SlyDev:
Okoros think Israel gives a fxck about them go and look at how they are treating Ethiopia Jews, your own will be worse fake Congo jew

LILTJAY1:
Igbo people are too stupid .
I hate them die

Rossikk:


You are clearly a historical illiterate, and Indomie generation mumu to be racialising violence, when the whites you worship slaughtered over 100 million of themselves in the last century alone, in what they termed 'world' wars, but which were in fact barbaric and savage European tribal slaughterfests.

I doubt your illiterate self is aware that Stalin, a white man, slaughtered 10 million of his fellow whites in a space of a few years in the 1930s.

And I guess, Adolf Hitler, who lined up 6 million of his fellow whites and gassed them to death, aided by his Nazi death squads and SSS stormtroopers, was a black person.

Oh but Boko Haram killed 1,000 people a year, and ''the black man is the worst human on Earth''

Brainwashed mumu programmed to self hate.

[quote author=Rossikk post=110019339]

[b]And it is Israel that is not racist?

Are you stupid?

leksite120:
What benefit has Nigeria realized from the businesses? Are you being serious?
Qatar announced last year to invest more than 2bilion dollars in Nigeria, so we're not gaining from it.
Saudi gave us millions of dollars for COVID and others.
Note, this is not even only Nigeria o.

[quote author=leksite120 post=110018324] Remove that religion log from your eyes to avoid being ignorantly sentimental. Everyone knows that terrorism is just a political tool and has no or little affiliation with religion, US is the master of terrorism sponsor which Israel is an ally of.

At least UAE, Qatar have been making business with Africa. What has Israel done for us that'll make us choose them over Arabs

leksite120:
It is because AU knows what it means to oppress lesser people. May I ask you , what's the usefulness of Israel to you? What has Israel done to you that's beneficial?

The quest for greener pastures by skilled professionals and individuals both young and old who have received advanced training in Nigeria has never been as alarming as we now have. Nigeria, just like other African countries have over the years been robbed of her best brains. These individuals move to developed countries like THE USA, UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and use the basic and advanced knowledge they have benefitted from Nigeria to contribute to the host country.

This current trend has been attributed to some causes, which include; unsolved security challenges in Nigeria. The daily rise in the level of killing and constant destruction of properties of Nigerians with no sincere approach by the government in tackling this menace are seen as the main causes.

Wage differential between Nigeria and receiving countries is so large that even increase in wages cannot affect migration to developed countries. Apart from wages, the working conditions are quite different. Work tools are fully provided for with advanced technology especially in the health sector, which explains the massive brain drain in our health sector. Unemployment and underemployment of Nigerian graduates is quite distasteful as many people see university education as a waste of time and resources since there are little or no jobs available. Young graduates have been subjected to being nursery school teachers with some receiving less than N15,000, which is less than 31 dollars as salary per month. While some others go back to become business apprentices after graduation.

Unstable and inconsistent government policies, which is usually based on sentiments without consideration to how it will affect local businesses. An example of this was the Twitter ban in Nigeria. A lot of young entrepreneurs who have their business platform on Twitter App have suffered huge financial losses and setbacks. Instability of the foreign exchange rates and continual dwindling of naira before against other currencies especially the dollar. This has affected the cost of living and skyrocketed the prices of items especially foodstuffs in the past two years. The superiority of these foreign currencies over naira entices one to acquire them to gain an economic edge. Direct and indirect beautiful reports of our people who are now working overseas to their relatives or through social media handles, which convey evidence of conducive work environments and good standard of living is another cause of brain drain in our nation.

This brain drain or personnel mobility has its own effects on our nation. It has resulted in the high rate of turnover in organisation as employees simply stay on the job for a few months in order to raise money to process their visas and travel tickets. This simply put so much pressure on the remaining workforce as more job descriptions are added to their already cumbersome job. Also, Nigerian-based businesses are collapsing on a daily basis as competent employees relocate. The cost of recruitment, onboarding, learning and development of new employees plus the time wasted while the new employee masters’ operation process of the business affects the revenue of the organisation. Although, one can argue that brain drain has a positive impact like remittances made by people abroad to their families here in Nigeria. But this cannot be fully captured well in the nation’s economy because there is no proper structured way for it to reflect in the nation’s GDP.

How then do we make Nigeria conducive and reduce the brain drain and labour mobility to developed countries? The security of lives and properties should top the priority list of the government. There should be a sincere and holistic approach to tackle the insecurity and bring to an end this menace.

