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Durentt:
Tackle what racism again?
Blacks are not discriminated against in d US any longer. Even though racism is practiced by some, its secretly done.
US decided to protect all its citizens irrespective of skin colour, gender, sexual orientation.

Nigeria have refused to do d same.

Really? lie to yourself.But the world knows that America still has racism stll ingraned in thier DNA.abeg shift..you guys should face your national issues before poke nosing in other people affair...the almighty America that is a saint and without sin.

Durentt:
Typical mentality of a nigerian man, read what you wrote @bolded, dont u see how foolish u sound.

Nigeria had better start recognising simple human rights.

We do not consider Gay right has human right.

Nice one op..

cocoflakes:
You are a Liar...before the ball joints cave in, A Honda car must have been giving you signs for at least two weeks..you probably just ignored or too dumb to notice...I have been using an EOD for 2 years now and I have never had my tyres cave in....When I get the warning (little noises from the tyres when making turns), I change my ball joints immediately.....

Can a Honda car tyre cave in when the car is on stop speed? its scary oo

hope she wont be his next baby mama

Raider76:
N4.64

Thank you

how much is oado now? I am interested ooo

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Please tell ur management to stop charging customers N200 for services they do not privide, pending when all the A/C's in your buses start functioning well.Collecting N200 without the necessary comfort is a big slap on Lagosians...The Driver on LAGBUS MB009..Almost got lynch by angry customers on the 9th of April 2016...because of this development..they had to open the roof and side windows for air to come in. The right thing for Lagbus to do is to reduce the fair to N150 for now until they fix the A/C in their buses.

The Senate wednesday began the process of passing the controversial and much awaited Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as the bill scaled first reading on the floor of the upper chamber. The bill was re-christened as Petroleum Industry and Governance Bill (PIGB).

The first reading of the bill wednesday was the aftermath of the conclusion of its harmonisation by both chambers of the National Assembly, thus marking the third time it would pass first reading in the Senate.

This came as the Senate also asked its Joint Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream and Downstream), Finance and Appropriation to immediately commence the investigation of joint venture cash calls by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

Both the Senate and House of Representatives had recently harmonised a new draft of PIB and renamed it PIGB following a prolonged silence by the presidency on the bill as well as the continued agitation for its passage by the citizenry.

The National Assembly has been in the eye of the storm over its failure to pass PIB in two consecutive assemblies. Critics blamed the legislative institution for rampant and prevalent corruption in petroleum industry which they said the bill set out to salvage.

The increasing wave of criticisms over non-passage of the bill therefore compelled both Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to repeatedly urge President Muhammadu Buhari to present a new PIB to National Assembly.

But perceived indifference from Buhari to the presentation of a new bill in the face of persistent agitation from the public forced the National Assembly to take up the responsibility of drafting and harmonising the bill.
The petroleum industry framework was first conceived by the administration of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and sent to the sixth National Assembly. But the failure of the sixth National Assembly to pass the bill compelled the immediate past government of President Goodluck Jonathan to re-present the bill to the seventh National Assembly.

However, the seventh National Assembly again failed to pass the bill as a result of stiff opposition from Northern lawmakers especially over the allocation of 10 per cent royalty to oil producing communities in the bill.
Northern lawmakers had opposed the provision of host community fund in bill on the ground that Niger Delta region where oil is domiciled had received more than enough benefits with little or nothing to show for it.

They therefore argued that the region did not deserve any further 10 per cent royalty provided in the bill.
The lawmakers who claimed that the Niger Delta region had secured more that N11 trillion from government’s treasury since 1999, further argued that besides the 13 per cent derivation earned by each oil producing state, the region also has the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Ministry of Niger Delta all created to facilitate development of the region.

While northern lawmakers insisted that the provision of host community fund must be expunged, their Niger Delta counterparts vehemently disagreed, thus resulting in a stalemate which led to the non-passage of the bill.
Besides, international oil communities (lOCs) also rejected the bill over insinuations that the bill imposed a huge tax regime on them which they said was at variance with best practices.

The new bill tagged: “An Act to Provide Governance and Institutional Framework for the Petroleum Industry and Other Related Matters,” re-christens PIB as Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB).

The new bill also renames Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as National Petroleum Company (NPC). It also scraps the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and provides for a new one to be known as Ministry of Petroleum Incorporated (MOPI).

The bill also scraps Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agencies (PPPRA) and Petroleum Inspectorate (PI).

