₦airaland Forum

lawani:
■ You refuse to agree that Christianity and Islam are stand alones despite all my efforts to make you see otherwise and all the evidence. I can not enter into your head.

Stand alone? That you have only been generally exposed to majorly those two does not in any way make them unique as far as religions are concerned.

lawani:
■ Approaching people to be taught or guided is the hall mark of every academic discipline

There is nothing spiritual about academic disciplines though. Also, many religious ideas are traded in academic settings. That does not make them any less religious, does it?

lawani:
■ Well, do you at least agree that religion should be done in private?.

Is your spirituality really private if you have to exchange understanding or even receive counseling on it from others whom you regard as your spiritual advisers — many of them not even connected by blood to your very same ancestors?

lawani:
Religion is when you hold God to a standard lower than your Earthly father. I mean your Earthly father if he is a good man, can not be burning well behaved people in hell fire because of unbelief in some tales. Your Earthly father if a good man can not burn you in hell for worshipping other gods.
My ancestors had no religion but they had spirituality.

Do you then approach these ancestors of yours or do you approach living beings for advice on this spirituality of yours? If you rely in any way on living humans —not psychiatrists and medical doctors — for your spiritual understanding, how different are you from the religious folks who equally do the same?

lawani:
■ Do you really believe Christianity and Islam should be able to.threaten law abiding people with hell fire in the public space tagging them unbelievers?.

Have you petitioned your government then to end the use of public space for all religious purposes?

nairalanda1:
■ Because they don't need to. And the reason is because those countries got rich from making goods and services the world needs. The UK did have to take instructions from the imf though in the late 1970s. Economic crisis

Many of the same reforms suggested by the IMF/World Bank have already been implemented — tried, tested, and proven policies —in the US, UK, and much of the developed world. They don't need the advice since they already implement and sustain many of these same policies.

Take for instance the many Safety Net Programs in the U.S.A. A huge chunk of revenue generated from taxation each year goes to funding numerous safety net programs for the masses.

Elsueno:
■ Have u considered, perhaps that corrupt national oil company hasn't forwarded payment to Dangote?. A mean, this is same id#ts who took a 1.5 BILLION DOLLAR loan to partially fix a refinery that they had no idea it was completely useless & irreparable Though Dangote no be saint too

Is that what Dangote reported as the problem though because all I see are people jumping all over the place to provide defense for Dangote in some way. According to Dangote, Marketers are not patronizing him— he never mentioned anything about payment or a need for forwarding of payments. So where do you all get that whole talk from?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZkTGIHtYXU?si=83_2ldobq3qPIXk7

FreeStuffsNG:
■ Kuku kee him nah

Asking that the rule of law to prevail in this case is akin to kee-ing him?

As I said earlier, you are indeed an example of the typical Nigerian.

Wisdomkosi:
Former INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, has cautioned the Nigerian government against uncritically adopting policy advice from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.
Speaking at the 2024 Annual Directors’ Conference organised by the Chartered Institute of Directors of Nigeria (CIoD), Jega highlighted the importance of selective engagement with these institutions, warning that unquestioned compliance could create “greater medium and longer-term problems.”
“While it’s beneficial to engage with institutions like the World Bank and IMF, we must not swallow what they bring to us hook, line, and sinker,” Jega stressed, urging for thoughtful evaluation of their recommendations.
The conference, themed ‘Good Governance as a Catalyst for Economic Recovery, Growth, and Development,’ also saw Jega advocate for a more robust leadership recruitment process.
He remarked, “The major challenge facing Nigeria is that many leaders are unprepared for leadership,” underscoring the need for a leadership reform to drive sustainable economic growth.

Jega should shut the hell up.

What has Tinubu's announcement that fuel subsidy was gone— an announcement we now know was a scam by the way— and the floating of the Naira — yes, he floated the naira even though he now claims the naira was devalued, a lie—, both responsible for much of the damage to the economy today, got to do with IMF?

