Ontarget:
I guess its too early to talk about 2019. But if things continue like this then Buhari will be a very vulnerable incumbent president facing reelection. The opposition party will be stupid if they don't snatch victory in 2019. If things never changed till 2019 a southerner can very much likely defeat Buhari, but I think the most ideal opposition candidate that will give APC a fatal defeat punch will be a Northerner who is a liberal Muslim, very educated, intelligent and articulate.
Southerners are attracted to educated, intelligent and eloquent people. Religion doesn't really matter when someone has these attributes, and being a liberal Muslim is a bonus. The northerners due to the mass illiteracy there are only enticed by tribal identity and religion. All they will want to hear is "Northerner" and "Muslim" and their votes are secured.
If the opposition comes up with a candidate with those combination of features I don't think APC will stand a chance even if they rig.

The northerners due to the mass illiteracy there are only enticed by tribal identity and religion. All they will want to hear is "Northerner" and "Muslim" and their votes are secured. This part was what annoyed and OP you are a tribal or religion bigot. So SE and SS don't go with the bold I quoted earlier, let's call a spade a spade only SW do vote wisely in Nigeria both SS, SE and North are religion or tribal sentiment when it come to election. Even when Obj contested for president in 1999 they did not vote for him.

talktonase:
Every analysis is based on the survival of our political system.If PDP fixes there house in order,the zoning formular will be considered and a candidate from the north central will be pitched.Only Jerry Gana And David Mark are the most viable candidates from the north central.PMB cant survive 2019 age and health is enough to step him aside.Your 2yr must be either a prophetess or she is naturally intelligent.

Lol do you think all these people you mentioned can stand the thunderstorm of PMB in the north. See am a northerner but let me tell you PDP always rigged north but thanks for the introduction of PVC by JEGA. However only SW do vote wisely but North, SE and SS are tribal or religious sentiment. 2015 election says it all.

The former Central Bank Governor, and Emir of kano His royal highness muhammadu Sanusi the second , surprised guests present at the Muson Centre for the launching of the book of Sir Olaniwun Ajayi.

Below is his unedited speech.

“Let me start by saying that I am Fulani (laughter). My grandfather was an Emir also fulani my uncle and guardian was also the immediate late Emir of kano Alhaji Ado Bayero and therefore I represent all that has been talked about this afternoon. Sir Ajayi has written a book. And like all Nigerians of his generation, he has written in the language of his generation.

“My grandfather was a Northerner, I am a Nigerian. The problem with this country is that in 2009, we speak in the language of 1953. Sir Olaniwun can be forgiven for the way he spoke, but I cannot forgive people of my generation speaking in that language.

“Let us go into this issue because there are so many myths that are being bandied around. Before colonialism, there was nothing like Northern Nigeria, Before the Sokoto Jihad, there was nothing like the Sokoto caliphate. The man from Kano regard himself as bakane. The man from Zaria was bazazzage. The man from Katsina was bakatsine. The kingdoms were at war with each other. They were Hausas, they were Muslims, they were killing each other.

“The Yoruba were Ijebu, Owo, Ijesha, Akoko, Egba. When did they become one? When did the North become one? You have the Sokoto Caliphate that brought every person from Adamawa to Sokoto and said it is one kingdom. They now
said it was a Muslim North.

“The Colonialists came, put that together and said it is now called the Northern Nigeria. Do you know what happened? Our grand fathers were able to transform to being Northerners. We have not been able to transform to being Nigerians. The fault is ours.

Tell me, how many governors has South West produced after Awolowo that are role models of leadership? How many governors has the East produced like Nnamdi Azikiwe that can be role models of leadership? How Many governors in the Niger Delta are role models of leadership? Tell me. There is no evidence statistically that any part of this country has produced good leaders.

You talk about Babangida and the problems of our economy. Who were the people in charge of the economy during Babangida era? Olu Falae, Kalu Idika Kalu. What state are they from in the North?

“We started the banking reform; the first thing I heard was that in Urobo land, there will be a curse of the ancestors. I said they (ancestors) would not answer. They said why? I said how many factories did Ibru build in Urobo land? So, why will the ancestors of the Urobo people support her?

“We talk ethnicity when it pleases us. It is hypocrisy. You said elections were rigged in 1959, Obasanjo and Maurice Iwu rigged election in 2007. Was it a Southern thing? It was not. “The problem is: everywhere in this country, there is one Hausa, Ibo, Yoruba and Itshekiri man whose concern is how to get his hands on the pile and how much he can steal.

