₦airaland Forum

nedekid:
Funny man, atiku according to you sold all national assets Abi? but still kept Nigerians belle full, still kept our purchasing power, what has Tinubu and his apc done in the pasr 10 years, made you, I and others poor church rats, the only sad thing is you do not realise it.
Someone spoke about japaing with 20m on this forum 2 days ago. He was reminded that 20m is just over $12k. Meanwhile in 2014 just before Tinubu's APC came in 20m was $133k.
And when he took over from buhari 2 years ago that 20m was $43k. Today it is $12k. Do you even realise what this means for you and your family?
Just yesterday, I sent £1000 to my UK account, guess how much? N2,157,000! During the atikus period when you alleged he sold all the national assets, I sent £4000 and it cost me N1m.
How you as a normal responsible fellow could support who has impoverished you is quite astonishing, and requires a PhD thesis.

Well, the devaluation of naira is either a blessing or a curse to individuals depending on the side they find themselves.

For people who earn in dollars or pounds, it is a blessing. For people who have skill sets that they can deploy across the borders, it makes their services more attractive to people who may require their services.

Their is a reason why China deliberately keeps their Yuan value low compared to other countries that have same economic characteristics. And the reason is that cost of services and production is lower in China compared to those other countries, hence China remains the top country of origin of most of the produced goods.

I do believe that the Naira devaluation can be a blessing to Nigeria if other factors are tweaked. For instance, power or electricity should be taken care of and regulation and corruption should be tackled head on so that we can reap the benefits of devaluation.

Ironfaceman:
Is Kanye West part of bad boys record. I talking artist like.....

Faith Evans
Mase
112
Shyne
The lox
Janelle
Young juc
French montana
Pitbull
Machine gun Kelly
B5
Foxy. Brown
Mario
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Dream
Etc.....

Perhaps, the people you named were some of the victims of his underhand dealings. In that case, their absence in court and refusal to show Diddy any form of solidarity is quite understandable.

seanfer:
You're not desperate to become President, but you're desperate to see Nigeria work. And no other person can make Nigeria work except you alone.
Clap for yourself.

Laughing out loud! How can you make heaven like this?

DMerciful:
You think abdicating responsibility is the way to fix power?

Tinubu said if he cannot fix power in 4yrs, he should not be voted for

This doesn't qualify to be described as abdication of responsibility because power generation and distribution had been privatized prior to this. What the current action of the FG does is to allow various state governments more latitude in regulating and administering energy in their various domains.

What is really the problem between Fintiri and Atiku? I thought they were good. This does not bode well for Atiku though because he needs his home state to serve as a launch pad of his presidential ambition. Looks like the man is not a good manager of men.

oshiokpu:
A northern president will soon come to wipe off all the gains. Jonathan made progress, buhari wiped off all the gain. Any progress from Tinubu will most likely be wiped off by the next Northern fool.Nigeria keeps moving 2 steps forward and 2 steps backwards

This is really the problem. You forgot to add that OBJ sold the refineries because of the unending turn-around maintenance that was serving as a conduit for siphoning the country's wealth. However, Yaradua revoked the sale of the refineries and here we are today.

HitRun:
I remember when during Jonathan, Nigeria was ranked the largest economy in Africa and Nigerians were sneering at it saying we are not seeing it in our lives. In hindsight, we were really enjoying but were being ungrateful…lol. Today, it’s premium suffering.

Former President Jonathan (GEJ) and his amiable wife are lovely people but the economy wasn't doing fantastic under him apparently not because of his doing but because of the structural imbalances in our economy.

For context of how unhealthy the economy was, about 2/3 of states in Nigerian federation were almost insolvent as underscored by their inability to pay staff salaries. Some states were owing between 8 and 18 months. Okonjo Iweala even disclosed that FG had to borrow to pay FG workers.

lexy2014:
In those countries across the globe, do you see presidents going to commission bus terminals?

But no where in the article was it mentioned that the president went physically to commission the project. Someone represented him as reported.

nairalanda1:
Good, alcohol is a vice and a waste of money.

The decision to take or not to take alcohol should be left to individuals. People should be left to decided on whether they want to "waste their money" or not!

nairalanda1:
In a country with good governance

1..he would be arrested for resisting arrest.

