₦airaland Forum

fredoooooo:
The west and China don get another Battle ground using the citizen to cause uproar

Angola is home to about 300,000 Chinese citizens, one of the largest Chinese communities on the continent. Chinese citizens own factories and mines in the country. They also play a large role in Angola’s construction industry and in its retail markets. Nearly 100 Chinese-owned shops in Luanda were vandalized when violence erupted in late July.

Angola has been Africa’s biggest beneficiary of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which has provided the country with $68.6 billion in loans for crucial infrastructure between 2000 and 2021, according to AidData, a project that tracks Chinese Belt and Road investments around the world.

In some cases, the finished Chinese projects suffered setbacks. In 2010,[b] for example, the $8 billion Chinese-built Luanda General Hospita[/b]l was forced to close shortly after opening when cracks in the building raised the possibility that it might collapse. It reopened two years later after extensive repairs.

“Chinese investments did not fulfill the expectations of improving Angola’s technological capacity and infrastructure,” analyst Sumie Yoshikawa wrote earlier this year for the Eurasian Review. “In addition, many of the roads, houses, and buildings constructed by Chinese companies were of remarkably low quality.”

LegendHero:
If this is true as alleged, make Alhaji bring Naija own N65 lower

Omoawoke:
You people should stop preaching a one way traffic

That’s the problem of Nigeria, everybody just jump into one thing and people start what they don’t even know why they are starting

Tech is not the only thing you can do to make it in life …. In fact it is one out of 100

There are still lots of opportunities and well paid careers in finance (like so much opportunities and so well paid)
Healthcare, Biotech, supply chain, cyber security, compliance, project management and so many more

And with the way AI is evolving at the speed of light, many tech skills will become irrelevant soon

nairalanda1:
IN short a revolution without well defined aims and goals is bound to end up like Libya.

All LIbyans wanted to do was to remove Ghaddafi. Who was a brutal dictator, let's not lie to ourselves. But the problem was there was no unified plan on what came next. At least the Bolsheviks had some sort of plan for Russia. Instead ego prevailed, and the result is what we see today.

dederocs:
Exactly, in Nigeria a revolution can lead to civil war easily, due to tribalism... imagine if a prominent person from a particular tribe is killed in a revolution in Nigeria, the people from the other side will take it as an attack on them, and vice versa. Nigerians have not evolved enough, the people still primitive in thinking.

Seyi Law, the comedian, has cautioned people celebrating the ongoing violent protests in Nepal against romanticising foreign revolutions without considering their devastating consequences.

SmartPolician:
I watched a video interview of Governor Hope Uzodinma arguing that Imo State has 7 major oil and gas companies operating in the state but none of them has their offices in the state. He said he invited them all and asked them to have offices in Imo that Imo is not just for raw material extraction.

He said the oil corporations complained about insecurity in the state. Hope argued that he has significantly calmed the situation. He also noted that the oil workers said there weren't 5-star hotels in the state. That's why he engaged Marriott International to rehabilitate Concorde Hotel.

For the very fist time, I was impressed with him.

Jaycee07:
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The purported $ 4.5B spent on subsidy is a ruse. That’s what the government reported. In reality, it might be less than $500 million.
As at 2021, Nigeria GDP was $440.8 B. So that amount represents 10% of Nigeria GDP in 2021.
Does that sound right to you?
The problem is that there are lot of grifters and kleptomaniacs in the government.
So you really can’t make comparisons since most of the so called subsidies were looted.

DiamondsAreFore:
So the richest country on earth with the biggest economy is still subsidising fuel for its citizens even in spite of the likely environmental issues which might arise from it.

Meanwhile over here in Africa, the "giant" of Africa was thumping its hollow chest and belowing with glee after their World Bank stooge of a president ended a fuel subsidy of just $4.5 billion a year in a country with some of the poorest people on earth.

press9jatv:
💥When Akwa Ibom invested $96m in the Godswill Akpabio Stadium back in 2014, many criticized him; why waste money on a stadium when people are hungry?

