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Political maliciousness is a bane to the development of Nigeria.

WE MUST KNOW WHERE POLITICS STARTS AND STOPS!

IF THIS EBOLA ISSUE BECOMES POLITICAL, THEN WE ARE FINISHED IN THIS COUNTRY O.

Unfortunately, many "Nigerian Ladies" reason like the OP.

I once wondered why more Nigerian guys are finding it easier to marry foreigners as soon as they see them. Apart from gaining opportunities, the difference in mentality, with respect to dependence, is the core reason for this trend. Most Nigerian ladies, not all, turn their boyfriends to their financiers. Sad trend.

Civilian casualties , One of the coalition strikes hit a grain silo in the extremist-held town of Manbij in Aleppo province, setting it ablaze.

Observatory director Rami Abdurrahman said the strike on the grain silo killed civilians, but he didn’t have an exact number.“They killed only civilians there, workers at the site.

Now, those international human right groups that taunt Nigerian soldiers for the death of civilians in the North are turning a blind eye on these atrocities because they are being committed by ALMIGHTY AMERICA. SMH.

This is the best article that I've read since I joined Nairaland. I have lived in most of the countries mentioned in the article, and I can confirm every single fact noted in the write up.

I wish Nairalanders and Nigerians will be patient enough to read this article and educate themselves without being annoyingly ethnocentric and political in thought.

Are Nigerians feeding fat from Niger-delta's natural resources? HELL YEAH!

Is GEJ entitled to another tenure? YES, IF YOU FEEL OTHERWISE, SUE HIM!!

Are Nigerians that are not from the NIGER-DELTA parasites? THAT DEPENDS ON PERSPECTIVE

Does ASARI DOKUBO have the right to choose a perspective? OFCOURSE!! HE IS ENTITLED TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!!!

Afterall, some people screaming down ASARI call GEJ JOHNADAFT! If you can't take it, don't do it.

CASE CLOSED.

They are all birds of the same feather;

While the ones in the first picture are currently sucking Nigeria dry, the ones in the second picture are yearning to join the sucking galore by all means HUMANLY POSSIBLE

GEJ may have exaggerated, but we need to ask ourselves some very important questions before burying him for this statement;


What was the poverty rate before GEJ's tenure?

What is the current poverty rate under GEJ?


Is the poverty situation of Nigeria better or worse?

If it is better, then GEJ has performed better than his predecessors.

If it is worse, then GEJ deserves to be voted out!

FROM EXISTING ECONOMIC INDICATORS FROM IMF, WORLD BANK and NBS, poverty is declining slowly but steadily since GEJ took over.

IF GEJ MUST BE REPLACED, SOMEONE THAT CAN PERFORM BETTER MUST BE PRESENTED.

TINUBU, ATIKU AND BUHARI are clear NOs FOR ME.

THE European Union has sought improved trade with Nigeria and other West African countries under a regional framework, stating that the country stands to be the greatest beneficiary of an integrated West African market. According to the EU, the regional integration of the Union is the most accomplished example of regional integration at work, a move it has tasked Nigeria to embrace within the West African region, in a bid to improve competitiveness and economic growth.

Indeed, Nigeria had rejected the Union’s Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on the grounds that the agreement remains unfavourable to the country and the region in its present form. Speaking ahead of its yearly European Union-Nigeria Business Forum in Lagos, Head of EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ambassador Michel Arrion, stated that this year’s forum will focus on the common EU/Nigeria economic agenda and the role private sector can play in supporting it. He added that the Forum, within this framework, will also act as platform for private sector participants to identify business opportunities and connect with key players.

Emphasising the need for a strengthened relationship, Arrion said: “Though Nigeria maintains a positive trade balance with the EU and the EU remains the biggest market for both oil and non-oil exports (such as leather cocoa, sesame, etc.), it is imperative to address the EU- Nigeria relationship towards a more diversified composition and a strengthened ECOWAS regional market.

