₦airaland Forum

Viknat:
Which one church dey do program for suicide death. That's hypocrisy. He is forever dead. He will not be resurrected on last day as na suicide he commit

And how do u know that....
Black man and his weird beliefs about after life..

hakeem4:
yes I know about tax return. What I’m saying is that if you’re well to do in Nigeria, there’s no need relocating

I had to correct u because u mentioned someone earning 1300 dollars and paying tax. There's no way u will be on such low wage and pay tax. Govt will even put u on support sef.

hakeem4:
okay let me give you a real life example of someone I know very well. the person collects 1300CAD every month before tax. After tax it gets to about nine hundred and something. i would pay rent, and other bills at the end of the day she is left with nothing

Have u heard of tax return?
People on minimum wage hardly pay any tax...they claim their tax back.
Pls do a lot of research b4 commenting on what u know little about.
However, I agree if u earning well in naija...u may want to rethink any relocation plan.

Black man cannot handle freedom- He will definitely abuse it. An average black man cannot be trusted to make sound judgement if given a choice. Thats the truth. Africans love freedom but detest the responsibility that comes with it.

I watched a film on netflix-dangerous lies and was shocked how the black guy kept commiting one blunder upon another as regards choices... and I wonder if that's the way an average black man is wired.

What africa needs are brutal dictators albeit effective and achievers. All these democracy stuffs is waste of time and resources, it's a white man concept. It will never get Africa anywhere.
Covenant university is what it is today because of the no nonsense attitude of the founder
Left to Nigerians, that school would have become rubbish by now.
What we should be talking is how people like bishop oyedepo can ascend the leadership mantle in this country.

Raydos:
Was he that great??

That man built over 30 thousands housing units targeting the poor and middle class.
U see all those estates in Lagos housing working class...they were built by him.
The present ones only build estates that even upper class can barely afford.

Raydos:
This is what you get when you have visionary leaders!!

Enough of the hype, All Lagos State Governors past and present should be killed by firing squad, and those that are dead should be brought out and Re-kill

Pls I take exception to lateef Jakande aka baba kekere.
The rest, I gladly dash u to do unto them as ur heart desire.

Kokaine:
I read extensively on the concept of sentiment. Its really a powerful tool of the human mind. Churches have been bombed by non Muslims, people have been killed for not been Germans. Crimes are committed by criminals. They only use nationality, religion, ethnic affiliations and what have you, as a cloak for their schemes. We must separate these events. That a person is not a criminal because he is black. That a man is not violent because he is Muslim. That a woman is not racist because she is white. That a people are not public shooters because they are Americans, that a Nigerian is not a ritualist when he is of Yoruba extract, or a girl a prostitute if she is Bini, or a boy a yahoo boy or drug dealer if he has dreads or is of Igbo origin.

Sentiments are that powerful and they remain a tool to maintain division amongst groups who try to coexist



Do you know southerners are not even the victims of bokoharam? And that the northern Muslims have lost their homes, heritages and daughters to book haram? They are obviously a terrorist group. They are not the everyday Muslims you see in the market, schools, mosque or office.

Islam is not the cause of that. Islam does not command any muslim to kill or rape or set ablaze anyone on account of religious differences.

But a lot of Muslims supported the Chechnya guy n justified his actions.
2 Muslim Presidents- Turkey n Indonesia actually came out and gave tacit statement to the guys action.
Even here on nairaland, a thread was created where the writer justified the boy's action and further threatened serious repecurssion for whosoever ridicules Mohammed.
That doesn't look like some criminal elements hiding under the cloak of Islam. Seems to me that's the core belief of an average Muslim.

Microwhy:
You talk western civilization like as if we don't know what is going on in the world.
What is civilization if you can knee on somebody's neck till he die.(George)
What is civilization if you can't tolerate me just because of my skin color.
Western civilization,is a case of master and slave.
Stop being brainwash,,.

