NewStats: 3,260,841 , 8,172,757 topics. Date: Tuesday, 27 May 2025 at 07:39 PM 222c4i

Well, Putin will have to find another middleman but no guarantee that will last too.

2Radii:


U re just outside the country, but ubre so dvmb...

So he should be left untouched abi?? Is that what u mean?

Yes, he didn't commit a crime and neither was he an illegal immigrant.

Local romance scam?

ivandragon:


It is not sound if the peculiarities of the socio-economic situation of the country is not taken into consideration.

When it comes to money and finance, peculiarities do not matter.
You either have it or you don't.

Can't you also see that the very position you are taking clearly shows that subsidy is not the problem?

Subsidy is not a problem if you can afford it, otherwise it becomes an unshakable burden especially
when it has been around for decades.

What even necessitated pms subsidy in the first place? Was it not mismanagement of the economy? So is the economy now properly managed?

Anyway, most Nigerians have chosen to endure bad governance, so the mismanagement continues.

Subsidy was necessitated by increase in crude price in the 1970s and the commensurate oil boom
Nigeria experienced.
The guys in charge then, the military who are generally bad s suddenly found themselves
swimming in money and wanting to also placate the public, the rest they say is history.
We started subsidy because the government felt it could afford it then.

We had no oil subsidy when we had no oil and much poorer.

The truth is regardless of the country, governments who can afford general energy subsidy always do
in order to be in the good book of the public.

Only when the state's is in red, such as those observed during the Greece economic crisis in 2015
does the government dare tamper with long-enjoyed public subsidies and even then there were nationwide protests and multiple
government resignations.

It is my belief that a country should subsidize what it can sustainably subsidize.
Whether or not Nigeria can afford petrol subsidy indefinitely is another issue entirely.

And Tinubu's chaotic disastrous dance around the subsidy issue without
first understanding the industry leave much to be desired.

slimfit1:
We won't want you to do it anyway. We need fresh blood like the Ivory coast leader with fresh idea and patriotic.

Ivory coast?

Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa have laid the groundwork for abroad based hate groups.
She will not be deported unless illegal, all she needs do is to point to Nigeria's human rights record.

ivandragon:


You keep refusing to acknowledge that before subsidy should go, there needs to be a sanitisation of the entire process.

If your argument over the years is to be followed, we would soon be buying PMS at N5k per litre with scarcity and you would still be advocating for more increases.

When PMS was N89, you said it should be N140. When it got to N150, you said it should be N180. Even when it got to N200+, you said it should be like N300. Now it is N1k, you are still advocating for increases under the guise of profit making.

Can't you see that price increases do not solve the problem?

His argument is actually sound on its own.
He advocates for total removal of fuel subsidy(not arbitrary increase in price).
Whenever the government(not the sellers) says the official price of an item is X Naira, then such
item is being subsidised regardless of the set price.

Whether or not the total subsidy removal will yield the projected investment is another case entirely.

As to the sanitisation of the process, I suppose you mean actively fighting corruption?
That's a pipe dream generally as we have learnt over the years.
A government can posture that it is sanitizing a sector, but when you dig deeper into the figures,
you will find very little improvement.

The only practical way to sanitize the oil sector is to provide the right incentive and government
handing off as much control as possible to profit-makers.

Or we could miraculously get a benevolent dictator with the power of death and long prison
that would not be biased on ethnic basis. How likely to find such?

You may argue that many other countries oil sectors are efficiently managed by their government,
but Nigeria is different as the average Nigerian think stealing from the government is a god-given right
and only fools don't do it when they get an opportunity.

ElevationD:



And we have such as you addressed as a youth and the future of the country? Already as you stated, Hod will never allow you move a step beyond where you are in all forms.

And you shamelessly use the words “subsidized education”. Thankfully that clearly depicts your level, with your exposure of your ignorance.

Here is another evidence of substandard education. Easy to manipulate and too stubborn to learn.

