₦airaland Forum

DarkJeddi:
So it is Black Men's fault that Black women are mostly fake,obnoxious and disrespectful Gold Diggers?
You want a Black man to love and appreciate you,when you bring nothing but drama and stress to his life?
All men are men,if you are so dar.mned good let other men love and cherish you.

When you see a young girl who is well educated, properly behaved, beautiful and all., what comes to mind? The father is doing a good job. Basically, the men in her life are providing the environment for her to thrive. Men create the society; women integrate into it. You, as a black man, curse your women. How do you expect other races' women to view you? As an alpha male or something? You think it is by saying your women are this and that, white woman go like you?

ibinaboonline:
Technology can actually bring it to a dead halt.

No, it cannot. The same happens on Twitter and Instagram. How can technology change people's minds? Humans are tribal. Nairaland in its anonymous nature brings out the REAL Nigerian in Nigerians.

Learn to appreciate the realness shown here.

CodeTemplar:
Weak. The person capping nonsense is undeniable Gbawe of old and he knows what ID based registratiin means for bullies like himself.
When those afraid of ID run away others not afraid of it will draw nearer. What attracts neutral guest here is good content from search engines and not stupid epistle of partisans. I implore Seun to ignore this one who once called pastors Mafia. He is now a minister and cannot do anything meaningful with his position other than being celebrated as a local champion in uvwie LGA in delta(Warri).

Are you saying that dude is Gbawe? Mr-My-Epistle-Does-Not-Make-Sense?

If as a minister, that means na Keyamo be that who celebrated like he won a lottery after buying a property in the US. Typical Nigerian elite.

Interesting if true.

Namaster:
Nigerian women who dream dreams of marrying a nice white man and having cute mixed kids are hilarious.

It's a pipe dream.

A research was conducted and it was discovered that Black Women are the LEAST attractive group of human beings.

Even DJ Cuppy the daughter of a Billionaire got dumped by a tattooed baby daddy YouTuber.

Can we see the research article?

P.S. If the research exists, it tells more about black men than black women. If your women are unattractive to other races, it is your fault as the men.

Crysallis:
A Nigerian lady based in the UK has advised her gender. She has advised that women intending to come to the UK should get married to their men before coming to the UK.

She further said that UK men have little or no need for Nigerian women, saying that they only prefer their UK women.

She stressed that Nigerian men are the best as they do all they can to take care of their women.

https://yo

Cultural reasons: where there is the diversity of races, cultural similarities come next in relationships. A white man bred in the UK has more in common with a black woman who was also bred in the UK than an immigrant woman who moved to the country in her adult years. Cultural similarity is extremely important, especially for women who are demisexual. Men can forgo this as the need to regularise visa is a test of survival.

The same man no dey UK also applies to Nigerian men. After all, our men first place dey ring light by shouting knack o before coming to the UK. The major difference between both genders is that only Nigerian men have been caught for sexual molestation and harassment in the UK. No Nigerian woman has been caught for the same offences.

Apparently, Nigerian women are better behaved than their men when it comes to sexual affairs.

Regex:
Gerr.ard59 hope you are OK?

I am OK. I no lie give you, I did not feel it. I was in Kyoto to see my friend when I was told it happened. Na inside convenience store (Conbini) I dey. Until I got to his flat, and he relayed the experience. But, the measurement on the Richter Scale was quite high. Anything >7 means danger.

Thanks for your concern.

ThebestPromise:
There are ways that can be done and it will still be beneficial to the masses. This can be done through tangible and intangible means.

If the country decides to hold a stake in the Agro allied industries using Lagos business Model, the price can be controlled instead of throwing the masses under the capitalist buses.
The state can also mopped up the products and sell through credit facilities from States to Local governments. The IBB government was doing and making it a win win scenarios for stakeholders.

I don't know how else to explain this, but price controls HAVE NEVER WORKED ANYWHERE in any aspect of the economy. Buhari did the same agro-commodity price controls during the 1980s, YET food prices ballooned. Why do we like to repeat mistakes? The same thing you want Tinubu to do, Buhari did the same thing more than 30 years ago. Why should it work now?!

Also, you cannot dictate how much a business should price its products or services. Additionally, the state (public sector), and most definitely various Nigerian governments, has never been efficient in running businesses. Businesses exist to earn profits, not serve the masses.

