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Christianity Etc › Re: We Want Fridays Declared Work-free For Muslims Like Sundays – MURIC Director by Standing5(m): 10:02pm On Sep 04, 2016
onward4life:
Standing 5 pls throw more light on ur comment pls...thanks
Which part of it?
Mørøns think
OR
islam is opposite of Christianity
?
Christianity Etc › Re: We Want Fridays Declared Work-free For Muslims Like Sundays – MURIC Director by Standing5(m): 8:22pm On Sep 04, 2016
shaddoww:
These people and pettiness
Like 5&6.
Christianity Etc › Re: We Want Fridays Declared Work-free For Muslims Like Sundays – MURIC Director by Standing5(m): 8:21pm On Sep 04, 2016
Mørøns think islam is opposite of Christianity.
Politics › Re: See How The Largest Economy In Africa Was Pushed Into Recession by Standing5(m): 5:41pm On Sep 04, 2016
Hateful creatures everywhere.
Politics › Re: Ibb To Run For President In 2019 by Standing5(m): 5:38pm On Sep 04, 2016
DropShot:
Anyone who believes this can believe any poo!

IBB wey dey struggle with his health na im wan come dey pursue politics again?

IPADs don't even know what they need.

grin grin grin
They need Agbaje of Lagos.
Politics › Re: Diversity The Solution To The Nigerian Economy. by Standing5(m):
Following bumper to bumper.
If I get what you are saying, you are pointing out the need to process relatively raw materials into value added products. Example is crude oil being refined into petrol, diesel and kerosine. The processing of crude can give us more jobs instead of selling it in its raw form of crude for less.
Good thread. I hope those shouting APC 'n PDP learn.
One factor holding us down is the issue of abused subsidy system. In developed countries subsidy is tailored around productivity and not consumption. Take the case of dollar for example. The govt in time past decided to be selling part of excess petrodollar and flooded the fx market with it at a cheap rate. This meant when dollar ought to be exchanging for say, N450 and above it was going for N150 because the govt was in the habit of selling excess petrodollar at around N150. This single act meant the govt started subsidizing anything being imported with dollar. It is common knowlegde that we consume alot of foreign items. This subsidy over time has discouraged export of ideas/services and products. Imagine a farmer that exports honey or moringa, or even programmer/blogger/web developer who exports his or her service in exchange for say $1,000 per annum. Instead of getting $1000 X N450 = N450,000.00 per annum in Naira equivalent he/she gets $1000 X N150 = N150,000.00. This has discouraged productivity while encouraging consumption of foreign goods.
Politics › Re: US Lawmaker Writes Kerry, Demands Suspension Of Assistance To Nigeria Over Buhar by Standing5(m): 4:38pm On Sep 04, 2016
blueto:
When we make criticisms concerning the repulsive nature of this govt, the obdurate APC proponents tag us a “wailers” while exonerating Buhari's govt from is palpable inordinate flaws and failures even when it is glaring and undeniable.

It is unfortunate that the president is a pachyderm, thus, he is indifferent to scoldings and corrections from Nigerians and the International communities. But, a time will come when Nigeria will be emancipated from this evil.
Stop the politics. Some persons distributed arm fund but the US senator saw nothing autocratic in that.
Politics › Re: Bigger War Than Boko Haram Looms, Says Ndume by Standing5(m): 4:30pm On Sep 04, 2016
Ellidude:
God help us. If only we had known. I feel more for the poor kids who go through unnecessary hardship.

The other day, we saw the picture of a soldier's meal after two days in the battlefield. This administration's focus is so engulfed in warfare that they've neglected the welfare of the masses. This is sad really.

Even the IDP's that initially had stocks of food for its inhabitants now winces in hunger.