“The European Union is the most accomplished example of regional integration at work. Integration has led to competitiveness within the Union, removal of obstacles to free movement of goods, services and people and led to greater prosperity for EU citizens. Nigeria is the largest economy in Africa and the industrial hub of West Africa.

“Nigeria must see the West African market as an extension of its domestic economy because Nigeria stands to be the greatest beneficiary of an integrated West African market. This is what the EPA seeks to achieve; consolidation of the regional markets, promotion of regional trade, removal of barriers to trade while protecting sectors that are considered sensitive to the economies of the ECOWAS member states.

“We must understand that it is not a bilateral but a regional issue and Nigeria must seize the leadership role and drive this integration”.

Furthermore, Arrion commended ECOWAS Heads of States for the signing of the treaty on the Lagos-Abidjan corridor. He said: “As we know, 70 per cent of the commercial traffic in the region takes place within this corridor. The signing of this treaty marks a significant milestone towards fostering true regional integration in West Africa.

“Through our development cooperation, the EU is working closely with the Nigerian authorities to improve its business environment and competitiveness, boosting its industrial revolution agenda through support to the reform of the electricity sector and accessing long term financing and tackling social issues like malnutrition.

“This is what informed the selection of the panel discussions which will be taking place on Business Climate, Electricity, Health and Nutrition and Access to Finance. The objective is to find a meeting point for the private sector to leverage on the grants provided by the EU to these sectors”.

Source: http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/business/180471-european-union-scripts-new-trade-promotion-deal-with-nigeria-others

IF THEY ARE SO INTERESTED IN THE RISE OF NIGERIA, THEY SHOULD EXTEND THE INTEGRATION BEYOND THE ECONOMY. THEY SHOULD SUPPLY ARMS FOR US TO USE AND FIGHT BOKO HARAM. THEY SHOULD START A FREE VISA REGIME FOR NIGERIANS. THEY ARE BLOCKING NIGERIANS FROM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THEM, BUT THEY WANT TO PENETRATE OUR ECONOMY, MONOPOLIZE IT, REPATRIATE FUNDS BACK TO THEIR COUNTRIES AND KICK US INTO OBLIVION BEFORE MOCKING US FOR OUR STUPIDITY .

Even after being masterfully disguised as a baby, baby Rotimi still looks overly ambitious with eyes fixed on Dr Jonah's sit. SMH

"....we continue our mutually beneficial cooperation with Nigeria in these areas (MILITARY HARDWARE SUPPLIES INCLUDED) and many other fields and are prepared to further strengthen our interaction with your great country. As for the Nigerian side I believe you are also ready for it. Using this opportunity I wish Nigerian people peace, security and prosperity....”

WHAT RUSSIA IS TELLING NIGERIA IS, "IF YOU WONNA BUY THE MILITARY HARDWARE, COME AND GET THEM! STOP RANTING ABOUT THE FRIGGIN FAGGIN YANKEES!!"

optimumprimus: what are the test scores in Nigeria? your IQ must be below 20 .

I say make you park well before I burst bottle for ya head. Amebo. Wetin carry you come here? Opti"mumu"primus like you.

optimumprimus: I am not a fan of uncivilized ghetto behavioral pattern and ghetto linguistics . I will not lower my standards.

You dey Kolomental. So, for your mind you speak Oyibo pass me.

optimumprimus: learn to speak proper english. all black people around the world have broken english (Jamaicans,nigeria,sierra leoneans ,african americans) . thats part of the reason black societies are messed up .

Wetin this wan dey yarn? Are you a learner? Park well Jo.

Oyibo go land Nairaland say na pigin dem wan learn. As e dey be nowadays, we no know whether na CIA or FBI dey wan know as we dey take yarn. Infact, I don para for OP, the guy dey yarn like Eke wey from Yankee.
If you be guyman for here, make you park well o, as par say e no dey hard before kasala burst. Any which way is a way for this our computer generation o. Just dey your own, make I dey my own because as our pale dem been dey talk am, person wey get ear make in hear o.
I been wake see one parole wey show me as bobos dey cast demsevs here. As I enter, na in I see say Ajebo plenty pass ajekpako for here. Even their pidgin no just correct for ear. No be beans to yarn for pidgin na.

