₦airaland Forum

Ruben Abati, Doyin Okupe. Please Come out to give the results of your wards, not your local governments ooo. Nasarawa just beside Abuja there, PDP couldn't even deliver the place perfectly.

But what if at the end of the day, they used La Place theorem to prove GEJ wins? Coz,as at now, PDP should just demand for walk over.

Now, the difference in the Ekiti's result has been met and there's overage. IF THESE NEWS ARE TRUE OOOOO. let's just keep following...

A married woman, Jummai Isaac, 27, said she has not taken in since she got married in the year 2000.

“I haven’t conceived since I got married in the last fourteen years, and doctors have, on several occasions, confirmed to me absence of any known cause of inability to get pregnant.

Got married at 13

A married woman, Jummai Isaac, 27, said she has not taken in since she got married in the year 2000.

“I haven’t conceived since I got married in the last fourteen years, and doctors have, on several occasions, confirmed to me absence of any known cause of inability to get pregnant.

Check that out. This lady got married at 13...

Has he answered the questions you are all bout to ask?

Dragonking:
This guy is a noise maker..gej till 2019!!!

click like for GEJ and share for GMB, lets see who wins..

I'm sorry. Have you spotted the difference? You shouldn't have made such a request. For people to click like for GEJ and share for GMB.

GMB's success at the polls is as sure as saying the day after today is tomorrow.

[quote author=Niwdog post=30294784]Rada than look into these well clinical article
The northerners and muslim guys/ladies from west are already shouting sai whateva

Nigeria indeed was/is not mearnt to be one[/quote
]
Haba, why would bring religion into this? Common, grow up Loco.....

Plz which station is showing it?

Are we sure this people aren't campaigning for their fellow northerner? Coz if truly this guy is an architect that he claimed to be, he shouldn't have spoken like dumbo.

sabdaz:
Christian will be the next Lagos governor. Ambode and jimi agbaje are both Christians. Either of them is the next governor. So do we need a prophecy for that?

A dollar now goes for 190naira and economy nose diving,my 1 and half years old daughter knows that if it continues this way, before April, 1 usd = 250naira

Christian will be the next Lagos governor. Ambode and jimi agbaje are both Christians. Either of them is the next governor. So do we need a prophecy for that?

