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 Politics › Re: INEC holds by-election in five constituencies today by malali: 11:48am On Sep 19 |
commoditiesnig:Are you appeal court or supreme court ? You cannot call any Nigerian Citizen illegal after murdering them in federal government custody These people are also Nigerians with grieving relatives.....Show some emotional intelligence and humanity. |
| Politics › Re: Tinubu Orders Probe Into Deaths Of Suspected Illegal Miners In NSCDC Custody by malali: 11:42am On Sep 19 |
The probe if ideal shouldn't take more than 1 week. These people should also not be called "illegal" miners as the illegality was not determined by a competent court. Its defamatory to accuse them of all sorts and call them names because they are deceased, especially when they died in mysterious conditions under the federal government custody. As their parents are grieving, calling them illegal is akin to the parents also rioting and burning up state structures. Emotional intelligence should be used in selecting the words used to describe them till we can prove their crime. |
| Politics › Re: Niger Miners’ Deaths: Full List Of 20 NSCDC Officers Suspended by malali: 11:31am On Sep 19 |
Suspended ? They should be arrested, and interrogated before being released. Every single one of them should have written a statement on what happened and what role they played as a police report immediately, so that the course of events doesn't change. So, legally, the key questions are: - Who ordered or permitted the detention conditions? - How many people were held in the cell and for how long? - Were officers aware that detainees were in medical or respiratory distress? - Did officers fail to provide required medical attention? - Did anyone use excessive force or deliberately harm detainees? - Were there attempts to conceal what happened or interfere with evidence? If the evidence establishes that an officer's intentional act, reckless conduct, or criminal negligence caused or materially contributed to deaths, then prosecution would be warranted under the applicable Nigerian criminal law. Officials whose actions, abuse or negligence are found to have contributed to the deaths should be arrested and prosecuted, and that suspension alone is not a substitute for criminal responsibility. |
| Politics › Re: INEC holds by-election in five constituencies today by malali: 11:28am On Sep 19 |
Image123:What are your thoughts....do you think ? |
| Politics › Re: The Violent Assaults On The Campaigns Teams Of The Opposition Parties Must Stop by malali: 9:55am On Sep 19 |
Lets start with the simplest question: "Does the evidence fit the official explanation?" A group of previously healthy young men does not simply collapse and die overnight without an extraordinary explanation. If this was a disease outbreak, where is the corresponding illness among the NSCDC personnel who were guarding them? If some toxic gas or substance caused the deaths, why did it apparently affect the detainees in such a concentrated and deadly manner? And if the first detainees began collapsing, why weren't the others immediately evacuated to hospital? The survivor's allegation that “they sprayed something in the cell” cannot simply be brushed aside. At minimum, this raises the horrifying possibility that these men were left locked up without adequate protection or medical intervention, or that someone deliberately harmed them. Whether that was an intentional act, criminal negligence, or some other failure must be established by an independent criminal investigation. And let's be absolutely clear: being suspected of illegal mining does not make someone guilty. Until convicted by a court, these were Nigerian citizens in state custody whose lives the state was responsible for protecting. A suspension is not accountability. Someone losing his job and going home does not answer how 37 people died in government custody. There should be immediate, independent investigation, preservation of all evidence, forensic examinations, witness protection, and criminal arrests and prosecution of those responsible. The government still has an opportunity to show that Nigerian lives matter, 37 people died in state custody. That cannot become another statistic we quietly move past. The people who were obviously negligent are walking free. This is the same country that wants state police. 37 Innocent non violent citizens dead in one night and yet a single arrest is yet to be made. 3 Likes
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| Crime › Re: Miners: Something Was Sprayed In The Cell, People Started Falling - Survivor by malali: 9:55am On Sep 19 |
