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[size=14pt]70 million Nigerians are poor, says World Bank •Jigawa State poorest in Nigeria[/size] THE World Bank has disclosed that about70 million Nigerian adults are poor, while Jigawa is the poorest state in the country. World Bank Lead Economist, Mr John Litwack, speaking at the media launch of the Nigeria Economic Report (NER) on Monday in Abuja, stated that poverty rates remain high particularly in rural area. Mr Litwack noted in the report that although poverty rate declined slightly between 2004 and 2010, it did not however reflect on the generality of Nigerians. The NER stated that Lagos had the lowest poverty rate of 22.9 per cent while Jigawa had the highest at 77.5 per cent. The report further showed that poverty is concentrated more in the Northern part of the country as against the South West where the rate of poverty is lowest. The World Bank lead economist explained that to overcome these, there is need for better coordination of federal and state policies in key areas of the economy namely: macroeconomic management, coordinated policies to enhance market connectivity and improve public service, and the realisation of national standards in public financial management and disclosure. “Enhanced cooperation among the federal and state governments can successfully address all these issues, thereby unlocking enormous potential for growth, job creation, and improvement in the welfare of Nigerian citizens,” the report said. He insisted that problems in government have hindered the ability of Nigeria to translate its resource wealth into the infrastructure and public services needed for a take-off into sustainable and diversified growth. Litwack said that to attract foreign investors, it was important that government also tackle the problems of market connectivity and infrastructural deficit. “Investors with the potential to set up large scale operations and create jobs will be reluctant to do so if they cannot service a large market. Under these conditions, a number of Nigerian states have limited opportunities to attract significant investors,” he said. He pointed out that for Nigeria’s federal system of government to work for development, there was need to hold government officials accountable, saying that until the public was aware of public expenditure, it would be difficult to hold public officers accountable. “In Nigeria, much too little of this information is current is currently available at every level of government. In some cases, the problem can be related to the actual absence of information. In other cases, the information may exist, but is not disclosed to the public in a regular and clear manner.” The World Bank therefore recommended that “better monitoring of indicators of performance can foster healthy competition and knowledge sharing among Nigerian states, as well as increasing accountability of public officials to voters.” The lead author of the report, while acknowledging that the country’s improved macroeconomic management had strengthened its balance of payment and reserve accumulation, added that increased accumulation of the country’s Excess Crude Account (ECA) would make it less vulnerable to any global financial shocks. Speaking at the launch, the World Bank Country Director to Nigeria, Marie Francois Marie-Nelly, said there was need by the government to begin to operate a more stable budget despite volatility in oil prices worldwide. She urged the government to create a conducive atmosphere for investment to thrive and “the private sector will come in.” http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/news/item/11829-70-million-nigerians-are-poor-says-world-bank-jigawa-state-poorest-in-nigeria |
Valedictorian tears up speech, recites Lord's Prayer instead 16 hrs ago Roy Costner IV wrote a speech for his graduation, submitted it to the school for approval and was prepared to read it to the crowd on Saturday afternoon. But the South Carolina valedictorian stunned everyone when he tore up his prepared words and recited the Lord's Prayer instead. "I’m so glad that both of my parents led me to the Lord at a young age," he said before starting the prayer, his words quickly drowned out by the crowd's cheers. Costner was reportedly protesting the school district's decision not to include prayers at this year's graduation ceremonies; a district spokesman said Costner wouldn't face disciplinary action. "We’re not going to punish students for expressing their religious faiths," he said. http://now.msn.com/lords-prayer-replaces-graduation-speech-for-valedictorian |
