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Politics › Re: Yorubas’ Are Genetically Immune To Lassa Fever Virus – Prof. Happi by mandarin(op): 8:08pm On Feb 08, 2016

I think this should be given attention it deserves maybe it will help in some scientific discoveries and cures for tropical diseases

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Politics › Yorubas’ Are Genetically Immune To Lassa Fever Virus – Prof. Happi by mandarin(op): 5:55pm On Feb 08, 2016

Below is an interesting story of Lassa Fever from RUN

Prof. Christian Happi has claimed that Yoruba people, by the make-up of their genes, are immune to Lassa virus that causes Lassa fever.

According to National Mirror, the researcher, who is Dean, College of Postgraduate Studies, Department of Biological Sciences, Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State, said research was ongoing on why this is so, adding that few cases of Lassa fever recorded among Yoruba people are “imported.”

Speaking on the new breakthrough on the rampaging Lassa fever, Happi, said Lassa fever virus originated from Nigeria about 1,060 years ago.

He further explained that the disease spread to other West African countries about 400 years ago, stressing that Yoruba have capacity to resist the virus more than any other ethnic group in country.

On new research findings, Prof. Happi said it has been discovered that Ribavirin that is currently used to treat Lassa fever was not designed for the disease and as such, would only be effective when given in the early phase of the infection.

http://naijaparrot.com/yorubas-are-genetically-immune-to-lassa-fever-virus-prof-happi/[i][/i]

Politics › Yorubas’ Are Genetically Immune To Lassa Fever Virus – Prof. Happi by mandarin(op): 5:49pm On Feb 08, 2016

Politics › Re: The Fourth Largest Ethnic Group In Nigeria by mandarin: 7:47pm On Feb 07, 2016

Rayhut:
Stop deceiving yourself, yorubas are not known travellers, Yoruba are not that much in the Northern part of Nigeria, apart from indigeneous people in the North, Igbos are next biggest ethnic group there. Yorubas are not traders and travellers, even lagos there back yard have almost equal number of Igbos

You must be a boy.Sorry if that sound to undermine you. I've said it that people can assume anything just like you. In a state like Plateau, there are more ethnic groups around the middle belt than igbo.mschew, I can't be trading stuff with u.

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Politics › Re: The Fourth Largest Ethnic Group In Nigeria by mandarin: 6:51pm On Feb 07, 2016

IGBOPRINCE:
I was liking your statement until you said yorubas re more than igbo in the north. Pls don't talk like novice if you haven't been there.

However, if igbo re the 2nd or first?only God knows cos our population census in nigeria in 2006 didn't calculate the real statistic of igbo population.

But looking at it from this angle, any state you go to whether
West,north or south ndigbo is the 2nd population in each state apart from indigenes.

There is no state in nigeria that s dominated by other tribe except igbos. Go and do your research well and take your time to travel round the 36 states in nigeria.

Cc tonychristopher

I want you to provide this forum with verifiable data. Let me tell you guy, I don't come here to just talk and I don't like ethnocentrism, I take reasonable position on all issues.
In the north, there are towns founded through trade between Hausa and Yoruba, one example is Funtua in katsina state. I can tell you that in the Northwest there are more Yoruba than igbo. Take for instance, igbo live largely in Kaduna South just like Yoruba but in addition. Yoruba live in Kawo as well despite of the distrust on religious matter. Yoruba are more in Plateau and Niger. So tell me where igbo is more in the north.
I can't trade data with you, even the pre independent population data provided in a post were in some cases riddled in controversies. Adding kabba province and kwara make them more than igbo moreso the erroneous classification of some non-igbo minorities and separate connotation of colonial Lagos.

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Politics › Re: The Fourth Largest Ethnic Group In Nigeria by mandarin: 3:23pm On Feb 07, 2016

Anticabal:
Igbos are the largest ethnic group combined using scientific data.

1.) There are Indigenous Igbos in 8 states- Rivers,Delta, Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Benue, Abia. FACT

2.) Igbo are second most populated in other region/states away from their homes. FACT

3.) They are the most visible and have the highest diaspora population. There is at least One Igbo man in 195 countries of the world. From Micronesia to the Isle of Man. FACT.

These are scientific realities that have made it impossible for the current fulani government to sanction a census on Ethnic group, they know the truth but find it difficult to agree with.

