₦airaland Forum

babasolution:
Obasanjo did not order shit,you are evil GENERATION of liers,always wanting to deceive the younger generation,Obasanjo never ordered shit.Obasanjo years were the peak of foreign music play in Nigeria

MrPresident1:
End time refinery

10mobile:
Is your name Methuselah? Your generation failed to birth a great country. So, we threw away everything you cherished.

Namaster:
Bill Gates has done MORE for Africa than 90% of African leaders YET a lot of Africans continue to vilify him.

MAD people!

BadBradley:
400 hundred years of slavery has destroyed black South Africa with a post apartheid syndrome the world cannot cure.

These willing subjugated and dispossessed slaves usually feel so small whenever other African blssks strive in excellence. Bitter kwerekwere....

Remember miss south Africa is usually white or Asian, that's how inferior black south Africa is.

HelenaWills:
Very true.
Reason George Weah couldn't win it too.

helinues:
The oppositions never pray for the government to succeed hence undermining any government's efforts.

That's why one shouldn't be distracted with their market noise

ycat:
This baboon had nothing to do with it, Nigerian musics are just damn good and it has always been good but wherever water goes, it always finds its level. I found out about Nikki Minaj and Candi B from Nairaland, because I don't belong where melody is missing, any music you can't figure out who sang it just by hearing the beat alone I don't want it.

Aaronsrod:
The God of Isreall will kill the god of Africa.

We must die to be reborn.

Mrfeel:
I don't know what you mean by women with nothing
I don't think there is anyone in your family as educated as Diezani Alison-Madueke and I don't think anyone in your family will ever work in those positions she worked in right from the government of Obasanjo

PissInside:
Bianca my crush Arguably the most beautiful nigerian woman of all time.

ayindejimmy:
It's a popular opinion.
Imagine parents in Nigeria having to look for forex to pay the school fees of their children schooling in Nigeria
Even some people working in Nigeria only accept to be paid in forex
I recalled some of OBJ's ministers were paid in dollars.
All these people using forex to pay for services rendered in Nigeria are putting undue pressure on the foreign exchange market.
Do we even want the progress of this nation at all?

DaddyCoool:
A whole bunch of countries Nigerians are dying to japa to are doing great without them.
I bet u if China, US, UK, etc had a whole bunch of useless "kings" they won't be doing as well as they're doing

nedekid:
Great development. That state seems to have visionary governors making investments for the state, just as Qatar uae and the rest do all over the world. Ibom air is another great investment flying brand new aircrafts, now this building that will generate huge income and while increasing in value over time.
Hope delta state sees this, not the one that the booming business over there is olosho, hotel etc. A place all the correct hotels are fully booked by yahoo boys and mostly gov officials all to nack. Where on Sundays and Mondays the airport is filled with chicks flying out and after flying in on Fridays. Most driven to the airport with official suv complimented with PAs and armed security. Heck I even saw a private jet doing uber to drop off chicks. Lol

joedams:
Meanwhile, Edo, Delta and Bayelsa states can't even repair normal roads, not to talk of thinking of this kind of bold investments... 🤦🏽‍♂️

WizardOfNG:
I know. I am a student of history and culture. Yorubas love their Itsekiri brethren because we have ancestral Yoruboid links. Reno is a very bright dude.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsekiri_people

Dijita:
Call before you visit is not a Nigeria culture. We just show up.

Jeje247:
Our marketers say dangote fuel is too expensive. They want to import from oyibo. Ghana is saying oyibo fuel too cost. They want to import from Nigeria. Abeg which maths topic person fit take draft and solve this problem cos my head wan blow. I no dey understand anything for this country again

Zonefree:
Okocha no get any level at all. People should stop addressing him as Super eagles legend.

His only achievement is to play alongside Ronaldinho.

ivandragon:
Hmm...

Is it WB that said bat should buy private jet when half the world leaders in the west have none?

Bobloco:
What does the World Bank want? The question is pertinent in light of its deadly stance on Nigeria’s precarious fate. The country borrowed over $24 billion from the global lender in five years. In 16 months, the Bola Tinubu administration borrowed $6.45 billion. Within this short period, Nigeria sank deeper into crisis thanks to Tinubu’s Ill-advised removal of petroleum subsidies and floating the naira. Food prices and transportation costs immediately shot up. As sustenance became increasingly hard to come by, Nigerians grasped at any semblance of a lifeline. They stampeded for a loaf of bread, a small rice bag or yam tuber. Some died chasing the lifeline.

In a year, the country witnessed two major protests against hunger and bad governance. Inflation has reduced the naira to a near-worthless piece of paper. In a country notorious for its epileptic grid electricity, most Nigerians cannot afford to buy a litre of petrol at over N1000 for their power generators. Businesses are folding up. Unfortunately, the World Bank applauds the Tinubu government’s choking reforms. And sadly, the International Monetary Fund joins in the praise.

