₦airaland Forum

themanderon:
The world is going mad again. They are not spending billions to help eradicate poverty and disease but they are trying to outspend themselves in developing weapons that will send millions to the other realm.

Man's priority has always been power.

WriterNig:
That's not an excuse.

You're telling me a whole 32 countries cannot outproduce 1 country?

I thought you all said the US has more firepower.

The Ukraine war really exposed the US.

That is why the USA is imposing tariffs on steel, aluminium and semiconductors.

When Nigeria must rebuild ajaokuta and Alscon

Afrobasic:
$200 billion? 200 billion dollars kwa?

Can we be realistic for once in this godforsaken country

A two-hundred regional economy in the SE is a very realistic goal.

The SE has four key resources: people, land, gas, and oil. The development of an industrial-size refinery and LPG/LNG infrastructure will be valued at $50 billion to the SE. The LNG/LPG will open up an electricity power plant, petrochemical plants, and chemical plants(Ammonia, Methanol, Sythenic Ethnol), another $50 billion. Textiles, shoes, palm oil, cassava, and other light industries will be added.


With the right investment, leadership, and people. The SE, despite all its failing, has a reasonable literacy rate of over 85%

UTM Offshore is already building an FLNG in Akwa Ibom led by an Igbo man who raised $5 billion from Afrimbank.

The political leadership should coordinate the Igbo entrepreneurs in Nigeria and in the diaspora to be part of the programme.

ggood:
you mean Akwa Ibom State government is building 18 storey building in someone else State and region? Those governor's are daft

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMcn1jQCYqc&t=24s

ARISHEM:
The most compromised government institution in Nigeria is the Nigerian police

The most compromised government institution in Nigeria is the presidential office.

ggood:
you mean Akwa Ibom State government is building 18 storey building in someone else State and region? Those governor's are daft

Just do a Google search on "Akwa Ibom building skyscraper in Lagos state"

Ojuntana:
This is shameful

Our quota was once 2.3m before the calamity called APC occurred

Now we're even struggling to do 1.5m by counting condensate

And Lokpobiri should stay off Heineken pls

Which magic will double production in a year? APC and the spirit of lies sha

The 1.5 is minus Condensate. OPEC doesn't count Condensate. But you are right. The APC is a disgrace. The Buhari and Tinubu government have been a total failure in the energy sector. In 2022, Nigeria's export was 900,000.

mannobi:
Lagos needs something like this.

Get your priority in order.

Lagos needs electricity, clean water, good schools, a sewage system, a drainage system, good roads, state police, and an extended transport system.

The SA need to stop collecting USA aid to treat HIV and build factories that can produce the drug locally.

Quodseverismete:
Sharia Hisbah in southwest

State Police.

TechBaron:
It is heartbreaking but unsurprising to see that 14 of those young girls are from Akwa Ibom state. This is the direct consequence of decades of failed leadership in a state that should be an economic powerhouse but instead produces some of the most impoverished and vulnerable citizens in Nigeria.

For years, Akwa Ibom governors have prioritized road construction over job creation, industrialization, and human capacity development. They build roads that lead nowhere while their people roam those same streets in search of opportunities that do not exist. The state is rich in oil, yet its indigenes are forced to migrate to Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt to take on demeaning jobs, and in the worst cases, fall victim to human trafficking and prostitution.

How can a state so blessed with human and natural resources consistently rank among the top in child trafficking and modern slavery? Because the leadership cares more about contracts than building a future for its people. Without industries, vocational training programs, or real economic empowerment initiatives, the youth are left with no options but to fend for themselves however they can.

Until Akwa Ibom leaders wake up and prioritize the welfare of their citizens, this cycle of poverty, exploitation, and disgrace will continue. The people must demand better—because the alternative is an entire generation lost to suffering and servitude.

Shame!

The governor of Akwa Ibom is building an 18-storey skyscraper in Lagos state. The state should be building the Ibom deep sea port, which was approved 5 years ago. Yet the useless governors of that state is building airlines Ibom Air and skyscrapers in Lagos State. Delta State and Akwa Ibom get the largest state FAAC with little or no social development.

Very soon, useless news analysts Kevin Emmanuel and Ojy Okpe will start blaming the South West for blocking development in the SE and SS.