Lets start with the simplest question: "Does the evidence fit the official explanation?" A group of previously healthy young men does not simply collapse and die overnight without an extraordinary explanation. If this was a disease outbreak, where is the corresponding illness among the NSCDC personnel who were guarding them? If some toxic gas or substance caused the deaths, why did it apparently affect the detainees in such a concentrated and deadly manner? And if the first detainees began collapsing, why weren't the others immediately evacuated to hospital? The survivor's allegation that “they sprayed something in the cell” cannot simply be brushed aside. At minimum, this raises the horrifying possibility that these men were left locked up without adequate protection or medical intervention, or that someone deliberately harmed them. Whether that was an intentional act, criminal negligence, or some other failure must be established by an independent criminal investigation. And let's be absolutely clear: being suspected of illegal mining does not make someone guilty. Until convicted by a court, these were Nigerian citizens in state custody whose lives the state was responsible for protecting. A suspension is not accountability. Someone losing his job and going home does not answer how 37 people died in government custody. There should be immediate, independent investigation, preservation of all evidence, forensic examinations, witness protection, and criminal arrests and prosecution of those responsible. The government still has an opportunity to show that Nigerian lives matter, 37 people died in state custody. That cannot become another statistic we quietly move past. The people who were obviously negligent are walking free. This is the same country that wants state police. 37 Innocent non violent citizens dead in one night and yet a single arrest is yet to be made. |
| Politics › Re: INEC holds by-election in five constituencies today by malali: 9:51am On Sep 19 |
Image123:Why haven't any arrests been made ? 37 People were murdered in the custody of the government. And stop calling them “illegal miners.” Illegal under what finding? Where is the evidence? You cannot pronounce a dead person guilty of a crime. The presumption of innocence applies to everyone. If the government alleges that they were engaged in illegal mining, then prove it with evidence. Until then, they are not “illegal miners” simply because they are dead and cannot defend themselves. And all you say is do what exactly ? Are you even human ? |
| Politics › Re: INEC holds by-election in five constituencies today by malali: 9:45am On Sep 19 |
amaridigital:You have no iota of emotional intelligence. 37 people dying in government custody is not a political issue. Your online derangement syndrome routes everything through the lens of the upcoming elections. People have lost their lives. 37 human beings were alive, hale and hearty less than 24 hours before they lost their lives in government custody. That alone should be enough to demand answers. Yet, as of now, no one has been arrested for criminal negligence, manslaughter, or any other offense connected to these deaths. The President stood before 250 million Nigerians and swore an oath to protect the lives of Nigerians. That oath comes with responsibility. Call it whatever you want, politics, activism, opposition, whatever. The fact remains that the government has a duty to account for what happened to people who died in its custody. And this is only the beginning. We will bring in Amnesty International, the ICC, and other relevant international organizations. Do you think we are scared of you? The President has to do his job. He is not a monarch. He is a public servant. Get that into your head. |
| Politics › Re: INEC holds by-election in five constituencies today by malali: 9:23am On Sep 19 |
Nairaland is suppressing the news from Minna about the death of 37 miners. I thought this was a free non partisan chat group. You guys are suppressing the death of 37 miners. Thats the main topic in the whole Nigeria. Latest developments should be "Front-paged" Bias reporting of incidence will not be tolerated. Nigerians all see what you are doing. 3 Likes 1 Share
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| Crime › Re: Niger Illegal Miners’ Death Substance Sprayed In Cell Before Detainees Collapsed by malali(op): 4:38am On Sep 19*. Modified: 4:55am On Sep 19 |
