₦airaland Forum

Shattuck:
Reno is very wrong, aside Lagos, if there is sit at home in osun, Ondo and ekiti do you think Nigeria or those of us in Edo state will feel it? If there is a sir at home is sokoto do you think Nigerians will feel it, even if there is a sit at home in Lagos I tell you Nigeria will not feel it,the way you think it might affect us.

False. If there was sit at home in Lagos for one week, the Nigerian economy will crumble. Most imports including petrol comes in through Lagos ports. Most companies including multinational cooperations are headquartered in Lagos.

Remember 1993 when Frank Kokori shut down Lagos and in effect Nigeria with its petroleum distribution through PENGASSAN. The country's economy was completely shut down.

I received my dual fuel LPG/Petrol Carburetor today - direct from China. I will install it over the weekend and let you guys know how it performes.

tolue42:
US is times 9 Nigeria land mass!

I stand corrected.

Gajagojo:
Opinion without evidence
When we were fewer were We more productive?
Anyone can wake up and spit out Any idea
That does not make it reality?

Everything you are saying is your opinion that has no basis
Just like our population is plenty so also opinions

A resounding YES. In 1980 when our population was around 60million, we were producing our own food, clothes, shoes, fuel and even cars. We did not need to import much items from abroad. That was why N1 was equal to $2 then, because no one needed dollars to import anything. But today, we cannot even produce enough food to feed ourselves, we need dollars to import paper, toothpick, rice and petrol.

Tunechi5:
honestly ,dont think population is our problem ,what nigeria needs is a good leader, more population more manpower, US is prime example ,other than population what do they have?

Population is our number one problem. How do you expect the same standard of living as 1980 when our population has quadrupled but with the same (or even less) income - oil revenues. Its like a man with 3 kids on a salary of 100k now trying to raise 12 kids on the same N100k. Obviously, his
family's poverty level will increase.

We will continue getting poorer and poorer until we start controlling our population. And one of the factors against effective population control is religion. The Muslim and Christian religions with accounts for 90% of the population are against birth control, abortion and sex education, which are the most effective tools against population explosion.

The US example is a very poor example. First the US population increase is not due to increased birth rate but to increased immigration. In recent times the US has been putting policies in place to reduce immigration and thus control population.

The US has far more landmass and resources than nigeria. US land mass is over 4 times that of Nigeria and its oil production also more than 4 times, not even talking about its level of industrialisation and development.

mrvitalis:
Mandela killed school children in a bomb blast... Go read your history

Mandela himself killed school children or ordered school children to be killed? Black South Africans will be upset at denigrating their hero with your lies.
I search Google for any link on where Mandela ordered the killing of his own people particularly to force the apartheid government to release him, I could find non. Please help me with links.

mrvitalis:
Firstly I'm not praising ipob but you n your hypothetical likes who pretend you care but blame only the reaction from ipob( a faction of it even) and not the original causer of the problem.

Name one political prisoners that didn't do that from Mandela to who name one I dare u

Which reaction? Kanu is a political prisoners, and he is not the first or only political prisoner in the world. Kanu is even lucky, despotic governments are known for simply killing their opponents, most dont bother with the stress of imprisonment and courts. Alexei Navalny has been a political prisoner for about 10 years now, he barely escaped assassination by Putin, he never for once asked his millions of supporters to go on a rampage killing other Russians to force Putin to release him

Mandela killed his own people to negotiate for his freedom?

Akwamkpuruamu:
Why can't the FG obey the court and free this one person from incarceration?

An injury to one is an injury to all. We ain't like your kinsmen that abandoned Igboho nor ceded Ilorin to the Emirate

If you are FG, will you prevent your number one enemy from killing and destroying themselves? You know there is no love lost between Buhari and Igbos, and you expected him to intervene in the madness going on in igboland. He does not need python dance or anaconda waltz to kill igbos, IPOB did an excellent job for him

mrvitalis:
But u know obeying Court order n releasing kanu would end the sit at home abi?

So why not attack the root cause instead of the symptoms

Nah u won't because u is a hypocrite somebody na abi no be so?

So because Government is not releasing Kanu, that is a justification for killing Igbo Men, Women and Children? So any political prisoner held by Government should instruct his followers to start killing the very people he purports to be fighting for? Any you think killing fellow igbo brothers would move the FG to release Kanu? Maybe Mandela should have adopted such tactics, it would have saved the white apartheid government from wasting bullets.

