₦airaland Forum

If INEC does the same stuff they did with the IREV last time, I am sorry to tell you that you have wasted your time. Votes and PVC only matter where the process is transparent, free and fair.

Which Nigerian elections, apart from June 12 1993, has convinced you that there will be free and fair vote counting and collation?

The Ghanaian government dealt with them seriously. They cannot try what they are doing in Nigeria over there.

The government he is supporting only contributed N36m to the health ministry as capital expenditure in 2025.

You cannot eat your cake and have it.

Fake story. Northerners hardly migrate to the US. Their US is in the Middle East.

Girls still attending these late night parties during political season where human sacrifice is rife...una try!

Rivers United will pick it. Rangers has left it too much to chance.
But kudos to their coach Fidelis Ilechukwu. Virtually everything he touches turns to gold.

Olorun maje. I can never be any one of them.

The man is a mega billionaire. Google one of his companies: Adani Power.

He has a generating capacity of 19 GIGA WATTS (not mega watts oo, giga watts) in India and has 15% market share of the electricity market in Bangladesh.

He can supply Nigeria's power needs more than 1000 times without shaking.

Princedapace:
I was battling with network issues recently, and it reminded me how difficult it has become to survive here. There is no stable electricity. Most of us survive on generators.

South Africa achieved significant progress in electricity within two years, yet after four years, nothing meaningful has changed here. It is still the same story and the same daily struggle.

Now, remove emotions for a moment and look at the reality:

A kilogram of gas is about ₦1,400. That is extremely high for a country with very low salaries.
A crate of eggs is between ₦5,500 and ₦6,000.
A bag of cement is around ₦12,000. This is one of the reasons house rent has skyrocketed, because many citizens can no longer afford to build homes.
Renting a 2-bedroom apartment in most state capitals now starts from about ₦2.5 million and above. That is insane for a country where the majority of citizens are struggling financially.
Fuel is around ₦1,400 per litre.

Fuel powers our generators. If you run two businesses, you may need two generators.

For someone like me who works online, I need electricity almost 24/7. A huge part of my income goes into fueling and servicing generators because, most nights, my generator runs till morning. I work with clients across different time zones, sometimes at 2AM.

What does all of this mean?

Our purchasing power has dropped drastically.

Yet, despite these realities, the tax burden keeps increasing.

I honestly want to ask: does the government truly understand what Nigerians are going through?

Even someone earning ₦25m–₦30m yearly in today’s Nigeria is not necessarily living comfortably. A large percentage of that income already goes into solving basic social problems and surviving.

You pay for:

Electricity
Security
Healthcare
Transportation
Water
Education

Everything.

So where exactly is the money left to pay huge taxes from?

How many Nigerians can genuinely save millions yearly after handling all their responsibilities as parents, children, and providers?

To survive, many people are already being forced to reduce their quality of life:

Cutting down electricity usage despite terrible heat
Moving children from good schools
Switching from bottled water to sachet water
Selling better cars for cheaper alternatives because of fuel costs
Cancelling vacations and basic comfort

The painful part is that many self-employed Nigerians hustle endlessly just to stay afloat, yet at the end of the year, they are still expected to pay heavy taxes.

One of my friends, despite earning what many would call “good money,” is already in debt because of school fees and living expenses. Yet, government expectations are based only on income figures, not the harsh realities behind those figures.

And remember, this is a country where many parents depend on their children financially just to survive.

Honestly, many leaders cannot relate to what ordinary Nigerians are facing because:

Their electricity is sorted
Their security is sorted
Their healthcare is sorted
Their feeding is sorted

So they may never truly feel the pain of the average citizen.

Dear Nigerian leaders, Nigerians are suffering.

We are exhausted.

What could be done differently?

Reduce excessive tax burdens. Maybe 3 percent for now. Please, this country is poor or increase the threshold to maybe 50m per year if you truly wants to target the rich for income tax.
Fix electricity.
Tackle corruption seriously.
Improve security so farmers can return to farms safely.
Support the tech economy so more young people can earn online.
Invest in skills and digital opportunities.
Cut down excessive government spending and luxury packages for politicians.

