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Until Nigerians and by extension Africans start to understand that currency is a concept and it’s used basically to control the world. We are seeing this clearly with bitcoin… a concept developed, adopted and used for some trade. Money can exist in different forms but what forms or create money itself is value. That is the amount of value you create determines the amount of money you have.
Every Nigerian should own value creation. You will see Naira gain.

dominique:
Old layers that used to be 3k-5k were sold for 8k this year and that's the cheapest obtainable. Some people might just cook Christmas rice with frozen chicken this year

what’s the difference between frozen and live chicken? May be there is something I do not know. I can get 4 full frozen chicken for 25k, why should I get one for same?

It will be folly for anyone to buy chicken for 25k when you can get 4 already processed chicken for that price from stores.

davillian:
there is nothing the common man can do....
the government cant provide the basic amenities.....
basically Nigerians are providing everything themselves....
from light, security, water, food and shelter....
the people are trying on there own part....
the people feeding fat on public funds gets almost everything for free....
if what they want is not in Nigeria they go outside to get it.....
if public officials and thier families are ban from traveling abroad for medication they will fix the health sector....
if they are ban from using gen they would fix it
etc as it stands Nigeria cant work

everyone cries government when the reality is someway everyone has someone in the same government but still nothing. Government is you and I.

Motive matters in everything. The objective of tithing is not to get rich. It’s simply obedience. It’s you having a quality walk with God. If your motive to tithe is to be rich, you will not get rich. Infact you will not have the courage to keep on. Riches are additions that come because of obedience. Just so you know every rich man believe in the concept of tithing. They may not call it tithe but they believe they must give at least a tenth out. If you have had the privilege to leave the shores of Nigeria, you will see that this concept is one of the factors that has helped the great nations combined with diligence and honesty in dealings.

Sublimesuccess:
Hmmm

That was when my father bought a brand new car for less than #4000. So the annual salary of the president then would buy almost 13 of such cars. Imagine selling that car for 8 million naira in our own time and a modern day president can afford to buy 13 such cars with his BASIC SALARY of 104 million naira. There was corruption then as well.

Even the cover price of the newspaper should tell you something. That newspaper cost 15k then, now it is #300. If you divide #50000 by 15k, it's the same result you get by dividing #100 million by #300, the current price of the newspaper, and I don't even think the official salary of the modern day president is up to #100 million. For the president nowadays to buy the same number of newspapers the annual salary of the president then could buy, he must earn #100 million annually. Let's be relative with the way we think.

Likewise I saw people thinking that the man selling roasted corn in London had struck gold by selling one for £1. Converting the money into naira is a fairy tale. A bottle of coke there is about £2. Imagine selling one cob of corn for £1 and buying a bottle of coke for £2! It's like garbage in, garbage out.

Based on the values copied from Wikipedia below,in 1979, $1=60k, therefore #50,000 then in 1979=$83333.
Let's convert the $83333 back to naira in 2024 when $1=#1235 based on the table, $83333=#103 million. So #50000 then and #103 million today are equal!!! Cutting it down further, #5 in 1979 and #10000 today have the same purchasing strength.

this kind of analyses will make you think all is well till you find that you are not was productive as before and that exchange rate is not what determines your social status but your productivity. There is global inflation, yes but when you compare this to the productivity of other nations, you start to see where the problem is.

Nigeria this, Nigeria that. Nigeria is you and me. There are irresponsible Nigerians everywhere. If you like change passport, passport doesn’t change your personality. Let every Nigerian work on his or herself, Nigeria will be better.

Elsueno:
The fact that u don't understand how that is huge lost to the nation is the same reason why u think a man who's priority is buying expensive SUV to law makers, buying yatch, private jets & using billions to fix useless edifice IS A GENIUS. As he sinks the country to debt & 30 decades high never seen inflation!

The class of people leaving Nigeria currently are

1- Foreign companies( the guys that we need for those hard dollars we say need at the moment)

2- The middle class( the guys that are backbone of our economy, very obedient as they don't mind paying taxes, spending money unlike the greedy rich 1% who do everything to avoid taxation)

3- The smartest & most gifted of our country in various fields like STEM, economics & social sciences( hotcakes for developed countries sha, unlike here where if THEY ARE LUCKY dey fit manage lecturing job)


4- The hard workers & hustlers


Imagine all of these categories leaving in 100s almost monthly & agb@dorians think it's NO BIG DEAL. those are literally backbone of building a nation

emmigration is not new. A Lebanese who is a billionaire once said his father told him something that has helped him and that is nations don’t die, that is because nation is made up of people. They can break, disintegrate but they will always remain. So people can go, people will still remain. We need people with the right mind and not just the skills. The skills without the right mind won’t take us anywhere.