“Constituency projects are projects that are nominated by legislators…” and youth like you does not know up till today that the complaints against them are that such funds are paid directly to the legislators with no proper ability from the legislators?

You want to stylishly rebuff your ignorance.
You, like the majority definitely don't know what constituency project is all about.
You think it is another "corruption" money for the senators.

Funds paid to the legislator? How much and by who if I may ask?
You see, whenver there is a money discussion and a party prefer to use adjectives such as huge,
humongous and the rest instead of numbers and figures, it is easy to deduce they have no idea what
they are talking about.

Lesson 2: government don't operate like a spendthrift throwing money
at everybody they like at an event. There are protocols to everything, where certain funds go
and where they don't, who is in charge and what not.

I know that I wasted my time sharing the links with you. You must be the typical African, as information must be written in books because of you…you will never read!

Do you consider yourself a reader?
If you are a reader, then the country is in serious danger with your level of government operations ignorance.
Reading some article from very ignorant writers is even more damaging than not reading at all.
Just because someone says something on TV doesn't make it true!

And talking about typical African, let us limit it to Nigeria.
Among your friends and associates, do they overwhelmingly believe that constituency
project is paid into the senators or not?
Now imagine going into the street to ask random people, would your ignorant points
be fully ed or rejected?
Now, who is the typical Nigerian?
I don't think I need to explain the meaning of typical.

Oga, go and get some information and stop disgracing yourself publicly. People like you make other Nigerians suffer with your blind and uneducated arguments.

I suppose being happily ignorant and dangerously stubborn make other Nigerians enjoy?

Where are the lies, when several legislators have come forward to talk about it openly and sincerely?

I know some lawmakers are very dull but not to the point of criminally implicating themselves to possessing
money that they never received.

Perhaps, you are confusing the so-called salary with constituency projects?

Or it is the wording of some senators public statements that made you think the federal government directly
pay project money into the lawmakers personal bank s?

Lesson 3:
Constituency projects are part of the federal executive projects called the SIP.
All the money and execution of the project is istered by the executive.
The only role of the legislator is to point out the type and location of the project
and also commission the project if completed. If no project is done, the money
never leaves the government purse.

dynicks:
Normally, each state has got what it takes to run doings internally and not seek for funds from the centre.... but as usual, their urge to loot without pity makes them wanna seek for more funds elsewhere.....

.Very anyhow people we've got as leaders!!

Stop your magical thinking!
No state has what it takes except oil rich states(as long as resource control is implemented).
State's money don't come from thin air, they are either from allocation or tax.

So, by your submission, the states should generate what they need by hiking taxes.
But I wonder, who should shoulder such tax.

ElevationD:


Stop disgracing yourself and confusing fellow ignorant people like you on social media spaces. Stop acting as if you know it, when you absolutely know nothing and not willing to read or learn. The below links will help correct your ignorance if you so wish.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/03/constituency-project-stink-how-lawmakers-pad-budgets-make-billions/amp/


https://www.thecable.ng/ned-nwoko-i-received-n1bn-allocation-for-constituency-projects/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D96THiRBxnc

You are irredeemable.
What a waste of subsidized education.
No legislator receive even 1 Kobo for constituency project.
If you like post a million links, nothing can change that fact.

Well, I am going to pity you and save you from further embarrassment
and provide some basic education on government.

Constituency projects are projects that are nominated by legislators within
their constituency that the executive, that is the president and his team then act on.
No Kobo is paid to any senator.

Assuming you are a senator(god forbid giving your crass ignorance of basic government protocols),
if you nominate that some of the communities in your constituency needs a transformer, the executive
may see to it that such transformers are bought and installed as your constituency projects.
But you won't receive a dime for it, the project will be executed by the appropriate federal ministry(ministry of power in this case).

Even if you heard it on TV, or read it in a newspaper that senators get money for constituency projects,
those deceiving you don't know better or they have something to gain from lying to you. Stop being deceived.

