₦airaland Forum

SisterRamota:
Remi Tinubu working overtime to kill the protest, but she is just wasting her time. Protest must go on.

Don't say what you don't know. We give gifts mostly food items in my parish every first Sunday of every quarter. The service is called super Sunday.

LagosPrince:
The soldiers won't be stupid to make the same mistake that they made during the Endsars protest because it may not be business as usual o

So they better use their sense and avoid use of force this time to avoid anarchy and doom for this great nation

Come out first and do anyhow. Don't stay in nairaland and be talking.

vowiski:
Nigeria is really inconsistent with policy deployment.

I have verified my NIN, Infact it showed verified on my app and NIMC app, yet it was blocked.

How can you block people’s lines with no final notice, 7 days , 3 days and 24-hrs?

How do these guys even reason ?

The deadline that government has been shifting since 2020. Nigerians and our last minute mentality.

Kobojunkiee:
What kind of imbecilic question is that?
▶ Why would I be helping Nigerians when that is entirely the job of their government?
▶ Do I have Nigeria's money and /or mandate or what?
▶ Was I elected by the Nigerian people to serve in such a role?

I mean why do you people ask the dumbest questions ever?

You should demonstrate what you preach. You are in another land built by several years of sacrifice by others. You are just enjoying what you didn't labour for.

Nigerians are now making such sacrifices and your solution is to use the standard of what you didn't know how it was built to criticize and judge us. No solution.

MichaelSokoto:
SHAT AP!

Were u not boasting dat the protest will die down b4 D-Day?

Wat changed?
Why is d govt running helter skelter?

We have three tiers of government. The problem of Nigeria is not for the federal government alone to solve. What are the state governments and local governments doing?

Kobojunkiee:
Not a lot of people have even Naira 5000 to their name as we speak. Why do you think the rice is being handed out for free in the Northern States? It is because of this sheer reality which is the vast majority cannot afford even 1/20th of that cost. The reason the North is being prioritized in such a way must already be clear to anyone at this point. The government fears northerners than southerners.

Kobo... you live abroad. How many Nigerians are you helping out. Abi na only to criticize in Niaraland.

Beremx:
Why not open borders for rice importation? How many people will have access to buying rice at 40k?

Another stampede loading...

Open our borders for all manner of rice importation. Hahaha...some people will shut down this economy if you give them one day to rule this nation.

What a shame!!!

ceejayluv:
Yes, we'll keep bearing and realigning while the political class keep strangling the economy. The better managed the economy, the more opportunities for realignment.

This one na truth

ceejayluv:
It can't possibly be worse than the number of people who have lost their sources of income due to the mismanagement of the economy. Many of the people that japa in the last few years were doing fairly well before.

Have you woken up one day and discover that your only source of income is in flames? Have you experienced a loved one being killed by stray bullet? No matter how an economy is managed some people will sustain losses while some will prosper. I have an evidence of someone that is doing very well now from a simple business.

The key is realign. Excuses will not help anyone.

mrvitalis:
This is failure in leadership honestly

I as a president can not send food item to a state and it's diverted impossible ( BTW I can't not be a foolish president that goes about sharing food)

There are ways to share palliatives there are ways to monitor palliatives sharing

Believe me this rice is compensation for political support that's the truth... Government is fully aware of this because I can't believe someone can be this clueless

Have you ever ruled a primary school before? Mtchee .... everyone na online expert.

Melagros:
COMRADES, protest should go on please

Protest is the fundamental rights of all the citizens of Nigeria

If Tinubu is jittery he should either resign or he should restore the fuel subsidy

Are you ready for the outcome? It might not affect Tinubu personally but you because you have no personal security.

Several personal properties might be lost. Many may loose their sources of income. Wisdom is scarce.

1opinion:
If Nigeria is in good shape, her citizens wouldn't leave her.
If 5 million can take a family of 4 out for this country, believe me Nigeria would have been empty by now.
Have you ever imagine, what happens 10 years from now, for those who stayed in Nigeria or those in diaspora.