APC has technically brought us shame.
Politically speaking.
Politics › Re: Fuel At N145/litre No Longer Sustainable – NNPC by Standing5(m): 4:25pm On Sep 04, 2016
It is only a matter of time. As Naira takes its real value such is bound to happen.
Career › Re: Help Nairalanders, My Work Place Dilemma. by Standing5(m): 10:45am On Sep 04, 2016
supersystems:
there's clique almost everywhere in life n if one doesnt belong it's long thing,the best thing when one doesnt like cliques is start one's own business. I've been there if i share my own story even as a guy u go weep. let's not go there.Just let them be
Politics › Re: Finally, PMB Orders Amaechi's Probe by Standing5(m): 10:50pm On Sep 03, 2016
AsoRockz01:
Gerrarahia. Is he no longer the Lion of Ubima and the slayer of the otueke drunkard?
You guys and hypocrisy I never see
Backup your claim with a post of mine or stop being a phony fellow.
Politics › Re: Finally, PMB Orders Amaechi's Probe by Standing5(m): 10:50pm On Sep 03, 2016
AsoRockz01:
Gerrarahia. Is he no longer the Lion of Ubima and the slayer of the otueke drunkard?
You guys and hypocrisy I never see
Backup your claim with a post of mine or stop being a stuìd fellow.
Politics › Re: Finally, PMB Orders Amaechi's Probe by Standing5(m): 10:12pm On Sep 03, 2016
AsoRockz01:
No member of my cabinet is kwarapt. If you say they are kwarapt bring evidences let us see.

Bubu go use Amaechi shine well for this bashing wey Naija dey bash.
Amaechi go pay for the sins of Buratai the saviour,Dambazzau and the rest of them.

Wike will be like I have been vindicated.

Hailers kindly defend in a peaceful manner don't display your stupidity.
@HungerBAD standing5 call una member.
The diff between me n you is I don't defend with loyalty to party or region. If true let him face the music and return the funds.
Politics › Re: Restructure Now, Experts, Afenifere, Others Tell Buhari by Standing5(m): 9:09pm On Sep 03, 2016
searchiing4love:
sad Restructuring is not the solution but the present status quo. Restructuring is a cunny attempt by easterners to achieve biafra and it won't happen. History tells us Ojukwu was able to instigate the civil war because he was the head of Eastern region. If we go back to regionalism, non-entities like Nnamdi kanu will rise again and start pushing for biafra which is a bad omen for Nigeria. No part of the country must be allowed to split for no reason. Lord Luggard was an intellectual when he merged us together. There is strength in unity. Let's keep maintaining the present federal system **** sad
Is Nigeria a must?
Politics › Re: Banning Of Importation Of Goods Totally Have An Effect Toward The Growth Of The by Standing5(m): 7:02pm On Sep 03, 2016
Obasanjo tried banning imported goods but it never worked.
Reasons:
1) Weak dollar subsidy system:- people kept circumventing the dollar restriction and went outside to the very goods that where banned e.g toothpick.
2) Porour borders:- smuggler saw banned items as hot cake. It favoured them as the borders where poorly manned.
3) Custom :- officials are corrupt and do collude with.
We need a more thorough overhaul.
Politics › Re: Recession~ What Is APC Long Term And Short Term Economic Policy? by Standing5(m): 6:52pm On Sep 03, 2016
[quote author=989900 post=49044918][/quote]Truth be told APC was expecting a far easier ride and were hoping to manage to impress. They didn't come on board with well thought out plans. Their main focus was to reduce corruption. That's great but in times like this the people need aggressive education on how to sail the waters of reccession.
Let them know their taste for foreign goods is killing the system irrespective of policies.
Let them know they have been enjoying subsidy for every single imported item for so long and that right now there is no means to sustain the dollar subsidy.
Let them know what they stand to gain by exporting their services and products.
Let the know what the gain by buying made in Nigeria products.
Let the know how dollar system works and how govt has been 'padding' it.
Politics › Re: Nigerians As Hypocrites.............. by Standing5(m): 6:28pm On Sep 03, 2016
Fayose da thug
Education › Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by Standing5(op): 12:52am On Sep 03, 2016
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The way the Vice Chancellors were selected for the twelve new Nigerian universities that were established about six years ago was something unprecedented in the history of university administration--and it was also widely condemned. The new Vice Chancellor for one of the universities, Federal University, Dutsinma, Professor Haruna Kaita, was appointed in February 2016. The normal process for appointment of Vice Chancellors is first to advertise the vacancy. Qualified and shortlisted candidates are then screened by a Council Committee, which sends the three recommended candidates to the general council.

The Council then ratifies the committee recommendation and the list is then forwarded to the President for the appointment of one of the three. This process was not adhered to.

In the case of Federal University Dutsinma, the appointment was made straight from Abuja without due process. Commenting on the anomaly, President Muhammed Buhari, said the government would make amends, but the dubious act was never reversed.

