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Donxavier: I know few are earning that much, and that's the problem with the country. Not sure what you mean by vague.
Maybe I should make it clearer, Like N150,000 after tax monthly.

Too many problems; poverty is just one. Even the high income earners do do not have confidence in Naija. A lot of Bankers, oil sector workers, politicians and other high rollers send their wives to U.S, Canada, U.K to give birth. why? To ensure their kids enjoy a better future. And the irony is that these same people castigating Nigerians living abroad the ones that over to give birth. Talk of nauseating hypocrisy!

Life may not be not rosy all the time but far better than living in Nigeria. FACT. Besides we're not North Koreans that are restricted from traveling abroad. If people make that choice let them live with the consequences.

Nigerians bashing Nigerians living abroad are insecure, envious and very wicked. They are not advising you to ensure you progress in life they only want you to remain perpetually destitute and continue to prostate and worship them (just they "rankadede" them". Stay away from people with this kind of mindset.

I had an uncle that advised my father that traveling abroad is not a great option. Why? He believes that I may end up with bad gangs and also Nigerians over there are suffering. This same guy studied in London and all his 3 kids are presently studying in the U.S. The sheer wickedness of our people is truly mind boggling.

Yaya6: Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Godswill Akpabio yesterday said President Goodluck Jonathan has not committed any impeachable offence.

Besides, the governor who is from the South South region assured that the planned impeachment exercise process of the President by the House of Representatives lawmakers would be an exercise in futility.

Akpabio also criticized those asking the President to resign over the insecurity challenges facing the country, saying Jonathan is capable enough to address the Boko Haram treat.

He noted that as long as the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] enjoyed the majority seats at the lower chamber, it would be difficult to remove the President.

It will be called that the lower chambers members have given the September to fully implement the 2012 budget or face impeachment.

The governor spoke to reporters at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja while returning from an Investment Summit in the United States on Tuesday night.

According to him, “the President has not committed any impeachable offence. “I am not a member of the National Assembly but I can tell you that the PDP, which I belong, has majority in the National Assembly and the party representatives has no intention to support any plan or intention to impeach Mr. President. Any right thinking politician will know that there is nothing in the offing that will warrant the impeachment plot. There is no reality in that rumour.”

Defending the President on the issue of insecurity in the country, the governor described the Boko Haram members as a faceless set of people, who indulged in mischief under the guise of religion.

He said the President has the capacity to address the crisis.

According to him, the group would soon surrender their arms because as Nigerians, they also want to witness peace.

He said: “Who are the members of the Boko Haram? When we see Boko Haram members, we will discuss with them because as far as I am concerned, we still have a lot of people masquerading under Boko Haram to send a lot of mischief text messages, information, among others. Mr. President has the apparatus of government to know truly who is a Boko Haram member and who is not.

“ I am sure that he is taking the right security steps to address their feelings and I am very sure that very soon, Boko Haram will lay down their arms because they are Nigerians and they would like to see peace.”

Akpabio said Nigerians believe in secularity, saying the issue of Islamisation  of the country is being sponsored by those backing the dreaded Islamic group

He said: “The rumour about Islamisation of Nigeria is being orchestrated by people who are hiding under Boko Haram to cause crisis. It happened in the Niger Delta when we had militants and all sorts of people claiming to be Boyloaf, Tompolo and others.

“It was only after the amnesty was declared that these kingpins under militancy came around and people saw them. They were people who were being used; some people were paying money to these people who called themselves militant warlords in the Niger Delta. They were not and clearly speaking, a lot of 419 and a lot of youths are trying to take advantage of the situation and trying to be Boko Haram.

“So, there is no truth about that; I just want to allay your fears. Don’t allow people to deceive you that they want to Islamise Nigeria. No! Nigerians believe in their secularity and the strength of this country is in our plurality and I am very happy and proud to be a Nigerian. Once the grievances of the Boko Haram sect are addressed, I am sure they will also be very happy to lay down their arms for the betterment of this country. Don’t listen to that rumour, that rumour is just baseless. “


http://dailypost.com.ng/2012/08/09/jonathan-done-nothing-warrant-impeachment-governor-akpabio/

According to Akpabio "the President has the capacity to address the crisis"... the group would soon surrender their arms because as Nigerians, they also want to witness peace." What kind of gibberish is this? So the president has an ace up his sleeve, don't worry Boko Harem will surrender because they want peace. This is reassurance they give to outside investors. Who will believe crap like this?

aaah these people self.

