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dapipson:
It's because of this kind of teachings, the REV.FATHERS frequently mess up with the REV SISTERS and OTHERS because they believe that on their death, they will be purified in PURGATORY then straight to meet Jesus. THIS TYPE OF TEACHING IS A SCAM.

you disappointed me, show me a priest who has done that and he is still a priest till date? Because u can't do without sex doesn't mean others too can't. Stop blasphemy

An0nimus:
Hello SalC, long time

please explain "a sin not unto death" and give examples if possible.

bro a phrase doesn't make a sentence and so does not make sense. Plz tell us the Bible verse so that we can understand.

mrtenixco1984:
God doesnt hold sin against anyone on earth,the ticket to heaven is to accept that Jesus is the son of God and confess it with your mouth,all sins are permanently forgiven while still on earth were there is grace,after death judgement.

have you read mathew 12:31-32? I beg plz understand your Bible

Heart2heart:
There is no definite time frame for judgement to take place. Four days on the physical is not same in the spiritual realm. Your ordinary sleep would tell you. you sleep for 12hours but all that happens in your dream of 12hrs seems just like 30mins happenings. There is no transit point between heaven and hell. There is no place like purgatory.

why are u assuming? Do you think God is a mathematician like our pastors? The op used Bible verses to support his claim, and yet our felllow"born again" said after death judgment. Now since you attend Bible believing church where was Lazarus for 3 days? Plz use Bible to counter purgatory points and don't assume.
Secondly what did Christ meant when he said in mathew 12:31-32?
From the Bible passage what did he meant by "this world and next"? Does it mean that some sins are forgivable and some can't be forgiven even when u become born again?(Plz use Bible verse to support ur claim)

coolluk:
If it's appointed into a man judgement after death, where was Lazarus 3 days before Jesus resurrected him