2. Points would be taken off his licence

3. He would be subject to drug test

Keep in mind that people who jump traffic light often cause serious accidents . I have seen it.



Nigerians really don't want good governance.

It is a hopeless situation. You can read how many are hailing him here disregarding the fact that they are potential victims of the driver's indiscretion of running the red light.

GanagiBitrus:
Shouldn't Hunters stay back in their states & hunt instead of travelling all over the country with arms? Especially with tensions arising from the recent lynching incident.

Do they even have gun permits for those guns?

This is a very interesting question. I think it is important for us to stay abreast of the laws of the land.

The law allows you as a registered hunter to hunt anywhere in the country. Whilst there may be good reasons to question this law, as I often have to do myself, it is the position of the law today.

Now, as a southerner I think that our representatives and senators may need to do more to enlighten the people about their rights. There are certain organisations that we overlook but they may be important for our survival.

nedu666:
A rich man like doyin okupe, will be begging obi for help. The same man reno said spent over 100 million of his personal money supporting Labour is now a poor man.l

Please do not pray for anyone you know to experience cancer. The 100 million Naira you mentioned here may not be enough for the treatment. It is possible that the man (Doyin Okupe) died broke if he had been paying out of pocket for his treatment.

SalamRushdie:
If you endured it for a year then you should have evidence like a secret recording or screen shot to help your case better

Abi o. Until she provides an evidence to back up her claim, even if it is audio recorded conversations of where Akpabio made advances at her, it would be difficult to believe her. This is even more so when there are instances where she had been accused of falsely accusing others such as Reno.

soullove1881:
Do you mean they should reintroduce subsidies? Even if Atiku or Obi later become president, they wouldn’t bring it back. It’s better to move on from that outdated mindset.

Bro, we don’t have to like the government, but we shouldn’t let emotions cloud our judgment on every issue.

With people like you there is hope for the country. Everyone cannot support the same candidate but it bothers on madness when folks wish that the government fails just so they can say that "we told you".

Factcheck0001:
Bros no b redeeming any vows, Nigerians are d kind of people that can't follow reasonable order. Ordinary collection of course form in university students dey match themselves

Even when lawyers did their annual meeting last year there was stampede when it comes to sharing of souvenirs

The major reason for stampede is because some people want to have it when it's not their turn n it turns to free for all

Stampede is not even a Nigeria thing

Thanks for your reasonable response to the fella you quoted. To add to your submission, it is not a secret that Nigerians enjoy disorderliness. The easiest pointer to that is the way Nigerians drive on the road, instead of maintaining single lanes you would often see them creating chaos on the road, except when there are law enforcement officers on the road compelling them to do what is right.

However, lessons are never learnt because Nigerians like to blame other persons but themselves. Until we learn to take responsibilities we ain't going no where as a people. It is sad.

TOPCRUISE:
The event organizers are not to blame afterall

They are to be partly blamed. They ought to have conducted a risk assessment to identify potential risks and put in place risk mitigation strategies.

Fiscus105:
I know you guys would push the blame on people as usual.


When you see crowd comming beyond normal, common sense should tell you ,that you must close the gate, infact, if possible cancel the event entirely, people must take firm decision atimes, that decision will save bigger calamity, those who don't know reason might blame and curse you, but you know within you that it's decision, though painful but for overall good of you or people.

Closing the gate is not even the issue. Was a risk assessment ever conducted prior to the event. Having such a large number of people in one place comes with potential dangers or risks that have to be planned for.

We are missing the point here and sadly this could repeat itself because there are no clear indications that lessons have been learnt.

Ideally, any event of such magnitude is supposed to be approved by the authorities after the organisers would have submitted their proposal alongside their risk assessment report. The risk assessment report would have been evaluated to see that all the bases are covered for potential risks.

But, here in this country people believe they can just gather others together without any control.

Angelfrost:
That's why you sue and get the person to pay dearly for damages or face prison in lieu of.

A civil issue doesn't become criminal because you feel hard done by.

A criminal matter is a criminal matter.

Let's talk like people that went to school.

