₦airaland Forum

coleon:
Dangote importing crude to Nigeria that produces crude is not only a bad news but a terrible news.
I don't know who is teaching you people economics today but basic economics should tell you that the moment you import any products into your economy you have taken jobs and all the benefits in that value chain to another clime, you have also depleted your already scarce FX reserves to another clime thereby increasing your inflation level that's already one of the highest in the world at 15.63%(highest in the whole west Africa).
Using Nigeria to compare America is one of the most illogical and senseless comparison I have seen. Nigeria needs all the value it can get from it's limited resources while America doesn't , the economy of California alone is more than the whole of Africa. America can afford to only import crude and not tap her own crude because it can afford to do so, meanwhile crude oil is priced in American currency so importation of crude does not affect American currency in any way but it affects the naira and trigger inflation.
I don't know who teaches you people in school these days because the kind of thins I read online amazes me and I fear for the future of this country.

Your country keeps on taking foreign loans that is where the problem lies. We have decided to accept that. We have not questioned that. How will you then pay these foreign currency debts if you give the bulk of your principal forex earner to Dangote (in naira perhaps).

Remember that a good portion of the production is securitized into the future. So be realistic and let us tackle the problem from source. Our appetite for debt and our bad spending habits is the reason why Dangote has to look elsewhere.

Like I said I don't know if there are other arrangements by Dangote with foreign crude producers in some sort of swap deal, refining contract agreements or ownership arrangements. He is a private outfit and has been licensed essentially to run his refinery the way he wants.

Nigerians have largely allowed that.

nairalanda1:
This guy is always happy when there is bad news about nigeria.

Oga, I don't know what is making you bitter, but you better give it up. It will do you no good.

I don't think importing crude oil is bad news. It has become clear that we don't have enough crude to feed Dangote. We have to accept that. And as we have decided that as a private entity he is free to buy from wherever he can get it. Who knows if those folks he buys from have a stake in his refinery.

What will have been embarrassing is if Nigeria was offering him crude particularly at a discount and he turned the country down in preference for imports.

It is clear we (that is government and citizens) have decided the foreign exchange we get from exporting crude oil is more valuable than taxes and royalties from the local economy.

Another case that in all honesty should be the duty of local government police. The taxpayer in Kebbi should not be paying for these kind of policing services in Ogun west, and vise-versa.

If I was to be in authority conducting security reforms I will propose a structural transition program in which a typical policeman serves the first twenty years of his career at the national level to gain the right training, experience and national orientation, then a mandatory transfer to serve in his state police services for another ten years and then a final transfer to serve in his local government police service the last 5 years of his career where the physical rigours may abate but the career wide experience is invaluable.

But this system where in a part of the country it is like we are virtually at war with hundreds dying and being displaced and in another place you are calling the police to rescue your cat stuck on a tree figuratively, all the same police command...it just doesn't add up.

These are not the cases for a national police. All these local issues are for local government police. They take too much time and resources off national security issues.

I cannot understand the context of tens and hundreds being abducted, murdered, highways under siege, armed gang rampaging through countrysides and we cannot reform our system to proportion the intensity of crime to the resources to respond.

If and when these cult groups grow into national threats then the national police gets involved, until then let us have other sub national institutions handle these cases.

All the police personnel that are cast out prematurely anytime a new head is appointed in Abuja can find a new lease of life serving in their states and councils.

AWONEYAN:
This grasshopper shameless fraud will not stop disgracing himself.
If these set of people that ADC parade as saints, then it's better to continue with this administration.

Aregbesola - half salary and empty Osun account as retirement package when he was going

David Mark - the man who said telephone is not for the poor, who led senate for 20years

Atiku- led privatisation of all Government properties to benefits his friends

So in all these the issues he spoke about are not important or relevant to you or your neighbour or to Nigerians in general. Issues that are entirely due to governance.

The fact that government is not investing properly in the citizens to reduce poverty. That government is doing little to tackle inflation. And the fact that there are no security reforms whatsoever to at least put a handle on insecurity.

So we should just continue this way.
As you sit there what kind of trajectory are you imagining this country is headed.

