velocity25:
The likes of Rwanda, Botswana, Namibia are all small republics but are they not doing better than Nigeria?

How exactly are they ''doing better'' than Nigeria?

Rwanda's GDP per capita is 820 USD compared to Nigeria's 3,000.

Namibia is just a small version of South Africa, with the minority whites owning much of the wealth, while the blacks live in penury.

Botswana have done great, but they have a lot of experience in statecraft, as Africa's oldest democracy, having established a marriage of traditional and western government systems, and created a system that works based on learning from past mistakes.

They also benefit from being proximate to the advanced large, South African economy with whom they do a lot of business.

But they are a drop in the ocean. They are literally the ONLY small African nation doing well. So statistically, the chances of your new republic becoming a 'Botswana' are 1 in 50.

Are you willing to take that chance and risk becoming a Sierra Leone, Guinea, or South Sudan instead?

That is the question.

Ayobiggie59:


You have a point

I know. Thanks.

Ofodirinwa:


100 years of existence and the chief achievement is banning twitter
no light
no plumbing
no jobs
no security
no police
no army
no government
Importing toothpicks

Wow, all this ''nos'' and you are still alive?

How come?

You must be living on a tree in the jungle.

By the way, what stops YOU from setting up a small toothpick manufacturing outfit in your backyard?

Don't you have the brains to produce toothpicks, or you are waiting for Buhari to use our budget to build toothpick factories for you?

Ofodirinwa:
The funniest part of this post is you believe Nigeria is strong lol. Eq. Guinea has more control of it's resources than Nigeria. Chad that's being exploited by France enters Nigeria with it's military, solves your problems and leaves, and Nigerians are going to Togo and Sierra Leone to find a better life.

Lebanese, Indians, and Chinese go to Sierra Leone to do business, and as a slave to light skin, you don't demean them by saying they are going to Sierra Leone ''to find a better life.''.

Nigerians who go to Togo and Sierra Leone are 100% BUSINESS PEOPLE just like those Chinese, Indians, and Lebanese who go there.

Sierra Leone is a very poor country with a GDP per capita of 520 dollars compared to Nigeria's 3,000 dollars app.

So Nigerians go there for BUSINESS not ''for a better life'', Mr inferiority complex.

As for Chad, their GDP per capita is 708 dollars, their military is ranked nowhere near the Nigerian military, whether or not they helped us in the past. Other nations help the US army in various military campaigns and you don't insult the US. So get rid of your inferiority complex and self hate.

Ofodirinwa:
The funniest part of this post is you believe Nigeria is strong lol. Eq. Guinea has more control of it's resources than Nigeria

Oh sure. I bet they can ban Twitter too, as well as nationalise western companies like British Petroleum, and ground British Airways planes, like Nigeria has done.

Keep deluding yourself about that tiny French colony under Macron's jackboots.

OBJ was right. Whether you are Ibom Republic, Oduduwa Republic, Biafra Republic, or whatever.

The story will be the same.

Your new republic will be a tiny weak bitch of the western powers just like Equatorial Guinea. They have oil money, which one dictator just sits there sharing among his family and local/foreign cronies, while the population sees little to nothing.

Here's what your president would do.

He will hire foreign mercenaries from say Israel or USA, plus his elite troops to guard his palace, and he will clamp down on opposition, be highly corrupt, and he will have the backing of the western powers.

If he tries to turn good leader and develop the country, he will be assassinated or have western-sponsored rebels sent against him, to topple him.

That's how it works with small, resource-rich African countries.

That's the script that been in operation since before you were born.

Today, you live in a country that has the power and authority to ban Twitter, a major international player.

Your tiny new republic's President will not have the audacity or capacity to ban Twitter.

One threatening phone call from a US marshal, or the French President's SECRETARY, to topple the government in a coup or military invasion, and the idea will be dropped like a hot potato.

I mean, the French govt will be all over you like a rash.

They specialize in subjugating and robbing small West African countries.

Your leader couldn't do anything without their express approval.

They might force you to adopt the French Franc, using all sorts of blackmail methods, denying you a currency, and controlling your money flow.

Are Nigeria's problems insurmountable? Hell no. All it takes is a change of administration to a southern president, as per rotation policy, in a year and half, and suddenly, the south holds power to change things, like PDP did for 16 years (and misused it).

The new southern administration could restructure Nigeria to their hearts' content, and that would be that.

Why PDP never did this, I haven't a clue. Expecting a northern administration to now do it, is madness, when YOU couldn't do it as a southern govt.

The Fulani threat is seriously overblown.

Where were they in the 16 years of PDP rule?

Nowhere. They were quiet.

So they are not worth breaking Nigeria up for.

So Nigeria is doable.

Your solution is not to turn into little, insignificant Sierra Leones, Togos, and Malawis.

Nations who sneeze, and nobody hears.

''Weak republics'', as they were termed by General Olusegun Obasanjo, respected African statesman, and two-time Nigerian president.