Lets start with the simplest question: "Does the evidence fit the official explanation?" A group of previously healthy young men does not simply collapse and die overnight without an extraordinary explanation. If this was a disease outbreak, where is the corresponding illness among the NSCDC personnel who were guarding them? If some toxic gas or substance caused the deaths, why did it apparently affect the detainees in such a concentrated and deadly manner? And if the first detainees began collapsing, why weren't the others immediately evacuated to hospital? The survivor's allegation that “they sprayed something in the cell” cannot simply be brushed aside. At minimum, this raises the horrifying possibility that these men were left locked up without adequate protection or medical intervention, or that someone deliberately harmed them. Whether that was an intentional act, criminal negligence, or some other failure must be established by an independent criminal investigation. And let's be absolutely clear: being suspected of illegal mining does not make someone guilty. Until convicted by a court, these were Nigerian citizens in state custody whose lives the state was responsible for protecting. A suspension is not accountability. Someone losing his job and going home does not answer how 37 people died in government custody. There should be immediate, independent investigation, preservation of all evidence, forensic examinations, witness protection, and criminal arrests and prosecution of those responsible. The government still has an opportunity to show that Nigerian lives matter, 37 people died in state custody. That cannot become another statistic we quietly move past. The people who were obviously negligent are walking free. This is the same country that wants state police. 37 Innocent non violent citizens dead in one night and yet a single arrest is yet to be made. |
| Crime › Niger Illegal Miners’ Death Substance Sprayed In Cell Before Detainees Collapsed by malali(op): 4:38am On Sep 19*. Modified: 5:00am On Sep 19 |
A surviving suspected illegal miner in Niger State has alleged that detainees began collapsing after an unidentified substance was sprayed inside their cell while they were in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The survivor made the allegation while speaking during a visit by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to the state on Friday, following the deaths of 33 suspected illegal miners in NSCDC custody. “They sprayed something in the cell after putting us inside, and people started falling down,” the survivor said. The allegation has raised further questions over the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the miners, who were arrested during enforcement operations against illegal mining in the Wushishi/Lukoto axis of the state. The suspects were taken into custody during operations conducted on September 15 and 16, with the deaths subsequently recorded while they were in detention. Tunji-Ojo visited the state as part of efforts by the federal government to ascertain what led to the deaths and assess the situation of those who survived. The minister had earlier suspended the Niger State Commandant of the NSCDC, Suberu Aniviye, and ordered a full investigation into the incident. The NSCDC has also constituted an investigative team to examine the condition of the suspects at the time of their arrest, their period in custody, the conditions of their detention and the medical attention provided to them. The investigation is expected to establish the sequence of events leading to the deaths and determine whether any individuals or factors contributed to the incident. Source: https://leadership.ng/niger-illegal-miners-deaths-substance-was-sprayed-in-cell-before-detainees-collapsed-survivor/ Video: https://x.com/ZagazOlaMakama/status/2100687557725934063/video/1 NLFPMOD 1 Share
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| Crime › Re: 33 Suspected Illegal Miners Die Mysteriously In NSCDC Custody In Niger State by malali: 12:27am On Sep 18*. Modified: 1:02am On Sep 18 |
33 People were certainly killed. Carbon monoxide poisoning. Food poisoning etc.....For you to die that fast,its usually not a disease, especially in a young able body man. No disease wipes out 33 healthy people overnight. Some people might be ignorant, but not all of us. Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/193cbov6Vd/ 1 Share
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| Investment › Re: Don’t Sell Homes Or Spend School Fees On Dangote Shares, Emir Sanusi To Investor by malali: 7:04pm On Sep 17 |
Only sensible advice I’ve heard so far. Dangote obviously needs to raise capital. For the first time, his Buhari–Emefiele combo isn’t in power, so the easy political-money route is gone. His options are simple: take expensive loans or sell equity. And equity is clearly the easier route. Nigeria’s borrowing costs are around 30%, while U.S. rates are above 7%. Equity lets him raise billions without paying interest, and if the share price later collapses, shareholders eat the loss, not Dangote. Then there’s the refinery itself. Buying into refining at the peak of an Iran-driven oil-price cycle is a serious risk. If the conflict ends tomorrow and crude prices crash, margins get squeezed immediately. Unlike cement, where limestone is essentially available at negligible cost, a refinery