There's no country that the citizens don't migrate. Even the mighty USA.

ClearFlair:
Protest is a fundamental human right. It is ignorant to think otherwise

Meanwhile, they should not forget to feed their members

Don't forget that any right has a duty attached to it.

opamoses1:
Read to understand. Yes they have been in Nigeria but more of their foot soldiers could be coming in from neighboring west African countries. They are not stupid and are aware of the planned protest.

This man doesn't live in Nigeria. If Nigeria burns it will not affect him. Ignore him.

Chicentt:
My pussy hurts

Hahaha >: It don happen

So the oil state can't pay mere 80k minimum wage.

Michael547:
How can we know the association that is Christianity?

By their fruit we shall know them. You don't need a prophet to tell you that this is not Christ-like.

Duplication of responsibility with inec. Additional recurrent cost. Our leaders are not cost-conscious at all.

blowjohn:
I finished secondary school school at 16.
My brain still hot and sharp.

So what will a human being be doing between that she and 18?

Do they understand the theory of use and disuse?

Do they know that we are still a drug epidemic?

That youths can become lazy as quick as a fox?


Ah!

University education is for matured minds. It's not all about passing exams and making good grades. Can they apply it? We have problems in the unis because kids are allowed to take adult decisions. The UK education is world class because "A" levels is a requirement for admission to undergrad program. Very few get their "A" levels at 16.

omoredia:
Wickedness amongst these people is so high. ADEBOYE will not talk now. But if it's to start fighting for tithe u will see his big head

You well at all?

004gist:
Let tinubu pay his own first with all the crude oil sale and federal revenue.

Let him offset all debt inherited from past president. Then we now apply same measure to otti


Even otti has said he will pay the 16 billion and others owed by past governors to workers in the state in trenches

So you believe in government of "he said" but you don't believe in government of "we will do" Hypocrite!!

Can I talk small? ..... I no wan chop stick. I want a babe that fills the bed not the one that will be there but I'll be looking for it.

Clean and extra clean is required. And of course chubby, smart and light in weight.

Angelfrost:
Wow... Impressive!

My country will make you think such appointments require 6 months to a year.

You adopted complex and expensive presidential system.

Beremx:
Na so e suppose be! How long did it take Tinubu to put his cabinet together?

That's how it should be for a working government

This system of government is different. It's the parliamentary system. We had this in the 60s.

Baxilexi:
I celebrate the feats you’ve achieved in your career. My submission still stands that everything has been subjected to political fervor and not nation building.
I’ll share two personal experiences of why exporters and foreign investors struggle.

Exporters:
2016, I had a gig to make delivery of grains to a foreign merchant. I went from Abuja to Bida in Niger state by road, crazy experience (folks up there pray on the roads impeding traffic flow). Got to the grains market there bought samples, made quotes finalized plans.
I asked, what would it cost to transport these goods to Lagos, the seller said, (and here’s the government impact)… there is a shorter route between Niger state and Lagos but there are robbers on that route and we don’t use it anymore, the other route, the roads are bad but safer. So the price ended up being at about 200-250k per cargo.
My questions - how would governors, who have a constitutional/social contract and duty to protect lives and properties seat, take salaries and watch these things destroyed?
Are you aware of how much goods that have been lost to theft and bad roads hence discouraging investment into exports?
Have you seen an industrialized country where railway isn’t a priority? Linking ports and regions?

Second story - investors
2018, I accompanied someone to a customs yard in ikorodu. This was touted to be the graveyard of peoples investments and dreams. I had to see it myself.
Containers upon containers all considered forfeited due to exorbitant demurrage charges.
Now here’s the problem, they take out what they like (the good stuff), and auction the rest at ridiculous prices to anyone.
I visited a guy, a returning customer as well, he has a spot a short distance from the yard. I saw expensive manufacturing equipment, pumps, radiators, electronics, generators etc. all being sold as expensive scrap.
My questions, taking a high handed stance to the detriment of the company, job security at the company and economic collapse or being flexible with custom duties which would be better? Is the government not aware of this racket? Which policies show genuine support for manufacturers?
Is it the exorbitant or illegal export duty charges that have been reported severally in the dailys perpetuated by custom officials.