If you fit code wetin I dey yarn, na in be say you be person wey sabi.

I gas waka. Meanwhile, my yarns na to see whether guy men dey here.

IF YOU UNDERSTAND MY COMPREHENSION, YOU KNOW PIDGIN ENGLISH.

THE emerging scenario in the fight against terror and the steps Nigeria’s government has taken would have resulted in global sensation during the cold war. The United States would fight to keep their allies.

They would never easily lose any of their allies to then Soviet Union as now represented by Russia which has, although, embraced free market economy.

Nigeria, for years, enjoyed close ties with the West and was seen as a US ally. But the seeming snub or nonchalant attitude towards it by its traditional allies has reportedly compelled Nigeria to turn to Russia and China for the training of its military as well as acquisition of military hardware to fight Boko Haram insurgents.

Highly placed military and intelligence sources in Abuja told Saturday Vanguard that the decision to turn to the other two world military powers was an interim measure to roll back the military advances made by the Boko Haram insurgents who have gained some grounds in seizing and controlling some towns and Villages in the north eastern states of Borno and Adamawa.

Already, Nigerian security personnel from the Army, Police, Department of State Services (DSS) have been dispatched to Russia for training as Special Forces to combat the Boko Haram insurgents who are mounting stiff challenge to the Nigerian security services.

According to Saturday Vanguard investigations, following the increasing sophistication of the Boko Haram terrorists, the Nigerian government approached American and British governments to procure arms for its armed forces in order to effectively counter the insurgents but the two western governments have continued to dither, a situation that may have been responsible for some of the gains recorded by terrorists in recent times.

A senior security Source told Saturday Vanguard: “the United States and Britain appear unwilling to provide arms to our armed forces. It is surprising because these are two friendly countries to Nigeria which is under threat from terrorists. We have no option but to look somewhere else for our needs pending when the issues are resolved at the diplomatic level by our government.”

This remark underscored the current lukewarm attitude of both countries to the Federal Government.

The USA had said that it would not assist Nigeria with land forces and would not also share intelligence with the Nigerian military.

Sources said that they did not trust the Nigerian military which was accused of lacking professionalism and which also had moles within.

But Nigeria expected better assistance from USA, Britain and the like. But their support has fallen below expectation.

Saturday Vanguard gathered that one of the options was to turn to Russia which has always been willing to supply weapons and some other logistics to Nigeria when other western countries are not forthcoming. The Nigeria Air force has several Russian fighter jets in its fleet.

It was gathered that Nigeria has entered into contract with Russian Arms manufacturers for the supply of high calibre weapons to the Nigerian Army to combat the insurgents in the North east and has begun discussion with the Israeli government on possible supply of military hardware.

“When the Chief of Army staff said recently that the Nigerian army would soon take possession of weapons that would reverse the trend in the North east, he was referring to the deal between Nigeria and some Russian arms manufacturers.

We are also in discussion with Israeli companies. We don’t want to be held ransom by our traditional allies. That is why we are expanding our sources of supply,” the source said.

As part of the agreement between Nigeria and Russia, a group of Nigerian security personnel are already in Eastern Europe for training as Special Forces with another batch, made up of the Army, Police and DSS billed to leave Nigeria next month to join the other three batches that are already in training.

President Jonathan recently, at the passing out parade of cadets at the Nigerian Defence Academy, said the armed forces would set up a Special Forces Brigade to combat terrorism in the country.

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/boko-haram-fg-turns-russia-china-usa-uk-fail-nigeria/#sthash.g4pkgKBL.dpuf

OBJECTIVELY SPEAKING AND WITHOUT AN IOTA OF TRIBAL BIGOTRY AND RELIGIOUS SECTIONALISM, APC JUST LOST SOME VALUABLE VOTES.
THEY SHOULD HAVE KEPT QUIET AND MOVED ON. AS FAR AS APC IS CONCERNED, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE PURPORTED HATE AGAINST IGBOS BY SOME NIGERIANS, THEY WILL NEED "MANY" IGBO VOTES IF THEY EVER DREAM OF PRODUCING ANY NIGERIAN PRESIDENT.

