₦airaland Forum

mideactive:
Education! It's easier to govern educated people.

The quality of teachers is low, the pay is low so our best minds would rather relocate. The ones here will comprise quality for money, bribes (may the deepest pockets pass exams). We need great facilities for better education. How do you solve that?

mideactive:
Education! It's easier to govern educated people.

We don' really have the expertise to build our cars, televisions, machines. These industries are heavily reliant on power which has not been solved too. So how do we go about this?

Officialgarri:
Any of the sectors that has to do with production.
That includes; oil, mining, agriculture.

Two ministries, I believe, plays major roles under the rubrics. They are ministry of Science and technology and Ministry of labour.

If the ministry of science and technology is running fine, and in collaboration with Ministry of Labor, then the country will be able to make good use of its natural resources.
-we will not be needing to export all our resources and then resold to us at perhaps, a 200%
We build our cars, Televisions, machines necessary for agriculture and other plants e.t.c
- "patriots" will be sent abroad to learn various methods of production and be principals of various vocational schools.
-Science and Technology students will be exposed to the real science. Not these theories that is passed from generation to another
-everyone must have a social number and included in a database. What this is set to achieve is , if someone loses his job, he will be entitled to a stipend pending when he gets engaged

How would you rearrange the states?

TheGodlessGod:
The 36 states arrangements is nonsense.

Electricity should be decided by their respective state.

Education should be base on merit.

Etc etc

You began with Privatization so I'll take that as your priority. Do you know that electricity generation and distribution is privatized? Do we still have power problems? Yes.

Sammy07:
Allow privatization to boom in Nigeria.

It will encourage more industries.

After making the bill to pass and I've seen changed then, I'll go to power sector.

After power sector will be educational.

I'll make sure, before you become a lecturer, you must have written articles and researches on some negative factors in your profession and how you can change it and improve it

Without citing any body work be it Nigerian writer or Non Nigerian writer

Then I'll make sure the NYSC is compulsory, which will be coupled with mandatory skills of your choice.

How would you solve the power issue?

In fact, let me paint you a picture. You want to solve the power issue, which is very costly. Nigeria produces less than 4,000MW and only 60% of the 200m people are connected to electricity.

Another challenge is Liquidity crunch where electricity charges to customers do not reflect the cost of generation, transmission, and distribution. Nigerians don't like to pay for things and complain when the price seems high

justlikedat:
Power

Restructuring what please?

TheGodlessGod:
Restructuring

Thank you!

ninetiethcrown7:
My advice, you’re 25 on a good growth path in your career. I wouldn’t advise you to risk jeopardizing that for someone you are not 100 percent sure about. That is just my advise, it isn’t necessarily the best advise.

To be honest, only you know what you really want, and I’m sure regret is not part of it. So, if you’re chasing a career my dear chase it.

Having been exposed to not so classified but not exactly public information regarding certain aspects of the Nigerian Government, I have found that it is much more complex to solve Nigeria's problems that the masses know.

Usually, I hear people talk about ideas on exactly what the government should focus on and how the government has a approached a matter wrongly. Even though sometimes true, most times, it's completely wrong. Nigerians don't know how tough it is to solve problems in Nigeria and usually we jump into conclusions without a full context of what the problem is. E.g Abacha's looting. Buba Galadima was a member of the Board of Trustees, National Party of Nigeria (NPN) in 1978, and Abacha's boy. He said Abacha followed the advice of other African Presidents by stashing money against impending sanctions by the US. I know this doesn't sound rational but this could highly be the truth, but we prefer the idea of distributing our government.

So here's my question, if you were Nigeria's President, what sector would you focus on first to kickstart development in Nigeria? Please a little explanation about your answer would suffice.

Mynd44
Lalasticala

Thank you.

meum:
If you are not ready for it going into it will make you regret when the challenges that come with marriage appears. Those that are urging you on won't be there by then. Even if they are, they have their limits when it comes to your home.

On the flip side, if you decide not to marry when you are ready, you might end up "hustling" for a man. By then I bet guys might just not be interested. In EVERY lady's life, there's that time where men will be flocking around you. Some come to chop and clean mouth while some come with the intention of settling down with the lady. So as a lady you should know how to make a choice. Every evening newspaper was once a hot sale newspaper/breaking news.

Make a list of YOUR expectations of a HUSBAND whoever ticks out most of the items on the list should be your pick. They both won't score 100%. Whoever meets your requirements(not your friends/family) in a HUSBAND should be your pick. However, listen and critically analyze your family's suggestions(not decisions) about who you should settle for. If they have your best interest at heart, they'll spot what you can't see. They'll see beyond all that "both guys are doing well and from equally good background" thing you typed. If your close family members decide to be selfish(marry A or B to secure your financial future or to cement our political/social ties), you can ditch their suggestions if their reasons don't align with the list I stated earlier. Kindly note, no man/woman is perfect but another question you should ask is this: can you live with your partners imperfections?

