₦airaland Forum

Kalulu44:
Queens and lower Manhattan in New York are slums and ghetto but they are far better than some estates in Lekki and Abuja

Inferiority complex is your problem. There is NO slum in America or ANYWHERE ON EARTH that is comparable to "some estates in Lekki and Abuja."

AND DON'T BOTHER RESPONDING, because I lived overseas longer than you've been alive.

seunmsg:
Peter Obi and his gang of haters will tell you that Nigeria is finished and Lagos is the worst place to live in the world while the rest of the world keep coming to Nigeria and indeed Lagos to do business and enjoy their vacations.

if you don't mention Peter Obi on your posts will you die? I'm not even a fan of Peter Obi but this your obsession over Peter Obi is becoming unhealthy. Get a life, man.

JobAndVacancies:
those slums in America is like Lekki or other posh places in Lagos

No they are not.

Stop your inferiority complex.

It's truly disgusting.

anonimi:
Just as the Roman Empire has evolved over time to be an integral part of Italy, so also Oyo empire, Bini kingdom, Sokoto caliphate and other communities have evolved to be part of Nigeria.

In summary, we have been existing before 1960.

Moreover, how many years has Singapore existed? What of Qatar and UAE that were created/amalgamated by the same Britain

You people always look for tiny countries with 2 people like Singapore and Qatar to use and feel inferior.

NIGERIA has 250 million mouths to feed. Qatar has more oil than Nigeria and under 3 million population. It's beyond senseless comparing them to Nigeria.

Topman7:
Inferiority complex is your problem. There is NO slum in America or ANYWHERE ON EARTH that is comparable to "some estates in Lekki and Abuja."

AND DON'T BOTHER RESPONDING, because I lived overseas longer than you've been alive.

I don't need to live overseas to know the two place I mentioned is better than some estates in Lagos and Abuja.
Mind you I said some estates not all. I still know of estates in Lekki that are better than some places in London.

Topman7:
You people always look for tiny countries with 2 people like Singapore and Qatar to use and feel inferior.

NIGERIA has 250 million mouths to feed. Qatar has more oil than Nigeria and under 3 million population. It's beyond senseless comparing them to Nigeria.

It’s beyond senseless that 200 million Nigerians have failed to make our country 100 million times better than what 2 Singaporeans have done in their own country without oil.

Will it be beyond senseless to expect our country to be 2/3rd as good as 300 million Americans have made their own country?

Topman7:
Inferiority complex is your problem. There is NO slum in America or ANYWHERE ON EARTH that is comparable to "some estates in Lekki and Abuja."

AND DON'T BOTHER RESPONDING, because I lived overseas longer than you've been alive.

And you guys living abroad should stop this boastful attitude. Do you know how old I am to think you have stayed abroad more than my age. Is living abroad an achievement mtcheew

shegzhkn:
Can you tell me why they'd love (from the commentary) the tough stance on the visa thingy. I mean through their eye (third worlder), it makes no sense.

Developing countries or generally countries seeking tourists should aim at citizens of wealthier countries. Touring foreign countries is a feature of "people wey don chop food belly full". Poor people cannot be tourists.

To ease their entry, offer these citizens visa free status so they don't have to spend on that aspect or better still save more to spend in the country. Nigeria or generally most African countries have longer routes from wealthier nations, thus costlier air tickets. There are many competitors within the African continent such as Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, etc.

Some might ask, "but these wealthier countries make it hard for us (Nigerians) to enter their countries, why should we make it easy for them?" Well, basic economics makes it so: visa free access is offered based on economic and largely population figures. The poorer a country, the weaker its passports. Humans are naturally discriminatory. You or anyone reading this will readily accept Dangote to your home before myself because you know he's richer than me. That's how visa free access works.

For that reason, Nigeria should waive visa restrictions for citizens of countries with a GDP per capita of $25K+. Citizens from these countries shouldn't have to apply for a Nigerian visa.

Gerrard59:
Developing countries or generally countries seeking tourists should aim at citizens of wealthier countries. Touring foreign countries is a feature of "people wey don chop food belly full". Poor people cannot be tourists.

To ease their entry, offer these citizens visa free status so they don't have to spend on that aspect or better still save more to spend in the country. Nigeria or generally most African countries have longer routes from wealthier nations, thus costlier air tickets. There are many competitors within the African continent such as Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, etc.

Some might ask, "but these wealthier countries make it hard for us (Nigerians) to enter their countries, why should we make it easy for them?" Well, basic economics makes it so: visa free access is offered based on economic and largely population figures. The poorer a country, the weaker its passports. Humans are naturally discriminatory. You or anyone reading this will readily accept Dangote to your home before myself because you know he's richer than me. That's how visa free access works.

For that reason, Nigeria should waive visa restrictions for citizens of countries with a GDP per capita of $25K+. Citizens from these countries shouldn't have to apply for a Nigerian visa.

