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QuietMynd:
So, u want govt to dictate price of goods nd services right.
U want every sector of the economy to fail like the electricity sector right.
Clap for urself

Government has been regulating the banking sector, has it failed?. The government listened to poachers like you and gave electricity to the private sector under a very dubious and shambolic process, how is electricity today after almost a decade of privatization?.

These things are about formulating the right policies. Sectors such as electricity and trade market of any country are very sensitive and vital to economic development and cannot just be left for capitalists to run.

Odunayaw:
Meal Team Six

Sizzorkay:
I remember when i was back there as a teen, when civil servants etc get a raise, non-civil servants increase the price of their products, and before you blinked that pay increase is no longer enough

That is what happens in an unregulated market, absolutely no price control.

slimthugchimee2:
That will only result to major inflation,

We cannot forever remain stuck with the primitive idea that increment in national minimum wage will cause hyperinflation or economic crisis. That is simply government propaganda. Is it today that Nigeria has been reviewing it's minimum wage?.

Yes, removal of susidy will result in price hikes on the short term, but at least, if the minimum wage is significantly increased, many Nigerians will be able to afford their needs. Nothing wrong in a minimum wage of N60k.

lebuhsi:
hey, guys relax!...it's not Uhuru yet!....the profits we would be making from the abrupt rise in oil prices would be completely wiped out as we still import most of our refined energy....look prices go up or down, pump stations would still be selling PMS at 145/litre, who's going to cover for it?....*SUBSIDY* the FG would be spending sh*t loads of money on oil subsidy so people don't get vexed!....in other words, we will still be in a pecarious situation...$73/b or $ 61/b.

FG should totally remove fuel subsidy and redirect the funds towards increment in minimum wage and reasonable consequential adjustment of salaries.

This is one way to assuage public anger at such an unpopular policy.

PRISTINEMUSCLES:
I hope you are very normal.
Don't quote me again.

You never asked for an advice.

You think I care?

I merely corrected a misconception. If you don't like it, it's your cup of tea.

Abdoulshehu:
Pls docs in the house, i do rilly like to join the nigrian army, bt I am tht kind of person wit verry small body structure, slim and light.
ryt nw i am suffering wit serios ulcer, bt neverthles i applied nd verry mch optimistic tht my name will be shtlistd.
Pls docs nd others, i would like to get an advice from u,

The only problem I see(if you ever get shortlisted) is your chronic ulcer. That is bound to cause issues,and I will advice you not to join the army unless you find a way to manage it.

You having a slight body frame is not a problem as long as you are fit . You can be skinny,but still meet the army height, weight and BMI criteria; though from your post, I guess you don't meet up in that aspect either(if you are "smallish and light", I interpreted it as being short and malnourished). That is another problem.

PRISTINEMUSCLES:
Mr Man, you already know the answer.


The Army requires fit, healthy and hefty men.

Hefty men?? I don't know what you have been reading or seeing, but you just cracked me up

No be only hefty men.

ugo4u:
These are interesting times for the Nigerian economy and oil market at large, the guys at Aso rock will be dancing shakushaku and Zanku combined. Oil just hit $71per barrel and it's still rising, this is against our national budget benchmarked at $61per barrel.
America on the other hand might strike Iranian facilities, My gosh!!! Oil price go so!! rise ehh!, oil might hit $120 .
Though this is a lazy man strategy and prayers but I just pray and hope our gov't will utilize this pending when the Saudis bounce back.

NB
Aramco is runned by Americans and you know what that means with respect to retaliations or far reaching measures. Interesting times ahead.

If the US hits Iranian oil facilities (which I highly doubt), then we could see a surge of oil prices to $150/barrel,as Iran's ouput of over 2million b/d will be taken out completely.

If only we could find a way to jerk up our oil output to 2.7-2.8 million b/d within this period.

lebuhsi:
happy 1,000th page everyone, I haven't be commenting alot but I'm a keen follower....I say thank you to all the contributors, you guys do what Nigerian journalist have literally no idea of.... sometimes when I see military pieces online I'm always like 'what poo is this' GOD bless y'all....OMG the oil market is going berserk!...if WTI has gained as much as 4% to $60 I wonder how much Bonny light or aqua iboe which are premiums would go for!

Bonny light crude just hit $73/barrel I told you we were gonna get as high as $80 this week.

