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missjekyll:
In other news, anybody watch Bad Enochs first Prime Ministers Questions? I thought she was terrible ,unprepared and snarky? Your thoughts?

Lol. Baby steps, baby steps. I'm not her greatest fan, but everyone needs time to get the hang of a job, no matter what the average silly HR twats think.

Awon weyrey meji. Religion is one of the biggest (if not the biggest) problem of Nigeria.

Lexusgs430:
Nigeria is about to experience a massive turnaround and economic prosperity......

Remi and Nuhu are organising a prayer retreat, to propel Nigeria to greater heights..... 🇳🇬😂

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/11/first-lady-nsa-to-lead-national-prayer-for-nigerias-economic-turnaround/

Looking back to history (Russia is the only world power never colonised any country) therefore I would predict a symbiotic relationship compare to that of US parasitic one.

Plus the need to take that Incumbent World power from the US is a neccisity at the moment and only Russian and China can pull that through which makes BRiC the answer IMO.

missjekyll:
On the contrary, I m looking at a potential silver lining maybe? Trump is solidly in putins corner. That's why I said Putin is the new world power. Nigeria has aligned itself with Putin through this BRICS thing.

Do you think this would be more beneficial than our former alliance with the US?

missjekyll:
You are in even hotter soup than I thought.
Loooooool,dude. At least there is a bit of money to cushion the deleterious effects of Trump on people in the West. Enjoy your freedom.

The belief that every Nigerian who supports Trump lives in Nigeria or is poor

Una arrogance is nauseating! I am fvcking glad you lots lost woefully!

jedisco:
Capitalism is a beast and enjoyable if one owns capital or the right mix of grit and fair exposure to opportunities.
The amount of wealth US companies have generated over the past decade is surreal.
Look at AI which is truly revolutionary with trillion dollar investments. Virtually every major AI company is American. Or is it how they went from largest crude imported to producer in a short period.

That is what people should focus on - which society provides the most economic opportunities. It is a major reason people migrate, not the "I want to live in a place where things work". The United States is that undisputed country where there are more economic opportunities than almost everywhere else. There are many Nigerians in this thread who are planning their way to the US because of the wealth of economic opportunities. Unsurprisingly, the majority are men. After all, they are HU[b]MAN[/b].

EU/UK OTOH is much more socialist which can dampen growth. Robust protections are important but only so much growth can be had when over 1 in 5 adults are economically inactive with a reasonable chunk on longterm sick or councils using >80% of their budget on care.

These are the people who want to compete with the Chinese and the new kids on the block (Vietnamese, Malaysia and Indonesia)?

One mentioned health care, YET we have a Nigerian woman who lamented on Twitter that the doctor she met for consultation did not allow her to lay her second complaint. After all, so-called free health care leads to rationing of health complaints. I read a long time ago that it was so hard to see dentists. Dentist kwa? Another Nigerian in Canada in her Nairaland diary lamented how the health care system there sucks and she sees the enjoyable lifestyles her friends in the US have. Yet capitalism is derided?

The UK must be a sufferable place!

Lexusgs430:
Nigeria is about to experience a massive turnaround and economic prosperity......

Remi and Nuhu are organising a prayer retreat, to propel Nigeria to greater heights..... 🇳🇬😂

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/11/first-lady-nsa-to-lead-national-prayer-for-nigerias-economic-turnaround/

This is just nonsense, national prayer for economic turn around? They should be calling for prayers for national commonsense.

Silly bunch of confused set of people.

AgentXxx:
Awon weyrey meji. Religion is one of the biggest (if not the biggest) problem of Nigeria.

Its the biggest, take away religion Nigeria will be heaven on earth

Gerrard59:
I'm so proud of him! He's a dogged fighter! Fight to the end! The lies, selective hypocrisy, pontification and biased morality have been so much!

At least, African countries go rest from the subdued pressure of eligibility. Let me be denied loans because of my inability to pay, not because I no gree to fvck another man.

Gerrard59:
The belief that every Nigerian who supports Trump lives in Nigeria or is poor

Una arrogance is nauseating! I am fvcking glad you lots lost woefully!

Pls moderate your language

deept:
Did not watch it so can't comment. The irritation has already been done when labour went to campaign for Kamala in the US. Anyways Trump is incoming CIC and we will continue our role as lacky to the US

Nigel Farage is still in the US as we speak. Going with Trumps logic he shouldn't be there.

Volunteers from either parties have been helping in elections since forever. Labour did not send then. Anything I do on my leave is nobodies business but mine. They paid all their expenses. Abi na so your work trips dey be? Pay all your own bills?

missjekyll:
Nigel Farage is still in the US as we speak. Going with Trumps logic he shouldn't be there.

Volunteers from either parties have been helping in elections since forever. Labour did not send then. Anything I do on my leave is nobodies business but mine. They paid all their expenses. Abi na so your work trips dey be? Pay all your own bills?

https://news.sky.com/story/labour-staff-helping-on-kamala-harris-campaign-is-normal-says-minister-13235697

In a now-deleted post on networking site LinkedIn, the Labour Party's head of operations [/b]said: "I have nearly 100 Labour party staff, current and former, going to the US in the next few weeks, heading to North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

"I have 10 spots available for anyone available to head to the battleground state of [North] Carolina -[b] we will sort your housing."

how is that not sponsoring? it might be legal, but the party of a sitting government should not seen be taking sides in another countries election. this is what we know o.

