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Car Talk / Re: Nissan Has Built 150 Million Vehicles Since 1933 by memud001(m): 7:21am On Sep 26, 2017
diportivo:
its not possible

nigerians dont buy nissan cars cos all their cars are evil

how will they now sell that much when we dont buy


nissan be bursting my brain since 1933

#TeamNissan tongue
diportivo:
its not possible

nigerians dont buy nissan cars cos all their cars are evil

how will they now sell that much when we dont buy


nissan be bursting my brain since 1933

#TeamNissan tongue
diportivo:
its not possible

nigerians dont buy nissan cars cos all their cars are evil

how will they now sell that much when we dont buy


nissan be bursting my brain since 1933

#TeamNissan tongue

produced not sold...
Politics / Re: Photo Of Ojukwu At Presidential Campaign In 2007 by memud001(m): 10:52am On Nov 16, 2016
the word "agbari ojukwu " came to mind.
a stainless bowl was named in south west to remember all he caused. agbari ojukwu
Nigerians sha
them fit gv person name

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Religion / Re: "Shepherd Bushiri 'Heals' Lady With HIV During Church Service" - Prophet Claims by memud001(m): 11:05am On Nov 14, 2016
bed ridden hiv and tuberculosis the woman looks healthy thou.
i tire 4 all this fake miracles upandan dem no go go sabo where disable plenty make dem ho dey deliver them. na rich people dem wan deliver small time we go hear the pastor $1000 dollars offering form the lady. I tire

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Health / Re: Chinese Doctor Grows New Ear On Man's Arm To Restore His Hearing(photos) by memud001(m): 6:56am On Nov 12, 2016
[quote author=lucrownt post=50962214]With the speed of Technologies these days, the Oyinbos won't mind to create human beings of which I know they can't...


End Time Things


haven't u heard about cloning
Islam for Muslims / Re: Show Us The Straight Path To Paradise by memud001(m): 11:50am On Nov 11, 2016
nice piece jazakhallah khairan

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Car Talk / Re: 5 PROBLEMS DUE TO LONGER ENGINE OIL CHANGE INTERVALS. (Photos) by memud001(m): 6:32am On Oct 08, 2016
very informative.

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Health / Re: Epilepsy- A Brain Disorder Not A Spiritual Attack by memud001(m): 6:09am On Jul 26, 2016
herzern:
Op....wrote dhiz epistle because of warapa undecided

I shaa know say I nefa see oyinbo wey qet warapa before cheesy



lil Wayne get warapa
Crime / Feds Seize Kickasstorrents Domains, Arrest Owner by memud001(m): 8:48am On Jul 21, 2016
The U.S. Government has arrested the alleged owner of KickassTorrents, the world's largest torrent site. The 30 year-old Ukrainian was arrested in Poland today and is charged with criminal copyright infringement and money laundering. In addition, a federal court in Chicago has ordered the seizure of several KAT domain names.
With millions of unique visitors per day KickassTorrents
(KAT) has become the most-used torrent site on the Internet, beating even The Pirate Bay. Today, however, the site has run into a significant roadblock after U.S. authorities announced the arrest of the site’s alleged owner.
The 30-year-old Artem Vaulin, from Ukraine, was arrested today in Poland from where the United States has requested his extradition. In a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago, the owner is charged with conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement, conspiracy to
commit money laundering, and two counts of criminal copyright infringement.
The complaint further reveals that the feds posed as an advertiser, which revealed a bank account associated
with the site.
It also shows that Apple handed over personal details of
Vaulin after the investigator cross-referenced an IP-address used for an iTunes transaction with an IP- address that was used to login to KAT’s Facebook account.
“Records provided by Apple showed that tirm@me.com conducted an iTunes transaction using IP Address 109.86.226.203 on or about July 31, 2015. The same IP Address was used on the same day to login into the KAT Facebook,” the complaint reads.
In addition to the arrest in Poland, the court also granted the seizure of a bank account associated with KickassTorrents, as well as several of the site’s domain names.
Commenting on the announcement, Assistant Attorney General Caldwell said that KickassTorrents helped to distribute over $1 billion in pirated files. “Vaulin is charged with running today’s most visited illegal file-sharing website, responsible for unlawfully distributing well over $1 billion of copyrighted materials.”
“In an effort to evade law enforcement, Vaulin allegedly relied on servers located in countries around the world and moved his domains due to repeated seizures and civil lawsuits. His arrest in Poland, however, demonstrates again that cybercriminals can run, but they cannot hide from justice.”KAT’s .com and .tv domains are expected to be seized
soon by Verisign. For the main Kat.cr domain and several others, seizure warrants will be sent to the respective authorities under the MLAT treaty. At the time of writing the main domain name Kat.cr has trouble loading, but various proxies still appear to work. KAT’s status page doesn’t list any issues, but we assume that this will be updated shortly.
TorrentFreak has reached out to the KAT team for a
comment on the news and what it means for the site’s
future, but we have yet to hear back.