Racoon:

Yoruba people's best oh, na so them hype MKO Abiola. They will always worship criminals that amassed wealth through corruption and criminality but will turn around and accuse Igbos of loving money. Check all Yoruba political leaders, they have one or two allegation of; drug trafficking, money laundering, wire wire fraud, money ritual or public fund looting.

You should be ashamed of yourself for engaging in crass tribalism woven in cowardice clothing.

At least the original poster publicly announced his unintelligence utter ignorance.
Embrace who you are !

Praxis758:
She should have raised alarm so that those nuisance would be dealt with.

Anyone still falling for this is a dunce.

Not necessarily a dunce.
They are just desperate and inexperienced.

There are scams that others know about that you could fall for.
No one is perfectly protected from scammers.

Jokers

advanceDNA:


Lol.....gaslighting is a form of manipulation...it usually involves lying...how do u make someone doubt what they see or perceive .without lying or twisting the event...
She even try to make it look like it's the guy that's wrong....

.anyway...I cannot argue with you.... Go and sort urself out

If money is missing in an organisation(fact), and the boss decided to ask the ant.
If the ant denies any involvement, he is lying not gaslighting or manipulating.
The ant only cares about escaping the consequences and nothing else, so he is
not gaslighting the boss.

The same thing applies to armed robbers arrested during robbery operation who lie to police
about their involvement, they don't care about anything but escaping consequences.

So in this case, the girlfriend want to avoid the consequences of cooking in his house which the OP conveniently skipped.

If he had asked whether she cleaned the house, she would have answered yes too
in order to look good in his eyes if she is an habitual liar as she claimed.

I know some of you guys like throwing smart sounding words around without knowing the meaning
or the right context but it is cringing each time some of us read them.
Gaslight is actions taken towards the specific goals of psychologically breaking down a target
so they no longer trust their own judgment or sanity.

By your logic, buying gift for a friend, telling a colleague you don't have money when they
intend borrowing from you are evil gaslighting acts of manipulation.

So next time you want to use the word, re-examine the context.

Zooposki:


He’s an American.

Nope.
North Korea doesn't consider him an typical "American".
If they did, he would be held charged with espionage, held for a very long term and maybe exchanged
with other spies after many taunting shows on government media houses.

From the writeup about his other behaviours, the man appears to either resent being in the army or has mental issues.
Though resenting the army doesn't make sense here, since he wasn't forced to .

advanceDNA:


She cooked for herself alone and quickly washed the evidence because she ddnt want you to know of her self centered move ...instead of just saying I'm sorry when u found out...she gaslight you....

It's a redflag to me ooo ...I don't know about you... I hate when someone offends me,, deny it and still look for way to make it look like im the one that did wrong....

Stop using words wrongly.
Gaslight has specific meaning.
It is not synonymous with lying.

PARADIZEPRIEST:
you dont give details of secret service agent to compromise him

He is not an agent!
He is an .
Big difference

ElevationD:


No wonder the country is in this horrible state, with citizens not knowing their rights and eulogizing horrible leaders.

You got it all with your comment.

It’s so sad that leaders make the people think that way. Legislators receive humongous allocations in the name of constituency funds and yet make the citizens believe that the funds are from their personal purses. Until citizens can understand how proper societies are run and then make their leaders able, they will continue to suffer in the hands of their horrible leaders.

We can excuse illiterates who don't know better but you guys cases are embarrassing.

Legislator DO NOT receive a dime for constituency project.
Calling it humongous won't suddenly make it true.

First educate yourself about an issue before engaging in blind criticism.

Lionessza6:


Hardworking society....the dumpsite of inferior products

You either didn't read or were misled by the writer's bias.
Nothing in the article proves that the imported milk are "inferior".

mastermaestro:
You would ignorantly argue with this report if you have not had milk meant for European and American markets. I stopped buying Nigerian shit called milk after I received some packages of milk from someone in Europe.

