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Education › Re: UNILAG School Fees Increased From ₦‎16k To ₦‎100k - Pamilerin Adegoke by MT: 5:54pm On Jul 21, 2023

victorVIC1:
You would barely have an idea of how much taxes you pay to the tax authorities until you start paying attention to these details. I recently did my personal income tax clearance and I was surprised to see that over N1,800,000.00 was remitted from my salary over the last 3 years.

Are you aware that the government charges 7.5% percent VAT on most of the items you buy? Who do you think absorb these taxes?

Until we learn to hold our political leaders accountable on the use of public funds, we would barely see any significant changes in this country. What I see you're doing here, is simply making an excuse for their failure.

At bolded, I agree without any doubt.

You cannot defend universities in Nigeria to be charging 16k in this era. It is not defensible. We are a DEVELOPING nation.

Even the almighty UK no dey subside their universities again!

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Education › Re: UNILAG School Fees Increased From ₦‎16k To ₦‎100k - Pamilerin Adegoke by MT: 5:50pm On Jul 21, 2023

lexy2014:
What position were you in when you said this?

Did u direct any questions to any university before you came up with that?

Just stop defending the indefensible for you to sound politically correct.

Once you know there are free tuition universities abroad, just go there.

16k is very ridiculous. In a matter like this, reference to UK, US, Canada, Australia education will go out of the window, it is now you will become Scandinavian and Germany fans, where you need to deposit millions of naira for your maintenance.

Once you have identified you have choices to school free abroad, just run with it.

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Education › Re: UNILAG School Fees Increased From ₦‎16k To ₦‎100k - Pamilerin Adegoke by MT: 5:41pm On Jul 21, 2023

abysirius:
When they were paying 16k do you think about the quality of education the institution was offering? You guys should go sit down and brace up for impact.

In this same country, some private varsities are paying above 5million naira per session and people still enroll their wards there (not ghost o) and[b] I have never seen what a private university graduate can do that their counterpart from from Unilag[/b] will not do or even do better. So what exactly is the basis of your question??

Your comparison was too broad. What data are you using to work on this comparison of yours?

It is not only education you get when you attend A-list university, the network no be here.

Education › Re: UNILAG School Fees Increased From ₦‎16k To ₦‎100k - Pamilerin Adegoke by MT: 5:18pm On Jul 21, 2023

lexy2014:
That isn't what I asked you.

Will this increment improve the quality of education?

Then you need to direct your question to those that run the universities.

I am not in a position to provide you response on that.

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Education › Re: UNILAG School Fees Increased From ₦‎16k To ₦‎100k - Pamilerin Adegoke by MT: 5:16pm On Jul 21, 2023

victorVIC1:
What about the numerous universities in Europe that provide free but high quality education for its citizens? The major problem with Nigeria is poor management of resources

Nigerians are always quick to reference some places abroad when the situations don't favour them.

These countries you are referring to - like Germany, Finland - do you know how much they pay as taxes? If this administration wants to tax us like they tax people abroad where you have to pay TV license for the TV you bought with your own money each month, will you still compare Nigeria to the Western World or will you revolt?

Some grown adults in Nigeria have never paid taxes in their lifetime despite generating incomes. Stop comparing Nigeria to advanced Nations. We are a "developing" nation and the country cannot afford to be subsidizing education. Ask the Japa crew how much they are paying in the Uni abroad, for so many useless courses.

When we reach the level as a country where we can offer citizenry free education , it will happen but for now, it is impossible. That is our reality!

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Education › Re: UNILAG School Fees Increased From ₦‎16k To ₦‎100k - Pamilerin Adegoke by MT: 5:11pm On Jul 21, 2023

lexy2014:
Will this increment improve the quality of education?

You have the choice to examine the university quite well before you enroll.

Go for where you can get the true worth for your money.

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Education › Re: UNILAG School Fees Increased From ₦‎16k To ₦‎100k - Pamilerin Adegoke by MT: 4:46pm On Jul 21, 2023

What quality of education do you expect when you pay 16k as a tuition fee?

Let us tell ourselves the truth please!

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Politics › Re: FAAC To Share N1.959 Trillion Revenue In July — Probably Highest Ever by MT: 8:19am On Jul 19, 2023

Nigerians cannot be saving in dire pain and the political class be looting with reckless abandon.

Time for people to start dragging their governors instead of always focusing on the presidency.

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Politics › Re: FAAC To Share N1.959 Trillion Revenue In July — Probably Highest Ever by MT: 8:15am On Jul 19, 2023

Bobloco:
Money that will be looted by Governors and local government chairmen

Governors that can't be trusted. The governors have even ensured to make sure local govt is non functional and rationing their money for them.

The LG chairmen will have to write the governor before they can be allowed to have access to their fund.

