CAVEAT EMPTOR
I recommend this book to Nairaland: Growth Map by Jim O'Neill (An optimistic economic write up by the man who coined the term BRIC: Brasil, Russia, India, China.)

P.S. If any Nairalander has access to Sanusi and some of the nations key economic policy makers you can buy for them as a gift for casual reading.

The 3 secrets to economic prosperity;

1. Fight Inflation
2. Fight Inflation
3. Fight Inflation

Its not a good sign when the population cannot guarantee the value of the Naira in their pockets or in Banks.
e.g. Is there a guarantee that my N 2,000,000 that can buy a car today, will be enough to buy 4 cars tomorrow or just one keke Napep?

[quote author=Saint Chukz] I actually do think the OP was asking a rhetorical question and he isn't really seeking for answers or reasons with regards to the question, this i think is one of the quaint business strategies/ideas on the part of the OP, as revealed by his subsequent posts where he is actually marketing himself to potential clients. After all the said and done i must really commend your post for its insightful analysis of the issues relating to the question posed by the OP. Your post has being by far the most meaningful and educative post on this thread. Keep it up...Cheers...! [/quote

@Saint Chukz, nice

@Alpha2k Sir,
To answer your question correctly, the following ingredients must be present.
1. An Economist with the understanding of 20th century agrarian economic policies and the evolution of agriculture after the industrial revolution.
2.Agro- Commodity trader: CBOT Corn, Wheat, Lean Hogs, Cows. Etc. Demand, supply, pricing, consumption
3. Global energy analyst: To analyse the effect of Ethanol production on Human corn consumption.

Let's take the US for example:
Corn is the most widely produced feed grain in the United States, accounting for more than 90 percent of total production. Around 80 million acres of land are planted with corn. The majority of the crop is used as livestock feed; the remainder is processed into a multitude of food and industrial products including starch, sweeteners such as high fructose corn syrup, corn
oil, and ethanol for use as a fuel. As corn prices rise, agricultural companies stand to benefit as their corn or corn seeds command a higher price in the market. Companies who buy corn or derivative products such as high fructose corn syrup can be hit with much larger
costs when corn prices rise. Corn prices - which usually means the price of corn futures - are intimately tied to energy prices, because corn is used to make ethanol, an additive in gasoline. Corn prices peaked in June 2008 with the Iowa floods - at around $7.88 / bushel, then
fell in late 2008 and early 2009 as commodity prices - and in particular oil prices - declined, a result of a slowing economy brought on by the 2008 Financial Crisis.
Demand for ethanol may be destroyed by the development of a cheaper biofuel. One alternative recieving both attention and research dollars is cellulosic ethanol, made from plant-based materials like wood and grass. The close to one billion dollars of Obama’s stimulus bills spent on advanced biofuels research will make these alternatives more viable, but will also likely increase demand for ethanol as a whole.[1]
Demand for ethanol is also driven by government
regulations requiring a certain percentage of fuel
to be made of ethanol. Several large states, like
New York and California, have put that percentage at 10%. Demand for Corn-Based Ethanol Analysis from the International Food Policy Research estimates that rising demand for ethanol caused 40% of the rise in corn prices from to 2007, and analysis from the CBO estimates that rising demand for ethanol caused 35% of the rise in corn prices in 2008.[2] This is because rising
demand for ethanol directly translates into rising
demand for corn, at least until alternative biofuels
become more price competitive. Demand for ethanol is directly related to the ratio between oil and corn prices – how much ethanol can be sold for (essentially the price of oil) divided by the cost to acquire corn (corn prices). If this ratio is higher than 90%, manufacturers will earn enough money to cover the cost of building an ethanol plant and to use it. "However, governments across the world have implemented subsidies that make it profitable to produce ethanol even when that ratio is below 90%".

www.wikinvest.com/commodity/Corn

With all due respect. Daddy ride on!!!

@Poster, I want to eat 2 fresh and bald p***y's with a glass of fresh b.r.e.a.s.t milk. Anticipating your efficient service. Thank you

For the Brainwashed Africans, It will be easy for a Bush rat to pass through the eye of a needle, than for the some  African people to gain psychological

independence.

How I wish we colonised the British Empire, Queen Elizabeth would be speaking with a hardcore ijaw accent.