ask them. They will tell u another story or they keep quite

FX restriction on 41 items: Time for honest conversation
By AMECHI OGBONNA
Although the recent decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN) to bar banks and
bureau de changes from extending foreign exchange to importers of 41 restricted items
may be considered an unpopular policy by stakeholders in the import sector, it is by all
intent, one of the most strategic steps so far taken by the management of the apex
bank in the bid to halt the massive erosion of the nation’s foreign reserves now
hovering around $29billion.
The development is coming at about the same time lessons of the Eurozone countries
are steering us in the face as they were to resolve their issues with Greece over its
default in repaying the $1.6billion debt owed the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The reason for Greece is inability to honour its obligation cannot be separated by
government’s inactions in handling its prolonged economic challenges over the years.
Today that government is being forced to implement far more reaching policies
including capital controls where citizens are now compelled to withdraw a maximum
limit of 60 Euros per day to run their homes.
With crude now selling at less than 50 per cent of its peak since the second half of last
year, Nigeria appears from all indications to be in the same mess Greece found itself
years ago before the whole process later snowballed into full blown recession.
It therefore means that for the monetary and government to forestall a repeat of the
Greece Disease in today’s Nigeria, there may be need for some drastic measures which
may be considered harsh by some people but which would certainly be in the best
interest of the country.
One of such policies could be the recent decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
to suspend foreign currency funding for about 41 imported items considered a source of
strain on the already dwindling foreign reserves stock.
The items include, vegetable oil , metal boxes, galvanised steel cement, margarine,
palm kernel, poultry products (chicken, eggs and turkey), Indian incense, tinned fish in
sauce (Geisha, Sardines), cold rolled steel sheets, roofing sheets, wheelbarrows, head
pans and containers, and enamelware.
Others are cosmetics, soap, plastic and rubber products, steel drum, steel pipes, wire
mesh, steel nails, wire rods, security wire, wood particle and board, wood fibre boards
and panel, plywood board and panel, wooden doors, toothpicks, glass and glassware,
kitchen utensils, tableware, tiles and wooden fabrics CBN had earlier released a list of
the 41 restricted items in its circular, saying that the implementation of the policy
would go a long way to conserve the nation’s hard earned foreign exchange and boost
production activities in the country. Already, President Muhammadu Buhari and indeed
the 36 state governors are aware of the dire straits the Nigerian economy has
cascaded to and are ready to support patriotic initiatives that would move the country
forward.
But while speaking in Abuja, during a press conference to clarify issues raised by the
circular, the CBN governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, disclosed that although the apex bank
does not have the power to ban importation outrightly, it would no longer make
available foreign exchange to importers of those products.
He noted “Four years ago, Nigeria had four rice mills. Today, Nigeria has 30 if not more
rice mills. This happened because of the efforts of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture,
the banks and the CBN, trying to redirect peoples’ focus that we need to increase the
production of rice. And indeed, we have achieved great mileage in this direction.
Only last week, I met the Governor of Kebbi State and he lamented the unfortunate
situation in his state which is a major rice belt in Nigeria where people, our own
farmers who have committed their sweat to produce rice have produced paddy. We
have paddy glut in Kebbi State today.
As I speak with you the government has spent its own money buying close to 200,000
tons of paddy rice from farmers.
Aside from that, Kebbi State Government has purchased close to 800,000 tons of paddy
and yet we patronize imported rice. Those rice that are imported into Nigeria are not
less than seven years old on the shelves and yet we have rice that is produced today in
the country and we are running away from them.
For the avoidance of doubt, please note that the importation of these items are not
banned, thus importers desirous of importing these items shall do so using their funds
without any recourse to the Nigerian foreign exchange market.
The implementation of the policy will help conserve foreign reserves as well as
facilitate the resuscitation of domestic industries and improve employment generation.”
Emefiele promised to deal decisively with any Deposit Money Banks or Bureau de
Change operators who make available Foreign Exchange to the importers.
“I am not saying importers should not import any of the prohibited items, what I am
saying is that the importers will not be able to access Foreign Exchange from our
markets, which are the CBN, banks and Bureau de Change. If we find any of our
market operators flouting this order, we know how to deal with them” the governor
said.
According to him, the era of unbridled importation of all unnecessary items that have
now turned the country into a dumping ground was over in Nigeria as the country
cannot achieve the much desire greatness by simply importing everything it needs.
“Time is ripe for honest conversation. Central Bank in developing countries can’t
concentrate on price and monetary stability alone, what we are doing is to identify
productive sector and channel money there” he said.
Although CBN would no longer provide foreign exchange to import items that can be
produced locally, he said that the bank will increase credit allocation to the productive
sectors of the economy to reduce import bill.
“We are spending huge money importing things we can produce locally, it is affecting
our Foreign Reserves. Nigeria spends N1,3 trillion on average annually to import
consumable goods such as rice, oil, etc which can be produced locally. It is not
necessary how much that we save, it is by the fact that we are saying that it is
shameful. Even if it is $1 that we spent in importing toothpick, I am saying that it is
shameful that we have to import toothpick. I am saying that it is shameful for us to
import fish in sauce, canned fish in sauce into the country and sardine. I am saying
that for instance, before I was born, palm kernel was taken out of this country to
Malaysia and today we go to that country and import palm oil, it is shameful. It is
shameful that items that we used to produce in this country we now begin to import
them into this country. It is shameful, and I think we need to stop it. That is what we
are saying. Current situation calls for self sufficiency. Through this policy, we can
conserve foreign exchange and provide jobs for our people, we will look for areas
where we can provide catalytic role, this we are resolved to do” he reiterated.
Reacting to the CBN policy, a former chairman of Manufacturing Association of Nigeria
(MAN) in Anambra State, Enugu and Ebonyi States, Dr. Chike Obidigbo, called on the
Federal Government to address holistically the problems of indigenous manufacturers
by providing the enabling environment including stable power supply, security of lives
and property to the citizens.
Dr. Obidigbo who is the chairman of Hardis Group of Companies said that the latest
ban on about 41 items by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), merely scratches the
problem of indigenous manufacturers, rather than solving them, urging the apex bank to
take more decisive actions to salvage the economy.
The industrialist agreed that the ban may help in reducing the pressure on Nigeria’s
N29 billion foreign reserves but may not comprehensively address the problem of local
manufacturers.
He said “the ban CBN is imposing is okay but it would be most beneficial if the
pressure also goes to the government to provide us with electricity, security of lives
and property. If the government can provide these things and enforce the ban, then
manufacturers could breathe a sigh of relief.”
According to the Head of Research at Sterling Capital, Sewa Wusu, the market is
expecting a lot from the Central bank in terms of exchange rate policy, stressing that
the apprehension that the CBN may devalue again has been going on and we cannot
rule that out because the reserve is under pressure and there is need to do just that.
‘We see this move as a confirmation that the supply of foregn exchange is extremely
tight.says Yvonne Mhango, Renaissance Capital, economist for sub Saharan Africa.
On his part, Angus Downie at the Economic Research of Ecobank said the policy shows
the difficulty the CBN is facing managing foreign exchange reserves of the country and
which points to possibly greater exchange rate policies to come.
Meanwhile in what appears to be an attempt to derail the policy, the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) has alerted Nigerians that those offended by its recent policy of
restricting foreign currency to importers of 41 blacklist items have resorted to exporting
hard currency across the nation’s borders with neigbhouring countries. However, in a
statement in Abuja Thursday, CBN said large quantum of cash are now being
transported through the borders following its foreign exchange denial to importers of
restricted products.
But it however, said that it is collaborating with relevant agencies to ensure that the
culprits are apprehended.
“The apex bank has noted the unwholesome practice of movements of huge foreign
currency cash across Nigerian borders by individuals and corporate bodies without
compliance to extant law of declaration to the appropriate authorities. The bank is
already collaborating with other relevant agencies of government to ensure compliance
to the provisions of the law” the statement, noted.
It reminded the Bureau de Change operators that they are not allowed to sell more
than $5000.00 to any individual customers for Business Travel/Personal Travel
Allowance, monthly mortgage payment, School fees abroad, credit card paympayent, Utility
bills, Life insurance premium payment.
“The bank however, stated that the BDCs are only authorized to deal in foreign
currency cash and to sell not more than US$5000.00 to an individual customer and
strictly for the following transactions: (i)Business Travel/Personal Travel Allowance; (ii)
Monthly mortgage payment; (iii) School fees abroad; (iv) Credit card payment; (v)
Utility bills vi) Life insurance premium payment” it noted, insisting that the BDCs are
not authorized to fund import transactions in any form whatsoever.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Central of Nigeria has directed that BDCs are not
authorized to fund import transactions in any form whatsoever, either by cash or wire
transfer. Accordingly, authorized dealers are hereby barred from effecting wire
transfers from the account of http://sunnewsonline.com/new/fx-restriction-on-41-items-time-for-honest-conversation/ BDCs’ customers henceforth” it said.

