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temitope27:Bro, permit me to say that's a far lie, the Korean especially don't do that if you do see their movies. Especially in their traditional sets Maybe you want to tell me about India too? |
Munamoqel:But there is a very high human capital indexes over there. There is work to do to finance ur bills, except if one is lazy.here you want to work to settle ur bills but human population is way over the available job and resources |
Munamoqel:Where is the lie? The first couple of months a friend of mine arrived in Manchester last year, I saw him grow large bares, but this is unlike him. This is a person who doesn't play with shaving every 5days back in Naija. During video chat, he told me the barbing fee, I couldn't even convert it to our ridiculous naira. I just dey make jest of him. |
abbeyfel:Ok, haven't said that, how do you intends to regulate the so called mature view rating in the face of fast growing social media influences? That is not like African, what we protect, other races might do otherwise. Asians for example don't reveal sexual activities in their movies, you barely see Indian kissing in their movies too, does it mean they don't have sex or they are been hypocrite?. Your guess is as good as mine. |
Honestly, there are more than one view to it. Rest of mind and comfort above every other things in life. But the reverse is the case for we Nigerians. Are we really comfortable with all the things around us?, are we enjoying anything dividends of democracy?; Do we get a good service for the direct/indirect taxes paid?. All of these are what triggers gross migration of people to these countries. But on the other hand, rest of mind is not peculiar to any continent, there are violence every other places too. But the only thing I find odd about these developed country is that there are no room for rest as an immigrant, it is work, work, work and work like a clock. Here in Nigeria, you can work for some years and earn yourself some fortunes then retire, build a good home and enjoy ur fortune without stress. But not the same abroad. By the time you want to be resting, the bill is on running sporadically. Even the air they breath over there is not totally free. Lol but whatever work for everyone Sha. |
Seriously, these guys are now producing movies that really worth it. The cultural revealing, the xcter exposures and the rich storylines are credit worthy. The only 'but' is the sexual contents which is alien to Africa. I mean this is a typical Yoruba home movie which kids can watch together with their parents at home. I know they are trying to make it more of international standard but it only diminish and ridicule its cultural richness. I rate them 8/10 though have not seen [b][/b]EleshinOba |
When they will not even make the force exciting salary wise and comfortable. You want people to go into the forest and come back in body bags. There is something they call patriotism, any nation where her citizens are not willingly patriotic to the course of her affairs, then, nothing much should be expected. Our leaders should go back to the drawing board and retrace their steps. I can say this regrettably, with the way the past and present leaders of this country has ran it, this country is not worth dieing for. Hence the current recruitment aparthy. |
New naira: Rich Nigerians deposit bales of cash in banks PunchngNov 5, 2022Read original Days after the Central Bank of Nigeria announced the redesign of the N1,000, N500 and N200 notes, with a directive that the current notes be remitted to the commercial banks, wealthy individuals and organisations with huge cash stashed away have begun depositing them, Saturday PUNCHcan report. Our correspondents gathered from sources and workers in the operations department of many commercial banks that even though there has yet to be any rush by customers, there was a gradual increase in the volume of cash and amounts being remitted by customers. The Governor of the CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, while announcing the issuance of the new naira notes on October 26, said bank customers should start paying their current notes to enable them to withdraw the new bank notes once circulation begins on December 15, 2022. Emefiele said the apex bank had become concerned over some daunting challenges in the management of the existing banknotes in circulation, especially those outside the banking system, noting that such portend some consequences for the integrity of the CBN and the country. Among the challenges that informed the decision, he lamented the “significant hoarding” of the banknotes in which case N2.73tn out of the N3.23tn currency in circulation as of September 2022 was outside the vaults of the commercial banks across the country. He also cited the worsening shortage of clean and fit banknotes; increasing ease and risk of counterfeiting evidenced by several security reports and compliance with global standard to circulate new legal tender every five to eight years. He noted further that the naira redesign would help to rein in the currency outside the banking system and make its monetary policies more efficacious, deepen its cashless economy drive and minimise incidents of terrorism and kidnapping as the access to large sums used for ransom payment. He noted, “On the basis of these trends, problems, and facts set out above, and in line with provisions of Sections 2(b), section 18(a) , and section 19, Subsections a and b of the CBN Act 2007, the Management of the CBN has sought and obtained the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari