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Bulldozer90:
most popular soups in Nigeria have Igbo origin. Argue till enternity.
Black soup is Edo
Gbegiri and Ewedu are Yoruba soup
Iriboto and banga are urhobo soups
Edikaikong, Afang, Afiefere etc are Ibibio/Efik
Ogbono, Egwusi,Okwuru,Nsala, Ora, Onugbo soups are Igbo
Kiss the truth.

Dsimmer:
Aside alapa, robo elegusi etc, there's even Egusi funfun, Egusi oshiki etc. Yoruba's have several varieties of cooking Egusi as a matter of fact, even as the name egusi is a Yoruba name.

HolinessForever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqqvRy0DjFA?si=cOfMEN7dzA6lqdiV


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HeatSeeker:
Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Lagos State, says the state is expected to experience abnormal rainfall in 2024 with a total of 1936.2 mm predicted rainfall.

Wahab said this at a news conference on 2024 Seasonal Climate Predictions (SCP) and socio-economic implications for Lagos State on Tuesday.

Wahab said the average annual rainfall predicted for 2024 was 1936.2 mm, which was greater than the long-term average of 1721.48 mm with the onset date expected to be the first week of April and ceasing in the first week of December.

According to him, Ikeja is expected to have an onset date of April 4 and cessation date of December 4 with a high annual amount of 1900 mm rainfall.

He said Badagry would have a rainfall onset date of April 1 and cessation date of December 5 resulting in an annual amount of 1978 mm.

He added that Ikorodu was expected to have a rainfall onset date of April 4 and cessation date of December 4, totaling an annual amount of 1903 mm.

He said Lagos Island would have a rainfall onset date of April 3, cessation date of December 4 and an annual amount of 1936 mm.

Epe is expected to have a rainfall onset date of April 2, cessation date of December 5 and an annual amount of 1952 mm.

According to him, below normal rainfall is anticipated in the first half of the rainy season, while normal to above normal rainfall is expected in the second half of the rainy season.

He said the Ministry’s collaboration with NiMet on Seasonal Climate Prediction had been valuable as a vital weather and early warning tool for farmers, decision makers, operators of the various sectors and businesses likely to be impacted by the annual rainfall.

He said government had plans to downscale the Seasonal Climate Prediction to stakeholders and emergency workers in the state.

He added that the state had deployed and maintained its network of weather stations and river gauge stations to monitor the weather and river levels in the state and increase the preparedness for weather and flood related issues.

“We want to assure you that our state will continue to reap the benefits of a careful and rigorous execution planning, as our flood control measures are stepped up to contain any imminent rainfall.

“The Ministry has embarked on an all-year-round drainage maintenance programme for effective and efficient flood control, in addition to an efficient and sustainable solid waste management system,” Wahab said.

He noted that to effectively contain flooding in the state, government was determined to maintain the synergy and partnership with the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Authority (OORBDA).

He added that the rainfall from neighbouring Ogun, Oyo and Osun states, dams release and river water levels into the state would also be monitored.

He said the partnership ensured control and monitoring of the steady and systemic release of water from Oyan Dam to prevent flooding as it reached the Ogun River.

He said the relationship had been highly beneficial and would be sustained.

He said proactively, the state had strengthened the Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS) to deliver reliable, timely and effective flood information at an appropriate response time.

He added that the low-lying Agiliti, Agboyi, Itowolo and Ajegunle communities would be closely monitored with respect to the likelihood of Ogun River flooding as well as all other river basins in the state.

The Commissioner explained that it was expected that the high amounts of rainfall and other contributory factors might lead to flooding in some parts of the state, and that this might lead to a rise in Lagoon level.

He explained that anytime there was high tidal movement, it could “lock up” the discharge points of drainage channels and until it receded, there would be no discharge.

He said such occurrences could cause backflow resulting to flooding and as soon as the Lagoon receded, all the generated storm water would immediately be discharged and the roads would be free.

He stressed that it was only when storm water remained on the roads for hours that there should be reports of fooding.

He emphasised that the government had put all emergency response organisations, traffic management organisations, and other emergency-related organisations on high alert to help lessen the effects of thunderstorms and associated rains in the state.

He maintained that government would ramp up sensitisation for residents along flood plains of major rivers such as Owode, Iwaya, Makoko, Badia, Ijora, Isaalu, Pota, Shibiri to be ready to relocate to higher grounds when the need arose.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/03/lagos-to-experience-abnormal-rainfall-in-2024-commissioner/#google_vignette

HeatSeeker:
Stakeholders in the building industry have disclosed that 94 per cent of property in Lagos State do not have legal titles.

They stated this in separate interviews with The PUNCH at the recent launch of Edge Facility Managers, which was held in Lagos.

The First Vice President of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, Victor Alonge, said the way forward in maximising the dead capital in the country was to streamline the land titling process.

He said, “The dead capital is dead because the owners have no legal title to land, and without legal title, you cannot access finance for one purpose or the other. In going to a bank, security would be required to serve as collateral for finance to be loaned out. This security means a certificate of occupancy, which serves as a legal title, and without a legal title, banks would not yield their money.

