I’m 101% sure there’s a rescue operation underway for the 42 Askira Uba toddlers and 6 teachers, right???
I want to believe their rescue is more complex, but it’s being carried out as I speak, right??? Our able troops are scavenging for them with the support of the government…
I really hope I’m right 🙏🏾
From my side of the table, I offer prayers to all those in captivity. May Allah aid those in the rescue operations the ability to find them and reunite them with their families.
May Allah never allow any of us witness such suffering, pain and loss. May this situations be a thing of the past and may it become studies and stories not realities to those who come after us.
I really don’t know how the family members of the kidnapped/abducted cope or feel, but Ya Rabbi will soften their pains, as recuse efforts take place to release their loved ones InshaAllah 🫶🏾
“If you look at the people we call leaders—go to the Senate, go to the House of Representatives—why should a senator or a member of the House be a praise singer for anyone? Why are those in government not able to face their boss and say, “Oga, this is the truth”? You have people who are supposed to represent the values of society behaving like illiterates. By the time you become a governor, you should be beyond looking for money. Most of Nigeria’s ruling class lack values—they are too cheap. If we truly want to fix this country, we need a principled ruling class. The ruling class needs to have values—values beyond stomach infrastructure.”
—HRM Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.✅
Fuel just crossed N1,000 in parts of this country and everybody is shouting Dangote. Before you run with that, look at the full picture.
In December, Dangote dropped fuel to N699. Pump prices in Lagos fell to N730. That was three months ago. So what changed.
A war.
On February 28, the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran and killed their Supreme Leader. Iran fired back. Missiles hit US bases across the Gulf. Drones struck Qatars LNG facilities. Then Iran went after the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway between Iran and Oman where 20 million barrels of oil pass through daily. That is one fifth of the world’s entire oil supply.
Irans Revolutionary Guard said any ship crossing would be set on fire. They backed it up. Five tankers hit. 150 plus ships anchored outside refusing to move. Insurance pulled out. Shipping companies rerouted around Africa. The strait is not formally closed but commercially nothing is moving through it.
Before the strikes, Brent crude was 72 dollars a barrel. Right now it is above 108. Some desks touched 114 this morning. Over 50 percent surge in under two weeks. South Korea says it could run out of gas in nine days. China banned fuel exports. Gulf refineries are shutting down. This is a global energy emergency.
Now bring it to Dangote.
People think the refinery buys crude locally and should not be affected. That is wrong.
Dangote needs 13 crude cargoes per month to run at capacity. NNPC provides 5. Five out of thirteen. The other 8 cargoes, Dangote buys on international markets in dollars at global prices. And even the 5 from NNPC are priced at international rates plus a 3 to 6 dollar premium per barrel. Add freight costs and crude lands at the refinery between 88 and 91 dollars a barrel. When fuel was N774, crude was landing at 68 dollars.
By mid 2025, 60 percent of Dangotes crude was coming from the United States not Nigeria. That route is now far more expensive because of the Gulf crisis.
So Dangote moved from N774 to N995 over four days. That is a 29 percent increase while crude jumped over 50 percent. The refinery said it absorbed 20 percent of the cost to cushion Nigerians. They are selling below what the economics justify.
Now here is what should actually make you angry.
Nigeria produces over 1.5 million barrels of crude daily. We built the largest single train refinery on earth. 650,000 barrels per day. 20 billion dollars. And the government cannot get enough Nigerian crude into it.
The Petroleum Industry Act requires upstream producers to supply domestic refineries. They are not doing it. Government has not enforced its own law. NNPC supplies less than 40 percent of what is needed. The refinery sits in a free trade zone that adds 5 to 7 dollars per barrel in extra charges the government could remove but has not. The naira for crude deal still prices oil at international rates plus premium.
So the one refinery keeping fuel available in Nigeria right now has to fight for crude on international markets against every other buyer on the planet. When a crisis hits, all of that collapses on your head at the pump.
The frustration is valid. N1,000 fuel is brutal. But screaming at Dangote while the government fails to supply crude to its own refinery and refuses to enforce its own laws is how we end up right back here next time.
Ask why NNPC supplies 5 cargoes instead of 13. Ask why the PIA is not enforced. Ask where Nigerias crude is going while its biggest refinery sources 60 percent from America.
Those are the real questions. Everything else is noise.
Election season is here ooo pls be extra vigilant when you go out, share your location with your loved ones (trusted).
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN & THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
If I have to explain this, stay home!
Latif Kelvin Ayodele was a proper Nigerian boy. He was never pretending to be what he was not. You, who can’t even afford three square meals, are here foaming in the mouth.
Latif knew his way around his father’s country, and he never hid it. Every time he came to Lagos, he would go from his house in Ikoyi to Alagbado, where his father’s parents live. His grandmother is almost 100 years old, and he always went to visit her. He knew Nigeria better than some of you who are pretending to be what you are not.
Can you people just let this guy be? His crime was not that he came to Nigeria. He had an accident, for God’s sake. It was an unfortunate incident. Don’t traumatize people who are already traumatized.
Enzo is currently in Nigeria. He traveled from Lagos to Ibadan and arrived at his destination safely. You are alive today by the grace of God,not because you are better than Latif, not because you are better than Sina, and not because you are wiser than them.
Death can meet you in America. Death can meet you in the UK. Death can meet you anywhere. Can you people please stop tormenting these individuals? Just stop.
WILL MY BANK ACCOUNT BE BLOCKED from January 1, 2026, IF I DON’T HAVE TIN? Answer: NO sir/Ma.
1: Question: Will transfers and deposits into my account be taxed?
-(a): Answer: No. moving money through POS, bank transfers, deposits or withdrawals IS NOT A TAXABLE EVENT. Only INCOME EARNED is taxed.
2: Question: which individuals does the Nigerian Tax law apply to:
-(a): Answer: it applies to all individuals who earn income in Nigeria- workers, traders, content creators, influencers, remote workers and to Nigerians earning income abroad if they are tax residents in Nigeria.
3: Question: I am a student with no job. Do I pay tax?
-(a): Answer: No, if you have no taxable income, you won’t pay tax.
4: Question: Will the money I keep in my bank account be taxed?
-(a): Answer: No. simply holding money in a bank account is not taxable. Only income such as salary, biz profit or interest is taxed.
5: Question: Will I pay tax on loans borrowed from Fairmoney or other lenders?
-(a): Answer: No. loans are not income and are therefore not taxable. However, the interest earned by the lender will be taxed.
6: Question: I run a one-man business: Do I pay PERSONAL or COMPANY Income Tax?!
-(a): Answer: if registered as a business name (enterprise) you pay Personal Income Tax. (PIT).
-(b): If registered as a Limited Liability Company, you pay Company Income Tax (CIT)
7: Question: If I sell shares and make profit, will I pay tax?
-(a): Answer: No, provided the values of shares sold does not exceed N150 million and the gain is not above N10 million.
-(b): Gains above N10 million becomes taxable.
8:Question: are military salaries taxable?
-(a): No, salaries of military officers are now exempt from tax.
9: Question: I am a pensioner. Will my pension be taxed?
-(a): Answer: No. approved pension and retirement benefits remain tax -exempt.