texazzpete: Guys, we get it. You're upset that the exploit you've used to use BIS data on your cheap Android phones is being closed by Airtel. You're upset that now, you'll have to start paying for your data bundles like the rest of the populace. Yes, data plans are not cheap.

But please, can you people STFU for once and stop this incessant whining?

The problem is not with Airtel. The problem is that the data plans we have from our carriers are rather expensive, especially on the low end. Instead of making this all about Airtel, take on ALL the carriers and take your complaints to the NCC.

FACT: Airtel Data plans are not more expensive than plans from Etisalat or MTN. Saying you'll break your Airtel line over this is just plain childish. If MTN gives you better service, why not port over with no fuss?


FACT: Complaining here on Nairaland will not change anything. If you really feel aggrieved at this situation, why not tweet at NCC Nigeria (@NgComCommission), for example, to complain about high cost of data plans.

I have zero stake in Airtel. In fact, I ported my Airtel line to Etisalat some months ago thanks to poor internet data speeds in my region. I voted with my Naira. Do the same with minimal fuss if you feel aggrieved.

The Last Nazgûl: Really hilarious.
Found this one as well.

Mobsync: The bakery guy in the second one is funny.

bishopoliver: Breaking news on ASUU strike !!!
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نور اگر رفت سایه پیدا نیست نقش دیوار و چشم
خیره ما نقش سایه دگر نمی داندیوار و چشم خیره ما نقش سایه دگر نمی دان نور اگر رفت سایه پیدا نیست نقش دیوار و چشم خیره ما نور اگر رفت سایه. ر رفت سایه پیدا نیست نقش دیوار و چشم خیره ما نقش سایه دگر نمی دان نور اگر رفتدا نیست نقش دیوار و چشم خیره ما گر رفت سایه پیدا نیست نقش دیوار و چشم خیره ما نور اگرthe president said رفت سایه. ر رفت سایه پیدا نیست نقش دیوار و چشم خیره اگر ر سایه پیدا نیست نقش دیوار و چشم خیره ما نقش سایه دگر نمی داندیوار و چشم خیره ما نقش سایه دگر نمی دان نور سایه دگر نمی دان نور اگر رفتدا نیست نقش دیوار و چشم خیره ما
If I hear anything else, I'll let you know.

Uyi Iredia: Let's see waht this fool has vomitted.



And who drives for 8hrs without taking a break ? You are silly to assume so. Let's see this 'essential word'.

It would do you well to take note of the bolded word next time. Then back to your suggested policies:

I was referring to the next messed-up point where you mentioned a person, as not bothered by drivers suffering mental breakdown from drug and stimulant abuse. Too dumb to know which sentence I was referring to. Too much the nitwit, to note, I used the word SUGGESTION.


Now, I would like you to point out where exactly in the report that it was said that the Government was trading in its responsibilities to provide the above in exchange for drivers taking breaks after each eight hour stretch.

An inane question, you douchëbag. The point is that other, more basic problems exist and you applaud 'white-washing policies'. Policies that fail to address more pertinent problems some of which warrant long work hours: a peabrain as yourself would question this.



Se what an interminable complainer you are?

What a d*ckhead ! How many times have you seen me complain ? Given your lack of mental acuity, get this into your airhead, I hardly comolain except when it is of relevance.


Oh, and we should wait till the drivers complain before such a law is passed? Oh really?

So off-point


Why don't we wait till all the airlines are complaining that their planes are dropping out of the sky before implementing reforms in the aviation sector. Isn't ASUU still on strike? Is that not the product of government waiting for the complaint before acting?

Another cold trail.



Wait, are you for real or are you just an annoying internet troll?

Then comes up with a failed assumption. It would be a comolement to call you a dunce in this case.

Note: I'm not saying that its good that our drivers are overstressing themselves. I'm just saying that its the fault of the economy and not the drivers. Let's treat the cause and not the symptoms. There are many things that are wrong: the danfo buses (paragon) is a moving corpse, the drivers are illiterates, the conductors are touts with bad HR skills. But all these are just symptoms. We need to treat the cause. If we do, the symptoms will disappear. But even if they don't, then the govt will be justified when they try to eliminate the symptoms.

Obinoscopy: Whichever way you look at it, there's no way you'd expect a danfo driver not to be on the look out for passengers for 8hrs at a stretch. Telling him not to work for 8hrs at a stretch is the same as telling him not to work beyond 8hrs. This is because once he goes to rest, the rest of the day becomes useless. The law stipulates that the commercial driver should go and rest for a stipulated period of time. What if the period he's supposed to rest is the rush hour? You want him to continue to rest when he hasn't even made enough money to feed his family for the day (LASTMA and co must have taken the ones he made earlier). Then when he comes back from the compulsory leave, he will then queue up in the park waiting for his turn. When it eventually gets to his turn, the rush hour will certainly be over.

Its very wrong to stipulate the period of time a danfo driver works. He's not a civil servant. He pays his taxes. Don't dictate to him on when to go and huzzle and when not to. Our economy has been harsh on him, don't make it harsher. Mind you, its not every day that a driver will even want to work beyond 8hrs. There are days he works for just 3hrs and there are days he doesn't work at all.

Obinoscopy: You were the one with the wrong perception. What made you think I didn't notice the "8hr stretch" stuff?

Obinoscopy: If you ask me, I'd say this is very harsh on the danfo operators. This guys are struggling to make ends meet. Agberos/Area Boys/Touts feed on them, Police/Yellow Fever feed on them, LASTMA/VIO/FRSC feed on them and even the military also feed on them (they claim "Staff" thus they don't pay for their Tfare). How do you expect these danfo operators to feed all these parasites and still have change left for him and his family with just 8hrs of work. And if I may ask, how do the govt intend to measure the number of hours spent by a danfo driver?

