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The barrister is conflicted and flinches from a true assessment of PMB - which is that in many respects, he is the worst Chief Executive in modern Nigerian history.

doctokwus:
Childs nose nor hair not even covered,exposing the opened up mother to various diseases,including sepsis.
It maynot be ethically,professionally and healthwise correct,what she did,but her dedication and d reasons behind it are top notch.
Overall she deserves praise because she probably saved 2lives using unconventionally means.

Maybe it was a dire emergency, rural clinics are filled with these; for example placental abruption or fetal distress. In such cases, no time to check the time!

dayosaurus:
I immediately wrote for a reversal with sufficient proof, I visited asaba last week and was told that the accountant is not around, so I can't see him. That I should come back next year

The clerk however said if I know someone in a big post and settle the person I might get it back. My salary isn't even sufficient to fund 5trips to asaba not to talk of settling big people I don't know

You dont need to know "someone in a big post". You need a sense of purpose, complete documentation and persistence.
Goodluck.

Write a letter to the agency in question. Address it to the CEO and Chief accountant.
Follow up with a visit to to the agency and insist on seeing the accountant in charge.
Do not beg, you're there on business.
State your case clearly, politely and concisely. Ask for immediate restitution.
Do not leave until your case file has been retrieved in your presence and your matter acted upon.

If you do this properly, the worst that will happen is that they will agree to offset the balance against future tax payments.

OR

If the issue is still fresh you may ask for a bank reversal. This is difficult but not impossible if you can convince the bank that the money was wrongly paid. (I rate your chances low since much time apparently has elapsed)

People overpay government all the time. If they know their rights, they get their refund.

P.S.
Start looking for a new job and if you do get one, move on as soon as the issue is resolved. Your boss obviously values your services less than he values 400,000 naira; you need not concur with his low estimate of you.

In 2014 I stopped practicing medicine and started writing software and I do not regret it for a moment. The hardship, poor pay, useless system, ungrateful patients are not for me anymore . This picture and its accompanying article reminds me exactly why I did and why it was the right decision.

Until the continent begins to respect professionals of all shades it will not progress.

1wolex85:
Yes sir you can buy all those things once you have the person's account number. Mobile Money will do the transfer for you and they will get alert and you take your foods except they don't have an account number. Please note I said it is true there is shortage of cash but it is wrong to say they blocked access to people's money. CBN has failed to enlighten the populace to take advantage of several e-channels available and note that there are mobile money Services where you don't need internet on your phone.

You appear not to know that 80% of Nigeria is unbanked.

1. For time destroys the fictions of error and opinion, while it confirms the determinations of nature and of truth - Cicero

2. A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions. - Marcus Aurelius

3. The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing - Marcus Aurelius

4. "There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee

5. If a reason for something is unknown, that reason is money- Polish proverb

6. Wars are won in the tents of generals. - Unknown

7. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. - Unknown

8. If you have a different mindset, you will have a different outcome: if you make different choices from your peers, your life will then be different from your peers. - Jack Ma

9. Change occurs because there is a gap between what is and what should be. The change can be catastrophic, or the opportunities can be extraordinary, because you've seen a gap. - Craig McCaw

10. Have Standards, not Expectations - Unknown

11. I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. - Ecclesiastes 9:11

1wolex85:
Oga you need to calm down. Nobody is preventing anybody from having access to their money
Yes there is shortage of physical cash, people should use other channels, if you take your atm to a shop and pay via atm or you transfer money, it will still go. So it is wrong to say people are being denied access to their money
CBN has focused so much on the Dollar issue this year that they have not expanded on their cashless policy. That is the real issue.

I posted this on an earlier thread,
What CBN needs to do is deepen the implementation of Mobile Money. In Kenya, once I have your phone number, I can transfer money to you. This also saves a lot of money in printing cash. Another option is to take advantage of cash based businesses and use them as mobile money agents. For example, I should be able to walk into a Petrol station or supermarket, deposit money in their account through their POS and they give me the cash equivalent. It will help this businesses reduce their cash calls and bank trips.

Can you buy fuel with POS everywhere in Nigeria? In Benin where I live, only ONE filling station allows cashless transactions. Can you buy pepper? Chicken? salt? carrots? cucumber? groundnut oil? half crate of eggs? one loaf of bread? pampers? tin of baby food?

Can you pay your washerman with POS? or mai-guard? or tailor?