THE REPLY WAS UNWARRANTED AND POLITICALLY IMMATURE.

THE OP MADE A PERSONAL CHOICE, why are some people insulting him? He feels that PDP is a more sincere party. That is his choice. If you feel pained by it, OPEN YOUR OWN THREAD or, better still, GO AND SMOOCH A FUNCTIONING TRANSFORMER ON A RAINY DAY.

How do you go under a country that is under? Or are you trying to be funny?

Jakpon: Bros the article you posted itself is divisive, read it again. It tends to give credit to the current CBN boss, Godwin Emefiele, at th expense of Mallam Sanusi

Yes, they did give credit to the CBN governor. That, however, does not imply an attempt to discredit Sanusi. So, it is not divisive. If a comparison was made against Sanusi, then you would have had a valid point.

Jakpon: Procter & Gamble in Ogun state and Sab Miller Brewerey in anambra state commenced operations during the tenure of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

Like I said before, this has nothing to do with Sanusi. It is about progress and Nigeria. Shun your divisive tendency and be more articulate in your pattern of thought. Nigeria is moving forward inspite of Boko Haram.

koboko69: Still in the business of trying to damage Sanusi?.....its so stale......!

No matther the voodoo economics and abracadabra stories...we will miss Sanusi!

This actually has nothing to do with Sanusi. Let's celebrate progress irrespective of how small a stride it is.

In spite of the huge infrastructure gap and security challenges in the country, activities in the Nigerian manufacturing sector have continued to grow, attracting huge foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows by global multinational brands.

In the same vein, the country’s foreign reserves since the new Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, assumed office have continued to inch up, rising to $39.401 billion by Friday last week from $36.809 billion on June 2 when he took over at the CBN.

The country’s reserves are also expected to rise to the mid-forties by the end of the year, a CBN source informed THISDAY yesterday.

THISDAY investigations revealed that there have been increased FDI inflows, with Indorama leading the pack with a $1.2 billion investment in a fertiliser plant in Onne, Rivers State; Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) $250 million consumer goods plant in Ogun State; as well as SAB Miller’s $100 million brewery at Onitsha, Anambra State.

Shortly after Nigeria’s rebased GDP figures, which catapulted the country from the second spot to the number one position as Africa’s largest economy, Unilever, which had long ago halted its investment drive in Nigeria also expressed its readiness to expand its production in the country with a fresh investment of about $150 million.

The Nigerian growth model is consumer-led accounting for Africa’s largest market with about 170 million people and a growing middle class, representing more than 23 per cent of the population.

It is projected that by 2050, Nigeria will have one of the youngest populations in the world, and this presents significant opportunities for investors. Returns on investments in Nigeria are also high and the country remains one of the most popular destinations for investors in Africa.

In addition, despite of the challenges confronting the country, the Nigerian economy remains resilient, strong and buoyant and investors, both locally and internationally, appear to have recognised this irresistible attraction.

The impact of increased FDIs in the manufacturing sector may further be gleaned from the rebased GDP figures, which pointed out that sectors such as manufacturing and the creative industries are among those that are growing very quickly.

Although the economy faces a high rate of unemployment, and non-inclusive economic growth, the macroeconomic fundamentals have remained sound.

Propelled by what has been globally adjudged a sound macroeconomic policy, the incumbent administration has managed to bring inflation down from 12 per cent in 2012 to 8.3 per cent in July 2013 while the exchange rate has remained fairly stable.

As Africa’s largest economy with a GDP of $509 billion, Nigeria’s GDP grew by 5.4 per cent in 2013 with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicting a 7.6 per cent growth in 2014.
The government has also embarked on a mission of rebuilding the fast depleting fiscal buffers such as the Excess Crude Account (ECA), which declined in 2013 due to an unexpected fall in oil revenue. This has steadily increased this year and now stands at $4.05 billion.

