₦airaland Forum

flokii:
They are hardcore tribalists who just want their tribesman in power at all cost.
Thet's just the summary of the nonsense he wrote.

You'd rather have a man who believes that the constitution is faulty, has had the chance to engineer a change, but has not even batted his eye lids at the idea, at the helm of affairs ba? And you talk about hard core tribalists. It's well.

okoloto:
Uk is abetting the corruption / bad leadership in Nigeria and never allows Nigeria to work for their selfish gain. They select and put stoog leaders to do their bidding and if you don't they remove you. What mineral resource does Britain have? Let them and other western world allow Africa to develop by electing the right leaders without interfering and without sucking us dry and Africa will be the next destination.

No one allowed China bro. Iran is fighting for her existence right now. In all of history, no one allowed anyone. We are so unfortunate to have puppets in power, not leaders.

kpankpangolo:
It’s not a unique situation. Ask Venezuela.

Of all the examples, you had to pick the absolute worst? That's the "I better pass my neighbour" mentality extressing itself freely through you. Well done sir.

FreeStuffsNG:
The parties have conducted their primaries and elected their flag bearers for 2027 Presidential election slated for January, 2027; less than 8 months away.

The results are clear evidence that the opposition political parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) are unserious and unprepared despite having 4 long years to give Nigeria's democracy credible opposition, which is the hallmark of democracy.

Nigeria opposition political parties failed woefully. I am so ashamed of them.

I have started thinking that it is the right thing to do for every Nigerian to reject them and all their candidate across board in all the elective offices, not only in presidential poll, to express their disappointment.

Are you as upset as I am?

Arithmetic progression I know, geometric progression I also know. Abeg with which progression was the APC votes counted? Cos we saw numerous videos and they all went like 1, 2, 3, 40, 138, 277, 1748, etc

EmekaA125:
A kg of gas now is #1500

Go and ask again bro

Hussein035:
You people will just post nonsense to create fear

I bought 8kg at 1,350 per kg at offa garage Ilorin kwara state on 11th of may yet you people were just posting things to create sadness about Nigerian economy

For those of you that hate this country to the point of looking for news to make us sad you will never know peace until you repent

Go and buy another one today. Make sure you come back and quote me afterwards o. If not,...

Basic123:
This people behind this thing really want to deal with Tinubu

Listen to yourself bro. Some people want to deal with the number one citizen of the country? The commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of Nigeria? Abeg.

There are people with criminal tendencies in every society. It's the fear of repercussions that restrict many. There has been no repercussions for criminality in this administration that's why the criminals are roaming mad. Nothing more.

Kemetian:
YOU HAD NO "PURCHASING POWER".

"PURCHASING POWER" BASED ON FUEL SUBSIDIES AND A CHAOTIC DUAL EXCHANGE RATE THAT DISCOURAGED INVESTMENT AND SIMPLY LED TO ARBITRAGE, IS WHAT LED THE COUNTRY TO THIS CRISIS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

BORROWING $10 BILLION A YEAR FOR FUEL SUBSIDIES IS WHAT GAVE YOU YOUR "PURCHASING POWER".

MR POWER.

Would you feed your children watery beans simply because that's what other children eat even though you can afford better? You people try to make it sound as if subsidies on essential items are bad. Yet even the most capitalist nations subsidise things for their citizens

Can we afford it. I'd say yes. With the opulence that the people in power display after stealing so much? Yes we can afford to subsidise essential items. Kill corruption. Don't take from the already poor Nigerian, give to governors that we don't trust and then ask us to go and hold them accountable. As how na?

ElSudani:
How long do you think it should take before you start to see results? Please answer as honestly as you can.

Late President Umar Musa Yar'Adua had less than two years. More recently, Vice President (then Acting President) Yemi Osinbajo was in charge for about three months. We all felt their impact.

With this in mind, I think it's not out of place to expect that in a few months, a clear path should have emerged. No one is asking for Eldorado here. Just clear signs of a liveable (or at worst, a bearable) future.

ElSudani:
What exactly is the anchor for your purchasing power? Subsidy or increase in productivity?

And by how much has his policies increased productivity almost for years on?

AngelSlay:
“Every government loves to sell hardship as ‘necessary sacrifice,’ but the real question Nigerians should ask is: sacrifice by who, and for whose benefit?

Yes, reforms are often painful. Removing fuel subsidies, floating the naira, and diversifying away from oil are not inherently bad ideas. In fact, many economists have argued for them for years. But reforms lose public trust when citizens see rising inflation, worsening hunger, collapsing purchasing power, and little immediate relief — while political elites continue to live comfortably.

Dele Alake is right about one thing: Nigeria cannot continue depending solely on oil. The solid minerals sector has massive potential if properly managed. Countries have built strong economies around mining. But Nigerians have heard similar promises in agriculture, tech, manufacturing, and power sectors for decades, yet structural issues remain.

