₦airaland Forum

You can say it again.

Xscape1993:
Nigeria is not ready for growth and development yet. We are still joking in this country.

The recently elected governor's secondary school results are making the rounds, and it reads more like a punchline than a political resume. With grades like E8 in Government, D7 in Commerce, and D7 in English, one can’t help but wonder: is this the academic yardstick for leadership now? The real concern isn’t his academic struggles, but the moral message these results send to young students.
In a society that constantly preaches the value of education, what example is being set when someone with subpar grades ascends to one of the highest offices in the state? Why should a high school student slog through night-after-night of studying when an E8 in Government can still lead to governing an entire state?
The message this sends is simple: academic excellence is optional. Sure, understanding Government or Economics is helpful—but clearly not mandatory. It’s as if we’re saying, “Work hard... or don’t. Either way, you’ll be just fine, and maybe even end up a governor.”
Let’s not forget the irony. C5 in Mathematics? Maybe he can use his average math skills to calculate how many students will stop caring about their studies, now that they know D7s and E8s can lead to political power. But here’s the kicker: If our future leaders keep sporting grades like this, who’s going to handle the economy? I’m guessing it won’t be the student striving for an A in Economics—they’ll be too busy contemplating why they bothered.
In short, if the governor-elect is the new role model for success, why should students bother trying to be their best? The D7s and F9s of today may just be the governors of tomorrow.

Another year, another Independence Day. We wave our green-white-green flags, but deep down, many of us are asking: What are we actually celebrating? 64 years of ‘freedom,’ but from where I stand, it seems like we just swapped colonial rulers for homegrown chaos.

Take our elections, for example. INEC is the perfect embodiment of why we can’t get our act together. If incompetence were an Olympic sport, they’d win gold every time. Election malpractice has become our national pastime—ballot box snatching, magical vote counts, and shady backroom deals that somehow always manage to surprise us. But while the election circus continues, what’s even worse is the failure of the system that’s supposed to bring justice to these fraudulent actions.

Which brings us to the judiciary—our ever-clumsy, slow-moving machine of justice. A case could drag on for years, and by the time it’s finally heard, the injustice has already taken root. Justice delayed is justice denied? In Nigeria, it’s justice denied, dismissed, and forgotten. Why would the courts rush when everything in the country moves at the speed of corruption?

And this naturally leads us to our leadership, or the lack thereof. Politicians are masters at giving grand speeches and making grander promises, but when it comes to action, we’re left holding the bag—an empty one, of course. Poverty keeps rising, inflation is through the roof, and then we get hit with something like the band system for electricity tariffs. Instead of solving the electricity crisis, we get charged premium rates for power we rarely even see! So, how’s that independence treating us?

And if you thought things couldn’t get worse, let’s talk about infrastructure. The bad roads make it seem like driving from Lagos to Abuja is more of a death-defying stunt than a simple trip. Every year, they patch up the roads, and by the next rainy season, it's back to being an obstacle course. And somehow, we’ve accepted this as our normal.

But while we’re navigating potholes, the EFCC is busy playing moral police. Oh, they’re really good at chasing down yahoo boys and small-time scammers while the real criminals—the so-called “big men” with their hands in government coffers—are left to roam free. In fact, shoutout to Yahaya Bello! He’s still out there making waves for all the wrong reasons, while EFCC focuses on university students hustling Wi-Fi. Priorities, right?

And then we have tribalism and ethnic bigotry. Our politicians have mastered the art of using it to divide us during elections. Every four years, they play the tribal card to stir up emotions, and after the elections are over, we’re left with deeper divisions and no real progress. It’s almost as if they want us to remain stuck in this cycle of ethnic tension, as long as it keeps them in power.

As if that wasn’t enough, we have insecurity hanging over us like a dark cloud. Kidnappings, killings, and crime have become so regular that they barely shock us anymore. It’s a daily reminder of just how far we’ve strayed from the idea of “independence.”