Nigeria is a poor country with multidimensional poverty. In many homes, one working person carries the burden of an entire extended family.

Tax should not be the first priority when citizens are already struggling to survive.

As I write this now, my area is in complete darkness again. Families will spend heavily on fuel tonight just to have light for a few hours.

So I ask again: after paying for survival, where exactly should the tax money come from?

We are tired.

The bills are too much.

please can someone push this to front page?

I want to understand why the sacrfice must be done by the suffering masses instead of the politicians. I am curios to know why. Why must I suffer what I didn't cause?

Are you the guy killing it on PPH? I think I recognize your profile...the guest post guru.

The Inspector cadre is the most rotten of all the ranks in Naija police.

contentEngineer:
at least one Nigerian has gained something from this administration...Just pray Fulani herdsmen don't locate your farm


GoodLuck boy !

Please tell me exactly how cows eat cocoa pods. Some of you are so dense, it is baffling.

madgoat:
Keep it as a side hustle. This farm cannot make you live the life you want. You will just be managing. It won't even be able to pay your children's school fees if u want them to go to a good school

You do not have sense.

A cocoa tree has 70 years of production. It will only get better for him for the next 40 years. It will outlive him.

James4358:
I can proudly call myself a farmer. It sounds funny when I say I'm a farmer when ever I'm asked what I do for a living. People still under rate farmers to this day. Farming cash crops Is the best. My children will inherit my farm just the way I inherited from my father.
When I got married, I told my father inlaw I was a farmer, he wondered how ill take care of his daughter,. But today major family decisions can't be taken without consulting me. Thanks to President BAT the high rate of foreign exchange has been one of the reason cocoa prizes are high

Actually, the Ivory Coast and Ghanaian harvests of 2023 and 2024 were hit by disease and the two top producers lost 80% of their production. Nigeria's production was spared, which is why cocoa prices went as high as $11,000 per ton at the time. Prices were so high that thieves started raiding cocoa farms at night.

You guys had a windfall season. You deserve it because farming is not easy. The year I went back to it after my childhood farming, I snapped a ligament in my leg that took a whole year to heal. E no easy.

Congrats bro.

post=139326969:
May his Soul Rest in Perfect Peace.

He was a good man, he lived a good life.

One day, we all gonna die.

A good man? That's one of the hardcore globalists down.

No one has a right to decide to cut down the earth's population and openly canvass for it when he has 5 children himself.

No leftovers, no selection of food. Everyone eats the same food.

Bizmind95:
So he's no longer dating that his transgender girlfriend again

They broke up after the last world cup. Sick individual he is. That's why the Argentine players were singing that song in their team bus that they had "cured" him of his sick desires.

Scatter their structure. In three months, move all of them again.

The stress of looking for accommodation and settling in a new location can be life-changing.

The bigger question is this: why are they asking people to submit sensitive information on their app? What are they doing with the data?

Cunny man die, cunny man bury am.

A price of $5.89 per 4 litres (gallon) is N8095.80 in converted rates (USD to Naira). So he is spending 0.4% of is minimum wage on 4 litres of fuel.

The Nigerian minimum wage is N70,000. 4 litres of fuel is currently N5500. The Nigerian is spending 7.8% of the minimum wage on 4 litres of fuel.

Who is in the worse state really?

My grandfather sent all his daughters (my aunties) to my mum to learn how to cook. That is how good a cook my mum was.

How can a woman enter a man's house without learning how to cook? Absolute nonsense.

Niceguy0004:
Good day everyone,

I would appreciate professional advice regarding a situation I’m currently facing at my workplace.

I have been working with a distribution company for about 8 months, performing duties in the capacity of a Storekeeper. However, during my first 6 months on duty, no stock count was conducted. When a stock count was eventually carried out, no variance was communicated to me, and the process was not formally documented or signed.