The bigger concern is credibility. How do you convince struggling Nigerians that ‘pain is temporary’ when there’s no clear timeline for relief? How do you ask citizens to endure hardship when governance costs remain high and corruption perceptions persist?

Bola Ahmed Tinubu may be implementing reforms previous administrations avoided, but reforms alone do not equal results. Success will be measured by whether ordinary Nigerians can afford food, transportation, healthcare, and housing in the coming years — not by speeches at award ceremonies.

The mining sector itself also requires caution. Illegal mining, environmental degradation, insecurity, and weak local beneficiation have plagued the sector for years. If reforms only attract foreign investors while local communities remain poor and exploited, then Nigeria simply replaces oil dependency with another extractive trap.

The average Nigerian is not against reform. What people are against is being told to suffer endlessly while leaders ask for patience without visible accountability.

Economic transformation should not just sound good in Abuja conference halls — it must reflect in the lives of market traders in Lagos, farmers in Benue, miners in Zamfara, and young graduates across Nigeria searching for opportunity.

Until then, many Nigerians will view these promises as another chapter in a very familiar political script.”

God bless you Sir. Cos of you, I don't have to type too many words. I'm too tired for that

yinkeys:
Sexual discipline is very difficult
Except you’re filled with the Holy Spirit

I have a good dose of sexual discipline. And no, I don't have an atom of any holy spirit.

helinues:
Are the opposition legislators part of those who passed the bill?

How convenient it is to forget that there was massive uproar against the passage of the bill in both houses. Well done sir.

Personperson01:
Rather app to tell the government where dirts are and shortputs to go there and pack it than tell someone who is not blind without data of 2mb where to sheet. Lol money about to be deposited get ready guess and use it well this time.

This will be an improvement on what they have.

adamkkk:
I can build an app to locate all the toilets and show which one is available

Did you read the report at all?

Moroccoguy:
Many citizens prefer to criticize than to offer solutions to societal problems.

Criticism is a way of raising awareness about a problem. Serious people are not afraid of criticism. In fact, they love it cos it makes them better!

Alapereketu:
what's the assurance that atiku or Peter Obi will change this country

Tell someone to read this thing you typed to you. Come back and type what you think about it.

3Dee:
The hospital of course. I tried snapping my medical record one day because I wanted to complain to my HMO about the drugs I was given, hospital said my HMO doesn't cover the drugs and gave me an alternative. If you see the speed at which the nurse snatched the record from my hands and even reported me to their medical director. I went to the MD to explain and he was like, their policy doesn't allow patients to go with their information. As how now😡

They even allow you see your own. If you see argument between me and them for FMC that year ehn. Just to take a look at what they have been doing o. They say i no fit.

psalmsjob:
The change of policy on subsidy removal on both petrol and Naira is what actually improved investor confidence and it has boost the economy from fake valuation of Naira and thus "national money laundering" as petrol subsidy.

So it's either you don't understand what the minister meant by overnight policy changes or you're being mischievous. What he meant is that reversing those policy just like that gives a sense of uncertainty to investors who might plan to invest based on the policy and then all of a sudden because of some inconsistency the whole policy is thrown out so they being wondering if that could also happen after they might have invested based on the policy.

Like I have always said high naira value to the dollar will not attract foreign investor nor will a regulated or propped up Naira or petrol.

Tell us how much FDI we have received since then. While at that, check how many multinationals have left in that same time space. Thank you.

ThothHermes:
Not true.
People in their late twenties and early thirties will remember. This show was on TV roughly 20 years ago.

Twenty years ago? You mean like 2006? I don't think so o.

goslowgoslow:
Gen z don show themselves! Zebrudaya was called 4:30 not Clarus.

No nah . For him to even remember that name shows that he's not gen z.

I just knew from the topic that it would involve either money or women. This life sef

eniteden:
Una go just open mouth waaaa!! dey spill anything wey anger of knowing the truth shok una for head. Underdevelopment my foot, South Africa no dey Africa, Rwanda no dey africa, Ghana no dey africa and yet u never hear bandit or terrorist operating there, Morroco, Egypt, Argentina etc are not in africa? Yet they are doing better ur so called country which has 10 times more resources than them combine.


Stop blaming people for ur misfortune instead turn on your wicked politicians and put them on their toes to they perform NO instead u prefer a a bag of rice with someone picture on it.

Gbam!

But on a lighter note, Argentina nor dey Africa

Lithiumite:
It's funny how this people who get oppurtuned to leave the shores of this country are always quick to lampoon their country as they revel in the glory and grandeur of their host western country..... their condescending attitude is disgusting mainly because they are apparently ignorantly oblivious of the hideous fact that these countries they are always praising for their development and organisation are in fact the ones responsible fir the underdevelopment and economic mess sub Saharan African countries are going through.......someone messed up your father's house ,you move over to his house which is better and then you start abusing your own house destroyed by your oppressor.