https://torrentfreak.com/feds-seize-kickasstorrents-domains-charge-owner-160720/
Literature / Re: Behind Her Veil by memud001(m): 10:18pm On Nov 18, 2015
Mattkent abeg update nao.I no wan comment before i just wan b among the ghost readers.


If u re a ghost reader click like

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Politics / Soyinka Denies Insulting Igbo, Slams Online Media by memud001(m): 11:30am On May 06, 2015
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has denied
describing Igbo as people who vote based on their
stomach.
Some online media had quoted Soyinka as saying
Igbo were politically naive while delivering a
lecture titled ‘Predicting Nigeria, Electoral Ironies’
at Harvard University Hutchins Centre for African
and African American Research in the United
States.
He was quoted as saying “Igbo remained
unrepentant and resolute towards their strategic
objective of secession at worst; or a Nigerian
president of Igbo extraction at best.”
However, Soyinka said in a statement on Thursday
that it was unfortunate that people could tell lies
against him.
The playwright described those peddling the
rumour as morons who have ulterior motives.
He said his entire lecture delivered at Harvard
University was recorded on video and anyone who
was interested could access it on the Internet.
He said, “I have just read a statement attributed to
me on a news outlet, evidently one of the Internet
infestations. My lecture at the Hutchins Centre,
Harvard University, was video recorded. Anyone
who believes what I am alleged to have said must
be a slowpoke – repeat, a slowpoke.
“It is demeaning, sickening and boring to have to
deal with these cowards who cannot fight their own
battles but must fasten their imbecilic
pronouncements on others. Only the mentally
retarded will credit this comment attributed to me
regarding the Ndigbo voting pattern in the last
elections.
“I strongly suspect the author of this despicable
concoction, and may make a further statement,
once the source is verified.”
Sports / Amaju Pinnick(nff) To Meet Blatter On Monday by memud001(m): 9:31am On May 03, 2015
Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju
Pinnick is set to meet with Fifa president Sepp
Blatter on Monday in Zurich.
According to the NFF president, the meeting billed
for Home of Fifa is in line with NFF administration’s
vision of constantly bonding with the world body,
and also to seek more Fifa projects for Nigeria.
“Nigeria is the biggest black nation on earth. One
out of every five black people in the world is a
Nigerian, so our country can no longer be a silent
member of world football,” Pinnick told the Nigeria
Football Federation website.
“Nigeria is big deal, not only because of our
population, but as a result of what we bring to the
table of world football, through taking part in almost
all Fifa championships, one of the very few
countries in the world that is able to do that.
“Presently, we have the Fifa Technical Centre, and
the Fifa Football Turf that we got through the Win-
In-Africa-With-Africa programme for the 2010 Fifa
World Cup. We also have approval for Centres of
Excellence in Bauchi, Lagos and Anambra States.
“However, the present NFF administration is of the
view that the outstanding projects, for which
approval has been secured, should commence
immediately, and that Nigeria deserves more Fifa
projects at this stage.”
Pinnick is also expected to hold a meeting with
Greg Dyke, Chairman of The Football Association
in London on Tuesday.
Politics / Re: El-Rufai's Wife Hajia Hadiza Stuns In New Pics Ahead Of Swearing In Of Her Hubby by memud001(m): 10:40am On Apr 25, 2015
beautifulllllll
Politics / Re: Forecast: Why These Seven People Could Be Nigeria’s Next Ministers by memud001(m): 8:40am On Apr 25, 2015
oyami lenu

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Phones / Re: Pls Help A Brother by memud001(m): 8:36am On Apr 25, 2015
change the imei to a valid 1.the imei u changed It to is not valid.
Phones / Re: Android Urinating On Apple's Logo - Full Gist + See The Tool That Was Used by memud001(m): 8:32am On Apr 25, 2015
fingers crossed like d op
Politics / Re: African Countries Happy Over President Jonathan’s Defeat – Obasanjo by memud001(m): 8:06pm On Apr 24, 2015
am happy



space booked
Politics / Re: African Countries Happy Over President Jonathan’s Defeat – Obasanjo by memud001(m): 8:05pm On Apr 24, 2015
some bad belly people go shout foul as if politics na sport...



