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chaerman:
Anything without agriculture and energy is purely a sham

Respectfully majority of the MOST VALUED COMPANIES IN THE WORLD AND IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEAL WITH HIGH VALUE SERVICES AND HAVE PASSED NIGERIA'S STAGE WHERE NIGERIA'S TOP MOST VALUABLE COMPANIES PROVIDE RAW MATERIALS AND BASIC NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS FOOD,CEMENT, COMMUNICATION AND ENERGY AND BANKING AND ELECTRICITY


MOST BANKING IN NIGERIA JUST INVOLVES MOBILISING DEPOSITS FROM THE MASSES TO LEND TO GOVERNMENT AND MEGA BILLIONAIRES AND MEGA CORPORATIONS AND ALSO MAKING MONEY FROM CHARGES.
THE MASSES DONT REALLY HAVE ACCESS TO LONG TERM BUSINESS LOANS SO THE NIGERIAN BANKING SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE TOO MUCH WEALTH ECONOMIC VALUE FOR THE MASSES



THE DEVELOPED WORLD HAVE MOST OF THEIR TOP MOST VALUED COMPANIES BUILDING ON INNOVATION AND HIGH VALUE TECHNOLOGY NOT RAW MATERIALS AND BASIC NETWOKKINJG AND ESSENTIALS LIKE FOOD OIL, CEMENT, COMMUNICATION, BANKING

PLEASE NOTE THAT ARAMCO IS THE GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIAS OIL COMPANY AND CONTROLS A MAJOR PART OF THE OIL RESOURCES IN THEIR COUNTRY (THEIR OWN NNPC ) SO IT IS ON THE LIST BUT IT IS NOT A PRIVATE COMPANY,

Laird:
As of early 2026, NVIDIA leads the world in market capitalization, exceeding \(\$4\) trillion, driven by its dominance in AI infrastructure, followed closely by Alphabet and Apple. The top companies are heavily concentrated in the technology sector, with Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta Platforms rounding out the top positions, often trading places based on AI advancements. 
Top 10 Most Valuable Companies (Early 2026) 
NVIDIA (NVDA): ~$4.4 - $4.56 trillion (AI/Semiconductors)
Alphabet (GOOG/GOOGLe): ~$3.8 - $4.1 trillion (Search/AI)
Apple (AAPL): ~$3.9 - $4.0 trillion (Hardware/Software)
Microsoft (MSFT): ~$3.1 - $3.5 trillion (Cloud/AI)
Amazon (AMZN): ~$2.49 trillion (E-commerce/Cloud)
Meta Platforms (META): (Social Media/AI)
Saudi Aramco (2222.SR): (Energy)
TSMC (TSM): (Semiconductors)
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A/B): (Finance/Holdings)
Broadcom (AVGO): (Technology/Hardware)

Top 10 Most Valuable Companies on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (Early 2026)
BUA Foods Plc: Led the market with over ₦11 trillion in valuation.
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc: A top telecom provider with valuations exceeding ₦9 trillion.
Dangote Cement Plc: Africa's largest cement producer, consistently in the top three.
Airtel Africa Plc: A dominant telecommunications company with high valuation.
BUA Cement Plc: A major player in the industrial sector.
Seplat Energy Plc: A leading indigenous energy company.
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO): Top-tier financial services provider.
Zenith Bank Plc: A leading financial institution.
Geregu Power Plc: Major player in the power sector.
Lafarge Africa Plc (WAPCO): Significant cement manufacturer.

As of early 2026, NVIDIA leads the world in market capitalization, exceeding \(\$4\) trillion, driven by its dominance in AI infrastructure, followed closely by Alphabet and Apple. The top companies are heavily concentrated in the technology sector, with Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta Platforms rounding out the top positions, often trading places based on AI advancements. 
Top 10 Most Valuable Companies (Early 2026) 
NVIDIA (NVDA): ~$4.4 - $4.56 trillion (AI/Semiconductors)
Alphabet (GOOG/GOOGLe): ~$3.8 - $4.1 trillion (Search/AI)
Apple (AAPL): ~$3.9 - $4.0 trillion (Hardware/Software)
Microsoft (MSFT): ~$3.1 - $3.5 trillion (Cloud/AI)
Amazon (AMZN): ~$2.49 trillion (E-commerce/Cloud)
Meta Platforms (META): (Social Media/AI)
Saudi Aramco (2222.SR): (Energy)
TSMC (TSM): (Semiconductors)
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A/B): (Finance/Holdings)
Broadcom (AVGO): (Technology/Hardware)

