₦airaland Forum

Kossyso:
I wonder what will entice Igbo youth to go join the military as a recruit. E no make sense!

It truly does not make sense.

What will an Igbo young man or woman benefit from joining the Nigerian army?

How much is the pay?

What is the realistic career progression like?

How will he be better off than his kinsman who focused on learning a trade or craft?

Who wants to sacrifice sons that will be sent to go fight terrorists and bandits, while politicians and their fronts are making money from the insecurity, their own children living comfortably abroad?

Have a relative who signified interest last year, to join the Army as a recruit. I discouraged him, got him enrolled for apprenticeship in shoe making in Aba and assured him that at the end of his apprenticeship, I will help him set up his own.

With the crackdown on immigrants in the US, there would be less visa application.

"Nothing dey outside".😂😂😂

MASTAkiLLAh:
exactly and that's why I'm angry the man allowed his daughter to kneel down and beg. It has happened already so if madam can't stay in the house that night, she should leave or I'll leave with the girl until tempers calm and family elders mediate but my daughter will never kneel down for any woman who's dowry I paid. Of course I can't be ashamed of any child I have outside wedlock, I do tell you straight say I get pikin o, she dey my hand or she dey her mama hand so just let me know whether we go be make we no waste time

He ought to have talked about having a child when they were still dating, not hiding her existence under the guise of a niece.

They live outside Nigeria, I am imagining the false information they did input while applying for the girl's visa and that is immigration fraud, also not looking good.

That marriage is broken.

😂😂😂😂😂

They were detailed about the elimination assignment.

Good thinking

Good for him.

His daughters are his replica.

TimeManager:
Weldone faithful servant. And why was her daughter wearing a belly revealing outfit?. The mother is well dressed than the daughter. Bianca needs to train her daughter modesty for us to take her seriously.



-Kiss the truth!

Rather, take your own life seriously, in order to become somebody in life, time is not renewable. .

That should be thoroughly explored and talked about when dating, which Church do they both want to attend as a married couple.

More will still japa.

Sad.

An attack dog is angry over being reminded of being an attack dog.

Steady cash outs.

Zaytoon001:
Hello everyone, I'm in desperate need of an answer , I got an unconditional offer at ulster University Birmingham and tution fee of 11300 after the 15% discount, and deposit of 5500,I paid the deposit of 4900 pounds already and I'm short of 600 pounds, I also did my Pre CAS Intervie already, I want to know if they can still release my CAS statement even if I'm yet to complete the tuition deposit please help a brother I need an answer

Complete the tuition deposit as stated by the Uni as they are very unlikely to issue you the CAS.

Commonwealth Games no be inter-house sports o.😂😂😂😂😂

SmartEnergyng:
Ah, and there it is—the *Fagba-to-Lekki standard* being used to measure the naira’s national value.

Let’s be honest: **N1,000 won’t take you from one end of Lagos to the other, feed you like a king, or fuel your generator for a week**. But here’s the thing—it was never meant to.

When we talk about the naira’s[b] **practical value**[/b], we’re not benchmarking it against **commutes between high-end districts or boutique bread from a Victoria Island bakery**. We’re talking about It’s about how that same ₦1,000 can still buy you a decent "akara burger"—Agege bread with hot akara—or a plate of grilled yam with pepper sauce at the street corner in Osogbo, Owerri, or Makurdi.
No, it won’t buy you lunch at a highbrow spot in Lekki, but it will fill the stomach of a roadside trader, a student, or a mechanic trying to push through the day.

That’s the point Dr. Fasua is making: let’s stop obsessing over how the naira performs abroad or in luxury bubbles, and start asking real questions—like how to reduce the cost of beans and oil, so akara becomes cheaper.
Fix local production, stabilize the transport of farm produce, reduce energy costs, and suddenly your ₦1,000 buys more.

That’s how you build real value—by working on what people eat, use, and pay for daily. Not by chasing the dollar like it’s the only god of economics.

As we say, “It’s not the market price that feeds the family—it’s the price of what’s cooking at home.”


