₦airaland Forum

LarryBee1k:
If Nigerians hadn't messed Nigeria up. Govt is a sad reflection of our evil characters.

Please don't say that.
Go thriugh the history of the world. Whenever different tribes are together, there is always fight and tussle till one tribe/language dominates the whole region and people begin to forget their own real village/tribe.
The Gauls are the original stubborn tribe in Europe that konck everybody's head.
The Guals are the ROMANS. They went to England, konck theory head, went to France, Germany and some part of Africa.
Their language was Latin! That's why all European languages an English, have similar words. Because theyball derived from Latin.
English = I (me)
German = Ich
Belgian = Ik
French = Je. {if no be "I", na "J" }

J111333:
I pity him him and his family.
If the politicians hadn't messed Nigeria up, he might not have traveled illegally to Indonesia in search of greener pastures.

Other countries that are doing well, how did they get their own politicians? Did they import them from overseas?
Their politicians are still their own people, one of them.
So what's wrong with us that we are always selecting yeye people as politicians?

rusher14:

You no understand?
You better understand O. EFCC behave anyhow and disturb young guys using laptop. Better have a good answer always.
I'm not saying you are bad. Just do honest work always

KristenT:
Nigeria has finally lost her place among the league of nations. Trust me, these assaults on our citizens will continue. And as we continue to cherry-pick with raised ostrich head whether the assaulted are our tribesmen, the assaults come closer to us.

A country that is responsible don't joke with any of her citizen, no matter how lowly placed or how grievous their crime.

I hope we take clue from this and realise there is no better time to unite than now.

Then we need to define the reasons for unity.
Is it for trading purposes?
Is it for technology advancement?
Is it for security purposes?
Is it for job purposes?
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If we can do these things individually what is the point of uniting?
We all have a common set of politicians whom nobody has brought to justice. Politicians still eat our money and allow us to suffer. Despite all the elections, still same set of thieving politicians in power.
So what is the purpose of me and you uniting?

Davash222:
And I’m here patronizing and cherishing this Togo woman wey dey sell ewa for my area. No more!!

If you are in another man's land, just behave your self.
When in Rome, do as the Romans.
Don't go and carry your different style and try to convert everyone. Use sense make your progress small-small not big and flashy.
Because the day wahala bust, any small vex that you caused them before, they will use this opportunity to attack you back.

YoungLionken:
Don't blame other people for your downfall. Civilization started from Africa, but of what use did they make from it? Nothing, but myopic and retrogressive in their way of life.

Africans with their magical strength, couldn't achieve anything meaningful rather than destroying themselves.

The Europeans gave you science and technology, formal education, energy and so much more, what else do you want, their life?

Your ancestors, what did they leave for you, aside juju that they never used for something meaningful, they didn't put the natural resources in the earth for you. Why then, are you this ungrateful!

Your analysis is correct. But see it from another angle.
When people travel, they gain experience and exposure. God made Abraham to travel. God made Israelites to travel....
All civilizations travelled out of Africa, and as they traveled, they met challenges to overcome.
Each victory resulted in their advancement and development.
The original county of every white person is Africa.
Those of us here in Africa, have not seen any need to travel. We were doing ok with our simple basic life style. We had resources everywhere.

This white people who travelled have gained technology and all, but have lost their peace.
We can live without electricity for 1year, 2years.
They are 100,000,000 percent ADDICTED to electricity.
If their NEPA takes light, people actually will DIE.

HABA! Did your mother born you with battery? Is it not clear nyash all of us were born with? When did this addition to electricity and technology begin?
It began with white man
The by product of the technology is now MASSIVE global pollution. Poisonous chemicals, plastics, glasses... which white man AGAIN DUMPS ON AFRICA in the name of 2nd hand goods.

blackaxe78:
E** people will end up denting Nigeria's image in Italy

Maybe we should start using village passport. Because i cannot allow one idiot from one village to pour cement inside my garri, just because two of us are black and answer Nigeria on passport

titigenius:
messed up american

Americans are totally messed up.
They have technology only and nothing else
No human empathy, no spiritual life.
Everybody carrying gun can kill anybody anytime, then enter court, lie and go scot free.
No morals, nothing.
Just only computer and light.
You want to sell your soul and eternal life because of iPhone X ?
I wish everyone the best.