PIGB then replaces DPR, PPPRA and PI with Nigeria Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NPRC).The bill also removes local content which was one of the strong contentions of IOCs.

Also yesterday, the Senate expressed concern over an allegation that the NNPC had been violating rules governing its joint venture cash call responsibility and consequently asked its committee to investigate the allegation. It simultaneously asked the committee to come up with sanctions for any known violation of appropriation acts in the oil and gas sector.

The move followed the adoption of a motion by Senator Bassey Akpan (Akwa Ibom North-east). Akpan in the motion alleged persistent constraints by NNPC to meet its cash call obligations, a situation he said had worsened the country’s crude oil production output and other activities in the oil and gas sector.
Putting the current outstanding cash call obligations in the oil and gas sector at $6 billion, Akpan argued that cash calls ought to be treated as first line items by NNPC before remittance of available balance on its collectible revenues from crude sales to the federation account. He said such revenues ought to be handled as approved by the National Assembly.

He also said it was worrisome that crude oil production from the joint venture between NNPC and IOCs had declined by 47 per cent as at the last quarter of 2015 as a result of federal government’s inability to meet its cash call obligation.

Akpan also claimed that it was illegal and unconstitutional for NNPC to spend billions of dollars which he said ought to be used to settle joint venture cash calls on “inconsequential administrative expenses.”
He recalled that the National Assembly had approved over N1 trillion as joint venture cash calls for 2016 fiscal year, saying the legislative institution must ensure strict adherence to the approval as contained in 2016 Appropriation Act and Medium Term and Expenditure Framework (MTEF).
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I am not a fan of Buhari but i can see that from all the trip he has enbarked on ,na this one make sence pass, the rest na just jaboree.

if they can do this Lagos -Calabar rail then the number of lives that we lose on a daily bases along the Benin ore road wll reduce.haba

It still happens in some remote villages in Nigeria..though it might not be brough to our noticeI remember back in 1990's when my cousin was circumcise, there was so much celebration ..I remembered my grand aunt bought massive dry fish to prepare our favorite meal along side with drinks and other items for the celebration.there was this importance they attached to circumcision that indicates, women ascention into adult hood ....but these girls are much older from the age of 15-18 years.Neighbours & well wishers may come to present gift in form of money or material thngs.After the healing process, there is a red substance that is applied on all the the girls skin, she is also required to put on red clothings and slippers throughtout this period....A friend within her age group must escort her where ever she goes for that period till it end..
I use to see alot of these girl back then while growing up with thier red painted body, red cloths and red umbrella against the sun..it was a source of pride to the girls and their parents back then. So it is a similar situation here.We all attache circumcision to adulthood, the Pre-Nigeria old social system and means integration in the society was tied accoding to age group. There always is this joy in the society for a girl/boy to be counted or be upgraded to a particular age group in the society..it may not be fun for the girls but for the people that believe and uphold that culture.

moyakz:
of what essence is it standing up to fight for ur right when those you are crying onto are only ready to listen but not ready to profer solutions whilst enriching their pulses??a case-study is the on-going protests at some federal unis.has protests ever fetched them anything?

it takes a bunch of broom to be able to sweep of a dirt..a single broom cannot do that...if ur kind do not discourage people but join in standing up against oppression,deceat and injustice dont you think Nigerian would have been better..the problem with Nigeria is lack of togetherness toward a cause..we dont have that in this country..every man to himself but together we are all suffering under the same situation that we have been shouting about for decades.

moyakz:
need i remind u that we are in 9ja and that those call had never yielded fruit past,present and likely in the immediate future?9ja customers care services are just there to fulfil all righteousness.
@op,next time,kindly channel ur precious airtime at smth better or more productive!

A typical Nigerian you are..suffering and smiling..mute in the face of oppression and injustice..eat, laugh and forget it ever existed and life goes but Nigeria does not ..If Americans and other Europeans have this same mentality ..do you think they will be where they are today? you have to for once stand up and fight for your right, stop this i dont care attitude of always crashing through the wall when you are being pushed onto it.

