₦airaland Forum

Haylel:
You are spot on, sir.

Sadly, not many of us have the foresight you have. Y'all are a rare breed of human. For most of us, we can only see a step ahead. The idea of "your unborn children will reap it" is too far in the future to motivate us.

Given that you enforce this Unifying language, we have no choice but to learn. But that will take a generation before we get there. If we use English however, it shouldn't take us long.

I genuinely want to know your answer to this, "why not English?"

Gradual decolonisation and total independence.

If you remove Google, English, iPhone, Google Map, YouTube, American medicine, Tiktok, American movies, American technology, American cars, Western food, American Internet, American Dollar, ATM machine, etc. China will survive.

But remove those same things from Nigeria and see how me and you will become depressed instantly and life will become boring.

This English I'm using to reply you, remove it or its piding variations and watch how this communication will stop, but two Chinese people who have their different dialects will still continue to chat because of a unifier called Mandarin.

I know you'll say, "If we're both Igbos, Yorubas or Hausas, we'll still continue." That is true, but is that unification? No — it's ethnic and tribal.

The moment these two things are always interfering, we'll forever stay stagnant.

CaveAdullam:
Learning a new language is not as important as seeing where it's going to be leveraged and used.

Unification of common tongue will be relevant if we have 1 heart and speak with 1 mouth. That's what happened with the Tower of Babel.

What are we building?
What are we aiming at as a people and as a nation?

A common tongue will not be difficult to adhere to if we are all geared towards one goal.

English is the business language of the world. But it's so unfortunate that African leaders are too improvident. Hence, we are unable to leverage it for the Black Continent.

If at all we are going to pick a language, it shouldn't be an indigenous language but a common language - Pidgin English.

Pidgin English should be made official. Because as it stands it's a language accepted and understood by the majority.

We should hold that one.

Foreseeing the imminent rise of China to become a world power in a few years from now, Pidgin English + Mandarin should be incorporated into our educational curriculum.

Why?

Because Africa needs China now. Right now. The Chinese are light-years away from us. However, in bilateral or multilateral relationships with them with the understanding of Mandarin and Pidgin English from both ends, there will be ease of doing business and diplomacy. It will even give Africans the leverage to operate in China.

We need to have a unification of mind + spirit before pursuing 1 common tongue.

Thanks.

1. Learning a new language is not as important as seeing where it's going to be leveraged and used.

Answer: It's a unifier, that's the leverage and makes us unique and united globally.

2. Unification of common tongue will be relevant if we have 1 heart and speak with 1 mouth. That's what happened with the Tower of Babel.

Answer: All cars (hearts) don't need to be Tesla before they can use the road (language).

3. What are we building?
What are we aiming at as a people and as a nation?

Answer: We are building the basement of unity. Don't you know unity can be built?

4. A common tongue will not be difficult to adhere to if we are all geared towards one goal.

Answer: The goal is still unity, then every other things follows. If there is a group that doesn't want unity, you let them stay. If you can't let them or they can't agree to be united, then let the country be in chaos as it currently is and no one should complain.

5. English is the business language of the world. But it's so unfortunate that African leaders are too improvident. Hence, we are unable to leverage it for the Black Continent.

Answer: Someone or some group of people made it the business language of the world, so we too can make something out of ours.

6. If at all we are going to pick a language, it shouldn't be an indigenous language but a common language - Pidgin English.

Pidgin English should be made official. Because as it stands it's a language accepted and understood by the majority. We should hold that one.

Answer: Back to depending on our slave masters for everything again. Let's speak something that when a white man is around, he won't understand a single word. Why not we also make Islam, a foreign religion, the official religion of Nigeria? It'd be easier to make traditional worshipping the go-to than any of the two big religions in Nigeria.

6. Foreseeing the imminent rise of China to become a world power in a few years from now, Pidgin English + Mandarin should be incorporated into our educational curriculum.

Why?

Because Africa needs China now. Right now. The Chinese are light-years away from us. However, in bilateral or multilateral relationships with them with the understanding of Mandarin and Pidgin English from both ends, there will be ease of doing business and diplomacy. It will even give Africans the leverage to operate in China.

We need to have a unification of mind + spirit before pursuing 1 common tongue.

Answer: Yes, we need to have unification, but it must be native, not Pidgin.

Having a common tongue is the basement of the unification. It makes us feel as one without Western intrusion, English. From there, great minds will begin to build. You can't unify people without a common language native to them or without technology. One of those must be in place and that is what I'm trying to achieve with this post.

