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baybeeboi:
Lagos above Calabar and Uyo?
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https://i62.tinypic.com/bgo7j5.jpg

I saw that too and laughed.

With all the touts, pick-pockets and other nuisance factors in Lagos I wonder how anyone can reason that it is safer than Uyo or Calabar.

Abuja is safe too if not for the stigma of Boko Haram.

Instead of running away from their home why do they not develop it from the outside instead of attacking from without?

Are they being persecuted in Igboland?

mokset123:
since the outgoing government has invested heavily in infrastructure. It suffices to say at this juncture that the incoming government should look into creating an enabling atmosphere where human capital development and supporting of sme's will thrive

Beko are already moving into Uyo.

http://www.punchng.com/business/industry/turkish-household-appliance-maker-builds-factory-in-uyo/

Others are set to follow.

There will be industries that spring up around these larger factories.

This is what the role of 'government' should be, not to dole out money to people or send them on pilgrimages. Build enabling infrastructure and business will follow.

bestestgirl:
Nice!! but Uyo is quite small. Le Meridian and Four points, isn't that too much for the town?

This is not in Uyo.

Read the topic.

You people are stupid enough to rely on the NYT for an accurate portrayal of Nigerian affairs?

They can't even tell the truth when it comes to American issues.

I lend once and if you pay me back I'll consider lending again.

If you don't pay me back then I wont waste time reminding you but I will no longer bankroll you.

Simple.

naijadeyhia:
I would like to believe that u are educated. if u really are then pls apply some intelligence when posting responses to an abviously smart post. we are d ones placing undue importance on the south due to crude which is why Nigeria is where she is today as a leprose giant. This is a nation that when properly managed is indivisible. Everyside complimenting the other. Will d south eat its oil? No! Will d north power themselves with their food? No! So what do we do? We all pitch in our strenghts and make us all great. The whole world needs food and oil so why not have 2 focal points rather than 1? Also I sincerely pray oil is found in the chad basin because at the stage we are now we need all the cash exchangeable resources we can get because GEJ drove Nigeria off a cliff.

Nigeria should not be relying on oil as a means of generating foreign currency, especially unrefined oil as has been the case for the past 50 years.

The oil should be used to power the Nigerian economy and what is left should then be made available to the international markets. Sadly, because of the short-sightedness of the Nigerian political class (combined with the cowardice of the Nigerian populace) oil is being sold abroad when it is needed domestically.

What Nigeria is currently doing is taking 10 usd today instead taking 100 usd next week.

You are wasting your time trying to explain the 'complexities' of accountability to women.

You might as well try and explain to a lion why it shouldn't eat you.

Irresponsible behavior is the preferred currency of women - they're attracted to it and they love to engage in it.

arsenal33:
and how many have been closed down here until now?

I was writing in response to someone who seemed to suggest that this is another case of 'only in Nigeria' or something equally false.

I simply pointed out the truth.

You should follow the conversation properly or not interject at all.

raayah:
I understand where you are coming from, but people who are from rich parentd usually live privileged life.

If i have the Money and connections, i'd make sure my kids never enter danfo, make sure they go to very good schools and set them up in the right path to start their career.

Why should I let my kids suffer in life. Look, suffering is not necessary to suceed. Some people get things on a platter of gold and that's ok too.

Its even proven that rick kids perform better because they have access to top tutors, necessities and good school. If they are hard-working its easier for them to move forward career-wise. Its a privileged life and its ok.

Suffering is not hardwork and it also does not mean you will suceed if you suffer.

They will never understand or allow themselves to see clearly, so many people are embittered by the experiences of their youth and look to lash out at anyone whom they deem did not suffer as they did.

They don't realize that most people who are born into poverty die in the same state.

Wealth brings opportunity, not just material wealth but ideas. An exposure to better ideas allows one to maintain or grow your wealth and increase your quality of life.

The mentality that everyone should suffer because one person suffered is a regressive idea that should be done away with.

Oil or no oil, this does not explain the paucity of ideas or the refusal to relinquish destructive practices.

We know that there are wealthy people in the north but we also know that those people are largely descended from the same group who have held the majority in a state of bondage for hundreds of years. If not that they are former civil servants and former military men who stole federal and state resources for their own selfish gain.

We know that there are educated people in the north (see above).

What I don't understand is why the people there cannot see how horrendously awful their leaders have been, on a local and national level?

Why are they so against fiscal federalism?

All this talk of 'the north feeds the nation' is nonsense, Nigeria imports food worth billions of dollars - one of the largest importers of rice on the planet. Nigeria is currently undergoing a change in agricultural policy in which every state will contribute to agricultural production because individuals will begin to see how profitable it is - this is of course assuming that Buhari does not sign one of the many fraudulent agreements that the EU keeps trying to push in Nigeria's direction.

I don't want Nigeria to break up because I think that Africa as a whole needs fewer borders, not more. But I also believe that Nigeria needs to take leaders with a track record of effective leadership - no one who is managing a state with a literacy rate of less than 50%; a poverty rate of 70%; that is fighting against polio in 2015 or refuses to sign the Child Rights Act into law need be considered.