It is also important to note that although I have been functioning in a Storekeeper role, I was never formally onboarded into that position. I was not issued any official letter of assignment, nor was I given a job description to review and sign.

In addition, I did not have full control or security over the warehouse stock. I was not in possession of the warehouse keys; instead, the cashier retained custody of the keys and took them home daily. My understanding is that the previous Storekeeper had full custody of the keys.

Recently, a stock variance has been discovered, and the Regional Manager is holding me responsible and has indicated an intention to press charges. I have raised concerns regarding the lack of formal role assignment and absence of full control over the inventory, but these concerns have not been acknowledged.

Given these circumstances, I would greatly appreciate guidance on:

- My level of liability in this situation
- The implications of not being formally assigned the Storekeeper role
- The impact of shared or limited access to warehouse stock
- The best steps to take in protecting myself professionally and legally

Thank you in advance for your insights and support.

In law, he who accuses must prove.

No church marriage is done in Nigeria without an HIV test. For closd to three decades now.

Gotocourt:
Watery beans loading for this reckless police officer

Which watery beans?

The hangman's noose!

voortrekker966:
Does this mean Russia has won the war?

No!

OP should rather be ashamed that what Putin termed military action has dragged this long. Russia will never win this war; mark it.

Starvation wins wars more efficiently than bullets. That is what sunk Biafra.

The only explanation here is that the officer acted to silence the suspect. There is no other justification for this extrajudicial killing.

Once caught, he should have faced trial. This is an extrajudicial killing.

They have buckled.

US needs to blockade that place for the next 100 years.

Putinofrussia:
To lead them to where?
Agulu or where,sir?
He was a disaster when he governed Anambra for 8 years.
What changed?

All liars will have their place in the lake of fire.

trappatoni:
Ranchers Bees was amongst the best teams in the 80s. I remember the 1987 Challenge cup between Ranchers Bees and Abiola babes......the most controversial cup final ever.... glory days....

The replay format was intact then.

Abiola Babes had Rashid Yekini, while the Bees had Ayo Ogunlana.

First match ended 1-1, where keeper Daniel Abdullahi of Ranchers Bees conceded a howler of a goal. He was replaced with second choice Abdulrazak Olatunji who proved to be the star of the final.

Then we had the replay. Yekini struck first. Ogunlana equalized for the Bees. Match went to penalties. Both teams missed the first two each, with Razak Olatunji saving Yekini's penalty (the only recorded penalty miss by Yekini in his career).

Eventually, Abiola Babes scored the remaining three penalties, and Joseph Johnson missed the Bees' final spot kick to seal victory for MKO Abiola's team.

THE CONTROVERSY
At that time, the last team to win the Challenge Cup from the North was Kano Pillars and that was in 1953! So going into this final, it had been 34 years a team from the North won. Mighty Jets, Racca Rovers and DIC Bees (now Ranchers Bees) had all reached the final, and faltered.

So many had thought that the Ranchers Bees would win as they had a star-studded line up. But what played out in the penalty shootout had tongues wagging. All the penalty takers who missed for Ranchers were all southerners. The Northern PK takers scored.

So did the southern guys in Ranchers Bees throw the match? That question never got answered.

It took BCC Lions under Shuaibu Amodu to break the Northern jinx over the FA Cup in 1989. That team of his featuring late Capt Alumun Aule, Late John Zaki, Humphrey Jebba, late Amir Angwe, Edema Fuludu, Benedict Ugwu, Moses Kpakor, late Terfa Kpakor and others, later won the African Cup Winners Cup the next year and reached the final in 1991.

DIC Bees. A great team of the 80s when they were owned by the Defence Industrial Corporation of Nigeria (DICON).

Won the WAFU cup at their height. Had great players like Ayo Ogunlana and keeper Razak Olatunji the penalty stopper.

Then fell off the radar.

Baba Omolehim makes a lot of careless statements.