Western civilisation is hypocritical...I agree.
But this una own civilisation, I just don't know what to call it.
How can u go about killing people just because of a cartoon picture. Do u guys sincerely think going violent anytime u are offended will make people listen to u.
Besides what's the big deal about Mohammed's picture. There are historical depiction of Mohammed in ancient drawings n literature.
My conclusion is that modern day ardents of Islam are increasingly becoming intolerant n violent in nature.
That's why no nonsense countries like China will continue to be brutal to Muslims within its territory.

jesmond3945:
it is easy to make that amount if we are a highly exporting nation. The only thing we export now is only oil. However, we are also exporting ict expertise and solutions. I have friends making thousands of dollars from that in naiaj. I don't mean yahoo.

Diversity in export automatically takes u off 3rd world status.
for an average Nigerian to earn 1000 dollars monthly, nigeria will boast of a GDP of over a trillion dollars. With average GDP per capita of more than 10 thousand dollars and total export in manufactured goods n services will also be over 250 billion dollars. It's not an easy job...it takes lots of hardwork n discipline..ask Chinese.
Most 3rd world nations are poor because they export only one primary product which is naturally insufficient. Same thing with Nigeria.
Nigeria is not even recognised among the significant ICT service export nation so I wonder where your fallacy statement came from..So I'm not even going to debate that.

jesmond3945:
our consumption appetite and high level importation killed our currency. But still is very cheap to live in naija.

Is cheaper to live in any 3rd world country...not only naija.
Yet that doesn't make them better.
U live like a king earning 1000 dollars in Burundi, Togo malawi or any 3rd world country.
The question is how many people in those countries earn 1000 dollars per month? Whats the disposable income in those countries? That's the point.
Enough of all these deceptive analogy, they only intend to cover up for this govt inefficiency.

thebosstrevor1:
Things are cheap in Nigeria because labour is abundant and cheap thus to produce one goods will be cheaper compared to a developed country.

The devaluation of the dollars only affect imported goods not locally produced goods.

Many Nigerians buy locally made goods because of their disposable income, ths rich buy the imported goods, they are the ones mostly affected by the fall of the naira.

Haircut is expensive in the US because of high labour cost.

Haircut in Nigeria is 300 naira very cheap.

There are so many factors of production, cheap labour is only one of them n is becoming insignificant anyway.
Wages are very low in nigeria compared to cost of living.
It's a fallacy to say cost of living is cheap in nigeria because it's not.
For a country with developing economy status, nigeria is expensive to live in.

thebosstrevor1:
PPP( Purchasing power parity)

NIGERIA IS CHEAP TO LIVE IN.

IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW

Nigeria just like any other 3rd world country is cheap to live in compared to developed countries....
The question is what is the purchasing power of the citizens themselves .....Most Nigerians spend their salaries on basic items like food, shelter and other necessities. The disposable income is very low and that's why Nigerians are poor.
And the more the naira is devalued against the dollar, the worse it gets. Most especially for a country like Nigeria that's import dependent.

Pls can mods send this to front page.
bosstrevor1, what do u think of this amputee. Don't u think he needs to visit Lie Mohammed.

Cantonese:
And I bet you have never set your feet on Igbo land. How did you arrive at your conclusion? How many of your single ladies are married? In spite of Islam accepting men to marry 4 wives, do all the women get husbands?

I bet that within your own set time women in their 50s will still be searching for husbands in your community.

It's a well known fact that the eastern region takes the lead when it comes to the number of aged spinsters in this country.
I know an igbo lady in the east who's 30 and not married. She's not perturbed because her elder sister who's 35 is yet to bring a man to the house.
Instead of u guys to do a retrospection and find out the root cause of this endemic in your region, u are busy fighting anybody that points it out...justifying a greedy n primitive practice.
In case u dont know....culture is dynamic, its never static. There's nothing special or sancrosant about bride price.
U people should continue to hide behind one finger....your report card is on the way.

Gerrard59:
Nah. Largely because America attracts people from all over the world compared to say China, Germany, Japan or South Korea. Also, America is best at the commercialisation of research outputs compared to those countries. It's the mixture of capitalism and innovation that powers America's progress. Which is why in a field like biotechnology and associated industries, she has more companies doing amazing projects/works churning out highly valued products and services than China, UK, Germany, Japan and South Korea combined. There are some companies utilising certain technologies that aren't found in South Korea or Japan but are available in the US. Hilariously, one will read scientific papers from South Korea and Japan on the same technology but companies commercialising them aren't there.

