₦airaland Forum

GabrielYulaw:
You said PMB is not the problem. And yet you say you are not absolving him of blames. Make up your mind bro.

PMB campaigned to end insecurity, eliminate corruption, finish Boko Haram in 3-6 months, stop fuel importation, give graduates stipend and lots of other stuff. How many of these promises has he fulfilled? Since he took over has he made the country better or worse? Are we going forward or backward?

Your PMB was busy since the return to civilian rule campaigning for president and saying he had the cure for all that ails us. And now, instead of the cure he has given us a sickness that might not be curable and the country is more divided than it has ever been since perhaps the civil war.

I still remember the wild fever in the air when he won in 2015. Everyone was expecting Nigeria to turn to Dubai and we all believed he would be very much better than Jonathan. After all, he had been saying so since 1999 and must have all the answers and solutions we need.

And now he has led us into unmitigated disaster and seems totally unconcerned. Yeah, he met a sick country in 2015, but what did he do? He made the sickness so much worse. The cancer in the country has metastasized and now everywhere is in turmoil, no where is safe, people cannot afford to eat, everyone is angry and tribalism is the order of the day.

Nigerians have an extraordinary ability to bear anything. But I fear they could be at the breaking point. And the military overstretched as it is will not contain them.

The increase in prices is everywhere not only Nigeria. The dollar to naira exchange rate is still fair to me compared to some developed nations. Infrastructure is the bedrock of development and accessibility to basic amenities

EricBraven:
The increase in prices is everywhere not only Nigeria. The dollar to naira exchange rate is still fair to me compared to some developed nations. Infrastructure is the bedrock of development and accessibility to basic amenities

Okay bro. Whatever makes you happy.

youghs:
I stumbled on this Nigerian tech/defense company.
I'm surprised the company is unknown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH9XJ6F1s1E

Small players in the market should meet with the big players like proforce and Innoson to organize defense expo, to increase collaborations with other players in the market to improve products and to also help link some of these startups with their target customers.

The primary local defense partner of the military will definitely be proforce and as such the military will prefer to buy whatever UAV proforce has to offer than what these startups are offering but the startups can partner with the likes of proforce or sell their systems and subsystems to proforce to incorporate into Proforce's systems.
This is the only way many of them will survive and expand.
At the height of the mass school kidnappings, a startup came up with a UAV system that can map out CO2 emmisions and detect large gatherings of people in a large area based on their CO2 expiration. It would have been a very useful search and rescue tool for the military but then...... If they had probably met with proforce or INNOSON, they might have helped them reach the military.

In fact, the big players will also benefit from organizing defense expos, it will allow them meet with other defense companies in Africa and from there, they may start partnership and expanding their products and markets.

youghs:
We lost alot of men in that Gen. Adeniyi lead offensive but it's not close to 10% of a battalion. That guy on twitter provides alot of credible information but he also exaggerate alot on the side of the military and also BH.

I believe he does that deliberately

Whyem15:
Small players in the market should meet with the big players like proforce and Innoson to organize defense expo, to increase collaborations with other players in the market to improve products and to also help link some of these startups with their target customers.

The primary local defense partner of the military will definitely be proforce and as such the military will prefer to buy whatever UAV proforce has to offer than what these startups are offering but the startups can partner with the likes of proforce or sell their systems and subsystems to proforce to incorporate into Proforce's systems.
This is the only way many of them will survive and expand.
At the height of the mass school kidnappings, a startup came up with a UAV system that can map out CO2 emmisions and detect large gatherings of people in a large area based on their CO2 expiration. It would have been a very useful search and rescue tool for the military but then...... If they had probably met with proforce or INNOSON, they might have helped them reach the military.

Exactly what I had in mind. Most especially proforce

Whyem15:
At the height of the mass school kidnappings, a startup came up with a UAV system that can map out CO2 emmisions and detect large gatherings of people in a large area based on their CO2 expiration. It would have been a very useful search and rescue tool for the military but then...... If they had probably met with proforce or INNOSON, they might have helped them reach the military.

Which company do you speak of

X

Whyem15:
Small players in the market should meet with the big players like proforce and Innoson to organize defense expo, to increase collaborations with other players in the market to improve products and to also help link some of these startups with their target customers.