All the roads cannot be fixed in 2 years. This is the problem I have with critics. If you must criticize, it must be based on fair assessment. The question is what percentage of the roads have been fixed in the last 2 years. I think that is why the lady said what she said. The very major roads are either fixed or being fixed. Benin-Ore has been fixed. The road does need complete reconstruction especially between the Shagamu-ijedu Ode-Ore axis Owerri-Onitsha is wonderful East west road is being fixed. They are even constructing about four bridges. I went through that road last week and was impressed with ongoing work Enugu portharcourt has been fixed. Portharcourt Owerri hasn't been fixed yet but work has started. I don't like the pace of work on that road though. The should step it up. I did PH to Lagos, 7 hours last week and the only major problem was PH-Owerri road. From Owerri to Lagos was smooth sail Benin Abuja construction has started both from the Edo state side and the Lokoja-Abuja side Lagos-Ibadan was cancelled because of the bicourtney issue and it was awarded to JB and RCC. But after so many issues came up, the ministry of works asked for bids and bids were received about 2 weeks ago and the contract will soon be awarded and work will commence So if you must criticize, you must state your case, not do the usual ACN "pull everything down" opposition style of criticism. |
TO provide a credible opposition you need a political party whose leaders have been tested and trusted and who have provided credible leadership that transcends ethnic or geographical demarcations and have been found to be above board in their individual and official dealings within and outside government. Chief Obafemi Awolowo of blessed memory was no doubt a credible opposition. He was a strategist and a great thinker who provided Nigerians with statistical and logical arguments as to the position of government and what they were up to. He, it was that exposed the weak economic policies of the Shagari era which he prophesised that unless an urgent action is taken, there shall be total socio-economic downturn. Accordingly, we witnessed the coming into force of the Economic Stabilisation Act otherwise known as austerity measure. Recently, the tempo of opposition frenzy has risen to another level with the nose-diving of their individual capacities to govern Nigeria in 2015 courtesy of the merger of mixed up parties seemingly moving forward. Typical of the loudness of empty political barrels, all we have heard from our ambitious aspirants to national power is a cacophony of criticisms of the incumbent ruling party, the PDP and a damning silence as to their own credible credentials for pointing accusing fingers. It is commonsense that it takes more than a capacity to unleash criticisms to demonstrate ability to succeed in any human endeavour, so as far as Nigerians are concerned, the opposition zealots are non-starters. There is no gainsaying that Nigeria is not a banana republic that can be governed with the ease monkeys devour bananas. Even the monkeys demonstrate several uncanny skills in navigating the bush and staying alive to munch their favourite fruit rather than gathering in isolated groups to groan about other consumers of bananas! Nigeria is still a developing country treading the difficult and unpredictable path that all great nations must go through as part of the process of nationhood. Governing Nigeria is not a tea party! The frivolous manner in which opposition leaders respond to the inevitable vicissitudes of political leadership as we are all witnessing in today’s Nigeria indicates that their obsession with capturing power is completely blind and insensitive to its inherent challenging responsibilities. As far as our evidently juvenile and exuberant opposition mandarins are concerned, all it takes to “fix” Nigeria is for its desperate leaders to get into Aso Villa but nothing could be further from the truth. Even more condemnable is the brazen lack of patriotism that motivates opposition politicians as they seek to maliciously discredit the incumbent Goodluck Jonathan Administration by going to the extent of engaging in covert and overt acts of sabotage capable of threatening not just their perceived political rival but indeed the entire nation. This can be deduced from their consistent refusal to contribute actively and responsibly to the quest for lasting solutions to the nagging national problems that confront government while zealously capitalising on real and imaginary challenges. An objective analysis of these undesirable tendencies of the ambitious opposition however will convincingly prove that such rascality is the direct result of the glaring incapacity and unsuitability of the ringleaders. For example, Tinubu is today prancing around the stage in the ill-fitting guise of a national leader whereas in Lagos State where he once governed he is regarded as a sharp contrast