There is a difference between having a brain and being able to use it. Yes we have a brain drain but we have more people who are able to use their brain in the country, so there is still hope. You can’t tell me a bank manager of 15 years who goes abroad to be a security man is a loss to the nation

Thephilosopher1:
Competition drove them out

not really. Customers needs are always changing. If the way you did business 5 years ago is how you still do business today, your time is short. You can always stay ahead of the competition if you are innovative enough.

Time to start using wood to build. The thing a black man ought to copy from the white man, he doesn’t .....

Seun:
Fellow Nairalanders,

I hereby declare a total war against name checkers on Nairaland.

Anyone who draws attention to the tribe of a criminal on a thread about a crime will be banned. This applies regardless of whether they do it overtly or covertly. Every offender will collect a ban because this is regarded as a tribal insult.

The minimum ban period is 14 days. If you have offended multiple times, it's 30 days. If you keep offending, you may be permanently banned.

- Seun Osewa.

PS: I've just made a communication breakthrough with the moderators on this issue. I expect results.

your measures are in efficient. These are just words with no guarantee of implementation. It’s easier to open an account on here than to say ha with mouth. There is no proper verification process for this forum in this era of digital identity. Upgrade your membership registration and process and it becomes easy to tackle discrimination, hate e.t.c.

The media is in the race for the soul. Infact the number one tool for winning is the media. Check through the media and advertising budgets for organisations..... The same with the spiritual. Satan is called the prince of power of the air and that’s why you see over the years there is a mandate to corrupt what is seen, heard and read. Be careful what you consume online.

The quality of products sold on Jumia has badly depreciated. The customer service has worsened, trust is lower. You can’t expect better results.

In 51 years, most of the breakthroughs in research must have been done in the UK. One of the challenges is that we have not developed systems to even encourage local viability and sustainability of these companies. What I am saying is other than monetary profits, there are no major achievements when it comes to new products and solutions for the local market. Why couldn’t GSK have partnered with a UI or OAU for instance to co-research and develop a local drug with local resources.
But then, what the govt cares about is tax. The business space is getting more competitive and organizations are looking for value beyond monetary gains.

The good Igbos have the best heart ooo. They are down to earth people.

tolue42:
When I tell people that population is one of our biggest problem, people will be looking for excuses


In 1960 Nigeria population was 45million, that same year UK population was 52 million

2023 Nigeria population is above 220 million , that same UK is just above 65 million..

How are we going to live a better life when we are not even productive like the UK..

how can population be a problem? People are a strength if the people are wise and resourceful. The problem is wisdom and non productivity. USA, China, India are leveraging their population for good.

Spirit04:
how much is nairaland making? It's not by numbers. You coming here to make comments adds nothing to nairaland's purse. They need advertisers. Not all those fake mb they're advertising.

ads is just one way to monetize a social media platform. People pay for value. The guys posts addressed some truth.

tomdon:
It's non of these things you posted here.
People are now asking why one human should be placed above them when all humans are immortal and physiologically the same

thing is many did not even listen to the oath the man took and don’t understand how this is . He swore to serve everyone. This position comes with great responsibility and accountability. It’s not what anyone who is not willing to be under people do. We think these guys are enjoying. He must keep doing all to ensure that the kingdoms that have been conquered remain under their influence or you think Nigeria for instance is truly independent?

ferhyntorlah:
I was shocked seeing the numbers in the picture.

I see the monarchy in trouble and going into extinction from King Charles' reign.

you are bothered about the cost of coronation and not what the monarchy brings in. The Monarchy is what made Great Britain what it is today. They have conquered and won kingdoms. These kingdoms in one way or the other are contributing to GB. Nigeria for instance. They will loose more if this changes.

Litmus:
You have to be incredibly stupid as a Nigerian or delusional as an African to believe any Nigeria girl is going to prostetute self in Burkina fasso - a country so poor and wretched even fleas wouldn't be seen dead there after failing to bite anyone.