To me Ifeanyi Uba loves igbos more than Kanu or his IPOB followers. At least he is pained to see fellow igbos being killed or their properties and business destroyed.

sonofthunder:
Apparently, atheism implodes on itself.... It's values are self destructive and self contradictory.

And theism is not worse in terms of contradictions and self destruction? Every Chapter of the old testament contains one form of contradiction or violence. Right from Cain going off to have children when there were supposedly no other families on earth, to Abraham marrying his half sister, to Ham uncovering his father's unclothedness (meaning he slept with Noahs wife.) - see Leviticus 18:8: "You shall not uncover the unclothedness of your father's wife; it is your father's unclothedness" and lots daughters practically raping him.

Let's not even start to talk about the violence and destructions of the old testament.

Even though I abhorr dishonesty with every fibre of my body, I pray JAMB tamper justice with mercy and reduce the punishment. They should just cancel the result and allow her to sit for the exams next year. Banning her three years would definitely destroy her academic ambitions. Punishment are ment to reform and not destroy a person. The shame to her and her family is enough punishment. The girl still has a promising future if she has truly leant her lesson.

I am more angry at the usual suspects who use every small incident to denigrate Nigeria and all her institutions and then play the victim. They don't even wait for any investigation before bringing in tribal and ethnic sentiments. It was obvious from the beginning that the results were fake and produced at a cheap cyber cafe.

I hope this is a lesson for us all. If we hope to escape this our current situation of moral, spiritual and physical decadence, we must condemn all crimes and not trade in whataboutism.

ConfidentialDoc:
Youre a marketer ?

No. I am just explaining that ethanol makes petrol burn faster.

ConfidentialDoc:
They destroy engines.

They don't if mixture is not more than 1:10

obinna58:
A liter can as well give you 3km depending on the type of road

Stop calculating by km, u think say Nigeria na London city drive

No mind am, Aja go slow neva catch. He go know say 1litre no go do 100 metres.

fineboynl:
I don’t think it’s water. Maybe water enters their tank.

But the fuel right now is up to something. Only God knows what they mix it with.

They mix it with ethanol. Ethanol mix perfectly with petrol. Depending on the cost of a litre of ethanol when compared to petrol, it might be economical to mix ethanol with petrol.

For your information ethanol burns faster than petrol.

NinjaMetahuman:
Infrastructure to scale up is no joke.

Data centers costs billions of dollars to maintain every year. No other country in the world can operate at that level that china and USA are operating, unless means of storing data becomes cheap.


Why do you think seun doesn't host videos etc on nairaland?

That will astronomically increased his bandwidth to host stupid videos and meme, yet he probably won't make enough to maintain it.

False! The main problem with Data centres is not the means of storing data but Power. Hardwares needed for building a data centre are same price round the world .Data centres consumes a lot of power and thar power must be 24/7. You cannot run Data centres profitably and efficency on generators. The other problem with running data centres is manpower. We just don't have competent engineers that can build, manage and maintain data centres. I did some job for a data centre on V/I about 15 years ago. The were the ones maintaining the servers for Nigerian customs. Their main complaint then was that they need to maintain their servers 24/7, so they were looking for an alternative power solution to run their servers after office hours and throughout the weekend.

olaztek:
Do you know that the Chinese started producing substandard goods before they were able to perfect them. If their people abandoned their products, how would they learn and improve on their products.

We got spoilt by superior quality products in the 70s and 80s, unlike the Chinese who did not develop a taste for western standard products early. Having said that Nigerians patronised made in Nigeria cars (Peugeot), made in Nigeria shoes (Bata) and made in Nigeria fabrics in the 70s. The main problem is that the quality of made in Nigeria goods and services have fallen over the years.

olaztek:
The problem is that we Africans see our own products as inferior to the white.

Even if all these infrastructures are readily available, black people will never believe in their product enough to invest in it and compete with other races.

We see our products as inferior because they are inferior. If you produce a good product at the cheaper or the same quality as foreign ones, Nigerians will patronise you.
Which products or services are at the same standard and cost as imported ones that Nigerians are not patronising?

Gajagojo:
Emefiele changes??

Naira(land) redesign or recolour

Gajagojo:
What do you mean by infrastructure

Nairaland has been here a long time
Stagnant and focused on projecting hatred
The numbers are there

What exactly d you mean by infrastructure?

Do you see any money going back into Nairaland as reinvestment? Any vision?
Are the owners willing to dilute their ownership and employ quality people?

You don't have to start at the top but grow incrementally

Exactly! Nairaland should have been way more than it is today. Africans and Nigerians in particular seem satisfied with little success.

