₦airaland Forum

freshdude99:
Really? Yorubas don't worship their politicians? Na wa o...
Wat version of craze are u suffering from sef
As far as am concerned Yorubas championed this present administration and if osinbajo will come out on national TV and say all those calling for restructuring are mad. Osinbajo is Tinubu's stooge, so as far as am concerned the Yoruba nation has betrayed entire southerners once again to the glaring eyes of the whole world.
Besides pre-independence was Lagos a country?
How can a learned man like u be typing rubbish. If Lagos is not in western region, then where wad it then and now. Or is it because Ibadan bested it then that's why u talking nonsense here.

point of correction.....
tinubu is not the voice of Yoruba people.....
he does not speak for south west region.
tinubu speak for his pocket and his imperialistic tendencies.......

inkon:
Votes don't really count. Relate to Edo if you doubt me

votes do count..... as regards edo, going into the election obaseki was the clear favourite.... forget the noise about rigging or electoral malpractice...... there was no way eze iyamu could have won the election...... so many things were against him.... his life was just too controversial, the odds were against him.... even his fellow pastors wouldn't vouch for him.......

freshdude99:
Sometimes I wonder whether empty tanks like you read wat u type before posting. You know the obvious wen it comes to competing with the igbos (competence wise). So leave all this ur yeye talk. Why was wasn't Awo made the president or even prime minister if he was so good and accepted by all

competence u say.......
is that why zik appointed a non medical doctor as the first CMD of UCH......
At a time the country already had medical Doctors who were professors......
abeg zik knew what he was doing when he chose to become a ceremonial president under a govt largely dominated by a party who had an unrivalled hatred for his kith and kin......

FG should focus on the economy n forget all these beer parlour gist......
2019 is closer than u guys think n it will do Buhari like magic........
besides when will all this highly placed source tell our 'junk status' media outlet that Buhari is planning to sack all his cabinet ministers......
that's the news Nigerians want to hear......

so these IPOB yoots know what to do......
then it begs the question why are they not doing exactly what they wrote above.........
obviously, they are bugged down with typical black man mentality of wanting to cut corners n quick-quick result.......
very emotional and irrational bunch of clowns......

SharkTank:
Abagana? She's from Kogi..

abeg drop all these...... what do u gain anyway....... focus on her message.....

SharkTank:
Abeg is that babe reporting this stuff Igbo or Afonja. I know she can't be Afonja. The scope of a typical Afonja woman can't be wide

she's modupe Odele, a Human Rights lawyer.....

Chipappii:
No be only class, na school. See those English men on suit, now thats class. Nor be to dress like masquerade. Even the swiss guard make sense pass am.

how do u expect a Yoruba royalty to dress.........
wake up Bro......
slavery n colonialism left our shores decades ago.....
emancipate urself from mental colonialism disturbing ur spirit........

cascarino:
Oga I know you are a secondary school graduate. You should have known that the constitution of every nation is subordinate to the constitution of the United nations Organisation. Self determination is recognised by the UN for indigenious people and the way to obtain it is refrendum. So, refrendum is enshrined in the UN constitution as a medium for secession. Whether Nigerian constitution recognises it or not is inconsequential.

so u actually think UN will come down to SE/SS n conduct a referendum and then give secession without recourse to the central govt........

That's why I don't engage IPOB illiterates in any form of intellectual argument.........

do u know the number of restive regions globally agitating for a nation of their own, yet the parent nation ignores them while the UN remain indifferent.........
or u think its only biafra.....

get a book, read it and cure ur ignorance.......
or better still go and read about South Sudan referendum and learn how they achieve their independence.......

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naivasha_Agreement

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudanese_independence_referendum,_2011

Pls do not mention me unless you've read the above link.....
or else I won't even bother deem u a reply.....

attackgat:
This is one example that shows that Buhari is not a democrat. This is the same man who praised David Cameron for respecting the wishes of the British on the BREXIT referendum. This is the same man who said he believes in right of Palestine and Western Sahara becoming sovereign nations. Buhari is such a hypocrite of monumetal proportions. Referendum is one of the most democratic things a country can do, it is even more democratic than elections because in elections people choose office holders, in a referendum people get to choose their fate.

