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The same policy they maligned, crucified and demonized Emefiele for is now the very policy they are considering reintroducing

Thunder ⚡🔥⚡🔥⚡ them all

Sunnykey100:
For more than a decade, South African technology company Optasia, formerly known as Channel VAS, reportedly dominated Nigeria's airtime credit and data advance market, a sector estimated to be worth over ₦3 trillion annually.

However, that dominance is now facing a major challenge following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's decision to support the liberalization of the sector. Acting on recommendations from the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), the President approved measures aimed at ending what regulators described as a long-standing monopoly and opening the market to indigenous Nigerian companies.

The FCCPC reportedly argued that Optasia's control of the market encouraged significant capital outflow from Nigeria while limiting opportunities for local fintech companies to participate in one of the country's most profitable digital service sectors. The commission maintained that greater competition would create jobs, encourage innovation, deepen financial inclusion, and ensure that more value generated by Nigerian consumers remains within the Nigerian economy.

As part of the reforms, nine Nigerian technology and fintech firms are expected to enter the airtime credit and data advance business, ending years of single-player dominance. Industry observers believe the move could reshape Nigeria's digital lending landscape by creating a more competitive ecosystem where multiple companies can offer similar services.

Supporters of the policy see it as a victory for local enterprise and a practical application of the administration's "Nigeria First" economic agenda. They argue that Nigerian companies have developed sufficient technical capacity to manage airtime lending infrastructure while retaining profits, jobs, and investments within the country.

While Optasia remains a major player in the sector, its era of exclusive dominance appears to be ending. The opening of the market marks one of the most significant competition-driven interventions in Nigeria's digital economy and could determine how future technology sectors are regulated between foreign investors and indigenous businesses.

The development highlights a broader shift in government policy, one that seeks to balance foreign investment with the growth of indigenous capacity. For many Nigerian entrepreneurs and technology firms, it signals that sectors previously dominated by a single foreign operator may now become accessible to local innovation, competition, and wealth creation.

Whether this policy ultimately delivers lower costs, better services, and greater economic value for Nigerians will depend on how effectively competition is implemented and regulated. Nevertheless, the decision represents a significant milestone in Nigeria's journey toward building a more inclusive and locally driven digital economy.

Op stop spreading fake news

This fake news has already been debunked by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC),


https://www.nairaland.com/8686383/tinubu-did-not-approve-new

The Department of State Services (DSS) has closed its case against former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai in the ongoing alleged wiretapping trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, the prosecuting counsel, Oluwole Aladedoye, informed the court that the prosecution would not be calling further witnesses in the matter, prompting the formal closure of the DSS case.

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Following the development, defence counsel, Paul Erokoro, told the court that the defence intends to file a no-case submission, arguing that the prosecution has failed to establish sufficient evidence against the former governor.

The defence subsequently sought two weeks to file the application, while the prosecution requested two weeks to respond and also applied for a variation of some of the bail conditions earlier granted to El-Rufai, describing them as stringent and difficult to meet.

The defence argued that the bail terms were too stringent, particularly the requirements for level 17 civil servants with properties in Maitama or Asokoro, as well as verification and attestation letters from the Kaduna State Traditional Council.

However, the prosecution opposed the request, insisting that qualified public officers who meet the conditions exist and urging the court to refuse the application.

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Delivering the ruling, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik declined the request to vary the bail conditions, ruling that there are civil servants who own properties at the said location.

The court subsequently adjourned the case to 22nd September for the filing of the no-case submission and continuation of the trial.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.channelstv.com/2026/06/23/alleged-wiretapping-el-rufai-to-file-no-case-submission-as-dss-closes-case/amp/

There is indeed a syndrome spreading through some set of individuals

It is called Tinubu Stockholm Syndrome.

Its symptoms are even easier to identify.

Once afflicted, the patient loses the ability to evaluate Tinubu by the standards they once applied to every other politician. Memory becomes selective. Logic becomes flexible. Principles become disposable. Every failure becomes an excuse. Every criticism becomes an insult. Every hardship becomes a sacrifice Nigerians must bear and endure in silence

That is the syndrome.

A person suffering from Tinubu Stockholm Syndrome does not ask, Are their lives better off today? Are Nigerians better off today than they were before Tinubu became president? He asks, How do I defend the Tinubu today? How do I stand on his dilapidated and decrepit mandate?

He is also inflicted with Tinubu Excuse Disorder

When fuel, cooking gas prices rises, it is global. When food price rises because of the calamitous policies mascurading as economic reforms, it is inherited. When insecurity rises and goes out of control, it is historical. In Tinubu Excuse Disorder, responsibility is shifted.