of incompetence and imprudence vis-a-vis’ the incumbent governor of the state. In fact, the political arena in the state is buzzing with the open secret of Tinubu’s envious ego casting ominous shadows on the greater successes of his supposedly anointed successor! General Buhari is another opposition character who typifies the sheer unsuitability and incapacity of the political clique blindly seeking to grab power in Nigeria. This is a retired general whose record of draconian dictatorship and pathological hatred for politics is unmatched in Nigeria’s political history. Yet, out of sheer inordinate ambition after getting booted out of power by his smarter collaborators, plunged head on into politics of seeking the Presidency at the first opportunity! No wonder he is also emerging unopposed as the worst president Nigeria will never have, according to those who have observed him closely in his here-today-gone-tomorrow brand of barrack politics. It is logical to go further and conclude that any group of Nigerians who continue rallying round such politically peculiar political prospectors have been fatally inflicted by their maladies such that they are unable to see, think or act with the expected intelligence and circumspection that has convinced the majority of Nigerians to steer clear of failed politicians. This is also highlighted by the peculiarities of the hired crowds who are bussed to their rowdy and risky rallies where crude weapons and menacing slogans take the place of meaningful lectures and voter’s education. But we must live with these liabilities in the name of democracy whereby the good, the bad, and the ugly are said to be equal in exercising civic rights, sadly including the right to be voted for. To ward off the unspeakable implications of a government of misfits descending on our besieged nation, we must fervently pray that the irreconcilable differences and conflicting ambitions of the opposition leaders continue to render their political agenda the huge joke that it has been well beyond 2015. Amen! Mr. MUSTAPHA MINJBIR, a political analyst, wrote from Kano, Kano State. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/why-acns-form-of-opposition-is-extinct/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter |
JAJIKAMI: 1. CONVERTING THE CURRENT SECTARIAN UPROAR TO A FULL BLOWN CIVIL WAR, WITH THE WAR FRONT AT THE NORTH DOORS, KILLING BOTH OUR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY LEADERS E.G EMIRS, TOP POLITICIANS AND UNIFORM MEN OF NORTHERN ORIGIN, IN A BID TO TOTALLY WEAKEN THE REGION SO AS TO EITHER CONTINUE THEIR DEVILISH RULE AGENDA OR SIMPLY DIVIDE THE COUNTRY.If all you BH members think your stup1d propaganda can work online, you must be fools. JTF will soon get you and you will eat your own poo! |
jmaine: @ OP, there is an existing code to deactivate BB subscription on AirtelThere was no existing code the last time I subscribed which was about 3 months ago. I had to call customer service and chide them for not having a code. If it is working now, then thats fine. Aitel was my best for a while. |
ballabriggs: Evidence that it is making a significant contribution and it is meeting the objectives which it was set out to achieve. It is there just like the Nigerian Police is there, however, how significant is its impact. Till GE starts bringing in their inflows then we can start talking. Till then it is still a pipe dream. I can talk of making an investment, it is not the same as implementing strategy.Why do some of you ACN people think you must talk down on anything done outside of Lagos? It is very pathetic. You smell of hatred and bitterness. It seems you will get ulcer if other parts of Nigeria develop. Witchcraft! |
ballabriggs: Another statement made under the influence of highly concentrated sapele water. Does this drunk man know what it means to transform an economy. With the number of jobless young people waiting to be recruited by the mischievous Labaran Maku a failed cattle rarer and the founder of the Ombatese cult group, this drunkard still talks transformation.With all your claim of free education, you still are poorly educated. “The opening of this airport is one of the key requests I received from my brothers and sisters from the South East during my campaign for the election as president in 2011.Please notice the bolded. That is a promise fulfilled, He didnt say all the promises for the south east have been fulfilled. The audience obviously understood it. You my friend are dull of hearing. This fulfilled promise is definitely a good step towards the "transformation of the economy and nation" |