My question is if we save a lot of money via subsidy, must we spend almost all our savings at a go?

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Celebrities › Re: Gold Ring Worn By 2pac 3 Days Before His Shooting Goes On Sale For ₦‎257M by MT: 6:49pm On Jul 18, 2023

Did they pay for it in Naira? .
OP is a sensationalist

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Arresting Putin In South Africa, A Declaration Of War On Our Country - Ramaphosa by MT: 5:23pm On Jul 18, 2023

[quote author=HonNL post=124501418][/quote]South Africa has pitched her tent clearly with Russia.

If Nigeria international relation is solid, it is now that we should be courting favour from the west to counter SA.

SA will still pay the price for this action in the not too distant future.

Politics › Re: Tinubu Critics:if You Were To Be President,what Would You Have Done Differently? by MT(op): 12:23pm On Jul 16, 2023

Brendaniel:
Do you know how much is lost daily from oil theft alone? Do you know how much Nigeria will be saving from cutting cost of governance?

Do yo know how much money and properties will be recovered from government officials of the immediate past administration alone if Tinubu goes after them?

Do you know the leakages that still exist from various government revenues from different agencies that is unaccounted for?

Do you know the looting still going on presently ?

Do you know Nigeria sells almost half below the capacity of the OPEC required volume of oil daily because of negligence?

I can go on and on, but with these alone I have listed, Tinubu will not need to increase any tax and still make good progress in putting the country on advantage economically, the problem is he doesn't want to do such because he is also part of the system and he has so many beneficiaries too, so they want the citizens to suffer for their benefits....

Everything you have mentioned is long term. Presidents are not magicians. You cant realistically expect a president that has not even spent 3 months in power to do all these. He wont solve all Nigeria problems and he has his limits.

For instance, he lacks the constitutional power to set salary for the legislatures - senators and house of rep.

To prosecute looters, we need a strong and robust judiciary. He does not have control over the Judiciary according to the constitution. If Judiciary is corrupt, what can the president do?

If the President was to follow these suggestions, then he has to keep borrowing, while pursuing these long terms policies that you mentioned. Then it would have been worse because Nigeria will look like Sri Lanka.

You can just xray his policies so far, and let us have your opinion on them.

What do you honestly think?

Politics › Re: Tinubu Critics:if You Were To Be President,what Would You Have Done Differently? by MT(op): 11:54am On Jul 16, 2023

stebell:
I wouldn't have announced the subsidy removal cos it caused panic and you know the fall out of that premature announcement.

I wouldn't go ahead and immediately start taxing Nigerians indiscriminately knowing we are coming out from your party's adminstration that dealt with Nigerians mercilessly to the extent of more Nigerians loosing the source of livelihood, increased poverty in the land, and takes up inflation to astronomical high level.

I wouldn't take more than a month or a week to announce my cabinet members cos elections have been over for like 2months now, so what's the delay??

As for the money to be borrowed and the monies to be shared, who does that in this era?
What will sharing money do to elevate anything? Nothing. Just another avenue to loot and keep looting.

We have indeed entered one chance with Tinubu.

Renewed shege pro max

You raised a lot of valid points to be honest. But can I ask?

If you do not start taxing or remove the subsidy, where will you get the revenue to execute your manifesto?

Remember that the current budget is to be financed by 60% borrowing, 40% crude sales, despite the heavy debts that Nigeria has sunk in. Will you have just rolled with it and start borrowing to implement the budget or you will look inward to generate revenue so as to reduce the burden of debt?

Politics › Tinubu Critics:if You Were To Be President,what Would You Have Done Differently? by MT(op): 11:44am On Jul 16, 2023

For those castigating the president for everything he does, if you were made a President today, what would you have done differently?.

Kindly consider the large debt hanging on Nigeria.

You can even critique what he has done so far and suggest alternative option(s).

For me, I do not agree with spending 500 billion naira on palliatives. It will only end one way. He might have a good intention, but the greedy hawks are always lurking to steal as usual. How do you share money to the poorest of the poor in a country that does not have reliable data?

I agree with the rest of the policies though.

Please be civil with your comments so we can all learn.

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: How Can You Manage 150k Salary In Lagos?? by MT: 11:36am On Jul 16, 2023

OP, you mean you are relying on faceless individuals to teach you how to spend the money you will be earning as an adult? shocked

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Politics › Re: Nigeria Fulfills Financial Obligations To AU, Pays All 2023 Dues by MT: 10:51am On Jul 16, 2023

The president was sending a message of intent to restore Nigeria to her rightful place.

If not that we have had bad leadership in the past, other african countries, especially west africa region should be looking up to us.

The wheels are gradually turning

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Travel › Re: UK To Increase Visa Fees, Health Charges For Migrants by MT: 1:11am On Jul 15, 2023

Dyfynezz12:
How many jobs in Nigeria can pay u more than £125000

Stop comparing this way.