The same Buhari witnessed as Britain that created Nigeria held two referendums in two years, one to allow Scotland to stay or leave Britain, and the other, to allow Britain leave or stay in the EU. This same Buhari is the one who is turning his back on referendum.

It is important to remind people that before the Nigerin/Biafran civil war started, Ojukwu offered Gowon referendum in the Eastern region to let the people decide their fate. Gowon said "we must all be one Nigeria" and a civil war followed that claimed 3 million people.


For the nincompoops who re-echo this nonsense Buhari said that Biafrans should form a political party to advance their objectives, of what use is it? Which Nigerian National Assembly will vote to grant a referendum anywhere in Nigeria? Is it Hausa representatives or Yorubas that will vote for a referendum to be conducted in the SE/SS area? How will the SS/SE get a referendum when the core North controls about half of the votes in the National Assembly?

Buhari is a man of deciet and Nigeria is a British created fraud.

so what exactly do u want buhari to do?
obviously he can't grant the SS/SE referendum because it's unconstitutional.........
Even, if he grants and conducts it anyway, the national assembly will kill it.........
Buhari can also be dragged to court where the Supreme Court will declare the referendum null and void.....
I think the first step is to insert a secession clause into our constitution......
and only the national assembly can do that.......
I know it's going to difficult, but at least that's a legal way to go about it......
then the SS/SE elected representatives need to get on board.......
without them, I seriously doubt this agitation will get the momentum it needs to push forward its agenda.....
except IPOB is hoping on international community to force the hand of the federal government to grant referendum.......

lastpage:

It is usually the "failures" that condemn it.
Will you ever see an Engineer in Chevron or LNG say his University Education is a waste?

Successful people will highlight the "deficient areas of our curricula" but the failures will say "it is a waste".
Ofcourse, "who will the Fly take side with, if not the man with a sore"? - Yoruba proverb



Lastpage!

education is not definitely a waste.....
but the truth remains our higher education curriculum needs to be seriously reviewed.....

Now, universities are meant to focus on high level technology that has more to do with creativity, innovation, critical thinking, scientific discovery, research and development.

low and medium level technology is about practical hands-on, skill acquisition n vocational training, these are meant to be taught in technical colleges, institute of technology etc.........
Thus, learning is meant for university while training is for colleges, polytechnic etc

Nigeria is a developing economy and the kind of jobs it can attract are mainly ones that require low and medium level technology and this is where the problem lies.......
The Nigerian graduate is not trained to function at this level of technology.........
the Nigerian graduate is largely unskilled n untrained, all he has is a certificate. unfortunately, the system gas no use for this........

Therefore, the Nigerian educational system should focus on developing capacity building on low to medium level technology to enhance industrial production and capacity through production of skilled and trained workforce.........
This should be the bedrock of our development.....

Low and medium level technology is what is needed to operate simple n complex machines in factories; establish low and intermediate scale manufacturing; production of consumer n household goods; produce basic pharmaceutical; engage in shipbuilding and steel manufacturing; electronic n car assembling plants; solar technology; produce skilled technician that can construct roads, bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers; establish a vibrant textile industry that can compete against foreign imports; modernise our agriculture esp in the area of irrigation, storage n preservation, mechanization; training quality artisans that not only replicate but also add value to jobs given to them; development of the value chain in our industrial sector......
we also don't need graduates to work in majority of jobs available in our service sector........
if the job is not highly specialized requiring specific skills, then a diploma certificate holder will suffice.
and our technical institutions can be responsible for that.......

govt needs to revive our comatose technical institutions scattered all over the country, they should be adequately funded n their curriculum be structured to fit the need of our present economy.

skill acquisition n practical learning should be the bedrock of these institute and industrial training should be introduced right from year one.
there should be less of classroom learning n more of work experience.
courses that has no practical basis should not be offered in these schools, there's really no point.

90% of our teeming youths seeking higher education qualification should be encouraged to attend these schools as this is what the country need right now.

entry into main university should be cut down to less than 10% of its present number. the country do not need so many graduates right now.......
what it has managed to do is breed a bunch of frustrated graduates as evidenced by comments in this thread......

let's do this and watch as our nation become an industrial giant 10 yrs after its implementation......
This is the model in Germany n that is why they are immune to the recession nonsense in Europe.......

The Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, among other experts in the financial services industry, wednesday backed the resolve of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to retain the benchmark monetary policy rate (MPR), as well as other monetary policy tools at the end of its meeting last Tuesday.

Sanusi also expressed optimism that the Nigerian economy was on the right path and would rebound.
The emir said this at the launch of the Nigerian Banking Report 2016 by Afrinvest West Africa Limited titled “Search for Investor Confidence” in Lagos.




The MPC held the MPR at 14 per cent, with an asymmetric window at +200 and -500 basis points at the end of its September meeting. The CBN also maintained banks’ Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) at 22.5 per cent and the Liquidity Ratio (LR) at 30 per cent.

The decision by the MPC to retain the policy rate went against the call by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, who on Monday called for a reduction of the MPR in order to lower the cost of borrowing for government, individuals and businesses.

But this was rejected by the MPC on the grounds that it could worsen inflation in an environment of low productivity and could deter foreign investors who had started to show renewed interest in Nigerian financial assets, following the liberalisation of the foreign exchange market three months ago.

CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, said at the weekend that about $1 billion had been staked on fixed income securities by foreign investors since the central bank lifted the peg on the naira.
Sanusi said: “To be honest, when the fiscal authorities and many people in the private sector said they wanted a lower interest rate, I was concerned that the central bank would succumb to pressure. The fact that the central bank did not, shows that the central bank is beginning to reclaim its independence, which to me is a very good thing.

“I was very pleased with the MPC. In fact, I was waiting for the outcome of the meeting. When the central bank said they are not bringing the interest rate down, then I said ‘yes’, that is what I like to see. These are economic issues and you make choices.

“As an interested party and a former central banker, I can see why the central bank was not willing to reduce the interest rate at this point in time. If you lower the MPR by 100 or 200 basis points (bps), it is not going to lead to a rapid increase in credit growth. You will not see an increase in credit growth that would reverse the downward trend in output by lowering MPR by 100 or 200 bps.

“You would however further fuel inflation and you would reduce the yields on fixed income securities at a time when you are trying to attract foreign exchange.

“The immediate oxygen that this economy needs is foreign exchange and portfolio investors are important.”

He urged Nigerians to be patient and expressed optimism that the Nigerian economy would rebound.
According to him, “The last two or three MPCs ago, as far as I was concerned, the central bank got the decisions right by going to a flexible exchange rate and by tightening monetary policy.”
He pointed out that the naira is currently undervalued just like most stocks on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), but fixed income securities were offering high yields.

“Now, do we really have a flexible exchange rate? That is what we need to look at. These things require courage because some of the decisions you would take would seem to fly in your face in the first week or two.

“So, what does that tell you? If you allow people to actually come in with their dollars and sell at whatever rate, people want to buy and people see that they are going to make money on fixed income, or on equities and on currency appreciation, you will have liquidity in the market.
“Now, so long as you don’t allow that, you are not going to have the flows that you want. It is the inflow of dollars into the economy that would move the naira towards its fair value and for it to get to where you want it to be.

“It is not by fiat. The market does not accept orders. You don’t sit down and say where you want the naira to be. It would never happen because it has never happened.

“They tried that in Ghana, we have seen it in Venezuela, we also saw it in Zimbabwe. If you don’t have dollars in the system, your naira is weak, simple!

“So, the question is, how do you attract dollars? Now, are portfolio investors the final solution? No, they are not.

“But anyone who thinks that a long-term investor is going to take a 10-15-year risk in an economy where we don’t get short-term macroeconomic decisions right is wasting his time.
“You have to have the macro right. You are not going to have the IMF or World Bank or even banks invest in your bonds, because they are looking at the huge gap in macroeconomic decisions,” he added.

According to him, the past three months had been a learning process for policy makers in the country, adding that there had been a retracing of steps.

The Kano emir also expressed satisfaction that in the past few days, there had been a lot of conversation around the economy, adding that that is what is required in a nation in crisis.
“What we need to do is to understand what exactly is the macroeconomic framework within which to operate and what we seek to achieve as a nation.

