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Almunjid:
I used to believe that if reincarnation were true, Africans were individuals who had led bad lives in the past and were reborn in Africa as a form of punishment. According to this belief, those who lived virtuously would eventually be reincarnated in better continents and countries. However, I no longer adhere to this opinion, as it oversimplifies the complex realities of global poverty, wealth distribution, and human experience. Although you seem not to be particularly religious, but your opinion and assertions were influenced by "religion". The concept of reincarnation is taught by some Eastern religions like Hinduism.

Moreover, poverty, suffering, and hardship are not exclusive to Africa. They exist in varying degrees across the globe, including in countries within Asia and America. Therefore, it is incorrect to categorize an entire continent as "Hell" or a "prison" based solely on the challenges faced by some of its inhabitants. Additionally, affluent and successful individuals reside in Africa, just as they do in other parts of the world. Reincarnation, as an explanation for human experiences, does not resonate with my beliefs. I adhere to the Islamic perspective, which suggests that each individual faces judgment after death (Qur'an 3:185).

The notion of spirits or jinns moving from a possessed deceased individual to another could potentially explain claims of past life experiences. The Qur'an states, "Whoever is diverted from the remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion" (Qur'an 43:36). When such a person possessed by such spirits dies, the spirit may transfer to another body (of a newborn baby). In cases where the child is spiritually vulnerable or becomes possessed by the spirit, the spirit can assume control, even recounting memories of past lives through them. However, this should not be confused with reincarnation, as mentioned in Hebrews 9:27-28, where it is stated that humans are appointed to die once, followed by judgment.

I believe that God and nature have not only created humans but have also categorized them based on various attributes, including physical traits and behavioral tendencies. This categorization can be better understood through the concept of "ability grouping" used in educational settings, where individuals are placed in groups according to their skills or capabilities. In this context, God and nature also grouped us according to our behavior, mentality, and attitudes, using skin color as a basis ranging from black, brown, yellow and white. Those with black skin, considered the least privileged, often exhibit higher levels of greed and selfishness and are primarily native to Africa. They are followed by brown-skinned individuals in many parts of Asia, while the higher in the rank are white-skinned individuals, who tend to be less greedy and selfish and demonstrate self-love and organization, are mostly found in Europe. This classification may explain why Africa experiences fewer natural disasters compared to other continents. Each category has its unique experiences, serving as distinct learning opportunities for growth and understanding.

Consequently, the difficulties and natural disasters faced by humanity across the globe often result from human actions, as mentioned in the Qur'an (30:41). These circumstances will persist until we initiate change within ourselves. As Allah says, "Verily, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves" (Quran 13:11). Only by making such changes can we demonstrate that we have learned from our experiences. However, if we revert to our old, sinful ways, the same calamities and punishments associated with them will reemerge (Qur'an 17:8 ).

Finally, Nigeria's problems will not get better until we change our thoughts, mentality and behaviors. Moving to other countries (Japa) is not the answer, because Nigerians can bring their bad habits and corruption with them to whenever to go. This can create problems in those countries too. Some places like Dubai have tried to fix this by making strict laws to keep Nigerians out of their country. Furthermore, voting acclaimed better and more qualified leaders might not help either because leaders are chosen from among the followers, and if the followers themselves are corrupt and dishonest, the leaders will be as well. Our leaders mirror the people we are. Ultimately, change must begin with each individual.


Peace!

efemena5050:
God don't listen to our prayers against our leaders....so don't stress urself........
.........in fact u tend to doubt the existence of God most times owing to the wickedness and selfishness of our leaders against the masses ....they hardly die of unnatural cause ,they enjoy their lives while the people suffer ....their children live to control us.......now tell me where is God in this .......People are suffering yet tunubu and his family are flexing ...other politicians are happy yet the people are suffering.....the pastors are silent bcus the members will always give them food.......so where is God in all this .....if not for the fact tht isreal nation are destroying their Arab neighbors I would have outrightly become an atheist.......but my conclusion is this .....God is for the white people not blacks.......Jesus was actually white .....isreal nation are more of white people ......so blacks.....O.Y.O

adenigga:
Source: https://dailypost.ng/N6.95-trillion-trade-surplus-record-shows-Nigerias-economy-doing-well-Presidency

Following the recent increase in the pump price of petrol and the prevailing food supply challenges gripping the country, economists have warned that the number of Nigerians below the poverty line may soon exceed the 104 million projected by the World Bank in 2023.