Look no further than the useless state governors in those regions.

Lagos state is building its third metro line, yet River state spent $400 million on a mono-line in 2011 and has nothing to show for it.

Nigerians refuse to accept the truth. The National Grid system is redundant; a grid system designed and built in the 1970s has no value in today's Nigeria. Just like a poorly maintained car has to be replaced, the Nation Grid must be replaced, starting with a move to state and regional grid. One nation is not by force; there is not one single government institution that is functional.

Located in the heart of Victoria Island, Ibom Towers will serve as an iconic structure aimed at boosting investments and economic ties, directly benefiting Lagos and Akwa Ibom. Governor Sanwo-Olu welcomed the development, highlighting Lagos' longstanding role as Nigeria's centre for commerce.31 Oct 2024

BreconHills:
Lol - grandstanding, idealistic platitudes.

Nigeria strength is being strong and dominant in its locality first. Same goes for any strong economy.

Vietnam is the cautionary tale. Productivity without local strength is = to offshore sweat shop at the risk of whim of a Donald Trump. Bangladesh?

Local relevance precedes international recognition. Just ask SA.

You set your target high, so the deficit will not be too much if you fall short.

Nigeria will only archive it goals if it aims to compete with successful middle powers such as Turkey and Vietnam.

BreconHills:
Hmm somehow and in spite of it all Nigeria is still the start up capital of Africa for funds raised and the odd unicorns thrown in here and there. Government never create tech ecosystems anywhere in the world simply because innovation cannot be legislated. Government can facilitate it and that's about it. Government can also ensure that IP is protected through the courts and that the sum of it
The rest is messy innovation and collaboration.

Nigeria is not Kenyas mate in the tech ecosystem or fund raising world by any means. Nigeria itself has a robust internal and indigenous VC system.

Let's give it up for the brilliant and irrepressible Nigerian spirit. We have something that other nations eould bottle and sell if they could

A serious country will be comparing itself with Vietnam, India , Singapore and not other African countries.

givedemwotowoto:
Why Am I posting about this? Because this is a very important topic. You ask what Buhari and Tinubu could've done without high oil price? They could've pursued other big revenue sources like tech. It was during APC’s government that AI really took off in the world, but what did Nigeria do? Nothing but blaming 16 years of PDP leadership, 16 years of Nigeria's biggest growth till date since 1999.

In 2013 Kenya officially launched the Konza Technolpolis project which was designed to be Africa's own version of Silicon Valley. This project showcased that Kenya was serious about being the tech center of Africa, and when AI took off, Kenya became its place of outsourcing.

AI's rapid growth today, is in part, due to the affordability of outsourcing aspects of it to developing economies while the developed economies focus on leveraging these technologies to build realworld products like cars.

Nigeria needs innovative leadership, that is, leadership that encourages and supports innovation, not one that seeks to divide Nigerians and the country for political gain.

Nigeria will use AI for Yahoo, Yahoo. A country where the political elite are clamouring for more states instead of data centre, power stations and better internet access. AI doesn't work on generators

SmartPolician:
Northerners are building momentum for kicking Escobar out of power in 2027!

Northerners will never learn; they removed GEJ and replaced him with that dummy called Buhari. Northerners are hopeless in leadership. Maybe if they had educated their people and not embarked on terrorism, then the country would have been doing well.

ayyoshert:
The earlier we Non Muslim Yoruba understand that Yoruba unity is a farce, the better. One needs to realise that the Yoruba country has already been divided at least along two major lines of sentiments or factors........Islam and Non Islam. If you know how deep the division looks like? Hmmmm, an average Yoruba Muslim is ready show support to a northern Muslim to the detriment of a non Yoruba Muslim any day and any time, being Yoruba does not count anything for them, that line of Yoruba cultural bond means nothing to them, they'll side with Fulani, Hausa or any other who is a Muslim against you without a blink, the religion comes first. I have experienced this at workplace, i am giving you a firsthand experience. I am saying it with utmost concern that the supposed Yoruba nation is not as unified as we think, religion has destroyed that fabric that our ancestors and culture have sown to guide the creed that ought to bind us. I am very sure 90% of the Yoruba who are Muslims are against this professor's write up, as they consider the sultan as their head, and are ready to do anything he says, they don't consider any Yoruba pride, it means nothing to them. I can tell you that a non Muslim Yoruba be it Christian, traditionalist, atheists or whatever has more in common with people from the southeast, southsouth or middlebelt than a Yoruba who is a Muslim, even more in common with Muslims of other regions than Muslims who are of his kith and kin.

