₦airaland Forum

RaptorX:
Rubbish Scandinavian countries all of them are lead by women Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland. The men there have been castrated, can't live in such societies even for a million dollar.

Lol. Women own this part of the world
They just amended the Children's Act in Norway to allow fathers to be able to decide whether their children should be enrolled in a religious community, apply for a passport, move abroad and receive health care.
Imagine

prettysassygirl:
Olujastro
Wishing u a merry Xmas and a happy new year to come.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you too... and all my Nairaland people.

LeSudAfricaine:
you wouldn't be exactly Nigerian if you didn't ascribe to this fallacy or thumb hiding

You wouldn't be speechless if irrefutable facts were not presented to you to counter your rants.
I expected you to appear blind to the facts raised and use one part of my comments as cover for your expected empty reply.
Like AKA like his countrymen.

LeSudAfricaine:
is it because of the whites that we have more Grammies right? Arguing a Nigerian is a futile exercise hey, you guys are brain-dead

Sub saharan Africa generally has poor infrastructure and you think it's by magic that SA has the most advanced infrastructure and industries in Africa? Is it coincidental that white owned Europe, America are far more developed than black owned Africa?

The truth is bitter but always remains the truth. The white developed and still own your country.
It's very laughable that over 85% of your land is still owned by the whites, and the govt is afraid to recover the lands to avoid the Zimbabwe story, where the lazy blacks wasted recovered land, did nothing with it, the whites left and the blacks turned the country into a mess.

What's celebrating a higher HDI for when it's simply about dividing the total wealth (largely white people's wealth) of a country with the total population?

Nigeria has done well to a good extent with full control of its resources and governance. I bet we can't say the same for SA that would have been worse than DR Congo if not for the whites.

Sirwallace:
Nigerians are the worst set of people you can come across. They justify any kind of criminalities by blaming the government for everything.

And when you try to maintain your sanity by doing the right thing, the unscrupulous elements who make large portion of the populace label you stupid.

Just getting my priorities right now and may God help me, I would get the fvck out of the country and never return.

I totally concur o!
A set of people with unquenching thirst for quick gains put together in one country...equals to Nigeria.
I left because I was tired of being about the only person doing the right thing around me.
At a time I was planning to return, but when I visited and again realised the level of bribery and corruption I have to deal with on a daily basis, I changed my mind completely.
I'm also tired of talking about the terrible ways we behave as a people having seen that news like this will never stop emanating from Nigeria.

Kingsteve:
Just seeing this thread.
Op, it seems you're a frequent traveller?
That's very good.

What's life without exploring other countries?
It's therapeutic!

Anyway, so far, I've visited these countries: Netherlands, lived in UK for 8 years, Germany, South Cyprus, Turkey, Singapore, Australia and U.S.A.

Next year, Norway is the next country to conquer.
Not just visiting, but moving over for greener pastures.

You're welcome to the thread.
I fully agree...exploring is indeed therapeutic to the mind!
Travelling is the best form of education one can get about a place, the people, their mentality, culture, climate, standard of living, etc. The actual experience is always better than reading a thousand magazines about a place.

So far I've done 20 countries. Hoping to visit Prague, Czech Republic and Berlin, Germany (been to Hamburg already) next Easter holidays if I have time.
Then go to Canada in the summer.

If you need any info about moving to Norway, feel free to ask me here (no PMs) or visit the Norway thread to get probably all the info you need.

wx9Z:
Yeah I entered the boat tour. I paid 240 dollars for me and my girl. It’s super fun and we did snorkeling plus other amazing stuff. I love traveling, since travel influencing is now a thing, I would like to make money while traveling.

Your best bet is to start a YouTube channel where you vlog your travels.
However, you have to be consistent to gain subscribers, views and consequently earn money from YouTube.

Nice.
But as they are commissioning the new airport terminal, they should decommission all the police, immigration, customs bribe collectors at every 5 metre walk, who don't mind you missing your flight if you don't "settle" them.
And also all the jobless people that have no business being there but have successfully turned Lagos airport into a marketplace.

It’s very annoying that people from abroad heading to Lagos prefer to fly to Abuja first just to avoid all the harassments that come with using MMIA.

mukina2:
Please report any porn image, scam/spam adverts you see and it will be taken care of swiftly.

Please click on report to moderator as soon as you see it.

Do not quote or respond to the said post just report it.

NB: Opinions are welcome but please do not use this thread as a reason to break Rules 7& 20.


Thanks.

Since most of the spam/scam/porn come in form of images, new accounts should be allowed to post only comments (without images) for a probationary period of say 1 month.
I'm sure they will lose patience if they have to wait for a month just to post their nonsense images.

