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Botragelad:
These guys are awesome.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who is participating in the Climate Change Conference (COP28) arrived in Dubai with 1,411 delegates, according to a list by the UN Climate Change, making him the leader in Africa with the highest entourage and the third largest representation among global countries attending the conference.

COP28 which started on Thursday 30 November to end on Tuesday 12 December, is a 13-day event that is used by governments to agree on policies to limit global temperature rises and adapt to impacts associated with climate change. On Saturday, the Nigerian President shared the platform with Sultan Ahmed al-Jabar, President of COP28, John Kerry and the Chinese Envoy on Climate change President of COP28. The President who spoke on the need for participants to make commitments to the goal of limiting the earth’s temperature increase to 1.5C by the end of the century, said Nigeria has committed already.

“We have been doing so before today. We are committed to critical steps to reduce methane emissions by ensuring gas flaring is eliminated. There is a huge penalty for that. There is equally a huge incentive to do so,” Tinubu said.

However, back home, it is not Tinubu’s pledges that have Nigerians buzzing. His government continues to show that it cannot curb wasteful spending.

Of the 1,411 delegates, 590 were sponsored to attend the conference by the Nigerian government which is currently battling with record inflation, an out-of-control exchange rate, a ballooning debt profile, and millions of its citizens sliding into poverty. The total to-and-from flight ticket for the 590 delegates is estimated at N885 million.

BusinessDay arrived at the cost using flight rates from international airline operators. According to sources in the aviation sector who would not want to be mentioned, the federal government rarely charter local carriers when attending conferences outside the country. The government prefers to contract international flight operators and pay them in foreign currency for charter services, this is despite having local operators with approvals to fly directly to some of the countries. The President is known to use one of the 10 Presidential fleets while the rest of the entourage charter an international flight. The cost of maintaining each of the Presidential aircraft rose by 99.6 percent to N7.297 billion in 2019.

A check on the average international flight operator showed that a two-way flight ticket from Nigeria to Dubai will cost N1.5 million.

On the list of the Nigerian delegation include the President, 25 ministers, the chief of staff, about 5 director generals, several directors, deputy directors, assistant directors, and several officials with different titles. Gilbert Ramex Chagouri is listed among the ministers as ‘Confidente of the President’.

“This number of aides and officials is too many for just a meeting. President Tinubu keeps wasting our resources on frivolities. How many people will speak on behalf of Nigeria, that is if Mr President will be allowed to climb the podium,” Adewale Damilare said on his X account.

However, a source at the Presidency told BusinessDay that only seven ministers embarked on the Dubai trip. In a video trending online, Seyi Tinubu was seen entering the venue of the COP28 ahead of the President and his very large entourage. Apart from the cost of flight, it is also a normal practice by the Nigerian government to give per diem also called estacodes to those going with the President on any trip.

BusinessDay investigation found that the estacode each traveler receives depends on their level. Ministers are paid $900 per day as estacode which amounts to $11,7000 per minister for the 13 days the conference would be held. Permanent secretaries get $600, amounting to $7,800 for the same period. Officers of levels 15-17 receive $425 amounting to $5,525 in total. Levels 7-14 get $381 amounting to $4,953 and levels 1-6 get $206 amounting to $2,678 for the 13 days.

“COP28 is a 13-day event that will cost a lot more money in hotel accommodation than UNGA. It’ll be nice for Nigerians to know how much is spent in sponsoring Tinubu and all that accompanied him to COP28. Tinubu and 2 Ministers would’ve been more than enough for this trip given the current economic reality in the country,” said a Nigerian who goes by the name Brother Barth on X.

“Nigeria at COP-28. An entrance befitting a country that delivers 400,000MW to its people daily, utilising approximately 100bcf of gas daily, with a $4trn economy and arriving the Dubai meetings with 1,411-strong delegation of which 851 are delegates of various federal and state government entities, third largest behind China and Brazil. We will surely be a strong and persuasive voice for climate action at COP-28,” an energy consultant said describing what would have been an ideal situation.

Experts say it is unfortunate that the government does not recognise the importance of cutting down the high cost of governance, even when it has to borrow almost 100 percent to fund its budget. Nigeria is planning to spend N27.5 trillion in 2024, out of which the non-debt recurrent expenditure is N9.92 trillion while debt service is projected to be N8.25 trillion and capital expenditure is N8.7 trillion.

Cruise777:
Useless guy... In this time and age

CoronaVirusPro:
I will never grow up !

I remain a piglet forever!

CoronaVirusPro:
I Like to give a fvck!...in the anus

CoronaVirusPro:
STFU!

CoronaVirusPro:
Bunkum and balderdash!

Did he replicate same gestures in Anambra, and what was his achievements and legacy`s?

Coming from same man who stashed money in safe havens to avoid taxes and investigation!

Anyone can scribble the gibberish he put up there.

From the way Peter talks, one would think he has some outstanding legacy`s on ground which puts him in position to make such composition, but the reverse is the case. Even the present Governor of Anambra attested to the fact that, poverty increased in the state during his administration, and here we have same Peter oinking on what's not!

Kingrshd3:
I guess OBI and his IPOB followers are suffering from disabilities from their lineage 😢😭

Tinubu should trunk deaf ears to them Biko 😛

There was jubilation in Rivers State at the weekend following the decision of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, to sign memoranda of understanding with two companies to commence the construction of 20,000 low cost housing units and a spare parts market in the state.

The agreement for the development of RIV/TAF City Housing Project on 1000 hectares of land and the spare parts market were signed for Rivers by the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor.

The Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mustapha Njie signed for one of the contracting firms, TAF Africa Global.

