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Gov to Lagos State not to Lagos.

Come to Lagos mainland. Bro una go surprise.

Che na ........

ELTON123:
yep
but i said dnt quote

Pele, accepted.

You know. . ....

garrix8:
What did the useless Jonadunce do about it during his six-year misrule?

The fool did nothing about it yet some foolish and clannish dolts wanted us to return such a failed simpleton as President for a second term.

Thank God his sorry A55 got kicked out.

Jonadunce remains an eternal M O R O N

Crase get level and ur own get as Ibe.

Na peson like you Doctor go brake through for new crase.

Chai! Che! Nna mehn some people

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Long over due

Old news, but China.

ELTON123:
Na today u no say china no get brain





dnt quote

Ibe like say sense don de comot for their side.

sameer1212:
LOL... Ok na. Few years later, KYLIE and SAMEER,just like KIM and KANYE

Think something good about your life

Yustash001:
Hmmm....speechless...

Seconded.

You know. ....

Fat Yes.

In short BIG COMFIRM.

Most don't use their brain any longer.

You know. .....

Wait I don't understand Women folks must you display your boot for fame or success.

Didn't God give you brain.

Please you know. ....

Am I seeing double. She is worth $386M.

Kai!

BUT YOU KNOW. ...

Exchange Rate for Dollar-Naira, THURSDAY 16nd April 2015

CBN $1 N197.00

OFFICIAL RATE $1 N199.00

BDC $1 N206.50

PARALLEL RATE $1 N207.50

Location Matters For BDC Market & Parallel Market

coolitempa:
U r d stupid one.......go back home...monkey.

I thought you have already matured.

Remember is not by how old you are.

Anyway play maturity, that's the best for you.

You know. .....

coolitempa:
Yes....ekeni Dili chwukus full up with.......boys abandoning erosion land .......to claim no man's land....

I hope you know that here is not were to display your stupidity.

You know. ......

Women folks are not smiling.

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Jennynkk:
does it change the no-man's-land status?

Please don't start.

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seunfly:
Who does not know that, their are many opportunities for people in Lagos and that is why full load of bus arrives Lagos everyday from all Nigeria.

Oga abeg share the blessing to everyone in the FAMILY HOUSE .

No de stingy.

You know. ...

EUROBOMBER:
Sure, God bless you too again and again.

Che no be only but to the BIG ONE FAMILY (NAIRALANDERS).

THA....

You know. ....

EUROBOMBER:
God bless you.

Guy no be only am , distribution am.

Don't be stingy with am.

Do am sharpaly. Oya I de wait for my own.

But bro you know. .....

sammyj:
Ok Bros. It is well !!!

Oga I salute.

Accept am abeg.

sammyj:
This report is absolutely correct but unfortunately this current administration did not capitalise on this opportunity !!!

Don't start this oh!

Na abeg Ide beg U.

Anything na GEJ, KAI NIGERIANS.

When are we going to admit our problems without blaming others.

May God help us.

Guy you know. ....

PassingShot:
And this is the same Lagos that PDP wanted to snatch so that they can milk it dry to backwardness.

Mba. Kojo. Tufiakwa.

Mak una take am easy na.

Chai! PDP don suffer, mehn

Bro you know. ....

What a difference eight years makes.

In the campaign for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, Hollywood's loyalties were divided between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.




This time, Clinton is expected to face little primary competition — and the left-leaning entertainment industry is poised to become a major source of campaign cash.

Clinton has already lined up support from some of the industry's most prominent leaders, including Jeffrey Katzenberg, Steven Spielberg and "Girls" creator Lena Dunham.

"I've got an inbox full of people offering to hold events for Hillary," said Andy Spahn, whose political consulting firm Gonring, Spahn & Associates advises Katzenberg and Spielberg. "There is great respect and admiration and excitement around Hillary and also a very clear understanding of what the stakes are."

Hollywood is considered one of the most important sources of money for Democratic presidential candidates — a single fundraiser for President Obama at the home of actor George Clooney in 2012 famously raised $15 million for Obama's reelection campaign, among the biggest single-night hauls in political fundraising history.

Some prominent Democratic backers are still on the fence. But political consultants said they expect that Hollywood power players — most of whom are squarely on the left — will come out in full support for a Clinton presidency.

"The passion for ensuring the election for a Democrat will be extremely high — it will almost be an obsession," Los Angeles-based Democratic political strategist Donna Bojarsky said. "Republicans have both houses of Congress, and we are being treated to the prospect of the tea party and right-wing Republicans advocating things that are distinctly unpopular around here."