Nigeria must stand.

The ONE black nation on Earth that can ban Twitter, and not bat an eyelid.

Have them crawling to her to beg for forgiveness, being Africa's largest and most buoyant internet ecosystem.

It was a dramatic expression of sovereignty and independence that jolted the world.

You will miss Nigeria if you lose Her.

The light of the Giant of Africa, the hope of every black man on Earth, Africa's biggest economy and rising superpower, the cultural, musical, film, fashion and sports capital of Africa, projected to become the world's 3rd most populous nation after India and China by 2050, VIRTUALLY GUARANTEEING her industrial and economic advancement, and her investment magnet status as the world's 3rd largest consumer market, THAT LIGHT, THAT SINGLE HOPE OF THE BLACK RACE, NIGERIA, must not be extinguished from the Earth.

Icumsa45:


Buhari sperm swallower, failed economic policies of your cow Lord caused it . Why do you think he takes cement production to Ghana instead of your shithole Nigeria. Currency risk(google it) is one of the major reasons, than the lame excuse of refineries.

Twitter shiit eater and Jack Dorsey's coc.k su.cker, your shithole skull should know that Dangote has the biggest cement plant in Africa in Obajana, Nigeria.

Lemme guess. You've never heard of it.

Dumb and dumber.

Teenaira:


I am praying fervently that nobody will have any reason to compare Nigeria a country of 200 m to a company, Twitter.

But you people were doing just that, till I set you straight with the facts.

justmondris:
Hahahaha this is very childish and clueless. Social media platforms must register as a business in Nigeria? Pls block Google,Amazon, Ebay e.t.c and tell them to come and register as a business in Nigeria.
Them nor even register as a business for other better countries Like UK, Spain etc na your yeye country them go come for register as business?

Slave mentality is a horrible disease.

Chiffy:


I'm very certain 'STUPIDITY' is your middle name. How does Twitter need Nigeria 1000 times more?
You really have no idea of the real-time efficiency and effectivenes that Twitter or social media brings to everyday life.

Instead, you are running dirty mouth over something that you lack in great deal. Your government that banned twitter did not deem it fit to provide an alternative social media platform that will simplify the lives of Nigerians; yet slaves like you are still supporting them. It must be really traumatising for you being a slave on your own land and to your fellow people.

And because you are ignorant of Twitter's efficiency, recognise that many Lagosians (including myself) were able to avoid the Armed Robbery that occurred on Eko Bridge today because of the timely information we received via Twitter specifically; not via any other Nigerian media offline or online

Dependent dunce, Indians are building their own platforms and jettisoning western ones.

How long will you continue in your dependency syndrome?

See him shouting Twitter, Twitter as if it was his father or brother that built it.

What about YOUR product?

edoairways:

There were 104.4 million internet users in Nigeria as January 2021 not exaggerated estimate

Still a huge amount, and as is always the case in Nigeria, the real figure is likely to be much higher.

AlhajiBitcoin:


What kind of a human being are you ?

Did Dangote group with all their conglomerates earn up to $1.2bn ? Did MTN group earn up to that ?

If Nigeria's GDP is $1.1trn which I know it's not above $450bn, I don't argue blindly, Nigeria never earned such as new money or profit. GDP is like revenue/turnover or what bankers call account turnover.

GDP to a country is what revenue or account turnover is to a business, so guy, go and look for the revenue figure of TWITTER for last year.

It's an assignment.

Another slave typing rubbish.

Google 'Nigerian Economy'.

The first page will be Wikipedia. There you can see the GDP of Nigeria calculated by PPP.

1.16 TRILLION DOLLARS.

Oh, and slaveboy, 1.2 billion dollars is CHICKEN FEED for the Dangote Group.

yeman1:
Technology is changing and Nigeria is going back to stone age! Why

Shut up. Dependent slave.

What stops you and your friends from building a platform?

So if a white company does not offer a service, you cannot see that as an opportunity for yourself?

larryjonze:






Did you just run a comparism between a country and a social media platform. apparently buhari sickness as extented to his supporters.

I was only responding to your fellow low IQ slaves who were trying to cast Twitter as a superior entity to Nigeria.

I had to show them the figures.

Simran94:


If Twitter needed Nigeria so bad, why then did they move their Headquarter operation in Africa to Ghana? Bypassing the so-called “giant of Africa”?

God you lots are so dumb just like the lifeless president and his urchins

Dumbo, did NNPC build any giant headquarters in China despite China being our biggest oil buyer?

Siting your headquarters somewhere does not mean that that is where you make the most money, or else Ghana would be Number 55 on the list of African nations to site Twitter HQ.

sonofElElyon:


And how much of that money gets into the hands of the majority who are living below the poverty line?
A lot of businesses get their customers on social media especially Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.. it makes sense for government to think about the people when dealing with issues.. the sensible thing is to first threaten to ban.. Twitter would've reached out

Nigeria is a large developing country, so it will have poor folks for many years still. If those platforms you listed refuse to comply with Nigerian law, they will be kicked out of the Nigerian market. Numerous other apps will take their place. The Indian - built platform, [kooo], is already making inroads to Nigeria following the Twitter ban.

richmond500:
Most of u calling others zombie are the real zombies.

