what is the function of NGF?

this is very stupid.. when will these people realize Asari is using them to bolster his pockets? All the money he collected during Jonathans reign, what did he do with it? Even if they give the Niger Deltans more money, it still wont make it to the masses.. Majority of their problems come from their leaders, they need to push this Asari guy out.. Between allocations, contracts and settlement they have been given, there is no reason why there shouldn't be reasonable development in Niger Delta.. my only problem is companies that are drilling need to be held to a higher standard, you cant just pollute communities the way they do and not do anything about it.. If they faced the same penalties they faced in the US and Europe for pollution, they would be more careful..

i have heard a lot about ministers hill in abuja.. i am suprised ikoyi and V.I didnt make the list

dont worry, he cant win... you dont have to trek.

Whizzcute:
If ihedioha wins,I'll trek from Mbaise to Owerri


Sai ihedioha



Rochas Must Leave The Douglas House

Fashola and Rochas nko?

guy, they wan use you do houseboy for america... what does she mean hide for 6 months? if you come to the US with a valid visa while you are waiting for your documents, why will you be hiding?

This thread isn't meant to be confrontational, political or tribalistic.. Imagine you were in GMB's shoes and you were to implement policies and strategies to move Nigeria forward, what would you do?

Heres what i think.. feel free to contribute..


what the current administration needs to implement:

So we have currently won the election now everyone wonders what's next? Obviously, the state of the economy is currently in shambles, our reserves are currently depleted and we have tacked on a huge amount of debt. It is currently impossible to transform the entire nation in 4 years, but we can lay the foundation and make progress towards effecting change.

It all starts with security and minimization of corruption, we have to appoint people with verifiable credentials that are not linked to corruption in key areas. We also have to effectively take the war on terror seriously which means full military engagement and reaction immediately there is an incident. Soldiers have to be properly equipped, soldiers and individuals also have to be relied upon to relay information as to the status on the field. If a soldier says, hey, we are not doing well because we are not properly equipped or because our bosses are slow in giving us orders, such issues should be taken seriously. Issues of corruption at any level should be dealt with swiftly. Intelligence gathering is paramount to this situation.

We first start by performing a full audit report of all government related accounts and assets. Without a clear picture of where we stand and how we get out of it. We also need to sit down and identify the necessary areas that need to be improved in the nation (jobs, security, infrastructure (power, water, transportation) and the economy).

We need a federal project management office that supervises and allots budgets for individual targets. This office will collate information and record milestones and ensure that our projects are within budget and within schedule as well as verify all the quality metrics are being met.

At the state level, we would need a contract award management office, this would serve as the federal eyes on the ground and would be responsible for inspecting each contract to verify that the milestones are being met. They would be required to submit information to the federal management office to ensure contracts were being fulfilled. A centralized document system with pictures and the name of the inspector from the contract management office that signed off would be stored in a database for future reference. In situations where the contracts were found not to be fulfilled and it was reported otherwise, the contractor and the inspector would be subject to full prosecution.
Centralizing and collation information gives us the opportunity to divide and conquer. No contract payments will be awarded outside the agreed upon milestones. This creates a thread of accountability, at each stage someone is responsible for the contract. There is a fluid process and payments are disbursed based upon milestones.

We also need to set a realistic vision to diversify our economies reliance on crude oil. We have an abundance of agriculture and a highly educated cheap labor force that could turn us to the next india in terms of technical investments in the next 7-10 years.. We should also aim to move from the current system of state allocation towards a system where each state generates their own revenue.

We then tackle the issue of infrastructure. With security and corruption minimized, it should be no problem to attract foreign investment. We are currently extremely far from our power goals. We do not generate up to 10% of what we need to generate and even if we were able to generate enough power, we do not have the infrastructure to distribute it. We currently need to generate 200,000 megawatts to meet demand but our power transmission facilities can only handle 4000 megawatts at full capacity. Currently, our transmission facilities operate at a 60 percent capacity due to loss and tampering. The typical power distribution plan around the world operates at a 95% capacity. So not only do we need to expand our transmission facilities by 50 times what they are now, but we also need to minimize tampering and also generate 50 times more electricity than we generate today. This is where exciting opportunities lie for foreign investors. Building and running power generation facilities and transmission facilities would generate a big return on their investment. The only stipulation on the government's part is that they utilize a reasonable amount of local nigerian labor at a federally regulated minimum income rate. This would create jobs in the country as well. Most of the losses due to transmission occur because we use natural gas for most of our power generation and when the power distribution centers are very far from the power generation centers, vandals tend to get the opportunity to tamper with it. We could solve this by diversifying our reliance on natural gas and looking into other sources of power generation like water, coal and wind. We then locate our power generation and distribution centers close to these resources so as to minimize the cases on vandalization. Less distance traveled, less room for error. So we would have a plant in Enugu close to coal, in Bayelsa close to natural gas and so on. This also creates jobs in the local economy and minimizes crime. Again, this would be a great area for foreign investment. If we are averse to having foreigners invest in our infrastructure, we should be able to raise money to fund these operations through government bonds.