Whether it is in the military or in the civilian government, they sit down, they eat together. In fact, the constitution says there must be a minister from every state.

“So, anybody that is still preaching that the problem of Nigeria is Yoruba or Hausa or Fulani, he does not love Nigeria . The problem with Nigeria is that a group of people from each and every ethnic tribe is very selfish. The poverty that is found in Maiduguri is even worse than any poverty that you find in any part of the South.

The British came for 60 years and Sir Ajayi talked about few numbers of graduates in the North (two as at independence) . What he did not say was that there was a documented policy of the British when they came that the Northerner should not be educated. It was documented. It was British colonial policy. I have the document. I have published articles on it. That if you educate the Northerner you will produce progressive Muslim intellectuals of the type we have in Egypt and India. So, do not educate them. It was documented. And you say they love us (North) more than the south.

“I have spent the better part of my life to fight and Dr. (Reuben) Abati knows it. Yes, my grandfather was an Emir. Why was I in the pro-democracy movement fighting for June 12? Is (Moshood) Abiola from Kano ? Why am I a founding director of the Kudirat Initiative for Nigerian Development (KIND)?

“There are good Yoruba people, good Igbo people, good Fulani people, good Nigerians and there are bad people everywhere. That is the truth. “Stop talking about dividing Nigeria because we are not the most populous country
in the world. We have all the resources that make it easy to make one united great Nigeria . It is better if we are united than to divide it.

“Every time you talk about division, when you restructure, do you know what will happen? In Delta Area, the people in Warri will say Agbor, you don’t have oil. When was the Niger Delta constructed as a political entity? Ten years ago, the Itshekiris were fighting the Urobos. Isn’t that what was happening? Now they have become Niger Delta because they have found oil. After, it will be, if you do not have oil in your village then you cannot share our resources.

“There is no country in the world where resources are found in everybody’s hamlet. But people have leaders and they said if you have this geography and if we are one state, then we have a responsibility for making sure that the people who belong to this country have a good nature.

“So, why don’t you talk about; we don’t have infrastructure, we don’t have education, we don’t have health. We are still talking about Fulani. Is it the Fulani cattle rearer or is anybody saying there is no poverty among the Fulani?”, he said.

This is a great message to our generation.

This news is as old as my great grand pa because Sen Olufemi Lanleyin is not in Senate now because he was defeated by Sen Soji Akanbi at the last general election and Ita Enag is SA to president Buhari now.

tosyne2much:
MTN customer care agents are the most clueless, naive and incompetent bunch of retards you can ever come across. They will always look for a way to heap the blame on you when they are clueless about your situation.


Their mostly used cliches are " kindly switch off your phone and switch it on back"; The machine for running the programme is currently not responding, therefore, kindly call back within 24 hours smh

Bro what of this cliche please we are sorry for the incovenience we might have caused you please we will have to run a check on your line please hold on, some minutes later they will say your sim has not been updated kindly give us a call back bunch of retards and incompetent fellows.

It is pertinent to know that only MTN can do such to their customer. My brother I was once a victim of such, imagine I subscribe blackberry monthly plan to my blackberry at 08:46pm and at about 09:53pm I received a message that my subscription has expired. I called them but they keep saying we are sorry for the inconvenience we might have caused you moreover they are not transparent in terms of data usage. Imagine MTN telling you that you are within fair usage and while their counterpart Glo will show you that your data remain 3072MB. Since that day I port to Glo even when glo increased it to #1400 I still stand with glo. So my brother just port to a better network and look for a suitable data plan.

Please compare are outfit with Zahra or Nafisah Abdullahi, beauty she no get. Later they will say someone rape them. Nudity at its peak shioor.

