₦airaland Forum

BlueRayDick:
There's a global generally acceptable measure of poverty and by that rate Nigeria is still poorer than India. But somehow you believe Nigeria is better than India?

E be like say u never travel commot major cities in Nigeria make u go see poverty in real life. The part of the north wey I serve, if u see the kind tattered naira notes people spend....Nobody bothers rejecting mutilated notes like we do in major cities, they simply collect anything that has semblance of CBN note no matter how tattered it is. That was at a time Dollar dey exchange around N150 o. Imagine how things will look like over there now. I do mistake carry some of those naira notes come Lagos, I later threw it away after some months

Just browse poverty in india on Google. They have a population of 1.4billion. You think it's clear eyes that make them collect 5 dollar gigs for jobs worth 100s of dollars on freelance platforms?

We are definitely poorer but na same level we dey.

BlueRayDick:
UBA is a bank and most Nigerian banks dress corporate. I honestly don't see the corellation u are trying to draw between dress code of an organization and addressing people with respect sha.

I don't think UBA tells their graduate trainees in Banking school to address a customer or prospective customer by their first name despite the noticeable age difference. That is where emotional intelligence comes into play.

Don't be offended by this question bro, do you currently work in the corporate space in Nigeria or have worked in the corporate space before?

I've worked in numerous corporate organizations. And this is the norm. First name basis. In one of my former organizations, because the MD sir was too much, the MD adopted to be called by the initials of his full name and that was enforced.

Make no mistakes, I'm not even comfortable with calling someone who is 5 years older than me by name. Not because of respect per say, but because of the way we were brought up. But that doesn't equate to respect. If that person tells you to do something, will you do it?

Title means nothing.

BlueRayDick:
There are countries where they show respect and things go smoothly for them far better than Nigeria. No be respect dey spoil Nigeria, na corruption and not doing the right things.

You said tbey trained her to call people by their first name, but u forget there's what is called Emotional Intelligence. I'm sure if she finds herself one on one with POTUS she won't say "Good Morning Donald". She will definitely remember who he is and not casually address him by his first name.

There are organizations who wear whatever they like to work from Monday to Friday. Since COVID, a lot has changed in the corporate world.The company I work with, there's no dress code in our handbook ; HR just expects you to dress well. It doesn't stop people from showing respect to colleagues, superiors and other stakeholders.

First, respect in Nigeria is to shut up when elders are talking. That's the problem. Anything elders say, you do. No questions. Respect. Asia dey do am?

As regards POTUS, Donald does not work in UBA or have any affiliation to the company.

You say some companies, those companies are not UBA. I'm speaking about UBA.

BlueRayDick:
I hope you are not living in a bubble sha with the way you confidently mentioned poverty and backwardness as wearing naija take better pass India ? 🧏

About 63% of Nigerian population live below poverty line , while just a paltry 5% of Indian population live below poverty line . How India take poor pass Nigeria again?

Let's not even talk about ten human capital they have over there and the industries they have. Why do u think naija businessmen like Dangote go dey feceruit expats from India? Do know the number of oil refineries they have in India? Do know the number of plants and industries they have where their people get hands-on experience that sought after globally?

Poverty in india is still a major challenge. We have the richest black people in africa from Nigeria, but we are one of the poorest countries in the world.

We have the highest number startups in Africa, even Moroccan startups are looking up to us, but we are still poor as a nation. When majority of your population is poor, your nation is poor

BlueRayDick:
We are talking real life , u Dey talk secondary school seniority .

It’s like you don’t know what Tony Elumelu did in that video was he making her know that life pass all those nonsense woke culture sha ?

The truth is Tony lets her know that yes there are people who call him “Tony “ , but those are definitely people who have earned a right to do so. She no use anything qualify to be among people that can ever call him by first name ; it’s not like she’s a chairman on the board of a company Tony is a director ; they are not age mates , they are not acquaintances , she’s not a multi billionaire Tony is prospecting to invest into his unicorn or something . Omo !

I want to believe u know these things , u just Dey play devils advocate sha .

I'm not playing devils advocate. My problem is selecting when to import culture.
- We wear suit to work everyday when we have our cultural wears that fits our weather.
- They trained her to call everyone in the organization by first name but why does he want to exempt himself. Let them scrap that culture. It doesn't work in Nigeria.


Finally, we show too much respect in this country that's why we are making slow progress. "Respect" culture is why we are where we are.

BlueRayDick:
Lolz , funny guy.

I’m telling u there are other people who are big on what u call mumu respect and they are getting things done. Asians generally have a culture of respect , not just Indians .

By the way , tell me: wetin Nigeria take better pass India ?

Poverty and backwardness.
They are just better in technology.

Moreover, Asian respect is two way o. Not one way. Nigeria respect is always from junior to senior. Senior go fit bow down for junior like Japan?

Even the Mr na Oyinbo culture. She for call am mpa Tony

BlueRayDick:
Let me guess , you think it’s an African/Nigerian thing right ?

Have u ever worked with Asians particularly Indians ? An Indian will call address a senior colleague , an elderly person or anybody they respect with the suffix “Ji” behind that person’s name as a sign of respect . When you hear an Indian say “Rahul Ji “ , he is simply saying “Rahul sir “. They are so big on respect that they they won’t even call their MD or CEO by their title alone , they would say “ MD sir “ or “CEO sir “.