As crude oil price continues its descent, and the economy falters,
strong indications have emerged that workers in both private and
public sectors are faced with mass retrenchment.
Stakeholders in both sectors, who spoke to SUNDAY PUNCH on
Friday, painted a gloomy picture of the economy and the prospects
of workers in the new year. They based their projections on recent
happenings in the Nigerian and global economies.
Oil prices have been in steep decline since June 2014 as a result of
slow demand growth and the United States’ oil boom, which has
increased supply. The global oil benchmark, Brent, against which
Nigerian oil is priced, on Tuesday, tumbled below $58 per barrel,
hitting its lowest levels since May 2009.
PUNCH had exclusively reported on Tuesday that at least 70,000 civil
servants in 30 ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal
Government had yet to receive up to three months salaries.
While the Federal Government is believed to owe workers of the
Ministry of Labour and Productivity salary arrears ranging from one
to three months, 11 state governments could not pay December
salary to workers. Three of the states – Benue, Plateau and Osun –
have been reported to owe workers three months’ salary arrears.
In separate interviews with SUNDAY PUNCH, stakeholders expressed
fears that companies and public institutions were planning to
address the downturn in the economy with cost-cutting measures
and downsizing.
On Friday, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association
of Nigeria gave indications to this effect when it raised the alarm
that companies, especially petroleum companies, had plans to
retrench staff.
According to the association, non-core employees of oil firms in the
country may be asked to quit their jobs, if the fall in oil prices
persists till April or May.
The Media Officer, PENGASSAN, Mr. Babatunde Oke, told SUNDAY
PUNCH that employers had grown weary of the slump.
“The effect might be severe if it continues till May because some
employers are already complaining that they may need to shed
weight, if it persists till then. Of course, it will affect contract staff, if
the slump persists,” Oke added.
Similarly, the Deputy President (South), National Association of
Small Medium Enterprises, Mr. Orimadegun Agboade, stated that
retrenchment had already begun in some sectors.
He said, “We closed for the year earlier than usual. Ordinarily, we
take a break close to Christmas. But with the way things are right
now, many companies closed two weeks before the normal closing
date.
“Based on recent events, federal, state and local governments still
owe salaries of up to three months. It is an indication that things
are not right at all. In fact, many of us are afraid of what will
happen.”
Agboade stated that the current foreign exchange rate is the
harbinger of the gale of retrenchments that would sweep workers
out of the manufacturing sector.
“For instance, I am a manufacturer of medicine; I received a notice
from my bank two weeks ago that the Federal Government had
placed an embargo on all letters of credit. The implication of this is
that immediately we run out of the raw materials we have now, the
hope of getting more will be slim, or it won’t come on time.
“In the pharmaceutical industry, where I belong, close to 98 per cent
of our raw materials are imported. A lot of companies are already
cutting salaries,” Agboade added.
The NASME Deputy President further said the scale of retrenchment
could be as high as 25 per cent. He warned that if things were not
sorted out quickly, it could reach 50 per cent.
Similarly, the Chairman, National Association of Small Scale
Industrialists, Lagos State chapter, Mr. Segun Kuti-George, said the
fact that the foreign exchange rate was not in equilibrium with the
naira was a sign that mass retrenchment might be closer than
expected.
“We have more naira chasing fewer dollars now. Also, the monetary
policy is moving from 12 per cent to 13 per cent higher interest rate.
We now have a higher rate of exchange, which inherently means
inflation.
“It means that prices of imported and locally-made goods will go
up, which would mean lower demand and, therefore, lesser profits
for companies. This may then lead to layoffs,” he explained.
The Director-General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
Muda Yusuf, predicted that the year would be challenging for
businesses, as the cost of production would increase, while
purchasing power would decline.
He explained that businesses would have to look at all possible
options for survival, including cost reduction in other areas. The
process of reducing costs, according to him, may result in cutting
the number of employees.
At the presentation of the 2015 budget to the National Assembly,
the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy,
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, had announced more austerity measures.
She had explained that the measures were aimed at cushioning the
economic impact of the drop in oil prices.
She added that the measures would be implemented from the
beginning of the second quarter of 2015 to boost the ratio of non-oil
revenues to oil revenues. The Federal Government’s 2015 budget
estimates of about N4.3trillion was planned with a $65 oil price
benchmark.
Workers vow to resist retrenchment
Meanwhile, workers have threatened a showdown in the event of
mass sacking. Officials of the organised labour who spoke to
SUNDAY PUNCH warned the federal and states governments against
laying off workers.
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria told SUNDAY
PUNCH that it had mobilised members nationwide to resist any
