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The world is evolving and the manager is always busy so you approach his substitute and asks if he would grant you the oppurtunity to promote your products. You have 60 secs now.... Show the world (comment, no likes please) Cc@lalastica frontpage |
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Simple; dont apply if your blog is still underconstruction or undergoing changes (like adding new pages, and stuff). Try applying for a domain if you 3 can afford it.... Costs just N2,500 |
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adesegun121: |
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I wonder wat guys she in this girl I mean she's ugly. "Although, I like the fact she won PFame and she is a rising star, short too...(period!)" |
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forgiveness:Ghana is a nice place, serene and their meals are delicious. But you stand corrected, its spelt 'Kenke' not 'kenka'. 1 Like |
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See things like this happen and its good that he took to social media to justify that only God has the key to life and death. Happy Eid Muburak. |
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Why do they always stay above a carpet. ehnnnn..... He is sitting on a platform passed inside his trousers to his buttocks |
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I have at least one million naira in my bank,
having paid N5.5 million to pick my form from
my party. I have around 150 cattle because I
am never comfortable without cows. I have a
house each in Kaduna, Kano, and Daura which
I borrowed money to build. I never had a
foreign account since I finished my courses
in the USA, India and the UK. I never owned
any property outside Nigeria. Never.”
- General Buhari He must justify this, and until I see proof we wont be played. 3 Likes 1 Share |
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Why show such artilery at an inauguration ceremony rather than at BH war front.... |
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With FC Barcelona aim for the historic treble this season and Xavi's parting from the club - it remains a must win for the owners of the stadium of the final match of the copa del rey 2014/2015. Messi, Suarez, Neymar will be the highlights of the match as the trio is the strongest three forwards in the whole of europe maybe the world this season beating BBC to that this 2014/2015 season. #igersFCB |
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Buhari see me make me your trusted adviser 1 Like 1 Share |
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Nigerians are yet again going through the misery of fuel scarcity for the umpteenth time. This time around, the effect of the scarcity has been particularly brutal in the capital city, Abuja, with reports of motorists spending days on queues at petrol stations. For those who cannot endure the painful agony of waiting on queues, petrol hawkers provide a welcome relief, that is, if you are prepared to pay as much as N250 for a litre of petrol. Not surprising, the queues are said to be less outside Lagos and Abuja where operators are reportedly selling petrol at prices in excess of N120 a litre, well above the approved pump price of N87 per litre. So, although the government would have paid these oil marketers subsidy to sell petrol at N87, apart from the NNPC, they have collectively decided not to pass on the subsidy to consumers in the form of lower petrol prices; no doubt, believing that there will be no consequences for defrauding government. So, the fuel subsidy scam continues with impunity. The cost to the country in lost revenues as a result of this policy is huge. We continue to allocate over a quarter of the federal budget to just one line of expenditure. We continue to pay trillions of naira to Nigeria’s 130 or so oil marketers for fuel subsidies that are only passed on to residents of Abuja and other major cities, while the rest of the country buys their fuel at market price. It is common knowledge that the closer you are to the Nigeria border, the less likely you will ever buy petrol at the approved price of N87, as marketers would rather drive their tankers across the border where they would obtain a higher price for their product. With the depreciation of the naira, the country may yet find itself spending up to N1.5trillion on fuel subsidy; more than the combined budgets for education, health, agriculture, rural development, works, transport, and lands and housing put together. Insanity of the highest order. You do not have to be Einstein to see that the current subsidy regime is corrupt and unsustainable. As a nation, we can no longer afford to fund this scam, especially in the present climate of falling oil revenues, where states and the federal government are struggling to pay civil servants. Although fuel subsidy is supposed to help the poor, the biggest beneficiaries are actually the rich. We cannot be spending a paltry N600bn on job creating capital expenditure and over a trillion naira to subsidize the life style of the rich, so they can maintain at least two fuel guzzling jeeps and their generators. This does not make social or economic sense. It is indeed immoral. The truth is that, the subsidisation of petrol distorts the market and has resulted in inefficiencies and substantial loss of revenue for the government through corruption. It has contributed to the collapse of our local refineries by making them unprofitable for private investors to invest. The subsidy regime has also been responsible for sporadic fuel shortages at fuel stations as corrupt marketers, after receiving subsidies, have then proceeded to sell the subsidised fuel to neighbouring countries at higher prices. It would be irresponsible for the in- coming government to do anything else but abolish subsidies. We should be subsiding the cost of travel (mass transit), not petrol at the pump. The poor will benefit more through targeted measures as I argued in my article during the fuel subsidy protests of 2012. In the UK for example, bus tickets are subsidized by government to make travel for the masses more affordable but petrol is taxed to fund public services. The trillions of naira we expend making dollar millionaires of marketers would be better spent equipping our schools and hospitals, building our transport infrastructure and investing in power. The debate on the removal of subsidies has been plagued by sentiments, scare mongering and misinformation, even by our so-called economists who should know better. One of these individuals even stated in a TV interview that the US subsidizes petrol at the pump – shocking untruth. Far from subsidizing petrol, the US actually levies taxes on petrol and diesel (13 per cent tax on petrol and 12 per cent tax on diesel); as do most developed economies. In Britain for example, 60 per cent of every pound spent on petrol goes to the government in taxes to fund public services. For decades, expensive and unsustainable subsidies on fuel have curtailed growth in developing countries. Apart from, perhaps, the rich Arab states that have huge reserves and where vital infrastructure is already in place, many developing countries are grappling with strategies to unburden themselves of fuel subsidy payments in order to release resources for economic development. http://leadership.ng/opinions/435511/the-scam-of-fuel-subsidy |
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just passed by |
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In coker/orile....
Fuel goes for N500 per litre |
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kayceshow:which part of Lagos? |
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VickyRotex:It is an illusion, When its closer to the eyes Not an illusion, When further away from the eyes and eyes dimmed. |
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adeaks: I agree. But its the way the squares slantly bent that makes it virtually impossible. |
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As we all know Radio stations ( Beat 99.9 FM, Naija FM) have now shut down services due to scarcity of fuel, airlines also, MTN too. Whats the price of fuel in your area? |
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na wa oh |
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fingers crossed |
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dexy007:take multiple shots at per micro seconds, you'd understand then. |
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This forum has brought the goods, the comments and the competitions. Amongst all of these regular visitors troop in daily to post News updates, Jokes, Sports Analysis...etc Now share your experience Cc: lalasticlala , Freiburger |
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Category Six |
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who cares 1 Like |
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GodsMercy1:Amen. |
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agarawu23:u dont say |
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The comissioner of works in the state has been doing comendable works. Good one, OP. |
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They'd better introduce this shuttle bus and ban this BRT. The BRT's are a mess (I mean they dont maintain it). |
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20 likes for Genevieve |
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Fastest hatrick in history is 90 seconds by Tommy Ross for Ross County against Nairn County at Dingwall Ross-shire, Scotland on 28 November 1964. |
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