revontuli:


Maybe it's Swedish thing? I'm in Finland, most people I know are not from Helsinki, their families live in their hometowns. People go to multiple events all summer (most festivals and concerts are in summer and early fall cause of the climate,) but everyone I know meets up with friends at cafes or their home all the time. The women you describe sound like Middle Eastern women who are like fish out of water away from their families! Unbelievable. But single people statistics mean nothing, a lot of the friends I meet are single and living alone, they still go out and hang out with friends.

If they can't make friends outside their home turf, don't they get depressed? That's no life!

I think it’s more of Swedish thing. I have dated 3 Finnish girls and one was living between Swedish and Finnish border Lapland. Although they also complained about the social interactions here, but I felt it would be the same if they were in Finland.

The Swedes I studied with had to move back to where they were born because they couldn’t integrate properly and make friends in a different city from their place of birth, some even abandoned their studies half way. Even stockholm is like that, they must live in the little Kommuns that they have their families.

Depression is an understatement, almost all the women I’ve been with have anti-depressant pills in their fridges. Watch the clip below to get a grasp of what I’m talking about.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvFZULPiiuk

revontuli:


Bro I don't know what kind of women you are dealing with, but this doesn't sound normal. Every single woman I know lives away from their family and pretty independent, many of them see their parents seldomly and hang out with their friends, go to festivals, concerts, conventions.
If the Scandinavian women are so boring, have no social life and never meet anyone other than their mom, then who are all those women at the concerts, festivals, parties, picnics and conventions? Do they come from the outer space? Maybe you and your friends eneded up with the socially inept introvert types. Intellectually active women, and women who have serious interests and hobbies have friends from the community related to that stuff.

I am talking specifically about Sweden. Sorry they don’t live far away from family. My post is not about festivals and concerts that happen once in a year, I’m referring to daily life. If they move 2hrs away they can’t make friends, friendship and human bonding is not what the country is founded upon. But if you still don’t believe me, try and check the statistics of the country with the most single people and also see the video below.

Generally everyone is like you described in your last paragraph. Are concerts and festivals daily activities?

https://www.svtplay.se/video/10458343/the-swedish-theory-of-love

MrBrownJay1:


bro, lets be honest here, if the gal you dated met with her mother EVERYDAY then i suggest you start dating real women instead of them unfit ones with no friends and life.... and if you've never met her friends then maybe she was ashamed of showing you to her friends. Scandinavian women love to go out with their friend (in groups), and if you are a good looking black man, they will flaunt you like their new toy (since there aint many here). its the way of life here. in the winter they tend to stay indoors and when the sun is out like right now, just see how all the bars and cafes are filled with groups of people mingling for no damn reason but to enjoy the little sun out there.

most scandinavian women will actually have their friends in most of your social gathering.... you wanna go to the movies, they'll call their friends...cozy restaurants, friends comes along, and dont even think of having a noght out without all their friends tagging along.

and again, if you go out clubbing on a weekend with a scandinavian babe, and she has NO FRIENDS to join you guys, then i am sorry, she is either ashamed of being with you, or she is cheating on her man with you.... and thats my experience with Norwegian, Danish AND Swedish women.

I have been with over 70 Scandinavian women in the last 10yrs, you don’t need to school me about the women here. I still maintain they are very boring to be with. The only time they enjoy life to the fullest is when they are on vacation. I’ve gone on vacations with them and it’s a different ball game but once we touch back Arlanda they become the usual misanthropes they are.

Your description is when they are drunk on the weekends, I’m talking of everyday life.

MrBrownJay1:


bro, i suggest you stop listening to the brothas who marry the dumbest ugliest unfit women in Scandinavia, in order to quickly get residency papers, and instead make your own mind about Scandinavian women. i kid you not, i can count in ONE hand the African brothas i have seen married with women i would view as fantastic. they tend to settle with the fugly ones out there for some reason.

scandinavian woman have no social skills?! bwaaaaah! here is a clue: if there is a lot of snow/ice here then social activities would be made around that. skiing is a sport to you, but here in scandinavia it is a fun event that has been part of their social activities since they were born.... if you'd try, you probably would understand why as it is fantastic. what you wrote would be as crazy as saying that if i take a babe on a date to shoot some B-ball, it is not a date, we are just preparing for the Olympics. come on!

black guys who get married here complain about the same thing because they marry the same unfit women out of desperation to get valid residency paper.