“The solution is to improve the land titling system, giving access to easy registration. Hence, a need for state governors to take it seriously. Lagos State is at the forefront of states with an improved land titling system. You would find out that of the property in Lagos, about 94 per cent have no legal title. And if Lagos is at the forefront, you can imagine states like Nasarawa, Ogun, and Oyo, among others.”

Alonge noted that Edo State had lots of property but the issuance rate of Certificate of Occupancies could be improved.

He added, “There was something that surprised me last week when the Edo State governor came to commission our building in Abuja. He said that when he became governor, the Certificate of Occupancy that was issued since the creation of Edo State up till when he came into power, he was able to count about 2,000 certificate occupancies. However, in less than eight years of his administration, he had been able to issue over 30,000 certificates of occupancy. That is an improvement, but it is still not enough.”

Similarly, the Managing Partner of Ubosi Eleh & Co., Chudi Ubosi, said it was essential to identify the assets available.

He said, “Unfortunately, about 94 per cent of land is without title in Lagos State. That is the nature of what we are because people are afraid of getting the title as they do not trust what the government gives them. They believe that titling gives the government an opening into their lives, by tax deductions, among others.

“In addition, many do not even bother or know the advantages of having a formal title to land, also many are afraid of the process as they always see the government as a bureaucratic monster that consumes. The government needs to do a lot more in building awareness, educating the people, and capacity building.”

More so, the Chief Executive Officer of Edge Facility Managers, Peju Fatuyi, stated that the purpose of the launch was to raise public awareness about activities within the facility management space.

https://punchng.com/94-of-property-in-lagos-without-title/

EgusiSoup:
What's the meaning of this?

Slytiger:
Right. My tribe doesn't even eat Ewedu that much. Ewedu is chiefly an Oyo food. You would rarely find eastern Yorubas like the Ijesha, Ekiti, Ondo, e.t.c prefer to eat Ewedu and Amala compared to Egunsi and iyan.

DIVINEEVIDENCE:
You mean Yorubas own egusi yet they left it to pitch their tent with ewedu?

The way Efik and Calabar prepare Afang is the way Igbos prepare egusi and the way Yorubas prepare Ewedu.

No dey whine yourself

TheBillyonaire:
Yes it is very humbling my brother. I can not imagine a man at almost 50 years decelerating from being a Boss to a Boy Boy for Oyibos. In exchange for clean 247 electricity and security. Definitely, they are better organized than us, right?

But it depends on where you lived in Nigeria. You mentioned being an Igbo man, so it could be that your city is not properly organized as opposed to other places with serene air and cleaner environments.

Alternatively, working as a warehouse handy-man is boy boy in your language. But congratulations for promoting yourself from big man to boy boy.

I promise you that we will build Nigeria, so your children can have a better place to return to, and hopefully you will be visiting often and not when you are too weak to be useful to Nigeria.

Usefulsense:
Last year, I sought the opinion of Nairalanders concerning my plan to move to Australia.
My major worry was my age (48) and also considering that my net salary in Nigeria was a little over a million Naira per month as the financial controller of a manufacturing company in Onitsha.

Below is the link to the thread I opened to seek peoples advice and I recommend that you go through the thread to fully appreciate
the story that follows.

https://www.nairaland.com/7825207/japa-confused-please-advise. I promised to tell my story after 3 months of my stay in Australia.

I finally left Nigeria on December 7th, 2023 and arrived the country on December 9th with my children. Today, I am exactly 3 months, 2 weeks and 6 days old in Sydney, australia.

This is not a hearsay, it is not an eye witness account, it is my story.

This is intended to guide people who maybe planning to travel outside Nigeria. Should you migrate at an age over 45 or not?

Those who told me not to go are right and those who told me to travel are also right.

Given another opportunity, will I take the decision to move out of Nigeria at 48? Have I made a mistake? How am I surviving?

You will find out in this thread.

To be continued shortly .........

References:
BNO News

Noneroone:
https://businessday.ng/bd-weekender/article/igbo-soups-all-tribes-in-nigeria-enjoy/?amp=1

Tdotbluejays1:
Thanks for this education.

BeninRefugees:
I learnt Igala first at Idah before I learnt before I learnt Yoruba


there are a huge similarities of words

I have always believed igala Is a dialect of Yoruba

my personal opinion tho

Ojemedad:
Eternal suffering

GistMedia0:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/king-charles-funeral-plans-unveiled-131200834.html

God1000:
Palestinian Christians in Gaza observe Easter amid Israel's war on the besieged enclave. LIVE updates:


Credit: Al Jazeera

richie240:
For the purpose of this argument, let's even assume the poster is yoruba. So the words of a few Yorubas has transformed to be the thoughts of the whole yoruba tribe??

If that be the case we can as well say Igbos were asking for Yorubas to be killed'' when Kanu asked his goons to attack Tinubu, sanwoolu, kumuyi, Adeboye, and lagos.

LocalFARMERS:
As a Farmer who farm Rice in commercial quantity, I don't buy rice. I process the Rice I eat in my house. This same process is used to process some of the Rice that are packages and sold as foreign Rice.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAMZZQYXT5c

Tdotbluejays1:
Nigerian tribes are more related than we think buts it's better for everyone that wants to be left alone be left alone for peace to reign.