Haylel:
Why not English?

Learning a completely new language will take a generation. My people have too much on their plate, they do not have such leisure.

People don't have anything on their plate apart from slavery. 80 years from now, they'll all be in their graves and those things on their plates become vanity, but the unity they built through an indigenous language is eternal. China did it.

The number of Chinese people that speak English (a foreign language) is more than the number of the real English owners, but does that stop them from having Mandarin, a unifier language? No. One day, every living being would want to learn Mandarin and it'll become the business language of the world.

Some implementations is not for you, but for you to know it so that you'll groom the coming generation.

The reason Nigeria struggles is because we don't have 50 to 100 year plan for the coming generation. We want whatever we learn to be used by us and us alone. We don't put the unborn into consideration.

Talkisneeded:
If it's compulsory for every level as a Nigerian, you'd learn...



I sell herbs tho

Exactly

DemonSlayer:
Waste of energy and impractical! Common new-old national anthem I have not learned, is it a whole new language that I'll learn? Do you know there are more English speakers in China than in England?

If Boko Haram captures you and the only way to be spared is to learn and write Arabic in 1 week, trust me, you'll master it in 3 days and have 4 days to spare. That is how the brain works. Andrew Tate's father learned Russia in a week.

Freedom is the reason we're lazy or find things difficult. Take away that freedom and watch how smart we are.

+18: Why Are Women Always Exposing This? [Pictures]

Why are women always eager to expose their nipplés, bra and panties, especially when their cameltoe is showing?

Why don't men do this? We're always acting so responsible and covering our dîcks. Is it that it's too small for us to flaunt the outline on our tight boxers as women do or we're just morally better than these children of Eve?

Since immorality has become a norm, based on American standard that we've copied.

Or, are these girls just trying to sell their market? If so, don't men have markets to sell? Or we prefer being the buyer?

So, what do you guys think?

I posted this on ChatGPT and below is what it told me.

Your idea is thought-provoking and ambitious. Language unification has historically played a critical role in nation-building, as seen in China, France, and even Indonesia with Bahasa Indonesia. However, Nigeria’s linguistic diversity and sociopolitical dynamics make such a project extremely complex. Here are some key considerations:

Strengths of Your Idea:

1. National Unity: A common language can foster a stronger sense of national identity and reduce ethnic divisions.

2. Economic Advantage: If Nigeria standardizes its own language proficiency system, it could generate revenue like IELTS and TOEFL do for English-speaking countries.

3. Preserving Indigenous Identity: Choosing a lesser-known language avoids favoritism towards any of the major ethnic groups.

Challenges & Potential Issues:

1. Resistance from Major Ethnic Groups: Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo leaders may see it as an erasure of their cultural dominance.

2. Implementation Difficulty: Training teachers, developing materials, and enforcing it nationwide would be an expensive and long-term project.

3. Global Relevance: Unlike Mandarin, which is economically influential, a new Nigerian language might struggle to gain international importance.

Alternative Approaches:

Instead of enforcing a new language, strengthen Pidgin English, which is already widely spoken and unites people across tribes.

Promote multilingual education where students learn their mother tongue, Pidgin, and English fluently.

Encourage regional bilingualism while making English the neutral common ground for official matters.

The core of your idea is solid, but execution is where the real battle lies. What do you think?

THIS WILL SAVE NIGERIA OR PUT US ON THE RIGHT PATH.

After watching a video of VDM in China, talking about how their Chinese king unified them by making sure everybody learns one language, I started thinking out loud.

He said China has more than 100 languages, but the king said we are going to learn and master one language.

And for you to be employed in China as a Chinese, you must be able to speak that language called Mandarin.

After analyzing his post, I realized we can actually achieve it in Nigeria, but if you choose Hausa, Yoruba people will not be happy.

If you choose Yoruba, Igbos won't be happy, and vice versa. So what I want the president to do is, don't choose any of the top 3 or top 5.

Go for those other unknown languages where there are no tribal wars. Look for that tribe that has the most educated people in those minority languages.

Send linguists to study all those languages to see the one that is simple and closer to English.

Then adopt this one, write a phonetic dictionary for it, and then those educated people in that clan or tribe will teach thousands of teachers this language.

And these teachers will now teach it to Nigerians as a mandatory subject. To be identified as a Nigerian or to get employment, you must be able to speak it, else, you're a foreigner and will be treated as such.