The global bank had said the poverty rate in the country increased to 46 per cent in 2023 representing 104 million poor Nigerians.

Disclosing this in its Nigeria development update, titled, ‘Turning the Corner: From Reforms & Renewed Hope, to Results’, released in December last year, the World Bank said Nigeria’s poverty rate had risen from 40 per cent in 2018 to 46 per cent, as the number of poor people increased from 79 million to 104 million.

“Sluggish growth and rising inflation have increased poverty from 40 per cent in 2018 to 46 per cent in 2023, pushing an additional 24 million people below the national poverty line,” the World Bank said.

The report said the number of poor people in urban areas — more exposed to inflation — increased from 13 million to 20 million, while the number of poor people in rural areas rose to 84 million from 67 million within the same period.

The World Bank had predicted that the increase in poverty rate would be undone by the economic reforms of President Bola Tinubu from the beginning of 2024 till 2026.

But speaking with Saturday PUNCH on Thursday, some economists said the policies and policy decisions of the current administration with the latest being the fuel price increase would definitely increase the number of poor Nigerians beyond the World Bank estimates because the salaries of most people had remained stagnated despite the surging inflationary trend.

A professor of Development Economics, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Taiwo Owoeye, said with the way the fuel price hike had jerked up transportation costs, prices of basic commodities of the poor people would worsen the inflationary pressures.

He said that with a 45 per cent hike, the new fuel price would have ripple effects on every aspect of the economy.

According to him, there has not been an onward increase in the salaries of workers, because while most states have yet to implement the N70,000 minimum wage, more Nigerians may find themselves in poverty very soon.

“Definitely, it will push more Nigerians into poverty. It is a 45 per cent increase in the price of fuel and that will affect other aspects of the economy. So, it will definitely put a lot of people below the poverty line,” he said.

Also in an interview with Saturday PUNCH, an agricultural economist from the Centre for Agricultural Development and Sustainable Environment at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Tobi Awolope, said the latest fuel price hike would worsen the misery already afflicting the poor people in the aspect of food crisis.

When asked whether the recent fuel price hike and other related factors will jerk up the number of poor Nigerians to over 100 million, she said, “It’s very possible. Aside from the fuel price increase, there has been an irregular pattern of rainfall and climate change does have a long-term effect.”

nairalanda1:


It is simple.

1. Fuel costs below N1000 here

2. Fuel costs above N1000 over there. Even in NIger, with the recent reduction, fuel costs N1400 per liter

3. Naturally, smuggling would result. And let's be honest, it is not only big people doing it, even the small ordinary Nigerian would carry a 50 liter jerrycan of fuel across the border, and sell it, and come back with a big enough profit to bribe customs, and still have enough left over.

4. We don't have fuel, because government is struggling to pay the subsidy on fuel. Right now we owe fuel exporters lots of money, we are struggling to even pay the NNPC shortfall, and NNPC is now raiding the dividends to pay off its own shortfall.

5. And yet, Nigerians keep asking for cheap fuel

It is our desire to have N40 fuel that is causing this, people. And it is high time we woke up and realized fuel cannot be cheap, and totally removed subsidy.

Yet, anyone suggesting this now is apparently agbado, even if they have never voted for tinubu or never liked the man (I have not liked tinubu since 2005, when Gani first raised the questions about his certificate then)....

But it is obvious subsidy, even at tinubu level is not sustainable.