GUYS I dont know if any one here do ply the TBS/Berger Route with this LAGBUS that has A/C ? This new Buses were introduced at the tail end of Fashola's Administration.Lagosians are charge N200 Naira because of the comfort the bus provides,since it has A/C. As usual, Many people after a stressful day at work usually opt for this A/C LAGBUS for a stress free ride home over the old torn and hot LAGBUS without A/C.
Guys.. now thing have change ooo...that brand new bus we use to see now lack maintenance and is fast becoming like the old hot LAGBUS some people avoided becasue of the heat and the its unkept state.The A/C's are no longer working and they are still collecting N200 naira from Lagosians..the worst part of it is that, you will not be informed priore to your ticket purchase about the condition of the Bus and if you complain thereafter you will be ask to step out if you cannot bear with the heat that there are other people ready to take your seat...the difference between the old red Lagbus and This new one is because of the A/C ..then why are they now still collecting N200 naira from Lagosians, when they know they cannot keep up to the standard?.
I was also informed that the A/C Lagbus is owned by a private company and not Lagos state Govt. I was really pissed yesterday that i had to call thier customer care line who claimed ignorant of the condition of the Bus. So guys..please take note that when plying the TBS/Berger Route, just have it in mind that the LAGBUS A/C & the Old Lagbus are the same..the only time you should pay or opt for this bus is when you have no other alternative.Its better you take the normal N150 bus than that deceptive LAGBUS WITH A/C.They are nothing but CHEAT.

saasala:
Arrant balderdash! Guys dont friendzone ladie, we FvckZone them. Is either we are dating you or we are nyanshing you for fun or we dont talk at all....

and you crest that as a barge of honour on your chest..abi?

obailala:
Speak for yourself man. SE and SS needs the railway as well as the seaport. As much as efforts are being made to build this all important railway, efforts should also be made to revive the seaports in PH, Warri and Calabar. But your position that a high speed railway connecting the entire SE/SS region is 'useless,' no reasoning could be more pathetic.

Efforts are being made presently by the Cross Rivers government to develop a seaport with private investors; the Lagos government is also doing same for a seaport at Lekki, so it is possible for power blocks in the SE to pull brains and resources together to achieve a seaport close to Aba. Recently the transport minister raised a pertinent question pertaining to why seaports in the Niger delta aren't viable any more. He promises to look into that and whether he does succeed in that aspect or not, it does not change the fact that the coastal railway which links all the southern major cities and some south-eastern cities is a very economically important project. Your lack of understanding on this (which is glaringly fuelled by your prejudice for any project that links Nigeria up) cannot change the importance of this project.

NICE ONE.

silibaba:
lazy scumbag
if is to beat civilian him for no rest.
c'mon get up and get back to work before boko catch you there and behead you

lazy scumbag
if is to beat civilian him for no rest.
c'mon get up and get back to work before boko catch you there and behead you

If they are useless as they seem to you, then try have the terrorist as your friend, with a free hand to roam the county as dey deemed fit.. then you will know khaki nor be leather..you just dey behind your phone, dey yan rubbish..if these men had not put thier lives on the line in other to protect you and your country, i wonder if you would still have that phone/time to be chating right now..try and appreciate our soldiers.once in a while for a job well done even if they have thier short comings..if you feel they are not good enough, then you can join the military..and stand out as a good soldiers..you hear? so that you will know what its means to be under fire for days. weeks, month and years.

chiefobdk:
the hypocrisy of ogundamisi. why attacking south south and south East...'re u saying the track wouldn't 've passed through yoruba states.


in his failed attempt to malign south east legislators. d ediot forgot it has nothing to do with south east. this same ediot cried blue murder wen enugu airport was being refurbished. dis same ediot raised false alarm about fake hotel Whr they sell human meat. when it dawned on dem the investors dat troupe to anambra


kayode ogundamisi is a typical greedy yoruba who want others to wail for dem when it doesn't favour dem but try all his best to scuttle development for others...


Whr was ogundamisi and his ediot south west legislators when Niger bridge contract was cancelled.


pls Mr ogundamisi should go and die biko.

what are you talking about...this is Nigeria we are talking about..he has every right to criticize the legislators who were deaf&dumb when this bill was omitted from the budget..after all, were they sent there to just earn fat salaries and allowance? NO..why cant they fight for what will bring development to thier regions just the way the northern legislators are fighting for thiers?..why are they so passive over developmenttal issues that will bring development to thier various constituencies?..if the south south people cannot shout about this issue then let the poeple from the south west do it..after all they will be affected positively one way or the other in this project..na only gra gra over nothing , we dey south south and south east..when its comes to issues like they are never involve.

NinjaX:
I HATE MUSLIMS

I hate all muslims & muslimas with enormous passion.

They murder our people, rape our mothers & sisters, and
loot our goods forcefully for their selfish needs.

I just wish I could lay my hands on them and behead them one by one as they squirm and plead for mercy endlessly.