Your facts are not the truth.Igbo are not usually the second largest ethnic group in all the states in Nigeria. If Igbo are in eight states, at what proportions? In Benue, Rivers at what percentage .
The contest of the largest single ethnic group in Africa is between Yoruba and Hausa.
Looking at Hausa, they are predominant in Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, they are huge population in Northern Kaduna, Kebbi, Bauchi and significant in Yobe and Gombe. When you add the Fula group you will see their settlements as far as Adamawa. This is the group with high birth rate made swift by religion.
The Yoruba are majority in six states of the Soutwest and Kwara and 3rd largest in Kogi and significant in Edo, and Delta.
The Igbo are often visible because they do not melt into communities they reside, they are largely employed in the same sector of the economy-trading which make them visible. In the North, I think there are more Yoruba than igbo whether in terms of investments or population lots of them being Muslims and even Christians among them largely live like and speak Hausa language.
People should provide verifiable data before make undue claims here.

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Politics › Re: The Fourth Largest Ethnic Group In Nigeria by mandarin: 2:50pm On Feb 07, 2016

TonyeBarcanista:
@OP this isn't a question pls!

How can you compare the population of Tiv and Ijaw? Ijaw that is present in Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Edo, Delta and Ondo states? The reason behind this argument(non argument really) is because Ijaws have been balkanised by the Nigeria State into different states(some states as minorities). This is why we are agitating for Toru Ibe and Oil Rivers states. Ijaws deserve 3 exclusive Ijaws states to tell its status.

In fact, it shall not be well with the British

Ijaw were not Balkanised @Barcanista. Ijaws are largely fishermen who like the Fulani moved from one place to another with many eventually settling down. Ijaw were not originally indigenous to Ondo and Edo states and their northernmost boundary was around Forcados. The acceptance or claim of Kalabari as Ijaw due to Niger Delta movements for self determination increased their population. Ijaw are not more than 6million as,said by a poster. The Fulani was the pre independence fraud used by the north and accepted by colonial master to put the North in majority as Hausa/Fulani putting the Hausa/Fulani at 10million while Igbo and Yoruba were put at 6million each neglecting Yoruba in Kabba province , kwara, and Akoko Edo.
Barcanista, kindly provide us with veritable data on Ijaw population and don't be like those who always think they are better than everyone in everything.

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Politics › Re: I Respect Igbos by mandarin: 5:40pm On Feb 06, 2016

For the sake of younger generations that may see Nairaland as a point of reference, let me make some contributions.

1. The entire buying and trading accounts form about 11% of the GDP. Now, that's a huge number but that include mega malls etc. The act of buying and selling cut across all ethnic groups in Nigeria. Depending on which sector of trading you are talking about, I think every ethnic group has their dominance; vehicle parts, electronics and tyres are Igbo dominated, agric produces are Hausa and Yoruba dominated, boutique and clothing cut across.
The question is, who produce what are sold, those electronics, car parts etc? Over 90% come from offshore markets, that itself destroys local productions. That leads us to who imports most of these things? By available estimates, the Igbo controls 50%+ , who transport them and manage logistics? Overall, Hausa and Yoruba dominate that.
With new government seeking to aid local production who will lose more? The igbo.
2. What about the remaining 89% of the GDP? Who dominate.
When you are considering dominance, it will help to break it down to sector by sector, I think those sectors Igbo can claim to have at least 20% are Movie segment in entertainments sector, pharmaceutical, banking.
3. Looking at the semi skilled and unskilled services like auto mechanics, shoe cobbler, bricklayers etc, you think they don't make money? Who dominate there?
4. I have read on countless threads on how developed south east cities and neighborhoods are ,yes I agree but when you consider other regions, you will see that developments may actually be more. If you fix all eastern cities into say Oyo or Kaduna states, you will be surprised that all the major cities may not be as big as the top three cities of Ibadan, Ogbomoso,Oyo and Kaduna, Zaria, kafanchan respectively.
Also, the population residing in the south east is about four times of Ibadan or about six times that of kaduna city in the latest estimates.
The question is who buy all what Igbo sell? Other groups and of you say all other groups are poor how do they pay their children school fees in those expensive private schools and universities?
Lets stop all the rantings and provide logical data for life is not the way you dream it!

