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Politics › Re: Tinubu Nominates Magnus Abe As Chairman Of NUPRC by ozo13(m): 4:52pm On Jan 05

nero2face:
Ok oh, let's see how it goes, hopefully good

Omo the politics is becoming politicking.everyone one using his arsenals.
I think Magnus Abe was in APC then

Health › Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by ozo13(m): 5:57am On Jan 05

Flets:
These are only half truths. Reasons for reduction are

1. Devaluation of Naira - Relatively Fewer folks could afford medical tourism
2. More stringent measures in sourcing FX for medical tourism through CBN. People who could afford it sourced through the black market.

CBN is only reporting the medical receipts they funded, totally excluded the black market economy

good observation however is black market exchange rate far higher than those of CBN.i doubt .say a patient needs 20k dollars now to run medicals abroad, how much do you think the black market rate will be higher than the cbn rate. At cbn rate of 1430 or 1450naira/1$ , its about 28m naira where as black market rate of 1490naira/1$ will be around 29M naira. Do you think someone that could afford 28m will now have a change of mind just because of 1m difference.i honestly doubt sir. I stand to be corrected sir Sha.
As rightly mentioned in the post, a Doctor with aneurysmal dilatation of one of the major brain blood vessels (a time bomb) had to quickly undergo a vascular repair surgery in cidacrest abi Duchess hospital (owned by those guys with vast experience practicing abroad) in Lagos in 2024. They had to help him pay the 20/30M naira medical bills.
Wonders are happening in Nigeria now oo especially that Lagos.Portharcout is trying too now as most Nigerian guys practicing abroad are coming back home to establish. I think cidacrest got a branch in Abuja too and people are paying for the services.imagine paying a consultation fee of 40/50k just to see/speak with their Doctors o grin

. Wetin we dey pay 1k-5k to do in most govt hospital.

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Politics › Re: Nigerians Are Overtaxed. This Will Cause Massive Protests In 2026 by ozo13(m): 4:01pm On Jan 04

lawani:
South Africa is around 50 million people

exactly sir. Meaning something is fundamentally wrong in Nigeria about this our budget.ww just plenty for noting

Politics › Re: Nigerians Are Overtaxed. This Will Cause Massive Protests In 2026 by ozo13(m): 12:32pm On Jan 04

Exceed15:
Na u dey spew rubbish. Taxes in those countries reflect on the quality of the people's lives. Good roads , health care, education, electricity etc

hmmm. How many good road, electricity, good health care and good education can a yearly budget of 38billion dollar fit give 200M plus Nigerians. Countries like South Africa does a yearly budget of around $170 billion dollars for just less than 100M people. And they generate as much as $140 billion from their revenue.
The only way out of this is to increase the tax net(most rich people in Nigeria aren't paying tax) and also the other resources should be tapped into for more revenue and more importantly, Nigerians (paper thieves in offices and the political class) should allow the little been generated work for all the citizens.
I remember during Corona in 2019/2020 when people were asked to stay at home.more revenue was gotten because papers thieves in various offices didn't have the opportunity to steal.

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Politics › Re: Nigerians Are Overtaxed. This Will Cause Massive Protests In 2026 by ozo13(m): 11:54am On Jan 04

Nairalander248:
True talk, please mention the highest paying tax countries and then compare them with Nigeria for us

nawao .how much did Anthony Joshua pay as tax in his recent fight.40M dollars from around 90M Dollar generated.come back to Nigeria and show me any of our celebrities dropping almost half of what they earn as tax.
We can only advise the government to make good use of the tax gotten and not squander it.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Photo Of Captured Venezuelan President, Maduro by ozo13(m): 9:00am On Jan 04

HacheNoire:
Nairaland CIA

Well done!

😂😂. Did u hear anything from Putin or the Chinese president after the abduction yesterday unlike those days.i didn't read any news of such.if any please forward it sir.
Ukraine should watch closely too

Foreign Affairs › Re: Photo Of Captured Venezuelan President, Maduro by ozo13(m): 6:28pm On Jan 03

WriteerNg:
Even Boko Haram will put up a strong fight.

Maduro was captured without any resistance.

They truly sold him out.

china , Russia and US alreadynegotiated his case before US entered

Politics › Re: APC Registration In Akuku-toru Rivers State by ozo13(m): 5:05pm On Jan 03

jmoore:
Then stay one place. Not putting one leg in one trouser and the other leg in another trouser.

hahaha there was this guy then I guess he blocked me on X .he was with wike and then ported to fubara, I want to know if he would support APC now

Politics › Re: The Quiet Explosion In State Budgets Nigerians Aren’t Talking About by ozo13(m): 6:33am On Jan 02*

AlbertNewton:
Instead of comparing with 2000 (over 25 years ago), it will be make more sense to compare with more recent years, perhaps the last 5 years, so we can better appreciate the progress (or otherwise) being made.