“The central bank keeps high the rate of interest and it is very clear in its mind that it is keeping these rates up in order to keep yields high so as to attract dollars and with that help stabilise the currency.

“Greater inflow of dollars would help reverse step-by-step, all the missteps that had been taken in the last 18 months and get capital back.

“We need to encourage the central bank to have the courage to take that risk of implementing that document of actually going into that flexible exchange rate. Let the market work for two or three weeks and see how it will perform and you are going to have a gradual narrowing of the gap between the interbank and the parallel market rates and more liquidity in the system,” he said.
He also advised the federal government to sell down some national assets in a manner that does not hurt its strategic interest.

“We need to sell down some oil assets and sell down some refineries in a transparent manner that gives you value. You can even have the option of buying back later. But basically it helps you raise revenue,” the former CBN governor said.

Earlier, during a panel session, Prof. Pat Utomi said it had become the tradition that a new government in the country would allow things to get worse before they learn rather than building a consensus that allows the country to forge development that is sustainable.

He stated that Nigeria has a crisis of leadership. “We must be able to show a clear game plan, with some critical elements of industrial policy in areas of competitive advantage, which would be self-explanatory and attractive to investors.

“Government must be responsive to signals and not let things go out of hand before seeking out solutions and these have eluded successive governments,” Utomi said.

Also, the CEO of the Economic Associates, Dr. Ayo Teriba, pointed out that Nigeria was facing its economic challenges because of its over dependence on inflows from portfolio investors and export proceeds.

“We must learn from India that relies heavily on Diaspora remittances, which are directly invested on sovereign assets, thus providing the needed foreign exchange. We must broaden the focus, not only on foreign investors, but with confidence building policies to attract the Diasporans,” he added.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/09/22/sanusi-foresees-rebound-of-economy-backs-cbn-on-rate-retention/

rugged7:
OAU alumni Dr Olurotimi Badero is the only combined Heart and Kidney Specialist Doctor in the World.

Your mind is your only limitation

RULE your world

can u plz just give a brief summary of the main issue btw nhs and the junior doctors contract.....

and why is the conservative govt hellbent on forcing the contract down their throat.......

what are the grey areas and why is it unpopular among the junior doctors.......

and in your honest opinion, do u think the junior doctors are overpaid......

Pangea:
What was the woman thinking?
Taking that freeloader back after 20 years?
I'm sure he reconciled because the woman is now making dollars in the USA.
The next thing they will hear is that he has sold the house after evicting all her family members.
Some men are just pure evil.
And the woman should never make the mistake of helping the ijjiot to America o!

as in.....
Naija men no they try at all.......
turning urself into the landlord of a house built by ur wife's sweat......
freeloaders everywhere......

okosodo:
I can pick lies from this long epistle. Mexico. Angola , UAE are not in recession. If you believe anybody from the north can bring us out from this, then you should have your head examined. We should wait for 4 or 8 years for hausa/fulani masters to take us back as usual before any reasonable thing can happen.

Angola is in deep poo recession......
the country is just another wasteful, massively corrupt, mono economy dependent African nation.

hUmaneOne:
I do not have time to fully culture your ignorance.

First of all ,before the pharm d program pharmacists major role was drug manufacturing, dispensing and control.

People undergo medical tourism for various reasons the doctor being the least excuse. Let me fill you up on various reasons.

1. First, medical record keeping is poor because of understaffing and you queue for hours before getting care. Why then won't you go abroad?

2. Because of our economic downturn (eg exchange rate), cost of a procedure is far more expensive than it is abroad.why won't you rather go?

3. There are few machines available for doctors and pathologists to make diagnosis. Hence we might not diagnose the correct conditions. it the doctor's fault ?

4. The few places that have the machines are overwhelmed hence the wait time is high and their breakdown rate is high.is that the doctor's fault?

5. Nigerians do not present early to hospital.they prefer herbal and self medication.. When the condition is critical ,they present to hospital when its too late.
They are then told there is no facility for handling end stage condition. Is that also the doctor's fault or the patient?

6. Specialists are few in Nigeria assuming you need a procedure eg a laminectomy and the neurosurgeon has a list of 40 emergency cases before your turn, will you not go abroad?
Do you know that 3 neurosurgeons serve delta,edo and environs alone + (God bless Drs Udoh,Azeez and Obeta,selfless men)

7 Do you even know that Nigerian trained doctors are the majority of non American specialists in the US?
Just go and watch the movie Concussion .

