₦airaland Forum

DomPerignon:
Imagine Zik had concentrated on developing Calabar or PH to rival Lagos but instead he decided to make Enugu the capital of old Eastern region purely out of continuing Ibo marginalisation of the coastal minorities

Before there was an Abuja there was an Enugu that pillaged the resources of minority people to build an Ibo city

Zik was very limited. Calabar or PH would have rivalled or surpassed if it were made the regional capital.

Ozommadu:
Imagine lagos was never the capital of Nigeria for a day, without federal government built seaport, Airport, bridges and multinationals

Just imagine

The seaport was already established even before the British arrived in Lagos. The Seaport was built by the Portuguese, which is why it is called Lagos. The first major builders of Lagos were the Saro and the Aguda (of Brazilian descent). They built the Portuguese-looking houses across Lagos and Abeokuta.

Lagos' problem is overpopulation. A city designed for 300,000 people now has a population of over 22 million. This is why the indignes are fed up.

SeeWahala:
That is the power of Lagos Ibadan Expressway media lies that these people want us to believe.

The amotekun officials must have done something to trigger the army personnel there by warranting the bloody reprisal attack but these people will shield the realmnews and instead promote the picture of army behaving savagely without provocation. Leave them to continue, the truth will come out soon enough

Whatever the Amotekun operatives might have done, it is not enough to trigger this kind of reprisal.

This is why there is a clamour for state police. The National police and army cannot be trusted; they will know that some of them are working with bandits across the country.

NameChecker:
The recruitment process of the Nigeria Army is no longer what it use to be again.

3 Reasons why people join the Army
- Family Influence
- Patriotism
- A chance to kill people

Add hunger to that list. The Army still pay salary.

reiddecuti:
Nigeria mostly the Igbo becoming prahier before other nations.

Nobody cares if they are Yoruba or Igbo. So long as they have a Nigerian passport, they are Nigerians

Ofunaofu:
Fellow Nigerians, it's time we give the ADC coalition a chance.

That Tinubu and the APC have failed woefully and spectacularly is no longer up for debate.

The so-called master strategist and blueprint builder has turned out to be an ineffectual buffoon, completely out of touch with the reality of the people.

Two years into this administration, we are not hearing how many jobs have been created, how many Nigerians have been lifted out of poverty, or any measurable progress. The key indicators of governance have been thrown out the window.

Instead of securing lives, Nigerians are being murdered in cold blood. Villages are razed, towns deserted, and all we get from the government is silence or worse, distraction.

Food prices are skyrocketing, naira value worsening, inflation is choking families, transportation costs have doubled, and survival is becoming a privilege instead of a right.

This is not leadership. This is organized failure. And it must not continue.

I agree, let's split the nation so that ADC can focus on developing the North. The North are killing Northerners. Why should the South be held back by the hopelessness of the North?

ogmask:
My advise to Peter Obi is to be focussed.
He should watch before he leaps.
The troubles of the PDP are far from over. Until the likes of damagun and other moles in the PDP is wiped out the party will not move forward.
In my opinion, Obi running as the candidate on any platform will fall short. He should collaborate with a strong northern candidate. At this point there's nothing like the turn of the South. It's time to take off the gloves and fight. When tinubu, a Muslim, chose another Muslim in shetima to deputies, "the turn of a Christian deputy" didn't stop his victory. Obi should work with a strong northerner in 2027 and run afterwards.

The North is no longer a dominant force in Nigerian politics. No, IGR, poverty, Sharia law and insecurity have turned Northern Nigeria into Somalia

omoredia:
They voted for Obi but Obi is not in president. We should all enjoy emi lo kan now. It's a good move. Let everybody develop their own countries

If PO were a good politician with a strategy, he could have transformed APGA into a respected regional party and then built an alliance with other regional parties to secure an election victory. Instead, PO jumped from one party to another, leaving room for Tinubu and Buhari to build a political party that will destroy Nigeria

Curious345:
This is absolutely not true. Probably he took only the southwest

Tinubu will take the SW, middle-Belt and some parts of the SS. PO will take the SE and some part of the SS/MB. Atiku will do very well in the 10 northern states. The vote will be split, and hopefully, it will force Nigeria to take regional restructuring very seriously.