Do you know an average Yoruba Muslim. Ignorant fool

tutudesz:
This message should be directed to those Yoruba leaders promoting Sharia Law in South West because they gave the Sultan the opportunity to open his mouth.
Can Imam Haroun Eze, who is from Alor-Agu in Igbo-Eze South LGA Enugu State, release such statement directed to South East?

No, you direct it to the Sultan of Sokoto, who is behind this imposition, and let the Yoruba Muslims understand that we know their game. The Fulani have lost power and are now trying to use Islam as a back door into power.

Wealthoptulent:
OSENI is never Professional , na why why i so shock which POLITICAL Affiliation he get. ozzoor!

Oseni has flaws, but Bwala is a fraud without an ideology and identity. He stands for nothing but opportunities.

bjdon:
I see nothing wrong with this. If you want to run a church get a premises and follow the correct procedure. In the developed world do you see churches inside residential houses? Nigerias simply hate following the law

But why is the restriction coming from a traditional leader, the Emir of Rano, Ambassador Muhammad Isa Umaru? Shouldn't this come from either the state environment department or the state government office?

Rano was the last Hausa city conquered by the Fulani, and the Fulani were the city's overlords. Islam has been used as an instrument to dominate the conquered Hausa.

Notice how the darker-skinned Hausa people are subservient while the fair-skinned Fulani sit as the overload. This is the result 220 yers of Fulani Islamic domination

“All Trump is saying, ‘I want to open the gate and give them an option to [b]relocate temporarily [/b]while we rebuild the place physically’,” Netanyahu said.

I don't think the Arab will fall for this trap again

Confirmedzombie:
Mali will regret letting France leave their country.

They will regret pulling out of ECOWAS. This jihadist will empty the military in Mali.

I recall how ipob and obedients were hailing Mali when they pulled out of ECOWAS.

They also hailed Mali when they issued French Troops a quit Notice to leave their Land.

Anybody ipob or obedients hail or cheer is bound to doom.

May Allah empower the jihadist and give them more strength and powers to strike day by day.
.Allah is the greatest.

Under France , the Jihadist controlled Northern Mali. France was using the Lihadist as a buffer against illegal immigration into Europe

tanigororo:
Sharia Court has come to stay, like it or not.
You don't have option

Sharia is dead on arrival. We will not end up as beggars and slaves like the Hausa in northern Nigeria.

Smartcitizen:
Hmmmm!

This Lagos governor just dey make mouth as if he can do everything.

The loans this guy don collect go reach America and back and nothing to show for it.

You never finish rail line, you start Sea port...

You never finish sea port and na another air port you want to start?

If Lagos people allow APC again, I will know say na MUMU full for that Lagos.

Nawaoo!


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A second airport makes perfect sense to support the Island economy and the free trade zone, Lekki Port, Eko Atlantic and Dangote Refinery. That is already a $100 billion economy. The Ikeja airport will support the mainland. The new port is a PPP project, and the Lagos state government is providing land and political support.

I wish the Cross River State government continued Donald Duke's good work with Tinapa and transformed the state into a technology and tourist hub.

Faber:
Good

I like what Peter Mba of Enugu state and Otti of Abia State is doing... Completing old and abandoned projects by former governors of their respective states ..

Otti have resuscitated Aba mega mall, now restoring Abia hotels

That is how you develop old uncompleted projects

aariwa:
Yorubas are very good in entertainment, sports, music etc but I noticed they are not good [b]administratively [/b]when it comes to money management which I am sorry to say but that has been my observation over the years

Then why is the SW the safest and most economically viable region in Nigeria? You should read about Awolowo and how he economically administered the SW.

The issue is corruption; Yoruba are as corrupt as any Nigerians.

badoh:
Small time, they will start blaming the government. People no deh hear word for Naija, we hardly heed to instructions.

