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Please a more serious option

Fahdiga:
Try every means possible to be a looter

Naira was stable when professor soludo was the CBN governor.. it was stable and sustainable for nearly 7 years ..down to sanusi time..it got devalued at a little rate but remained stable... please did u ever complain of rise in cost of goods during OBJ year adua or GEJ...The time when the naira shock the country was in 2014... nearly 90 percent fall .. Ibrahim Babangida mismanaged economy at his time... He introduced Black market not to mention the second worst recession happened in his tenure

soulpeppersoup:
Bros you dey yarn dust.

Since the introduction of the black market, has naira ever gained and remain stable for 2 months?

If Dangote doesn't monopolize the market with free import even at high cost of dollar, price of goods will fall.

Just thinking out loud. .in this terrible economic situation not only limited to Nigeria and the fast evolving world. What do u think should be a prerequisite for an average young Nigeria to withstand the situations of today and beyond if it get worse as a Nigerian.. and what growth and progress should a Nigerian have made according to a time frame or age..

Lastly what skill do u deem necessary for an youth..

U made it sound as if he isn't doing u a favour...
What u should understand is..such principles are the same all around the globe...even the top companies in the US ur talking about do the same...a big example is Apple and it over priced products, what about Samsung.. as far as the profit is mostly reinvested in the country u can't castigate dangote...it better than a foreign company that will invest in here and take their profit outside the country..do u think all the foreign companies in Nigeria are really interested in the growth of our economy..they only want to make their Money and take dem to their home land and foreign banks.. If dangote charges more and at the end of the day all the Money is reinvested here it better than Chinese companies that take Nigerians as slaves and take all their profit outside Nigeria... what makes an economy healthy is the circulation of money in that economy..if more money( Forex) leaves the economy expect fall in GDP and ofcourse recession...

Lastly my age has nothing to do with this, it just common economics that people fail to understand and mostly inckude sentiment in judgements... although I will admit my approach could be better..

chrisxxx:
How some of you choose clownism over rationale engagement baffles me. America with all their production machineries still upholds the principle of comparative cost advantage.
You must not show your poor home upbringing wherever you may find yourself. Be civil. It is a virtue. Learn how to respect others thought and express yours with no opprobrium. Bad character they say is like a flat tyre; it takes you to nowhere.
To put the record straight I am not for or against banning any product.
I only tried to educate the person I replied him about what businessmen are after. Cut-throat profit making at the expense of the masses. It is not only Dangote, all business owners especially here in Nigeria.

Black marker only exist because of insufficient Forex....CBN intentional makes it like that so that no just anyhow people get access to it ...
The ban on cement helped us and Inshort it still help us .. imagine if all the dangote trucks filled with cement came from abroad..let also factor in how much we spend on fuel import..if u think dollar will be 380 ..ur dreaming..it like u don't understand that cement is in the same high demand as fuel...
Nigeria had introduced black market since Babangida time..so was our economy not more stable until 2014...
The ban on rice yeilded almost no effect..the only ones that gained where farmers..until we are able to meet demands ..there is nothing we can do about rice...
Lastly dangote met our demands with cement..his oil refinery will meet our demands..the fertilizer plant next to it including some major plants like one in PH will meet our demand..once that done in about a half a decade...we can permanently ban them...if crude oil prices doesn't Futher slide for about a decade..the economic situation will remain stable until the next big thing...

soulpeppersoup:
Oga stop talking rubbish abeg.

How did the ban on the importation of rice and cement affect the country?

Which country do you know who has a stable economy that sell their forex to resellers like we have in Nigeria?

Honestly Both u and the person u quoted don't have sense ..
Government banning fertilizer is good for our economy...dollar is N380..black Market is N470..what do u think makes this possible...it simple we import unnecessary things and what we export outside (OIL) is loosing value so much Forex ain't coming in.. wasting scarce Forex to import rice , fuel, raw sugar , fertilizer and wheat.. Nigeria spends 15 percent of it entire Forex in a year just to import fuel...and u think with the rising demands we won't keep spending more...
We don't know how blessed we are if we could have 10 dangotes.. dangote alone allowed the FG to ban cement import during OBJ..he wants to do the same with fuel and fertilizer by 2023 and sugar also in the near future.. all this government couldn't do..in other to stabilise out currency we have to either find a way to boost our Forex inflow or manage it by banning useless items.. monopoly isn't ur problem... preventing naira devaluation is the main problem...after all the isn't using his money he got from monopoly to by property in Dubai like our politicians..he is stil using it to invest in Nigeria..
Items like fertilizer, sugar and fuel has to go to save Forex..and just a single man is working on getting all of them covered... imagine...
Dangote is building the world largest single line refinery, a new cement plant in Edo state, a sugar refinery in nasarawa..my dear he deserves the monopoly cuz he isn't using it to acquire 9 private jet like uzor Kalu... Nigeria will still eventually benefit from the monopoly

