₦airaland Forum

AMINDA:
I like how all of you in Tinubu’s camp can't paint a realistic picture of his re-election without affirming that it would be via rigging. Akpan, ask around. Unlike Akwa Ibom, elections don't get rigged in the North if the people don't want you. That's the fastest way to get counted. Tinubu's rigging margins will be coming from your conquered local government in Nsit Atai but he can't rig more than your voting population. There is no equivalent of a Wike in the North who gets his way against the people's will. Every popular politician in the North is only popular with the people's permission.

Well said my Oga. If Tinubu fully agrees to Wike's terms, the figures that will come from Rivers and some part of SS will even shock the president himself. Because the "cooking will be brazenly done".

Like you rightly said, the case is reverse in the North. Because with the sentiments and anger brewing in the North currently, any governor or political figure that misaligns will suffer political-wise. Many of them will even struggle to deliver themselves. Tinubu's implementation of that exploitative tax will permanently seal his fate as an OTP.

Let's keep observing.

Teenaira:
But nobody knows Obi in the political circle. If ADC presents Obi, ATIKU can never use his money to support Obi and of course before 12.00 noon on election day, Tinubu would have won with an unimaginable margin. Obi is only popular in the Eastern part of Nigeria because they want an Ibo president not because they don't know he can not hold that position. Anyway, I will join you people in praying that ATIKU will step down for Obi so that you people can see real politics at play.

You summed it up beautifully. It seems they have not learnt anything from the last election and are still bent on playing politics with emotions. Politics is a game of numbers and logic. It has NOTHING to do with emotions.

The best route for an Obi Presidency is to deputize Alhaji and after his tenure he declares his own ambition. There's a reason APC desperately wants Kwankwaso on their team.

Should Obi decide to row it alone, then his career is finished politically. Because Kwankwaso (if he deputizes the President) has a brighter chance of becoming the next president than Obi. Also, I'd rather stay in my house that day than go out because Tinubu would win using that scenario and it'll be 2023 all over again.

Project Nigeria will be a reality.

seunmsg:
It appears there is a division in the NNPP camp in Kano. The governors appointees and loyalists are pushing for a move to APC which will automatically guarantee a second term for the governor while the Kwakwanso camp are against the move.

While I prefer both of them to join APC, I will accept the governor and his camp if Kwakwanso decides to stay back. The governor’s camp plus the existing APC structure is enough to win the election.

Nothing is guaranteed if the move is made without Kwankwaso. The governor has no concrete structure and the existing structure remains that of Madugu (Kwankwaso).

Apart from the Buhari, he is one of the very few northern politicians to enjoy cult-like following (though on a limited scale). Let him decamp solely to APC let's see.

Reference:
With the way politics is going in this country and Mrs Natasha's problems with the establishment, Mr. Bello is more likely going to be used to dethrone her and have his sins forgiven in the process.

More like the stars are aligning for him. We operate a feudal system where the compromised is often the chosen just as eunuchs serve the courts of the king.

You're painfully right with this submission. As much as GYB is not even fit to be a councillor in Okene LGA, he'll win for those reasons you mentioned and more.

First his boy is the governor. That means he'll use everything in his possession to win for himself, his master and Tinubu. This isn't like the previous scenario. Then apart from Wike, no one can play as dirty as Bello.

The feud with Akpabio is still there and the Senate President will exploit every chances he's got to get even with her.

This time around, he is directly contesting with Natasha and that changes everything.

The only hope for Madam is to decamp in at most two months time, try and placate the Senate president, then she can duke it out with Bello.

Else, the final results of that election will be written in Lugard's House.

Berankis:
All those ones are even lesser scams. All these corporate organisations in Nigeria scam customers. Nigerian Banks, Telcos, Insurance, Pensions, FMCGs, Petrol and Gas fueling stations etc.

Exactly. The scam happens at different levels of management and trickles down to the non-management level.

Though the Executive Management is often aware, but they overlook the small cases, especially if discretion is applied.

They have this unwritten policy of: "everybody na thief, who dem catch na him be barawo". They hate blatant fraud and corruption, that's why their C-Suites are very ruthless and run those organizations with iron hands.

Anguldi:
Yes there's loss in LPG. You can lose about 20kg during offload but loading depot gives 100-200kg as bonus. The thing is, gas plant owners are very greedy.