An example is gene editing. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/08/its-crispr-revolution-china-becomes-world-leader-genome-editing
If China's, Japan's and Germany's publications are combined, they surpass the US but there are more companies utilising said technology in the US than all of those countries even though China, Japan and Germany are the world's second, third and fourth largest economies respectively. Rather than Peking University, Tokyo Tech, Technical University of Munich leading the way since both countries are publishing papers in numbers, Harvard and UC Berkeley are the ones with the licence and making the money. Which is why across the top three higher education ranking agencies, schools in the US dominate disproportionately.

The success of the US in scientific advancement is the combination of capitalism, attraction of smart people from all over the world and innovation. No other country has all three attributes.

Cc: SIRTee15

I absolutely agree with u.
I live in Europe n I noticed their biggest problem is inability to successfully commercialize their research works. Thats why there's no big tech company in Europe.

Unfortunately, they don't seem to be attracting the right immigrants possibly due to the glass ceiling culture. Native Europeans are wary of empowering foreigners, they prefer them to be subservient in the middle income class trap. U can't get the best out of people this way.

onyechez:
How are they lacking innovative culture? Don't let those west propaganda deceive you, China has the modern design in many technology today ready to explore and has invent things just that the west is messing things up for the Chinese because they don't want the Chinese to take over the market because it can be used as a tool and weapon to manipulate, control and enslaved the world economy. The west has done it in the past and they're still doing it today.
If China isn't that Good, what and why will President of Russia (putin) be visiting Chinese cities to take a clue from their progress and modernized design of tech with the Chinese president on a train on a regular visit.
If you can't see the usefulness of 5G go and find out. Don't be in your room and suddenly become an expert.

Pls tell us practical usefulness of 5g as it relates to end users. What are the so called game changers 5g will bring...
And don't tell me I'll be able to download a movie in 5 secs because that's nonsense. Most hardware that can support the supposed application of 5g are still in infancy. Thats where the problem lies..

U obviously mixing technology with innovation. China has the former but struggling with the later. Chinese are very smart n discipline. They easily leverage on existing technology via reverse engineering to outwit any competitor. But to say they can innovate, the jury is still out on that......otherwise tell us a modern innovation that came out from China.

Gerrard59:
When one reads the kind of innovative capitalist ventures - biotechnology, software engineering, medicine engineering etc., - that come out of the US, I still doubt whether China can overtake her.

To be fair, China is trying but they lack the innovative culture seen in other advanced nations. They also have trust ussues and they lack they soft power that can propel the Chinese culture and lifestyle into hearts of many.
Look at how western nations messed up 5G just because it's from China. Though, I also fail to see the usefulness of 5G.

[quote author=allexy2 post=96371363][/quote]So what do u do with the naira equivalent in naija.
Are u into importation?

IamaNigerianGuy:
That's the point. They do not do it of their own accord.

Nobody gets up in the morning and says 'I want to be a surrogate mother to help couple ABC'. Practically all surrogate mothers are poor and desperate. Sometimes, these people looking for surrogates go to third world countries especially India to find a victim.
We should not import all sorts of rubbish into our country.
If you can't have a baby, adopt

There's nothing wrong with surrogacy...it's in the bible.
It's far better than the baby factory rampant in the East. At least the fate of the baby is known.

Your argument of poor women as surrogate mothers is baseless.....
Do u think that woman cleaning your office toilet is happy with her job? How much is she being paid to perceive your stench for good numbers of years in her life?
This is the real world. The poor serve the rich. Life isn't fair, get used to it.
U are even serving nigerian politicians in case don't know.

IamD18:
Bride price is bride price regardless of how much you spent. The fact remains that you paid something.

You people should allow Igbos with their traditions. Face yours.

You don't expect Igbos to behave like a particular tribe that accepts 2 cups of red oil and Cameroon pepper of 230 Naira as bride price.