Politics › Re: Made In Aba Military Kits Go To Abuja- Photos by mandarin: 10:10pm On Feb 04, 2016

Adelaide2:
There is very low productivity in Nigeria, but among the ethnic groups, Igbos are the only ones producing anything at all. The rest are either just servicing the economy (e.g., banks, telecoms, etc) (which Igbos are also into) or are just chopping our national cake like thieves (which, unfortunately, some Igbos are also doing)

That's untrue. There are millions of non igbos making many things from shoes to cloth lines. There are various hand made items in Nigeria now.

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NYSC › Re: Ijare Corpers Create Awareness On Lassa Fever In Ondo Today (Photos) by mandarin: 6:11pm On Jan 27, 2016

Kudos guys. But do you think killing all the rats will stop the disease?I think apart from the initial rat infested person the rest may have been through human to human contacts.

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Politics › Re: SW Politics. Yoruba Political Renaissance. The Vanguard. The Cable. by mandarin: 7:27am On Jan 26, 2016

Integrating the Yoruba and their kinsmen should take the Ooni to Kogi and Kwara.

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Business › Re: CBN Forex Policy: Local Manufacturers Happy As Production And Sales Leap By 50% by mandarin: 7:46am On Jan 25, 2016

aloeman15:
My people really do suffer for lack of knowledge.

Who remembers the ban of our agric products from entering the eu- starting this year, till further notice?

There's no time to explain the intricacies of international commerce.
Basically, our cost of producing ANYTHING is too high. Do a bit of checking to see why.

And don't bother with any attempt at standardization, you'll just run yourself into the ground.

Has anyone in govt given a timeline for when Buhari is meeting the business owners and when they can start getting dollars for their machinery?
March? April? June? Or in the fullness...?

The future is grim because the cbn policies are not working in tandem with ANY OTHER govt initiatives.

We'll understand just how much trouble we're in when the 2016 budget is appropriated.

There's no point telling a deaf man to listen for a car horn. All the warnings have been ignored- which is a good thing:

We all need shock therapy to bring us to a true realisation of our situation.

Una cari go.

I agree there's need for a time table and policy harmonization. But all these warnings bro, we need to show determination to be a productive economy

Business › Re: CBN Forex Policy: Local Manufacturers Happy As Production And Sales Leap By 50% by mandarin: 7:42am On Jan 25, 2016

grandstar:
There are bound to. be positives about the foriegn exchange restrictions but the negatives far outstrip them.

Those who desire to export will be disappointed because they have to sell their forex earnings at the official rate.

I wanted to go into export but was discouraged by this policy.

I think govt should pass petrol subsidy to industrial equipments and machines. Giving forex to importers of these classes of goods like 150 to a dollar won't be a bad idea in order to stimulate productions.
I can't ever support fraudulent importations of water and what gave you, we need jobs in this coubtry

For our industries to really grow, interest rates must come down to single digits first.

This will make them bold enough to borrow massively and import world beating machinery that would boost their productivity and give them an edge over imported items

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Why Entrepreneurship Is Not The Solution To Unemployment In Nigeria by mandarin: 3:50pm On Jan 24, 2016

InyinyaAgbaOku:
Is it only buying and selling Igbo's do?
The tailoring you used as an eg, don't Igbos indulge in it?
Which other part of Nigeria export made in Nigeria clothes more than Aba ? Smh

I don't do ethnocentrism, please step away. I cited examples and that was all.
I said entrepreneurs meet needs not importing and trading in goods made elsewhere, where is the innovation?

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Why Entrepreneurship Is Not The Solution To Unemployment In Nigeria by mandarin: 3:37pm On Jan 24, 2016

lincolnj88:
guy d shoes made in ABA are not imported but rather exported.... entrepreneurs also source for raw materials externally outside their national boundaries...
and if import is bound in dis country .. some igbos would turn billionaires... start with car ban, innoson to d rescue start with foreign footwears ABA boyz to d rescue

Yes man, am a fan of Aba made but entrepreneurs also must see that needs are deliberately met and existing gaps must be filled with products that can compete. I had patronized Aba shoes while growing up but I had to pay for products of low quality that carried financial value with originals.
if I need shoes today designed in Nigeria I patronize guys in Lagos, they make quality shoes and sandals, my wife is one.
Grooming entrepreneurs is important especially filling skills gaps

Properties › Re: The Dubai-fication Of Lagos - Hot New Structures Under Construction by mandarin: 1:04pm On Jan 24, 2016

DerKaiser:
Lol. Pipe Dream.