What Nigeria needs is sanity and returning to implementing(and sustaining) many of the same reforms the Obasanjo administration did— tried, tested, and proven solutions —, all of them IMF suggested reforms, is what Nigeria needs from its government.

brain54:
■ Which claim again oga...? Pls read the article again!

Dangote is the same one who designated NNPCL as the primary buyer of his product. So, if there were some sort of bottleneck issue, it would have been Dangote who created it and he would have maybe reported on this but that is not what the article actually says.

brain54:
■ They pay to nnpcl... Who then directs them to load at the refinery. It's unnecessary bottle neck!

According to whom or what report is this claim of yours from?

Counselor123:
It is cash and carry! Do you want him to start his business on loans. Marketers should go and collect their money from NNPCL and pay upfront. They want to introduce purchase by credit.

Read the article! IPMAN did not mention that their people went there to buy from him on credit. Also, Dangote is the one who designated NNPCL as his primary buyer. So?

FreeStuffsNG:
He erred and has apologized. This deterrent is sufficient enough in my opinion.

It's sufficient because you weren't the one attacked and humiliated by someone who depends on your vote to have a job —elected official. This is typical Nigerian reaction at this point.

lawani:
Mega churches and the economy
Mosques don't generate automatic revenue. An Alfa will work for you and charge you like a lawyer does and that will be the end of the transaction. That is why we don't have mega mosques like we have mega churches and why we don't have Alfas sitting on top of the economy like private jet riding Pastorpreneurs.
Any serious government will not allow any extra government institution to be laying claim either covertly or overtly to a portion of people's income in the nation and that is what tithe collection is which puts churches in direct competition with the state.
It is high time a law is made to ban tithe collection by churches though what is actually needed is to ban religion altogether from the public space. Any spiritual counselor should use methodology that can be taught and they should belong to a chartered body.

Ban the collection of donations of every kind in every business out there while you are at it. And be sure to ban ALL religions from public space including the traditional ones as well.

AEC1:
I need everyone to help me locate this man calls Akinwale Jimmy. He claimed from Facebook that he lives in Epe Lagos. He is an orphan, right from childhood and ran away from his guidance in Oyo Ondo State. We want to know precisely where he stays in Epe or anywhere in Lagos. Please check his image below.

He is over 20 years of age meaning he is no longer a child that would require guardianship— assuming he is not mentally challenged or something— so why do you wish to locate him, assuming against his will??

FreeStuffsNG:
■ Not the Judiciary. It is the politicians. The NJC has a very robust and effective mechanism in place to deal with any Judge that allows the politicians mess up his career.
If the Judge is wise, he or she will realize that while HE Fubara or HE Wike may have few years of tenure , the Judge has signed up for at least 3 and half decades of career on the bench. Any Judge indicted in this issue and later found culpable after investigation by the NJC is gone. Politicians will abandon that Judge eventually. That it even got to this point is already a big problem for all the judges involved. They will have no rest until the NJC gives its decision.

Clearly, these statements above clearly confirm that the problem is with the judiciary. So?

AntiZikist:
Good.
The useless albino think everyone in Abuja must grovel at his feet like they do to him anytime he is in his Abia village

Must you denigrate him for being born an albino abeg? What has albinism got to do with his utter disregard for his fellow human being?

Benbellamor:
A panel of Judicial Council is already set up to Probe the Rivers state Judges Issuing Conflicting Court Rulings and Recommends Punishments based on their report findings

The judiciary has succeeded in making a joke of Nigeria and the rule of law.

promami:
This country is something else

This is a country where people have become too accustomed to grumbling and doing nothing else about it. This decision as far as current pay was reached in July. Much of the information you see today was available from back in July. If people thought it unfair, they should have begun making this known at that point but we heard nothing from all quarters. Workers refused to protest during the #EndBadGovernance and #DaysOfRage protests and we all took that as a sign that they were quite happy with the pay package negotiated for them by the NLC & co. So, for you to now blame the government for the appalling wages...I can't help but wonder what the hell for.

