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The North is the biggest problem for the progressive South.

They will continue to hold us back.

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=702865.msg8626478#msg8626478 date=1309485345]Then English comprehension must not be your Forte.

Yea, you're right. Very different. Landfill is not eating up Ekiti like Abia  [/quote]How can you compare your bush state, with the commercial capital of the East?

Look at this thread derailer above me.

He doesn't even know what he is talking about. The man probably has never been East of the River Niger.

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=702865.msg8626469#msg8626469 date=1309485178]Learn to read before you try to make a smart comment.

I said "close to Ekiti". It wont be created in Ekiti for less serious reason compared to why it wont be created in Abia.[/quote]There is no comparison between Abia and Ekiti.

Compare your state with Ebonyi state.

And I read it very well.

The ugly troll has been a major source of problems for the Ndigbo in the South-South.

I will only support Walmart if they partner with an indigenous businessman.

Simply called it EzeMart or UcheMart. 

And they must sell some Nigerian products.

Why would they build a Walmart in impoverished Ekiti? lol

Ileke-Idi do you think Walmart is dumb?

The FG is the MAIN problem.

It is very sad, because this region has a lot of potential.

Nigeria is messed up. Sabotaging there own local economy.

I see no problem with this rift. I actually support it.

Our Corps members are not even safe in the SW.

They are being killed in the North as well as the SW and are kidnapped in SS.

The SE may be the only safe place left for our corpers.

A true legend!

This is an attack on Igbo businesses.

seanet03:
Everybody wants to learn Yoruba!! It is the Greatest Language in the World

Be ko. . .

It is the easiest language to learn.

hercules07:
Eze

Your yoruba is book yoruba, someone is translating for you, the person sef is not well grounded in the language, abeg speak Igbo.

Where do you think I am learning Yoruba? By reading books.

Yoruba language will be the next language I shall master.

I already speak 4 other languages fluently.

pleep:
Perhaps all is not lost. Since palm oil Is Indigenous to Nigeria it is probable that nigerian palm oil will be of higher quality than Malaysian ones.

Correct! We just need to start focusing on our comparative advantage.

seanet03:
Walmart thank you oooooooooooooo, no more shortchanging by the usual weed people

And you wonder why you are being banned.

Genius100:
Moderators, you are doing a great job. Please keep banning the bigots that make black people look like animals. This is the most popular Nigerian forum and foreigners that wish to learn the Nigerian culture come here only to witness tribal fights. Keep up the good work,

Gbam!

[quote author=Musiwa,. link=topic=702865.msg8623987#msg8623987 date=1309453817]igbo people are finished if walmart comes to nigeria.[/quote]I was actually thinking the same thing. This is not good for Igbo businesses.

But we always find a niche.

^^^

Language my friend. 

^^^

White Elephant Projects 

Do you see me whining when I am warned?

Why do I have my original moniker and you don't?

Shame on you Seanet for crying wolf.

phreakabit:
Guys don't deceive yourselves. We lost it! Looks else where.

Why give up so easily? Haven't you heard of trade wars?

There standard of living is much higher than our own and we can afford a trade war with them, because any money from palm oil would do wonders for our rural population. It is better than nothing. . .

Enugu to establish specialist hospital for mother, child health care


THE Enugu State government is set to solidify the successful introduction of free maternal health care services in the state, with the establishment of a specialist hospital for mother and child health care services.

The state governor, Mr Sullivan Chime, who announced this during the signing of 2011 Programme Implementation Agreement (PIA) between the state government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) at the Government House, Enugu, said the establishment of the specialist hospital became necessary, because of the interest the government had in the welfare and health care of the vulnerable group in the state.

He noted that most of the facilities and manpower needed for the implementation of the programmes were already on the ground, but regretted that the challenge facing the government now was the attitude of those it employed to execute the programme and offer the needed services to the people.

Describing UNICEF as a willing partner with the state government in the implementation of its progra-mmes, the state governor appealed to the body to intensify efforts in assisting the administration in the execution of its health and education programmes.

He lauded UNICEF for its special interest in the affairs of the state and expressed the hope that full implementation of the 2011 agreement would improve health care and standard of education in the state.

Earlier in an address, the Chief Field Officer, UNICEF A–Field, Enugu, Mr Charles Nzuki, had noted that the signing of the agreement re-affirmed the commitment of UNICEF to further strengthen the long standing partnership with Enugu State.

http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/24260-enugu-to-establish-specialist-hospital-for-mother-child-health-care

They should look at Enugu which is clean and safe.

