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LorDBolton:
Stop being childish.

Go and ask an American how much they owe Saudi Arabia or china... if they know

This is a field for the economist, financial analyst etc NOT for the doctors, engineers etc

It's obvious u don't Even know the financial stats behind BBN, behind football... if our lousy govt invests in our league do u know how much revenue, job creation, nationalism, imperalism(other countries following our league) it will bring?

You're dissing BBN & football viewers... yet you call yourself an "above average mind"

GTFOH

So because one is not a medical doctor or pharmacist, he ought not to know about HIV/AIDS abi? Or because I am not a computer scientist I should not know what video streaming means?

There are some general stuff an educated mind should know. I think the meaning of foreign reserve is one of them. Roughly Foreign Reserve is the funds a country sets aside from its export earnings as a back up for rainy days.

Anyone who lives in glass house should be wary of throwing stones. You call some people run of the mill HND and Bsc. Whether that is true or not, you have a PhD yet your write up has at least 5 grammatical errors! Normally I should have ignored the errors but 'With the same measure you measure for others it will be be measured unto you'.

Below are grammatical errors:


"...a country economic structures and processes captures the essence.."

"They themselves radiates little or no confidence..."

"...they have manage to even bastardized the structures..."

"...buy and sell process shows why everyone sell the same.."

"Nigeria have a long way to go."

PapaBrowne:
Osibanjo is the real deal oh!!!!

If this man continues like this, he will make all the difference all previous leaders have failed to make.

The problem in Nigeria largely is a situation where the two largest tribes want to forcefully dominate and subjugate other tribes and they only way seen fit to do this is to prevent any factors of development from going to other places.

Osibanjo has put 1 billion Naira towards Ibaka seaport. That's impressive.

My plea to the two major tribes is for them to give Osibanjo all the support he needs. It's funny how the most vocal supporters of Osibanjo right now are actually The South South and the South East.

Even though we all like Osinbajo, we should not talk like a child who because a cousin on a visit bought him ice cream, he decided not to play with his elder brother. It is FG that appropriated 1 billion not Osinbajo.

Osinbajo DIDN'T serve in Fashola's government.

klax:
Pls why crushing this bikes. What a madness is this

Crushing people hard earned money Crushing millions of Naira, what waste So you mean Lagos govt is so daft not to know what to either all these bikes

Why is it that every apc decision in life are always having wickedness undertone why

House demolitions and bulldozing it's apc.state

Market demolition it's apc state

Life demotions it's apc state

Biko demolition worth millionseeing of naira it's apc state

All horror and bad news it's apc. apc itself bad news.

And that daft Lagos government is administering a state whose economy is larger than many African countries. Pls which state are you from?

gocac:
he is only speaking as a Layman with no Knowledge of the safety and acceptable industrial standards... the implication of having a substandard tyre on your wheels under the worst roads on planet earth... simply means that there is a possibility of your tyres blowing up in the middle of the road, and what happens when your on a speed of 90 - 120km/hr death...! Nigerians plz say no to substandard goods, you deserve the best.... not sub-standard goods and dont forget, that the mumu Governor is using the best tyres on earth, certified and standard tyres on his cars... so be wise, dont buy your death with your hard earned money and dont sell death to your fellow country men. except he will ensure some of the tyres does not find its way to the market....thanks

Try to read the whole story before commenting.

Eagerly waiting for the responses.

coolesmile:
Mad couple Awon were meji.

Stop this childish comments! Clearly you have not married.

tankara1010:
Oh Lord....help us in this country because some people are very daft. I'm 100% sure you voted for Buhari with your level of IQ!

Can't you see a humour when you see one?

murtalaa:
it's because you guys are ignorant of the powers of President. The president has used his executive power and waived the requirement of appointing someone from within the career servicemen and by so doing has waived his requirement to wear the uniform.