In other climes it is possible to clear goods without completion of the whole custom fee, you’re given a ticket (bill) and timeframe to pay up, they are aware of the importance of the equipment to your business and they hope and wish you well.

There’s so much more to tell but what I do know is the politicians are implicit/complicit and complacent in all of this. They only care about their pockets. The irony of this is they need a thriving economy to steal, but we have the unlucky combination of unintelligent, greedy and corrupt politicians.

Good stories and very reflective of our system. The truth is that we and our leaders(civilian and military, past and present) have been spoilt by availability of petrodollar(easy money). Our leaders don't think of how to generate money but how to spend money. That's why everyone is rushing to be one. God will deliver us.

Baxilexi:
Dangote should respectfully withdraw himself from the political theatre of folly.

Bismarck Rewane: seasoned economist but a Shylock, merchant of Venice. He played this same role in the previous administration and has been invited for a remake like the aso-wood actor that he is.

Elumelu: one for the lackey… corny and shrewd. As stated by Otedola. His ambition knows no bounds.

Mr Wale Edun: do the honorable thing and resign your position if the politicians wouldn’t heed to your advice. The rejig we need isn’t alien to us, it a lack of willingness on the part of the politicians and you know this. Why soil your name?

How about solving the logistics debacle by having railway across the region for cargo? Freight by road is very expensive and unsafe.
Also, invest in electricity and railway for transit and see Nigeria come alive.
For security, get surveillance drones to watch hot areas, get perimeter radars all over the north, middle belt and SW. Nigeria is too small for the level of mysticism we allude to these bandits.

Slash state funds and divert it into renewable energy. Solar farms up north, dams in the middle belt, windmills and geothermal in the south.

It can be a PPP so the govt doesn’t shoulder the cost alone.

Very sweet and easy to advise on social media. Try and be on the saddle and you will know that it's a different story.

You see eey... When I was external auditor anytime I examine company records I used to write stincker as audit query. I will assume the highest stand and condemn accountants that don't keep to them.

When I became company accountant my opinion changed. I then realized that there are so many extraneous factors that work against keeping of high standards.

A man who is truly qualified to advise is he who has the knowledge of theory and has equally been on the saddle.

Most homes look so easy and beautiful from outside but inside them there are many contentions.

gistray:
The intelligent ones are never allowed to rule.

Dangote a humble role model

Must everyone be politician?

kingsways:
I saw nowhere the CA said the man remains Speaker

The CA said that under law the man was not removed as the court that removed him lacked jurisdiction. It's like building something on nothing. You get?

The cbn is in a fix. To bring the rate of inflation and interest rate down simultaneously is no beans. If you lower the interest rate you end up releasing so much cash and inflation will go up.

One of the drivers of high exchange rate is excess liquidity. Therefore moderation in rate management is the key. There are so many macroeconomic and microeconomic dislocations in our system. Is not as simple as arithmetic.

So my people are finally accepting that diplomacy is the way to go. We are no longer calling on UK, USA, EU, UN, Russia etc. to come and destroy Nigeria because of British citizen.

Buhari will no longer be sentenced by the court in Hague? Kanu has finally realized that he is not bigger than Nigeria. What happened to the slogan of "referendum or nothing"?

What did my people achieve? More hatred and eroded trust. Are we better of pre or post this event?

We warned and warned. We were insulted and called names. Suddenly the word efulefu has disappeared.

Davehasmadeit:
I guess you one of those mentally enslaved fellow who can't think out of the box. Do you even understand what Christianity is, or do you even understand the essence of religion in it's entirety?