If you ask an African about his history, you most likely get this reply "We were once slaves, we were freed and became independent". This is a lie, YOUR

HISTORY HAS BEEN DISTORTED IN THE HISTORY BOOKS WRITTEN BY YOUR CONQUERORS.

Egypt, the cradle of civilization is revolting against centuries of western oppression right now, I hope black Africans can wake up and revolt against western

psychological oppression.

I wish there was a single African Language, so I could relate with my African brethren instead of typing this filthy queens English imposed on my ancestors.

The man is a thief.

Hin nor fit tif my money sha,

Gullible Nigerians, even Rev. King was licking free punny

Na today, abeg Thief Oyaks, charge them =N=10,000 for V.I.P, magas go still pay.

Use their money for fine boy, perm all the hair on your body jare, even your di.ck. hair sef

I wish we could support Nigerian ( African) football with such viciousness and maliciousness, which of dis playas for EPL una don see face tor face. Mumu, shege

dan buro u banka. B.u.n.c.h o.f d.e.a.d n.e.g.r.o.s.

@ Oga Dami_Paul, Please listen to Tu face, Raindrops.

Young man, be careful and think twice, before you use your device, lool. May the cosmic continue to uplift Tubaba.

This gyals are very deadly,

@ Mr. Cork, "Pure stress", e b like say dem konk ya head when u small, anyways, I nor fit sabi ur mama pass u.

My mum is the definition of " behind every successful man, there is a woman". Mahleh, make ur head nor swell oo.

@ Oga Dami_Paul, this is the greatest xmas present you can ever get. In fact this new maid is Santa Claus' niece. She has come with a priceless xmas present on

a platter of Diamond. Please eat from this platter I beg you (ahh mo gbe), nobody has to know. Just shop and clean mouth nah.

If this was the Lion and the Jewel (by High chief Wole Soyinka), you will be Baroka, the Lion of Ilujinle, the Lion fears no temptation, it will confront it head on. It

will grab the bull by the b.r.e.a. s.t ( sorry, horn).

As for the maid, she is Sidi, the priceless vir, g.in of Ilujinle. Ask her if Santa has other fwesh gyals for me this xmas, abeg, shop and clean mouth, nobody has to

know.

After all King Solomon had over 700 of 'em, Abraham penetrated his maid too ( if am wrong sue me!), Its a man's world

@Rickybush please, whats your email?

Jesus wont come and save you. If you like pray till you convulse,

The only way the white man will leave you alone is if you pursue him spiritually,

He has brainwashed you, told you lies, insulted your ancestors.

Invoke African Gods on the white man an see him flee! or keep praying to Jesus, he wont come on a white horse with chariots, save yourself.


Let the Federal government call a secret meeting of all the Juju priest in Nigeria and in Diaspora. Our brothers in Ghana, Kenya, Soweto, Timbuktu, Sudan,

Congo etc. must participate in this event to liberate Africa.

The only white man you can trust, is a dead white man---Robert Mugabe.

In the past the Church controlled through the pope and selected kings ( in Italy, Spain, France etc)

Later on States/Nations became sovereign and had power over the people. The church was tactically weakened.

In the New World Order through globalisation, the States must be weakened. Multinational companies must reign supreme, This is the evolution of the society!

Tanzania has a GDP of $28billion and a population of 25million people=$1120/person (est.)

Goldman Sachs has an Annual revenue of the same $28billion shared by 13 business partners=$2billion/ Business partner!

General Motors, a "Multinational" is RICHER than Denmark, a "country!


For more information please read on the Multilateral Agreement on Investment: In summary it may allow Multinational companies SUE sovereign governments.

http://chenry.webhost.utexas.edu/civil/resources/maiclashofglobalizations.pdf

Welcome to the new world, anything for profit! The drama continues!

Awon ode, unam ikot,

@OYB you forgot to mention Aids & grants (grant -in- aid)

n pl grants-in-aid

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a sum of money granted by one government to a lower level of government or to a dependency for a programme, etc.
2. (Social Science / Education) Education a grant provided by the central government or local education authority to ensure consistent standards in buildings and other facilities,
e.g. China gives $2,000,000,000 grants to Nigeria to combat the AIDs epidemic !, Nigeria dint ask for it but will gladly receive such funds.