Donxavier: Anybody earning 150k or more monthly is earning a decent wage to live a meaningful life in Nigeria.

Very vague! and this figure is based on what?

Anyway few NIgerians earn close to this amount therefore a lot are living in poverty. Now you can understand why people the country in droves

Beaf: [size=14pt]Okupe blasts El-Rufai, Tunde Bakare over calls for Jonathan resignation[/size]
By Victor Iluyemi
August 8, 2012 22:36:51pm GMT

Abuja (WorldStage Newsonline)-- The newly appointed Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, on Wednesday discribed the former FCT Minister, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai as a derailed or deranged politician.

He also did not spear the Vice Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in the 2011 election, Pastor Tunde Bakare who he advised to stop hiding behind the pulpit.

El-Rufai recently called for the resignation of President Goodluck Jonathan if he (the President) could not solve the ongoing security challenges in the country.

But the SSA said no responsible citizen will call on the President to quit in the face of insurgency at a time when all hands should be on deck to defeat the common enemies.

He argued that it is a well known fact that issue of insurgency is a very difficult national problem. “It is not anything peculiar to Nigeria. No responsible citizen of any of those countries affected by insurgency before call on their Presidents to resign,” he said.

He also warned against the manipulation of the present security situation in the country by politicians for selfish purposes.

The SSA also faulted the former Minister's criticism of the president's reliance on citizens for information on terrorist activities.

He said, "El-Rufai is my younger brother. I have so much respect for him. But politics is more or less derailing or deranging him.

"Everybody knows that insurgency is a very difficult national problem. It is not anything peculiar to Nigeria. No responsible citizen of any of those countries affected by insurgency before call on their Presidents to resign.

"When he talks about intelligence, there is no better security in any country than by the people of the country. It is communal security that will help government and security agencies to root out insurgence. If people shielded insurgents, they make the works of security agencies more difficult. "Can President Goodluck Jonathan be in Borno and everywhere at the same time? I believe that people just want to play politics. All what you are hearing is just the manipulation of the present situation to suit their political purposes.

"I am sure that my brother, El-Rufai is hopeful to be a presidential candidate of one of the parties very soon. What I will expect him to do with the level of intellect, intelligence and the resource that has been given to his own personal education is to come out with some reasonable plans, some suggestions, and not just criticising government for criticising sake.

"If El-Rufai was President of Nigeria, what will he do? Why don’t he say that? Or is he keeping that until when he becomes the President by which time the whole country is wiped off? When tragedy befalls a country, responsible men and women of that country forget partisanship and rally round their nation and they try their best to help existing government to tackle that. Once that is over, they go back to politics.

"This is not time for politics. Every man or woman who politicises this issue of Boko haram, people should disregard and discard whatever information they hear from them. They are not serious-minded people."

On pastor Bakare, he said " Pastor Bakare also falls into that category. It is shameful. You cannot convert the pulpit to a podium.

"If you want to be a politician, please come out.”

"Pastor Bakare came into politics a few years ago and he became a vice presidential candidate of a major political party, some of us have been in politics for 30 years and we did not even become a governor and we did not say the country must come down, that is unfair. It is unacceptable."

He also accused Pastor Bakare of insincerity and obviously playing to the gallery, insisting that "Boko Haram is something that evolved suddenly in the early part of the life span of this administration. Internal insurgency is not peculiar to Nigeria, it has happened in Oman, Sri lanka, Vietnam, Great Britain, Philippines, Kenya and Iraq.

"I wish to advice that if Pastor Bakare will be fair, he should come out properly to the political Arena and stop using God's Pulpit to throw stones at Gods elect, as no leader will emerge in any praying nation like Nigeria without the blessing of God", Okupe said

http://www.worldstagegroup.com/worldstagenew/index.php?active=news&newscid=5622&catid=8

Hogwash! Yes, we don't expect GEJ to be everywhere, we only need to know what he's doing about the Boko Harem menace. We don't know what he's doing and have no confidence he's up to the task.

