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i'll come see you to learn how to operate it since generator is not our thing .. the world is thinking ahead, going green and you should be concerned if your main source of power is generator .. think about the next generation bro .. Organise your fellows here and go chase Fashola for clean energy .. that Uzzyfire troll is always available ...

freshest4live:
Even 296 billion dollars is about 7 times that of Ghana. Come on johana, why are you talking like this nah? I think you need a generator.

because that state can only be found in a country where abnormal things are the order of the day .. that state can only be found in a country with 5 exchange rates - the official rate, the black market, a rate for Muslim pilgrims going to Saudi Arabia, a retail rate set by licensed exchange BDC and a rate for foreign school fees - which sane country do you find this? ..

uzzyfire:
yet one state alone is Richer than over 45 countries who are u mocking

tell them .. the time Ghanaians were fighting for independence and emancipation of the continent, their forefathers were busily kissing the a**es of Lord Luggard and that his girlfriend who gave them the name Nigeria. they couldn't even think of coming up with a name for their own nation .. this country is truly f****d up ..

emeka1101:
Show you what link?
Hahahaha so you don't even know how dumb you guys are.
And you also don't know which west african country always tops in Wassce?
Hahaha you are mumugerian indeed.
Visit the WAEC website and see for yourself.
Dumb mumugerian ape.
How can you compare dumb nigerians to brilliant and intelligent Ghanaians?

Lagos, a city/state has 131 billion GDP ... the entire country's GDP is a little under 300 billion i.e. 296 billion USD .. what goes on in the other 35 states .. this country is f****d up indeed ..

uzzyfire:
loooollll

Lagos ;131bn dollars (with generators )

Ghana 30bn dollars (with constant light)

Accra ;

abeg who is dis babe mocking cos I don't think its Nigeria

do you know how to do this ..

adamskutty:
This burnt skin charcant with acute brain disorder want us to do it the hard way.

I am very much prepared for that, maybe after i am through with u, u will end up committing suicide like some of ur Godforsaken kind who do such on a daily basis.

lest u forget, generator sale is a lucrative business in ur wretched, tiny village, u chewed and crushed slugslimed of sack guts in cat's vomit

this rubbish can only come from someone suffering from prolonged carbon monoxide intoxication of the brain .. this condition is not uncommon among people with acute generator exposure .....

adamskutty:
Mr. man i think u have issues, serious issues and u need a serious slap on the face for posting this gibberish I quoted!!!

First and foremost, Ghana not Nigeria is a failed stated, it is funny, to think that Nigeria has thrice as more university than the whole Ghana can have and to think that a tiny population of 24million, still yet half of that population are either illiterate, kidnappers, scammers and ritualist and not to forget the most important of all juju business ( u guys have literally exported juju to the world, even in football )

Now, since Nigeria as a country have one of the brightest and smartest people planet earth has ever had, the govt decided to set up different level of exams to screen out the weakest among us, who will later go on to be the brightest in Ghanaian container and sub standard universities.

there is absolutely nothing special about ur educational system, idi0t. some of these lazy students who prefer to cut corners with the full support of their parents and guardians will then opt for Ghanaian universities since admission over there is very easy, I heard the requirements is only 5 credits in waec result to gain admission.

I really find ur post laughable, and is quite the opposite of what is happening in reality, Ghana is just a nearby village, Nigerians over there are not given any special treatments by Nigerians here, in fact all Nigerian students schooling in Ghana are look down upon and seem as failures, because of the stigma associated with schooling in such a remote village as Ghana, most of them choose to keep the fact that they school in Ghana to themselves, very close friends and few relatives.

U will never see or hear any Nigerian say I am a proud graduate of ABC university in Ghana.

keep leaving in fantasy land. value Ghanaian certificate indeed, In Africa Ghanaian certificate is among the least valued!!!.

Charlie mentality!

stop being an Olodo

uzzyfire:
that wan consine u

That chap and most Nigerians here lack content in their discourse .. they display the same level of ignorance you'll find on the streets of Lagos .. that's the more reason why their leaders keep preying on their ignorance ..