Yet today, it stands as the only FIFA-recognized stadium where our National Team can host its home matches.

What if he did not build it?
What if he saved the money in fidelity like Obi?

Real leaders don’t just govern for today; they build for tomorrow. The struggles we face now are the result of past leaders who failed to build infrastructures that should be serving us today.

SmartPolician:
Don't focus on the messenger; focus on the message. This mentality of yours has kept Nigeria a shit-hole country. I don't understand what's wrong with the black man! If those who invented everything we use today had your kind of mentality, the world would've still been in the stone age.

I don't blame you though; you have seen some of the worst of us without ideas take turns to ruin this country. That's why you think it cannot be done. Nigeria needs innovative compatriots to get in the driving seat and change our lachrymose economic situation.

WorldRichest:
Tinubu will do it when he wants. No human or spirit can tell him when to do it

helinues:
State policing is only reelection campaign.. The Nigeria states are not yet mature to operate State policing.. Regional policing is still fair

iwaeda:
What is wrong is wrong, why can't he go to Yankari game reserves or Tinapa, even Epetedo ot Takwa Bay for vacation. Some will still defend him. Someone wasting your destinies. Add 4 years to your age, plus 8 wasted by Buhar.

xeju:
Ecomog was never successful in bringing lasting peace in Sierra Leone or Liberia. In some quarters, they were even failures, contributed to flaming the wars and forced to leave eventually. That's why you rarely see Ecomog exist today.

ECOMOG had mixed success; it was instrumental in ending the Liberian and Sierra Leonean civil wars but suffered from significant challenges, including command and control issues, logistical shortcomings, and political interference, which hindered its effectiveness. While it ultimately achieved its goal of restoring relative peace, ECOMOG's operations were marred by controversies, allegations of human rights violations, and an inability to maintain neutrality, leading to a diminished reputation in some contexts.

Thundafireseun:
Wonders shall never end

This is just a desperate move for state police…

But we all know State policing will never be effective against Bandits….

State police will only be used by a governor to intimidate his opponent’s

Penguin2:
President - Yoruba

IGP- Yoruba

Force Spokesman - Yoruba.

A clear break from tradition where IGPs appoint officers outside their region to make for balance. But we have irredentists who don’t care.

A government of the Yoruba, for the Yoruba and for the Yoruba.

Softmirror:
It's a big problem which Chinua Achebe alredy described in his book 'There was a country' about the flaws of his own tribesmen and women.

In 2003, Ndume was elected to represent the people of Chibok/Damboa/Gwoza Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), a position he occupied from 2003 to 2011.

Smartcitizen:
Tinubu and his supporters will never react to this news but they will always want Peter Obi the real president to react first.

The conscience is an open wound.......


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QuantAnalyst:
Hi, I've browsed all over the Internet looking for additional information on this. Could you please point me in the right direction 🙏

I really like the duo, but you must understand that it's easier to transform an organisation because of corporate governance. Everyone must obey or be sacked! You cannot have that mindset in governance.The must difficult job is how to manage the balance of power. I can bet you that the duo you mentioned will have a hard time getting along with the politicians across the upper and lower chambers, states and everywhere else.

We have so many greedy folks in our polity that makes good governance difficult. It's all about personal interest to these greedy lots.

In 2015, the African Development Bank (AfDB) had a capital base of approximately $93 billion USD. This figure was disclosed by then-outgoing AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina in May 2025, reflecting on the bank's capital growth over the preceding decade.
Here's a breakdown:
2015 Capital: Around $93 billion USD.
Context: This figure was stated by President Adesina at the AfDB's 2025 annual meeting when discussing the bank's significant capital increase to $318 billion (or $350 billion) by 2025.

https://www.proshare.co/articles/afdb-between-2015-and-2025-achieved-a-capital-increase-from-93bn-to-350bn-akinwunmi-adesina?menu=Economy&classification=Read&category=World%20Bank%20IMF%20and%20Dev%20Agencies#:~:text=and%20Dev%20Agencies-,AfDB%20Between%202015%20and%202025%2C%20Achieved%20A%20Capital%20Increase%20from,to%20$350bn%20%2D%20Akinwunmi%20Adesina&text=Between%202015%20and%202025%2C%20the,of%20the%20people%20of%20Africa.