Symphony007: In the next few days speaker aminu tambuwal will invite the inspector general of police to the house and a coalition of opposition party members and some select PDP members will order him to remove that police commissioner or her will be held in contempt by the hous. Senator. George sekibo(rivers) will soon start the same prosedure in the senate.Once Amaechi leaves PDP in Rivers, his political career will simply die a natural death. You are drunk to think that Rivers people will support Amaechi over Jonathan. We are not interested in a second fiddle VP position and we have a way of dealing with traitors. You know absolutely noting about ND. Stick to your local government area my friend |
best4best: Thanks for the info, you can deactivate your airtel bb subscription by simply sending "deactivate to 440"Good. That is better. It was very frustrating having to call customer service for such a simple task. I actually have fought the guys at customer service several times because of this. The data cap is still very poor. Airtel used to be my best network but they dont seem to realise the competition is stiff now. They need to step it up. 1 GB is ridiculous. My rating for the networks was based on the following: 1. Data cap 2. Speed 3. Coverage 4. Stability and reliability 5. Easy of use and access 6. Automation 7. Customer care Etisalat beats everyone for now with their unlimited data and lighting fast speed. This is so on point. I hate the fact that it cant be used on my modem or Android but the unlimited data and speed is too juicy to ignore. So I simply connect it to my laptop and use blackberry desktop software to connect to it as a modem and browse. Glo would have been second for me but for the fact you cant use theirs on your modem or Android phones, MTN comes second. Airtel comes last because of their 1 GB cap. It is ridiculous |
PointB: ^^^^Thank you for educating the lad. Some people just come to NL to spew ignorance. Government is not a corporation. The job of government is to provide the enabling environment for businesses to thrive. That is why GEJ has focussed on key sectors like railway, agriculture and power. Once these key sectors are up and running properly, businesses can thrive and the whole economy would have been better for it. |
babyosisi: Na promise we go chop?Yes! And more! |
asudan: for where, mtn service as not improve please speak for yourself and not generalise the whole thing becauseyour observation although to have been based on some selected cities and town.I never said they were perfect. That they havent improved in your area doesnt mean they havent improved elsewhere. I have never liked MTN connection but recently, they have improved. I just came back from a journey where I moved through several states and they have really improved. The last time I traveled, they were rubbish. I think my analysis showed the pros and cons of all the networks. They all have their issues. None of them is perfect |
[quote author=Mazi_Omenuko]I was hoping to see your source at the last paragraph, but what I saw was a care-free lousy comment about Tinubu that made your piece look like garbage from beer pallor. Must you denigrate someone to drive in a point? Mtcheww, thought I was going to read something worth reading. #exits thread...#[/quote]Denigrate Tinubu? What is there to denigrate about him? He isnt worth anything right now. mtsheeeww! |
chidindufrank: Just within 3days oif SoE these punks are getting bursted by JTF's speed of light action. They could not even fire a single bullet from their toy guns and bombs. Hahahahahah JTF crush the crushable!Some of us have been calling them cowards for a long time. It is only partisan folks that have been celebrating them and making them look like brave warriors. BH biggest strength has been the political differences in Nigeria |
Improved power and victory over BH will deliver a resounding victory for GEJ in 2015. |
President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to establish a free trade zone in the South East to boost economic activities in the area. Jonathan made the promise at the ground-breaking ceremony of the international wing of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu on Saturday. The president, who noted that a free trade zone would only be operational where there was an international airport or a functional seaport, said the facility had been over-due in the zone. http://www.punchng.com/news/president-jonathan-promises-free-trade-zone-for-south-east/ |