Just30:
you are still living in the past

Now go and turn on your generator .. if NEPA brings you light, you can start pumping some water too .. that's what you live with everyday .. the GDP is not sitting in your pocket .. Maybe you can see your leaders for your share of it ..

uzzyfire:
aunty all this wans na Sara. Nigeria GDP is d largest in Africa . take it or leave it

we don't like showboating, that's not typical of Ghanaians .. it's common to find people throwing money at events in Nigeria .. now tell me, which civilised society do you find this?

uzzyfire:
and guy I am telling u that Ghana has no billionaire, trust me . if they did, the ghanains wud have boasted about them

i wanted to test the depth of insight you guys have regarding GDP estimates .. but i felt you lack content in this area .. the fact that you couldn't even get the institution in charge of that in your own country support this .. you don't pick any information out there and run with it .. do some research and get some insight about the major issues impacting on our daily lives ..

uzzyfire:
plsss wat exactly have we bragged abt, are u guys not d one that are trying to disprove everytin e.g u people sed our GDP is fake ,so u want us to sit and look at u guys talking rubbish abi . wen we now tell u that its not fake and provide proof u start saying we are bragging . mstcheeeew I swear all these countries still dey learn work were naija dey

Peace be unto you bro ..

shervydman:
go relax jare......every lady I know of are soft at heart but u?
ur heart beats faster whenever u're unleashed instead of u to preach peace u're busy promulgating hate.

at work and events, the sort of makeup they do make them look like Geishas ..

leathalbeast:
I think it's a norm in Nigeria for the women to paint their faces like corpse before their wedding. it makes them look and feel deadly. LMAO

well said bro .. Nigerians are now shifting the post .. you'll always find some form of derogatory story about other african countries on this platform as if they're the best thing that ever happened to this continent. the more progressive countries don't even brag like the way they do .. when others hit back at them, they start crying foul .. they better look within and change their stinking attitude ...

CocoMilian:
So now its Kenyans and Ghanaians belittling Nigeria
Why am I not shocked,Nigerians will twist,contradict and think they know it all about other countries just to make us look small and make their point right. Are you not Nigerian mr So since when do you know Kenya and Ghana more than us to make you say we r liars?? smh
Firstly I will repeat sth obvious,Kenya is tourist destination, when we post pics we are not boasting or trying to paint a glorious picture of Kenya. We all know the media,esp western medias paint Africa as a whole as backward,filthy and full of poverty. Which isn't the case. So when we show the good aspects of Kenya and its beauty instead of criticizing and belittling you should appreciate. Same way as any African country showing casing what they have we would all appreciate and see how we can benefit from each other as countries. But Nigerians!!!! They will attack at anything positive coming out of another country that isn't Nigeria infact its you who will boast of how "its a Nigerian who did this and that or its a Nigerian owned company owning a large share in our country(Kenya for instance).
Infact no kenyan here has claimed we are perfect, we have our problems too that we haven't denied unlike u. So your the ones who are getting it all wrong.
The ignorant should just accept some facts that other African countries are ahead in some aspects,than Nigeria just as Nigeria is,in other aspects.And stop feeding your ego at the expense of other countries' weaknesses. and claim to be the so called "giant of Africa" . Its your ignorance and pride that will cost you that title as other African countries become greater while Nigeria......well lemmie leave it at that.

Nigerians hate being black to the core .. like why will bleaching be so prevalent there .. In Nigeria you'll find an african calling another person black ..

Jayceon:
thank you!

Bro it all boils down to low self-esteem

When we say other countries are doing well than the supposed Giant of Africa .. a report like this buttresses our claim .. until you improve in the issues highlighted in this report, other countries won't buy into your giant status.

http://www.businessdayonline.com/wealth-5-richest-nigerians-can-end-extreme-poverty-oxfam/

The Inequality report released by Oxfam International on Wednesday, revealed that the combine wealth of five richest Nigerians, put at $29.9 billion, could end extreme poverty in the country.

The report, entitled ‘Inequality in Nigeria, Exploring the Drivers and obtained in Abuja, exposed the large and growing gap between the rich and poor in Nigeria.

It revealed that the benefits of the nation’s economic growth had been captured by a few wealthy elite at the expense of the ordinary Nigerians.

According to the report, the economic inequality is a key factor in the conflict in the North-Eastern states of the country.

Oxfam International also disclosed that Nigeria’s richest man earned 8,000 times more in one day than a poor Nigerian would spend on basic needs in a year.

