₦airaland Forum

GavelSlam:
Government did not support Dangote before he put his money where his mouth is.

After aqcuisition of land, collaboration with banks and producers, only then government can assist, by providing tax and tarrif breaks in addition to discounts on forex.

Until these parameters are met government would only withold the limited funds crying for various alternative uses.

Do you have an idea of how long it takes to get a license for a refinery and also a license to build a refinery? why should a special forex window be opened for one individual when you have about 13 other individuals or firms that have met the required parameters to build and operate a refinery in Nigeria,I don't have any issue with Dangote,but an Economy cannot grow when one person is encouraged to monopolise most sectors,Govt has always assisted Dangote that is a fact,if more people are given the same assistance I believe the country will do better than just it celebrating mediocre.

GavelSlam:
No it wouldn't.

The best time to remove subsidy would be when you have local refining capacity viz private refineries competing with each other as against cost of import.

Should that be fixed, there would be an initial jump in price but eventually a flat line as it balances out.

That's why I said the Senate should pass the PIB,my Boss has a client that has the license to build a 120bpd refinery and two modular refineries but cos of too many constraints its difficult for her to get foreign investors to partner her cos even her bank can provide a financial guarantee,13 companies have license to build refineries in Nigeria why is Dangote the only one the Govt is assisting?I agree with you but the PIB has to be passed to provide a level playing ground for all investors and the local communities where the raw material is gotten from.

9jakohai:
1.GSM was deregulated from the word go....no price controls, nothing....and we went from N7000 Sim to N500 sim...because the GSM companies were allowed to make their profits freely....which freed them to pour in more money freely....

2.Subsidy itself costs a lot of money tpo sustain.

3.Oil subsidy is not sustainable....it does not let marketers and oil companies make enough profit to break even. That is why many workers in fuel stations across Nigeria get poor salaries.,....and why we don't have more investment in things like refineries as well....and why saboteurs divert fuel to other countries...which can be sold for a profit.

See the pictogram below...made when pms was at N87....and you will get it better.

You are right,2012 would have been the best time to remove subsidy but because of lack of information and individual education by Nigerians on matters like this we are faced with the ugly scenario again,full deregulation is the only solution,the Senate should pass the PIB and allow more investment in the upstream sector.since Buhari once said subsidy is a scam,well Nigerians should be ready to pay more for PMS cos the landing cost will increase.if we allowed Jonathan then and the PIB was passed things would have been fair by now and Nigerians would have adjusted to the price.....it is well.

landing cost for PMS will increase, expect increase in fuel price Nigerians.

seems Rochas and Bello use the same Adviser....pathetic!

MaziOmenuko:
Thats really petty coming from sahara reporters. Its a shame, you guys really stoop low to throw tantrums at an old man having symptoms very-very common with old age. IBB is over 80yrs and if he dies today, he didn't die early at all.

If the result of muslims stealing his shoes took 24 years since 1993 to manifest, then the result came too late.

I totally agree with you very petty,

bedspread:
There was no SOE? The Governor was still d Governor..... There cannot be a State of Emergency with the Executive Governor still in Charge

one thing I've observed about Nigerians is their insolent attitude towards getting the right information, Gej wanted a state of emergency about 5 govs came to abj to beg him because they know if they were removed the book haram would have ended ,asides that they won't receive their security votes anymore,they were already throwing up ethnic and religious sentiments against Gej at that time before he backtracked and downgraded the state of emergency, with all the advise that was given to shettima not to allow the exams hold by the Federal govt and waec he still went ahead promising to provide enough security, why didn't he call Gej immediately those girls were abducted he waited for 16 days that was why the initial reaction was that it was a lie.There's more to it all but time will definitely tell.

Adminisher:
My friend there was State of Emergency. The Governor was not responsible for security. He was not even responsible for anything. GEJ was a big fool who surrounded himself with traders instead of strategic thinking people. He has to rue whether all the money has bought him good name or peace. Everybody calling him an idiot.

Gej initially ordered a state of emergency, I was in Gwarinpa when about 5 state Governors came into town to plead with Gej not to call for a state of emergency in the 3 states affected,Niger state Governor spearheaded the delegation, the question should be why did Shettima after all the advise he got from both the federal govt and waec against writing exams in those areas still go ahead to send those girls to chibok,why didn't he provide the necessary security he promised and why didn't he disclose the incident to the President Gej until after 16 days Why did he wait that long?we all can sit and blame Gej but I tell you when you get there you will know that its no child's play,you can see what Buhari is going through,there are some things that the ordinary Nigerian will never know,watch Shettima keep shut soon, they will soon call him to order.