Okupe's job is to explain government policy and tell Nigerians what our President is doing to make the country safer. Attacking Rufai and Bakare is only a sideshow. An intelligent and smart PR man will wave this guys away and tell us exactly measures put in place by his boss to crush Boko Harem. Of course, a Neanderthal like Okupe does not understand this. He's still playing the old ways style hack job of simply drowning contrary opinions. El-Rufai may be a dubious character, but calling on the President to resign is not a big deal. In fact that's what any opposition should say.

The tragedy is that a lot of people on this thread, believe this this relic from the past (Okupe)is very good job with this kind of outburst. An attack dog indeed. who let the dog out? GEJ had better muzzle him quickly before he does more damage.

dasparrow: What have you done to positively impact your immediate environment and the world at large order than to secure a screw partner by signing the dotted lines and make babies that tomorrow will probably grow up to become 419 scammers, looting politicians, pedophiles, .pros/titutes in Italy, aristo babes, .rap.ists and whatever else many Nigerians are known for globally?

I have told you amebo Nigerians to stop minding other people's darn business. When the good Lord created the institution known as marraige, He did not need to consult Nigerians. When God created marraige, it was not meant for you people to force people into it. There is no happiness in a forced relationship. There are many women who did marry but are alone now because the average life expectancy of a Nigerian is 52 years. Many Nigerian women don't even get to enjoy their husbands because most Nigerian men don't live long.

Stop acting as if marraige is the solver of all problems. Nigerian men like you make so much noise about marraige and then once you are married you become heartless, insensitive, lazy, abusive husbands to these ladies. Go to the family section and see some 9 months pregnant married Nigerian woman complaining bitterly about how her husband does not help her around the house and how her husband has forsaken her emotional needs as a woman.

As far as I am concerned, unless a Nigerian lady chooses to marry an oyibo man or a man from another culture where women are respected, she misses absolutely nothing not being married to a Nigerin bred male. The way you Nigerian bred males treat your women is pathetic. You people throw the woman out of her matrimonial home if she cannot conceive. Many of you marry a second wife if the first wife keeps birthing female babies. When you die, your wicked family members come and take everything you and your wife ever worked for throwing your surving wife and children into a state of sudden abject poverty.

Many Nigerian bred males like you are chuvinists and Nigerian women are gradually becoming wise and realizing that it is more of a curse rather than a blessing marrying the average Nigerian bred male. This is why Nigerin bred men like you result to emotional blackmail with your stupid annonymous letter to Nigerian ladies. Why don't you also write an annonymous letter to the many married Nigerian big men who carry ashawos and university girls all over the place and then come back and infect their wives with all sorts of STDs/STIs? Why don't you write a letter to all the Nigerian bred males who are married yet .ra.pe and .sexuall.y abuse toddlers and underage young teenagers living under their roofs or in their neighborhoods?

Stop being a bloody hypocrite and go and focus on your family and marraige and stop telling people how to live their lives. Typical obnoxious chuvinist Nigerian!

This thread is for Nigerians only, why don't you stay away. Which country are you from? Did Nigerian guys steal your lunch? Why are you so bitter?

This has been a disastrous Olympics for Naija. Countries like Azerbaijan, Armenia, Uzbekistan have won a medal, yet the giant of Africa, home to over 160 million people is still waiting. This is so embarrassing. Have all our athletes given up hope or is this a sign of deeper rot in our country?

Yes, it's only sports but is this a microcosm of Naija society? That trouncing by U.S in basketball says a lot

Kelvinj: [b]
Letter To Nigerian Ladies

Dear ladies, Firstly, if you are still struggling to find a husband at an old age it's simply because you are looking for a perfect man. Something might be wrong with you. Now, check your propaganda

Magazine tells you that 'All men are liars, cheats and useless, but let’s be honest here, which is more likely? Is it that there’s something wrong with about 70million African men OR there is something wrong with one African Woman? You Ladies certainly will not get into a blissful matrimony if u re always hanging out with your so call girlfriends every night at a beer palour or bar waiting for a guy to buy you a drink & take you home afterwards. Drinking yourself to stupor every Friday & Saturday night does not exactly make you look like a marriage material. You want a man?...invest in a good wardrobe & dress responsibly not like a mad person.