Concept arts and computer graphics are awesome things, aren't they? Lmao.

With oil price crashing into the earth's core, only heavens know where they are going to leech off the money to carry out these imaginary projects from.

Only a matter of time and Lagos would devolve into the likes of its neighbouring states like Osun, Oyo, Ogun and so on.

The mainland is gradually swallowing the islands and it is bringing with it its poverty and dilapidation.

*yawns* Anyway dreams and imaginations cost nothing.

Lets pray that oil recovers. If oil fails to recover most of the growth in Nigeria will come around Lagos and the dwindling effects of the oil economy will tell more on oil bearing areas like Porthacourt, Akwa Ibom, and Delta.
Lagos has evolved into a regional hub and more than 60% of manufacturing and commerce revolves around Lagos.
What keeps a place like Porthacourt going is the oil , so while I can't divorce the effect on Lagos, the level of impact will be low on Lagos

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Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Why Entrepreneurship Is Not The Solution To Unemployment In Nigeria by mandarin: 12:33pm On Jan 24, 2016

lincolnj88:
whatever they think.... Igbos has least destitutes in d country and highest self employed people....

in summary employment is our child

Agreed but what you termed as buying and selling as in the case of Nigeria is not the way to grow an economy. Its simply importing what were produced in another country and sell in your country.
Entrepreneurs use resources in their countries to produce needs or to meet needs for example, a baker uses Nigeria made cassava flour to make bread. Tailors sow made in Nigeria Ankara or fabrics to make Aso Ebi, that is growing economy not buying from Taiwan and selling in Nigeria.
And that sector of buying and selling is about 11% of the GDP but who produce what is sold?
Growing the economy need entrepreneurs who want to meet needs in the society.

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Christianity Etc › Re: Meaning Of My Dream by mandarin: 9:16am On Jan 23, 2016

Breakthrough bro, congratulations. Keys represent open doors. Pray that God will w all your good dreams but u must bear in mind, don't relax, fight for what is yours

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NYSC › Re: NCCF Family House Demolished In Zamfara by mandarin: 11:12pm On Jan 19, 2016

What was the reason given for this action.please take it up with Zamfara state government and put it on social media like twitter if no response in time.This is 21st century and we must to tolerate one another.But please do all things with wisdom.God will help you.

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Phones › Re: NATCOM Injects $1bn In NITEL, Begins Operations In March by mandarin: 8:38am On Jan 19, 2016

This should create employment which is what Nigeria badly need now. I will advise this coy focus on cheap internet services, this is one gold mine billions can be made.
it can also introduce business range of lines with 01-0100 codes. Wish them the best.

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Travel › Re: Welcome To Ibadan City (pictures) by mandarin: 11:54pm On Jan 16, 2016

gidikay:
Lol, always trying to chest beat. What is d total land mass of d East compared to d West? Google is ur friend.

How many NNEWI, will u get from ibadan? what r d ranks of all dis places u mention as cities in West Africa and what is d position of ibadan? This isn't old glory but present one. Yeah I don't dispute d fact dat u ppl av built ur place over and over without d help of anybody but d fact still remains dat Ibadan as a city is way bigger Dan dos cities u mentioned... ibadan is large and still developing.

We even help train ur ppl due to dis one nigeria shit. Do u know d total number of south easterners ppl in oyo state government public schools? do u know ow many r catered for? ow many westerners r in ur state public schools? Anambra and Oyo state collect almost almost d same allocation. In d most remote places in nigeria, u would find d ibos contributing nothing to d economy of dat state, dey would still compete to use d same state public facility(schools, hospitals, roads, water, housing etc) put down by byd state govt for For d indigenes yet dey would still be an ingrate wen dey r already made. should we spend more on ur ppl why ur ppl don't reciprocate? why shld we still help pay ur ppls waec wen u r all ingrate? ow many westerners waec do u pay? And this is is d same case everywhere in nigeria except for their region.

d point I wanna make is, 90% of dos ur so called idigine dat r building ur region got dat training and money outside ur region. Dis is a fact and u ppl r d most beneficiary of one nigeria.

Name 10 Successful easterners dat didn't av one or two training or favour outside ur region? And I will give u 10 successful westerners dat didn't touch d East at all to succeed.

