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Kokolet11:
so he should leave your Nigeria and go to other small Africa countries that is not up to two state in igboland abi? but you and like love Nigeria. He should stay and feel the heat until every useless igboman that is against Biafra begin to receive sense. nonsense

mktinsight:
Great news. Innoson provides thousands of skilled jobs in Anambra and income. The more he exports to other states the more money flows into Anambra State. The state needs hundreds more companies like Innoson to uplift its economy.

ContentedK:
the problem in the country is the citizens not ready to stand up to the bad leadership , how can few hundreds even if thousands hold over 250million people hostage.... that’s why it’s called suffering and smiling

Ecstasy154:
Femi Asu

The nation’s total public debt rose by N3.32trn in one year to N25.7trn as at the end of June 2019, the Debt Management Office said on Tuesday.

The Federal Government owed N20.42trn as of June 30, 2019, while the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory had a total debt portfolio of N5.28trn.

The debt stock is made up of N8.32trn ($27.16bn) external debt and N17.38trn borrowed domestically, according to the DMO.

The nation’s public debt, which stood at N22.38trn as of June 2018, increased to N24.39trn in December 2018 and N24.95trn in March 2019.

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria noted last month that the rising public debt was one of the headwinds to the nation’s growth prospects.

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said in August that the country did not have any debt challenge but a challenge with generating sufficient revenue.

“There is a lot of insensitivity around the level of our debt. I want to restate that our debt is not too high; what we have is a revenue problem. Our debt is still very much within a reasonable fiscal limit. In fact, amongst our comparative countries, we are the least in terms of borrowing,” she had said.

https://punchng.com/breaking-nigerias-debt-hits-n25-7trn-rises-by-n3-3trn-in-one-year/

KEVIND:
A former US Ambassador to Nigeria , Mr John Campbell , has said though Nigeria possesses extraordinary potential , it is the truly troubled giant of Africa .
Campbell stated this in a new book he co - authored which was presented to the public on Thursday in Lagos at the US Consul General ’s residence.
He also saluted the entrepreneurial spirit of Nigerians in the book titled , “Nigeria : What Everyone Needs to Know ”
Campbell stated in the book that virtually every major university in the English- speaking world hosted Nigerian academics with the country ’s medical personnel found in hospitals all over the United States and elsewhere ---Speaking about mainly Igbos and Yorubas.
He said , “ Though it possesses extraordinary potential , Nigeria is truly the troubled giant of Africa . And Nigeria exports Christian clergy to the United Kingdom and the United States . Nigerians living outside of Nigeria have been notably successful in business and finance , and they are known for their entrepreneurial spirit. ’’
In the book , Campbell and Matthew T . Page , Associate Fellow in Chatham House ’s Africa Programme , described Nigeria as a nation characterised by a type of corruption in which government or public officials seek personal gain at the expense of the led .
They stated , “Kleptocracy and government dishonesty have corrosive effects on popular confidence in governance . Official and unofficial corruption undermine the democratic trajectory and risks overwhelming it. It is among the most important hindrances to the country ’s economic and social development ----Speaking about mainly Hausa / Fulanis.
“Despite ubiquitous cell phone use and other signs of modernity , the country is one of the poorest in the world . By indices ranging from levels of female literacy to average lifespan , Nigeria scores among the lowest in the world . The country ’s population has grown explosively without the economic and infrastructure development necessary to support it. ’’

https://punchng.com/nigeria-is-africas-troubled-giant-says-campbell/?

Maniagist2:
THE administration of President Muhammadu Buhari earned N16.647 trillion from the oil and gas industry in its first tenure, from May 2015 to April 2019.

According to data obtained from various reports of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the country’s earnings from the petroleum industry was from crude oil and gas sales, royalties, Petroleum Profit Tax, PPT, and other sources.

The money was earned by Nigeria only and does not include earnings by oil and gas companies operating in the country. The total oil revenue represented the amount that was later shared to the Federal, State and Local Governments after the inclusion of non-oil revenue, as well as after other deductions and transfers.

However, from the reports, it was observed that the amount earned by Buhari in the first four years of his administration was 43.6 per cent lower than the N29.514 trillion earned by the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan from May 2011 to April 2015.

Giving a breakdown of oil revenue recorded during the Buhari administration, the CBN reports stated that from May 2015 to December 2015, oil revenue stood at N2.3 trillion; in 2016, 2017 and 2018, earnings from the industry stood at N2.693 trillion, N4.109 trillion and N5.63 trillion respectively, while from January to April 2019, the country earned N1.882 trillion.