As one of the earliest member of Nairaland, I am disappointed that Seun has not done much to improve the site in its 17 odd years of existence. The only update seun has done on the site were just cosmetic changes - changes in the colour and fonts of the site and that was done just once. He created a marketplace once called nairalist (I think), but it failed woefully, and quickly abandoned it.

With the fast pace of advancements in applications and technology within the past 10 years, Seun no try at all. Nairaland or a sister app should have entered the social media space by now or at least incorporate a chat app for members to communicate directly.

Nairaland and Reddit were founded in the same year, but look at where reddit is today.

bemeruca:
This one is embarrassing. Nobody is comparing biden to trump when they say he is racist. He has done a lot of racist things and align himself with white supremacists in the past. In the present he hides it. That is the democratic party for you.

If I bring a video of trump fighting for blacks and supporting them politically in the 80s will you stop calling him racist? I don't think you will. People like you are calling elon musk a racist too... He is even worse than biden. All he did was to be an advocate for free speech.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS5svMoKpas

Trump fighting politically for blacks in the 80s? I would be shocked to see that.

I watched the video you posted and it's very watery at best. They could only find snippet of a debate by Kamala Harris clearly started her speech with a caveat " I am not accusing you of racism" and she praised him for committing to finding a common ground. She was only upset that Biden opposed busing which help her attend school and that he praised two Senators who built their reputation on segregation. Then when asked about it by Steven Colbert after she was nominated Vice President, she laughed it up saying it was a political debate.

The rest of the accusations were thar he had friends that were racist, not him directly, but few people he associated with. As a senator for over 40 years, you don't expect that he would have all of associates. If these are the only charges against Biden after 40 years in US senate, then he must be clean indeed. Furthermore, you guys feign blindness to the tons of advocacy for black causes that Biden had been involved in throughout the decades including apartheid.

Trump had been accused of racism by almost all backs that ever worked for him. Even some whites close to him also accused him of racism. How many people outside MAGA republicans attempting false equivalence had ever accused Biden of racism.

I never called Elon Musk a racist. My problem with him is that he is getting himself too immersed in US Politics and taking sides with the Republicans. All other tech giants stay of politics - directly that is.

bemeruca:
How many racism of Joe Biden have you called out? Do you even care? Joe biden is a friend of kkk members, democrats pose as kkk members, we have photos of black face from democrats, who is carrying their flag for them? A DEI experiment, the token nigga who was given freebies so they can say they are not racist.

You support all the policies that has destroyed the black community, you want free handouts and excuse for blacks killing themselves.

I call you ewu and there is a reason for that. One day you will grow up and see how foolish you are.

To you everything is kkk, that's not the problem the black community face today. You don't talk about fathers, you don't talk about good upbringing. You just point the finger and blame like a coward.

The victim mentality is funny. Don't move on. Cry about what you did not witness. No one is stripping anyone's right.

I am disappointed that you have taken the lies of the right wing media as fact, then using the lies as false equivalence to justify racism by Trump and his MAGA supporters. There are no many racism by Joe Biden. There are no single racism by Joe Biden. If you look at his cabinet, you will see many coloured and other minorities. I even feel he takes his anti-racism too far and will attract the anger of the white majority in America.

Biden was the main supporter of the blacks in South Africa under the apartheid era and was responsible for many anti apartheid policies by the US congress.
Here is proof of Biden fighting the Reagan administration's policy in South Africa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_v00iGJCLY

Now where is your proof that Biden has been racist towards blacks.

Goodman2023:
Since JAMB claimed to have evidence, what is stopping them from taking her to court ?

Or social media is now the court of law for a government body like JAMB ?

If she is guilty, it will deter others from doing such, if she is not , JAMB should pay the necessary compensation

You guys are funny o! Pay compensation for what? Is it jamb's responsibility to go to court or the girl and her supporters. Jamb has already taking an action, they have withdrawn her result and banned her for 3 years, and you are saying jamb to go to court. Go to court to ask for what exactly?

The way you guys reason is amazing.

kvin33:
Innoson is the only victim here. They should have done their due diligence before giving the award and going to press -just like the state government. Unless Innoson decides to press charges, I don't think any one has locus to pursue her -including JAMB. She didn't use it to apply to any university, run for office or access a job. Unless she hacked JAMB servers, JAMB and their decision to go loudly public and issue sanctions is overkill. Mere lying about your JAMB score to someone in non-official situations maybe immoral but it is not a crime.