chrisxxx:
All business men are wicked. They are all self-centered. They don't do charity or CSR where they stand to gain nothing.
Their goal in business is to maximize profit. They don't mind selling their mother at a higher price if anyone bargains and go for a cheaper mother. They don't mind.
Their motto is: The end justifies the means.
Fear Nigerian business men especially.

wahala

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True..but we never got this mediocre things for over 60 years...so in as much as we are behind..it still better than nothing...am not sure GEJ would have pulled this off if he was still in office... someone that couldnt even complete the Abuja Kaduna rail line in his 6 year tenure..uncle bubu completed warri itakpe and Lagos Ibadan less than 6 years.. even though he is a failure ..I can't but admut That we saw tangible differences in infrastructure.than even the 16 years of pdp

Cardinalpoint:
Nigerians deserves the best. Sychophants will praise their mediocre leader for giving outdated coaches to us.
Femi adesina will tell us how we are fortunate to have bubu at the helms of affairs.

U are dull..
It worth it...if u have zero idea of infrastructure and it average cost please just like and keep scrolling...
This is a standard guage rail line...double track..
Even some people might wanna quote me with that of Kenya but should note dat Kenya built only a single line...the cost is 1.6bn dollars...don't forget it being linked to the sea port... Go and compare the same cost with other raillines built in the western world.. remember 1960 isn't 2020..

Seyzcham91:


@60 is it small progress expected from Giant of africa

stop praising Nonsense!

The Actual Funds Budgeted for that Project Can do x10 better than what you seeing but those Greedy, selfish Bastards wouldn't let it

Did someone tie ur legs..what stoping you from farming

koyyes:
What's happening? Is the soil of the south and eastern parts cursed that they can't produce most of their own food?

Must everything be from the north?

The clear reason why gburugburu is hated is because he has no tangible project in the capital just like chime did...all his projects are in the rural areas...he is trying to open up the rural areas which I can't condemn..Enugu needs to development in it rural areas not all this states that once u pass their capital..the rest is nothing bu an eyesore....
It not until he builds one flyover before we know he is working..
He connected several communities to the grid something that wasn't there since the beginning of the world... Some rural roads too
Overall he could do better...but I can't say he is extremely poor.. especially when u bring ikpeazu, yeye Bello etc
Peace..

Rgade:
The comment you quoted clearly is about how Enugu currently has a useless governor. And you are veering off and talking about SE. Did anyone mention anything about competition here?
All this sycophants defending their clueless Bushman.

Enugu has better roads than any state in the east...that doesn't mean there aren't bad roads but...where u bring that into competition with other SE states...hmmm

uzohcars:
Cooperate useless governor. Extremely stupid without shame. Look how dirty that place is. Why on front page? Most useless madam we could find in igbo land. No shame and his media guys doing great to promote and hype mediocrity. Enugu roads are in mess. If you stay in Enugu kindly confirm.

Please stop this emotional nonsense...
Do you know how much warnings were given to them...Okada had been officially banned since fashola but..they didn't obey...BRT lane was introduced and is only reserved for BRT buses..did those Bikers listen..we had an insident that was reported world wide when Sanwo olu went strict about it...and it still didn't move dem..after the ban..after that incident there are still bikes on BRT lanes...which sane city do u see dat happen...the rule is simple..don't play the highways..
Nigerians are stubborn....
Hence forth dey should burn those shit away..that will speak the language the other Okada riders only understand...

okwusdidi:
I don't think this government truly understand what's happening in the country.There is a disconnect somewhere.From what i know and have seen.One of those Okada seized could be what is used to feed about 2 to 3 Nigerians.Why not fine them instead of creating more poverty and more problems for yourselves in government.The same goes with vehicles.You seized peoples vehicles thereby making them poorer.What happened to fines.Why do the government not want to do anything about poverty in Lagos and one pastor would be coming and be asking people to pay tithes so that God can enrich you.