Is Pastor Chris the FG?

ikorodureporta:
Some days ago, a friend i was chatting with online said he called & i ddnt pick his call. I checked my missed calls but couldnt find his number among the missed calls. So, i did not believe that he called...


So, later i picked a naija line (080...) & he was d one on line. Dis guy is not in Naija & not aware of the changes too. I cross-checked the missed calls & found out that the number's slghtly diff from the one he used recently...

Why're the telcos doing this without our consent? Hope they'r not tapping our lines....

its been going on for some time now,still don't understand the rationale behind it.

its obvious Freeze is not informed,if he knows the fortune the Pope and the Vatican is sitting on then he won't be saying what he's saying, The Vatican is one of the wealthiest and most powerful institution in the world.

Nigerians and mundane things,wasting their time and effort debating about things that are meaningless, good to know where your tithes goes,I believe 90% of those making noise here don't even pay tithe,so why cry more than the bereaved, I want to believe if these same people can focus on the people that collect their tax and what its been used for our country will be better for it, Nigerians are weak minded people,intellectually lazy dolts that don't have an independent opinion,fail to study always quick to join the bandwagon,swift to copy everything they see,we pay taxes from VAT to both personal and income tax,we pay stamp duties,we pay ATM charges but no one has deemed it fit to attack the thieves in Government.I noticed a trend every since NwaAmaIkpe joined nairaland with his sarcasm,I noticed clones and wannabes copying his style,I just laugh at how cerebrally weak some Nigerians are just to sound relevant by copying another person's style,well that's how we roll in this country.am not holding brief for anybody but I wish people can truly find time to research before making their opinions known,no wonder the country is where it is today.

9jakohai:
So what is the alternative then?

Oil, our major earner is at $60 per barrel. We need it to be at $120 per barrel to meet daily obligations without borrowing. And even at high oil prices, GEJ borrowed.

The alternative is that we raise taxes to as high as 50% of your earned income, remove subsidies, restrict spending to power, technical education and transport, increase school fees , power bills, deregulate the oil downstream sector to as much as selling fuel for n200 PER LITER, and so on.

And even then , we still have to take loans.

I agree that this govt is lacking ideas....coherent ideas....but just don't critique for the fun of it.

what about having a robust economic plan that involves the private sector,having good economic policies that will encourage FDI,we don't have to borrow so much at this time,when there's nothing to show for it,can't we have a Concession,BOT are PPP plan with proven Foreign investors to take over our rail systems, power plants etc,but because the consultants want to collect facilitators fee,the Ministers will collect kicks backs from awarding the contracts to his cronies,we have to borrow,a major chunk of these money will end up in private hands,a BOT structure can be agreed with Julius Berger and the RCC for the Lagos Ibadan express way for a period of 30 years with a considerable toll charge,same can go for other major projects in power etc,why put the country under so much pressure when there are so many options,create a good environment for foreign investment and watch Nigeria grow,we have the population,especially the youths,Nigeria will always be an investors Haven, but good economic policies is obviously lacking in this country.

JamesReacher:
Tuface appears corny anyway. Having that many kids with different women recklessly says a lot about him. Who can confidently say this is Tuface real character, he appears uninspiring but his music is the bomb mehn. Just to say we all have inner demons, Blackface won't be clamouring up and down if he got something like 'my padi give me gift' , he's your nigga from way back mehn, give him a call. Faze too. Give those guys a call. He hasn't addressed this issue still but when Sarz and Samklef weren't happy with how Wizkid treated them, u know normal guys ishh, we bump heads and we resolve, Don't tell me u don't know how instrumental these 2dudes were/are . Wizkid addressed the issue even saying he called Samklef to his house, recorded with Sara again and it died down. My guy na still my guy as long as he didn't backstab or Bleep ur gf whatever. This corny dude didn't do anything, They blame Wizkid and Davido for babymamism but Tuface did it, no wahala. Tuface goes with the slogan, nobody holy pass, its a saying for those who have a coffin in their cupboards. Let's use our heads, you don't know Tuface like Idris knows him.
One thing again, we will protest, yes we don't like this government, let's print shirts. let's buy this n that , baba sly Nigerians loool . Let me go and sleep jor


The truth is like poetry
Nobody likes poetry.

