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So does that justify why FG cannot increase wages?
Well, Peter Obi has turned into a standard of performance for you guys.

Ebubu3:
Imagine consumption to production crooner

He talks and does the opposite

He doesn't use his brother car from Anambra

This was from where he paid a visit to Psquare

He doesn't even use licensed plate number like a law abiding citizen

There is hardship and hunger in the land and the only thing you could think of is what Peter Obi is doing.
Why not ask Tinubu, being the leader, to direct himself, all APC lawmakers, govs, etc. to all use Innoson. Since you so much care about local consumption.
Abunu!

Phones have average lifespan of two years. If it doesn't develop fault, the android version (or any other OS) will become outdated.
I once bought a 3G phone in 2005, and a blackberry in 2006. I regretted both, because their network techs did not become available around Nigeria for years later - I didn't enjoy the phones.

My advice? Don't buy 5G phone for now. You won't enjoy your money.

If really you know what you're doing, you'll get that bike in 24 hours.
Nonsense.

bobby007:
this are special bikes

Ibrahimcoomasie:
You think they are bikes sold at tejuosho or aba ariara market lol.

It's because of shallow minds like these that this country never developed. Turning simple things into rocket science.
Even within France itself, there are many companies selling Olympics specs bike. Let's now say you want to buy from another country (which doesn't make sense given the situation), you use diplomatic package and get it delivered in no time. But because Nigeria is an unserious country that wastes talents as much as we waste time and resources, there will always be an excuse for failure. And some dim wits will still come online to defend nonsense. Mtcheeew.

When you have dumb leaders who can't think for themselves.

Just one thing - money!

That is the helinues

Georgry:


During the campaign period last year anybody who dare to oppose Mr Peter Obi on any issue is quickly aggressively attacked by the Obidient mob, in fact they gave no body the right to make their own choice or ask questions of a man who was governor for 8 years, they just want you to join the moving train or you're gonna be canceled, he's been portrayed as a very clean, not corrupt and a messiah, when you dare ask about his past they just attack you and tag you an enemy of Nigeria, the Image they gave him doesn't suit any of the Nigerian politicians, dissent isn't allowed in their dictionary and to be very honest with you guys, if Peter Obi had won nobody will have the right to protest in Nigeria.

Truly, APC supporters are retards.
What brings Obi into this matter now? Who cares what Obi would do, as long as he's not in power yet? Is it that you guys see him in your dreams every other night? The way you APC supporters are obsessed with Peter Obi is concerning.

Last I confirmed somewhere in the north was 7k for a big tuber.

Zwooks:
Thieves. Eveyone wants to use their legitimate businesses to dupe people


Yam seedling costs 400 Naira max. So, wgy should yams sell so costly ?

A plit can accomodate 600 tubers and would only need some table spoons of NPK fron start till harvest, so why the expensive price. Most Nigerians thesedays heartlessly and indiscrimately increases the orice of their products to take advantage of their fellow human beings. Thieves

First, you've forgotten how many villagers were killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Benue state - mainly yam farmers. Yam supply has greatly reduced.
Then you forgot how many farmers in northern Nigeria have to pay bandits millions of naira before planting and harvesting. Cost of yam (food) production in those places are in all-time high.
You also forgot the sudden rise in food transportation costs because of fuel subsidy removal.
Now you forget that those farmers would also buy other stuff from the same markets as other people, where inflation has increased all prices. Won't they survive??

If you're indeed a farmer, you would know these things.

That's a junkie.
They beg you for money and if you don't give them, some start swearing and cursing.

Just ignore her, cos if anything happens, they'd say she's not of sound mind to make good judgement. Na you wey normal go enter trouble. And really, you should know better.

Lack of sense.

Compete with who? Importers?? Are you even okay
One of the major causes of high dollar exchange is because we lose a large chunk of the dollars we make from crude oil export to importation of petrol and diesel.
Imagine you are a corn farmer and all your children and wife go to the next village to buy roasted corn that is your daily meal. Now your first son set up a grill to start roasting corn on your farm, you gave him some money.
So, first, you asked him to go buy fresh corn from the city to come and roast on your corn farm.
Second, you say his roasted corn must compete with the one you buy outside.
Third, you are the biggest mumu in the whole world.

He learned from OBJ, who also did same. Those presidents actually had the desire to make things work.
But you see PMB and BAT, they just wanted to be president for the sake of it.

othermen:
The commercial banks will be dissatisfied with this arrangement.

But it’s a policy in the interest of the country.

With CBN, the proceeds from the fund accrue to Nigeria, and no longer does it go to the coffers of the billionaire owners of the commercial banks.

So the money goes to the govt and they now remember they can afford presidential jets and fleets of cars?
I'm not against govt controlling more money, but how have they (mis)managed the one they control?? How have they cut down the costs of governance?
Think!

helinues:
Let us rest.

Why do we like petty gossiping in Nigeria fcs?

Both FG and Dangote have been engaging in a round table talk which they never invited us.

Why can't we allow them to settle their scores without distracting us?

So many tax waivers was given to Dangote by the last administration which must be rectified

Reason the govt must do everything to make that refinery work as projected!
Many of you guys think it's Dangote's money that is wasting, narrow thinking. All those tax waivers and Forex subsidy he enjoyed was our money, which could have been used to equip a hospital or build road. Now, the benefits of that refinery to our economy is being undermined because of "monopoly". It is double loss for us.
Sad how many don't see the big picture.

Interest rate need to reflect the inflation factor. If interest rate is supposed to be 6% and inflation rate is 20%. You have to add it up and make the effective interest rate 26%. Else, no one will be willing to invest their money.
Imagine lending someone 100k (that can buy 3 bags of rice, for instance) and after one year he pays you back 106k, which now buys only 1 and half bags of rice.

