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I don't know why you guys are posting all these for a case whose judgement has been passed, but you don't exhibit the same energy when nor...thern isl..amic terrorists are involved.

lionphil:
Let me ask, where's Ibeto cement? Where's Elephant cement? Where are the cement companies that existed before Dangote?
Aba has shoe factories, how many times has the government used or assisted them?
Why are companies folding while others that have operated for years in Nigeria suddenly opted out?
What about innoson motors? How many times has the government bought cars from him?

What you have currently is a government that has planned to impoverish the masses and it is working. "Ebi n pami" is the new slogan for the Yoruba folks.

You talk about building companies whereas your government is hell-bent on destroying them.

Make una dey read history, don't just come out to spew trash without looking at what's on ground.

As for my Biafra, a referendum will take place and it will emerge. You will witness it and you'll say someone told you before now.

Biafra is here
Learn to read history... Chatgpt can also help you quickly answer questions.

You are still missing the point because your mind is fixated on the belief you are hated.

FYI, government doesn't owe anyone to patronize them. The role of government is to regulate the operations of companies.

If you had some a little Google search, you would've seen the number of government agencies patronizing Innoson, including the military.

I don't support any government - I just apply a bit of common sense - something most Nigerians l@ck. We didn't go to school just to grab a certificate; we went there to learn how the world works.

If you refuse to learn after this chat, that's your call. When they start crying tomorrow about importation ban, I will just mind my business.

This comment isn't necessarily for you. It's for those who will read it in the coming years or decades.

The significant fraction of diaspora remittance goes to real estate in the South East and hospitality. So, I want to focus on the real estate. I noticed that Nigerian real estate developers don't build to solve housing issues in Nigeria. They do so solely to make money from few elites in Nigeria and Nigerians in diaspora. Every day, rents keep skyrocketing, but salaries aren't increasing.

The government needs to step in and regulate that sector. Scott Iguma has been comparing some houses sold for billions of naira in Lagos with those sold elsewhere in the world. His comparison has been shocking. If these real estate people aren't checked now, we will end up having lots of unoccupied houses while the vast majority of Nigerians live in shacks and under flyovers.

lionphil:
One sided analysis... Importation kills an economy when the goods in that country can favourably compete with those from another country.

On another note, do you know that government keeps placing heavy taxes on imported products and these import duties give a lot of revenue to the government. Why do you think they don't want the ports in the east to be functional? They only keep creating new ports in LAGOS alone simply because the revenue being generated is out of this world and a huge chunk of it goes to Tinubu.

Don't worry all that is about to end. I'm here to give you the good news that *Biafra is here!*

Why imported goods tend to be cheaper than locally manufactured goods is that the countries they were imported from already have infrastructure that supports production. Instead of people to build infrastructure that don't exist here, they would rather import finished goods. When a government slams a ban on importation, they'll become jobless and start wailing. Importation kills local economy as you send your money to a foreign country to support their growth.

Dangote builds his seaport, pipelines, trucks, power station and other things that he needs but do not exist in Nigeria. Instead of our people pulling their money together to achieve the same thing, they would rather import and even brag about importation. I just dey laugh una. You people hate to learn. When it starts happening, you will start wailing that you are hated. That's why I don't even take you seriously. As for that Biafra, you must be a child.

Putindbutt:
Guy, you need both Education and exposure. There will always be physical structures or market to display your goods or wares but what has been revolutionized is how internet has helped expand the reach to millions of clients at a go. You can reach lots of followers or prospective consumers from all walks of life on e-commerce than sitting down at Alaba market waiting for costumers to walk in. And if you're not aware, the 2by2 traders have seen a great reduction in customers patronage. This has forced some of them to embrace the new trend and having presence online, unfortunately, lots of them are illiterates who are not internet savvy hence they still operate the old system of selling their goods. Receive sense!

There's no sense to receive because you aren't making any of it.

Many years ago, if you went to Idumota market, you would see many stores selling DVD disks. Today, if you go to the same market, you would hardly see them because everything has gone digital. If those guys who have those physical stores don't make money, nobody would be opening such stores.

FYI, many people still prefer buying from those they see and know than buying online and dealing with what was ordered Vs what was received. Besides, many items you buy on e-commerce stores in Nigeria come from those guys.