I just wish I could slay them by the might of my arm and by the edge of my blade.

I just wish I could take them to the brink of death then bring them back for yet another agonising torture.

I wish to spread thorns where they plant their feet and where they lay thy weary bodies.

I wish to make their vile hearts race in a sudden surge of panic when their salvation seems nigh.

Make nightmares comfort them in cold rainy nights.

And the sun caress their skin with fiery flames.

Rest, I shall deny their souls.

Quarter, I won't grant.

And in the afterlife they be made to twist forever in unbridled pain.

Cursed animals!!!

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I good writer you are..why the hate na?

Is Transcorp and Skye bank shares a good buy?

NO MIND THEM.

all the money that was used for the burial arrangment in Ikoyi and procession in Ikeja..would have been used for his hospital bills when he was still holdng on to life..Nigerians would rather spend more for burial arrangment than spend money for hospital bill for the persons treatment..Typhoid and Pnemonia is a sickness that people can be treated for.The music and movie industry should learn how to be thier brothers keeper and be of asistance when its needed most, especially when it involve health issue that could result to death.

odinese:
Ibinabo, I and my men in black guys are coming to fight for you


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tosin1570:
All I can tell you is my First Bank Naira card stopped working 2 days ago

pele

o my God! if this is real then i am in..so sick and tired of old men in APC AND PDP without ideology on how to move this great nation forward.this is the time to start promoting it.A word of advise from you people..do not allow any body from any old party to hijack this party ooo.

Guys please my friend want to buy something from the UK.She does not know how her debit card wouldbe charged.She has First bank , Gtb bank and Ecobank cards.I was able to ask from Gtb,they told me her card will be charged 427 per one pound for today..and ecobank and first bank said thier rate are below 300.240 and 247 respectively (CBN rate i guess) Has any body use any of these bank card to purchase anything from the uK?.What rate per pound where you charged?

jpphilips:
you just beat me to it, i was about opening a thread on this subject matter this morning

FBN sent me a message saying that from 11th of feb 2013, all transfers to other banks below 500k will attract #105 while above will attract #150. it was 47 naira before now across board.

i have not gotten any similar notice from my other banks, which leads me to believe that it is not an across board directive from the CBN.

FBN is trying to set a precedence that will be worse than the ATM saga, we are talking about above 150/105naira multiplied by total transactions per day, this is absurd.

the CBN Gov. convinced Nigerians that the Need to go cashless was permuted to reduce cash transfer risk and logistics charges including cost of printing notes, FBN this month has turned it into an avenue to extort customers.

the internet infrastructure we use to facilitate those transactions are being maintained in part by both the customers and the bank.

this defeats the cashless policy of the CBN and it is more worrisome why the CBN boss is keeping quiet.

if we save money for the govt for printing less cash, cash handling charges, security etc, the least they should do is to charge less on those transactions.because we bear a brunt in the internet infrastructure

for a transfer from an FBN maintained current account, you are charged COT per tramnsaction, charged alert on the transaction(which i have noticed in recent time is higher than other banks), charge you inter bank transfer rate, charge you VAT on COT and sundry vats.

amidst this jamboree on your account, they hardly pay a reasonable interest on savings account.

what the new policy entails is that for every 1,000 naira you transfer from your FBN maintained current account to another bank (after paying for your internet),
you lose another

173 naira,above 10% of my transaction worth? God help you if you transfer above 500k. Now if you dare transfer 1million naira or 500k on POS, kai! your account will squeeze face immediately.

what good reason does first bank have for these arbitrary charges? cost of cash handling over the internet? cost of printing e currency?


imagine charging me VAT on COT? VAT on the money you are making from my money shouldn't it be the other way round?
why not charge VAT on SMS charge?

FBN are the latest thieves in town, im putting those accounts on hold pending when those Agbero in Suit realize that making money is not easy in Naija.

the most annoying of it all are salary accounts where you have to transfer to 50staff at a time, the bank charges alone is enough to hire an extra staff. Nonsense!!!

kai..you are quite correct, i experience these charges too..but oga you use style funny, no be small.

benedictnsi:
Lol

See eeh, make we talk true.... Money might not be everything but with money you can always get "anything" which is still "everything" (except LIFE)

Haven't you heard

That "any FINANCIAL NEED that will make a RICH MAN to CRY....... must have killed a POOR MAN many years ago....

it's true that" money doesn't buy Happiness but I would rather Cry inside a Ferrari or a Lamborghini

#shikina

than cry riding OKADA..

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