Kiddler:


I'd urge you to make use of your senses brother and not gobble up things people who have never even set foot in Kano are concocting. I am from Kano, and I can list close to 30 hospitals in the metropolis alone; both government and privately owned. Not to talk of the primary health care centers in the remaining 43 local government areas.

Because some of you are senseless, we are getting negative result from the State. Your stubbornness has yielded results.

dominique:


GTB donated a 100 bed isolation center to Lagos state government, is it only Lagosians that bank with GTB?

GTBank has it's head office in Lagos

The major portion of it's earnings come from Lagos (You can confirm this for yourself from their audited financial statement which can be assessed free on their website)

It's only natural for GTB to donate to Lagos since this is where they make the bulk of their money and most of their staff pay their income taxes in Lagos by virtue of place of residence.

...by the way let's not forget that they also made a donation to the federal government recently.

There is no basis for Dangote and BUA who have their head offices in Lagos and derive a major part of their revenue to ignore Lagos and make donations to Kano.

This was exactly the same thing the deposed Emir of Kano did when he was governor of CBN - using a corporate entity's money(CBN) to donate to Kano State so as to ingratiate himself and 'clear road' so that they will make him emir!

Bottom line - If you want to make a donation to your home state do it in your personal capacity and take the money from your pocket, don't force your corporate organisation to do it!

yemmight:


Because some of you are senseless, we are getting negative result from the State. Your stubbornness has yielded results.

I can't make out the head from tail of your reply. You aren't worth arguing with. Have a nice day Sir.

gnykelly:


you guys should stop this shit...you guys were all over social media raising fear about Kano last week, this guys stepped up to the challenge.

let me give you a little assignment.
who and where did Emeka offor donate to...

where is the Emoney

E money is a small boy besides his state is not under threat of extinction by COVID 19. All he has to do to remain in the good books of the state indigene is to go and donate rice to his Ihiala people ...dazall

OKOATA:

Do we have scientist in Nigeria at all? What about those microbiology guys wearing white in both federal and state universities and what about those once in private universities paying 4million above as tuition fee, what exactly do they teach them in school? What about the so called lecturers, doctors and profs too? So you wanna tell me we don’t have any scientist in Nigeria that can come up with a solution against this virus? So you guys need to wait for WHO to give you license before you act? Since the inception of this disease have never seen or heard about any Nigerian coming up with anything. Always waiting for the world to come up with something. Microbiology, chemistry or whatever should be scraped in Nigeria since they have no use to the society.

It can be easily killed when outside the body with soap and sanitisers. But when inside the body, killing it is a different ball game cos of the way viruses attach to body cells.

fiizznation:
May God bless the wealthy men in kano. There are many people who donated one or two things to the government just to help fight the virus in kano state which the media don't even carry the news. There is covid19 in kano;fact. But the way the media report cases of covid19 in kano, you will begin to think that you are living in a separate kano state.

There is a partial lockdown in kano. Just like every lockdown in Nigeria states, some people usually move about but only non-essential shops/markets are closed. People are being tested everyday by the NCDC which is a good thing and is what we want. So I don't understand the unnecessary fear/panic that the media and some very mischievous elements are paddling about kano state.



Anyway kano will always take care of itself as usual. We are in kano and we ain't going anywhere until the fight against covid19 is won, insha'Allah.

Goodluck to you .......just don't spread the pamdemic

dominique:


GTB donated a 100 bed isolation center to Lagos state government, is it only Lagosians that bank with GTB?

Pls help me ask. Maybe there is no GTB in Kano

good

Odetokun3:


Are you not one for claiming am ignorant when u quoted the wrong person?

Who quoted wrong person......better open your eyes.

OKOATA:

Do we have scientist in Nigeria at all? What about those microbiology guys wearing white in both federal and state universities and what about those once in private universities paying 4million above as tuition fee, what exactly do they teach them in school? What about the so called lecturers, doctors and profs too? So you wanna tell me we don’t have any scientist in Nigeria that can come up with a solution against this virus? So you guys need to wait for WHO to give you license before you act? Since the inception of this disease have never seen or heard about any Nigerian coming up with anything. Always waiting for the world to come up with something. Microbiology, chemistry or whatever should be scraped in Nigeria since they have no use to the society.

Don't blame them Baba. I'm sure those departments haven't seen any drop of research funding or Grants in 50 years . Due to this, some of those Profs may not even know how to conduct this sort of research.

fiizznation:
May God bless the wealthy men in kano. There are many people who donated one or two things to the government just to help fight the virus in kano state which the media don't even carry the news. There is covid19 in kano;fact. But the way the media report cases of covid19 in kano, you will begin to think that you are living in a separate kano state.

