₦airaland Forum

rose54321:
They probably haven't received their allocation. The finance ministry says no money, I don't quite understand it, wasn't all this included in the budget.

I know the avengers at a point reduced the projected revenue but notwithstanding.

God help us in Nigeria.

Allocation or no allocation, embassies anywhere in the world represents that country within the host country. There is no excuse for depriving people of air. This is insane. I wouldn't be surprised if someone reports this to the US authorities and the Nigerian embassy in New York is shut down for subjecting people to unbearable conditions in the US. Who can survive without air? Yet, there are employees and diplomats that work there for full working hours in the heat imposed on them. Why do we have to take the insanity in Nigeria overseas?

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Compliant:
WE WILL GET OVER IT AS A NATION

MAY GOD STRENGTH BUHARI TO FIX THE NATION

Come to think of it, how much does it cost to fix air-conditioning systems that a country like Nigeria can't afford? A small business will pay for that in a heart-beat. Blame it on negligence, not Buhari or the economy.

The Nigerian Embassy in New York has fallen on bad times. For months, workers have not been paid. Neither is the embassy able to repair its air conditioners, the only source of air since the windows of the imposing glass house cannot be opened.

Visitors now wait outside the building while their passports are being processed, writes Adeola Fayehun, who visited the embassy in New York.
I needed to see for myself. I’ve heard that it’s been more than a month since the air conditioner broke down at the Nigerian High Commission in New York. It was 32°C, and there are no windows or cross ventilation in the 21-storey all-glass building located on 44th Street and Second Avenue. The only source of air in the edifice are the air conditioning units.

Outside the embassy, visitors were sitting, waiting for their, passports. I approached a woman with two kids, a boy and a girl. Idera had been sitting outside for hours, while her husband breezed in and out of the embassy. The heat inside was unbearable for her and her children. She showed me the boy; his face was covered with sweat. She lifted his arms; “My baby had no rashes before we came here today, now his two arms are covered with rashes from the heat. It’s like an oven in there,” she said.
When her husband came out, he hesitated to tell her, but despite waiting for six hours, the embassy said he had to come back in two days because they were out of ink.
“You won’t believe how rude they were; they talk to you anyhow,” he said. I begged them that my children cannot come back to this heat, but they didn’t care.”

Another family sat near the pillar painted in grey outside the building. The three teenagers waited patiently outside for their mother who kept going in and out. “We’ve been here for six hours,” one of them said.

As soon as I got in the elevator, I thought of running back outside. On the eighth floor, the chairs were empty. The old standing fan made no difference. It was blowing heat. No wonder people sat outside. I went to the sixth floor, no air. I went to the fourth floor, no air. I went to the second floor, no air. I had to see for myself.

Getting back to the first floor, I went to the waiting room, where about three families were waiting. Two families gathered around a portable air conditioner, the only air conditioning unit I saw working in the building. I was so happy to see at least one source of fresh air, and I mentioned it to the two families. I was surprised by their response.
“The air conditioner didn’t work all day; we were all sweating, so most people went outside. It was later in the afternoon that it started working,” they said.
I was short of words. I looked around the waiting room, and I was ashamed. How can this be my embassy? I saw loose wires hanging on the walls near the surveillance camera, and an old box television with nothing playing. Though beautiful outside the huge building made me feel like I was in Nigeria, at one of the ministries’ run down offices.
A man held his newly born baby to his chest at the waiting room,
“My baby’s food is finished,” he said. I begged the staff all day to please help us do the passport today. We came very early, all the way from Pennsylvania; we drove for five hours, they just dismissed me and told my wife and I to come back on Wednesday.” They told him to come back in two days because they’re out of laminating supplies. I was confused, I thought they were out of ink, now it’s laminating supplies.
From what I gathered, some diplomats have not been paid for four months. Some local staff also have not been paid for two months. The mission is unable to pay for medical insurance of staff and diplomats. So, I was not surprised to hear customers say one man was willing to produce passports if money exchanged hands. However, I have no means of verifying this information, because while I was in the room, the man did not take money from visitors. They offered him cash, but he rejected it.

An embassy employee noticed me and wanted to query me. So I asked, “Are you happy working under this condition?” He looked at me and said “no!” I told him my hope in reporting this, is that the Federal Government will release funds to pay salaries and fix the air conditioning. I found out even if they get money today, it could take two months for the units to work.
Back outside, I met a man that flew in from Minnesota. “They just told me to come back on Wednesday, how am I supposed to do it?” He works in Minnesota; now he has to change all his plans and his return flight if he wants a new passport.

Several families have to come back to this heat. I only spent about 40 minutes in there, and I couldn’t wait to buy a bottle of water, which I drank in a gulp. I was drained!
For two days, I tried to get a top official of the embassy to comment on these issues. Finally, after telling me to call back again and again, the official said he needed to get approval from Abuja before he could talk to the media.


http://thenationonlineng.net/embassy-new-york-broke/

Nigerians don't believe Lai's lies anymore, now Kemi is telling Nigerians the lies that Lai used to lie to them.

Fayose in the news again. Why only negative news about Ekiti?

Truth234:
Do you know their activities is what pushed our consumer prices up? By now we expect our FDI/capital importation to be up but it is not because investors are scared.