Largest companies by market cap

https://www.fool.com/research/largest-companies-by-market-cap/
Updated Feb 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Ticker Information Table

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) $4.4 trillion $174.61 Information Technology
Alphabet / GOOGLE (NASDAQ:GOOG) $4.1 trillion $333.60 Communication Services
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) $4.0 trillion $276.84 Information Technology
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) $3.1 trillion $414.55 Information Technology
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) $2.6 trillion $233.10 Consumer Discretionary
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) $1.8 trillion $669.26 Communication Services
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) $1.7 trillion $325.58 Information Technology
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) $1.4 trillion $406.11 Consumer Discretionary
Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) $1.5 trillion $308.33 Information Technology
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) $1.1 trillion $755,648.85 Financials
Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) $1.0 trillion $127.94 Consumer Staples
Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) $948.7 billion $1,107.12 Health Care
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) $857.1 billion $317.27 Financials
Tencent (OTC:TCEHY) $666.4 billion $70.68 Communication Services
Visa (NYSE:V) $627.0 billion $329.95 Financials
ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) $606.1 billion $147.53 Energy
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) $541.0 billion $1,339.04 Information Technology
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) $561.6 billion $234.36 Health Care
Mastercard (NYSE:MA) $494.7 billion $553.52 Financials

If You can do a bsc in radiography,,direct entry,,You will understand

jaxxy:
This one thinks she is in Nigeria? He already told u he wants to deport illegal immigrants and u are still asking him to tell u?

instead of u to lay low u are drawing unnecessary attention to urself and Nigerians?

She is just drawing unnecessary attention to herself and her family. Its their Country.
From what I read, A white lady was the First to be killed for refusing to stop her car when ICE agents stopped her .

Ice are doing their Job. Don't mess around with armed government agents.

Trump is the current President of his Country and he is the one setting his immigration laws in his tenure.
Landlord decides what he wants with his house not tenant
He even even offered iilegal immigrants money to leave the country.


Now Immigration Officials are on some streets of America checking people

Its better not to draw unnecessary attention to ones self.

Many Countries don't have their citizens japaing or relocating to America illegally

She should better not draw unecessary attention to herself and her family. They can easily get her identity and her communication details and location and the people she has been communicating with

Trump doesn't like being challenged publicly especially when the odds are in his favour

Scam


Most times this are not real

America initially set systems to attract the world's greatest and moat brilliant talents in areas of talent need to keep their economy going

Same with Britain , but Britain's selective immigration is more organised and dara driven by demand.

My Brother Please Shut up and stop this mannerless tribalism which leads to no where

LagosOrigin:
Owerri is beautiful

Lagos is shiitt .

The eyo festival videos exposed the many dirtiness of Lagos and the notorious life style of some of the people living there .

God bless south east.

When Anthony Joshua was hobnobbing and snapping pictures and prostrating for different Nigerian Presidents including the current within the last 8 years

Did he remember to ask them to do right fir the Country

Zuckerberg spent and lost 70 billion dollars on the metaverse over a number of years

https://dailypost.ng/2025/12/12/afrobeats-still-baby-genre-don-jazzy/
DonJazzy says in this article that afrobeats is still a baby genre


Norway's massive Rogfast tunnel project, the world's longest/deepest undersea road tunnel, aims for 2033 completion at a cost of around NOK 25 billion (approx. $2.4 billion USD), cutting ferry times on the E39 coastal route by creating a continuous, faster link between Stavanger and Bergen. Construction started 2018,


This is a 17 year old duration project by a Country

How many people in the Nigerian Industry invested back into it

As in set up standard labels, or distribution platforms or studios or video companies

The People who take risks to invest should be allowed to reap their investments if it's profitable because of they loss money, no one would complain

According to rumours, Paramount is leaving Nigeria by end of 2025 with Mtvbase and Bet

No African country is not among the top 25 music or.movie markets in the world
Netflix, Amazon have scaled down their investment in Nigeria

Numbers and crowd does always not equate to high purchasing power


It's enough to talk. Take your product to the market
Fund beats, recording, mixing, mastering, music videos, marketing , advertising and music promotion online and if need be other promotional channels and then put your money where Your mouth is