It said that more than 112 million people were living in poverty in Nigeria, yet the country’s richest man spent one million dollars a day for 42 years to exhaust his fortune.

According to the report, Nigeria is one of the few countries where the number of people living in poverty is on the increase despite the growth of the economy.

The report also indicated that 69 per cent of people now live below the poverty line in North-Eastern states, compared to the 49 per cent in the South-West.

It also showed that women were not being captured on the benefits of economic growth because they tended to be employed in low-skilled, low-paid informal jobs.

According to the organisation, women represent between 60 per cent and 79 per cent of Nigeria’s rural labour force but are five times less likely to own their own land than men.

It further stated that women were also less likely to have had a decent education, noting that over three quarters of the poorest women in Nigeria had never been to school.

The report said that poor people did not benefit from Nigeria’s wealth because of high level of corruption and the excessive influence big business and some wealthy elite had over government and policy making.

According to the report, public office holders steal estimated 20 trillion dollars from the treasury between 1960 and 2005, while multinational companies receive tax incentives estimated at 2.9 billion dollars a year.

This development it said was three times more than Nigeria’s entire health budget.

It further revealed that small and medium size businesses and workers in the informal sector, however, faced multiple taxes.

“Despite being Africa’s biggest economy, the share of the national budget allocated to education, health and social protection is one of the lowest in the region.

“In 2012, Nigeria spent just 6.5 per cent of its national budget on education and just 3.5 per cent on health.

“By comparison, Ghana spent 18.5 per cent and 12.8 per cent, respectively in 2015.

‘’As a result, 57 million Nigerians lack safe water, over 130 million lack adequate sanitation and the country has more than 10 million children out of school.“ it stated.

Commenting on the report, Mr Celestine Odo, Good Governance Programme Coordinator for Oxfam in Nigeria, said extreme inequality was undermining the economy and fermenting social unrest.

According to him, Nigerian leaders must be more determined to tackling this terrible problem.

Odo said that it was an irony that Nigerians were living in poverty in spite the abundance of wealth in the country.

He said it was important to free millions of Nigerians from poverty by building a new political and economic system that would work for everyone and not just a fortunate few.

“The government can make a start by tackling corruption, ensuring big business and wealthy individuals pay their fair share of tax, investing in vital public services, and protecting the rights of women,” Odo said.

uzzyfire:
as in ehn? I wonder who they think they are mocking u are mocking Nigerian girls wen d first black miss world is Nigerian

they will be calling Nigeria poor, wen we have d largest economy in Africa

they will say Lagos is a slum wen Lagos alone is richer than most African countries

they will say Nigeria has poor standard of living, wen our population is triple theirs(I wonder wat dey expect from a 180 million population )

they will say Nigerians are criminals but most of d greatest achievements that puts africa on d map were achieved by nigerians and nigeria

they say Nigeria doesn't have light ,yet one state alone is more prosperous than most countries

they say this and that abt Nigeria yet they copy everything we do, both good and bad . even our accent

chai !! my country is great

Very funny comment ... indeed the picture looks bleached ...

Jay254:
This picture has been bleached also...

Nigeria is the bleaching capital of the world .. for every 10 light-skinned people you find, almost 8 is fake (bleach) .. that's a scary proportion .. why do you want Ghana to be in this shameful list? we don't show up in the news for the wrong reasons .. FYI bleaching products are banned in Ghana ..

Isahalbash:
First of all, I didn't say Nigerians don't bleach. Secondly, they mentioned only Lagos/36 states in Nigeria. Third, where did de get 77%



If Ghana is not there d stat is not correct seen is believing( gani ya Kori ji).

Will you deny the fact that bleaching is rampant in Nigeria?

Nowenuse:
See this jealous chali.

Have these dark skinned beauties bleached too?
Deal with it, ugliness is not just our thing.

Good to know .. maybe your EC can borrow some other best practices on elections from the Giant of Africa too .. they should have some knowledge to share ..

TayserMahiri:
I trust Ghana to develop the vaccine. You guys have good universities and intellectuals.