I took my time to do that sir.
In 2020 , Lagos state budget was 902billion naira. The exchange rate was 356-380naira to a dollar so we can use midway figure which will be around 365 naira to a dollar.
Dividing 902 billion naira by 365 exchange rate will be around 2.5Billion dollars budget by Lagos in 2020.
Our Budget no really too make sense Sha comparing it to our Southern brother ( South Africa) Our national Budget in 2014 was 4.9 trillion naira (27.7 billion dollars) while that of 2025 was 54 trillion naira(37billion dollars) compare it to south Africa 172billion Dollars in 2025.Their expected revenue to be generated was 148billion dollars .
We have a long way to go my chief.
So we shouldn't expect what countries like South Africa will enjoy as regards social investment programs and infrastructure.And our political class and the pen thieves in office will still steal from that meager 37billion dollars ooo meant for 200M people
That

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Politics › Re: Tax Laws: NANS Mobilises For Nationwide Protest by ozo13(m): 10:27pm On Jan 01

Kingluqman:
NANS are now useless and baseless.. Bulaba can easily buy them and they will keep their mouth shut

with antecedents, don't be surprised that's exactly what they want from there govt.They want to collect their own shares

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Politics › Re: Bodija Explosion: FG's ₦30bn untouched, ₦20bn yet to be paid - Oyo Govt by ozo13(m): 8:02pm On Jan 01

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Politics › Re: Plateau Governor Mutfwang Formally Resigns From PDP by ozo13(m): 4:30pm On Jan 01

Politics now seem clear since Peter Obi has taken a direction.
APC vs ADC

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Politics › Re: How To Obtain Your Tax ID In Nigeria Using Your NIN: A Simple Step-By-Step Guide by ozo13(m): 3:16pm On Jan 01

I tried it the other day, it was going through.

Let me give it a try again

Politics › Re: Obi Tsunami: House Of Rep Member Decamps To ADC by ozo13(m): 5:05am On Jan 01

olaiya2007:
Tsunami now has a new meaning

Politics › Re: Atiku Has Already Stepped Down For Peter Obi - Blessing Chimezie Ezeokoli by ozo13(m): 9:44am On Dec 31, 2025

Something as important as stepping down would have been announced by Atiku himself

Politics › Re: To Win Rivers, You Must Pass Through Wike - APC National Vice Chair To Fubara by ozo13(m): 8:55pm On Dec 30, 2025

Ibehchizzy:
WIKE IS NOT A GOD

nbvvvvvvvgggfggt

Politics › Re: Man Mocks Anthony Joshua After Accident by ozo13(m): 7:43am On Dec 30, 2025

Globad:
You have hit the nail on the head

Most Nigerian drivers are reckless

I hardly can sleep when on the highway because of the way our drivers speed.
I was traveling to kaduna from Kebbi three years ago and I happened to be in the front seat with the driver. The guy man was just receiving fone calls anyhow and also over speeding.the height of it all was when he wanted recharging his airtime I think and the car almost went off the road.
Close to kaduna , he recklessly climbed a pot hole and the tyre scattered.na God save us that day.

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Politics › Re: Man Mocks Anthony Joshua After Accident by ozo13(m): 7:32am On Dec 30, 2025

Kdon2:
This title is misleading.

Tor I was trying to check again to see where he actually mock Joshua.
I was in that route last month traveling back to kogi state from Lag.the road make sense.most of our drivers are so reckless when on the high way. Most of them overtake anyhow and also do not obey traffic rules.may God Almighty console their love ones.

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Politics › Re: Bookmark This Tweet, Someone Has Agreed To Be VP - Festus Keyamo by ozo13(m): 7:19pm On Dec 29, 2025

Racoon:
VP or not, that person must be your worst nightmare and worst obsession for you to be paranoid about him.

the only permutations the opposition parties can defeat Tinubu. Else all other one na joke

Travel › Re: Taxes Are Not The Reason For High Airfare In Nigeria - NCAA by ozo13(m): 5:47am On Dec 29, 2025*

I watched that program, and most of Allen Onyema's statements were contradictory.
How can air tickets be the cheapest in Nigeria when some flights from one European country to another cost around €40–60, whereas a 45-minute domestic flight in Nigeria can go up to ₦200,000–500,000—during this festive season when no new taxes have been introduced? Also no change in exchange rate or increase in price of aviation fuel.
Secondly, Allen Onyema himself admitted that under Buhari, spare parts and new aircraft purchases were made tax-free starting from 2021/2022. That the current proposed tax law seeks to reintroduce those taxes. The question that immediately came to mind when he said this was: Sir, if taxes were removed back then, why did airlines increase ticket prices from around ₦20/30k in 2022 to ₦150,000–200,000 now (an 8–10 times increase) for the same routes?
Everything points to greed.