What makes a matter criminal or civil is the constitution. And if it has been proven that our constitution provides for criminal defamation then people ought to be doubly sure of their facts before they go about defaming others.

Though it may be true that aggrieved parties who feel defamed can sue for damages, it is important to note that damages alone may not be able to cure the injury suffered by defamed people. I agree that it is a double-edged sword but Nigerians need to show more restraint in how they use the media, especially, social media in spreading rumours or unsubstantiated claims against others. Privileges come with responsibilities.

Well done @op. The problem is half-solved because you have identified the root cause which is the fact that your daughter's previous mathematics teachers did a poor job.

How I will go about it with the steps are enumerated below:

1. I will sit with her and praise her intelligence (citing the accolades from her English teacher as proof) and emphasize that she has the ability to gain mastery of any subject with her gift.

2. I will challenge her to use her intelligence to work harder at her maths and tell her that we are in it together as a team. And that I will provide all the assistance in terms of resources required for the task.

3. I will engage a maths teacher that has a proven record of imparting skills to students at my daughter's level for extra coaching

4. I will get her a good maths textbook that has a workbook and make her practice all the exercises.

Note:
Mathematics is one of the easiest subjects to learn because it is more of routine. Once you understand the procedure for solving a problem, you would be able to solve similar problems any other time.

CoronaVirusPro:
Anyone wanting to build a refinery will enjoy such support. The government of every nation always support Mega infrastructures that is beneficial to the economy.

Even foreign investors enjoy such support and it’s not peculiar to Dangote only.

But Dangote have been accused in times past of enjoying benefits that his competitors didn't enjoy. Infact, not too long ago Abdul-Samad the Chairman of BUA cement decried such before he could access some privileges. Emefiele was equally accused of underhand dealings with Dangote. We need to ensure level playing ground for competition if we are serious about growing our economy.

CoronaVirusPro:
He is like every other businessman.

His investment is his business.

If anyone feels uncomfortable, he/she should build another refinery and compete.

Without prejudice to your submission that others should build their refineries and compete with Dangote, I am hoping that anyone who wants to build will enjoy exactly the kind of support that Dangote enjoyed from the Government while building his refinery. Support such as subsidized dollar, equity financing and others. It is only then that we can talk of fair trade practices.

rafindo:
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You can not develop an economy by importation of a product that the raw material is abundant in Nigeria and expect it to grow.
Let me use cement as a circa.

I completely agree with the assertion that local manufacturers should be supported. However, they in turn must learn not to take their primary (domestic) market for granted. Dangote has enjoyed a lot of government support, especially under Buhari, more than any other business. Subsidized dollar, government's capital investment, import duty waivers and a host of others.

With our experience in the cement, sugar, salt markets, I am not convinced that Dangote's near monopolization of the petrol supply market will be good for the country.

LandMann:
If Dangote is given monopoly then he must equally be banned from exporting any product from his refinery to any country outside Nigeria. If he agrees to that then the government can go ahead to listen to him .....

The day government announces that import license has been terminated, fuel price will jump to 2000-2500 and it will continue to go up.

Transportation price will increase, food prices will increase and house rent will increase. Are you ready for any of these?

At this point, you need over supply of PMS in Nigeria so the price can fall. If you stop importing because Dangote is producing, what happens when Dangote start cutting back production to create artificial scarcity? Price increase. Are you ready for more price increase?

Dangote the greedy monopolist is selling his pms and diesel at international price, USA and Canada and UK price, yet is he paying his workers, drivers, staff, employee same international wage rate? Is he paying $18 per hour of work since he's so determined to sell same price as USA?

You understand the game. It beats my imagination why some folks do not understand the game that Dangote is playing. For me, Dangote's antecedents in other industries are the very reasons that Nigerians should ever allow him to monopolize an industry or enjoy any unfair trade practices.

rafindo:
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They are just that the volume is very low. And some concentrate on a particular crude products than PMS. Like azikel focus more on AGO and naptha oil.

So, it is safe to assume that Dangote is the one orchestrating the anti-importation scheme against Petrol because like you said these other small refiners do not refine PMS.

Now, in the past I supported the banning of rice importation to boost local capacity but I saw the inflationary effect. Secondly, during the period when Naira was losing its value, I saw how local producers didn't care so much about their fellow country men, they preferred to sell their stuffs, especially, to neighbouring countries because they could make more courtesy of exchange rates.