A person with Tinubu Stockholm Syndrome does not examine outcomes. He manufactures explanations.

He does not compare promises with performance. He compares criticism with treason.

Before 2023, They told us Tinubu built Lagos. They told us he transformed Lagos from scratch. They told us he tamed the Atlantic Ocean. They told us Lagos was a mini Nigeria and that if he could govern Lagos, governing Nigeria would be child's play.

They told us that Tinubu will assemble egg-heads and best brains as president

Their confidence was limitless.

Then reality arrived.

Three years later, the same people who promised prosperity now spend their days explaining inflation. Those who promised stability now explain hardship. Those who promised competence now explain away insecurity. Those who promised a stronger naira now explain its collapse. Those who promised Renewed hope now explain Renewed suffering.

And because reality has contradicted them, they have redirected their frustration toward critics.

Every critics is first diagnosed from the prism of ethnic background, Every critic is pigeon-hold accordingly as an Obidient, a Peter Obi supporter, Igbo

That is why every conversation now ends with insults, tribal attacks, ethnic baiting, and accusations of hatred.

The greatest damage Tinubu has done to many of his supporters is not merely political. It is that he has robbed them of the self-esteem required to admit disappointment and the critical thinking required to acknowledge failure.

A supporter with self-respect can say: I supported this policy and it failed.

A supporter with critical thinking can say: I voted for this government but I disagree with its performance.

But a victim of Tinubu Stockholm Syndrome cannot. To him, admitting failure feels like admitting personal defeat.

The irony is almost comical. Tinubu himself was once one of Nigeria's loudest critics.

He criticised previous governments relentlessly. He attacked Goodluck Jonathan over insecurity. He asked Goodluck Jonathan to resign over insecurity. He demanded accountability. He questioned competence. He insisted that leaders must be judged by results, not excuses.

He organized, funded protests, civil disobedience etc

Back then, criticism was called patriotism.

Today, criticism is called hatred.

Back then, insecurity was proof of failed leadership.

Today, insecurity is somehow not Tinubu's responsibility. It's the responsibility of governors. The governors have failed not Tinubu

Back then, Nigerians were told to hold leaders accountable.

Today, Nigerians are told to not to complain , rather they should sacrifice and endure.

The same standard they enthusiastically applied to Jonathan is now considered offensive when applied to Tinubu.

Today, criticism is disease, a critic is bitter...a hater but they forget that the citizen's job is not to protect politicians from scrutiny.

The citizen's job is to protect the country from bad governance.

A mind infected with Tinubu Stockholm Syndrome sees only one thing:

Tinubu must never be wrong.

And once that happens, the disease is complete.

#copied

Slytiger:
Adeleke's thugs on the beat. There are videos of his thugs going around telling opposition parties not to campaign.

So this justifies an APC thug killing an innocent 14-year-old boy?

Smh

Wickedfacts:
He is not Igbo.

The biggest tragedy of the civil war is the inferiority complex and victim mentality it infused in majority of Igbos.
It drives their interactions with other Nigerians.

Can you explain why that so-called inferiority complex and victim mentality didn't stop them from being the only ethnic group in the country to make substantial investments outside their own region?

Because what you've described as an inferiority complex and victim mentality looks more like self-awareness and confidence to me.

This Tinubu certificate issue is obviously an open sore.

It is a known fact that Tinubu forged the primary and secondary school certificates he used to obtain admission into Chicago State University.

Even his ardent supporters have come to accept this very fact

Tinubu has turned everyone to be having bad dreams. A product of economic collapse.

The thought of a Tinubu second tenure is so nightmarish

Kemetian:
Why is it that those of you from supposedly Nigeria's most prosperous region, filled with mansions in every village, are by far the ones complaining LOUDEST about the economy?

Do you have an agenda?

Need I ask?

You are obviously on a wrong thread

This Tinubu certificate issue is obviously an open sore.

It is a known fact that Tinubu forged the primary and secondary school certificates he used to obtain admission into Chicago State University.

Even his ardent supporters have come to accept this.

vr0xen:
I don’t want Tinubu to win 2027 but with this by elections so far apc is gunning for the top through rigging. Obi cannot match his rigging abilities fear Tinubu in politics he is a master planner and master rigger buhari never won 2019 but Tinubu rigged atiku out and rigged him in

Wonderful!

DomPerignon:
Obi will even quit and go and join ADC and campaign for Atiku .

That's the harsh reality.

Giringori knows he stands no chance after seeing the dreadful outcome of the bye-elections.