Labour (you) comparing your self with Farage, is Reform sponsoring him or was there any suggestions to that? Welcome to governance where higher standards are expected of you.

justwise:
Pls moderate your language

lol

I can understand what it feels like.

Gerrard59:
lol

I can understand what it feels like.

Ok.

deept:
It is the one not on the payslip wey dey fear me pass, anyways Wednesday around the corner.

@lexusgs430

it has begun, the effect of the budget. child's nursey just sent notice increasing fees by 7% and increased notice to cancel space to 2 months from one month. this increase is not showing on my pay-slip and we are working people

Notice reads: As you may be aware, the recently announced budget included a rise to employer NI contribution, which has ben factored into the annual review to ensure we can continue to invest in our colleagues and nursery sustainably blablabla

deept:
@lexusgs430

it has begun, the effect of the budget. child's nursey just sent notice increasing fees by 7% and increased notice to cancel space to 2 months from one month. this increase is not showing on my pay-slip and we are working people

Notice reads: As you may be aware, the recently announced budget included a rise to employer NI contribution, which has ben factored into the annual review to ensure we can continue to invest in our colleagues and nursery sustainably blablabla

They are gently squeezing the other half of your fresh lemons........ 😂😜😁

The amount of citizens on the long-term sick list in the UK is indeed worrisome. Is it sincerely sustainable?

Lexusgs430:
They are gently squeezing the other half of your fresh lemons........ 😂😜😁

hahahaha, it is all our lemons that will be squeezed. I wont be surprised if prices in the supermarkets have gone up too. Might not be immediately noticeable till you get to the till. na to tight the belt tighter. and madam say she want another one, why birth rate no go drop.

deept:
hahahaha, it is all our lemons that will be squeezed. I wont be surprised if prices in the supermarkets have gone up too. Might not be immediately noticeable till you get to the till. na to tight the belt tighter. and madam say she want another one, why birth rate no go drop.

Those with exposure to the stock/crypto market, are cashing out...... They can even afford to buy a lambo (till the market crashes again)..... 😁

Lexusgs430:
Those with exposure to the stock/crypto market, are cashing out...... They can even afford to buy a lambo (till the market crashes again)..... 😁

Thick green 💚 in NYSE

Good the stock and shares ISA allowance wasn't cut down by Labour....

ukay2:
Thick green 💚 in NYSE

Good the stock and shares ISA allowance wasn't cut down by Labour....

Not yet..... 😂👌😜

Lexusgs430:
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Not yet..... 😂👌😜

Maxing $20k ISA allowance is the best thing anyone should do yearly and invest in the USA market.

The returns are extremely amazing.... If you understand the capital market

Gerrard59:
One mentioned health care, YET we have a Nigerian woman who lamented on Twitter that the doctor she met for consultation did not allow her to lay her second complaint. After all, so-called free health care leads to rationing of health complaints. I read a long time ago that it was so hard to see dentists. Dentist kwa? Another Nigerian in Canada in her Nairaland diary lamented how the health care system there sucks and she sees the enjoyable lifestyles her friends in the US have. Yet capitalism is derided?

The UK must be a sufferable place!

Baba, no be everything person dey sabi online- travelling is education. If u notice, no one replied you.

I don't even know where to start but comparing healthcare delivery in the UK to Nigeria is like comparing our power generation to theirs- they're worlds apart.

BTW, forget what you read online. You'd see loads of US/Can/UK/Aus citizens complaining about their economy. My brother it's not thesame thing as a Nigerian complaining. Whether it's inflation, food, security e.t.c.. there are levels to these things.

ukay2:
Thick green 💚 in NYSE

Good the stock and shares ISA allowance wasn't cut down by Labour....

Actually, it was. The proposed extra 5k for home-based stocks was scrapped.

The ISA allowances in the UK are remarkably generous when compared to her peers. Pensions dey burst brain pass.

I wonder what Labours plans are for councils which are going bankrupt. Mine is preparing another tax rise.

Nottingham City Council has been paying more than £18,000 every week for the care of one child in care as costs in the sector continue to soar, it can be revealed. The Labour-led authority now spends around 70 per cent of its entire annual budget on social care for adults and children.

In the 2023/24 financial year, up to March 31, 2024, the council spent £974,647 – more than £18,700 per week – on the care of a single child. The council paid a further £878,362, £833,999, £750,116 and £718,068 for the care of of four more children respectively the same year.
Figures exclude indirect, general council overheads such as HR, IT and finance costs, and excluded some home-to-school travel, interpreter fees and birth certificate costs. There are currently around 650 children in the care of the authority, and the average annual cost of a child in care has risen from over £80,000 to £101,976.
https://archive.is/1z0rP

All these are just social not even health costs. Adult social care is the larger behemoth. No issues with the money spent- it's needed. But let nobody blame me for the bill. After, some would say it's young legal migrants coming from Africa with 'untreated illnesses' (many of which are not even registered at a GP) that are bankrupting the NHS and councils.

jedisco:
Actually, it was. The proposed extra 5k for home-based stocks was scrapped.

