₦airaland Forum

slawomir:
Damnnn niggar

That is not a straight red card

Straight red. Last man, run on goal. Took both legs.

The Reds imploding at Tyneside.

Sad how everything has degenerated to race rivalries in Nigeria. This country is not going to be great anytime soon. Just deteriorating every day. No facts, no truths, nothing intellectual or mentally stimulating anymore.

oilyngbati:
Many countries would accept the Naira if we insist on selling our oil and other commodities in Naira.
We can start with our neighbouring African countries by giving them the option of either pay us in Naira or dollar. We can achieve this by first getting our refineries working and refining our crude oil. We can then export the petrol, diesel and other byproducts to these countries and give them the option of Naira or $….believe me, most would choose to pay us in Naira, this in turn would help strengthen the Naira.
The first step is getting the refinery to work, so we don’t go looking for dollars to import fuel, rather we export the refined products.

Funny you.
Your CBN is looking for dollar under every stone and in every cobweb filled cabinet and you think your government will accept naira for exports?

Oga. Balance of trade decides everything. Not just what you sell but what you buy. Goods, services, credit, etc.

And even countries that have managed a trade balance and more with the United States such as China (that holds massive amounts of American debt) have discovered the ugly truth that size indeed matters.

That your debtor can indeed decide in what currency it pays it's debts because you have no alternative. You have no bigger customer to sell to.

Expected a deeper dive into the economy from him and how industry is faring under the present governance structure. And in one or two quick sentences profer alternate ideas for an end to the rot and a turn around for economic prosperity.

Leading political figures the world over never let the opportunity pass them by in putting their best foot forward in these big moments and when the media is around, and the situation in Nigeria now provides ample opportunity to gain traction and make political hay.

But for some seriously strange reason they all let these oppotunities slip by.

Is it that the polity is just shallow and watery, just seeking power for power sake or is it that they consider the audience, the citizens of the country too inept, too unfertile to nurture and grow ideas planted in them.... that all they need is jingles, tee shirts and packets of foodstuff to decide leadership?....dunno.

Luckysbab:
This palava called ‘’love’’

Quite the opposite.
Love does not expect a reward.
Just call it for what it is.... a business transaction gone bad. This is for the EFCC kind in sane climes.

Not really interested in these things but from the responses across board it is clear how we got here and why we will unlikely be able to get out of here.

Nigerians just do not have a common values based denominator. There are no reference points from which two people agree on the basic things that platform or found society. It is like attempting to build a city with the bricks of 'unipolar' magnets that repel.

The lamentations of Godlessness. Greed, betrayal, hurt, misery and eventually death.

And what is the purpose of all these.
If all these cannot fulfil the basic purpose of governance then why bother.

Years of governance have gone by, decades of democracy. Trip after trip, meetings after meetings, conventions without end yet the fortunes of their domains continue to slide and the citizens they claim to lead continue to wallow in misery.

Abeg they should spare us.
If not for the gullibility of their fanatics who will ever see this or hear them.

SouthSouth1914:
Saudi just holding Top tier leagues by the balls!!

Hmmm..... modern day organ harvesting going on in Europe by the oily Sheikhs.

I doubt it. But it's fair to those whose ears are only tuned to the channel of propaganda.

Six months time is slap bang in the middle.of the dry season where Nigeria"s hydro dams traditionally do not do well due to the dry season prevalent along the west coast.

It is better to roll out a solid road map based on proper research and planning than make pie in the sky promises that are bound to end up in your face.

Even a kid knows that the power sector requires a deeper framework than it presently operates within and that as a bricks and mortar sector it will take monumental investment over a considerable time period for any impact to be felt at the plugs and sockets.

Anyway, anything for kids to yakk and yap about.

Arsenal threw away this match from Arteta to the players. Not title winning form.

I cannot say with a surety that this squad is better than last season's.

The transfer market was not a successful one.

tonididdy:
Kai Haverts na pure badluck….

Bad buy so far.

Bye, bye Bassey....
Gunners fans no get pity.