The primary local defense partner of the military will definitely be proforce and as such the military will prefer to buy whatever UAV proforce has to offer than what these startups are offering but the startups can partner with the likes of proforce or sell their systems and subsystems to proforce to incorporate into Proforce's systems.
This is the only way many of them will survive and expand.
At the height of the mass school kidnappings, a startup came up with a UAV system that can map out CO2 emmisions and detect large gatherings of people in a large area based on their CO2 expiration. It would have been a very useful search and rescue tool for the military but then...... If they had probably met with proforce or INNOSON, they might have helped them reach the military.

Thumbs up bro

EricBraven:
The increase in prices is everywhere not only Nigeria. The dollar to naira exchange rate is still fair to me compared to some developed nations. Infrastructure is the bedrock of development and accessibility to basic amenities

In 2015 the exchange rate was 250 naira to £1.

In early August l came into Nigeria and exchanged at 685 to £1, when I left in early October it was 780 to £1.

The government financial stability strategy actually does the opposite creates INSTABILITY. Restrict $ allocation to BDC operators , creating false shortage and then to add incompetence to cluelessness they accuse ABOKI fx for causing Naira depreciation by its reporting.

But then what can you expect from a leader who has no school leaving certificate.

To be honest I tire for the matter.

RiceProducers:
You guys are so mis informed, even ignorant yet you persist in posting rubbish.
All you know about governance is patronage and free money.
Where does government work like that in any developed country?

Talking about meaningful growth. What do you know about meaningful growth?. Nothing.
You were a stupid oil dependent country importing fuel, palm oil, rice and Dubai wears.

High oil price was supporting your lazy, consumption addicted and corrupt lifestyles, especially you urban middle class l.
You better thank Buhari.
He has already fundamentally changed the country anyway so get off your lazy asses, think, work, innovate. No more free money

You’re one of the change crusaders!! You all will continue praising your blood sucking Buhari to high heaven.
Why do I have to thank someone who really can’t tackle insecurity in the land. You can’t travel from Warri to Auchi without fearing for your life. One idiot hear said I thank the inept fool in Aso Rock!
Three weeks ago I bought four cartons of dubic malt at the rate of 3700. Today it’s selling for 4300. Why do I have to sing the praise of someone who has brought economic hardship to land?

youghs:
I stumbled on this Nigerian tech/defense company.
I'm surprised the company is unknown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH9XJ6F1s1E

I understand aspiration. But this type of boosterism nonsense is counter-productive.
"Africa" is most assuredly not leading in this field, and if I were in venture capital or private equity, I'd ask myself:
"If they make such claims, what confidence do I have in the claims they make about their company and their products?"

And then he gets flight times wrong. I quote: "there's no place in Africa that takes 9 hours. You can go from Lagos to South Africa in 4 hours, 5 hours..."
Cape Town to Luanda, Angola is 4 hours.

I'm sorry, but I can't take seriously this guy and his company. Just my personal opinion.

FFS! And now the thread is getting spammed!

Iriruaga100:
You’re one of the change crusaders!! You all will continue praising your blood sucking Buhari to high heaven.
Why do I have to thank someone who really can’t tackle insecurity in the land. You can’t travel from Warri to Auchi without fearing for your life. One idiot hear said I thank the inept fool in Aso Rock!
Three weeks ago I bought four cartons of dubic malt at the rate of 3700. Today it’s selling for 4300. Why do I have to sing the praise of someone who has brought economic hardship to land?

This is not a political thread, this is battle field discussion thread, for Christ sake, go to a political thread and express and wail about the president, and the price of items or better still you can match to Aso rock and express your displeasure about him please.

The bandits reportedly slaughtered the village head in the presence of his people.

Bandits have slaughtered the village head and killed eight others in Tungar Ruwa in Anka local government area of Zamfara State.

The incident occurred at midnight on Wednesday. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the attack lasted for several hours.

The police spokesperson in the state, Mohammed Shehu, confirmed the attack but he did not give details.

Anka is one of the local government areas in Zamfara under incessant attacks by bandits. Rural people displaced by the attacks have flooded the headquarters of the local government area and Maru as well as Talata Mafara local government areas.