When a man comes to you, smile & be polite, even if he does not fit your mental image of ur kind of man. Ladies, stop coming to relationship with a chip on your shoulder. If you believe all men are bad & all men are Dogs, then it will become a self fulfilling prophesy. No man is perfect! You say you can't marry a blue collar guy like a mechanic or carpenter, Now if a carpenter was good enough to marry Mary mother of the Jesus Christ, why isn't one good enough for you?

Do not focus on where a man is now, but look and see where he has the potentials to be. Wat’s the point of being beaten to a pulp every night by some rich, good looking and non caring man? Do u want a future where you will sit in a traffic in your BMW X6, GUCCI sunglasses covering your swollen eyes and u look out of d window and see a happy couple in a keke napep holding hands and laughing like newly wedded couple even after 12 years of marriage.

Please don’t fake pregnancy or get pregnant to trap him, e no dey work again joor! Ur perfect man is out there, believe, work ƞ pray and you will get him.

[/b]

why don't they smile. Most Naija babes will frown or turn away when you jam on the road. And when you greet them they just mumble and still frown their face. JUST SMILE & RELAX YOUR FACIAL MUSCLES

This is so peculiar to Naija ladies. I've observed this a lot. Just be polite, smile and let your faces be radiant when someone greets you. Whites, Asians and other Black ladies smile back. Even Ghanians are very polite. Seems our Naija babes think they're too much or what.

kushe: Who read today's front page article of the guardian? It reads Nigerians bemoan rate of unemployment,seek action. I fall into the category of comfortable semi returnees but then make we no lie,what is the size of nigeria's privileged class. I once told someone to add all the plum jobs in the IOCs,telecomms,banking and allied financial services,Fast moving consumer goods sectors,the breweries and maybe international charities like the DFIDs and USAIDs of this world.Are those jobs,two million ? I seriously doubt it,yet 3.2 million people have been unleashed on the labour Market in 2010/2011.

Let me break it down for you,Nigeria's revenue is declining,foolishness and corruption is on the increase,our population is ballooning, infrastructure is decaying. Graduates cannot find work,hence the multiplier effect of their engagement is non existent meaning existing businesses will suffer the impact of lower anticipated revenues and to stay afloat,more jobs will have to be slashed and hence further shrinking of the economy.Brace up Nigeria, with these fools in government,Nigeria is simply to hell what a shower is before a dip in the pool.

Nowhere is immune to the meltdown but Nigeria's response is a classic calamity.Wonder why ritual killings and kidnappings are on the rise and for all my people,sitting pretty in 1004, Lekki , Ikoyi and all the posh estates scattered around the metropolis,how do you intend to enjoy your privileged status with so many hungry mouths around. We can live in gated communities, but we have house helps,nannies, cooks ,drivers,dispatch riders and cleaners at work. We can run,but we cant hide from this monster we have allowed the Nigerian government to create.

Bolded is very crucial for business planning. Even though Nigerian population is rising it does not translate to more opportunity to sell more stuff = more revenue. Well noted

Is this the last hope for a medal? Who else is out there? If na just 1 bronze they shld give us for showing up... better than nothing

lastpage: I dont blame Dangote for TWO REASONS:

1.) The man himself is just a "rich illiterate"! he does not know nor appreciate the value of education.
Like it is said, "Any fool can have money".
I dont mind people being rich (like Bill Gates or Oprah Winfrey) when they use their brain and do it legitimately but we all know that in Nigeria, being rich is akin to being the Devil himself.

Ask him (Dangote) why each time any of his "blood sucking Trucks" swerves into and kills some people, the drivers simply disappear, according to instructions? Rumor has it that he uses the victims blood/soul for you know what! Again, if we live in a sane society where laws are upheld, the likes of Dangote would rot in prison for charges ranging from price fixing, breach of competition rules, murder/manslaughter, public endangerment, e.t.c.
Is this not the same man that continually makes people homeless by "fixing the price" of Cement?
but hey, this is Nigeria now, anything goes, right?

2.) Well, if not that we have "cursed leaders" in government and policy positions, how can some Eediots not be thanking Dangote for providing jobs for millions of UN-employed Youths?
One of the primary responsibilities of a national Government and a President indeed, is to provide employment opportunities for its citizens. This is one issue that will make or mar the Obama administration, for example.

