Question: Can we combine Salaatul Maghrib and Ishaa because of drizzling rain?
Summary of Shaykh Dr Sharafudeen Gbadebo Raji’s answer:
1. Drizzling rain is not sufficient to combine prayers.
It is not permissible to combine Salaatul Maghrib and Ishaa merely because of light or drizzling rain.
2. For Maghrib and Ishaa to be combined at the time of Maghrib, the following conditions must be fulfilled:
- The rain must be heavy.
- The heavy rain must continue from the time of Maghrib until the time when the Iqaamah for Salaatul Ishaa is made.
- The rain must be sufficiently heavy that if you leave the masjid after performing Maghrib, you would not reasonably be able to return to the masjid for Salaatul Ishaa because of the rain.
3. Clouds alone are not sufficient.
Salaah should not be combined merely because dark or heavy clouds are gathering in anticipation of rain, as is commonly seen in parts of northern Nigeria.
The video also addresses combining Zuhr and Asr and related issues.
"Seun, let's talk about NNPC. Between 1999 and 2023, NNPC has contributed about $13 billion to the economy.
During OBJ it was $4 billion dollars. Mind you I deliberately use dollar so that you will not say value of naira.
NNPC in under Yar"adua contributed $8 billion dollar.
NNPC contribute $1 billion under Jonathan govt.
During Late Buhari , a friend who I love so well, may God rest his soul. The government was even paying NNPC for doing nothing!
Under President Tinubu in 3 years, NNPC has contributed $15 billion!!!
Now, imagine President Tinubu has been the President in the past.
Prof Olushola Adeyeye.
Adegboyega Michael Ademisoye
One thing Cohort 1 reminded me of is how intimidating Data Analytics can look when you are just starting.
You hear people talking about SQL queries, dashboards, DAX, databases, Power BI...
And you are there thinking:
“I don’t even know where to start.” 😅
Some of the learners in Cohort 1 started from that point too.
We didn’t assume everybody already understood Data Analytics.
We started from the foundation.
Then gradually moved into Excel.
They practised.
They worked on assignments and projects.
And when we eventually moved into SQL, some people were writing SQL queries for the first time.
That is why I keep saying this:
You do not need to learn Excel, SQL or Power BI before joining the Data Analytics Accelerator.
That is what the programme is supposed to help you learn.
What you need is the willingness to start, practise consistently, ask questions when you are confused, and actually do the work.
So if you have been looking at Cohort 2 and thinking:
"Maybe everybody joining already knows more than me..."
Please don’t disqualify yourself because you are a beginner.
Cohort 2 starts October 30, and we will begin from the foundation.
Over the 13 weeks, we will gradually work through Excel, SQL, Power BI, AI for Data Analysts, practical projects and portfolio preparation.
It is beginner-friendly.
But it is also practical, so come prepared to learn and practise. 😊
Registration for Cohort 2 is currently open.
If you want the full details, comment COHORT 2 and I’ll send them to you.
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One day we will sit and develop a robust model for measuring national hunger.
The 6 tubers of yam in this video cost N2,500 in Saki, Oyo State TODAY.
The same would probably cost at least N10,000 in Lagos.
When people scream "There is hunger in the land", they use Lagos and Abuja prices as a benchmark for everyone, and that is not accurate. People's realities are different all over Nigeria.
A farmer in Saki isn't buying yam at a Lagos market price. He's eating what's grown a few minutes from where he lives, at what it actually costs to grow it, not what it costs after fuel, transport and three middlemen get added on top.
Someone earning minimum wage in both places is not living in the same economy.
National hunger figures get built almost entirely off urban food prices. That measures what it costs to eat in a city that produces almost nothing it consumes. It was never built to measure what it costs to eat in the towns that grow the food.
Until that model exists, every "there is hunger in the land" post is measuring a part of Nigeria and speaking for all of it.
Good morning, @OfficialDSSNG, @aleeygiwa, @PoliceNG, @TunjiDisu1, here is a citizen of Nigeria who goes by the handle,, @OrjiNwokoro deliberately spreading misinformation against the Commander-In - Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, @officialABAT.
Kindly invite him to submit evidences to buttress his claims or prosecute him according to the laws of the land.
Allowing misinformation against the office of the president under the guise of freedom of speech and expression is against the tenets of the constitution.
Thank you!!!
I will like make some clarifications and make some corrections to your prejudiced and ill informed opinions about the Yorubas as regards our economic power in Nigeria and West Africa.
1. The Yoruba people have been a coastal power for the past 600 years. We have been trading from Warri to Port Novo to Ouidah with Europe via the Portuguese traders in equal footings. Oyo empire had Ouidah port, Port Novo port and Badagry port, the Ijebus were using the Ikorodu port and Epe port. The Ilajes were using the port at Igbokoda before the existence of lord lugard and Nigeria.
Our coastal power was bestowed to us by God and through wars that our forefathers fought so that we can enjoy. We will not make any apologies for that or dim our light for anyone.
2. The prosperity, economic and imperial hegemony of Yoruba people existed before the existence of Nigeria. We are doing what we have been doing for centuries.