Inasmuch as I don't like the poor services and poor HR of our danfo drivers, I think the govt is coming down a bit hard on them. The government must realise the bad economic situation of this country and ensure that its policies are not anti-people. I rest my case.

Obinoscopy: I chose to ignore your first comment. I will ignore this as well.

Obinoscopy: Exactly! They are now the ones to dictate to a danfo driver who's struggling to make ends meet on the number of hours he is to drive. Its not as if they are paying the Danfo drivers any stipend. How will they even measure to know the number of hours a danfo driver spends at a stretch? This is a misplaced priority

Toksytoks:

I dont need to exchange words with u. Ur IQ is reasonable low. Am a medical Doctor i ve worked in A/E units and trauma centres u dont know a bit about accidents, deaths and statistics. Unfortunately u have a phone which doesnt require abit of common sense to use. Tell me a state in the world with over 16million people and over 8million cars with no traffic issues. In indonesia traffic officers are trained to take deliveries just in case pregnant women get stuck in traffic. Lagos state just gave out right for cable cars, 5 jetties almost completed for water way transport in ipakodo,mile 2 , badagry, ajah and ikoyi. Mile 12 BRT extension, light rail from badagry to orile with a 10 lane road all these are efforts by the govt to ensure traffic free lagos. But fashola wont drag people out of theit cars to take the train or ferries when they become functional. As for stimulants u dont know what it means . Go to the motor parks and see whthe local herbs that these drivers consume..what do you think they contain? Vitamic C? Together with the Road safety I volunteered for free health campaign at motor and trailer parks. Cigarrettes contain nicotine a powerful stimulant not to mention marijuana which some of this drivers take. I have no problem with people with docile brain, trying to appear smart when not is the issue. You are absolutely not a smart person, coming tops in your village primary school is not a criteria. You neer to retake common entrance exams. Nobody is saying traffic jams will disappear just like that. If i own a bus i shld employ 2 drivers at least and sticking to routes will make transit time shorter and more convinient for drivers. Get urself enlightened it doesnt cost much..

Obinoscopy: If you ask me, I'd say this is very harsh on the danfo operators. This guys are struggling to make ends meet. Agberos/Area Boys/Touts feed on them, Police/Yellow Fever feed on them, LASTMA/VIO/FRSC feed on them and even the military also feed on them (they claim "Staff" thus they don't pay for their Tfare). How do you expect these danfo operators to feed all these parasites and still have change left for him and his family with just 8hrs of work. And if I may ask, how do the govt intend to measure the number of hours spent by a danfo driver?

Inasmuch as I don't like the poor services and poor HR of our danfo drivers, I think the govt is coming down a bit hard on them. The government must realise the bad economic situation of this country and ensure that its policies are not anti-people. I rest my case.

Uyi Iredia:

Poor thinking from a brain all mushy from watching Bleach. The policy's I listed would do mych better in improving drivers' welfare without cutting down on worktime. You must be a buffoon to think kesser sorktime guarantees better concentration. The problems from traffic congestion alone will hamper this, you ever considered that pollutants ftom vehicles, not worktime is the cause. Not to mention an unevidenced suggestion that all drivers take drugs. Stimulaants are taken by many. But drugs ! Get HALF a brain. It is dumb of you to think this policy will better things when more fundamental problems are yet to be solved. BTW, did the drivers complain or you are just being a lazy snit who thinks drivers must work for 8hr for better their health ?

You may not know that some of them take hard drugs and other stimulants just to keep up with their nearly round the clock routines.

Lots of folks work for more than 10hrs at a stretch. If I expect any policy now from govt. it's to create better roads, improve traffic control and road maintenance.

KriTic24_A++:



On this particular issue, i think i fully agree with you LastPage...

Why did Fashola and his co-horts who have been preaching Lagos as a model not start "Social Security Benefit" the past thirteen years of their strangle hold on Lagos despite the astronomical rise in their IGR?
Everything they do is hardly in favour of the masses.
Opeifa compeled all Lagos Taxi users to buy taxi cabs from his own company's arrangement with a bank at a higher rate.
Opeifa condemed the use of Tokunbo vehicles for taxi because he has a company that sells new cars at cut-throat amount..

Though, agreed that Lagos no longer need molue for transportation, they were chased out of existence by a Lagos government that did not have a heart for them and the people who use them, only for all of us to be queueing up in the scorching sun sometimes in the rain on a daily basis, waiting for a BRT that is more or less a glorified molue that are not even readily available...

If BRT arrangement is actually for the masses, why was the Train banned from picking passengers at Oshodi, a bus stop that even expatriates know as one of the busiest bus stops in Lagos with the largest concentration of passengers, considering the fact that trains are the principal means of transporting large commuters?
Because BRT in those route will not make money for their owners, so the train was prevented from there.
Why did Lagos government not apply the same agression they visited on Okada and its riders on the Touts at every bus stops in Lagos...because somebody up there will need them when an election comes arround...

They will soon remind you that it is your CIVIC RIGHT to vote, but ask, why are they not telling you now that it is also your CIVIC RIGHT to benefit from all the good thing they and their families enjoys??

Because they don't have a heart for us but for their pockects...

logica: Right. It can't be implemented. Tracking devices and odometer reading is rocket science. I agree.

vislabraye:

Thank you for the response. I think the problem with most people is just ITK.

Uyi Iredia:

Lots of folks work for more than 10hrs at a stretch. If I expect any policy now from govt. it's to create better roads, improve traffic control and road maintenance.