I think the problem comes from your circle and the notion from most diasporans on how Nigeria should be managed or run. I have a significant number of folks in my circle who can easily move abroad by either their skill-set or finances, but choose not to. Not everyone is interested in emigrating from Nigeria. As a strong advocate of the "right to choose, not the right to dictate", I respect their views.

Two, if you constantly rub it on people's faces that they made a wrong choice by being in Nigeria, they either get envious or pissed off. An example of this is when one constantly lampoons Nigeria at every given opportunity during conversations with those in Nigeria.

However, I strongly believe that East Asians should manage certain sectors in Nigeria. Nigerians, both at home and abroad, are not competent enough to manage them. So, let the East Asians have it.

tctrills:
That's very wrong.
If you were an exporting country, you would love a devalued naira but as an importing nation which we are, you need a strong naira

On one hand, you want Nigeria to be a major exporter. On the other hand, you want a strong naira. Sorry, things don't work that way.

Nigerian businesses and industries are becoming less competitive and it's becoming more risky to invest in Nigeria.

That is not true. If our businesses are becoming less competitive, why are foreign merchants coming to buy agricultural produce from Nigerian farmers? Why did they not go to Ghana? Benin Republic? Manufacturers have been able to sell their products to the West African market because these products are cheaper than previously.

Would you want your investment in a failing currency market?

Yes. Japan, South Korea and China attract tons of investments. The naira is stronger than the Won of South Korea. Is that a bad or good thing?

A weak currency has little to no advantage to us as a nation for now.

A weak naira is Nigeria's major option for industrialisation. How can we compete with Chinese-made goods if the naira is strong? How can our textile industries compete with Bangladesh? Nigeria is too populated to have a strong currency. Highly populous countries MUST have weak currencies for them to thrive economically. Is there any country with over a hundred million people with a currency as strong as Swiss Franc?

A factor to having a strong currency is crude oil or other relevant natural resource like copper or lithium, just like the Emiratis or Chileans, but we have OVER TWO HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE. We produce less crude for our gigantic populace.

Surely, a few will benefit from a falling Naira. I actually benefit from it but to pretend that it isn't hurting us, that's a big lie.

Those into importation should change focus to exports.

Then this since I want it to be one post:

What happened to the cost of infrastructure as your currency falls? Simple answer, it goes up.
If a tractor used to cost 100 million naira, it now cost 200 million.
Bro, you should know these things.

This is where I disagree with govt policies. Import levies should be scrapped on heavy equipment meant for productivity and manufacturing. Slapping high import levies on all products isn't good. Security should be improved across all boards so people can conduct their businesses safely. Those are the factors behind infrastructure cost, not necessarily a weak currency. East Asian nations used the revenues derived from the export of goods (weak currencies aided this) to develop other sectors. Hong Kong was once a hub for clothing and cheap electronics manufacturing. Today, that is not the case.

I don't know why you referenced Germany in the '30s, but the Argentina and Zimbabwe cases resulted from socialism and nationalisation. Zimbabwe also suffered from Western sanctions because Mugabe seized lands from white farmers. Apples to oranges.

tctrills:
I agree with almost everything you are saying. In fact, you are making my point. We have a failed government.
Why do you think we can't feed ourselves and why do you think we are dependent on importation?
Your government has made it practically impossible for production and businesses to thrive. I am talking as a business owner.
On the other hand, all our neighboring countries are also import dependent but they still have better managed economics so our problems
Now you hardly find any of them. It's no longer profitable for them. It's now the other way round. We have hundreds of Nigerians hawking on the streets of Ghana and Abidjan.
All these happened in just a few short years.

Factors such as epileptic power supply, insecurity, poor infrastructure and bureaucratic processes, NOT weak currency.

ThebestPromise:
In one breath you said nigeria as a country produces nothing but only consumes and now you are blaming the government for a policy that will self motivate the farmers.

Let me break it down so that many will understand it better:

1. The purpose of dealuation of currency is to stimulate production for exportation.

2. More monies to the farmers will literally mean increase of investment in Agro allied businesses.

3. More production and more players in the industry will drop the price in the long run and increase employment rates in the country.

4. If implementated, the commodity produce system promised by the PBAT will protect the commodity market in Nigeria.

5. Unlike the previous years, despite the abnormal last minutedemands for local rice, the market did not shake because there is more than enough to sell.

