₦airaland Forum

Bizmind95:
Oga l understand the basic laws of demand and supply very well. But 120% increase in prices in just two months is not due to any laws of demand and supply anything. That one is just based on the laws of Greediness and Selfishness

It is because there would be panic buying, thus increasing the demand astronomically, simply because supply has been restricted. Now that supply restrictions have been removed, aren't food prices so cheap? 20K for a bag compared to over 100K for the same quantity?

This article by an assistant professor at Cambridge University summarises the growth of China and how it benefits the world.

See here: https://www.theglobalcurrents.com/p/embracing-chinas-economic-rise?r=5jvrbk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Towards the end, he writes with supporting evidence how China's rise has aided developing countries in the Global South, especially African nations. Furthermore, he stated (with evidence) how China has never seized, sanctioned or used severe penalties to usurp loans or investments across the continent. He also stated that American companies and consumers have benefited immensely from doing business in and with China.

There is nothing that he has written that I have not written. The rise of China has benefited everyone across the world, and as he ended, what benefits the Chinese people would benefit the rest of the world because China has 17% of the world's population.

When I first came across his tweets, especially as they are "pro-China" whereas he is a prof at an acclaimed Western institution, I thought he was funded by Chinese think-tanks or related bodies. Apparently, he is not funded by Chinese institutions or people, as it would have been uncovered.

Nevertheless, to read such a strong defence of China from a Westerner (Jostein Hauge) in an elite university is refreshing.

His Twitter account: https://x.com/haugejostein

Too many children, as in most cases, is the cause.

Have fewer children. It is not only for your good, but the children's good.

That said, the average Nigerian adult needs therapy.

billyG:
Men are in short supply worldwide. UN releases demographic report for the first quarter of 2025. There are 7.8 billion people on planet Earth. - Women = 5.6 billion breaths - men = 2.2 billion So the UN advises women to be cautious in their attitude towards men, because out of 2.2 billion men: - 1 billion married already - 130 million in jail - 70 million suffer from mental health problems and various illnesses. That means there are only about 1 billion men available for marriage. And who is this billion : - 56% are unemployed - 3% of them are gay - 1% are Catholic priests. - 10% are parents or close relatives - 30% over 65 years old So, ladies, married or single, treat men with respect. There is a shortage of men all over the world.So Aunty Hold your man tight!

All are lies!

There is almost gender parity. Which one be men are 2.2 billion?

Samantha125:
African traditional weddings come with traditional rituals that must be performed to solidify the unity... So I'm curious, with the way Islam and Christianity have deeply infiltrated Nigeria, do you guys still perform those traditional wedding rituals or you just do traditional weddings for the sake of forging social bonds?

It is hypocrisy and confusion. They are neither here nor there.

NairaMaster1:
We are saying the same thing. The kind of work they are doing there is for poor people.

The currency is an advantage, but the bold does not apply to most Nigerians, especially in the US.

There are young men like you that are pulling millions monthly in Nigeria.

While this is true, Nigeria still has more poor people than anywhere else.

My classmate is in UK working 18hrs in a day. That's poverty.

Is this really possible? He no dey sleep at all, considering two hours is gone for commuting.

JuanDeDios:
You're trying to explain basic economics to our people. I wish you luck finding anyone who understands.

Two things I have realised after reading commentary from our people:

- They don't understand basic economics. This is worse with the so-called "educated" southerners who want to be socialist in other people's business, but be capitalist in their own business.
- Many Nigerians have numeracy issues, so they dish out figures anyhow and when asked to defend the statement, they get angry.

Gracefilled01:
I am a black lady myself and it’s difficult to see blacks here. Hence I approached her as someone of same color and race, which she knows quite well, but somehow isn’t proud of her race. Blacks face racial discrimination here so I understand her, but it would have made sense if I was white or something. I’m black, just like her!

According to you, she denied her African ancestry. Ethnicity is different from race. She sees herself as an African American, rightfully so, as she was raised in the US, not in Congo. Two, African Americans have better rep compared to Black Africans and more so in places with few Black people. Her American accent and passport would take her places that many Black Africans wouldn't gain easy access. Three, she would likely face less discrimination because she is an American, even though she is phenotypically Black.

I am curious, which region did you see her?

