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I think that would be a terrible law. It should be spamming with the intent to defraud or something like that. Just plain spamming shouldnt be a crime

Regarding the arabic writing on the naira

http://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2005/oct/023.html

ARABIC INSCRIPTIONS ON THE NAIRA (NOT AGAIN!)

n its online edition of September 30, 2005, The Guardian Newspaper of Nigeria carried a news item titled CAN youths sue Govt. over Arabic words on currency. The article started thus:




"THE youth wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has sued the Federal Government over the inscription of Arabic letters on the country's currency.

The group wants the government to withdraw from circulation, all currency notes bearing the Arabic language, signs or inscription and to replace them with a language that is official and indigenous to Nigeria.

In the suit filed at the Federal High Court, Ibadan, by its national president, Dr. Niwo Oluwatade and secretary Victor Odabor, the group seeks to restrain the government from further issuance of the currency with Arabic language.

The suit, filed by their lawyer, Ranti Ajeleti, gives reasons for the group's action as:

* that the provision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act, Cap 47 Section 19(b), Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990 does not allow on the currency notes the inscription of Arabic language which is not officially recognised by the Nigerian constitution and not indigenous to Nigeria; and

* that the CBN, in issuing such currency notes with the Arabic inscription, sign and language, was violating the provisions of Section 10 and 56 of the Constitution…".

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I grant that in a fledging democracy like ours, free speech is not only necessary but paramount. It makes me sad, however, that a number of opinion leaders as here represented by the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) would choose to ignore the necessity of a thorough homework before embarking on a frontal attack on a subject of volatile potential for bloodshed as religion in the context of our past experience. In an article I wrote on Nigeriaworld.com last January http://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2005/jan/311.html and which was subsequently published in other news media, I tried to avoid making the link between Arabic as a language and Islam as a religion in that context. However, to those agitating against Arabic scripts on our national currency the two are one and the same, therefore, the need to correct some misconceptions here. My position is informed by being a Kanuri from Borno State and a Christian and also by the fact that I have spent the last nine years of my life fruitfully working as a doctor among Arabs in Saudi Arabia (a country that is 100% Arabs and very nearly 100% Islam)

Lagos is the blackest city on the planet and will neve be portrayed fairly in the western media. we shouldnt look for them to do it. The bet thing is just to keep working to make it better. Joburg, Trinidad and jamaica have mixed populations and a lot of investments from whites so they keep it in a good liight, even though he crime rate is worst that nigeria's

http://odili.net/news/source/2005/oct/10/59.html
Keshi: Rejected at home, leads Togo to first World Cup
By Folake Olujimi and Lekan Okusan

WHEN Coach Stephen Okechukwu Keshi of Togo was telling anybody who cared to listen in May 2004 that what he hoped to achieve in Togo was to get to the 2006 World Cup and Nations Cup, many football pundits took the former Super Eagles skipper as a joker.


Keshi

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But the Delta State-born coach knew what he was saying, and pursued his ambition with a lot of tenacity and confidence. The Togo Football Federation stood behind the 43-year-old tutor in their quest to achieve the country's biggest ever sports dream.

In his first test, Keshi's Togo fell by 0-1 to the Chipolopolo of Zambia in Lusaka, but he did not panic, as his major agenda was to resolve the frosty relationship between Togo's foreign-based players and the federation.

The task of achieving the near-impossible did not bother the former Nigerian defender, when he signed a two-year deal to manage the West African side. Even the fact that Togo was his first time in charge of any national team did not bother him.

Keshi believed that Eyadema's Togo was blessed with a lot of good players that could stand 'shoulder-to-shoulder' with any team in the world. And so he set out to assemble these resources in his patient move to build a virile team.

The first task before the former Anderletch of Belgium star was to rekindle the patriotism of the country's Europe-based players, who he saw as key to any realistic chance they had of qualifying for the mundial.

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I play the guitar

oil
intelligence
corruption
black people
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i only feel bad for th young players that want the exposure, but its good in the long term. now people will be more seriouc about qualifying.

it might be good if we dont win. it'll help us be better prepared next time

Harare is better than Lagos? wow. abidjan, even in the midst of a war, is better than lagos? I really do this there is a conspiracy to make sure africa's largest country remains on its knees and never raises up in the world.

Of course. International organisations are western organisations, thy are not neutral organisations to help poor ocuntries, which is why countries that dont pay attention to them do the best, like singapore, china, etc.

I have heard of this man's book before, but never read it. I think its unfortunate that our leaders take these lonas when they know what it will do to the country. Im sure they get bribes and dont care what happens once they are gone. Our Finance minister is paid by the world bank, and is praised in the western media. our external reserves are also managed outside of the country. She also helped broker a deal to cut our debt, though the details are not open to the public. I think she is a double agent that is helping nigeria in some regards, but is still beholden to her world bank masters

I didnt post the article because i think the MOzam's flag is better. I was just showing another country having this debabe. of course thier reasons are different, but i think nigeria has its own reasons to take another look at its symbols

I would chnage the leadership's scramble to constantly look outside for solutions. i'd have them look within first and foremost

Mozambique is having this very debate, on a national level.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/07/international/africa/07mozambique.html

Symbols Are Important. So What Does a Gun Symbolize?

