elvymoore: in more civilized countries do people always carry their private cars to go just to everywhere. Nigeria has been ran down for over a long time revival will be gradual
In more civilized countries, there's no such thing as presidential Airfleet with 10 planes for The president , his cabinet and their families. Its a two way street bro
elvymoore: ur submission makes so much sense. I believe d reduction in consumption is BC round tripping has been discouraged by deregulation. even when PMS was sold at N145 and above, consumption did not drop. so why now. basically judging from my locality I don't think that there is much drop in how people buy fuel. the same lifestyle persists even though there is hardship. bottom line is that that 30% and more reduction to come is as a result of bogus claims from marketers who are bent on exploiting the subsidy system. at times Nigerians let's look beyond sentiments and analyse issues properly
Dude you are wrong. I know many workers who park their cars 50% of the times as compared to before. Life styles have seriously changed. Let's not even talk about how this country has been powered by generators since January. Stopping the round tripping is a factor but that's hardly the story
“We have succeeded in removing subsidy and saving over N1.4tn for this country on a yearly basis. We have reduced upstream contracting period from the average of between two and half years to between six and nine months and we have started a massive commercialisation of every aspect of our business.”
...but 60% of the states in Nigeria can't pay salaries and have been even taken to International courts by SERAP. Who's deceiving who ?
edoyad: But wait o, is it not the same Crises man or Cries man that knocked Germany out of UCL semi-finals, just two eight weeks ago that has knocked Germany out again ? Shioor! The guy hates Germany o
iPopAlomo: Giroud is useless buh he still has more goals than Rooney + Anthony Benchteke Martia + Zlatan in this tournament... or probably... then dey rest am for World cup qualifier...
But wait o, is it not the same Crises man or Cries man that knocked Germany out of UCL semi-finals, just two eight weeks ago that has knocked Germany out again ? Shioor! The guy hates Germany o
To be fair to Germany, immediately I saw Gomez go down in the last game I knew it was going to be a tall order. But if Podolski was on the bench, why didn't they start him ahead of Mueller ? There were times in the match that a real striker would have made the difference for Germany
TheGoodJoe: No matter how we dance around this issue, this administration is facing an uphill battle. OBJ met bad times but he also met good fortunes with the rise of Crude Oil price to salvage our nation. We pray President Buhari and hi teams meet such good fortune. If they do not, we pray for God's guidance to give them the wisdom to scale out of this situation. However, the Saboteurs should know that sabotaging this government because of their myopic bigotry and corrupt sentiments is making a grave future for the country and their children will also face the hardship. If this government wins, we win.
That is the whole point. If this government wins , we win , it doesn't matter what Jonathan or Abiola did. But instead of us hearing news about ongoing developments and plans to ease suffering, we keep hearing about their vindictive Agenda while we languish in pain. People are tired man
TheGoodJoe: You can see, you had to go violent to the point of calling me Nonsense. That shows my point. A lot of people just jump in and follow the bad wagon with out weighing the true problem. When people say Obasanjo met worse, I would like them to tell us at what level. When we talk of low price of Crude, OBJ met worse but during OBJ's tenure, Crude Prices shot up and he was able to cushion the economic hardship we faced. There was a similar rate of inflation of goods and services under OBJ. Things were hard. I remember Al Mustapha explaining how bad things were using a bowl of garri price in the market. Things were hard for OBJ and he did not fix it in a year or two. His tenure was salvaged by the rise in Crude Oil. This current administration is facing equivalent but the inflow is even worse because, despite the drop in Crude Oil price, the consistent attack on Crude Oil facilities have not given the administration a chance to fix things. It is terrible when people want to criticise without painting the whole picture. GEJ wrecked the country. We can not explain why things are like this without explaining how we came to this point. Expecting GEJ out of the story is a joke. We are talking of a government that looted funds recovered from Abacha.
Please explain to us how GEJ wrecked this country ? A country where he left over 30 billion dollars of Foreign reserve, money in the ECA , dollar rate of 180 naira and pumping crude at almost levels not reached in decades. I laugh when I read some of your comments, but like the writer of the article said, people are beginning to see through the smoke and mirrors of the propagandists.
adconline: And if PDP really destroyed the country, how come GMB hired most PDP members as his ministers ,PAs, and SAs political jobbers? If PDP really destroyed Naija, how come he's using EFCC, an institution founded by PDP, to fight corruption? If PDP really desteoyed Naija, how come GMB is using Naija GDP which was grown from $299bn in 1999 to $510bn in 2015, to borrow? We can objectively criticise, but leadership isn't about telling me what's wrong and why it cannot be fixed, but it's about showing me how it can be done..
