggressive with the tax law, its total tax revenue will double within 3 years.

True.

The man has literally performed magic looking at where the country was just 2 years ago.

Nobody even remembers fuel subsidy anymore. Who would have believed that a President could have the temerity to get rid of it, when previous President's couldn't.

Penguin2:
Government of the Yoruba, by the Yoruba and for the Yoruba.

They should continue, it’s their turn.

Lol.

I remember when Mr Jonathan was President.

When you land at Abuja Airport, you'll see a sea of Ijaws.

When Mr Buhari was President, virtually every federal agency and institution, even in Lagos, was full of Northerners.

It seems like these things are normal in Nigeria.

The entire Bonga zone is a bumper crude oil gusher.

The amount of crude that area generates is epic.

datola:
Nice!

But where is Bonga in South West?

Soth West Bonga does not mean South West Nigeria.

Cherrybae:
Tinubu is indeed God sent leader. I await Peter obi to applaud the Tinubu led govt.

Atiku already commended the Tinubu led govt on this massive investment

God bless Tinubu
God bless wike who made this to happen

When the President is travelling up and down to meet leaders of global hiants like Shell, and many others, they'll be online shouting that President abandoned Nigeria.

You just have to laugh at them.

And some people want us to leave the best President Nigeria has had in 65 years of independence to go and vote another Northerner in 2027.

Erm, no thank you. Ain't happening.

They should wait until 2031 when the current Baba has, God willing, cemented the ongoing reforms so that the next President after him cannot unravel them.

TimiofAbuja:
Seems Ifayose is interested to be a spokesman

I suspect there is a Chief of Staff - Wike - Fayose loop. That group is in the innermost belly of the Presidency.

Mr Fayose is probably the public face of that group. He does the dirty media job that needs to be done.

The disclosure of a N50 billion (N30 billion) Federal government gift that the Oyo State Governor did not disclose to his people for over a year is one such dirty job, and it was very effective.

It has basically destroyed any hope that Governor has of contesting for the Presidency.

Notably, Mr Fayose made a statement in his Channels interview that many appear not to notice. He said the Governor will not produce a successor. That means whoever the Governor presents will not win the next Governorship election.

That's serious. They are out for the Governor.

It is no surprise the Governor went to meet the President to seek a soft landing. Seems that effort did not yield the right result for him.

Don't mess around with a Nigerian President that knows how to use power.

I think the Governor received the humiliation of his life.

You attend a private meeting of the G5 with the President, then you go on national TV to quote what the President allegedly said at the meeting.

That's immaturity. The President, infact any President, will never trust such a person again.

Accoding to Mr Fayose, the President has effectively told the Governor to his face, 'Keep your support to yourself. I don't need it in 2027. Ouch!

If you also read between the lines, it appears the President is still firmly in support of Mr Wike despite what many people write on social media. This is politics. You do what is in your best interest. Those who think the President would dump Mr Wike for Mr Fubara are naive.

By the way, for Mr Fayose to have such clear information about what transpired at the meeting, it means the people closest to the President, probably the Chief of Staff through Mr Wike leaked the information to Mr Fayose. Mr Wike and the Chief of Staff are very close.

I thought the government said it was a private refinery.

If it is, then it is up to those settling up the refinery to decide where they locate their business.

Most investors prefer to live in Lagos due to excellent flight connections, access to capital (bank HQs), best social infrastructure, restaurants, entertainment etc

Government can't force them, though it can incentivise investors to locate in other parts of the country.

The government should be encouraging businesses to locate in other States. Concentrating every thing in Lagos is ill advised.

Best President in the history of Nigeria.

Nigeria should let this man continue as President.

He is putting the country on the right track for a great economic future.

Don't allow yourself to be deceived by the opposition o.

We have the most reformist Nigerian President/Leader since independence 65 years ago.

And some funny people think we should junk him for a bunch of frustrated and untested politicians gathering in ADC.

Nah.

Sebi you people have been making mouth that you will kick the President out in 2027.

Election is just a little over a year away.

Mr Rufai doesn't have long to go to remove the President na.

Abi why is he impatient.

Head quarters of Nigerian Port Authority should be in Abuja, not Lagos. How ridiculous

Zenith is now a mammoth bank, but the market (stock market) continue to value GTB more.

Despite being smaller than Zenith and Access Bank, the market has regarded GTB as the best pound for pound bank in Nigeria for several years hence GTB has been the largest Bank in Nigeria by market capitalisation for several years.

GTB = Porsche - great engineering, very efficient, great performer
Zenith = Mercedes Benz - big, solid reputation, potential to attain more
Access = General Motors - giant, average performer, uninspiring
First Bank = old, disoriented, and struggling to regain lost glory.

Give us your list of potential good leaders that should be leading.

And tell us their proven record that convinced you they'll make good leaders.

