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 Politics › Re: CBN To Introduce N5000 Note In 2013 by Reference(m): 11:40am On Aug 31, 2012 |
Billyonaire: I have decided not to feel bad about these coins issue. But I promise never to touch those fvcking coins with my hands. I hate coins.I mirror that feeling. I have no problem with the N 5,000 note. It won't affect inflation and is cashless compliant, however coinage remains the potential threat. People simply won't accept what they cannot spend. And this acceptance starts right atop the food chain - the CBN. If they can get the banks involved then there may be more reasons to be optimistic. Perhaps they could get banks to roll out new atm's that could dispense and accept coins and so on. I mean, whatever measure that will restore confidence in coins beyond mere rhetoric. Let government start by paying its workers and contractors in coins first. |
| Politics › Re: CBN To Introduce N5000 Note In 2013 by Reference(m): 11:00am On Aug 31, 2012 |
Super1759: I am quite certain that they will introduce it. House of reps and senators are mere toothless dogs that just make noise for the masses to think they know what they are doing. I am yet to seee any invention they stoppedIn a democracy power is given not appropriated. What powers have you given the national assembly. But with talk like this you threaten to undermine what little respect they have. Remember the N/A is the closest thing the common man can get to wielding power. Most Nigerians don't understand how democracy works so they go barking up the wrong tree. The Executive is like the father of the house: visioneer executor of principles and guarantor of developmental programs. The fine print in all these matters do not always sit well with the kids. Who loves to go to school, who wants to go to bed early, who doesn't want to drive at age ten, who wants discipline. That's where mum comes in. To cool things, to explain to the kids, to talk, debate and argue with dad with a view to tempering justice with mercy. If you undermine the powers of one in favour of the other you risk any chance of development. Kids that play their parents pay for it. Don't rejoice when one side is up and the other down, when one side is sick and the other is well or one side has all the resources of funding, law enforcement, authority and influence while the other has none. It is Nigerians who will suffer. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: CBN To Introduce N5000 Note In 2013 by Reference(m): 10:28am On Aug 31, 2012 |
Super1759: I am quite certain that they will introduce it. House of reps and senators are mere toothless dogs that just make noise for the masses to think they know what they are doing. I am yet to seee any invention they stoppedIn a democracy power is given not appropriated. What powers have you given the national assembly. But with talk like this you threaten to undermine what little respect they have. Remember the N/A is the closest thing the common man can get to wielding power. |
| Car Talk › Re: New Lagos Traffic-Law Catches First-Victim - Bullion Van Driver by Reference(m): 8:46pm On Aug 29, 2012 |
Desola: It would not apply to the state emergency services and some private hospital ambulances, I suppose. It shouldn't.That's it. Once you start making exceptions, the next thing you'll hear is government issuing permits for this and that and then money bags latch on and the whole thing caves in. 1983 import waiver scandal all over again. Just make laws you can live with no matter the cost. |
| Politics › Re: PHCN Workers Celebrate Barth-Nnaji's Departure by Reference(m): 7:45pm On Aug 29, 2012 |
When I was saying late last year and early this year that the power privatisation will pass through hell and high water, I've been proven right. The biggest mistake was that government showed too much skin so she is being raped. Raped by staff and unions, raped by phantom called investors, raped by beauracrats. Everyone from Cape to Congo wants a piece of the pie. Government has sung for too long without action. They should never have put money into PHCN with the aim of improving power but like was done for telecoms, allow a total collapse of all administrative and operational structures in such a way that the company will be free. In short, it should have been allowed to go bankrupt. Then when everybody has walked away, sell licenses and share whatever carcass remains. We Nigerians will have suffered immesurably for a while but we will have gained a clean break from the past. What we have here is a total mess. I am less optimistic that with the present scenario any investor will be willing to dance with us. These unions will ruin them. For MTN, GLO and co. to have survived, NITEL needed to die. For power privatisation to succeed, PHCN needs to die. And for the IOC's to refine your crude oil and gas in Nigeria, NNPC with all its corruption has to go. Period. |
| Politics › Re: PHCN Workers Celebrate Barth-Nnaji's Departure by Reference(m): 7:25pm On Aug 29, 2012 |
vanstanzy: Who's going to bail the cat? We keep asking this question. Why on earth cant we tow the right path?Because we are inherently a corrupt people and that's why this country is in a mess. The minister/phcn worker thing typifies the leader/follower syndrome. People will only accept to be led to the point but not beyond their pet corruption project. It is the quantum of these corrupt practices across all walks of life that has led to this mess called Nigeria. Sorry to say so but the average Nigerian does not deserve good leadership at any level. |
| Family › Re: How Do You Welcome Your Husband Home After Work? by Reference(m): 6:28pm On Aug 29, 2012 |