The Havertz signing is not proving a success. He is just not sharp for a 9. Really don't know what his strong points are, since he came to the Premiership.

Haven't been able to watch the match here but good result for the Blues. The Prem must be competitive this season. No free riide for any team.

I don't know when African nations will wake up to craft their societies into viable and prosperous entities.

This is what all these outside powers spoiling for war should realise. The discovery of the root problem and addressing it from there.

To reinstate the civilian regime today without that inquest is just kicking the can down the road and creating a defacto civilian dictatorship that is more than likely going to entrench it's ways and prosecute with greater vigour the reasons behind the upheavals.

Has anyone cared to ask Bazoum what he did or did not do to bring about this crises, the drive towards the gates of revolt and revolution. And what he promises to do better to stabilize his country BEFORE embarking on a mission of bloodshed.

For if blood is to be spilled, there has to be an intent at recompense, a sort of confession of sins and a change of ways like the holy book says.

What is Mr. Bazoum and his goverment prepared to do to unite and prosper his country. That is where the quest to repair starts, not war.

Let us all put the cart before the horse. War should be the very LAST option if at all.

LADEMINUS:
Had the pilot attempted an abort pass the go-no-go which they had reached, the fatalities would have been more. Read the information properly

Well they took off and the rest is history. The plane could not climb due to the damage to hydraulics operating the control surfaces which ran close to the tanks.

Their chances were better on terra firma. At least they will not have killed all the folks in the apartment building close to the airport.

DARLINGTON869:
I beg to disagree. They had hit maximum speed on the runway by the time the plane tyre caught the debris. Also, they never noticed any abnormalities until they were airborne. Their undoing was aggravated by the fact that the whole engines on the affected side of the plane lost power this leaving them with no option other than to pummel right back to earth.

That is not correct. The fuel tank ruptured and the fire alarms amongst other instantly went off at just about take off speed BEFORE they made the decision to rotate.

Yes the regulations say take off, asses and turn around. But for me hearing that fire alarm, I will not have pulled that yoke back. But taken my chances to the end of the runway or whatever.

There was just too much fuel on board for any hopes of an immediate return.

Yusufisraelj:
The plane have suffered mishap right from design. It was expensive to maintain and run. It wasn't just meant for the commercial space.

When the commercial engineering for these kinds of speed is properly addressed you won't see failures like this.

The plane had no engineering problems abeg. Yes it cost a lot to operate and that was because it carried an average of only 100 passengers.

The main objections to the plane was engine noise and of course transatlantic rivalry from America that did not have an equivalent so they limited the airports it could fly to under that guise and this made the economic model unsustainable.

There is no way to go supersonic under liquid fuels without rocketry essentially which is naturally noisy.

Concorde was an engineering masterpiece.

Racoon:
Though the primary cause of that unfortunate crash was a piece of metal strip the crew of 4590 stepped on while taxing to lift up, but how on earth did they stupidly neglect this key weight calculation?

This simply increase the drag of the plane hence stalling despite the captain increasing power to ensure they lift up and perhaps pray for a chance to level up and then make an emergency landing. However, it contributed to the unstable centre of gravity of the plane and its eventual doom. What a costly mistake.

Reviewed the tragedy time and again but I still insist the pilot should never have taken off despite reaching V1.

There is no way on earth he could have made it back to land. Just no way. I would have thrown it into reverse immediately, deployed the drogue and applied full brakes even if it meant overshooting.

I will have slammed that plane into the ground hard.

A burning aircraft in the air is finished. A delta winged burning plane is finished. A delta winged plane with that much fuel on board is finished.

And there are fewer people to kill in the ground within an airport than outside.

One of my greatest regrets.
Never got to fly Concorde like my dad did.
Missed it by a few years.

Mummyfour:
21st if August, I was at the American embassy for a visa appointment.

From the period spanning 3 hours I was there, nobody left the interview room with a smile or laughter. Almost every one there was rejected.