Transportation, we need to expand on our road network and through the contract management office, we could effectively monitor all contracts that have been awarded to ensure that they are fulfilled. States should also be responsible for implementing their individual mass transit systems. This would serve as a source for revenue generation. If proper forms of mass transportation are available, less people would be inclined to drive and there would be less traffic.

States should be responsible for providing clean water to their constituents and billing their citizens for their water consumption. The only requirement at the federal level is that the states water supply meet certain sanitary standards.

The economy : the biggest thing killing the economy currently is lack of jobs, lots of importation, lack of diversification in the economy and a lot of government spending. We need to cut government spending significantly. Our budget needs to constitute of high infrastructure spending and lower staff spending. We need to invest heavily in agriculture. We import a huge amount of food we consume, investments need to be made to encourage small and medium businesses and farms to generate our food supplies as well as commodities for export. We also need to focus on refining our own oil. Refurbishing current refineries and installing micro-refineries in current crude producing communities. This will create a lot of jobs in the communities, reduce bunkering and help pacify members of the community. NNPC needs to either be dissolved or required to be more transparent with its transactions.

With all these infrastructure projects hiring local labor, this will serve to keep the youth employed and since most are employed, this will also improve security. In a situation where states that do not produce oil are producing a large volume of agricultural commodities, the need for dependence on crude oil is mostly reduced. Once we can export agricultural commodities and contribute a decent amount to our food supply, our economy would be in great shape.

thats PDP.. dont you see the towel on the guys shoulder?

Rilwayne001:


Picture of Buhari/APC sharing dollars
www.nairaland.com/attachments/2224871_pdpstealing_jpeg6cc777faf8e5a4571e58812aac0042a5

what is wrong with this law? This law concerns medical abortion not abortion for leisure, do you understand what that means?

Abagworo:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/08/okorocha-catholic-doctors-at-war-over-abortion-law/

Sponsored by the Majority Leader and member representing Ahiazu Mbaise state constituency, Mrs. Adekunle Ihuoma, the law is to be cited as “Imo State of Nigeria, Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law Number 12 of 2012”.

According to the new law, every woman shall have the right to enjoy reproductive rights, including rights to medical abortion in cases of sexual assault, rape, incest and where the continued pregnancy endangers the life or the physical, mental, psychological or emotional health of the mother.

The law also stipulates that “every woman shall have the right to take decisions about her health needs and requirements.”

The law was very specific that a woman “shall have the right to determine the processes concerning reproduction in her body.”

Okorocha also approved that every woman should have a right to health, which should be understood to mean enjoyment of the highest level of physical, mental and social well-being and healthcare services.

These provisions include everything relating to family planning.

Chairman, Catholic Medical Practitioners Association, Dr. Phillip Njemanze, has reacted angrily to the law, arguing that “the law is anti-God, dehumanizing and totally unacceptable to the association.

“The law is devastating. With its signing into law by Governor Okorocha, abortion has been legalized in the state and anybody, just anybody can now ask for abortion as a right in the state.”

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/08/okorocha-catholic-doctors-at-war-over-abortion-law/#sthash.FZqvMjte.dpuf

but tinubu himself is muslim..i think most people would look past the muslim-muslim issue for fashola.

KLand:


Because of the Muslim /Muslim ticket issue.

why isn't anyone suggesting Fashola as VP?

gas prices in the US dropped by almost 40 percent.. Nigeria needs to simplify its supply chain. There is no reason why nigeria should be subsidizing or importing refined crude oil.. all this form of trickery is put in place to confuse the masses so they wont be able to trace where money is being eaten.. if theres was no subsidy and crude was being refined in nigeria, there is no reason why the prices of petrol at the pump should not have dropped as the cost of crude dropped per barrel.