Why Wal-Mart's First India Store Isn't a Wal-Mart


After years of controversy and opposition from local retailers, Wal-Mart this month is poised to open its first store in India, launching an expansion that will include 10 more big-box outlets in the potentially vast Indian market over the next two years.

But Indian consumers won't be able to partake of Wal-Mart's everyday low prices. India's restrictive commercial laws prohibit most foreign companies from setting up shop to compete with domestic retailers. So Wal-Mart's debut outlet, which will open in the city of Amritsar in northern India later this month, is a wholesale-only operation that will sell mainly to vegetable vendors, hospitals, hotels, restaurants and other companies. The Amritsar outlet won't even carry the familiar Wal-Mart brand. To deflect the attention of politicians and activists who oppose the entry of foreign multi-brand retailers, the Bentonville, Ark., company has named its Indian outlets BestPrice Modern Wholesale.

Despite the stealth approach, industry experts expect Wal-Mart, known for squeezing efficiencies out of suppliers and supply chains, to have an impact on India's $375 billion retail market, which is dominated by mom-and-pop businesses and outmoded distribution networks. "We can learn the science of retailing, how to build scale and efficiencies," says Kishore Biyani, chairman of Pantaloon Retail, India's largest homegrown retailer with 114 hypermarkets.

The world's largest retailer isn't new to India. For the past decade, the country has been an important Wal-Mart supplier of textiles, apparel, home products and jewelry. But in anticipation of its India launch, Wal-Mart for the last three years has been developing a network of suppliers to stock its stores with fresh produce and staples like lentils, wheat and rice — all with an appreciation for variations in local cultures and tastes. "India is not a homogenous market, so ours is not a cookie-cutter approach from the U.S.," says Raj Jain, president of Wal-Mart India.
Its wholesale operations in India are under a joint venture with New Delhi-based Bharti Enterprises. The U.S. company's retail presence is restricted to providing back-end support for Bharti's chain of 25 Easy Day grocery stores that opened last year.

Although other foreign hypermarket chains are entering the country — British retail group Tesco has a joint venture with India's giant Tata conglomerate, while France's Carrefour is said to be in talks with Reliance — Jain says Wal-Mart is in no hurry to unfurl the Wal-Mart flag nationally. "The easiest thing is to roll out stores, but the most difficult is to sustain and feed them," he says.
Indeed, Indian mass-merchandisers over the last several years expanded frenetically, trying to get a jump on foreign chains should Indian politicians eventually decide to open up the market to direct competition from overseas. Reliance Industries built 940 stores across the country in 18 months. Aditya Birla group has opened 548 stores since 2007. Today, with India's economy slowing and with losses piling up, the domestic retailers have shut some outlets and laid off employees, partly because of difficulties in keeping large chains supplied with goods. "When you start opening stores and then work backwards, even we get scared," says Mahadeo Pawar, a vegetable grower from Karjat, 31 miles (50 kms) north of Mumbai.
Caution in India may be a watchword considering the global recession and Wal-Mart's blemished track record overseas. In 2006, the company pulled out of Germany and South Korea in the face of stiff competition and poor sales. Still, Wal-Mart has been weathering the economic crisis better than most. The company on May 14 announced it earned $3.02 billion in the three months ended April 30, about equal to the profit it made in the same period in 2008. Revenue fell 0.6% to $93.47 billion from $94.04 billion a year earlier. Highlighting the growing importance of markets such as India, nearly one-fourth of Wal-Mart's sales for the quarter — 22.7% — came from its international division.


Read more: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1898823,00.html#ixzz1QmDeErnY

strangleyo:
No wonder Yuroba hate igbo so much.

In society, whenever 1 group is challeneged by wealth of another, there is always hostility.

Just like the Jews were hated in Europe, The Chinese in Indonesia and Indians in Kenya.

I weep for naija.

I would not call it hate. It is more like distrust, in which both groups want supremacy.

That is why Nigeria will not move forward when you have giants that operate within its borders.

obowunmi:
I dont' see a big deal in this.

Let me explain this to you. Someone with a fake boarding pass was able to fly across the U.S. and he was not detected. That was a lapse in security that needs to be corrected.

If outsiders can see this, why can't we see this?

I dey laugh o!

The fear of Walmart should be the beginning of wisdom. Make them partner with an indigenous businessman.