Btw, our electoral commission was in Ghana to borrow some best practices because elections here are usually a do or die issue and chaotic for that matter

ok .. i want to know about the suburbs of Lagos then .. please help

9jakool:
yeah it's a bit confusing.
Lagos doesn't really have clearly defined suburbs. Yeah Lagos/Eko during the colonial days was just Lagos island and immediate environs. Parts like Ikeja, Agege, Lekki, were all independent towns in their own right with their own kings. As Lagos grew, the city expands and the surrounding towns were absorbed. Lagos is a merger of towns and communities with Lagos proper being the island and the immediate surroundings.

what are some of the suburbs of Lagos ?..

freshest4live:
Lol no, it's city within a state. Lagos is a state in Nigeria(a mini country with its own administration, university, etc). Lagos city is a city within Lagos state.

wow, you have all these cities in Lagos city? What are the suburbs of Lagos then? can you name them too ..

The Kenyans and SA folks should help with the cities in Nairobi and Joburg respectively... I know Accra has only suburbs .. the other city in the region Tema, is not in Accra ..

i don't really understand this city within a city description ..

Eastwalk:
1.Lagos (Ekó)

2.Ikorodu

3.Ikeja

4.Epe

5.Badagry

6.Amuwo odofin

7.Agege

8.Ifelodun

9.Lekki

10.Ibeju

11.Ikoyi

For example none of the pictures below are really from Lagos

what are the cities and towns in Lagos state ?

Nowenuse:
It's unreasonable to compare very small Accra to Lagos state. Even Abuja municipality is far bigger than Accra.
Lagos is a state of different cities and towns together.

we may not have skyscrapers in Ghana .. but the buildings we have are well maintained and comfortable compared to those stuffy derelict buildings you find in Marina, Lagos ..

shervydman:
skyscraper no dey Ghana now...........they have high-rise buildings instead.

well .. my source is more credible, i think

forgiveness:
This
http://www.4icu.org/top-universities-africa/

says who? ..

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-universities-africa

forgiveness:
But rated highly than all the Universities in West Africa including Ghana.

Yea .. just as you believed it when one of your leaders said the whole water supply in Ghana wouldn't be enough to flash the WCs in Lagos, knowing very well that you pump water from the ground .. I can only operate water pumps in my dreams .. you dig? :

iblawi:
You got 2017 figures from what 1 man said in an interview in 2016? Leaving world Bank figures for 2016?

Please can you download brain from Google play store?

You and I Know that the exchange rate you'll get on the street of Lagos is different from the interbank rate by a wide margin .. that's not normal in a free market economy

iblawi:
Where did you people get 2017 figures from?

Exchange can never be stable at a time like this. It will keep going up and down until things stabilizes.

From here .. https://www.google.com.gh/amp/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/37045276#ampshare=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-37045276

iblawi:
How did you get 2017 figures? From Mombasa or Nairobi? Hatred makes you blind.

Thank you NairobiWalker .. I kept putting it out there that the Nigeria GDP is 90 trillion naira . Converting this to Dollar gives a GDP under $300 billion dollars ..

What happened to push the GDP to the level in 2014 was as a result of re-basing of the economy by the previous government .. the other thing you need to consider is that Nigeria maintains a fixed exchange rate system controlled by the central bank unlike the flexible floating rate system you'll find in modern economies .. this fixed exchange rate somehow makes their GDP look impressive but that's not the reality on the ground .. I've shared a report on this from Reuters before .. that's​ why you find multiple exchange rates on their currency market and the more reason why the interbank rate and the parallel market rate don't converge .. the effect of this is that the bank I used while in Nigeria restricted their debit cards to $100 / month for foreign currency transactions .. those MasterCard debit cards couldn't even be used outside Nigeria .. I don't know if these restrictions have been removed but that was the reality back then .. you don't find these inconsistencies elsewhere ..

NairobiWalker:
We are talking of Nigeria not Ghana. Your GDP dropped from $584 billion in 2014 to $290 in 2017. That's the reason you love using 2014 and 2015 figures instead of being current.

ok ooo .. when you get your share of the GDP in your pocket .. i'll acknowledge the fact that you're living a better life now .. till then, let me enjoy my power, water and peace .. i'll learn to operate a generator and water pump in my dreams ..

uzzyfire:
loooolll OK oooo but wen Accra becomes richer than Nigeria ,then I acknowledge this fact