To u, the white man should have his way, and anything about Nigeria should die, u will be happy if someone calls ur country a shithole as long as he is white.
U have no qualms if people insults ur father as long as they are white

Honestly, they are sick, cursed people.

Dminister:
Twitter, facebook or instagram don't need you. They are on their own jeje when you buy data from the telecommunication companies in your country to access their platforms. These old men don't know how the internet work. They wants to eat from another man's innovation.

Dumbo, Nigeria is Africa's largest internet ecosystem, with an estimated 150 million users.

To say the above firms don't need that market is a sign your education was wasted, and you need to go get a refund.

Acidosis:



This one don ma.d.

Twitter generated over 3 billion dollars as revenue. Nigeria generated 8 billion dollars in the same year.

Note, Twitter's revenue came from "Tweets", just "tweets" while yours came from oil, technology, agriculture, education, immigration, corruption, etc..


Now who needs who again?

Dumbo, Nigeria's annual budget based on its earnings last year was 35 billion dollars, NOT 8 billion, plus Nigeria's annual GDP is 1.16 TRILLION dollars.

So Twitter, which earned 1.2 billion dollars last year, not 3 billion like you falsely claimed, is an invisible ant compared to NIGERIA.

KingAlabi:


Enjoy your APC CHANGE bro, you deserve it.

At least they are not looting like PDP, the southern grand masters of looting.

adeyemik:


Bros, why you dey lie like small pikin. If Nigeria earns 1.16 trillion dollars per annum, Nigeria will never go begging China for a loan. Nigeria's 2021 budget is 13.6 trillion Naira, which is equivalent to $35.66 billion.

Stop defending the indefensible and spewing out falsehood. Twitter's annual income is bigger than Nigeria's annual GDP.

The lie team member.

Illiterate. Who said Nigeria earns that amount a year? I said it is the annual GDP.

You don't know the difference between GDP and budget?

Go school you no gree.

KingAlabi:
Who do these guys think they are sef

I know. Your inferiority complex cannot let you imagine how they dare to challenge your adopted white gods. Mumu.

RMoneyInTheBank:
...the last time I checked, twitter deleted the post of a Nigerian politician who threatened genocide...

He "threatened genocide" in your tribalist, hate-filled hallucinations.

MarxMike:

Hmmm.. Please tell me why Nigeria keeps asking for loans, why not use these your "trillions"..

Every country borrows money, no matter how rich. The USA is the world's biggest debtor nation, and she owes China trillions of dollars.

RMoneyInTheBank:
is twitter the reason your herdsmen brothers are kidnapping, killing and raping women ..is twitter the reason one dollar is not equal to one naira ?

Maybe not. But they've contributed to killing and looting in the south, by allowing vicious, violent anarchists and secessionists to post on their platform.

SO THEY REMAIN BANNED.

Icumsa45:


How come dangote is poorer than before 6 years ago? One Nigeria Fulani slave.

Because he just invested 12 billion dollars in a refinery, in addition to other multi-billion dollar investments across Africa.

Dummy.

Dumb and dumber.

MEGA4BILLION:


Is that why foreign debt is about to strangle the country?

What foreign debt, you airhead?

omohayek:

Another ignorant propagandist spouting transparent lies. Both of these companies are publicly listed, and have to file quarterly and annual reports with the SEC. These documents are freely available online and demonstrate that you're talking absolute nonsense. Nigeria is a financial irrelevance to both firms!

Just like they are a financial irrelevance to Nigeria.

Twitter earned a mere 1.2 billion dollars last year and are drowning in debt.

Even Lagos state can assist them with their financial woes.

SavageMaster:


How has this figure positively affected the ordinary Nigerians on the streets?

It means the ordinary Nigerians on the street can start a business and make great profits if they are honest and hard-working.

MILLIONS of ordinary Nigerians have started from NOTHING, and built incredibly successful businesses.

INNOSON started by selling spare parts in Nnewi market.

sotall:


See your mumu reasoning.

Now sit down and ask yourself" who needs who?:

I just TOLD YOU who needs who, you ignorant dunce.

Vlibray:

Shey you get brain at all

Yes, which is why I am schooling you and other goats here drowning in inferiority complex.

GreenFarmsNG:



Delude yourself, poverty capital of the world.

Biggest middle class in Africa and biggest economy in Africa, with an annual GDP of 1.16 TRILLION dollars per annum, calculated by PPP (Purchasing Power Parity).

Twitter, by comparison, earned 1.2 billion dollars last year.

That is chicken change for top Nigerian business conglomerates, not to mention the Nigerian govt.

Twitter is shiit compared to Nigeria.