₦airaland Forum

nairalanda1:
You want better university hostels, pay higher fees, probably as high as 2-3 million naira a year, then we can talk.

No, I am not abusing the poor. This is what happens when education is heavily subsidised. Bad quality results. We cry that sane countries have hostels that look like hotels, when in real life, those students in sane countries pay high fees, or their parent is giving the government at all levels there nearly 50 % of their incomes

Go to most developing countries where education is heavily subsidised, and you end up with the above.

Our budget for education is 2 billion dollars.Half of that is how much one hospital in the US spent on expanding its facilites one year. Yet that 2 billion is supposed to make all our primary schools, secondary schools and all the tertiary institutions look like modern schools. I dey laugh like hyena.

When I say that FEES NEED TO BE RAISED...people come and abuse me, shout at me , etc. Yet, see years of paying 'people's fees' and what do we have? Shitty hostels. Hostels that are not fit for human living. Yet the poor have to breathe....breathe...in places that are damaging to the psyche

We keep lying to ourselves that education is cheap. It is a lie we tell ourselves every year, for decades, under every admin. Educations is not cheap, it is effing expensive. It costs money...and it costs even more money.

And yes, students are selling their spaces for 350k. Because we don't have the money to expand facilites. Universites do not have the cash to build new hostels. All new hostels are being built by private individuals, who won't maintain them, so at the end, they all get messed up, because accomondation fees cannot pay for proper maintenance.

And now 40% of university revenue has to go to the government

Abuse me, curse me, etc....but university is effing expensive. And God knows I effing hate the fact. I effing wish I could send every Nigerian to school for free. Like in Demnark. But them Danes in return for free education spend half their salaries on taxes to government

Denmark by the way has less than 30 m people, and spends 30 billion on education, as well as 8 times our GDP per student...on funding. And like I said, everyone pays tax

But in Nigeria, we have to let the poor breathe.

Abuse away. Reality is lacking on this site.

You're right. Reality is far from the minds of our people. How can we expect well maintained hostels with 40k being paid to the universities? Plus the fact that there's overpopulation which puts heavy pressure on the facilities designed for specific number of people.

Fake news!

They should show us the yacht since they said it's been delivered since June and was meant to be used by the former President in May.

NASS claimed to be unaware of an approval for the purchase. Nobody seems to know how we got a yacht. They need to get to the root of this to prevent a reoccurrence.

Wow! This is unfair to the voters. Unfortunately, PDP created so much room for losses in the last elections. A divided house can not stand.

yarimo:
The zamfara state governor Lawal dauda must be a criminal, as at may- 29 - 2023 he claim to own cash #4 trillion. The only known work he did was executive director first bank

Whaaat! EFCC needs to look into this if true.

Absolute nonsense. No one can force them to use an official vehicle. Besides, they can have a minority view to request for made in Nigeria SUVs. We would have hailed them as patriotic citizens. The support for LP was due to the expectation of a breath of fresh air. Apparently, there's no difference. All na de same.

This is really sad....if it's true.

OmugwoAunty:
She did not attend wedding. She was not given enough ‘time’ to prepare. Like I said, she’s not dependable or present (for myself and siblings). All of us still manage to keep our relationship.

I'm not judging your mum because I don't know her story. However, I believe she could have done better. Not attending your wedding, not seeing her grandchild since birth and now trying to block a willing family member isn't fair.

For your peace of mind, consider the fact that she knows her sister better than you even if there's some envy involved. I think it's better to avoid both of them for now. Live your life. Don't bring problems into your home. God has helped you weather the storms of early motherhood. He'll not depart from you.

BTW, you shouldn't have sent the screenshot to Aunty. Never get involved in sibling rivalry/disagreements on that level. Yours is to sue for peace and stay clear. They'll resolve their issues in due season.

Stay blessed.

Kainji should actually be part of Kwara State. It was merged with Niger which already had Shiroro Dam.

Other states will soon come with their own demands.

Na wa! People who dwell so much in a past that they can't reconstruct always find it difficult to move on and do greater things for themselves. Learn lessons, restrategize and move on.

The most important thing right now to boost agriculture is the tackling of insecurity. Anything put in place without resolving that is a waste. Many big farmers are unwilling to return to their farms. Even small placeholder farmers near urban areas are not safe. Paying taxes to terrorists and having crops eaten up by cattle is not encouraging at all.

Congratulations to her! Very intelligent girl.

Incidentally, Ambassador's College seems to be Seun Osewa's dad's school.

musicwriter:
Ok, thanks.
I'll check

Herbert Macaulay Way not M/M Way. I just corrected the error.

It's a pleasure. Best wishes.

proeast:
Lol, his ignorance is undiluted. It's extremely difficult to see any Igbo woman that will want to marry a Yoruba man. Except such Yoruba man is a celebrity like Davido or wealthy. Igbo women consider Yoruba men only when their chances of getting Igbo men are very low. Especially, when it is due to certain traditional reasons which I won't mention here.

However, on the contrary, Yoruba men who succeed in marrying Igbo women see it as a great achievement.

These are facts no one would argue except ignorant ones.

It depends on the level of exposure. I have some Igbo inlaws and they're not "outcasts" as suggested in your post. We made enquiries and visited their villages. They married for love. Our men don't see it as any form of achievement. They marry whomsoever they love. Same way many enlightened Igbos are married to Yoruba women by choice. Chief Emeka Anyaoku for instance. The elites have no time for primordial sentiments.

musicwriter:
I wish I lived near that place. Need a library badly to finish my book.
On Friday I went to Yabatech to make enquiry but they said, and I saw that their library is under construction. Went to UNILAG but it's only for their students and staff.
Then, went to nearby Cafe one at e-center but they're charging N2,500 a day or N250,000 for six months, which is really what I want. But then, they were playing music there!!

