₦airaland Forum

The oil boom of the 1970s led Nigeria to neglect its strong agricultural and light manufacturing bases in favor of an unhealthy dependence on crude oil.

In 2000, oil and gas exports accounted for more than 98% of export earnings and about 83% of federal government revenue.

New oil wealth, the concurrent decline of other economic sectors, and a lurch toward a statist economic model fueled massive migration to the cities and led to increasingly widespread poverty, especially in rural areas. A collapse of basic infrastructure and social services since the early 1980s accompanied this trend.

By 2000, Nigeria's per capita income had plunged to about one-quarter of its mid-1970s high, below the level at independence. Along with the endemic malaise of Nigeria's non-oil sectors, the economy continues to witness massive growth of "informal sector" economic activities, estimated by some to be as high as 75% of the total economy.

Why do sum pple take delight in offending the sense & sensibilities of esteemed Nlanders etal?

I kicked her out of my place and told her don't come back [s]until she looses her bleeping problem with jealousy.[/s]

She has not called me today at all and I have no intentions of calling her what so ever

so there is no need for anyone to hook me up

What amazes me is how these young lovers that have once longed for conjugality will suddenly began to notice that they both need space.

john david:
you sure say na lie? because e fit happen oh

Groundnut and other crap werent half as important as rubber and oil palm in colonial times. Indeed, the Royal Niger company which formed the basis of Nigeria traded in only palm oil and slaves. It is important to note that the areas where Oil Palm grew and oil business was done were the Niger Delta and South Eastern Nigeria. There was no trade that was more important or more sustaining to the piece of land called Nigeria than palm oil, after palm oil there was no break to the discovery of crude oil in the 1950's.

Groundnuts never even fed camels, talkless of Nigeria.

I guess Palm oil never existed, you know the Oil Rivers Protectorate of the British. . . . . .  THAT STARTED OFF NIGERIA!

Is Sex not Marriage?

Billsmith:
I fell in love with a Yoruba and my plans was to get mrried to her. The first day her dad saw her with me, she was beaten up and was forbidden from seeing me. Her elder sister saw her again with me and she was beaten up again mercilessly. Their reason was that, I am not from their tribe and they say nothing whenever they see her with a Yoruba boy.
    I really love her and feels jealous whenever I see her with other Yoruba boys talking. I have tried to put her off my mind but no way. She still love me as she said and I realy need to settle down soon. I love her but her people are now our obstacle. What do I do? I can't even put her off my mind. I need your advice .

Example:
Babangida's kids have nothing to do with Igboland and I bet you they have no recognition of the land as part theirs.