₦airaland Forum

ElRazur:
Out of anger of hearing, seeing and witnessing these sort of things.  I have no sympathy

I[b]N the UK, failing to stop when asked to do so by a man/officer representing the law is actually a criminal offence. I would think, Nigeria have similar laws. If he had stopped, perhaps these could have been averted?
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As for tracing the address, Nigeria's system is not as advanced like we would all like. Some of these cars have been on the road for like 20years or so, way before the advent of using a simplified data base of registered owners in Nigeria.

Yes it is but you'll notice unlike the US, they call off car chase when lives are at risk, they turn to technology, CCTV, car registration address or just put it on the file for another day and then add it to your profile.

if the cars are without address chances of spotting it at a later date is even higher, they usually ply the same route. a picture of the driver, distinct dent on the car would have been enough. and with all the money they are collecting as fines, mandating all commercial vehicles in the state to register within six months wont be a big problem. leader are just not creative imagine the amount of people that can be employed inputting car reg/insurance/tax data into the system in the whole country so many avenues to generate money and create employment very incompetent frsc people! they just wear uniform feeling powerful in the scorching heat!

ElRazur:
If this is true, what was the driver thinking? How do you outrun a Road Safety officer in one of those things?   Unless off course, these officers are on foot or something.

actually the sanity of the FRSC should be caled into question lagos is not exactly somalia, and its not like molues operate outside lagos,
why cant they just get the picture or registration number of the molue- either wait  to see it another day, trace it to the registered address
is it really sensible to chase a heavy bus in a congested city like Lagos with bad roads and very high pedestrians

_{is the frsc not the same as lastma}

ElRazur:
When people refuse to move and develop with time. Shi.t like this happens. To be brutally honest, I have little or no sympathy for anyone of them.

Simple things that could have avoided this is as follows:

Seat belt - We recently bought a ford transit bus from here that is meant for Nigeria. The thing I noticed is how ever one of the 15 seat have a seat belt fitted as standard. I mean, how hard would it be to enforce people to use seat belt?

Qualified drivers only - How many drivers on Nigeria's road would take  British driving test and actually pass? It is ironic that British roads are well paved and tarred, yet they have a rigourous driving test one have to pass before becoming a qualified and licensed driver. Yet on contrast, Nigeria's road network is nothing to write home about, but we have millions of unsuitable cars and unqualified drivers.  It is disgusting that with the right price, one can obtain a drivers licence in Nigeria without even sitting a test.

For me the last option is the most important as it would help people to be road aware etc. It is scary how people drive on Nigeria's road like they have a spare life in a savings account somewhere.


As far as am concerned, until we elevate our thinking and what not, these sort of news would be a regular occurrence.


PS
While the govt. may not ban these sort of vehicles outright, at least they can have "Speedometer restriction" on them. I.e restricted to something like 50km per hour. This action alone would go a long way to help reduce incidence like this.

Hold it.  .  .

which of the two things youve highlighted is the responsibility of the poor passengers?
is it the passenger that is meant to check the driver is qualified?
are the passengers responsible for enforcing seat belts?

these are govt responsibilities and citizens are paying the price with their lives!
the government banned cars over ten years would anyone in their right mind
import cars over ten years into the country? No
if the govt bans buses with no seat belts these sort of deaths can be reduced or avoided
if the government arrest commercial drivers that have not passed a heavy vehicle assessment test
these sort of accidents can be reduced!
as things are all you have to do is pay to get a drivers license in nigeria no test nothing just your money!

the govt continues to fail generations of its citizens!

clearing agent might just be the poor chap thats to refuel the aircraft,
he probably was contact through his networks to help these arm dealer supply feul and 'see the boys'

anyway enough of this marginalisation

the weapons belong to the O.P.C!!!

so is there a list somewhere one can get this information with regards clearing cost? _{minus the agents charges}

tkb417:
i think England is showing they can win the world cup

u-21 spanked spain wow
The National team too is on a roll, hmm lets see what DK will say about this

i want Hustler to come and yarn opaks about serie a

the last time i checked, Pirlo and Pato want moves to Chelsea from almighty Milan

the end is nigh for serie A

Ride on England in all competitions and deal severe blows to these pumped up murfcking countries

nah he is waiting for the U21 showdown Germany V England

does it have a name?

sbo:
The question is, why invest N114 billion of taxpayers’ money in company that will be put on sale next year? What happens if the government cannot recover this investment in the proposed sale? How much is NRC actually worth? There is saying that, “an item is only worth what the buyer is willing to pay”. The government should have undertaken a due diligence to ascertain the worth of NRC before investing anymore funds in the corporation.

The NRC has been transformed from been a strategic national asset to a national liability – thanks to corruption! Available records of a five year financial summary of the NRC reveal that in 1999, the Federal Government allocated as much as N900 million to the NRC and N1billion in 2000. That figure increased to N2billion in 2001, but in the following year, that allocated fell short to the tune of a billion naira only to be increased again to N3billion in 2003. Therefore, in less than five years, the NRC had received close to five billion naira, without commensurate income generated from that huge investment.
To this end, investing N114 billion into what can be described as a ‘depreciating’ asset is waste of taxpayers’ money. The NRC should be privatised ‘as is’. The privatisation could either be a total ‘sell-off’ to the private sector, or a concession over a period of time. It is up to the private to assess the financial benefits the NRC offers and tailor their business plan to suit. The government N114 billion might just be government money gone into the drain.

