₦airaland Forum

Ghost01:
"I emphasised that we are not yet at a place for such an agreement and that even if are to enjoy reciprocity with the UK (which is not an acceptable position), the knowledge and skills gap is so wide that we cannot favourably compete with the lawyers from the UK."

How then do you intend to close the knowledge and skills gap if you are totally rejecting an avenue that would possibly allow our lawyers to work together with, and learn from, those who possess the requisite knowledge and skills?

Who should be learning from whom as per Nigerian law?

If uk needs to traverse the intricacies of our court or legal system they should hire a Nigerian firm or lawyer,simple.You are suggesting a system that will make our lawyers employees of top UK firms in the future in their own country.

With our craze for everything forieign and names who will hire a competent local firm above a foreign firm with liscence to practice in country

This one was stupid and if in truth the AG was not consulted the initiator should be sacked and tried in court

sovereignty is tied around our strict control of our money,our laws our borders. Nothing that supports these functions must be addressed with kids gloves.

The minister goofed on this one

Eyes on the ball all,let nothing and no one undermine our sovereignty

A foreign company evaded tax successfully in Nigeria, wao...

Back to that verse in scriptures,women and men's clothes have changes over the years and with every culture. The Scottish kilts which is a sign of a strong man will be called a mini skirt in another culture

The urobo long wrappings (don't know what it's called) will be called a woman's wrapper in another culture

That verse says men should not dress like women and women shouldn't dress like men, sounds like them cross dressers to me.

Every man should do what his conscience frees him to,but to those raised with this mentality...your parents did not help your global view,to perpetuate it and judge others accordingly, now that is even worse

They have said in their space they don't where trousers,we have heard,and everyone should respect their space

The problem is when they bring their own rules and regulations and add it as a condition for the salvation of the souls of men to be complete, as if its a companion prerequisite to the blood of the lamb all Christians believe in. THAT THERE IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM.

When others go as far condemning those who where trousers,then they make themselves principalities doing the devils work, as in "accusing the brethren day and night"

Sufficient for each day is each days worries,you all remove what others eat, or drink, (strong Jewish rules by the way)those are not the things that defile a man. Guess what defiles a man

The last time I was around there,the number of persons crossing the road using that by pass was amazing,the entire road was literally full of humans with no vehicle in site.(the road was yet to be commisioned)

I thought this was a much needed initiative for easing transportation along that axis, proves there was a need for that route. Better late than never,kudos to Lagos State for always finding a way to make things better

Everyone that dragged him that year should come and celebrate him now .

It's not only bad things that should trend,Good should trend.

We celebrate his example of resilience and hope

We did not know before,now that we know someone should take the responsibility of confirming and updating us daily till she is released

Legal teams in the house should address and update please

And they (Nigerians complaining ) will wonder why they remain unemployed or underemployed. Next year when the conference calls for applicants better apply and go with your own money,networking is the way.

Toke has more sense than a lot of Nigerian youths. Simple, her role there is as an influencer,and she has proven her worth,I mean toke was what trended...all she had to do is report the topics and theme of the conference and she has scored big time.

Naijas Toke to the world.

If anyone lost a baby and wonders were they will be,just remember Jesus on earth asked that they let the little ones come to him and not stop them.

He also said that to get to heaven one must be like a child,he said their angels see God face to face

Be consoled that God as a special place in his heart for children.They will be safer with God than with men on earth

The conversation at the end of the day is simple,

For reasons best known to them,gsk prefers to produce outside Nigeria and have Nigerians (who compose a large part of their market) import their products.I won't be surprised to see them set shop in some cheap ass west african country,ready to exploit the ecowas trade agreements

The soultion again,find quickly, effective alternatives for all their products(they exist), flood the market with it at an affordable landing cost ,and pass policies to restrict gsk products in Nigeria

They have shown an anti people attitude to a country that embraced their products wholeheartedly,they pulled that stunt cos they knew nothing would happen,that Nigerians would still buy at 10 times the price and what do they loose?absolutely nothing.

And that there is the real problem.

In summary gsk moved production to another country try cos production costs were high

They could have increased their sales cost by 100% but they chose the cowards way out ,let the importers increase their goods to x10 the former price,they don't care cos Nigerians will buy anyway

The trick is to understand how gsk appears to think,they know Nigerians will buy regardless of the price,so they export to us instead of adjusting sales cost

I think the country should quickly fund or mass import good alternatives and ban all gsk products in Nigeria,

Their sales from Nigeria is more than a lot of countries combined

Malawi is a joke

oyatz:
You wrote, out of ignorance. You don't have deep knowledge about Lagos or Yoruba History and culture.

The fact that you think FUNSHO has no meaning in Yoruba language shows that you don't even understand Yoruba language.

Coker and Bucknor are European Names. They have no peculiarities with Lagos. As a matter of fact, there is no name that is solely a Lagos Name.

Sarumi is title (e.g Sarumi-Adini), often used by Yoruba Islamic Communities in the 19th century , possibly of Arabic word and it has nothing peculiar with Lagos. In fact, the most popular Sarumi Family are from Ilesha, Osun State (branches of the family can be found scattered across Yorubaland , including Lagos).

Hundeyin in an Ogu name. The Ogus/Egun are a distinct but related tribe to the Yoruba. Aworis, Ijebu and Egba are Yoruba tribes and are indigenous to Lagos and Ogun States.