Wow. That bonus is quite okay. Please what is the percentage of profit that they make on every single kg they sell and what do you believe is the cause of their excessive greed?

Birth starts a cycle, and death completes it. For every human born of a woman must die.

Kharol1234:
Them don kpai dirty money.

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Kharol1234:
Them don kpai dirty money.

Lolzzz. I believe so too. The death looks very unnatural. What a bizarre nickname, Dirty Money.

Win12345:
Who tax help?? You want to collect 18% and 25% of peoples salary But you never consider how much they pay for rent, transport and other utilities. Tinubu has declared war on Nigerians and he will surely lose.

We're waiting for all of them at the polls, if all the arms of Government wish, let them defect!

If Nigerians also like, let them waste 2027 opportunity again. What I know is that anyone who seeks to make our lives miserable will be shown the door.

Useless taxes without substance; no evidence; no achievement, just miseries for Nigerians.

They want to continue milking us via visa fees while knowing very well that they won't give us the visa.

When we shout that Nigerians should present a united front and hold the government fully accountable for insecurity, they proclaim selective genocide. Una eyes don dey clear abi

Let me see any of you get the US visa by claiming genocide or persecution

Now the foolish people encouraging Trump to intervene militarily. Had he intervene, do you think he'll spare your house or village because you are some "holy Christian"? He'll carpet-bomb and still deny you visa. Then at the end, the country goes from bad to worse.

Its so naive for our people to think that Trump loves them. . It's all politics to him and when he looks at Black Africans, he doesn't see Muslims or Christians, he only sees "Niggas" who he can manipulate as will.

Finland no longer has free scholarships, Canada's PR scheme is no longer straightforward, New Zealand is planning to hike the visa fee for some of their visa categories, Australia? Don't even think about it, plus the UK has recently introduce some stricter policies, Europe as a whole is currently anti-immigration with a weaker economy. No country is readily welcoming anyone again.

If we like let us continue to watch the government tax us to death and allow insecurity to fester. Let me see where we'll run to next.

Maybe this will knock some sense into us all.

Mrexcell:
Contradictions and confusion is just too much in this tinibu's apc govt. Here in delta state people are already cueing and paying #3k to get their TIN.

Can you imagine, just imagine. The government knows Nigerians are docile so they'll keep on imposing and getting away with it.

ibechris:
These guys are confused and will continue to be.

Just because they are after peoples money,see how they are dragging themselves here and there.

Oyedele will come tomorrow and say another thing,another day,another person will counter him and say another thing creating more confusion.

Those who claimed to understand these people all because of hate for another...might be thinking they have sense only to find out that they have no sense for believing their staggered and incomplete information.

Just imagine,I went to Access bank at Wuse 2, Abuja to link my TIN to my acct,the bank said they were not aware and I was shocked. The lady I met pleaded and asked me to wait let her confirm from the branch manager and she also told me that her oga said,that there is no directive to do so.

The whole thing now looks bogus,like a fictions films.

They've seen the handwriting on the wall that Nigerians would not comply with any TIN registration. So they're devising other means.

I mean it's so nauseating:
Insurance Tax for housing
Company Tax
PIT
VAT
pre-export registration
Etc.

Yet we provide our water ourselves, road,housing, security etc.

He has borrowed more than Buhari, yet we still pay more for fuel, no Form A anymore. Who are those advising Tinubu?

muyico:
Both owned by two states
Osun State and Oyo State

It's now fully owned by the Oyo State Government. The Makinde administration has paid some compensation to Osun State.

Chilipepper:
Man criticizes his late former boss's wife for getting married to another man months after his burial

Why is he criticizing her? Remarriage is perfectly permissible, as long as it's done properly.

The wealth aside, she needs, companionship, intimacy etc. Better she remarries honorably rather than being passed around.

jiggyman:
Na so wedding planner hide all my sovenoirs! After wedding I saw like 30 bags in her car boot! Omo! If no be say I de good mood, I for bust her scalp

QuinQ:
Nothing like overblown because the BANKS will be willing to lend him more than this his networth in CASH!

You are all Ignorant of how these things work (which is why you're nor rich! ) How can Musk have $20 billion in cash?! He likely doesn't have ANY cash. Everything he buys is on credit. Rich folks have credit cards, or borrow from the banks when they need large amounts. Everything is on credit!