My post is about all Scandinavian women and the society as a whole, it has nothing to do with marrying for papers. Whether the girl is 2/10, 8/10, 10/10, my point is they have no socia life, they have a big need for space and friends from the outside world and choke the closest people to them like families and love ones.

I dated one that I would consider to be 9/10 by my standard and she would meet her mother for coffee almost everyday and doesn’t have any random friends she would meet apart from mamma.

I don’t have any friends married to ugly Scandinavian women. You can’t work in Ericsson as a black guy and settle for less.

revontuli:


There are clingy women even in Scandinavia, but it's a rarity and those are mentally ill types with serious problems.
Somali trolls thought I was an angry West African pretending to be oyinbo, I defended Nigerians against them real good

False false false. Scandinavian women have zero social life except the few ones who go hiking or ice skating which are not even social activities but sporting activities. They don’t really make friends here and are forced to live very close to families all their lives, all social activities are centered around their parents and relocating her to another city 2hrs away will be very choking for you as she will not and cannot make any friends in 10yrs at your new location unless she moves back.

They don’t even talk to their neighbors, so be ready to be fully choked. Every black guy that I know married to Scandinavian women all complained the same thing, and also be ready for them to kick you out of the kids lives should the relationship end.

The only problem Nigerian women have is financial dependence, otherwise they are the sweetest any man could wish for. Although I detest the entitled ones who feel they are doing you a favor by engaging in sex and should be paid.

BigIyanga:

Naija girl only mentality is that sex is the only thing a man needs.
How many Naija girls clamouring for marriage know the cost of-
1:1 yr rent in a major city?
2: 2.5KVA generator?
3: A dozen of SMA/Similac/Infamil?
4: A carton of diapers?
5: trad wedding
6: white wedding

Bless you. Even when you make funds available to them, it’s still a difficult task.

rusher14:
Some of us know you simply choose to be mischievious.

Did he say ALL youth of Nigeria are lazy?

Besides semantics, I put it to you, the Nigerian youth do not display enough creativity.

How much research, patents, world class artistic work would you find in our institutions?
Let me guess..that's government's fault.

Ok let's go to the number of our young people who have access to the internet. How many are involved in programming, animation, international research syndicates?

Let me guess...that's the government's fault.

Here on Nairaland, start a topic with a misleading headline and wait to find how many would spot the disconnect between the headline and the body of the message.

Let me guess... it's the government's fault.

The youth of Nigeria are lacking in creativity and please don't give me Nollywood and Afro music. It can take only a few entrants.

We need people who want to create and constantly think of solutions.

We need people who channel their energy positively and not in cult activities, Yahoo or drug use.

Talking about drugs, this poor nation is experiencing a new wave of drug abuse...tramadol, codeine, skunk etc.
That's what the nation is about.

Many Nigerians are of the misconception that the country is rich but the reality is that we aren't.

Yes we have the potential to be wealthy, but we are a poor nation in every way, shape or form.

It is your choice to accept the criticism.

You can go renegade and discount it.
It is your life, your future. Play it as you wish.

Hahahah don’t knock down Nigerian youths, they are hardworking and display more perseverance than any other country out there.
You are so biased in your write up. How can any youths make any meaningful contributions to our economy when Nepa will disappoint them once they are about to settle down by 8pm and start coding,,,you must be joking.

More than 50% of western youths would have committed suicide and burn down all government infrastructure if faced with same problems Nigerian youths are facing.

#istandwithnaijayouths

Let’s keep grinding and one day we will get the right leaders.

BadBradley:
Another ignorant, attention-hungry bimbo looking for social media fame.

Women are not biologically programmed to cheat.

And if women are ever injected with a steroid hormone called testosterone men are coping with, they will be ripping off thier clothes and not spending long hours shopping for clothes.

Women who come up with this argument are most times biased.

Women will cheat more if they have high testosterone, big clit as big as a pen!s and a society that doesn’t judge them.
Search for sexual hysteria on google. This used to be a mental medical sickness ages ago when women became hysterical due to lack of enough sex and that was why d!ldos were created.

Sociobiologically we are not the same and our sexual needs will always vary. Also consider all the body enhancement products and boobies exposing clothes women wear, if men do the same things then I bet women would have a tough time staying faithful.

