₦airaland Forum

Standing5:
That's how rife the smuggling was. What are border patrol for.

The border is 4500km long. How many men do you think will be able to effectively man that length of border?

obi58:
Bros ... The crude oil is a free gift of nature. We can decide as a nation how much we want to sell the product domestically to refineries locally and internationally at OPEC prices. That's what we should do. We can decide to sell 30% of our daily output in naira and the rest to the international market in dollars. I can assure you government will still make a very healthy profit. But there is a cabal that will sing the song that it doesn't work that way in the downstream oil sector as everything is denominated in dollars but to this I say that government decides on the policies and operating conditions for oil exploration in Nigeria and players unwilling to adhere to government's conditions are free to exit. We all know that several other oil companies will jump at the opportunity to take their place! I always use this adage that if you are a cassava farmer, you will not charge your family for the portion of your produce you use to feed them whilst taking the rest to the market to sell. It would be stupid of you to go and buy garri at the market when you produce it yourself.

I'm sure you are aware of the oil swap deals done by the government with foreign countries to reduce the FX spent on fuel importation?

In essence, there is no hard and fast rule about these things. It is the choice of government to subject their oil to international prices or not and every government seeks to do what is best for its people and not for the international market.

Don't be emotional.. Cos oil is surplus here does that mean that Government mine it from the ground free of charge?

Have you considered the cost of bringing out crude oil from the ground?

Gaabasky:
Lame excuse. Have u seen Russia border or Canada borders? If those are developed country check, Algeria, Tanzania, even South Africa borders that even harbouring 2 countries within herself.

Wail all you want.. Subsidy isn't coming back.

Standing5:
Nigeria is 900 thousand sqkm yet DSS claims to have ear in every nook and crany. Why not employ 20,000 personal and pay them N75k to infiltrate smugglers? That's N20b a year and about what goes to subsidy in a day or two. That same border suddenly became tight in security when it was time for closure and food embargo so why not against fuel smugglers?
Tinubu once asked Buhari to recruit 50,000 into the army so why not take a cue from his own school of thought and use to solve the problem?

Guy, subsidy don go.

No amount of wailing will bring it back..

Bobloco:
This is pure propaganda

How is these products finding their way to those countries. No one have been sacked for not doing his job in securing our borders or arrested by the security agencies for smuggling



Instead of tackling the issues, they keep running around

Nigeria has corrupt border patrols who will turn a blind eye if he's bribed by the smugglers. Sacking him and putting another one doesn't mean the other one won't be corrupt..

Also Nigeria as a 4500km length of border.. How many men will it take to man such length effectively...

Subsidy removal is the surest way to end that corruption.

Bobloco:
I knew that they will come out with this propaganda

We are waiting for Niger, Togo, Chad and Cameroon

All to justify this thoughtless decision by Tinubu

Instead of fixing refineries, blocking leakages, having an effective and efficient border patrol to arrest and prosecute these smugglers

Having 100 refineries in Nigeria will not reduce price of fuel in Nigeria as long as crude oil is sold at international price.

If it will, why then are oil producing countries like Qatar and UAE with refineries selling PMS at 450-520 naira?

Some id!ots will leave the question I asked and started asking about the minimum wage of those countries.

Standing5:
That's how rife the smuggling was. What are border patrol for.

Nigeria border is over 4500km. That's more than 5X the distance of Lagos to Abuja. How many customs, soldiers, Immigration officers can man that length?

It is easy to shout drug baron on Nairaland and Twitter until you stand in that pit—in court, reflecting on the oath you just took—as your cognizance and reality slowly set in and it dawns on you that it might be from here to prison; only then will you reflect on Tinubu's drug case.

tungamaje:
Did you read the article at all? They aren't coming to perform at the presidential inauguration ceremony. Rather they are in West Africa to perform in 4 countries including Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. Their visit has nothing to do with Jagaban

The visit magically coincided on the day of ABAT's inauguration.😂🤣

In 2017: The FG announced intention to invest $5m in an effort to revive and rebrand the national carier.

July 2018: The FG, in a UK Air Show unveiled the logo and new name "Nigeria Air" for the new national carier.

September 2018: barely 2 months after unveiling, the FG announced suspension of the Nigeria Air project indefinitely. It was later we came to realise that it was suspended so the govt can fully off-set the debt of the defunct Nigeria Airways staff which amounted to about N22.6billion incured since its liquidation in 2003.

October 2018: The FG announced commencement of payment N22.6b withheld benefits of the defunct Nigeria Airways. The FG did not discriminate in the payment. Ahmed, Emeka, Babagana, Chinyere, Wale, Tola everyone was paid.