And in all of this chaos, who’s addressing the real issues? People like VeryDarkMan on social media. Somehow, he’s become more of a leader than the actual president, speaking out against corruption and calling out the wrongdoings in a way that resonates with the people. When Instagram is doing more for leadership than Aso Rock, you know there’s a problem.

So, here’s to Nigeria at 64: where we celebrate ‘independence’ while being held hostage by poverty, corruption, ethnic bigotry, and the incompetence of our leaders. We’re still hopeful, but after 64 years, hope’s getting a little tired.

Like say Lagos na Yoruba land.

DevilsEqual:


Those Magi from the East have always used "No working port in the South and East" as an excuse to travel 20000 kilometers from East to Lagos to come reside in their large numbers

Now there is a functioning one in Delta, that state shares its boundary with Anambra and some of the locals even speak Igbo

Time travellers should show us pepper by mass relocating back to the East and ensure Lagos economy retrogresses by 50%(at least, that has being their claims before now)

Sending money abroad from Nigeria has long been considered a challenging task, with a system that is notoriously difficult to navigate. This poses significant obstacles for businesses struggling to pay foreign suppliers, as well as students seeking to pay their school fees. However, Nigerians are known for their resilience and resourcefulness, and they have devised various ways to overcome these challenges. One such solution is the peer-to-peer payment system, which allows individuals to pay in Naira and have their accounts credited overseas. While this method relies heavily on trust, it has its limitations. Additionally, banks impose strict restrictions on deposits, transfers, and withdrawals of foreign currencies.

Do you have strategies for sending money overseas, please let me know in the comment section.

ubox:
You were never meant to be in the business in the first place if not innovative, So it's government that is charity after subsidizing your stock. Tomorrow they'll say country bad country bad, na citizens follow cause am

You are just as Dumb as your response is. lol. Tell me how you wan take innovate?

GeneralPula:
I’m afraid the kind of change Nigerians are wanting may not come if Nigerians are not ready to change their greedy character..

Fuel marketers are just too greedy. There’s no fuel scarcity. The fuel they all have now was subsidized for them! But because they quickly want to make x5 profit, they started hoarding fuel!

Somethings are not just government..

Imagine you sell all your products and can't buy again because the prices has gone up? Business men are not running charity business okay

Please What school offer this amount Please?

Focus99:
Which school in UK so get £7500 after discount?

Hmmm the lowest is £10000 please

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MadamVanessa:





She's not a good girl that any sane man should consider dating talkless of settling down with. She's simple a gold digger parading around, trying to reap where she didn't sow. It will be so foolish of you bro if you still stick to her after all these. Let her go to someone who have billion in her account and who have work, but I must assure you, it's always end in perpetual regret.

God bless you.

I think I owe a duty to be honest. She is a good person with good moral standards. It’s just that I’m dealing with the baggages from her past that she’s carrying.

Cutehector:
Set your own standards too .. Stay away from zero income earners.

I understand, but the future is so bright to base stuffs off the current status quo. Things are gonna improve. What if she can’t work at some point or even earn an income will my love fade? I don’t think so.

I was just thinking why do my girl friend love me with conditions. Personally I don’t expect anything from her. All she has to do is be herself and be the good person that she is. I try the best I can to provide for her to the best of my ability. But when it comes to her, she sets terms and conditions.
She said something recently that really got to me, she said before she can marry a guy he must have up to 10million and if she knew that I didn’t have a job she wouldn’t have said yes to me. I felt really bad upon hearing it. And it had me thinking deep.
The truth is that recently I liquidated my business, because I faced some challenges like every other business that I couldn’t deal with so currently I’m just idle looking for something viable to venture into. And considering the current state of the economy most businesses are barely surviving so I need to be careful.
She even mentioned that she can’t live with me in my current location and I find it quite disturbing. It’s not like I don’t have plans or a vision which she is quite aware of but, my main concern is if times become hard in the future and the chips are down will she be there for me.