Her variable that women get more approaches doesn’t mean anything in the ground scheme of sex and seduction.

tomalin:
I am not going to comment on the diary of the Australian playboy bachelor with this post , but will rather try to clear the air for some arguments that has been going on , on if Australia is a better place to migrate to or a place like Malaysia . And am only going to make an argument for Australia as I don't know nothing about Malaysia .

The argument for Australia which is based purely on my opinion and experience is that it is a place to settle and make good , clean and legal fortunes no matter the industry you find yourself .

As it is now the minimum wage in Australia (hourly) is 26AUD , this I believe cuts across all the states , and this rate will go up (penalty rates) depending on the time of the day and the day of the week . On Sundays and public holidays , this rate can potentially get to over 50AUD . So , if an immigrant decides to work in the aged care or disability (which is a sector where you find a lots of foreigners including Nigerians ) , such could potentially be making btw 750-1000 AUD per week . Cost of living is not really low to be honest , but , hey you make a lot of money that at the end you should be able to knock off the cost of living if you know what you are doing , own a house , raise a family . And I have used these sectors because the entry barrier is close to nothing .

For Nigerians that want to relocate to Australia , there are 2 main options .

1. The point based immigration system , but you have to be a professional , have your occupation listed or sponsored by a state or territory .

2. As a student . Advantage , you can easily be absorbed into the workforce with an Australian qualification . see http://www.afroaussieforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=101

They have tightened the rules and lots of changes have taken place on immigration lately because of terrorism .

I have read about the guys arguing for a place like Malaysia say , its easy for any normal guy to settle and hustle and they've used words like street smart as well . My thinking on that is that some of the things they refer to , you simply can't do those things in Australia and Australia really does not look like where all comers can easily migrate to .

Another truth is that there are lots of professionals (foreigners) particularly from 3rd world's like Nigeria that are unable to get a job in their chosen profession (the reasons for that will take another post )and end up in sectors like the ones I have highlighted above . But trust me they are living a very , very decent and very comfortable life better than people in the same sectors in most of other developed countries .

The last couple of years has actually seen lots of Europeans and North Americans migrating to Australia because of the pay rate and because with their experience , they are easily more absorbed into the Australian workforce than say migrants from third world countries .

It is easy to say Australia is boring for someone that has lived in US , some European countries , Malaysia and even Lagos . The reason is simple , Australia with its huge land mass ( a state like WA is actually like 3 times of Nigeria in land mass ) has a population that is nearly the same as Lagos , mostly concentrated in the big cities , and only during working hours and people live mostly in suburbs.

For those that have tried to argue that Australians are in Malaysia , one of reasons for this is simple , Aussies are very carefree , like to have fun and also can be very reckless . They don't mind getting a loan to travel around (I have seen people do that and the passport can take them to lots of countries ) , they can work for some time resign and just get out from the country come back whenever they want to and the system will take care of them , they don't bother themselves about what we bother ourselves on and wherever they go they know their country has got their back . Lately there has been an influx of Australian men (older) in Asia looking for younger Asian women , reason , Aussie women have dealt with lots of their men (another long story )

So , its up to anybody to decide where you wanna go and seek your greener pasture . When you make up your mind, I say "good on you " . and all the best .

And if you are in Australia or you are thinking one day of coming , this is the place to be www.afroaussieforum.com

Replace Australia with any other western countries and it’s the same story trust me. It almost feels like all western countries have met and done a meeting to have same social economic structure. I can bet with my life all Nigerians working in professional fields in any western countries will have almost same residual income after bills.

The question is not which western country is economically better, but rather which one can a professional black person find jobs easily with no prejudice. The argument for Malaysia may seem more mish mash and a cliche, but I think I understand the point of view of the Malaysian guys. What’s the point of having a very high OECD if it doesn’t translate into social inclusion, fast jobs and career promotions in your field of study.

I know many professionals driving taxis in Stockholm and many master degrees holders with no jobs, is it not better to be in Malaysia or in a country where you can hit the road and run fast. An average Nigerian migrant is most times not interested about those OECD quality of life reports but rather to have money in his pocket and send back home, his OECD doesn’t count for him in a foreign country but the financial welfare of his family members back home in a shithole country with no good OECD.