ganisucks:
After that slave response, yesterday, he now wants †̥♥ save face with Nigerians. Well sorry, Mr Presido, but this response is even worse than the first one, it makes Y̶̲̥̅̊ø̲̣̣̥ǖ look like a vile oblivious JJC. I don't KϞöω̲ who is worse, Garba Shehu or Femi Adesina. Lemme give Y̶̲̥̅̊ø̲̣̣̥ǖ a better response Mr President
" I heard Mr Cameron's statement about the financial depravity ☀̤̣̈̇f my country's kinsmen A̶̲̥̅̊Ω̴̩̩̩̥D̶̲̥̅̊ I have †̥♥ admit that we have a lot ☀̤̣̈̇f work †̥♥ do in the area ☀̤̣̈̇f improving our image †̥♥ the expectations ☀̤̣̈̇f the school ☀̤̣̈̇f thought that Mr Cameron belongs †̥♥. But we are up †̥♥ the task, A̶̲̥̅̊Ω̴̩̩̩̥D̶̲̥̅̊ in a few years †̥♥ come, I A̶̲̥̅♏ sure that even those who hold a more coarse view than Mr Cameron will have course †̥♥ complement our efforts. But let ♍ƺ state that, though we understand the truthfulness behind the message, with due respect †̥♥ the PM, we will not allow ourselves †̥♥ be treated like unwelcome guests, A̶̲̥̅̊Ω̴̩̩̩̥D̶̲̥̅̊ so if the UK prime minister feels we are not worthy ☀̤̣̈̇f being at this event, he should make it bold †̥♥ let us KϞöω̲ through clear channels, ☀̤̣̈̇f his true intentions".

Now is that so hard, geez, amateurs.

What is this one saying, stop contradicting yourself.

To all of you guys that comment above me, the weed he was referring to is not marijuana but plant. Like my secondary school days definition of it which goes like this a weed is a plant growing where it is not wanted.

Rice and beans politics, even the person that does not know how to sew will be given. And this will be given only to their loyalists. Rice and beans politics, even the person that does not know how to sew will be given. And this will be given only to their loyalists.

So also he did not wear his Khaki and Jungle boot. With the look of things he did not participate in any NYSC activities.

@AbdulAbmj got it wrong. Federal Government Included And Defended The Inclusion Of Lagos-Calabar Rail In The 2016 Budget At The Senate- Senator Gbenga Ashafa
I have carefully followed the news items making the rounds in relation to the budget presented to the National Assembly and what was defended by the Ministry of Transport before the Senate Committee on Land Transport which I have the privilege of chairing.
The focal points of controversy seem to be the Lagos to Calabar railway modernisation projects and the completion of the Idu – Kaduna rail line.
I confirm that the Lagos to Calabar rail line was not in the original document that was presented to the National Assembly by the Executive. However subsequently at the budget defense session before the Senate Committee on Land Transport, the Hon. Minister for Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, did inform the committee of the omission of the Lagos to Calabar rail modernisation project and indeed sent a supplementary copy of the ministry's budget to the committee which contained the said project.
The minister noted that the amount needed for the counterpart funding for both the Lagos to Kano and Lagos to Calabar rail modernisation projects was in the sum of 120 Billion Naira, being 60 Billion Naira per project.
While the committee did not completely agree with all the changes made in the subsequent document, being fully aware of the critical importance of the rail sector to the development of our dear country, distinguished members of the Senate Committee on Land transport keyed into the laudable (Lagos to Calabar, rail modernisation) project and found ways of appropriating funds for the project without exceeding the envelope provided for the ministry.
In so doing, the committee observed that the Lagos to Kano rail rehabilitation project had been allocated the sum of N52 Billion Naira as against the sum of 60 billion which the Hon. Minister requested as counterpart funding while no allocation whatsoever was made for the Lagos to Calabar rail line.
Hence, the sum of 54 billion Naira that was discovered by the Senate Committee on Land Transport to be floating in the budget of the Ministry of Transportation as presented by the Executive was injected into augmenting the funds needed for counterpart funding of both projects (Lagos to Kano and Lagos to Calabar Rail modernisation), as at the time the committee defended its report before the senate committee on Appropriation. The Lagos to Calabar rail modernisation project was therefore included in the Senate Committee on Land Transports recommendation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
With regard to the Idu to Kaduna rail completion, the Senate Committee on Land Transport did not interfere with what was provided for in the budget as sent by the executive, being approximately 18 Billion Naira hence I am equally surprised to read on the pages of the newspapers that the amount allocated to the said project was reduced by 8 Billion Naira.
While I would have preferred to wait till Tuesday April 12th 2016 when the National Assembly reconvenes in order to have the benefit of viewing the details of the budget that was conveyed to the executive as passed, I am compelled to place the facts in proper perspective as it relates to the activities of the Senate Committee on Land Transport.
Without prejudice to the considerations and powers of the Senate Committee on Appropriations with regard to the appropriations process, the foregoing is the true reflection of what transpired at the committee level with respect to the Land Transport sector of the Ministry of Transport.
Senator Gbenga Ashafa (Lagos East)
Senate Committee on Land Transport

Source: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=822437524557108&id=100003726052110&refid=8&_ft_=qid.6272315763088241436%3Amf_story_key.3121831969330507149&__tn__=%2As

Nigerian Professors making life difficult for their students from time immemorial. I can recall Dr. Mudiare of Mechanical Engineering FUTMINNA sets these similar questions when I was in 200 Level.

