₦airaland Forum

TonyeBarcanista:
Firdtly, the Youngest minister in the cabinet are AGF Malami and Mrs Kemi. Both are 49... Though "youthful" within the Nigeria political context.

Secondly, we want young chap with impeccable pedegree which Kemi doesn't have yet. Why is Nigeria in recession? Can you compare the antecedent of Wale Edun and Mrs Kemi? Can you compare the current National Planning minister and Prof Utomi? BTW I never mentioned NOI...

tonye i am not surprised at your ignorance. i know you don't know jack about economics. Ain't you the same person that said Nigeria GDP is 90% oil based?

Nigeria would have gone into recession anyway regardless of who the finance minister is. if you like go and bring 40 soludo + 60 pat utomi + 90 wale edun Nigeria would still have gone into recession because the trend started since 2014. Kemi didn't put Nigeria into recession our refusal to diversify our earnings and humongous corruption by the past administration did.

The most important thing is where we are headed from here . with high inflation figures, depleted account, low productivity, dollar scarcity, record low external reserve. the only way out of recession is to push money into the economy ( not the Jonathan way) by spending heavily on capital projects, by financing the budget but guess what. we don't have the money. So what do we do? either we go borrow or we sell any asset that can fetch us good money to finance the budget. which the govt is doing right now.

So tell me if you bring wale edun, soludo or pat utomi what would they do differently? would they finance the budget with their money? or would the recession just go away because it's them or what magic are they going to perform.

kemi is doing what any sensible economist would have done.

1. cut wastages (TSA, ghost workers, unrecognised allowances by revenue and fiscal mobilisation agency etc)

2. finance the budget ( either borrowing or sales of asset), by the way she is borrowing at 1.5% with a repayment plan of 20yr. ths is the best deal ever.

Now the naira depreciation is not within her purview ask the cbn govt.

Please leave kemi alone she is doing a good job.

Just imagine Dangote is an ibo man. we for no hear word for Africa mtchewwwww...

Igboid:
Lol! Even after 5 pages, Yoruboids are yet to itemize their contribution to the colonial entity. I know it must be frustrating learning that your useless this way.

Don't worry, there will always be an Igbo around here to remind you of your uselessness.

Meanwhile,seeing as you have failed to itemize your contributions here, maybe we can return back to the original thread created for this here:

so in simple and plain English your don't have anything to show us. No chart, info graphics even if it's your usual Aba made statistics?

Igboid:
Lol! Keep deceiving yourself. Infrastructurally speaking, your mud house infested enclaves of Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti and Oyo are light years behind SE, despite your loot of the post indigenization windfall.

Enugu was still picked as the first Nigerian city to make the resilience city challenge.

We can do so much more, once we jettison the excess baggage that Arewa-Odua represents.

https://www.nairaland.com/2576371/eastern-neighbourhoods-streets-made/30
https://www.nairaland.com/2031155/enugu-makes-history-joins-worlds

How difficult is it to itemise what exactly alaigbo contributes to the national coffers and stop this your chronic obsession of what yoruba claims they contribute. it smacks of inferiority complex. why do you feel the need to to come here? what is your purpose here?

Tonyebarcanista you should open an apology thread already.

MutantMetahuman:
again another killer..

You Need to create thread for this to educate these ignorant ret.ards I share country with.

I don't know of any other country on planet earth where its citizens would go ti the extreme to falsify statistics with the main objective of pulling it down in the committee of nations just because of sheer HATRED for buhari. take it or leave it no matter how an American hates Obama he/she would never disparage his/her country against a rival country ; lets say Russia. much less when the odds favours his/her country

TonyeBarcanista:

It is even a shame that you are using GDP(Gross Domestic Product) when 75% of our GDP contribution can be attributed to oil under the soil. Even at that we lack Infrastructure, Highly indebted, poor health system, foreign and local investors are running away, poor security, and Very HIGH INFLATION of 17%. Nigeria don't even have National Carrier and import everything including TOOTHPICK. We can't boast of power nor feed our people.