So rather than reduce the argument to *“what ₦1,000 can’t do for me in my Lagos bubble”*, let’s step back and ask: *How do we build an economy where ₦1,000 means more across the board—not just for the elite corridor between Fagba and Lekki?*

Now that’s a conversation worth having.

There is nothing elite abou the reality of that worker who have to commute from Fagba to Lekki for work, he/she is also living in Nigeria?

Lagos bubble?...What is about Lagos, that is a bubble?

By the way, I don't live in Lagos.

SmartEnergyng:
Ah, I see we’ve reached the[b] “ask-a-question-to-sound-deep”[/b] portion of the program.

But since you asked—practical standard of living [/b]means exactly what it says: [b]what the average Nigerian earns, spends, and survives on—daily. Not what the naira does in London or how it dances on a parallel market chart, but how it feeds a family in Lafia, gets a commuter from Gwagwalada to Wuse, or pays school fees in Enugu.

It means pricing goods, services, and wages based on local realities—not imported expectations. It means a policy mindset that says, “Let us raise our internal productive value,” instead of forever weeping at the feet of forex gods.

In simple terms? It’s asking: how much boli, beans, rent, transport, and recharge card can ₦10,000 buy in Nigeria today? That’s the benchmark for the true value of the naira at home.

As we say, “The real worth of water is not in the bottle—it’s in the thirst it quenches.”

So before we obsess over international comparisons, let’s fix what the naira does on our own soil. That’s the conversation.

N1,000 today can not buy me a filling lunch, nor can it cover my transport fare to work and back, shuttling between Fagba and Lekki, it can not power my I better pass my neighbour generator.....what real thirst does N1,000 quench.

By the way that N1,000 can buy me a loaf of bread of less than 50 pence.

Better pay package will attract those who have not yet japa.

SmartEnergyng:
A Different Lens on Economic Strength
Let’s be clear: yes, the naira has weakened considerably, and inflation is a real threat. Nigerians are not living in economic luxury. But the way forward is not to frame our reality solely in the language of exchange rates. That’s like judging a yam’s worth by the size of a potato in another man’s farm.

What Nigeria must do—what Dr. Fasua is advocating—is to start developing an internal sense of value. Not one dependent on the dollar, but one built on local productivity, pricing, and practical standards of living.

The obsession with how our money performs abroad has blinded us to how it can be made to work better at home.

And what is that practical standard of living?

He "deserves" it as he delivers on his terms of engagement as an attack dog, so his compensation is in order.

Loyalty for hire, pays.😂😂😂😂

Nice one.

The guy is delusional!😂😂😂

How many Nigerians can even earn that $1 in an hour when a minimum wage earner in the US can earn that in an hour.

Antichristian2:
So access to healthcare is the only metric that determines life expectancy?

Bye!

Okay, what else that hugely determines life expectancy that Nigeria has an edge over other Countries?

RichBoy247:
You cannot understand except you experience it. God will not let you experience the downside of UK or US health services

I also work in the UK health sector here in London, so tell me what I don't know and how Nigeria's downside of healty services is better than it.

Antichristian2:
What %age of the population is in need of severe medical emergencies?

We're talking about the normal Nigerian common diseases. And do you know some treatments are now greatly subsidised in Nigeria?

Nigeria is far better!

Yes, Nigeria is "far better " with far lower life expectancy rate which is hugely influenced by access and quality of health care services.😂😂😂

Antichristian2:
That means compared to here consultation and treatment is very expensive!

Here, meaning Nigeria.....yes and quality of care and services are way higher in comparison to Nigeria....in Nigeria, when you find yourself in a severe medical emergency, you will realize Nigeria is not cheaper.

Antichristian2:
It's private and they've got lots of requests.

I also work in a private clinic here in London and we offer same day appointment, like many other private clinics do, just have your money or go join the waiting line for NHS hospitals.

Antichristian2:
Jagaban o!

At least we dey go PHC and we dey see doctor!

My relative wey go UK too some weeks to see doctor!

Doctors wey we dey see after some hours waiting wey we dey complain!

Tell your relative whey come UK to bring out money, go to a private hospital here and e go see doctor within hours, just as Tinubu dey pay private hospital for France.😂😂😂