Eyo Masquarade was introduced to Lagos from Yorubas in the hinterland and evolved from the Oro Festival in the 19th century. Earliest versions of the Eyo Masqeurade is still practiced in Iperu-Remo, Ogun State.

Eyo in appearance as always been in ogun state.not sure if its called eyo though

Kudos to all the yourba historians here taking time to address this,may your land and children honour you as well.

The man needs help with his priorities,what's his bussiness with other peoples clothing? Ministers for that matter,his type should not speak in public,he is an embarrassment to the nation in this day and age.No one should give him any position or anything abeg.

I like that one man opposition squad phrase. He is the real one man opposition squad. Irrelevant nonetity

I remember when this case first became public,Nigerians then advised Nigeria to settle out of court for a negotiated amount

That's the reason for this speech I guess

These are vile comments from vile spirits and trolls.May God grant her mother strength to bear the loss.

As for trolls that throw stones today at the woman for the loss of her child...it is against the way of nature,and they are careless words that you have all sown today.careless words Indeed.

Since you do not fear the repercussions of time,let us leave you and your vile hearts in the hands of time,they say it teaches lessons.hopefully you all get to learn

This man should be careful in speech,he should talk less or better talk more on his results... we Know he is dedicated and capable but he needs to be careful.

That said he should please address the issue of Nigerians in african prisons over business related issues( not fraud),and there deliberate non visa issuance to Nigerian expatriates,while a lot of them work here with no Inhibitions whatsoever.

He should get us a toll free line to report when their visa expires by a day so we have people to arrest in a prisoner swap program for Nigerians with the same issue in their country. Lastly in the spirit of reciprocity,create a platform to document african maltreatment of genuine Nigerian expatriates and business men and start to address it with reciprocal policies

Just for the record,every one with an SSN has a file on them by the fbi,it can be requested for under the foi. You can request for the file they have on yourself if you want.

So having fbi files is actually not a big deal.

oz4real83:
You recruited and trained soldiers but still don't have a register for them , there was once a country indeed

This one like many others do not know what the social register is, I'm not sure where to start, but its safe to say its not what you are describing here, I recommend you start with a google search and look up the agency NASSCO. Every developed country has this sort of register for its poor and vulnerable, we should not criticize its existence in Nigeria but rather strive to improve any weak areas we identify.

This is long overdue, not just the social register, but every program of social or any other benefit reeled out by the Government, (and they are plenty). A percentage should automatically go to them,( I recommend 10%,) they ''more than'' deserve it.

May God bless the minds that promoted this, and the persons that approved it.

I am so disappointed that majority do not know of Nigerias "stay neutral" foreign policy stance.

You all need to study that,it's origins and since when.Thats our foreign policy direction,Nigeria only aligns with interests "its a friends of all policy" we relate well with Russia and the west,Nigeria takes no side as a matter of National policy,regardless of who is in power

Burna should not have said those words, and definitely not on a global platform.you promote your own no matter what,even if its crap find an angle to promote. This trait he has exhibited is the famous omo ale trait

For the record it's the same crap that brought him to limelight. And how many foreign songs have the famous meaning he seeks? Who remembers the first song to hit a million views on YouTube? What meaning or depth did gangam style have? But the world acknowledged that was entertainment at its finest...

Nigerian songs have their depth in their own way, their own topics , context and in our language.

Burna is a proud nobody,pride goes before a fall,and when they fall its loud.He should ditch that pride and pray not too fall.

Ekiti an economic team in one sentence....

Can someone help define oxymoron?..... I want to check something.

That said,it's not about developing policies,it's about implementing them fast enough to see results and 4 years in that sense is not a very long time.Lets see how the team helps their IGR.Wishing the team best of luck.implementation in the land of those people will not be easy

France is not a friend of Africa

However it is wise for African leaders to be close to them.

Alaigbopress:
My guy rest. People just dey catch fun nah. Me self the comments dey sweet my belle.

Until CNN carry your comments and we all sound like a bunch of "ignamorouses"

Na wa for the comments o

Hope you know that naija warships also pay vists to other countries.... It's a naval thing.

Our ships are even on display for people to visit at a certain periods of the year.Why do you all not know this? Why why why...the comments on page 1 are embarrassing (but I know you all play too much).

Not just beautiful but well mannered, basically calm comportment and polite

Their son for inauguration was very "on point" the lyrics

......"God of the whole world hallowed be thy name(covers all religions)

......"If you(God) does not build the house the builders ,build in vain

......You are the begining and end send us your help.


The cultural troupe on the other hand deserve a warning.... In future someone should vet them first

First they portrayed all tribes bowing to a Yoruba king.That was divisive.Imagine if another tribe had been president.

Secondly their song at our inauguration...the lyrics say

Babalawo I have come to beg 2ce
They said I should not use my hand to touch my mouth
They said I should not use my leg to touch my mouth
I looked back and used my hand and mouth to touch my mouth...
The rest of he song is a blur to me....it's a folk song I can't remember much

Third put off for the culture troupe for me was dressing and undressing in public glare,they must have been other options...more persons ,a pop up tent for changing with security etc

In summary buga was a great improvement from the babalawo song

Kazaure. Is he not the senator that did "bring your 4 wives to work day"

That noted he had 28 kids and was aiming for more as a symbol that he was in charge of his 4 wives or some very immature statement that called his IQ to question while he simultaneously humiliated the women he married.

How did he come to lead such a sensitive committee? Talk about square pegs in round holes.