NairaLand offers people of all calibres to mix together. Noone knows who is who, the least aged is allowed to throw punches at he or she worth his or her parents. Why is this so? Also, a lot of NairaLand people have constitute themselves as the brains on NairaLand, they think their voices, their opinion, their threads are the wisest, the best, the most meaningful, why is this so. But, being the best on NairaLand is nothin, being the best in life or what you do matters most, so, lets place you. You that rains abuses on everyone that comes your way, what are you realy worth? a millionaire? a bank executive? what do you drive, a bicycle, a lamboghini, or you are just an house keeper?

What are you worth, how do we put you in the right pedestal, how do we classify you in life, apart from coming to pose as kings and queens on NairaLand?

What are you worth.

Nigerians are fools- lets say this is true, and Nigerians themselves dont beleive in the capability of Nigerians, then, how can the country progress?

I am amazed at the bunch of fools packed together and called Nigerians.

tope2000:

Was ur previous ID naawee?

I beg your pardon! I have no previous ID. Why will i have multiple IDs?

Nigeria1//:

know it is not an issue of loud mouth. I have a solution. it is about welfare of the people of Nigeria. I would tell you it is an area I know about. I do not have the time. I am telling you I can lead Nigeria to greatest. It is all about vision and passion.

Story teller.

Asha - Nuzo - Nigeria

All prophets of doom - one say Nigeria is finished - one say him pity people living in Nigeria. What is your solution, or you are simply part of the empty barrels who stay from afar to make the loudest noise about their country?

As if you have a magic wand to do better than those appointed - loud mouths.

j-girl:

If you really think that all girls are on NL looking for bfs, you are highly mistaken.

and who says they are? loud mouth!

Missy B:

No you got 'em wrung!!
They mean None can stoop low for you.

Typical Nigerian girl - counts it as stooping low if a guy asks for a woman here. If you are too much, what are you doing on NairaLand then?

Most people on this forum talk without thinking - what the hell!

Whats d big deal about a technology having fault? when you get sick, or parts of your organ mal functions, does it mean God did a fake work on you, or does it mean you were a result of a bribe or what?

I fear some people o.

Myself2:

Nigerian Satellite Begins Fall to Earth
11.15.2008

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Nigeria's multi-billion naira communications satellite is spinning out of control just 18 months after its launch and has commenced its descent to earth, the Voice of America reported last night.
The Chinese built Nigerian Communication Satellite 1 (NigComSat) which was built at the cost of N40 billion, was expected to provide broadband Internet and communications services for government agencies and the private sector.
But the management of NigComSat had allayed fears early in the week over the satellite saying the situation is under control and that it was only experiencing power problems which had developed from a faulty solar panel.
But critics have called the device a white elephant project that was hurriedly executed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo .
The VOA quotes Paul Ceruzzi who is curator of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum as saying "(The) satellite, once it is placed in orbit, has to be managed so that it points in the right direction, just like driving a car down the road.
“The antennas have to point to the ground, the solar panels have to point to the sun and they (must) have fuel on board (that) powers tiny rockets that do that or other means of stabilizing it.
“But sometimes they run out of fuel or the Sat system breaks down.  Then it stays there in orbit and begins to tumble, if it loses contact with the solar panels or (they are) no longer pointing at the sun, then it losses electrical power.
“If the antennas are no longer pointing at the ground, then there is no way to communicate with it. So it becomes some kind of dangerous piece of junk flying at 17,000 miles an hour; it can be a serious problem.”
Ceruzzi said it is unusual for new satellites to fail. “In the early days of the space programme things like that happened a lot.
“But over the years they have gotten more reliable. But it does happen. It has happened from time to time and the other issue of course is that all satellites, eventually run out of fuel and they potentially can have the same fate unless people do things to actively manage them for that day. But for something to fail so soon after launch is rare today but it does happen.”
Ceruzzi said it is difficult to have an advance warning of the precise location where a satellite might come down.
Scientists may have such a warning “only in the few hours or so before it actually comes down. It could stay up there for months or years even and then atmospheric drag will slowly bring it out of orbit. And then, only at the very last moment, do you really know where it is going to hit."
THISDAY, last Wednesday reported that the satellite was missing from orbit and that activities manned by the satellite would grind to a halt.
Concerns have also been raised that the huge amount spent by the Nigerian government might be lost except the technical problem, which is believed to be significant, is resolved.
The satellite was said to have started experiencing technical hitches for a while prior to this latest displacement largely due to the fact that it was said to be using a technological standard not meant for Africa but for Asia.
The contract for the NigComSat project was signed on December 15, 2004 in Abuja between China Great Wall Industry Corporation and the National Space Research and Development Agency and was said to have cost the Federal Government over N40 billion. China was awarded the deal after it outbid 21 other international rivals.
The satellite fiasco has made Nigeria the butt of jokes with the BBC in a report on its website describing the operation of the satellite as a debacle and a white elephant in space.
The issue is said to have made the country, currently battling with infrastructure problems such as power, a laughing stock, with emails saying Nigeria has "exported its electricity generation problems to space" being circulated.