On the development of a Central Spare Parts Market, Prof. Adangor also signed for the State government while the Chief Executive Officer, Okoh Jeff and Engr. Charles signed for GOSH Project Limited.

Speaking at the brief ceremony in Government House, Port Harcourt, Fubara charged the two investors to speed up the process for the development of the state.

He said the problem of housing for low income earners in the state remained a huge concern but was being addressed with the provision of 20,000 units of affordable houses.

Fubara said though people already knew the mantra of his administration, consolidation and continuity, they also needed to understand that it included expanding the existing structure of the current city status.

He said: “We told our people that we are not limited to the vision we inherited, but included expansion, we meant it with all seriousness and you can see with what we have done today. The city will gradually start expanding, and not limited to our present structure.

“I am happy to say this, one of our greatest problems is housing for the low income earners. Our vision as at today, is to provide for those level of people. What we have done is to give our people hope.”

On the spare parts market, Fubara said during the electioneering campaigns he promised dealers at Ikoku in Port Harcourt that he would develop a modern market for spare parts to demonstrate his care for them.

He said: “It is important because by the time the spare parts market starts up, we will have a central place where businesses that have to do with vehicles; repairs, sales and other associated activities will be established for the traders. It won’t be just a market, it will also bring about a level of development within that axis.”

He charged the investors to ensure immediate commencement of the projects and to carry out the groundbreaking without delay.

Speaking for TAF Africa Global, Mr. Mustapha Njie said a subsidiary of his company called Pricewise Home Nigeria Limited would develop 20,000 housing in phases on the 1000 hectares of land and thanked the governor for the confidence reposed in them to do the project.

Chief Executive Officer of Gosh, Mr. Okoh Jeff assured that they would be dedicated to delivering a central spare part market that would accommodate all traders in that business in one place.

The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger recommended on Friday (Dec. 01) creating a confederation as part of a long-term goal of uniting the West African neighbours within a federation.


The top diplomats of the Alliance of Sahel States met in Bamako for two days.

Their discussions aimed to flesh out the workings of the new alliance, with the ministers emphasising the importance of diplomacy, defence and development “to consolidate political and economic integration”.


Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop said the recommendations will be submitted to each head of state, who are due to meet in Bamako at an unspecified date.

The countries’ economy and finance ministers who met on late November advised creating a stabilisation fund, an investment bank and a committee that would study an economic and monetary union.

In mid-September, the military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger signed a mutual defence pact.

The Liptako-Gourma Charter, named after the eponymous historical region, established the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).

https://www.africanews.com/2023/12/02/burkina-faso-mali-and-niger-look-to-form-a-federation/?jwsource=cl

Khyrvxjzy:
i just block peter obi on my Twitter account

oz4real83:
You people should stop nonsense stories like this, how will you Photoshop a woman into the pic and post it as true with all seriousness?. Tinubu isn't even the only person the photoshopped woman is blocking, fake stories like this brings suspicion to any future posts!!!

Kingrshd3:
Suffery dey lie na 😂

This is same way Dagrin lost his life till date but u can't tell me that how this car was dismantle and none of.u has an injury 🤕🤕

Well maybe you are from the four angles of Edo state

Pakute:
Who is Galambi again?. It's high time DSS started picking up nonentities.
Nigeria opposition is proving to be a congregation of the most intellectually lazy people in the world. These are the same ratheads that would quickly point to US, UK, Canada,etc when they talk but do you see the President or PrimeMinister of an advanced country going to the legislative assembly with boxes or trailer of papers to present budget?. With flash drive, you could easily print out the budget details for each lawmaker. And that's the innovation Jagaban is introducing to end the archaic system of budget boxes. Nigeria's opposition are too backward thinking, everything na to dey open mouth dey wail, no sense.

UptownVibes:
Very simple.. Tie their hands and leg,and release them when they get to their destination.. I am very sure its the woman that first raised hand on the man,because she needed public sympathy.. The man not being a gentle man like we Africa men,join her in disgracing their parents..

I saw this on Facebook....very happy no life was lost.

“My wife and I walked out without a scratch” – Man Grateful to have made it through Accident After Tanker Fell on His Car

A Nigerian man is counting his blessings after he miraculously survived an accident after a tanker fell on his car.
The man, who has not been identified, was driving along a highway

when a tanker lost control and fell on his car.

The impact of the crash was so severe that the man’s car was completely crushed.

However, the man and his wife, who was also in the car, were able to walk out without a scratch.

The man took to social media to express his gratitude for his survival.

“I am so grateful to God that my wife and I are alive,” he wrote.

“It was a terrible accident, and I don’t know how we survived.”

#gistpoint_enter10ment

ideynl1:
No wonder nairaland has been invaded by many agbado lunatics.

This is coming from Bismark Rewane.

Kobicove:
Expect hungry folks who have never seen 5 million before to come here and start making snide comments

Akungitit:
Just remember that he's talking about South South not IPOB zone. The South will always play smart politics and I can assure you that the next Southern president after Tinubu will come from the South South.

TemplarLandry:
😎 I'm very sure it's gonna be Hellupee or Cancerworm lawmakers.

President Tinubu remains focused and unperturbed by this beer parlor rumor.

I dedicate “SHAQ & KOBE” by Rick Ross & Meek Mill to Jagaban.
Great jam!

Zonefree:
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Where you waka go see virgin girl for this Nigeria

You're one of the few blessed and luckiest men on earth.

Chastity is a great virtue. Virginity remains the greatest gift a woman can give her husband.

May God continue to bless your union.

Pakute:
Omojuwa dey use headless mobs dey catch cruise, no be today hin dey use dem dey play like tennis ball.

Paraman:
Fubara should settle with his boss

We4all:
I will, if you can agree to go back to kindergarten and learn to counter honest criticisms with valid points.