Even in the case where we are importing refined crude, the cost of refined crude has dropped everywhere else so we should be importing at a lower price since people in the US are seeing refined crude at less prices. Importing at a lower price should translate to lower prices for the average nigerian at the gas station. So its either the government is playing tricks as usual or the petroleum marketers are making a lot of money off our stupidity because there is no way they are still buying refined crude at the same rate they were buying it when it was $115/barrel

Bayswater:
That's Fashola playing to the gallery again saying rubbish under the pretence of not being an economist. He has economic advisers, he could have sought their advise before displaying his hypocrisy. That a barrel of oil is now $65 does not mean the cost of producing it or bringing it to the pump will change. Pump price has not been reduced in the UK, usa and across Europe. His attempt at using a bushmeat seller's logic has failed woefully.

Even if we refine the crude oil here, the cost if producing a barrel of oil would still be more than $65 per barrel. Even the average cost of producing the shale which people consider cheaper, is above $70 per barrel. As long as we don't refine crude here, it would take months for us to see reduction in pump prices.

Our greedy oil marketers too will not allow us feel the positive impact even when they start getting oil at reduced prices, they would want to maximise their profit.

chai, see ignorance.. matured mumu

indigene:
Many are fooled thinking that condom will protect them from STDs, Fools paradise,mocking at God, saying are we not having fun?

you cant compare the salary of doctors in different societies.. too many factors.. while i feel like doctors in nigeria should command a premium, i dont think they should compare themselves to doctors in the US.. They don't rack up $300k in student loans to go to school, the cost of living is way different and healthcare is the US is way advanced.. I think Nigerian doctors deserve a raise but the US isn't a good yardstick.. How come no one is complaining about legislators and senators allowances in Nigeria? They dont do anything yet they get multi millions every month

About 55 gallons...

If it was 20,000 gallons, he would have spent $80,000 on gas.. Lol.. Cheaper to fly private

CFCfan:
Lol. Since he is based in the US, I'll use other units:
17hr drive=1,105 miles
Gas (assuming its 22miles/gallon)=over 20,000 gallons

hmmm.. obama has been working on that for a while.. abeg make michelle give him space..





the woman no bad sha

no solution or prevention.. just when it happens, replace with a metal head gasket, machine the head and replace the bolts (torqued down properly)

upengineer: @all,
any known solution to this head gasket failure yet?

are you doing the aforementioned remedy before or after the failure

lol.. does this post make sense? the people with good paying careers abroad are the ones living very comfortably so they'd be less eager to go back home..

notinmege: It think it is only the mortuary-attendant-Nigerians and road-sweeping-Nigerians abroad that find it difficult to visit their homes. If not, no place like home, lol!
Proudly Nigerian.

No it is not legal... The national laws hold priority before religious beliefs.. Yes we as a country allow freedom of religion but we also have to respect the laws of the nation.. The bible has sections where it recommends an eye for an eye, does this mean if someone offends you, you should take the law into your hands and seek revenge? NO.. we have laws governing that.

The US has freedom of religion, yet polygamy which is practiced in islam is forbidden under the law. Do it and you face jail time. His argument holds no grounds because restricting him from marrying under 18 does not in any way affect his practice of islam or cause him to sin under any islamic law. He is just a pervert that is looking for a way to justify his disgusting ways.

drake2005: Lets stop all the hate and insolence directed at Sen. Yerima. His intent might sound pedophilic, however, he makes a strong legal argument in the interview. Did you guys watch the video clearly? I want us to approach this debate sensibly, intelligently and factually. The man said he is following the teachings and religion of Islam. That, if Islam forbade such or if the Quran says otherwise, he will back out. Now, here is where it gets tricky, Nigerian constitution guarantees the practice of Islam in Nigeria; in order words, what he is doing is legal and within the confines of the law. Do I support this; No. I'm only interpreting the facts. We should direct our anger at Islam and not him. Have the Imams spoken in droves against him? No.

maybe u seem like u give great advice?

SniperInADiaper: Im single.. Im obviously not a good person to ask advice from.

What is the difference beween human and equal rights? Please post up the dictionary definition of the two

Rhemmymatician:
1. Human rights can be raised when children are sent to war. Not women. As long as you are of enlistment age, no human rights can say you shouldn't combat cos you are a lady.
2. Equal rights and Human rights are 2 different concepts. Try to differentiate. You are trying to blur the lines between them.
3. Considering my mum was well brought up, she always questioned(if she had to) his decisions respectfully. You think if the lady did the same, she'd be better of now?
4. Pls you have not looked into the analogies I presented.
Thanks

How can you compare a judge with a military captain? A judge is elected to office to interpret and enforce the law. A military captain is recruited or hired using public funds to protect the citizens against foreign invasions or during times of unrest? How can you compare three months in jail to a lifetime of not being able to walk?