Meanwhile, Kenyans are producers that rakes money through leadership, has good infrastructure (relative), nice money spinning tourism etc

and where the hell did u get that from?

now i will help enlighten you and i hope this disabuses your mind about "the real nigeria economy". And i do hope you do a rejoinder and an apology to Nigerians for the damage you have done to our image on the cyberspace. on the bases of unfounded statistics.

Growth in the Non-oil sector was largely driven by
the following 7 activities of Agriculture, Information
& Communication, Water supply, Arts entertain￾ment and recreation, Professional scientific and
technical services, Education and Other Services
which all grew positively while the remaining 19 ma￾jor sectors, many of which are substantially indirect￾ly dependent on the oil sector recorded negative
growth. The non-oil sector accordingly, declined
by 0.38% in real terms in the Second Quarter of
2016. This growth rate was 0.20% points lower than
the First Quarter of 2016 (-0.18%), and 3.84% points
lower from the corresponding quarter in 2015
(3.46%) (Figure 3). In real terms, the Non-Oil sector
contributed 91.74% to the nation’s GDP, higher from
shares recorded in the First Quarter of 2016 (89.71%)
and the Second Quarter of 2015 (90.20%).

source
NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS

http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/report/434


Now Nigeria youths i implore you to go through the national bereau of statistics' document on Nigeria's GDP to see for yourself the state of the Nigerian economy. albeit in recession but that's not still the bases to compare Nigeria with Kenya. Nigeria can only be rivaled by the likes of south Africa and Egypt not Kenya


cc lezznjr (you are doing a great job)

And all the the directors have all come from the niger. smh

and to think that a niger delta son was at the helm of affairs for six good years doing practically nothing meaningful is still a mystery to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss3guErx3Mc

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Before we could put the international shame caused by ‘Get me to Rio Olympics’ appeal fund launched by sprinter Regina George behind us, Nigeria’s Olympics football team made international headlines for the wrong reasons after they were ‘stranded’ in Atlanta and had to be ‘rescued’ by Delta Airlines. Olukayode Thomas writes on the shenanigans that brought Nigeria international embarrassment.

IT IS THE SEASON OF PADDING. From the Senate to the House of Representatives, the Budget Office, to PHCN padding bills despite a court order, and in the tradition with Nigeria and Nigerians, once something becomes the vogue, we all try to outdo each other.

The Nigeria football family, renowned for its sharp practices that could only be rivalled by what obtains in the oil sector, thought it should not be left behind in the padding business.

Thus members of the family launched their own scheme. After finding a sponsor for an all-expense paid training tour of USA for the U-23 team that will participate in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, they sent a bill for the same to the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development.

Though the size of their padding cannot be compared to that of the members of the House of Representatives, still the international disgrace the nation suffered with global media like BBC, CNN, The Guardian of London, Sky and others devoting quality time and space to it means our government must get to its root to prevent such reoccurrence.

The scheme started shortly after Jairo Pachon, the Colombian match agent of NFF and director of Eurodata Sports, secured an all-expense paid training tour of USA for the nation’s U-23 football team to play some friendly games. The tour, which guarantees some appearance fees, has many sponsors including Delta Airline.

With an all-expense paid trip in the bag, the NFF approached the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development with the budget for a training tour of the USA in order to prepare the U-23 team for the Olympics.

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The Ministry turned down the request, citing the unavailability of funds. Since the trip has been paid for anyway, the players and coaches travelled to the USA.

But it is the season of padding, and the football house, the body that controls the nation’s number one passion, supposed that Speaker Yakubu Dogara and his boys should not have the exclusive right to our commonwealth.

They then devise other means. After their training tour, they stayed back in the USA and a few days to the beginning of the football event of the Olympics, they sent an official of the NFF to the Ministry to request for tickets for the team.