I totally agree with you. The girls actions were immoral and not necessarily illegal. Although you could arguing it under 419 - attempting to obtain money or favour under false pretences. To those supporting her due to tribal sentiments, they are not aware that she would have been in serious legal jeoperdy if she actually presented the result to a university. The law in Nigeria does not recognise ignorance as an excuse. She would have gone to jail for a long time.

SeriouslySense:
That's Christ came to the world, and suffered on the cross, he gave his life for us, and he rose from the dead on the third day.

That whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

I cannot pay for my sins, or save myself, but God can through his only begotten son that became flesh and died for us, reconciling us back to God.

Therefore God has shown his righteousness and fairness, and has given us everything, because i have Christ, i have everything.

Nicaean Creed first imposed at the First Council of Nicaea (Turkey) in 325. Even the formulators of the creed no longer believe it. Nicaea has since abandoned the creed. The European conquerors that conquered your body, mind and soul since abandoned the creed and Israel the ancestors of the said Jesus never believed the creed. But we have brainwashed black African negroids prepared to die for the creed.

SeriouslySense:
I found the truth in the gospel, was wondering what the truth means to others.

That's because your ancestors were conquered, enslaved and forcefully indoctrinated. You have been psychologically and mentally trapped in the the world the enslavers had build for you. You cannot escape. That was why they translated their gospels into your local language instead of mathematics, science and technology. That way you will forever be controlled and dependent on them.

SeriouslySense:
If there is not truth, then there can be no prophesy. and If there is no truth, then reality has no basis.

There is no prophesy. The so called prophesy you are referring to are just ancient beliefs that are forced to fit into present situations by dubious interpretations. Ever wonder why the descendants of those that made the so called prophesy no longer believes the prophesy?
If they are actual prophesies, how come the prophets could never prophesize important events that have major impacts on the world. No prophet prophesized the world wars, the economic crisises, major scientific and technological breakthroughs including the Internet. No prophet could even predict Covid19 or the next pandemic.

I think, it that is very bold and also you do not know for sure, you have no prove.

That's my own reality. In my reality, they is no proof of a universal reality for all frame of reference. Everyone's reality is shaped by his or her own reference or view point.

But there is creation, there is order even in chaos, there is intelligent design, therefore there is a creator.

So many fallacies. First there is no order, yes there are rare islands of what appears to be order that gave rise to life in one minute insignificant part of the universe. But in reality the universe is a very chaotic, sterile and desolate place. There is no proof of a creator before you start talking of a creation.

At the subjective levels, there is prophesy and it has been shown to be shared prophesy, therefore prophesy can be objective and then it means there is a driver of reality, or an intelligent designer.

Even at the subjective levels, there are manifestations that cannot be explained, and even the human being and life itself is a miracle.

Fallacy of God of the Gaps. That something cannot be known or explain is not proof of any God - whether Songo, Amadiogha, Yahweh, Jesus, Zeus, Thor or Ra. Most living things on earth live and die without bothering about God's or demons, they survive or become extinct.

Ogaonos:
dt gas thing risky.i knw even some taxi convert theirs to gas but e risky.esp in naija where pple try to be too smarter than circumstamce of risk factor until d unexpected happen .is a cool idea but too risky

How much riskier is gas in comparison to petrol. They are both explosive when ignited. With certain precautions it can be even safer than petrol. Precautions such as not operating gas in an enclosed space, using original gas cylinders and making sure to replace faulty or rusted cylinders.

Danielomisco:
yo bro I tried paying for an item on AliExpress it dint work,was told banks stopped paying in dollars 4 nw

Use chipper cash. Download the app. You fund your account by paying into a bank account provided. Then you can fund a virtual dollar debit card at the black market rate (we'll slightly higher). The virtual dollar visa card is accepted everywhere.

SeriouslySense:
where is this truth.

There is no truth. The perceived truth is according to the observer point or should I say frame of reference. It depends first on your perception and experienced, then on the social construct you are living in and finally on the indoctrination you have received and believed.

OgbeniOja1:
So we just keep switching till there is nothing to switch to again..

There will always be something to switch to. The amount of energy available on earth is almost limitless. There is solar, wind, Gas (Methane, Butane, propane, CNG), Biogas, Biodiesel and ultimately nuclear. We only need to be innovative. And as they say, necessity is the mother of invention. We already waste (flare) million of cubit meters of gas per day while we are energy starved. We cannot and should not rely on a single source of energy.

emmaodet:
Where is your warehouse in china?
How much is the air shipping per kg and sea shipping per cbm?

Cost of air shipping for me is $8.50/kg