Rhemmymatician:
Thank you very much for your veiled insults sir.
She was deprived of her sleeping space <---punishment enough---> she was given community service.
As a result of her unbridled tongue, the soldier hurt her <---extra punishment---> as a result of her unbridled tongue, the judge gave her a harsher sentence.
The soldier didn't have to hurt her. The magistrate didn't have to punish her further.

I'm sorry you don't see any analogy.

you said the military does not discriminate and that women and men are treated equally, i just showed you that they are not treated equally in the military..

I am in the US that is why i used the US as an example. Nigeria military, the country in question also recognizes females as the weaker sex..

You are asking me what it is about human right that i keep bringing it up? Were you not the one that said women are fighting for equal right hence the soldier had the right to slap her?

You did not answer my question, did your dad slap your mom everytime your mom questioned his decisions?

Rhemmymatician:

some countries permit women to fill active combat roles, these are: New Zealand, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Germany, Norway, Israel, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan. In 2010/11 USA gave it a trial, both eventually scrapped it. Women Fought in WW1 and 2. I hate to digress, but I don't know why you jumped to U.S.A. And what is it with your human right claim. What concern human right with ladies going to war? Are they forcefully enlisted?

Anyway I'm still waiting on your take of the two previous analogies I made. Thanks you sir

i dont know where you are coming up with these assumptions.. I think you just discovered the word equal rights.. First of all the military does not discriminate against women. Discriminate would mean looked down upon, but they do separate from men, women and children. Everyone is not equal. The military does not harm unarmed civilians even during wars. The military does not permit female soldiers at the fore front of battle even in the US which is the most advanced when it comes to human rights. So of course there is separation, you just dont know what you are talking about.

Every man from when they were little are taught to walk away from the situation when it involves a woman regardless of if she provoked you or not. Did you witness your dad beating your mom because she said something to him? Regardless of what a woman says to you, if you were well brought up, you should not touch her as a man.

Rhemmymatician:
Bros pls don't cuss/insult. You can get your point across without that.
That said, you asked if I had proper upbringing. Why didn't you ask if the girl(victim) had proper upbringing? Double standards? Or you just not objective.
Just so you know. The military does not discriminate btn a man and a woman. Everybody is equal.
I never blamed the lady wholly. She's PARTLY at fault. Like I said b4, I was so well brought up that, if I were in her shoes I won't suffer her predicament

Incest is sex between blood brother and sister

Isiboy:

its d admin or wateva dats changing wat i posted I meant to say "I N C E S T"

Did your father not teach you not to raise your hands on a woman? Do you not know they are a weaker sex physically? Yes they are all for equality but does that mean you have to exert your physical strength on them? Maybe you dont have proper upbringing

Now we can all see why Nigeria is the way it is, look at most of the responses in this thread.. You are talking about a woman versus a man, a trained armed military man versus a civilian and you people are supporting the man for this act.

This is why our rights continually get violated, we cower in fear and constantly are brutalized by people we put in power. In other countries, the military is not feared but respected and admired, yet in Nigeria, the government, police and military people constantly violate our rights and we still cower in fear. How can a military man push a civilian woman and she questioned why she was pushed and you people say its her fault.

i was just on a flight into baltimore airport last week and a military C130 from iraq landed behind my flight. The announcement was made on the PA system that they had landed, see how the whole airport rushed to sing the national anthem and hug them and welcome them back for serving their country. Old people, kids and everyone that they never knew before rushing to welcome them back. When will we have national pride in our military and police? If we dont speak up, our military will never shape up.

In the US, you rarely see military people wear their uniforms unless they are on official assignment, you would never know they are military officers. In Nigeria, they use their uniforms to intimidate you. In Nigeria, the military goes somewhere on duty, all you hear about is how they raped women and beat up people.

The harassment has to stop at some point.

Rhemmymatician:
Why? What is special about a woman. Are you not for equality again? (Pls notice I didn't cuss you o. Because I knw feminists are always quick to cuss)

No man should lay his hand on a woman under any circumstances.. He is lucky he tried the in nigeria, here in Yankee, he'd be done.. Power drunk fool

In breeding is reproduction from parents who are related genetically.. How are a brother in law and a sister in law related?

Isiboy: when one marries from d family his relation has married from, it is called INCEST. Though in d old testament it wasn't a sin, Abraham married Sarah his sister, Abraham sent his servant to his fathers house to seek a wife for Isaac. Bt since d beginning of the new testament dat was established by Jesus, it was recorded as a sin. Heres my contribution.

Lol

SniperInADiaper: ^^^^ You are bad