to redesign, produce, release and circulate new series of banknotes at N200, N500, and N1,000 levels. “In line with this approval, we have finalised arrangements for the new currency to begin circulation from December 15, 2022 after its launch by President Muhammadu Buhari. The new and existing currencies shall remain legal tender and circulate together until January 31, 2023 when the existing currencies shall cease to be legal tender.” Huge cash deposits Meanwhile, our correspondents’ interactions with many bank staff indicated that individuals have begun depositing huge cash sums stashed away with the commercial banks. A top banker with one of the first generation banks, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said there was a gradual increase in the sums of money being deposited by some customers. “We have seen an increase in the amount being brought to some of our branches by some customers,” the source said. When asked the highest amount an individual had remitted so far, the source, who heads a branch of the bank in Oshodi, Lagos, said, “The amounts vary, but we have seen people bring between N5m and N20m cash. It’s only rich customers that can have huge sums stashed away. The poor live on daily income and can hardly have enough to save.” He said it was easy to identify the money stashed away for a long time because of the smell, the dates on them and other elements she refused to disclose. “There are ways to identify them but I don’t want to go into that because the focus of the CBN policy is to rein in the volume of cash in circulation. The regulators would deal with the rest.” The branch manager of another first generation bank in Ikoyi area of Lagos confirmed to Saturday PUNCH that there was already a rise in the amount of cash being deposited by some customers. She said, “The normal deposit by average income earners and businesses continues, but some customers have been coming with huge sums to deposit. We have seen some persons bring N2m cash and there have been higher and lesser amounts respectively from some other branches.” Meanwhile, a senior staff at the headquarters of another first generation bank noted that feedback from some of their branches showed that some customers brought in billions, some in millions and some in hundreds of thousands. The source said, “When the redesign of the naira was announced, the CBN asked all the banks to report the amount in their vault per day so they could monitor the remittances across board. The way it works is that branches route that information through their respective zones and the zones supply the information to the headquarters. “We have to protect the customers, even if you suspect the possible source of such funds. The information from some of our branches indicate that in the last few days, specifically since October 26 when the CBN made the announcement, there have been individuals who brought in billions while some came to deposit millions. “From what the CBN governor said in his briefing, he said about 85 per cent of the cash in circulation was outside the bank vaults and that alone is over N2tn, which shows that we might even see more billions being brought to the banks for remittance in the coming days.” “But I can tell you that across all the financial institutions, there has been a surge in deposits. It’s not natural; the naira redesign and the fact that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been going after some people has made it so. How come we have over N2tn in people’s hands? “I have had interactions with some of my colleagues in other banks and they confirmed that it’s the same in their banks. The deposit has been in billions. It might come as a surprise to many, but it’s the reality. I came across a report that some states are considering paying salaries in cash, because they have stashed away huge cash and they need to expend it.” Similarly, a senior management staff member of another commercial bank, toldSaturday PUNCHthat the huge cash deposits being witnessed justified the concerns expressed by the CBN in its October 26 briefing. The source said, “The CBN said about N2.73tn is outside the banking sector, no economy in the world can survive such a percentage of its money in circulation being outside the bank vaults. That policy must have been well thought out, because people are already making huge deposits. “I can’t tell you how much has been deposited so far, because there is a reporting line the CBN gave to know how much is coming in, but people have been coming to make deposits. If you look at the amount so far paid as ransom, you would imagine the volume of cash in circulation and then people keep a lot of money in the bush and other places. “I sense that people who kept money would have issues bringing them in now because it raises suspicion and don’t forget that banks are under obligation to alert the anti-graft agencies like the EFCC, and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, in accordance with the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act.” The source revealed that the heads of Corporate Communications Departments had an interaction with the CBN three days ago to make sure that they work in sync with the CBN to make sure the exercise was hitch-free. Across other banks where our correspondents interacted with senior staff, they affirmed that there was noticeable increase in the volume and amount of cash being brought for deposit. Saturday banking begins Meanwhile, the CBN has written to the banks on how to implement the naira redesign policy. The memo was titled ‘Re: Implementation of naira redesign policy’. In a