₦airaland Forum

004gist:
A friend of mine opened a printing press, importing all the machines and was printing a kind of invitation cards, doing very well and even opened three warehouses. Hired workers for day and night supplying vast market.

All of a sudden some people took sample of his product to China because they saw how it was moving fast and produce it cheaply and mass import it. That was the end of the business. He had to sell all the machine as scrap , bought keke and start riding till today.


Those who want to go into mini production aren't protected. Dangote must be protected by all means.

Those people at NNPC and their subsidiaries are the brain why all our refinaries refused to refine one drop of petrol

Good point.

Zonefree:
Otedola is now Adesina's spokesman.


Otedola should be man enough and speak out. He should stop retweeting and sharing people's post.

Make dem also come for otedola head? We have an anti- people government in place already

dibunotion:
Dangote crying foul today is suspicious having enjoyed government backed monopoly but I don't think this government would wanna be on is black book because na wahala e go be oo

Monopoly, how? What monopoly is dangote enjoying as cement manufacturer? Rabiu, ibeto,wapco also produce cement. Stallion and Co also bag salt and sugar so, where is the Monopoly you people are talking about? I doubt you people know the meaning.

Dangote has said he enjoyed no benefit from the FG on his refinery, even the lamg he built it on wasn't freely given. He paid 100musd to get it. He's paying back the loan he took from them. There are modular refineries already in operation before his own started and more are still going to be completed soon. Rabiu too is building his own refinery. If you have the money today, you too can apply for a licence to own one.

So, there's nothing like Monopoly in this. Those who once said dangote would lose and his business would crumble cos of the refinery are now envying him. They're now frustrating him. Some even said petrol will stop selling world wide soon and he will close shop back then. How many electric cars do we have in the world today? The best alternative still remains PMS in cost and efficiency. Dangote being a businessman can always produce aviation fuel and diesel and still do away with petrol, if pull comes to shove. You guys should behave intelligently naw.

Maxymilliano:
Aliko Dangote is really fighting back

He knows their secret

MasterJayJay:
Story..

NNPC is the sole importer of petrol.

Which companies sell petrol to NNPC?

Kyari should release the proforma invoice used by NNPC to import petroleum products for the last one year.

Story abi story. After all, tinubu denied falling down openly and asking buhari to print more naira notes . I still have a copy of that news paper in which tinubu said so in my office . These liars can deny anything. The soft tone of his vouce is enough evidence. Mtcheew

TemplarLandry:
Easy ride for Trump.

This is different from great jam bro. Fear American politics

Mama de mama

And trump neva enter,.mtcheew.

I've got nothing to say about this but one thing I know is, Americans are naturally blessed. I mean what I'm saying. At times when they talk, you'd think they're a prophet. Look at their predictions about events in other nations, even long before it ever happens. This often come out in form of movies, book stories and news.

Massiveglory:
The pressure on tinubu and his online boys is really high.
You see all sorts of rubbish and comedy in the name of fighthing the protest.
Op adamusuleiman1 aka ibrahimcoomaise ( Disguised Agbado) make sure you collect your money.
The hunger protesters are not on social media.

Instead of all these propaganda hirelings, use the energy to make basic things available for the masses.

There is a serious anger and hunger in the land.

Pls tell them. A large number of them are illiterates. They don't even know if nairaland exists or not

This is one thing tinubu is very good at...propaganda and paying to counter the will of the people. I've never heard the names of all these groups standing up lately to kick against the planned protest before

Racoon:
 Chai! So you knew all of these yet never report them to the DSS, NPF, NFIU, EFCC, ICPC, or military for economic sabotage? Suddenly, the table turned and you are displaced from the power equation, then you started bleating like a female goat on heat. See the entrenched structure of corruption you all are intricately interwoven into?

Dangote these lamentations is too late. You benefitted from the defective and skewed Nigeria your brothers in the military and autocratic regimes bequeathed upon others. Meanwhile, remember that foreign investors are listening and making their decisions. So abeg stop these lamentations.

This is an act of God. Nigerians are suffering. Let him keep exposing them. Why is Nigeria not moving forward, why are our refineries not allowed to work despute wasting billions of usd there? That's why the masses are crying.