We need to allow progressive leaders with progressive policies to do what they have shown they can do.

Religious sentiment is the enemy of progress as are those pushing for religious laws for which there is no logical basis - Fashola is a Muslim but who would know? He does his job and his religion is his personal business, that is how it should be.

I keep seeing this stupid letter on this forum.

If you want a different outcome then parents would have to be more flexible. If Nigerians as a whole and Nigerian parents in particular are angry at the product then they should both look within - garbage in, garbage out is a very simple equation that would best describe what many are railing against.

Would Nigerians accept that parents should be more understanding? That children should be allowed to ask questions? That children learn by doing and are naturally curious? That children need guidance without anger? That corporal punishment is a form of domestic violence and thus evil? That the responsibilities of the household are for the parents and that children should only be concerned with their immediate welfare and development? Will Nigerians understand that they have too many children (on average) and are under undue stress as a result, which they then push on to the children?

Nigerian society has to be made to see that independent thinking and actions are healthy habits that should be nurtured - traits that many Nigerian parents/elders seem fearful of. Those that show superior parenting habits in Nigerian society are often treated with suspicion and hostility.

The author of this piece has failed all measures of logic by writing this piece. She seems to think that human beings raise themselves, the reality is that parental responsibility is a huge factor - what we see is what we emulate.

If the author is serious about this issue then they should begin by addressing the many flaws that Nigerian parents typically display in their child-rearing habits. What the author has done with this article is begin halfway through the story instead of beginning at the foundation. Such an assessment would require a thorough examination of Nigeria - dealing with the cult of 'elders', through to the plague of superstition and religion in the nation. When the author does that then they may find out why Nigerian society is the way that it is. In the mean time they will join the other cowards in blaming those without power or responsibility for the failings of the society.


P.S.
The author, in a manner consistent with her dishonest tone refused to mention the amount of money that many Western parents spend on their adult children by way of buying homes, buying cars, spending exorbitant amounts on over-elaborate weddings, recreational around the world travel. I also know of many who have received hefty 'loans' from their parents for unspecified, non-performing businesses. This does not even deal with the issue of people who are 'placed' in jobs as a result of a family connection. This article really was written for the benefit of the clueless Nigerian masses who cannot see the wood for the trees and allow imbeciles like this author to present an entirely fictitious notion of life outside of Nigeria.

jumadensi:
why is this always happening in my country

Why is what always happening?

Eateries get closed down everyday, all over the world over because of bad practices.

If you want real food scandals go to China - at least this involved edible food (that may have been out of date).

http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/23/carcinogen-found-in-chinese-baby-formula/?_r=0

buygala:
Bullshiit

This Professor always takes the rest of Nigerians for Primitive and illiterate cavemen ...... We might not be Yale, MIT, or Harvard educated.... But We are neither imbecilles nor stark illiterates

Under our Ivy-schooled Finance Minister's watch, Nigeria's debt profile has escalated into heaven, the Value of the Naira sunk into the pit of near-worthlessness, Unemployment galloping higher on the streets, but totally comatose on Okonjo's witchcraft paper, Oil revenue wasted unconscionably, and ridiculously huge sums of Money somehow growing legs and trekking out of Nigeria to God-knows-where

So, we don't need a posh degree in Economics or Financial Astronomy to know that Okonjo the Mojo has outlived her usefulness in Nigeria, and has even become toxic to our national health
..... THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

TRUTH IS...... IF SHE HAS REALLY DONE HER JOB, SHE WOULDN'T NEED TO STRESS HER FAT CHEEKS TO ORALLY CONVINCE US OF HER ACHIEVEMENTS

12% is hardly a huge debt profile. There are countries wrestling with 120%.

I'm not fond of this woman but please do not exaggerate - let the facts speak for themself.

OREMUSSANCTUS:
Dat shld be from a pdp governor
We don't steal public funds
We not like tinubu ameachi and co
We re d real change cum transformation
Odas re fake "change"
Quote me, and may ya life be I s l a m a b a d e d

PDP, APC does not matter - there are thieves in both parties.

remsonik:
Nice

Is it rugged enough for Nigerian roads??
Won't it go off inside traffic??
Why buy a car that will only sit in your garage for most days of the year??
Won't it depreciate in value as time goes on??
Abeg I no envy am

There a number of Kia Souls on Nigerian roads, they are as rugged as any vehicle.

There are Kia Souls that run on electricity alone that have been highly rated by car magazines.

All non-classic cars depreciate with time.

EUROBOMBER:
Uk should not have treated Buhari this way now, they should know that he is our President-elect. That aside, after May 29th, they will have no other choice than to accord Buhari full presidential treatment as the Nigerian President. Buhari is such a humble man and God will protect him.

I don't even see UK/USA as friends of Nigeria. I don't trust those people one bit; they don't mean well for Nigeria and I also believe they understand much more about boko haram than we do. The UK may not even be happy that Buhari won the presidential election; don't be surprised that they and other western countries may be planning how to take Buhari out of the picture soon.