AskiaHarem:
1000 PAGES RAW!
I'd like to dadicate this post to those that spent the time to contribute to this military discussion and my Fallen Enemies.

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Please remove that Ojukwu picture.

Happy 1000th page everyone.

Thank God I was able to comment on the 1000th page.

I dedicate this comment to our fallen heroes, told and untold. To those whose sweat and blood has wetted the North East in the fight against Boko Haram. To those who shiver and gnash their teeth at night in frigid harmattan cold, lying in trenches, feeding on miserly rations and marrying their guns, protecting the soul of this nation. To the millions of displaced citizens all over the country,driven from their homes by the hellish enterprises of terror and banditry. To those here on this thread, who have contributed their little quota, over the years, supporting our gallant men at the frontlines and insulting the incompetence of the military brass and the government(s).

To everyone here, every Patriot, who only wish the best for this country. I salute you all. You too are heroes, in your own little way. You care that much enough to open your browser everyday, come on Nairaland, and open this thread in support of the sacrifice our troops have made and are still currently making.

It is my believe that one day, Boko Haram will be nothing more but a painful memory and those who sponsor and support terrorism will face their reckoning, as my teacher would say, "Every Napoleon shall surely meet his Waterloo". Nigeria has become too big to fail, I strongly believe it, and no manner of vile intrigues by international collaborators, aided by fifth columnists within the country,can bring our great nation down.

Salute to you guys.
Salute to Bidexiii, the chief of this thread.
Salute to our gallant troops and fallen heroes.
Salute to the Nigerian Armed Forces.
Salute to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Salute to the continent of Africa.

snrman:
bro stop tripping the Houthi repels don't have that kind of technology to carry out such attack. Iran is behind the blast which makes u question Saudi military upon all the money spent

Of course everyone knows that Iran is behind the strike. What is baffling most people is; From where was the attack launched?, and How did the drones evade the most expensive aerial defense systems in the solar system?.

If I were the Saudi crown prince, I'd start setting up the gullotine by now, because some "military" heads don't deserve the benefits of being attached to such incompetent necks. At least, beheading is something the Saudis seem to be good at.

lionel4power:
Boss, if i wont start counting the petrodollar just yet because today, the Saudi Arabian Energy minister said that Saudi Arabia has enough oil in storage to meet demands globally for at least a full month.

This will offset any oil production deficits till repairs are done on the damaged facility.

Regarding the BH/ISWAP, i done think they will exist on Saudi soil even in day. Have you seen the Saudi Arabian Air Force lately? They just concluded an aerial campaign that basically sent the whole of Yemen back into the 17th century.

Equipment-wise, The Saudi military is 100x better than the whole West African militaries combined. Go and confirm.

Do you things it is easy to continously bomb another country every day for 3 years? Also, Their SF is highly powerful, don't let The media fool you.

What then do you think they will do to sambisa, Chad and Niger combined?

Also consider that the Houthis are 200x more equipped than BH/ISWAP.

The Houthis have cruise missiles and ballistic missiles amongs others, things BH/ISWAP pray for.

Also, the Saudi intelligence network is legendary considering that most terror group originates from their territory.

BH/ISWAP is more of a Nigerian embarrassment because it just shows the whole world our incompetence which we have been covering up with propaganda. (no offence).

From a ragtag group to a menace. Let me clear you on something, there are, *rumors* (emphasis on *rumor*) that the Nigerian military top officers have lost and hope on winning the war, all there hope to do now is to manage it and prevent it from escalating and causing more serious problems.

Realistically, i no longer believe that we can win this war as of now until maybe the Super Tucanos land and more proactive approach & strategy is implemented.

Let's see how tomorrow goes in the oil market. Though I do believe oil prices will increase significantly not just as a result of the drone attacks,but also due to increasingly disruptive Iranian activities in the Arabian gulf these past weeks.

Saudi sent the Houthis back to the 17th century? How come they missed the advanced drones used by the Houthi rebels in the recent attacks?, How come the sophisticated Lockeed Martin aerial defense systems that the US charged Saudi Arabia everything short of Prophet Mohammed's knee caps for couldn't prevent even a single drone from carrying out those strikes?; If the drones made a over 2000km journey from Iran,then the Saudis should have noticed(except of course,they and their radars were all sleeping when the drones were flying above their heads), and if it is from the Houthis,it is even more embarrassing.