Why do u ur ppl keep coming here for better life?
I will give u 5 addresses of shops at iwo road dat d occupiers relocated from Maiduguri. Why didn't dey relocate directly to their East lands? Ow many westerners relocated to the east from Maiduguri?

Name d owners of dos properties in dis cities u mentioned and wia dey got their money from if 80% of it do not come from outside ur region.
Bro, ibadan is large, ur ppl r here in their millions, ask dem and dey will answer u. pls stop quoting me.

Sorry for derailing.

You are certainly annoyed, sorry and don't let anyone work you up.

I've been privileged to visit various regions of Nigeria and the last time I went around Ibadan, I was really surprised as to the extent of developments there.

Ibadan can accommodate many state capital due to its size. The city I can describe in three sections; first, the pre colonial areas many of which are the much talked about brown roofs, yes, brown roofs, narrow roads and ancient structures some are over a century and half old.You pay to see such in London and Italy but condemn same in your country, aren't you belittling your own?
Second, the post colonial Ibadan where you see touches of colonialism and designs.Those areas are not easily seen by those passing through to Lagos do you will need to visit to see all that.
Third, the urban Ibadan where you see another city with whatever you can think about.
Many of you that go to show lots of private house you know I just laugh at u and realize many of u are children of late 80s and maybe 90s. When you go through the Oluyole extension for like 15 to 20kilometers inward, there are many fine houses. Nobody even talked about areas around old ife road, Adegbayi side, Olooru, etc. Ibadan's population should be over 4million and it should be the 3rd most populated city in Nigeria and third most industrialized city with may be also the 3rd largest GDP and blessed with metropolitan land area that even Kano doesn't have, I think younger people should look in the direction of that city because its one if the future of Nigeria.

Politics › Re: State Of The Nation Broadcast:Roadmap To Successful Change - Pastor Tunde Bakare by mandarin: 3:06pm On Jan 10, 2016

The devolution of powers to regions has always been what I support in a restructured Nigeria.The Pastor's approach of 3D in the dimension of change totally agree with my vision for Nigeria.
Bringing the current states into regional arrangement and ensuring people of the same ethnic group and tribes fall within the same regions while minorities within a major group can have their sub-regional government will ensure a healthy country for all if us.
Its good that the fire of change is burning and, am sure in my generation, Nigeria will see change.
God bless you pastor and God bless Nigeria

Politics › Re: Buhari's Economic Policies disproportionately affecting Igbos? - Cramjones by mandarin: 5:31pm On Jan 07, 2016

Its wrong to ignorantly whip up ethnocentric sentiments in the face of economic reforms going on or can I say change of gear by the current government. If I have sufficient understanding of the President in his last media chat and explanations offered by the Vice President on the TSA, I think the current government is looking at what benefit the larger populace to protecting the interest of few importers that has turned Nigeria to dumping ground for many goods which has practically cripped existing industries. However it must be noted that there are huge economic challenges facing the country in terms of infrastructural growth.
There are two hard situations at hand and the government may have chosen the one that will have future benefits which is, limiting the amount of capital leaving the shore of the country, trying to lower MPR, and advising importers on looking at manufacturing same goods they import in Nigeria. Considering for instance, if some companies like tyre manufacturing companies should come to Nigeria, it may be too expensive to buy imported ones.
I heard the president say forex will be available to those who import raw materials for industrial use and wont be protecting those who import toothpicks, that should tell you about his thinking and the thinking of the government. The truth is Nigeria's foreign reserves has gone down due to low oil price because the country failed to save when the boom was there, that was a colossal failure, and imports put lots of pressure on the naira. I think though its hard especially to Nigerians that wear italian dresses, drink French wines, and wear German shoes, you will have to pay for more. Why don't you start patronising Nigerian entrepreneur and get your wears branded.
My wife make shoes and good ones at that and she sellsto brides, for weddings and Owambe and utility ones as well, one of my distance cousins sow world class clothes, in fact , he learnt where headscarves are sown for =N25k.
Youths on Nairaland must stop misinforming the world about our country and begin to demonstrate competent intellectual virtues.Nigerians should begin to get creative as to how to solve their own problems and begin to change their tastes for foreign goods. This is the time for the growth of the entrepreneur and youths should rise up to the challenge. Aba products should undergo more standardization and sell better. Nigeria's economy cannot continue to be about foreign goods and lock up shops, we must produce.
The only thing I still have against the government is on the =N5,000 allowance for the poor, that can empower hundreds of thousands of young entrepreneurs in need of capital not to open lock up shops but to produce good shoes, clothes, beverages and other goods.