In Europe, Alot of the countries in western Europe are related as well.they share similar linguistics and language but no one is claiming the other.

There are similar words in Yoruba and Igbo but one is not claiming the other. Same should apply to other southern tribes in the delta region as well.

pek:
if you don't have something to say, better keep quiet. Go to X and say how Yorubas have been making it an issue since. One even prayed that the airline will crash. The hate and bigotry is just too much.

Ofodirinwa:
This is a great thing to celebrate.



Bashir Ahmad



Dr Penking


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjzu0WZ-HrE?si=TEL4_9Ssxm14BbqA

seunmsg:
Exactly. There is no outrage anywhere. All the tweets I’ve seen about the attire are from Igbo handles trying to make an issue out of nothing. I barely saw two or three tweets complaining about the attire but I’ve seen over 1k tweets trying to defend whatever it is they are defending.

For the avoidance of doubt, there is no Yoruba person that is outraged by the attire. When next I’m going to London, I will fly Air Peace because it’s a Nigerian brand. Im completely cool with the attire. What matters is safety and a smooth flight to UK.

officialwdhtv:
Nobody has the right to tell me to do a DNA test. I will never do it because my late husband took my chastity. He’s the only man I have ever known — Mohbad’s widow, Wunmi, makes a U-turn days after telling her father-in-law that she was ready to take a DNA test.

Take a listen!!!

#wetindeyhappentv


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE91Ts0ELdo

Biodun556:
The Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismark Rewane, says with the commencement of diesel production at the Dangote Refinery, the price of diesel per litre will fall below N1,000 from the current price of N1,500. Rewane was a guest on Channels Television’s News At 10 during the week where he reviewed the recent hike in interest rates by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).


Diesel is a major stocking factor.

Well, on the retail side, it’s N1,500. Dangote refinery has already started putting diesel in the market and people are buying that. If it stays at N1100 and continues to go in that direction, this will help to bring down inflation significantly.

The bakers for one because they are funding their furnaces and their ovens with diesel, you are gonna see that improve. So for cement manufacturers and bakers, this is good news.

Now, narrow weakness talking inflation. This is where when the exchange rate went all the way up, it led to inflation coming down. Now, that the inflation exchange rate is appreciating, it will come down. But you see in the economic state prices are sticky downwards. So we are going to see and appreciate a reduction in prices but much slower than when the prices went through the roof. That pass-through contributes 50% to headline inflation. N1,950 to $1 in February. After the February MPC meeting, it came down to 1,600 naira per dollar today. It’s 1,320 it could be heading towards 1,250 very soon.



https://www.channelstv.com/2024/03/30/with-dangote-refinery-diesel-prices-will-fall-below-n1000-by-may-rewane/

Paraman:
https://punchng.com/food-prices-wont-drop-immediately-despite-naira-appreciation-economists/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

EcoBrick:
https://thenationonlineng.net/agn-hails-tinubu-as-zack-orji-travels-for-post-surgery-evaluation/

Dayvidoo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A05WZnl4PW8?si=n9L0up2BD5wpb7xL

Popular Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola better known as Portable is superexcited as a fan presented him with a Mercedez Benz S350 convertible.

The fan known as Adah Mohammed Usman who is a real estate mogul shared the video of the moment he presented the luxurious car to Portable.

In the video, Portable upon receiving the car gift could not hold the excitement in as he was seen prostrating on the floor for the real estate mogul.

Portable still remains on the floor but the real estate mogul drags him up and Portable begins to pray for the billionaire following the kind gesture toward him.

He composes a brotherhood song for the real estate mogul saying


The man also allows Portable to take a tour of his luxurious mansion which is not for the faint-hearted.

Source: Mazitundeednut, Instablog9ja @IG

nairavsdollars:
https://www.thecable.ng/interview-nigerians-wont-forget-tinubu-if-he-implements-2014-national-confab-report-says-bode-george

Gistmedia10:
In a recent statement, Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has unveiled ambitious plans for the completion of the 700-kilometer Lagos-Calabar Coastal Expressway. Under the administration of President Tinubu, Umahi projects that this crucial infrastructure endeavor will be finalized within a timeframe of "8 years."

The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Expressway, a monumental project aimed at enhancing connectivity and economic development across the nation, is set to become a vital artery linking regions from the bustling commercial hub of Lagos to the serene coastal landscapes of Calabar.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXAE9uAprz0

Ravenna:
Lie, you know nothing about road construction.

Concrete is better and cheaper to maintain.

I'm a Dangote staff tho and we've built over 2000km concrete roads in Nigeria.

Our loaded trucks of cement weighing 45tons performed better on concrete roads than on Asphalt.

Any repairs can be made easily by cutting out the bad portion with a precision engineered cutter and replace with concrete mixture.

No compression vehicle, no oils, no rakes, no spades nothing- just some well mixed gravels and a skillful Workman.

Biodun556:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhCrTVzzKvA?si=jDM99GTpDZCulsU6