You don't expect Igbos to behave like some tribes where the man will have to take 100+ strokes of cane as bride price.

There are levels to qualities and standard in everything. Igbo women are standard, that's why people leave their tribes where you can marry with just pepper and oil, come down to Igbo land to spend more than half of a million for bride price.

Adaeze and Achalugo nwanyi oma is different from Nwanyi ofe mmanu! The quality is the difference and the difference is the quality.

The above fails to explain why the eastern region has the highest number of spinsters in their late 30s n 40s with no hope of finding husband.
U people have no idea the consequence of what u supporting..
Wait until your land is filled with lonely elderly women with no family or support in old age.
Nonsense.

PhiliptheArab:
Actually we dont pay as much tax as does the uk.

The UK has a tax to gdp ratio of 33% . Nigeria is 5.8% and our gdp is less than that of the UK.

As an example, do you pay a council tax of 70000 naira where you live? Monthly? Uk citizens pay the equivalent in pounds some even pay more depending on the city.

How many Nigerians earn 70 thousand naira per month that u expect them to pay council tax of 150 pounds.
Besides a lot of countries with low wages have beautiful urban landscape.
It has nothing to do with tax, it's the mindset of our leaders and possibly the followers.

phineas:
1.you are definitely a liar
2.an ungrateful somebody
3.definately a paid propagandist.ur supporting alliance of LAGOS with Benin republic gives that away
4.You need to reconsider your ways

My response to you

Tinunbu brought strategic leadership to Lagos.That means long term planning that is abided to by successive leadership.Thats a man with a vision

He helped Lagos survive without FG allocation witheld by your darling obasanjo for years.Thats the only State to ever do so

Increased the income earning powers of the State to be able to survive without federal revenue.a non oil producing State for that matter.it was not magic its management

With its population Lagos is way safer than many cities in south Africa and other parts of Nigeria.Security in that sprawling city is because someone somewhere somehow is keeping local boys in check.If you grew up in Lagos when they shared letters ahead to residents to prepare to be robbed you will understand

Lagos has the best indices on everything in Nigeria.Health,employment,infrastructure just name it

That's what leadership is.Lagos pays its staff without delay.Lagos creates jobs and employs people .But somehow you have succeeded in blamming a progressive state with 20 year development plans that minds its bussiness for the woes of Nigeria.And you suggest partnership with Benin republic as the future

You are definitely an omo ale

For the record Tinunbu has not been Governor in Lagos for over 12 years.Its his bussiness what he does with his spare time.That includes running for presidency,supporting the FG or whatever

Tinunbu or the rich are not responsible for employing the youth.What I do with my hard earned money when I finally become rich is my prerogative and its my bussiness.My money not your right

The Goverment has mannnnnnny programs hat give funds to the youths.from n power.to covid funds.to Agmeis serious youths shoukd find our to get that capital and get wealth.But to blame some people for your lack of progress in life...

Start with your Father.Then his brothers and the rest of your mothers family.Then your village the chief and the village people.Then your Local chairman Your Governor and your senators. Dont forget your late ancestors that did not pave way for you in life and in death or give you imagination or the ability to trust God.Before you mention Tinunbu or the rich.You understand?

See tinubu supporters...bunch of touts n vagabonds.
These are the thugs used to disrupt the last EndSARS...
real Yoruba youths prostate for elders, this one attracting curse into his life...provided it was ever meaningful.
Let me tell u something...continue carrying guns for politicians, U will die for nothing n your life will be reported on the news as just a number.

Present politicians ruling Yoruba states are the most useless ever. They have no idea what governance is all about or how to improve the livelihood of their people. Aregbesola practically indebted osun state to a point of no return, yet he's a powerful broker in Tinubu's caucus.
And what's so special about the federal if not for the laziness and almajri spirit clouding the minds of Yoruba people.
Southwest fared better when we were in opposition. It was the obsession with the federal that led to the rancour btw Awolowo and akintola.
Now u guys want us to overlook Tinubu's evil practices just because he's the so called beacon of light, u people want us to keep silent on his atrocities.
Tinubu that couldn't defend his people during the last EndSARS protest but sent soldiers to kill them at lekki toll gate. Buhari never for one day betrayed boko haram or the fulani herdsmen just because of presidency. He stood by them all through and that's why he's highly respected in the north.
Tinubu isn't principled, he's a fair weather person. Yes today, No tmrw. He cannot be trusted to stand by his words and I'll never vote for him just because he's Yoruba.
Come 2023, I'm voting for who will most likely RESTRUCTURE this nation, irrespective of presidency. That's what this country needs and not another looter at Aso rock.