Of course they can bomb a country every day for three years because they can afford it. I am yet to see any sophistication in the Saudi SFs or Intelligence, or would you call that Kperoogi scandal sophistication?, the Turks basically set them up.

As for the BH issue, I do agree with you that except new strategies are adopted,and maybe those crop dusters finally arrive from the US,then there is very high likelihood that this war will continue in it's current form.

ugo4u:
Disappeared? There was a time a Chadian commander accused Nigerian troops of cowardice, they angrily withdrew their troops from the fronts and Bokoharam held sway including the baga axis.
Ask any Nigerian soldier in the fronts about the Chadians. Those guys and Bokoharam have one thing in common, they're not afraid of death.

Maybe it's because they know more about BH than we do, afterall, BH recruits quite heavily from Chad. Interestingly, after all these years, these fearless Chadian gladiators haven't been able to secure the dozens of islands on their side of the Lake Chad where BH fighters use as hideouts.

Didn't their President, Derby, once orchestrate a scam ceasefire and make off with millions of dollars of our money?, the man chop our money, clean mouth

I am more concerned about the lack of communication between MNJTF units, it's very sad.

SamuelAnyawu:
Chadians?

Yes.

SamuelAnyawu:
Sincerely i was kinda confused brother. What if mistakenly they started exchanging. It would have been bloody

Na wa for MNJTF and DHQ sha. By now all these basic errors shouldn't be occurring, it doesn't speak well of the brass, it's as if we are just throwing our men against these threats without proper equipments, planning or framework.

But you sef too like woman

ugo4u:
Chadian soldiers are the most battle tested and experienced soldiers in West Africa as far as desert warfare is concerned. They're simply the best in that terrain.
But it is a thing of worry to me if up till now there is not an effective means of communication amongst allied forces against BHT. Only God knows the number of blue on blues incidences, it is sad and also quite unprofessional for troops to be working in the same general area without seamless communication. We saw the mess that happened in Taraba, we can do better.

And yet they mysteriously disappeared from Baga when it mattered.

SamuelAnyawu:
on my way from Maiduguri to Monguno today after a perfect Weekend Cool off. We came accross a Nigeria Military convoy that was moving at a snail speed and had to spend 6hours for a 2hour journey.

We got to a location where the Military sighted another convoy from afar and felt it might be BH They all jumped down and took cover and told us behind to turn back with speed because of an impending exchange of fire.

At that point i could feel my heart in my hands. I said to myself "oh Lord Jesus this is my final end " Later we all discovered it was Chadian Soldiers coming from afar.

Sincerely i give kudos to military personnel in this insurgency war. War no be movie oh

We got to another point where the Insurgents ambushed last two weeks. The Military sighted some movement from afar and started unleashing AA guns . The Chadian soldiers veered off the road with theirconvoy of cars into the bush immediately. Sincerely i don't understand the kind of moral the Chadians gat shaaaa.

i also noticed most Chadians were using a kind of gun that was different from AK-47. It almost looked like a Tarvor The Chadians also had a kind of AA gun that has 2 nozzle or 4 nozzle from what i saw and it was operated by 2 persons on the truck. I will like to know what kind of AA was that.

May God bless all our gallant men. This Insurgency war has made even AA gunshots now looks like a Christmas kids knockout now

Doesn't the MNJTF have channel of communication?, How come the Chadians were just driving around and our men didn't even know they were coming?.

Anyway, more strength to all of you guys in the NE theatre.

ugo4u:
If push comes to shove the Saudis will sign a pact with US and Israel to do the job for them(that's if they don't already have one), their military has always being a joke, because they've relied on their money to do the job for them.
Don't be surprised if US further reel out sanctions on Iran while Israel on the other hand push for a surgical strike.

These things you predicted are bound to happen. I expect that by now, Pompeo will have presented before Trump, the option of moving one of the US destroyers to "patrol" the Strait of Hormuz and conduct a naval exercise in the Persian Gulf. Israel is bound to conduct strikes on Quds forces and Iranian-backed operations in southern Iraq, in the process, violating international laws and UN resolutions.

I never thought the day would come that Saudi Arabia and Israel would become so cosy together but apparently, the crown prince has extraordinary ambitions.