But for every gift, there is a price abi? Nigeria by default will gladly let the Chinese come into the domestic market and do business. Ensuring the business

climate is suitable for the Chinaman as long as that particular government is in power in Nigeria. This is not peculiar to Nigeria,

Bakare the "JAZZ man of god" Ebele just gave you grant-in aid, you either accept or decline the gambit ! , wetin u sef go find for Aso rock, who send you? U

bloody detractor, whistleblower,

Bakare maintain your pulpit and let Ebele Joe maintain his rock! , on sunday you will tell your poor worshippers, (*in a husky bragging tone* last night I was with the

president)

e.g. The bible preaches against people who look frustrated, unhappy, and pitiable when they FAST. Good deeds should be between you and your God. You attention

seeker, your behaviour fits into this context.

Does declining the cash make you righteous? Does it make you upright? Are you trying to impress your congregation? You political novice, Bakare Sagna You don

phuck up, if I catch your K leg in front of aso rock again u go hiaaaaaaaa ram.

@Mzdarkskinlady is an Atheist (the highest degree)

LETS USE 'REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY'

WHAT IF AFRICA CONQUERED/ COLONIZED EUROPE? PERHAPS, THE WESTERN WORLD WOULD HAVE

LANGUAGES LIKE

"SWAHILI, YORUBA, LINGALA, BANTU, BERBER, HAUSA, ZULU, KINYARWANDA- KIRUNDI, AMHARIC, SHONA, BAMBARA, TWI, IBO, FULA, CHICHEWA, XHOSA,

TIGRINYA, LUO, GBE, TSHILUBA, WOLOF, GIKUYU, MORE, SOTHO, LUHYA, TSWANA, KANURI, UMBUNDU. (colonized mind's never heard of SOME these, ONLY

ENGLISH, FRENCH ETC.).


PERHAPS WE WOULD HAVE ENFORCED AFRICAN GODS INTO THE EUROPEAN CONCIOUSNESS e.g.

ORUNMILA, ALATANGANA, ABASI, ASTER, IBINI UKPABI, AMADIOHA, BOMAZI, XAMABA, MULUNGU, NGAI, SHAKPANA, ACHIMI, ADROA, ANANSI, OGBUNABALI,

UNMBOTTE, WAAQ, CAGN, CGHENE, BREKYIRIHUNUADE, SHANGO


PERHAPS, WE IMPOSED A NEW IDENTITY ON THEM. IMAGINE THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND NAMED "QUEEN CHIAMAKA OR QUEEN ABOSEDE OR QUEEN FOLASHADE,

QUEEN EKAETTE, QUEEN OFONIME.


As our people say, the difference between plantain chips and kpekere na packaging, These guys package the product well and the gullible Africans bought it at a premium.

Throughout history, superior cultures have conquered "inferior" ones and imposed their ideologies on them. How else can they remain control.

The British did it in Africa, they gave our ancestors (liquor) jack daniels , mirrors and gunpowder, it was a successful takeover. The Spanish brutally conquered

the Aztecs.


Our Ancestors were physically enslaved in cuffs and shackles. Enslavement in our time is psychological. Through "Emperor Jesus" .

For more information, please before you die in this lifetime, visit the British Museum. Oyinbo buru!

@Sirmee, these so called prophecies of revelation can only come to pass as long as a Christian nation (America) is the superpower/global police. They will steer

the world in the path of their religio-political doctrine. When Greece was at the peak of civilization, Zeus was on mount Olympus and ruled with veto power.

Where is Zeus now? The God of the Greek god's has been relegated to the literature category of "mythology". If the people of Ancient Greece were to come

around now, the following will occur:

1). They will climb mount Olympus and assassinate Zeus.

2). They will climb mount Olympus and assassinate Zeus.

3). They will climb mount Olympus and assassinate Zeus.

4) They will climb mount Olympus and assassinate Zeus. x 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000


The bible should not be consumed at face value due to its "allegorical" nature. What is an allegory? The representation of abstract ideas or principles by

characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form. The common man will get confused reading the bible, BUT the true INITIATE of the

ESOTERIC SOCIETY has the knowledge to decipher the coded nature of the bible,

@My dear brother Sirmee.