U guys claim other region are covering up their leaders atrocities, thus we should do the same in SW. What's my business if Gov Wike wipes out the whole indigenes of oyigbo n the igbos decide to keep silent. That is not a valid reason to overlook Tinubu's atrocious involvement at Lekki toll gate. He should pay for his SINS, our leaders must learn not to be greedy.

Yorubaland has the potential to become the most successful black nation in the world if we get our acts right, look inwards, harness our resources appropriately and elect the right leaders just like the days of old. We don't need any federal presence.


Yoruba youth should wake up from their self induced slumber. The One Nigeria project is reaching its terminal end, u don't want to be unprepared when it happens.
U should fight for the future u want, young men build civilisation, not old men. Old men don't care about the future, why should they stress over something they won't be part of. A perfect example is how Buhari is wrecking the future of Nigeria.
There is no future in Nigeria, stop hyperventilating over it. Focus on southwest Nigeria and build it. Thats the future. We should build alliance with our cousins in Benin republic n Togo. U guys have nothing in common Hausas or igbos, we are different.
Resist the destructive extractive economic system practiced by Tinubu in Lagos and southwest in general.
U may support his political aspiration in 2023, I don't have a problem with that but call him out as regards his governance style in southwest.
Rumour is going around he has vowed to impose his son Seyi Tinubu as the next governor of Lagos. How does that help u and I as a Yoruba person. How does that affect his 2023 presidency if I criticize that decision. U guys should get ur head out of the sand and think for yourselves for once.
This is Yoruba ronu we should be discussing, not those nonsense u guys are writing.

danilmo:
u are a disgrace then.. u mean ure a Yoruba and u can't see the handwriting on how to clip Yoruba politically?? who brought Yoruba to national if not Tinubu, all Tinubu work isn't it how to make Yoruba lead the nation and ure here hammering on his flaws. oh u want us to end up like igbo that are begging Nigeria to DASH them Presidency?? or u feel we that are pro tinubu dont know tinubu has flaws?? is he not human??

Igbo can't patiently wait , they throw tantarum, make enemy with federal powers in the me of non intimidating , make enemy with every tribe only to discover politice is deeper now they end up begging, even begging Tinubu to help them out..

and one Yoruba fellow is talking nonsense here , egbonmi mabinu for using harsh word but I think we need to ronu. Yoruba is at the edge of claiming presidency 2 years time and we shouldn't use ourself to shoot ourself.. cheers.

So u telling me Yoruba land can't be great without getting the presidency in 2023. That the future of the yoruba race is heavily dependent on a Yoruba man becoming president on 2023. Obasanjo that was president for 8 years, how did he help Yoruba people. U guys are not serious.

Tinubu is gradually introducing almajiri economic system into Yorubaland. Where there will be few ultrawealthy elites and millions will be left to wallow in poverty. The latter will now depend on crumbs from former to survive. That's the Yoruba leader u want me to support because of 2023 aspiration.

I keep saying it, the mindset of the present Yoruba youth is too docile. It lacks the will for disruptive innovation and economic renaissance we were formerly known for. Tinubu rent seeking economy has completely wrecked the soul of our youths. They now believe the best way to success is the pathway of least resistance.

Look at our present wealthy elites, none of them are industrialists in the likes of odutola, Razaq okoya, bode Akindele, subomi balogun, otudeko etc. The present ones are simply wealth distributors not wealth creators- mostly beneficiary of oil blocks or oil licence. Unfortunately, the youths are not stepping up. They are equally joining the practice of making wealth via rent seeking or political patronage. No wonder for the first time in Yoruba history, to be at the federal level has become a do or die affair. Yoruba youths now believe in the sham called One Nigeria and do not want to hear anything about RESTRUCTURING- what a shame.