planned retrenchment of workers by the Federal Government.
The Secretary-General of ASCSN, Mr. Alade Lawal, in an interview
with one of our correspondents on Friday in Abuja, said workers
should not be made to bear the burden of the country’s distressed
economy.
Lawal said, “As for the issue of resorting to retrenchment as a result
of the drop in the price of crude oil in the international market,
labour will surely resist it.
“We have already sensitised and mobilised our members on the
matter. We workers did not create the problem and we will surely
not allow the ruling elite to use us as tools to be dumped because of
the temporary setback in the pricing of oil.
“When the going was good, we were left unattended to. Now that
the chicken has come home to roost, they, and not innocent
workers, should bear the brunt.
“We are fully prepared and on red alert, waiting for signals from the
two labour centres in the event of any attempt to retrench workers
as part of recently introduced austerity measures.”
Also speaking, the President-General of Trade Union Congress of
Nigeria, who is also the President of ASCSN, Mr. Bobboi Kaigama,
said the TUC would ensure that any attempt to retrench worker was
resisted.
He said, “TUC would resist any attempt to retrench workers; all the
definitions of resistance put together would be done, including
protests and strikes.
“Let’s fight corruption, let’s fight oil theft, let’s improve our
Internally Generated Revenue, let’s be prudent in our expenditure,
develop our infrastructure and tourism potential; those are the
things that would give us money, not sacking workers.
“We shall resist any attempt to retrench workers. They can’t try
retrenchment because we shall resist it out rightly.”
On his part, the General Secretary, NLC, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, warned
that the NLC would meet to take an “appropriate decision”, should
any state government decide to sack workers.
He said, “Our position, as already stated, is that there are
adjustments that government can make by cutting the cost of
governance.
“We have already warned that they shouldn’t allow workers to be
victims of the downturn in the oil price.
“We believe that the down-turn should not be used to sack workers,
they should cut excess waste and the cost of governance. We have
a situation where a governor has a retinue of excess aides and
entourages; all these can be cut. These are areas where we feel
adjustments should be made.”
Across Nigeria, state chapters of the organised labour unions also
warned that retrenchment would be resisted.
In separate interviews with our correspondent in Ilorin, the
Chairman, Nigerian Labour Congress, Kwara State chapter, Mr.
Farouk Akanbi, and his Trade Union Congress counterpart, Mr.
Olumoh Kolawole, stated that workers in the state would resist any
attempt by the state government to downsize.
Akanbi said, “We do not believe that it will be a good thing for any
government to retrench workers. We are going to resist any
retrenchment of workers because we know that the cost of
governance in Nigeria is where we have problem. It is not in terms
of the payment of the workers’ salaries.
“We will ensure that workers will down tool, which is one of the
weapons we have if negotiations fail.”
Speaking in the same vein, Kolawole said, “Part of governance is
that government will look after the welfare of the workers. I do not
see any reason for retrenchment. I believe that there are many ways
we can assist government to jerk up revenues. The IGR can be
increased. We know where the loopholes are and we can advise
government appropriately.”
The Chairman, NLC in Edo State, Mr. Emmanuel Ademokun, said in
the event of any retrenchment, “We will give a 24-hour strike notice.
It (retrenchment) won’t happen.”
State governments allay fears
Against the backdrop of widespread fears of mass retrenchment
and threats of showdown by workers, state governments have said
they would look for ways to generate more income. In Bayelsa
State, Governor Seriake Dickson, who complained recently that his
administration could no longer sustain the N500m monthly wage bill
of 200 political aides, said he would “downsize or rightsize” political
appointments.
The state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr. Markson Fefegha,
told SUNDAY PUNCH that the government’s finance team was
working to arrive at a sustainable wage bill.
Fefegha said the government did not have any plan to retrench
workers. Rather, he said, the government might “downsize the
political class”, if the dwindling resources continued.
Similarly, the Abia State Government said it was not considering
retrenchment of workers. It, however, admitted that the state was
facing economic hardship.
The state has a workforce of about 21,000, in addition to its 11,000
primary and secondary school teachers, according to information
from the state’s leadership of the NLC.
Abia, before the economic downturn, received a monthly allocation
of between N3bn and N4bn, with a monthly wage bill of about N2.5
billion.
The state Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mr. Anthony
Agbazuere, told one of our correspondents in Umuahia that though
the state government was feeling the impact of the drop in oil price,
the sacking of workers was out of contemplation.
He, however, said government was making efforts to plug all
financial leakages and shore up its internally generated revenue.
The state Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Philip Ntoo, also said the
drop in the federal allocation had adversely affected the state’s
revenue, as 90 per cent of its income depended on federation
allocation.