I agree that changing government does not necessarily mean a change of fortunes. But if you as a supporter cannot bring your support to bear on the government to change and improve then what is support for.

What is your influence as a staunch party member all about. Or is your good governance advocacy only possible when the person retires from office like the case of the late Mr. Buhari, then you guys suddenly find your voices.

If you want your President to succeed then tell him the truths...internally, secretly if you please.

Minjim:
Is the NP not supposed to be parrading this flashpoint with drones and helicopters?

Does the police as an institution know what they are doing.

Billions for new academy while retirees are banging on the same AsoRock gates for earned compensation. Upside down institutions, poor governance, outrageous spending habits, disorganized society. People that don't know what they want. Failed citizens.

That 'cash incentive' is not his salary.
It is taxpayers money. Resources of the people that has been given to him to make their lives better.
Now it is deployed to make the Governor's life better.

badoh:
Oga, stop this your useless write-ups. Go and get your independent forensic experts and let them come out with facts to counter INEC investigations. Stop using sentiments to drive people to submission. Most of the times, you people will be writing nonsense report and later be telling us that your report was only based on available facts at that time and you're sorry for not getting your facts well.

In a democracy people are free to express their opinions. This is not China or North Korea. The people must be enlightened to be independent minded and grow to control their destinies through democracy. No one owns his fellow man. You can choose to be subservient. Others choose to be free. This government did exactly this kind of things during it's time in opposition so it should have the fortitude to bear close scrutiny.

HacheNoire:
We might have to go the Argentina way!

Start eating donkeys!

We already are.
Have been for many years.
So tragic.

Campaign o, rally o.
Inferiority complex o, superiority complex o.

Whatever makes Nigeria like this and Japan like that, choose which one you want.

For me I see no value whatsoever in a system that in 25 years has only increased the number of people in poverty, increased the number of deaths from violent crime and divided this country so badly and to an extent not seen since the civil war.

So anyone can lie to himself that there is nothing to learn from better run societies and seek to remain in his socio-economic and socio-political squalor.

FortCavazosKnox:
I’m using this opportunity to call on the Nigerian army at the frontlines, leave your jobs and save your lives if the Nigerian government won’t disburse the budget for the army to get weapons and secure the country

They are building coastal road instead.
Nigerians are not ready to hold their government to account and to decide how government resources are spent. You elect people to carry out their pet projects to satisfy family and friends first and leave you at the mercy of broke institutions.

But then if the Army leaves its jobs as the security guarantor of this country and the quarterback of this democracy then it is all over. You might as well find another country.

zoedew:
Most unfortunate demand. One expected them overtime to have put pressure on the National Assembly and demanded that the Uwais Report on Electoral Reforms be fully implemented. A dozen Amupitans (if true
that he is partisan) cannot defeat it. Institutional reforms endure.

Abi oh.
Funny people.
Treating the symptoms instead of the disease.
The President will simply double down with the next person.

A thousand years ago when we were shouting out loud for a proper separation of powers some of them were singing that 'cooperation was better than confrontation'. That a Legislature and Judiciary under Executive control will smoothen governance.

Today the US taxpayer is getting refunded for the Trump tariff policy courtesy of institutions they can and have successfully appealed to, while my dear Nigeria is a totally captured and subdued fiefdom of His Imperial Majesty, King Asiwaju the first...

Who are you to tell him what to do.

Ofunaofu:
It’s now obvious that the Tinubu administration has the worst budget funding record in this country’s history.
Even with all the money at their disposal, claiming to have surpassed it's revenue target in 2025 and despite removing the subsidy they claimed was blocking progress, budgets remain underfunded and infrastructure neglected.

Nigerians should be asking: where did the money saved from subsidy removal go?

Coastal road. Don't you know.
Ask Chagoury if he is underfunded too.

I did not want to comment.
Honestly....just depressing.
If we the citizens do not get a handle on how our money is spent, we are in serious trouble. This insecurity matter will never end.

Sheuns:
Na maintenance and battery replacement bill go make am become dormant.