A source, Anas Mustapha, told this newspaper that the bandits invaded the village on motorbikes and started shooting into the air as they rode towards the village head’s residence.

They then took him out and slaughtered him in the presence of some of his people that were also gathered by the bandits.

“Eight other people were confirmed dead when the bandits left after the attack. But our understanding is that they (bandits) came for the village head. You know when they feel a particular leader in a community is giving them troubles, they do kill him instantly,” Mr Mustapha said.

He said the bandits also stole foodstuff and domestic animals in the village but did not kidnap anyone

This is coming a few days after bandits laid ambush on a road and killed seven mobile police officers on patrol duty in the state.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/495050-bandits-slaughter-village-head-eight-others-in-zamfara.html

[quote author=Roan77 post=107566128]This is not a political thread, this is battle field discussion thread, for Christ sake, go to a political thread and express and wail about the president, and the price of items or better still you can match to Aso rock and express your displeasure about him please.

Only sai baba chanters will want us to differentiate politics from the military. We all know it’s impossible.

Congratulations Sir on your promotion from a Major to a Lt.Col. Sambisa Brigade Gallant

Reporting live from Sambisa.

I say make I no upload the rank change by our Brigade General before them carry me go guard room.

WoeBetide666:
Idiot. It's your stroke addled father that's brain dead. You rats are suffering from Buhari derangement syndrome. You lack any ounce of objectivity. Bunch of wild dogs

Your whole family . I guess your dead beat father was abusing you when you were growing up . I guess he was sticking his dick in your anus. Ohhhh. Sorry bro. Fool

SamuelAnyawu:
Congratulations Sir on your promotion from a Major to a Lt.Col. Sambisa Brigade Gallant

Reporting live from Sambisa.

I say make I no upload the rank change by our Brigade General before them carry me go guard room.

You too dey fear

…Scandalous Police monthly pay

•Police Recruit N10,115

•Police Constable II N42,000;

•Constable I,N43,998;

•Corporal N45,737;

•Sergeant, N50,534;

•Sergeant Major,N63,992;

•Inspector II/cadet Inspector, N87,000

•Inspector, N130,171.

•Cadet ASP N130,000

•ASP II, N139,171;

•Asst Superintendent of Police I, N153,989;

•DSP N168,820;

•Superintendent of Police, N179,813;

•Chief Superintendent of Police N220,160

By Evelyn Usman

It is unbelievable! A policeman in Nigeria, in the course of performing his duty risks his life everyday but at the end of month, his salary is nothing to write home about. The remuneration of the personnel of the Nigerian Police is not only scandalous but also very embarrassing. Yet, the Nigerian public expects so much from the police.

Last Tuesday, the Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi said that a new salary package was underway for the officers and men of the Nigerian police. He explained during a session of 2022 budget defence with the Joint National Assembly Committee on Police Affairs that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Salaries and Wages Commission to work out the package and submit it to the government for consideration.

According to him, “in recognition of the take-home pay of the police which necessitated the need to motivate them for better performance, the President directed the Salaries and Wages Commission to work out a new salary package for the Nigerian Police and submit it to the government for consideration. In keeping with this directive, the Commission in consultation with the relevant stakeholders has submitted a proposal to the government which is being given the desired and urgent attention.”

The minister’s announcement, however may not excite the Nigerian police because President Buhari’s directive for upward review of police salary had been flouted three times by the appropriate office.

In a move to improve their welfare, President Muhammadu Buhari, on three occasions directed the review of police salary. Surprisingly, policemen who spoke with Saturday Vanguard disclosed that this directive had not been carried out.

The first time was in 2018 when the president disclosed his approval of a new salary package for police personnel, during an audience in the State House, Abuja, with members of the Nigeria Police Service Commission and the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force on a “Thank You” visit.

The visit followed his approval of Rank Salary Structure Adjustment, by which salary, allowances and pension of police officers would be increased.

The second instance was last year. This followed a directive to that effect by the Presidency, in compliance with one of the demands of the EndSARS protesters.

A top official of the National Salaries and Wages Commission, NSWC the federal government agency that determines salaries and allowances of its workers, disclosed to Vanguard that it had commenced the review of salaries and allowances of the nation’s police personnel.