Just yesterday, India ordered oil from Malaysia saying Nigeria is too risky because of militant. We need capital importation to ease forex pressure, they are activities will jeopardize the economy.

I agree with you. Their actions isn't helping anyone, not even their own people. We can only hope the government and them work things out.

Truth234:
and why now, why not during GEJ?

It may have nothing to do with either GEJ or Buhari or anyone else. When pushed to the wall, everyone knows when to react. The cost of everything is way higher than it was during GEJ era. For communities that relied on fishing, amnesty funds etc, all that halted for some reasons. I think that may be one reason the militants sprung up.

Truth234:
First, the militant need to stop their madness.

Previously the central bank used to intervene and prop up Naira value, but now that crude oil buyers are scared to lift Nigerian oil due to fear of been attacked.

Our foreign revenue that is not enough has dropped even more.

The madness started before the militants. They sprung up because governance was screwed up from decades ago.

Idydarling:
This is a clear case of the social gap between the Burgeosis and the Proleterats. When an individual comes to the self realization of who he is and how he is being exploited by these social institutions, then the individual should break free from mental slavery and should emancipate himself...



Karl Marx.

Wole Soyinka, is that you?

Imagine a Maggi thief sharing same prison with Dasuki.

I respect people like this. No one knows the owner, quietly making and spending his or her money. If na one of our yeyebrities, the whole world no go hear word again. Their entire blog will be dedicated to the "achievement".
We all heard of the banana island house story. Civilized neighbors next door with bigger ones stayed mellow and maintained their simple life. That's what you get when "money miss road".

Ok. Who loses? The son is 39, the father should need him more, unless the son is broke. Why would a 39 year old son wait around to inherit one small property in one village when he could have owned a mansion himself?

Definitely not for Nigerian roads. Some terrible roads will render the bus confused.

STFUareyouG0d:
I can feel your pain bruv. I really do. But I'm assuring you that Buhari will look into the issue

Lol

Yam eaters everywhere. So, Kachikwu also knows the yam eating game.

Lobatan fun Fayose!

Whoever believes this thrash will believe anything. How could 24 cars be under repair at the same time? Were they tokunbo cars? Na only dem Waka come?

MeoClark:
This will be Pele’s second visit to Nigeria; the
first in 1967, was occasioned by a 2-day
cease fire during the Nigerian Civil War which
allowed the warring sides to watch the Pele &
Santos FC team play an exhibition match in
Lagos.

What has this got to do with the discussion?

I can tell the witches and wizards haven't left that road after FG warned them in 1987.

Mimisboygreat:
CHAI! SEE UNA LIVESGUY NA SONG U DY SING?

Na fullstop you buy torchlight dey find on top NL? Guy I bow for u o. People dey find money, u dey find comma. Haba.

How exactly do u expect nairalanders to help? Travel to UAE to beg on his behalf?
Just say you wanted to share someone else's predicament vs screaming help on your topic. Even lawyers here can't help because UAE laws are different from Nigerian laws.
He should get a UAE-based lawyer.

gabazin080:
NB: am a christian bt i wnt to knw wat wil happen that were born before christ came. because i leant those that that died and didnt believe christ will rot in hell. so wat will nw happen to those that were born before the birth of christ and didnt have a chance to know christ

Very good question. Never thought of that.

Firefire:
Jungle justice is a CRIME against humanity.

So is kidnapping.

HomoSapiien:
Indeed it is, but is it possible in Nigeria,?

It can never happen in Nigeria. Even the US that legalized guns regrets it now.

crunchyg:
Yes I know so many people will quote Malachi where the bible say bring your tithes to the store house of God, does that mean that is the only way to pay our tithe, if you say so, then explain the other places Bible talked about tithe. In Hebrew bible talks about Abraham paying his tithe to Melchizedek and God also ordered other tribes of Israel to pay tithe to the tribe of Levi because they are not meant to work. So my question is where, who, how, what is the correct way to pay our tithe. Plz I need bible scholars to clear me in this, ur answers are highly appreciated

You have one of 3 options that I can think of.
1. Let your tithes touch other people's lives by helping those really in need however you can.
2. Establish a financial unit yourself with an intent of touching lives the best way you can.
3. Give it to some pastors to continue expanding, refueling their private jets while their congregation catch buses to get to church.

The choice is yours bro.

crunchyg:
Yes I know so many people will quote Malachi where the bible say bring your tithes to the store house of God, does that mean that is the only way to pay our tithe, if you say so, then explain the other places Bible talked about tithe. In Hebrew bible talks about Abraham paying his tithe to Melchizedek and God also ordered other tribes of Israel to pay tithe to the tribe of Levi because they are not meant to work. So my question is where, who, how, what is the correct way to pay our tithe. Plz I need bible scholars to clear me in this, ur answers are highly appreciated

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If the girl is smart and that's her pix, she has grounds for a lawsuit against the media outlet. Get a good lawyer and make some $$$.

Does this make sense to anyone? He asked everyone to pray, they prayed. He covered Thursday with the blood of Jesus, yet the attack still happened. So what's the point of asking people to pray then? It's same as covering the prayer with no blood at all, cos his recommendations didn't work. People still died regardless of what he asked his congegation to do.
Pure waste of people's time.

These amounts are scary. Why is Nigeria still a poor nation with all these money mentioned everywhere?