has to continually buy crude, its primary feedstock. And let’s stop pretending refining is a money-printing machine. Refining margins are notoriously thin, and globally, refinery closures have outnumbered new openings for years. This is a brutally capital-intensive business. What’s also telling is how quickly Dangote has brought this business toward the public equity market compared with his other ventures. He typically builds and operates businesses for years before sharing ownership with the public. I’m not saying the shares are a bad investment. I’m saying the refinery is nowhere near the easy-money story people are selling. If you’re a smart investor, don’t chase the hype. Let the stock get hammered first. If it eventually falls toward ₦200, that’s when the risk-reward gets interesting. 18 Likes 1 Share |
| Business › Re: J.P. Morgan Returns Nigeria To Bond Index After 11 Years by malali: 9:49am On Sep 15 |
The real test of economic governance lies in translating macro stability and headline indicators into citizen-level microeconomics gains, higher real incomes, greater purchasing power, productive employment, and better household economic security. On that crucial transmission from macroeconomic performance to everyday economic welfare, this government still appears remarkably short on policy imagination. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
| Career › Re: The Ordeal Of A Department In A Federal Teaching Hospital: A Call For Help by malali: 8:23pm On Sep 11*. Modified: 3:15am On Sep 13 |
Make videos of him in that behavior and leak a few on the internet. Africans attribute old age with wisdom, meanwhile there are some old people who have been foolish from childhood and are now very matured old fools. 9 Likes |
| Business › Re: Dangote, Ramaphosa Debate Why Africa Still Struggles To Fund Power Projects by malali(op): 3:43pm On Aug 26 |
SonOfWords: I must commend the macro monetary policies of the current administration. There are things i don't like about the administration, but their macro fiscal monetary policy is one of the best we have had in decades. None of the opposition has described a better monetary policy. Lets take emotions out of partisanship....None of the opposition can describe a better macro monetary policy. |
| Business › Re: Dangote, Ramaphosa Debate Why Africa Still Struggles To Fund Power Projects by malali(op): 2:10pm On Aug 26 |
The real problem isn’t whether the money exists as Ramphosa says. it’s who absorbs the risk as Dangote emphasizes. Make power projects bankable in local currency, match debt to the currency of cash flows, provide credible FX guarantees where necessary, and use government only to de-risk the structure rather than subsidize bad projects. Once currency risk, pricing risk and political risk are properly allocated, private capital will follow. 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Business › Dangote, Ramaphosa Debate Why Africa Still Struggles To Fund Power Projects by malali(op): 2:09pm On Aug 26 |
Aliko Dangote and Cyril Ramaphosa debate why Africa struggles to fund power projects despite available money, highlighting interest rates, currency risks and energy investment challenges.Source: https://www.pulse.ng/story/dangote-ramaphosa-africa-power-project-funding-2026082514085232273?utm_source=chatgpt.ccom 2 Likes 1 Share
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| Travel › Re: US Court Lifts Trump Visa Restrictions On Nigeria, 74 Other Countries by malali: 5:06pm On Aug 22 |
The U.S. is feeling the pressure on more than just immigration. Tourism is a major part of the economy, and when visitors, especially high-spending international travelers, choose other destinations, local businesses feel it. Many African travelers have historically spent heavily on shopping, luxury goods, and family-related purchases in the U.S. Meanwhile, China is becoming a more attractive alternative for some travelers because of trade links, affordability, and growing business opportunities. The irony is that many of the products tourists buy in America are manufactured in China anyway, so the bigger question is whether the U.S. is competing on the experience, value, and openness that brings people back. They also need to recruit Nigerians to fight the Iran-USA war. 4 Likes 2 Shares
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| Politics › Re: Nigeria Spends N3.14 Trillion Servicing Domestic Debt In Q1 2026, Up 20.3% Year- by malali: 5:03am On Aug 10 |
