₦airaland Forum

socialmediaman:
Private Telecom companies are taxed in the same manner, are you paying ridiculously high communication prices? Well managed privatization brings competition, growth, jobs, and finally lower prices in many instances. What matters here is proper regulation of the industry.

surgical:
oga that is a lie from the pit of hell, which APC people are known for my problem with APC is that it is populated with the worst set of Nigerians, retrogressive,self centered people who in 100years can never move this country forward, signing the electoral bill amended into law would have helped to improve our electoral process but since buhari have not come to improve anything in Nigeria except to steal and destroy he will not sign it ,it will be against his character,he has never add anything of value to Nigeria since he became president, his illitrate supporters we're saying it's because pdp stole all the money,does he need any money to sign this law that would have helped the country tremendously in it's leadership recruitment, that could have count for an achievement but

socialmediaman:
NITEL was sold because there was no use running it by government. Government does not need to be running NNPC, we have FMPR, NIPMS and DPR to regulate the oil industry

I just make my point, I don’t need to chide or insult anyone while doing it. If you’re up for intellectual debate, bring it on

socialmediaman:
Why not make your point straight without first chiding?

Selling NITEL was a wise decision by Nigerian Government, it ended the billions continuously allocated to the sector without improvement. So also should Universities and other government assets[ liabilities sold to private investors who are then given standards to operate and taxed heavily for revenue.

SOLD is another word for PRIVATIZED and people have been calling for that for NNPC for long. Exploring, Refining and Selling crude or refined products should not be Government’s Business, that’s why we have the heavy corruption in that sector. Government should rather be regulating the business. Up to 40 - 50% tax is not too small for government to make from tax from private companies who make much more money from the business when it’s left for them to do, compared to peanuts we see as a result of government running the business

socialmediaman:
You mean perpetual national assets liabilities like NITEL which revolutionized the telecom industry? Even Universities should be sold, FG should have no business running Universities and other businesses. They should focus on taxes, policies and wealth circulation

Yyeske:
In as much as I hate tribal nairaland wahala, I'll want to set the record straight on this.
Igbo means people in the Igbo language and that is why some names of people and places all over Igboland have an Igbo prefix.
Igboukwu is in Anambra and it means great people, Igbokwe means the people agree, Igboanugo means the people have heard etc. Just the few examples I can think of for now. So the word Igbo has a meaning in the Igbo language.

scholes0:
lol

Besides, what is "Olukumin" ?

Des OP mean Olukumi? which is Just 1 of the various Clans of Yoruba that goes by that name?

Besides, what Igbos call themselves today is from a Benin word "IGBON" meaning uncultured SLAVES, or people of the BUSH. The name was apt at the time, because at this time in history, that is basically what the disjointed tribes east of the Niger river who had no sense of commonality, nor kinship past the clan level were.

That is why till today, so many so called Igbo groups don't even want to be assciated with that name.

ImperialYoruba:
Nice observation!

Do you know whats more baffling? Uche Secondus,the chairman of PDP, has not even spoken on the outcome of the elections in four states. Thats worrisome!

Atiku has not spoken either after his party lost elections in four states. In fact this should trouble him more considering they are election into legislature.

DeWorlex45:
Sir, u are obviously overrating d APC with dis statement. When was d APC created dt makes them have superior planners, & strategists?? Everyone knows that almost 70% of APC bigwigs are former PDP members. what we are suffering today is d selfish ambitions of our politicians which make them defect to other parties at will.

APC is equal to former PDP big shots. Can someone name ''10 APC bigwigs'' & let trace their political backgrounds.

Lordlestat:
I actually hope buhari does this and wins

So things go from.bad to worse

More jobs are lost

Food prices become so high that starvation and cannibalism become rampant

Herdsmen attacks become so rampant that Christian's in the middle belt are virtually wioed out and the herdsmen cove further south with violence

Accommodation, fuel, and all consumer goods become so expensive that people can't even live normally

Then I will smile and laugh heartily

chrissylva:
what I can offer Nigerians is
1)constant Power supply
2)Good roads
3)More industries
with this my 3 point agenda, I believe we can compete with America and resurrect our Naira

Toktee:
Fake news,i do not read anywhere the president reject the bill,how do you expect buhari to sign the bill now,to what end?
Expect the signing by next year to gathered more vote from the youths.

valentineuwakwe:
I dnt get the buhari in all this...I took this govt is aimed at creating jobs, and this bill would have created at least 5 million jobs nationwide......maybe the police is still bent on frustrating these organization but they should know that was how they did it to FRSC and civil defense but today these two agancies are best repeated than the Nigerian police force...one thing I understand is that time for honouring them will be over one day....

