Donbrig:
But how long are we gonna keep hiding from the unknown? We just have to find a way to make life more secured for everyone. Sometimes, no matter how much you hide or disguise, your life and that of your family will always be in danger, as long you are doing well in life and the majority of your neighbours are in abject poverty.

maishai:


This can never work................I use a prepaid meter in my current house and my pumping machine AC and Feeezer is not on it (fine=50k) and i Paid the fine once and became friends with the officials as they just pocketed the fine for themselves(they have no idea of Electrical wiring), now the bulk of other residences do the same and many are into ICE-BLOCK business, they hardly collect money from indigines that see the light as their share of the national cake.......................



From my level magnify it to a national scale.........................PREPAID CAN NEVER Work in Present day Nigeria................. I dont know of tommorrow

CsRockefeller:


You are a bloody capitalist and if you were to be the President in a developing country like Nigeria, it won't be long before you are overthrown.

ahiboilandgas:
do u know over 30m lines harldy recharge 100 naira permonth...this was what was planned by federal govt to harvest the list of the poor and vulnerable......the telco revenues are generated by less than 50 percent of line holders

ositadima1:
I will rather live in a Nigeria where nothing is free but you get your money's worth in services. That is why obodo oyigbo is d way it is.

CsRockefeller:


You provide the services before you tax the citizens, that's how it's done not the other way round.

Now tell me, what has the Govt provided to warrant these taxes?

You want to tax me for the land I bought, sand filled, dug bore hole, bought a pole and wired my house, graded d road, provided a security at the gate?

ahiboilandgas:
imagine living in Ajah and paying 200 naira per toll for 3 toll going and 3 tolls back that 1200 for oga ,if madam goes to work too another 1200 then kidschool another 1200 that over 1 million naira for tolls within Lagos on single family ....

Cyberknight:


I agree that rural areas should also have access to electricity and that there are social grounds for doing so. My point is that it should be paid for and not subsidised. We should learn to bring our consumption in line with our pockets.

The spurious argument for subsidising petrol for instance (to make transport cheap so that the poor can afford it) is rubbish. People in countries where there is no subsidy such as in Ghana or Kenya for instance, pay for transport at prevailing rates and poverty rates there are no worse than in Nigeria where we have been subsidising electricity and petrol for decades while denying funds to healthcare and education.

ultron12345:

And what will be used to build build the roads, power plants, hospitals, schools and all the services? the president's blood?

It costs money to provide services, and that money has to come from somewhere.

This is a "chicken or egg, which came first" situation.

ositadima1:
The government does not need subsidies to encourage development in the power sector. What is needed are good policies and regulations. Already, Nigeria has huge need for power and it's ready to pay for it.

Look at the telecom sector, no subsidy, no government interventions, just regulations and guidelines and yet the sector is booming, posting huge profits year after year. Inside same Naija o.

ultron12345:


The bikeman earning 30K per month is better off paying 15% tax (N4,500) and 6% health insurance premium (N1,800) that will assure him of quality healthcare, education, infrastructure etc, than to keep the entire 30k and buy everything for himself.

His 6% health premium will assure him of free, quality healthcare. If he has accident on his bike, can the 30k treat him? If he develops kidney problem, can 30k treat him? Unexpected expenses on drugs and treatment for him, his wife and his children will be gone.

His 15% tax will assure his 2 or 3 children of free, quality education with which they can use to compete for better future. He doesn't need to worry about school fees. Without that 15%, he'll probably be paying more for the children in a substandard school which will not equip them with the skills they need to escape the poverty they've found themselves in.

When there are good roads from his taxes, he will spend less on bike repairs, his bike will last longer and produce a higher return on investment.

When everyone in society is freed from the burden of expensive medical bills and school fees, coupled with better infrastructure that will make cost of goods and services cheaper, everyone will have more money to spend on other things, like transport. So the bikeman will even have more customers and make more income.

We are not the only country in the world with poor people. Our socioeconomic demographics are not worse than countries like Benin, Chad, Cameroon, Niger, yet they still collect taxes.

maishai:


This can never work................I use a prepaid meter in my current house and my pumping machine AC and Feeezer is not on it (fine=50k) and i Paid the fine once and became friends with the officials as they just pocketed the fine for themselves(they have no idea of Electrical wiring), now the bulk of other residences do the same and many are into ICE-BLOCK business, they hardly collect money from indigines that see the light as their share of the national cake.......................