Very soon he will waive the need for a legislature!

obamabinladen:
Spoon fed Child, what do you know?. If he can't put on the customs uniform b'cos he's a retired soldier, he shouldn't have accepted the offer. There are so many retired soldiers doing Security works for companies including banks wearing the Bank's or company's security uniforms. Your stupidity is legendary.

The arrogance of this Customs CG is legendary. If you are too BIG to serve the nation as a customs boss, then resign immediately! He was a general, so freaking what! I guess this sense of military superiority is affecting him.

You are leading a customs service of which you are too ashamed to put on their uniform! Is Customs his private business? And that dude comparing principal and secondary school uniform with Army and Customs. SMH! Legacy of military misrule.

Opakan2:
GEJ loyalists not yoruba leaders.. They don't speak for us in SW

why didn't they call for restructuring when GEJ a Southerner was there.. greed no allow them
it's now they remember, hungry set of people

Stick to what you know!

During the 2014 Confab, what was the Yoruba position? And who was president in 2014?

Again, stick to what you know.

Lordsocrates:
funny thing wailers will run here to mSasturbate, but CBN is being ran by their own...and the whistle blower bill was signed by PMB to clean stuffs like these

Stop your over presumptuousness. Are you saying no one has ever blown whistle before this whistle blower bill?

The story is said to be FAKE.

http://www.business2community.com/us-news/donald-trump-angered-barack-obama-canceling-islamic-prayers-white-house-fake-story-01721368#urOM4vlozxwSki4X.97

This news is quite incoherent and full of errors. I am ashamed that Guardian newspaper also published it.

First, I believe the title meant to be 9billion litres and not 9 million. Even at that the post is still disjointed. How can there be a reduction of 9 billion from 14 billion litres when according to the same news report we still import 90% of our PMS?! Furthermore the minister for Petroleum says they have achieved 40% reduction in importation of PMS. 40% reduction of 14billion gives 8.4 billion lt.

If the figure of 4.9 billion litres of current importation in the news report is correct then then the reduction is actually 65%.

I therefore arrive at the following conclusions:

1. One or more of the figures are either incorrect
OR
2. The 14billion litres in 2015 were actually imported on paper and not in reality.

APCmyheart:
2 hyundia LPG Carriers vessel was delivered to NNPC few days ago...

I know the Govt have a very big plan for those greedy oil Marketers..

What caught my attention in your post is the Hyundai part. South Korean company making ships. Nigerian company making ......

Even our Innosson, most of the parts are not made locally.

PHIPEX:
Every constitution of every country has a Lacuna that can be manipulated to extend an incumbent's tenure but the difference between the letters and the spirit of the law makes the interpretation of same constitution different. It'll be an injustice against the people of Gambia if this man is allowed to manipulate his way.

I really like your views about the letter and spirit of the constitution. Jammeh is just seeking a legal technicality to thread the will of the people, fairness and justice underfoot. He is a goner!

"There is nothing like RCCG Worldwide.’’
What a shallow view! It has been said that the man who is good with the hammer see everything as a nail. The man being a lawyer assumes (wrongly) that legal existence is the only existence there is. It is like saying there is nothing like Boko Haram because it is not registered with the government!

There is clearly something called RCCG worldwide. By the way I am not a Redeemed member.

Seun, over to you.

ofwest47:
I know the wailers will blame everything on Buhari, here is a country that God blessed with the most lucrative commodity in the world since the 1st week of 1958 almost 60 years after yet could not boast of a working refinery till date why, because of massive corruption in the sector. can one be able to count individual multi billionaires in the oil and gas sector today; was it not a former military officer during the military regime that came on TV to say that he made 1billion dollars on oil block and that after spending 500 million of it he did not know what to do with the remaining amount. I even said he should have thrown it into the winds
A former President even said he made 25 billionaires in the oil and gas sector majority of whom are women before he left office. And not too long ago between 2012_2013 about 17 of the oil thieves were given licenses to build refineries but they said they prefer to build tank farms to bring in refined petrol. The three old refineries one of which was built by Buhari then later became the den of corruption for the NNPC bigwigs. If one may ask;
Is Angola that got crude petroleum later later just some few years back importing refined fuel like Nigeria? Never! not to talk of Dubai UAE that has used their God given product to develop their economy to a very high level.
So let the wailers continue to wail and Buhari continue to try his best t bring back the 60 years failure into fruition.