Now we have a war ship. How do we get it to the north east?

What a way to start a year!

Chibok girls still missing - he's coming up with a rescue plan

Boko Haram still striking - he's coming up with a plan to fight them

Economy dwindling - he's coming up with austerity measures plan

Electricity worsened - he's coming up with privatization plan

Nation already overwhelmed by corruption - he's coming up with anti corruption plan.

GEJ.. You are the definition of CLUELESS

..... Plz we beg you with whatever you believe in, just leave honorably. I believe you will make history if you can be the first democratic president to resign, you will be honored and respected....

People, don't be in a haste.let's wait for Okupe or Abati to respond. Maybe peju sef.
I'm sure they will give an inversely proportional response. Or ask yourself, does Sambo know what tax really means. Remember, his certificates were burnt
Plz ask Sambo, didn't he do court affidavit and police report for his burnt certificates?

Let the APC relax on their campaigne. I feel PDP is doing enough for both parties and as it stands, they favour APC than their party.
Too much of everything is bad. Okupe and AbATI talk to much........

chukel:
of course buhari cannot defeat jonathan at the "pools". Jonathan is an otueke man from the creeks, so he swims very well. But my buhari will defeat jonathan at the polls convincingly. Get it straight into ur dumb skull.

That guy is dumb. Pools ko jackpots ni. I

RUINING A FAME TO BUILD YOUR NAME


Not working

Try something else!

Olodo.

Ok agreed, all Abati said were true, but only those above 40 years can actually recall all you said.

As for me, I'm 29, and like many others of same age, a little older or younger, we don't know all these but, we are seeing now is bullshit. And we remember that our parents still tell us that Nigeria was far better than now even with all the sophisticated life styles we now have.

They told us that no one was struggling to travel over seas, education was good and free, strike was a word that was seldom used. Politics wasn't so attractive then. Robbery was so minimal. Muslims and Christians were living together with peace and tranquility (now, put a religious topic on nairaland, you would start reading hot hatred from people). Let's be factual, if you are sane,rational and logical, you will know that, it's anyone but, Ebele. Now that it's even Muhammad Buhari, I swear,Nigeria, if we miss this opportunity, we might never recover from it. Or is it when 1dollar will go for 500naira.
All political office holders no longer use land transportation and start flying private jets while masses walk from ikorodu to v.i.
Electricity is unaffordable by masses and we go back to candles and kero lanterns. When a family has 2 children and only struggle to send one to a public school. Wo it's okk

Its never too late to turn back on a bad road

[quote author=donphilopus post=28968245]Shekau sure knows how to blab.[/quote
Definition of blab Plz. After all the BH crew don do, u still dey say dem dey blab. Na our govt dey blab coz they will always promise to bring perpetrators to book after every terrorist attack

[quote author=publicenemy post=28904442]Abooki wetin happen?


No be me cause ur fustration oo.[

You are pathetic

This is what I usually say bout nairaland. Let's avoid this kinda topic as much as we can.imagine people have started dissing their beliefs. As a matter of fact,people are also very senseless and irrational. No respect for the belief of others,then how can you respect other people's parents?. Address the issue strictly and don't bring in other unrelated things. What has Buhari got to do with it.
If you have any trouble with Islam,launch your own website and let your motive be to tarnish the image of islam. But if you can't, then piss off

publicenemy:
I dont blame him....xtianity is very moderate unlike islam.





He should have likened G.E.J to Muhamed.


Idiots running their mouth and ignorance in embarrassement of the country.

Dont start comparing religions. Why do u need to bring Islam into this. Doing Okupe is a Christian and he's comparing his boss with his Lord. That shouldn't warrant you saying Islam isn't moderate. Na people like you dey cause wahala and it's only in this part of the world you see such.
Is Dangote not a Muslim?, if Islam is all bout violence,he should have poisoned all of you through his food products. Ode. Go back home and and askbyour folks to re-train you

[quote author=lekkie073 post=28421636]gone r the days when churches are being bombed. now na mosques......sauce for d goose is sauce for d gander....[/quote
For writing this comment, you don't have a problem coz it shows your thinking but,for people to like the comment. They are the ones that put the OOLISH in. FOOLISH.
Ode