I can go in and on but your hate will not allow you proper assimilation of my points.

no 7 isn't correct, it's the Indians.....

iykecicero:
Sharap, what do you know about importation? Do you think all importations are for toothpicks and Gucci bags? Does Nigeria manufacture fine chemicals for drugs or food industry? So sharap, you Zombie.

she's right.....
until Nigeria sought out her trade imbalance by increasing export n reducing import, the mad pressure on the naira will persist........
if u like go n call okonjo iweala, n other seasoned economic expert to manage the economy.......
it's will only end up an academic exercise.......
for instance, fuel gulps 30% of dollar demand for importation, how about we refine our crude oil here......
and petrochemical products from crude oil refinery
can serve as raw materials for our industries........
exploitation, development n investment into the solid minerals sector as well their extraction will go a long way in solving raw materials difficulties our companies face as regards importation........
rejuvenation of our steel industry will also be a major boost to industries that rely on metal alloy for production.......
all the above will surely reduce pressure off the naira n equally boost export, thereby helping our balance if trade.....
so next time u want to contribute.....be logical n don't be abusive.

pgiddy:
I so much agree with your number 4. Lots of Americans are illiterate when it comes to geography. Ask an average American student to name 7 countries in Africa, only a very few will be able to after thinking for several minutes.

Some of them even think that Africa is just one country. And when you tell them that 'hey I am from Nigeria, they say, wow that's good I met someone from Kenya yesterday'. Kenya, Nigeria, wetin join them together.

But one thing I like about the student is that they are always excited to see people from other countries, they want to ask you several 'questions'.
One more thing is that do not always jam talk about issues when discussing with an American student. Be careful when you speak against issues like gay, lesbianism, Religion. Always try to know the person's view before you talk.

You don't know if the person you are talking with is a gay or he smokes and you just open mouth dey talk against guys and smokers.

u that is talking.....
can u mention 4 central American countries.......
and while u are still chewing on that, also mention 4 central Asia countries......
now the fact that u don't know it, does that make u ignorant.....
people tend to be more interested in things that directly influence their lives......
when Africa begin to show global impact, Americans will be forced to know about us......

danbrowndmf:
triplet and twin was an abomination in yoruba land before.go ask ur mum or dad.they will shed for light for you on it.

twin was never an abomination......
Yoruba worship ibeji.....
I'm not sure of triplets....

hamilton62:
yes they are, it's known than innoson imports vehicle engines just as other companies like toyota etc do.
An automobile company might have a design of engine sent to an egine manufacturing company like suzuki etc but that doesn't mean it produces its engine... Innoson sources his auto engine from 1st class auto engine production companies...
For doubting- thomas, innoson is never a CKD assembler but a manufacturer
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innoson_Vehicle_Manufacturing

pls I need u to tell me this 70% components that are locally sourced and manufactured in Nigeria.
because I noticed virtually all motor vehicle spare-parts sold in this country are imported.......
if innoson manufactures these parts, why can't our ladipo brothers' patronize innoson instead of going to China to import same items we produce here......

tearoses:
You make it sound as if one is foolish and doesnt know what one is talking about
How will someone this age not know when a handshake is going towards the elbow?

A doctor happy to see a fellow Nigerian because he feels isolated?
Are Nigerians like gold dust?
There are Nigerians on every corner
If anything, Nigerians run away from fellow Nigerians

You see how you have immediately dismissed this woman's account
And its reasons like this that people don't always report abuse, because people like you don't believe them.
Why is he hugging his patient?
Why touching her thigh
Where in his consultation does he need to do this?
Why is he in her space?
Is that professional?

Anyway the guy will have a lawyer and if the police had done anything unprofessional, the crown prosecution service wont even let the case see the light of day. The fact that he is on trial shows that a lot of work has gone into the background and investigation of case.

Maybe he was watching the porn and someone saw him and made a complaint....maybe a colleague.
Not everyone feels comfortable working with someone who watches 2 year olds being sexually abused.