The choice is YOURS to make. If you decide to marry later you might still be lucky to have good men around that will still be interested. I would advise you not to marry out of pressure. Be ready before you go into marriage. But if you know you are not ready yet, work towards being ready now that men(in general) are falling over themselves for your attention.

These are actually friends, so I know them pretty well.

cooooooks:
Go out on dates, nothing expensive or crazy. IF you don't like them after 3-5 meetings, cut it off with them.

Thank you.

charleff512:
List out the qualities,traits and attributes you want in your ideal man and watch closely in the course of your interactions with them for the next six months before making your decision.Dont make any hasty or irrational decision based on pressure.
The Lord be with you

Well, isn't it funny? I am from the eastern part of Nigeria myself

Now that advice is invalid. I am not tribalistic, thank you.

majamajic:
Seems u are new here , Igbo is someone eastern part of Nigeria, yes
Afonja is SW ,

This sounded a bit sarcastic but thank you for the advice

michlins:
Like you said, you are 25 and have great growth trajectory. Be open to making newer friends and since you didn't school around here, I advise you take your time.

Before they pressure you into anything, remember we will be here to advise you how best to go around a messy divorce.

Yes, there's usually a strong family check when people in my circle (these two guys happen to be) want to get married. Serious parent consist is required.

rockstarB:
It is true. People hardly date in the olden days and they stay longer in marriages than we that date for years and yet nothing to show for it.
Some men come really clean. "I want to marry you" maybe because they've been doing some background check without the other persons knowledge, but it is real, tho not common again.

Who/what is a Igbo dear?

BigTableShaker:
Whoever you choose, do not pick a Igbo.

Apt! Thank you

rockstarB:
Try and be friends with both of them, that you're not particularly ready for marriage doesnt mean you dont have a vision of what you want your forever to be like. Marriage like any other venture is a risk, waiting till forever will not guarantee a happy ending either.
You should go for whoever's fills into that vision, someone that you can absolutely be yourself with. I wish you luck

Thank you.

Crunchyg3:
My advise is marry who you love and don't marry anyone under pressure

I'm comfortable talking to both of them. I have had one as a friend for about 2 years. He was just a friend and recently talked about getting serious. The other one, I have known for just over a year made his intentions clear almost from start. However, they both did at relatively the same time. They don't know each other though.

Kobicove:
Since they're both equals in almost all ramifications I would advise you choose the one you're most comfortable talking with

Thank for this.

Romanoff:
Don't marry because your clock is ticking o.

Many women are singing songs of lamentation because of this grave mistake.

I believe you're not open to love or marriage for now so don't marry cause your friends and family are pressuring you or because two guys are available.

If you are really friends with these guys, you should be able to tell them how you feel if they can be patient with you till you know what you really want.

Any one who can't wait will tell you.

Well, my instincts are drained in everyone else's opinion right now. Ordinarily, I don't feel ready but you know the woman's clock thing..

aylive02:
if I tell you to choose A, and your mind goes for B, you will definitely do what you wanted. follow your instincts

I don't understand. How please?

tyup:
listen to the advice of friends and family to open up to getting married to one of these men And also wait till when u feel ready

Do the two since you're confused

Hey guys, so a little background story. I'm 25, finished school quite early (schooled abroad), and got a good headstart. I am pretty comfortable, I have a good job with a great growth trajectory. So really, I'm focused on my career right now and not particularly interested in starting a family soon.

So here's the real story. I have two male friends who have shown interest in marrying me. They are both doing very well and from equally good backgrounds. I initially wasn't interested in marriage (at least for now) but you know friends and family. I am not in love with any of them or even with anyone at the moment (I am a woman of war lol) but they are both great guys.

So my challenge now that I have decided to be open to marriage is this, how do I choose? Should I even listen to the advice of friends and family to open up to getting married to one of these men or should I just wait till when I feel ready? I need advice and please be nice.

What will it be specifically used for? These are just vague terms. We're just copying and pasting? Because the US did it, we should too. SMH

Be careful of what you buy/use in Nigeria. People are desperately looking for money and cannot afford what will help them produce quality products.

I think 2012.

traihit:
Lagbaja in Yoruba means 'somebody ' (literally 'anonymous'). Artistes that combined modernity with Africa culture and social issues are really rare. Lagbaja is a legend in that regard. Happy birthday to him.

There's so much uniqueness in African music even if they seem close. The same feeling I get when I listen to Iyogogo by Onyeka Owenu is the same as some of Lagbaja's classics.

By the way, does anyone have any idea when '200 million mumu' was released?

Cc

Lalasticala
ishilove
Semid4lyfe

Absolutely! But I think this picture isn't that recent though.

sweettease:
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I do have to say he is quite good looking for a 60 year old sha

Labaja! He has such good music. It's hard to find that diversity and quality. I don't understand Yoruba but I connected with his sound. Happy birthday Legend!