Seriously, he has done more harm than good.
I'm about to tear mad - mo ti fe ya were
I will enter my shoe and go away - ma Wo bata mi,ma ma lo

duruallwell25:
Its a good thing that we acknowledge d fact that Super Eagles didn't deserve to win d last AFCON but won out of Luck. The truth of the matter is that few months before the Nations cup, The Father of Creation, Sat guru Maharaj Ji DONATED the AFCON to Nigeria as a gift for hosting Maharaj Ji for 33years, as at then. Lo and behold Nigeria won the cup. Now instead of the NFF, Players, and Coaching crew to show appreciation to Maharaj Ji for HIS unshaken support even wen all Nigerians predicted doom for the eagles, they all rallied round TB Joshua's SCOAN to say thank you. Maharaj Ji being a father didn't relent in his assistance went ahead in an interview with SWAN promised Nigeria the 2014 world cup but dis time either the NFF, Coaching Crew or the Players should come to Maharaj Ji for directives. But they ignored Maharaj Ji saying don't mind dat bearded man who lives in Ibadan. Even though the odds were in our favor Nigerians didn't grap d opportunity given by Maharaj Ji for Nigeria to be the first African nation to lift the world cup. Keshi thought it was his coaching skills that won him the nations cup same with d players and NFF not knowing it was out of the grace of Maharaj Ji. Now Maharaj Ji has left them to play the game and the so called defending champions can't even qualify from the group. what a shame!!. I am calling on Nigerians to seize the opportunity to recognize Maharaj Ji for keeping dis Nation together despite all the plans of d forces to destroy d nation. cos the indices of war in other countries is not up to one-tenth of what is happening in Nigeria still Nigeria is still standing tall.

God is Great. Imagine use of brain. Can we all please gather round and stone this person?

MEND ko Fulani herdsmen ni.
Let MEND release a video too. At least Boko Boyz dey show face. It's like what's in vogue now in Nigeria is to create violent clicks.
Instead of make TBJ talk say na people noise collapse the building and relate am to when noise destroyed the Jericho wall. We would have permitted that lie to be.

stebell:
OP, yu shud be ashamed of yourself. so cos yu kno he is declaring today yu and ur rodents up North decided to bomb so as to foil todays activity. yu hav failed.

2moro yu wud say ur North is not developed.

GEJ till una stop to bomb and kill una people.

I'm not gonna say anything to you but, for some people to have clicked like on your comment shows that we don't even understand what we read sometimes. GEJ had been promising Nigerians that he will bring those responsible for all these into book but, up till now nothing has been done. Isn't this enough for him to step down and accept his fate as he has actually failed us.

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unleashed123:
You know even if Jonathan wins in 2015 his tenure will end in 2019. Does statement imply that you do not wish to live beyond 2019

You sef get time. Instead of make u carry face. Imagine the comment even has likes

I like this topic like anything likable. At least, this is not Christian vs. Muslim discussion where you will see alot of comments about how one religion is better as if,they were there when Jesus (ASW) and Muhammad (SAW)came to the earth.
Anyway, I still feel its wrong for people to say, thank God, I'm Catholic or whatever. It's Catholic not christianity. This shows that there are different kinds of Christianity, which makes it look like no unity in christianity.
Whether, you are Catholic, Anglican, Baptist, etc if you are a Christian, then call your self a Christian, or are you people using different bibles? Calling on another Jesus?
Now you've turned this into competition
Redeem is better than Winners
Don't go to MFM they call fire a lot, come to our own Christ embassy, you are allowed to wear what you like, even our pastor has jerry curl.
We Jehova witness are so friendly,so come to ours.No it's deeper life,we are not after worldly things
Haba why now Our own CAC has the best Ori oke where God answers all prayers,
Nba, 7th day adventist, we worship on Saturdays.
Just be one and stop discrimination

Mintayo:
You are sort of correct;christains need to wake up,in a bit to islamize(which will never happen),muslims are always power hungry,they will need to get to power by all means,and its so unfortunate that we christains just take the "i don't care sit"(i hope that will not be our doom)we need to wake up too!
I am 100percent sure that muslims will not allow a christain/christain ticket!
I just pity the likes of the Op,who will be saying "it doesnt matter" until they are forcfully converted!

So Obasanjo was a Muslim and GEJ is also one. If these 2 aren't power hungry, why would Obasanjo propose a 3rd term and GEJ after being the vice, now president still wants to go for another. Read your holy book very well,I believe it teaches Love, patience and tolerance