UNN supported. The great South West universities opposed.

Ironically, the South East are now the staunchest critics of the so called quota system in Nigeria.

Every history of Nigeria that I have read, I struggle to find a single time when the Yorubas have been on the wrong side.

Mr Awolowo argued for the inclusion in the constitution for each region to have the right to secede. Mr Azikwe took the side of the Northern Premier in front of the colonialists in London to argue against it. A few years later, Mr Ojukwu went to war fighting for the Mr Azikwe's East to secede from Nigeria, but the Nigerian government refused on the ground that no region has a right to secede. The same secession right that Mr Azikwe had, a few years ealier, staunchly opposed. Another irony.

At Independence, Mr Azikwe parnered with the North and the British to solidify power in the North despite the opportunity to align with Awolowo to design a modern, progressive foundation for Nigeria. In return, he was given a token role of ceremonial President, while the real power was given to a Northern Premier. Today, the South Easterns are the ones protesting 'Northern domination' the most.

Also today, a Yoruba President is transforming the economy and the political power - balance between the North and South to reverse decades of lopsided political and administrative domination by the North, but another Easterner, Mr Obi, will accept a token role of Vice President to a Northern President to reverse all the efforts of a Southern leader to set a more solid foundation for Nigeria's future. Yet, in 20 years time, Mr Obi's South Easterners bitter complaints about 'Fulani domination' will reach new heights. But they will forget the role of their leaders in facilitating, supporting, and entrenching the problems.

The Yoruba culture encourages caution, thinking before acting, not cutting your nose to spite your eyes, and being philosophical about life. I think all these qualities make them more likely to make the right decisions as a group.

Boyooosa:
Operations in nigeria....
Don't you read?

First paragraph '...operations in Nigeria and other African countries'.

That seems like a small amount for the whole of Africa.

Still, better than the UK, and Europe who are more interested in channeling aid towards supporting unorthodox sexual orientation causes in Africa.

The UK in particular has been so disappointing in all of this.

Throughout all of Nigeria's security challenges in recent years, they have done nothing tangible to help.

The UK has the technical capability to help Nigeria with up to 70% of any intelligence assistance that the US can offer, yet in all these years they did not help despite the historical ties between Nigeria and the UK.

Terrible country that is only interested in sneakily exploiting people's resources.

If Nigerians that transact with naira are subject to tax, why should Nigerians who transact with digital currencies (crypto) not pay the same tax.

Is crypto is special, untouchable case.

I also believe this is not just about tax. Linking crypto transactions to National ID is a matter of National economic security.

Under the previous administrations, coŕrupt politicians allegedly moved hundreds of millions of dollars of stolen government money out of the country via crypto making it difficult to trace.

So it seems to me that as citizens of this country it is in all our mutual interest that movement of money out of this country can be tracked.

The crypto avenue is a loophole that the government is trying to close. It is unfortunate that private individuals who are not involved in stealing government money will have to comply with the new requirement, however, the government is right to block the loophole for the thieves.

Seefinish:
Tinubu's camp will not be happy to hear this news.

I think you're overestimating.

I don't believe a combo of Mr Obi + a Northern vice can defeat the President. The APC machinery seems to be just too strong particularly with most Governors now in the Party.

In any case, my feeling (just a feeling!) is that baring death or serious physical incapacity, Mr Tinubu will win by whatever means necessary in 2027.

Whether it is by riging, or any other means, APC will win. If it needs money, APC with all their Governors will outspend the opposition. If it needs sharing an unprecedented N100,000 per voter at the polling booth, they (particularly Southern Governors) will find the money.

Even if it means locking up the INEC Chief in a dingy room while election results are written and handed to him or his deputy to read out. APC will do it. After the announcement, they will ask the opposition to go to court.

PDP used to do that sort of thing.

Just my feeling o.

You assume Iran will sell their drones to any country.

With drone being an emerging war technology with very few countries having the capability to make war-grade drones, everyone of these countries is holding on tight to its technology to avoid a leak to their adversary.

Iran may sell to Russia, but they will not sell to any other country except their closest, trusted allies. And I don't know if the Iranians have any other ally as close as Russia.

Nigeria may have a better chance with Turkey which is now a military- grade drones powerhouse. However, they too will not want their technology to leak to Israel, the USA or any other country via Nigeria.

Buying quality arm is not like ordering products from Aliexpress. It can be very complicated, and in many cases the market for certain military hardware is closed to most countries.

I assume there are hundreds of different drugs that are prescribed in the country at any given time.

Some pharmacies stock more varieties than others but no single pharmacy in Nigeria has all the medications that are prescribed in the country in one single shop. It is almost impossible.

There is also the fact that even well stocked pharmacies do run out of stock from time to time.