This does not stop or hinder self-employment and they are not mutually exclusive.
But when Government is so misguided like we have, and the citizens so confused and brain-washed like we are, we live in a state of stupor, wondering endlessly through day-to-day and thanking God that at least we have seen the next day-light!
I guess next, we will thank Dangote for putting up and advert requiring PhD holders to come and apply to be his Mai-Gaurd, afterall, HE IS PROVIDING JOBS FOR MILLIONS OF UN-EMPLOYED YOUTHS!

Dont blame Dangote that much, bl;ame the system that made people like him feed fat on our national wealth, just for his own pockets!

Any "rich thief" can turn the masses into slaves and still be seen a s being benevolent...yes now!

BTW: if all you wanted and dreamt of becoming is a Truck driver and you went to a UNIVERSITY for all these years, then you need to have your head properly examined! [b]
Because you dont have a job NOW doesnot mean you should dehumanize yourself and reduce your "self-worth" to NOTHING?[/b]

Go and look at Truck drivers in Europe and America, they are at best, Primary Six level of education but they are damn good at driving their Trucks!
You dont need to be a Graduate to Drive a truck, ...when will Nigerians grow out of this slave mentality?
Who would do the Graduate jobs like "Research", if all Graduates now do is drive Trucks? Jeezuz Christ!!

Aliko Dangote studied business at Cairo University so I’m very curious why you call him a “rich illiterate”.

Most of your points are riddled with sentiment that does not jive with reality. People have a choice to apply for the job or not. Your personal dislike for Dangote is irrelevant to the issue.

Your degree does not define who you are; rather it’s a tool to help achieve your dreams. Don’t let it become a burden and cloud your judgment. A graduate is only a subject matter expert who is expected to apply critical thinking and analytical skills to solving problems. Period! We really don’t understand this.

In Nigeria, graduates are seen as special breeds that can only work in offices and should not “get their hands dirty” This mentality is killing this nation and we need to get rid of it right now. Your comment reflects the type of mindset that is holding Nigeria back.

Driving a truck in Nigeria is risky and not a great career but do you have any jobs for our unemployed graduates?

mekasonuk: He does not need to make the job specific for Bsc/HND holders because it is a non-skilled job and as such implies demeaning the status of our educational system. All he needs to do is to advertise the job; if a graduate or even a Phd holder now picks interest in the job, no problem with that. It is now a question of the individual's choice. I still blame the government for allowing Dangote to be running a monopoly biz in the country.

It's not a slight on our educational system; it's about demand and supply. Few jobs available in Nigeria means too many unemployed people roaming the street. Employers can then cherry pick who they want; that's market forces at play. Driving in fact requires some level of literacy, though having a graduate degree is not required. That said, there are no jobs for the thousands of graduate from our university. Can you fault Dangote for wanting to pick the best available people to work for him?

If unemployment was just 5% few graduate will apply for this job.

Too many graduates in Business Administration, Accounting, Mass Communication, Law, Political Science etc that want to work in offices. This is the problem of our dysfunctional educational system.

Why is d score so high? Did naija bring our under 15 team?

We're still borrowing money when Jonathan will use N1 billion for feeding

air Fresh welll we'll for Naija o

[quote author=olusola_adedoyi]Akingbola is guilty! Agreed! Inside trading of shares/stock is a big crime in the western world. The british have every right to persecute him if has done some trading in the UK..i even love the british judiciary! I would love it if they persecute all these corrupt nigerians, our legal system in nigeria is a joke! The ibori case proved it..but to be honest, everybody in the banking sector knows Sanusi has something personal for Akingbola and Cecilia Ibru..Sanusi is not a saint! He is a criminal like Akingbola too..one day, these thieves will pay for their deeds[/quote]Does it matter if Sanusi is not a Saint? Fact is Akingbola killed that Bank and resulted in job losses. Period. For those keeping scores, he was found guilty of:

The court found under cross examination that Mr. Erastus Akingbola told obvious lies that he did not know that the bank was buying its own shares

Dr. Akingbola had borrowed a whooping sum of N9.3 billion to purchase a large quantity of the bank’s shares for himself.

Dr. Erastus Akingbola misappropriated N16 billion which was paid to Tropics Companies, a business owned by his family to repay debts owed by the companies personally guaranteed by Dr. Akingbola.