sai buhari

PDP pls jump into lagoon

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Foreign Affairs / Re: Open Letter From A Nigerian Lady To South Africans by memud001(m): 5:22pm On Apr 24, 2015
wait make i comment first before reading
Webmasters / Re: How Can I Make My Blog Appear On Top Google Search by memud001(m): 4:35pm On Apr 24, 2015
make I book space joor
Crime / Re: New Scammers In Town! by memud001(m): 1:14pm On Apr 18, 2015
naijaaaa



when work no dey for country.na surep wey ordinary person no fit collect dey

change lo le sey
Crime / Re: New Scammers In Town! by memud001(m): 1:13pm On Apr 18, 2015
naijaaaa



when work no dey for country.na surep wey ordinary person no fit collect

change lo le sey
Politics / Re: 2015 Elections - Share Your Experience @ Your Polling Unit Here by memud001(m): 12:14pm On Mar 28, 2015
they are just too slow here are at oke aro,ifo local government,Ogun state...as if they did not under go any training.......
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Arsenal Vs Everton (2 - 0) On 1st March 2015 by memud001(m): 4:57pm On Mar 01, 2015
Gooooooallllllll
Celebrities / China Charges Jackie Chan’s Son Overdrugs by memud001(m): 9:52am On Dec 23, 2014
Chinese prosecutors have indicted the
son of Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan
on drug offences, more than four months
after he was first detained.
The announcement on Monday did not
mention when a trial would be held but if
convicted, singer-actor Jaycee Chan
could face up to three years in jail.
Beijing police detained the younger Chan
at his Beijing apartment in August along
with Taiwanese movie star Ko Kai. Police
said Chan and Ko both tested positive for
marijuana and admitted using the drug.
Jaycee Chan’s detention has been
particularly embarrassing for his father,
who was named by Beijing as an anti-
drug ambassador in 2009.
Chan has never publicly contested the
charge, and his father has openly
apologised over his detention.
“Regarding this issue with my son
Jaycee, I feel very angry and very
shocked,” Jackie Chan wrote on his
microblog in August. “As a public figure,
I’m very ashamed. As a father, I’m
heartbroken.”
In June, Chinese President Xi Jinping
declared that illegal drugs should be
wiped out and that offenders should be
severely punished. The crackdown has
snared more than 7,800 people in Beijing
alone, according to police, and celebrities
were targeted because of their influence
over the public.


source: www.punchng.com/news/china-charges-jackie-chans-son-over-drugs-2/
Health / Can You Become A Vegetarian by memud001(m): 7:44am On Dec 11, 2014
jst want to hear ur view pals..
coz ma grand pa wey dey tell say make he no e dey chop meat again sef no gree....

which is better meat or vegetables...
I think in Nigeria na meat lols

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Pets / Re: Man Seriously Hurt After Lion Attack At Zoo by memud001(m): 9:58am On Dec 09, 2014
e b say e wan enter Guinness book of record...
Pets / Man Seriously Hurt After Lion Attack At Zoo by memud001(m): 9:45am On Dec 09, 2014
A man is in a serious condition in hospital
after being mauled by three lions in an
enclosure at Barcelona Zoo.
Police officers and firefighters used hoses
and fire extinguishers to distance the
animals from the man, a 45-year-old
Spanish national.
A witness told La Vanguardia newspaper
that the man, who works as a police
officer, willingly entered the lion enclosure
and began walking around.
He was then attacked by three lions, who
dragged him into a service tunnel within
the enclosure.
A statement from the city government said
the man was removed from the enclosure
by the emergency services around 30
minutes after he had entered.
The man was wearing military clothing and
was carrying a rucksack.
He is currently in a serious, but not life-
threatening, condition at Vall d'Hebron
University Hospital in the city.
La Vanguardia reports the man has
previously protested against abortion by
clinging to La Pedrera, a modernist
building in Barcelona.
In September, he was arrested for burning
the Catalan flag at the statue of Rafael
Casanovas, the commander in chief of
Catalonia during the Siege of Barcelona in
the 18th century, the paper added.

source: news.sky.com/story/1387511/man-seriously-hurt-after-lion-attack-at-zoo
Business / Re: Women Who Make A Livingcrushing Stones For N100 A Day by memud001(m): 10:20am On Dec 07, 2014
c pixs below

