mrvitalis: All federal road I know have been under construction or contract awarded since 2010
All I know off
Completion is what’s the Koko
I knew you would come in with some toxic lie.
MANY federal roads have not smelt any federal presence until Tinubu came in.
THE REALLY GOOD THING IS THAT with State Police now in the frame, insecurity will drastically reduce, so most of you can travel freely around the country and see the great infrastructural development going on nationwide.
If YOU, the father, complains that the family is poor, but half the money disappears before it gets home, another large chunk is spent on luxuries, and very little is left for food, school fees, or healthcare, would the solution simply be to earn more?
Of course not.
The first question would be: where is the money going?
That's the issue with Nigeria.
We are often told the country has a revenue problem. But there are repeated allegations of corruption, waste, inflated contracts, patronage, and poor spending choices. One former agency head even alleged that he paid millions for his appointment and was later asked to hand over 48% of his agency's startup funds.
Then look at the results. Countries such as Ghana, Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, which also face debt challenges, still devote more of their available resources to health and education than Nigeria does.
So the question is not only how much money Nigeria makes. The bigger question is how the money is being used.
Pouring more water into a bucket full of holes doesn't solve the problem. You fix the holes first.
Until Nigeria tackles waste, corruption, and poor priorities, simply increasing revenue will not automatically lead to better schools, better hospitals, or better public services. The problem is not just how much comes in, it's what happens after it comes in.
Stop quoting AI generated nonsense.
Answer with your own head.
Did your AI tell you what PERCENTAGE of revenue is stolen or misappropriated?
The worst estimates put it at 30% of annual revenue.
So which is better - crying uselessly about corruption, or raising revenues so the impact of corruption is less felt?
WHICH IS BETTER:
A $40 billion budget reduced by corruption to $30 billion.
Or a $150 billion budget reduced by corruption to $110 billion?
The difference is that the revenues are so large that there's enough to develop the country and keep everyone reasonably happy even when some people are chopping money behind the scenes.
If you know the kind of money American generals are chopping with that their trillion-dollar defence budget, you will weep for that country.
See what Iran did to them?
Trump alone is diverting billions of dollars as we speak.
But the country makes so much money that nobody cares.
Racoon: What remains now is to goad the govt to start taxing people to breath air, eat good food or even live in any way possible. Wicked souls!
The govt is not just taxing people.
It is opening up new revenue opportunities, such as for instance, aggressively exploring mineral resource income, building the gas pipeline to Europe that could double or even triple our annual budget of $40 billion.
Compare that budget to USA (pop. 320 million) annual budget of $8 Trillion, and you'll know why we need to raise revenue.
What is your state doing?
Don't you have plans to increase your IGR because that's part of it as well...
Titusele87: Ejiofor: Ghana Defends Its Citizens, Why Is Nigeria Silent?
