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johnydon22:


You can never hope to Jump from where you were to where China or U.S is now in a day..

What was U.S.A doing 60 years after their independence, they were still busy killing each other fighting a civil war over who needs slaves and who don't.. Now they are here after more than 250 years of independence.. 70 years ago 80% of Nigeria still have no idea what really a car is..

Nigeria can never jump to the level of U.S and China in a day, we are barely in our 50s after independence, development is a slow but consistent process that achieves desired results with time..

we only need leaders that care ..

The logic that years after independence is related to development is very flawed.
Cases like Singapore (independent in 1963 ie after Nigeria), which is a well developed country with a strong economy and high standard of living show this argument is wrong.
And remember that there are well developed countries (Thailand, Korea) that were never colonized so we can't even mention independence being a factor.
Independence is not a factor of development.

I agree with you only that 'development is a slow but consistent process that achieves desired results with time..

we only need leaders that care ..'

This guy is fast becoming a joke! The same place he went to snap pictures this morning?

https://www.nairaland.com/2712770/photos-another-traffic-robbery-lagos

But the current governor was snapping pictures there this morning! https://www.nairaland.com/2712542/ambode-security-chiefs-early-morning

This Ambode is proving to be useless. How much benefit of doubt can we possibly give?

brize:
Shell? Why is every crime related to this company? Oil and now tax invasion, *Now i understand why Nnamdi Kanu use to tongue lash them* for those who maybe suprised, he has been shouting and shouting that he knows the british government more than Nigeria knows them, that SHELL and other unidentified thieving company is why britain still supports One Nigeria.........SMH

'Shell company' used here does not refer to Shell, ie Royal Dutch Shell, the oil company.

Shell company: noun
an inactive company used as a vehicle for various financial maneuvers or kept dormant for future use in some other capacity.

ragiluhivo:
Go fucck yourself bloody Yoruba idiot. On whose behalf did Philip Hammond write the petition? awu

The letter was written by Harriet Harman to Phillip Hammond. Erosion is not just of the soil, but also the mind.

A soliloquy. Google the meaning before you reply.
Three years ago, I hoped we would have a light rail track - not a system, just a track - linking one station to another. Not even a subway train but an above ground light rail.

However, in my part of the world, buying cars from Korea are called an 'achievement' and an 'innovation'.
https://www.nairaland.com/2686072/kai-lastma-officials-drive-branded

Even worse the person who failed to deliver a light rail system in 8 years has been nominated as a federal minister.

Mediocrity. Low standards. The world leaves you behind.

Whether Fashola or Ambode, how is this an achievement? I see the OP even called it 'innovation'...depressing. Buying Korean cars is an innovation and achievement.

What!

kayo80:
Come on you guys. You are acting like you haven't heard of Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos...A long bridge over the Atlantic ocean; in ou very own Nigeria. But this pic is really beautiful though.

For sake of clarity for all readers, Third Mainland Bridge crosses over the Lagos Lagoon and is not in any way close to the Atlantic Ocean.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Mainland_Bridge

Mogidi:
Stop making a fooool of yourself, this picture is from 2011.

Stop making a fooool of yourself, I'm sure you can see the Ambode poster and APC flag above, or was there APC in 2011?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94YRqev9HQI

The Chibok parents clear the air on a supposed meeting between themselves and President Jonathan.

Hehehe Maybe because of Tinubu's bad breath according to FFK, but why is the girl below making the same face as GEJ carries her? After all he has wonderful breath - I heard its like fresh air.

https://i1.wp.com/gistfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gej-56657.png

Blame game

Its worth noting that this is an old picture, as the former CEO of Total (guy with furry moustache) died in a plane crash in Russia.

Op Pls stop misleading the public! That is Chief Mr. Feyi Joseph Fayose, the older brother of Ayo Fayose. Someone photoshopped gele on his head!

Maybe na Buhari cause this facial anomaly and disconcordance.

Mogidi:
The least you could do was to provide some superior arguments to counter my claims, you only proved its above your skill-set to have a rational discussion.

You claim fuel scarcity is a thing of the past. The topic you are responding to has directly faulted your argument. Which superior argument do you want again? No need for answer pls, I will not read it. Tnx

Happy birthday Jimmy George Ogbanje!
From the Staff and Management of Jimmy's Cornershop Pharmacy - Stagnant since 1982!

oluwadamilolah:
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No start that one for here o!

http://www.punchng.com/news/fuel-scarcity-hits-lagos-worsens-in-abuja-others/

Entrances to many filling stations in Lagos and other parts of the country remained shut to motorists on Sunday following a sharp drop in the supply of petrol to the market.

