The next FCT Minister must work seriously to develop the satellite towns and link them very well with the main city via a world class rail network(s). It is possible. The transportation system, generally, must be revamped. We can’t have agberos everywhere in our main capital and expect a smooth, functioning city.
Historically in Abuja, parks and gardens were situated in green corridors. The areas were natural flood drains and permanent buildings were prohibited to be built there, and there was a distinct department to manage those parks and gardens.
Then someone came, revoked all allocations by fiat one afternoon and so soon thereafter, concrete monsters started growing in valleys, flood plains and green areas. Waterfronts hitherto assessable to all became prized lakefront real estate, with natural water paths to those lakes filled in for plots of land.
Now the floods are here, and we are wondering what happened.
🚨Abuja residents if you know you are driving past under the Dantata bridge to your destination and you don't have all your car papers and all the things required in your car, kindly use a different route because there is a mobile court stationed under the bridge and they are stopping cars.
Goodluck to you.
Abuja has always maintained strict adherence to its master plan like a holy book, especially during the days of El-Rufai. Even in satellite towns, FCDA officials don’t joke with anything relating to the destruction of its master plan. It was part of the reason El-Rufai stopped the Area Councils from allocating land—because they were altering the design and also causing problems—and automated everything in AGIS to have everything under control. His men would come from time to time to demolish illegal properties and buildings. Quite unfortunately, these plans seem to have been distorted over time. Abuja is now witnessing floods of unprecedented dimensions. It is high time they went back to the drawing board to find a way out.
How former beneficiaries of Malam @elrufai can conveniently unlook injustice meted out to Mallam needs to be studied. His adversaries are the ones pointing it out that this is blatant injustice.
But his circle, his former men, his mentees, the many youths he helped - Silence
𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬.
Memorising the Glorious Qur’an, learning it, understanding it, and living by it is among the greatest and most valuable things a Muslim can do for himself.
Never think you are too busy, too old, too occupied, or too engaged to memorise the Qur’an. That mindset is a trap. There will always be something demanding our time, but the Qur’an deserves a place in our lives.
We should not merely admire those who have memorised it. We should take up the challenge ourselves.
One ayah at a time. One page at a time. One day at a time.
𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞?
Wai dama ba'ayi recruitment dinnan tun tuni ba? 😅😅
Here are my three cents
I think the problem here is not necessarily that you haven’t found the right person yet. It may be the way the opportunity was presented in the first place.
You presented the recruitment as an opportunity open to everyone, which is fair because everyone is allowed to apply. But if after almost 5000 applications, you’re saying you still haven’t found what you’re looking for and that you need more or better applicants (or videos), then perhaps the issue is the lack of clearly stated requirements.
If you already know the kind of person you need, put those requirements out there. Be specific about the skills, experience, qualifications, responsibilities, and other qualities you’re looking for. That way, people can determine for themselves whether they are a good fit before applying.
I also think a salary range would help, especially because this is your first time doing something like this and you’re not yet an established company in the way some major oil and gas companies or other well-known organisations are—(nobody knows what the pay is). A salary range helps people decide whether the opportunity is worth pursuing and allows you to attract people who are actually interested in the compensation you can offer.
Otherwise, you end up with thousands of applications from people who may technically qualify to apply but were never the kind of candidates you were looking for in the first place. This creates unnecessary stress for you and wastes the time of the people applying.
From the way the opportunity was presented, I honestly don't think some of the people you are looking for would necessarily apply. When a company is not yet well established or widely recognised (I mean they don't know what you'll pay here), people need more information to assess whether an opportunity is worth their time or not. From what you are saying in the video, I can guess the pay to be within the range of 200-350k at most. The people who have the skills to execute precisely what you've vaguely stated here may be earning more than that and that's why you can't find them amongst the 5k applicants.
Think of it like saying "DM for price." If you want the right people to come forward, give them enough information to decide whether they should. With a clear price and offer, only the right people will reach out.
A filter is also absolutely necessary because you don't let 5k people apply for something if you're not picking up to 5 or 10%. I wouldn't suggest a link that closes once you have a certain no. of applicants—you may miss out on actual talent—, but an auto filter which automatically applies your requirements and sends and instant rejection mail using an auto-responder will save you time, get you the right persons, and make desperate people not become attached.
What is going on in the housing market Abuja is nothing short of demonic. Landlords have decided to kill their tenants gradually.
My former house in Jabi, I was paying N2.8m when I left. The guy I left it for within a year was already paying N3.5m. End of last year, they asked all of them to leave.
They did one patch patch renovation and have now increased it to N8m. I spoke to a new tenant the last time I was in Abuja. He said with the other charges, he paid N10m. I am wondering how sustainable this madness is.
Whoever you see living inside Abuja, just salute the person. Landlords aren’t trying at all. They just keep increasing rent annually without reason. People work for rent in Abuja without savings.
‘’The continued imprisonment of outspoken politician and Tinubu critic shines a spotlight on ‘lawfare’ in Nigeria, writes El-Rufai’s wife. ‘For 150 days, Nasir El-Rufai has been detained. Nigeria’s partners must speak up.’ Nigeria’s friends must understand that this case is larger than Nasir @elrufai. It is about whether a citizen can fall out with power and still be protected by law. It is about whether courts will be places of justice or theatres of intimidation.”
Written by courageous mother, Aunty @AsiaAhmad El-Rufai. https://t.co/3zo1M7OVqu
No Rolls Royce seized, No G-Wagons, Not a single Plaza, or Big Estate, not even an illegal plot of land tied to his name.
Just an honest man guilty of being in the opposition.
Nasir el-Rufai's saga is assuming a character far bigger than the determined insistence by the State that he must remain locked up, without being tried and/or sentenced. It is making a mockery of the rule of law and all standards of decency. El-Rufai is now a political prisoner.
- Halima Buhari attended University of Leicester
- Yusuf Buhari attended University of Surrey
- Zahra Buhari attended the University of Surrey
- Safinatu Buhari attended the University of Plymouth & Arden University
From 2015 to 2023, out of school children increased from 10 million to around 20 million because he couldn’t fight insecurity which led to a total collapse of our basic education.
So how is Buhari’s greatest legacy, Education?