Advancedman:
Did you say 20% it's 50%

It's about 20% according to World Bank figures.

Is it not shameful to Benin Republic that smuggling of illegal goods into Nigeria constitutes 20% of their GDP??
A serious country would take this border closure as an opportunity to develop its local economy once and for all.
Most of their graduates are employed in the smuggling-into-Nigeria sector instead of in standard companies or offices that provide goods and services.
After leeching on Nigeria for decades, these smaller countries still have the guts to disrespect us.
Nonsense saboteurs!

Las las, the average Nigerian na scam if given the opportunity.
Same local rice they were selling for between 10-15k per 50kg bag suddenly skyrocketed to over 20k after border closure.
Some are even re-bagging local rice in foreign bags to sell for 25k.
The exact definition of what being smart means in Nigeria .....the kind of negative smartness that has kept the country underdeveloped for decades.

Truth is, many Nigerians are not really angry about corruption and stealing of public funds, they're only angry that they're not the ones benefiting from the corruption.

bonnyhope:
Please can someone explain to me in a clear terms what FG is trying to achieve from this ban on import/export of foods

Benin Republic intentionally refused to police its own borders with Nigeria for decades because smuggling of illegal goods into Nigeria constitutes about 25% of its economic GDP.
Benin Republic practices a leeching economic system where they import what they don't need(rice, cars, food, etc.), collect import duties on them and dump everything into Nigeria that has the market and purchasing power.
They also smuggle our fuel that Nigerian govt has spent billions on to subsidise for Nigerians. That's why..."no country can survive economically with a country like Benin Republic as its neighbour"

Even though our corrupt customs are helping them, the Nigerian government expects Benin Republic to do its own part first, hence the border closure.

IceColdVeins:
I asked for analysis but in your bid to sound very smart and informed about the consquences of this irrational policy, you sounded rather inane.
May I remind you the rationale for this very closure of borders? Its is almost solely to curb the issue of smuggling..... not just staple foods but everything....up from car spare parts down to your okirika clothes. Now that aside!!

Closure of the bordering gates to curb smuggling analytically means all or most of the smuggled products come through those gates
Now this should be the logic
1. smuggling is corruption (unarguable)
2. All smuggled commodities come through the border (very arguable)
Closure of border will curb/reduce smuggling...........fine
Mitigation of corruption at the borders will curb/reduce smuggling.........fine
Since smuggling is a function of corruption in the borders (S=f(c)) Why not tackle corruption at the borders instead of subjecting the common man to more hardship without putting in place any form of ''shock-absorber''
When America wanted to boost their local steel production value that importation had almost crippled, you know what they did, they didnt even halt the importation, rather they lifted taxes on the local ores and placed huge taxes on the imported. Diplomatically, the market tilted to the side of the local steel production. Now this is how policies from informed set of parliaments look like.
I have always said this, until Nigeria starts to run the government like a corporate organisation, where KPIs(key performance indicators) are reviewed and operations externally audited, only then the government can function.
You been shouting farming, need I remind you that locally made rice as a case study is always double the price of the imported. Now the imported has been banned, you think the prices of local rice would go down? Check your law of supply!!!

Government did the right thing for sure but it was poorly strategized and for the wrong cause!!!
Anyway Orun nyabo, kon shoro enikan (IF sky dey fall, na all of us head e go knack)
Body go teh u!!

Corruption is a big factor when looking at how things are done in the US or Europe compared to Africa.

Firstly, Benin Republic intentionally refused to police its own borders with Nigeria for decades because smuggling of illegal goods into Nigeria constitutes about 25% of its economic GDP.
Benin Republic practices a leeching economic system where they import what they don't need, collect import duties on them and dump everything into Nigeria that has the market and purchasing power. That's why..."no country can survive economically with a country like Benin Republic as its neighbour"

Even though our corrupt customs are helping them, the Nigerian government expects Benin Republic to do its own part first, hence the border closure.

spirul77:
if you have depression, please don't waste your money on any therapist, just download MI abaga's "Yung dzel" the self evaluation of self-worth. that album helped a sister out of depression, it's therapeutic I swear. we don't deserve MI abaga in Nigeria.

Honestly, we don't.
That song taught me that I'm not alone in what ever depressing state I might find myself.

plaindealer:
Governance is all about delivering basic needs the society depends on fo a good quality of life from water to hospitals, schools, electricity, waste disposal, skills and good transportation and Fashola delivered across the board in line with the state's masterplan the founding fathers in Lagos state-mandated, the same masterplan that Ambode abandoned.

These are Fashola's achievements in 4 years only, I mean 4 years, a record still unbeaten in Nigeria.

Now, where is that joker to show us Ambode's 4 years achievements.?