The funniest thing about the rejection was the verdict on the light blue paper given to the intending travellers which read" you have not demonstrated that you have enough ties to bring you back to Nigeria "

In a layman's terms, it means we are suspecting that you want to japa into the US.

The most painful aspect was a lot of undergraduates that were turned down. A guy that had a $60,000 worth of scholarship was bounced too.

I saw someone who was just going on a study leave from a whole Deloitte where he works in presently in Nigeria being bounced too.
Most of the interviewers didn't even check out relevant documents of the applicants, but just drew their conclusion based on face value.

I was discussing with people and they said inasmuch as the reason for that verdict was baseless and stupid, we Nigerians are viewed as the worst of the worst world citizens to allow access into the US, irrespective of one's qualifications.
We have a government, system and people that are fantastically corrupt.
We have people who engage in and support illegalities.

Our judiciary is biased and is for the highest bidders, and our political system and elections are flawed (none is perfect anywhere in the world) but ours is glaring and very embarrassing.

Our leaders are not patriotic and that is why when we as citizens have our rights trampled on locally or internationally, nothing is done about it.
Nigeria is not regarded as anything again.
In other words, we are just seen as nothing but irritating pollutants.

So for those of you that applaud evil in this land, pray you remain forever in Nigeria because even if it is just to go and visit and come back, they will not allow you.
If you even have a scholarship or any good thing that can take you out of this country, you will be frustrated at the embassy.

And for those of you that left already and are destroying the name of Nigeria, God's punishment awaits you.
And for those that are still making us proud in the US and elsewhere, may God continue to bless your efforts

I rest my case.
Please mods front page

The summary of all your lamentations is:

The rule of law.
It is one denominator behind almost all the failings of Nigeria as a nation.
It is one test practically every citizen of Nigeria fails.
And the only solution to this is restructuring.

In this case to reverse the black badge placed on every Nigerian passport.

The United States in question is busy prosecuting a powerful, former President and his cohorts who rose against THE INSTITUTIONS of State and trampled on the Constitution of the country.

How do we expect them to respect us when we dare not do either, even try.

carvic:
Working to feed is the only thing Nigerians do right now due to the harsh nature of our Economy. A good leader is what we all pray for.

I think leadership in the context of Nigeria is overrated. Leadership is merely the few organizing the activities of the many. It does not confer supernatural powers on leadership or absolve the followership of competence or responsibility.

Nigeria is what it is today because of an abundance of ignorant, incompetent and irresponsible folks masquerading as bonafide citizens.

Nemesis0147:
What is their business?

It is necessary to know what causes air incidents and as soon as possible for many reasons. A couple here.

* The aircraft type is owned and flown by a lot of individuals and airlines who will all want to know if there is an inherent problem with the aircraft and this information affects business, insurance, etc.

* Governments, airlines and individuals will want to know if there is a problem with operations at the ports of departure (of that aircraft) or the route over which the aircraft flew particularly since there is conflict around that region. Most likely international airlines will be reviewing their plans.

Let us not be caught up with the cheap, ignorant propaganda of the moment. There are real safety concerns for anyone flying that aircraft or flying to fro that region.

Remember that Russian dissidents shot down an airline just a few years ago killing innocent civilians overflying that region. And even today flights from the Gulf and West Asia avoid Russia/Ukraine airspace when heading to the West adding several more hours to flight times.

It is a serious problem. And the US provides credible information to the global airline industry because they have the assets to do so.

ijustdey:
https://www.thecable.ng/cbn-counters-jp-morgan-says-estimate-of-nigerias-net-fx-reserves-misleading/amp

SMH. The CBN....'has tried as much as possible to be transparent..'

Can you imagine such talk.
This is the root of the CBN's problem. It's activities are shrouded in secrecy, muddled in politics and compromised by vested interests.

It is more of a personal piggy bank for the privileged than an institution of national economic regulation.

It has a long way, a very long way to go even with a renewed management and noble intentions.

Nigerians must wake up and start to advocate for the total, the absolute independence of the Central Bank of Nigeria particularly from ALL political interference.