3. Awolowo built the economic blueprint for the Yoruba people so that we will never poor till eternity. Do you want us to behave like you people and not build a prosperous homeland for our people? Why do you think we want restructuring? So that we can use our brain power for the economic independence of the Yoruba people in Nigeria.
4. Apart from Nigeria, the Port Novo port in Benin republic is also a Yoruba port, so don’t think our sea coast power is limited to Nigeria.
5. Stop comparing yourselves to the Yoruba people. Don’t do it, if you continue to do it, you are self destructing yourself. Awolowo created an economic power and warchest for us called Oodua investment that is worth trillions of naira, what do Azikwe create for the Igbos? Nothing! Yet you want us to be wait for you???
We won’t do that and we will work tirelessly to build the most powerful economic bloc in the black world without waiting for anybody in Nigeria or outside Nigeria.
You have a lot to learn from the Yoruba race but instead you are competing? Competing with a people who built empires for fun across West Africa????
I am sorry, we don’t have equals in the coast of West and central Africa and we are just starting.
We wasted 50 years since the coup of 1966 because some people wanted to stop the rise of others in the of unitarism.
The port of Ondo state is still coming, we are going to build another refinery in Ondo, Badagry and Ogun and before any part of Nigeria have full 24 hours of electricity, the South west will probably achieve it.
Nigeria held us down so that the rest of you can catch up yet you didn’t.
Don’t hate us like Zik, copy us and learn from us maybe you can use some of our methods to unleash the potential of the Igbo nation.
Nigeria is federation of nations and amalgamation of empires.
This is why you should join us to clamour for decentralisation of Nigeria so that everybody can unleash their potentials instead of waiting for Abuja.
Nothing concerns PG with sensible reportage as long as they have blockheads that lap everything up.
How's Tinubu awarding projects and contracts to private investors who want to invest their own money? Maybe he'll soon award Dangote Refinery phase 2 to Dangote and link it to Chagoury.
Idiots
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE
IN PARIS, AS OGUN STATE, DP WORLD SIGN MOU ON DEEP SEA PORT, PRESIDENT TINUBU ASSURES INVESTORS OF REGULATORY CLARITY
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured domestic and foreign investors that the Federal Government would continue to provide regulatory clarity, policy stability and a predictable business environment to support long-term investment in Nigeria.
The President spoke in Paris, France, at the signing of Memoranda of Understanding between the Ogun State Government and DP World, one of the world’s leading ports and logistics operators, to develop the Ogun State Blue Marine Special Economic Zone and the Gateway Deep Seaport.
Governor Dapo Abiodun led the Ogun State Government delegation to the signing ceremony. The delegation included the Secretary to the State Government, Tokunbo Talabi, and the Commissioners of Finance, Works, Industry, Trade and Investment, Transport, and a representative of the host community.
Also at the event were the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Nigeria’s Ambassador to France, Emmanuel Ayodele Oke, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, Group Chief Executive Officer, DP World, Yuvraj Narayan, Managing Director, SkyKapital, Karim Noujaim, and the Senior Vice President, Business Development, Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Office, DP World, Mohammed Rashid Ismail.
"The agreements before us bring together vision, expertise, capital and execution capacity. I particularly welcome DP World, one of the world’s leading port and logistics operators. I also acknowledge our financial advisers, Sky Capital, and all the investors and partners whose commitment has brought us to this important stage,” the President said.
President Tinubu assured investors that the Federal Government would provide the necessary regulatory and institutional support to move the projects seamlessly from agreements to implementation.
He also stressed that the government would hold all parties accountable for their commitments, describing the agreements as a significant milestone in Nigeria’s efforts to attract foreign direct investment, expand productive capacity and position the country as a major hub for maritime trade, logistics, manufacturing and exports.
The proposed port at Ogun Waterside, with a four-kilometre berth and an 18-metre draft, would help decongest the Lagos port corridor, ease pressure on the Apapa and Tin Can Island ports, and reduce costs and delays for importers, exporters and consumers.
It will accommodate the larger, deeper-draft vessels that support modern global commerce and provide a competitive trade and logistics gateway for the African Continental Free Trade Area, positioning Nigeria to serve a continental market of approximately 1.4 billion people.
Ogun State Blue Marine Special Economic Zone is proposed to be accommodated on 10,000 hectares.
“These agreements envisage an initial investment of more than $7 billion in the Nigerian economy. At full development, the projects are projected to create more than 50,000 direct jobs and many additional indirect opportunities, while generating substantial non-oil export earnings from Nigerians’ creativity and productivity across the value chain.
“This is economic diversification made tangible. This is industrialisation made visible. This is Renewed Hope in action. I commend Governor Dapo Abiodun and the government and people of Ogun State for securing the land, structuring the investment framework and reducing project risks for global investors.
“This is cooperative federalism as envisaged by our Constitution: subnational vision supported by federal facilitation.
“We will facilitate road, rail and power connectivity; strengthen investment security and our maritime domain; and remove unnecessary bureaucratic obstacles,” the President said.
The President said the Ogun State Blue Marine Special Economic Zone is already attracting interest from leading global manufacturing and industrial companies.