On the other hand, the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan earned N29.59 trillion from the petroleum industry, broken down into N6.321 trillion from May 2011 to December 2011; N8.094 trillion, N6.809 trillion and N6.793 trillion in 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively, while from January to April 2015, the administration recorded oil revenue of N1.497 trillion.

The amount earned by the Buhari administration in its first tenure represented 61.42 per cent of the country’s budgets for 2015 to 2018. Specifically, between 2015 and 2018, the Federal Government’s total budgets stood at N27.1 trillion.

In 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, the Federal Government’s budget estimates were N4.5 trillion, N6.06 trillion, N7.44 trillion and N9.1 trillion respectively.

Commenting on earnings from the petroleum industry during the Buhari administration, the immediate past president of the Nigerian Association for Petroleum Economists, NAPE Professor Omowumi Iledare, argued that the money was better utilized.




https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/10/buhari-administration-earned-n16-6trn-from-oil-in-four-years/amp/

Apeshy101:
Pic1: Enugu Airport
Pic2: Phoebe Ottenberg boarding through Enugu Airport in 1960 at the end of her stay.

ANSMEDIA:
ANSG has mobilized Julius Berger to site to repair the MCC pedestrian bridge Onitsha.

valentineuwakwe:
They just dont want anything for the south east, not even the new railway line being plan pass tru the southeast....and tomorrow you would wnt to stop this people from agitating for Biafra.....

Racoon:
I guess those "Few Nigerians Holding Most Of Nigeria’s Wealth" this hypocrite is talking about are mainly himself, close family members, aides, cronies(Gandollar, Abba Kyari, former NHIS sec etc) many of the criminals turned saints in the APC today & the fella that was arrested and deported from Hearthrow recently.

kettykin:
One can only imagine why APC Members who has been going around with the campaign Slogan of change and Next Level , with prominent Pastors in their Midst not ensure Fair Play in the Party and select an Igbo man to fly the flag for 2023.

For the benefit of dispute , they can select Ogbonnaya Onu who is a buhari Loyalist and a first class chemical Engineer to fly the flag, other people are Allen Onyema who has sacrificed for the well being of Nigerians in Diaspora but who is not a politician .
Others include Chris Ngige , Joe Igbokwe, Oji Kalu , Rochas Okorocha etc.

If igbos in the South East are not enough then Igbos in the South South come be chosen amongst whom are Rotimi Amaechi, Patric Utomi , the present Governor of CBN , the former Minister of petroleum etc


While will pastors be the people to deny igbos a fair deal in Nigeria

Switruth:
*DESIGNATED TOLL GATE POINTS ACROSS NIGERIA*

-South-East 56 Toll Gates
-South-South 21 TollGate
-South-West 22 Toll Gates
-North-Central 14 Toll Gates
-North-West 12 Toll Gates
-North-East 9 Toll Gates

Why this rude insult to Nd'Igbo?
2. We MUST have to resist this.
3. We demand emergency meeting of South-East Governors
*Rt Hon Chuma Nzeribe*

1. 5 states of SE with 56 toll gates

2. 7 states of NW with 12 toll gates

3. 6 states of NE with 9 toll gates

4. 6 states of NC with 14 toll gates
*Total toll gates in the 19 states of the north are* = 35

Irony of the who thing is that SE with only 5 states have more toll gates ( *56* ) than the entire 19 states of the North with 35 toll gates - higher with and by 21 toll gates. Who then can say that SE is not under siege and properly exploited. SE has more police checkpoints than any other region in Nigeria. SE has the greatest numbers of dilapidated road networks than any other region.

5. 6 states of SS with 21 toll gates = 99 toll gates

6. 6 states of SW with 22 toll gates

7. 5 states of the SE with 56 toll gates
*Total number of toll gates in the South* = *99*

South = 99
North = 35
Difference = *64*

The north claims to have the highest population and yet, will pay the lowest of the toll gate fees.

God bless Nigeria

Joylove2324:
How is this news for God sake? So we are talking about 2023 in 2019? This must be a joke

Henry22:

Tradernaija:
We all knew that the closure was a serious SABOTAGE to the Igbo zone by the corrupt elements of state in Nigeria.... They are indeed forcing the sun to rise quicker than expected

LegendHero:
Lol, @the bold statement, you are a defeated entity in Nigeria, you can’t even summon an iota of courage to contest in 2023 under PDP that you swore allegiance to.