Each country pays on the basis of how expensive its country is. If UK starts paying her citizen Nigeria wages, it will never be enough because UK is very expensive.

If Nigerian starts earning UK salary, there will be too much money in circulation which will lead to serious inflation.

Mango and Apple are fruits but different.

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Education › Re: Naira Devaluation: Nigerian Students Face Tough Times In UK,Tuition Soars By 60% by MT: 8:46am On Jul 14, 2023

JC2021:
No matter how good the intentions of this current administration are, if no concrete step is taken towards fighting corruption to a stand still, things would only get worse. The China you mentioned didn't rise by keeping a blind eye at corruption, they fought and killed for it.

Since BAT came onboard, I haven't seen anything or heard any practical anti-corruption plan from him and his team. So tell me how his good "intentions" would work out, especially when old and new thieves visit Aso Rock on daily basis for God knows what.

You raised a very valid and genuine point.

I agree with you totally. No matter what is saved, if corruption is still endemic - among the Judiciary, Executives and the Legislatures both at the State and Federal level - it is a waste.

I hope he will be able to enact a policy that will drive his anti corruption agenda. Judiciary corruption is on another level; i have no idea how to deal with that because if you accuse a corrupt Judge, it is another corrupt judge that will adjudicate on the matter.

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Education › Re: Naira Devaluation: Nigerian Students Face Tough Times In UK,Tuition Soars By 60% by MT: 6:04pm On Jul 12, 2023*

Angelfrost:
How exactly is the average Nigerian benefiting?!!

Maybe you don't know the direct impact of currency devaluation on the economic life and cost of living of a nation that largely depends on imports... A nation that can't even point at a tangible export trade commodity!

Don't be too quick to rejoice over things affecting those more privileged than you are as though you are exempt from the same strain!

Take healthcare and essential drugs for instance, a sachet of top antibiotics sold for 1000 prior to this administration, now goes for over 3500!

This means basic healthcare has ceased to be basic!

Permit me to join issue with you, in as much we can air our opinion in civil manner.

There are only 2 ways for this administration to go:

1. Retain the old way as it was.

2. This new way

The First way will bankrupt the country as we keep on borrowing to drive our budget. The current budget that Tinubu inherited is to be implemented by 40% crude oil sales and 60% borrowing. It is not sustainable. We are heading the way of Sri Lanka.

The Second way will be tough at the start. Our budget wont be driven by 60% borrowing any longer. We will save money that can be used to build infrastructure. When people realise that the item you use to import has become so expensive, people will think out of the box to create similar thing that will work locally. That was how the new China was birthed.

There are no easy way for this current administration. I buy fuel for 508 naira as well but it is a price we have to pay for years of badly managed economy.

If you know of the 3rd way you feel this current administration should have gone or you want to pick holes in what I have stated, I will be willing to read from you and learn.

Thank you!

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Education › Re: Naira Devaluation: Nigerian Students Face Tough Times In UK,Tuition Soars By 60% by MT: 5:05pm On Jul 12, 2023

Hussein035:
Those who are also employed in UK should also tell us how happy they are with the naira devaluation

They will be completing their house projects in Nigeria at this moment with less stress

They will actually spend more due to inflation.

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Education › Re: Naira Devaluation: Nigerian Students Face Tough Times In UK,Tuition Soars By 60% by MT: 5:01pm On Jul 12, 2023

Students schooling abroad should be able to afford the cost. Nigeria is undergoing structurally changes and we are going in different directions.

Nigeria cannot be subsidising each dollar and pound that people are taking outside the country. This same set of people are part of individuals that put lot of pressure on the Naira that make it to lose its value. Sadly, when they send or bring foreign currency to Nigeria, they will go to the black market to exchange it instead of changing it at the CBN rate, forgetting that this same CBN subidised every dollar they took outside the country.

Capital flight has to stop. If you need dollars or pounds, seek for it at the normal rate.

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Science/Technology › Re: Robots Promise To Not Steal Jobs & Rebel Against Humans At Robot Conference - PX by MT: 11:30am On Jul 08, 2023

Angel55555:
That's what they're programmed to say, time will tell

No. It's not like a normal Programming.

They are trained on data and can make their own decisions.

I believe humans venturing into deep learning will destroy the world eventually.

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Politics › Re: 2023 Census: NPC Seeks Extra N256bn For Training, Others by MT: 10:50pm On Jul 06, 2023

Nigeria needs to focus on registration of birth and deaths. This is cheaper and will eradicate physical counting of people.

What a waste

Travel › Re: Nigerians In The UK Are Really Suffering by MT: 3:04pm On Jul 06, 2023*

Main focus of Nigerians is to get the citizenship.