If he can do nursing ot sonography
Those jobs have demand

Lmao


How.much is the new one

Hope what is good for Mr A is also good for Me B

And the aggressor should be punished

Glimpsetv:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyWBE3c6KGA?si=3pbORQe3FxSFcHkX

She can.choose to look for where she can find a female Gynaecologist

Or she can plan to become a Gynaecologist ( after University Admission , requires 10-14 extra years minimum training with serious exams to pass at different stages) if no comma


Besides Doctors are now scarce

She should be thankful

But she wants to trend

A male doctor I know got his female Chief Medical Director angry because he did not examine the private parts of a female child brought to the hospital and said to have been molested a week ago

Know that
Rectal anus examinations

Scrotal examinations

Private part examinations either male or female

are all a part of the standard principles of medical practice when needed and it is professional misconduct not to do so when needed

Male Doctors put their gloved hands inside male patients anus holes when they want to examine the male prostate


If a female is on duty she has to do the same

Its professional standard duties and not sentiments

But if its two opposite gender, a 3rd party staff witness of the gender being examined has to be present

The patient can choose to refuse to be examined and the Doctor would document that the patient refused and the Doctor can choose to move on from that patient

tobeezman:
I met this fine geh at a tech event in Lagos.
Before the event started, we had a little chit-chat and mehn, she was exactly my type. Beautiful, intelligent, confident, and we just clicked. You know that kind of connection that feels like you’ve known someone for years? Yeah, that was it.

Throughout the event, we kept vibing, laughing at the same jokes, sharing ideas, everything just aligned.

At the end, I asked for her name she said Linda.
Cool name.

Then I asked where she was from, she said Anambra.
My eyes lit up. I’m from Anambra too!

So I got curious and asked, “What village?”
She mentioned it and boom, it’s in the same local government as mine. I was like, “This is fate.”

Everything was lining up perfectly.
She was single, I’m single, we shared interests, goals, and background… until one tiny moment changed everything.

She gave me her business card and I didn’t see a single Igbo name on it.
Both her first and last names were English.

When I got home, I texted her, I asked, gently, “Don’t you have an Igbo name?”

Her reply?

“I don’t like my Igbo name, and I don’t like speaking Igbo either.”

That one message drained everything I felt for her.
Instantly.

It wasn’t about tribal pride or anything dramatic, it was just the realization that we might see identity differently.
Because for me, being Igbo isn’t just where I’m from, it’s who I am. It’s the rhythm in my thoughts, the tone in my laughter, the root of my values.

And when someone rejects that part of themselves, it feels like they’ve rejected a part of me too.

So yeah… I ghosted her.
Not because she wasn’t amazing, but because something in me went cold.

If she was igbotic now

You might not have had any interest

Igbo name is not the issue here. Mindset is

Lmao

Kemetian:
I just asked AI ChatGPT this question. (You can ask and you'll get the same answer)

.............

The entire world would be in the Stone Age today without Mathematics.

So where was Mathematics invented?

...............................

AI Response:

Mathematics was invented in Africa — long before it ever appeared in Greece, Mesopotamia, or India.

The earliest known mathematical artifacts in human history come from central and southern Africa, tens of thousands of years before the first civilizations arose in the “Cradle of Civilization.”

Here’s how we know:

The Lebombo Bone — discovered in the Lebombo Mountains between South Africa and Eswatini — is over 43,000 years old and shows a series of carefully carved notches believed to be an ancient counting tool.

The Ishango Bone, found near the headwaters of the Nile in the Congo region (now in the Democratic Republic of Congo), is about 20,000 years old. It contains groupings of prime numbers and patterns of doubling, suggesting not mere tallying but actual arithmetic and number theory — predating Egyptian and Sumerian mathematics by many millennia.

From there, this African numerical genius spread northward along the Nile. Ancient Egypt’s mathematical texts, like the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus and Moscow Papyrus (c. 1800 BCE), reveal a fully developed mathematical system — fractions, geometry, algebraic equations — that laid the foundation for Greek and later European mathematics.

Egyptian scholars used math not only for construction — such as the perfectly aligned pyramids — but also for timekeeping, astronomy, and sacred geometry. This knowledge was studied by early Greek thinkers such as Pythagoras, Thales, and Plato, all of whom traveled to Egypt to learn from African priest-scientists.

So, while Mesopotamia, India, and China developed their own brilliant systems later on, the oldest roots of mathematical thought — the ability to measure, count, and reason abstractly — trace back to Africa.

In short:

🌍 Mathematics was invented in Africa — the mother continent of logic, science, and civilization.