nyere84: *squeezing my face* papa Nkechi welcome. Then, i start nagging him, on why he didnt drop money 4 kerosine b4 going out. because of dat, no food in d house. He will immediately respond wit a slap on my face, and fight will ensue bw us. DIS IS HW I WELCOME PAPA NKECHI.Hmm. Well whatever rings your bell. |
| Car Talk › Re: New Lagos Traffic-Law Catches First-Victim - Bullion Van Driver by Reference(m): 6:05pm On Aug 29, 2012 |
Seun: If the punishment does not fit the crime, it is not justice. 1 year jail term does not fit this crime, and that's all there is to it.True. That's what killed the Buhari regime. When penalties are too severe the the first victim is consistent application and when the blindfolded lady with the sword and scales can't see but can hear, favouratism arises and the whole thing collapses. Anyway you can understand the sentiments behind such laws when you fall victim to Lagos trafficado. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Abuja Wasn't Designed For The Common-Man - Bala-Mohammed by Reference(m): 7:35pm On Aug 28, 2012 |
The Minister is completely wrong. Abuja was a well designed, modern city to accommodate all the needs of a wide spectrum of the populace. What has happened over time is that infrastructure implementation and housing has been corrtptly hijacked by successive government backed speculators and bandits. If you look at allocation rates and base prices of land it remains affordable but the average man can never get it. Even worse, year on year infrastructural expenditure is skewed in such a way to funding grandoise projects as against the provision of basic infrastructure. Where did they find the money to expand airport road while they couldn't complete the rail line started before it. They have money for Maitama and Asokoro extensions yet none to complete the Jabi - Lifecamp link bridge. It is not the masterplan jor. It is the hijacking of the plan by the elite. On a good day you can place a matress on Jabi Lake front road and take a nap. How many houses on that road are occupied. Just wasting away while people live like animals outside town. |
| Politics › Re: A Picture Of Buhari & Ojukwu by Reference(m): 2:42pm On Aug 28, 2012 |
maclatunji: I think this picture shows many things about Buhari:Ikemba was his boss in the Nigerian Army and ranked superior on the other side in the theatre of war. He has no choice to respect him even though providence may have offered them different outcomes. There is no argument about who's superior here. 2 Likes |
| Nairaland General › Re: Please Disregard The SMS About 08061197911 (Another Rumour) by Reference(m): 2:12pm On Aug 28, 2012 |
oloba: The MTN number you are trying to call is currentlyThe Art of War. First. Knock out the enemies communications. Next. Blind his radar. Next.... Probably just a business feud. |
| Nairaland General › Re: Please Disregard The SMS About 08061197911 (Another Rumour) by Reference(m): 2:03pm On Aug 28, 2012 |
olasesi: NIGERIANS!!!!!!!Hmm. Logical. |
| Nairaland General › Re: Please Disregard The SMS About 08061197911 (Another Rumour) by Reference(m): 2:02pm On Aug 28, 2012 |
Igweka: Ignore dat post, dats my mtn business line.Alright sir. And em... what exactly is your business sir? |
| Nairaland General › Re: Please Disregard The SMS About 08061197911 (Another Rumour) by Reference(m): 1:58pm On Aug 28, 2012 |
[quote author=gator_666]Can someone explain to me how exactly can the SMS or a phone call kill anyone? But when explaining, please be as specific as possible, don't just say JUJU or something.[/quote]Ask the MOSSAD. They've been doing it for years. They plant explosives in your phone. Once you answer or dial a pre-determined number (to make sure its you using the phone), ....KABOOM. You aren't an Iranian nuclear scientist I suppose. |
| Nairaland General › Re: Please Disregard The SMS About 08061197911 (Another Rumour) by Reference(m): 1:51pm On Aug 28, 2012 |
honeric01: Gullible people. so you mean the voice you hear is going to kill you?Honest oh. I watched a spy film like that years ago. The guy answered and static discharge from the receiver fried his brains. Anyway there's a new app. for android phones to prevent this stuff. Its called 'wise up mumu.' |
| Politics › Re: Four Charged For Cynthia Osokogu's Murder by Reference(m): 1:33pm On Aug 28, 2012 |
[quote author=Ms.AfroZest]Please there is no excuse for what the pharmacist did. He is an accomplice and that is all. Every pharmacist that graduated from a pharmacy school should know that Rohypnol is a controlled drug and is sold ONLY by prescription. There is no way a disciplined practising pharmacist should go against that. I feel he must have been offered a huge amount of money to sell that drug without really knowing the motives of the Culprits . So you all coming here to defend him and tell us how he is from a good family should save it. He should be charged to court. He indirectly aided the killing of human being.[/quote]And how many bankers have been charged along with subsidy thieves and how many construction firms have been charged for building mansions for looters. And why are Ibori's drilling rigs still operating even when he is in jail. Spare me. Half Nigerians are accessories to one crime or the other. Prescription drugs over the counter in Lagos. Are you joking. |
| Politics › Re: Governors Will Abuse State Police - Jonathan by Reference(m): 1:11pm On Aug 28, 2012 |