It is a calamity that an indigene of Katsina State was made the Vice Chancellor of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State, unlike the remaining new universities that have non-indigenes as Vice Chancellors. Even the constitution of the governing council is skewed:

Dr Maraliyya Zayyan from Katsina State is the Chairperson of Governing Council

The first victim of the scheme was the university Bursar who was duly appointed by the Federal Ministry of Education. He was terminated within five weeks of the Vice Chancellor’s assumption of duty for no cogent reason. His crime, the real reason for his termination, is his religion and state of origin-as a Christian from Kogi State.

The Bursar’s name-Mr Momohjimoh Sadiq-sounds Muslim but he is a Christian. He was promptly replaced with an officer from Katsina State as Acting Bursar. The other appointees soon followed:

Dr Babangida U. Dangani -Katsina State -Chief Librarian

Mr A.D Kankia -Katsina State -Registrar (recently appointed)

Prof. Johnson Fatokun -Oyo State -DVC

Prof. A. Bichi -Kano State -DVC

The Katsina mafia should have been satisfied having captured the key positions. However, they have descended heavily on the staff, intent on sending away the infidels (non-indigenes and Christians) in order to ‘sanitise’ the school. I understand this agenda is not just the Vice Chancellor’s baby project. Some powerful people in Katsina, the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, and in Abuja are behind him insisting that the ethno-religious cleansing is a task that must be urgently done.

Some months ago the Vice Chancellor, in agreement with the inner caucus members of governing council of the university, set up the Staff Audit Committee to conclude the ethno-religious cleansing. The membership of the committee is suspect:

Hon. Emmanuel Omah -external member of council from Rivers State -Chairman of committee

Capt. Bala Jibrin -external member of council from Kano State -member

Dr Rabiu Shatsari -external member of council l from Bauchi State -member

Dr Lawal Saulawa -a lecturer from Katsina State -member

Dr Aliyu Mamman -a lecturer from Katsina state -member

The chairman of the committee is a card-carrying member of All Progressive Congress (APC) who has lost the ability to objectively reflect on the events in the University. He is out to carry out the agenda of flushing out qualified lecturers that the former Vice Chancellor, Professor James Ayatse, who had successfully served as Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Agriculture, painstakingly employed.

A tribalist, Idris Ahmed who retired as a Registrar from ABU Zaria was co-opted to advise the committee on how to go about its assignment. He was used as a tool for northernisation of ABU, Zaria when he served as Registrar. Even before the committee completed its assignment, heads began to roll. Technicians, middle level officers have been sent packing. All of them are non-indigene Christians. All these are happening against the background that the new University is understaffed and may not meet the soon-to-be-conducted accreditation requirements.

Those whose appointments have been terminated so far include:

1. Mr. Samter: Maths Dept (from Benue State) - recently completed M.Sc from the UK

2. Mr. Orits Mimke (Delta State): Forestry Dept - soon to finish PhD from UK

3. Mr. John Ogbodo (Benue State): Forestry Dept - On his PhD

4. Mr Osuagu (Imo State): Accounting Dept -On his PhD

5. Dr. David Yongo (Benue State) History Dept -recently completed PhD

6. Dr Q. Amua -he was sponsored by the UK for bench work while doing his PhD in Nigeria. Recently defended PhD

7. Mr A. Zack -He has not defended PhD 6 & 7 Tetfund grant to travel but money was not released on time. So they borrowed money to go. They have since come back. Now money from Tetfund has come, but the VC is not refunding the money to the staff. He wants to terminate their appointments and spends the money. He gave them a letter to go to ICPC with their account details.

8. Dr Richard -President of staff cooperative society, was asked to go to ICPC with his account details. There is no basis for this action.

Appointments of 7 contract staff (all Christian Southerners) have been terminated. Idris Ahmed, it is said, advised that the university is overstaffed and should be pruned. But how come it is non-indigene Christians that are being sent away from a federal university? Can it be true that the new university is over staffed? How come they are planning to advertise positions that are begging to be filled? Why it is that none of the indigenes are affected? Are the touchable and the untouchables not Nigerians?

Many Katsina indigenes-academic and non-academic staff are saucy, many play truancy, but they are accommodated.

The list of those to be terminated is very long, about a quarter of the staff stand to lose their jobs. The Vice Chancellor is not sending away at once in order not to attract attention. They release a couple of letters a week. By this, they stress the staff as there is fear, which is palpable because no one knows who is next. But the indigenes and Northern Muslims move about with no care in the world.