Hydro, coal or gas is still a cheaper and better option.

How many countries do we see using solar as a major source of energy? It’s also an alternative, not meant to be the main source.

Germany is now doing 25 percent of all it's power capacity from solar alone, that is Europe's leading solar power. Japan has reached 10 percent, so as China and the United States.

That 10 percent capacity of the US is roughly 130,000 megawatts. Just imagine that. 130,000 megawatts. What is Nigeria's total power production again....maximum 5,000 megawatts.

So the US alone can power 25 Nigeria's at the same time at our current power capacity FROM SOLAR ALONE. The total US power production is about 1,320,000 megawatts, 265 times that of Nigeria.

Solar can power this country alone. The cost of 24 hours service is the technological challenge of our time.

IsraeliAIRFORCE:
Solar energy systems consist of several crucial components beyond just solar panels. The inverter is essential for converting direct current to usable alternating current, while batteries are important for storing energy for use when sunlight is not available. Challenges and potential issues often arise with the inverter and batteries in these systems.

Storage technologies are very expensive at the moment. That is why in my opinion solar systems should be grid based not stand alone, all round systems. Let us use our oil and gas as storage media instead.

We have enough resources to put twice the capacity of the national grid on line by solar for daytime use while a smart grid can fire up all the gas and oil fired stations from dusk to dawn and when the weather is inclement.

It will enable these gas stations to store enough feedstock, carry out maintenance during downtimes and enable the hydro dams to recover water levels in their paddocks.

Love800:
but i want to ask a question.

No matter the numbers of batteries for the solar or capacity of the solar, is it a good way of providing power?

I mean is solar guaranteed to provide power to a nation!
Are we not fooling ourselves!

Yes, solar power can theoretically power a nation. Technology is evolving and we should evolve but there are risks. Economic risks and technological risks, so the best way is to have an energy mix.

That is a combination of cheaper and more expensive sources and even within new green technologies, consider from amongst different options, though solar is generally considered the best prospects for now.

It is the right idea but the isolation will lead to high cost of maintenance. The first one/phase of similar infrastructure for the Bayero University at Kano was not a success story.

I feel the ultimate solution is scale and basically to have two sources of power, 5000 megawatts of solar by day and 3,500 megawatts of gas/oil fired power at night to the national grid in the first instance will stabilize power in this country.

Discard the battery storage. The costs of installation and maintenance for heavy mass use is prohibitive. Then the question of who runs the plant.

Another lesson from the BUK experiment. It was left in the hands of their institution operators who permitted overloading and the batteries promptly failed. Another reason why scale is necessary so that the requisite equipment and expertise is available for load management.

Fxwarrior:
Like joke like joke Tinubu has turned Nigerian government to scavengers according to Peter for Nigeria.

The loans are not enough, the subsidy isn't enough, taxes aren't enough, crude oil sales ain't enough.

What exactly will be enough?

Told you folks.
Bad habits never make for 'enough'.
Basket case of a government.
The more leftovers you have the more rats and roaches you breed.

IyaTola:
I hear the frustration, and I understand why results make everything feel like it comes down to a few visible decisions. But I don’t agree with the idea that selection is driven by sentiment rather than performance and structure.

At this level, nobody is picked because of feelings. Every decision is about balance — what the team needs in that specific match, not just who looks best on paper or who is in form individually. Sometimes that means choosing stability over risk, or experience over impulse, especially in games where one mistake changes everything.

On the cups you mention, reducing it to “goalkeeping errors” ignores the phases before those moments. We don’t arrive in those situations by accident. Football is sequences — if we lose control earlier, we expose ourselves later. It’s rarely about one player or one moment.

And regarding attacking numbers today — it’s not simply about stacking forwards. If the structure behind them isn’t right, you don’t create more chances, you just lose control of the game. Against top sides, control is what allows attackers to actually get into positions where they can decide matches.

As for Manchester City — they operate at the highest level of consistency in squad usage, yes, but that consistency is built on a very clear tactical identity and players who fit specific roles. It’s not “no sentiment”; it’s just ruthless alignment to a model that has been refined over years.