In the 2008 Democratic primary race, several high-profile Hollywood figures, including mogul David Geffen and Katzenberg, supported Obama. It led to bruised egos in the Clinton camp given the candidate's long-standing ties to the industry.

In widely publicized comments, Geffen, once one of Bill Clinton's biggest supporters, called then-New York Sen. Hillary Clinton an "incredibly polarizing figure." He criticized her husband's 2001 pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich and suggested that the former president's personal habits would damage his wife's campaign.

"Everybody in politics lies, but they do it with such ease, it's troubling," Geffen said of the Clintons in an interview with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd in 2007.
The comments caused such a stir that Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman, Terry McAuliffe, warned that Clinton would remember those who did not back her. "You're either with us or against us,"

McAuliffe told potential donors during a dinner at the home of media mogul Haim Saban.

A spokeswoman for Geffen said he would vote for Clinton but declined to comment further.

Democratic political consultant Chris Lehane, who served as an attorney in the Clinton White House, believes that Hollywood donors are now united by a sense of common purpose.

"In 2008, there were two green-light actors vying for the lead role," Lehane said. "In 2016, there is one green-light actor vying for the lead role, which makes it very easy for those in show business to know where they are going on this."


Clinton's strong record of support for Israel — a topic of great concern to Tinseltown players such as Saban — should help the former secretary of state, he added.

Also, the chance to elect a female president could prove a rallying point for women in the entertainment industry.

Clinton has already lined up support from some of the industry's most prominent leaders, including Jeffrey Katzenberg, Steven Spielberg and "Girls" creator Lena Dunham, pictured. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Some high-profile Hollywood Democrats — such as Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos and his wife, Nicole Avant, a former U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas — have yet to publicly declare their support for Clinton.

"Key players are demonstrating a range of views about her running, from caution to optimism, and at this point offering armchair analysis of her playbook and campaign strategy," said Paul Pflug, whose firm Principal Communications Group/Sky Advisory advises clients on political and philanthropic goals. "But through it all, the majority of this company town will ultimately rally around Clinton."

Planning has already begun for multiple fundraisers for Clinton in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. They could begin as early as next month.

Katzenberg is a big supporter of Clinton and "will play a major role on her behalf," said Spahn, the political consultant. He said it was too early to discuss details of upcoming fundraising events.

Democrats have long relied on the generous backing of entertainment industry heavyweights, a fact that Republican critics have used to show their opponents as being out of touch with regular Americans.

In early 2007, Geffen, Spielberg and Katzenberg kicked off the race for campaign dollars with a reception for Obama's presidential exploratory committee at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

One high-profile Obama event took place at the Santa Barbara home of Oprah Winfrey.

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Jeffrey and Marilyn Katzenberg's political contributions totaled $3.5 million in the 2011-12 cycle.

Donations from Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw, totaled $1.3 million, most of which went to the political action committee supporting Obama's reelection, Priorities USA Action. Comedian Bill Maher donated $1 million to the organization.

For the entire 2008 election cycle, the entertainment industry raised about $51 million, with 79% of the total going to Democrats, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

The industry raised nearly $66 million for the 2012 cycle, with 73% for Democrats.

Even in nonpresidential election years, Obama has not shied away from political campaign events in Southern California.

In October, the president attended a fundraiser at actress Gwyneth Paltrow's home in Brentwood, where about 200 supporters gathered during the contentious 2014 midterm elections.

Clinton supporters have been out raising money for more than a year. They've asked potential donors to give to the Clinton Foundation or the Ready for Hillary PAC.

Beyond raising cash, Clinton is already gaining some celebrity traction on social media, which is where she announced her candidacy. Many took to Twitter to show support.

"This is Hillary reading a text from me that says 'with you every step of the way, gurl' #mypresident," Dunham tweeted with a link to an Instagram photo of Clinton looking down at her cellphone while wearing sunglasses.

Source:http://nairausd..com/2015/04/divided-no-longer-hollywood-poised-to.html

Also http://nairausd..com/2015/04/snoop-dogg-reportedly-invests-in.html

Anyi3:
Now Lagos is also aligned with the centre, Lagos will overtake the rest sharp sharp. Matter of small time

Bro it not as easy as you think,mind you Johannesburg and Cairo would not allow that.

This a big fight.

You know.....

seunfly:
Who does not know that, their are many opportunities for people in Lagos and that is why full load of bus arrives Lagos everyday from all Nigeria.

You can say that again Bro.

You know......