“Within the zone, imported inputs will be transformed into finished goods, Nigerian raw materials will be processed for export and, most importantly, our young men and women will find dignified, productive and sustainable employment.
“The Gateway Deep Seaport is the critical infrastructure that will support the zone’s viability. A port moves cargo; a port integrated with a special economic zone helps to build an economy. Each reinforces the other,” he said.
President Tinubu said the Federal Government would continue to work with Ogun State and other subnational governments to remove unnecessary bottlenecks and facilitate investments that create value for Nigerians, while respecting the country’s laws and regulatory requirements.
He said strengthening the maritime economy remained a key part of the Federal Government’s broader economic diversification strategy and urged the Ogun State Government and investors to sustain the momentum generated by the signing and proceed expeditiously with implementation.
“Nigeria lies at the heart of West African trade. Yet, our strategic advantage has been constrained by port congestion, inadequate draft capacity and logistics bottlenecks that increase the cost of doing business. These projects respond directly to those constraints.
“This is how modern infrastructure should be delivered: as an integrated ecosystem, operated to world-class standards and supported by a serious and responsible government. This is nation-building in its most practical form.
“The Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway is central to this corridor’s commercial viability. The 28-kilometre Ogun State section of this 700-kilometre artery, scheduled for completion before the end of this year, will provide a vital transport link for the zone and port.
“Without it, the coastline would have remained rich in potential but without access. With it, the zone and port will connect more effectively to Lagos, the Nigerian hinterland and markets across the African continent.
“These projects will also anchor a broader strategic corridor near the proposed Nigerian Navy Operating Base and Dockyard and the OK LNG Project, connecting this industrial cluster to our energy and gas-export ambitions,” the President noted.
Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information & Strategy)
September 24, 2026
For anyone who says “I know Excel” but then panics when someone gives them an actual spreadsheet 😂
Here’s a website with practical Excel challenges you can use to test and improve your skills.
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🌍 LARGEST CRUDE OIL EXPORTERS IN THE WORLD — 2025
Crude oil exports — Barrels per day:
1 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia — 6,432,000 b/d
2 🇷🇺 Russia — 4,538,000 b/d
3 🇺🇸 United States — 3,987,000 b/d
4 🇨🇦 Canada — 3,668,000 b/d
5 🇮🇶 Iraq — 3,256,000 b/d
6 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates — 2,878,000 b/d
7 🇧🇷 Brazil — 2,061,000 b/d
8 🇳🇴 Norway — 1,721,000 b/d
9 🇮🇷 IR Iran — 1,666,000 b/d
10 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan — 1,522,000 b/d
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11 🇳🇬Nigeria — 1,396,000 b/d
Saudi Arabia exported more than 6.4 million barrels of crude oil per day in 2025 which was over 4.5X Nigeria’s 1.396 million b/d
#Statisense
(OPEC)
The jinn fidgeted and said, "You know I cannot enter you."
The Raqi asked why.
The jinn responded: You recited
“La ilaha illallah, wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir.”
The Raqi stated emphatically that this Adhkar is his greatest weapon.
This Adhkar is part of the standard morning prayers, but a lot of you skip it or feel too lazy to do it.
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IAS 12 explained in Yorùbá.
Deferred tax doesn’t have to sound like a foreign language. 😂
If you’re an accounting student or professional and IAS 12 has been giving you problems, this one is for you.
#IAS12#Accounting#Tax#Yoruba#TaiwoAyanboade#FinanceinYoruba#ICAN
I think the Chinese have more to offer the people of Lagos than the Ibo traders.
First, they will not claim that they developed Lagos.
Second, they will not claim they deserve to be Governor because they run our economy.
Third, they won't cry daily about how Lagos smells; they will rather partner with the government to provide effective waste management solutions to Lagos.
Fourth, they won't cry daily about the agbero problem. They will rather suggest a public-private partnership to redesign the transport infrastructure, train the agberos, and integrate them into the new structure.
Lastly, they will not install an Eze-Chinese to compete with the Oba of Lagos.
Omo, see Chinese man’s store at Mandilas Market in Lagos.
Very affordable items for men and boys.
🙆♀️😳
📍 Mandilas Market, Jodi Plaza, 112 Broad Street, Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Thieves are one of the most difficult to rob.
Ibos are really wise people.
They come to Yoruba land and dislodge didirin Yoruba traders from their markets, by selling fake goods, crashing the prices and laundering drug monies via businesses..
But they are the first to resist Chinese traders’ in the markets today, complaining of crashing prices.
That’s who they are.
They are entitled in their crimes and in the exclusivity that Nigeria gave them with it.
Ndi.. “others are afraid of competing with Ibos”.
Yorubas should not only allow Chinese but bring in Pakistans to flood the markets and further crash the price of things.
This is such a ridiculous take because these ibo traders are importing from the same China, so the money has already left Nigeria. Indeed, the Chinese coming in is better because they sell both at a cheaper price (meaning less money leaving Nigeria) and they sell original products.
Your argument would have had legs if ibos were manufacturers of competing products. They aren't!
Go and look for another argument because as far as we are concerned, Chinese have a legitimate right to do business in Lagos, and it's not ibos who will dictate what will happen in Yorubaland.