There just appears to be this persistent disconnect here on this matter. The fact is. Walk into any police station across the country. 95% of cases occur in locations within 5 miles of the station. These cases represent I'm sure no more than 10% of law infringements in such localties. When we talk about poltical hijack, how many cases are these, how frequently and what is their impact on a populace that just wants to sleep and wake in peace and conduct his life and business safely. How is the present police able to tackle these problems. The other day Lagos state government came out with laws seeking to improve road traffic. Why did the Federal government through the Police and Road Safety not realise this and move quicker. Because when the Federal government does things it looks to consult widely and the man in Jalingo who cannot probably imagine 4 kilometres of traffic may not acceed. Similarly how will Nigeria react to criminal induced pollution in the ND or Islamic cross border insurgency in Borno. These are local issues and are best handled and finished at that level before they are allowed to engulf the country. But the only argument I have heard is governors using police. That one reason is just not good enough. |
| Politics › Re: Governors Will Abuse State Police - Jonathan by Reference(m): 12:38pm On Aug 28, 2012 |
AjanleKoko: Maybe a community policing structure (like Sheriffs in the US) for now. That can make sense, especially as crimes are committed at the local level.Most effective laws and enforcements are bottom up, not top down. The current structure is a vestage of colonial rule where controlling particulaly ideologies was the practice. I can understand our fears, such things are hard to overcome but we shouldn't come to the party too late. The police belongs to the people. They are the custodians of popular will not of individual aspirations. We may continue to carry that load while seated in the vehicle but with time. |
| Politics › Re: Governors Will Abuse State Police - Jonathan by Reference(m): 12:17pm On Aug 28, 2012 |
tunapawizzy: plenty sense in dis and dis explains why state police should not come now until these structures u talked about (constitution amendment n independence n election of police chief) are put in place.Yes, but why is the principle being held for a Federal only state police being held and the alternative being dismissed entirely. I thought if things are not going well it will be our priority to get them right. The police structure as we know it cannot work. Even the operators acknowledge that. Many years ago the road traffic safety section broke free to form the FRSC. Today, Lagos and many other states have taken road traffic management off the police and for all their flaws, things are better. If you live in Lagos you'd have realised the total disconnect between the Federal authority and local conditions in the handling of the 3rd mainland bridge repairs. Left to the Feds it will have been a total mess. And for goodness sake I didn't see Lastma ask for your state of origin, religion, bank statement or party affiliation before allowing motorists through. Ask me who still mounts roads blocks despite orders not to. Who cares they say. Oga is 1,000 miles away. The police you and I need should be close by. Accessible and understanding of our peculiarities. He should know you and I by name, what we do for a living, where the nearest clinic is when our wives are in labour and which company our children keep. Is this not a police to call your friend? |
| Politics › Re: Governors Will Abuse State Police - Jonathan by Reference(m): 11:51am On Aug 28, 2012 |
AjanleKoko: Federal police is already well-abused. To the point where the army is in charge of policing.No Sir. Its because the Federal police is stretched wafer thin that the army has to come in. How can a police force comprising 150,000 cater for 150million when half of them are tied up as body guards, bullion van escorts and traffic cops. There's no depth, no professionalism and no local know how. Most national conflagrations today started out as local embers that were left uncontrolled while awaiting directives from men thousands of miles away whose tables were probably filled anyway. No matter how pessimistic Dangote is about his accountants stealing his money he cannot run Obajana sales office from V.I. It can't work. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Governors Will Abuse State Police - Jonathan by Reference(m): 11:39am On Aug 28, 2012 |
Super1759: He is absolutely right. Take a look at the state level, what the gov and their workers are doing. they will just use the police as their dogs and force down their decisions.That is because the police is under the executive which is a vestage of colonial rule. The police is the enforcement arm of the judiciary and in some cases share equal independence with the legislature right up to the police chief which is an elective office. Change the constitution, guarantee the independence of law enforcement, decentralise authority and see how this country move forward. But will corruption allow them? 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Senate Orders CBN To Suspend N5000 Note Introduction by Reference(m): 11:19am On Aug 28, 2012 |
lukecent: Planning a cashless economy and a new 5000 naira note, what a contradictionI don't think it is a contradiction. Plainly put the higher the denomination the less the quantum of notes out in the open, i.e. Less cash > cash less. However it is my belief that one of the primary roles of the CBN is keeping inflation in check through sound monetary policies. This move fuels culturally induced inflation due to our reluctance to accept coins. Thus the move of the Senate is timely and I hope they eventually do away with the coinage of lower denos while suggesting even a 10,000 and 20,000 naira note. Not bad. |
| Politics › Re: Obama Declares Nigeria As The World’s Next-Economic Giant by Reference(m): 11:00am On Aug 28, 2012 |