The only way to stop smuggling is to TOTALLY REMOVE SUBSIDES. Yes, fuel would cost N1500 per liter, and yes, Agbado people brought hardship to NIgeria, and yes NIgeria needs to divide, and bla bla bla

But you cannot sell at a loss and not expect issues.

And if you think NIgeria is the only country with this issue....

1. LIbya has a severe smuggling problem, to the point that smuggliers are being bombed by the LIbyan air force

2. Saudi has a smuggling problem with Yemen, which they are finding hard to fight

3. Iran has issues on the border with Pakistan. Iranian fuel is being smuggled into Pakistan well well. Subaisy

4. Venezuela has a massive smuggling problem. Same thing happening here. They lost 18 bn dollars to smuggling one year.


See the benefits of subsidy


Yet somehow, we want something that costs over N1000 to make to be sold at N200 or less because 'poverty'

We better wake up folks.

emkz:
While it seems criticisms of the president are apt, certain facts must be cleared.

Presidential transportation worldwide is a serious security matter. In our case, air transport of the president is handled by the Nigerian Airforce. If the airforce says a jet is unfit to fly the president because it might have stayed in service longer than specified, hence a potential aviation threat, it is only fair that we listen to them. We do not need to like them.

Those suggesting that the president must fly commercial or use his personal vehicles (like Deji Adeyanju) are not aware of the potential security threats. A Nigerian head of state was assassinated in broad daylight in his official car, while another one was murdered for not taking their security serious.

The aircraft here does not belong to Tinubu. It belongs to the Federal Government. Once Tinubu leaves power, he won't take the jet with him. So those accusing Tinubu of purchasing a private jet for himself are being ludicrous.

Yesterday, Charly Boy lied that the president's official car, Cardilac Escalade is worth almost 1 billion naira. A simple internet search showed that the vehicle is about 250 million naira. Still expensive, why did Charly Boy have to lie? When Buhari exited power, he didn't leave with the Maybach. The vehicle was not his. The Cardilac does not belong to Tinubu. DSS handles his ground transportation. Why not question DSS for proposing that vehicle?

And for those who are just realizing, the Cardilac Escalade SUV had been in use since last year and sighted several times in the convoy, how come they are just seeing it? The vice president is driven in one of such vehicles. How come they have not seen it?

Anyway, Kenneth Okonkwo says people are dying of hunger and there is no fuel or electricity. It is not Tinubu's job to cultivate arable land nationwide. It is not Tinubu's job to provide buses to transport people within states. These are things state governors can easily undertake on their own, and even local governments. We have seen the Niger State governor buy such buses. Once the burden of transportation is removed, the issue of fuel price would not bother so many.

The fact is that the president is being blamed for policies, but all presidential candidates agreed that subsidy on petrol needed to be removed. Even the messianic pontiff said he'd remove it on day 1. Suddenly, Tinubu is being condemned for taking the decision to save us from economic doom. It didn't make sense that we were borrowing to pay subsidies. Also, the removal of the parallel trade of fx was to tackle the fx fraud that drained our resources.

This meant that increased allocation could be used for developmental purposes in the states. What do the state governors do instead? We find them doing Hajj subsidies and Ramadan feeding, purchasing vehicles for traditional rulers, buying wheelbarrows to turn their unemployed youth to mai-barrow in the markets, and stacking funds for elections they are not sure of living to partake in.

Dear governors, learn one basic thing: from what happened in Kano during the August riots, when people take to the streets, they'd target governors first and they can only move up the ladder once they have brought you down.

You still have time to work for your people and address the basic problems of food security and transportation within your state. We shall criticize the president for the things we must criticize him on.