sinkhole:
It is the fault of news reporting in Nigeria, they should have asked the MAN person to list some of the raw materials! But meanwhile, we know that machines and vehicles spare parts are raw materials that are not made in Nigeria, electronic components are also not made in Nigeria and so on!

They are not in the list.

swtdrms:
Don't mind the idiot MAN chairman, i had to reread the caption to be sure its not traders association saying this. What exactly are the raw materials that can't be sourced locally, let him list them.

and the chairman said the government should give the members 18 months to prepare themselves. My question, raw materials that they can't get now how will they get it with 18months. Since example of RAW MATERIALS are trees, wood, crops, minerals. He should tell us which of the raw materials.

ShowYourCertificate:
Buhari is the biggest and oldest dullard alive. He doesn't even know simple economics. And it seems he has infected his cabinet members with his dullardness

if you were in his shoe what would you have done better?

MicTayor:
What if I use a different name and number to open my account online. There is no way they can find out.

employers are not fools. It's takes thief to know thief. When it's time you will understand.

porka:
Nevertheless.

The context was a PHYSICAL WALL to be erected between the borders of Mexico and the US and the Pope did not mince his words.

No one has the monopoly on charitable deeds to the poor. There's no way you can say Donald Trump doesn't assist the poor from his enormous wealth.

Was Pope Francis also talking about metaphysical homosexuals when he said he can't judge them?

Please stay within the context and leave sermon for the pulpit.

so they mean physical wall abi? What does it mean if I say "it rained cat and dog"?

OmoOsanyin:
... And of course EMPTY CONTAINERS make loud noise. The emptier ... The noisier!!!

Tell them ooo

italo:
Pope Francis: "And then, a person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian."

So you believe the Pope was talking about physical bridges too abi?

What poor understanding you're exhibiting!

please help ask him that if English says it rained cat and dog. What does it mean?

porka:
Nevertheless.

The context was a PHYSICAL WALL to be erected between the borders of Mexico and the US and the Pope did not mince his words.

No one has the monopoly on charitable deeds to the poor. There's no way you can say Donald Trump doesn't assist the poor from his enormous wealth.

Was Pope Francis also talking about metaphysical homosexuals when he said he can't judge them?