Oga travel and quite sucking breast..
Though it slow but the road is moving especially okigwe section.. go there now and see for urself

slowice:
Oga travel and see... Nothing is happening there. The sections you mentioned ve been under construction for over 3 years with little to show for it... So relax and drink water

Google is ur Friend..
Stop spewing lies because ur not aware..the Bodo bonny bridge and about 40km being built by Julius Berger is a federal government project...
East West road is a federal government project...
The international airport terminal bubu commissioned is 100 percent FG project..ABA portharcourt express road is handled by CCECC and is fully FG funded..that road is part of the Enugu portharcourt express road.. Which various sections like Enugu to okigwe..okigwe umuahia..and umuahia to aba...handled by Arab contractor and RCC ..they are all under construction....or u want to tell me wike will build his own section with state money and smile at FG for building other sections with FG money coming from oil..

KayyDee:
Exactly my bro,

Indeed, most people rush to comment on a project they may know nothing about, just to glorify a government they are supporting.

I for one, believe this project is most likely a Rivers State Government project.

To the best of my knowledge, there was no Federal contract awarded for the reconstruction of Enugu-Umuahia-Aba-PH Expressway.

Rivers being a very rich state tend to do their section of Federal roads after waiting for FG long enough without answer.

They did it with the road leading to Owerri/IMO State, whereby travellers enjoy their trip till they get to Omerelu, then it's a case of nightmare down to Owerri, starting from the Imo State boundary.

The road is carried out in sections..the blogger is reporting on ABA to portharcourt section being built by CCECC there is the section from Enugu to okigwe that Arab contractor I believe or RCC is constructing..there is the okigwe umuahia to aba section..
The project is fully FG funded..wike hasnt built any Significant FG road

KayyDee:
Please, kindly check well before commenting.

This is Part of the PH - ENUGU Expressway instead.

East-West road only crossed the road at Eleme junction.

Again, the fact that this is apparently being done only on the RIVERS STATE section of the express, will tell any discerning person that the road project was most likely initiated by the Rivers State Government (Of course, in hopes of getting refund from the FG in the future) Many State Government do this/or has done this in the past (just in case you are among those who believe that once a project is ongoing at a federal road, it must then be an FG project)

This is not to argue who is better between Rivers Gov & FG, or who should take the glory. It's just to set the records straight.

Thank you.

Please it is not.. besides the 78 billion wike is demanding from FG is the money AMAECHI used to build federal foads

DrayZee:
I think this is the road that Wike used Rivers money to construct...and started waiting for Buhari to pay Rivers back.

If it is, then I think it’s okay to say Wike did the project.

Go do more fundings.. There is a video of the boys on uniform after their release they were escorted with military presence...go to channels TV.. The video is live and direct.. Stop spewing ignorance
Then obviously changed their cloths to see the governor..

yusufu16:
staged kidnap.

why are they not wearing school uniform
who gave them brand new blanket in the bush
why are they looking all dirty like they have not bath for 1 month

The person u quoted is saying the truth...it is more economical to run a pipeline from the gas plant in the south underground to the north ....
There is no way u will tell me moving trucks from the gas facilities through our bad roads in numbers down to the rail lines and reloading them into the train ..think about how many trucks u need and also note the amount of fuel u will consume...it even more dangerous and requires Labour.. or do you think the gas facilities will be next to the railline..it better a pipeline is layed underground and gas is allowed to flow without human interference to the north...
Lol..it funny how I think..why do u think all the fuel depot have pipelins layed underground to their facilities...do you think if they were transported by truck from papa down to the depot.. remember those filling stations who want to buy will still carry their trucks to the depot...and with all this u will believe our roads won't be worse..
U have absolutely no idea of what ur saying...it is 100percent better to have pipelines that are layed underground through areas of low human activities than to have trucks conveying them through densely populated areas to the rail station

persius555:
You will make a better engineer than an economist. How many times have LNG transported by rail involved in accidents? This project is just another egocentric mission laced with emotions and no financial objectivity.

Warri to itakpe

low2high:
WHICH RAILWAY COME DAY SOUTH SOUTH ?

Jonathan foolish plenty plenty !

They are diesel locomotive...
There two types of trains in respect to what provides them power...
Electric and locomotive..please use ur head...do we have power in 9ja

Mrpojj:
They started with locomotive since the 1800's , we are now in 2020 should we still be going back

Venezuela ke...ur eye Neva see something >:

tensazangetsu20:
Me I don't even like western anglophone nations like that. I am absolutely fine with Mexico, South America, and all of Asia. South American nations exclusive of Venezuela and Ecuador get money die. Strong passports, amazing food, and beautiful women. Mexico is no brainer it's in the richest continent on earth. One can be in Mexico and build for the American consumer. It is literally just over the border.

