₦airaland Forum

proeast:
Another international disgrace. These people will go round Lagos, then a little further to the slums of Abeokuta, Oshogbo, Ibadan and ogbomosho and conclude that's how the rest of Nigeria is.

If only they can go beyond to the cities in SS, SE and North they will have a much better impression.

It's really sad.

Partner, I agree with you 100%. Until I visited Calabar the last time I was in that country I never knew that city was that beautiful. Before all the Yoruba people start yapping. I am a Yoruba man. Got to admit Calabar has more to offer than Lagos. I have made it a point to start visiting more parts of that country every time I visited. Out of 50 states in the USA I think I have been to 45 of them.

Partner No more thumb-start car for me. Give this Negro key start ignition car. Those Electrical issues can make one grow old fast

fergie001:
Jim Osayande Obazee has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Benin; a Master of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Lagos, and a certification in strategic financial analysis for business evaluation from Harvard University, USA.

He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and a member of the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM) and the American Accounting Association (AAA).


SOURCE

Obazee is not new to controversies:

- In 2013, he was accused of sexual harassment by his Personal Assistant, Abimbola Yakubu. He had allegedly repeatedly threatened to sack Mrs. Yakubu, his PA of three years, for not acceding to his amorous advances.

-Through the FRC, he recommended the sack of ex-CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi in 2014.

-In 2015, he suspended the FRC numbers of Atedo Peterside (then Chairman of Stanbic IBTC), Sola David-Borha (then Group Managing Director) and two other Directors over alleged infractions in the financial statements and thereafter imposed N1bn fine on the Bank. A decision that he overturned two months later.

- In 2016, he introduced National Code of Corporate Governance (NCCG), forcing General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, to step down from the position. The code stipulated a maximum 20 years for heads of non-profit organisations.

- The decision hitting the non-profit organisations caused a friction between Mr. Obazee and then Trade and Investments Minister, Mr. Okechukwu Enelamah. He had stubbornly refused to shelve the implementation of the NCCG, a decision that forced his sack in January 2017.

Obazee like Enelamah, was a Pastor at the RCCG.[size=12pt][/size]

He was first appointed FRC Executive Secretary in 2010 and re-appointed in 2014 before his sack in 2017.

I was trending to being with until him being a Pastor part. You lost me on that one. RCCG is a cult.

EmperorCaesar:
At this rate, its reasonable to believe he's the most fit among all three Presidential candidate and it feels good to know we went for the best

When Benjamin Franklin was talking about Invention and innovation, he was actually referring to a certain Nigerian who lived some years after him

Simply say PBAT

Ipob, lets gather here to cry cause this is another cause of severe headaches for us

I think say nah only me noticed the omission. the only solace I see for this matter for the first time no Northerner be head of customs. I used to think Northerners were the only people wey sabi run customs.

DodadaKoKigbe:
Apologize for what? Is it Davido's fault that Islam is an imported foreign religion that encourages low self esteem?

So Islam is an imported religion? Okay, partner what's your religion? The Muslims never set out to bother Davido so ask yourself why did he go out of his way to disrespect their religion? Just so you know I am not a Muslim.

Teosy:
She is not above the law

Which Law? Tell ya We all need to see this Nigeria Constitution, maybe then I will understand where you coming from. Give me the Url to online address where I can read this constitution.

Well, my wife of 25 yrs, here in the USA yeap 25 years !!! always says I don't know how to be romantic. My answer has always been the same. I am a product of my environment my late Dad was married to four women at the same time. and not once did I ever see him being romantic. I am an Ijebu man being romantic is something I was never taught. I was taught how to be a man, take care of my family, my children, and be responsible. What could be more romantic than that !!!

OsunOriginal:
Why? Nigerians are very corrupt in mind. Why would you accept finance, work & housing but won't take any other? Because there is more money on finance and works. And you too want a better Nigeria

Because the only thing that keeps an average Nigerian going in life s the thought that one day he or she will be in that position to steal money. The Betterment of the country is an afterthought. That country is fu*ked up in more ways than one. When you pay senators for wardrobe allowance you know you are in trouble. Just imagine if a US senator comes up with an idea for a wardrobe allowance. That Senator will be sent to a nuts house for check up

DenreleDave:
Igbo kwenu


You are representing us well.

italian league no dey pay well

Why does everything have to be tribal?

seguno2:
Has the exchange rate been harmonised, since we still have at least two rates, without liberalising the whole process

Compared to what the exchange rates were previously current setup is a big improvement. Before the banks were making ridiculous profits just because the last CBN head was a banker. He wasn't an economist When one discusses the issue of Interest rates with 95% of Nigerians you might as well be speaking Swahili. It doesn't impact their lives as the exchange rates do. When you import 70% of the goods consumed by the masses exchange rates are up close and personal. The jury is still out on whether devaluation was the route to go. When currency speculators started the drumbeat of devaluation I am a bit guarded regarding their true motives. Buhari, Jonathan even Obasanjo never removed subsidies because they were all aware that there were no locally produced PMS to cushion the removal. Why Tinubu did it is still a mystery to me.