Buhari should stop jumping to UK every now and then thinking that they love him; their hearts are dark.

A word is enough for the wise.

They were amping him up pre-election despite his prior actions and statements in relation to Boko Haram.

It's quite clear that they (western nations) mean no good towards Nigeria and see Buhari as a pawn to be used. It's a pity that he does not seem to comprehend this stark fact in his old age. Only a very foolish man would keep rushing to London - it's not as if the UK is awash with money. If it's funds that he is looking for then he should be looking east.

Where are they marching to?

My question in all this is why have these people who are holding the nation to ransom not been named and shamed?

I asked this question and got no logical answers, just people trying to sidetrack the post.

Makes you wonder what they think a 'discussion' forum is meant to be if all they want is censorship.

https://www.nairaland.com/2261765/islam-muslims-does-not-want

Industrial sabotage should be a treasonable offense, especially on this scale.

My question when a crisis like this takes place is what are the religious leaders doing? Why have they not been able to herd their sheep into useful action - if they claim to work for the greater good. It should be clear now what their motives are and what their purpose is - if not for the good of the people then it is for the detriment of the common good and for their own financial welfare.

aresa:
Traditional rulers are govermemt officials just like the directors and managers with multiple official cars.

Find something better to worry about..

A traditional monarch is not a government official - Nigeria is a democracy.

No government official should have multiple official cars.

A monarch that cannot support him/herself is a parasite.

This is good but it doesn't offset the vehicles (and other gifts) that were wasted on traditional rulers.

http://www.informationng.com/2013/12/fashola-approves-120-new-vehicles-for-traditional-rulers.html

PedroJP:
Level pass level abeg. Don't think any sane Igbo man in power will ever trust a Yoruba man again. Hausas only fault is there religion, otherwise they are far more better than Yorubas as they are straight forward in dealings by nature.

That's a very silly stereotype and clearly not true.

Look at all the northern governors who have refused to use the Federal welfare that they receive each month for the good of their people.

Is El-Rufai not a Hausa man? Did he not deceive people over FCT land deals, giving Federal land to his relatives when it was supposed to be sold? Did he not sell NITEL to his cronies for below its true value?

OrlandoOwoh:
This could have made sense if Lagos was still the capital of Nigeria. The last time I heard, though long, the Bendel (Edo and Delta states) House in Lagos was put on sale when the capital moved to Abuja, why should Delta State build a new lodge in Lagos State?

Fraud.

The only possible answer is fraud.

This man has been a disgrace, even worse than James Ibori.

AlfaSeltzer:
Amadioha forbid that I appreciate Backstabbers

There are 'backstabbers' in the east?

What is Okorocha?

What has Orji done for Igboland or Nigeria?

Smoking is an odd habit to pick up but if you're going to do it at least smoke decent tobacco and not the horrible cigarette tobacco.

This East/West petty war is becoming especially silly.

Neither group has ever caused the other any direct long term harm.

Why can't you learn to appreciate each other and see each other as one and the same?

baslone:
The locals don't imbibe in everything you have stated above.

Nothing hypocritical about it- their laws were tailored to accomodate people of different faiths and from different cultures while also trying to prevent them from corrupting their system.

The weather is terrible so you get to see these kind of clothing around you but like the laws says it gets your movement restricted.

We also get to see off-license liquor stores everywhere in the UK, U.S. People drink on the streets and in their cars. In dubai, not all hotels even sell alcohol to start with and drinking bars are few.

Unfortunately, I have never seen men and women kissing in public places like hotels, malls.

Wild Wadi, any other other beaches are basically tourist zones so you get to see stuffs like that.

Go to Deira, kiss and drink in public- come back and say they don't have laws.

You go hear am!

The majority of people in Dubai are not local Emiratis but there are some who indulge in non-Islamic practices. Go to the Raffles pyramid if you want to see real hypocrisy.

Why would I go to Deira?

What does the US/UK or any other country have to do with the hypocritical application of Islamic law?

Why are they 'accommodating' inferior man-made law if Sharia is from Allah? What reason would there be to do so if not to take money from the kufr?

Why are there known bars where prostitutes can be found in Dubai if Islamic law is applied?

Run.

bigtt76:
Naija shaaaa. When it comes to voting a muslim as president, we go come out with all the excuses… sharia, extremisim etc but when its time to spend money or relax we run to their headquarters isn't that double standard ?

The problem with Buhari is not his religion as much as it is his ideas and track record.

Prior to these most recent elections he put his name to the push for Sharia and no other issue.

He came out in defence of Boko Haram.

He refused to admit that Abacha was corrupt.

He refused to concede defeat in 2011 thus causing riots that lead to hundreds of deaths.

His manifesto was a joke, this was apparent to anyone reasonable. He has since spent the past month rescinding every promise he made to Nigerians before the election.

Fashola is also a Muslim, no one has an issue with him because of his religion. Ideas and implementation matter.