Good analysis, but the bold has been cancelled. Good a thing, as it would worsen the industry. Once commodities prices are regulated by the government, it brings forth penury. It is agro-commodites o, not one valuable resource. Even the most successful cartel - OPEC - has found it difficult to ensure higher prices for its members because of the growing number of oil producers outside the organisation.

Price controls do more harm than good (it does no good sef) to any economy or industry or country.

tctrills:
The problem is not the Nigerian farmer, it's the Nigerian currency.
And yes large investments into agriculture is the solution.
Then again, the problem is not that we don't have enough farmers. We actually have more farmers than the US and EU put together. Having more farmers would only lead to more poverty. What you need is to increase the productivity of your farmers.
This takes huge investments.

There is nothing wrong with the naira. Its value is the best at the moment. I even wish for further devaluation. We don't need a strong naira. What for? Are we Singapore or Switzerland?

tensazangetsu20:
Wait until dangote refinery is complete. A dollar will exchange for 150 naira then and all japarians will be miserable.

Dangote is buying crude oil at global prices and will sell it at global prices. The notion that the money for fuel importation will be diverted to capital expenditure does not really follow, as most of the savings will be logistical. Mind you, we have debts to service.

The key to strengthening the naira is exports. But to compete in the global export market, the naira has to be devalued.

Verdict: let the naira remain where it is. A weak naira is good for the Nigerian economy.

mistacoco2:
Hello guys,

For some days now I have been on a serious dilemma whether to resign from my federal government job that pays me above N200k for my current position and migrate to the UK or stay in naija and set up a business to augment my salary. I will be 34 years next year, I feel traveling to the uk for studies next year September will delay my chances of getting married, as I have planned not exceeding 34 years without getting married.

Cc:Justwise

Japa to the UK to do what exactly? What skills do you have to offer UK employers as a federal government worker with the Nigerian government at the age of 34?

You people are making the UK seem it is Dubai or South Africa where every bloke walks in and starts earning money.

IbeOkehie:
No babes

Nobody can claim free markets are perfect. In the matter of corruption, free markets drastically REDUCE corruption. That is very completely factual.

Look, as I've written before, the determinants of development are free markets, property rights, homogeneity and viable democracy. Nigeria has NONE of them, the only one is maybe a modicum of democracy.

Corruption isn't really a problem. When the major pillars of development are in place, corruption takes care of itself.

The major measure of corruption in the world is a PERCEPTION index. There's a good reason for that.

Good Luck to Nigeria.

You na correct man. You know the drill. China became less corrupt as she embraced capitalism the more. I bet China is less corrupt than India and surrounding nations. In the future, Vietnam and Indonesia will be less corrupt than today, just as Malaysia and Singapore are less corrupt than they are because of capitalism.

The free market leads to less corruption, not more.

Mr Fujiyama should read this book: https://www.amazon.com/Prosperity-Paradox-Innovation-Nations-Poverty/dp/0062946730 Written by a fellow Nigerian who worked at Harvard University.

God bless Capitalism!

IbeOkehie:
If you look up the video of Peter Obi's campaign visit to Charlotte NC, you can see me ask him a question from the audience. I said:

"Nigeria needs a completely free market system. Will you make Nigeria a completely free market?" or something like that.

His answer was this:

"No, we don't need that. The Nigerian market is too free, that's the problem."

To be fair to Peter Obi, I would not blame him for making that statement. On the surface, the Nigerian economy seems free and even freer than most developing countries across the world with similar populations and growth trajectories. However, upon reading your posts and analysis, I realised it is not really true. While he should have known better as a businessman and politician, I cannot entirely blame him.

We as Igbo need to come to terms with what has happened to us in Nigeria. Its' a huge, self inflicted and deeply historic political defeat that has played out over nearly a century. Can it be overcome and what does "overcome" mean? [b] It surely MUST incorporate a FREEDOM agenda for ALL tribes within Nigeria, but here you have Peter Obi implying that we're too free already. I have some ideas, but who am I, in Igboland the socio-political order is plutocratic, so there you are.

Oh yes! We have been defeated politically for the next quarter of a century. Your suggestion in overcoming it can only come when there is an ethnic minority in power as GEJ or outright division. A confederacy cannot work in Nigeria because the ethnic groups dominating the polity don't want such to happen.