timbabng:Please also tell Nigerians the other half of the story: what sustainable, revenue-generating scheme has been put in place to service these debts going forward? Yes, much of the ₦3.14tn is interest paid to domestic holders of FGN bonds and Treasury bills, including Nigerian investors. But whether the creditor is domestic or foreign, the government still has to find the money to pay the interest. And printing money is not a solution. It simply shifts the burden into inflation, currency depreciation and declining purchasing power, effectively impoverishing Nigerians. A 30% Treasury-bill yield may benefit the investor, but if government keeps refinancing its obligations rather than generating sufficient productive revenue, the wider economy ultimately bears the cost. So don't present only the comforting half of the story. Tell Nigerians where the revenue to sustainably service these debts will come from, and how the debt-service burden will actually be reduced. We deserve the whole fiscal picture, not selective facts. 2 Likes |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: One Mistake Trump Hasn’t Made On Iran- CNN by malali: 12:17pm On Aug 04 |
The war is really against China. China buys 80% of its energy from Iran. China is the manufacturing kitchen of the whole world. So they require a lot of cheap energy. Iran is under severe sanctions from USA. So they sell Crude Oil in Yuans or Gold, This circumvents the petro dollar doctrine. Other nations also start getting ideas and start touting BRICS Nation. USA had to quickly nip it in the Bud. The whole west was moving to Dubai for freedom from taxes and real security. Iran was selling oil for cheap to China. USA had to act and act fast. Now they have blocked the strait of Hormuz....Guess where everyone is buying oil from ? USA Also a few bombs in Dubai and the real estate market is crashing and the capital is flowing back to the west. Iran war would last a long time. Even 1-2 years. 17 Likes 1 Share |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Happy 65th Birthday Barack Obama by malali: 12:04pm On Aug 04 |
Giving visas to Africans once helped produce an American president, Barack Obama’s father arrived from Kenya on a student visa. It also brought Elon Musk (who left South Africa and eventually settled in the US). It produced thousands of Nigerian doctors, engineers, tech professionals, nurses, and academics who contribute heavily to the American economy and institutions. At one point the United States actively courted more Nigerian talent through the Diversity Visa Lottery, seeing value in the skills and drive many brought. Now the same country under Trump has made permanent a visa-bond requirement of up to $20,000 for tourist and business visas from Nigeria and dozens of other mostly African countries. The policy is framed as a tool against overstays, but the practical effect is to price out large numbers of legitimate travellers and professionals from the very regions that previously supplied valued immigrants and high-achievers. 8 Likes 2 Shares |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: One Jewish Life Is Worth 10 Million Palestinians - Israeli Settler by malali: 5:30am On Aug 03 |
Delusional Baby killers. 28 Likes 3 Shares
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| Travel › Re: US To Impose $20,000 Visa Bond On Nigeria, Other African Nations by malali(op): 4:29am On Aug 03*. Modified: 6:35am On Aug 04 |
$20000 on bond......LMAO are you visiting God ? Convert $20,000 into Naira = ₦27,309,400 ₦27.3 million worth of FGN bonds 22.60% × ₦27,309,400 = ₦6,173,924 per year An investor putting $20,000 into that FGN bond would receive approximately: 🟢 ₦1.54 million every quarter equivalent or 🟢 ₦3.09 million every 6 months (actual coupon payment) with the ₦27.3 million principal returned at maturity. 44 Likes 5 Shares
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| Travel › US To Impose $20,000 Visa Bond On Nigeria, Other African Nations by malali(op): 4:29am On Aug 03 |
The United States has finalized a plan that will compel Nigerians and other African business and tourist visa applicants to deposit up to $20,000 to guarantee they will depart America at the expiration of their stay, citing rising visa overstays and poor information sharing by several countries on the continent.Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/us-to-impose-20000-visa-bond-on-nigeria-other-african-nations/ 2 Likes 2 Shares
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| Politics › Re: Stop Building Unnecessary Flyovers - Tinubu Tells Govs by malali(op): 9:19am On Jul 31 |
Joshcoli:I agree. Sometimes you want to summarize it, Just using AI to summarize will make it less painful to read. |
| Investment › Re: Nigerian Treasury Bills See High Demand As Rates Fall by malali: 7:36am On Jul 31 |
Just go to your bank and tell them you want to invest in T-Bills. They will guide you. This should be the job of National orientation agency. So many Nigerians don't even know about investing in T-Bills. Some people are JAPA-ing to USA and UK with money enough to give them a good living on T-bills Only to go and earn less in UK and USA The government should enlighten people about government backed fixed income. 31 Likes 3 Shares |