memo signed by the Director of Banking Supervision, Haruna B. Mustapha, with Reference Number BSD/DIR/CON/LAB/015/064, dated October 31, 2022, the apex bank said banks’ currency processing centres “shall remain open from Monday to Saturday to accommodate all cash that will be deposited by customers.” ‘Don’t split deposits’ The apex bank in the memo said in furtherance of the Emergency Bankers’ Committee meeting on October 28, 2022 and as part of arrangements to ensure the seamless implementation of the new currency redesign policy, it decided that under no circumstance should large deposits be split into different accounts. It also warned that no cash deposit by any customer should be rejected provided such deposits were lodged into an account with a BVN. It added, “All deposits by new or walk-in customers should be accepted by banks subject to compliance with the requisite account opening documentation and KYC requirements. No deposit should be boxed and or credited to any suspense account, general ledger or any other internal account of a bank. “Splitting of deposits is not permitted under any circumstance. All unusually large deposits should be paid into customers’ accounts with BVNs as a bulk amount.” It also charged banks to ensure full compliance with extant Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism regulations on reporting of currency and suspicious transactions. It stressed that banks should ensure that customers were promptly attended to and well treated to avoid delays and long queues or congestion in banking halls. “Banks shall deploy measures to detect fake or counterfeit notes and avoid any form of competition to ensure a smooth implementation of the policy,” it added. On the issue of reporting, the apex bank said, “Banks are required to furnish the CBN with their daily vault cash position effective October 26, 2022 in line with the attached template. The first set of returns up to November 1, 2022 is due before close of business on November 2, 2022. “Thereafter, banks are to provide the daily returns on their cash position on or before 10am of the business day following the reporting date.” The CBN noted that deposit of mutilated notes in the denominations covered under the dispensation (N200, N500 and N1,000 denominations) would be permitted without fees. It added that mutilates notes received would be processed in due course to check for counterfeit, forged or composed notes. It however noted that banks would be responsible for any defective notes and shortages in line with extant regulations. The CBN had stressed that until January 31, 2023, the present notes remained legal tender and should not be rejected, noting that no bank customer would bear any charges for cash returned/paid into their accounts, as bank charges for cash deposits above limits had been suspended with immediate effect. Banks write customers Meanwhile, findings bySaturday PUNCHrevealed that the CBN had been having meetings with the banks on the naira redesign. Most of the banks, including the United Bank for Africa, Ecobank, Polaris Bank, First Bank, and First City Monument Bank have sent text messages and e-mails to their customers to deposit their cash, adding that in line with the directive of the CBN, their branches would be open on Saturday to enable more people to deposit their cash. “Maybe because the policy is still new, many have not started rushing to the bank to deposit their cash, but we are making preparations and extending our working days,” an official of one of the banks said. UBA, in a statement, noted that in a bid to help customers through the transition, it had put together a number of points to guide customers. It partly read, “Start depositing your existing naira notes into a UBA branch closest to you. Don’t panic, we are adjusting our branch opening hours for your convenience. We will open Saturday (Cash deposit only) from 10am to 2pm. Zero charges will apply for all cash deposits.” Group faults CBN A northern group, Concerned Northern Forum, has said the CBN’s plan to redesign some naira notes will further worsen the nation’s economy. The group’s spokesperson, Abdulsalam Kazeem, while addressing journalists in Kaduna, called for the immediate suspension of redesigning the naira notes. He said, “It is important for Concerned Northern Forum, a coalition of over 73 civil society organisations in Northern Nigeria, poised with the aim of advocating, promoting and defending the interest and values of the people of the north, to say this move is not only illogical, considering its economic implications at the moment, but a way to plunge Nigeria and Nigerians into more economic depth and crises that would require many years to resuscitate. “There is no law against saving and keeping one’s money and transacting business outside the purview of the banks. Banks have always been perceived by our people as the creation of the elite used to run businesses and make profits from the savings of the masses. “We must state categorically clear that the large population of Nigerians have lost confidence in the current leadership of the CBN to initiate and introduce policies that would improve the economy of our dear nation, and so therefore we maintain our earlier position which includes the immediate suspension of the whole process of the new naira design; the immediate sacking of Mr Godwin Emefiele and his team for failing Nigerians and prosecution of those behind this devilish and wicked agenda.” It said failure to meet with its demands within the next seven working days would lead to a massive protest across the region and the Federal Capital Territory.