Please stay within the context and leave sermon for the pulpit.

which context? Pope meant the love when he said bridge while trump meant hate when he said wall.
I never said anything about monopoly of charity but asked if there is anything u can boast with that your general overseers has done to make the world a better place.
What he said about homosexuality, this is the best same reason I said you born again are quick to condemn people and that is why people who don't know Christ has refused to change. With you mouth you will say Christ will wash your sins and make it pure as snow but never will you with action forgive. Now to make u understand what the pope said, he meant we all are sinners so how can he condemn since even Christ never condemned any sinner in the Bible name them Saul, Nicodemus, tax collector, prostitutes, even eat with sinners but you pentecostal would have excommunicated a sinner in your midst remember we are Christian because they see us as Christ like. So behave like Christ and not Jews.

Jonwesley:
Please how old you?

well I should be old enough to be your father. Is that the topic or you are on the wrong topic?

porka:
Is the Vatican City not walled?

How many refugees from Syria have been housed by Pope Francis at the Vatican?

do u understand idiom so? Are you for real? Is it the physical wall they are talking about? Interpret what Jesus said.. Destroy this temple but in 3 days time I will rebuild it. Do you know how much Catholic sends every year as charity? Do you sacrifices men and women of the church do every year for the gospel? Missionary of St Paul (msp), Jesuit, Dominican, sis of Jesus, redemptionist etc can your pastors leave their families (I mean comfort zones) and live in Somalia, Burundi and other rural areas for the sake of the gospel? Tell me is redeem, winners, deeper life, and so on in Somalia, Uganda, Burundi, and other hungry nations? But your pastors left their comfort zone (Nigeria) for a super comfort zone(like USA, England, South Africa) claiming they are preaching the word of GOD to people who brought it to us (African). Forgotten that Christ intentions is that the world will spread till the end of the earth but the catholics who you call idol worshipers through their missionaries open this unknown Christian countries for your pastors to explore in future. Ask yourself this question. What has your general overseer done to make the Christian world a better place. If you ask me about my church I will say up till tomorrow Catholics are still in the unknown places spreading the word of GOD and the pope has always let the world know the position of the church in the world of politics you know the examples. Tell me yours

ishiamu:
Those countries you mentioned are better than nigeria right now... as they have other source to make money than oil... Russia can decide to sell arms... your rubbish article to justify buhari's foolishness and ineptitude is not gonna scale thru... we struggle to send my sis sch fees in usa cos of policies of not using our atm in yankee... make buhari go mud jare... wonder why we worry bout mugabe when we have a higher mugabe...

bro you are sentimental, if our past leaders had saved our oil surplus during the oil boom we would have been better than those countries. These countries are better than us cos they have reserve and they are using it to block the deficit but we Don have.
As per foreign school fees, if you can plan outside the box then you guys will see opportunity in the policies.
Let me give u expo of what I do in my little business, I use to import before but since what I import falls within the categories of goods that I can't give forex for I decided to go into export then use the money to import now I make money in two ways.
But we naija don't want to learn cos we feel we are educated but we cannot interpret government policies.
NB in every government policy there is an opportunity!

Jonwesley:
The OP has rather validated him, that's my take. Even if the man was not the only one that survived, but he had the mantle of God's servant with him and he was saved from the crash. His faith on the man of God saved him from the crash. Papa only uses testimony as shared by members so if he made error, it's likely as the testifier stated it that made him say it that way. But who are U to make such a statement against the man of God. You are bringing a curse upon yourself. Don't be an obstruction to anyone who believe Papa's messages by ur utterances please.

show me where in the gospel where Christ (since we are Christ like) said if we serve him we won't fall sick, die, be poor etc? Infact was pastor bimbo odukoya not under the anointing when she died? I beg God doesn't need your prayer before he blesses you. Plz understand that. Is dangote a bornagain? Those people in the hospital are they sinners? No. So what is the prove that the prayer of oyedapo was what saved the passenger form the plane crash?

analice107:
My dear. The guy enh. What idleness can cause?
Wonderful. If ask this guy the topic for the message that day, he won't remember. Jesus get plenty pikins Ooo. Lolzzzz

you can see that you pentecostal can do anything to Protect your pastors and that's why they are God of men. Now you called someone jobless cos you don't have answers or defense to the op allegation but if it was the pope who said so you would have called the attention of all the catholics on nairaland. Bro free your mind to know the real thing about religion

egopersonified:
Thank God you didn't say God is a liar, your pastor is human like you, stop worshiping them and you wouldn't be so surprised when you hear things like this. If I remember correctly, Abraham lied about Sarah being his sister. Keep calm and serve your God.

keep quite. Abraham lied cos he wanted to save his life and his wife and God supported it. You pastor what did he lied for? So that the gullible worshipers will increase in nos thinking that oyedapo is a living God. Must he lie to get people praises?

johnw74:
Being a Christian is not about whether you want to build walls or not,
it's about having faith in Jesus Christ.