His lieutenants are obviously grossly incompetent. Do you know what the current minister for Agric blamed for the lack of tomatoes recently experienced in Nigeria ? The slowpoke blamed Dangote tomato purée company for buying all the tomatoes in Nigeria. That's the kind of people working with Buhari. The Dangote company had to issue a statement denying that they were the cause, the man revealed that it was tomato Ebola and not the Dangote causing tomato shortage . Now in all honesty, do you think these people can do anything meaningful in four years ?
frankline5: that's why am so angry about how lame PDP is. I don't blame them sha,the tyrant in power has succeeded in instilling fear in everyone with his vindictive EFCC and DSS.
Just look at the incompetent people even in charge of those organizations, they're obviously dullards he put there who'd hack down anyone to keep their boss happy. No impressive person is in this man's cabinet. He seems to be intimidated by intelligence/technocrats. Contrast him to Obj who brought in NOI , Obyzekz, Soludo , Ribadu, Martin Luther Agwai etc, these were people who revolutionized this country.
Reyginus: That's the simple and logical truth. But the article only makes sense to simple and logical people. The majority of Nigerians exhibit a complex level of stupidity. This is not an insult. To some persons, this country began to exist sixteen years ago. The more complex(in stupidity) take it down to 6 years forgetting that the targeted clueless one only reigned for 5 years. Propaganda is an Art of War. A very powerful one because the Animal(victim) thinks he's in control.
These are the products of a dysfunctional system of Education. A country where Education and Educating is viewed on the Ability to Pass Exams and people rewarded by this Ability and not what they do with it afterwards.
It's education. If you can educate people to your taste they can easily work with you. This is the internet. If people cannot make use of their brains I wonder why it's also difficult to research using the internet. I take it back. That's a paradox.
Like Reno Omokri posited, the best way to shut up a habitual complainant is to ask him for solutions The current man is not willing to answer that yet.
The author realer impressed me. He really analyzed the situation and called it for what it truly is. We cannot continue hearing the same old rhymes of "If Jonathan and PDP had not.." , in the second year of his administration. If Obasanjo could accomplish all he did in 8 years with Niger Delta militants sabotaging his efforts, how hard can it be to push this country forward for Christ's sake.
President Buhari and the ‘Hailing Hailers’, By Majeed Dahiru2016-07-07
…the Buhari administration does not need to constantly remind Nigerians of the lack-lustre Jonathan administration. In fact, any comparism between Buhari and Jonathan is an indictment on the Buhari administration. All that are needed are pragmatic solutions to problems. President Buhari is human and should be treated as such. Conversely, whoever loves him should tell him the truth at all times so that he can succeed and quit the scene with a louder ovation and his age-long reputation intact after his tenure.
Muhammadu Buhari, a retired military officer, former military Head of State, politician and statesman was elected as the fourth president of the Fourth Republic of the Nigerian federation after his fourth attempt, on march 28, 2015. The election of Muhammadu Buhari as president of the Nigerian federation is a lesson in steadfastness, courage, determination and fidelity. Buhari, more than any other individual in Nigeria, kept genuine political opposition alive throughout the 16-year rule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He had consistently refused to participate in any arrangement that sought to compromise opposition, in the name of a government of national unity, a bait which the ruling PDP used to neutralise opposition parties. True to his reputation for integrity, honesty and fidelity, Buhari was able to avoid the temptation of material favours in exchange for abandoning his ideals and quest for good governance, and hence had contested every election against PDP candidates since 2003, each time recording impressive results, despite losing eventually. The history of the development of Nigeria’s democratic process stars Buhari brightly, because without him Nigeria may have ended up a one-party state. There is no democracy without opposition and a vibrant political environment.
However, Buhari has been president for over a year and appears to be overwhelmed by the task of leading Nigeria to progress and prosperity. He often blames the current socio-economic woes of Nigeria on the maladministration of PDP. He blames PDP for the pervasive corruption and moral decay bedeviling our country [b]. The president gives an impression that the PDP achieved absolutely nothing in their 16-year rule. In fact, he sometimes infers that PDP destroyed Nigeria and he cannot perform a miracle in one year to rebuild the country. Therefore, the below average performance of the Buhari administration in the last one year, against popular expectations is often blamed on PDP. The president’s enormous crowd of supporters agree completely with him. He enjoys a devout following, cult like even, that regards him as infallible. They are the hailing hailers. They are aided greatly by the efficient APC propaganda machinery. The propaganda is carried out with fascist precision with the aim of indoctrination, and it has succeeded in creating an army of fiercely and subjectively loyal supporters who are intolerant of criticisms or opposing views. The frenzy and mass hysteria is dangerously palpable. Nigeria is gradually becoming George Orwell’s Animal Farm where like comrade Napoleon, Buhari is always right.