If they could just dash us $5 billion to equip our military, instead of wasting it on dumb lazy arab soldiers What is that OIC for sef?

lebuhsi:
sorry to Burst your bubble evarn but, the Saudis have enough reserves in their stock yo upset any disruption to their insane 12b/day oil sales for the the time been, the prices may rise tommorow and in the coming days due to market picnicking, but would stabilize as the over-supply glut from the US and the non-compliance of Nigeria and other OPEC and OPEC+ countries to the market stabilization cut, I think those field should be up and running in few days time, but I can assure you, we won't be seeing a 70b/day oil sales again this year...I guess the positives we could take out of this is that we get to keep pumping 2.3b/day ish, without pissing off the Saudis and the Russians

It's too soon to say the plants will be "up and running in few days", they were hit severally by up to 10 drones acting as cruise missiles. Barring the US opening up it's Strategic Petroleum Reserves and Saudi also pumping out it's National Reserves within the next 24 hours, oil prices will flare up in the coming days, and the prices will stay up for a while until Saudi manages to begin full operations. We are seeing increasing Iranian activities in the Strait of Hormuz, and disruption of oil supply within the past weeks. All these factors will come to play.

And as we continue to witness what a joke the Saudi's $80 billion military armament buying spree has become, who is to say we aren't going to see more of such attacks??.

lionel4power:
Boss, i have to disagree on the bolded. Physical fitness is not only important but highly critical for the rigorous military activities.

A serious minded service takes being fit as paramount. I wont lie to you, you'll find it difficult to see a front line trooper in such state in another country (except maybe Saudi Arabia).

Even desk pushers are forced into a rigorous training regime in order to be Physical fit because usually, there is A weight restriction for troopers.


For A SF trooper to be in such state says alot about TRADOC.

Speaking about Saudi Arabia, goodnews for Nigeria, opening oil prices tomorrow is bound to skyrocket. Recent Houthi drone attacks on two Aramco oil installations has halved production of Saudi Arabia oil to around 5 million b/d, as against the previous 11 million b/d.

At least for the next few months,oil prices could get as high as $80/barrel, thanks to *coughs* Iran *coughs* Houthi rebels

It appears that if BH/ISWAP were to invade Saudi, it would have taken over Riyadh by now.

Please don't compare Nigerian SFs with Saudi counterparts, it's a grave insult to our men.

bidex111:
So having pot belly means you haven't undergone rigorous training; that's your take and opinion.
A well built body structure is only an advantage, have seen a lot guys with well built body fallen out of the training, not able to go on.

Please just do me a favour, if you have an instagram account just try add some military SOF page. I can bet with you before you scroll through every 20-30 pictures you will see SF with pop belly.

My Oga, the presence of pot bellies in those guys bears the hallmark of men addicted to beer and pepper soup.

I will accept your argument if you can provide the picture of an American or even Pakistani SF operatives with pot belly.

Naturally, rigorous training is supposed to eliminate such belly fat and tone the abdominal muscles, allowing for greater agility. I am not disputing the fact that there are SF or Intelligence Operatives allowed to carry heavy male pregnancies as long as they don't directly involve in combat duties. However,to be an SF/SOF combatant, agility and mobility is required,which having pot belly impedes.

So really, there is nothing special about those guys, they are simply like every other regular soldier giving their best in the North East.

bidex111:
I don't really like military/uniform men with pop belly but it doesn't really matter man ! You might not have pop belly and yet you're not physically fit.
The dude with the pop belly are part of NPF personal that where trained together with other military guys in Belarus, He as endured, passed through and qualified for the training together with his counterparts in North East Europe. He has served in the North East front line for good 3years together with is military counterparts.
I have posted some of his pictures way back during his North East tour, these guy is battle field tested and certified, it takes more than masculine fitness to be a SOF/SF. It's more of your mental strength and intelligence, perseverance and marksmanship, the body structure either shot or tall, chubby or masculine is never a major yard stick in selecting men for SOF/SF.

If that man actually went through rigorous SF training, he won't have pot belly. I am not disputing their patriotism or priceless service to the nation, but calling them "Special Forces" is a joke taken too far. Of the many qualities needed in a SF operative, agility is one very important attribute. Medically, someone who is chubby is at a disadvantage when it comes to combat setting, aside from shortness of breath, being prone to stroke or heart failure, difficulty in healing wounds, and slowness, the size of his belly indicates that something is wrong with his diet.