The institution with best SUG president ever was FUTMINNA in person of Comrade Segun Shuaib of Agric and Bioresources Engineering Department 2014 and we regret not voting for him as the NUESA president in 2012.

Best SUG president ever Segun Shuaib from Agric and Bioresources Engineering 2014 and we regret not voting for him as the NUESA president in 2012.

Those that believe rivers people hate Ameachi don't know or did not understand politics. Let's say the fact Rivers people hate APC not Ameachi.

How many course are they writing please. And if it is one course then Nigeria Education is on a long thing and and the students should warming up for missing result.

Bevista:
Ordinarily, I should not comment on this thread since Ubah has not mentioned how he would go about it. However, for the benefit of those who might get swayed by his cheap claims, I'll say something.
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The exchange rate (PRICE of dollars) is determined primarily by SUPPLY of dollars (through exports, FDIs, foreign borrowing, etc) and DEMAND for dollars (through imports, payments of foreign school fees/medical bills, online purchases, etc). The NET flow of these transactions determine the Balance of Payments (BOP) account with the Central Bank. Elementary economics tells us that when demand exceeds supply, prices go up!
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Coming back to Nigeria, it is well known that oil accounts for 95% of our FX earnings. As oil prices have collapsed from ~$100 in 2014 to ~$30, our supply of dollars has dropped tremendously. This is even worse when one considers that our cost of oil production is ~$20/bbl, meaning that our dollar revenue from oil has dropped from ~$80/bbl to ~$10/bbl. On the demand side, the request for imports are increasing. With such supply shock and increasing demand, there is only one way for the exchange rate to go. This is basic economics and has nothing to do with Emefiele or Buhari, except you are simply being mischievous or grossly ignorant.
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When oil collapsed from around $147 to $38 due to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC), Nigeria had a Foreign Reserve of ~$62bn. The then CBN Governor had to spend ~$20bn from the Reserves to meet import demand thereby preventing devaluation/depreciation. Between 2011 & 2014, oil price was above $100, meaning that the administration never had a dollar supply problem and so could maintain a stable exchange rate. Fast forward to late 2014 when oil prices slid to ~$60, the CBN had to devalue the Naira twice within a period of 6 months (Nov 2014 & Feb 2015) because the Reserves were too low (<$35bn) to deplete to support imports. Now in 2016, oil prices are around $30/bbl while FX Reserves is less than $28bn. The supply shock has reached unprecedented levels, yet demand for imports has not decreased. There is absolutely no way that the exchange rate can stay below N250/$. Simple economics says that price will continue to move till a new equilibrium is reached where demand equates supply.
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There is no policy from Emefiele, Soludo, Greenspan, Bernanke or any other Central Bank governor that can strengthen the Naira in the near term. Except we want to completely deplete the Reserves or go to the IMF to borrow SDRs just to meet import demands. Brace up folks, if oil price collapses to $20 (thereby increasing the supply shock) the exchange rate shall hit N1000/$ and I repeat, this has nothing to do with Emefiele or Buhari but simply economic forces. The only thing that can save the Naira is either for SUPPLY of dollars to increase (through high oil price) or DEMAND to reduce. Since we do not have control over the supply side, we can at least focus on managing the demand side. Remember Ben Bruce #BuyNaijaToGrowTheNaira? It's about demand management.
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So Mr Ifeanyi Ubah, you have zero knowledge on what you are talking about. With all the money you made from the last government, you can start by building a refinery or some other manufacturing facility (like Dangote) to help us substitute for imports. That would help the Naira more than you seeking cheap consultancy from the government. Or except you want to broker a deal for the government to give amnesty to your Dasuki-Gate friends, so they can bring out stashed up dollars from soakaways and graveyards to support the economy.

No have gotten this number of likes since I have register on Nairaland but you know what God bless the person that give birth to you. I will have to do more research on this issues you raised God Bless.

orobs93:
I see boy and boy there

Yeah and is like they want to fight each other.