Bizmind95:
Oga forget Lamba. Nigerians are just their own problem. I remembered back then in 2019 that Buhari was still planning to ban the importation of foreign rice, l went down to a local rice farming village here to run a market survey, and the farmers were still offering a bushel of rice (25kg) for 3k. And it was around the middle of September then, so they had done the harvesting, and factored everything in. But believe it or not, two months later that Buhari finally banned foreign rice, l went down to the same market and the price of the same one bushel of rice has jumped to 7k with abeg oo, which is over a 100% increase in just 2 months!!! So who's deceiving who here We Nigerians are the most greediest people on Earth!!! Yet we blame the Government for everything. But we are also part of the problem.

Nothing greedy there. It is basic economics. Supply of rice in the market has been restricted as foreign rice has been barred from entry. Restricted supply + increasing demand = higher prices. Now, foreign rice is allowed entry while there is a surplus of local rice. The result? Reduced prices.

How is this difficult to grasp?

AreaFada2:
Czechia and Slovakia.
Denmark and Norway.
UK and the Electorate of Hanover (now part of Germany).

Nor be everything suppose cause fight.

While this answers the questions, it is not realistic for Nigeria (and other African countries) unless the US forces it using its might. Nigeria cannot divide without an external force behind it. China is not interested in such, while Russia is bogged down in its own war. Only the US can do it, and should the US want Nigeria to be divided, nothing will stop it, but not without an ensuing war.

JaySmart4422:
You can't date a broke girl agreed
But you can demand for sex from a broke girl right?

When a woman demand for money from a man it's a problem a Big turn off for some. But a man will meet a girl today and demand to spread her legs for sex and it's not a problem. Men are overly quick to demand for sex from the first day or within the week of relationship
But when a woman demand for money on first date or first week she automatically becomes a gold digger.
If you don't want a woman to ask you for money or bill you
Stop demanding for sex from her.

The problem is with the men who believe sex is free, and in turn, label such a girl OS. I have nothing wrong with ladies who put up a price for sex before any deep interaction. In fact, I applaud them as they are honest enough. The problem is with our men who think sex is free.

He is from a well-to-do family.

The question is: why does he keep meeting broke women?

Gracefilled01:
Just like I once met a dark African lady in a not-so-black dominated region. Walked up to her to exchange pleasantries, then asked where she’s from, she replied; I’m American! I was like, ohhh, you aren’t African? Her reply? Ohh..my parents are from Congo, but I’m American. I avoided her afterwards..lol.

Again, a different context. She did not explicitly state she is not happy about her Congolese ancestry, OP's girl is. Also, being raised in the US, where there is a strong Black culture and population, is different from where you met her (not many Blacks). If she were raised in such a place, I bet she would expressly state that she is from Congo.

PUNANI01:
You're not alone bro. There's more of us out there. Once you are from igbo and you don't answer the name and you don't speak the language, bye bye to anything relationship.

That does not tell the entire story. The person was christened by his/her parent and could have been raised in an environment where the language isn't spoken. The issue with OP's girl is that she is ashamed of the language and her origin.

Saying she does not like her Igbo name and is proud that she does not speak Igbo is bad of her. But that is the issue when a child is raised in a cosmopolitan area which is not abut to the parents' ethnic region.

Ndi "My mama tell me say I be Igbo". She would have a hard time relating with a man who was raised in the East.

EvilMerodack:
Na why i dey choose my women with the kin Job wey dem dey do.
I have done stuffs with women in Finance(Bank and Audit), FMCG, Tech and now, na Oil and Gas i dey find badly but e still tight small

This means you must reside in either Lagos, Abuja or Port-harcourt.

I carefully select women with earning powers first, every other thing na secondary

Interesting stuff.

I am curious, what do you do for a living?

I no dey discriminate but i just want wetin i want

Sure. Everyone has the right to choose.

Goodluck to guys that find it cool to walk up to random women as ask them out.

I have never done that before sef, and I give twale to dudes who do.

For me, i gat don know where you dey work already before i go even show interest or save your contact

Interesting. So, when you meet a random lady and in an ensuing conversation, you seek to know what she does for a living and where she works before saving her contact? Is this strictly for a prospective romantic partner or platonic relationships?

goran3310:
Poverty turns a man into a thief — and a woman into a who.re.