Usual Nigerian arrogance on display. Billionaires come in different flavors, some prefer to buy stuff with debt others prefer to use their hard cash and keep off debt.

So Bill Gates that keeps cold hard cash and is a seasoned Forbes billionaire nor rich abi. He strongly prefers to have solid cash reserve and dislikes unnecessary debts being accrued to him.

Elon Musk is not everyone's model on how a billionaire is to behave, regardless of his wealth. Comprehend that and tone down the arrogance.

Ndi intellectual, cho cho cho and insulting others as if you are even worth up to $2M USD in assets and cash.

ask4bk:
Being worth it doesn't mean he has that money in a bank.

The money he has liquidly in accessible cash may not even pass $20 billion

You garrit! As a matter of fact, he probably doesn't even have up to one-tenth that in liquid cash. He, like most billionaires are asset-rich (mostly shares) but cash poor. In terms of liquid cash Bill Gates still remains the richest among them all.

Musk's wealth is "academic" and not in actual terms. A single economic policy can send it all crashing. Remember when he wanted to buy Twitter? He has to use shares to buy it, and not actual cash.

Racheal45:
burying his mom well does not stop him from empowering the youth

Yes, but what is the point of burying someone in a golden casket?

He has only succeeded in turning his mom's tomb to grave-robbers magnet. Those ones will stop at nothing to steal the casket.

SmartPolician:
Which consumption are you writing about, please? I think they just want people that will help them build a properous country and remain relevant in the scheme of things.

They don't want to be so rich yet so insignificant like Qatar that doesn't encourage immigrants to move to their country.

He's partially right, same as you too. They want their economy well-oiled, but at the same time still want to remain prosperous.

Qatar cannot afford to have large influx of immigrants. Even if it wants to, the country is just TOO small to accommodate any significant influx. It's roughly the same size as Rivers State o.

Gerrard59:
The moment I saw Namibian tech and finance sector trumps ours, I knew something was wrong with him. The data shows it all: after Kenya, our tech industry receives more VC funding than any other on the continent. I don't like including North Africans in such surveys for obvious reasons. But we are above every other country in most economic data. Only SA and Kenya can chook mouth when we talk. I am dead sure Accra has more finance deals and developments than Namibia. Namibia is to SA what Benin Republic is to us.

Namibia? Tech? What sort of tech? Botswana tried diversifying into tech, but they haven't achieved anything. If Enugu political elites sit their yansh down, they will outstrip both Namibia and Botswana. In fact, Kano can surpass both countries and the entire Sahel region. This means Kano can, and I think is or maybe with Kaduna, become the tech capital of the entire Sahel region. Furthermore, this means two states have covered more than 50% of West Africa. This means the Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Abia and Rivers can do the same and surpass not just the Sahel region, but the entire Central African region.

We have a lot of work to do as a country, but continent-wise, we are better off than the majority. We should address tribal bigotry and religious intolerance to tackle our insecurity challenges because those are big problems facing us.


You know, I don't dispute the belief that Whites are tops in societal and infrastructural development, but when other Black people, especially Nigerians, say this, does it mean that they too accept that White people are the ones who can develop societies? Because it tells others that Black people cannot do it better unless the White man is involved.

I tell you, the guy is ill-informed and probably arrived at his conclusion using data on median salaries received by tech professionals in those countries. These professionals are few and far between. A Nigerian brought up in Nigeria would run away from Namibia after few years. One of my ex-lecturer also did reverse japa, despite securing a good lecturing job in the country's foremost university. Soulless is the perfect adjective to qualify that country.

You're very right about our elites. They can fairly easily turn the country around if they had the will. Nigeria's potential is just to under-tapped. This is what vexes me with them.

If they sit properly, Nigeria would be scoring high in every critical sector: Agric, Tech, Finance, Healthcare etc., but no, they won't do that, na to dey stash money for inside soakaway dem sabi .

You're very right concerning the fact that the Whites, especially the English-speaking whites being at the top when it comes to human development. There's no disputing that, even the most pro-black activitist cannot deny it.

Personally I feel it has to do with their perspective and how they're taught and brought up. They believe in communal prosperity as against we blacks who believe in individual prosperity and the fact that we want to excel over others by hook or crook. Another thing that has also been working against us is Envy/Crab-in-a-barrel mentality.