Dr. Akingbola was found to have misappropriated another £8.5million which was paid to his English solicitors to complete the purchase of luxury properties in London in his name.



Is this not enough to throw him in the gallows forever regardless of his tribe?

RIM is very innovative company that just caught carried away and failed to act when iphone arrived. Too much success and they felt untouchable.

BB was a very cool phone till 3yrs ago. Anyone still recall Obama using his BB to text while his daughter played football. In fact the image of Obama using BB was great for this company. Their Marketing team just lost the plot somewhere

[quote author=Fhemmmy]'

Then all they could have done was for Nigeria to apply to have the dude sent back to Nigeria, but not trying him in London . . Although, better he was tried in London Sha, cos justice might be served, so i guess it is time to send all the past leader to London cos most are . . . . [/quote

Our justice system is broken. If I recall this guy was charged in Court, but the Judge dismissed the case because EFCC fumbled; lack of evidence or bad presentation. Not sure about details

The only thing is can they recover the N162 billion ($1 billion) from him? No be Naija

searay: i'll gladly take a loan of 200K. This is my email: savkifas4c@yahoo.com

loan ke? u wan take my money carry ashawo and do politics. No o

Billyonaire: Nigerian guyz seem to hate BB girls, why ? There is no reason to hate BB or hate BB girls. For me, If I see a pretty damsel, and she is not on BB, first thing i do is, buy her a Bold5, to show that I care, then the next thing is get the PIN and we continue from there. Seriously, there is no dull moment if you are me. Cos you will always have at least 10 girls in your palm (in your BB). With success comes love of all things, if you hate certain things for no reason, you are telling the spirits that you dont want them, when in essence you may just hate them cos you cant afford them. Love everything and everything will be made available unto you by the spirits of the Universe. I am one such example. From today, begin to love BB and BB girls and your life will be transformed.

Bold 5 all the time? So with ten girls you spend N40OK a year. You must be one of those oyel subsidy marketers we've been looking. EFCC come catch am!

AjanleKoko: I think it's a great opportunity for Nigerian youths, most of whom have never worked a day in their lives, to come out from hiding behind useless certificates, and get some quality experience and responsibility. That will help to shape their bodies and minds, and enable them to appreciate the value of hard work and a honest day's pay.

Well said. Working is good for the body & mind.

searay: So with my B.Agric, i go apply? Na lie. Instead, I go join politics or MEND/BH equivalent

why not buy improved seed varieties from IITA, get a land and start farming. And if you studied animal husbandry set up a poultry or goat rearing. Politics? SMH

Debeloved87: guy,use ur head and n
ot your tummy,this is absolutely barbaric, what future does a truck driver have. How can he be able to think and forge ahead his life and career when on another mans wheel and all he is thinking his how he is goin to make it in delivering goods to the boko haram states. Dangote should invite less graduates students or even illeterates for this kind of job and provide an entrepreneural organisation and leadership unit for graduates where graduates can learn, develop themselves,and obtain loan to start any business that is able to standardize the staggering economy of our beloved country...sooner than later he might call for your professors that taught you in school to come and take up cleaning job in his company...so barbaric

Every man/woman has to take charge of his/her own destiny. Driving is not a great career but man must wack o. Where are the jobs in Naija? I'm sure some graduate would have applied if he didn't ask for University graduates. Country tough o and opportunities are few.

I feel very sad for so many graduates in Nigeria. Things need to change

People should simmer down and take a deep breath! Dropping out of the top 5 is not a big deal. Given RIMs problems of late this was expected. The technology world is highly innovative and thrives on rapid change. 10 years ago Apple was on his death bed until the ipod and itunes; now it's shares are nearly $600 a pop. With so many devices from Nokia, apple and Samsung, RIM was doomed in the device market, but it still a profit making company and will rise in other areas. Yes it's CEOs made bonehead decisions that led to it's rapid descent especially when iphone came to market.

Survival in the technology world is very tough even when you're on top. Where is Motorola today? It was once untouchable now its gone. Most companies in the tech world will go through very turbulent period. That's just the way it is. Microsoft was once very dominant that Bill Gates was more important than any world leader. All eyes are now on Facebook; the new darling of the tech world. It's shares have now plummeted to $20 from $38 when it launched 2 months ago. In 3yrs time we may even be talking about the death knell of FB. You just never know.