The Tragedy of Biafra

American Jewish Congress Description of  Nigeria's Three Main Ethnic Groups

Although the area contained many different groups, three were predominant: the Hausa-Fulani, which formed about 65% of the peoples in the northern part of the territory; the Yoruba, which formed about 75% of the population in the southwestern part; and the Ibo, which formed between 60-65% of the population in the southeast. Each of these groups was so distinctive politically, religiously, culturally, and socially, as to constitute what in Europe in most circumstances would be thought of as a separate nation. The profound differences between them account, in a large sense, for the disintegration of the Nigerian Federation during the past several years.

The semi-feudal and Islamic Hausa-Fulani in the North were traditionally ruled by an autocratic, conservative Islamic hierarchy consisting of some thirty-odd Emirs who, in turn, owed their allegiance to a supreme Sultan. This Sultan was regarded as the source of all political power and religious authority.

The Yoruba political system in the southwest, like that of the Hausa-Fulani, also consisted of a series of monarchs. The Yoruba monarchs, however, were less autocratic than those in the North, and the political and social system of the Yoruba accordingly allowed for greater upward mobility based on acquired rather than inherited wealth and title.

The Ibo in the southeast, in contrast to the two other groups, lived in some six hundred autonomous, democratically-organized villages. Decisions among the Ibo were made by a general assembly in which every man could participate. The different political systems among these three peoples produced highly divergent sets of customs and values.

The Hausa-Fulani commoners, having contact with the political system only through their village head who was designated by the Emir or one of his subordinates, did not view political leaders as amenable to influence. Political decisions were to be obeyed without question. This highly centralized and authoritarian political system elevated to positions of leadership persons willing to be subservient and loyal to superiors—the same virtues required by Islam for eternal salvation. One of the chief functions of the traditional political system was to maintain the Islamic religion. Hostility to economic and social innovation was therefore deeply rooted.

In contrast to the Hausa-Fulani, the Ibo often participated directly in the decisions which affected their lives. They had a lively awareness of the political system and regarded it as an instrument for achieving their own personal goals. Status was acquired through the ability to arbitrate disputes that might arise in the village, and through acquiring rather than inheriting wealth. With their emphasis upon achievement, individual choice, and democratic decision-making, the challenges of modernization for the Ibos entailed responding to new opportunities in traditional ways.

For the Hausa-Fulani, however, modernization required and still does, a complete change in values and ways of life. The Yoruba were somewhere between the Hausa-Fulani and the Ibos regarding their need for achievement and emphasis upon individual choice. These tradition-derived differences were perpetuated and, perhaps, even enhanced by the British system of colonial rule in Nigeria.

In the North, the British found it convenient to rule indirectly through the Emirs, thus perpetuating rather than changing the indigenous authoritarian political system. As a concomitant of this system, Christian missionaries were excluded from the North, and the area thus remained virtually closed to Western education and influence. During the ensuing years, the Northern Emirs, thus were able to maintain traditional political and religious institutions, while limiting social change.

As a result, the North, at the time of independence in 1960, was by far the most underdeveloped area in Nigeria with a literacy rate of 2% as compared to 16% in the East and 18% in the West (literacy in Arabic script, learned in connection with religious education, was higher). In the South, and particularly in the Yoruba areas, the British were able to establish themselves more firmly and Christian missionaries rapidly introduced Western forms of education.

Consequently, [b]the Yoruba were the first group in Nigeria to become significantly modernized and they provided the first African civil servants, doctors, lawyers, and other technicians and professionals. [/b]In Ibo areas, missionaries were introduced at a later date because of British difficulty in establishing firm control over the highly autonomous Ibo villages. (Audrey Chapman, “Civil War in Nigeria,” Midstream, Feb 1968). However, the Ibo people, highly individualistic and achievement-oriented, took to Western education zealously.

By the 1940’s the Ibos had transformed themselves into one of the most educated, wealthiest, and politically unified groups in Nigeria and presented a serious challenge to Yoruba predominance in the civil service and the professions. Moreover, severe population pressure in the Ibo homeland combined with an intense desire for economic improvement, drove thousands of Ibos to other parts of Nigeria in search of work. Many went to the Northern areas where their entrepreneurial and technical skills were in particular demand among the traditional and generally uneducated population. There they took up positions as merchants, government civil servants, and clerks in private European companies.

In time the Ibos came to occupy in Nigeria a position somewhat analogous to that of the Indians in East Africa or the Jews in Eastern Europe. In the North and to a lesser extent in the West they came to be looked upon as alien outsiders occupying positions in the economy that “rightfully” belonged to tile indigenous inhabitants of the area. They were perceived as aggressive and pushy, and were envied and resented because of the rapidity with which they acquired education and wealth.

http://www.elombah.com/news/node/4784

I heard about this on the news.