Example abounds where someone would by a 200million Naira car and has no problem riding it in a muddy street, and occasionally dash the road side thug few Naira notes every once in a while, that's the individual prosperity part.

Even at the community-level, rather than sit our asses down and progress as one, many would be too busy plotting how to destroy the richest man in the society and his wealth. This is our sad case and obtainable from Gambia to Ethiopia, to Nigeria to Eswatini.

That's why when a white man rules, he rules with his philosophy and applies it to the entire society. Even within South Africa, the best and creamiest places are still being governed by the Whites.

I feel it has more to do with those two mentalities than actual IQ/EQ. Individually, we tend excel astoundingly, but collectively, we are a mess and that's why the Whites would keep beating us in every indices that matters.

infogenius:
No, this is not the end of japa; it’s the end of the “blind japa” era.

What we are seeing in the US, Canada, UK, and Europe is not “anti-immigrant”; it’s anti-mass-uncontrolled-low-skilled-migration.

Countries are simply returning to the same rules they always had before COVID and post-Ukraine labour shortages made them open the gates too wide.

The new reality (2025–2030):
1 High-skilled routes are still very open
◦ Canada Express Entry points just got higher, but doctors, nurses, engineers, IT, data scientists are still getting PR in months.
◦ UK Skilled Worker visa salary threshold jumped to £38,700, but healthcare, tech, and teaching shortage occupations are still fast-tracked.
◦ Germany Opportunity Card, Australia points test, Netherlands 30% ruling — all still welcoming skilled people.

2 Student route is tighter but not closed
◦ UK banned dependants for Masters (except research courses), but the Graduate Route (2–3 years work visa) is still there.
◦ Canada capped study permits, but top universities and STEM programmes are barely affected.
◦ Ireland, Malta, Portugal, Sweden still allow dependants.

3 Low-skilled and irregular routes are dying fast
◦ Caregiver, farm worker, truck driver PR pathways in Canada are closing or heavily restricted.
◦ UK stopped most low-wage work visas.
◦ Europe is deporting faster than before.

So for the average Nigerian with BSc + 3–5 years experience in tech, nursing, engineering, accounting, pharmacy — japa is harder, but still very possible with proper planning and credentials.

For the person with OND, no skill, planning to enter through “student visa → caregiver job → PR” — that road is almost completely blocked now.

Bottom line:

Japa never finish.
 Na the “anyhow japa” don die.

If u get solid skill, IELTS 7.5+, verifiable experience, and clean money for proof of funds — countries still dey call u with two hands.

If not, e go hard well well.

The wave just changed direction, it’s now from quantity to quality.


Upgrade or stay home.

Simple. 💯

Outstanding! One question please, what do you think about the entrepreneurship/investor visa program particularly for Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey etc.

Also, why is it not being explored by comfortable Nigerians? Since it's clear that most visa programs now are targeted at scooping the best talents across countries?

WriteerNg:
If this is true then Iran is in big trouble if Israel strikes again.

It's most likely a lie and spam account, because the whole write-up oozes arrogance from A-Z. I doubt any Chinese -owned corporation has time to be indulging in petty chit-chats and publicly embarrassing an ally.

Even Israel knows well than to believe it's own lies.

It's likely the handiwork of one of those thieving attache-by-force from Poland who are hell-bent of stealing lands in the Middle East. Or at at worst, it's a Paljit from a dreary slum in Chennai.

Kaczynski:
South africa and their neighbours are bigger than nigeria , namibia finance and tech sector is so big to the extent they hardly japa,

Kenya and nigeria may be at the same level except in certain sectors like tourism, etc. Kenya overtakes nigeria


Nigeria is very bad just like india, every day we see people japa even to poor places like russia, eastern europe

Bro, you seem to be pulling out legs right? You're comparing Nambia, a ghost country with Nigeria? You're even calling Namibia's financial and tech sector to be bigger than Nigeria's?

What's 'big' about those sectors? How many of their home-grown fin-tech company dominates any list in Africa? FYI, Windhoek is Namibia and Namibia is Windhoek. Outside of that city, there's practically nothing else. Even the city was built from the scratch by the Germans.

At least in Nigeria, you have lots of vibrant cities, bustling with commerical activities with semblance of some development. Even Bayelsa, the least populated city in Nigeria is much more vibrant than that ghost country.