[/b] The situation in 1999 when President Olusegun Obasanjo of the PDP was elected president, was far worse than what APC’s Buhari inherited. The present democratic dispensation was preceded by 16 years of military rule, from 1983 to 1999…The legacy of that prolonged military rule was the total collapse of state institutions, decay in public infrastructure, bankrupt public corporations and complete lack of accountability and due process in the management of the affairs of state.
While it is not in doubt that the PDP’s 16-year rule fell below average and left Nigerians largely disappointed, it is equally farcical to claim that Nigeria did not record any achievement during the period. The situation in 1999 when President Olusegun Obasanjo of the PDP was elected president, was far worse than what APC’s Buhari inherited. The present democratic dispensation was preceded by 16 years of military rule, from 1983 to 1999. Military rule in Nigeria was characterised by large scale corruption and thorough abuse of power. The legacy of that prolonged military rule was the total collapse of state institutions, decay in public infrastructure, bankrupt public corporations and complete lack of accountability and due process in the management of the affairs of state. President Obasanjo inherited a foreign reserve of about $3.7Bn, with the price of crude oil hovering around $17pb with a maximum peak of $64pb and a combined foreign and local debt of about $34Bn. He inherited an impoverished and corrupt civil service. He immediately set out to work without complaining too much about the past. He assembled a team of experts and very bright minds who, through a series of reforms, transformed the economy of Nigeria from the confused mixed economy of the military era into a modern private sector driven economy. Within one year of his administration, President Obasanjo increased minimum wage to N7500 for federal government workers, which instantly pulled a lot of working class families out of rank poverty into the middle class.
By the end of his tenure, President Obasanjo had grown our foreign reserve from $3.2 billion to $32 billion, with an additional $9 billion in the excess crude account. Nigeria experienced an unprecedented inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) worth about $50 billion which rapidly expanded our economy and created massive employment and job opportunities, culminating in individual prosperity for a significant section of the citizenry. Nigeria’s GDP growth rate was positive at an annual average of 7 percent. Nigeria’s inflation rate, which reached an all-time high of 47.56 percent in 1996, dropped drastically to a record low of -2.49 percent in January 2000 and later steadied at a 12.13 percent average. Obasanjo also led Nigeria out of its debt burden by getting a relief of $18 billion from our creditors after paying off $12Bn. He established the EFCC and ICPC to fight corruption comprehensively and he succeeded largely in making Nigerians realise that public officials need to be accountable for government money and can be punished if found culpable of graft. The various reform initiatives of the Obasanjo administration laid a solid foundation for our future growth and development, which have supported and guided succeeding administrations, including that of the current Buhari administration. Besides, some of the pillars of and leaders APC at the three arms and tiers of government were former members of PDP, who were actively involved throughout the period of PDP’s rule. The Nigerian ruling elite are one and the same irrespective of party differences. The problems confronting Nigeria as a nation are beyond partisan divides but fundamentally rooted in the operational structure of state. Therefore, blaming PDP at every opportunity is becoming stale rhetoric.
President Buhari should lament less over the past and courageously move the nation forward like former President Obasanjo did in 1999. He must realise the reason he was voted into power – the perceived and real failures of the Jonathan presidency, economically and otherwise.
President Buhari should lament less over the past and courageously move the nation forward like former President Obasanjo did in 1999. He must realise the reason he was voted into power – the perceived and real failures of the Jonathan presidency, economically and otherwise. It must be emphasised again that contrary to claims by this government, they inherited a better government than PDP did in 1999. As at May 2015, our foreign reserves stood at about $29 billion, with about $2 billion in the excess crude account, in addition to optimally performing revenue generating agencies which ensured steady income into the federation account. Nigerians rejected former President Goodluck Jonathan due to the better candidacy of Muhammadu Buhari.
Therefore, the Buhari administration does not need to constantly remind Nigerians of the lack-lustre Jonathan administration. In fact, any comparism between Buhari and Jonathan is an indictment on the Buhari administration. All that are needed are pragmatic solutions to problems. President Buhari is human and should be treated as such. Conversely, whoever loves him should tell him the truth at all times so that he can succeed and quit the scene with a louder ovation and his age-long reputation intact after his tenure.