why wont the international community make it a laughing stock when Nigerians themselves see nothing good in what is done in the country?

diggler:

To an extent you are right

however, i've dealt with the Chinese and i tell you, these dude are ruthless businessmen pure and simple.
If u want a N10000 space satellite, i tell these guys will make it for you.
On the  other hand, if u want NASA grade satellite, same thing just pay the right amount & they'll make it for you.

Why is it that the biggest American/Global Tech companies Intel & the like outsource most of their production (some design even) to china?Mind u these kats don't get sentimental with their money.
the Answer simply is that they are competent enough to handle this.

I own many devices bought directly from china 7 i tell you, they r more expensive but of superior quality than what obtains in our markets.


We need to ask Mr NigComSat how much of the N40billion was actually spent on the satellite.
The only reason the Chinese outbidded 21 other international firms was that they offered the best 'Kickback deal' because they could always compromise on quality.
If u had given say a British coy the contract it would've cost N80billion because kickback must dey.


**With this development, at least he should forget the 3G license he wanted govt to hand freely to him.

Your reasoning reminds me of that of a fish -

if you are a scientist, you will agree or beleive that there is absolutely no big deal in a satellite missing from space. it happens, in Russia in 2005, their satellite on spy mission went missing, no big deal.

It is only in Nigeria that block headed people try to give reasons and explanations to issues they know nothing about.

diggler:

My analogy was as self-explanatory as it could getplease tell that to the I-laugh dude

To enlighten u, 90% of the Real Sector of the Nigerian Economy has been stagnant for close to two decades now.
Apart from Oil & Gas, telecoms, real estate 7 the typical importation/buying & selling, what else is working.

Our textile mills r down?, Our steel sector is dead, we can't even generate enough power to adequately serve a quarter of Lagos
Even the Unilevers of this world r gradually importing their products from the Ghana setup.

Oh yes, i forgot, our mega banks aint giving no long term loans to the SMEs that need em.

All in all the economy is stagnant, they say HE THAT IS DOWN SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID OF FALLING

So i_laugh, do u need further explanation.

and westerners, south africans, chinese, lebanese, indians come to the same economy that you, a Nigerian, says is in the garage, opens up the garage, establishes their conglomerates, telecomms, oil, shopping etc, and makes money, rakes it and takes it back to their country, and you sit down there and says the economy is locked up up, hence it is safe? How blind can Nigerians be to their own things?

what do you mean by looking, depends on how d woman is dressed, if she dressed suggestively, exposing her boobs deliberately, then she is inviting anyone to look, if she is mistakenly exposing her boobs and the other man is looking, then he should be told off, so which one is it, before we make comments.

Your problem is long throat, because if it is not long throat, what happens if you see another lady better than the office colleague? You leave her and come here again to ask us for advice? What if you are already married? Will you still keep your wife and then have eyes on other women? Common - stick to your lady, be focused with her and have a blissful married life with her.

POster - what are you talking about?

this means more girls will be ready to open their stupid legs for him, more awards more babies, hahahahaha.

samosward:

To be sincere with you, am not joking here and when I say I need a girlfriend, i mean what I said,  And why would you advice me to go to a night club in search of a girlfriend or do you want to take me along to a club?

You cried for help, someone is offering one, but you thiunk it is not good enough or not good at all, so , take you cry for help elsewhere, or take the help you receive here, I agree with the last post - go to a club or head up to a night vigil.

poster - i assume you are a lady, if a boy winks at you, then you are either, short, ugly, fat or poor.

is she the only one involved in conception? Soime questions fingers the person asking it as nothing but a fool, this is one of such questions.