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Politics › Re: Kano State Governor And Kwakwanso To Join APC Soon by ozo13(m): 5:23am On Dec 29, 2025

ebukal67x:
I dont understand how a sitting governor will be joining a party he already campaigned and won the election on its platform.

u don't know how Tinubu cracked some permutations in which most governors/political class are leveraging on sir.i believe that's the reason even unexpected governors like that of Enugu will join APC . They have more money to spend now even though we the civil servants and other Nigerians aren't enjoying most of those Tinubu policies.PDP division isn't helping matters too.
The only way out to give Tinubu a fight for that second tenure is for Obi to team up with Atiku in ADC.
Obidients will have to swallow that butter pills

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Business › Re: Can A Keke Rider Make This Kind Of Money Daily? by ozo13(m): 3:50pm On Dec 25, 2025

moneyest:
Ok. Thank you

uwc

Business › Re: Can A Keke Rider Make This Kind Of Money Daily? by ozo13(m): 7:43pm On Dec 24, 2025

moneyest:
Which area is that bro?

Kebbi state capital

Business › Re: Can A Keke Rider Make This Kind Of Money Daily? by ozo13(m): 9:53am On Dec 24, 2025

budaatum:
On average, I very much doubt it, not after expenses like petrol, tyres, brake pads, repairs, etc., and health, theft, and accidents, which can put one out for weeks and even total the second hand keke, and therefore zero income.

But I must confess my absolute and complete ignorance here, and am only responding in appreciation of the mind and thoughtfulness that has made you ask, and which I find to be very commendable indeed.

I hope more knowledgeable people provide better answers so I too may learn.

in my area here where majority of the people fly okada, okada guys could make 10k again within 10hours but am not sure of keke sha.but I believe they should earn even more because each trip they can have as much as 3/4 passengers at a time

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Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs Tunisia: AFCON 2025 (3 - 2) On 27th December 2025 by ozo13(m): 10:20pm On Dec 23, 2025

Hope we are not going to see arsenal style of play towards the end of the tournament like last edition.

Politics › Re: PDP: INEC Rejects Turaki-led NWC, Cites pending Court cases by ozo13(m): 8:47pm On Dec 23, 2025

abc115:
The remaining Governors will soon Decamp

😂😂😂
Wike and Atiku succeeded in destroying PDP

Sports › Re: Anthony Joshua $91m From Bout With Jake Paul Shrinks To $48m After Tax by ozo13(m): 5:13pm On Dec 23, 2025

KosiGee:
That’s not true. Average annual wages of English premier league players is far less than that even the top earners don’t earn up to $48m a year.

exactly.most don't even earn up. $5m per year for those earning 100k per week.theu will still need to pay tax from it

Politics › Re: Ayo Salami Chapter 9 Disqualifies You Again, Malami Criticizes EFCC Boss by ozo13(m): 7:03am On Dec 22, 2025

Yankee101:
He was chief of staff at the EFCC which was under Malami’s supervision at the time
The EFCC can investigate but Olukoyede should step aside

Baba, no one truly listens to another when it comes to political persecution.
Just on Saturday, as I was passing one of his hotels in his home state of Kebbi, lo and behold, I saw a heavy police presence guarding the place. It was the EFCC at work there. LOL.
They should all keep exposing one another. Money meant to alleviate the suffering of the general Nigerian populace is being stolen and re-stolen by a few individuals

Politics › Re: Salaries, Debt Service Gulp 105% Of Government Revenue by ozo13(m): 3:26pm On Dec 20, 2025

From 95% of revenue spent on debt servicing to 105% of use to service salaries and debt.
I Sabi the game played in this figures

Crime › Re: Nigerian Troops Block Logistics Supply To ISWAP, Seize Two Vans In Borno by ozo13(m): 1:28pm On Dec 20, 2025

What a country. So this one alone should be a breakthrough of who is sponsoring them but u will never hear anything like that.

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Education › Re: Countries By Average IQ by ozo13(m): 9:48am On Dec 18, 2025

Vilgax:
Nigeria falls between 65-68...

but the IQ is a poor measurement of intelligence because they focus mostly on logical/analytical skills, ignoring crucial aspects like creativity, emotional intelligence, wisdom, and practical skills.

exactly . I think i saw this figure in a literature somewhere

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Education › Re: Countries By Average IQ by ozo13(m): 9:46am On Dec 18, 2025

They didn't feature our own ni

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