This country is ruined on many fronts. Why do you think people are sick everywhere in Nigeria? Most of the consumables here are not fit for human consumption. The coke, Fanta, Pepsi drinks you gulp like water are not of the same quality with the ones your fellow humans consume in advanced countries, not even in South Africa. Nigeria don baje o.

Milk are generally bad for your health if you are an adult.

That said, the so-called "inferior" milk are not being forced into West Africa as insinuated.
Importers prefer them because they are more affordable for most low-income buyers.
If you want and can afford whole milk which this article naively suggest as superior, it is not hard to get.

Hezzyluv:
NAFDAC was NAFDAC when late Akunyeli was the DG.

But on a serious note, some African countries are ahead of the then Giant of Africa already.

Are you saying Nigerians were drinking fresh milk when Dora was in charge?

press9jatv:
your response here is childish. Maritime agency approved 200k as per their minimum wage bill, you are here displaying your clueless ignorance here

Why not answer the basic question.
Who exactly are the "maritime agency", government or private entities?
If they are private, do they have regular workers with actual employment contracts
and why would private companies association announce a minimum wage review.

joseph1832:
Yes. That's why I wrote it.

Your statement is like saying a lion underestimated the hunger of a cheetah for meat
whereas the lion itself is a voracious meat eater who often watch cheetah chase and kill
and even steal meat from cheetahs.

The lion is either extremely dumb for holding such opinion or the statement is meaningless.

I am not sure if you think Tinubu and the past leaders happened to be the least
intelligent Nigerians ever.

joseph1832:
Lol. This is actually funny because, Tinubu, like his predecessors, underestimate the greed of Nigerians. This greed is the very reason, why this country will take a long time, before it becomes what we truly dream of.

On second thought, this is suppose to be a joke right?

Does the bold make any sense to you?

Fatbam005:
You never learn the hard way hence you shortsighted reason

It is your time that eventually become enslaved using fear by charlatan spiritualist.

JAMO84:
You hate polygamy, but you can have one wife and 5 side chicks. Hypocrites everywhere

You guys should stop equating sex and marriage or girlfriends and wives.
Moreover, polygamy does not stop a person from having side chicks too.

This is not a criticism of polygyny, I just detest the use of weak arguments in its defence.

Fatbam005:
Beware of that rapper as nothing goes, for nothing

Corrupt soul.

Fool

shoodboi2:
For those wondering, this same JNIM was part of the coalition groups that Ukraine funded and armed to kill Malian soldiers and Wagner PMC in Mali last month.

Ukraine openly confirmed that it armed the groups and bragged that there was nothing African countries can do about it.

The US, UK, and also went on to further sanction Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger for breaking diplomatic relations with Ukraine over its for this terror group.

Now, we have seen the Ukraine-backed terror group killing more Africans.

You must think we are kids.
The US ed rebels against Assad, some of the rebels are ISIS.
So, any attack carried out by terrorist group anywhere in the world is automatically ordered by US
according to you and your goons logic.

Unfortunately for you, the world is not black and white.

OkCornel:
Plenty needless grammar on subsidy palapa.

Fix the price of crude oil to be supplied to the local refineries in naira (not dollar equivalent of what it should be in naira at the prevailing market rate).

This will reflect eventually in the final price at the pumps and the fuel price will come down.

Also, this strengthens the naira ASAP

Jeez, it’s not rocket science!

What is it called when you sell a product to a company for #700 per liter when
there are other companies willing to pay #1000?

When the government fix the price of crude oil, it is effectively subsidising every refined
product of petrol.
You see why plenty grammar is needed.

johninhos:
Beware of dis scammer on dis platform on d guise of giving fix bet then after u pay he’d tell u to pay more if not d game would cut and wen he cut he’d say it’s because u didn’t pay to back d game up wen u insist he’d threaten u with juju 0916 802 1300 is his phone number and he’s quick to swear with his useless life that his games are sure

How are you sure that those pictures belong to him?
Couldn't he have faked them too?