King David was a murderer, killer, womanizer, chasing every punny, snatching a wife and sending the husband to the war-front, violating the commandments,

yet "HE WAS A MAN AFTER GODS OWN HEART" and Jesus was born from this lineage, my dear brother Sirmee, have you killed, have you snatched some ones

wife and sent the husband to the war-front? Are you a man after GODS heart? Why not?, >>>>In fact man should never

fight man over religion (except the Ignorant), the Gods should show themselves and fight. I will follow the winner Have a blissful weekend NL.

MANKIND HAS ADVANCED.

MOSES DID'NT HAVE TO STRESS HIMSELF TO CLIMB A MOUNTAIN TO GET THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

IN THIS NEW WORLD, GOD WOULD HAVE SENT IT BY E-MAIL

I'M ONLY ANTI-DOGMA.

Galileo Galilei was locked up by the Church because through reason and observation, he discovered that the Sun was fixed and other planetary bodies revolved round it.

His observation was a challenge to the infallible catholic doctrine "dogma" that other planetary bodies revolved round the "EARTH". Therefore he was locked up

and put under house arrest for life. In recent times, pope's have come out to apologise to the lineage and bloodline of Galilio Galilei for the "churchs mistake".

In fact the New pope Ben and his associates, have come with a new one. Guess what? They said, "Highly evolved extra terrestrial lifeforms may be living in space and would be welcomed into the church - "no matter how many tentacles", one of the Pope's astronomers has said. , Pope Benedict XVI's astronomer: the Catholic Church welcomes aliens, TRUST ME, NO CHRISTIAN DENOMINATION KNOWS MORE THAN THE PONTIFFFFFF,



Must I reference this? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/the-pope/8009299/Pope-Benedict-XVIs-astronomer-the-Catholic-Church-welcomes-aliens.html

IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD,
ONE MAN CANNOT DIE TWICE,

IN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD,
YOUR SOUL CANNOT FLY TWICE.

CHRISTIANITY IS A SCAM, USED FOR TERRITORIAL CONQUEST. WHY? THE U.S.A IS ACTUALLY EXPANDING THE EMPIRE IN THE NAME OF TERRORISM AND FORCING THE IRAQIS TO CONVERT TO CHRISTIANITY.

I'M ELATED IT HAS'NT TAKEN SO LONG FOR AFRICANS (NIGERIANS TO UPLIFT THEIR MINDS FROM THE COLONIAL TRICK.)
THERE IS A SUPREME FORCE THAT OVERSEES THE AFFAIRS OF MAN. NOT JESUS, JESUS IS A FICTIONAL CHARACTER.

I WAS BORN INTO THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION, ATTENDED COVENANT UNIVERSITY. MY SOUL WAS TORTURED. TRUST ME. THE ONLY HOLY MAN IS JESUS AND HE IS FICTIONAL.  

PEOPLE FEAR WHAT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND AND HATE WHAT THEY CANT CONQUER.

May the fallen angels lick her smelly punny , bomboclat!

@r231, May the Most High bless you, your spouse and children, First try= SIX-TU-PLETS. Amen

Quote from: G.B.T on Today at 08:12:30 AM
Those weapons are not Iranian. Iran will never write in English on their weapons. Except Iran was used as a transit point. Fine. Some men tried to arm themselves against Nigeria in the forth coming elections. Their runz did not "click". The option they had was to transfer the Evil on another sovereign nation not in the good book of the International community, A scape-goat. Thanks be to the architect of the universe, the Nigerian Army now has +13 containers of Artillery shells. Iran is innocent, that is my verdict in my Mental Court of Justice


Spot on bro. The wording would have been in ARABIC
. . . Are these your thoughts or an excerpt from the posting of some deranged fellow. . .What Hokum! Steaming pile of Shyt! Who said anything about the manuals being written in english or Arabics. . .how does that disput the fact that two people responsible for the shipment are two iranians that ve since taken cover in their embassy. Why are they not exonerating themselves by coming out? So according to you, the Iranian government is being made a scapegoat by some group of Nigerians, right? I dont know what is it you are high on but you need to stop taking it.



@Rhymz, YOU ARE JUST THE BIGGEST FOOL! FORMING ITK (I TOO KNOW) WITH YOUR PRIMITIVE INTELLIGENCE, SO UNFORTUNATE  , Haven't they successfully added the face of a BLACK MAN to fit the PROFILE of a TERRORIST? In international arms trade and arms procurement, nothing is what it seems, YOU FOOLISH FOOL. Thats why we have non-conventional means of information gathering and processing like NL to help us FIX the Puzzles. Keep your OWL like eyes glued to the Television. I don't think those men went to the UN, did you see them? They are probably somewhere on vacation in the Bahamas sipping on Rose & Dom Perignon ( from the excess crude account of course) with some kinky females, u dey here dey form chief priest.