AMINDA:
CAN is now a political party. Even Bishop Kukah is now a Federal government appointee and a defacto spokesman for Tinubu. He was very fierce in his criticism of Buhari. It's now obvious that all they wanted was settlement, Just like Elrufai said.

Elrufai showed no favoritism, he "hated" everyone equally. Like he said yesterday, Elzakzaky and his Islamic movement were not Christians. They hate him too for reasons known by all and sundry. Muslim-Christian crisis and waylaying and killing of innocent commuters used to be rife in Kaduna long before Elrufai became governor. He ended it with an iron-fist. They knew he wasn't bluffing so they hated him for it. You may hate his method but it was all about picking your poison. Someone had to do it. Elrufai just happened to be "that guy".

ShenTeh:
I like this guy.

But he is part of the tools of the imperialists.

AfDB that the west have suddenly become heavy shareholders in. How do people who are our exploiters be genuine investors in our development bank. How?

Welcome back one of Nigeria's finest technocrats.

DoctorStanley:
Yep, we should instead stick to the culture of borrowing, whereby China will soon own us, and most of our income goes to servicing debt!
Note, people and entities go begging money from Gates. How is that his fault??

DoctorStanley:
What does eradication of mosquitoes have to do with begging bowls? See Bill Gates activities below. What has any of it to do with begging bowls.
Besides, people and companies come begging Gates for money. How is that his fault?

DoctorStanley:
So much ignorance in one post.
I'm tired, I'll simply tag you in my previous comments.
And what exactly does BG gain spending billions depopulating you? Or don't you ponder things at all?
And the best way he has found to depopulate Africa is spending HIS billions on tropical diseases!
Look, I'm tired. Whatever floats your boat



See him linking an extremist blog. Just know that evil people hate BG and his bleeding heart with passion and are the ones producing most of the materials you swallow without thought!

"Dead Aid" is a book by Zambian-born economist Dambisa Moyo that argues foreign aid to Africa has failed to reduce poverty and has instead led to economic stagnation, corruption, and dependency. Moyo contends that aid can disincentivize local entrepreneurship, distort economic incentives, and create poor governance, proposing that Africa can achieve development by accessing capital markets and adopting sound policies, thus replacing charity with sustained growth.

DoctorStanley:
Bill Gates is NOT "the West". People like Donald Trump couldn't care less and will never give a shi shi of his money to cure a disease in Africa.
Bill Gates went to India and from what he saw, decared that one of their problems was unchecked population growrh. Then his demonizers took the words out of context, twisted them, and sold them to you wholesale.
I know I'm wasting my time. I know most Africans already believe BG is the devil, out to wipe them out (and the only way he has found to do it is spending billions combating tropical diseases!)

This is INSANE 🚨 Bill Gates had secret people he used as plants hidden inside US government pushing his agendas

- Vaccine agenda
- Manipulation of mosquitoes
- Getting rid of meat so you'll eat his fake meat product
- Mass vaccination programs on children
- Bill Gates had… pic.twitter.com/OROs2k9MsH

— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) August 31, 2025

DoctorStanley:
My friend he declared from the beginning that his philanthropy would be with the POOREST.
He went to India and witnessed first hand, people living in unimaginable squalor due to uncontrolled population GROWTH.
You have to realize, everything he says or does, they take it out of context then exaggerate it and people like you buy it hook, line, and sinker!

DoctorStanley:
Another mumuish comment. See the reason below

Officials argue that Burkina Faso needs “[b]locally developed, safer alternatives” rather than experimental technologies imposed from abroad. [/b]The suspension also aligns with the military government’s populist agenda, which often casts Western-funded initiatives as undermining sovereignty

Pompoma:
Deji Adeyanju is using Peter Obi's name to grow his social media pages and to become popular. Hence he has to say anything against Obi whether true or false, just to trend.