Business / Women Who Make A Livingcrushing Stones For N100 A Day by memud001(m): 10:06am On Dec 07, 2014
Alirat Osunbayo is 54 years old. But under
the blazing tropical sun at Quarry Road,
Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, she
looks much older.
Her sweat-drenched slim and seemingly
fragile frame, however, belies the physical
strength she displays as she steadily chips
away at the huge stump of rock before her,
reducing it to small pebbles.
Osunbayo has been breaking huge rocks
for almost 20 years. She is not alone in
this rather strenuous way to eke out a
living. She is one of the several women
who struggle to earn their livelihood from
cutting rocks into small stones at the
quarry site located at the Abeokuta North
Local Government area of the state. No
man was seen breaking rocks in the
different quarry sites our correspondent
visited for three days.
As she spoke with our correspondent in a
soft tone while massaging her chirped and
blister covered palms, Osunbayo smiled
ruefully and declared that that was the
only thing she knew how to do to keep
hunger away.
She said, “What else do you want me to
do? With this job, at least, I’m sure of
putting food on my table.”
Almost oblivious of the hot sun from which
she took shelter under a small mat hung
on a tripod; Osunbayo continued hitting
her crude hammer on rocks cutting them
into smaller pieces.
The ding-dong and hollow sounds of iron
connecting with rocks emanating from the
hordes of women bent laboriously over
their tasks filled the dust infused air of the
work site.
As the women constantly hemmed at the
huge pieces of rocks, one could see pain
and despair etched on their strong faces.
These are common sights at the no fewer
than three quarry sites scattered round the
Rock City of Abeokuta.
At the end of a day’s work which lasts for
not less than 10 excruciating hours under
the elements, the rocks which have been
reduced to pebbles are filled into head
pans and sold.
Each head pan, according to Sobayo and
her colleagues vary in size and quality.
They sell as low as N100 (less than $1)
and as high as N400 (about $2)
Sobayo said, “I work from morning to
dusk; I stop work around 6:30 or 7pm when
it’s dark and I can no longer see very well.
I do this every day, except on days I go to
the Lafenwa market to sell salt.”
[/media-credit] Women who make a living
crushing stones for N100 a day
The Lafenwa market is an old market in the
bowel of the Abeokuta North Local
Government Area of the state. It is opened
for business every other five days.
“My three children and I used to work at
the quarry when my husband died. We
were sure of taking home a substantial
amount of money. Now things are a bit
difficult, my children had to move to Lagos
to make ends meet. Luckily, I was able to
get this job. I’m sure of putting food on my
table. ”
One of the sites where the women work
had not always been in its present state.
Until two and a half years ago, it was a site
of a booming stone business patronised
by dust merchants all over the southwest
geo-political zone of the country.
But suddenly, according to Mrs. Yemisi
Fowowe who is a rock cutter and dealer,
the quarry was put up for sale. The rock
merchants shifted base and the place
became desolate. But a few stragglers
stayed behind.
The Commissioner for Information,Ogun
State, Yusuph Olaniyonu, told SUNDAY
PUNCH that he wasn’t aware of any
existing issue between the government
and rock dealers over the closure of the
quarry.
Hard work, small pay
“In a day, I try to break as many rocks into
smaller pebbles to fill four head pans. But
on days when I don’t feel strong enough, I
fill only two head pans. One head pan
fetches me N20. If I break four head pans, I
get paid N80 (50 US cents),” said Sobayo.
Just a short walk from Sobayo, Madam
Muyibatu Rasaki hit harder at her rock with
full concentration.
For 65- year-old Rasaki, breaking four head
pans of stones is a ride in the park.
With sweat dripping down her face, Rasaki
said sometimes she would not eat until
she filled 40 head pans which would fetch
her N2,500 (about $14).
“I am so used to this job that whenever I’m
not at work, my body feels funny. I can’t
sit idle. I’ve been doing this job for more
than 20 years. I started when I got married.
This is the only skill I know and my
husband is dead. With the money I made
over time; I was able to buy myself a
commercial grinding machine,” she told
our correspondent.
For two hours in a stretch, Rasaki kept
breaking the mould of rocks before her;
she was so engrossed with the work that
she did not notice when one of her fingers
started bleeding until her attention was
called to it by our correspondent.
“Don’t worry my daughter, it’s just blood, I
didn’t even know I had a wound. I can’t
stop; I have to complete my target. I’ve lost
count of the number of times I broke a
finger or had a deep cut, it’s part of the
job,” she said.
For 65-year-old Madam Fowowe and her
45-year-old daughter, Modinatu Salami,
the stone breaking trade has become a
generational thing. Both mother and child
work on the site.
Just like Fowowe and Bola Mustapha,
Mama Salau is 60 years old and she breaks
20 big rocks which would fetch her N1,000.
Breaking the bigger stones requires more