There is a partial lockdown in kano. Just like every lockdown in Nigeria states, some people usually move about but only non-essential shops/markets are closed. People are being tested everyday by the NCDC which is a good thing and is what we want. So I don't understand the unnecessary fear/panic that the media and some very mischievous elements are paddling about kano state.



Anyway kano will always take care of itself as usual. We are in kano and we ain't going anywhere until the fight against covid19 is won, insha'Allah.

I am a medical doctor working at the Accident and Emergency unit of one of the largest public hospitals in Kano.

While some information being peddled by the media is not true, there is every reason to worry about Kano and it's residents.

Before I left the frontline last Saturday (I tested positive for the virus on that day), we were seeing 20 - 30 suspected cases on daily basis and there was no provision for care for this category of patients. They cannot be admitted at conventional hospitals because those hospitals are not equipped to handle covid 19 and they cannot go to Isolation centers because their covid 19 status has not been confirmed.

I remember referring several patients to 'other hospitals' which I am sure do not exist while others were sent home on oral medications.

The deeply rooted cultural and religious beliefs are also a source of concern. I still remember the stupid and ignorant comments of some patients relatives when I tried to educate them about the need for the aged among them to stay away from the suspected cases.

I don't believe in total lockdown because our cities are not as well structured as is obtained in developed countries. The lockdown in Kano is just a name.

I agree with you that things are improving. Some public hospitals have created isolation units where suspected cases can be treated pending the outcome of their test results. Three additional isolation centres have been created (still not enough), and testing capacity expanded.

More importantly, the federal delegation has come out clearly to say that covid 19 is related to the current increase in the number of deaths being experienced in the state unlike the state government that has been denying it.

I hope things continue to improve so that more lives could be saved.

May God have mercy on the souls of the departed, may He heal the sick and protect the healthy.

Kobicove:


Dangote is from Kano, the BUA guy is also from the core north but I'm not sure where exactly but I think Borno State

He is also from Kano state.

Onlyonebuhari:


Who quoted wrong person......better open your eyes.

Do you care to learn?? I have nothing to argue with you. I am sorry if u feel hurt. Please

Kobicove:


Dangote is from Kano, the BUA guy is also from the core north but I'm not sure where exactly but I think Borno State

Abdulsamad Rabiu is also from Kano. He is a son to one of kano's prominent scholars Shiekh Rabiu (Late).

Fun fact. Bua and Dangote are from same LG in Kano State and that LG is among the LGs with highest infections

Kobicove:
How come is is that all the companies owned by northerners are donating to only Kano State?

Is it in Kano State alone that they make sales of their products?

vertueptime:
I could imagine without Bua and dangotes contributions, its a shame buhari has never contributed personnally anything in his entire years in nigeria, he has never been poor just stingy, may God grant us wealth that will be benefitial to others

Your hatred for Buhari as so blinded you that you blame him for almost everything.
This is the typical African man's mindset .
He won't blame is poor decision skills but looks for people who don't even know he exist to blame.

I pity you and the one hundred plus simpletons that liked your rubbish quote.

Una go wail taya

yemmight:
A whole State with just 20 hospitals and thousands of mosques. If not for private companies, I wonder what would have happened.

HMMMMMMM

LAZY YOUTH

VERIFY BEFORE QUOTING

LIES LIES LIES

DO YOUR HOMEWORK ,ODE.

yemmight:
A whole State with just 20 hospitals and thousands of mosques. If not for private companies, I wonder what would have happened.

For to believe that thrash that Kano has only 20 hospitals is a slap on any institution u graduated from. It is such a shame for u to be sway by sentiment.

Omo see hatred, continue ass licking, we are entitled to our opinion especially wen its factual so STFU

Friend22:


Your hatred for Buhari as so blinded you that you blame him for almost everything.
This is the typical African man's mindset .
He won't blame is poor decision skills but looks for people who don't even know he exist to blame.

I pity you and the one hundred plus simpletons that liked your rubbish quote.

Una go wail taya

Father of blame game is buhari,
Father of incompetence is buhari
Cluelessness and not aware buhari
Continue supporting failure like urself with oyinbo mindset, allow me to wail on his uselessness in peace

Friend22:


Your hatred for Buhari as so blinded you that you blame him for almost everything.
This is the typical African man's mindset .
He won't blame is poor decision skills but looks for people who don't even know he exist to blame.

I pity you and the one hundred plus simpletons that liked your rubbish quote.

Una go wail taya

4Play:


It also highlights that the rich tycoons pay little tax. If they paid their tax and were not the beneficiaries of rentier-captialism, the Nigerian government would have much better capacity to handle health crises.

