₦airaland Forum

Kylekent59:
Look at ur sequence well. The next number to be added is 9.
I mean 1,3,5,7,9. Why did u use 8.

You're right...

it could be prime (but 9 is not prime), so 11? Which means the next is 101?

98:
x*y + MIN(x,y)-1
or
x*y + x - 2
OR
x*y + y -1

3*2 = 6+1=7
5*4=20+3=23
7*6=42+5=47
9*8=72+7=79
10*9=90+8=98

amanze15:
and Trump is about to sign an executive order to cut back on clean water act so that coal generated plants can work within a margin, okay o lest get our priorities right in this country, just because of small "egunje" you are signing nonsense when a small village in China emits more CO2 than the entire Nigeria industrial sphere, nonsense

Abeg epp me tell dem so they will hear. After oyinbos have finished doing their own industrialization, they want to prevent others? If the top 5 economies drove half as much, they would save all the carbon emissions they want. But do they do that? No!

The signature of a country that has, maybe 0.1% effect on climate based on its industrial and agricultural capacity, is... how shall I put it... purely ceremonial.

But if it means we'll get serious about emissions from our soot emitting vehicles and gas flaring, then I'm all for it.
It might mean more funding into solar, as opposed to coal for electricity.

Benita27:
Being able to read in your dialect isn't literacy. I believe the Igbos and Yorubas also had their means of communication which was as well in their dialect but at that era most Yorubas and Igbos like the likes of Awolowo and Akintola got Western Education while the Northerners were busy plotting coup upon coup. The Northern central system of leadership was just another factor that made Lugard's direct rule system strive in the North, followed by their illiteracy. It has never been recorded that the Northerners were more literate than any region in Nigeria. Ever!.

So by your definition a Chinese person reading in Chinese is illiterate? And how about an Englishman reading in English? By your definition, also illiterate.

I did recognize that there were writing systems in the South before colonization (Nsidibi in Igbo, I haven't found evidence of a Yoruba version... if anyone can point us to it, it will be most helpful). However, I contend that there were far more people who could read/write (albeit Arabic) in the North, than there were people who could read/write in any language in the South, before the missionaries.

Summary: If you are studying a book, i.e. Quran, it's highly likely you can read it. If your religion education compels you to study the Quran, I don't see how you can escape being literate.

Messrs. Awolowo and Akintola and were born 1909 and 1910, respectively, after several waves on Christian missionaries and generations after colonization started. Yes, at that point, your argument can be valid. But to take that and go into the past, in order to assert that the South always had more literates, is not quite accurate.

With all due respect, this Senator is making a mockery of himself.

All he has to do to prove his case is quietly present credentials that can withstand scrutiny. His theatrics, rather than convince us of his educated status, is making us question him all the more. If you really don't have one, it's not a crime.

Last I check you only needed School Certificate level or its equivalent to be qualified for Senate.

Benita27:
Being able to read qurans isn't tantamount to being literate. At the precolonial era, the SE and SS where believed to be the most Literate regions in Nigeria because they embraced Western Education and due to their level of enlightenment they were able to frustrate Lugard's direct role system which went smoothly in the North because of their illiteracy.

Mind you, I am not in any way talking down on the Northern region. It's History!.

Being able to read is the very definition of literacy. You may be meaning something else, but what else do you call somebody who can read Arabic or English or Chinese? Conversly, most in the South could not read.

I also don't believe the South was "more enlightened" at the start. Of course, increased exposure to the Europeans (due to proximity to a coast), would change opinions over time. Of course one could argue that exposure to Arabia (much earlier) meant that the average Northerner was actually more enlightened and literate than the average Southerner in the late 1700s.

Southerners embraced Western education because it offered many benefits:
- you didn't get killed by the colonizers
- you didn't have a strong central authority actively discouraging you
- you could move up the socio-economic ladder
- you could escape/circumvent the certain traditions in your society that made you (for instance) an outcast.


It's no accident the very first group to embrace the new order in the South were social outcasts, the powerless, and poor. The message of Christianity was very enticing and captivating to those who really didn't have standing in their traditional societies. Since missionaries were banned in the North, there was little chance of upward mobility via the new order. I am painting a very broad stroke, but I don't think the general idea is wrong.