Giringori will join Atiku as campaign DG.

Atiku should ensure that he tracks every penny tho.

As the minister of Peter Obi affairs, DomPerignon

vr0xen:
I don’t know why my people don’t believe in structure but that’s the only way you can win election in this country. Peter is unstructured but I want him to win. Do you know that Tinubu allowed him win Lagos just for propaganda

Someone was beaten blue-black like the common criminal wey him be, right for him own backyard.

I hope say him go still allow am win 2027, since na just for propaganda

You just dey talk yan! yan! puu!

sonofthunder:
He didn't drag failure. He stated the ongoing efforts as well as commitments to improving on what is on ground.

It's usually miopic folks that condemn people putting in the effort

You say people putting in the effort? What effort exactly, the effort of giving speeches, making promises, and announcing plans every now and then when they are questioned?

The problem is that you have so long mistake rhetoric for results. Governance is measured by outcomes, not by endless declarations of what is being put in place, about to be put in place, or hoped to be put in place.

If after years in office the reality on the ground is worsening environmental conditions, overflowing waste, and declining standards, then pointing to 'ongoing efforts' isn't a defence, it's an admission that the efforts are not working.

And calling critics myopic doesn't change the facts. The truly myopic position is being so dazzled by public official like Wahab talking points that you confuse activity with achievement. judge leaders by results, not by press statements and future-tense promises.

Ttalk:
Okay I've heard you, There are many other alternatives but who is your candidate, show me his record in public office and let's compare note.

Chose any sector he was the best and let's see his record

Interesting. So instead of answering concerns about hardship, insecurity and electricity, your first question is, Who is your candidate?

The purpose of this thread isn't to market my candidate. It's to assess the government asking Nigerians for another four years.

And as for comparing records, Nigerians aren't comparing a hypothetical candidate to a hypothetical government. They're comparing their lives today with what they were promised, deciding whether the results match the expectations. They are comparing the value of their income, their purchasing power four years ago with what it is today.

If the record speaks for itself, then defend the record. If the first line of defence is Who is your candidate?, that already says a lot.

FineUsername:
Colonizers sabi resign if their performance no dey okay.


But you see the COLONIZED?

COLONIZED go die put

With no performance to show other than IT IS MY TURN'

Typical of people in public office.

They never accept that they have failed, spectacularly and comprehensively. Instead, they resort to excuses, talking endlessly about what they claim to have done or what they intend to do.

Imagine comparing waste management in Saudi Arabia to the environmental catastrophe Lagos has become under his watch.

It's always the same script, We have put this in place, We are about to put that in place, or we hope to put that in place" and then hoping that promises and wishful thinking will somehow succeed where competence has failed.

tit:
So Ibo gave Yoruba 3.2 million votes.
Stop tribalism.
It will kill you.

Read your history bro

Nigeria didn't start conducting elections in 2023

chopnaira:
Obj got 2.3 million.
The election was only between PDP (Obj) and AD (Falae).
I know you were still wearing diaper in 1999.

I merely pointed out that your ethnic bile, vitriol tribal bîgótry hate toward the South East have been rendered useless. The South East does not play that kind of politics.

And to puncture your lie: judging by the fact that I created this Monika in 2012, I couldn't possibly have been wearing diapers in 1999. You, on the other hand, apparently weren't even conceived then.

You created your Monika in 2021 to spread hate, ethnic bigotry, and tribal divisive campaign ahead of the 2023 election, for Tinubu because to you Nigeria only started conducting general elections in 2023

garykoeman:
Tinubu morning, Tinubu afternoon, Tinubu midnight. Una no dey tire.

President Tinubu is the most talk about Yoruba man in southeast daily.

It's obvious you're living on Mars.

Because if you were on planet Earth, and in Nigeria , you'd be talking about those in power whose calamitous policies, masquerading as economic reforms, have inflicted untold hardship, deepened hunger, worsened insecurity, and left millions grappling with persistent power outages.

chopnaira:
So we should fry plantain.

It clearly punctured your jaundiced, myopic, ethnic and tribal bîgótry, and your divisive campaign against the South East.

That's why you're desperate to fry plantain. On second thought, fry sand instead, it suits your argument better

Thunder 🔥⚡🔥⚡ you there

Ttalk:
You can do better by telling us who to vote for instead of the same boring insult and lies that is getting Obidients frustrated day by day

You can call it insults, lies or whatever you like but Nigerians are responding to the hardships and worsening insecurity electricity blackout on ground

i can't tell you who to vote for, better alternative abound, Atiku, Obi, Adebayo of the SDP and others are there, and you can decide.