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What an overwhelming career you had bro! It's always nice doing it when the ovation is high. |
Never can tell, this is Nigeria. ![]() |
Players having injuries is not uncommon to the game. What if a player stayed injury free and get a knock on his first match in world cup group stage. Such player would definitely be returned back home. I think players might only be privilege not to pick one in a long run. |
I swear the list is incomplete without the inclusion of big Kareem Benzema. Wake me up when it is done. Thanks.....
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Not surprise this is the case in UK. But in Nigeria, the governor determines and empowers who becomes a traditional ruler. He funds and decorate him, he(governor) could also have the king removed in some part of the country whenever he deem fit and install another one. But the minister installment comes from the king's pouch in UK. The white has grossly succeeded in bastardizing our ways and traditions but maintained and sustained theirs. Africa needs alot of white influence cleansing from their lands. This is disturbing |
I still can't understand while grown up men defiles; why paedophile still exists; why some allege husbands perpetuate evil to their own blood. I can't get the formula nor link it biologically. |
Stale! Medicine after death....... Apology to be accepted on one condition, "students should be lay off the new session tuition fees" or " a 50% pay cut on the next tuition fees payment" Then we will all sound alright.
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When a soul departs the body, a life is lost. Where do they depart to? Who receive them? Why can't human have a power over death? As knowledgeable as human are, why do they still die? Lastly, when would the world really come to an end. Hence, they remain unanswered questions. I don't expect answers to those questions from a mortal because I know it will not be justifiable. TGIF |
BE AWARE THIS IS WHAT THE NEW ELECTORAL LAW SAYS ON OUR NEXT ELECTIONS : 1. No manual accreditation. 2. No use of incident forms. 3. All accreditation is electronic. 4. Accreditation is Bimodal meaning facial recognition and finger printing. 5. No pre-election cases after conclusion of Elections.. 6. No election cases after swearing into office of the winner. 7. All results must be uploaded to INEC official website at the polling units before taking it to ward, constituency, LGA or state collation centers. 8. If the number of votes cast is more than the accredited voters the polling unit result is cancelled. 9. No more agreement between parties to share the remaining ballot papers that were not used. 10. No more massive thump printing and stuffing of ballot boxes. If you like go and steal ballot boxes you are wasting your time. You cannot change the result. The people's votes are counting now. If you didn't serve the people well when in public office or you are not popular in your political locality, it is advisable to save your money because they will collect your money and vote against you. End of ballots snatching has come to stay in Nigeria. With the amendment of Nigeria Electoral Act, our votes now counts. Let's just hope it really work out this time around............we hope it will not be business as usual |
Their hypocrisy stinks to the high heaven, like they does anything for the benefit of the masses. Since nothing is been checked, govt agencies can be Petty as they desire. Thesame stuffs would still make its way to the market even if they get hold of it all. Nigeria and politics of deceit is 5&6 |
Las Las, everyone turns to a moving robot, more hands would be chop off by Intruders. It could also establish more thieving indexes. Make thunder no go kill person while it's raining. But I dou my Hart for Oyibo people, wisdom will never kill them ![]() |
But the headline says otherwise? O wrong nao
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jeromestarks:Bro, u already did na ![]() |
Mavrick2012:Wow! The first time someone would echo my opinion on this forum. Alot of us don't even know what we want, lot don't know the Genesis of our prob. We need to divert all the attentions used in canvassing and opposing candidates who would in return bring us close to our knees into restructuring agitation. Submission: restructure this country now or let everyone go their ways |
Totilopussylick:Can you please elaborate that ![]() |
This people should just return fundamental history curriculum back to our schools. It's high time every young/old Nigerians know the Genesis of our problems from inception. They deliberate does that to put us in perpetual darkness. |