The pope may not know much about true Christianity.

bros learn to see Christianity outside the box. Christianity goes beyond just praying, prasing and having faith. But the greatest commandment is LOVE OF GOD AND LOVE OF MAN. You pentecostals love God so much but you hate your fellow men. That's why you are pray that your enemies should die but Catholics won't do that instead we pray that they change and the see the goodness of God.
You people raise your offerings up so that you feels God will bless the highest donor but you forgot the story of the widow who put in her last penny. That's Catholic cos no body offers anything in the Catholic Church with open hands. What we offer is between me and my God.
You people pray to God in loud voices thinking God is deaf like they god of baal. But Christ whom we follow said before we ask he knew what we want and we should pray silently. In sincerity of your heart is mathew 15:8 not telling you that it's referring to you pentecostal? Cos you praise God for people to see you but catholics don't and that's why their mass or service is 'boring' to you anti catholics

johnw74:
Being a Christian is not about whether you want to build walls or not,
it's about having faith in Jesus Christ.

The pope may not know much about true Christianity.

how can u be a Christian without building bridge to cater for other unbelievers. But you can build wall so that only u can enter the kingdom of God? Remember the story of the good samaritan. You pentecostals are so self centred that you claim to love God so much but don't care about what happens to you neighbors. Is that what Christ thought us. What is the meaning of Christian as defined by the Bible?

mondob2k:
Copy copy NFF... Charity shield ko, Community shield ni.

Charity for their pockets noni

I beg why it's called charity or community shield world wide except for change language but the same meaning is because the proceeds from that match is give as to the needy. So there is no copy copy here

Have anyone seen aboki vulganizer and bus conductor in lagos?

RichYoungNigger:
Any guy who asks a girl for her phone number deserves to be shot in the head.

With all the easy girls on the street, you go come dey waste your time asking for a goddam number.

The thing wey dey hungry you dey hungry her too, just walk up to any girl and tell her "let's go have sex".

You will be surprised by her action.

worst guy

Which youth this one dey talk about? Is it the touts that govern our campuses that call themselves SUG who can manage them self or going memory lane to when awolowo, azikwe, Tafawa balewa, gowon who were in there 40s. Tell me what those youth who govern our country did. Instead of him to move a motion that Oyinbo should come back again to colonize us because we were and still not ripe for independence

kenonze:
Parrot.
I pity u.
I will only take u serious if u can tell us how N80billion appropriated for NTA equipment went missing under ur nose as the DG.
I will be glad if u can explain why silverbird fortune skyrocketed after u left NTA.


Albino, be careful

whao u Don talk finish. Infact your brain dey there

antispexish:
I think u will find that in 2 ti chapter 3 verse something!
What has the good samarithan got to do with eating meat.

I said eating meat or not has nothing to do with Christianity but our relationship with God. The story of the good samaritan is that you people claim u love God like the Jews but the samaritan who is a sinner.... I beg read the story afterall you people attend the "Bible believing churches" abi u no dey read ur nine?

robosky02:
So here we go again

hope they will not scuttle our chances of qualifying for AFCON

When Egypt is preparing seruiosly ....

qualifying for afcon at the expense of Egypt is like a camel passing through the eye of a needle.

antispexish:
You answered the question you asked. Now lemme ask you, I'm I being unholy as a catholic if I eat meat on ash Wednesday?
Holiness is now being determined by religion instead of the bible.

it's not God's law but the church so it's not a sin, but from ur statement, can you show me where it's written that Bible is the only thing to perfection? Secondly remember the story of the good samaritan.

antispexish:
I believe the church told vegetarians to abstain from carrots in those days right!!!

my question for you, what is our major target in this life? I guess it's to be holy irrespective of where u worship because God won't Judge us base on our religion or beliefs using the story of the good samaritan as an example. So bros if Catholic like let them not eat meat, bow to idols but most important thing is the love of God and his fellow humans. Do you love our neighbors as ur self? That should be ur concern.