I already know all of these things. My question is why do ordinary Nigerians seem to LOVE the fact that the process of getting their country's visa is so gruelling? What is the thought process behind this - are they reciprocating gestures or is there another reason? Even if the average person may react emotionally, policymakers should be pragmatic and understand how the world works.

papagiddy:
And someone is saying...Lagos is smelling, Nigeria economy is bad,because of Nnamdi cowun...N8geria will burn....chocho cho everywhere!!!!

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But...

Lagos does smell. Acknowledging this truth is the first step to solving the problem.

And...

Nigeria's economy is bad. The leaders and the led both agree on this. Nothing to argue about there.

CoronaVirusPro:
Nigerians are special kinds, put us anywhere and we use our spirit to light the candle of love and community.

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You know this isn't true.

This very platform needs a lot of that "spirit lit love and community" you speak about - but it just isn't there. Let's not even talk about what Nigerians do to one another in the physical. Look around Nigeria itself.

CoronaVirusPro:
We might not appreciate ourselves, but people around the world always trip for our pure spirit.

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Ok.

CoronaVirusPro:
The energy and companionship is different. Nigerians are special kinds, put us anywhere and we use our spirit to light the candle of love and community.

We might not appreciate ourselves, but people around the world always trip for our pure spirit.

How can we light the candle of love and community, if we don’t appreciate ourselves

Gerrard59:
Three, Nigerians are unnecessarily aggressive.

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Its the high relative humidity.

Gerrard59:
Four, Nigerians love and support ritual killings, especially of naive women.

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I don't even know what to say at this point.

hotseat:
Believe it or not, Nigeria, our country, is the best place in the world!

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Not true...because there's no such thing as the 'best' country in the world. Such terms are used to create lively debate but they have no place in a serious discussion.

hotseat:
You won't hear an American saying negative things about their country

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This is false.

shegzhkn:
I already know all of these things. My question is why do ordinary Nigerians seem to LOVE the fact that the process of getting their country's visa is so gruelling? What is the thought process behind this - are they reciprocating gestures or is there another reason?

It's a Nigerian mentality or would I say poverty mindset (this applies to almost citizens of most poor countries). It's also arr0gant ign0rance since many of these people are supposedly educated. You read their comments on TwitterNG, Nairaland, Instagram and Facebook. Nigerians are not that educated in the real sense o. Our people are terribly Ign0rant and h0rribly arr0gant. There's a lot to unlearn, relearn and learn for many Nigerians.

Even if the average person may react emotionally, policymakers should be pragmatic and understand how the world works.

As for policymakers, the average Nigerian politician is unintelligent. People who construct roads without pedestrian walkways even in their residential areas or to government offices don't come across as intelligent to me (I've seen open gutters in the road leading to the Governor's office in Awka). How do we expect the same people to understand the basic economics behind tourism?

Kemetian:
THAT WAS SUCH A GREAT WATCH.

It's always good to see your country from the perspective of outsiders sometimes..

Because we take so many things for granted in this country.

The same way you enjoy village every Christmas, doesn't make village better in terms of productivity. Humans appreciate what they rarely see, but a zoo is a zoo.

Just tell Nigerians you like their country or the visit even if it’s a lie they will be behaving like a happy dog wagging their tail and rolling in happiness.

Talk about dying for acceptance from outside

Topman7:
Inferiority complex is your problem. There is NO slum in America or ANYWHERE ON EARTH that is comparable to "some estates in Lekki and Abuja."

AND DON'T BOTHER RESPONDING, because I lived overseas longer than you've been alive.

He’s not lying the projects in Queens and NYC will be high end in Lagos or Abuja

Kemetian:
THAT WAS SUCH A GREAT WATCH.

It's always good to see your country from the perspective of outsiders sometimes..

Because we take so many things for granted in this country.

You're Very Right.

LoneSoldier:
Come to Kwara state or Abuja, stop making it look like Nigeria is a good country with a one sided narrative, everybody that lands in Lagos automatically says the country is good whereas they haven't explored the north to really know that the country is not really what it pictured it self to be.


The country keep deceiving themselves as if we the citizens don't know what they are doing.

When tourists visit the US where do they go? ... is it not to similar destinations? ... and they come up with a one sided narrative? ... that the US is such a beautiful place? Visitors from God's country have visited Nigeria and left happy and impressed .... and you are depressed about that.

Some people just don't like to see others happy

LoneSoldier:
Come to Kwara state or Abuja, stop making it look like Nigeria is a good country with a one sided narrative, everybody that lands in Lagos automatically says the country is good whereas they haven't explored the north to really know that the country is not really what it pictured it self to be.


The country keep deceiving themselves as if we the citizens don't know what they are doing.

When tourists visit the US where do they go? ... is it not to similar destinations? ... and they come up with a one sided narrative? ... that the US is such a beautiful place? Visitors from God's country have visited Nigeria and left happy and impressed .... and you are depressed about that.