Baba you talk finish Tuface Na real Two faced nigga,I lost respect for him after he chickened out of the protest but he's blessed though.

AntiWailer:
You are a m0r0n.

everyone wants to be like NwaAmaIkpe dude,that's the problem with Nigeria,a country filled with intellectually lazy people that don't have an identity always looking to join the bandwagon just to be relevant.

Benita27:
On the contrary, it's said that a friend's loyalty is known when the chips are down. Those who made this quote were not drunk and it has been proven to be true 'cause wealth attracts sycophants. The married great men of this world met their women when they had nothing 'cause that's when you test a man's loyalty. Wonder why Mark Zuckerberg ended up with an average looking Asian instead of the beauties of America?, it's 'cause she was with him when he was nothing.

You said it's easier to pick your kind of woman when you have wealth. Sorry, it's a herculean task to pick your kind of woman when you have money. A wealthy man is full of insecurities.

You wouldn't marry a lady you're not sure whether she loves you or not, realistically speaking.

Just leave the op everybody is an expert in something these days even the ones that haven't had any reasonable life experience, the internet has really given people an avenue to air their opinions, anyone can wake up I put up any thing these days,its hard finding a good woman these days ordinarily not to even talk of when the guy's rich,the level of materialism now is mind boggling.money attracts different kind of people fake and real,and that includes women too.

Kondomatic:
You don't deserve any help at all. She told you at the initial stage that she was seeing someone, you are supposed to respect her relationship and back out but you didn't. You broke the bro code, you're the reason the other guy lost her, I wouldn't have cried if you committed suicide when she attempted to break up with you because you caused the other guy same pain.
Thing is, if you can't stop thinking about people's girlfriend then you're obviously going to start fvcking married women someday.

Deep bro.....very deep,what goes around comes around.

Kondomatic:
There is a problem somewhere and we are yet to realize that. Gradually, we are making the gays and lesbians the untouchables in the society. We're being reprogrammed to believe that homosexuals are innocent of every other thing except being gay.

I could remember what happened when there was a shooting at a gay club in Orlando. Everybody "auto-believed" that it was carried out by a straight person, a religious fanatic, apparently we all believed that it was impossible for a gay person to do that.

I can still remember how I was attacked here because I had a different opinion, but it was reported later that the killer was gay and everyone kept quiet.

I tell people, homosexuals are not asking for their rights, they want to be made the special people of the society. They want to be what they want to be and get away with whatever they want to do including trampling on your own rights.

Bobrisky is another example, the report yesterday was that he was arrested for unknown reasons but people already calling for his release without knowing why he was arrested.

A time is coming when you, a straight person who kept quiet because whatever an adult decides to do with their sex organs isn't your business won't be able to get job in certain orgs. Only then will you understand how special this homosexuals have become and it will be too late to do anything.

Here's an example, I can't even play Android game in peace unless I identify with homosexuals

my brother this is the level the world has dropped,the world itself is been ran by paedophiles and homosexual cults,there's a subtle introduction of "gayism" even into our local movies and series here in Nigeria, Nigeria is following the foot prints of the modern Babylon,Pizzagate is a typical example of how deep the world has rot.This world is set to implode which ever way,I totally agree with on your submission.... let every same man prepare for the calamity that awaits....SHALLOM!!!

Celcius:
Truth be told, this time they have done well on Capital expenditure. Better than previous administrations. This could also be an indictment on this government. In 2015 GEJ presented about N700bn on Capital and we saw a little infrastructure, even Fashola had to say he worked more roads and even rails than any previous president. With about 2trillion we need to see more.

What was the exchange rate then

kennygee:
Anybody could have done it. It must not be a pastor.

abi

Praktikals:
Boss, you are right but we all know that politics is a game of numbers. Igbos need a change of mIndset for them to have a true sense of belonging in this country. To have an idea of how the average Igbo person view the Yorubas, just peruse their comments here on nairaland.
If they hate the Hausas and suspects every move of the yorubas, are they going to wake up their ancestors to come and vote for them?

Forget the ones ranting on Naira land,who are the true decision makers?they are not even relevant in the true scheme of things.when the time comes they will all be whipped in line,sentiments is what has always been 2019 won't be a difference.

Praktikals:
If truly Tinubu is a smart man, he will back Buhari if he choses to recontest. Anything other than that will be tantamount to playing penalty into throw-in.
With the kind of card the Igbos have been playing, I don't see them ever producing a president for this country again. They hate the Hausas and suspect every moves of the Yorubas (calling us Afonjas) so where will the votes come from?