At the Ministry, the official was informed that Angie Taylor, the head of High Performance Center, had already purchased tickets for the football team and they are expected to return home from their training tour and travel from Nigeria.

But officials of the NFF, backed by a large section of the sporting press, started blackmailing the Ministry that NFF must buy their tickets and make their travel arrangements.


As for NFF, they are lucky we don’t have a minister like Ibrahim Isah Bio. When Sani Lulu and other members of his board did the same in the run up to the South Africa 2010 World Cup, they were writing statements from Kuje Prison after the World Cup.

The Ministry officials, who are not deep enough to stand their ground, caved in to the media pressure and agreed to give the officials the money to buy the tickets.

The US dollar equivalent of N80 million was wired to a bank in Seattle. Whereas Abdulmumin Jibrin was the nemesis of Speaker Dogara and his co-padders, the nemesis of the NFF ticket padders was the different time zones. Seattle is three hours ahead of Atlanta so the banks had closed for the day by the time the funds got there; therefore, they could not collect the money.

Determined to go ahead with the padding scheme, they insisted they would not leave Atlanta unless the government gives them money to purchase tickets. Pleas by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun and Minister of Information Lai Mohammed fell on deaf ears; they even rejected the plane Yemi Idowu chartered for them at the cost of $300,000.00; his personal funds.

At that point, the Federal Government called their bluff and told them to forget about going to Rio. Unlike Dogara who has vowed not to resign, the ticket padders quickly retrieved their Delta Airline tickets and rerouted these to Brazil.

But the damage had been done. The greed of some NFF officials caused Nigeria to be the object of ridicule in the international media. The players and some officials, who knew nothing about the padding, were made to suffer physical and mental torture for several hours.

No doubt, the officials of the NFF must be sanctioned so as to serve as deterrence to others, but the blame also lies with the Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung.

Since he assumed office last year, Dalung has done more of talking than acting. His several directives to NFF are either completely ignored or treated with contempt. Even when he warned the NFF against employing a foreign coach, they announced the employment of a French coach who disgraced the country by telling the world that there was no agreement between him and Nigeria.

They are on the verge of unveiling a German despite a ministerial directive to the contrary. Under Dalung, it has been all motion, no movement. If the minister devotes a quarter of the time he spends on social media to his job, our sports will be better.

The sporting press is also blameworthy. Most sports journalists knew the NFF officials were being stingy with the truth but refrained from writing the truth because of pecuniary gains, especially the appointment as match commissioners and match assessors.

As for NFF, they are lucky we don’t have a minister like Ibrahim Isah Bio. When Sani Lulu and other members of his board did the same in the run up to the South Africa 2010 World Cup, they were writing statements from Kuje Prison after the World Cup.

Getting to the root of this ticket padding saga and sanctioning those found culpable is a litmus test for Dalung, one prays he will not fail this test.

Olukayode Thomas, a two time CNN African Journalist of the Year Award Winner, writes from Lagos.



http://opinion.premiumtimesng.com/2016/08/07/rio-olympics-nff-sports-ministry-and-ticket-padding-by-olukayode-thomas/

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Rescue Of Iba Monarch: We Will Stamp Criminal Activities Completely From Our State
Rescue Of Iba Monarch: We Will Stamp Criminal Activities Completely From Our State
August 7, 2016 aplus Announcement, Security 0 0
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday said his administration has the capacity and will to fight all forms of crime and criminality, saying that it would not relent in its efforts until criminal elements have no hiding place in the State.

The Governor who addressed journalists on the safe rescue of the Oniba of Iba, Oba Goriola Oseni, said in the last few weeks, there had been a coordinated onslaught by security agencies in the State against vandals and kidnappers, under the code name ‘Operation Awatse’, adding that the operation would continue until their activities are completely stamped out

The Governor, who spoke through the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, said that the kidnap of an Oba in Yorubaland was a sacrilege and a complete desecration of the cultural values of the Yoruba race, which according to him, must not go unpunished.