Nigerian human rights lawyer and lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has urged the Nigerian Government to move beyond mere expressions of concern and take decisive action to ensure the safety of Nigerians living in South Africa. In a statement issued on Saturday titled, "Weekend Musings: When a Ghanaian Life Sparks Diplomatic Outrage, But Nigerian Blood Flows in Silence: How Many More Must Die Before Nigeria Acts?" Ejiofor said Nigeria should vigorously pursue every legitimate diplomatic and legal avenue available. He urged the Federal Government to insist on credible investigations and prosecutions, demand concrete guarantees for the safety of Nigerians living in South Africa, and work with regional and continental institutions to ensure that xenophobic violence never becomes an accepted feature of African coexistence. He stated that silence has never deterred violence, noting that weak responses have never inspired respect. Ejiofor said nations are judged not merely by the size of their population or economy, but by the value they place on the lives of their citizens. According to him, the time has come for the Federal Government of Nigeria to rise to its constitutional responsibility,not tomorrow, not after another funeral, but now. He added that Nigerians, both at home and in the diaspora, must continue to demand accountability, justice, and a foreign policy that protects Nigerian lives with the same zeal that other responsible nations protect theirs. "The life of every Nigerian is priceless. The blood of our citizens must never become cheaper than diplomatic courtesies," he said. Ejiofor further stated that one of the foremost constitutional obligations of every responsible government is the protection of the lives, dignity, and interests of its citizens, wherever they may be. According to him, when those citizens are threatened beyond the nation's borders, diplomacy must cease to be ceremonial and become purposeful, assertive, and result-oriented. "A sovereign state owes its citizens more than sympathy; it owes them protection and justice," he said. He noted that the recent diplomatic confrontation between Ghana and South Africa, following the reported killing of Bashiru Isak, a Ghanaian national who was allegedly shot dead in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on June 30, 2026, offers a profound lesson in what responsive statecraft ought to look like. According to Ejiofor, rather than issuing routine expressions of concern, the Government of Ghana unequivocally condemned the killing, describing it as part of the disturbing resurgence of xenophobic violence against African migrants in South Africa. He said the Ghanaian Government demanded an immediate, transparent, and comprehensive investigation, the arrest and prosecution of those responsible, and stronger protection for Ghanaian nationals residing in South Africa. According to him, Ghana's High Commission in Pretoria also lodged a formal diplomatic protest, while the matter has reportedly been escalated to the African Union Commission for continental attention. He said that is how a nation demonstrates to the world that the life of every one of its citizens matters. According to him, sadly, the same cannot be said with equal conviction for Nigeria. Ejiofor lamented that, over the years, numerous Nigerians, including professionals, entrepreneurs, and other law-abiding citizens, have reportedly lost their lives in repeated waves of xenophobic violence in South Africa. He argued that beyond official condemnations and the occasional evacuation of distressed citizens, there has been little to suggest a sustained, strategic, and robust diplomatic response capable of deterring future attacks. "Airlifting victims back to an already distressed economy may provide temporary relief, but it does not deliver justice. It neither prosecutes murderers nor deters future killers. It merely transports grief from one country to another. "The irony is painful. The so-called champions of African solidarity continue to hunt fellow Africans, while the economic architecture from which they daily benefit remains substantially influenced by interests far beyond the continent. One would have imagined that Africa's greatest threat would be poverty, unemployment, and inequality—not Africans turning against Africans," he said. According to Ejiofor, as Nigerians await a firm and unmistakable response from their Government over the killings of Big Joe and many other compatriots whose lives have been violently cut short, Ghana has demonstrated that diplomatic protection is not an abstract constitutional ideal but a solemn national obligation.
Go and live in Ghana.
Is it the same Nigeria you call a zoo, and the same govt and president you hate and insult daily that should "come and protect you like Ghana does its citizens".
While Chinese youths are learning AI the wife of Nigerian President is telling us to start frying Akara business and corn roasting.
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, made headlines after a video surfaced of her advising citizens that starting small-scale businesses, such as frying akara (bean cakes), roasting corn, or making kuli-kuli (peanut snacks), does not require much capital.
NIGERIAN YOUTHS ARE ALSO LEARNING AI.
THAT YOU DID NOT SEE IT ON TIKTOK DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE NOT DOING IT.
IN FACT NIGERIA IS BUILDING AFRICA'S FIRST AI UNIVERSITIES AS WE SPEAK, DEDICATED SOLELY TO TRAINING NIGERIAN YOUTHS IN AI AND QUANTUM COMPUTING.
- Curators University (Osun State): Billed as Africa’s first institution solely dedicated to artificial intelligence, this 50-acre campus is located in the Ife-Modakeke innovation corridor. It offers diploma and nanodegree programs focusing on fields like machine learning, 3D printing, and hardware engineering.
- Wini University (Lagos State): Announced to be established in Epe, Lagos, this university was specifically created to address unemployment by training youths in machine learning, generative AI, blockchain, and cloud computing to prepare them for the global tech market.