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Politics › Re: Nigerians Lie: How Pastor Adeboye Lied His Way To Fame-Superego by mandarin: 9:35pm On Jan 05, 2016

You may have failed in spiritual matters and seeks out personal justification for showing forth your folly.
Only a fool will say there's no God and the devil seeks out minds of men in whom he can create his mansion like the mad man of Gadarer.

Politics › Re: Ajimobi Leads Team In Conducting Cleanup Exercise Across Oyo State -pics by mandarin: 2:53pm On Jan 05, 2016

These people need to learn from exLagos governor Babatunde Fashola on how to build institutions that works and appoint capable hands to man them.

Politics › Re: A Breakdown Of Nigeria’s 2016 Budget by mandarin: 1:55pm On Dec 23, 2015

NavierStokes:
Fratello,

Our reserves were already above 34billionbbls, which with current productiim rates can last us up to 40+ years, we have several explored projects that we could phase upwards to development and production. And dont forget that for these existing projects the lifetime of a reservoir exceeds 20 years in a great many cases.
My point if you didn't get is: why the rush for exploring the Chad at a time like this, when we should be positioning ourselves for the rise expected from Q4 2016. Considering that even with this downturn, technologies is what a lot of companies are expecting to do the magic, and reserves is a function of Technology and economics. I do hope you get my argument, the budget is already out there we may not be able to change what's on ground but at least we can still air our opinions like we did with the cbn months ago before we found ourselves where we are today.

In this downturn every company is trying to go leaner and more efficient by trying to allocate resources to the most important projects, and the drive is towards production volumes except the already efficient producers who have the luxury of exploration.

Exploration around Chad Basin is political and of great necessity. Your points are fantastic but you see there are decisions that are not just economic but also necessary for political reasons. The issue of Boko Haram itself is a potential threat to oil exploration around the Chad Basin while that of Militants is a rather latent threat to oil production activities around the Niger Delta. I feel i will agree with you if you point at more offshore explorations.
My case for strenghtning the energy sector is getting these refineries privatized, license loads of modular refineries and major ones, invest in underground pipeline transports system and build more LNG.
OUR FUTURE LIES IN OUR DOMESTIC MARKET where we can determine our own price regimes and wage price war in taking over the neighbouring markets if we decide to price our crude cheaper for domestic refineries and open our boarders for sales to other countries.
Government at all levels can generate incomes and taxes if consumption is stimulated like while raising taxes on luxury cars, basic cars are made cheaper, raises domestic gas consumptions and encourage more many gas to power plants. Our future lies here with our huge population and landmass, we can raise our GDP above a trillion dollar.

Meanwhile, those criticising the non oil budgeted income never realised that tax incomes have been largely underreported through various corrupt practices. Customs, council officials and revenue officers do not report sufficient revenues to government.Many organizations are owing and shortchanging government but if there is zonal restructuring and involvement of tax collectors you will be surprised more so when states beging to levy the huge informal sector like markets and shops by introducing compulsory tax cards.

I actually do not subscribe to rich government poor people but if government spend to improve infrastructures, health and education, then economic activities will thrive.

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Politics › Re: Addressing Some Fact Nnamdi Kalu Raised On His Radio Bruhaha - Ayo by mandarin: 10:14am On Dec 23, 2015

Let's face the fact, Biafra looks as an all Igbo agitation which is not wrong in my opinion. Nothing is wrong for Igbo people to seek the establishment of an Igbo Republic named Biafra or whatever. However, bringing in other groups into the design without a well cemented agreement about everything and on everything is preparing the ground for another South Sudan( they couldn't even agree on a new name). We all know that natural resources and land have been at the root of many ethnic wars in Africa than even religion.
There is no need for any panic among the Niger Delta tribes as the current approach is rather emotional and cannot command comradise. Of a truth, the people that will gain more from the Biafra agitation if it should ever lead to division or referendum are just secretly desirous of the success of the current agitators, they are not Igbo.