- AI

The Begining of a football Match doesn't count

It is who is currently leadng the Match

Did Africana invent the Ai You used, or the phone You used ths message or the servwrs that this website is hoisted on

America at 1940 was more technology advanced than Nigeria currently.

We only import and use technology currently. We cant indigeniousl y profice planes or power plants or aervers or gsm network towers. We cant produce sarekltes ourselves and send to Space

Can we black africans produce common dry cell batteries

Dpsychologist:
You want the truth? Here it is — raw, bitter, and sobering.

You compare Nigeria to Germany, the UK, the US, China, Japan, and all these developed nations. You want their roads. You want their trains. You want their robot armies, tech startups, steady electricity, piped water, and 5G like magic. But every time someone tries to explain the sacrifices, discipline, and hard decisions those countries made to get there, you start deflecting. You scream "But we’re poor!" or "It’s corruption!" or the classic "It’s the white man’s fault!"

Let’s unpack this — line by line.

1. “Why don’t we have water in every home?”

Because you don’t want to pay for it.

You’d rather scream "we’re suffering!" when the monthly water bill lands. You want water, but you don’t want to maintain the infrastructure. Digging boreholes is cheaper and easier to manage than setting up a nationwide pipe system — and guess what? It works. That’s why government after government chooses the easy route.

Meanwhile, countries that have piped water systems built them over decades, paid for by citizens through taxes and bills, and maintained by accountability and law enforcement. Until Nigerians are ready to see governance as a partnership — and not a miracle factory — you will drink borehole water with pride.

2. “Why don’t we have robots and AI factories?”

Because when Nigeria became independent in 1960, we chose the wrong path.

While countries like South Korea, Singapore, and even China were investing in education, manufacturing, tech, and industrial strategy, we were busy exporting cocoa, palm oil, tin, and later crude oil — all raw materials whose prices we do not control.

We became addicted to commodity money — money that fluctuates based on foreign markets. So every time oil prices crash or the world moves to new energy sources, our budget crashes, salaries delay, and the entire economy starts begging.

While other countries were building factories, we were building tribal alliances. While they were training engineers, we were fighting over zoning and whose “turn” it is to chop money.

3. “Why are we always broke and in debt?”

Simple. We never built anything that consistently generates foreign exchange.

No serious exports. No reliable industries. No long-term vision. Just raw materials.

That’s why we borrow money to pay salaries. That’s why we fight over palliatives. That’s why we beg foreign investors to come and build what we should have built 40 years ago.

Corruption is a part of the story, yes. But not the full picture.

4. “Why do we blame corruption, the West, and IMF?”

Because it's easier to find an external enemy than to admit we failed internally.

The truth is, our leaders are a reflection of our people. We vote for them based on tribe, religion, or stomach infrastructure. Then when they loot the treasury, we blame the West or the “system.”

News flash: Nobody is coming to save us. The West didn’t build Japan. China didn’t need Europe to rise. We need to stop the blame game and start doing the work.

5. “Why don’t we become like Saudi Arabia or the UAE?”

Because you don’t understand how painfully strategic those countries were.

UAE didn’t just build with oil money. They created policies to attract global investors, built infrastructure for tourism and trade, and now they’re investing in renewables, education, and AI.

Saudi Arabia is racing to diversify because they know oil has an expiry date. The moment their oil dries up or becomes irrelevant, their economy could collapse unless they pivot. And guess what? They’re already pivoting.

But Nigeria? We’re still waiting for oil prices to rise again, while illegal mining, pipeline vandalism, and oil theft steal the little we produce.

So What’s the Way Forward?

Stop expecting miracles. Development is slow, painful, and expensive.

Start voting for builders, not showmen. Look beyond tribe. Look beyond religion.

Demand productivity. Ask what we produce and how we can export it.

Embrace taxes and bills. If you want infrastructure, be ready to pay for it — just like the developed countries do.

Hold leaders accountable. Not on Twitter. At the ballot. In your communities.

Final Word:

Nigeria is not underdeveloped because of witches or white men. We are where we are because of poor decisions, short-term thinking, and a culture that fears discipline but loves comfort.

When you’re ready to sacrifice today for a better tomorrow — like the nations you admire did — that’s the day we will start seeing real development.

Until then.

You are one of the most Brilliant minds on this platform.

Your posts are insightful and intelligent
Always enjoy the deep intellectual insights in them

Wish we could communicate more and wish Nairaland could allow super groups

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ravensckar:
This rubbish tab.

