Rossinky:


Nigeria is a developing nation like 80% of nations on earth.

Get that simple fact into your thick skull.

It is nothing to be ashamed about, or to run down the nation online about.

We have some GOOD universities for a developing nation.

What do you mean ''do you even have a stadium''? Err yes we have loads of stadiums in Nigeria.

And you are LYING when you say we have ''no electricity''.

Having power cuts does not mean you have ''no electricity''.

SO STOP LYING.

Most developing nations experience regular power cuts, especially larger nations like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia etc.

It takes DECADES to build power infrastructure sufficient for 100s of millions of people.

The day you people rid yourselves of inferiority complex will be a great day in heaven.

being a developing nation does not stop you from getting things right Malaysia is a developing nation, same with south Africa even China is not yet classified as a developed nation but the difference between this nations and Nigeria is hugh

Iamgrey5:
@ emboldened Population and Financial strength of a Nation (Nation's wealth) determines economic development in a third world country.

Do not make the mistake of comparing Nigeria with countries that have spent centuries improving the productivity of its nation.

And I don't necessarily know where I suggested that Land area have anything to do with development.

I wish we could be on a better platform to discuss this. Preferably face to face. There is nothing like countries spending centuries developing themselves. I know you will interject that and start pointing me to America and Britain. But like I said here is not a good place. And I don't have the time to even scratch the surface of this. I can give you at least 20 statistics off hand in consonance with this.

Iamgrey5:
Have you been to Singapore before?

Its not like Bourdillon i used to know

Chai, there used to be one amala joint close to that Zenith bank. Hope it's still there though .

Thanks OP.

MyVILLAGEpeople:
Once I heard Bourdillon.... Bullion Van came straight to my mind.

That name sef sound like Bullion van nah.

Nice one... Bourdillon Ikoyi looks good...

I have this argument pertaining to Lagos and Nigeria as a whole everyday with friends. The only reason anyone would be impressed with places like Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Lekki is if they're coming from worse off places and haven't seen better. For thoe of us that have seen better, most places in Nigeria can best be described as GARBAGE especially where the so called affluent people live but i won't call it a slum r ghetto like some people have but it nowhere in comparison to where even the middle class live in other well off countries. Ikoyi is probably the best we have to offer in Lagos but it is what it is, just average. It is also a crime to compare LAGOS to anywhere else in Nigeria except maybe Abuja. So, i don't understand how someone would try to score cheap points by comparing lagos with other mushroom cities we have. Lagos should be comparing itself if not with the best in the world, atleast other major cities in developing countries.

Iamgrey5:
See for yourself

https://dailytrust.com/nigeria-spent-n26m-importing-toothpick-from-china-germany

I was shocked when I saw headline and I had to check it out to know if it was indeed true. Alas, it's not. The paltry 26m figure is for three years 2016-18. Nigeria actually produces enough toothpicks. It's our elites and their perchance for anything foreign that import their own toothpicks. Even toothbrushes, are manufactured here not to mention lowly toothpicks.

Iamgrey5:
How is a Malaysian slum better than this

I see African for the picture. Meaning na Africans dey litter that side

loopman:


You see, there is nothing good you can tell those hateful backward village people about Lagos that will be acceptable to them.

It's all about hate what you don't have

. .......and in spite of their unbridled hatred for Lagos and the southwest, they will not relocate to their ancient caves or better still to Abuja (the supposed "home for all".

Agbegbaorogboye:

I was shocked when I saw headline and I had to check it out to know if it was indeed true. Alas, it's not. The paltry 26m figure is for three years 2016-18. Nigeria actually produces enough toothpicks. It's our elites and their perchance for anything foreign that import their own toothpicks. Even toothbrushes, are manufactured here not to mention lowly toothpicks.

There are actually very few tooth picks factories in Nigeria and they often struggle to manufacture at the price of the imported tooth picks.


Here is another source

https://m.tv.guardian.ng/news/national-news/we-spend-n6-4bn-to-import-toothpicks-annually-nigerias-agric-minister/

codedlee:

I see African for the picture. Meaning na Africans dey litter that side

It's a Malaysian slum.

How many Africans are living in Malaysia compare to Malaysians.

There are still a lot of poor Malaysians too.

Afam4eva:
I have this argument pertaining to Lagos and Nigeria as a whole everyday with friends. The only reason anyone would be impressed with places like Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Lekki is if they're coming from worse off places and haven't seen better. For thoe of us that have seen better, most places in Nigeria can best be described as GARBAGE especially where the so called affluent people live but i won't call it a slum r ghetto like some people have but it nowhere in comparison to where even the middle class live in other well off countries. Ikoyi is probably the best we have to offer in Lagos but it is what it is, just average. It is also a crime to compare LAGOS to anywhere else in Nigeria except maybe Abuja. So, i don't understand how someone would try to score cheap points by comparing lagos with other mushroom cities we have. Lagos should be comparing itself if not with the best in the world, atleast other major cities in developing countries.