seguno2:
Are we going back to the roundtripping era of Abacha corruption and looting? Or something worse

This whole thing started with the last CBN head. He banned BDC from buying from the I & E window which then created an artificial scarcity of dollar. Nigeria Banks were making so much money from Forex trade and other bank charges there were never any incentives for them to do any thing related to commercial banking or giving out loans. It is easier to buy forex to pay school fees overseas than to obtain forex to do regular day to day business. Harmonizing the exchange rate is a very good idea but liberalizing the whole process will really bring real market forces into the flow process. Allow the BDC to buy at the i&E windows then you will really see the exchange rate goes down

FreeStuffsNG:
In a matter of time, the FDI inflow will pick up too. Those unpatriotic elements who are hoarding USD will eventually get burnt and will still be prosecuted.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the best! God bless Nigeria for ever!

Hold your prayer Let me explain something to you. The rate at the I&E window is currently N742, whereas, at the Black market, it is N852, why the big spread? Answer Greediness. Your country's CBN deliberately prohibits the BDC from buying from the I&E window. The BDC are now forced to source for dollar from the Bank. The banks buy @ 742 then sell to the BDC @ 820 then BDC turns around and sells to the masses @ 855. Tell your Asiwaju to start looking into this. The same man removed subsidies without any plan in place to help the people.

sangfroidJJ:
@op, my mantra is that whatever is your own is your own. God's time is always the best.

I did an visa interview with the USA embassy in Abuja in April. I was applying for the H1-B visa. I was only asked two questions.

1. What's your highest degree?
2. How much will you be earning?

Less than 5 minutes interview and I received the visa. However, the person before me and after me were students (F visas) and both were denied.

The fact is, I have always wanted to go to the USA. I wrote the SAT for undergrad, wrote the GRE and TOEFL. I paid application fees. All to no avail.

Fast-forward after I got my PhD, an organization sponsors my work permit to the USA. It felt like a mirage but it was God's timing.

Please don't let the refusal bother you. Dust yourself up and apply again. Don't give up!

If you have a B Sc in Nursing it will be easier. I know HCA is recruiting overseas nurses.

dimexy247:
It happens and has happened to me before. Those people are crazy.

Just move on bro and try again.

I am going to let you on a secret. The number one reason most Nigerians get Visa refusals are not looking directly into the examiner's eyes when one is being asked a question. The first indicative sign that someone is telling a lie is trying to avoid making eye contact when answering a question "Goddammit look in my eyes and repeat whatever crap you just said" That is American's favorite expression.

Monman56:
I have very high specifications I want from my to be woman and I know its difficult to find. What point did you decide to settle for Character over beauty or did you get the high requirements you wanted.

No insults please

When I realized she will be the one raising my children. After that, it was a simple decision, and every day I always thank God I made.

taylor89:
Mods you people shouldn’t distract us with irrelevant news

The country is burning right now

Suddenly all these f00lish APC miscreants are now silent on Tinubu

They don’t know where to begin to defend him again since fuel went to N700

I mean was this same Tinubu they hyped studied accounting at Chicago university ?

Same Tinubu they said was master strategist?

Same Tinubu that single-handedly developed Lagos?

Same Tinubu that has track records?

Tinubu should have focused on only cocaine and leave politics alone

Do you know the amount of suffering people are suffering in the streets?

Tinubu God will punish you & your generation

I always knew or suspected that they were all delusional. That man was a dead man walking from the Ibadan28
jump. He is clueless as to what is going on.

Lasgidi90:
It's just the beginning

Exactly `This is what one gets when someone with a single-digit IQ is made President.

seguno2:
As long as this Yorubalokan government continues to favour me and my family members, I am happy with Tinubu’s Emilokan turn after Buhari’s all round failure.
To God be the glory.

Keep clinging to that house brick as a floating device. Let's see what happens in 6 months. Pathetic !!!!

EriMma1:
I don't see any reason why I shouldn't as a woman when I feel like it. I mean... We are now married. He's my property and I can use him anyhow and any time I like.

As a woman, if you need your man, just start playing some kind " rough" play with him or touch him in places that will suggest what you want and if he's a sharp guy he'll understand. You don't need to tell him you want it. Just play with him.

The only time you should respect yourself is when you touch him and he says no, Leave him alone and bounce out like you don't care.

Damm I think I am in Love. That line took my breath away.