He said, “The arrest of these suspects is a clear warning to criminal elements that we value and cherish our Yoruba tradition and will leave no stone unturned to ensure that it is protected from violation by those who have desecrated our values”.



The Governor also commended the police and other security agencies for their all-round efforts in securing the release of the Oba and effecting the arrests of two of the suspected kidnappers, saying the Oba has since returned safely to his palace.

“We are also pleased to announce that two of the kidnappers have been arrested and are here for everybody to see. The kidnappers are also prime suspects in the murder of two persons killed during the kidnap and they will face the full wrath of the law,” the Governor said.


He urged the public to continue to be vigilant and take advantage of the State’s emergency numbers 112 and 767 to alert security agencies of any suspicious actions in their areas, assuring that the State Government would continue to support security agencies to ensure that Lagosians remain safe and secure.

Responding to questions from journalists, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, said the sustained pressure and hot chaise given to the kidnappers led to the rescue of the Monarch.



While responding to inquiries as to whether ransom was paid, Owoseni said: “We have always reiterated that it is not about whether ransom was paid or not. If it is about ransom, suspect will not be arrested and what I will say is that the pressure by the Lagos Command and the Special Response Team of the Inspector General of Police from Abuja, the combined efforts and pressure paid off and the most important thing is that Kabiyesi is in his palace.”

The CP added that the monarch was hale and hearty as at the time of his rescue, saying that he met personally with the monarch and debriefed him on his state of health.

Besides, Owoseni debunked insinuation that the State Government abandoned the monarch to his fate during the period of the ordeal.


He said: “As to whether the State Government did something or not, if you are seeing suspects being paraded, the security agencies are apparatus of government and that is to say that the government has worked very hard in order to get Kabiyesi liberated.

“What we want to do is to also thank and appreciate the calmness and the understanding of the family who in the process of getting Kabiyesi out of the hands of the kidnappers have been very cooperative with us in order for us to get Kabiyesi out hale and hearty.

“No matter the amount of money that is put to fund security, the United States has all it takes, France has all it takes but till tomorrow, you are still hearing of people being killed in Malls or whatever.

“In France, some people went to church to go and kill a priest, so there is no society that you can completely eradicate crime. But for you to know, the logistics and wherewithal that the government has given all the security agencies in the State also contributed to the arrest that has been made.

“All I want to say is that criminals should also know that whatever has been done, they will not go unpunished. As of now, investigation is still on and you can be assured that all the people that took part in that operation will be arrested and they will face the full wrath of the law. We will not reveal much so as not to jeopardize ongoing investigation,” the CP said.

The apprehended kidnappers of the Oniba of Iba, Toba Forejo (right) and Isaiah Ododomu (left) being paraded by the Police, at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Sunday, August 7, 2016.
The suspected kidnappers of the Oniba of Iba, Toba Forejo (right) and Isaiah Ododomu (left) being paraded by the Police, at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Sunday, August 7, 2016.
While being interviewed by journalists, the two arrested suspects said nine people were involved in the operation that led to the kidnap of the monarch.

The two suspects – Isaiah Ododomu and Toba Forejo said they were involved in illegal oil bunkering but were stopped from the business due to the renewed efforts of government against them, adding that they were arrested on Saturday at Iyana School in Lagos.