I have severally advocated for a regional cum federal system and structure that will see the three to six of the top largest ethnic groups having their own autonomous regions while another twenty four regions can be regotiated among other groups which can within their own regions have their own semi autonomous provinces, principalities, kingdoms or whatever they want. This will give freedom of expression to all across all the human exigencies.
For instance, the core Hausa/Fulani states in the North can become Arewa, Yoruba in the Southwest and their kinsmen in Middle Belt and South south can become Oduduwa, Biafra can come from Igbo states and areas willing to be Igbo, Ijaw people can have their Izon, Kanuri can have their Bornu, Tiv can have their Tivland while for instance, similar tribes across Cross River and Akwa Ibom can for several semi autonomous provinces within a region comprising those two states.

The issue is, if we give the chance to every ethnic group Nigeria will end up having thousands of Regions. For instance, there are many non-Hausa groups in Kebbi State which may for instance want to be in a region of minority groups. By this, we may have solved the problem of structural defect and organize ourselves into like 30 regions that enjoys fiscal federalism, resource control, state police and systems of separate cultural and educational advancement.

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Family › Re: Mentally-Unstable Woman Seen With Her Baby Wondering In Ogba, Lagos by mandarin: 9:21am On Dec 23, 2015

ha God! i weep, just look at the baby, oh my.......

Travel › Re: A Look Into The Hometown Of Mike Adenuga !!! (pics ) by mandarin: 10:51am On Dec 18, 2015

i saw those little children and was like; i grew up that way, may be people in the city at the time would view me as hopeless, poor and with no opportunity but alas! Life isn't always the way people view it, what life throws at you by the grace of God can make you leap into a greater future.

From my rural primary school, i passed national scholarship exam even though miltary coup did not allow me to enjoy it. My school never taught us quantitative and qualitative analysis, but i was able to get all of it because of the innate intelligence.
My focus @op and all those who could only see poverty is, see the better side of life.

To Mike Adenuga, i think he should focus more on CSR to his own community but you never can tell about all he has done

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Culture › Re: Etymology Of Yoruba Greetings by mandarin: 4:42pm On Dec 15, 2015

mandarin:
Wow to you guys, am so overwhelmed. Please take another prefix and suffixes to make the younger generation more knowledgeable, you are doing encyclopedia little by little.

Okun o : To me is a greating to infer a wish for strenght and long life with variants of eekun(Yagba-plural) , ookun or inh-okun(Ekiti plural)
E pele or enle

What about Ojutu that is Solution

Culture › Re: Etymology Of Yoruba Greetings by mandarin: 4:33pm On Dec 15, 2015

Wow to you guys, am so overwhelmed. Please take another prefix and suffixes to make the younger generation more knowledgeable, you are doing encyclopedia little by little.

Okun o : To me is a greating to infer a wish for strenght and long life with variants of eekun(Yagba-plural) , ookun or inh-okun(Ekiti plural)
E pele or enle

Politics › Re: Fuel Subsidy To Go Next Year. FG To Sell Petrol At 97 by mandarin: 3:30pm On Dec 15, 2015

GEJ could not had removed subsidy considering the cost of a barrel of crude in the market as at the time. Even the enormous amount of income generated by the country from sales of oil are now been revealed as utter wastage, what a shame. To many of you that think Buhari should solve Nigeria's problem in 7months, how much does it take you to solve yopur corporate problem talk less of a whole nation, mschewww for you.

If am on Buhari's advisory I will suggest the following:
1. Remove subsidy and immediately privatize all the refineries with MOU of six month in getting them to produce
2. Position NNPC as the sole importer for that 6months so that marketers do not undermine the process
3. Offer new licensing regime for small capacity(modular) refineries
4. Allow private pipeline companies to take their footings
5. Shelve the =N500billion for welfare for now and channel that to stimulating the economy through supporting of entrepreneurial growth, youths corp member empowerment and funding innovation aside budgeting for roads and housing infrastructures.
6. Reduce cost of governance by organizing a summit of key political stakeholders to commit to 50% cut on all allowances including the National and State Assemblies.
7. Intensify recovery of stolen funds by ALL MEANS necessary and prosecute offenders, this will go hand in hand with judiciary reforms.
8. Focus on reducing government borrowing. I will advise the sack of the CBN governor who looking at all the allegations of funds transfer from CBN is compromised and restrict importations of some goods to cut down unnnesary stress on the Naira
9. I will use the Charles Logan formula( see 24 hours serie) either get my job done or quit.

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