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Max24:
I appreciate your response and value it. I like people who argue issues intellectually not abuse because we all learn from it . The bottom line is making Nigeria better. Now ther is an important aspect of subsidy that nobody has addressed here. Part of the reason subsidy has to go is that in effect we are not just subsidizing ourselves. We are subsidizing all our West African neighbors or more. Are we Father Christmas? Can we sustain that? All those other countries are our fuel cheaply and developing over us since they are smaller and more manageable. We can't be penny wise and pounds foolish. As I speak to you, tell me any African country selling fuel at lower price than us - Ghana, SA, Egypt, Kenya, Coteviire. The effect is that we are attracting ants to ourselves for their own purpose while we think they love us. We will cry the day the fuel dries up and we have not developed alternatives. We need to be more businesslike in the way we manage our main resource. We should not waste it simply because we produce it. Like I said if we do, we will cry the day it finishes. Let our oil be like gold, let's not use it to play with anybody including our neighboring brothers

DeepSight:
My dear, look let me not waste time going through the philosophy of the matter - which I can see we will disagree on based on your posts with other people up there. I will only say that the IMF/ Bretton Woods prescriptions have been around for decades and have never worked in a single third world country. They have rather consistently destroyed lives and economies everywhere they have been implemented - so much so that it is obvious that the destruction of lives and the pauperization of populations is actually what those policies were deliberately designed for and history proves this.

As I said, let me not waste your time with arguing the philosophy of it - let me just go to the practicality. Let us assume you needed to remove subsidies, fine. No where in the world would you remove them in one fell swoop the way it was done in this country last year. That is unheard of. The spike in PMS price was over 200 per cent - and believe you me, I have researched this matter - there had never been such an increase in the price of PMS in a single day in any country in the world. Other countries which removed subsidies did so gradually over time in order to reduce the shock to the system. One does not have to be an economist to know that the ripple effects on the prices of other commodities will lead to hyper-inflation which is what has obviously happened. And there is no way that is good for the economy. If it must have been done, it should have been done in phases. Carefully managed phases.

Now as if that was not bad enough, you then proceeded to float the naira immediately at the same time. This was the biggest disaster of all. You have to understand a number of things. First is that an import dependent economy cannot afford to float or devalue its currency, That is a prescription for suicide. Because if you import everything you use, as we do, then you are spending USD all the time and if you devalue your currency then you will require more and more of your currency to procure less and less USD and that will finish you off in a vicious cycle - because the more USD you chase the more your currency will fall.

But it was not just this obvious principle that made it a disaster - what made it the greatest disaster is the fact that you are importing the said PMS you have removed subsidies from. You are paying USD for the PMS, and thus it stands to reason that once your currency falls, you will pay even more USD for that PMS and this is why the landing cost of PMS has become so high, that it is now obvious that the government is in fact still paying some subsidy to retain the price at circa N600 - because based on the exchange rate it should be over N1, 000.

Therefore by flloating the naira at the same time as removing subsidy, the FG actually defeated the purpose of subsidy removal.

The net result has been the death, destruction and unspeakable hardship which has followed. The truth is that these policies are ill thought out and they have never succeded in any third world country where they have been prescribed, and they frankly were not intended to.

Now, to adderss your question "what have we acheived through fuel subsidy since indpendence" - the answer is very simple and it is staring you in the face. Sometimes you dont know what you have until you lose it. The safety net that the economy had from this kind of devastation and hardship is what we acheived. Just compare the ecomony of a mere one and a half years ago to what obtains today and you will see the difference. That is what it is.

No economy can grow when you deflate it and take away the purchsing power of the people. Everywhere economies have grown, there has been an injection, and not a deflation. The devaluation of the naira accompanied with hyper inflation has made every Nigerian vastly poorer. And there is nothing positive about a pauperized population - let no one deceive you - there is no long term gain in such. It will only ever deliver death and hardship.

Finally please stop comparing the removal of subsidies in places like the UK with what has happened here. Not only are the subsidies not the same and the products being subsidized not the same, the entire picture is different. This is aside from the fact that no one was insane enough to remove 100 percent of a critical subsidy in a single day. Anyone who does that to his country is bent on destroying it.

cc nairalanda1 / kukutenla / kukutente23.