From my level magnify it to a national scale.........................PREPAID CAN NEVER Work in Present day Nigeria................. I dont know of tommorrow

CsRockefeller:


It's crazy.

When Fashola re-constructed the Ikorodu road from Mile 12 to d d junction to Laspotech with the World Bank loan there were rumours that it would be tolled just as the Lekki-Ajah express way and Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge.

The Govt quickly dispelled it. You can't brandish taxes as a gift to the citizens you came to rescue.

The question is the little you have received, what have you done with it?

You want to kill the already beaten down citizens innit?

maishai:


Big Lies from the coffers of govt.... multiply 3000 by the number of Danfo in say Ikeja Local Government and You see daily what is generated..... What is stopping the Government from tapping into this.........


I repeat you cant do a hustle wiyhout Government rearing its ugly head even YAHOO Boys is not left out they pay taxes too

CsRockefeller:


The receipts from crude oil sales judiciously used. Show us that you are prudent and accountable first.

Remember the parable of the servants and their talents? Those who have shown good returns, more will be given to them.

emmanuelewumi:



For transportation in cities like Lagos. I think government should give licenses for big businesses to ply certain routes.

Transport companies to be given such licenses should have a minimum of 400 buses in their fleet, pay an annual license fees of about 100k per bus ie minimum of N40 million per company.

Agbero should be banned and all revenues should come to the government.

ahiboilandgas:
the oil income is suppose to put Nigerian on path of sustainable development for future tax driven society....uae/dubai used the oil money well.. .now citizens are sure with the new tax laws for sustaince is real.....imagine knowing that dino meleye cars are from my tax deduction....he has never work anywhere pior to 99 .......pmb is still holding on to 14 aircrafts once tax increase atiku or tinubu go buy 10 new once to add.....mad people

ahiboilandgas:
oga on which roads ? The town is already immotorable....Lagos need a working mass transit train like the blue rail lines and ferries

emmanuelewumi:



Union is for exploitation in this part of the country. The big Agberos in Lagos go home everyday with between 700k to N1.2 million every day... They finance election of local government chairmen, states house of assembly, house of representative, Senate. They contribute towards election of state governors.

No wonder they are above the law. A medical doctor with about 30 years experience in the United States, had to receive the blessings of a popular Agbero before he could become a member of the house of representative.


Won't be surprised if the Agbero will contest to become a Senator or a governor.


Too bad

ahiboilandgas:
imagine living in Ajah and paying 200 naira per toll for 3 toll going and 3 tolls back that 1200 for oga ,if madam goes to work too another 1200 then kidschool another 1200 that over 1 million naira for tolls within Lagos on single family ....

emmanuelewumi:


How many houses will you destroy from Ikorodu to TBS..

Instead of having fragmented ownership, do you think any Agbero can disturb a Transport company with over 400 buses, 100 mechanics, 500 drivers, 100 admin staff under their payroll and also licensed by the government for a given route.


Ambode lost out partly for his plans for the transport system in Lagos, which the Agberos do not want

CsRockefeller:


You provide the services before you tax the citizens, that's how it's done not the other way round.

Now tell me, what has the Govt provided to warrant these taxes?

You want to tax me for the land I bought, sand filled, dug bore hole, bought a pole and wired my house, graded d road, provided a security at the gate?

gaeul:
See what Treasury bills thread has been reduced to...When a house is abandoned...Rat and reptiles take over....I pray rates get better soonest...so this thread can come alive again

gaeul:
See what Treasury bills thread has been reduced to...When a house is abandoned...Rat and reptiles take over....I pray rates get better soonest...so this thread can come alive again

seunpinky:
I guess u are talking about Dr. Bashiru Dawudu and MC Oluomo.

gaeul:
See what Treasury bills thread has been reduced to...When a house is abandoned...Rat and reptiles take over....I pray rates get better soonest...so this thread can come alive again

ahiboilandgas:
I think electricity should be decentralized so that rich areas /state can generate and distribute their power .....the National project is not working.....ibom power plant can serve akwa ibom well ....rich neighbourhoods like ikoyi ,lekki,asokoro ,portharcout gra ,nassarawa gra ,Kaduna gra can be paying premium for electricity since any way they burn more on deseal generator while poor area should be of fgn grids

ositadima1:
I will rather live in a Nigeria where nothing is free but you get your money's worth in services. That is why obodo oyigbo is d way it is.