Tech business is very interesting and fascinating and sometimes difficult to predict the next change.

For budding tech entrepreneurs in Nigeria, RIM should be seen as a case study on the challenges of managing rapid growth. That said, RIM made a lot of Canadians wealthy and few are crying over spilled milk.

ogugua88: This thread is about Segun Arinze's and Justus Esiri's loss of possessions, not the economies and livelihoods of Peckham and Nigeria. You can start another thread on that if you'd like, but it isn't to be discussed here. If you have any other complaints about the appropriate actions made on this thread, then feel free to air your opinions in the Celebrity Complaints Thread.



Reply in the Complaints section and tell me which posts.



No more to be said on this matter in this thread.

You're absolutely wrong, ma'am

You applied very narrow definition of relevancy. Online discussions should mimic real life conversations as best as possible. In real life, we start from one topic and within an hour we’re arguing on something else; just the way it is. Free flow of discussion

Anyway, you’re the umpire and it’s your call. It’s all good!

agabaI23: I can say very well that prior to the middle of last year, it has been 40th out of 40 in most places. The difference now is that it is 30th out of 40 in most place. We have never had it 'so good'

As per the duration change I will explain with trend rather than overall stability. Look at the graph below. The graph shows a positive trend represented by the straight line which indicates an overall increase not minding the sharp reductions experienced at times.

The power supply for the last six months has assumed a positive trend. The average supply to end users has increased over all even though it has not remained stable all through at the desired level. That is what we are saying. Fortunately it has been a lot better recently. There was a thread like this in MAY, another in JUNE and now this one. The discussion has seen less decent with time. Look for the threads and you will see for yourself.

what the heck is this your graph? Using birth rate graph to show supply of electricity. seriously? Am I missing something. In your haste to copy & paste you didn't check. abi

all the best Okupe! na your time to go chop. all these "engaging public" an turenchi

PhysicsQED: There's an Edo (Bini) guy on the team - Obasohan.

BASKETBALL
1. Oyedeji Olumide
2. Diogu Ikechukwu Somto
3. Oruche Richard Dean Chukwuma
4. Ugboaja Ejike
5. Dagunduro Adeola Adedokun
6. Oguchi Chamberlain Nnaemeka
7. Aminu Abdul Alade
8. Ibekwe Ekenechukwu
9. Archibong Aniekan Okon
10. Aminu al Farouk
11. Obasohan Derrick Osamuuyi
12. Skinn Anthony Oludewa
13. Ayodele Bakare – Head Coach
14. Sani Ahmed - Coach
15. Francis Gbiri - Admin. Personnel
16. Tijjani Umar - Team Leader


Who is this Ezeli guy?

Where are all the Nigerian guys playing in the NBA? Are they not on the Naija team? I see Aminu al Farouk and that's it. Emeka Okafor may be a stiff but he still a good rebounder

How can Lithuania trash us? Ah well, looks like we're just a passenger in this Olympics

buzugee:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc02Z4-0wDM

The dream! This guy brought so much respect for Nigeria. Barkeely & Kenny Smith on TNT always exalt Akeem as a professional and a decent human being.

Sad to see Nigeria now living in past glory - football, basketball, athletics any sport

Rossikk: ^^^If you weren't stup.id and brainless you would note that 3 days straight power supply in Nigeria signifies a shift and an improvement in the nation's power supply profile. But then again, you've never contributed a farthing to the benefit of the country in your miserable existence.

I was in Lagos (Yaba)last month and there was 5 days of straight power supply and the next 3 days it was 24 hrs darkness. After that it was on and off. So where's the trend?

It's irrational to start celebrating over 3 days of power supply. A sustained period (at least 6 months) of continuous supply in most states is a significant shift. Don't you guys get this.