- Additionally, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to launch Nigeria's first "AI UniPod" to spur national AI innovation and enterprise.
- Similarly, UNILAG became the first African university to host an OpenAI Academy to provide free AI learning and hands-on training.
QuinQQ: Trump threatens the U.S. “will be forced to militarily complete the job that we successfully started” and that “the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!”
An akara business is one of the lowest-cost food businesses in Nigeria with consistent daily demand. Customers include workers, students, commuters, market traders and households purchasing breakfast.
With good positioning, quality, and hygiene, a small roadside operation can generate **₦8,000–₦30,000+ daily profit**, depending on location and sales volume. Actual performance varies by location, pricing, ingredient costs, and waste. Food businesses in Nigeria continue to require careful planning because equipment, fuel, and ingredients have become significantly more expensive.
A busy location can exceed these figures, while a poor location may fall below them.
Best Locations
* Near bus stops * Markets * Schools * Universities * Office districts * Hospitals * Church entrances * Factory gates
Breakfast traffic (6:00–10:00 am) is usually the strongest.
Products to Sell Together
Increase average customer spend by offering:
* Akamu (pap) * Bread * Tea * Agbado * Soft drinks * Sachet water * Bottled water * Boiled eggs * Moi Moi *Hooooooneeeyyy
Many successful vendors earn as much from complementary items as from akara itself.
Marketing Strategy
* Bright, clean stall * Consistent taste * Fresh oil * Fast service * Bonus scheme ("Buy 10, get 1 free" * Early opening (before competitors)
Risks
* Rising bean prices * Rising cooking oil prices * Rain reducing foot traffic * Local government levies and thugs * Fire hazards * Environmental hygiene issues
Maintain a reserve fund and review prices regularly as ingredient costs change.
Growth Plan
Stage 1 (Months 1–6)**
* One roadside stall * Owner-operated * Build loyal customers
Stage 2 (Months 7–18)**
* Hire one assistant * Add pap and drinks * Increase production capacity
Stage 3 (Years 2–3)**
* Open additional stalls * Supply offices and schools * Introduce branded packaging
Success Factors
* High-footfall location * Consistent product quality * Clean frying oil * Fast customer service * Strict cost control * Fresh ingredients * Good hygiene * Accurate daily records of sales, costs, and waste
A well-run akara business can be started on a relatively modest budget and scaled into a multi-location, multi million naira enterprise by reinvesting profits and expanding into complementary breakfast products.
FANTASTIC POST.
Thank you for educating these SIMPLETONS we call Nigerian youths for whom ''FRYING AKARA'' means getting a small stool to sit on the roadside in rags, ''frying akara''.
No single thought of ''Can't I use my education to offer an UPGRADED service?"
A BRANDED service?
A yellow canopy with a flashy name emblazoned on it, yellow uniform, yellow cap, music in the background.
That alone can scale your immediate daily earnings TEN TIMES what that old woman selling akara earns.
Before you know it, you've opened a restaurant. And then another. And another...
Winneepye: First lady should have advised the ladies to go into prostitution and the men carry drug instead of the akara business .These two have better money.
HOLD ON A MINUTE.
SO ALL THE FOLKS YOU PEOPLE BUY AKARA FROM, YOU REGARD THEM AS FAILURES IN LIFE.
SO IF EVERYBODY BECOMES A DOCTOR AND LAWYER, THERE WILL BE NO MORE AKARA TO BUY?
I WONDER IF ANY OF YOU HAS THE COURAGE TO TELL THOSE AKARA SELLERS TO THEIR FACE WHAT YOU REALLY THINK OF THEM, AS YOU GOBBLE DOWN THEIR HOT AKARA.
Fekumzi123: It will shock you that with the help of your education, venturing into such business can make you a millionaire. I know people that even without education, the business is feeding their family of six
NIGERIAN YOUTHS ARE THOUGHTLESS, EMOTIVE SIMPLETONS.