In June 2021, the President, during his one day visit to Lagos where he inaugurated various projects, disclosed that he had directed the upward review of Police salaries and benefits.

He was quoted as saying, “I have directed the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission to carry out an upward review of Police salaries and benefits. We are currently recruiting 10,000 new police officers to reinforce our personnel capacity across the country.”

President Buhari said that no government since 1999, had been as committed as his administration in reforming and repositioning the Nigeria Police Force and national policing architecture.

But investigation revealed that the president’s directive had not been carried out. Findings revealed that what some policemen got as salary review was an increment between 2,000 and 25,000 difference.

The Nigeria Police being the principal law enforcement and lead security agency in Nigeria was founded in 1820. It kicked off with the strength of a 1,200 member armed paramilitary, when the Hausa Constabulary was formed in 1876, to when the northern and southern regional Police forces were later merged in 1930, to form the colony’s first national police – the Nigeria Police Force.

Sadly, with the prevailing spate of insecurity in the country and wanton killings of Nigerians in the six geopolitical zones, there are glaring pointers that the Nigeria Police may be gradually losing grips of its constitutional responsibility of providing internal security.

Various strategies have been applied by the Police to tackle insecurity in the country. But these strategies staggered midway, owing to prevailing challenges beyond the handling of policemen and women.


Standard operation

One of these challenges is the standard of operation. It is a sad reality that policemen in Nigeria operate under the most nerve-racking and heart-rending experience in the world.

For instance, the Nigeria Police Force is bereft of modern day technology to combat crime. While other countries in the world are using polygraph test, otherwise known as lie detector, to detect deception by evaluating message content as well as non verbal clue, our policemen still resort to its analogue method of torture most times, to extract truth from suspects.

Another modern day equipment to detect crime is the use of mobile phone tracking device, which is used to identify the location of a mobile phone , whether stationary or moving.

Although the Nigeria Police Force acquired these devices, the distribution was limited to its tactical units. This helped in the arrest of kidnap and robbery suspects involved in high profile abductions. Some of these suspects were tracked to their enclaves in thick forests, creeks, water side and even outside Nigeria.

Unfortunately, this device has been inactive for several months, as the NPF is said to be owing several millions of naira for its reactivation.

At the moment, the lead security agency relies on the Department of State Service, DSS for usage of this device during investigation.

Another analogue-based mode of crime prevention, detection and control in the age of technology in the Police is the absence of gunshot detection, a system that uses a network of outdoor acoustic sensors to automatically detect, verify, and rapidly notify police dispatchers and officers of the specific times and locations of firearm discharges.

The facial recognition software is another technological minus in the NPF. This software is capable of matching a human face from a digital image or a video frame against a database of faces, typically employed to authenticate users through identity verification services. It works by pinpointing and measuring facial features from a given image.

Others are : automated license plate readers, body cameras, drones, and numerous databases to prevent, respond and investigate crimes.

Its forensic laboratory is near comatose. Some of its forensic tests are being taken outside the country and the results brought back. This tends to delay investigation and it is also attributed to the cause of unsolved murders in the country.

The presence of these technologies and their usage by our policemen on mission service outside the country have earned them accolades . But back home, they are being tongue lashed for their seeming lapses, without consideration of the peculiarities and situational differences.

An average policeman out there, faces men of the underworld almost with bare hands. Those on patrol both day and night are hardly seen wearing bullet proof vests that will protect them from bullets during encounters with armed men.

They are also hardly seen with ballistic helmets and helmets with cameras, communication systems or Bluetooth light.

There are also inadequate vehicles to patrol the nooks and crannies of the country as well as helicopters for aerial patrol and boats for adequate surveillance of the nation’s back waters and creeks which fall under its purview.

Most of the vehicles are grounded while many of the few remaining ones were destroyed during the EndSars protest that took a violent dimension last year. They are still being destroyed by hoodlums at the slightest provocation.

Sadly, members of the public meant to be protected by the Police are at the receiving end, especially during distress, as hoodlums would have finished their operation before the arrival of policemen and that is, if they show up at all.

In other cases, policemen ask for transport fare and fuel money from complainants if they must go and effect an arrest.