Worse, we have a contemporary context of an empowered Political Islam. Once any people become a minority in an Islamic dominated nation state, they're finished, they're destined for long term subjugation, exploitation, pogroms and on and on. Well, Southern Sudan got out sha, maybe we need to learn whatever we can from them.

That is actually my greatest fear. It is OK to be a minority in, say, Ghana or Namibia, but when Political Islam is added to the mix, it gets bloody, messy, destabilizing and subjugating. It is eternal doom! South Sudanese elites were united and systematic in their approach to free themselves from doom, but we are not. To think we have more people in the diaspora, especially the rich world across major superpowers, English speaking, wealthier than South Sudanese etc., it is disheartening to see the disunity and disarray in how we approach issues pertaining to our survival.

Northern Muslim elites are very focused and deliberate in their approach. Even Northern Christians learnt quickly and positioned themselves quickly. Unfortunately for them, Trump lost, and gains were quickly lost. But we? No! While the right to oppose and republican nature contributed to our success, it is also an Achilles' heel to our existence as a people.

It is why I have resigned to fate that the future is Ijeoma Mohammed, Ezinne Umar and countless mosques dotting the region (https://www.nairaland.com/7621766/tinubus-nigeria-nigeria-2050). My aim is to enjoy their bodies before our women wear sacks of garri as clothes, and I don't get to see their beautiful breasts and creamy vaginas. Imagine Owerri looking like Nouakchott?

E go pain me die! So, enjoy their bodies before it gets to that stage.

To think we could have had an Igbo led sovereign nation in 1957 and threw it all away, only to engage in a futile fight for same a decade later. Truly one of the worlds greatest strategic political failures, especially when you consider the probable potential of the Igbo people. I just cry for what we lost, it's nothing short of tragic. And the same people that caused it are the biggest problems of the Igbo people today.

Honestly, it is fatal. Nnamdi Azikiwe didn't do well. Man was too optimistic just like most Africans and especially Igbos. Maybe na the religion dey cause am.

Nigeria needs a Confederacy...a drastically weakened federal government and strong PERSONAL RIGHTS within very strong tribal based state governments which can choose whatever kind of political and economic systems they want. NOTHING ELSE WILL WORK, Nigeria going on as is will have one inevitable result - (attempted) genocide.

That is the result of the only solution - another civil war, which would be bloodier than the first. Nigeria cannot be a Confederacy in its current situation. In fact, it would get more socialistic in economy and unitary in politics. Should the country not divide, expect an Islamic Republic by >2050.

Geminita1:
Someone will explain tire but it won't be me

Then your claim is false.

Next time, don't make outlandish claims on a public forum without supporting them with reputable evidence.

Geminita1:
I can't speak for other African countries but the average Nigerian girl from 25 downwards isn't big.

The average young woman in any society in the world with the exception of maybe African Americans, starts out slim.

Women usually start getting thick from 25 upwards.

And no, black or whoever men don't like their women thick or big, that's a myth.

Majority dont

Show us a scientific paper to support the bold 'cos those are very audacious claims.

BTW, if black men don't like their women to be thick, what kind of women would Southern African and black Brazillian men date, marry and copulate with?

This is how you deal with terrorists: when they hit you, hit them back 10X. Don't forgive or forget.

Terrorists are cowards!

Icrave4u:
Its worst with Nigerian and ghanian women. They tax you for everything there no longer about love!

Women are hypergamous and it is crude in poorer countries. Even in richer countries, women still consider financial stability in relationships. Na so life be. It is another reason I don't consider love to be an important ingredient in marriage. I don't believe in it sef.

Another thing be say our men like that arrangement as it offers them power in the relationship. Our men cannot do a 50-50 as doing this will make women become more assertive - financial independence leads to assertiveness.

As we make our bed, so......

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Ah! He meets women on Tinder? Did they not tell him that Ghana is a younger replica of Nigeria? This European would learn the hard way.

IbeOkehie:
Fact - if the election is rerun TODAY, the APC will still win a majority of the Yoruba and Hausa-Fulani vote. With that, they will likely win the Presidency again. Nobody will care about inflation, crashing naira, corruption or anything else.