Those weapons are not Iranian. Iran will never write in English on their weapons. Except Iran was used as a transit point. Fine. Some men tried to arm themselves against Nigeria in the forth coming elections. Their runz did not "click". The option they had was to transfer the Evil on another sovereign nation not in the good book of the International community, A scape-goat. Thanks be to the architect of the universe, the Nigerian Army now has +13 containers of Artillery shells. Iran is innocent, that is my verdict in my Mental Court of Justice.

We keep yelling “Nigeria should break up! ” as if its a piece of broom stick. Tribal foools, There will never be a peaceful break up, only war, this war will last 100 years. Its either you stay together and sort things out, or disintegrate like Sudan. I can assure you Sudan and Nigeria  have similar characteristics. Let me paint a picture, foreign powers will pretend to intervene.
The US & the West will guard your oil resource, and sell arms to the North.
The Chinese will sell arms to the government and militants to fight each other.(just like Sudan).
Foreign Islamic Jihadist will support the North with funds and guerrilla tactics.
The east will need a new age Ojukwu.
This is the tip of the ice berg.
By the time Nigerians recover from the “break-up”, the Giant of Africa will be relegated to a 10th world country. Ghana would have landed the first first black man on the Jupitar…The world is advancing and evolving intellectually, some Nigerian fooools choose reason like imbeciles. Mumu, didirin, akindanidani, ekwensu, unam ikot, ebot, anofia, anohia, ode, burantashi. Tribalism sucks.

How old was Awolowo? How old was Zik? How old was Balewa? when they stood up to colonial powers. Some here wage wars from the back of their screens. cowards, cyber warriors. Cocoa house Ibadan remains a monumental structure from the old era. What has this generation created. Oya, blame it on the polititian, mumu, ode, burantashi, O ye tribalist, can u cock a rifle when you are called to war? I bet you will run to Chad, perhaps Togo. Tribal fool. Regressive thinking in the 21st century. frustrated youths, If you dont like the Nation, the so called geographical contraption, please, jump from 3rd mainland bridge and die. Anofia, didinrin,ogbelete,  A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams, 

People fear what they cant understand and hate what/who they cant conquer! Christianity IMHO, will NEVER move Africa forward. Africa's problem is the white mans religion. They came to plunder resources, they came for material gains. It has been commercialized, in fact its now a franchise. Senior pastors and political bishops spot a young motivational speakers talent and tell him "come and head my branch in xyz".

Every new civilization throughout history has imposed its culture/ myth on the subdued culture. Ancient Egypt, Greeks, Romans, Britain etc.
For example, the Romans advanced into Britania (Great Britain) and observed they were savages, and barbarians.

Great Britain came to Africa and observed we were savages and barbarians, therefore conquered the territory and imposed their culture.

The Black African people have to regain consciousness, because the colonial master is still fascinated by our culture, rich and solid. If you doubt this please go to the British museum and SEE.

Pardon my epistle, have you asked yourself why the most powerful nation on earth (though declining) America, which is based on the CHRISTIAN faith and the UK murder and torture people of other cultures from Iraq to Afghanistan. Despite this 2 WARS in modern times, the president was still given the Nobel PEACE! prize.

Funny enough I am a Christian because I was born into a Christian family. But I will tell you one thing "modern christianity is crap". I know the most high and the most high knows me. I follow the simple principles of the prophet Jesus. Not the complex interpretation of Political Bishops with bodyguards and siren, Teflon and bullet proof vest, conning the poor Africans who open their eyes wide but have closed their MINDs.

Pls dont let the Chinkos get it oooooo. Their profit orientation na die. In Dafur (Sudan), there are various conflicting parties in THE NATION e.g. Sudanese govt, supporter of APC, Sudanese Liberation Army (S.L.A), white arabs, black arabs. e.t.c. Guess who supplies Ak47s, and every, to these parties, and the major supplier is , the Peoples Republic of CHINA, 4 them to kill themselves bah, No CSR, they dont give 2 F**ks !!!!