Direct rule works when you can control the central figure (as in the North), and works less when there is no central figure to control, so you have to invent all kinds of positions for (dare I say traitors) assistants to help you rule. Over time, as people started to see the practical benefits of this new order, they started sending their children (starting with the least productive ones). By the mid 30's education in the South was seen as a general good.

This is getting serious oh... Will we reach 300 this year? I pray oh!?

It's interesting to see how the North has been subsidized by the South since 1914. I don't understand why Northern leaders have been slow to educate and industrialize their people so the two portions stand as equals for a more prosperous country.

Debaddest:
The north was the more literate part of Nigeria in the past. According to Lord Luggard, there were 25,000 Qur’anic Arabic schools with about 250,000 pupils in the north, if I hear, so what happened

At some point, most people in the SW, SE, and SS were illiterate before grammar schools and the like were established. Sure there were some traditional writing systems like Nsibidi (but not as widely distributed among the populate, and in some cases could only be taught to certain secret societies). Before then the North could boast of many people who could read Arabic (as a direct result of the introduction of Islam).

As for why the disparity in education, here's what I think:

The North had a structure of authority, which was strictly focused on the Emir. The SW had to some degree the same authority to Obas, but that had been undermined greatly by the intra-Yoruba wars. SE and SS were mostly autonomous without a central authority. It was easier to control the North once you had the Emir in your hands, so you didn't need to do the hard work of creating and educating warrant-chiefs and the like. Christian missionaries were barred from the North, and any efforts at education were closely linked with Islamic institutions.

Conversely, these same missionaries were given free reign in the (mostly animist) South. Those former students became the default choice for civil service, and that became a self-sustaining chain reaction which results in the disparity we see today.

18 you say?
All those who have been waiting for the past 3,4 years... paw paw don ripe

Whizpeter:
Innoson don't have the production capacity to deliver such a gargantuan project within a short time...

True, but if there was a real coordinated government, they'd say, "Innoson, how long and how much do you need to ramp up? Here's 50%"
And they'd phase in the new buses gradually as they become available.

Alariwo2:
Arrest Melaye now! and the VC too else I'll regard Nigeria as a shi.thole henceforth

Buhari really messed up allowing Saraki head that senate.. The same Saraki will ruin his hard work and his eye will clear in the end
Useless country

Sadly, or thankfully, the Senate choses its head. Not the executive.

duni04:
Nobody should even get me started on Stella oduah's case, or Akpabio or Dakingari and Dariye. The Senate is filled with Criminals. I almost cried when I saw Magu in the midst of those thieves. I knew his fate was sealed instantly. These people are sitting there claiming to represent us but are doing everything in their power to defraud us, steal from us and then frustrate anyone that tries to help us. And Saraki is their chief, the king of thieves! Its sad.
We need to rise up and take our Senate back. That house is full of thieves.

The senate is full of the honourables that were voted in by the people. The general populace is directly responsible for putting those thieves there.

obataokenwa:
Nigeria is in a deep mess if this witch hunting continue. Soon nobody will import anything again. What's wrong with the rice. They just want to frustrate everyone in this country. Why won't people wish their president death. It's now very clear and obvious the dullard at the helm don't know what's going on in this country anymore. Few people truly has hijacked this country.

Importing rice and pretending it's yeast is not a problem for you? If there are no witches, then witch hunting would be fruitless. They should share the rice for free to Imo people.

She should keep the phone jare. What is there? Same nyash, bobbi and bush that we see all the time. After a few weeks nobody will remember or even care. You might even get some rich dudes calling you as a result. And worse, he can always still have that power over him if she agrees to his blackmail.

The guy is such a sore loser. You gave her a phone, now you want it back. If you were such a big boy, you won't even care. Now you resort to blackmail.

Jodha:
Our Naija boiz would not only marry.. Old fat white women.. But they'll totally forget their mother land

Which kin nonsense motherland? Motherland where you cannot be sure of coming home each day, thanks to kidnappers, robbers, police, crazy drivers, and so on. Motherland that treats you worse than the most racist oyinbos? Motherland that does not give two_shits if you and your community are wiped out by terrorists?