I decided to write this to clarify some confusion from a previous thread. This is an assessment of the GSM networks and their BB Internet connections MTN Now N1, 000 for I month BB Complete subscription It has a data cap of 3.5GB You can use it on your modem or Android or Iphone It has good coverage but can be very slow for 2.5G phones. MTN didnt properly deploy 2.5G before moving to 3G. Their customer service has also improved. I used to hate MTN Internet. Infact, it used to be the worst, but it has improved greatly in the last 2 months. They probably sat up because of number portability GLO BB Complete plan is 1, 400 It has a data cap of 3.5GB. They recently reduced it to 1GB but the rage from customers made them put it back on 3.5GB. I really dont know why they are not offering more bandwidth since they are the only network with their own backbone. MTN, Airtel and Etisalat actually get part of their Internet from GLO One cable and part from the NITEL cable You cannot use it on your modem and Android. Glo has about the best Nationwide coverage of all the networks. You can get 3G almost every where you go. You can drive for hundreds of kilometers without your connection going off. But they recently are beginning to piss me off. They have a terrible, powerless, customer service that cant help you. They seem too arrogant to me. Their connection is very fast and stable. Glo and Etisalat have by far the most stable connections. Glo has the most secure system too Airtel Airtel were the darling of BB subscription for a long time because of the ability to use the subscription on your modem or Android/Iphone device. But their 1GB data cap was my biggest put off. They have good coverage but not as wide as MTN or Glo. Their 3G service is good and they can be very fast where their coverage is good. They are also very good on 2.5 phones. They have a good customer service that can be accessed easily. But I hate the fact that many of their services are not automated. Imagine that you have to call their customer service to deactivate your BB subscription when you exceed your data cap and you cant browse anymore. They have refused to provide a code for deactivating ones BB subscription. Same goes for some other services. Many times, you have to visit their care center to do simple tasks that could have been done by simply sending a text to a short code I also dont know why they have refused to increase their data cap. Etisalat These guys are the most dynamic of the lot. They have about the fastest Internet connection and unlimited data for BB subscription. The down side is that you cannot use it on your modem or Android. They are very stable and reliable. Anyone who says they have no good coverage is talking bull. Their coverage is very good. Though not as big as MTN or Glo, but except you are visiting remote villages, you will be fine. I do not like their customer service. They have to step it up there. I like their flexibility and dynamism in their services. From day 1, they have been very innovative with their services. I hate how they switch to pay as you go immediately your plan expires. Overall, if you consider all the factors, my rating for BB subscriptions would be 1. Etisalat 2. MTN 3. Glo 4. Airtel for those who were asking how to use MTN on your modem or Android, here it is: APN Settings: Connection Name: MTN 3G Dial Number: *99# APN: blackberry.net Dats all! Enjoy! |
The communities which were identified as Boko Haram safe havens and have been taken over by the troops are New Marte, Kirenuwa, Zabamari, Zambiza Forest, Mafa, Baga, Bama, Banki, Woloji, Gulumba, Gamboru-Ngala, Damasak, Malam Fatori, Abadam, Gashigar, Kukawa, Monguno, among others. FEDERAL TROOPS RECAPTURES 17 COMMUNITIES TAKEN OVER BY BOKO HARAM.. YET LAI MOHAMED AND TINUBU OF ACN SAY'S THAT THEY ARE AGAINST THIS POTENT TACTICS..Hmmmm |
Tonylyte: doubting thomas. Go where e d happen go check na. Lol, if u heard it was bh boys that killed 500, u would had believed it. Naija i hail thee.He is not a doubting Thomas. He is a terrorist supporter! |
shymexx: ^^^^This is just sheer brute force and crude military tactics. I just wonder how many innocent civilians have been killed so far. Once again, humanity is always the one to bear the brunt when two elephants fight.Please stop this indirect support for Boko Haram. All these nonsense talk of civilian deaths is covert support for Boko Haram. Nigerian army has no instructions to go kill civilians. They are fighting BH. BH is not a four man armed robbery gang. They are heavily armed with rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns. Support the military to do their job and stop reminding them of something they already know. Stop distracting our military. |
Okupe predicted they wont survive past 2014 and they were insulting him. lol. Someone called them a marriage of convenience and strange bed fellows. How can you have a merger party predicated on removing PDP from power by all means. What kind of vision is that? Then, as a plan to remove PDP from power, they are trying to work with PDP members like Tambuwal and Amaechi. They must think Nigerians are fools. They have been found out and they will just fizzle out into oblivion if they dont sit up and repent! |