Former Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed revealed that the Police needed not less than 1,000 Armoured Personnel Carriers ,APCs, 250,000 assault rifles/corresponding ammunition , 2,000,000 tear gas canisters/smoke grenade,200,000 Riot gunners and smoke Pistols,1,000 Tracking devices,774 Operational drones among other needs, to cover the length and breadth of the nation’s infrastructural and logistics deficit gap between the citizens and Police.

Absence of the above listed equipment was the main reason hoodlums gained upper hand during the EndSARs protest , overran police stations and made a caricature of the once revered police institutions.


Accommodation

Accommodation is another major challenge faced by the ordinary policeman, especially those of the Rank and File. Some of them who are not privileged to live in barracks, have their accommodations very far from their stations. It is not because they want to live far. Rather, it is because their monthly take home pay cannot afford a befitting accommodation of their desire. By the time they get to the office, they will be fatigued and this affects their proficiency.

At the moment, policemen sleep in stations, not because they do not want to return to their families after the day’s work, but because they want to minimize spending of their salary on transportation. Before now, they augment this by wearing their uniforms which automatically exempted them from paying fares. But with the recent attacks on policemen, such acts have drastically dropped. Others who are transferred outside their states of abode, sleep in ramshackle buildings before they are able to gather money to rent accommodation.


Strength constraint

The Nigeria Police Force has a strength of less than 400,000, leaving a policeman to over 400 Nigerians, which is a far cry from the United Nations standard for policing which stipulates a ratio of one policeman to 350 to 400 people.

Out of this number, a good percentage of policemen are assigned to protect so-called Very Important Personalities, VIPs , either in the public or private sectors , with some of them treated as domestic workers, leaving the limited number to over stretch themselves, thereby creating operational difficulties.

Unfortunately, with the renewed hostility, especially in the South East region, these escort policemen have become an endangered species as they are killed at will. These unwarranted attacks on policemen have further dampened the resurged glimmer of hope and self esteem, after the EndSARs crisis. Most of them, especially those in the South East, are no longer proud to wear their uniforms on the streets. Rather, they wear mufti to their duty posts and back.

Their enthusiasm for Police work has dropped abysmally, thereby giving room for a lackadaisical attitude. With the foregoing, Nigerians are faced with double jeopardy as those meant to protect them in times of distress may never make a move geared towards security of their lives and property in the case of eventuality.


Inter-agency synergy

Another major reason why the Police may be seen to be reactive instead of being proactive is poor synergy with other security agencies and the Military, especially in intelligence gathering.

Police intelligence gathering network is a critical element of crime fighting, as it helps them nip crimes in the bud before they are perpetrated.

Being the lead security agency, every other security agency is expected to convey intelligence reports to the Police to act upon. But Saturday Vanguard observes that most of these agencies hoard intelligence and sometimes act on them , all in a bid to outshine the Police and take glory for the feat.

There have also been cases of duplicate investigations by the Police and other security agencies. At the moment, almost all internal security operational functions of the Police are being implemented by the Military, the DSS and Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, not by their own making but the Federal Government’s.

This action has not only stripped the Police of its core mandate but has also painted an imagination of incompetence in the minds of most policemen.

Poor welfare

Also, the seeming lackadaisical attitude of policemen towards confronting these enemies is hinged on their poor remuneration and other welfare packages. Most of them who spoke on the condition of anonymity, lamented that their monthly salary was nothing to write home about, when compared to the amount of time and energy put into policing.

Some of them alleged that whenever they sustained injury during operation, their colleagues were made to contribute money for the treatment. Sometimes too, they alleged that they used their personal money to fuel vehicles for patrol.

Most of them, especially those in the Rank and File cadre, who are largely the foot soldiers said they were barely managing to pull through like every other struggling Nigerian, a situation attributed to some of their inglorious excesses.

At the moment, a recruit earns N10,115 monthly, a Police Constable II earns N42,000; Constable I,N43,998; Corporal N45,737; Sergeant, N50,534; Sergeant Major,N63,992; Inspector II/cadet Inspector, N87,000and an Inspector, N130,171.

On the other hand, a Cadet ASP earns N130,000 monthly; an ASP II, N139,171; Asst Superintendent of Police I, N153,989; a DSP N168,820; a Superintendent of Police,N179,813; and a Chief Superintendent of Police N220,160.