Seefinish:
The man is showing workers pepper and yet your demonic party (APC) is wooing him to join them

Yet we have heard absolutely nothing from local workers union on this matter, how come? The same way we saw near no movement from that end all while the state was paying 18k instead of the former 30k minimum wage.

promami:
✓ Whether anyone spoke against it or not, it's wrong. Totally wrong. The salary adjustment is wicked. Doesn't reflect the true situation of things. How can a senior officer's salary not enough to buy one bag of rice under the new minimum wage?
That's wrong. That civil servants can't directly negotiate with govt doesn't mean they don't speak against it. Their labour leaders didn't get things right.

Na NLC, TUC & others you suppose take your beef to.. I have yet to hear of members calling for Ajero and gang to come answer for what they did back in July.

themanderon:
✓ Who told you you have independence? Haha think again.

Stop deceiving yourselves abeg!

Nigeria has been and remains a sovereign nation to date..

almarthins:
✓ Ah! If them hear wetin Poland talk for EU. Them go rethink their decision to move westward

How is that any worse than say the claim made by Nigerian senators suggesting that animals compare to citizens where rights are concerned in Nigeria?

EmperorCaesar:
✓
We are too racial conscious than the whites
If positions were swapped, we would be worse racists than they are
Any small thing "We Blacks, We Africans,"
Make una rest abeg.
Its no ones fault you came from the part of the world. The World owes you nothing

Nigerians, for one, are already worse. An entire country has been on its stomach for over 60 years as a result of racist relations between the various ethnic groups. That is worse than what most will ever find in those Western countries they are trying to escape to.

dre11:
■ Garima expressed surprise that the owner of the $20bn refinery Aliko Dangote said marketers were boycotting his refinery to buy imported petrol.
The IPMAN boss said his members are not importing petrol, as claimed by Africa’s richest man. He said rather than get Dangote petrol through the NNPCL, the private refinery should register independent petrol marketers directly for smooth loading of the product.
“If he (Dangote) can be able to sell the product to us directly, we can buy the product, because we have to pay before we pick. Presently, we have ₦40bn under the NNPCL custody but we cannot source the product.
“Just of recent, there are some of my marketers that NNPCL sent to load in Dangote refinery and those marketers stayed with their trucks for four days, and they cannot load.”

Why are we still at this? 🙄🙄

promami:
✓ I'm not the Head of service or Labour leader, I just pointed out the wrong.

How can it be wrong if no one spoke up against it when it was being tabled? How can it be wrong when NLC, and TUC have the government 3 gbosas for it?

promami:
✓ That's what govt should have done. The margin between different levels should be very obvious.
A level 8 person going by the new minimum wage should be getting anything from 350k above.
But then, iris woriris.

Did you make this your demand known to government or you sat back believing it would read your minds in this too?

My particular problem here is NLC, TUC and the others negotiated those wages for you all and we heard not even a peep from most parts of the country since. So?

Pickmycall:
Tinubu is nigeria problem.He is the minister of petroleum.He reshuffle his cabinet but retain himself.What Dangote refinery is going through is as a result of the oil cabal which Tinubu is included.

How sure are you of this? We still don't know for sure why retailers avoid Dangote's stock.

Omalicious1:
✓ Sir before you complain, kindly tell us the truth in the following areas;

1. How much in naira do you buy our crude oil?
2. Have you exhausted the crude oil you imported?
3. How much do you sell to the Marketers?

I don't know answer to number 1 &3 but if he has 500 million litres and he only got the first 4 cargo consignment from the Naira-4-crude about a week ago, it probably means he has not exhausted his imported crude.

Biodun556:
But they said Tinubu increase fuel price instead of telling us that marketers boycott dangote fuel

Why did or would marketers boycott Dangote Fuel?

Racoon:
They prefer to import fuel because of the subsidy corruption they are benefitting from. Wicked souls.

So Tinubu is still paying subsidy to Fuel importers? 🤔