NONE of our refineries was built by Buhari.

Solorrman:
Some one who worship a man is happy that a soldier beat islamic imam. U are serving jesus christ u are not in position to say this because u serve a common man while the iman worship the almighty God,forgive me if i say jesus christ is passing shit in the toilet,a man that worship a god that excret poo and urinate in a toilet is cursing the God of purity the only God that is above being impure talkless of excreta or urinate

Solorrman, Yes Jesus Christ WAS a human being. He became human because of you and me so as to save us from sin and divine punishment of sins. Yes Jesus passed shit while on earth! He lived for about 33yrs. He ate, drank, slept, and did things the physical anatomy required. But he did not sin!

This Jesus is the eternal Son of God. My greatest wish for you is to believe in Jesus for he is the only way to God you desire to worship. But if you don't believe in him, the consequences are extremely severe!

Cheers.

saintsylve:
Hummm, the society we live gives us the views of what potends around us. Well, this is not North Korea, this is Nigeria.
And what is with ignorance here? I hope you give your view without insulting your opponents.

I didn't intend to insult him. I am also ignorant of some things. Don't you think his comments belie that he doesn't understand democracy?

What if what portends in our Society is wrong? I believe his views are borne out many years of military rule in Nigeria. Maybe he is a soldier himself. Many of them think that because they are military, all non military persons are somehow inferior to them. Is that a proper view to have?

I know the white supremacists in South Africa during the apartheid felt disdained that 'sub human' Mandela was president in 1994! But times have changed. So also in Nigeria, times of soldier supremacists are gone.

midol:
We yorubas want every white man to delete Biafra from their brain. We don't want anybody to hear about Biafra.

We want to be sure Trump has never heard about Biafra.

I doubt you are Yoruba! I believe you are just a disaffection causing agent. Take your mischief elsewhere.

saintsylve:
Arrest a soldierfor beating imam! Are you sure of this?
No police can arrest a serving army with uniform .

People like you are so so ignorant of democratic ethos. You can go away for life to North Korea. That is where suits you.

Is a soldier above the law? So in your (unenlightened) mind now: police arresting a soldier means Nigeria Police is superior to Nigerian Army. Just so that you know, the issue is not that of superiority but the RULE OF LAW. In proper societies, if Burutai goes against the law he will be prosecuted.

Hope you have learnt a thing or two. If you still don't want to learn North Korea is waiting for you. I doubt you even know what is happening in North Korea.

The killings by 'herdsmen' in Southern Kaduna and other places in Middle best is condemnable! This is a huge failure on the part of government. We should not play politics with issues as this. Imagine if we are the ones at the receiving end of such cruel murders.

PentiumPro:
The reason is simple.
Any Disco that cannot reasonably and effectively metered the electricity it distributes will not be able to pay the Gencos and will just keep accumulating debt. The issue is worsened now with the fact that 1, estimated billing is becoming difficult to collect, 2, it's almost now illegal to disconnect owning customers.
The ultimate solution is to METERED ALL ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS.. Anything outside that will not work

Your solution submission is fantastic! And I agree with you 100%.

The OP post is a complete misnomer. How can a seller have customers who are demanding for his product and yet limit the amount of goods he is supplied?

Only 2 reasons can be adduced.

1. If his customers won't pay after he has supplied them. And this EXACTLY IS WHAT PREPAID METERS ARE MEANT TO SOLVE COMPLETLY.

2. If his goods get stolen. Now this is the situation of by-passing meters by prepaid customers! Many of us Nigerians are thieves. The DISCOS try to steal from customers; the customers try to steal from DISCOS too. That is why it has not been well with our country. We need to reduce this cycle of cheating.