When compared to their contemporaries elsewhere in the world, the margin is a far cry. In order to make ends meet, policemen scramble for juicy postings , especially to homes of eminent Nigerians, all in a bid to shoot up their incomes.


Budgetary allocation

Budgetary allocation is another major issue of the Police. At one point, their salaries were not paid as when due. Some of them were even denied their allowances. Former IGP Mohammed Abubakar once expressed worry over difficulty to pay police salaries. He had to approach the Minister of Finance to see whether he could release some of the budget allocation to him to pay.

Also, the present Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba while in acting capacity also raised the alarm over the incapability of the police force to tackle rising insecurity in the country due to lack of funds. At a meeting with the Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, Usman lamented that Nigerians expected his officers to perform a ‘miracle’ of securing the country without adequate funding.

He said: “We have no account to go and dip our hands and do the quick deployment in terms of mitigation or even proactively stopping what is to come. Sincerely speaking, year-in, year-out, besides what we have as allocations, we have problems meeting emergencies. Normally, operations should have a fund that you can quickly deploy to areas whether it is a natural or man-made crisis. The police do not have that at all. We always rely on our budgetary allocations which are not enough.”

Paucity of funds, according to many Police chiefs, had over the years made it impossible for an average Police officer to be adequately trained and retrained for an enhanced service delivery and enhance professionalism in terms of weapons handling , investigation and human rights observance and operational equipment deficiency.

There had been insinuation that nobody monitors budget allocation and how they are disbursed. Unfortunately, they (IGPs) can’t shout or complain because they are under the President’s payroll. That is why some of them go cap in hand begging governors for vehicles and other logistics to fight crime. But for some state governors , the Police institutions would have been grounded for long.


Protest

Another area of grave concern by the Police is the call for an improved retirement benefits. This course was championed recently by retired policemen who protested across the country. Their request included the withdrawal of the Nigeria Police Force from the Contributory Pension Scheme like that of the Military .


Corruption

To make ends meet, those in service indulge in despicable corrupt practices, in spite of drastic measures taken by authorities to checkmate them. Some of these practices include demand for bail, even when it is bodly written at the stations that bail is free. Others include extortion of commercial vehicle drivers and motorcyclists, as well as indiscriminate harassment of Nigerians.

It is however on record that the Nigeria Police Force is the only security agency that names and shames erring personnel publicly , even though the action does not augur well with most personnel.

Many erring policemen, including officers have either been dismissed , demoted in rank , queried and even suspended according to the degree of their offence, after undergoing due process of investigation.

As the country celebrated its 61st independence anniversary in October this year, it is expected that the Nigeria Police Force is given the wherewithal to be operationally at par with its counterparts elsewhere in the globe.

To this end, the Nigeria Police Trust Fund ,NPTF signed into law in 2019 by President Buhari, to provide guaranteed funding to support Police welfare , logistics and equipment, should live up to its expectations by being transparent in the purchase of these equipment and ensure that standard equipment are procured to match and surpass those of the armed bandits.

There is also a need to ensure that uniforms and kits provided by police authorities get to Rank and File, who are the foot soldiers.

Again Police authorities should ensure that square pegs are put in square holes during postings to various units and departments, either at the command or zonal levels, instead of posting their loyalists and preferred personnel without considering their competence.

To enhance professional efficiency, a high premium should be attached to regular training and retraining of Police officers and men, especially in the area of weapon handling, to avoid unnecessary killings of innocent Nigerians.

Politicians on their part should desist from unnecessary interference in Police activities , especially state governors who determine which Commissioner of Police should be transferred to their domains. There had been several instances where some state governors out-rightly rejected postings of CPs to their states and sidelined them if the Police high command insisted.

Synergy among other security agencies and the Military should go beyond the face value, if indeed the security of life and property of Nigerians is the top most priority of them all.

The decision of the Federal Government to inject additional 280,000 recruits into the Police Force is a welcome development in addressing the shortage of manpower in the Police . But equipping them with modern day technology to address the scourge of banditry, kidnapping and other forms of crimes in Nigeria should be the main focus , if the Nigeria Police will remain relevant and regain its past glory.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/11/shocker-buharis-directive-on-police-flouted-3-times/

komekn:
In 2015 the exchange rate was 250 naira to £1.