THEY CAN'T THINK ON YOUR LEVEL.
MOST OF THE PEOPLE SCREAMING HERE ARE NOT EVEN GRADUATES.
THEY SEEM TO BE DEMANDING BANKING JOBS OR EVEN JOBS AS DOCTORS.
Dogalmighty17: Evil man shamelessly defending an equally shameless woman and a disaster of a first lady. Will Joe igbokwe tell any of his children to fry akara or roast corn?
He can advise his son to fry akara and roast corn with a suitably branded operation that could make him several thousands a day.
Your simpleton heads can't see ''frying akara'' beyond an old woman in rags sitting on a stool by the roadside 'frying akara'.
Lithiumite: Even your LGA chairman now has a responsibility to secure you, this state policing legislation is one of the best things to happen in this country as we speak.
Best legislation since Independence in 1960!!!
All the bandits and kidnappers need to leave that work and get something else doing, or they're TOAST.
OnionBandit: Lol! the real sponsors of terrorism across the globe just arrived. The UK, US, Israel, France, UAE, Belgium and the likes are all in this category.
My skin color people see problem think say na solution. Na who do black man this thing?
Arrowhead71: 500.000.... fear God ... Your Aljazeera said is 70.000 But you who live inside Gaza saying this morning...its 500.000 that means your UN and Aljazeera lied But you agreed your Palestinians also killed Israelis in thousands...fair enough... But according to the imaginary law you refer to.. .if you kill one soul And I kill thousands souls Both of us are murderers....because killing is killing...do you agree
AL JAZEERA GAVE A CONSERVATIVE FIGURE OF 186,000 people killed in Gaza as at JULY 2024, TWO YEARS AGO:
BY NOW, THAT FIGURE HAS MULTIPLIED HUGELY BECAUSE ISRAEL IS STILL COMMITTING GENOCIDE IN GAZA.
AS FOR YOUR OTHER DAFT QUESTION, YOU CAN NEVER JUSTIFY COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT FOR OTHERS IF YOU DON'T ACCEPT IT FOR YOUR OWN REGION AND YOUR OWN PEOPLE.
igbeke: The UN leadership must be out of their senses. If you waste my children, don't expect me to spare yours. No reasonable country will be like Nigeria where terrorists are pampered.
WILL YOU SHUT UP THERE.
NOBODY TOLD ISRAEL NOT TO ''RESPOND''.
SINCE WHEN DID TO ''RESPOND'' MEAN GENOCIDE IN YOUR HEAD?
IS THAT APPLICABLE TO IPOB ATRIOCITIES IN THE EAST, IE A GENOCIDAL NIGERIAN MILITARY RESPONSE THAT KILLS 100,000 CIVILIANS THERE?
Arrowhead71: First you acknowledge your Palestinians killed Israelis in thousands .....
SHUT UP AND STOP LYING. THE EXACT QUOTED FIGURE WAS 1,200, NOT ''THOUSANDS''
Israel also killed Palestinians in thousands...
APPROXIMATELY 300,000 TO 500,000.
Your anger now is I the difference in numbers killed... Therefore according to UN laws ....killing is killing.....whether you kill one and I kill thousands.....both of us are killers Do you agree
STOP TALKING ARRANT RUBBISH.
I REPEAT:
IPOB HAS SLAUGHTERED A MINIMUM OF 700 PEOPLE IN THE EAST, ACCORDING TO REUTERS:
IF THE NIGERIAN ARMY RESPONDED BY CARPET BOMBING IPOB CAMPS AND TERRORIST CELLS, RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF 100,000 IGBO CIVILIANS, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR RESPONSE?
IF THE NIGERIAN ARMY RESPONDED BY CARPET BOMBING IPOB CAMPS AND TERRORIST CELLS, RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF 100,000 IGBO CIVILIANS, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR RESPONSE?
Politics › Re: Is There Any Federal Road Not Under Construction? by Kushites: 7:28pm On Jul 04