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By MICHAEL WINES
Published: October 7, 2005

MAPUTO, Mozambique - When right-wing Renamo and left-wing Frelimo, the dominant political forces in this lovely seaside nation, ended 16 years of civil war in 1992, they made a pact to forget old enmities. They wrote a new constitution. They held national elections. Three years ago they chose a new anthem.
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The nation's violent birth is also commemorated on the flag, which shows an automatic rifle as well as a hoe (celebrating farm labor) and a book (promoting education). There is much debate about whether to remove the rifle, a Soviet-made Kalashnikov.
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In Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, murals celebrate the civil war that brought independence from Portugal.

On this war-racked continent, few have done as well. "Mozambique," gushes Jose Manteigas, a Renamo member of Parliament from Zambezia Province, "is a model for Africa."

And he's right. Except for that pesky Kalashnikov on the flag.

Mozambique is holding a competition to redesign its flag and national emblem, which - like the discarded anthem and the discarded constitution - date from the civil-war days when Frelimo ruled unchallenged and Renamo (for National Resistance Movement) was a guerrilla army. Officially, this is a long-planned and final step in the parties' agreement to bury their bitter past.

that wasnt my grammer. I got it from a website

are those companies that you listed nigerian companies? the companies behind the website

an asset. But like everythig else in the country, it isnt utilised well

codec i have been in the system and have worked with many nigerian graduates. Just because you arent bright doesnt mean they are like you

I got this from an article on nigeriaworld.com

http://nigeriaworld.com/feature/publication/peterside/100105.html

…Gradual But Measurable Progress
Policies at the federal level have become more focused, as macro-economic indices over the last 3 years have been improving. Just to consider a few examples:

1. IMF statistics put the growth rate last year at over 6%, not withstanding that it is estimated to slide to 3,5% next year, as opposed to countless years of negative economic growth rate during the 1990s.

2. As we speak, Nigeria sits on a war-chest (foreign reserve) approaching the $30 billion mark, which is a direct result of tight fiscal policy and bold resistance to sharing oil-windfall with the state governments. Even at that, the country has secured a historical deal with its creditors that could help eliminate huge debt load.

3. Statistics show that the federal government over the last few years has saved over a billion dollars simply by strictly monitoring its procurement, contract award and disbursement system, through the due process office.

4. Already a large chunk of inefficient government enterprises have been offloaded to core investor groups through privatization, just as the telecommunication sector has been deregulated leading to an unprecedented growth and improved efficiency in commercial activities.

5. The fight against financial and economic crimes has been very protracted and assumed an unexpected serious dimension. This is leading to the eradication of the scourge of advanced fee (419) as miscreants are now on their guard. According to a popular saying in Nigeria these days “The fear of EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) is the beginning of wisdom”.

6. Transformation in the financial sector, - banking/insurance consolidation, capital market modernization and pension reform are bound to deliver phenomenal multiplier effect on the productive sector and bolster volume of business activities. Already the cost of funds has started to dwindle thanks to a gradual accumulation of long-term investible assets. At 6%, interest rate for six-month commercial paper has fallen to a level never seen in the annals of the money market. Naira exchange rate has hovered around 135 to a dollar for over 2 years.

7. The government has come to grips and is finally determined to boost power supply before its tenure runs out. Recently a mega power deal worth over $550 million was signed with General Electric (GE) to supply turbines for new power generating plants to be constructed in a deregulated market environment.

you guys need to quit being so negative. You meet one nigeria student that doesn't know the answer to an engineering question on the spot and you claim nigerian graduates are bad. In my experince, virtually all of them have been outstanding students. Hardly any of the have been less than average. They beat out the foriegn students consistently.

accomplishments? hmmm. I guess launching a satelitte, providing telecoms to the masses through the private sectors using good policies. surviving and never becoming like congo and the rest, i.e. all out war. Peace brings its own dividends

the future would be made better if more power was given to the states, so thereis reater competition between them. the feds should invest heavily in education and healthcare

It's not a lie, but we need to set the bar higher

Sub-$100 laptop design unveiled
https://www.nairaland.com/img/100-laptop.jpg
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4292854.stm

The laptop will be tough and foldable in different ways, with a hand crank for when there is no power supply.

Professor Negroponte came up with the idea for a cheap computer for all after visiting a Cambodian village.

His non-profit One Laptop Per Child group plans to have up to 15 million machines in production within a year.

A prototype of the machine should be ready in November at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunisia.

Children in Brazil, China, Egypt, Thailand, and South Africa will be among the first to get the under-$100 (£57) computer, said Professor Negroponte at the Emerging Technologies conference at MIT.

wait till you see it offline before you decide that its dull

this thing made the news because its rare to selll a doman name for that high. Its hardly something to plan for because its mostly luck

sounds stupid. the government is bad at everything and education is too important to screw up

Some more of the same old stuff. No war. If war is going to break out, it'd be very unexpected. No one will know where it'd come from.

rotational presidency is the worst idea i have ever heard of. In fact im waiting for a yoruba man to stand up and say he is contesting the 2007 election. why should only the east and the north contest

whatever source you get your laws fro, there is no sane country in the world where the population is governed by two seperate laws. That makes it two seperate countries. We may be different but some things, such as law, must remain be the same. having a different set of laws based on religion is more divisive than calls for a fair sharing of the nation's wealth