Whether we like it or not, Tinubu's tenure as the leader of the Yoruba people has been the most retrogressive n depressing in modern era. U can't just point out to any legacy or remarkable achievement of his leadership despite being in charge for more than 10 years. Our competitive edge is being eroded, Yoruba politicians are as corrupt as their contemporaries if not worse, we struggling to latch on our indigenous ingenuity to bring out the greatness in us. Being at the centre will not change anything, it will only enrich Tinubu and his cronies.
This is the Yoruba ronu we should be talking about.

pretydiva:
You are the one with a very myopic and shallow way of reasoning. Your brain is so low that you couldn't decipher from op's write up that the girl is learning a skill. If you have a brain, try use it for once. It takes a leech to know one. Using people's comments to clout chase
Now that you have been noticed, now swerve.

Seriously that your initial comment was just too dumb.
I had to read it twice to be sure u actually wrote that...
How old are u sef...let's start from there...

iamDrRhymes:
No bullet holes around Lekki Toll gate, prove me wrong.

But there were bullet wound on people....
That's all I care about. You can go n look for your bullet hole.
The army should explain how they managed to shoot at people's legs n arms, but made sure the bullets killed nobody.
That's what I want to hear.

Doyin2:
Don't mind the idiots.

Nigerians in diaspora exhibiting their colonial mentality,the more reason they will never come back home.

Can UK dare attempt to sanction any USA official based on the various atrocities committed in USA?

APart from the killing you mentioned, are the idiots downgrading their country aware of what Trump did to the Black Life Matters protesters?

Judicial panels are on in most parts of the country and that should be enough for now Rather than allow our sovereign country to be ridiculed by the same thieves that stole from Africa to develop their country.

Power is might...
Nigeria is no position to sanction USA or tell UK what to do.
Deal with it.
Tell your useless leaders to build Nigeria to first world status like China did, maybe they will then have a voice in the committee of nations.

chloride6:
This woman's needs to fight her detractors. She answered the questions appropriately and is just a victim of public ignorance.

Market prices fluctuate all the time. Besides we live in an information age where you can check up prices even on your phone.

People didnt ask the relevant questions at all. The committee kept asking stupid questions.

She should know...yes the price of produce fluctuates but the variation is easily predictable.
Is just like asking the MD of NNPC the price of gallon of crude oil and replying he has no idea because it fluctuates.
I'm sure the layman on the street knows what the gallon of oil goes for in the international market. U know why? because therein lies our interest....

This woman is simply not interested in operations of her agency. I can tell u the price of cocoa, palm oil, cashew n rubber per tonne in the international market. Why? because I'm passionate about what we export as a nation.

We keep complaining our farmers are being exploited n cheated of their sweat. The ones meant to help them with good quotation n bargain are simply empty head who have no idea of their job responsibilities.

Agbegbaorogboye:
I fear Yoruba youths are beginning to have their own almajiri franchise where you support and defend your oppressors as long as you share common language or religion with them.
It's a serious concern for we the enlightened ones.
Imagine how the dude turned Federal govt's gifting of access to dangote against Igbos.
Is this really the new thing in Yorubaland?
It's a serious cause for concern

I don't think it's about an almajri franchise. I'm sure it's the obsession with Tinubu presidency and 2023. They are desperate to do anything to make it a reality.
If this includes overlooking the evil and oppressive acts of tinubu on his own people, they are fine with it. Very nauseating and selfish set of people.
Lagos is suffocating from the rent seeking economy practiced by Jagagban n his puppet govt in Alausa. That state is being taxed to hell, while the govt does little or nothing in way of return.
Above is the reason why they had to sent soldiers to shoot protesters at lekki just to allow for flow of revenue at the toll gate.

Sometimes I wonder what will happen if the ACN faction of APC eventually lose out of the race in 2023.
So what next after destroying their own legacy at home...
These present Yorubas don't think...they got their heads in the sand or should I say tinubu's ass.....