SeeThisLoser:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/610283-breaking-nigerias-inflation-hits-22-79-as-food-prices-rise.html

If this is June inflation number just wait until the August number comes out. Partner August's number will even open Stevie Wonder's eyes. In a country that imports 80% of goods they consume your government decided to devalue the currency by 50% yeap 50% ain't that something? Meanwhile, the salary of average workers remains flat with no safety whatsoever in place to help the masses. I say it again Nigerians deserved the government they voted for. Is it time to go to Virgil again?

jidxin:
that's the law of the country.... Except your representatives at the national assembly can vote to make possession of firearm legal.... But i dont pray for such sha

Why won't you pray for that? Armed people come into your house with guns and no means to protect you and your family. The only thing that can stop a bad person with a gun is a good person with a gun remember that

SwissMass:
He will still go to jail

For what? Don't get me wrong I always thought the man as CBN head was dumb as a door knob. He was an absolute slowpoke. Here comes this new regime that instituted a brilliant idea but as is usually the case when it comes to Nigeria they couldn't close the deal because of greediness. The floating of the Dollar rate using market force appears to be a brilliant idea but barring the major source of dollar to the masses is shortsighted. To really make the I&E FX window work, BDC (Bureau exchange) should have been allowed to participate as a buyer. The current setup means that BDC will be going to the bank to buy their Dollar. Just imagine Bank buys @ 744 then turn around and sells to BDC @ 795 guess what BDC will now turn around and sell @ 810 to the masses. The spread between the official window and the black market is just too freaking big.

nairalandkachy1:
Chargesheet for Suspended CBN Gov, Godwin Emefiele

What is there to see here? Lawd have mercy thank God I don't reside in that Kosi Kosi Country, Kosi owo, Kosi Ina,kosi fuel, kosi food always kosi kosi. A man being charged for mere possession of a firearm. I have over 4 firearms registered in my name to me here in Florida. Cartridge rounds !!! jeeze I buy those in 50 per pack from Walmart.

renderme:
Beautiful Omo Ogun. Remi Ikusebiala Tinubu

Mama is 63 and fresh. Black don't crack.
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I don't think she is from Ogun State. I always thought they were from EDO, I know Rotimi, Simisola, and their 2 elder sisters.

duduade:
In summary

Everyone siddon for your country and build it

The first thing I noticed was the amount of money that will be generated with this visa fee increase 1.95 billion pounds !!!!!. How much is Nigeria earning a year with crude oil sales?

Merch:
Just know that married men are going through a lot

Preach Brother. A lot indeed

worksmart:
Why would the motorist believe it is his job to caution a soldier ?
It's not done anywhere else in the world.

Please remember you are in Nigeria; Public relations and customer services is not part of the training for soldiers.

Really !!!! Have you ever been to New York or Chicago? If the traffic light turns green and your car ain't moving in 10 secs partner everybody will be cautioning you with their horns.

RecentHistory:
This is my judgement.

Get his service number and post him to Imo State


I rise

I will be the first to confess that I am not very familiar with Nigerian Laws. Question Since it can be seen very clearly that the man destroyed the couple's property. Will I be liable if I shoot the man for exercising my right to protect my property? Here in the good olde USA, I have the right to protect my property using any means necessary. Besides that, here in Florida, we do have the Stand your ground law. The law states that If someone approaches you in a manner you deem menacing you have every right to use whatever means at your disposal to protect yourself including using a firearm. One of the main reasons I find it hard to visit Nigeria is the mere fact that there are no laws that allow one to carry a gun. I have been a gun owner since 1999 I just can't remember the last time that I left my house without my gun.

BigDawsNet:
Bank of America is right

How? BOA is wrong on this one. The single most important that has a correlation effect on Nigeria's economy is the Forex exchange. 80% of Nigeria's consumable goods are imported.

MrBrownJay1:
no wonder afterwards people are against refugees etc, especially muslim&Arabic ones....



nah, they will blame it on REFUGEES and ISLAM, and quickly call the dude a terrorist....as they always do when a muslim&arabic person goes insane!

Get this through your cement brain Not all Muslims are terrorists but Most terrorist tends to be Muslim. Free Country that's just my opinion

Stoplying:
So the Enugu people are not tribalists therefore you support tribalism in Lagos?
You said it yourself, they did not allow a lsn to be governor on the basis of him being Igbo, the requirement is that he must be born in Enugu. And your own conclusion is that any Yoruba should get preferential treatment in Lagos?
Show me the logic here.

Going with your logic Any Ibo man that wants to be treated as an indigent of Lagos State must have been born there. How about that?

kingsways:
An Indian is British Prime Minister

A Pakistani is Mayor of London

Even a Yoruba man is a Mayor in Colorado

And Yet some stewpid Speaker want to pass some stewpid bill to protect his own stewpidity

Partner I was this close in agreeing with you until the last election when people in Enugu state stated that a candidate born in Ebonyi state can never be governor in Enugu state. Mind you the man in question was an Ibo man and last time i checked Enugu state is also Ibo, Now I am all in with this tribal thing. Let me know when a Yoruba person get elected into an office in any of the SE states,