What they fail to realise is having citizenship alone does not translate to making money. The value you possess will determine how far you can go over there.

Sadly, a Lizard in Nigeria wont turn to Crocodile abroad. A Lizard will always be a Lizard.

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Travel › Re: Nigerians In The UK Are Really Suffering by MT: 2:21pm On Jul 06, 2023

guobe:
UK Japa is not what most people that have travelled to UK were expecting.

Things are really tough for most Nigerians in UK. Some of them that passed through the student route have to cough out several millions of naira to pay the school fees and will have to work extra hard to achieve this. You see them crying in the night that God please help me through.

Most goods and services have gone up times 5 in UK and with the recent increase in the interest rate over there it seems there won't be a breather yet.

On the flip side most Nigerians that migrated are doing it for their kids future and we hope things get better with time.

I have learnt to stop warning people about the suffering in the UK because they will tag me enemy of progress.

I want them to go and see for themselves.

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Education › Re: Alleged Result Manipulation: Reps Orders JAMB To Suspend All Actions On Mmesoma by MT: 11:08am On Jul 06, 2023

This girl was trying hard to protect a criminal enterprise.

She is 19, an adult, DSS should subject her to an intense investigation, she will sing.

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Education › Re: I Didn’t Go To Any Computer Centre” – Mmesoma Ejikeme Finally Opens Up by MT: 10:57am On Jul 06, 2023

victorkk06:
https://www.channelstv.com/2023/07/05/video-i-didnt-go-to-computer-centre-mmesoma-ejikeme-speaks-on-origins-of-jamb-result/amp/?fbclid=IwAR2w4oOFfj9-bl9kOLG-pVpQqgvEDeP2-ACo-qztJT4hAH2bzzMDqdLqoyg

This girl keeps digging her grave the more.

She was claiming "phishing" where a fake website will redirect her to another website.

This happens when a fake JAMB website is set up and this is usually done to steal details like customer's password for internet banking.

Girl, of what importance is your registration number to warrant a fake Jamb website. Give us the url of the website that you visited that directed you. I hope you know if someone creates a fake Jamb website and registers it right now to cover your track, the date at which such site is hosted can always be known.

The girl committed a fraud alongside her parents and she's bold enough to continue to manipulate the truth.

Our reps do not have jobs anyway. They will make this their focus.

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Education › Re: Result Controversy: ‘It’s Unfair, Not My Fault’, Mmesoma Says On JAMB 3-Year Ban by MT: 9:48am On Jul 05, 2023

Kingdemu:
https://www.channelstv.com/2023/07/05/result-controversy-its-unfair-not-my-fault-mmesoma-says-on-jamb-three-year-ban/?fbclid=IwAR1Knzmm6ZAd0-jyCLPK7vidR75WLCAlC2DSshjyOODK9ylXwZqsQQgMCBw

She was complicit.

Pretending like a saint now after her cover has been blown open will not work. At the age of 19, she started her fraudulent activities on the high.
What was actually unfair was her attempt in conjunction with her parents to bring down the name of JAMB, knowing fully what they did.

Shameful!

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Sports › Re: "Argentina Won The World Cup Because They Have Messi" - Portuguese Legend Deco by MT: 9:45am On Jul 05, 2023

Why is it not always mentioned that Messi has won the Olympic, and FIFA under 20 world cup before?.

He even won the player of the tournament in the under 20 FIFA world cup; he won both the golden boot and the golden ball.

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Education › Re: Alleged Forgery: No Plans To Sue JAMB – Mmesoma Ejikeme’s Father by MT: 9:25am On Jul 05, 2023*

The father's attempt to whip up emotion will not work. He knew they forged the result. The daughter knew. They were caught cold, and all these stories of the daughter being brilliant from the womb was a hogwash.

I suspect this would not be their first time of doing such. The rate at which Nigerian parents cheat for their wards is disheartening, and this cuts across all tribes.

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Education › Re: Johnmary Maduakolam To JAMB: Apologize To Mmesoma Ejikeme Or Face Litigation by MT: 11:24pm On Jul 04, 2023

Whiteangel1234:
#Mmesomagate : Today, I have written JAMB giving them 24 hours to come clean and apologize to Ms Mmesoma for violating her rights or face court action. We shall be heading to Court once the time given elapses without hearing from them.

https://twitter.com/JAMaduakolam/status/1676003527263506432?t=BPlhELjUwDOY5mGCQ04LlA&s=19[/quote]Mickey Mouse lawyer seeking for cheap popularity.

How can a 19 year old be regarded as a "child" ?

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Education › Re: How Mmesoma Ejikeme Joy Forged Her UTME Result - JAMB's Spokesperson by MT: 7:29pm On Jul 04, 2023

Larryndelaw:
16 years old that committed forgery

She is 19 years old actually

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