African leaders are responsible for the underdevelopment of the continent. The Western leaders fight for their people. African leaders should do same.

dragunov:
Na wa o. If a student is caught with exam answers during WAEC, people here will say it's Tinubu. Oga o. No accountability or responsibility in the dictionary of some.

Did your lawmakers expunge certificate forgery as a ground for election petition? Yes or no?

Or do you mean it is OK to forge a certificate to get into the highest offices in the country but bad to forge a certificate to earn minimum wage?

Precious201010:
But Tinubu and his data boys said forgery is no longer an offence na... So they should release them immediately

Abi o!

Opinedecandid:
My brother, no dey let these guys matter worry you like thisz care about yourself and family, QED

The problem is that the country doesn't care how much you care about yourself and your family. People who got kidnapped also care about themselves.

As the country dey hot, na all of us dey collect one way or the other. And if e soft, na all of us e go soft for.

nonny1212:
I no understand una, make e no piss again??

When them hold you or person wey you know, you go remember this question.

Obviouslyblunt:
the credit refund is overtime. It could be in 4 months, it could be in 1year, it could be in 5 years.

This is not true. I've had mine for over four years now and haven't gotten Shi Shi.

OverCalculating:
Why do we buy mobile phones to make calls, then buy call credits on the phone to call? Why can't the network providers provide mobile phones to us for free because it is just a device to measure the units that we used on calls.

MTN, Airtel, Glo and the rest of them have their branded mobile phones with their SIM card on it by default, yet you still have to purchase the phone before you start using it to call. So, if the government is rooting for us to get it for free, it is not because they are running a charity organization, it is just a way to make it accessible by many people. If you can't pay for the meter in bulk, there is a way the service providers can pay on your behalf as long as you remain a loyal customer to them. Last last, they will deduct the cost from the energy credits that you purchase on a long term basis. So, they are not actually paying for you, it is just a WIN/WIN game.

I go lie for you?

Mobile phones are not just devices to measure the units you use on calls. They are actual communications devices. They belong to the users and they can decide to damage the phones if they like. This is unlike electricity meters. You are not supposed to tamper with them because they belong to the discos. As a matter of fact, you could be prosecuted if you touch them.

nairalanda1:
If we fight corruption we would still have a budget of 36 billion dollars.

That doesn't do much for industrialization or anything

At least a good part of the $36b could go into fighting insecurity, and providing electricity (even if only for industrial use) instead of it ending in private pockets as it does now.

Or is there a better solution? Kindly share.

nairalanda1:
Exactly. Therein lies the problem. Not much attempt to bring in industrialization...



Okay

1.You don't grow revenue by squeezing customers...is a fallacy, respectfully speaking. In other words, you are advocating businesses sell at a loss to make consumers happy. The result is loss making businesses that do not work.

It was tried in communist countries in Europe, and most of them ended up in debts.

2.You also have to have the following in mind

Oil prices are falling. We need them at 150 dollars per barrel...that's our breakeven price...and it has been below 60 dollars per barrel since January last year. Oil has also been below the budget benchmarks for some time

Revenue from VAT and other small taxes has been falling. And VAT is quite simply not enough

Only ten million NIgerians pay tax

Tax to gdp is still way below EVEN the West African minimum


With the above in mind, where are subsides to stimulate production going to come from? The answer is more borrowing, or more printing of money or more ways and means spending (which is what we used to pay for fuel subsides in the last years of their existience)....which translates into...MORE DEBT.

Which has to be paid for by...MORE BORROWING.


Again, we need tax not to be 'prosperous' but to reduce our dependency on borrowing. And we need to do things like pay a cost reflective tarrif on electricity to improve productivity, among other things.

Government cannot , and yes, it is a shitty government that is a mess, but even if it was not corrupt, it can no longer pay for subsides as our population has long since outstripped our revenue's ability to sustain it

Which is why I scream on this site that we have to be an industrial nation, and that we have to rely on manufactured goods and services


(Poland used to set the price of agric products to let the poor breathe until 1989. The result was massive food scarcity issues from time to time. Once the Poles stopped price controls, and let farmers set prices...sure PRICES ROSE...but farmers were incentivised to produce more.).

One more thing....other countries pay for subsides via taxes. Nigeria earns less than 70 billion dollars from oil, even less from other revenue sources, and as such cannot pay for the subsides you want without going into debt...and this has been known since 1993.

So where will sufficient taxes come from? Bear in mind that about 140m Nigerians live below the poverty line. That's close to 70% of the population. How much can a people who cannot afford $3 a day contribute to the national purse?

This is why I strongly believe that if we succeed in fighting corruption, we will be in a very good position to industrialise and then improve tax income.