The USA should shut up! Period! |
God Bless the Military! God Bless Nigeria! Applause!!! |
Gbawe: Unfortunately, the ACN, at the risk of making itself an "enemy of progress, does not have the luxury of saying nothing as me and you do. They may walk into the people's frustration now, opposing the SOE at a most sensitive time when hope is fading, but may be vindicated tomorrow same way critics of this compromised government have been vilified initially only to be vindicated eventually. Posterity will judge the ACN badly, as the opposition, if they are silent now simply because they do not want to face the backlash of a justifiably frustrated people. Personally, I make bold to say this is even what Boko Haram wants.You are just spewing absolute bull. No sense in what you are typing whatsoever. Let me spell it out for you so your thick skull can rearrange itself: 1. Everybody has to rally round to support the government to fight a common terror enemy. There is nothing like speaking up so you can be vindicated later. That is the biggest nonsense I have heard since I was born. You are daft for saying that. If it fails, then you speak up. You dont look into some useless crystal ball and tell us the future. Who are you to tell the future? Can you even tell your tomorrow? Ode! 2. No one ever said force was the only option. GEJ clearly and loudly stated that all options where still available. The amnesty committee has not been disbanded the last time I checked. So what Lie Mohammed said was utterly foolish. He even made it worse by advocating minimal use of force. Minimal use of force? Against people who have killed scores of policemen and are kidnapping women and children. You are an idiota for supporting Lie Mohammed's insensitive, self serving and callous statement. 3. The ACN has absolutely nothing so say or offer at this time. Lie Mohammed has the IQ of a fly! If you think opposing and insulting GEJ all the way to 2015 will get your masters back to power, then you are very unintelligent. If you think Nigerians will not realise that you wish them evil so ACN/APC can look good, you are deluding yourself. Stop supporting evil and terrorism. Stop eulogizing the strength of the enemy, except they are actually your allies. You guys are looking more and more the sponsors of Boko Haram by the day! |
lacasa: At the call of Buhari, every PDP dog shall bowJTF will soon get you. Terrorist informant! |
jeffizy: Obasanjo is making money, you are packaging.You are an ignoramus? So it didn't occur to you that OBJ bread export is a result of the renewed push by the FG ministry of Agric under GEJ? Do you know how much cassava production has been boosted in the last 2 years? Are you not aware of the deals FG have struck with some bakers like UAC? People like OBJ have simply been smart to tap into it. I don't blame you. You obviously have been paying attention to ACN propaganda on NL that keep saying nothing is happening and GEJ is doing nothing. You better open your eyes and be wise. |
It ia sad that the biggest campaign currency of the opposition is blood! They want more blood and will demand it just to grab the power back! We now know better! This is actually a good thing for everyone. Now we all know where we stand and what their motives are. |
searay: Please I'm a graduate of Agriculture, can anybody give me a direction on how to be a beneficiary of this investment?Join a cooperative. Go to your state and join a farmers cooperative! so many people are benefitting from it. Dont mind these foools posting from Lagos and from diaspora! Cooperatives can access loans, fertilizer and other resources. The federal ministry of Agriculture has made it so open and simple. Cassava and rice production is expanding massively. A lot of it is being exporter. Last year, Nigeria exported so much to China and other countries. The best option for you is simply go to your state and join the farmers cooperative. |
dridowu: 2nd comet u make as a " real sincere 9jerian " not as a pdp supporter.It shows he is a real sincere Nigerian and he is better than you. If it was an FG project, you would have insulted GEJ like five posts already! |
[quote author=Jan koller.]Our president is a toothless bull-dog. 2015 on my mind, A.P.C on point[/quote]Why do you people use terroris and destruction of lives as campaign tool? Does this sound like fun to you? Did you see the republicans use the boston bombing to insult Obama? Or do you see the pakistani of indian oppositions using the bombings there as political tool to fight the government? All over the world, nations unite to fight terrorism, even when they disagree in every other issue. But you folks here are using the Boko Aram terrorism as a campaign tool. So so sad! |