In early August l came into Nigeria and exchanged at 685 to £1, when I left in early October it was 780 to £1.

The government financial stability strategy actually does the opposite creates INSTABILITY. Restrict $ allocation to BDC operators , creating false shortage and then to add incompetence to cluelessness they accuse ABOKI fx for causing Naira depreciation by its reporting.

But then what can you expect from a leader who has no school leaving certificate.

To be honest I tire for the matter.

How do you make the naira stronger against the dollar? And again, what has changed in current fiscal policy as against former policies? Please kindly explain.

This Twitter post along with the image reminds me of a joker on this thread.

I am very wary of these self-proclaimmed "intelligence" folks. 99.9999% of them are liars and embellish stories to suit their taste.

Xbee007:
This Twitter post along with the image reminds me of a joker on this thread.

I am very wary of these self-proclaimmed "intelligence" folks. 99.9999% of them are liars and embellish stories to suit their taste.

Xbee007:
This Twitter post along with the image reminds me of a joker on this thread.

I am very wary of these self-proclaimmed "intelligence" folks. 99.9999% of them are liars and embellish stories to suit their taste.

aside the false image the Airstrike is true boss

Xbee007:
This Twitter post along with the image reminds me of a joker on this thread.

I am very wary of these self-proclaimmed "intelligence" folks. 99.9999% of them are liars and embellish stories to suit their taste.

There's too much fake news and propaganda from pro-government and anti-government handles in Nigeria.

Askira/Uba Local Government Area in Borno State is currently under attack by ISWAP terrorists.

In a now deleted report by humanglemedia, farmers saw a convoy of fully armed terrorists in about 13 vehicles approaching the town.

Askira/Uba is the hometown of Borno's Deputy Speaker, Hon. Musa Abdullahi Askira.

Other users on Facebook are also calling for help from NAF;

Please family and friends ur prayers is needed my home town ASKIRA UBA is under attack by Boko Haram

Now is getting hot pls ur prayers is needed friends

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=896451327906691&id=100026254968453

Pray For ASKIRA UBA Pls And Anybody Close To Askira Uba Should Stay Alert.

https://www.facebook.com/100012417197625/posts/1263866687370559/

God take control of Askira Uba Local government

https://www.facebook.com/100028024962483/posts/918433752434115/

ISWAP terrorist are in askirauba as I am writing this,

Two supertucanos has been headed there.

Waiting for bad abi Good news
https://twitter.com/Ibnbazo/status/1459461357082980357?t=9tShzIWhYUq1QSwrolwxmg&s=19


Suspected fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province(ISWAP) are currently in a gun duel with troops at a military base in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.

Some civilians said they sighted the ISWAP fighters in a long convoy of gun trucks along Ngude axis towards Askira, early this morning.

The civilians claimed they reported the movement of the terrorists to security forces but no action was taken before the deadly group stormed Askira town hours later.

While confirming the attacks, Engr Abdullahi Musa Askira, Deputy Speaker of Borno House Assembly, told our correspondent that the insurgents and troops are currently exchanging gunfire.

“Yes, ISWAP is currently attacking Askira town. I was reliably informed that our troops are fighting them, but the residents are in the bush.

“My people told me that the insurgents came with about 16 gun trucks and there is confusion in the whole town now,” Engr. Askira said.

A member of civilians JTF, Yakubu Luka, said immediately the attackers stormed the town, they went to the military base.

“We are expecting a reinforcement from the nearby community, as I am speaking with you heavy gunfire is ongoing.”

“We are appealing to the authorities to send fighter jets to support the ground soldiers. We are outnumbered; we only have five gun trucks with us.” Yakubu said.

The causality figures could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report.

Daily Trust

Scores of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters have been killed and many others injured by fighter jets of the Nigerian Air Force, PRNigeria learnt.

The terrorists were killed on Friday by sustained bombardments of the military jets, when they were holding a meeting with their new leader, Sani Shuwaram, at Sabon Tumbun and Jibularam, in Marte Local Government Area in Borno State.