Stanleyelege:
I'm a Nigerian living in Australia. My wife is an American she complains bitterly about Australia. She wishes we relocate back to the States in few years. Australia has better pay rate and maybe health insurance but the social life is worse compared to lagos. If u don't really care about social events then Australia is a good place to work and make good amount of money

Seriously? The Swedish girls that I know who moved to Australia see it as heaven on earth for them in social aspect. If you consider Australia boring then I strongly advice you not to find your way into Scandinavia, here is 20x more boring than anywhere else in the world.

mufutau55:


What you see there is just a prime paint on the concrete slab.
The slab was later painted tbe same color as the wall paint.
Look at the other picture with the slab painted. Thank you.

Hajji M.

The job on your house is good and it’s good they finally used same paint for the slab and the wall.
I get so angry when I watch Naija movies on IROKOtv and see massive houses looking great outside and horrible paint jobs inside.

I really need to know how difficult it is for painters to use cardboard papers to separate different areas of paint colors that mesh together.
Almost all Nigerian homes I see white paint from the wall flowing to a red door and vice versa.

Is it not possible to hang the doors after paint jobs to avoid smearing of paint on them.
Is common sense so hard to accomplish for our artisans, I mean things that don’t require any artificial intelligence tech.
Are the artisans only interested in fast job and money than quality control.

Safiaa:
Yes and thats the exact reason why a woman should get the best man whilst she can whilst shes young and in her twenties. Not settling for the average joe down the street when she can do much better. If a woman can upgrade herself she should want better. The average young lady in her prime, the sky is her limit in the dating world, all men love young women. Just pick the best, thats all im saying. Not just for now, but for the future.

All the places around the world that I have been to have the same dynamics when it comes to dating, and we call it the 90/10 rule.
There are just around 10% of highly successful young and handsome men leaving around 90% of women to struggle for and do remember part of this 10% are gay guys also.

You are not settling if you get together with an ambitious young guy in your Ojuelegba neighborhood than gunning for that scarce commodity living in a gated estate on the Island that doesn’t even attend the same social events as yours.

Now let’s say you want to keep up with the Kardashians, you madam must be on Cardi B level. Be prepared to fork out your entire monthly allowance to pay for entry fees in places big boys frequent.

Safiaa:
It’s always the same line.

You will be 35 and single reaching menopause
You’re standards are too high you are delusional
You will be used and dumped
No man will ever marry you


It’s all manipulation tools to settle for less. They want you to aim low so they can have more options. If more women had “higher” standards, these men would forcefully be better and do something with their lives. Women are getting married every weekend, stay woke! Level up and be the best so you can attract the best. That’s all.

No manipulation at all. I don’t see myself Bleep&n a 35yr old woman. The highest I have gone in the last 3 yrs is around 28yrs. Maybe if I were poor and desperate I would settle with one of those single bank execs. African men in their 50’s who frequent in the gym and eat healthy can still pull a 25yr old Naija girl, biologically we can’t say the same thing for the women....babe don’t fight nature, stay humble and ride the tides with that cool average Joe across your street with the determination to succeed. I started from the bottom myself and I have turned down a request of ordinary 5k Naira from a girl and I’ve equally blessed a deserving one with 1m.

Change your orientation because this is a new millennium.

Safiaa:
Thank you for the story, I’m enlightened. But you did not answer my question. Please answer it.

Same thing the woman is looking for. I’m not asking her to pay for my time, companionship and affection, so I see no reason why I should pay for those.

Any man that gives you money no matter how little is doing you a favor and doesn’t owe you shit because of sex. You should be grateful and thankful.

Sex for favors in some countries is a criminal offense you know. If we go on this part in Nigeria then trust me many vulnerable young girls will suffer for this. From sex for university marks, sex for jobs. Be careful what you wish for.

Safiaa:
One question. What else do you want on the table apart from sex? What else Is extremely valuable to you in a relationship apart from sex? Putting emotions aside and companionship.

I’m sure you know guys like me can get as many sex as we want from many girls as we deem fit. I’ve had sex with multiple women in a day that I couldn’t deal with more because I was tapped out, so sex does not keep men like me.

One of my ex’s attracted me when I saw she was sending money to this poor girl in an orphanage home from the little she was earning. Those little things keep us not some sloppy wet kitten that sometimes personally I resent because of the odour.....no pun intended.