Don't mind that guy. There is no fly over in his entire state that's why he's hailing 3 fly overs in 4yrs as performance.
I didn't think someone loves Fashola as much as I do. The man was a blessing to Lagos during his time in office and I dream to see him lead the country some day.

English: It's Timi the crazy guy

Pidgin: Na Timi Dakolo

AutoReportNG:
Hello Sir, its being a while I read from you...

Back to your question, this is what the FG released as at 14th Feb., 2019 with some images to back it up

Rehabilitation of Shagamu Ikorodu road...massive construction work currently ongoing at the sawmill, Odongunyan Bustop and Ita Sanni in Ogijo sections.

While it will be truthful to say that some parts are being completed but still within the Lagos axis, if you are used to Ikorodu very well and you shuttle between Odongunyan Bustop, LASPOTECH etc, these are the area that are constructed as at Feb 2019. Ogijo axis which falls under OGSG still has a long way to go.

If we have other images, we will release. Ogijo really needs help to be candid

Yeah, I've been quite busy.
OK, good to hear. I just wanted a more balanced report based on the write up compared to how western media report about our affairs.
I hope they fix the entire road sooner than later.

AutoReportNG, why are you reporting news the same way CNN, DW, BBC will report news about Africa?
You said that the FG claims the road is 70% completed but you left out information or pictures of "completed portions of the road" if any.
Did you come across any completed sections of the road? If yes, why not include the pictures so we know if the govt is truthful or lying about their 70% completion claims?

cvv1477:
Bros when I tell you something, you just need to accept it because I've got at least travel history... I've been to Dubai and China about to relocate to Norway, secondly I've an elder biologic brother who's a specialist Nurse in Norway and he has been in the country for more than 12 years now ( you know what that means in terms of getting vital information from him) 3rdly, Norway is not a member of EU so is not an European country but Sweden is. however, Norway is part of schengen countries do your research well Bro. we're now in the 21st digital century, just pick up your phones and bomb Google with questions and research and you will get enough answers. there are a lot of things I researched myself without asking my brother that is resident in Norway. what I do is just to tell him " this is this and that is this in Norway and he will say yes" because is job doesn't give him much time to chat for long. so use your phone and check it. Norway is located in the northern most hemisphere of course we have about 7 continents in the world and you must belong to one of them as a Nation, so when you check on Google, they classify Norway as being a country in Europe but if you mingle with them, they will tell you they're on their own with lots of mountain and lake it borders iceland

Nawa oh. Imagine the courage with which you're asserting 'ignorance'. So if Nigeria leaves the AU today, Nigeria ceases to be an African country?
Norway is undoubtedly in Europe, simple and short.
The EU is just a few decades old political creation of man.
Geography is not equal to politics.

anonymousghost2:
mode9 pave the way..
m.i made 9jerians to fall in love with rap.

Couldn't have been better put.
This is the summary of Nigeria's rap music.

midnighter:
If you return and keep a reasonably low profile do you think you stand any more chance than a normal citizen of being kidnapped? A genuine question and not a rebuttal

This is what jidenna tried to say all those years and he still hasn't fully recovered

I can't imagine it could be a real risk unless the person comes back and makes too much noise or wanders into a bad area

That's because you only get to hear about the high profile kidnappings in the news.
People are getting kidnapped by their friends and neighbours for small 1k to buy suya or drink beer for the night.
I've never heard of people as desperate for money-at-any-cost like my countrymen.
In the worst state of Nigeria, it's still better than many African, Asian and Caribbean countries, yet you don't find them doing the kinds of things Nigerians do just for money.
No surprises here for a society that worships money over morals.

The actual reasons Nigerians find themselves stuck abroad are:

1. Nigerians are getting more criminal by the day, especially those doing drug trafficking abroad, and continuously ruining the already dented image of the Nigerian passport. So good Nigerians abroad want to acquire another passport first

2. Crime is increasing in Nigeria by the day so those abroad don't want to return and get kidnapped.

3. Lastly, Nigeria still lacks basic amenities that should make life comfortable.

Dinmafavour1:
Pls how do I join my husband in Norway, am in Nigeria but he stays there

Apply for family immigration. Go to udi.no to apply for it.

baby124:
Lmaooo. They are slaves on their own ancestral land and they have the guts to talk to free people. They need to fix the slave problem first before addressing their betters. Coming online to show us neighborhoods that they can’t even be allowed to enter. Calling themselves COLOUREDS (obviously another social class). In what damn century? I had to go and check my clock to see the date and time to make sure I wasn’t in the 1800’s. So that means the black nuisances are like 5 or 10th rate citizens in their own land!!!! God forbid!