Five billion naira is absolutly nothing for a moribund infrastructure for that thing we call railway!
Expecting any sort of income from it in a short time is even a bigger joke!

if the NRC is privatised as it is we would get the same reaction that followed the sale of the non performing
refineries, the govt will probably be accused of selling it off to cronies on the cheap
it make sense to invest in it to a certain functional level, atleast potential investor can see it working and
make sensible offer or negotiations for concession

ElRazur:
Once again. Bleep all of you who presented speculation as fact.

HOLD YOuR HORSES BROS!! you've been told time and time again why are you acting like a woman?
everyone is speculating, at the end of the day we are not government officials
when something is not clear people come to different conclusions, doesn't necessarily mean they are presenting them as fact!

At he end of the day that what we all do on NL 80% of the time - beer parlour discussions on line thanks to incompetent journalist
and evasive officials!

Ukraine ship arms to many african countries on a daily basis!
the cargos seized by somalian pirates late year
the cargos destined for zimbabwe last year seized in south africa

A Customs officer, who was said to have tried to clear the “cargo”, is also in detention, although other sources said it was a clearing agent named Sylvester, who allegedly also works with one of the airlines in the country, is the one in detention.

I bet the captain was trying to bribe pay in some funny currency instead of Dollars Euros and Pounds!
the SSS saw them frantically trying to share money without getting a cut

nigerian news

reportedly
suspected
allegedly
linked with
our anonymous sources
we gathered that


final paragraph usually ends with, frantics calls made tyo XYZ were not bring picked up at the time of filling this report!

very predictable like nollywood!

seems lagos taxpayers are paying for AC party through tinubu

as long as the visa is still valid

if she is given visa for three years for example starting september, she doesnt have to necessarily travel in sept
but she might have to explain at the entry

[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=284403.msg4052495#msg4052495 date=1245356996]I told you Campbell shits on any Arsenal youngster. . . . . .I hope United keep him for good.
Nucca can find the net.

Germany will be spanked like crazy in the next game.[/quote]whaaat? he's been sold centuries ago!
Hull player now

Te he he

see speeeeed abeg!

brilliant goal!"

tpiah:
is the guy really bleaching?

Just because he's from an area reputed to have a majority dark skinned doesnt mean they dont also have lighter skinned individuals.

I've seen his pictures and he doesnt look bleached to me. Maybe toned, same as 95% of other "light skins".


@ topic

Cant say for sure but I'm not in Oyo state and for some reason people arent posting much about the place. Their politics is too convoluted for me anyway.

that's because he is using the new improved version or he's been to Dubai to get the professional one done
you should see his older pictures it look

Ask the TURA sellers!
sales gone up by 87% year on year!

Has the good Governor Fashola not seen or heard of Ajegunle? I'd have thot it should be high priority sorting that place out and should feature highly on his beautification programme.

He is apparently surprised that people lived in such an environment fashola visit slum

Arnold1:
He is upgrading the slums one at a time. The govt is short of funds to upgrade them all at once because it has to spend money on other areas such as health, salaries, schools etc.

I do admit that the highbrow areas have gotten the most attention, but it'll shift to other areas soon.

so whats the point having Local government chairmen? aren't the local government meant to have their own budget or what do they do?
short of funds? its no news the private section is investing mostly in the highbrow areas, the government should invest in these areas too

how soon, when lekki free trade zone is built?

I dont think they can block nairaland, its server is not in nigeria
they will probably storm nairaland in their hundreds usually with "ive been a big fan of this site but never registered"
they can kidnap him(seun) though

hmm im thinking these wont be nigerians, might be some internation PR agents working with nigerians abroad  
_{that's why the money is in $$$$}  

what does it say when you are trying to upload?
you can try upload one at a time or
try online re-sizers http://www.picresize.com/

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ow11:
Funny story this one. . . Last season Akwa United won by 13 unreplied goals on the final day to win promotion to the NPL and have been relegated by another ridiculous result this year when Zamfara united beat Kaduna United 9-nil.

The same Akwa United has sent in an official protest to NPL asking to investigate Zamfara united.

LMAO
Nice one there should zamfara united be investigated or Kaduna united, read the coach(kad) has handed in his resignation

I don't think its entirely fair to say people are stubborn blah blah
its about policies and enforcements, if people can get away with things,chance are they will!

If the government have fail proof policies and stiff penalties in place people will have no option but to comply
Tax in some parts of the world is unavoidable, theres just no way to beat the system

Cars without road tax/drivers without insurance get their cars crushed right in front of them in most case
speeders or wayward parkers gets fined immediately no bargaining no begging

anyone know how much it is? the reporter is obviously half-baked!
Atleast the tax payers want to know how much is going to ex-incumbents


I think Jakande is against it himself, i dont know why his name is on the tilte?

why dont you try all four!!! 
Wont hurt to give a comprehensive answer

jeunsoke01:
Thanks alot but I looked at that thread before and it didn't contain the information I want. My question has to do with a specific part of the student visa process, which is sponsorship.

NL shouldnt promote thread hijacking (E.g. One thread for all questions) makes it very hard to find answers to questions (and for google to find you  )

maybe because you didnt ask the question on there, if you ask specific question you will/might get specific answers

Wara

Ibime:
Im gonna put my tender in to create one of these websites.

dont be surprise they hand you a 'cefe ticket'

Our sources disclosed that the paid commentators are given cyber café tickets as well as blogging allowances based on the number of comments they are able to make daily

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