Narrating how the attack was carried out, Isaiah said: “I was involved in illegal bunkering. As this government stopped bunkering, our leaders arranged another group and this mission of the new group was to start kidnapping and use it to manage ourselves since we can’t do oil bunkering again. I am a married man, I don’t have any job to do. We used to do security for those main guys and anytime they make about N500, 000 they will give us like N20,000.”


http://akinwunmiambode.com/rescue-of-iba-monarch-we-will-stamp-criminal-activities-completely-from-our-state/


lalasticlala, Mynd44

nijanigga:
how can i get this CHAI! picture? I really need that pic.

just press and hold on the pix ti download it

drss2:
who gives a damn about her visit to america all i know is dat aisha cassandra is a crook.

oya cry me a river
https://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/crying-waterfalls.gif

Wailers be like. Oga fayose another good news o.
https://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/crying-waterfalls.gif

when Fayose heard that Aisha is in the Us
https://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/crying-waterfalls.gif

idupaul:
Can't you see the story is wrong ..The US has nothing to do withe the A 29 Tucano..I still wonder why our Airforce is making so much noise about this aircraft like they are about to acquire the F35 lightning

i tire o, but i doubt the us will be willing to sell any sophisticated hardware to us anyway. that's why i prefer mother Russia.

mtchewwwww....
because of one shitty aircratf this momron was sent all the way like it was one important thing.

what the hell are these yankeees feeling like sef?

babyfaceafrica:
hmmmm....even the complted apartments will be way above for rich people ,I guess...maybe 20 billions?...

No matter what happens to Nigeria economy this project will go on. it's being financed by international investors, worst case scenario is that the project will be delayed a bit.

babyfaceafrica:
hmmmm....even the complted apartments will be way above for rich people ,I guess...maybe 20 billions?...

i tell ya

Gbawe:
Probably better to buy completed apartments you will be able to raise a mortgage for from Nigerian banks. A friend of mine who is a top boy at UBA informed me that they would personally favour mortgages/loans for Eko Atlantic City as it will be a way to get a stock of very valuable and internationally iconic real estate should buyers default leading to repossession. Most land available are in the hands of connected and wealthy speculators who will now demand a big premium to sell to potential buyers like you.

From the looks of things this project is sold out already. one would have to be connected to get something at a reasonable price. In fact reasonable price is out of the equation. premium price is more like it

Gbawe:
Bruv, you pretty much have the latest pictures relating to stage of work reached. It is a project I am personally keenly interested in as I plan to own a unit or two there. Iconic address worth investing in, even if you do not wish to live there, as rental yield will probably be amongst the highest in the world easily rivalling New York, London, Tokyo et al in comparative percentage yield per annum.

EXPLORE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

Eko Atlantic provides a tremendous amount of opportunities to real estate investors and developers. With 10 million square metres of prime real estate in the world’s fastest-growing megacity; soaring property demand fuelled by a surging population; and a valuable foothold in Africa – widely recognised as one of the world’s last emerging growth markets.

A WIDE CHOICE OF PLOTS AND
PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS
ARE AVAILABLE NOW

One of Eko Atlantic’s most impressive features will be a spectacular central boulevard that will be about 2 kilometres long and 60 metres wide. It will be similar in size to the Champs-Élysées in Paris or Fifth Avenue in New York. The boulevard will have a six-lane carriageway for smoothly-flowing traffic, and a landscaped central reservation.

This wide avenue will feature an array of additional towers climbing no more than 35 floors, turning this inspirational development into a powerhouse for corporate, financial and commercial activity.At the northern end of the boulevard stands an iconic building, which will be about 50 storeys in height and its acquisition represents the highest level of investor confidence in our emerging city.
In addition to carefully controlled city-wide basement and multi-storey parking, more parking spaces will be allocated on the first or second floors of all the buildings, connected by overhead walkways. The ground floor units, which will have direct access on to the streets, will be reserved for shops, bars, cafés and restaurants. Strolling along the wide pavements will be a pleasure, with plenty of opportunities to meet friends or clients for a drink or a meal.

you are on point brother. owning a unit or two there is one of may wishes.

RockHard:
The City is really taking shape.

thanks man

Katsumoto, hope tinubu impresses you with a project like this because i know your stands on comparing both leaders

Gbawe, aresa ,TerraCotta,TonySpike , DuduNegro,Pukkah , Katsumoto, naptu2 guys any latest pix of eko atlantic? please help me out.