Nigeria had better organise her immigration eco system better in order to stop Nigeria being used as a dumping ground for all the poor and dispossessed people of West Africa. These useless Africa nations are taking Nigeria for mugus because of our generosity and sending us thire poor and destitutes disguised as deporting illegal Nigerians. Bukina fasso is probably setting up to do the same.

Niaraland is such a queer place, though. It is only on Niaraland that every African nation suddenly finds redemption from the perception of the world of them as shitholes. It is only on Niaraland that every African Nation, even those as inconsequential as Ghana, Bukina Fasso, Rwanda, Ivory Coast and Bongobongo land are wealthy places instead of the aid reliant parasites of the world that they are.

we need to critically look at our social media law. Freedom when not managed can be used as a tool to perpetuate evil.

thesicilian:
They should all calm down. Typical of Nigerians, when something goes wrong instead of conducting a detailed investigation, they are calling for scraping of INEC, some are even blaming democracy. No system is perfect, what needs to be done is find out what went wrong and fix it asap

another post supporting mediocrity. “No system is perfect”, “ let’s manage it like that”, “ go to court” , “it’s my turn” this are the nonsense talks that have brought us where are at? Get off the nonsense mentality.

You don’t need education to make a living. We have been made to think education will give you a good life..... never. All you need is skills and financial management knowledge and you are good to go. Education only comes better when it complements your skills. Get a scarce skill and you complain less.

NutritionGuru:
I voted Obi too but with what I have now learned here, I thank God that Tinubu won. The truth is that this is the best Election in the History of Nigeria. Even America has what they Call Electoral Supreme College or Group that saves the Nation form Catastrophy. The truth is that no Outsider can understand the under Real Politics of a Nation like the wise and intelligent People in the Nation. The thread below really opened my eyes. https://www.nairaland.com/7586532/youths-asking-why-only-igbos

no, we fail to tell ourselves the truth. The Igbos have been marginalized for so long. In 24 years of democracy, there has never been a president or vice that is Igbo. Oh come on and we are preaching Nigeria. Let’s tell ourselves the Truth. Let’s call ourselves to order and kill our selfishness. Live and let others live, that’s the fullness of life. I don’t blame them.

Buhari himself “ broke the law for Tinubu and walking free” and you expect INEC to answer this question. We are NOT ready!

Immorality has always been a reason great Nations fall. The Greek, Roman Empire were destroyed by same. The beginning of the end of these nations. Now don’t be bothered about what seems to look good, give it a little time.

Dikaveli:
All Muslim will perish

God wants all men saved. They will not perish.

Understand the hierarchy, let your value show in the face of core decision makers and have a sponsor in the leadership you are loyal to.

KingAzubuike:
Una just dey shout greatest of all time. Pele era where defense be like water.. era wey you go play one slow ball to post keeper go stretch him life yet him hand no go reach. Check most of his goals.. cheap goals he wouldn't even score from the 90s till date. Pele was good but if he had played in this era, it wouldn't have been easy for him and he would have just being an ordinary player.

Don't get me wrong, Pele is great. If you say he's the greatest of all time, I won't argue because it's your opinion. Even someone like delima Ronaldo or Adriano Leite Ribeiro would have done wonders in that era.

Most of you shouting Pele up and down didn't even watch him play...just hearsay and stories passed down from generations to generations. Except of course you were born or old enough to understand football between 1953 and 1977 ... Same way you'll pass down the story of zlatan ibrahimovic future kids would think he was even greatest ever.

time and chance. That’s what make men and legends, just like what many call money then is not money now and what we call something now won’t be anything tomorrow. Live well and be grateful for what was, what is and what is to come.

Munamoqel:
why are oyinbos not piling up degrees ? This the unanswered question

skills plus financial education will beat any degree any day any time. Education goes beyond the four walls of the university. Have you ever bothered to check what course children of most wealthy study?

When the purpose of a thing is not known abuse is inevitable .... many as we see don’t even know the purpose of marriage to start with.

9japride:
The question people are not asking is that was she skating on pedestrian walkway or on vehicular way? I am sure she was skating on vehicular way before the lecturer met her. If she's guilty in the aspect of skating on vehicular way, then she should calm down because she has no case. But if she was skating on pedestrian walkway, then she has every right to skate there. Let's view this issue more logical.

correct in love. If she was wrong, can’t you just call her aside and orientate her... Love problem is why Nigeria is where it is and why many work places are toxic.