That the problem with black people like you..
Donald trump promised to create job...look at the situation of Nigeria and that of the US... the job ur talking is the job where Government employ u directly as a civil servant .. mention one country that employs even 10 percent of it citizen as a civil servant...the sole responsibility of government is to sustain the economy and expand sectors to indirectly promote Jobs...but one thing u guys have to understand is That not everyone can be an employee..most Nigerians are very daft that they only want free food from a boss they don't want to ever be their own boss so they blaim the government for their daft reasoning.. every time government should creat job bla bla..the only job u should expect from government is police recruitment, military etc.... nothing more...they are only responsible for the economy...when are u going to change ur mentality from how can I get job to how do I create job for my self and other people....
You only want free food u don't want to think...
This is exactly what made Igbo people excel in Nigeria after the war... apprenticeship system and entrepreneurship...Igbos are the least when it comes to Jobs by government....but those guys are by far the richest with their entrepreneurship skills ...you need to change ur mentality

Legionx:
It is funny how the Americans keep talking about jobs jobs and more jobs.

you see Donald Trump when he came into presidency he promised to create jobs. you didn't promise to build technical schools and startup skills or encourage people to become enterpreneurs.

I Wonder why Africans and Nigerians keep thinking that having so many skills is the way to go

Are you an illiterate..is the minister of petroleum not Buhari... Dickson is acting under buhari... besides is Dickson in charge of NNPC whose refineries are down since Obasanjo..
Why not query Jonathan Yar adua and OBJ...they are all responsible for this mess...they left the refinery to rot all this years...d only saving grace is dangote

Farki:
The president should sack the minister of petroleum immediately. His performance has been nothing to write home about.

The president should also query the minister of petroleum for the glaring corruption happening under his nose.

Lol...the south is the most poverty stricken region region...
9 in every 10 Igbo is not jobless or pooor.....
U will never find an igbo begger...it not pride...
We are the leaders in real estate in Lagos, business and trade, the highest number of entrepreneurs in the whole country, the most travelled..ur just speaking form the stand point of ignorance...
The Igbos are the least poorest in the south...

Obamaofusa:
Igbos are the most poverty stricken people in the South....World bank.

Yorubas are the richest in Nigeria...World bank.

You cannot give what you don't have.No,you can't.

Lol...
Have u seen any Igbo begger...
Keep deceiving urself....a tribe that started from square one without government assistance after the war ended in 1970 becoming one of the most formidable tribe..you find them everywhere in the world...a people who had nothing but 20 pounds after that war control trading in major markets in the west...the major supplier of all kind of goods...75 percent of all u ever owned and will ever own from food to tech are made possible because of the effort of this people in as much as there are dubious...u will be daft and stupid to not admit..that they are by far doing better than the north middle belt , south south and by far majority of the south westerners...

mrkunlex:
doing better to become almajiris of the south. Bunch of idiots

Well..there is so me truth in your words..
Only the illiterate ones say such though...
The fact that a few say such can't be used to generally for a tribe..
It generally believed that yorubas are dirty...
So will it sane to say the entire people in the south west are nothing but dirty..
The same thing with Hausa regarded as highly wicked...

I am Igbo and i insiste that those tribalistic comment are championed by the elderly who are most likely local and uneducated..and the young illiterates...

Most drug traffickers are Igbos but are all Igbos drug traffickers?
Most skull miners are yorubas but are all Yoruba skull miners..
Think about it..

Taye4j:
Of course, everyone knows it doesn't change anything. However, it is very insulting and it shows Igbos as uncouth, ungrateful and people who would do anything to humiliate and downgrade their host.

Have you ever wondered why they are being chased away in South Africa, Kenya etc? It's all because of this foolishness and madness they are known for.

.......... Foolishness is going to your friends house and kissing your friend's wife in his presence just to tell him you appreciate him.

I'm sure nobody from other parts of Nigeria will go to the Eastern part of Nigeria and call it a 'no man's land'. An Igbo from Enugu dare not go to Ebonyi and talk rubbish not to talk of some one who is not an Igbo.

Respect yourself !

Those ideologies are fuelled by uneducated easterners...and you know those statements can't shake ground or change anything...
The fact that someone is being foolish doesn't mean u should tackle him or her by accepting to his ideals of foolishness...

As far as Nigeria constitutionally remains one..every one within is boundary can settle anywhere..

Taye4j:
Maybe you should tell that to Igbos who will come to Yoruba land and claim it's a no man's land.

Stop using your selective memory.