Botragelad:
I've been noticing a load of misinformation floating about, and I think it even made it onto the front page at one point. So, I'm just going to lift this(explanation below) straight from a source, not my own work, mind you and give a brief rundown of the whole thing.




It's quite straightforward, really, for those who can be bothered to read and do their own research without blindly following the crowd of misinformation.

Below, you'll find photos of her from when she was a youngster, as well as her record. And, might I add, she's had a few fight and come out on the losing end, too.

Since the announcement of fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, professional and ordinary citizens have shared many comments, thoughts and insights

Since the announcement of fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, professional and ordinary citizens have shared many comments, thoughts and insights on the advantages and disadvantages of subsidy removal.

The president said the fuel subsidy is gone because there was no provision for it in the 2023 budget and ever since, there has been panic buying and uproar from Nigerians.

Recall that this is not the first time there has been an attempt to remove fuel subsidies.

In January 2012, former President, Goodluck Jonathan attempted to remove the fuel subsidy but was not successful

The government argued that the removal of the heavy subsidy (1)would free up funds for other public services, including health and infrastructure projects, and the liberalization of the fuel industry would benefit the economy.

While the current situation is affecting Nigerians, it is important to create an avenue for enlightenment and this explainer will highlight some benefits of fuel subsidy removal.

According to the National Orientation Agency, (2)removing fuel subsidy in the country will stop corruption around what is known as the subsidy regime, which has made some individuals stupendously rich without industry. Now, this will bring about a resource balance and will be of benefit to majority of the populace.

(3)It will free up the humongous amounts paid out as subsidy, paving way for enhanced growth in critical sectors of national development. This means that other sectors of the economy will be developed and not just those perceived as critical.

(4)The subsidy removal will also put an end to the smuggling of Nigeria’s Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to neighbouring countries, which is an organised theft and diversion of the PMS aided by the country’s easily penetrated borders which affect the economy.

(5)This development will solve the problem of perennial fuel scarcity and the attendant hardship on citizens thereby stimulating responsible consumption and reducing waste as the prices become more market reflective.

(6)The fuel subsidy removal will curb the greed for higher profits and deliberate sabotage by a few players in the oil industry which will positively affect the economy of the country.

In the past, Nigeria pays N400bn monthly in fuel subsidy payments. (7)What the removal means is that the government will put that money to use in other sectors like education, health, and other infrastructural development.

This will strengthen the performance and outputs of the sectors the subsidy fund would be diverted to.

However, questions have been raised like “Will the price continue to rise?” this will be determined by the market forces and consumers will be protected by industry regulators and the consumer protection council.

Moreso, the benefits of fuel subsidy removal outweigh the continual payment of it , Nigerians will experience many inconveniences but the results will yield more positive outcomes for the people in the long run.

Some Nigerians who believe the removal is necessary hope to see results in a few months and expect ease on the current situation.

adamusuleiman1:
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-donated-to-kamala-harris-twice-as-private-citizen-2020-8

Quest7777:
Protests is not a Solution, but it's an indication that there are serious issues that need to be addressed by Govt.

The problems of Nigeria are beyond Obi or any single individual, as long as Tribal, Religious and Sectional interests are prioritised over National Interests.
Apart from those who believe Obi would have made a better President (arguable), the clamour for Obi was for Sectional interests - to give S/East sense of inclusiveness in National affairs.

Agreed, prices of goods & services in a free Capitalist Economy ought to be determined by forces of Demand & Supply, but the consequences in Nigeria would be dire for a commodity like Fuel.

But fundamentally, Nigerians owe far greater allegiance to their Ethnicity than Nationality, and are not ready to unite to build a Nation.

I rest my case.

MSF says it is overwhelmed in country where 31.8 million people are suffering from hunger

An unprecedented number of children in northern Nigeria are suffering from acute malnutrition, aid workers in the country have said.

Nigeria has the “largest number of food insecure people globally” at 31.8 million, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization office in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri said.