BTW, I despise Tinubu and his greed, but the arrogance of the Fulani North has forced Nigerians to support this vile man. PO has got the BW in the SW.

eepeepook:
Lack of maintenance: the African curse.

Lack of accountability is a curse in Africa.

Notice that the two Nigerian services are at the bottom.


Nigerians are notorious for poor customer service, lack of accountability and corruption. That's why nothing works in the country

Globacom — 9.83%
🔵9mobile — 1.03%

givedemwotowoto:
Quoting Hakeem Baba Ahmed in his interview with AIT:



Only one name was left out of his mentions. We all get the message. Peter Obi is coming!

Hakeem Baba Ahmed supported Buhari and Tinubu, two useless presidents. If Peter Obi or Atiku is his third choice, I have no interest in that and will instead stick with Tinubu. PO is just another useless, lying, corrupt politician.

Realdeals:
They should contact starlink for information on activated dish connection within the area of concern.

They are too lazy to reason at that level of communicating with Starlink. By next week, the military will request that the government ban Starlink. They have access to mobile phone location and still cannot locate the terrorist whom Dr Gumi visits at will.

Mrexcell:
But the pictures of the coastal road I have seen don't have space in the middle for a railway?

The railway will be in the middle of the road

https://www.penglobalinc.com/lagos-calabar-coastal-highway-what-you-should-know

Tinubumustgo:
Tinubu’s so-called "projects" in the North are either repackaged old initiatives, slow-moving, or poorly executed while the Southwest gets real-time priority in budgets, appointments, and infrastructure.

List the projects in the SW. The problem in Northern Nigeria is the Northern culture of violence, religion and illiteracy.

Azmanaty:
Zenophobic tracks that has bloods of the innocent. Well, I know they ain't going anywhere with their bids

Fix and stay in your country. Migrating to SA is not by force.

phransix2:
why don't they tackle insecurity and hunger in the land first? Cos if these issues are not solved they are threat to the infrastructure.

And again most of these monies are to be used for campaigns and re-election bid. I don't even trust them

Insecurity is self inflicted.

Northern Nigerian elites are behind Insecurity with their support of Fulani cattle herders, al-jama'ah and Sharia laws, illiteracy and environmental degradation.

Tinubu will be wasting his time if he tries to solve a problem that Northern elites control. Tinub should focus on a productive project, such as the Eastern Rail Project, that will link Onitsha to Northern Nigeria.

Nbotee:
If this project is done as budgeted for, it will be a legacy project of more significance than the coastal project as rail transportation would help decongestant the pressure on roads

Although I don't like the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway because it is unnecessary in Nigeria's current economic climate, if the project is completed, it will open up the two most dynamic regions in Nigeria. The SS and SW.

The Lagos-Calabar coastal highway also has a plan for a railway in the middle of the highway.

Kemetian:
Have you ever been to Abuja?

Honestly sometimes I wonder what I’m doing on this forum.

Large-scale Ghetto, homeless people and Fulani cattle herds. Lewis Farrari car being blocked by Cattale herders will be the talk of the day

WowSweetGuy:
Port is not something you do yourself as a business man bringing development but Government it involves the sea into a country country's navy and all that. So a government must be blamed here its just that. Why do you now think they want their own country?!

Alway finding excuses.


Lekki Port was built by Lagos State and foreign investors. The FG license has been approved for ports in Onitsha, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, and Cross River State.