Nigeria is an informal and unstructured society. The cashless policy will not take hold for at least a decade. The CBN is incompetent else it should know this

ThinkSmarter:
Dis one wey Una dey put on Cele cap or bakers cap.
Africans and title Sha, and their names will always be like: for traditional ruler√√
HRH, Prof, Dr,Oba Onabanjo Olanike Olaniyiyi, MON,frc,psc,jp
for pastors√√ His Holiness,Rev,Prof,Bishop Anderson Clark O. MNI, fss,JP , they always initialise their African name and writes the English one in full .
While d whites leaders are always in a round table with paper/pen, memos and a bottle water negotiating n discussing the way forward for their country while ours re meeting traditional Rulers for chieftaincy titles and running to prayer houses for anointing, as if it will increase ur life span or add anything to ur reputations.

I thought I was the only one to notice it. Black man is a confused man

Buhari and APC are making a mockery of Intelligent Nigerians

Intelligent Nigerians thats a very small class of individuals isn't it?

AZeD1:
I'm not in support of the act but I doubt there'll be any psychological scar. The boy doesn't know his right from his left so how and what would scar him?

You doubt wrongly. Children exposed to psychological trauma can suffer from its effects.

Have you heard of Sigmund Freud? Carl Jung? Eric Ericson? These people are famous for their work in showing how the early experiences of the child affect his adult development.
There is a whole area of psychology devoted to studying and understanding childhood development.
Google is your friend

sinkhole:
I can not see any problem here! The practice does not cut the child's leg nor damage the legs in anyway.
Everything that happen in this world does not have scientific proof yet, if this practice works, as it seems to be, then a research into what makes it work could be launched and a refinement of the method could be prescribed.

Did you read the post? You dont see the problem in someone exposed to pathogenic fungi that can cause meningitis, lung infection, skin infections that do not have a cure?

MadamExcellency:
Stop arguing, I may not scientifically defend the practice but I have done it and it worked that same day.

If you can not scientifically defend the practice keep quiet. I can scientifically condemn it.

Not all children walk at the same age. Different people reach the milestone at different ages. Some never do. The cause of developmental delay should be sought by a professional.

The child is at risk of infection from earth dwelling microbes including viruses, bacteria and fungi. He may contract tetanus, botilinism, anthrax, , histoplasmosis, cryptosporidium, aspergillosis, pneumococcus, pneumocysticosis and strachybotrys among more than 100 other possibilities.
Among the bacteria let us mention the gram negatives as well as coliforms (bacteria found in human and animal waste)

Many of these have no effective treatment even with modern medicines

He may be exposed to elemental poisoning from man made and natural substances in the soil including radioactive waste, lead, products of degradation of plastics and other compounds, degradation products of insecticides and herbicides, leeched byproducts of industrial processes and mining etc.

Apart from sickness, this child is being subjected to mental and physical abuse by ignorant and/or wicked guardians.

Yet some people come here to defend this barbarism. Shame on you.

Black man. I give you hand o! No wonder we are last in everything that matters

Nigeria will not break...

A man close to his grave is forecasting the future he will not live to see. I predict there will be a re-organization of Nigeria within 20 years. What form it will take - break-up, regionalism, resource control I cannot say for certain. But it shall come to pass. The trend is visible and the data does not lie. The arrangement forced upon different segments in 2014 and cast in blood in 1967 - 70 is not solid.

Baba bubu, talk your own for yourself.

A man close to his grave is forecasting the future he will not live to see. There will be a re-organization of Nigeria within 20 years. What form it will take - break-up, regionalism, resource control I cannot say for certain.But it must come to pass. The trend is visible and the data does not lie. The arrangement forced upon different segments in 2014 and cast in blood in 1967 - 70 is not solid.

Baba bubu, talk your own for yourself.

All these abokiii thinking like cows since 2000BC. Rubbish proposals that wont work. Will this solve poverty in the north? or defeat boko haram?

Aufbauh:
The truth is that apart from the religious intolerance of the hausa-fulani, they are the best allies anyone can have.
Very simple and straightforward people, their words are usually their bonds. They hardly betray your trust and not given to vain blabbing and treachery.
Even when they head any business or institution, their simplicity and generosity reflect downward, that is why i prefer them in leadership positions if they are qualified.

I cant believe there are 118 likes for this nonsense.

The truth is that apart from the religious intolerance of the hausa-fulani, they are the best allies anyone can have.
Religous intolerance is one of the biggest problems any group can have in the 21st century. Take a look at Iraq, Syria, Sudan etc

Very simple and straightforward people, their words are usually their bonds. They hardly betray your trust and not given to vain blabbing and treachery.
I see. They keep their word: like IBB on june 12 ?, or Abacha or El Rufai, or Baba Bubu.