They should blame the government. Why is the law that restrict faulty roads and faulty vehicles across the country

JASONjnr:
GEJ remain the best Nigerian president so far....

But APC will always tarnished his efforts by telling us how crude sell was the highest during his time but forget to tell us how he also made good use of it without squandering it the way others are doing......

Tinubu seems to be doing the worse in this case.

OBJ has a GNP from 500 to 1790, yet you said GEJ is the best. The same GEJ that list to the calamity of Buhari and Tinubu

TenQ:

1. I know that this is the claim of Muslims initially: like
Mubarak Bala, was a Nigerian atheist and humanist, was imprisoned for blasphemy in Kano State. Bala was sentenced to 24 years in prison for a Facebook post he made in 2020 that some considered to be insulting to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. He spent four years in prison

If Bala was not a Muslim, how does blasphemy law work against him.

2. Secondly, I asked you a simple question. In Yoruba societies (Your president is an example) , the husband is Muslim and the wife is a Christian. Some of the children are Muslims while some are Christians. So

Tell me sincerely how you will judge this case according to the Sharia
A Muslim father dies but 2 of his 4 children are Christians. What does the Sharia of Allah say about sharing of Inheritance?

Would the Christian children get anything from their father's estate according to Sharia?

tanigororo:
How does it affect you personally beside all this wolf cry

You are now realising why Sharia court is dead on arrival in Yoruba land. Islam, Christianity, and traditional beliefs are all integrated into Yoruba. We will now remove that useless Sultan of Sokoto as the head of Nigeria Muslim.

sulaak:


You are writing out of ignorance and victimhood.

Nigeria practices the judiciary, executive, and legislative branches of government based on secular laws, not a theocracy based on religious faith. We can't afford to allow Nigerian laws to be interpreted by any religious belief.



Northern Nigeria is the template that provides me with a clear understanding of why Sharia courts and laws must be checkmated at all stages. Kwara is a terrible example to use as a template for why the six Yoruba states must practice Sharia court. Kwara's cultural appropriation by the Fulani hierarchy is why the Yorubas state must avoid Sharia court.

Finally, in the age of AI, Space Travel and Genomics, Nigerians are debating Sharia courts, which is very disappointing and a backward step.

tanigororo:
Oh, I guess you are that type. Nothing further to say. I wish you well

Yes, I am that type. We know your game and we will stop you.

tanigororo:
I get your sincere fear, it's called Islamophobia.

We have Sharia Courts in Kwara State for many decades now, and I have never heard of introduction of Sharia Law in the State.

Importantly the Sharia Court is for willing Muslims who want Sharia Court to handle their case, if a Muslim doesn't want anything to do with Sharia Court he is free to explore every other court.

You are writing out of ignorance and victimhood.

Nigeria practices the judiciary, executive, and legislative branches of government based on secular laws, not a theocracy based on religious faith. We can't afford to allow Nigerian laws to be interpreted by any religious belief.

udiciary: Interprets the law and administers justice. The judiciary also reviews the legality of actions taken by the government.
Executive: Puts laws into effect and plans policy.
Legislative: Makes laws.

Northern Nigeria is the template that provides me with a clear understanding of why Sharia courts and laws must be checkmated at all stages. Kwara is a terrible example to use as a template for why the six Yoruba states must practice Sharia court. Kwara's cultural appropriation by the Fulani hierarchy is why the Yorubas state must avoid Sharia court.

Finally, in the age of AI, Space Travel and Genomics, Nigerians are debating Sharia courts, which is very disappointing and a backward step.

Omoawoke:
I almost puked 🤮 watching this video

I miss myself innocent mind before watching this video

I refuse to watch the video.

tanigororo:
Where is all this Nonsense coming from that they are introducing Sharia into Yoruba Land, how does creating of Sharia Court in Yoruba Land translate introduction of Sharia Law to Yoruba Land.
Some people never failed to public show their absolute stupidity and hatred, what's the problem of introduction of Sharia Court to Yoruba Land.
If nobody force your Papa go Sharia Court abeg shut the Bleep up.

It starts withthe Sharia Court and then matures to Sharia law.