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WTF?
[quote author=High_Chief link=topic=697817.msg8578416#msg8578416 date=1308863359]The official reason for asking the Permanent Secretaries to go when they are not due for retirement yet was that the state wanted to downsize “to reduce the wastage in the system”.

But those familiar with the rules governing the terms of service of permanent secretaries said even if they are forced to leave the service, their salaries would still be paid for life, so the state would not have gained anything by asking them to go.[/quote]Is this true? What sort of job is this that one gets paid for life whether working or not? Is this even legal? How could Ogun State offer such over-generous terms? So if the guy retires/is fired at age 40 and lives to age 120, then you are paying him 80 years of additional salary for no labor? This sounds like a recipe for disaster.

I hope that this type of thing doesn't appear more generally in Ogun's civil service?

The Nigerian Compass had exclusively reported on Monday that the governor was set to disengage 1,994, workers, recruited by the immediate past administration in the Gateway State, from the public service.

Good.

The Nigerian Compass also learnt that the governor is poised to commence a downward review of the salaries of other permanent secretaries in the civil service.

Good.

The ultimatum given to the governor by the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to show commitment to pay the N18,000 minimum wage or face the full wrath of the workers expires today.

Any striking government employees should be sacked. This threat by the NLC can be a blessing in disguise. Sack/retire the striking government employees and audit the civil service and reorganize it to make it more efficient, and your books will be much stronger.

Interesting. Makes sense, though.

wtf?

Well done, aribisala0.

Most of these stories that certain folk from a particular zone tell, you poke into history and find out that they are lies.

When did a vote for Awo become a vote for Mama Awo?

Who chose her as leader, and when?

Dude sounds like a PDP agent.

Nothing wrong with choosing Akume over Ngige. Ngige may rank higher within the party, but for a variety of reasons, it doesn't really make sense to choose leaders for reasons like that.

Furthermore, what sense would it make for the ACN to be battling this Senate seniority rule then apply one of its own when choosing a minority leader?

Regarding his question, "on what basis did they arrive at such decision". . . well he should spend about 5 minutes thinking about what the situation will look like in Benue State.

Sounds fair. I wouldn't want to give my hard-earned money to bigoted countries either

By Edwin Olofu
June 23, 2011 05:22PM
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No fewer than six persons were confirmed dead while several others sustained various degrees of injuries and many houses destroyed in Fagge Local Government, Kano after a heavy downpour on Tuesday morning.

The rainfall, which started around 11pm, lasted for over five hours. It destroyed several houses in areas such as Badawa, Kurna and Fagge, all in the Kano metropolis.

NEXT learnt that over 300 people were displaced, over 100 houses affected and about 40 houses were completely destroyed by the torrential rainfall.

The six persons confirmed dead are Hadiza Labaran, Binta Labaran, Bashir Labaran, Aisha Labaran, Abubakar Abbas and Yusuf Abbas.

Abbas Ado who is the father of late Abubakar and Yusuf told NEXT that the rain water gained entrance into his house through the downstairs before it caused the havoc.

"We relocated the children to the upstairs but minutes later the building collapsed and two of them died. I'm currently squatting in my neighbour's house. I lost all I have to the flood. I am appealing to the government to come to our aid".

The interim management officer of Fagge Local Government, Abdulmalik Isma'ila Roggo condoled and commiserated with the victims of the incident, assuring them of government prompt support.

"Fagge Local Government will solicit for support of both state and federal Government to address the problem once and for all. We will not allow flooding to destroy our people," he assured.

He said, the local government has set up a committee to ascertain the level of damage caused by the flood, saying government will put all its best to address the problem of flooding in Fagge area.

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/World/Disasters/5720531-146/story.csp

Sagamite:
You have to start differentiating between better off [/i]and [i]better.

I know the distinction, and even made it in the previous post ("at least if we mean just from a money POV".

But I think in this context, it is understood that we are talking about money, production, economic activity, etc. . . not more abstract measures like happiness, quality of life, etc.

Sagamite:
I don't understand.

How is a lazy man better or on par with an intelligent hardworking man?

Lazy man whose father left him an inheritance which pays him $500K/year is "better or on par" (at least if we mean just from a money POV) with an intelligent hardworking engineer whose job pays him $80-90K/year or doctor who earns $150k/year.

Lazy man (e.g., Eddy Curry formerly of the Knicks) who hit the genetic jackpot and thus earns millions of dollars per year is also better than that hardworking engineer or doctor.

Saudi Arabia hit the jackpot as well, and is better off than most other countries in the world, due to nothing but dumb luck.

I don't think that is the right way to think about things.

If I have $100 billion sitting in the ground somewhere, and am able to draw 1% of the value of it for 100 years, then assuming I invest the proceeds wisely, I'll still benefit in years 101, 102 and beyond.