Kenneth10110:
Those ranting on G boys have you seen even these people dey scam us check list of rejected visa applicants and how much dey pay.

And we will still be rushing there to pay for visa everyday.
Go to Walter Carrington crescent in VI and see all of them killing their self to pay for American Visa.
Americans will only smile and collect your money.

teepain:
Their victims at home and abroad wouldn't find this funny.

The victim who went into bankruptcy and became heartbroken as a result of their actions would not find this funny.

But truely, think about this. Why would Mr & Mrs Victim, lead a life that is so 100% dependent on computer and internet? Is that not addiction?
If you want a friend, why not befriend somebody beside you that you can see and touch?
As for business, I personally hate giving anybody money at all. Talk less of doing business with somebody I cannot see through internet.
Well, let it be a lesson some people are liars in the earth. Even ordinary this Nairaland has many unrepentant lairs. Who are we to point finger at Yahoo boys?

rusher14:
Yet they always plead guilty.

Talk another story jare.

Well, they are not doing any real computer work. Mostly browsing Social media as all of us here.
The difference is that they use fake gender or account name with intent to decieve the other person across the web.

So when EFCC say, "You are browsing Social media"? The guys will answer, "Yes". And since they have no other work, they cannot say any other thing they were doing with laptop except social media.

Grupo:
Hmm. So, owning a laptop now means being a yahoo boy?

I'm pretty sure 50% of those boys are innocent. Their only crime is owning a laptop in a Backward Country like Nigeria.

The other day, they arrested a fiverr freelancer in Benue and tagged him a yahoo boy. Seriously, this is getting out of hand.

Nigeria is a very insecure place. The mistake those boys made is copying Oyibo 100%
How?
Copy to carry laptop.
Copy to use internet and social media.
Then
Copy to dress casual, jeans, slippers... T-shirt

Mumu. Don't copy that one. You are giving the impressing that you are chilled out guy.
Screw that.
Wear tie and shoe and look corporate or
Find a picture of Bill Gates and dress like him in bogus shirt and trouser.
Nobody will disturb you if you dress that way
Don't ever wear point shoe, point trouser or tight shirt.

CaptainMitch:
I have 2 laptops, if dem see me hope dem no go ask me nonsense

Wear shirt and tie. Take on a corporate look.
Don't dress like riff-raff and be carrying laptop. Simple.

anonymous1759:
India is better than Nigeria and Nigerians are trooping there. Let your useless Govt just create one Avenue and watch how things will change please don't quote me again I thought you were intelligent but from your post you seem not. You think you're more intelligent than People who press keyboard? In the year 2000 I was thinking by 2020 things will be a much better I'm sure not to be the only one. But we're in 2019 and things was better in 2000 compare to now and you expect people not to do shit?? I hate people who are not realistic .... Development starts from the stomach until we've the basic Amenities we can't grow and as long as people like you don't see any crime in politicians stealing billions and focus on people whose crime can't affect the Economy Nigeria won't grow. Equality starts when everyone goes under the minimum wage and the rich and poor are treated equal by the EFCC not this nonsense they're doing. Fighting backyard crime cutting the branches and leaving the Root.

Let the government first stop importation of all products and services. Importation is enough.
All our industries are closed. They cannot face steep completion of cheap imported goods.
When the industries run again, then we can employ youth to work there .
Right now, there is nothing for anybody to do.

goooze:
There is no time in the history of this country that youths were gainfully employed. Fraud is never an excuse for lack of employment lots of graduate including ladies are taking up other skillful jobs to make ends meet. Let me burst your brain I was so surprised at the amount a lady (chemistry graduate) makes every month in her shoes manufacturing shop as a result of weekly contribution please,advice the male to learn welding or automobile if they won't make ends meet. To worsen the whole situation, most of them are unemployable because they having nothing upstairs stop the blame and tell the truth to their face .