Hahahaha Nigerian girls desperately trying to corner the men into permanent provider roles without bringing anything to the table.
Only a low self esteem Nigerian guy would settle for the kind of crap I’m reading here. I consider myself to be 8/10 and I’m very rich and I don’t have a problem dating a dirt poor girl and will NEVER see myself as doing her a favor, but I will go on ghost mode once I sense any sense of entitlement from her.

You are not doing men any sex favor, and you girls need to stop acting like your clitoris don’t pulsate during ovulation, money can’t be the only thing that makes your kitten wet.

Na body go tell you when you get to 35yrs and your sexual market value starts dropping fast like bitcoin.

Why is everyone surprised. Are there no people working on the Island. When I worked on the Island and lived on the mainland, I usually drove from Festac to V.I around 20mins. It was a big shock the first day I did that weekend trip to quickly get something in the office.

I still can’t live on the Island though, it’s more of a business district. Mainland is where one can quickly dash down the street and buy shaki and smoked fish, now that’s what I call eko o ni baje

revontuli:


That's so racist of you. It's wrong to make such broad generalizations about other races.

Yes just as they make sweeping generalizations about other races also. I’m also pointing out the obvious my dear, please don’t take it personal.

I grew up in Africa and now live amongst whites and I can see clearly how easy it was for them to take my people as slaves and beat them like animals. Now I know only a mentally sick person would inflict such pains on a fellow human...you get it now.

No be oyinbo, na dem way. Basically that’s why video games all about shooting were created for them, so they can do all the killings on the computer rather than real life. Caucasians mental state is more of a hormonal and biological imbalance, they are blood suckers. But they have succeeded in creating a false narrative that African American men are violent and should be shot by the police at any little resistance.

Imagine a world of Caucasians without video games and medication.....by now we should be on WW10.

Finally thanks WHO.

They have taken it to a new level here due to the fast affordable internet in the western world. I know university guys who play video games more than 14hrs daily, no wonder western women are moving abroad in droves to fine their partners.

I know a 17yr old chap who plays it for around 18hrs daily. They can’t cook good food, can’t go to the gym, can’t clean and seldom shower, all for some stupid sword or gun battle game. We should send all of them to sambisa forest to have a raw deal.

She probably came for sex boot camp. May her soul RIP.

MiddleDimension:
only advantage abj has over lag are: better roads, affordable food and cheaper transport. THATS ALL!

Lagos may be very stressful to live in terms of transport mobility, but the state is making a huge progress in road construction.
Food is expensive in Lagos because of the cost of transporting food items from the north, but it’s still manageable.
If Lagos state continues on this path, it’s going to compete favorably with all the perks of Abuja planned city.

Lagos needs to fix more BRT dedicated lanes and provide more buses. It’s the most lively city in Nigeria so far. One should be able to catch BRT by 1am from Surulere to go clubbing in Festac without any fears.

I will still give it up for Lagos because no city in the world is capable of managing over 20m people like Lagos is doing.

Both cities have pros and cons. If you are a young upcoming entrepreneur then it’s better to start from Lagos because Lagos prepares you for life.

lexy2014:
first of all, what is a budget? A budget is a PLAN, a PROJECTION, an ESTIMATE of how an individual, an organization or a government intends 2 meet its financial obligations in terms of expenditure and income usually 4a financial year. In other cases, its also called a guideline. So that means, its not concrete until d end of d financial year. So its at d end of d year d individual, govt or organization will now determine if its plan worked. When d budget is released marking d beginning of d financial year, that's when works starts in raising income to settle d things that are meant to b settled in d budget. In d end, they will ask themselves did we achieve what we set out to achieve?

My point is they are making more revenues than Nigeria and still plan to increase taxes.