Someone like Dangote probably pays his fair share of taxes. His companies are publicly listed so no hiding place.

Even in 2014 or so when Dangote Cement had an annual turnover of 248b and a profit after tax of 124.8b, it was published.

Import bans are very lucrative! How many companies can declare more than half their revenues as profits, talkless of P.A.T? Even online gaming companies will be eyeing the Nigerian cement market . Which business incubator did Dangote Cement spring from?

Is his income still a beneficiary of rentier capitalism as he makes is money largely through influencing the government to ban the import of goods?

grandstar:


Someone like Dangote probably pays his fair share of taxes. His companies are publicly listed so no hiding place.

Even in 2014 or so when Dangote Cement had an annual turnover of 248b and a profit after tax of 124.8b, it was published.

Import bans are very lucrative! How many companies can declare more than half their revenues as profits, talkless of P.A.T? Even online gaming companies will be eyeing the Nigerian cement market . Which business incubator did Dangote Cement spring from?

Is his income still a beneficiary of rentier capitalism as he makes is money largely through influencing the government to ban the import of goods?

You are right about Dangote paying tax but I wonder, apart from his publicly listed entities, if he does pay enough re his private companies, personal income, and capital gains.

And as you point out, his profit margins are stupendous for such a capital intensive industry which is usually a good indicator of market failure and rentier capitalism.

There are also claims he gets forex at preferential rates which is like a subsidy by the government:

LAGOS/LONDON (Reuters) - As Nigeria grapples with a foreign exchange crisis, one person stands out in the scramble to obtain hard currency: Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man.

When the government restricted the supply of dollars in June 2015 to prop up the value of the Nigerian naira, firms owned by Dangote landed a healthy share of dollars available at the cheap official rate, a study by Reuters shows.

Reuters examined foreign currency transactions made during an 11-week period in March to May this year. Over that time, Dangote businesses were able to buy at least $161 million in hard currency from the central bank. That was around nine percent of all the hard currency the bank sold over the period. In a single week in March, one dollar in every eight went to Dangote companies. There is not enough data to see how that stacks up with the companies' share of foreign trade.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-nigeria-forex-dangote-insight-idUKKCN0Z90PT

Please stay safe, all!

Kiddler:


You're making me laugh Sir. Do you know Africa uses less than 2% of its budget for research? So nobody should expect anything called scientific innovation from this part of the world, except a few exceptional individuals. I have a friend who studied medicine, but had to stay at home for almost a year before he got a job, and even then he had to bribe some people. Despite the very low doctor to patient ratio in Nigeria. New York alone has more Nigerian medical doctors than any other foreign nationality. Do you blame our doctors for looking for greener pastures abroad? I'm studying biochemistry and I've only touched a microscope once. If you're studying science in Nigeria, you're only reading to pass, unless you're rich enough to enroll in a private university.

You're not far from the truth.

I studied Microbiology and biotechnology__graduated 2012, went to service 2013 finished 2014. I can tell you first hand that I have never worked as a microbiologist. I have searched and searched even resulted to trying private laboratories, guess what? They rather pick MLS over Microbiology(they fell MLS can do all things).

I resulted to selling hospital/Laboratory equipment (that didn't give me satisfaction). After two years being a sales rep I went ahead for my masters..

The story continues, nobody want to employ a microbiologist (except pharmaceutical companies, they will use you as sales rep).

Just recently, as this pandemic hits, I now see Microbiology and biochemistry job adverts.

I'm trying to understand what went wrong in the "Microbiology/Biochemistry world" in Nigeria. How did they become so useless??

In civilized world, MLS do not ultra varies Microbiology, everyone sticks to their profession, why is it so different in Nigeria??

Las las, I will end up a lecturer and the circle continues

Girlbestfriend:


You're not far from the truth.

I studied Microbiology and biotechnology__graduated 2012, went to service 2013 finished 2014. I can tell you first hand that I have never worked as a microbiologist. I have searched and searched even resulted to trying private laboratories, guess what? They rather pick MLS over Microbiology(they fell MLS can do all things).

I resulted to selling hospital/Laboratory equipment (that didn't give me satisfaction). After two years being a sales rep I went ahead for my masters..

The story continues, nobody want to employ a microbiologist (except pharmaceutical companies, they will use you as sales rep).

Just recently, as this pandemic hits, I now see Microbiology and biochemistry job adverts.

I'm trying to understand what went wrong in the "Microbiology/Biochemistry world" in Nigeria. How did they become so useless??

In civilized world, MLS do not ultra varies Microbiology, everyone sticks to their profession, why is it so different in Nigeria??

Las las, I will end up a lecturer and the circle continues

the career hatred is just too much, Infact it is kind of a phobia