Whether u speak indigenous language or English language , you can always be respectful and courteous ; it won’t take a thing from you to do so .

See example wey you use🤣🤣

Nigeria no better pass india?🤣🤣

Respect is not in name.
For secondary school that year if them no put senior this or that name, junior go chop beating. Mumu culture wey no.get head.

BlueRayDick:
I don’t know if you are just playing devil’s advocate here or you are being sarcastic sha….but trust me , it’s lack of emotional
intelligence to be addressing a senior executive like Tony Elumelu by his first name irrespective of what they must have told her in banking school .

The right thing to do is refer to him as Mr. which is official and already conveyed respect .

This fake respect culture will soon die sha. Whether you people like it or not. Our minor languages are going down already. We either maintain all our culture or none at all. He does not subscribe to Oyinbo culture but why doesn't his staff wear native attires from Monday to Friday?

Good morning na our culture? Abi na Eka ro ma and Ekaro sir be our culture?

izzou:
This Global village has not affected the Japanese from bowing when they want to greet or apologize.

Till tomorrow, it's part of their culture.

But for Africans, everything irritates us, even a simple "Mr".

She should have left out the "Good morning". Everybody knows the morning was good. Just go ahead with "Tony, I wanted to ask about......"

Elders dey bow down to juniors in japan.

We have community culture where people live with families even in old age. Why are we living in isolation as nuclear families now?

izzou:
Tony is not Tinubu that promised her heaven on earth, so I don't know what expectations we need to have for respecting people.

If she's tired of UBA and doesn't want to add "Mr", she can resign and be her own boss

Tony na CEO
Iya Misturah selling amala na CEO too

She can leave and be her own boss. Life no hard pass like that.

All of them are the same. Stop fighting this. The world is a global village. Your first name will be called whether you like it or not. 😃

izzou:
I have worked in a bank, and I still call people "MR"

And that was why I was surprised when I heard it was "Mandatory". I only know that it's fine to call people by their first names, but I never knew it was by force.

I don't know how "Mr" is a title. I don't know how addressing someone politely is a title.

She for no kuku put "Good morning". That one sef na title. She should have just called him "Tony" and asked the question.

Is Mr not a title again? If you fill a form, Mr, Mrs, etc, are prefix titles.

If I'm the girl, and I still have a job by Monday, everybody go be Mr and Mrs. We are too fake.

At the end of the day, wetyn respect wey we respect these elders do for us? Them won kill us upon all the respect wey we give them.

Maybe if we don beat nonsense comot for their body them for wise

izzou:
Asking to be addressed as "Mr" is too much?

It's company policy to call people by first name, if not, the girl no go do am. That's how it is in most banks and other organizations.

Me I know say that policy na rubbish. Many of them no like am. Them just won copy white. 🤣🤣

We like title in this country. Even more than that respect. Title is not respect.

BlueRayDick:
What do you guys think about this Lady and Tony Elumelu’s conversation considering there are organizations in Corporate Naija that mandate it for staff to address each other on first name basis irrespective of age or cadre gap.

It’s well🙏🏾 https://t.co/oCYS4nmb5A pic.twitter.com/kEOr5OPSYs

— With all my love, Lala🦋 (@Wakaholic_nurse) August 20, 2026

/video/1?s=46

We always look for the culture that sweets us to adopt.
Suit wey him dey wear no be oyinbo culture?

We emphasize on this respect too much. For elders wey won sophocate us. They don't deserve our respect sef.

I won't say much till season start

When I talk say pre season no be to win games, them curse me o. 😭😭😭

Where the average team dey today? Back to square zero. 😭😭😭

You will learn lessons

Peace of mind is underrated

Anyway, I believe we can still use academy boys.

carrick can develop Fletcher sons, Lacey, Amass and the rest. We are going for the EPL.

nitrogen:
The type of players you want are going to cost us arms and legs. The other option is to go for youngsters that play like these guys, which is a big risk. I actually think the style/system of play matters more. We saw how Vitinha played at PSG vs outside PSG. Baba is almost a sideway passing merchant. Na PSG system dey sustain the guy.

Okay o

nitrogen:
Quick question, who would you want to see in our midfield? Modric?

I don't know o. I'm not good in scouting.

But for DM, someone who can play like Rodri and CM, someone who is confident on the ball like Modric and Vitinha. Let the scouts go and look for these players.

That position is not where we should experiment with. We have to be critical with who we bring in.

eph12:
We have proper midfielders please. Tielemans, Santos, Bruno and Mainoo can do a job in the midfield. Maybe we need more but we currently have 4. These 4 should be able to hold their own if we are being serious.

Okay o. I won't say much. 😃

nitrogen:
I would not use this game to make any conclusions.

Me too

No be the same Loftus cheek wey Chelsea reject dey ball like this?

Well, it's just preseason.

nitrogen:
The way they played today, you would think that we need a replacement in every area, RB, LB, DM, GK, RW etc. I no dey worried at all.

There are some areas you change in a team and you'll see the effect all over the team.

Leyqute:
LoooL.

Don’t let Nitrogen hear you

Hehehe

Leyqute:
4-2.

Hope we find the deficiency we seek

Deficiencies are there for all to see. We don't have a proper DM. We don't have a proper central midfielder. We need a proper RB.

No go enter market find better Midfielders

See wetyn old man Modric dey use our midfield do

Ball don change. Men don enter. Milan go hear am