Why should Lagos be the best city in Nigeria

Lagos has ceased to be the federal capital territory since 30 years ago.

What is up with your cities in the East?.

Just wasted my data watching tarred road nothing interesting there!

dangoteinlaw:
As a lagosian myself I will tell you lagos is thr worst place, its sure living innits past glory and honestly I'm even trying to understand how that past glory started. Like this I'm planning to move to either abuja or my state self coz i hate dirty lifestyles

as a lagosian??

Are you from Lagos (state of origin)?

Iamgrey5:
Why should Lagos be the best city in Nigeria

Lagos has ceased to be the federal capital territory since 30 years ago.

What is up with your cities in the East?.

Why shouldn't Lagos be the best city in Nigeria? A state that was the capital city for the longest time and still gets preferential treatment till this day? Tell me you're joking. The moment you stop seeing everything from the prism of tribalism only then...

majamajic:


The costliest house on that road is owned by easterner , besides lagos is collective efforts , talk about your state

liar you nyamiris re delusional .I can tell you the owners of houses along that road till falomo roundabout and there is no easterner there.
I am grounded in the axis been into real estate for years except new house that has not been completed majority of the house owners in that axis are politicians

Iamgrey5:
There are actually very few tooth picks factories in Nigeria and they often struggle to manufacture at the price of the imported tooth picks.


Here is another source

https://m.tv.guardian.ng/news/national-news/we-spend-n6-4bn-to-import-toothpicks-annually-nigerias-agric-minister/

That's audu ogbeh doing his usual crap at the onset of this admin. He told a lot of lies and revisionism. One was that we devalued our currency every week!! Don't you think that's a cheap lie? This was at the height of the recession when lies were being peddled left and centre to cover for glaring incompetence.

Here's a link confirming toothpicks factories exist all over Nigeria.
https://techpoint.africa/2018/01/10/akees-pencil-and-toothpick-factory/

Agbegbaorogboye:

That's audu ogbeh doing his usual crap at the onset of this admin. He told a lot of lies and revisionism. One was that we devalued our currency every week!! Don't you think that's a cheap lie? This was at the height of the recession when lies were being peddled left and centre to cover for glaring incompetence.

Here's a link confirming toothpicks factories exist all over Nigeria.
https://techpoint.africa/2018/01/10/akees-pencil-and-toothpick-factory/

Hope you clicked on your link yourself

Hope you saw where they wrote about Nigerian first tooth pick factory in 2017.

Hedonisco:


These overpriced eyesores are a sad and ever-present reminder of Nigeria's iron-clad matrimony with corruption. Ninety-nine percent of these supposedly high value real estate were/are purchased/built with black money....Political/business corruption, drug dealing, grand fraud, and everything in between. That explains the head turning prices you would hear for properties in these awfully overrated locations.

It's not real market forces at play, so you might see crooks like the Elephant of Bourdillon and his many thieving minions building hundreds of "luxury" apartments in these areas with less than 10% occupancy. And they wouldn't flinch because they aren't depending on or even looking forward to rental income to recoup their 'investment'.

You understand the true picture. Genuine premium real estate won't have the low occupancy experienced with Nigeria's real estate. Many of them are money laundering conduits, hence their disproportionate costing.

Afam4eva:

Why shouldn't Lagos be the best city in Nigeria? A state that was the capital city for the longest time and still gets preferential treatment till this day? Tell me you're joking. The moment you stop seeing everything from the prism of tribalism only then...

Why should Lagos be the best state in Nigeria?

Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa and Akwa ibom all collect more federal allocation than Lagos with much smaller populations to cater for

Abuja have also been the capital of Nigeria for the best part of 30 years and experience two oil booms first in 1991 and 2008.

The moment you start saying what is truly on your mind rather than hide under weight of hypocrisy, Nigeria would be a better country for it.

ORIENTATION101:
liar you nyamiris re delusional .I can tell you the owners of houses along that road till falomo roundabout and there is no easterner there.
I am grounded in the axis been into real estate for years except new house that has not been completed majority of the house owners in that axis are politicians

U are just an agent , Tony ezennia ( Orange drugs ) his house is there

I will mention 10 of them , but let me start with Tony , verify Tony ezennia house then come back for 9 more

For u to say no easterner has a house in burdillon means u know nothing about ikoyi

Seems to me you are living the past ,Are you collecting data from 90s?

I lived in Gurgaon for a year and i can hardly remember a power cut, Over there it depends upon the Regional level governance system that how much Electricity they want to buy from their Grid.

India was power surplus country till December 2019 and this year it is predicted of deficit of 0.5% in peak times.
And when their remaining 4 Nuclear statiosn will go critical in March , they will again get Power Surplus status.

Dont try defend Failure of Buhari and others.

Rossinky:


Nigeria is a developing nation like 80% of nations on earth.

Get that simple fact into your thick skull.

It is nothing to be ashamed about, or to run down the nation online about.