Although citizens ought to be honest enough to keep from illegal meter bypass, the DISCOS must device an effective means of tracking down cheating by-passers! What are all the professors of Electrical electronics engineering doing to help meter bypassing!? If with all their years of 'research' they cannot come up with any solution, then what a big SHAME!

bigproff:
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When I first wrote about BITCOINS last month, many thought it was a joke. Now it has turn a reality.

Are u aware that as at this morning in the foreign exchange market that one bitcoin is now $788 in value, from the previous $720 late last month.
I.e 1bitcoin (BTC)=788 US dollar 

If you calculate with the current dollar to naira exchange rate, you will see that 
$788=378,240naira?
Since $1 = 480 naira

That means 
1bitcoin = N378,240

Bitcoins currency has gained ground in the foreign exchange market. Almost all online markets now prefer transactions via bitcoins due to its frequent increase in value. 

Earlier last month, the exchange rate is at
$720 to 1bitcoin
But as at this morning, the exchange rate has increased to 
$788 to 1bitcoin. I.e $68 increase in value.

And has u all know that with the current economic situation in our country Nigeria, if you have $1, it is equivalent to having about N480.
How much more when you now have 1bitcoin in your account.

To exchange the bitcoins currency to our nigeria naira, you will be collecting roughly N378,240 (Three hundred and seventy eight thousand, two hundred and forty naira ).

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Some people will still jam head with this one.

While NOT IN ANY WAY defending this budget let us note that state House is not just 'Aso Rock' but 16 agencies.

" There are 16 agencies under the State House, and they are: State House Headquarters, The Office of the President, The Office of the Vice President, Office of the Chief of Staff to the President, Office of the Chief Security Officer to the President, State House Medical Centre, State House Lagos Liaison Office, Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS). Kuru, Bureau of Public Enterprises, National Emergency Management Agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Bureau of Public Procurement, Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission and its centres, and Office of the Chief Economic Adviser to the President which funny enough the President only appointed in August of this year"

When it's time to pay I hope they won't give excuse of non inclusion in budget!

dabossman:
It is quite obvious that one of Nigeria's greatest problems is a TRUST ISSUE. My first reaction was to kick against this move, until I read the article.

On face value, this is a laudable thing that the army is trying to do. However, because of the several issues of mistrust between the North and South of Nigeria, I'm not surprised at the comments I'm reading here.

There is nothing wrong if this is the true purpose of this move:

He noted that he has created the Barrack Investment Initiative as platform that affords Army family members the opportunity of raising up fishing ponds, vegetable gardens, fruits, livestock, chicken and their eggs.

According to him, the intention of the Nigerian Army was not just to secure the country, but to contribute in growing the economy of the nation.

He added: “We want to tell our wives that they can live beyond the salaries of their husbands, so we are trying to empower the women in the barracks to be able to form co-operatives, so as to access loans and to a large extent be able to fend for themselves and their families, even without the salaries of their husbands.

However, those who talk about a hidden agenda may have a true reason to be concerned,especially with recent attacks by the herdsmen and the contentious Grazing Bill. It really is a sad and complicated situation we find ourselves in as a nation. There is just so much mistrust that even good development initiatives can be dead on arrival simply because of our suspicions about the motives of one another.

As for those saying the Army has no business with agriculture, you may not be totally correct. The Army in many countries have often played a role in development of infrastructure, agriculture, health, ICT etc. Even the US Army has an Agribusiness Development Team.

If US Army has agribusiness development they may be permitted. They are the greatest military in the world! Their military industrial complex is second to none. In our Nigeria, we are yet to overcome Bokoharam. A whole battalion has just one night vision gogoles and they have time for such nonsense!

lordizak:
Many Nigerians eat pork, how many demands it? you see beef, goat and ram in almost all restaurants, hotels and everywhere. Stop making an utter fool of yourself, i live in the north and sometimes take survey. this time of the year, the cattle hardly find pasture to graze. building ranches will generate income for government.