Majeed Dahiru, a public affairs analyst, writes from Abuja and can be reached through dahirumajeed@gmail.com.
How old is That Akuna Matata guy ? I'm asking cos Wenger was a coach in Japan 20 years ago, hope he didn't just sign his love child so the boy will be chopping free lunch
eaking to SaharaReporters in an ongoing investigation disclosed that the Nigerian Prisons Service, under the leadership of the Controller-General Ahmed Ja’afaru and Minister of the Interior Abdulrahman Dambazau, has hired around 538 recruits without following established laws for public recruitment exercises. BY SAHARA REPORTERS, NEW YORKJUL 01, 2016
Sources speaking to SaharaReporters in an ongoing investigation disclosed that the Nigerian Prisons Service, under the leadership of the Controller-General Ahmed Ja’afaru and Minister of the Interior Abdulrahman Dambazau, has hired around 538 recruits without following established laws for public recruitment exercises.
This latest finding follows similar illegal employment schemes by the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Executive Chairman Tunde Fowler. It will be recalled that Mr. Emefiele oversaw a monumental recruitment fraud where he illegally hired the children and relatives of powerfully connected Nigerians throughout the Federal Government. Mr. Fowler, similarly, illegally recruited the friends and relatives of prominent personalities in Nigeria. SaharaReporters also published the sponsor list of illegal FIRS hires—the majority of whom were chosen by Mr. Fowler, Senator Owan Enoh who sits on the Senate Finance Committee, and by various people around President Muhammadu Buhari.
Sources leaked two separate lists of names of new recruits who were to undergo new hire training in Lagos or Kaduna. The title of the first list is “List of Newly Recruited ASP in Training” and that it is to take place at the Prisons Training College in Kiri-Kiri, Lagos State. The second list is titled “List of Newly Recruited Trainees June 2016” and that it is to take place at Prisons Training School in Kaduna State.
It was also revealed that the majority of these illegal hires are from northern states, according to these same sources. A casual tally of all 538 names found that around 370 were from 14 northern states, or about 68% of total illegal hires. This calculation was based on the state of origin of the illegal hire and not whether any one person belongs to a specific ethnic group.
SaharaReporters reached out to the spokesman for the Nigerian Prisons Service, Francis Enobore, with some of these allegations and findings.
Mr. Enobore told SaharaReporters that he “cannot recollect any recruitment announcement” in the recent months.
He added that he cannot speak to the authenticity of the list of hires unless SaharaReporters is in possession of their letters of appointment.
Mr. Enobore also said that no hire can undergo training with the NPS unless they have been formally hired and possesses a letter of appointment.
Sources at the NPS told SaharaReporters that, in an effort to cover their tracks and conceal their illegal activity, officials backdated letters of appointment for the illegal hires to attempt to have plausible deniability if their crimes ever surface.
These same sources also explained that a massive training exercise, with the number of NPS staff listed on these training sheets, only takes place when there is an influx of new hires.
“You see when NPS staff are re-trained or brought in for refresher it is usually in small batches” rather than more than 500 people at a time, according to this same source.
This source added that a training of this size would be considered strange in any circumstance other than massive training for new hires.
Speaking again on the matter Mr. Enobore confirmed that there is a legal process to hire employees at the NPS. He explained that the NPS “would need to make their case before the Federal Government, request to declare new vacancies, and have that request approved.”
Mr. Enobore also confirmed that the Federal Character Commission would need to be involved to ensure no single ethnic group or State receives preferential hires. He would not comment on the list having many more new hires from northern States other than to say that letters of appointment are needed to confirm.
News of this illegal employment scheme follows a jailbreak of several prisoners from Kuje Prison in Abuja, allegations that the escapees had assistance from NPS staff, and removed a prison officer Musa Tanko under suspicion that he may have been involved.
1. To be fair to Ramsey... He plays better in the number 10 role...
2. Typical of English players bar a few like Bale and Rooney... He won't adapt to a change in his position... Ramsey won't stick to playing 7 (Wenger put him there to accommodate Özil) exposing Bellerin time and time again... he won't stick to 4 exposing Per... how many times Ramsey don bust go front... lose the ball we concede a goal from that reckless act...? I've lost count
So in 3 months time, such an evening like this, some peeps would be warming up for their European matches against the Steau Bucharests and Motherwells of our times ? I look forward to those days
Politics › Re: Deregulation: Petrol Consumption Falls By 30%, Says FG by edoyad(m): 12:08pm On Jul 09, 2016