Do you know the billions the UK and the US make when Africans write their English efficiency exams? Let Nigeria do this too. In the end, every real Nigerian will know three languages. The new one, your original one and English.

If this is a good idea, click like. If it's a bad idea, click share.

Drop your view for agreeing or disagreeing.

Supported!

P*rn and betting sites/shops, but they should leave crypto alone.

WhiteIverson:
Sharrap. Asides him, who else voted? I told you nobody get time for your shenanigans.

You do. You have all the time. You'll still reply this to show you you do. Look at how you're crying day and night like an entitled baby.

They know the person I picked deserves it, hence no argument, but greedy you won't listen. You're probably a Fulani man. Dem no dey free lose even when they're wrong.

The owner of the cow is definitely highly ranked and probably told the judge what to do.

[quote author=Antwán99 post=134486060]SuperỌ́nyi for the win


✔[/quote]@WhiteIverson

Look at how this guy mentioned someone else other than himself, but greed didn't let you. How will Nigeria grow with people like you?

Me, me, me, me mentality.

WhiteIverson:
The reason you are pissed is, you actually perpetrated a fraud and got called out. Why would you start a challenge and later say you can't read everyone's selection, then you decide to give it to the first commenter. You have the traits of a Nigerian politician yet I see you condemning them on here.

I have the power to choose the winner but I relinquished it to you. Being the Nigerian that you are, you chose yourself. Do you see the selfishness. Messi Never chooses himself as the best, but the world knows he is.

Little power I gave you, you abused it. You even started by abusing me. You see the two offences you committed? I won't be add prize again in my subsequent posts to avoid all these dramas. Those ones without prize get more engagements.

WhiteIverson:
Omo just kuku give it to the first commenter. Nobody go do all this one again.

You're too desperate. You'll end up doing fraud or something illegal and you'll surely be caught. When it happens, remember someone called iLegend on Nairaland once told you.

Even without adding prize to it, people have been participating. You're not needed next time. Stop feeling yourself. Which one be "nobody go do this one again." Were you forced with a gun? Go and delete it. People more intelligent than you commented, but they're not crying.

Antwan99:
Here ***49

Sent

WhiteIverson:
I think I won

You can only choose others while others choose you. Who has more mentions wins and only those who have commented are qualified to choose.

If no one is selected in the next 15 hours, I'll give it to the first commenter.

WhiteIverson:
Clown, why didn't you just tell us that the first commenter takes the price? You kept commenting "keep em coming".
Now that you've seen a potential female, konji don catch you. You want her to "contact" you smh. This is 2025 bro, get a grip on yourself. Don't be a woman wrapper.

Calm down. Most of my giveaways I do are based on first to comment and that moniker has been commenting and liking my posts lately and I know no Nigeria woman has that time. They're busy doing hookup.

My instinct already told me the person behind it is a man. Nairaland is the last place I'll pick up girls. I can't even finish the ones offline.

So, easy on me. Not all men are needy. Some of us just love honesty.

I have already told you guys to choose who you think has the best, but I only get attacked. If I'm to choose, I might end up been bias by choosing SuperOnyi or CaveAdullam or someone else on the list.

I don't want to interfere, hence my safest bet is the first commenter who made an effort.

I don't do gender segregation even though 90% of the people I impacted or helped financially in this life are men. I hope you won't switch and call me gay.

So, who do you think won?

Antwan99:
This is a big wooow!

People really put in effort thinking you were actually going to do serious scrutiny.

You should've stated the price is for first to comment.

Jeez, you even gave instructions and I took you serious.

What you type here will even take more time compared to scrolling to check who did right.

The first to comment didn't even answer the question. The moniker gave 4 out of 5 and it's the youths distraction, no Nigeria backwardness points, no explanation.

Is it not easy if I am a male but since you want a video call, i'll just brief a female about the matter at hand and hand her my phone to video call you? Or I'll easily say yes I am a man according to what you said?

Nobody would've commented if we knew it would be so uncoordinated and unstandardized.

If you coordinate a physically public activity like this, believe me, you might be lynched by the crowed for over frustration you caused them.

Your decision is grossly inappropriate except you reconsider it. You'll be promoting mediocrity at the expense of the needed meritocracy which is one of Nigeria's problems. No offence though!

Man, I'm trading. Time is money. If I go through your modification, trust me you'll end up taking 4th position. There are people like CaveAdullam, SuperOnyi, etc. who commented. Those people always make sense and they'll most likely win.