But let’s also be honest: everyone, including you, knows the direction things are going and who many believe has failed to meet expectations. At this point, the conversation isn’t about renewed hope slogans or frustration,it’s about accountability and whether repeating the same path under a second term would realistically improve things or make them worse.

People will decide. Just don’t reduce legitimate criticism to lies because it’s inconvenient.

Ttalk:
How did I attack you?

If propaganda abuse and lies is a political currency, then no one will vote APC yesterday, but as it is, SM lies, bullying and intimidations are just vibes that end on SM.

You’ve mentioned me more than once just to attack, and all you’ve done is vent anger, bile, and vitriol at my comments.

Talking about propaganda? You might want to look in the mirror.

We all know who relies on lies, falsehoods, and propaganda in everyday discourse

Ttalk:
Law of attraction is playing out to as many of you who out of jealousy have thrown your thinking cap into river niger to unleash your venom of anger on someone who rescue Nigeria from colossal failure.

Change your mindset so that things will work better for you, right this king Nigerians are seeing the positive impact of the reform with all economic indices positive and accolades are coming from international institution but one Obidients in his hollow mind is painting the dark image of his mind and want people to believe.

Yesterday bye election across many states in Nigeria has proved that media criticism won't result to vote.

You are just a paid Tinubu data boy doing what’s clearly spelled out: attacking dissenting opinions on Nairaland

FSBoperator:
The abduction in Oyo is tied to these mass trials .

But Tinubu will not bulge.

In due time those terrorists will be eliminated and the kids released .

When?

Another wailing, shedding of hot early morning tears from the minister of Peter Obi affairs

Sirjamo:
Whenever the usual town criers need to shed tears, they would start their normal wailing: Tinubu did not go to school. Tinubu is a drug dealer. Tinubu is the one that impregnate their mothers not their fathers.....

It’s more evident from your comment that you’re the one wailing, shedding tears and gnashing your teeth.

You missed the sarcasm in this thread, yet somehow turn every post that portrays Tinubu negatively into a we vs them banter where you vent your anger, vitriol, and bile

givedemwotowoto:
He wore the latest NYSC uniform. Man is always doing things ahead of their time.

Imagine graduating from a school 4 years before it was founded.

Imagine earning so much salary from a company that didn’t have you on their payroll

Imagine being in school at the same time you’re selling white Dustin powder on the streets

Selling white Dustin powder on the streets of Chicago as a student of both the university of Chicago and Chicago state university

Bro, I see what you did there

Parachoko:
We Nigerians will Answer you with our Votes for Asiwaju on January 16 2027

I’m not here to argue with you. Say this on your street and see if reality agrees with you. This isn’t the Nairaland we vs them banter you do here, bro

That Tinubu has been a disaster and woefully incompetent is, for many Nigerians, no longer a matter of debate.

For many Nigerians, voting for Tinubu in 2027 is not even under consideration. They are searching for alternatives, and there is no shortage of options. Their question is simple: if the first term has been a disaster, a catastrophe, what exactly is a second term supposed to look like?

What makes the prospect even more unsettling is that a second term would be his final constitutionally permitted term. With no reelection campaign to worry about, many Nigerians fear that whatever restraint exists today could vanish tomorrow.

To many, the Tinubu administration is the most insensitive government in Nigeria's history. It has overseen crushing economic hardship, rising hunger, worsening insecurity, and persistent power failures.

What angers many Nigerians even more is the perception that neither Tinubu nor his handlers have shown any genuine remorse.

Rather than acknowledging the depth of the suffering, they continue to tell Nigerians to endure the pain, hardship, and even the deaths that have accompanied the economic crisis, insisting that these are necessary sacrifices for a better future.

For struggling Nigerians, that message rings hollow. It is difficult to embrace promises of tomorrow when survival today has become a daily battle.

Now, as 2027 approaches, Nigerians are asking a question that strikes at the heart of the matter: if this is what Renewed Hope looks like, what on earth would "Renewed Hopelessness look like?

Obviously, the Renewed hope have turned out to be a Scam


If one term has left millions struggling to afford food, fuel, cooking gas, transportation, basic amenities, what reason is there to believe that another term would somehow deliver different results?

For many Nigerians, in 2027, a Tinubu second term is not a gamble worth taking.

ceejay80s:
is Peter Obi contesting for governor?
una like problem,
I am voting hamzat for Lagos state governor and voting Peter Obi as president,
it's my choice,
no get time for tribalism

Good one for stating the reality

SeeWahala:
Data bois roll call thread 😏

Absolutely spot on