We have some GOOD universities for a developing nation.

What do you mean ''do you even have a stadium''? Err yes we have loads of stadiums in Nigeria.

And you are LYING when you say we have ''no electricity''.

Having power cuts does not mean you have ''no electricity''.

SO STOP LYING.

Most developing nations experience regular power cuts, especially larger nations like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia etc.

It takes DECADES to build power infrastructure sufficient for 100s of millions of people.

The day you people rid yourselves of inferiority complex will be a great day in heaven.

majamajic:


U are just an agent , Tony ezennia ( Orange drugs ) his house is there

I will mention 10 of them , but let me start with Tony , verify Tony ezennia house then come back for 9 more

For u to say no easterner has a house in burdillon means u know nothing about ikoyi

never said whole of ikoyi. I thought you said on nyamiris owns the most expensive house on that that road. I expect you to name the easterner that owns the costiest house on bourdilon road ? I still maintain there is no easterner that owns house along that bourdilon road,maybe the inner street.

Is it not the street that tinubu commandeered one of Lagos state prime properties?

ORIENTATION101:
never said whole of ikoyi. I thought you said on nyamiris owns the most expensive house on that that road. I expect you to name the easterner that owns the costiest house on bourdilon road ?

Go and sit down , u don't know anything about ikoyi

Even tinubu can't make this comment about properties in ikoyi

And don't mention me again

majamajic:


Go and sit down , u don't know anything about ikoyi

Even tinubu can't make this comment about properties in ikoyi

And don't mention me again

read my comment again .I never said whole of ikoyi. There re easterners that own house in ikoyi too but they re in minority.
Is there any corner of ikoyi, vi Osborne , banana island lekki that I dont know. My work take me around all these places for last 10years and I also stay in ikoyi two streets away from Cooper road which is governor sanwolu private residence.
Ask anybody majority of houses majority of houses in ikoyi re own by yoruba politicians, businessmen, real estate developers.
Tinubu owns the 3 biggest and most expensive houses alone in that bourdilon road followed by Mike adenuga , Aregbeshola, late gov ajumobi, obasanjo, osibanjo,saraki, deizani, muazu.

Iamgrey5:
Hope you clicked on your link yourself

Hope you saw where they wrote about Nigerian first tooth pick factory in 2017.

You're talking about "pencil and toothpick" factory not toothpick only.
Here's an excerpt from the link:

Finally, Bassey confirmed AKEES is indeed the first operational pencil production factory in Nigeria.

“There are toothpick factories scattered all over Nigeria. For pencils, this is the first functional one that also makes toothpicks. I know one factory that was set up but never ran for a single day” he said.

Agbegbaorogboye:
You're talking about "pencil and toothpick" factory not toothpick only. Here's an excerpt from the link:

Where are the tooth pick factories ?

ORIENTATION101:
read my comment again .I never said whole of ikoyi. There re easterners that own house in ikoyi too but they re in minority.
Is there any corner of ikoyi, vi Osborne , banana island lekki that I dont know. My work take me around all these places for last 10years and I also stay in ikoyi two streets away from Cooper road which is governor sanwolu private residence.

Minority ? How many of u have properties in enugu or onitsha

If those their properties no enter your eyes . After Yorubas ,easterners are
closely next in property owners in ikoyi , 5 of my town guys i know owns mansions inside ParkVeiw estate ikoyi , just my town oo , remember that psquare and Linda are all in banana island , so what are u saying ?

majamajic:


Minority ? How many of u have properties in enugu or onitsha

If those their properties no enter your eyes . After Yorubas ,easterners are
closely next in property owners in ikoyi , 5 of my town guys i know owns mansions inside ParkVeiw estate ikoyi , just my town oo , remember that psquare and Linda are all in banana island

mansions in parkview what street in parkview cos there is no mansion in parkview it is just an housing estate that have regular houses in fact majority of their rooms re not up to standard, they have bad water, and part of the estate is always flooded during rainy season majority of the Big men have left the estate. It is now left to average rich people.
Have u seen subomi (fcmb owner ) house in ikoyi that is the example of house that can be qualified as mansion not regular houses in parkview estate.
Banana island is dominated by Yoruba's , fashola, Tinubu, mike adenuga, otedola e.t.c

For your information hausa-fulanis have more properties in ikoyi than igbos.
One thing about ikoyi is 80% of houses here re owned by politicians. Majority of northern govs from 1999 to 2015 owns house in ikoyi.
That house in Osborn that 300million dollars was found in a flat is owned by former bauchi state gov adamu muazu.
Is there any popular Yoruba politician or ex gov in southwest that doesnt own house in ikoyi, vi lekki? I dont think they exist. Even ambode that did only one term have more than 2 houses in ikoyi
Ikoyi was shared between Yorubas and northern Elites.thats why you see any northern elite that complete his tenure or retire from politics always end up in lagos ikoyi to be precise.
Even sanusi past emir of kano have retired to his ikoyi house