If body structure or BMI is not important in selecting SF for combat roles in Nigeria, then something is seriously wrong somewhere.

Sizzorkay:
No mind them lol, special forces wey no get dedicated assets when needed, they basically use same tools are regular soldiers, might be wrong, but i expect SF units to be more sophisticated than regular troops, in terms of gear and dedicated assets that is

Special Forces in fellow "third world" countries such as Pakistan, undergo years of rigorous training in various simulated environments. I am not even going to talk about the US or UK where dedicated SFs are usually the best of the best, sometimes, they can be so good and specialized that they get called out of retirement, but let me not compare Nigeria with the US.

Let's compare with Pakistan or even Egypt, where SFs are trained for years, and even the state secret service or presidential guard will only pick operatives from the best SFs and then retrain them for another number of years under highly simulated conditions. They are armed with specialized weapons and dedicated assets for operations.

In Nigeria, we send a bunch of burly barrel-chested(some of them pot bellied) men to "almighty" Czech, Ukraine, Serbia (or if we are generous enough, Pakistan) to train for 6 months. They jog around and draw lines in the sand for the first three months, do target practice for the next three months, then pose and snap pictures in dark shades and black leather uniforms,and come back home to be christened "special forces".

What will it take to budget proper funds for a dedicated and highly specialized infantry unit, train them for three years in different terrains under different conditions, and arm them with the best weapons and armour depending on their operations?.

bidex111:
#NPF
#SF

All these Special Forces sef...all they do is carry big guns and wear dark shades. Look at that one with pot belly, what kind of SF is that?. Seems they just select tall muscular people, send them to an obscure country for a few months for training and then christen them "special forces".

lebuhsi:
BREAKING NEWS, I just heard the ECOWAS has pleaged $1bn to fight terroristism, I find it funny though considering the G-5 is officially ended.... spectacular failure!....I'm so though I haven't got the link to the piece yet, considering it's just breaking news.... I'm looking forward to seeing well, who's going to fund it...and what shape the next security architecture would be shaped... it's also good we go cameroun and Chad more involved this time, considering it's going to encompass both the Sahel States and countries on the lower end

Read the news too, though I wonder how the pledge will be funded. Which countries are funding it?, Through what framework will the funds be channeled in combating the rising spate of Islamic terrorism?, Is it by funding the MNJTF and G-5 Sahel Taskforce or will another military coalition be created?.

The Presidents of Chad and Mauritania(both countries not part of ECOWAS) were present at the meeting

Hopefully,this is not just mere talk.

GeneralFarouq:
yea
Don't mind the guy, when i started the vid and saw the winen doing pressup, i wanted to cancel it something just said jeep watching....cux the women are doing press-up they are now the baddest soldiers in the army.

You call what those women were doing push ups?...they were barely even moving, especially that fat one. I can do up to thirty in under one minute and don't even practice at all. Those women were wiggling around and pausing every three second like tilapia fishes.

theenchanter:
bros, Nigerians in SA are not even up to 10% of 800,000.

U can prove me wrong though, 800,000 ke?

Well, those are the numbers usually bandied around by the media, so I assume they have researched the figures appropriately.

nemesis8u:
Mr jokers joke

Of course no one is going to war. Merely an academic discussion.

ugo4u:
I wonder how hate speech come into play here making you face reality, hope you know what you're saying sha

Thank God you said the highlighted which is far from reality on ground.
Young man stop decieving yourself this is part of the problem we have as a nation, and imextension fight against insurgency overbloated ego. Go and overrun Benin na!! since they too can't press trigger.

I agree with you that we can have quite an inflated ego most times, Nigerians are like Germans, we think we are God's gift to the black race, which isn't really a bad thing anyway. If only we had leaders who could leverage on that orientation, we'd be a world power by now.

However, I do believe that the Nigerian military will crush Benin Republic in under a month, there is no rocket science about that. Even Chad cannot withstanding it, if we conduct a military onslaught against them. The major thing those countries have going for them is the support of France, which has become a sort of rivalry power in Africa.

Mayor555:
This is wrong. Viper6695 take note.

2016 and 2018 SSC and DSSC screening were 30 men list straight to NDA and Jaji abi sati respectively.

No state or zonal shii.

Please don't misinform people....

Okay.