The worst thing with Yoruba is that ALWAYS assume they are smarter than everybody else

Why should Igbo contest in PDP and not APC? So Yoruba is good to contest in APC but not Igbo?
APC should give it's Presidential candidacy in 2023 to Rotimi Amaechi! Afterall, he has contributed more than any person in APC today.

LegendHero:
Lol, I’ve always told people, the Igbos are the biggest set of cowards ever known to mankind. You’ve been defeated psychologically and you are the definition of the empty vessels make the loudest noise.

If you see the configuration of Nigeria, the Yourbas right from the first republic have always behaved as a co-owner of Nigeria and not second to anyone, not even the North.
.

Typical Yoruba !

Yoruba man will always whine like a baby and say "all the things he told" someone else about Igbo when they don't get their way

Anyhow, whether you told Igbos that Yorubas are conmen or you told Yorubas that Igbos are cowards, it changes nothing for you

Igbo Presidency will come, but not in 2023! Igbos will NOT contest 2023 Presidency and APC is wise enough not to carelessly lose the Presidency by fielding Tinubu and then the opposition party will field a northerner. You already know the result of the election. That is why you are whining like a baby. lol....

Toroso:
When a certain extremely foolish tribe think it is better than the rest n the foolish tribe is not among the British
Greek, Romans tribe that at a point in history was said to conquer the world, it is not among the resurgent Chinese tribe with the 2nd largest economy in the world, it is not Arab that brought the renaissance of the 19th century both a completely foolish tribe of no significance at home or abroad. A tribe that never contributed anything whatsoever beside chest beating n cocaine rustling to the human race that's why.

aminulive:
Fidelity Bank Plc, top Nigerian lender has handed over a well-equipped, state-of-the-art Kitchen/Catering Laboratory for the use of students at the Girls Correctional Home, Idi-Araba, Lagos. The project, according to the bank, is a clear demonstration of its unwavering support towards enhancing the lives and wellbeing of less privileged members of the society.

Speaking at the commissioning ceremony in Lagos recently, the bank’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nnamdi Okonkwo said that the decision to embark on the project is borne out of a deep-seated realisation that vocational education remains vital to the development of any society.

Okonkwo who was represented the bank’s Head of Legal Division, Kingsley Ohiri thanked the Ministry of Youth & Social Development for giving them the opportunity to partner with the State and hoped to do more in the future. He also mentioned the bank had, in the past, carried out some CSR projects in the State such as the Correctional Centre for Boys, Birrel Avenue, Yaba where vocational training tools were provided for the use of wards at the centre.

While commissioning the project, the Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Olusegun Dawodu said that the kitchen would provide the children the means to learn a new vocation which they would use to benefit themselves and the society at large.

Dawodu also reiterated the resolve of the State Government to prioritise the needs of the teeming youth saying, “The Lagos State Government would continue to support and empower the children and youth in the State with relevant skills in order to play active roles in the Nigerian economy, thereby creating wealth and reducing the rate of unemployment and criminal activities among the youths and children”.

He specifically thanked Fidelity Bank for supporting the Government and especially the youths in the State by initiating and extending their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to ensure that the society is impacted positively.

On her own part, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Yewande Falugba, emphasised the need for well-meaning Nigerians and organisations to emulate Fidelity Bank by partnering with the State Government in ensuring the social well-being of the youths and children.

https://politicsnigeria.com/fidelity-bank-donates-laboratory-to-correctional-home/

nairavsdollars:
Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Chief Ayo Opadokun, elder statesman and Secretary-General of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) has described as untrue the claims that the late Obafemi Awolowo betrayed the Eastern Region during the Nigerian civil war which lasted from 6th July 1967 to 15th January 1970.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Daily Independent, Opadokum said if there is anybody to whom the Igbos should express gratitude for his role in the civil war, it is Awolowo.

“It is the height of mischief for anyone to claim that Awolowo betrayed the Igbos during the civil war. Many of them have been indoctrinated to so think and behave over the years. If there is anybody the Igbos should appreciate, it is Awolowo”.

” How could he have betrayed them? Are they claiming he betrayed them by not following them when they were seceding?”; Opadokun queried.
https://www.independent.ng/igbos-should-be-grateful-to-awolowo-for-his-role-during-civil-war-opadokun/

immortalityk:
Eye service people
As if most of the people airlifted and committing crimes in SA are not his people
These people know how to act drama,even fake crying
Lol
Make nobody quote me

immortalityk:
Eye service people
As if most of the people airlifted and committing crimes in SA are not his people
These people know how to act drama,even fake crying
Lol
Make nobody quote me