Even when they head any business or institution, their simplicity and generosity reflect downward
They promote mediocrity. Any Abokiiiiii can become MD of a parastatal. Is that a good thing? Stop playing with words.

that is why i prefer them in leadership positions if they are qualified
Your preference is your prerogative. But history has shown they are hardly ever qualified. Ordinary WAEC is a problem for some of them

But I heard the Niger Delta is not important. Or is it? The FG can pipe gas from Niger Republic along with the crude oil as they previously planned. Lets be quick about it: Christmas is coming soon, and power generation is not rocket surgery. In fact, its easier than rearing cows.

oldfoolnigger:
U dey mind the man's family wey wan throw their money in this recession all in the name of conducting autopsy even when the cause of the man's death is obvious...KONJI

Many nigerian youth do not have sense. Is there any disease named 'Konji' ? I am irritated at the level of reasoning I find here.

Autopsies are supposed to be conducted in all cases of unexplained death, sudden death, death within 24 hours of admission, suspected foul play, or at the physicians, police, judge/coroner or relatives request.

[b]INCREASE IN DATA RATES- HOW NIGERIAN USERS SHOULD REACT.
By Jude Omonuwa Ero

The NCC has directed Telecoms operators in Nigeria to increase data charges across board in Nigeria in some cases by an astronomical 300% effective December 1st. The rationale behind this illogical decision is to establish parity between rates in Nigeria and those of other West African nations and improve government revenue.

It represents one more retrogressive idea from a government in which Nigerians placed so much hope in 2015, and which has not failed to disappoint their expectations at every turn. It exposes the callousness and economic illiteracy of highly placed government decision makers and shows one more reason why Nigeria is widely regarded as a retrogressing Nation . Recall that this was the same government that welcomed Mark Zuckerberg to Aso rock earlier this year and endorsed his plans to provide free internet to Africa!

It is against all common sense and economic principles for government to force private operators into a rate hike against their business interests. In every part of the world where cogitation precedes policy formulation, governments seek ways to promote economic inclusion, bring down rates, champion competition and - most relevant to the present issue, nurture universal broadband penetration.

In Nigeria, the opposite is the case. This decision to hike data rates follows recent decisions and plans by the Buhari administration to tax Nigerians severely even in the midst of a recession precipitated and aggravated by incompetent economic policies of the administration.
Nigerians pay more for fuel and electricity than they did a year ago. They cannot afford food items as the prices have risen in some cases three fold. There is talk of taxing international passports and a 9% tax on phone calls. None of these has been accompanied by any improvement in quality of life. While the government is hiking taxes , it has no plan to increase salaries of government workers or pensioners or provide scholarships and loans to Nigerian graduates. Over 4 million jobs have been lost in the past year and inflation is currently at 12%, the highest in 15 years. The Naira is a mess, the third worst performing currency in the world. A recent article by Bloomberg called for a visionary economic policy for Nigeria from the government - you may interpret that call and its assessment of the governments economic policy so far, however you wish.

The proposed data tax targets the most vulnerable segments of the economic space- the youth population and businesses. Both sectors are capable of pulling Nigeria out of recession by generating economic growth by sheer volume of activity and innovation. But the folks at NCC do not think this way. Instead, they would tax the people to penury using a warped economic logic.

This must not be allowed. Nigerians must resist. They have many choices to do so. One way is to boycott all data services – whatsapp, facebook, browsing , Telegram, instagram, Nairaland, LindaIkeji, Hotels.ng, IrokoTv and other websites. We should boycott all Federal , State and local government websites. This will force a redction in income and taxes to the government and cause the NCC to see sense and reverse its decision. Second, write to your representative in the Senate and House of representatives. Third, sign the online against this nonsense at https://www.change.org/p/nigeria-communication-commission-ncc-data-plans-rates-by-carriers-in-nigeria-should-not-be-increased-by-ncc?recruiter=642402116&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink.
You may also go to twitter and join either of these hashtags #NoToDataIncrease #Our_Mumu_Don_Do.

In 2003, Nigerians successfully boycotted GSM services for a day in protest against fee hikes. This was termed THE GREAT BOYCOTT. In 2016, we can repeat the feat. The power belongs to the citizenry, not to appointed officials hiding in offices somewhere, who apparently do not know their job description.

Let us unite and make REAL CHANGE possible.

Dr Ero is a medical doctor, entrepreneur and programmer. He writes from Lagos[/b]

mods move to front page.

Now I know Nigerian youth are mainly stupid. The government wants to f __k you over with obscene data rates and someone is asking "How are you preparing?"

There is a good article here on what to do https://www.nairaland.com/3492406

Nigerian youth should act and stop doing mumu.

powerfulsettingz:
We should just watch for the outcome na

You are watching while the government is killing you abi?

[b]INCREASE IN DATA RATES- HOW NIGERIAN USERS SHOULD REACT.
By Jude Omonuwa Ero

The NCC has directed Telecoms operators in Nigeria to increase data charges across board in Nigeria in some cases by an astronomical 300% effective December 1st. The rationale behind this illogical decision is to establish parity between rates in Nigeria and those of other West African nations and improve government revenue.