A MAN WHO SOLD HIS COUNTRY TO THE BRITISH FOR £865K IN 1899 ToosekonsSep 14, 2022Read original This is the story of the first oil war, which was fought in the 19th century, in the area that became Nigeria. All through the 19th century, palm oil was highly sought-after by the British, for use as an industrial lubricant for machinery. Remember that Britain was the world’s first industrialised nation, so they needed resources such as palm oil to maintain that. Palm oil, of course, is a tropical plant, which is native to the Niger Delta. Malaysia’s dominance came a century later. By 1870, palm oil had replaced slaves as the main export of the Niger Delta, the area which was once known as the Slave Coast. At first, most of the trade in the oil palm was uncoordinated, with natives selling to those who gave them the best deals. Native chiefs such as former slave, Jaja of Opobo became immensely wealthy because of oil palm. With this wealth came influence. However, among the Europeans, there was competition for who would get preferential access to the lucrative oil palm trade. In 1879, George Goldie formed the United African Company (UAC), which was modelled on the former East India Company. Goldie effectively took control of the Lower Niger River. By 1884, his company had 30 trading posts along the Lower Niger. This monopoly gave the British a strong hand against the French and Germans in the 1884 Berlin Conference. The British got the area that the UAC operated in, included in their sphere of influence after the Berlin Conference. When the Brits got the terms they wanted from other Europeans, they began to deal with the African chiefs. Within two years of 1886, Goldie had signed treaties with tribal chiefs along the Benue and Niger Rivers whilst also penetrating inland. This move inland was against the spirit of verbal agreements that had been made to restrict the organisation’s activities to coastal regions. By 1886, the company name changed to The National Africa Company and was granted a royal charter (incorporated). The charter authorised the company to administer the Niger Delta and all lands around the banks of the Benue and Niger Rivers. Soon after, the company was again renamed. The new name was Royal Niger Company, which survives, as Unilever, till this day. To local chiefs, the Royal Niger Company negotiators had pledged free trade in the region. Behind, they entered private contracts on their terms. Because the (deceitful) private contracts were often written in English and signed by the local chiefs, the British government enforced them. So for example, Jaja of Opobo, when he tried to export palm oil on his own, was forced into exile for “obstructing commerce”. As an aside, Jaja was “forgiven” in 1891 and allowed to return home, but he died on the way back, poisoned with a cup of tea. Seeing what happened to Jaja, some other native rulers began to look more closely at the deals they were getting from the Royal Nigeria Company. One of such kingdoms was Nembe, whose king, Koko Mingi VIII, ascended the throne in 1889 after being a Christian schoolteacher. Koko Mingi VIII, King Koko for short, like most rulers in the yard, was faced with the Royal Nigeria Company encroachment. He also resented the monopoly enjoyed by the Royal Nigeria Company and tried to seek out favourable trading terms, with particularly the Germans in Kamerun (Cameroon). By 1894, the Royal Nigeria Company increasingly dictated whom the natives could trade with, and denied them direct access to their former markets. In late 1894, King Koko renounced Christianity and tried to form an alliance with Bonny and Okpoma against the Royal Nigeria Company to take back the trade. This is significant because while Okpoma joined up, Bonny refused. A harbinger of the successful “divide and rule” tactic. On 29 January 1895, King Koko led an attack on the Royal Niger Company’s headquarters, which was in Akassa in today’s Bayelsa state. The pre-dawn raid had more than a thousand men involved. King Koko’s attack succeeded in capturing the base. Losing 40 of his men, King Koko captured 60 white men as hostages, as well as a lot of goods, ammunition and a Maxim gun. Koko then attempted to negotiate a release of the hostages in exchange for being allowed to chose his trading partners. The British refused to negotiate with Koko, and he had forty of the hostages killed. A British report claimed that the Nembe people ate them. On 20 February 1895, Britain’s Royal Navy, under Admiral Bedford attacked Brass and burned it to the ground. Many Nembe people died and smallpox finished off a lot of others. By April 1895, business had returned to “normal”, normal being the conditions