Nigerians always vote TRIBE and RELIGION and then socialism. When I say APC will win majority of Yoruba vote, it goes like this -

ALL Yoruba Muslims will vote for APC because the party is an Islamic Party AND the Tinubu is Yoruba.

MANY Yoruba Christians will vote for APC because the leader of APC is a Yoruba man.

If Muhammadu Buhari could run again, he would also win for exactly the same logic of TRIBE & RELIGION.

Good Luck to Nigerians.

But when I told Obidients the bold, they called me names. They expected Peter Obi to win Osun or Ekiti (https://www.nairaland.com/7225545/why-peter-obi-step-down)

Apart from a cosmopolitan Lagos, Obi came a distant third throughout the SW. It is why I am bewildered by their belief that Peter Obi won the election. it is laughable.

The majority of sub-Saharan women are thick or fat or chubby however you define it. So, how can the men suddenly change their preference away from what they evolved with? Even in the US, African American women are thick or fat or chubby. The same applies to the Caribbean. The problem happens when it becomes a health issue, but black men like their women to be thick or fat or chubby.

We are not white or Chinese men.

LooneyLester:
Housing is cheaper in the US than in Canada

Because the US is larger in land mass than Canada and has more habitable areas.

Simple geography.

LooneyLester:
Housing

This is a problem common across almost all Western countries. The Not-In-My-Backyard movement, perception regarding public housing (compared to Singapore), increased population, high-interest rates, seeing property as a life-long asset (compared to Japan), easy policies for foreigners to purchase properties etc. Housing issues are not peculiar to Canada alone.

It is a Western issue.

Enculer2:
Canadians are grossly over taxed and in return receive insufficient services. Taxes are a political tool to keep Canadians struggling and eventually to be come dependent on Government.

I am genuinely curious, what services does the Canadian government provide inefficiently to residents and citizens alike?

sanya4good:
The Nigeria government through our Custom should be collecting duties from the foreign merchants to discourage them from plundering on the nation's agric produce.

You want the naira to grow, you want Nigeria to export more goods YET you are against farmers selling their produce to FOREIGN merchants?

chigo32:
I don't know why some people are so draft, see this is bad. The prices of this products are too high for the citizens of Nigeria to buy, which made other countries with high currencies to change their currencies to naira that had no value. They made much gain from the business while we loss, so it is a big win for them and a big loss for us.

Why do you want to restrict who and at what price Nigerian farmers should sell their harvests to?

tctrills:
Oga you are not very intelligent.
Now I will try to school you but I am sure it's a waste of time.
In 2020, 1000 naira was equal to 1400 cfa but now, 1800 naira is equal to 1000 cfa.
So yes, Nigerian produce are now very cheap for other countries. But again because you are not producing enough for your local market, you are facing a good shortage leading to an inflation in local prices.
Only an idiot thinks this is great news.
So just imagine you have just a bowl of garri to feed your family of 10 but then you are force to sell it. That's an over simplified way of explaining it to you.

But this is an opportunity for new entrants to enter the industry to cultivate and harvest more crops. How is it a bad thing? Should Nigerian farmers refuse to sell their produce to the highest bidders? Must their buyers be fellow Nigerians? Why not advocate for more farmers and larger farmlands? Why try to restrict who and at price Nigerian farmers sell their harvests to?

tctrills:
In this case, your weak currency is causing inflation.
Nigeria was not producing enough food for it's population but now we are sharing it with our neighbors. Prices would go up in our local markets.

What is the solution if prices increase in our local markets? Isn't it cultivating more crops to satisfy the demand? Or are you saying Nigerian farmers should not sell their produce to the highest bidders regardless of nationality?

This is a very good news! It reminds me of Emi Lokan's statement about the farmers making money.

As it is, there is a sure market, aka high and constant demand, for farmers who cultivate the mentioned crops in the article. This demand should/would propel increased cultivation and attract new entrants as the price entices them. See why the naira has to be low? Hopefully, the security situation gets better to secure their harvests.

Great! God bless capitalism!

seguno2:
French can help you get a job in an international organisation like the UN, NGOs and businesses such as Ecobank.

Expats in our neighbouring countries are largely immune from the challenges of those countries.

I do agree with you. However, the majority of those jobs are elitist and mostly require advanced degrees from top institutions. This is before knowledge of French is considered.