Emboldened by this endorsement, Tinubu once thumped his chest saying he deserved to be listed for an award in the Guinness World of Records. It was an insult to the injury his policies inflicted on his people. As if it is oblivious of the Nigerian people’s plight, the World Bank says the Tinubu administration should sustain the deadly policies, or stay the course, as it puts it. In 10 to 15 years, the World Bank says, Nigeria will become a big player not just on the continent but on the global stage. This is a pipedream and a dangerous stance on a struggling country and its suffering people.

“It is not only unacceptable but inhumane to ask Nigerians to endure 15 more years of suffering in the name of reforms that have historically failed us. Millions of Nigerians can barely afford food, fuel, or basic services today. Asking them to wait for over a decade for ‘things to get better’ is an affront to their dignity and a reckless gamble with the nation’s future,” says ActionAid Nigeria, a non-government organisation focused on rights and development issues.


The World Bank does not have a history of caring whether borrower countries sink or swim, provided they keep borrowing, even at forbidding costs. In the late 1980s, under pressure from the IMF, the World Bank’s sister organisation, Nigeria cut subsidies to its manufacturing sector and devalued the naira. The people were told to tighten their belts under a strangulating Structural Adjustment Programme. The result was catastrophic. The manufacturing sector crashed. Textile companies folded up, throwing tens of thousands of employees into the labour market. The country’s gross domestic product tumbled too. Nigeria’s borrowing and debt profile worsened ever since.

Reforms are desirable but if they strangulate the people they are meant to serve, they shouldn’t be touched with a ten-foot pole. Curiously, the World Bank does not utter a cautionary word on the stench of corruption that can be smelt from neighbouring countries. The subsidy regime is mired in corruption and opacity. No one knows how much has been saved from its removal, if at all. The World Bank which applauds its removal also said Nigeria was still paying it. Neither does the global lender care how borrowed funds are used. Tinubu has stepped up revenue generation through multiple taxes and sundry charges. But where is the money going?

At its founding in 1944, the core aim of the World Bank was to provide loans to help countries build their infrastructure and fight poverty. Decades after receiving billions in loans, Nigeria’s education, health, power, and other sectors remain comatose. The World Bank says more than half of Nigeria’s 233 million people live below the poverty line. Why does the Bank not take concrete steps to ensure that loans granted to Nigeria are used to close this huge poverty gap? Simple answer: it doesn’t care. Loan cash and funds from taxes are wasted on frivolities, presidential aircraft, luxury vehicles for the commander-in-chief and federal lawmakers, and refurbishing living quarters for the vice president. Rather than call the government out on these wastages, the World Bank applauds Tinubu’s reforms that take food off poor Nigerians’ tables. This speaks volumes of its agenda.

https://punchng.com/world-banks-deadly-agenda/#google_vignette

SpiritMoney:
Hardship: 50% of private hospitals have shut down, says doctors guild’s president

No fewer than 50 per cent of private hospitals have shut down, while existing ones are currently struggling to survive due to operating costs.

The Guild of Medical Directors raised the alarm that healthcare providers were grappling with increasing financial burdens which was threatening the sustainability of many facilities across the country.

In an interview with Sunday PUNCH, President of the GMD, Dr Raymond Kuti, stated that private hospitals were struggling to meet their operational expenses, particularly in areas such as electricity and medical supplies.

Kuti lamented that the decline in patient patronage has exacerbated an already dire situation, leaving many hospitals on the brink of collapse.

“Averagely, three out of six private hospitals are shutting down every month in Nigeria, and this trend is primarily driven by the challenging economic environment,” Kuti explained.

He noted that the running costs for hospitals had escalated significantly, particularly for those classified as Band A facilities, which now spend more on energy compared to previous years.

Kuti, who doubles as the Chief Medical Director at Prisms Health Care Limited, added that majority of medical consumables used in hospitals were imported, noting that the current exchange rate has made the items expensive.

“The cost of consumables has increased by a staggering 500 percent,”

According to him, the matter is compounded by a workforce crisis, as many young healthcare professionals were choosing to leave the country in search of better opportunities, a phenomenon popularly referred to as “japa.”

This exodus has resulted in significant staff shortages, making it even more challenging for the remaining hospitals to provide adequate care.

Kuti also stressed that there was a troubling trend in patient behaviour as many people were hesitant to seek medical treatment and often resorted to self-medication or local remedies before considering a visit to the hospital due to the economic downturn.

“People are struggling to afford healthcare, which leads to a delay in seeking necessary medical attention,” he said.

To address the issues, he called for a comprehensive overhaul of Nigeria’s healthcare system.

He emphasised the urgent need for government intervention to support the private hospital sector, which plays a crucial role in providing medical services to a significant portion of the population.


“We need the government to recognise the challenges we face and provide the necessary support to ensure that private hospitals can continue to operate and serve the community,” he urged.


SOURCE: https://punchng.com/hardship-50-of-private-hospitals-have-shut-down-says-doctors-guilds-president/