₦airaland Forum

eluquenson: Vice President -North.*

Yet, the Poorest states in Nigeria and
Educationally backward areas in Nigeria are in the North. Now ask yourself, what are other areas like South-south, West,East doing that these people have stripped the country of all the goodies.

at this rate you'd think all the senators and national assembly members are northerners, what were/are all the 'brilliant eastern politicians' doing whilst these 'backward' people are pulling everything?

eluquenson: Westerners are not too good when it comes to politics, that's why they always conspire with the Northerners as the like of Obasanjo & Abiola, Akintola & so on, we all aware of another story""APC""" of a thing which I don't think can rip GEJ the position next season.

I give kudos to the Northerners for a well crafted job, so let others sit right.

and the easterners are the best when it comes to politics- No wonder the Niger deltans even beat them to the position theyve always agitated for

JUO: i got bulb from amazon yesterday. you have to like 3 weeks or more to get the item

come on, surely they dont have fake bulbs in the local market!!

perhaps they need the police treatment

Maybe people should start exposing their attitude online!! Video!!

DaLover: Imagin 5 or 6 more refineries around the country, the employment opportunities etc
This is very old news,
The govt should immediately take the following steps,
-privatize the govt owned refineries
-fully deregulate the downstream sector, pull NNpC out completely
-initiate policies to impose punitive taxes on imported petroleum products
-initiate policies to impose punitive taxes on exportation of crude oil
-initiate policies to encourage exportation of refined petroleum products

This along with the deregulated power sector will provide the necessary jump start for the Nigerian economy.

nigeria is a funny country how ever you look at it

when the 'refineries' were privatised[albeit hurriedly], people shouted monopolisation
when he puts his money- there are still some murmuring monopoly
Seems it would take someone who will jus tignore the noise and get on with it


I wonder what happened to all those high chiefs that bought license for refineries

Afam4eva: I have been to a lot of government parastatals, from NITEL to NEPA to NPF to WAEC to Immigration office and the story is the same. Their staff have a very bad customer service. These people have no regard for human beings. They just speak to people anyhow they like like they own the person's life. There was a day i went to passport office and the way they talked to me, made my self-esteem to drop. Those people are very wicked and bitter lot.

I've always wondered why they're like this. [b]I can understand the NPF to some extent because they're not well paid [/b]but i don't think staff of other government parastatls are badly paid. So, what's the source of their bitterness?

you think if they are well paid tehy will be any better?

it's not about salary -it's just general attitude- thats the society we live in- a little bit of power and gbam, they play semi-god- yes sir yes ma

3ace: Honestly, I like the analytical prowess of this reporter. I really enjoyed it. With the level of success this man has attained in life, I'm sure he will intermittently be feeling sad that why is death part of life.

are you saying nigerian analysts/reporters are jeun jeun

naptu2: that's what I mean. The new refinery in Niger Republic, the planned refineries in Ondo, Lekki and Badagry all remind me of this.




http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/03/why-we-cant-build-refinery-in-nigeria-shell/

even that number is not enough for the population of West/central africa vs the population- the economy is 'growing'- more taste for cars and so on

Shell wants to concentrate on crude exploration, they have more interesting projects- they will make more from importing and collecting the difference from the govt- easier than paying some touts and high chiefs all the time

AnanseK: The substance of the story (simplified) is that Dangote's move is more likely to happen than those you mentioned.

thats very true-he is a finisher- the rest are more likely to complain, play hard ball with national assembly, get tangled with western contracts and sophisticated finance and consequently get carried away by easier projects-trading

naptu2: I wonder if the market will be able to absorb the extra capacity that will be created. Oando Group is also going to build a refinery in Badagry (part of Chagoury's new business city) and the Chinese, Lagos State and Federal Government are going to build one in Lekki.

EXPORT

there are very few refineries in West africa

ULTRA MODERN?

these naija sef!

ochukoccna: Mumsnet ke!
I did a quick check by mobile and see its more attuned for expectant parents
Is there no site like Nairaland?
On here you even see other nationalities come to learn and contribute [some come to troll] about Nigeria
Seun might not have realised it, but he created about the best social media site in Nigeria at this moment in time
There's hardly any info you need about goings on in Nigeria and human interests you can't find here
Are there no British sites which mirror this?