strength, so why did Salau opt for this?
“I need more money,” she simply said.
Clad in a light blue iro and buba, Salau
tucked her wrapper in between her thighs
and began hitting the piece of rock into
shape with a hammer and akoro (sickle).
Salau’s inclination is different from most of
the women. She makes local grinding
stones which she sells for N500 while the
hand-made moulded grinding stone goes
for N1,000.
Salu said with a smile, “N1, 000 is a lot of
money for me. In the mornings I sell
cooked beans, but I don’t make much
money from it. I’ve been a quarry worker
for 10 years. This is where I get the money
I really live on.”
Asked how she fared in the trade, Salau
was reluctant to talk. She hesitated before
answering, “My body has become used to
pain. There are days when I get home and
my whole body is aching, but I can’t stop
this job, I need the money.”
Explaining the process of producing small
pebbles used for construction, the
Chairman Ifedodun Foundation Association
Quarry, Mr. Taiwo Mustapha said rocks are
blasted in the local way.
“A hole is drilled under the rock and timber
or tyres are used to ignite a fire in it. The
fire is left to burn in the rock. This helps to
soften it. This process could take two or
three days. Once the rock is soft enough, it
explodes.”
He explained that the process of the rock
blasting could be very dangerous and that
people and workers must stay away from
the site when it is being carried out.
“After the blast, the pieces of rocks are
then broken with a sledge hammer. The
parts are broken into sizes we call lump;
the lumps weigh between 100-1000kg.
These will then be broken into block
sizes.”
Mustapha said after this stage, the block
size rocks are broken into smaller sizes
called hard core.
“The last size of rock is granite. However,
hard core could be used for various
things. They are used for constructing the
floor of filling stations, storey buildings
and German floors. They could also be
used for walls,” he said.
Mustapha explained further that granite
stones are usually used at construction
sites and that they come in three quarter or
half-inch size.
“These granites when sieved produce what
we call ‘rice’ and quarry dust. They are
used in the construction of pillars, bore
holes and road tarring,” he added.
Mustapha noted that through these
processes, workers use their hands. He
said, “There is nothing a machine can do
that our hands can’t do, the only
difference is that the machine would be
faster.”
He continued, “Approximately 120 head
pans would fill a five-ton lorry. To fill a
truck, one would need 90 head pans. Each
head pan costs between N400 and N500.
Those who sell granites to construction
companies make about N20,000 on a truck
and N40,000 on lorries.”
Health challenges
With the strenuous nature, its hazards and
the absence of health insurance, they
constantly take pain killers to dull the pain
of the job.
“I take Paracetamol to ease the pains and
aches I have after each day’s work. It is the
cheapest drug we can afford. Whenever I
wake in the morning, my prayer is that
nothing terrible should happen to me at
work because I don’t have the money to
pay for hospital bills,” Salau told our
correspondent looking down at her hands
and feet which were covered with old and
fresh scars.
“Getting wounds on this job is normal, one
just has to make sure it isn’t a deep cut, if
not, one is in trouble,” she added.
Madam Fowowe who has been a quarry
worker for more than 10 years, said they
had no health insurance cover or policy.
“Who will cover us? We don’t have money
to waste on health insurance. It is those
who have eaten enough that do health
insurance. There is Paracetamol in the
market; I would rather buy N20 Paracetamol
than pay thousands of Naira to
somebody.”
Her daughter, Salami, who had also put
in10 years in the job, was ignorant of what
health insurance meant. And even after
listening to the benefits of health
insurance, she concluded: “It is a waste of
time.”
Speaking on the health challenges
associated with inhaling dust, a respiratory
chest physician, Dr. Cajetan Onyedum, said
the women were at risk of respiratory
diseases or even losing their sight should
the pebbles enter their eyes.
He said, “They are often prone to chronic,
obstructive airway diseases, occupational
asthma and the actual deposition of dust
in the substance of the lungs leading to
interstitial occupational lung diseases.
Some of these diseases could become very
serious attaining life threatening. Even
after they leave the job, their health may
not return become normal, however, It
depends on the duration of exposure and
the degree of the injury to lungs before
leaving the job.
“It’s advised that these women quit such
jobs early, it’s known that quitting early
will help in slowing the progression of the
damage to the lungs in these women.”
Why we employ women — Quarry owners
But why have these women chosen to do a
job that is energy sapping?
Mrs. Oriyomi Shittu who runs a quarry
business and also works as a stone cutter
explained: “Women are more committed
and focused. If they want to break rocks to
fill 50 head pans, they would do it, but
men get distracted. I don’t have any man
