₦airaland Forum

Vickyydera:
Yes, but listen the ones with meaningful lyrical content.

No ma. You cannot. You will not hear from the Holy Spirit who's silent voice demands absolute attention always. And without the Holy Spirit you cannot function as a Christian in the real sense of it, not just a person wearing a Christian garb.

And that Emefiele is talking trash about rates settling at 250 to pacify who, to make who look good. Is leadership no more about taking tough, unpopular decisions like Obama and Cameron did for the greater good. 250 will depend on if they can get back those investors who have bailed, the venture capitalists who have found greener pastures and local enterprise that have re - cultured into the Nigerian system of rent seeking, that is getting the economy working again. It is not about sentiments or fear. Nigerians must get to know how economies work so they can be a part of real decision making and share in the sacrifices to be made equitably.

Wasted 16 months, billions lost. Nigeria always getting the broad side either by corruption or ineptitude. It was so easy to see even for a wife searching bachelor that if you have no job you must first bury your ego. You cannot dictate or legislate away hardship when you produce next to nothing.

Fabulosdave01:
Sorry but you are a fool. Do you think it's overnight one switches to a totally new source of energy? Or didn't you read the news about the nuclear plant he was talking about? Is it not the same gas Gej had for six years that he couldn't give us steady light? Abeg carry your wahala and go

The vandalism and sabotage leading to the power challenge are directly the fault of government just as the strong action and discipline of the government which has suppressed the islamic insurgency is to the credit of the government. By its actions it made one bad situation good and one good situation bad. It should not have terminated the surveillance contracts, it should not have reversed the amnesty program, it should not have hounded those that laid down arms. It was a bad call and the results are clear. It is now they see what Tompolo meant. He kept the Delta quiet. Now his exit has spawned a myriad of rebel groups. That is a leadership call and leadership failure.

iyke484real:
my dear what has he done that makes him better than others for ordinary inspection of a job baa The earlier we stop celebrating mediocracy the better for us all.

The APC needs something, anything to float the sunk reputation so a mere inspection will do. If you can't get chicken, vulture will do, afterall they both have wings. We need all the positive news we can get from this government.

vodutive:
it is true that certain sections of the political landscape seem to be escaping the long hands of the Law, but everybody's time will come. Many of the people on trial today have been milking the country for decades, who thought they would ever stand trial? Dasuki has been right next to Babangida since 1985, now he is facing his Waterloo, it's taken a while but judgement time has come for him! No condition is permanent and we dont know who will be in charge of the country or the mood of the country in a few years.


The bottom line is...if youve commited a crime, you are always looking over your shoulder, it may not be now but you never know...who thought that Saraki a key factor in the emergence of this govt could be on trial and if convicted unable to vie for any political office ever? Whatever the case if there are 100 theives and we deal with 20 now, it means there are 80 for the next man and the one after him to deal with.


My issue is every Nigerian irrespective of tribe, religion and political association should celebrate the conviction of anybody who has stolen the monies that have led to the destruction of our schools, roads, hospitals, security etc. We are the ones suffering the consequences and I celebrate every arrest and look forward to convictions, witch hunt, onesided or not, in fact I pray for more selective prosecutions because the day they lose power the opposition will come at them with twice the venom, eventually hopefully we will be rid of them all.

That is how democracy works for everyone.

Why wait for your name, your family's and whatever is left of your tattered dignity be dragged in the mud. What kind of shamelessness counld these men have to remain in office. Half decent people would have resigned as soon as the story broke. If I was a fellow lawmaker I would not intreact with any of the three, not even identify with them nor as much as sit next to them at plenary. Treating them like the plague will spell curtains. Who wants to be tagged predator.

the hyena part.....but living in a game reserve can be fun.....you get to go hunting everyday.....but that girl in the picture....the eyes cry with fear and insecurity and the head looks.....decidedly.....hollow.

4nobody4every1:
l am glad l sold my property in Lekki , l would have been lamenting by now, this is serious ooo

And I will do same shortly.

Jakumo:
Within ten years or less, global warming will ensure that the entire landed area comprising Lekki, Ajah, Victoria Island, and Ikoyi, will be RECLAIMED by the Atlantic Ocean, like the mythical underwater city of Atlantis, leaving not a trace other than a few tumbling cars, freezers and flat screen television sets floating amid the flotsam and jetsam.

Mother nature takes her time wreaking that sort of permanent, large scale calamity, but when she does get around to it, nothing will be the same in the aftermath, because no man or machine dare stand in her way.