You still don't get it! What in this whole world has a country's army got to do with raising cattle in ranches! My goodness! Our army cannot produce a single bloody rifle! If Pakistan, South Africa and India don't supply us weapons our military will only have sticks to fight with sticks. Instead of sending personnel to be trained on engineering they have time for this nonsense! It is like resident doctors and consultants in a teaching hospital learning how to twerk or dab! Is that what will cure Lassa fever or reduce cancer mortality?

I believe there is a hidden agenda. Or how else can we explain this madness?

It is not uncommon to find that governors who get another term in office do not perform as they did in their first term. I think the reason is simple—they take public offices to serve a parochial interest and are not really the people.

The issue of Okada (commercial motorcyclists) in Ibadan is alarming! They do not obey traffic regulations; they are usually very impatient and generally lawless; many have lost their lives or limbs to their operations. A good number of them abuse alcohol and hemp. And their rank is swelling by the minute! Unfortunately, they are becoming more daring in their disregard for traffic regulatioins. Okada rules! The irony however is that it keeps a lot of people employed. I won’t be surprised if up to 100,000 residents of Ibadan ride Okada for a living. But should the city be left on autopilot as far okada is concerned?

Some states have recognized the danger of allowing okada to operate with impunity and have partially banned its operation or established strong regulations for them. But in Ibadan, okada rules! Why? Because the transport policy of Oyo State government, or shall we say the lack of it, make them rule.

First of all, there is no working strategy to educate and effectively sanction okada riders that contravene traffic regulations. VIO, police and other road officials currently have the difficult task of stopping them on the road. When they see these officials, rather than slow down they increase their speed! They do this to prevent the officials from stopping them since they are prone to accidents when forced to stop. To prevent injuries and death the officials condone their impunity. They act like a spoilt child who threatens to become sick if the parents ever reprimand him. So in order not to have to pay visit to the hospital they refrain from disciplining him! Foolish parents! They ought to sit down to devise a way to correct the child without having to incur health expenses. The Oyo state government should also devise a strategy to sanction erring okada riders without unnecessarily exposing them to death and danger. This must be done!

Recently I pointed out to an official of the Oyo State Transport Management Agency a bottleneck on the road close to the all Important Iwo Road roundabout which was caused by okada riders who have taken over some portion of the road for taking on passengers. He said that had told them to leave the place but they would not. He complained that they don’t have full backing of the government to carry out enforcement. Poor man! Who can blame him? Who would be willing to stick his neck out for a government that won’t have your back when push comes to shove? Just a week of government-backed enforcement would end the bottleneck (at least for some months).

Then on revenue generation for the Oyo State government, there is no motorist as ‘blessed’ as the commercial motorcyclist. The okada is king! For the reason stated above the VIO officials don’t really check on them for payment of statutory licences. They swoop rather on taxi and intra city bus operators. But it is common sense that since commercial cyclists far outnumber taxis and buses, the former have greater revenue potential.

Also, due to the senseless and needless traffic jam caused by street trading, careless parking of vehicles and really bad roads, riders on 2 wheels have field day. If a car would take 1hour for the same distance an okada would take 10mins, then it is clear that the system is skewed to favour them.

I am of the strong view that government should regulate their operation (not total ban). For many in Ibadan, the immediate response to that view is: Robberies will increase! The big question is: How have states that have done so—Edo, Lagos, Anambra, Niger—been fairing ever since? Have they now become dens of thieves? Of course not! It is noteworthy that there are no de facto restrictions by Oyo State government whatsoever on Okada. They operate at anytime, anywhere, without helmet, sometimes even during the 2-hour restriction on sanitation days.

For sake of the future of the State it is very unhealthy to have a huge number of citizens who continually disdain the law and are a law unto themselves. It is the responsibility of leadership through foresight to identify current issues that although appear harmless but are latently detrimental. This loose, unregulated, uncontrolled operation of commercial motorcycle is not good for the city. There is no society anywhere in the world that develops in the midst of chronic indiscipline and disorder.

Mr Ajimobi, I challenge you to bring back this key element of true development to Ibadan.