Kukutente23:
But he never disagreed with their observation. He claimed instead that the errors were either as a result of differing opinion on policy outcomes and/or clerical errors which he claimed were already detected and being corrected internally.
Let me ask you if you were aware of the concerns raised by KPMG before they raised. I'm sure the answer is No.
Let me ask why the tax laws is being implemented with the acknowledged errors and all. I'm sure you're dumbstruck now

'Let me ask why the tax laws is being implemented with the acknowledged errors and all'.

But Mr Oyedele's riposte clarified that what KPMG called errors are not errors, but intentional elements aimed at driving specific policies. And even if there are minor errors here and there in a set of tax laws covering several hundred pages, does it make sense to not implement such a gigantic set of laws because of minor errors which the National assembly can go back and correct within a few months if they deem it necessary? Also, if the laws contained serious errors or omissions, why has the National Assembly which passed the laws not asked for the tax laws to be suspended. Is it that you know more than them?

And what do you mean by 'and all'? What are the so-called 'and all' that are so many you couldn't mention them. Of course, the reason you couldn't mention any 'and all' is because there aren't any 'and all'.

You have clearly being misled by social media, and opposition politicians who are intent on turning this into a political football for their own selfish gains. Have you asked any of the opposition parties if they will abolish the new tax law, and bring back the old tax law? Of course they will not because they know the new tax law is the right thing to do and it will benefit the whole country in the long run.

Even in the US, UK, and European countries, you can find minor typographical errors in published laws, even though it is quite rare. But those countries will not suspend the enforcement of those laws because of minor typos.

What a brilliant riposte.

KPMG were very unprofessional in their analysis, and are probably just bitter that the leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers Nigeria, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, was appointed to chair the Presidential Tax Committee.

For those not aware, there are 4 international accounting/auditing/tax firms known globally as 'the big 4', i.e, the 4 largest auditing companies in the world.

They are Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, and KPMG. KPMG is the smallest of the 4.

As an alumni of one these firms abroad myself, there was always mild rivalry. At times, 2 or more of the big 4 would compete to win business from the same client, and after several months of hard work, inevitably only one of the firms would win the client's work. When my firm won, we celebrated (mildly) particularly if it was a big client. When we lose, the mood in the team was slightly down for a day or so, but we took any loss on the chin. Overall, it was a decent professional rivalry amongst the big 4. Nothing insidious.

All the big 4 firms have large offices in Nigeria. But trust Nigerians, what is mild professional competition abroad is being turned into an unprofessional, gutter, malicious, and insidious open fight by KPMG.

There is no way in the world that KPMG Netherlands would openly write to criticise work done by another big 4 firm on a highly political matter as the tax law is, in the manner that KPMG Nigeria did, particularly as the write up was shoddy, misleading, and probably targeted at discrediting Mr Oyedele, and indirectly, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Very unprofessional of KPMG. Probably explains why they remain the smallest of the big 4.

kestolove95:
His a good man your only problem now b say him no Dey fvck u well well… chai women nd preeq

Forget what social media marriage influencers tell you, the doings in the other room is important to maintain good relations in a marriage.

Money, and being a 'good man' alone will not make for a happy marriage if the other part is lacking.

Given the choice of A or B below, most married women will pick B:

A) Money - 9/10; Sexual relations - 5 /10
B) Money - 7/10; Sexual relations - 8.5/10.

That's the unspoken reality.

45 year old man + drinking = poor sexual performance.

No surprise there.

First, he needs to drop the drinking totally.

Secondly, it is not easy to teach ambition to a 45 year old man, because there's a good chance his situation (including the drinking) stems from frustration with his position in life.

He's probably stuck in a vicious circle of - personal frustration feeds alcohol, which in turn feeds lack of ambition which goes back to feed personal frustration.

Breaking away from that circle is far more difficult than people (including you his wife) realise. Having a new start at any age is easy, but the reality is the older you get, the more convinced you are that you have missed out and it is too late

In reality, it is never too late.

I think that area suffers from the same problem afflicting many boundary local governments that are the furthest/very far from the State capital.

When you're 3 hours drive away from the sit of state power in a State that is not even that large geographically (compared to much larger states), you're almost out of sight. And we know what they say about being out of sight.

Even in geographical small, yet well-resourced State like Lagos, places like Badagry, Ikorodu had to wait a long time to see much development.

That said, it is good to keep hammering for fair treatment.

Steinmann:
Yorubanization of Nigeria.
Why must majority of positions filled by tinubu go to his ethnic group.
PLEASE ALLOW OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS TO BREATH IN NIGERIA

She is tge head of the Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos and probably the next most senior head of a Law School after the man that is retiring.

But according to you, the President should discriminate against her by appointing someone junior because she's from the South West

And that to you will be justice

Lovelife433:
This is very commendable, ATIKU and his family has the interest of this country in there heart.

But if it was Mr Tinubu's son, you would be up in arms.

Nigerians