Financial and economic policies should be taken with due consideration to the impact they will have on the populace and local businesses. A well-researched and widely consulted policy will also definitely attract foreign investments. Work environment should be well-equipped with up-to-date technological tools especially in government owned institutions like hospitals and medical centres. This will bring efficiency in service delivery and reduce medical tourism. Salaries should be made competitive and be paid as at when due. Government should provide higher education scholarship for indigent students, which is one of the attractions to developed countries. Academic research and development should be funded appropriately and given due attention. Nigeria should partner with indigenes who are currently in key job roles abroad and agree on brain sharing in order to develop the nation.

In conclusion, if a nation that bores the cost of providing basic and advanced training and education opportunities can as well provide career advancement and employment, the migration flow will definitely be reduced. Nevertheless, failure of the government and all actors in the economic system to address these issues, in ten years from now, Nigeria will just be a training ground and we will end up losing our vibrant youths to other nations as we saw in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games where athletes with Nigerian names represented other nations and won medals for their host countries which could have been ours.

Chiedochie Obi wrote through dochieok@gmail.com from Lagos

https://dailytrust.com/tackling-unending-brain-drain-in-nigeria

shortIGBOman:
Since Nnamdi Kanu and his lawyer Efeanyi Ejiofor hired Mike Ozekhome SAN as their lead lawyer, shame just dey catch me as an IGBO Man. Does this mean, we Igbos no get any indegineous qualified lawyer who can defend Mazi Nnamdi Kanu? Or we no get lawyer wey qualify to be SAN?

The most shameful part is that, Mike Ozekhome is now the lead lawyer. Ejiofor no dey show face again, Ozekhome don Bench am .
That's how the other day, Ejiofor and Nnamdi Kanu hired a substandard American lawyer, Bruce Fein. Which the DSS disgraced the other day. Till date, Bruce Fein is not allowed to in the Court during any seating.

Abeg, make Efeanyi Ejiofor and Nnamdi Kanu stop dey disgrace we Igbo. We pride ourselves as the most educated tribe in Nigeria. Yet, we no get any indegineous Lawyer wey fit defend Nnamdi Kanu. Imagine all those lawyers Ejiofor and Nnamdi Kanu hired, but na one young Aboki lawyer FG hired.

Bruce Fein Education : - He attended Swarthmore College, and then transferred to the University of California, Berkeley, where he was the starting guard for the California Golden Bears men's basketball team. Fein received his Juris Doctor (JD) from Harvard Law School in 1972.

Bruce Fein Career
Fein was a top Justice Department official under the Ronald Reagan administration. He has criticized the Bush, Clinton, and Obama presidencies.

Under President Ronald Reagan, Fein served as an Associate Deputy Attorney General from 1981 to 1982 and as general counsel to the Federal Communications Commission. During that period, he wrote an extensive 30-page critique of Times v. Sullivan, the Supreme Court ruling that freed American media from much of its liability under libel law in the United States. That memorandum was briefly misattributed to Judge John Roberts while his nomination to be Chief Justice of the United States was pending. In 1987, he served as the minority party research director of the committee in the United States House of Representatives that investigated the Iran-Contra Affair.

Four alleged members of the Nigerian mafia have been arrested in southern Italy after a young sex trafficking survivor spoke out against them.

The men, who were arrested in Palermo and Taranto in the early hours of Tuesday, allegedly belong to the feared , a cult-like criminal gang that emerged in the 1970s at the University of Benin, according to police.

Investigators in Palermo who led the operation said the woman, who is also Nigerian, was forced into prostitution after taking part in an occult ritual bound up with traditional spiritual beliefs, known as juju, which bond victims to their traffickers and to any debts they will incur.

“The suspects were charged with slavery, human trafficking, kidnapping and pandering [recruiting prostitutes],” the police said.

The woman, whom investigators said was convinced by a Pentecostal cleric to report her captors to police, had been imprisoned, raped, blackmailed and forced into prostitution to pay a debt of about €15,000 (£12,500).

Before she left Nigeria, like many other victims of sex trafficking, the woman had been made to undergo a traditional oath-taking ceremony involving complicated and frightening rituals often using the women’s blood, hair and clothing. Those carrying out the ritual, which has been found to have a profound psychological impact on victims, make it clear that failure to pay off those debts will result in terrible things happening to the woman and her family.

A Nigerian cultural mediator offers condoms and psychological support to prostitutes working close to Naples, Italy

The abuse of religious and cultural belief systems in Nigeria has proved a deadly and highly effective control mechanism for traffickers recruiting women destined for the sex trade in Europe. A hugely profitable and well-organised criminal industry has been operating between Italy and Nigeria for more than two decades but the UN’s International Organization for Migration says it has seen a rise in the number of potential sex-trafficking victims arriving in Italy by sea in the past few years, lured by the promise of work in the country.