Dangote is presently building a port in Ogun state, yet all the Igbos billionaires are waiting for the federal government, which hasn't built a port in 50 years.

temitope27:
Well supported too, African countries should do the same too

How? Nigeria will need to invest in a nationwide firewall to protect its entire country. The country cannot even generate nation wide electricty let alone internet security.

slivertongue:
That is the legacy of APC and buhari and tinubu is continuing that legacy with vigour

Hakeem Baba-ahmed is part of the APC legacy, he was the director of stratgey for Buhari in 2015 and was in Tinubu government until recently. He refuse to call out the unproductive culture in the North that prioritise Islamic religion over economic and socila development.

He want Tinubu to solve the insecurity in Northern Nigeria...how?

nairalanda1:
Senate budget for this year, padding included is....4 trillion naira. Out of 33 trillion naira. That's 2.6 billion dollars...not even up to half of what they are borrowing.

They are borrowing because when they set the budget, they expected oil to be at least 75 dollars per barrel. OIl has for the most part been below 70 dollars per barrel since January. It even went as low as 58 DOLLARS per barrel.

Result: Shortfall. Hence borrowing.

The budget, which was based on $ 75 and 2 million barrels per day, was overambitious and unrealistic. The government should have prioritised the cut in government expenditure, reduced the size of the bloated government and cancelled some of the unnecessary projects, such as the Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway.

If there is any need for excessive borrowing, it should be for investing in the electricity infrastructure. a country of 220 million generating 5000 MW has no hope of lifting its people out of poverty.

koxyz:
Borrowing that is not tied to any capital projects,at the end of the day, the fund will find its way in the pockets of some politicians.

God is watching.

The borrowing is tied to the padding by the senators; this is why they rebased the economy to support more borrowing. If Tinubu said he was borrowing to build a Hydroelectric Dam, a deep-sea port an electricity power plant and transmission, I would support him.

Blame the Senator and house of Reps

The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s 2025–2026 External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan, which includes requests to borrow $21.8 billion, €2.1 billion, and ¥15 billion, as well as a €65 million grant, to finance key projects and programmes across various sectors of the economy.

babztee:
These people are fucking lying.Do not believe any information that comes out of the mouth of these retards.

They’d be trying to fish out positive information ahead of the next election.
Bro,these people are just after their pockets.

Floating the Naira and removing fuel subsidies were the correct policies that should have been implemented in 1999. The Tinubu government failure is not building on those funds by investing the saving from the reforms into social development across Nigeria.

Nigeria needs regional restructuring the entire north contribute nothing to Nigeria economy

Shimbo96:
I still don't know what this man is looking for, maybe he wants to sell Nigeria to is real country.

He sold the steel industry to the Indians and Aluminium industry to the Russian

oz4real83:
They are afraid to convert it to dollars, Nigeria once had a gdp of $500b before Buhari and his gang came in . Everything quoted above is less than $250b

APC has b een a complete failure. Buhari and Tinubu destroyed Nigeria

Tinubumustgo:
Napoli the centre of racism among the football clubs in Europe.

The owner said he will not buy African players now, he wants to buy Lookman

MightySparrow:
are you saying Tinubu should not play politic as a politician?

He is the elected president; his job is to govern. Nigeria will judge him on his actual achievements, not on fake political ones. Naming a historic university after a president who could barely speak good English is insulting to the people of Bornu state

MightySparrow:
What is the difference? Maiduguri is also a name.

Unibuhari or UniMubu is even sweeter.

Better still, Buhari University of Maiduguri.

Bum.

Fancifully,
Bum Bum

Naming a university after a chaotic president is not an achievement. Tinubu is only interested in politics; Nigeria can all die.

SmartPolician:
That was one of Buhari's best legacies

When E-Bola came on board, he shouted, Subsidy is gone.

Yet, he had no idea how to manage the aftermath of subsidy removal.

The legacy of retaining oil subsidies was two recessions $100 billion in debt, and 120 million Nigerians in abject poverty. When a government borrows dollars to import refined PMS, all he has done is postponed the end of that country.

Buhari was a disaster.