Ironically, profit margin is usually 10-20%. So no way you can normally afford 26% cost of capital unless you want to rip off your customers. Reason why foreign investors shun our economy.

Chinkoalhaji34:
E be like say Tinubu dey try set things right for the police matter.

If this amendment go help improve the system and ensure better security for all, then why not?

Let's see how this unfolds, na only the beginning be this!

Ask questions! How will it improve the system??
What would improve the system is if the next most senior officer is always appointed, free from any political influence. When your time is up, leave for next person. Then the person can do his job without fear or favour.

TimeManager:
A large amount of our crude had already been contracted/sold long ago, long before Dangote refinery was completed. We can't afford to default the contractual aggrements with our foreign clients. Supply of crude would have to be resolved on a negotiation table with lots of concessions involved.

-Kiss the truth!

There is more than one truth! Think about the box and add more truths.
We're far from meeting up with OPEC quota. Whatever contractual agreement we have (if actually true) will be based on this quota.
So, we simply just overproduce crude oil beyond this quota. The excess is for our local consumption.
We don't have sense in this country.

Na wa o.
See frustration.

We all know Dangote is a monopolist. But wouldn't we rather allow this monopoly and gain substantial foreign exchange? This period that the country is broke? At least for the time being that the market can expand with other players.

In situations like this:
The US govt sees more national income
The UK govt sees more taxes (and fines if you Bleep up)
But the Nigerian govt only sees Dangote
- Reason I gave up on the country, leaders lack capacity to see the big picture.

Paraman:
A lot of bitter people like slimjohn hate goods news from Nigeria because they hate the president. Wishing Nigeria bad luck does not mean Nigerians will vote for Gbajue in 2027.

It's a pity some people have thrown away their brains. Your govt is borrowing to do everything amid record high inflation; and you're happy they "said" your external reserves is increasing.
Imagine your bank account is fat, yet you still beg for daily bread. Who's deceiving who?
You should know something is not right, even with half the brain.

This Reno Omokri is now the presidential spokesman for Tinubu.

ALTERNATEID:
We all know why things are expensive except we all want to keep deceiving ourselves. Things have been done so wrongly for a long time and for the first time, we have a president who is trying to correct decades of wrong policies and practices.
Nobody can stabilize the country in four years not to even talk of a year. The reforms Tinubu is pushing is for the economic sustainability of Nigeria in the long term. We must all understand this and accept the current challenges as sacrifices we need to make for a better tomorrow.
No president in recent history has dared to fight Subsidy cabal, forex cabals, state governors, northern hegemonist, powerful monopolist like Dangote etc all at the same time. We should be supporting him to win all these battles and not distracting him with all these noise.

Obviously you're paid.

underpinna:
This is really sad.

Only strong people can survive at the hearing of such terrible news, that your four children gone.

Even if you survive, the pains will never go away.

No one can mentally survive that.

After collecting customs duties calculated in dollars.

Once a very powerful man. Outspoken. Dangerous.

Should you confess when you tell a lie?

Jesus said anyone who has not sinned should be the first to cast a stone. He didn't say anyone who has not committed adultery.
Sin is sin, non the greater.

OBIGS:
This is a good development and highly welcomed.

The way this cart pushers cause daily accident along badagry express road especially from alakija to iyanoba painful. How will a cart pusher be struggling right of way with cars on express. Some will even be pushing following one way on the express. Lagos as a big city shouldn't have such nuisance in its environment. Upgrade your environmental laws and create stable way waste collection round Lagos.

First, a waste cart pusher probably has no other means of livelihood.
Second, not everyone in Lagos can afford LAWMA fees, reason they turn to these cart pushers.

What should the govt do then?
Regulate them!
1. Areas of operations
2. Times and days of operations
3. Cart specifications
4. Allowed roads and traffic rules
5. Registration/identification
6. Tax them
** This might look theoretical, but it's a good framework to build upon.

We should always think outside the box and recognise the fact that the Lagos society has different parts. We should be looking for how to take advantage of every part towards development, not just summarily eliminating them because we "think" they're annoying. This is how India became a world power.

Just Japa

What did NDDC achieve in all these years?
Now you're bringing another one to waste our money.

LegalWolf:
LOL! But if Abia/Otti does it, it will be an achievement right?

ObiPandora:
I hope you read where your Igbo governor Alex Otti can't even pay worker's minimum wage talk more of pensioners.

I can bet Abia n Anambra are owing over 10 years pension as at July 5. That should be the achievement you should be celebrating.

Because I criticised Lagos means I'm Igbo, or I celebrate Abia? Have you ever seen anywhere I mentioned Abia/Otti, ever? It's very annoying because I'm pure Yoruba.
Even if I did celebrate Abia (which I never did), does that make what Lagos is doing right?? Are the two states' revenue comparable?

The political class have reduced everyone to beggars, for what is your right, you will be praising them for giving you a small portion of it.

The way anybody who criticised Buhari was tagged "enemy of Nigeria", same way anybody who criticised Tinubu is Igbo now.

It's even a waste of time debating with you guys because "Zombie no go think unless you tell am to think" (in Fela's voice).

Certainly one or more of your friends (Tinubu, Fashola, Ambode) or even you owed those pensions. How did that even happen considering the IGR Lagos boasts of, if not wickedness.
Imagine owing 2,000 retirees for only God knows how long. Some would have been dead.

It is not an achievement. It is simply your obligation as a debtor to pay the people you owe.

If not for cluelessness or selfish African leaders, do you need "advanced countries" to tell you how to manage your affairs?