According to a Save the Children report last year Italy had 2,040 victims of sex trafficking – 716 of whom were registered in 2020 – with the majority of them Nigerian.

Father Enzo Volpe, a priest in Palermo who has been helping Nigerian women for nine years, told the Guardian: “These women are terrified of the threats and the violence perpetrated by their captors. They fear not only for their lives but also for those of their families back in Nigeria.”

“The problem,” said Volpe, “is that behind the slavery of these women there is a real mafia with members operating across the continent, who have total control over their victims.”

Last year, Italian police arrested 30 people suspected of belonging to the Nigerian mafia, which has been operating in many regions of the country, among them its suspected 35-year-old leader in Italy.

Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 802 9999 in England and Wales, 0808 801 0302 in Scotland, or 0800 0246 991 in Northern Ireland. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/19/italian-police-arrest-alleged--nigerian-mafia-members-over-trafficking

The Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has established two open markets in Borno State.

SaharaReporters gathered that the markets are established in Daban Gajere, located very close to Bulwa Bakin Dam and Tamfalla in the Marte Local Government Area.

“The markets are expected to be open for business on Wednesday and Thursday of every week,” SaharaReporters was told.

It is not the first time that the brazen terrorists would establish markets, determine levies and fees for traders and collect revenue.

In 2019, the terror group took full control of some strategic fishing communities in the Lake Chad of Nigeria and established markets in Kusiri in Chad and Kinchhandi in Niger Republic.

SaharaReporters also reported how ISWAP established two Wilaya’s (Caliphates) at Lake Chad and Sambisa forest to sustain its war against countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

According to sources, the terrorist group lifted the ban imposed on fishing and farming activities in the Lake Chad area, three years after chasing people out of for allegedly spying for Nigerian troops.

It, nevertheless, imposed new taxes and levies in the areas controlled by ISWAP-Boko Haram, to regulate trades and agricultural activities.

Several fishermen, farmers and merchants had returned to the Lake-Chad area to engage in socio-economic activities, under the arrangement of the new ISWAP-Boko Haram leadership.

Since the death of JAS leader, Abubakar Shekau, ISWAP has been consolidating its grip in locations around Lake Chad.

Just recently, it appointed Wali Sani Shuwaram, a 45-year-old as the new Leader (Wali) of ISWAP in Lake Chad.

The sect’s membership has swollen with the defection of hundreds of Boko Haram fighters under Shekau.

The Nigerian Army has repeatedly claimed that insurgency had been largely defeated and the military frequently underplays any losses.

The terror group has caused over 100,000 deaths and displaced millions of individuals mainly in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states.

http://saharareporters.com/2022/01/17/exclusive-boko-haram-fighters-establish-two-markets-controlled-territories-borno

U.S. pork producers can now export sausage and similar products to Nigeria. On Jan. 12, the country located on the western coast of Africa, announced it is partially opening its market to U.S. pork.

“Nigeria has the largest GDP of any African country, with a population of just over 211 million, we are excited to be the first U.S. protein to be allowed access to the Nigerian market,” said NPPC President Jen Sorenson in a statement. “NPPC thanks the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for their efforts to reach an agreement that allows the U.S. pork industry to provide affordable, wholesome and nutritious products to Nigerian consumers.”

While other U.S. pork products – and beef and poultry – remain ineligible to be exported to Nigeria, NPPC is optimistic that the country’s partial opening will lead to more access for the U.S. pork industry, the organization said.

In 2021, the U.S. pork industry (through November) exported more than $7.5 billion of product to more than 100 countries.

This news follows India's announcement on Jan. 10 to allow imports of U.S. pork and pork products. This is the first time India will allow U.S. pork into the country. The development comes after decades of negotiations between the two countries and the successful revitalization of the U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum held in New Delhi last November.

U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dal Halstrom says the pork export business is booming.

“I think it's safe to say I have never seen demand this good. And demand domestically is pretty good. So you add the two together – domestic demand and the international demand – that’s part of the reason we're seeing some of the prices we're seeing because demand is just so darn solid,” he said on AgriTalk on Jan. 11.

More from Farm Journal's PORK:

Access to India Sets Stage for Larger Trade Discussions, Pork Leaders Say

India’s 1.3 Billion People Hold Big Opportunity for U.S. Pork

https://www.porkbusiness.com/news/ag-policy/us-gains-opportunity-export-some-pork-products-nigeria

Uche Mefor, former Deputy Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction won’t stop the agitation for Biafra.

Mefor said a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction would instead further intensify the agitation for Biafra.

The former IPOB deputy leader made the remark in a post on his Facebook page.

Mefor’s post reads partly: “This is very unlikely. An Igbo president of Nigeria will even intensify the agitation for the restoration of Biafra.