Findings by The PUNCH revealed that oil marketers were no longer interested in importing the product mainly because of the rising exchange rate of the dollar to the Naira.

The other factors responsible for the marketers’ action are delayed subsidy payments and rising interests on loans from banks.
An official of a major marketing firm, who declined to have his name in print, said, “I am afraid that we cannot continue to import petrol because it costs more now to do so owing to the recent devaluation of the Naira. The rising amount of petrol subsidy arrears payable to us coupled with the high interests on loans from financial institutions, are still major issues in our hands.”

Another marketer told one of our correspondents that an exchange rate of N226 per dollar was demanded on import duties contrary to the inter-bank exchange rate of N198 posted on the website of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency for the pricing template of PMS approved on February 19, 2015.

The major marketers import close to 60 per cent of petrol consumed in the country while the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation imports the balance.

Our correspondents observed on Sunday that the states hit badly by scarcity of petrol were Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Bayelsa, Ondo, Ekiti, Kaduna, Delta, Plateau, Akwa-Ibom. Abuja, the nation’s capital, appeared to be the worst hit by the shortage.

The Chairman, Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Lagos Zone, Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, said the depots did not have enough products to serve filling stations across the country.

“If there were enough to go round, tanker drivers, of course, would move products to the areas of need. Nigerians should not be surprised that this is happening now. It is really unfortunate,” he said.

In Lagos, many filling stations did not sell petrol but those that were open for business had long queues of motorists to contend with.

Although their pump prices remained N87 per litre, black market operators sold 10 litres for N1,200, i.e N120 per litre.

Drivers of commercial buses capitalised on the situation to increase their fares. For instance, fare for Ojodu-Berger to Magboro, which hitherto was N50, was N100 on Sunday.

One motorist told one of our correspondents in Lagos that, “If our fuel finishes now, we will go and queue to get another fuel. Now that we have fuel, passengers would have to pay more until the situation improves.

It was a Herculean task for motorists in Sango-Ota, Ijebu Ode and Abeokuta in Ogun State to purchase petrol from the stations.

Although most of the stations sold petrol at the regulated price of N87 per litre, the Oando Filling Station in Ijoko, Ota sold it for N100.

A motorist, who bought from the said station demanded for and was issued a receipt which she forwarded to one of our correspondents.

In Ibadan, Oyo State, one of our correspondents had learnt on Friday that the scarcity was due to unsubstantiated information that petrol price would go down to N65 per litre.

A manager at one of the stations in the Mokola area of the city, said the rumour seemed to be gaining ground and that the marketers were studying the situation.

He said, “No businessman wants to run at a loss. The product we have now was purchased at the old price. We have not added any price to the stipulated N87 per litre of petrol but the queue is long because many people are not sure of the availability of the product in a few day’s time or why some fuel stations are not selling.

“Those who are not selling must have exhausted their product and are unwilling to buy more at the old price because of the fear that the rumour of a new price of N65 per litre could be true. If we buy today at the current price and government slashes price tomorrow, who pays for the deficit?”

The situation was the same in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State on Sunday as many filling stations rationed the product.

A station along Adebayo Road which on Saturday sold the product for only two hours in the evening and did not on Sunday.

Motorists and commercial transport operators went to the hinterland where petrol sold at a higher price but readily available. The price ranged between N100 and N105 per litre.

The shortage which was noticeable in Warri, Sapele, Ughelli and other parts of Delta State thinned out on Sunday.

But the pump price of the product remained high in Asaba as motorists paid between N95 and N100 per litre.

The attendants said the directive to sell at prices higher than N87 was given by their bosses, who they said claimed to have bought the product at a higher price .

The scarcity in Ondo State which began on Thursday worsened on Sunday. Petrol also sold for between N95 and N110 per litre in filling stations that were operational.

Checks by our correspondent in the state showed that most of the stations were still locked .

The Chairman, Independent Marketers Branch, Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Ore, Mr. Olakunle Ajulo, attributed the scarcity to the failure of government to pay subsidy claims.

He expressed hope that the matter would soon be resolved as stakeholders were already tackling the issue.

Ajulo blamed the shortage in Ondo and Ekiti states on the fact that the Ore Depot was not functioning.

There was also scarcity in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Apart from a few filling stations and the NNPC mega filling stations, others did not sell the product.

Some motorists spoken to said it was only the NNPC mega stations that sold petrol for N87.

A motorist, who gave his name simply as Femi, said he bought a litre for N90.

The product also sold for between N110 and N120 per litre in Jos, Bukuru and its environs in Plateau State.