that the British wanted, and King Koko was on the run. Brass was fined £500 by the British, £62,494 (NGN29 million) in today’s money, and the looted weapons were returned as well as the surviving prisoners. After a British Parliamentary Commission sat, King Koko was offered terms of settlement by the British, which he rejected and disappeared. The British promptly declared him an outlaw and offered a reward of £200 (£26,000; NGN12 million today) for him. He committed suicide in exile in 1898. About that time, another “recalcitrant King”, the Oba of Benin, was run out of town. The pacification of the Lower Niger was well and truly underway. The immediate effect of the Brass Oil War was that public opinion in Britain turned against the Royal Nigeria Company, so its charter was revoked in 1899. Following the revoking of its charter, the Royal Niger Company sold its holdings to the British government for £865,000 (£108 million today). That amount, £46,407,250 (NGN 50,386,455,032,400, at today’s exchange rate) was effectively the price Britain paid, to buy the territory which was to become known as Niger Credit: African gist hub
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zealousayo:Unfortunately no, we had to go our separate ways. There was alot of reasons we couldn't be together. But I hugely felt it when she left sha |
My first year after NYSC was way devastating than I anticipated, I has been having this kind of panic few months to our P. O. P. Knowingfully well that I would get nothing doing when u return to my state. My mind was fixated on going to Lagos instead. But I couldn't achieve that due to unpreparedness couple with the fact that I don't like been a liability on others. I told my brother in-law to help secure an affordable accommodation away from dad house, I knew I can't go back to that house, prior to that, I already have a lady I was seeing who was financially boyant. To cut it short, my last two months alawee combined amounted to about 40k plus, no bed, no rug, no home appliances. I had to start from scratch, I bought rog carpet, (one I know I could afford), bought paint, did a little anger furniture, painted the one room apartment, then money finished ![]() I had to rely on my gurl friend for feeding and other little expenses I needed to sort. Then I started applying and going for interview, I slept on the ordinary Mart for almost a year with my gurl friend who would leave her well furnished house to sleep on the mat with me . That's the much I could say, things are not exactly the way I want it now but I'm able to find a quick solution to my predicament.I can say I'm employed but very underemployed.. Life without job? One could die of depression and loneliness. |
You lot will leave the main issue and start shouting BAT, OBIDAT & ATIKULATE. Spamming the whole place for reasonable people like if one of them emerged, Nigeria will start functioning. Can't we just see that the problem of this country is way thicker than raising ur hope that one individual would ride it well Instead of us to divert our attentions and focuses on having this country restructured.I know we would not listen, we are hell bent on partisan and tribal games, trying to manouver our tribe person to that office at the expense of our collective development. If u like, go and unearth Amadu Bello, Awolowo and zik combine, we will still not taste any development if this structure is not improvised. My piece. |
Mine was a bit funny, but a real scam ![]() In 2011 when Amosun, a governorship candidate from Ogun state was seducing us with oou tuition fee slash as a state University if elected. I and my padi fell for it and we processed the admission. fast forward pro admission, we had to settle for the same amount. Acceptance fee paid (non refundable), there was no turning back. Another is in 2017 during service year, I always see Ponzi schemer as gamblers. I got tempted and put my last 10k at a point when it was about to cast. I almost cry ![]() |
No matter the circumstances, don't speak ill of the dead. I believe the queen has passed on to join her ancestors now, the wise ones believe the deceased knows the truth when they pass on. The professor would have been verbally vindicated if her words were not full of hatred. She should have done better. Commiserate with the family of the deceased and modestly express your stands against her when she was alive. We are going where she's and the truth will be unearthed to us |
"Tobi Amusan" That name keep ringing bell. Gbagaun gbagaun gbagaun. Hot bae ![]() |
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Instead of us to divert our attentions and focuses on having this country restructured.