I hope Nigeria won't explode with the ongoing cans of warms dangote is opening. May God keep exposing the cabals. Nigeria must be free. I don't know why some people will deliberately destroy their home and be fixing other people's homes(foreign countries). That's worst than wickedness. See multinationals closing shop, see naira becoming tissue papers....these thieves in govt are the cause, the reason the masses are crying. Don't blame dangote wholly. Usa pampers bill gates and protects his investments. They give him tax relief benefits too. Let's protect our own.

They just want to bring this mam down ni. They lied his products were fake so you don't expect him to keep quiet. Dangote hardly talks By the time his petrol hits the market, it will bring down the price of the imported ones. It's you and I who will benefit.

Chinkoalhaji34:
E be like say the tides don change o! Who go expect Trump to do such? Kamala dey shine for the spotlight, no be small! This na clear sign say her impact dey recognized, even from unexpected quarters. Na only God go fit explain this one!

Kamala is good and though. Trump knew she's good. He doesn't spend money on mediocrity. Good luck to both of them at the polls.

Hmmm. Powerful lady who saw to Trump's defeat

Stop saying nonsense. Tell Nigerians who want to protest that you'd offer full protection and advise them not to be violent, simple . Police in Nigeria are the least paid civil servants but the most used. That should bother you more oga

PresidObi:
Same logic applies, we have nothing to gain from any protests. We have no horse in the race.

yea

PresidObi:
This is exactly why we have been calling on the eastern and southern parts of Nigeria to desist from any planned protest, they will "collect" from the back and leave you high and dry, it's all politics.

If you are a young struggling person in Nigeria, pray for peace, they have made their arrangements and it's all against you and your future. The people who are there at the top are devil's, stone hearted witches who cannot see you progress.

What chances do you have against such wicked people with armouredcars and big guns. They will kill you and accuse you of being a Yoruba nation agitator terrorist. Just go to work and pray to God for peace, if the protest starts, the poor masses will be the worse for it.

God bless Peter Obi
God bless Nigeria
God bless all lovers of peace and progress.
God punish supporters of drug cartels.

Don't you know the real group that wanted protest? They're not going back. They're called arewa youths. This isn't the real arewa group but paid individuals, just as tge fake bishops employed to deceive Nigerians last year. No single Obidient will join nationwide, except those who believed they supported tinubu their mentor, but the same has failed them.

Krankhead:
Just day for front for the protest but remember no ve the person wey motor hit dey write plate number

Read my message again. Only cowards accept fear. My not joining isn't because I'm a coward. I've always been in every protest even engaged the police mannerly. Let those who were disappointed by their mentors protest in peace

UAE isn't Nigeria. We're faced with different problems. Everybody would tackle their wahala as e dey affect them. People have a right to protest but when it becomes violent, it's no more protest but anarchy. People won't be scared by any news from yonder. We have leadership issues back home. But I won't join

Wotowotoman:
Guy, why you dey write motivational story of your life. Who you be? Nobody send you for here o

Yellow card to you for writing nonsense wey nobody send you to write

Sorry sir

Kenochi:
I have taken my time to go through all this back and forth on this issue.The truth is that both sides cannot be absolved of blame
Dangote started by insinuating that NNPC has only 7% out of the 20% earlier agreed,NNPCL through the NMDPRA fired back that the refinery is incomplete and the products are substandard.They also said he wants to run a monopoly
Dangote fired back by saying that his products are standard and the NNPCL can buy him out so that he will not be in the way of being a monopoly
This is a classic game of thrones,who blinks next because I know Dangote is fighting a lot of demons,mafias and principalities holding Nigeria back

Yes, there was an agreement and dangote kept to it. He also has begun paying back the loan taken. They should leave this man alone. This alone can fuel crises and protests nationwide. These people attacking him are the problem of the masses who are always at the receiving end. If dangote begins selling petrol at 400 naira, its the masses who will benefit the most cos even if fuel sells for 2k per liter, these corrupt people will still buy without complaining. I hope the masses are learning

They know who to talk to cos the man can't be acting on his own. Someone sent him. They went to Dangote lab and tested his products. They were found to be much more higher in quality than the imported ones. L'obatan.