Hinging its position on five indicators observed by investors before investing in an economy, a recent report on ‘Africa’s cities of opportunity’ has ranked Lagos state the seventh city of opportunity in Africa, behind Accra, Ghana.


According to the report by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the indicators represent concrete and pragmatic determinants of a city’s social and economic development, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), inequality, middle-class growth, ease of doing business, and foreign direct investment.

Specifically, the indicators border on current development or future potential, location, nature of the opportunity, “must-have” or “Knock-out” factors and time scale (time for achieving return on investments).

With a score of 321, Lagos ranked 77 in infrastructure, 43 in human capital, 109 in economics and 92 in society and demographics. The report also showed that the ranking of cities in Africa benchmarked against the ranking of countries is markedly different.

Indeed, the attractiveness of cities on the continent is sometimes stronger than the country itself and the cities, which are performing well, are those that have succeeded with the challenge of diversifying their economy and creating an ecosystem conducive for the middle class to grow.

The top five cities according to the ranking are Cairo, Tunis, Johannesburg, Casablanca and Algiers.

The preponderance of North African cities is explained by their longevity, which has allowed for the development of their infrastructure and human capital over time.

“The question we asked at the outset of this report was, ‘What makes a city suitable to exploit an opportunity?’ The point, in a nutshell, is that to discover different opportunities, investors often need to look through different lenses: different strategies demand different perspectives. “Africa is at an exceptional historical crossroad.

The growing middle class, strong demographic growth with improving age mix, the technological innovation, growing choice of investment partners from the global south and fast-paced urbanisation are shaping what the future of Africa could look like.

These trends twinned with the generally accepted economic data that cities are the world’s engines of growth, makes the report not only necessary but extremely timely.

“Most of our African Cities of Opportunity are on a path of real achievement, however, and can rise to the highest levels in our rankings with some effort and planning.Many, indeed, have become regional hubs in a variety of areas: Dar es Salaam and Douala as ports (and the latter as a transshipment centre); Accra for telecommunications; Lagos in culture (music, as well as an essential venue for Nollywood); and Nairobi in financial services (along with the more obvious Johannesburg)”, the report stated.

Speaking on the report, Chief Executive Officer of PwC Nigeria, Uyi Akpata stated: “In 2030 half of the population will live in cities in Africa where economic activity and growth will be focused and which will become communication centers and hubs for social trends.

This presents a major challenge to local authorities, city governments and also for businesses.” Commenting further, Akpata noted that: “Lagos ranked 7th in the overall rankings and was identified as a regional hub for culture especially for music and also as the destination for African Cinema (Nollywood).

It was also listed as one of the top 5 cities that are conspicuous sites for investment at the moment along with Dar es Salaam, Lusaka, Nairobi, and Accra.

“Lagos equally tied with Accra in 5th place in terms of Economic index which measured such variables as GDP per capita, Rate of real GDP growth, Headquarter of top 500 companies in Africa and Ease of doing business but the infrastructure challenges which for example hinders easy movement and increases journey time in the city was identified as one of its weak points.

“Infrastructure and human capital take time to develop but are often critical to success.
Cities like Lagos, which are upcoming fast developing opportunity cities, face significant human capital and infrastructure challenges, which limit their economics.

“The role of the public sector policy makers (and related development of institutions) in guiding a city is important to the private sector.The building blocks are infrastructure, human capital and also security. Where these are in place, culture and society starts to flourish.”

The report also noted the extraordinary opportunities in the short, medium, and longer term and for virtually any kind of economic enterprise on the continent, from commodities to manufacturing to consumer goods to telecommunications and high tech.

PwC expects that the consistent growth of Africans cities as a whole over the next decade will not only alter the continent’s socioeconomic landscape but will also permanently alter the rest of the world’s perception of Africa in an historic and transformative way.

Source:http://nairausd..com/2015/04/report-ranks-lagos-7th-city-of.html

Also http://nairausd..com/2015/04/nigerians-living-abroad-remitted-us21.html

ireneidiva:
Can't read your badly written work. If you want to write an article, you need to work on your spellings. You really shouldn't be write anything until you learn how to spell properly.

Yes ma I agree from the above.But if you know me I am improving in.........

You know........

ireneidiva:
I don't. Its hurting my eyes.

Sorry Sis we can't always runaway from the TRUTH.

Remember this saying" One Day The........"

You know that WE NEVER WISH TO ENCOUNTER SUCH EXPERIENCE IN LIFE.

You aiso know.......

constance500:
Tell them

Yes sir.

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brooklyn49:
and surprisingly ma machine is on display...#teamSGS4

True bro . Sammy Rocks.

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