Weldone oh. I had a good laugh reading through the entire thread
A lot of people don't know that many Africans especially from Ecowas countries live in Nigeria undocumented, doing informal jobs like fetching water for Nigerians or street gatemen.
All the streets in my area in Lagos are manned by people from Mali, Niger, etc. as informal security men. Some of them have progressed into opening small kiosks, selling biscuits and sweets at their gate posts. I'm very friendly with them and used to patronise and "dash" them money.
These are the people mostly defecating in the open as they are homeless people living on the streets.

vocalprince:
Good evening everyone
I must say its been a good Job done here so far and I am honestly impressed, having read from page 1 to this last page I honestly do not want this beautiful and helpful forum to die.
I hold a degree in Parasitology and Entomology with a Cgpa of 4.05 and I would like to try Norway but I am scared about jobs over there now. Financial requirement is really not my problem as I gently took care of them owing to the prior informations gotten from here.
Now my questions

1) Do I Stand a chance to be admitted,
2) How marketable are courses such as Biology, Molecular biology, Microbiology, and Public Health in Norway. Can I get a job after school in such fields.
3) Can I start up a good business with maybe 6m aside the needed school funds? Maybe Importation of stuffs into Nigeria as a student.
4) Is still easy to get a permanent resident permit so I can bring my wife over there since we want to get married before I leave.

Thanks to everybody for their contributions and I pray the Good Lord continue to guide our steps.

1. You stand a good chance to be admitted with your CGPA provided you meet the requirements of prerequisite courses needed from your Bachelor's to gain admission into each master's program.
2. From the little I know about my friends who studied Biochemistry here, they have not had opportunities in the job market. One of them is trying to branch into HSE. Engineering and IT dominate the Norwegian job market. Also, knowledge of Norwegian language is required to work in the health sector as a doctor or nurse for example, but in the lab you may not need Norwegian language.
3. I don't think you can. Study permit does not allow you to be self-employed. You can only work as an employee.
4. If you read through the pages well you'll see my comment that says....you must get a professional job after studying and work for 3yrs to qualify for Permanent Residence in Norway.

Snail Baba can never repent from his sluggishness
One slow president is just slowing down the entire country. No new projects, no fund releases, stagnant stock market due to fence-seating investors, little or no action from the president on the incessant highway kidnappings by fulani ex-herdsmen, etc.
Consequences of having to choose between electing the devil and the deep blue sea.
To make matters worse, 2023 might present a similar scenario from the terrible names popping up.
Chai, diaris God o.

Great points!
For me I have summarised the problem of Nigeria in one word..... Nigerians are too self-centred.
We take actions for our benefits alone not minding how it negatively affects the rest of the populace.

That's why a Nigerian will endanger the lives of others by bursting fuel pipeline just to get free petrol to sell for small change in his pocket. I don't think this happens elsewhere.
That's why a Nigerian is perfectly fine with tricking embassies or abusing visas to get his way at any cost even if other Nigerians will innocently suffer future visa denials because of his action.
That's why people steal money meant for public hospitals while others die of easily curable sicknesses.
That's why govt manages to build electricity infrastructure and another goes to steal or vandalise them putting others in avoidable darkness.
A bus driver knows his brake is faulty but will insist on managing it just to make money even if it causes passengers to die from brake failure.
The list goes on...

shogsman:
This guy had some killer flows back in the day,every single best he jumped on he murdered,what happened to him.

I think Nigerians just suddenly stopped listening to rap music like 4yrs ago and now most rappers have become singers to keep getting shows and making money - Olamide, Phyno, etc.
The few people still rapping have to feature singers and deliver mad choruses to get the attention of the Nigerian audience.
Rap has now become R n B genre that doesn't get its deserved attention before Nigerians who seem to have settled for only danceable songs.

XhosaNostra:
I don't think he's envious because he's doing well in his own career & has major support at home. He fills up stadiums after all. However, South Africa is not a Hip Hop loving country. We love House music. Our own music awards revolve around House, so I can see how the likes of him would, perhaps, feel a bit unappreciated. Personally, I don't like his songs or AKA's lol.

You and your "house music" that no one knows anything about.
It must be very popular inside your house alone

Rapuru14:
Why not give us Biafra?

bigcasava1:
because they hate Igbo that's why they wouldn't do anything abt.

Sirika closed down Abuja Airport for 6 wks due to the bad runway.... People only complained about the inconveniences it caused.
Same Sirika wants to close down Enugu Airport due to same bad runway. What do we hear instead?... Sirika, Buhari are anti Igbos, give us Biafra, etc.

I'm tired of reading your victim mentality comments all over the Internet, especially on YouTube where all you people do is insult Nigeria and give us a negative image.