Politics is not the way you're seeing it,so many things go on behind close doors,and don't ever say an Igbo man can't be President,nothing is impossible, they even have a better chance of becoming one now than ever before,A Tony Elumelu is a very good candidate that will appeal to everyone,by the way he's not a politician like the rest,Nigerians are tired of the old class,its time to change the norm.

The little I can deduce from this write is,Tony Elumele might be whom Tinubu will be backing come 2019,the write up seems ambiguous, but it takes a discerning mind to read between the lines,Tinubu is a very smart man,he knows Nigerians are tired of the old band wagon politicians,throwing a neutral but proven man with a youthful attraction into the political fray is a wise move,I watched the skit Obj did with Spiff,its not just an ordinary skit,its more of a subliminal message for the youths.These men are too sly,they know what they are doing.

An2elect2:
Christ embassy Christianity is that one Christianity?

I totally agree with you and the picture depicting the early believers and today's Christianity.

Ahmadgani:
Let others do the work while you take credit.


48 Laws of power with contraditions

You are so right, read the book back in school and realised the author really contradicted himself in some Laws...These OP should leave Osinbajo alone, He and Buhari are a team.

after all said and almost done...innocent is only human...it takes men with the steel balls of Nnamdi Kanu to pull a stunt like this.

The end is here...

kcnwaigbo:
This is no news.It is not a crime to own properties. What I am expecting from the EFCC and useless Sahara reporters is to show us proof of how Diezani looted Nigeria's oil money.This pictures does not prove any crime as Mrs Diezani reserves the right to own properties and her career earnings even before she joined the government could afford these

Gbam!!! They know Nigerians are not critical thinkers,Tinubu has a hotel in Dubai Atiku has houses there,they should show Nigerians evidence of shady deals or kickbacks and stop try to whip up sentiments,if people have an understanding of how govt deals are struck i bet they will be wiser,even any company that helps a state facilitate loans from financial organisations get their percentage from the loan.people show ask for facts and evidence of corrupt enrichment and story all these childish behaviour.

The aim is get up to between 35-40bn dollars to put Nigeria in good position to borrow the 29.9bn dollar loan,no Financing Organisation wants to make the Greece mistake.

7lives:
Wetin this one dey talk, you better read your Bible well before Oyedepo push you into hell fire.
Anyway apostle Peter was facing serious persecution and an imminent death in Rome so he decided to flee, he met Christ on the way to Rome and he was like " my Lord where are you going?".
Christ answered him " I AM ON MY WAY TO ROME TO DIE FOR YOU A SECOND TIME, IF THIS WILL MAKE YOU TRUST IN ME ".
Peter was so ashamed of himself having denied Jesus Christ three times before.
So Peter went back to Rome and he was crucified upside down.
Christianity is about doing the will of God, the way we practice Christianity in Nigeria is the reason the devil is having a field day.
Prayers can fix the problems of this country but who will lead the prayers?, Worldliness has robbed our so called Christians leaders and followers, of the needed fire to overcome demonic challenges like boko haram.
Esther and Mordecai were ordinary Jews in Persia, but look at how they shook Persia because they have faith in God, without faith it is impossible to please him.
If we as Christians decides to go physical with boko haram we shall not win, because this is not what God expect of us.
Brother my advice to this morning, Psalm 127:1-2.
My gift to true Christians this morning, Psalm 125: 125..
Good morning.

You have said it all brother!

By the time the truth comes out about Obama people all over the world will s**t bricks.He's trying so hard to rope Russia into the whole hacking mess,his clock is winding down real fast,Trump's victory hit him like a ton of bricks!

hungryboy:
"Obama played the Good boy all this while"?
"He was called a lame duck because he doesn't believe in force"?
Dude do you even know what you are talking about?
The same Obama that brought his Nato allies along for the destruction of Libya and murder of Gaddafi, Is the Man you say doesn't believe in force?
Just last month, he granted a waiver for more arms to be sent to Jihadists a.k.a moderate rebels in Syria,
Is selling arms to Saudi Arabia to bomb Yemen,
Are this the actions of a President who wants world peace?

bro its obvious you don't have to reply everybody,most people can't see further than their noses,if they even had an insight into what Obama and Killary had in store for Nigeria they would pee in their pants.