How many youth have you employed for any work at all?

yinkus6750:
By now, youths should have jettisoned the idea of yahooism.
Since efcc cannot fight the Gandollars and co, they descend on the lesser preys.
Lazy youths should learn to be hardworking.

Hard working in which particular work?

You know there are no industries. Imported goods and computerisation has made many people redundant.
So which hard working work are you talking about?

tstx:
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It is a natural phenomenon for babies.


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seyigiggle:
Are you justifying that they are incapacitated?
There is no way, this magnitude of project would be executed without a registered engineer.
Then, What is the need?

What you want is for COREN to be given legal power over a contractors job as well as the contractors certificates.

In western world, you cannot carry out any project with proper certificates etc... No one issues you the certificates without you learning the trade and guidelines. Eg, I did driving test 3 times, before I was issued with a driving licence. I had to do driving lessons for over 1 year before I was allowed to do the driving test.
By the time I had the driving licence, I was definitely a competent UK driver.
If I didn't have licence and just jumped into their roads and started driving,
1. CCTV and other drivers would see me and report my car licence plate to the authority
2. I would be issued a fine to my very house address
3. The police would arrest me and lock me up for driving without a licence
4. Even if I stole/fabricated a UK licence, I would be fined for my bad driving, the driving agency would be forced to investigate how I got the licence, them me and the licence would be thrown out of the road.
This is just for the driving sector in UK. At least I know that one.
Does it work that way in Nigeria?
Every sector needs to work like this. We are not good at enforcing the laws we impose.
COREN may have setup rules and laws, but they are not given the support to investigate and punish defaulters.
Too many people falsifying documents and "Bribing" other arms of the government.

First the Police is made to look STUPID, by paying them USELESS, unlivable wages.
When they are TOTALLY hungry and dejected, offer them a small bribe and they will allow you do any nonsense you like.

We all have to work together to raise standards in this country.
I personally saw UK police when first I arrived at their airport exactly like this image below � . Taller and stronger than me. I instantly respected them.
Do these people look like they are hungry and need your money?
They don't have any "Big Belle" Oga. That is a sign of laziness/crookedness … something is wrong.
They never tarnish their image with unfit/ugly looking persons with bald head etc.. They are well paid and they do the job 100%

seyigiggle:
Where is COREN and Nigerian Society of Engineers?

What do you want them to do?
They create standards and guidelines for safe engineering projects.
But they cannot stop rouge contractors from falsifying documents and taking government contracts.
Just as Nigerians have become expert at pirating music, movies, software,...
...they are also good at pirating documents, certificates, licenses.
...lying, stealing, cheating, dishonesty....
...jumping queues, overtaking wrongly, going against one-way traffic,
...carrying stolen monies to church to try to deceive God, foolish pastors falling for them money
...ritual killings...

BabsTee24:
I think nairaland is said to be a forum where you learn from ? What has this got to do with us and how have i learnt from this ?

You learn about Nigerians and how they behave.
If you're looking for book knowledge, buy book and read. Such knowledge is seldom found here.

Aldebaran:
Hmmm

What do you think the Nigerian Government will give the baby If this should happen on Nigerian train ?

They will throw both the mum and baby off the train let other passengers sit down.

Shey it's Nigeria?
Shey it's computer?
Hard-disk must surely crash.
Let them go and buy flash drive and back up

micfoley:
Which Nigeria?

... The one in France.

Ijawwomaninoyo:
We shall get there before the year 2999, I am very sure of that!

... when you don old pass Methuselah.

asuustrike1:
How can you use one location to judge Nigeria? You need to visit other places to see things for yourself

Nna men, I visited Owerri in 2015. Ordinary WhatsApp message was hanging.

ikbnice:
I was browsing with full 4gLTE signal yesterday and the speed is just like 3g.
4g is a 3g in disguise here... Now they want to resell 3g as 5g to us again.

All this "G" you people are using. I no understand.
I can watch videos on YouTube. I think I was doing this with 3g phone. I used iPhone 4s some 3 years ago and the YouTube was clear and ok.