You can't be wooing investors when you're busy destroying the business of those at home. Sadly, dangote is a global figure and mentor to many. The would-be investors won't hesitate to reconsider their idea of coming to us now, with this news.

Nigerians are beginning to know who the enemy of the masses truly arw. The NA should stop chasing shadows jare. Don't be afraid of facing the people involved. Let them sack you like they did to Ndume. It's not the end of your life...when all of you are same of the same nko? You all need to be sent packing. Sadly a loloof Nigerian youths are still fighting over tribal issues. Smh!

wizelink:
Presdo BAT should urgently look into the complaints made by dangote and find a way to resolve every issue particularly these cabals in every sensitive sector of this country. Dangote's numerous complaints are eye opener to intended investors and could turn them off against investing in Naija.
If all the thieves in the name politicians could invest atleast 10% of their loots in Nigeria, it wouldn't be this bad in naija.

Talk to tinubu. He should leave this man alone. He can't have his ways in everything

Aareakinwunmi:
It's funny, this is coming from a nigga that has benefited from our corrupt system.


From being granted monopoly by the Babangida regime to recent foreign exchange he got at a ridiculous price courtesy of Buhari and Emeifele

Make he just keep quiet jare.

This is done all over the globe. America does it much more and they support their own. Here in Nigeria, the cabals, including the president will frustrate your life. Talk to your mentors. They're the problem of Nigeria. The loan Buhari/emefiele and nnpcl gave him wasn't free. When you'd not read the news.

He said he enjoyed no benefit from the FG and he paid millions of dollars to acquire that land. Everybody kept quiet after collecting that money. I remember when they were ranting here that time that lagos gave dangote land to build refinery. Awon oniro ęda.

GanagiBitrus:
This is not a pleasant message to potential investors in Nigeria.

But he's right. Guess the man he was referring to in his message , as culled...He blamed his action on policy inconsistencies and shenanigans of interest groups.. The man in the helms and cabals, who want to be everywhere. You know them already. We have a million reasons we are asking you to weed them off, but you keep supporting them for destroying your future. They're the problem of Nigeria, not you and I

Tempulated:
Thank you and i wish you more success.

But the issue here now is that a lot of youths doesn't have the privileges you enjoyed then anymore which you are aware yourself. It's very sad.

Amen, thanks.
If I tell you that you can even enjoy more now you'd not believe me. We had an uncle ( a renowned politician and former governor of lagos) who was not a corrupt man. He died driving a single car. Many of you may have heard of him. He was the real foundation his successors built lagos on. Everybody was on their own, he'd not touch lagos money and wouldn't allow anyone to do same so, everyone turned hustler, including his children who are also OK today.

I didn't see anyone who would help me or give me a job. I always went to vendors booth to read Tuesday punch, Tuesdays and Thursdays guardian newspaper editions, inside which I'd find job adverts, relevant to my field. I'd go with a pen and a paper, jot down these positions and apply. Thank God for the advent of the Internet then, those with email address would save me postage stamp money. I'd book night browsing in a cafe, send my resume via emails. During this time, a lot of my peers would book a night too, but would be watching porn and chatting on friend finder.com, yahoo messenger and MSN messenger and be looking for friends.

That's how I got my first job and it became a habit. I later got a link and travelled to America. I was already working. Remember I knew nobody except God. I got jobs in all the good places where I had worked via guardian newspaper but today, it's a different story. All you need it build your resume on linkedin or visit job sites right inside your home using your phone and apply. We were trekking a distance to post office to post applications back then. I remember all those UI boys back then, we always met at a vendor's booth. One of them later won OGD scholarship. He's from ogun state. His name is Olumide Ogunbanjo a renowned agric enginner, check him out. His Msc and Phd were free in UK and Holland. The UK university there funded his phd in an EU university. He knew nobody. He got the information from inside punch newspapers where it was advertised. The other guy is a director in a leading oil and gas company now.