Of course, if I piss away that money, then in 100 years time I'll be screwed.

Europe has already extracted that figurative $100 billion (not necessarily through oil obviously, but through a variety of things over the past many years) and has now invested it wisely (into educating their people, infrastructure, industry, etc).

Anyway, it isn't an either/or proposition. . . you can both harvest the resource and invest in useful things.

Dede1:
In my book, staging a street “Owambe” does not indicate the level of richness. I could not understand the depth of well-being of western region of Nigeria when all social indices staked against it.

I shall give the act of empty boasts to the region though. The region had claimed the invention of everything from free education to stadia yet the school-grade pupils from the region could not kick a round ball.

You seem to have wrongly guessed that it is your book that anyone cares about. I'm more interested in the thoughts of those who lived at that time and legitimate scholars. Those who were able to speak objectively and quantitatively about the financial strength of each of the three regions before oil.

While certainly people who produce stuff are respected more by me than those who don't, at the end of the day when it comes time to pay bills, a lazy man who has a gold mine or oil well on his property is just as good as the intelligent man who uses his brains to generate wealth (well, not quite, but close enough.)

So yes, Bayelsa doesn't produce anything. But sometimes being lucky enough to have dinosaurs die on your patch of land (or however else oil was formed) is better than being industrious, creative, etc

Dede1:
Shut up your putrid mouth and concentrate on Wikipedia where you seem capable to left a word.

"capable to left a word"? What on earth does that mean, Mr low-rent version of Patrick Obahiabgon?

During the hard times of crude oil exploration in the protectorates, western region of Nigeria under Awolowo pledged poverty in effort to continue search for crude oil.

Not sure how this is relevant, even if true. Again, West was still the wealthiest region.

Free education in western region of Nigeria was practical joke and tribal ploy.

Seemed to have worked out pretty well, I think. Third party observers (like the foreigner that visited at that time) seem to agree.

In the midst of the so-called free education in western region, eastern region equaled if not beating western region in any imaginable human endeavor including sport.

Do you even believe what you just wrote?  In any case, as stated, economy-wise Eastern region was the poorest in Nigeria before oil. Even less fiscally sound than the North.

Isn't petrol just naturally going to be more expensive in the north anyway? It takes resources to transport it that far, doesn't it?

I suspect that they are exaggerating btw. If the PIB liberalizes the petrol market (which I guess is what will cause this price discrepancy?), I doubt that they'll be paying N350 in the North.

In any case, I don't see why the SS should have to subsidize cheap oil and petroleum products for everyone else. Isn't the massive free federal allocation enough?  

Let's not be greedy, imo

It seems to me that a militia of some sort would be a good idea. This type of thing happens far too frequently.

On episode 3. Looking good tho

This guy is just trolling, I guess

Monaco, indeed

Article I read was more detailed than this, but this discusses it a bit:

http://books.google.com/books?id=Pj4fCjor7mMC&pg=PA17&dq=free+education+eastern+region+nigeria&hl=en&ei=YiMCTtn6AYffiAKun_inCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=8&ved=0CFYQ6wEwBw#v=onepage&q=free%20education%20eastern%20region%20nigeria&f=false

[quote author=EzeUche! link=topic=693712.msg8569556#msg8569556 date=1308757430]You act as if the West is better than the North and East. I haven't seen anything special about the West. 

How can anyone compare a tribal chieftain like Awolowo with Nnamdi Azikiwe who is compared with Kwame Nkrumah?[/quote]In terms of wealth in the 50s and 60s before the discovery of oil:
1) West
2) North
3) East

I read an article the other day about an attempt to introduce free education in the Eastern region that failed due to lack of cash. If I find it again, I'll post it here.

Like I said, gimme Awo over any other leader

Fat girls need luvin too

Look on the bright side tho. . . at least fat girls always have huge bosoms

Government should create a conducive environment for business. But to create businesses (and thus jobs) itself? Not only is it not its responsibility to do this, I don't even know if it would be very effective if it tried.


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Omotola looks kinda gross in that picture.

I'm surprised that Genny looks so plain though.

Makeup is a powerful thing, lol.

shawonlese:
Turn Lagos to a place where one person can work as much as 2-3 Jobs as they like and live comfortably, then you won't need most of the equipment above.

I don't even understand what this statement means

was
prominent among the nations that voted
against including Russia, Saudi Arabia,
and Pakistan.

Always good to see Nigeria in the company of noble, open-minded and forward-thinking countries like Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.

Naijanistan, we hail thee

We can only imagine how much better Nigeria would be as a country if a guy like Awo had been president. To this day, we feel the impact of his leadership. Imagine if the North and East had had their own versions of Awo? Nigeria would probably be a very great country today.

*shrug*

Beat around the bush and act politically correct as much as you like. But people have the right to preserve the integrity of their homelands. By any means necessary.

Interesting.