Médecins Sans Frontières, which is working in seven states, said its facilities were so overwhelmed that children were being treated on mattresses on the floor. MSF said it admitted 1,250 children in April to an inpatient therapeutic feeding centre in Maiduguri, twice the figure for the same period in 2023.

Dr Simba Tirima, MSF’s Nigeria representative, said: “In all these places we’ve seen, at least in some cases, double what we saw last year or at least a more than 60% increase in the patients admitted. We have a crisis at hand. We have an emergency at hand, and those kids that are severely malnourished definitely need treatment.”

Severe acute malnutrition has also led to other conditions, such as tuberculosis and acute diarrhoea, and stunted children’s growth. More than 52,000 patients were diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition across seven states in 2023 and 2,693 of them died, according to MSF figures.

The reasons for the increase in malnutrition are well noted: food inflation is close to 30% as Africa’s most populous country is experiencing worsening food insecurity. A third of the country – amounting to more than the combined population of the UK, Ireland and Denmark – live on less than £1 a day.

Meanwhile, farmland has been abandoned in parts of the north because of gangs kidnapping, extorting and in some cases killing farmers. The Nigerian newspaper the Punch reported that 165 farmers were killed in the first three months of this year.

About 1.2 million people were displaced in eight states in central and north-west Nigeria by the end of 2022 because of violence, according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration. In that same period, about 2.3 million others were displaced in the north-east, where jihadist groups such as Boko Haram continue to run amok.

The insecurity and economic instability have made food expensive. Food reserves in some villages have been depleted as there has been little or no growth in household incomes, some local people told aid workers.

In January, a report by the US Department of Agriculture and the Global Agricultural Information Network revealed that Nigeria had become the second country in Africa, after South Africa, to embrace genetically engineered corn.

A month later the government ordered the release of 2,000 metric tonnes of grains from the federal reserves, with the agriculture minister, Abubakar Kyari, saying: “Food security is national security”.

But aid organisations say millions of people are still at risk of famine as Nigeria enters the lean season, which is usually from June to September. The World Food Programme has already projected that 26.5 million people in Nigeria could face acute hunger by the end of this period.

Other experts say the position could deteriorate even before then and have called for immediate funding to save millions of vulnerable children.

“We’re not even in the middle of that lean season,” Tirima said. “We need other actors to come in. MSF is just one organisation. In fact, what we do is a drop in the bucket … we are nowhere near addressing the immediate crisis that we face.”

“A child who died yesterday of malnutrition is a tragedy,” he added. “A child who might die tomorrow because of malnutrition is preventable.”

omoredia:
Can u suffer from a defect that was not ur own doing? Can ur Toyota be damaged by someone other than urself?

omoredia:
The person that created my wonderful Toyota car is not responsible if it breakdown by using it irresponsibly. The same with all of God's creations. If we function as he expects and has specified then we will not breakdown.

omoredia:
Nice question. It's not from God. It can be from us or the devil but never from God.

omoredia:
There is not evil in God. Anything bad that will happen in ur life is never from God.

Matheusmartin:
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Thats Danny my guyyy..

Be giving those oversabi Christians sleepless nights.
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I don't know if there's a God or not.
But it's obvious it/he/she does not interfere in the affairs of men.
No special benefits whatsoever for believing in the existence of a God.

As a Nigerian,you'd still fail exams if u do not prepare well. You'd still fail interviews with no proper connections. You'd still fall sick, get involved in accidents that may even claim your life, get kidnapped and die gruesome death.

I ask,what's that special benefit do believers actually get from their so call relationships with god

SpecialAdviser:
Tinubu: I will continue where Buhari stopped
Buhari: Support Tinubu he is doing well.
Presidency : Tinubu inherited bad economy from Buhari.
Presidency: Reward him with a new presidential jet
BATerians: Peter Obi is to blame
supporters: é pàtè òwò

Bobloco:
https://punchng.com/presidency-obi-clash-over-new-presidential-jet/