Okwyjesus:
Help me sent it to her that
1. Igbos are one of the most intelligent species of humans on earth today. We have proven that outside Nigeria.
The best asset to any nation is the human capital. Israel is an example.

2. We have oil too and if properly used can help the economy of the region. From Imo to Abia down to Anambra there is oil.

3. And the BIG ONE IS HUGE GAS DEPOSIT ( the future of energy). We have 70% of Nigeria's 210 trillion ctf reserve gas deposit.

4. A rare mineral Astatinite. Very huge deposit in Amaigbo, lmo State valued at about 900 billion dollars.

5. Our ladies are great. That's why you find them married from SS to SW , North to Middle Belt.

I rest my case

DomPerignon:
Not one of them insulting this woman has dared to respond to her query

This guy has already answered her. Data boy, zukwanu ike!

Putindbutt:
This is 2025, e-commerce has rendered 2by2 inconsequential. You no longer need a 2by2 to sell your products. You also don't have to go to Alaba to have your order can order delivered at your door step.

So why are they still in business? Why hasn't Alaba International Market or Computer Village shut down since they are no longer relevant?

Do you know even know how the so-called e-commerce platforms like Jumia work? I'm done lecturering laptop boys. You have to pay for that knowledge...I need money in this agbado economy

DomPerignon:
Didn't read beyond your first sentmce.

OK carry your petty trade to Biafra.

We no want.

We will be buying directly via online from Temu and Alibaba.

Thanks.

Half-baked knowledge is what you get when you benefit from Awo's free education. Yet, I am teaching you for free and you no wan learn

WizardOfNG:
Don't mind him. Their region, for example, contribute one of the lowest VAT of any Nigerian region yet collect the heaviest from the central pot.

I could give ten examples of their parasitism on the rest of Nigeria that shows the poster you responded to, and most of his ethnic kinsmen, are delusional and brainwashed with tales from infancy of how great they are and how they are "developers" and saviours of others.

No greater empty barrel on earth than those lot.

Your obsession with VAT is that all companies have their head offices in Lagos even though their major operational bases are in SS and SE. They paid VAT from their head offices while they use others for extracting raw materials.

Imo State, for instance, has 7 major oil companies and all of them have head offices in Lagos and Abuja..not one has a kiosk in Owerri. Wait until this country is restructured. We will give them terms and conditions for extracting oil and gas from our state. For now, Lagos can be enjoying the VAT while laptop boys are all over social media insulting us.

DomPerignon:
You meant petty trade business.

Why is no ibo man listed on Forbes top 1,000 in Africa?

Why is there no ibo business dynasty like that of Dantata, Ibru ?

Be doing lizard pressups.

The biggest contributors in economy anywhere in the world are the so-called petty traders, including the United States.

Igbos don't have to be on Forbes because our wealth is spread across our people, not one Alhaji acquiring everything and giving others peanuts as seen in the South West and North.

In fact, most of the wealthy folks in the SW and north are people who became wealthy from corrupt government financing. No Nigerian will ever be poor if they can get the kinds of support that those folks enjoy from the government.

That's why the north and SW wouldn't mind playing politics with their people's lives just to hold key positions in government because they largely depend on government largasse to thrive.

A4alpha:
This is not a classroom were everyone is restricted to question and answer, besides in objective questions such as this, answers like this are accepted since they are in line with the subject (Southeast & economy) what gibberish are you yapping in the name of countering an obvious fact. even if he drops two pages statistics/data it can never be enough for critics. It doesn't matter which part you are from. As for me I enjoyed his writeups.
reaseon; it opens doors for researchers to explore.

You enjoyed reading it because you don't know how to answer questions and don't want to learn either. You just need points that validate and reinforce the hurt you bear. It's your call!

jmoore:
Who dash you Igbo?

Do you know how much the government makes from import duties?
Do you know the number of importers from southeast that contribute to import duties?

Elementary economics teaches us that importation kills an economy and exportation improves the economy. I'm shocked that people who attended universities (I could be wrong about this) are bragging about importation in 2025.

If one government comes in power and blocks the importation of certain commodities and items, you will say that you are being targeted and victimized. If you like learn. If you like keep arguing baselessly.