If businessmen or producers wouldn't mind making extra bucks at the risk of their country men (major and sustainable patrons') starving to death, then government should not compel consumers to be loyal to Nigerian producers. It takes 2 to tango. Bunch of idiotic exploiters!

Jayhome24:
Oh thanks for the information.

You are welcome my brother.

Jayhome24:
Good job.

But I'm hearing his name for the first time infact I don't even know we have minister for education, minister for information and minister for agriculture I only know Wike, Ade Ojo, Adelabu and Umahi.

He is newly appointed as the minister of education. He was minister of state for health. The guy is a sound clinician. He has one of the biggest kidney hospital in the United States where he was residing and practicing.

lekonso:
Why do we always prefer to do what is wrong and harmful to the Nigerian economy. Every developed country discourages imports, protects and encourages their local industries in order to create jobs and save scarce foreign exchange. But in Nigeria, we do the opposite, i can't understand the kind of people we are in this country.

You have asked very beautiful questions but let me add to the questions:

1. Why do Nigerian businesses that enjoy government support through subsidized dollars, tax rebates/ holidays, import waivers low interest loans etc. fail to to be considerate in their pricing to Nigerians.

2. What kind of greedy people are these?

3. How do you expect citizens to continue to patronize people who will exploit them to the hilt through over-profiteering rather than show empathy to the masses?

yommen:
Sebi you were all supporting him when he cried that he wasn't getting crude oil from Nigeria. Now he is getting it but see what he is doing to us all. Me I knew Dangote was not going to behave differently from the way he behaved in the case of cement. Everything has been skewed to favour him a very long time ago. You can imagine him telling the courts to stop importers from importing. You can see now? This is not even about Tinubu but what has been planned when he started building the refinery under GEJ.

Can you even try to imagine what Dangote will do to you if he discovers you want to build a refinery half or a quarter of his in Nigeria? He will fight tooth and nails to make sure your refinery doesn't come to life.

I wonder those that were supporting him. Today, Dangote's cement is not of the highest quality in Nigeria based on my experience yet he is the one that ran down his competitors touting his 3x as the best thing in Nigerian cement industry.

He tried to monopolize the flour and pasta industry but Dufil (makers of indomie) already enjoyed the first mover advantage in Nigeria, so it became difficult for him.

During Buhari's regime, Abdul-samad (the owner of BUA cement had to cry to high heavens before he could access certain privileges which was made the exclusive preserve of Dangote.

My fear is that with his first mover advantage in the refining industry, Dangote work against the emergency of any major local refining competitors. He may allow some small players but he will do everything to control 80% of the market.

Houseontherock1:
I get that this writer was a Muslim, but what was the need to marry 4 wives at 38 years? It's basically covetousness, inability to look away from other women and be satisfied with one! Just send 3 away, they are still young and can remarry...they are a whole lot of distraction

Isn't sending them away tantamount to divorcing them. However, reducing the number of wives isn't stated in the bible as one of the permitted reasons for divorce.

Whilst I agree that polygamy may be challenging, however, I do not see how sending the other wives away would not breach the over-riding law of loving thy neighbour as yourself

Regex:
I was a student here in UK. I saw even worse what you saw, I never came here to put out my story nor anywhere else. I knew it will never be easy from the get go. So I still stand by what I mean wrote!

Hey, don't be too hard on him. Circumstances and individuals differ. It was your choice not to have come here to put out your story and it was his own choice to come here. Neither of the choices should be condemned. People react to situations differently and perhaps coming to vent his frustrations was part of his coping mechanism.

Op, congrats on the successful completion of your program and I wish you more success in your future endeavours.

People should learnt to make the health status of public officials issue for innuendoes and jokes.

Regardless of the political leanings and sheer irresponsibility of some of our public officials their health status should not be mocked because no one is guaranteed anything in terms of health.

I have seen evildoers live healthy lives growing to ripe old age and I have seen decent and good people die young and some not ageing gracefully. Sadly,in another 10 years, some far younger people making derisive comments about this guy may turn out to look older than this guy on account of ill-health.