If indeed we truly wan't to progress we should ignore such hypocritical calls from people who traditionally are scared of an african rise. We should rather look inwards, within Africa and Eastwards to forge our development. They know that shortly our eyes will be opened and we will sort ourselves out and with us the rest of africa so they want to latch on for a final stand. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Obama Declares Nigeria As The World’s Next-Economic Giant by Reference(m): 10:31am On Aug 28, 2012*. Modified: 10:48am On Aug 28, 2012 |
Nah. We are looking east. That's where the future is. Any attempt to look back and Nigeria'll turn to a pillar of salt. I mean the sector that has contributed immensely to economic growth in the last decade is telecomms. Tell me which of the providers is of American or western origin. MTN - S/A, AIRTEL - India, Etisalat - M/E, GLO - Naija. The ITT's and Siemens only ruined this country with their local collaborators. If Obama is serious he should speak to Exxon Mobile, Chevron and other corporate buccaneers to stop exploiting and start investing. That is what others do. 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: IBB Threatens To Expose Buhari by Reference(m): 10:11am On Aug 28, 2012 |
centje: IBB holds alot of secrets. Of which wen exposed will help reshape this damn british company called naija!The man will never do that. Its like the nuclear arms race. They have so much dirt on each other that it guarantees mutual destruction. If you strike first make sure it counts cos if the other has time to reach his trigger....hmm. IBB could not have survived this long wearing boxers and singlet. Neither is Buhari alive for nought when his colleague who crossed the line is gone. Ask yourself why. And what line for that matter. |
| Politics › Re: IBB Threatens To Expose Buhari by Reference(m): 9:50am On Aug 28, 2012 |
InfoDemo: If only by exposing each other is what will make things better, its okay by me and u live by it ... So Patiently waiting for IBB to expose him... And if not he's a Arrow..I will be very surprised if it comes to that. There's too much at stake and these generals are not dumb. They will keep their gunpowder dry. Anyway what I love to see will be the firefighters that rush to douse this blaze. It is them that stand to lose more since they carry Oga's baggage and hope to take to the hot seat one day. |
| Politics › Re: IBB Threatens To Expose Buhari by Reference(m): 9:41am On Aug 28, 2012 |
CastleandGreen: Pls IBB Nigerian's will be so grateful if you will |
| Politics › Re: IBB Threatens To Expose Buhari by Reference(m): 9:40am On Aug 28, 2012 |
CastleandGreen: Pls IBB Nigerian's will be so grateful if you willNothing is hidden. The activities of the regime he led is well known to those who were affected then and are old enough to put things in proper perspective. Every regime appears progressively worse in quantum of resources lost but this is only because of access and availability. Thus in this regards Obj's first tenure was a world better than the second. The amount stolen was less than Buhari's time. Murtala did better than Obj and Gowon stole less than Murtala. Doesn't make any of them better or less corrupt than the other. Its just access and availability of resources. By the way the level of impunity that took place during his second stint in government at the PTF was far worse than the import duty scandals in his time in 83, however it pales into less significance to what obtains today. |
| Career › Re: 7 Access-Bank Employees Die Of Hypertension Trying To Meet Target by Reference(m): 4:18pm On Aug 26, 2012 |
I'm so sorry but this is a case of fear/greed induced suicide. I don't know of any other industry in which occupational health and safety is not considered important by operators. Even professional commercial sex workers know their limits and take issues of health seriously. Hypertension induced circulatory shutdown is not electrocution. She had time to evaluate her situation and consider her position and probably with help from her husband and colleagues make informed decisions, but no. Nothing more to say about banks and their management. Since their practices are widely accepted, defended and hailed even on this forum. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Nupeng To Start Strike Tomorrow by Reference(m): 7:36pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
The question still remains. Who exactly or what exactly is NUPENG. And what exactly is their role in this petroleum products supply chain. Because, before you declare war you must be armed and your intel sound. If they are not a party to the massive looting going on there, cabal or no cabal, they should call the names of those involved, government or private sector. I dare them. |
| Literature › Re: From PHCN, With Love…… by Reference(m): 6:44pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
honeric01: Chei, see water for my eyes.lolIndeed very possible. When these PHCN guys go on their revenue drives, locally, power becomes very unstable. Because of the crude nature of their distribution network each disconnection is preceded by a general outage. That is also the disadvantage of having your businesses or homes in multiplexes. Nice story. Something we can all identify with. |
| Politics › Re: Ago-Okota Palace-Way Road Construction By LASG (Pics) by Reference(m): 4:07pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
PapaBrowne: Why is Lagos always using interlocking stones to build roads? Is there scarcity of bitumen in the state??How CCCEC just loves them. Makes maintenance much easier though. Pretty hard on the wheels and shocks. |
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