“Biafrans must concentrate on the Biafra Territorial politics with a view to controlling the political space in Biafraland.

“Nigeria is an ideal candidate, would be completing the cycle of the status of an ideal contender highly and likely to be subjected to remedial secession if she mishandles the Igbo bid for presidency and denies or scheme them out.”

Lately, Igbo political stakeholders have been agitating that the Southeast be allowed to produce Nigeria’s next president.

https://dailypost.ng/2022/01/10/2023-igbo-president-will-intensify-biafra-agitation-nnamdi-kanus-former-deputy/

Akaegwu:
Tinubu is the best man for the job. He succeeded in removing criminal gangs from the street to motor parks and garages in South western Nigeria. He can do same with bandits, terrorists and kidnappers across the country.
Vote for him, he will stop medical tourism because all the government hospitals in Lagos is world class and he's a very young healthy man in his early 50's.
He will not blip Nigerian resources because the one stolen from Lagos is enough for him.
He will be better than buhari. He is Buhari's pro max,ie same product with little improvement in the erea of gathering political criminals across the country country as against only northern political criminals.
He will turn Nigeria to world powers. Same has been achieved in Lagos where agberos are the real powerful tools ready to conquer the world. I stand with Tinubu.

post=109139217:

Children of hate, frustrations and perdition that call our darling nation a zoo, and other hypocrites disturbing the peace of our darling nation,
Una see una lives outside so?
Na hypocrisy go wounjure most of una.

SDMBAT, said Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, has the pedigree to pioneer the affairs of Nigeria from 2023.

Chief Ekene Enefe, Convener of SDMBAT, expressed the group’s support at a news conference in Awka on Thursday.

Enefe described Tinubu, one of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders, as a good man who deserved to be encouraged to make things happen positively for the country.

He said the group had assessed the value Tinubu had brought into Nigerian politics, economic and infrastructure foundation laid in Lagos and more importantly, the manpower built during and after his reign as governor of the state.

According to him, Tinubu is one of the most detribalised Nigerians who as a governor, had appointees from every part of the country.

“He is one man that believes in merit, if you have the competence he is looking for, he engages you, that is the kind of man Nigeria needs now,” he said.

Enefe said SDMBAT supported the call because what the country needed in the next president was capacity, competence, experience and national acceptability

He said there was nothing wrong with having a president of southeast extraction but it should not be one spearheaded by selfish politicians and ethic champions.

”I don’t think we need ethnic champions now, what we need in Nigeria is a good leader who is informed, can harness and allocate the resources of the country equitably.

“We cannot continue to advocate for a president that is based on ethnicity. There was a time when people from southeast occupied good positions in government but it did not translate into improved infrastructure in the region.

“As a matter of fact, some of the champions of the president from southeast extraction are doing it for selfish reasons.

”How have they used their former opportunities to better the lot of the people in their immediate environment,” he asked.

The convener further said that SDMBAT was largely made up of youths desirous of national cohesion and progress with presence at the grassroots in the southeast region.

He noted that the group had contact with every community in southeast, had been existing but decided to provide its platform for Tinubu because he represented a better opportunity for APC and better leadership for Nigeria because of his proven experiences.

https://www.pulse.ng/news/politics/2023-southeast-group-roots-for-tinubus-presidency/s6e3d9s

DispatcherLagos:
Ok. So which of the barracks are you now staying soldier?

akojispy:

You are a goat oh u people igala people to roast you guys Alive ahbi

Quality20:
u guys shd just add Benue state to SE kowai. Ortom shd be happy being in SE. However, you guys gotta know that Al de major tribes have lands In not only their regions. There are Yoruba in NC, just as there re Hausa lands in Niger state, so Igbo been in delta and rivers isn't any anomaly. Even tiv have lands not only in Benue but also in Taraba. Also a minority tribe like ebira has lands in Nassarawa, Abuja, kogi and edo but yet has no state of it's own but is lumped up with a other tribes to form kogi

MoIbrahim:
You want to start another fight with Benue, Kogi, Delta and Rivers? Only you? Where will you get allies from? Or you alone wants to fight everybody and win everybody?

Politics is not like this o.

DubaiLandLord:
There is no part of Delta state that was ever part of the South East.

There is igala land in Anambra state.

Gazzy88:
Guy talk true, buhari knows how to press your mumu button.

Let me translate for you in pidgin so you understand: buhari talk say make ibo leaders go check map whether any states fit contribute land take create 6th state wey don dey hungry una for decades but since then, ya leaders no gree talk about am again.

Gazzy88:
Buhari knows how to deal with ibos sha. He doesn't shout when they shout but anytime he drops an album on them, it's always a banger.

Na young John produce the beat this time