Don’t get into a relationship with someone who’s poor.
Or if you do, test and verify her right away to see if she’s worth it.
There’s gold in the mud sometimes — but it’s rare, and that’s why it’s valuable.
At the first sign that she’s hungry, that she needs this or that — turn around and walk away.It’s not a matter of money. It’s a matter of how her mind is wired.
And no one needs wiring like that.

The problem with this avoid poor or "broke" people (both men and women) is that Nigeria is a country filled with poor people. The economy really needs to grow so people can get okay and good jobs which they use to build their lives.

JESHAL007:
Madness and insanity is the norm, I understand the place of religion and superstitious believe in humans but how can you grow your economy without credit/debt/ liquidity, it's crazy, it can't happen, I remember bishop David Oyedepo was saying that he has never borrowed since he began his ministry, that winners was built loan free, these defies all logic and creates an aura of mystery around money that preys on gullible Nigerians that don't have any awareness at all, fine he might not have sourced money from banks and other lenders which is ok because he's not going to repay back anything, but the fiat money in circulation is issued when IOUs are created backed by nothing tangible but debt, fiat money itself is debt, no money is created out of thin air without borrowing it into existence, he's just leading people astray and solidifying their archaic financial traditional beliefs of work hard, save money, how can you expand fast and increase exponentially without debt, with your hard earned equity ( savings), it's impossible now, we need a cultural and religious narrative to liberate Nigerians from the shackles of these men of God who know nothing about economy but selling miraculous turnaround as strategies to combat poverty, inflation, unemployment and other economic woes, it's just pathetic, coupled with our low IQ, add superstitious beliefs again, many Nigerians are misled about the concept of debt, they don't understand it at all that's why they hate it with passion, they see debt as negative or evil in their life's, I laugh in Spanish, if only they know that they are chronic debtors under every government indirectly who borrow on their behalf, they would sharpen up

The excessive focus on spirituality is a major setback because it cuts across all walks of life. I have conversed with a man and his wife who declined obtaining a loan from a major bank for their business because the said bank uses juju to curtail the growth of the business, so they seize the collateral, which was their house.

People now use loan apps but blame the companies for their inability to pay rather than their ineptitude in understanding the interest rate and duration of the loan. What was the loan used for? What is your current salary? How frequent is your salary, consistent or irregular? Sure, buying and selling provide initial capital, but for businesses to expand, debt is required. Yes, there are unforeseen circumstances, such as the ginger blight, which affected many farmers; that is where insurance comes in. Or farmers who did storage, that is where policy consistency by the government comes in.

Those pastors have NEVER managed a profitable business in their lives. Their monies came from the congregation based on the hope they sold. They got free money. That is it. Interestingly, their assets are owned by their families, not the church members. Our fear of debt has made people to be criminal minded doing all sorts so they leverage whereas using loans to advance themselves while playing by the rules of the loan agreements would take them far.

Annoyingly, we are not prepared to learn better; else rather than outrightly condemning mortgage or paid health insurance, we should begin to see reasons why these policies are in place. Another thing is honesty. We are not honest people. Hopefully, these new tax laws and identification reform will prompt people to act in probity.

pansophist:
Import the third world, become the third world

If the culprit isn't an immigrant from a third world country, the problem lies with the weak policing and enforcement throughout the West.

When people are given a yard, they take a mile. So, don't give them that yard regardless of their ethnicity, skin colour or lineage. Policymakers should be hard on criminals. Deal with them so brutally, ruthlessly, mercilessly and thoroughly, whether it is the theft of a phone or ransacking a store.

ibedun:
Oil and Gas are in the south south zone, not in the south east. We’ll continue to emphatically correct LIES and MISINFORMATION. The South East is the poorest area of Nigeria despite all the shoulder carrying posture. Rich people don’t leave their homeland in large numbers to seek refuge elsewhere.

There is oil in Anambra and Imo states. Imo has one of the highest gas deposits in Nigeria. The southeast has one of the lowest poverty rates in the country. For a people and region that faced war with limited financial assistance compared to the Germans and Japanese, that is a phenomenal comeback.

Stop lying in public. It does you no good.