September 2022: The FG announced Ethiopian Air as the prefered bidder of Nigeria Air alongside 3 Nigerian investors in MRS, NSIF and SAHCO. The Ethiopian Air holds 49% of the shares while Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority share 46% leaving FG with only 5% shareholding. It was also announced then that the National Carier will kick off with Three (3) Boeing 737-800 aircrafts and only 1 is cleared and has arrived before the remaining 2.

April 2023: A Federal High Court in Lagos restrained the DG of NCAA from issuing Air Transport Liscence (ATL) to the Nigeria Air, a case filed by some domestic airlines because Nigeria Air is patnering with a foreign airline not them i guess.

May 26: The first branded Nigeria Air aircraft arrives Abuja 🇳🇬 in style leaving children of hate in agony.

I narrated the journey so Nigerians can appreciate the effort of Buhari and Hadi Sirika in realizing this project despite the stumbling blocks. You can say its rented, painted or whatever but one can never deny the fact that after 20 years, Nigerian Colors 🇳🇬 are flying once again.

Also, UK National Carrier (British Airways) is 100% owned by a Spanish company. The government of Canada only owns 6.4% of Air Canada (National Carrier of Canada). But copy and paste journalist says Ethiopian Airline can own stakes in Nigeria Airways.


God bless Nigeria 🇳🇬

Mjshexy:
But all parties are expected to work under the same electoral law, therefore if an electoral malpractice was committed by APC and the party is trying to cover it up but another party presents it before the SC (who is supposed to be unbiased), why is the SC turning deaf ears & blind eyes to the glaring evidences presented before her and behaving as a stooge of APC

What are the evidence?

Jokes apart, this shoe nor fit Aso Rock.

Kukutenla:
Na Yaradua work be dat
The speed with which he reversed so many of Obj's last minute decisions shocked even the devil.
Nigeria was the worst for some of those reversals especially in power and oil industry

Yar Adua died before most people realized what a big flop he was. Some don't still know till date

Ogene001:
Dying of hunger, are you for real? As for infrastructure, there is something called prioritization. Demographia has rated Onitsha as largest urban area by landmass because Peter Obi prioritized inter connectivity of numerous Anambra densly populated towns. These places have now merged together into a very large cornubation. Obi started work on Onitsha City center in his second tenure. The multi laned super highway in Onitsha can only be compred with Kubwa expressway in Abuja, no other road come close

If truly, Obi improved Anambra, how come there wasn't any substantial IGR increase in Anambra in his 8 years?
Common sense should tell you that development brings investment... And investment will bring more revenue to the State through taxes and other things..
So how come Anambra revenue increase in Peter Obi's 8 years was less than a billion.
That means only few investments entered the State in those years.

Ogene001:
He should have stolen the money instead? Note that the money was saved in three different banks. Go and study what is called "Capital Formation" in economics

He saved money when his people were dying of hunger... When Anambra was in an infrastructural decay.

Acidosis:
The Lekki Free Trade Zone received more investment (including Dangote Refinery) from Governor Akinwunmi Ambode than from any other governor Lagos has ever produced. Why doesn't anyone mention him or even the name of the current governor who is now in office and whose watch this refinery was commissioned?

This attitude can best be described as idolatry or bewitchment. Dangote owns the money, he owns the idea, he owns the investment. Where he chooses to locate his investment should be attributed to the current and sitting governor of the state, Sanwo-Olu.

You see the way you're praising Ambode and Sanwo Olu (people you claimed was installed) cos you hate Tinubu so much and can't bring yourself to praise his achievements?? That's exactly how you'd be praising Buhari by the next one or two years in your bid to rubbish every achievements of Tinubu..😂

The Buhari you and your other haters claimed didn't do anything for 8 years would be the one that built or started everything that Tinubu will do..🤣

Even the Kano-Maradi rail line (that you guys insulted Buhari for building) that would definitely be completed by Tinubu, you will praise Buhari for it and not Tinubu..😂

When 24/7 light becomes a reality under Tinubu, you'll then remember that it was Buhari that started the Siemens deal it and completed it over 99.999% before he left.. The same Siemens deal that makes no sense to you now. Same with AKK gas pipeline.🤣

By the time Tinubu increases the revenue of Nigeria and diversifies the economy, you'll then say it was as a result of the infrastructures Buhari build while in office that's now paying off.. You'll forget how you were once crying about the loans taken to achieve that.

By the time rice and other foodstuffs becomes cheaper under Tinubu, you'll say it was a result of Buhari's agricultural revolution.. You'd begin to praise Buhari for banning rice importation and forcing Nigerians to grow what we eat.. Something you've claimed Buhari was wicked for doing..