It represents one more retrogressive idea from a government in which Nigerians placed so much hope in 2015, and which has not failed to disappoint their expectations at every turn. It exposes the callousness and economic illiteracy of highly placed government decision makers and shows one more reason why Nigeria is widely regarded as a retrogressing Nation . Recall that this was the same government that welcomed Mark Zuckerberg to Aso rock earlier this year and endorsed his plans to provide free internet to Africa!

It is against all common sense and economic principles for government to force private operators into a rate hike against their business interests. In every part of the world where cogitation precedes policy formulation, governments seek ways to promote economic inclusion, bring down rates, champion competition and - most relevant to the present issue, nurture universal broadband penetration.

In Nigeria, the opposite is the case. This decision to hike data rates follows recent decisions and plans by the Buhari administration to tax Nigerians severely even in the midst of a recession precipitated and aggravated by incompetent economic policies of the administration.
Nigerians pay more for fuel and electricity than they did a year ago. They cannot afford food items as the prices have risen in some cases three fold. There is talk of taxing international passports and a 9% tax on phone calls. None of these has been accompanied by any improvement in quality of life. While the government is hiking taxes , it has no plan to increase salaries of government workers or pensioners or provide scholarships and loans to Nigerian graduates. Over 4 million jobs have been lost in the past year and inflation is currently at 12%, the highest in 15 years. The Naira is a mess, the third worst performing currency in the world. A recent article by Bloomberg called for a visionary economic policy for Nigeria from the government - you may interpret that call and its assessment of the governments economic policy so far, however you wish.

The proposed data tax targets the most vulnerable segments of the economic space- the youth population and businesses. Both sectors are capable of pulling Nigeria out of recession by generating economic growth by sheer volume of activity and innovation. But the folks at NCC do not think this way. Instead, they would tax the people to penury using a warped economic logic.

This must not be allowed. Nigerians must resist. They have many choices to do so. One way is to boycott all data services – whatsapp, facebook, browsing , Telegram, instagram, Nairaland, LindaIkeji, Hotels.ng, IrokoTv and other websites. We should boycott all Federal , State and local government websites. This will force a redction in income and taxes to the government and cause the NCC to see sense and reverse its decision. Second, write to your representative in the Senate and House of representatives. Third, sign the online against this nonsense at https://www.change.org/p/nigeria-communication-commission-ncc-data-plans-rates-by-carriers-in-nigeria-should-not-be-increased-by-ncc?recruiter=642402116&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink.
You may also go to twitter and join either of these hashtags #NoToDataIncrease #Our_Mumu_Don_Do.

In 2003, Nigerians successfully boycotted GSM services for a day in protest against fee hikes. This was termed THE GREAT BOYCOTT. In 2016, we can repeat the feat. The power belongs to the citizenry, not to appointed officials hiding in offices somewhere, who apparently do not know their job description.

Let us unite and make REAL CHANGE possible.

Dr Ero is a medical doctor, entrepreneur and programmer. He writes from Lagos [/b]

Jonathan paid off the militants and we thought he was wrong. Baba Bubu is paying off Terrorists ; I don't know what to say anymore.

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HER ONLY CRIME TO BUHARI IS FINDING FFK NOT GUILTY OF CORRUPTION.



SHE WAS THE JUDGE THAT FOUND FFK NOT GUILTY.


For that alone she should be jailed without trial.

God bless you Fidel Castro. May heaven receive your soul. The soul of a lover of freedom, the soul of a giant a liberator arugged fighter against oppression.

Soldado muerte! Viva la revolucion!!

Quotes:

" They talk about the failure of socialism, but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?"

" ...I began a revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith.
It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and a plan of action."

Fidel Castro 1926 - 2016

Welrez:
Buhari is a "tale told by an idiot" !

"A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing ... And then it is heard no more."
- Macbeth,
William Shakespeare

At last! One educated millennial on nairaland. Kudos to you Welrez

CACAWA:
No..it should not be the cjn

The court has finished the job of dispensing justice based on the rule of law.

The only Essence of a governor signing the execution order is to give the convict a last chance of mercy from the people (represented by their governor).

It is just like "state pardon"... A final opportunity.

You have shown in your post wisdom and understanding of the spirit and intent of the law. Quite unlike the cowardly governor quoted in the article who displays ignorance.

In any case, what fraction of the prison population are on death row? Will executing all the condemned prisoners lead to decongestion of the prisons? Methinks we need more inmates from pdp and apc to inhabit the prisons. To make space, let the petty thieves, yahoo boys, weed dealers, domestic violators, debtors and aged or sick prisoners go free.