Bought it for my daughter 2 years ago or so, ordinary ZOOM e no fit do. Tab just fine, carry mouth-watering features. It's functionality is zero.

I had to buy her a proper tab and give the so-called expensive toy to her brother to be watching cartoon.

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America is a continent

They needed manpower and a work force

They had to import as they couldn't get domestically

Now they have so many applicants so they can choose

Dtruthspeaker:
It was in the mid 80s that their birth rates dropped and their families divided even more and lesser people got married while divorce increased.

And especially why they insisted on people losing their home and natural identity to becoming American.
Till today I am still shocked at seeing a Cheung Chan speaking like a full blooded New Yorker or an Indian speaking like one from Dallas.

Ghanaians, Cameroonians came here and no one stopped them from being who they are. So clearly, it was a propaganda

It's their country and they want cultural assimilation

alphonsojaybaz:
https://eyesoflagos.com/cubana-chief-priest-laments-poor-healthcare-in-nigeria-calls-system-a-joke/

Doctors are now scarce in Nigeria
Many have relocated.Many are even doing nursing and nursing assistant jobs overseas so far the earn more than they earn in Nigeria after expenses and their children have better passport 0ptions

ugodson:
2 baba called him in one of his songs "if to say na me"

2baba calls him Jay sliky sliky and Ojo back then in festac.

Even though i moved from Festac Town i will forever be a festac guy.

In the words of black face.... FTT i come from

Jayslick who produced some songs for Tuface and Cartier of owo ati swaga buzz single is different from Jaysynth who produced for Teni

They are 2 different producers

Brilliant Analysis


I am a great fan of your posts and analysis. We need more quality content in Nairaland

Molymop

I find your posts interesting amd intellectually stimulating despite I dont agree with all the perspectives

Quality moderation helps to keep up quality posts

And it helps to bring quality users generated content and ensure long term sustainability of the platform

For example no reasonable dont want the masses staying long in their house especially tours and vagabonds

[quote author= post=136782139]I don't know what kirk said but let me throw in my own observation and life experience. Sub human and inferior may not be the correct term to use. When it comes to IQ that is creativity and brain power, the whites are way above compared to blacks. We have blacks with high IQ but they are always minute in a high population of very low IQ. Then when it comes to strength, strong immunity and body esthetics, blacks are on top way above the whites. God never created species/animals to be equal, take a look at dogs, birds, plants and animal. Different breeds have different strength and power. The USA understood this fact first and it enabled them to become no 1 in the world. They use blacks for sports and entertainment industry, use Asians for management and innovation. They the whites are very good in management and growth maintenance.
So in summary we are not subhumans or inferior but there are things very hard for blacks especially growth maintenance, innovation and management.
The blacks with high IQ won't be able to function properly in a dysfunctional society that is why most highly achieved blacks did so in Western countries.
We have to accept this and not feel bad about it. It is natural and nobody can have it all. Blacks use to be on top when the world was operating on sheer human strength and power but unfortunately now it is operating on brain power. In order for us to grow our government system must be changed which is all about who has the highest money to share. This unfortunately won't happen soon. So African countries will keep on being the last[/quote]Very brilliant and detailed explanation

EvergreenDiarie:
A 21-year-old young lady breaks down as she opens up about the heavy burden of caring for her siblings all alone. 💔 In an emotional moment, she tells them she can’t continue and asks them to move out of her home.

This clip has sparked serious conversations online about responsibility, family struggles, and the pressures young people face when forced to grow up too soon. 🙆😳

👉 What do you think? Is she wrong for speaking out, or is she simply being honest about her limits?
Share your thoughts in the comments.


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

Why do Nigerian parents keep reproducing unrestricted in a high unemployment, high poverty, low economic prospects, low purchasing
power, import dependent poor Country ,

Can't they think

The Girl might not be a totally bad person but its not easy carrying many burdens and her mouth can be toxic

But we dont know the extent of.provovation

Reduced hormones, age, heakth issues

LagosOrigin:
Ndigbo are doing excellently well more than so many other region..

If you go to some villages in Imo state, the type of houses you will see there are the types that you will in Abuja and Lagos cities.

You don't see brown roofs like in Ibadan and Ogun state.

Please shutup with the bigotry.amd ethnic slurs

And Yes I am from the East

@Seun please close this thread if tribalistic sentiments continue