I really can't wait to see you praise Buhari whom you hate to diminish Tinubu's achievements when the time comes. 🤣😂

It would be a good thing to watch.

Pauldollars:
In the race to 2023 elections as it stands currently,
Peter Obi is quite ahead, followed closely by Atiku Abubakar who is being tailed by Bola Tinubu almost sharing same pace with Rabiu Kwankwaso

Today, the story has changed to Tinubu won cos the election was rigged🤣😂

Corridon:
Tinubu should lead by example by having a DNA test with the popular Tinubu family in Lagos. We want to check something.

And when the result comes out true that he's one of them, mpagis like you will say the result was tampered since it was done in Tinubu's Lagos..
How do I know sl0wp0kes like you will think like that?
Cos already, the Tinubu family have confirmed that he's one of them yet una nor want still agree.

It is stand practice all over the World that the President his vice, President elect and VP elect cannot be at the same place (public place) at the same time..
That's why Osinbajo also wasn't there as Buhari was there.

Nice2023:
What do u know?

Sending people for pilgrimage is something that is well known here in the north.

U cant fault me on that.

U guys love lying in this country.

When Ganduje was thrusting bribed money into his babariga...people like u I am sure,saw no evil in that right?

Calling out the governors does not kill,it makes them do well okay.

How come did people not see the evil in a State Governor saving State funds a Bank he has the highest share in?

sonature1:
When you talk about electricity in Nigeria, you need to understand the sections it's divided into - generation, transmission and distribution. If a company wants to singlehandedly handle all these three, it will require a lot of money, and probably legal tussle.

Furthermore, remember that the FG has outsourced distribution and generation. Yet, the distribution companies keep running at loss. Therefore, I won't advise any serious profit-oriented businessman to focus on supplying power to one state. Instead, break it down into supplying power to a part of state, estate or commercial use only.

That's because most Nigerians who cry that Nigeria doesn't supply steady power are not aware that they cannot afford to pay for it. Hence, most of them bypassed their meters.

Funnily enough, some spend in few weeks to run and service their generators what they would pay NEPA (permit me to call it this) for 3 - 4 months in bills. Because they bypassed their meters, at the end of the day, NEPA doesn't give them steady power supply because they always incur losses after supplying power to people who bypassed their meters.

Nigerians should make stiff laws against people who bypass meter..
Like 2 years imprisonment with no option of fine.

A rare pic of Obi Pandora's wardrobe

Penguin2:
So you mean Southeast is not number one?

Not even number 2 nor 3.

But Tinubu Press men have been fixated on the Southeast and Anambra especially because they think they are doing Obi.

But when Fulani herdsmen massacre people in their sleep, they will turn a blind eye.

Stupid fools!

Obi will continue to be your nightmare.

Ndi ala!

It's the worst in the South.

manutdrichie:
150 killed in plateau by fulani herdsmen, No single comment from the president

But four people from the American embassy were killed, buhari condemned immediately

Commission whatever you want, sane Nigerians are not happy with you because you brought insecurity and damaged our economy

The worst of Buhari's Government never reached the extent where 50 thousand people were killed in just one State in less than 3 years.

Ezemarcel:
Licking ass politicians

I wonder how you guys will feel the day Peter Obi will join APC

creolehunt:
The citizens do not need to love the president. They domt owe him love. But he owes the citizens a responsibility. I do not understand the type of democracy you guys espouse.

So you take arms against the State cos you don't owe the President love?

ProphetM0hammad:
You people have the brain of a little child, always thinking you are in competition

What's the joy in bringing to NAUTH in 2023 what Nigerians have been enjoying in UCH, LUTH and LASUTH for several decades

It took a Fulani man that you people hate to bring it to Anambra.
Obj you guys are claiming was the best didn't bring it. Yar Adua didn't. Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan didn't.. It's Buhari that hates the Igbos that brought it.

Depriest2020:
This is what the Federal Government should also have done, by building from scratch the new FMC Onitsha instead of taking over the old delapidated Onitsha General Hospital. The one in daura was built from scratch with billions.

Maybe there's no money and FG doesn't want to borrow.

Learns:
Omo
Hippos can be very aggressive and deadly

More people die from hippos attack yearly than from lions.

If there's an old train like this in Nigeria some foolish Nigerians would cease the opportunity to insult their country

Ajehkpako4naija:
This fellow is better than Buhari. The difference is that the later kills with a pen

If there was an election between him and Buhari and you must vote, who would you vote for?

Now let's compare the morals of kids in Nigerian that were beaten and the morals of kids in the US and UK that weren't.