Kenya pales behind in comparison to Nigeria in terms of economy. Yes, Nigeria is bad, but the only country fully worthy of comparison when it comes to economy is South Africa and that's courtesy to the whites!

Like my Oga said, most countries in Nigeria are just mini Tarabas, mini Bayelsas and mini Osuns.

ALTERNATEID:
The list is made up of folks that were demonized by the west and not really hated by their people.

Thank you! I wonder what Saddam Hussein, Mao Zendong and Muammar Gaddafi is doing on the list. I'd forever cherish Gaddafi than most US presidents. Despite his shortcomings, he'll forever remain an African hero. These are nationalists to the core!

They should stop giving us useless trust-me-bro sources probably written by one young white bumpkin with barely any knowledge of history.

LordAdam16:
update

israeli media - yedioth ahronoth - is reporting that satanyahu begged several western emissaries to give iran assurances that isreal has no interest in an armed confrontation

apparently, after he begged putin to relay the same message, he expected iranian security posture to change
but iran doubled down

curiously, iran told the western emissaries that persia does not care for any assurances involving israel
iran considers any such assurance to be deceptive, has resolved that a rematch is inevitable, and is preparing accordingly

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the main reason why satanyahu is fretting about a 2.0

is that iran has set a conservative target of firing 2,000 missiles in its initial salvo
that will require at least 6000 AD interceptors to down at the standard 3:1 ratio
the US currently has only 25% of Patriot interceptors it needs for its military plans

combined with worrying instances of iranian intelligence deeply infiltrating israel
it is now assumed that anyone and anything of note above ground could potentially be taken out
there are simply not enough interceptors. nor do they have the technology to intercept the newer gen missiles

there are also concerns about how venezuela impacts america's readiness to offer unlimited support
what happens if iran launches a sneak attack just as the us commits to a venezuelan invasion that sees venezuela hitting the us mainland
interceptor deliveries and replenishments will drastically drop if miami is on fire
giving iran ample time to secure very painful concessions from the genocidal warts to end the war

on top of all of these, iran is enjoying peak, limitless support from the axis after the 12D war
and both china and russia are growing their strategic stockpile at shocking rates

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someday they will be whistling in tel aviv and the sirens will suddenly start blaring
dot on a map get mind start generational feud with an ancient civilization
if dem like, they should ask aliens to beg the persians
it will fall on deaf ears

-Lord

Spot on my Oga! The day the bolded happens, the usual American arrogance will be disappear. This is because the psychological mind-switch that would follow would be very shocking and the cloak of invincibility is forever gone. Just like you earlier explained, Trump wants to fully placate Putin and the Persians before he strikes Venezuela.


However, a 2.0 with Hell-Aviv would be one with gloves off. The land grabbers and their demonic leader would be thoroughly humiliated, for it'll rain bombs and terror on their cities.

Project Nigeria will be a reality.

zinaunreal:
If you dont buy they won't sell. Why not arrest the buyers empowering the sellers too. Where is the money coming from?

Drug trading and smuggling is not a function of arresting the buyer. It is a deadly cancer that should NEVER be introduced to the society at any point in time.

Drug extremely changes the brain chemistry, keeps the user addicted and destroys their lives gradually. The buyers at that point need help not simply "arrest".

There's a reason why Asian countries make drug smuggling a capital offense.

3seriez:
You are absolutely right. And it is very unfortunate.

I'm beginning to suspect the same too. Okoshuku and his ilks has used their trade to destroy lots of lives, families and societies in South Africa and beyond. I won't be surprised if he maintains an active Nairaland account where he and his fellow Oloriburukus abuse the North and Islam non-stop.

Pardon my language but what I've consistently witnessed here is enough to make anyone angry at them. Go to the thread on cattle herders raiding a farm and see what I'm saying. They fail to separate crime from religion. I wonder if "farm destruction" is also part of Jihad which their stupid skull interpret as the same.

Schlumeinstein:
BENUE AIRPORT DOESN'T HAVE FACILITIES..IBOM AIRPORT HAS........


MRO.
RUNAWAY CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE THE BIG AIRCRAFT

We are both saying the same thing in different ways. I also believe it should be left as "domestic".

He asked that why can't Makurdi Airport be upgraded, I have him some reasons, you're also giving him more. Thanks.