working for me. I don’t employ men, I
employ only women.”
Fowowe also added that woman have
proved to work harder at her quarry then
men. She added that hand- made gravels
are bigger and better than those made with
a crusher. A crusher is a machine designed
to reduce large rocks into smaller rocks,
gravel, or rock dust.
“Women don’t disappoint on the job. Also,
contractors prefer to buy hand-made
gravels,” she added.
Mrs. Olu Okuribido, a quarry business
owner corroborated this. She said, “I
employ women because they are faster and
more committed.”
Abandoned gold mine
SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that the quarry
business in the area started in the 1980s.
However, about two and a half years ago,
the major quarry site in Ogun State was
reportedly locked up by the Federal
Ministry of Works and sold to an estate
developer.
Okuribido said, “The place is now an
estate, but it has been left undeveloped for
two and a half years. The company that
bought the site hasn’t even cleared the
land. I think it is really unfair that the
government should displace poor families
to please a company. We didn’t do
anything wrong, we had been paying our
dues. The place used to be a beehive of
activities in the past.
“The last time we met with the Federal
Ministry of Works, I made the officials
know that there were so many families
feeding from the site and that teenagers
might resort to robbery if the jobs they did
here were taken away from them. The
government officials promised not to lock
up the place. But to my surprise, they still
went ahead to effect the closure.
“But I laugh at the government; they are
shooting themselves in the foot. So much
money is buried in that land,” she laughed.
The quarry industry is vital to the
economic and social well-being of every
nation, and should not be treated lightly,
experts say.
Professor Sheriffdeen Tella of the
Department of Economics, Olabisi
Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun
State, pointed out that women still work in
quarry sites because they have no
alternatives.
He said, “Quarry is a strenuous job and
women who work there won’t add much
value to the economy. Their role, if
captured in the statistics of the economy
would be little. This is because they won’t
be able to crush as many rocks like men.
The bottom line is our economy is still
battling with unemployment and until this
is sorted out; we would still find women
doing such jobs.”
Tella, however, noted that there are other
jobs dominantly for men that women opt
for. These according to him include
engineering. He attributed this to the way
our economy has been structured.
He continued, “The majority of the women
working in quarry sites are breadwinners,
which isn’t something new though. When
men lose their jobs, the responsibility of
the home indirectly rests on women. I
wouldn’t expect them to be engaged in
such type of job except they are financially
pressed.
“On the other hand, government can’t
make this job illegal for women except it
wants to starve them to death. The way
forward is for government to provide
alternatives. Secondly, government must
care for the welfare of its citizens and most
especially the elderly.”
Similarly, a former Head, Department of
Economics, Prof. Abayomi Adebayo, said
the women might remain in a vicious cycle
of poverty because the money they make
would not take them far.
“There is a law that when one’s income is
low, one’s expenditure would be low. This
is applicable to these women. Except if
they receive some form of intervention
from the government, they may continue
doing this job for years.”
Adebayo, however, noted that some
women have resorted to such strenuous
jobs because that is what is readily
available for them.
“People commit themselves to activities
that are readily available in the area where
they are located to make ends meet. Some
of them are trying to survive even though
the job is uncomfortable and rigorous. The
condition is definitely pitiable. But for
somebody who doesn’t want to steal, they
have no choice. And for many of them who
are from lowly background, they are used
to hard labour and all kinds of difficult
condition,” he said.
Speaking in the importance of their trade,
Osunbayo said the job they do is critical to
the economy and needs government
intervention.
She said, “We are very important to
building, roads, etc. The next time gravels
are used to tile roads, people should take a
minute to appreciate the women that made
it possible.”
Politics / Crazy Electricity Bill In Nigeria by memud001(m): 7:36pm On Nov 20, 2014
I only decided to post this coz I want to here others peoples view also...For the past month electricity bill has become something I don't even think those people read meter anymore...because a house beside my aws don't ve meter nd dey give dem bill every month and it is accumulating(No meter).A friend of mine refused to reconnect his light wen those power authority disconnected his light for months he believes he has a generator. He can believes it when he sees electricity bill accumulating every month. Nobody told him to reconnect before he reconnected his light...guys I need ur view on this....

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