9jatriot:
if u think this is a boyfriend girlfriend where one party says am sorry to make d other happy u r mistaken. An apology will not correct the budget, those who prepared d budget are the ones to still correct it. I insist they are a lot of ways to correct it, it does not have to be withdrawal alone. delete button, erasers, correction fluids etc are other methods. if pmb decides to use d withdrawal method it's his call and not yours

Thank you guys for the analysis so far but snailspeed did not understand some of your point. But snailspeed should not be using some adjectives as if you are a card carrying member of APC. I and my family voted Buhari but what we are seeing as far as this government is concern is nothing to right home about. "A chick that will grow to become a hen you will know from the day it hatches" nothing is working in Nigeria now because things are hard for the citizens. But let me comment on the budget stuff though there are frivolous figures in the budget which the minister can't defend during the budget defence and some of reject the budget that they were not the one that wrote it. Snailspeed I will not blame the Ministers because if a minister add a line of item in a budget he knows the reason why he add and if he won't be able to defend it he will not add it and I will blame them the minister and the president here because they suppose to check and verify all the items on the list. So there is something this government are hiding from Nigerians as far as this budget is concern. My opinion though.

zeongeon:
I wonder why people always want to make money from rendering help...well I got all nebosh materials from someone in this group for FREE..and made a distinction..I didn't have to pay a dime for d materials..please there certain things that one should be happy to give out without attaching any cost to it..

Good please I want to do NEBOSH to and I will be glad if you can help me with the materials you have. My email is idros4real@yahoo.com and my number 08052669158 just a missed I will definitely call you back. Thanks and God Bless.

Ilorin Jebba road need urgent attention, if a pregnant woman ply that road she will give birth immediately she reach home. Mokwa Bida road I don't believe it was justified because the last time I went to Minna for my convocation contruction was going on, well maybe finishing touches because TERACTA did a great job there but don't know if they finshed that road.

My crush back then. What I like most about her was her voice and the way she diction her Yoruba words. That Kayode just took everything away but if that was what will make them live happily no problem. I personally miss U.

Even if you don't like the place due to Boko Haram whatever NYSC will still post some people there and by that time you don't have option. I remember a girl from SE was posted to Kano and she did not choose Kano when she print her call up letter before we know water don dey fall from the girl eye. Just pray for a better place that's all. Que sera que sera.

holamiday:
Why? Why the rush? It remains open till the 28th. I don't even plan to go near a Cyber Cafe this week.

Oga mi the earlier the better o and the choice of state will keep reducing day by day so it is better you do your reg as soon as possible.

Missmossy:
Can you imagine??


Service that you would get tired of while it's on. It ain't easy anyway. The euphoria that comes with service generally is enough reason for this



Won't blame them.

I tire o but let me advice them on the way forward. I am Batch B 2015 NYSC but I did all my registration at home I just went to cafe to thumb print and I came back home to pay for call up letter. Any one of them that has Laptop should find connection and do register at and go to cafe to thumb print. Shikenan not the suffering and some people said they should scrap NYSC if I hear.

Why are they in a hurry as if it will close this week. Well I don't blame them cos they thought early registration means early issue and wearing of Khaki but this is not camp o. Naija Graduates making life difficult for themselves since 1948.

Kalvan:
Makes absolutely no sense. The kid's car models don't move or work! He's no better than a sculptor/toymaker.Why does Africa always celebrate mediocrity?!

Hey God dash this guy sense, let me educate you here bro. In car design there are different roles which car designers play when it come to manufacturing and the aspect which this Aliyu fits in is called Aesthetic design which takes care of how beauty a car looks. If you think that which he did was easy try yours and let us see however the guy will just improve or venture into another aspect of car design. Thanks.

LionInZion:
God bless you for this, this is thesame thing I posted on my fb some weeks ago. Give us work and not stipend, though I think APC govt got it wrong to have made such promise. As an artisan, I'm waiting to see this happen

A chick that will grow into a cock can be spotted that day it hatches...APC are still campaigning, can someone please help me tell them that campaign has finished.

A chick that will grow into a cock can be spotted that day it hatches...APC are still campaigning, can someone please help me tell them that campaign has finished.

Am not amused at all cos this things happened in Secondary school, they called it ITU. Not really cultist but that is where they will start. And for the girls they were the wanna be girls that want to be proving levels to the other girls, so if you want to join them the leader usually addressed as first man will first sleep with them. May God help us.

rayblast:
I jus luv dis forum(nairaland). Abeg hit like if u think Eng. Martin Onovo fall sunrise presenters hand today. Maope own was jus too Obvious!!!!!!

Martin Onovo is known for that and an Engineer was what surprised me always cos I could recall his presidential chat he was attacking PDP/GEJ anytime they threw a question at him. That was my 2015 presidential candidate to PMB and GEJ.