lexy2014:
u are very funny. when a country achieves a surplus budget, it means its income exceeded its expenses. this is usually determined after a financial year. According to www.investopedia.com, "a surplus is an indication that the government is being effectively MANAGED". Pls take note of d word " manage". A surplus doesn't mean a govt has all d money it needs to solve its problems. It just means, it was able to meet its financial obligations 4a financial year and has some change to spare which it will still use to offset other financial obligations not captured in d budget. Dude, u say u don't want to argue sentimentally but u are arguing sentimentally.ur argument that we don't need management, just taxes, defies every known economic, management and common sense logic on planet earth.
D reason I talked about Dubai is because it is a destination of choice. D question is y? Y does it attract so many people every year? Is it because of taxes or good leadership/astute management?
When Gowon made d statement I said he made, Nigeria was having surplus budget. Nigeria had so much that it was assisting other countries in paying salaries instead of investing in its people and their future. That's d difference with Germany. Its leaders went about investing its revenue that's y d world bank can talk about $10-20 per day 4 Germany. Taxes or revenue are of no value in themselves except someone uses them 2 create value. Again, ur basic economics teaches about capital(input)being a factor of production. Taxes/revenue in d hands of d mangers of d German economy is capital. Pls try ur hands on a few economics and management texts to help broaden ur horizon

Read this article and you would understand all developed countries thrive on taxation. See how many times tax comes up in the article.
I have not anytime dispute the importance of good management.

Pay attention to this quote “Germany—currently running a budget surplus—has no plans to cut taxes, according to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government. And Singapore—running a surplus this year and looking at a roughly balanced budget next year—is proposing a significant tax increase“.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/beltway/2018/02/22/what-singapore-and-germany-can-teach-the-us-about-fiscal-policy/#5552b60a65df

lexy2014:
didn't u do economics in secondary school? ur basic economics teaches u that wants exceed d resources 2 meet them. D greatest resource available 2 anyone in d world is time, 24hours per day. But is it enough. There's no country in d world that has enough resources 2 meet its needs. that's where management comes in. western countries invested. Nigeria didnt. Thats y we all want 2go 2 dubai cos they are investing. u left nigeria to europe cause they invested. Its d investment they made in time past that u went 2 europe to enjoy.when Gowon was head of state, he once said Nigeria has so much money that we don't no what to spend it on. No matter how much wealth u have if not properly managed u will end up in penury. am surprised u say u are a business man yet u don't believe in management principles

I am not going to argue with you base on sentiment. Germany is having 36b euros excess budget, they are not borrowing or relying on foreign aids. That excess budget is coming from external and internal generated revenue with tax bracket between 20-50%, why have they not reduced taxation with the excess budget.

You need to look at this from a wider perspective, the rich people who travel to Dubai and fly private jet around the world are doing so because they are paying meager tax, tax them properly and use the money to develop our country and their trips abroad will reduce.
With taxation we can create more middle class and not some overfed billionaires who are thriving because of little or no taxation.
When I worked in Nigeria I had more disposable income that I was able to do 2 UK vacations in a year, if I paid 30% I would do maybe 1 and other poor citizens could have free healthcare.
Nigeria needs to borrow every year to meet up our poor budget, have you asked yourself why. If your Gowon argument holds true then we don’t need to borrow a kobo. Go back and take a good look at our budget breakdown and see how much was budgeted for education, so in hindsight you don’t need to talk about management.
World bank says we feed on $2 per day, while here in Europe we feed on $10-$20per day, I bet you can use this simple information to agree to my previous comment that we need 10-20 times more money than we have today.

lexy2014:
there's nothing wrong with Nigeria's budget. Its not meager. its still boils down 2 proper management and not more money. U still don't get it. Nigeria doesn't have a money problem but a management problem. U sound as if taxing is a magic formula. d countries in Europe u make reference to didn't succeed cos they collect high taxes, they succeeded cos they have better management mentality. That's what makes money. That's y they can reap from industrialisation and we failed with d likes of DSC and co. Tax all u want in Nigeria without proper management, it will only end up at ground zero. Y do we have ND militants in d first place? So if u tax with d same skewed mentality that produced Niger delta militants, what kind of militants will u produce without proper management of taxes? is it automation that fights corruption? who will manage d system? Is it not human beings?u are very funny. D story of japam, germany,qatar and UAE is a story of leadership, vision and good management. Not tax or oil. Its not d resource u have that is d issue. Its what u do with it and that's what u failed to understand. Its management 101

Management or no management, give those western countries our budget to work with and they will all be in penury. Check those countries budget and divide it by the exchange rate of Naira and prepare a table of budget and population and you would quickly realize we need around 10-20 times more of the budget we have today.