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is not in place. By convention, the staff of new universities are not to unionise for four years after which they are allowed to join for two years as observers before full membership. Now that they are ripe to join as an observer, no one dares to make the move. Those who are being terminated are leaving without protest while ASUU is not there to protect any staff.

Typical of northern university administration, one finds the university leadership as unserious. Lectures are cancelled for the first two hours of every Thursday to allow all academic and non-academic members of staff partake in environmental sanitation. This results in loss of academic hours for an under staff institution struggling for accreditation of many courses and which harbour enough employees who are paid to clean the environment.

Something must be done to arrest the situation. Government should intervene; that is the only sincere thing to be done.



Source
Politics › Re: Nigeria's Present Economic Disposition: Not Beyond Resuscitation by Standing5(m): 12:45am On Sep 03, 2016
However, taking the above stated measures and concentrating on them for the meantime would herald an economic revolution that will positively impact Nigeria, and position it better to accomodate more strategic economic plans. Many jobs will be created, thus reducing unemployment to the barest minimum and the value of naira will surge. Endlessly blaming, complaining about, and broadcasting a problem has never brought about its solution. Nigeria's economic problem is not really the problem; the problem is the way Nigerians see this problem. It is not insolvable, and believing this as well as doing the needful would validate the notion that our present economic disposition is not beyond resuscitation.
@ Kayceenaz

Analyst. Tried but not too impressed.
Crime › Re: Man Exchanges Two Siblings For Bags Of Rice by Standing5(m): 12:32am On Sep 03, 2016
4dor:
The true source of your hardship can be traced to the number of years you had to wean yourself from a mono economy but you were too lazy to make that move.
My points exactly.
We have not only had a mono economy for too long but have also subsidized everything from labour to dollar and commodity. Ask me how?

Your govts past strategy for keeping the price of everything imported down was to enter the dollar market through CBN and commercial banks and flood it with low priced dollar that is then sold to importers. This way Dollar is subsidized and people get imported goods cheap. Right now there isn't excess petrodollar to help crash the price of dollar so it is taking its true value of between 800 and 1200 gradually. Nigerians should brace up for total subsidy removal which is the right way to go.
Politics › Re: Recession: Kemi Adeosun Assures Nigerians, says capital investment is key by Standing5(m): 8:04pm On Sep 02, 2016
oduastates:
I and Buhari warned that devaluation and allowing the currency to float would inflict a devastating social cost that is more than any benefit that would accrue from such policy.

Tell me which is better?
A rich man having to jump a few hoops to find 50000 dollars for his Child's tuition in America or medicines,food and fuel for the masses.
True beneficial investors always remain regardless of the situation.
But he was pressured by all the dumb textbook economists and on this forum,we had noisemakers from paid PDP trolls

Wickedness
If Fuel prices were to increase by 5% today, transporters automatically increase their fares by 300% and food stuffs go 600%.
If this is not how Nigerians destroy their own country and themselves, tell me another narrative.
I perfectly understand you. Nigerians are lazy people and would want to hate you for the truth but know that we not all ignorant.
Politics › Re: Recession: Kemi Adeosun Assures Nigerians, says capital investment is key by Standing5(m): 7:55pm On Sep 02, 2016
oduastates:
We do not want hot money.

They come in with hot money.
God into the market and inflate a bubble thereby creating an illusion of newly found wealth.
the illusion of wealth leads our people into another round of squandermania.
Jobs of N24,000,000 in finance sitting behind pretending to be doing something.
At the peak of the bubble, our so called investors quietly leaving a train wreck behind.
So true. People just hook up with jobs with high pay but no service rendered in return. The govt has been subsidizing everything from labour, to rice, to flour, to petrol, and then to dollar which equates with indirect subsidy of everything dollar imports.
Politics › Re: Recession: Kemi Adeosun Assures Nigerians, says capital investment is key by Standing5(m): 7:48pm On Sep 02, 2016
adconline:
They increased national budget by 50% from N4tn to N6tn and still capped CAPEX at 30% even though they merged ministries by 50%, they still increased recurrent expenditure by 70%. They later told us that they would only implement 15% of the capital budget.
They acted right.
Politics › Re: Recession: Kemi Adeosun Assures Nigerians, says capital investment is key by Standing5(m): 7:47pm On Sep 02, 2016
oduastates:
You asked for it.
Next time when you hear " I had no shoes", know that it is coming from a man whose head has been damaged by poverty .