Oheji1:
Many of you are saying PMB is right this time , do you consider what he would have done if this organization was an initiative of a northernan? most of us particularly the southerners are in oblivion politically when issues like this are playing out.
Do you also remember that many of our youths are on the street with so much expectations on NPC? Since Nig is structured to operates as it's, let there be more paramilitary outfits or better still use them as state police.
hes a northener frm Benue. tell us d usefulness of pcn stop blind argument


Maybe there's hope for Nig.

Aleliberty:
Naira is crying bitterly, Nigeria currency exchange value among other African countries shows Nigeria is so backward, yet there's another news that Naira may depreciate to 386/dollar in H2 —PwC
Published February 7, 2018. This is not the kind of CHANGE we hope for.

Libya: 1 Dinar = 270 Naira

Tunisia: 1 Dinar = 149 Naira

Ghana: 1 Cedi = 80 Naira

Morocco: 1 Dirham = 39 Naira

Botswana: 1 Pula = 37 Naira

South Africa: 1 Rand = 30 Naira

Swaziland: 1 Lilangeni = 30 Naira

Namibia: 1 Dollar = 30 Naira

Seychelles: 1 Rupee = 26 Naira

Eritrea: 1 Nakfa = 23 Naira

Egypt: 1 pound = 20 Naira

Sudan: 1 Pound = 19 Naira

Ethiopia: 1 Birr = 13 Naira

Mauritius: 1 Rupee = 11 Naira

Gambia: 1 Dalasi = 7 Naira

Mozambique: 1 Metical = 5 Naira

Cape Verde: 1 Escudo = 4 Naira

Algeria: 1 Dinar = 3 Naira

Kenya: 1 Shilling = 3 Naira

Liberia: 1 Dollar = 2 Naira

USA: 1 Dollar = 360

Source: www.xe.com (7th - Feb - 2017)

Jochabed:
Obasanjo is one of the consultants when it comes to politics. He kind of decides who will rule.

Keneking:
Great...the useless INEC chairman wants to jega the next election.

The presidential election should be the last one month before handover

There should be a separate date for vice president election sef

STAMOS:
Northern Nigeria is united and dominated by the largest group which is Hausa/Fulani. Hausa Fulani influence overwhelms the smaller tribes of the north - Hausa covers the North.Hausa is the face of the North . Islamic religion which is the dominant religion encourages sodality than Christianity.

Southern Dynamics : Igbo and Yoruba have almost the same population size. No southern group is dominant enough to cover entire South. Even if Nigeria is divided into north ,west and east. Hausa has dominance over north, Yoruba has dominance over west. Igbo has no dominance over East(including the southern geographical area) .
Christianity doesn't encourage sodality.

Thesis : Southern Nigerian unification is unrealistic and impractical

Y0ruba:
Brilliant!

Now we need to keep Osun state’s status in mind.

Is Osun a rich state? No.

Does Osun need infrastructures? Yes.

But does Osun have the luxury to spend public funds to build massive projects? No.

The realities of Osun as a poor state and a state in a lot of debt at that does not permit it to build just for the benefit of those who need to use it. Osun needs to consider its own purse especially and should be looking for how to recoup money spent on this project. If Osun puts a toll gate on that road, people will be employed and Osun will earn its money back in a number of years.

Osun looks bad financially and needs ways to sustain itself internally. Lagos is a rich state but looks for ways to make money back on projects executed for the benefit of those using it.

pboy247:
This is the truth! Now we romance with our killers because it's a bitter pill we must swallow with fear and intimidation. I really weep for Nigeria as a country and pity for Nigerians as its citizens. Now we are beginning to see the real haters of democracy. PDP and Jonathan deserve our unreserved apologies. We are being oppressed and yet we are made to admit that all is well!! I pity more for those clamoring for a re-election bid for this Anti-Christ government! Buhari the saul of our time! God is paying Nigerians for their clueless decisions in sending Jonathan and PDP parking now it's clear to the blind and audible to the deaf that we are doomed in this abattoir!