Beremx:
So was the lady talking about weed? You're not smart trying to twist the narratives

I wonder how you must be feeling, considering you vigorously campaigned for the APC ten years ago.

Life is so interesting...

LivinusOnyi:
Greetings to you sir, please would you recommend any affordable language school I can check out and apply??... Secondly do I still need a BSC to apply to a language school in Japan, and finally would I apply and be accepted by the school before I can apply for student visa??

Please I know these questions might sound odd to you guys but I'm totally a novice in these things and I do not have a bachelors degree but I'm looking forward to giving my life a meaning with this thread I just found. Been looking for something like this for ages.

I've read quite a couple of pages on the thread from the beginning and from the last but I still needed to ask the three questions above

You did not read the entire thread.

You are on the same Internet as myself and everyone else, please use it to find affordable language schools. YOU, not me, want to go to a language school. It is YOUR DUTY, not mine, to search for schools. That is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. I already gave tips on how to find an affordable language school. Please read, read and read.

I saw your request earlier on, but decided not to reply as I find it irritating to reply to a post when the answers have been provided countless times in this thread, and there is Google. What is difficult in "affordable language schools in Japan" There is even ChatGPT! If you are given a mattress, MUST you ask for a pillow?

As for Bsc, I have explained tirelessly about the importance of age when seeking admission into language schools. Please read the entire thread and don't quote me again.

Thank you!

So much hatred, but interesting thread anyway. At least, it teaches younger ones the true meaning of Nigeria.

IgOga:
Well Igbos can go back home if they find Lagos unconducive.
t is within its right to demolish the property.

Lagos has been kind to Igbos for many decades and to other tribes for many centuries. Only the Igbos go about boasting they will chase Lagosians out of Lagos and take over.

I think Lagos is beginning to take these threats seriously considering security reports and attitudes over the last 10 years.

Another lie. No prominent or well renowned Igbo person has stated such.

DomPerignon:
Even if you grant them Biafra today, Ibos will still not leave Lagos.

Lagos that has the highest concentration of Ibos than even in any of the SE states?

Lagos is the only place on earth with the highest population of Ibos even more than in each of their states in the SE.

That is an obvious lie! There are actually more Yorubas who move to Lagos than Igbos.

Why lie so brazenly?

emmaodet:
We fear debt like kilode and try to avoid it.
I guess because we are mostly bad managers and very poor in paying back debts to even family and friends we do owe

Yes, which is because of the low trust society, weak policing and law enforcement that we have. High interest rate is another issue. But we cannot advance if debt isn't part of our social fabric. Indians take loans to japa, something we began recently, without which many wouldn't have japa'd. It is why I support these new tax and ID policies by the Tinubu administration. Little by little, we will have a more structured economy, and people will be forced to behave like civilised humans participating in such an economy.

fabolouz1:
wealthy people are not wealthy as it seems.
A man can't be wealthy while in debt.

Then such a person does not exist. There is no wealthy person who does not owe. Servicing the debt is where the issue is. Debt is leverage.

NaijaNaWaa:
There’s a level of debt that’s manageable. Most of your so called “African billionaires” are wallowing in unsustainable debt. If Otedola didn’t tell you guys that he went bankrupt in 2008, none of you would ever believe.

Donald Trump is a famous bankruptcy individual. In fact, there are certain industries where debt MUST be utilised in order to move ahead and with speed: real estate and commodity trading. These millionaires and billionaires don't even have their net worth in raw/liquid cash in their bank accounts, but assets which they utilise as collateral when obtaining loans, thereby incurring debt.

E no dey always pass say your parents had more children than they could take care of all in the name of cHiLdReN aRe bLeSsInGs fRoM gOd🙄

NaijaNaWaa:
My heart goes out to my brother, Obijackson at this difficult moment in his life and business.

This underscores my assertion that most of the people the media and the Otimkpus promote as a billionaires are too neck deep in debt. This applies to most of your favorite top richest men and women in Africa. If you see their liabilities, you would thank God for the little you have. There is one of them who has been hiding from creditors for over 20 years, yet the media keep singing his praises all the time. May God help them.

Most billionaires are in debt, including Dangote and Elon Musk. No billionaire is without debt. The goal is to service the debts consistently in the best-managed form. No business grows without leverage which is known as debt.

Nigerians don't know entrepreneurship walai!