That's what am saying. The Islands and Peninsula have no viability long term. Block heads on this thread writing rubbish defending the place without a stake there is one thing, those who have invested millions in properties without a thought about what the environment is doing is another, those like Dangote and the State government building and hoping to build multi billion naira infrastructure like refineries, airports, seaports without proper environmental impact and response evaluations is just mind boggling. Anyway warrahell I won't be there for Atlantis.

back2sender:
Useless wailers praising sahara reporters. Swallowing back shit after accusing SaharaReporters.

Sahara has proven them wrong by moving to the centre of public opinion. Can the government now do the same and prove wrong public perception that's it is different, equitable and just....no, like you its reps, it just deflects....

Spoken too much about this corruption thing, Nigeria, its politics, its leaders and its peoples. Nothing left to say.

sweetgala:
The funding for that project was concluded since before GEJ came into office, if I'm right it was funded by some Chinese mega bank and Nigerian polithiefcians were not exposed to the funds directly to steal it

That appears to be the best model for infrastructural development and I hope others follow. The private sector will always out perform the public secctor.

emmysam2:
I don't get it.
Who is the OP giving credit of the project to?
Jonathan or Buhari?

The credit will always go to the one who finishes and commissions. It is his name on the plaque.

Then my dream will be to have it as a model of enterprise to attract similar investments in other parts of the country. It doesn't all have to be interstate or passenger. There are some States with large land masses such as Kogi, Cross-River and Taraba with far distances between productive communities where a rail line is imperative. For one the super-highway in Cross-River, good as it may be should have been a super railway instead, cheaper to build, operate, regulate and enterprise.

I also hope the Idu line will be attractive to international visitors because that is the sure fire way to advertise for additional investments. So we must hide our nature and do away with filth, touting, beggars, disorderliness, corruption and the terrible mercantile nature of most of our open spaces. In short, make it as decent as Grand Central or Waterloo or something close to them......if only wishes were horses....

blahcknproud:
Why are there soo many chinese in that third picture though

They built it.

Coldfeets:
People are very funny.

What does it matter if it was completed by GEJ or by PMB?

Whether it is the fish that swallowed Jonah or Jonah that swallowed the fish, all I know is that there's swallow in it.

People should always strive to look at the big picture.

The main thing is that the project has been successfully completed

Abi oh. Very childish. The one who completes is the one who takes the glory but they too will not complete what they have started either. Life is a continuum.

High speed....abeg why the condiments. All we need is a functioning rail system. High speed is the next level, not the starting point.

basadenet:
Sorry o but it shows that you cannot be a good officer.

Exactly. Opportunity to shine missed......

Emmysteve:
I traveled all the way from Abuja to Gombe for the ongoing police recruitment screening but came back empty handed as my bag that contains my original credentials such as my NYSC discharge certificate, Degree result, and all my vital credentials got stolen at the screening ground. Also contained in the bag is my Gionee original charger, battery, cloth etc. In fact I had to come back on my plains.

Initially, I kept my bag in a hidden place under a table but one police woman corporal came there and threw all the bags way from the table that the table belongs to mai shayi (I wonder what concerns her ). By then we already queued up ready to enter the screening ground. We had to keep our bags beside the building.

After I finished the screening, I came outside to pick my bag and begin my trip but couldn't find the bag. I complained to them but no any solution. In fact one of them said they nothing concerns them with our bags what we are on our own.

There was no any other option for me than to leave devastated. I later told my sister who is still there to do a police report but the police told her that they can't do it without my presence (obviously they wanted her to pay bribe before they could do it.). When she informed me I told her to leave them.

That is how I lost my original credentials.

I think I might just get myself registered for another JAMB and start from afresh.

Ehe now. That is part of the test, the requirements. That your stuff vanished is called 'worked examples'. That you walked away is called 'multiple choice'. That you made the wrong choice is called failure. But really you should have waited behind, investigated, uncovered the crime and apprehended the culprit. I bet you, that will be automatic pass mark. What were you thinking.

Baroba:
Nuff said bro, they usual suspects will soon accuse you of "FORMING OYIBO"...

I understand but it is good to discuss these things so that people get to know what they are doing to the environment.
In this case they are altering the balance of nature and what they will experience shortly is an explosion in the rat population. Eagles for instance hunt only during the day and they control the population of marsupials that operate during the day. At night a different class of predators operate and I guess that is why they have been singled out and tagged 'evil' because they are only found at night but that is the way nature works.

And this is another reason why vermins are more common in urban areas though they have a better habitat and access to food in rural areas, the fact that the predators are having it worse off in urban areas. Go to the real, interior villages. They store foodstuff in the open and unlocked sheds yet are not devoured by rats because the rats are very few. They watch their backs for owls and others.

They should realise that when you see an animal like that it must mean its food is nearby and the next question you should ask is, what is it hunting....