For us to stop going back and forth, I'll send you 2k card as a bribe for the argument to stop. Though, the winner is newfoundlove or whoever you people present to me as the best. Drop number let me send the card.

Antwan99:
I think you should decide because everyone will say his is the best.

The question was in 3 folds;

5 distractions for Nigerians youths
5 things taking Nigeria backward
A little explanation

First of all, who answered in this regard first before points consideration.

You fail to follow instructions, you fail the whole exams whether you answered correctly.

That's how it's done.

My plate is full of things to do, I can't really reread everybody's post to finally choose. For this, I might give it to the first commenter or the first person that made an effort and it happens to be Newfoundlove. The only thing don't like about her is, my spirit is telling me the person behind the moniker is man, but using (f).

If she can admit that she's not a "she" but a man, I'll send it to him. Or, she can prove she's a woman by giving me a video call on WhatsApp via the number on my page.

Or, you people should choose who you think is the winner.

I know the 5k card is small, but I just added the prize for fun. I know everyone here is bigger than that.

Almost 1k views. Who do you guys suggest I give it to?

Gucciboy:
5k recharge card is too small

That's true. It should be 100k. Since I have only 5k, I know you'll add the remaining 95k.

THE WALL

In a bull market, sell year, there are three times to buy.

Buy 1 — when it touches the wall of Jericho (the green one).
Buy 2 — when it's between the wall of Jericho and the wall of China.
Buy 3 — when it touches the wall of China (the yellow one).

In a bear market, Nov., Dec. of buy year, there are also three times to buy.

Buy 1 — when it touches the middle line of the green channel below.
Buy 2 — when it touches the red line of that channel.
Buy 3 — when it's below the green channel.

Those are the only three best times to buy, either in sell year or buy year. Remember, use the one week time frame.

If you can be patient to buy at those three times, and have money saved specifically for those 3 times, you bought at the right time and you'll forever be grateful.

From the image below, buy 3 is remaining and it's what I'm waiting for before the consolidation, then pump and the range is 74k, 72k to worse 68k.

I'm not saying buy 3 must happen, but if it does, one of those prices is where it'll hit. Anything lower than that, it's early bear market, which we call left translated cycle and it'd be the first time it's happening in crypto.

If you really want peace of mind, use this wall approach. I have previously told you the name of the indicator and how to set it.

This wall approach has been playing out since 2010. Some years, buy 2 or 3 never comes. It only came in 2021, during the Elon Musk's July dump.

I had to violate my promise of coming back on the 20th of October just to drop this post because I know it's important.

Anyway, all the best! And don't take altcoins seriously until QT stops and QE starts, else, whatever profit you make from alts, you'll lose them again including half of your capital.

"The market rewards a prepared specialist."

See you again in the future.

After 1,000 views, I'll find the winner or you people will suggest who I should give it to.

Yesterday, our lowest was 6.7% and we just needed extra 3.3%.

Drella:
Because of 5k recharge card

I knew this kind of comment would be made. He's an author and what he wrote is his and can be used in a book, if he feels like. If you copy it and use it as yours in a post, he can sue you and will win.

This is the reason I didn't want to add money to it because it made some people (with ego and pride) not to comment to avoid looking as if they're hungry for 5k.

Most people that commented don't even care about the money — they're just people that have something to say.

So, please, stop this attitude. If people steal your 5k SIM card, pot of soup, or anything worth 5k from your shop, the same you won't take it lightly.

If you're driving on the road and a police man asks you for 5k to support his family, you'll mostly not give. If you send a women 5k transport to visit you and she collected but refused to come, you'll understand how painful losing 5k is even though it's small.

Oh, by the way, I need 5k card on this my business line: WhatsApp/Telegram Only: 09060760264.

God will bless you abundantly as you do. I'll alert everyone when you send it. I know it's too small for you. If you want to send more, I'll still accept, but let's start with 5k, sir.

ReacherSaidNoth:
So things that are a normal part of life are now distractions because we live in a useless country?

What are those things they listed that are normal and how they're not distractions or hindrances.

Keep 'em coming.

We dumped to -4%. We need 6% more before I'll take the market seriously and that will be 74.5k BTC.

More and we'll pick a winner and if none wins, I'll still be kind to the person who came close to making great points.

The phone she gave me back has started generating me money shorting BTC. Anything that makes you take women seriously, you'll regret at last.

Newfoundlove:
I am sure of these 4 above

5 for the youth and 5 for our backwardness as a nation with some details and solutions.