It doesn’t matter how much managerial skills you have, if your resources are so limited then you can’t do much.

lexy2014:


when u use d word maintenance, u talking about a recurrent activity. Handing out bail outs isnt a recurrent activity. Its occasional and done only in extreme circumstances.I don't need clarification from u cos u are far away thinking that money and not management is d solution 2 nigeria's problems. D likes of DSC aladja, ALSCON that I mentioned were all built with oil money and were run aground by incompetence and mismanagement not because of lack of funds 4 "maintenance". U think a successful hospital is all about paying doctors & nurses?sorry dude. Its about proper management. My analogy with a 3 bedroom is apt if u understand what an asset is and what an investor expects it 2do 4 him. According 2 ur last comment, source of revenue 4 European countries is tax cos they don't have natural resources same way our source of revenue 4 Nigeria is oil. So if they live by tax and we live by oil, y do u now think d way to development here is by imposing d same tax regime used by those who don't have natural resources? U c were u refuse 2 understand that every country has its peculiar needs hence d Europeans use tax 2 meet theirs. We use revenue from oil. D difference is that European leaders have a mindset 2 use public office to serve. Our leaders use theirs to enrich themselves hence u think tax is d solution. Its unfortunate that u associate tax to development and not how d tax or oil revenue is being managed. Tax doesn't manage itself. Its people that manage taxes that's y u can c its benefits

Germany does not export crude oil and they make more money than Nigeria through other derivatives apart from tax. Just like we have oil revenue they too have revenues from car manufacturing, biotechnology, house hold equipment, farming equipment production etc.

Our national budget is a meager amount to meet our needs. Either we tax ourselves more and build industries that can produce all we need locally so we don’t spend a large chunk of our national budget buying expensive equipment in dollars.

To fight corruption we need billions of dollars to automate the system. How much do you think Microsoft will charge us to integrate all our sectors. Oil is not enough and with Nigeria sitting on just 3.1% of OPEC world oil reserves, it’s not a particular bright future for Nigeria on total reliance on oil.

Remember we have the Niger Delta militants that could half our 2.3m bpd with just one uprising. We need to think outside of the box and no I’m not advocating for a higher tax margin for the common man. Those who earn 1m monthly should pay around 30% tax and those who earn lower could pay 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 5%.

We elected some of our corrupt leaders, maybe next time we should look well before we leap.

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lexy2014:
where in d world have u seen governments using taxes 2 maintain companies?where have u seen that it cost more 2 maintain than to build? So it will cost u more 2 maintain a 3 bedroom flat than 2 build it?were did u get ur own economic theory? D companies u mentioned is it with taxes that they make profits or by having good management?

Maintenance is the running cost of an establishment. It’s expensive to pay qualified doctors/nurses, drugs and service hospital equipment , and using a 3 bedroom apartment as a case study is too shallow. Maintenance is not just about changing the light bulbs in a decent hospital.

We are not talking about private companies here in case you mixed up the argument and yes I’ve seen government bailing out private companies with tax payers money to avoid recession and loss of jobs.

I listed those companies because the government gets very high revenue from them and we still pay 30% tax just like Nigerian government gets almost all his revenue from crude oil. Do you still need more clarification or we good?

lexy2014:
what happened 2d aluminium smelting company of Nigeria (ALSCON) and d national fertilizer company of Nigeria (NAFCON) both in port Harcourt that was built with taxpayers money?what happened 2 d national theatre and national stadiums in Lagos and abuja that are wasting away?what happened to delta steel company ovwian-aladja and ajaokuta steel company that are dead?is it because Nigerians aren't paying enough tax?

Exactly. Now with all the listed companies you can see for yourself it cost money to maintain but not much to build.

The question is are you willing to pay 30% in tax and get the whole system revitalize.

Here in Europe many countries make more money than our crude oil in automobile e.g Benz, Volvo, Peugeot, in selling of war weapons, all home applieances like Electrolux washing machines and dish washers, furniture like IKEA and many many many others and yet some people still have to pay as high as 50% in tax.

Every good thing comes at a cost.

lexy2014:
do u use gen?do u buy fuel 4 gen?do u sink ur own borehole? Do u pay security dues on ur street?do u have agberos collecting monies from market women and taxi drivers were u live without good roads?do u no how many times a day an okada man or keke operator has to settle b4 he can work? pls don't compare Nigeria with were u are.

We are saying the same thing. Are you prepared to pay 30% in tax from your salary every month and enjoy all what you just listed?