Is the black man actually cursed with senselessness......and to think this happened at an institution of higher learning is......just.....sad. When do they expect to see owls except at night. For heavens sake they are nucturnal creatures.I guess as the west destroys the planet with toxins and greed, so the south, the black man is equally determined to destroy his with ignorance and fear.

Do they know that people keep these birds to keep the rat population in check. That they are amongst the few active night hunters when rats come out at dusk. Now the vermins will be praising their saviours......pity.

Pavarottii:
So with the high cost of production, we are making less profit per barrel sold. Which means less money from that sector.

But now d question is. Why d cost of production is high since we not using heavy technologies like US etc.

Insecurity, simple. The cost of securing a single barrel of oil's safe passage from the ground to the terminal is just.....out of this world......but is necessary so that the oil industry becomes increasingly unattractive and the country seeks alternative means of livelihood.....all good.

I said it then that it must have something to do with the soldier. His flashy car attracted them. We have to do something in the area of lifestyle profiling of our elected officials and civil servants. Something is just not right.

olanrewajuab:
My brother i can seriously testify to that,i complained to the mechanic thinking its from the car.

Not only that. Some of the petrol bought lately are really toxic. It can knock one out. But once again, quality issues will come to the fore when availability is no longer a problem and with abundance comes choice. Anyone selling poor quality products will lose patronage and will disappear. May I remind us that the Airtel of today should have been the largest GSM network. Their failures have pushed them struggling for third place. The true market has no mercy and no sentiments.

Bluffly:
If the FG is serious to have taken a step to liberate the market, they should also learn to be proactive. If FG wants to play smart, they should simply sll at 60 naira, since there is no subsidy and leave the marketers to sell at whatever price they want. When everyone goes to buy only from NNPC, they will be forced to also regulate downwards their pump price.

Haba. Why are we back to this basic argument and chasing our tails. Hear this for the hundreath time: 'Government cannot control the price of anything it does not monopolise'. It is not producing enough fuel to go round thus it cannot dictate prices. It is a minority fuel producer. It is like saying that government should set the rates of tenancy on properties when it builds only 2,000 units a year. People will merely collect the houses and sublet them out at market rates. You won't see a single house to rent. It will promote corruption. Such was fuel and forex subsidy. It doesn't work.

booblacain:
Just a few months ago it was N87, now they tell you it is sold for N143 and you are praising Buhari.

Yes we must praise him for doing what is right because he has traded it with political capital. Consider the difference between 87 and 145 to be the interest accrued on the loan we took when Murtala and Obasanjo nationalised the oil industry and kicked out the multinational players who should be refinery operators today. We have spent 40 long years discovering the fact that government has no business in business. Surely 40 years in school must cost something.

tbaba1234:
That will take prices up again and the current price is already hard for most Nigerians. Refineries take a long time to build. Dante's refinery is expected to come online in late 2018. That will reduce the cost depending on crude prices at the time.

Instead, create the environment for investment in petrochemicals and other industries. Speak to investors and do your best to create the legal regulatory and policy environment to support them.

I am not saying large rates, something like 1 - 5% tax and not now but when the effects of the CBN's forex policy are wearing off and not permanently but only until local production starts. You need that to wean us off imported fuel if not local refiners may find their weaning period too tough.

antispexish:
we might never get back to 87 naira but some few things will happen
you will be buying fuel at its real price
you will not be cheated
your government will not be duped into paying trillions to few people in the name of subsidy.

Exactly. That is how to face corruption. Let the consumers face the importers or producers eyeball to eyeball without the government middleman rigging the fight in favour of one. And so that our precious forex will be preserved for critical items not consumer goods such as petrol.

kawazaki:
Please let me know, when we get back to 87Naira per litre

It is not about price but productivity. Price comes last. If increased productivity, efficiencies and competition permits 87, so be it, but that is not the goal. That is an NLC type socialism argument in which they cry for higher wages not minding productivity levels then watch helplessly as inflation robs them at gun point.
It is a consistent track record of productivity that has made 2 gig data sell for N1000 today and a bag of cement relatively stable despite the terrible inflation. Where we cry is where we are not producing enough such as forex, foodstuff and fuel. So price is not the matter, making stuff is.

The next logical step for government is to start a tax regime on imported fuel sometime early next year and gradually ratchet it up to give an extra boost to those seeking to build refineries and those already down the line.

So we can see how free market fights corruption. Not running around in a red cape sealing off premises like some deranged super hero. Rather let people vote with their feet. So that if you gouge prices or rig dispensers you will go bankrupt and those willing to work hard in providing the best prices ethically will thrive. If power and the energy sector had been properly deregulated and liberalised, we will have made far more progress.