Arteta responsibility is not to make the most emotionally satisfying decisions in the short term, but the ones that give us the highest probability of winning across a season. Sometimes that means decisions won’t be popular in the moment.

Everything in life has many causatives but most tragedies come down to just a handful of bad decisions, decisions that in Arteta's case has whittled down a considerable points advantage in the title race and cost two cups (almost 3) within period of two, three weeks. Hope he will learn from them.

Because this season in my opinion is over. He cannot win the UCL playing like this and has all but thrown away the Prem. It is no longer in his hands.

Angelfrost:
The only tough games left for Arsenal are the next weekend game against Newcastle, and the last game against Palace.

If they can't beat Fulham or West Ham, then they have no business winning the EPL.

All these clubs you mentioned have beaten Arsenal at critical periods of the season in recent years. There are no guaranteed games in the EPL.

Lamasta:
The last time it was because Raya did not start that's why they lost now that Raya played they lost again

You people have suddenly become complainant FC......

GO AND ASK Kloop what it takes to challenge City for the league up till the end and you lots will respect yourselves, THIS IS MANCHESTER CITY same yesterday, today and always as far as EPL is concerned

That is what I am saying.
Arteta is too sentimental when it comes to personnel management. He can see the limitations of some of his players but cannot surmount the urge to pander to certain sentiments and put the interests of the club first.

The two cups were lost mainly due to shoddy goalkeeping. Today he played a man short in the attacking positions.

But when you look at the City squad today every single player deserved to be on the pitch. No sentiments in playing Foden or Tijani.

Omenapounds:
Arsenal this season...
Quadruple ❌
Treble❌
Double ❌
Single ❌
Bottle ✅

They all sound like shots of whiskey....

seunmsg:
Arteta’s tactics are wack. He can’t read a game and make the right substitution. No matter how poor Eze May be, he shouldn’t have removed him. All our attacking effort ended immediately Eze was removed.

We need a massive clearance at the end of the season. Trossard, Martinelli, Havertz, White, G.Jesus and Odegaard all need to go. We must buy two quality right and left wingers, a top striker and an attack minded midfielder.

Well said. Started Eze on the left which is rubbish.
Then removed him instead of moving him into the ten position where he is most effective.

The thing about Eze is that he creates and takes chances in big games, something his contemporary in that position, Odegaard is no longer doing.

Arteta is too sentimental to push towards silverware.

jahbenedict:
Arsenal go and buy a #9, you need a proper striker for games like these.

They have not bought well in the striker position for many years now. And it is all due to the nonsense false 9 system that Arteta inherited from his time with Pep, a system Pep himself and Barca his roots has long abandoned.

Now they are looking at Julian Alvarez of Atletico to replace either Jesus or Havertz whereas the problem is the tactical system he plays.

manuelkel:
Pep's win rate is always high by April and May.
Although it is not a certainty that Arsenal won't win their remaining matches and lift the trophy.

Arsenal has lost the trophy. Not today but several weeks ago. To defeat City in the run in you have to stay clean from January. Everyone knows that.

That Arteta cannot see that Odegaard contributes nothing to the team, he removed Eze who at least had a shot that grazed the post. What did I say about the gaffers and the second half.

Sccarrr:
I'm really nervous for Mosquera...we really miss Timber 😨

Absolutely. Very capable typical Dutch box to box player and scores goals too.

Sccarrr:
Hincapie is always a real fighter🔥

Kept Anto Semenyo honest.
But at some point he will be overwhelmed. That is the City tactic.

Sccarrr:
u sure u dey watch the same game and how tight the spaces are and how City are almost everywhere?

He is a midfielder and the defence starts from the midfield. He is not pressing, has no pace to close down spaces and does not tackle at all. I mean at all.

He should borrow a leaf from Rice. He is purely the old timid Arsenal, lacking grit and tenacity.

The players have done their part. The second half belongs to the gaffers. Halftime is when they earn their pay and today will prove which of them is in better form.

Odegaard contributes nothing to this Arsenal.team. Nothing going forward, nothing without the ball. His decline over the seasons is palpable.