Besides I am not being funny, but the people who send these videos around, know the types of people they send it to
Anyone who sends me rubbish gets told off and or blocked.
They send him dog sex, horse sex, snake sex, child sex......Only him?!

me self was surprised when he said Nigerians are isolated in UK......
of all places.....
when some hospitals in South east London have all doctors, nurses, pharmacist, cleaners, admin staffs, and patients as Naija.
they've turn the lingua franca of such places to Yoruba or pidgin.......
that doctor was just looking for something else o jare........
for him mind, he don jam another spoilt Naija babe......
let him try such nonsense with a Caucasian and see his career ruined within a moment.......
as per the doc, I feel no pity for him......
it's well known in the medical circle that possession of child pornographic material is a serious crime that get u quality jail time........
u don't joke with such things......
why did he not delete it instantly he received it.......
the guy has questions to answer.....
he will surely have his day in the court.....

Fabulosdave01:
But it is his phone na. Why arrest him for watching porn. Is is their business

possession of child pornographic material is a serious crime in most countries.......
I don't know of others though.......

Omeokachie:
There was a video posted on here earlier today showing a very angry Iroko remonstrating the killing of his dog, and why they had to do it while holding him in their custody. I suggest you watch that video and tell if that suggests a man who "ordered" the killing of his own dog...

someone that lied he named his dog buhari because buhari is a role model to him.......
so in his culture, they honour role model by naming them after dogs.....
he insisted he never inscribed a name on his dog..... yet his charge in court said just that.....
a pathological n pathetic liar at that.......
and u want me believe anything that comes out if his mouth......
the man ordered his relatives to kill the dog because the police wanted to take the dog away n use it as an exhibit against him in court.......

SmartChoices:
the complainant should be arrested and tried for animal abuse!

the man killed his own dog not the complainant.

Omeokachie:
Police finally realising they've shot themselves on the foot. Why kill the man's dog when the matter is in court?

the man ordered his own dog to be killed so that it won't be used against him in court......
go and read the first police statement on this matter......
he has always denied he inscribed buhari on his dog while other people said otherwise......
the reason he had to kill the poor dog......
the guy knows what he's doing...... he's a troublemaker......
reason why I can never support him........

I think we've had n heard enough of this man...... Abeg, let's focus our strength on more profitable things.......

Jorussia:
We have flourmills in this country, yet we still import the wheat(raw material) the mills need for productions.We need to engage in massive commercial agriculture before the industries will come in.most of us here don't know that majority of our so-called manufacturing industries are nothing but packaging sites for imported processed products. Examples are Dano milk and Dangote sugar. We just have to take one step at a time in revamping our economy for sustained growth.

that guy is right......
without Agro allied industrialization we will just end up like other African countries......
the way out is not creating an alternative commodity export but adding value chain to our primary commodity....be it crude oil, farm produce, raw minerals etc.
pls the era of telling people to go back to farm with primitive tools like hoe and cutlass is long gone......

God2man:
I watched it too.

the person is a nigerien not a Nigerian. the confusion has to do with pronunciation.... he's from Niger Republic

EmekaBlue:
dem no fine much..just there.. Normal guyz

you gotta be kidding me.....
anyway, bad belle is allowed...

EmekaBlue:
Let's b honest...D cone headz no really get fine guyz..Una just dey post Americans

all those guys in native attire are Americans?.

Chinese has a strong work ethic......
they believe strongly in hardwork and less on luck and talent.....
they believe there is no shortcut to success except via hardwork.
they believe in learning a method or technique unto perfection and until it's foolproof.
they dislike mediocrity or judging your performance based on your own best or capability.
emphasis is on result and right from childhood they are well indoctrinated with this principles.
they believe no sacrifice is too big to make to achieve their desired goal.
they put their nation first.......
they depend less.....if at all....on prayer, fate, premonition, conspiracy, destiny, human traditions, archaic beliefs or all those negative philosophy besetting Africa's development.

Omololu007:
As for me food is very cheap in china,that's why I prefer it to the uk.

but u can't compare the purchasing power parity of both countries......
thus comparing food prices will be unfair......
1000 pounds is not a lot of money in UK...... but earning that monthly in China should push u around upper middle class.......
compare food prices in China to Indonesia ....., then that will be fair....