Today many youths are lazy. They don't want to work. I may look like someone who doesn't have a job each time I comment here but trust me, God is kind to me. I won't say more than that. I love reading. I read a lot and I come here to contribute, respond to comments etc, to while away time. I can't be working from morning till evening without taking a break, I'd break down God forbid. I spend my beeaktime here. I don't go to work everyday. The only language I understand is figures lol. Like today, I didn't go to work. My staff are there to carry on. I check my crypto wallet, check my fx trading details daily. My fx trading account manager called me a few minutes ago to inform me of the deal of the day. That's how I live my life.

In summary, most youths depend on government or someone to help them and they are often disappointed. Your parents can't even help, to say the least. They have tried their best by sending you to school. I wish I had the kind of exposure youths have today in my time but I still thank God I'm not lagging behind.

Creamypie:
Men are never appreciated at all. This life as a man, apart from training your kids, no build more than one house, instead, flex yourself to the finish, cos na only ur wife go take the credit, ur kids no go too care for u. and if anything happens, your main and your extra houses u don't need will be taken over by ur wife. Your daughter dey abroad, she go prefer make only her him travel to meet her, your wife may become their husband that way, bandoning u here to take care of urself alone. Your wife may decide to stay 2 years or more, or may not come back, until they hear of your death.

Pray to God to be self-sufficient and you'd not bother yourself with all these stories. You can employ a good maid. A lot of them cook much better than many wives do. Don't jettison your extended family(siblings) cos they will always be there, no matter what. They're the first people in your life before the wife came remember. If madam like, let her pack and stay with her children.

This is one of the reasons I always encourage our youths to try and be enjoying vacation abroad and attend conferences. You will never get tired or feel bored when madam don go meet her pikin abroad or anywhere. This is inevitable, na so nature make am. So that you'd have a robust travel experience and you can visit usa, Canada etc for summer, see friends etc. By the time you're back home, you'd feel like traveling again. You can branch and see your children and their mama join. That's a good life. You can build one for yourself. Don't procrastinate chasing future, future, future. The future starts when you hit 25 years, after which your years will start running per minutes. Because at that time, your eyes are open, you begin thinking of career, family etc so you'd not know when the time is gone.

When some guys hit their first money, they'd go and buy cars instead of building a future. I had money to buy 2 cars at the time I first travelled to the USA early 2000 for the first time. I was still single then. Flight Ticket was 375k. If I added 900k to that, I'd buy a brand new Kia Rio. It was my first visa on a virgin passport and travel experience. Today, no need to stress myself on visa to the glory of God. My passports are piled up. I pray till I grow old I'd still be enjoying this privilege. They now give 5 years while Canada can samma you with 10 years visa if you have up to 10 years validity passport. Life is so sweet if you make it so. It's always challenging too. Planning is key....very key and your old age won't be a mess.

E take am resemble somebody who's Biden's age mate but still claiming 71 despite the obvious

kettykin:
The average Tinubu's supporter is not analytical, not strategic, not smart , they only thing they know is pro lagos sentiments, anti igbo sentiments and anti obi sentiment.

Ask them any strategic initiative on getting the economy up and running and you will hear ,buhari handed over a dead economy to them

. That's why I call them illiterates. Lagos is OK, and will always be OK without the FG help. Lagos has been OK long before tinubu dreamt of being senator sef.

But is lagos entire Nigeria? Nigerians are suffering, including those living in lagos. Is the train free, will it give people food and shelter? Lagos civil servants colkecting 70k aren't up to one section of an LCDA here, in population. Reno is really crazy

SmartPolician:
You have no idea how powerful humans are.
In Genesis, God created the world and asked humans to take charge of the world. We run this world; Christ said His kingdom is in heaven. The human mind is extremely powerful and God rarely interferes in man's affairs if He wasn't invited or didn't see a strong reason to.

To answer your question - we do. The human mind is extremely powerful and most of the things we do are conceived in our minds first. A man is a demigod that the angels even fear because we enjoy freewill - something they don't.

in summary,.pls read 1 Samuel 16:6-13

SmartPolician:
God doesn't choose leaders, the people do through the ballot boxes. The earlier we realise this in Nigeria, the better for us.

So who directs voters or changes voters minds towards a particular candidate, the devil?

May God choose the right leader for America. How trump, despite being the president still lost in the last election is a proof nobody can predict the outcome of the US election, not even the social media fighters can.