| Politics › Re: Stop Building Unnecessary Flyovers - Tinubu Tells Govs by malali(op): 12:13am On Jul 31 |
Mr. President is spot on. Why are Nigerian governors so pathologically obsessed with flyovers, especially in areas with zero traffic congestion? These concrete monuments deliver zero meaningful jobs beyond the brief construction phase, and they generate zero IGR. No farmer earns more, no trader moves goods faster, no youth gains a marketable skill. It's just expensive ribbon-cutting theatre funded by federation allocations that have now quadrupled. A flyover doesn't boost agricultural productivity, reduce post-harvest losses, or connect rural farmers to markets. It doesn't create sustainable enterprises or address youth unemployment that fuels banditry and kidnapping. It's a white elephant that enriches a few contractors and politicians while citizens still drive on death-trap roads and farm without support. Governors should establish state Corporate Commodity Boards to help farmers access inputs, guaranteed markets, and fair pricing. They should fund vocational centers teaching practical, monetizable skills, agribusiness, solar tech installation, food processing, coding, and modern trades. These would generate real IGR, create lasting jobs, reduce poverty, and strengthen security through economic opportunity.Enough with the vanity infrastructure. Nigerians don't need more flyovers to nowhere. They need governors who think development, not photo-ops. Channel the increased allocations into productive assets, not ego projects. 33 Likes 2 Shares |
| Politics › Stop Building Unnecessary Flyovers - Tinubu Tells Govs by malali(op): 12:13am On Jul 31 |
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday urged state governors to stop building flyovers in areas with low traffic and instead channel their significantly enhanced federal allocations into road networks that would improve living standards and give security agencies better access to remote areas. He noted that states were now receiving four to five times what they used to get from the Federation Account. Tinubu made the charge when he received a delegation of traditional rulers from Oyo State led by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, who came to congratulate him on the successful rescue of abducted schoolchildren and teachers from Oriire Local Government Area after 56 days in captivity. The President, directing his remarks at Ladoja and others who had previously served as governors, said, “The cost of operation is high. But the money that I’m pushing to the states, if you had it during your own time, or during my time, it would have been different. “They are taking four to five times their money. Nobody is borrowing money to pay salaries now. Pensioners are receiving their pay. “They should do more instead of building flying over where there is no numeric traffic; build roads and artery networks to really enhance the quality of life and the accessibility of the security agencies to penetrate those areas.” Also at the meeting, Tinubu said terrorists who abducted school children and teachers in Oriire last May had demanded the release of their jailed members alongside their ransom demand but were flatly refused. He revealed that his directive to expand the Army from eight to 12 divisions was a direct operational response to the Oriire school abductions crisis, saying the increase was designed to shorten response times and give security forces the numerical and geographic capacity to defeat terrorism and banditry. Tinubu explained that his administration will neither negotiate with terrorists nor pay ransoms for rescue. Speaking publicly about the incident for the first time since the rescue of the Oyo abductees on July 10, he said, “We refuse to negotiate for ransom. These criminals wanted us to release from detention members of their criminal gangs that were already arrested, that was one of their conditions, outside of the money they were looking for. “And we said no deal. We are not going to negotiate with criminals. “They committed murder, and we were ready to finish with their families, members of their own communities. They grew up somewhere.” He also commended the security forces for the rescue operation, saying, “I agree that we should commend the men and women of the armed forces for their excellent performance. “On behalf of them, I accept your message, and I will forward the same thing and the same message on.” Tinubu said the rescue operation was possible because the military had the geographical layout of the forest, and that every security event taught the Federal Government new lessons that demanded structural adaptation. “As we emphasise the question of security, each event teaches