It is not a parastatal of government and should not be in cahoots with government on monetary matters. It is a regulator, not a player.

It should regain the respect like its contemporaries the world over, not seen, hardly heard, but who's effect is felt.

spartachico:
Japaa, cus even after 8 years and obi enter ,it will take a long time before he can repair this damages ,so japaa to a country that is civilized and the govt care about the citizens

Has Mr. Obi told you HOW he intends to 'repair this damages'.

Just like the present situation, the present administration, there is a lot of loose talk but very few details.

We are like the owners of broken down cars or sick bodies who go to auto mechanics or doctors that cannot provide detailed solutions to besetting problems.

I don't know where we get the confidence about folks who speak in general terms or confidently make sweeping statements.

Is there anyone who has real, practical, measurable, quantifiable and deployable ideas on the way forward. Such a person or people are in a position to lead.

Enough of hot air in Nigeria.

ambale:
At this rate anyone waiting for a change from this government might wait till thy kingdom come

They absolutely have no streamlined policy, just same nonsense being done in the past being repackaged to us

I don leave people wey sabi explain to dey explain oo😃

It appears 'the policy' was to remove subsidies then after that..... your guess is as good as mine.

The task of building the economy has no observable solution from this government so far. Because all I have heard about an economic policy is tokenism.

That is the usual intended handouts to farmers, so called small scale industry and white collar startups. That is all.

Is this what will bring Nigeria out of the woods and on to economic prosperity....

The answer to the above is as good as the questions that were not asked during the campaigns, the townhalls and the aborted debates.

Nigerians did not ask anything before voting this government, so I cannot see how they will measure distance travelled or direction headed.

DKM123:
The increase from 25k in Jonathan's PDP time to 250k in Tinubu's APC time will favour me and my family.

Can you imagine?. A tenfold increase.
All in the space of a decade.
Any other economy run like this will have sent citizens into a frenzy and triggered a revolution.

My people rather sit and play ethno-religious 'snakes and ladders' every passing time while their nation goes to pieces.

By this 'progression' the last man standing at the airport gates will probably have to pay N2.5 million to Lagos by the time another government is sworn in after this.

mrvitalis:
I honestly don't get why u can get flight from London to Paris for under £50 ... There are flights under £20

Their pilots earn more, their workers generally earn more than Nigerian aviation workers by a factor of over 7

Aviation fuel is way cheaper in Nigeria

So why exactly is flight far more expensive in Nigeria

I honestly can't get it honestly

Scale and operating costs my dear citizen.
20 dollar budget flights with an airline that probably has well over a hundred aircraft fully booked.

Who doesn't know that in a large economy margins can be safely reduced.

Secondly, when it is time to wash and put lipstick on the aircraft the bathroom is just down the hall while my dear brothers will be heading to Zone 4 to look for dollar to do medical tourism on the aircraft.

As in every thing business in Nigeria, scale due to a poor economy and cost due to poor administration is the root cause of inflation.

ShortBiscuit:
Why is it that a currency ($) that Nigeria doesn't own nor print keeps having such an insane influence on our local economy??

Because we do not make much, do much except play around oh citizen.

How can a people that do not make a single part, not one part of an aircraft, or operations except the crappy biscuit and orange juice served on board want to fly cheap.

How?

francotunsco:
This is the only way Wike can deliver FCT to APC in 2027. Developments must be felt by all and sundry. APC's abysmal performance at the last election was due to the inability of former FCT ministers to deliver the gains of governance to the people. I think the new sheriff in town will change that. New dawn for APC!

No sir.
Abuja residents are a bit more enlightened than that. Being almost an entirely cosmopolitan population they symbolise the entirety of Nigeria more than the residents of any federating state and their views are more reflective of the national pulse than local tendencies.

That is why the ruling party never has it good there as their performances have not been up to scratch. In Abuja everyone knows someone in the Federal government so propaganda does not sell well there. Folks generally know what's up.

No one will vote in Abuja because of roads or bridges. That is for states, village man stuff.