Intelligence sources, who are part of the counter-insurgency operation of the military, told PRNigeria that the coordinated aerial and ground operation was executed yesterday, by the Nigerian Army and Air Force jets, targeting the newly-appointed Wali of ISWAP, Sani Shuwaram, at a rendezvous with other Senior Commanders.

“The strikes were executed after an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance study, by the Air Task Force.

“Several jihadists were killed, including high-ranking insurgents’ commanders, foot soldiers and Hisbah police of the ISWAP faction

“A ground assessment confirmed that some of the ISWAP top Commanders that were at the scene at the time of the strikes include; Muhammed Bako, Special Militant Forces Commander (Rijal Ann); Muhammad Malumma, a Chief Judge of Marte; Goni Mustapha, the Chief Imam; Muhammed Ba’ana, Commander of Kirta; Muhammed Ali, Amir of Kwalaram; Ibn Umar, Chief Prosecutor; Bakura Gana, Commander of Jubularam; and Malam Musa, Amir of Jubularam.”

PRNigeria could not confirm if Shuwaram was affected by the strikes.

PRNigeria

youghs:
You too dey fear

Lol blood Dey hot this side na

[quote author=Lurker4Long post=107561111]I understand aspiration. But this type of boosterism nonsense is counter-productive.
"Africa" is most assuredly not leading in this field, and if I were in venture capital or private equity, I'd ask myself:
"If they make such claims, what confidence do I have in the claims they make about their company and their products?"

And then he gets flight times wrong. I quote: "there's no place in Africa that takes 9 hours. You can go from Lagos to South Africa in 4 hours, 5 hours..."
Cape Town to Luanda, Angola is 4 hours.

I'm sorry, but I can't take seriously this guy and his company. Just my personal opinion. [/quotes]
What is the flight hours from Cairo to Capetown?

[quote author=Gireiboy post=107580230][/quote]11 hours.

DubaiLandLord1:
Askira/Uba Local Government Area in Borno State is currently under attack by ISWAP terrorists.

In a now deleted report by humanglemedia, farmers saw a convoy of fully armed terrorists in about 13 vehicles approaching the town.

Askira/Uba is the hometown of Borno's Deputy Speaker, Hon. Musa Abdullahi Askira.

Other users on Facebook are also calling for help from NAF;

Please family and friends ur prayers is needed my home town ASKIRA UBA is under attack by Boko Haram

Now is getting hot pls ur prayers is needed friends

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=896451327906691&id=100026254968453

Pray For ASKIRA UBA Pls And Anybody Close To Askira Uba Should Stay Alert.

https://www.facebook.com/100012417197625/posts/1263866687370559/

God take control of Askira Uba Local government

https://www.facebook.com/100028024962483/posts/918433752434115/

ISWAP terrorist are in askirauba as I am writing this,

Two supertucanos has been headed there.

Waiting for bad abi Good news
https://twitter.com/Ibnbazo/status/1459461357082980357?t=9tShzIWhYUq1QSwrolwxmg&s=19


Suspected fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province(ISWAP) are currently in a gun duel with troops at a military base in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.

Some civilians said they sighted the ISWAP fighters in a long convoy of gun trucks along Ngude axis towards Askira, early this morning.

The civilians claimed they reported the movement of the terrorists to security forces but no action was taken before the deadly group stormed Askira town hours later.

While confirming the attacks, Engr Abdullahi Musa Askira, Deputy Speaker of Borno House Assembly, told our correspondent that the insurgents and troops are currently exchanging gunfire.

“Yes, ISWAP is currently attacking Askira town. I was reliably informed that our troops are fighting them, but the residents are in the bush.

“My people told me that the insurgents came with about 16 gun trucks and there is confusion in the whole town now,” Engr. Askira said.

A member of civilians JTF, Yakubu Luka, said immediately the attackers stormed the town, they went to the military base.

“We are expecting a reinforcement from the nearby community, as I am speaking with you heavy gunfire is ongoing.”

“We are appealing to the authorities to send fighter jets to support the ground soldiers. We are outnumbered; we only have five gun trucks with us.” Yakubu said.

The causality figures could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report.

Daily Trust

I hope this wouldn’t not cause a bad blood between Marghi people and Kanuri’s