us new methods, opens our eyes, challenges us to examine and re-examine our architecture, our strategy, our map and operations. “And you will have seen we’ve given a geographical and numerical answer to the challenges. “We refused to pay ransom. We have the geography of the forest. We know what it is, and in answer to it, you’ve seen that from eight divisions, we are now moving to 12 divisions, to shorten the response time, to give that response time the teeth that is needed for us to defeat terrorism and banditry,” he said. The President added, “It is very necessary, and we are doing so. We have equally embarked upon what was missing; several decades of fears and uncertainty about what to do about security at the local level will be corrected. “There will be state police, and that state police will have guardrails from abuses. “We will protect it from abuses, and you traditional rulers too will have a role to play more.” The President blamed the intensified kidnappings and terrorist attacks on the security collapse in Nigeria’s Sahel neighbours. “Some of them are non-Nigerians. You see the problem of insecurity in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger Republic; it is adding more fuel to our challenges. “In fact, that is why we must enhance the capacity of the forest guards as well as create the state police,” he said. Source: https://punchng.com/stop-building-unnecessary-flyovers-tinubu-tells-govs/#google_vignette 35 Likes 2 Shares
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| Politics › Re: Stop Building Flyovers Where There Is No Traffic' — Tinubu Tells Governors To Pr by malali: 12:01am On Jul 31 |
Mr. President is spot on. Why are Nigerian governors so pathologically obsessed with flyovers, especially in areas with zero traffic congestion? These concrete monuments deliver zero meaningful jobs beyond the brief construction phase, and they generate zero IGR. No farmer earns more, no trader moves goods faster, no youth gains a marketable skill. It's just expensive ribbon-cutting theatre funded by federation allocations that have now quadrupled. A flyover doesn't boost agricultural productivity, reduce post-harvest losses, or connect rural farmers to markets. It doesn't create sustainable enterprises or address youth unemployment that fuels banditry and kidnapping. It's a white elephant that enriches a few contractors and politicians while citizens still drive on death-trap roads and farm without support. Governors should establish state Corporate Commodity Boards to help farmers access inputs, guaranteed markets, and fair pricing. They should fund vocational centers teaching practical, monetizable skills, agribusiness, solar tech installation, food processing, coding, and modern trades. These would generate real IGR, create lasting jobs, reduce poverty, and strengthen security through economic opportunity.Enough with the vanity infrastructure. Nigerians don't need more flyovers to nowhere. They need governors who think development, not photo-ops. Channel the increased allocations into productive assets, not ego projects. |
| Celebrities › Re: Gov Alex Otti Approves First Tranche Of Medical Support For Ngozi Nwosu by malali: 10:30am On Jul 29 |
If we had a functioning healthcare system, with all the monies we have borrowed to build Lagos - Calabar coastal roads.(Which has worsened the floods in Lagos) And the Sokoto-Badagry express road.(Maybe this can be used to transport goats to Lagos faster) How inefficient of a government lacking its priority. The governor has to step into to one citizens healthcare !!! How many more people will die ? Because their cries wont be heard on social media for assistance. If the government prioritizes hospital, doctors and Healthcare.......Especially after borrowing the most money ever by any administration in the history of Nigeria. 9 Likes 2 Shares
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| Politics › Re: FG Alleviating Poverty With Propaganda By Dele Sobowale by malali: 10:15am On Jul 29 |
bixton: No one has issues with borrowing, but when the fiscal policies don't translate to improvement on the lives of everyday Nigerians. They might as well be borrowing and looting the money. I also noticed you agreed that the administration is borrowing recklessly. But you refused to mention the economical benefit, or increased revenue measures or self sustaining act the borrowing has resulted in ? You have also failed to recognize that we debt servicing to GDP ratio has doubled in 3 years. Do you think these loans are free ? Are you aware that we are servicing this loans as we go along ? Why dont all Nigerians just go and get massive bank loans and pay with their salaries,,,,,Thats the same concept here. You cannot be borrowing far more than you are earning, because there is nothing wrong with borrowing. |