In an interactive session with the Nigerian Diaspora community, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, pointed out that the Nigerian economy is increasingly diversified, noting that as the recent rebased figures indicated, the oil and gas sector now accounts for less than 20 per cent of the nation's GDP.

According to her, the IMF projects that the non-oil sector will grow by 8.3 per cent in 2014, resulting in more jobs and building on the 1.2 million jobs that were created in 2013.

“These results are in response to government initiatives aimed at bridging our infrastructure gap and developing the real sector. Recently, the government launched the Nigerian Mortgage Refinance Company to start closing the large housing deficit in Nigeria by providing up to 200,000 affordable mortgages within the next five years.

“In addition to closing the housing deficit, this initiative will unlock the housing sector and in so doing, create more jobs in the economy. There are similar initiatives designed to unlock the manufacturing sector - the government launched the National Industrial Revolution Plan with focus on the entire value chain of sub-sectors such as agro-processing, petrochemicals, automobiles, textiles and cement,” she said.

Newly released poverty figures from the World Bank further showed that poverty is declining in the country and now stands at 33.1 per cent, although it remains high in some parts of the country.
The revised poverty rate estimate of 33.1 per cent contrasts with the 62.6 per cent the Bretton Woods institution previously published, an indication that poverty ratios had dropped.

Source: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/despite-security-challenges-fdi-inflows-into-nigeria-grow/187889/

This is Nigeria's time to shine. No manner of Boko Haram can stop that. God bless Nigeria and Nigerians.

Ask Ghanaians, they will give you a better reply.

ayodeji752: wot abt d ground troops and intelligence gatherin? Am sure bokoharam will kill 100 civilians before next week in response to d recent bombings by nigeria army

Five bombs were dropped. They were dropped based on intelligence gathered about the locations of the terrorists. If you think it is not based on intelligence, you will need to question yourself about why you think so.

ayodeji752: silly u, they knw wot d "army" is all abt before they joined. Or did they think army is for flexin? Wot i need frm dem is non-stop bombin! Kill dem once and for all!

You think it is like the video game you play at home abi? Bomb, bomb, bomb.....who are you bombing? Who are the "dem all" that you want to kill? Do you know that there are civilians there. If the military calls them collateral damage now, you will be the first to shout BLUE MURDER. Like I told you, if you feel like RAMBO, go and Join the Nigerian armed forces and kill them all.

ayodeji752: They will release 15 bomb and go back to barrack to sleep so dat d rest of bokoharam members can regroup and recruit many more members...nonsense!

What is wrong with you? If the Nigerian armed forces attack, you complain. If they don't attack, you will still complain. What do you really want? Very soon now, you will start screaming human right violations. Go and join the Nigerian armed forces if you feel that you can perform better. STOP THIS NONSENSICAL CRITICISM OF YOURS.

Rawani: The OP did not remember the role of the foreign media, constantly dishing out skewed documentaries and choosing the most delapidated backdrops for their news reports. You should have watched "Nigeria's Hidden War", a documentary on Boko Haram which was shown last week on Channel 4 and broadcast all over the UK. The documentary, which showed graphic never-seen-before scenes of extra-judicial killings and beheadings by Nigerian soldiers and civilian JTF, while ignoring the massacres of the blood sucking terrorists, did more damage to our image that any other i have watched. The comments on twitter about Nigeria because of that documentary till date are scalding and re-inforced the prejudices some foreigners had about Nigeria. At a point, it was claimed that our soldiers summarily executed over 600 suspected insurgents (who they termed as innocent because they had not been tried) in one day. The foreign media does unfathomable damage to our image worldwide.

No documentary can be filmed in Nigeria without the help of Nigerians. After all said and done, the TERRORISTS are NIGERIANS, the MILITARY MEN are NIGERIANS, the GOVERNMENT is made up of NIGERIANS and the VICTIMS are NIGERIANS. No foreigner can get anything in Nigeria without collaborating with Nigerians. Nigerians are the authors of their own misfortune.