It's not about hating GEJ. Successive govt (in last 20yrs) have promised regular power supply and nada! Let's all wait and see. If power becomes stable we should see significant drop in demand for diesel; growth in industrial output etc. We'll all feel it, see it and rejoice in it. Till then...

chucky234: Nigeria has spent $25bn with only 3,800MW to show for while Brazil spent $10bn and was able to add 10,000MW to take the power generation capacity to 100,000MW with 201 million people while Nigeria with 168 million people almost tripple that amount just to get 3,800MW yet to masses are jubilating instead of asking questions.
If we don't hold our leaders accountable they will never justify the billions and trillions they spend with nothing meaningful to show for, so many areas are in darkness as I am typing and yet few people who are opportuned to have experience constant power claimed nation improvement.
Haba let's be reasonable and put sentiment aside,the country belong to everyone of us.
People need to ask questions, South Africa with 58 million people generates 45,000MW of electricity yet spend far less than what we spend on power annually and we chose to dance to few weeks of constant power when the country only has less than 1000MW to show for all the billions that has been pumped into the sector in the last 24 months, haba my people this is not about hating or sentiment but am totally concern about the state of the nation.

You're asking too much questions bro. Just accept that power supply is "improving" and you'll be ok. You risk becoming a GEJ hater; a highly punishable offence

edicolove: Lagos is not producing its own power. Where did you get that from? Only Akwa Ibom and Rivers IPP are close to take off. Lagos iis still planning. Hopefully they will start their IPP soon.

Power has improved. No matter how some are trying to spread negative vibes around. Our duty is to keep the pressure on government to sustain it and improve even more. It is a big lie to say it is due to rainy season because Kanji and Shiroro do not supply power to the whole Nigeria any more. They only supply some states.

This "power Improved" is so vague. How did you measure improvement and conclude this? from what year to what year? in which states or towns or neighbourhood? who's reporting this? and more importantly what's driving this improvement? Are you relying on eye witness accounts?

It's very amusing that based on unverifiable anecdotal reports we should accept power supply is "improving". And already the protagonists are lining up to trumpet their case: If you don't believe you're GEJ hater; if you do you're drunk on GEJ's koolaid. This is the level of discourse on such a key national issue? People aren't asking the right questions but just love to debate.

For over 40 yrs (or more) Nigeria has never enjoyed consistent power supply. FACT. Perhaps 2012 is the year of destiny for this nation; in that case I'll give my own testimony too.

Can't we wait for verifiable report from this govt that shows measurable progress? For instance that 70% of households and 60% of businesses across the country now have 24 hrs uninterrupted power supply at end of 2012. Now that is something to discuss about. So by end of 2013 we should expect a vast improvement in industrial output. Till then, its rational to wait and see and even be skeptical about any perceived "improvement".

Getting overly excited about frozen ice cubes in your fridge is only tit tat for kindergarten minds.

dedeike: Profile in excellence which haters and ignorance cannot wish away.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The undisputable power-house in the Jonathan administration, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who doubles as the Coordinating Minister for Economy and Minister of Finance, no doubt, added credibility to the cabinet based on her formidable credentials locally and internationally.

A stickler for probity and excellence, Okonjo-Iweala’s persistent campaign for the effective management of the nation’s resources informed the government’s decision to adopt fiscal discipline, cut down on waste, and rein in debt and the budget deficit, especially in the 2012 budget.

This resulted in slight reduction of recurrent expenditure this year. Her target, however, is to cut recurrent spending to about 65 per cent of the total budget by 2015 so that more resources can be deployed on capital projects.

The minister, who narrowly lost her bid for the presidency of World Bank, has worked on rebuilding the nation’s decimated savings in the Excess Crude Account (ECA), which currently stands at $4.3 billion, and this is despite the monthly withdrawals by the three tiers of government. She has also been in negotiations with the 36 states of the federation to start up the Sovereign Wealth Fund as a replacement for the ECA.

Under her watch, the government established the Subsidy Re-investment Programme, through which savings accruing to the three tiers of government from the partial removal of the subsidy on petrol, can be deployed to projects. In her bid to keep the public informed on the savings, her ministry each month publishes the figures accruing to the federal, states and local governments under SURE-P.

The finance minister is carrying out bio metric evaluation of federal civil servants  to reduce waste. The exercise is yoelding fruits as it uncovered the pension scam of over 32 billion. The scam involved Abubakar Kigo, a former perm sec at the office of the head of civil service of the federation and 5 others. There is the new integrated online payment system which helps the minister monitor transfer of public funds from CBN.
This system also ensures that suspicious allocations in the budget are blocked.
Corrupt minds are not happy with these stringent measures hence the outcry

And what has this eulogy got to do with matter on ground? Are you a paid hack for Iweala? This write up is a disservice to your client.