Dont underrate mumsnet !! they influence govt policies and political debates-regular interviews/webchats with policy makers


to be honest i think they are way past it, two ways to think about it, seun hit a jackpot and on the other hand internet penetration/saturation is pretty low in africa/nigeria

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cuntento: . U must be from Mars

erm i wasnt following the games from the other teams and only just read the press release, was he from another country?
was he sent off from previous games?

no mention of the ineligible player or why he's not eligible

anyone know?

INNO18: The dude is among GEJ's best ministers together with Stella Oduah... The rest are optimal or below average

perhaps- but how do you measure the performance of that particular department?

Aganga?

this guy is still doling out figures, stats and plans.... ??

zhara71: For tier 4 student visa, if you are to submit your birth certificate and it shows your family name on it, parents name correctly(Hassan Mamman and Hadiza Hassan Mamman) and my name as Mamman "Aliram" Zara.Family name(I.e Mamman)and along with my application also submitted my parents international passport data pages which also shows family name"mamman"!but in my international passport shows "Mamman Zara Hassan"is it going To be a problem?I will be waiting to hear from you.thanks.

I think you'll be fine and if you're not too confident with it , you can go to the local courts to get a certificate with the name you like to be known as

what names are on your school documents?

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Chei see advert oo

most UK forums are interest specific- they discuss based on interest, cars-even that would be broken up into car models etc,career, sports, travel etc etc
you can also try the newspapers for raw unadulterated discussions

you can try mumsnet too

Greyfog: My broda the girls here frown a lot, don't know why. I am a jolly good fellow no time for ndi na a kotochi iru (people that walk around with a frown). I just want to catch em early b4 they start frowning too for whatever reason.

Update : was at the bus stop and a tall okay looking naija babe walked by and smiled.[b] I think she saw my post. [/b]Happy days:-)

nice
now make sure shes not a ladyboy lool

Maybe it's the weather!!!

BROS your calculation never complete oo remain N3,500 for police biometrics

and what happened to all the girls in Aberdeen at the moment? they have no Big picture effect?

or you're just looking for a JJC to 'show 'em the biggest picture of all'

as in which year...?

How far

We are going to make the database open to our sister agencies,” he said. “If for example other security organisations want to carry investigation and they need to get information from our database, we will make the information available to them.’’
He said that the new system was capable of capturing 20 million fingerprints per second, an equivalent of two million people at 10 prints per person.

“As a store of information, it will provide a one-stop forensic base for all manners of investigations which will greatly enhance policing in tracking missing cars and preventing crimes,’’ he said.

Mr Mba said that registration under the BCMR could be done at designated banks, online and police commands across the nation.
He said that motorists were expected to pay N3,500 to register their vehicles under the system, while owners of tricycles would pay N1,500.

more money, more documents to carry around

FRSC, VIO, NPC, seems biometric is the current buzz word in the civil service and hiding under the guise of terrorism generating revenue

The Nigeria Police will from September 16, change the process of vehicle registration from the analogue Central Motor Registry (CMR) to a digital Biometric Central Motor Registration (BCMR) system. The BCMR is a technological means of attaching automobile owner’s personal data to his or her vehicle for proper identification and protection


Frank Mba, police spokesperson, explained at a news conference on Monday in Abuja that the new system was part of efforts in repositioning the police to effectively tackle crimes and terror.

Under the system, hand-held machines would be used to verify the particulars of vehicles, rather than manual checking.

Mr Mba also said that the BCMR would assist in addressing the incidences of car theft, kidnapping and other crimes, associated with the use of vehicles.

“The decision informing the introduction of the BCMR is against the backdrop of contemporary security challenges bordering on terrorism, high incidence of car theft, kidnapping and other crimes,” he said.

Mr Mba said that the system was designed for forensic analysis where fingerprints could be matched or verified against registered fingerprints collected during the registration.

Yhemmy2: Hello Nairalanders, could any1 please advice me on the school to pick between London School of Commerce and University of Chester for my masters(MBA) and reasons please........ Your prompt response would be really appreciated. Thanks

chester; the other is an affiliate college

Seek advice before spending money and making major changes not After

the problem was probably something simple--now it's rocket science!!

ogodos: Nope am going alone..and can she sponsoring me using a bankstatement of 4month?

Bros that means she will be spending her own savings for your own holiday---you cant get sponsored for vacation na --

perhaps if she can give you the money and you proof strong ties to nigeria

the whole thing is a disster...they keep announcing different policies

even if one is to need permit, how do they expect us to go to Abuja..crazy kontry i tell ya!!