What I did in the comment you quoted is called constructive criticism.

franchasng:
She is young, naive and ignorant that's why she would ask such baseless question based on decadelong lies his political elites and Yoruba political media of the old sold to uninformed Nigerians like her.


Let me educate her a bit.


During Biafra Nigeria civil war, Biafra government explored and refined crude oil locally in some communities in Imo state and also tried seizing the oil fields in Bayelsa and Rivers.

I am very much aware based on insider information from a close relative working with NNPC who also worked with Agip exploration department before joining NNPC that there are crude oil sites which were intentionally abandoned in Imo and Abia states while the same NNPC spent billions exploring crude oil in Chad Basin .


The reason they abandoned those large crude oil sites in some Imo and Abia communities is to sabotage Southeast economy and to justify their claim that Southeast is barren and contributes next to nothing to Nigeria's crude oil resources revenue so that Igbos won't start using it to threaten Nigeria for another secession.


Before this, during state creations, Northern and Southwest Heads of states that created states made sure there were bias boundary adjustments that made sure oil rich communities in Imo state were removed from Imo state and placed in Rivers state just to strip Southeast of having any crude oil community. This led to some Ohaji Egbema Igbo people of Imo state being in Rivers state while their next compound relative is in Imo state. This is what happened to former IG of Police of Nigeria who later contested for Ohanaeze Ndigbo; the man stated that some of his family members are in Imo state while some in Rivers, so they usually interchange their state of origin depending on what they stand to benefit.



Also ask yourself why Cross River state that is geopolitically located in Southeast intentionally placed in SouthSouth, it was also to sabotage Igbos economically by making sure Igbos don't have any access to sea to own a seaport. These were all designed by Britain and handed over to Hausa-Fulanis and their Yoruba collaborators after the civil war to make sure Igbos never rise again to make attempt to secede or divide Nigeria.


But people like Olusegun Obasanjo, T.Y. Danjuma who were privy to these wicked plans against Igbos saw that it was inhumane as they are approaching old age and want to correct their past mistakes of aligning with the British and Hausa-Fulani evil machinations against Igbos, reason they all supported Peter Obi in 2023 to erode their roles in the past against Igbos but still the young people from North and mostly Southwest are continuing in that evil agenda against Igbos thinking it would make them cool and superior even when their aging elites who participated in that are trying so hard to distant themselves from their past mistakes, time will tell.



So to the naive Hausa lady, my dear, Southeast will become the richest region if Nigeria breaks up because there are countless large crude oil sites in Southeast intentionally abandoned by Nigeria's bias federal government to punish Igbos, so if Nigeria breaks up, you guys will see some surprises.


Also remember that natural gas is the next gold mine of the world and majority of Nigeria's natural gas deposit is located in Southeast.



Also ask yourselves this question: is it possible for Imo state, Abia and Anambra states communities separated by very thin line borders to not have as much crude oil deposits with Rivers and Delta their next door neighbors? It's all a planned sabotage against Igbos and Southeast handed over to Northern Nigeria by the evil British government.


So make una relax.


I don't want to talk about Igbos controlling Nigeria's trade and commerce, I intentionally focused on mineral and natural resources which are what Nigerians see as the main thing that makes a region important forgetting that human capital development which Igbos happens to be the number or at par with the Yorubas is the biggest value any nation can boast of.


Una go de alright last last

This is how people fail exams and blame their lecturers for it. How did this lengthy thing answer her question?

Questions like this are answered with stas and numbers because data doesn't lie. It has nothing to do with the civil war stories.

BTW, I understand that many Igbos carry a lot of hurt due to the civil war. However, you must learn to question everything you were told.

If NNPC refused to drill crude oil in Imo and Abia to keep the South East economy unproductive, why is the same NNPC investing millions of dollars in a JV with Seplat to build the biggest gas company in Nigeria, ANOH Gas plant, in Imo State?

By the way, I am a proud Igbo guy, but questions like this should be answered with 13% derivative sharing formula data to show states whose petrollars are used to feed the entire country.

ebukal67x:
No comparison. Igbo cities are simply in a different league.

You people like silly debates. That's why the OP intentionally added Igbo to attract you to this useless thread. When are you people going ever learn to ignore some useless things?