Mike008:
A good showing for all those fatfucks over there.

Oga, E no easy O.
In their supermarket, any cheap items you see are always fatty foods. Chicken, icecream, corn beef, soft drink, whole milk (containing complete fat). So when you shop to save, you are just buying fat-fat-fat.
The actually slimming foods, fruits, vegetables, olive oil, skimmed milk, wheat bread, soya, fish.... Etc those ones are more expensive.
Before you know it everyday you will be eating cheap chicken. The chemical they added to make the chicken grow fat will also act on you and you too will grow fat
I lived in UK once. Between January and August of the 1st year, I was adding 1kg per month. From 74kg to 80kg in 6months.
They didn't tell me to find gym fast-fast. I no fit bend down to wear my socks again. I think say na play.

Reference:
It goes beyond latching. The problem starts with the way the containers are loaded and the failure to stabilize the contents and secure them properly inside the containers. This mainly occurs after inspection when agents do a rush job in trying to beat demmurage. Pressure will always cause corner cutting.

Anything Equipment in this Nigeria, is never maintained.
The latches and containers surely have some nuts and bolts which must have broken off and nobody cares to fix.

If you become so interested in equipment repairs/maintenance, fellow Nigerians will not appreciate your effort and pay you proper fees for your work
Just see how we treat mechanics. ...
That's why correct people are discouraged from doing mechanic work. And yeye people are the ones doing it instead .

Dearpart1000:
Every week In this country if Boko Haram doesn’t kill, bandits will, if bandits doesn’t then herdsmen will, if herdsmen doesn’t container will fall on people, if that doesn’t happen tanker will explode, and if that doesn’t happen police will kill and it will be accidental discharge and if none of this happens, then someone will commit suicide or Kidnappers will adopt someone. But in all this we still have a government, both federal and states still claiming to be on top of affairs. For as long as none of this happens to them or their families, then to hell with everything.
We are our own biggest enemy. If you care make all the money in the world, one thing remains for sure, you are a Nigerian and the image of this country will go with you wherever you go. A poor citizen of a rich nation will always be respected and treated better than you with all your stupid senseless money.

I feel you.
I once lived overseas (UK). The only enjoyment I had was that if played very well, people would not know I was Nigerian. They something's thought, Ghanaian or Kenyan.
Is just that I used to feel lonely and would then open up to Nigerians (Igbo, Yoruba guys) that I too was a Nigerian. At a point I want to just associate only with the whites and forget everything.
I still have an uncle there that did this. He has forgotten us very well and married a white woman, wants to die and be burried there. Doesn't give a damn about his father's property in my mum's village. He's first son.

planetx:
Don't think they are falling because of bad roads but because they are not properly secured. Nigeria is basically putting containers on the back of flat bed trucks when in advanced nations the trailer is bought with an enclosed container that cannot be removed cause it's permanently attached to the frame.

A pity
Advanced nations are advanced because they took it upon themselves to manufacture whatever they want. They have all types of equipment for all types of jobs. Equipment, spare parts and a maintenance attitude. They maintain often because they are all interested in the equipment and how to make it better. MOT is there to remind them to carry out regular maintenance on road bound equipment (vehicles).
Nigeria, we don't manufacture anything. Just fold hands and import from white man. When the money runs dry, we start to manage failing Whiteman equipment without fresh spare parts. We can't make anything.
The danger now is that the whole of Nigeria is filled up with equipment that is slowly turning into Junk everywhere. Junk on the road, school, homes, offices. Vehicles breaking down and crashing into each other on the roads daily.

Well, Mr OP
It is not possible to reverse time.
But one can always recreat the past by studying history and putting it to practice.

Jesus said, if you want to be a follower of mine, take up your cross and follow me.

The road to salvation is a narrow and difficult path.
The road to hell is wide and easy
You were told all these.
I wonder why people who say they are Christians expect easy wonderful life
Jesus says, come to me all you who labour and are overburdened and I will give you rest.
He didn't say you should go to social media and be complaining.