At least those oyinbo ladies will provide naija boys with visa and money. We know the real scoop... It's not for love, it's not for praise or likes on social media. So I don't blame my brothers, abeg.

SNOWCREAM:
They come, they pick our finest girls, we go, we are left with their ugliest and obese girls

Who black girls epp? Their obese girls give us visa and money, plus connections. How many pretty black girls can grant you visa to America or UK? Besides once you marry, you can still play away matches if you want.

Na joke oh, no crucify me
but I'm talking true too.

So why all the excitement?
Oh, you want him to marry 1, then a few years later he married the other? Or you want him to be like oyinbos: divorce and marry every three years? Oh even worse marry 1 and keep mistresses?

At least this way, both women are first wives, with no hierarchy. This man is by far more honest and straightforward than most guys who say one thing and do another.

And for you forming ladies... Don't say what you will or won't do, if you've not been in that same situation

Wait, is this thread about Enugu, or Ibadan? I'm confused because some random hater keeps flooding this thread with Ibadan pictures.

Can't we have a thread to appreciate the wonderful city called Enugu, without comparisons and spiteful comments?

If I want to see Ibadan pictures, I can open those threads or google it.

What I always like about Enugu is the calm and serenity, wide and well organized streets in many places. It has that calm that is hard to find in many large cities. Hotels and guest houses are top notch, nightlife so sweet, and the pace of construction breathtaking. (Not to mention the ladies)
The airport is also unique within Nigeria for its large number of very comfortable seats.

Always love my stays there.

If I was a girl, I'd tell them to wash it themselves. Afterall that washing, he will still break up with the girl over some flimsy excuse.

Besides, is that the family you want to marry into? Asking you to wash plate like a servant? I will advise my daughters to tell them that their father said not to suffer in another person's house.

Ladies be wise. No amount of suffering for a boyfriend and his family is guarantee of anything. Nonsense

Enough with the "Igbos" jokes and name calling already.

There is a demand for these drugs. The authorities should look at curbing the demand.
Indians, Japanese, Chinese, Americans, Brits, etc. rely on these drugs to get through life in their own societies. Perhaps these governments should look inwards and find why their citizens need drugs.

Without demand, the supply will go away. The authorities are busy chasing mules when the kingpins are ogas in their own societies. SMH

What's shocking me is the seriousness of the wreckage on such a bad road? How can you even speed on road like that?

If Coke is made with clean potable water in Europe, but made with borehole water in Nigeria, should our representatives shout at Coca-Cola, or should they make clean potable water available in Nigeria?

I don't remember the last time I drank water from tap... maybe when I was 11 years old.

fof1:
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ITS A BIG LIE. ITS A MEDIA HYPE. I CAN NOT SEE ALL THESE BIG BOOBS AS SELLING POINT. WHO IS BUYING ANY ON DEMAND? THOUGH BEAUTY IS IN D EYES OF D BEHOLDER, I SEE NO CHARM IN MOST OF D EXPOSED BREAST AS INVITING,PLS.

Just because you're neither a buyer nor seller, does not mean the market does not exist.

Good. They should continue so that it stops being such an attention-grabber. When you see too much of one thing, it stops being interesting.

Names noted.

But I don't trust Naija police either... they can implicate innocents. We just pray to not be involved with police in any way

Here's a topic I really doubt we'll ever see: "Fayose creates jobs for 100 people" or "Fayose signs an agreement to enable industry"...

Have you noticed he's mostly buying food or eating? Whether with market women or corpers. Governor chop chop.

But it's easy to criticize sha... I'm not in his shoes.

But who is that lady with green tie? Only one pishure? smh

HiddenShadow:
Igbo woman helping the helpless Afonjas

Hope they won't insult her tomorrow.

It's not "Igbo woman helping".. it's Ondo state first lady (who happens to be Igbo, married Ondo state governor), using Ondo state public money, to help Ondo state residents.

I'm happy to see what she's doing, and commend her initiative to ask her husband, the Governor, to use public money thus.

decode55:
From ₦216? You and your government need medical help. Enjoy your change.

I'm no hailer or wailer, but I celebrate that what cost around N500 last month is now N400. I can't refuse to celebrate because it once was #216. Afterall, in my lifetime N1 was once $1