There's no point reinforcing what we all know, really. The cowards know themselves. Na for where Igbo man dey dem dey get strength.

Nefort:
There are sites you apply for jobs and you never get any regret mails. It makes me wonder whether the jobs are genuine. That's why I am asking to know where most people apply for jobs and get a response from the company. Whether it's a regret mail and or an interview and eventual offer.

Jobberman is a site that I hardly get any interviews or regret mails. It makes me wonder whether it's a waste of time. At least the regret mails shows the job posting site is providing genuine jobs.

Jobberman is a usel£ss website. I think LinkedIn is the best. Just set up a good account and update it with your activities once in a while.

Linkedin will generate and send your way openings that you are a good fit for. Also, prospective employers and recruiters will reach out you and ask for your CV

mmadu4:
useless man i used to think this man has sense .

RhinoChest:
While I agree that protecting local refineries is important, what happens if the Dangote refinery breaks down, requires repairs, or faces supply disruptions? A proactive government should maintain strategic reserves of PMS, aviation fuel, diesel, and other essential fuels—stored in silos or depots—sufficient to last at least six months to a year. You won’t want supply disruption around election year, so work with NNPC to build strategic reserves across Nigeria

That tax will discourage imports and encourage local production. At this point, Nigeria should've made a law that bans companies from consistently importing things we can manufacture locally for more than 15 years. If you cannot produce it locally, shut down the damn company.

That's the bold step Dangote is taking and everyone must emulate him. It seems you missed the basic part of economics that teaches how importation kills local economies.

Kemetian:
WHO STOPPED YOU FROM GOING?

Buhari offered Kanu all five states in 2017 and said ''Go and form your new country'', and Kanu refused, saying it must include Rivers state, Benue state etc.

So the problem is you are criminals who want to steal Nigeria's oil and gas resources under the guise of ''Igbo self-determination''.

There are too many dumb people in this country. First of all, Buhari has no such right to cede any part of Nigeria to anyone.

Second of all, if Buhari wanted the SE region to leave the country, he should've made a public statement about it so it could be on record and we will take him seriously. I hate hearsays!

Americans need to pick up Sheikh Gumi. That man will help them in their successful operations because he's the foremost teror sympathizer in northern Nigeria.

Apart from marketing and business development positions, you need an insider to get 90% of the jobs posted online.

It's really draining, but just keep searching. Just get used to the regret mails and know that you just need one positive email to change your story.

shinemediaweb:
Definitely but you most likely will have to build the theme and plugin your self.
You can Whatsapp me, I will put you through the basics

Thank you. How do I reach you via WhatsApp?

Good morning, house. Hope we are doing great today.

I want to build a website that fetches live financial data from relevant sources in realtime and shares it with my visitors.

In summary, I want to build a website like Cointelegraph. Is this something WordPress can support?

Please I want to know your thoughts and advice.

DomPerignon:
For an organization seeking abolition of incarceration, isn't it weird that this Jewish rabble rousing organization is condemning Nigeria for granting amnesty and clemency to convicted criminals?

What then is the need to go about using the word '' Amnesty '' to describe your organization?

Don't posting misleading comments on Nairaland. Amnesty International only wants to abolish the death penalties. E be like say na that nonsense dey teach una for WhatsApp group last night.

Congratulations! I'm just wondering if serious companies post their openings on Nairaland.

Orlandoo:
Using public funds looted by their parents to "pepper them".

Dave Umahi picked money early. That family was very rich because he joined politics.

What has he achieved since he started coordinating the economy? He should be relieved and replaced so that another senior data boy can manage the yeye economy.

zero8zero:
Lol see me see these clowns 🤡, something is smelling from your arsse but you dey point finger at another person. Where's your shame?. The people involved here, are they not SEners? and you claimed nobody voted for them, so who did?, was it Sudanese that came to the SE to vote for them?. That's the attitude of hypocrisy you have, when Soludo and Otti demolished buildings, you all went mute but when it happened in Lagos, you all found your voices, hypocrisy. It will lead you nowhere.

It seems you need to return to primary school because you obviously don't know the difference between election and appointment. Nobody elected Mr. Nnaji; Éscobar gave him an appointment.