An attendant at one of the stations, who identified herself as Yeni, said, “We have product, but the manager asked us to lock up the station.”

Many filling stations in Uyo, Akwa Ibom on Sunday were selling petrol at N110 per litre as against N140 to N150 per litre which was prevalent price for a litre of fuel last week.

Motorists and commuters in Kaduna State continued to groan in pain in the wake of fuel scarcity that hit the metropolis and its environs since Friday.

The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, Ohi Alegbe, told our correspondent on the telephone that the Federal Government had injected fresh 680 million litres of petrol to boost the product supply base.

He said the effect of the injection which was done at the weekend would be felt from Monday(today).

He advised Nigerians to desist from panic buying of petrol because there was no need for such.

Meanwhile, the Presidential Campaign of the All Progressives Congress has said that the return of queues at filling stations is a confirmation that the policies of the Goodluck Jonathan administration are founded on deceit and insincerity.

According to the APC campaign, it is now evident that the recent reduction in cost of petrol was borne out of political expediency, rather than compassion.

It also condemned the poor electricity supply across the country by power firms, describing it as a sad reminder of the failure of the PDP-led Federal Government.

The group, in a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, wondered how a political party which has been in power for 16 years, could still feel confident to seek another term in office.

The statement partly read,“The issue is that being unable to set up even one new refinery in the past five years and unable to get existing refineries to function up to 50 per cent capacity, the people of Nigeria surely need another set of people to be in charge of affairs.

She also described GEJ as a 'failed president'. Na wa o!

What did you think of the candidates' answers?

GEJ's 1 hour 20 minutes on NTA vs Buhari's 10 minutes on Amanpour.

I'm sure there are no new converts to either side but give your opinions.

Pls can someone confirm: Adesuwa appointed Special Adviser on Completing GEJs sentences and providing soft landings?

GEJ: I don't like turkey. I like chicken.
We will reconfigure the security infrastructure (?)

Q: Why did you go dancing after the Chibok girls were kidnapped?
A: Some Nigerians are not patriotic.

I wish you the best but it seems you wish yourself the worst.
But this your writing does not show you are 27 years old o. Try grow up this year.

I thought Ekiti was the state of professors. So all these people, standing belly to back for one chicken are erudite scholars?

bronx_dog: this OP is a dummy of the highest order. So every statement she makes now, even when you dont understand her, you start a topic and blasting her. Foolish OP.

Ify_girly: Am voting in GEJ not his wife ok.Am nt concerned abt his wife.For me,whatever she says doesn't count.We all knw she has difficulties speaking good english.What u are tinkin is probably not wat she meant.

handsome_: so in your mind OP, she is openly asking them to come and eat money abi? A share of the national cake does not necessarily mean invitation to come and loot money. Get it? Now remove this silly post of yours before its too late.

i_laugh: some people have time for nonsense sha.

idey_craze: OP. You stink to highest heavens with this meaningless thread. Its plain rubbish and absolute nonsense.

lepashandi: Another animal on the loose on Nairaland. Whats the meaning of this thread? Is it a joke or something? Must you find fault in everything the woman utters? Come on now. Let her be. Now go and perish.

LouisThoru: what has he looted? Na your papa put him there? Wetin dey worry you? You must be an eeddioott.

Freewilly: I'm sure the OP was not expecting this kind of responce LOL!!!

mosun_ade: she smiled? No, she for cry. What is wrong in her statement?

Ma_J_Blige: no be your fault OP. Its ASUU's fault for keeping you idle for so long. Get your books and jet back to school and stop
posting meaningless sh--it on Nairaland.

N-joy:
You are still talking? Get out of here and get something meaningful doing with your life. Where are they taking you?

Craze dey worry you, no be small.

gluv01: He was not in his prime, he lived a great life, a legend, a hero, and a great Icon. He is dead and yes we're all mourning him, it doesn't stop anyone from getting a little bit fun. He will forever be remembered. He lived his life, though most of it in prison, a quickie at his funeral would do no harm, not all sore and moody faces for the long hours the funeral took place. Some might even fake the sad faces just to flow along in the 'mourning era' so get a grip, it's celebrating his life and the impact he made, although his physical presence will be missed.

I hope you have the same response when people come to your fathers memorial service and start snapping selfies. Dont you have respect for others? Dont you have respect for the great man who died? Dont you even have self respect?If Jonathan or Tinubu were at Mandelas funeral snapping pics of themselves would this be your response? Apologies for coming across harsh, but come on!

So 1 survived and 11 died?


God is awesome!