The ISA allowances in the UK are remarkably generous when compared to her peers. Pensions dey burst brain pass.

Don't forget lovers of Range Rovers or equivalent luxury vehicles, would be hit with a luxury tax........ 😁😂

Value of such vehicles, would plunge (again)....😜

jedisco:
I wonder what Labours plans are for councils which are going bankrupt. Mine is preparing another tax rise.

Nottingham City Council has been paying more than £18,000 every week for the care of one child in care as costs in the sector continue to soar, it can be revealed. The Labour-led authority now spends around 70 per cent of its entire annual budget on social care for adults and children.

In the 2023/24 financial year, up to March 31, 2024, the council spent £974,647 – more than £18,700 per week – on the care of a single child. The council paid a further £878,362, £833,999, £750,116 and £718,068 for the care of of four more children respectively the same year.
Figures exclude indirect, general council overheads such as HR, IT and finance costs, and excluded some home-to-school travel, interpreter fees and birth certificate costs. There are currently around 650 children in the care of the authority, and the average annual cost of a child in care has risen from over £80,000 to £101,976.
https://archive.is/1z0rP

All these are just social not even health costs. Adult social care is the larger behemoth. No issues with the money spent- it's needed. But let nobody blame me for the bill. After, some would say it's young legal migrants coming from Africa with 'untreated illnesses' (many of which are not even registered at a GP) that are bankrupting the NHS and councils.

You never see anything, if you see the financial mess in the complex care sector.....

Some parents are simply minting sterling, they would do everything to preserve the life of that cash cow....... 🤣🐄🐮😂

jedisco:
I wonder what Labours plans are for councils which are going bankrupt. Mine is preparing another tax rise.

Nottingham City Council has been paying more than £18,000 every week for the care of one child in care as costs in the sector continue to soar, it can be revealed. The Labour-led authority now spends around 70 per cent of its entire annual budget on social care for adults and children.

In the 2023/24 financial year, up to March 31, 2024, the council spent £974,647 – more than £18,700 per week – on the care of a single child. The council paid a further £878,362, £833,999, £750,116 and £718,068 for the care of of four more children respectively the same year.
Figures exclude indirect, general council overheads such as HR, IT and finance costs, and excluded some home-to-school travel, interpreter fees and birth certificate costs. There are currently around 650 children in the care of the authority, and the average annual cost of a child in care has risen from over £80,000 to £101,976.
https://archive.is/1z0rP

All these are just social not even health costs. Adult social care is the larger behemoth. No issues with the money spent- it's needed. But let nobody blame me for the bill. After, some would say it's young legal migrants coming from Africa with 'untreated illnesses' (many of which are not even registered at a GP) that are bankrupting the NHS and councils.

In all these, social workers are still confiscating children from parents at the slightest concern?? The dynamics of the UK economy seems too complex for me to understand, how is the pounds even still so strong?? A lot of things aren't adding up. Well, people in care have to keep their jobs (so the spending should continue.)

ehizario2012:
The amount of citizens on the long-term sick list in the UK is indeed worrisome. Is it sincerely sustainable?

Yes Nigerians and Indians will fill up the available jobs.

No sick person should be denied benefit. We should be empathetic and kind to others. Benefit is our right and Long live the king. 🤔

ehizario2012:
In all these, social workers are still confiscating children from parents at the slightest concern?? The dynamics of the UK economy seems too complex for me to understand, how is the pounds even still so strong?? A lot of things aren't adding up. Well, people in care have to keep their jobs (so the spending should continue.)

This is why we are borrowing more money to cushion health and social care spending and most importantly to pay those on benefit.

lavida001:
This is why we are borrowing more money to cushion health and social care spending and most importantly to pay those on benefit.

All this money they are borrowing...... Where are they coming from...... Looks like the world got infinite supply of money (they pump it, when required)..... ⛽💰😂

jedisco:
Baba, no be everything person dey sabi online- travelling is education. If u notice, no one replied you.

I don't even know where to start but comparing healthcare delivery in the UK to Nigeria is like comparing our power generation to theirs- they're worlds apart. BTW, forget what you read online. You'd see loads of US/Can/UK/Aus citizens complaining about their economy. My brother it's not thesame thing as a Nigerian complaining. Whether it's inflation, food, security e.t.c.. there are levels to these things.

I referenced TWO NIGERIAN women who complained about the healthcare systems in the UK and Canada. One lived in Nigeria and the other in South Africa. Should their opinions be disregarded because you don't like them? Were they outrightly dishonest? People have complained bitterly about the scarcity of dentists and I was shocked because I see dentists clinics scattered around here. A doctor limiting a patient to one medical complaint per consultation sounds surreal to me. But people are complaining about this, but their complaints are unwarranted?

About the economy, every person out there knows that the US economy out-performs the UK by any measurable metric. Nigerians in the US out-earn every other diasporan, and I wager even more than those in China.