"BOTTOMS OUT"

That is a phrase Nigerians should put in their lexicon
Until the distortion from the fake expansion cause by high oil prices dissipates and Nigerian come back to the reality of their situation , The economy will finds her natural level the recession will bottom out and the economy will start to grow once again.

My take is that the recession is only half way to the bottom and the naira is still over valued.
I see the true value of the Naira as between N600 - N1500.


$400,000 for a crappy house in lagos?
You are having a laugh.
God bless you for the bold.
Government has been subsidizing Naira with excess petro-dollar and this has been discouraging export of goods(honey, cocoa etc) and services (freelancers, bloggers, professionals etc). When dollar hits N800 then the exporter can start smilling again. That time FG can easily offset recurrent bill with the oil sales it makes (even @ $30pb).
Politics › Re: Economic Recession: 68% Of Nigerians Feel PDP Should Be Held Responsible by Standing5(m): 7:34pm On Sep 02, 2016
NgeneUkwenu:
THE POSTPONED 'EVIL DAY' IS NOW HERE, BUT...

With the depletion in the country's incomes occasioned by the slide in global oil price coupled with the devilish militant activities in the Niger Delta area, ONLY a hypocrite will be surprised at the economic woes that have hit the country!

The confirmation by the National Bureau of Statistics that Nigeria's economy is now in downturn did not come as a surprise to me. From the days of my elementary Economics class, when we were told that the country was a mono-economy, I knew that this 'padded' reality would one day evaporate before our eyes.

Having willingly laid all our eggs in one basket for many years-and stupidly so-we ought to have anticipated this disaster. But we chose to play the Ostrich. We had sufficient notice of this avoidable calamity but we failed to make haste while the sun shone.

There is no amount of economic jargons, lamentations, criticisms or anger that will rescue the country from this SELF-INFLICTED pains other than economic diversification and prudent spending of the nation's earnings. Thankfully, the present administration has already set the motion in this regard. This effort should be sustained regardless...

I believe In Buhari/ APC!

Miss Ngene
God bless you. Buhari postponed the D-day. Even though the hard times NOI warned us of is here it isn't as hard as anticipated.
Crime › Re: Man Exchanges Two Siblings For Bags Of Rice by Standing5(m): 5:38pm On Sep 02, 2016
truthspeaks:
Ode. Wen ur buhari became president, wat oath dd he swear? Incase u don't knw or u tink he z occupyin d office as his personal property. U wey dem go use n dump wey dem de pay peanuts. Ask keneking, madridguy n other repented zombies
Your obssesion with Buhari is clear. Keep it up. You are next in line.
Crime › Re: Man Exchanges Two Siblings For Bags Of Rice by Standing5(m): 5:34pm On Sep 02, 2016
TonyeBarcanista:
Can we do away with blame game?
We don't have to make it a game. Just trying to make people realize the true source of the hardship we are facing. No smoke without a fire.
Crime › Re: Man Exchanges Two Siblings For Bags Of Rice by Standing5(m): 5:31pm On Sep 02, 2016
truthspeaks:
Blame Obama. Zombie govt dat can't tk responsibility
Govt isn't your father and doesn't impregnate a woman. Go online offer your product 'n service for a fee($$) and stop foaming in the mouth.
Business › Re: When Naira Still Had Value! [part 2 Screenshot] by Standing5(m): 5:19pm On Sep 02, 2016
Flexherbal:
What name should give to the herbal tea that can cure naira from this weakness against the dollar?
Dollar-Subsidy removal tea.
Business › Re: When Naira Still Had Value! [part 2 Screenshot] by Standing5(m): 5:17pm On Sep 02, 2016
wrecksfurd:
I was inspired by the other thread that was just moved to front-page and decided to make this. A screenshot of Naira4dollar homepage back in 2007. Selling dollar for N141/$

Are we ever going back to those days?
We might.
Crime › Re: Man Exchanges Two Siblings For Bags Of Rice by Standing5(m): 5:06pm On Sep 02, 2016
blueto:
Too bad.

Arm robbers will be like “bring out your bags/cups of rice”

Too bad.
A man that can't borrow 12,000 to buy local rice is a fake man. This isn't 1980 again oh. 12,000 isn't what he can't rally round to repay.
Crime › Re: Man Exchanges Two Siblings For Bags Of Rice by Standing5(m): 5:01pm On Sep 02, 2016
TonyeBarcanista:
Nigerians are suffering
Whose to blame?

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