Have you tried the library at St Agnes area on Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba? It's between Sabo and Unilag junction and beside the Catholic girl's school. I think it's a Lagos/GTB sponsored Library.

Modified... it should be Herbert Macaulay way not M/M way.

People don't understand that it's the Palestinians who have been rejecting the 2 state solution all these years. I remember the one involving Bill Clinton in particular because I followed the story. I was so disappointed when the PLO backpedalled at the last minute.

The point is HAMAS and their supporters only wish is for Israel to disappear. Since that's unlikely to happen, they have to go back to what they've been rejecting. Israel didn't object.

AutoChick4U:
Baby swap is real ooo for those who birth in general hospitals

That happens but DNA will not match the mother's genes in that case.

Dailymice:
Its good to hear from both parties. The woman in question gave a reply as to the circumstances surrounding her actions.

The woman's story shows why he was treated that way. Deceit isn't right though.

@OP
Quit that relationship. The chances of regrets are higher than that of success. Whether you choose to accept it or not, you're part of the reason she wants to leave her husband. Can you look after her and her kids?

The Navy should speak up. Let's know about the need for the Presidential yacht. That will end all these arguments and "findings" that we're not sure of.

[quote author= post=126756296]A better Nigeria all around is all we want at MANNA,
Not all these political shenanigans.

Let us all join hands to move Nigeria forward.
We have no country to call our own.


Nigerians : The Major problem is not "the presidents" but the governors that collect allocation and do absolutely nothing........

On a state-by-state basis, in the second quarter of 2023, Delta state received the largest allocation, totalling N102. 79 billion, followed by Akwa Ibom and Rivers states, which received N70. 01 billion and N69. 73 billion, respectively.

Below is the monthly allocation given to every states in Nigeria by the FG (IN BILLIONS!!!)[/quote]It's surprising that Bayelsa is not so developed considering the amount received over the years. Delta too should do better.

We need to hold our Governors and LG Chairpersons accountable if we must make progress.

This is so unfair! Most heartless traffickers. Unfortunately, it happens everywhere. Made easy by the prevalence of poverty and ignorance.

Great news! God bless Air Peace more.

Hope this will bring down the cost of traveling or at least it will be more aligned to what obtains in other West African countries.

crossfm:
Hehehe.
Hypocrisy, hypocrisy, hypocrisy.

If it's US or UK now you will see them protesting on the streets and telling us how they are treating moslems bad,but they won't say anything now.

Just look at how they are protesting about Israel,but no Islamic nation want to take Palestine's in as refugee,even the ones that have border with them. They claim love from far .

They know these guys are trouble. The last time Jordan took them in,they almost dethroned the king of Jordan. He regretted taking them in, infact they turned that country into something else.

You can also ask Lebanon how far today. A country that was peaceful and progressive was reduced to nothing, because of the people they took in.

The last time Egypt opened their border,they joined the Moslem brotherhood and unlished terror on Egyptian government.

The world know these guys are trouble makers but they just want to be political correct.

True.
Beirut, Lebanon was like Dubai of today. People traveled there to buy gold and for holidays until the terrorists took control. It was a well balanced country for Muslims and Christians. Now, it's more of a base for Hezbollah.

We simply don't need this yacht at this point in time. Probably, PBAT can afford to buy one for his personal use. That amount of money will go a long way in the health or education sector. Also few rural roads to make things easier for farmers and rural dwellers.

3ice9ce:
He wasn't beaten for fighting for Nigerian workers, he was beaten for using the NLC to further the ethnic interest of Owerri zone against Uzodinma and further the interest of LP against APC.

Ha! Great pity.

NLC Chairman is supposed to be non partisan. He should be fighting for all workers in these hard times not getting involved in local politics.

Rapture2021:
Before I say one thing my wife has abused the hell out of me,she was such a calm and reserved person before we married,but today at the slightest of misunderstanding she begins the insult,even getting close to my face telling me to beat her,I have never laid a finger on her,but she is tempting me to do that. How can a woman calls a man fool, idiot, animal? I have reported her family severally and yet she is not changing.

I opened a boutique business for her last year,now she said she wants to sell baby things,and I have done it half way,I had to just prank her that the other money I was expecting hasn't come, immediately she began the insult again to my face,as it is the prank is getting real because I will not give her the money anymore

Have you tried reporting her to the Gender Based Violence office? It's not for women alone. They're quite helpful. They may be able to counsel her and guide you both towards restoring peace in your home.

Something that should have been done from the onset like it happened with the Blue Line.
We thank God sha.

Sunisonflex39:
How do we do that

Avoid anything that could lead to you being arrested.

Talk to a lawyer or a relevant NGO that is willing to help you.

So difficult to help people now. Bringing a stranger to the home is like signing a death warrant for oneself.

Shocking that a 14 year old could do this.

May the Dr's soul rest in peace.

Congratulations to Natasha! A tough battle indeed. May God guide you and bless you with wisdom and the wherewithal to uplift and empower your people.

commoditiesnig:
Nice from Mr. Chancellor

Where exactly is the Cultural Center located? Is it at Onika?.. pls someone clarify. I'd like to visit when I'm around

Onikan immediately after the roundabout. It's opposite the National Museum.

Lagoon front...very peaceful place to read and meditate.
Great Akokites!!!