Nigeria removed subsidy like a man removing his roof because thieves were stealing the zinc.
Now rain is beating everybody.
Fuel is expensive. Power is expensive. Transport is expensive. Production is expensive. Life is expensive.
The problem was never subsidy tbh. The problem was and has always been corruption.
Bring back smart subsidies for power, transport and production. Target them. Audit them. And most importantly, ensure bad actors end up in Jail.
You cannot tax, tariff and reform a poor country into prosperity.
First you need to make it cheaper for Nigerians to build, produce and grow.
Then talk to us about economic stability.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you a 6 DOF Robotic Arm and she’s HUUUUUGEE!
Specs:
6 DOF
~10 kg weight
600 mm reach
1 kg payload
Arduino / CAN bus
Closed-loop control
ROS / RoboDK / Isaac Sim compatible
Arctos v2
Now the only question that’s left is, can it fry an omelette?
Iran's Powerful Armed Forces have shown their readiness, capability, and might in face of the world's most expensive military.
When Muslims stand together, we can face every challenge by malicious outsiders head-on.
Time to rely only on ourselves and embrace true brotherhood.
Nigerians are sleeping on the amazing work that the very young but impressive Dr. Mustapha Sheikh Abdullahi is doing at the African Aviation and Aerospace University, Abuja. This guy has lent credence to the agitation for sensible young people to be given positions of high responsibility.
I had the privilege of his invitation to tour the facilities of the fledgling University, and all I could feel, was amazed.
From building the most unique library in Nigeria, to constructing the largest single faculty building in the country (the building has 86 toilets and some of the most spacious offices i have seen), Dr. Abdullahi has shown that the trust placed in him by the Honourable Minister, @fkeyamo, is well-deserved.
Kudos to the minister for letting the young man stay on (he was appointed by the previous administration), but the Senior Advicate of Nigeria saw in Abdullahi, what most people failed to see, and let him survive the tsunami that took aviation industries by storm in 2023.
Today, Keyamo's faith in young, credible Nigerians has paid off, as Dr. Abdullahi showed me, yesterday, the incredible projects going on in a university nestled amongst some of the most beautiful, lush green parts of the federal capital.
During the guided tour led by Dr. Abdullahi himself, I could sense the passion he possess per 'his school'.
Worthy to note is the fact that, upon his appointment in the last administration, the only tool he was given to build and run the school, was the name of the school. No funding, no office, no classes, no logo, nothing!!
He explained to me the sacrifices and steps he took to get this project off the ground. Today, AAAU has about 300 students, world class accommodation facilities, and some of the most unique learning environment that Nigerian students could wish for.
I must also acknowledge and thank our president, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for granting the huge expanse of land that the one-of-a-kind university now occupies.
From top to bottom, there is an intentionality about this project that excites me, and should excite every well-meaning Nigerian, too.
I urge you to book a tour of the school with Dr. Mustapha Sheikh Abdullahi, and let me know what you think, afterwards. Great leaders are born where opportunity meets ability, and this young man is doing a marvellous job over at AAAU, supported by Festus Keyamo.
The African Aviation and Aerospace University offers both undergraduate and postgraduate graduate courses.
2027: Tinubu Government Bent On Winning By All Means — Onaiyekan
Unfortunately they have a lot of means at their disposal and they’re deploying all those means in a way that eventually, even with a free and fair election the votes of the people may not count.
John Cardinal Onaiyekan
Archbishop Emeritus, Catholic Diocese of Abuja
NAFDAC DG Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye says the agency urgently requires at least 5,000 additional personnel and stronger backing for federal and state task forces to effectively monitor and enforce regulatory compliance across the country.
#SunriseDaily
@NaijaFlyingDr They had to come all the way from Sokoto state to come and plead with him to please come & carry his desk & chair as no one could do so not to talk of occupying the office.
Man kept sticking it to the bourgeois & was a true comrade till the day he died🫡
@NaijaFlyingDr 😂Comrade, we'll need to evaluate your comrade status because unlike my friend's late Granddad whom when upon the separation of Niger state out of the defunct North-Western state, the bourgeois seeked to remove his chair & desk from his office, it ignited into flame every time...
There was no right environment for Dangote. The man took significant risks at scale; that's all
In 1980, Dangote was among many who imported and stayed close to AGIP.
There were many more powerful than Dangote, including a guy who supplied food to ECOMOG in Liberia. There is another who built a house of gold in his village and donated Millions of dollars to an American university. Where are their factories today?
Only Dangote invested capital in that cement economy early on. At scale. I have receipts
Dangote had zero cement plants when OBJ announced his import substitution policy. What were Ashaka, WAPCO, BCC, Eagle Cement, and CCNN doing that allowed a first-time manufacturer of cement to build more scale than them?
The truth is those established names said it's just another policy that will end in eight years and refused to invest significant CAPEX
Same for Banking: Jim Ovia, Tony Elumelu and Fola Adeola had zero banking footprint until IBB did the banking reforms. What were First Bank, UBA, Afribank, and Savannah Bank doing to allow these young Turks to build banking capital?
Back to Dangote, there were more than 30 licenses to build refineries in Nigeria, and as far as I know, only one refinery (diesel refinery in Delta) was built before Dangite built his; at massive scale.
Was Dangote the richest man in Nigeria before his cement abd refinery? Hell no. There is a very wealthy Nigerian today who was dealing directly with foreign heads of state, owns oil tankers, and is very, very close to AGIP, even this current government. Why didn't that guy build a refinery? In Nigeria, and get oil allocation? Because it's hard work
The folks close to power today are interested in extracting, not investing. They are seeking government contracts to build roads and import stuff thats why we won't see another “Dangote”
Look at the vast opportunities in Nigeria; as basic as growing tomatoes or breeding cattle, has significant investment happened at scale? No, everyone is importing PMS
In 10 years, Dangote alone could deliver more Exports, CIT, and VAT to Nigeria than others combined. Think about that.
If you are not ready to invest locally at scale, thrn Dangite will
Now he has Norway cash, watch him spend