George Ager

May we get what we want. Never what we deserve!

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@enitandev So how is the council created by the current president funded? Are they captured in the budget?

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@woye1 Insurance and freight 7%, NAC levy 15% and VAT 7.5% . No significant change cars will still be over priced.

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@GatMoshe @FoxNews When has the IRGC blackmailed you?

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@GatMoshe @FoxNews You are delusional. You surrendered to a super power with a nuclear weapon called " The strait of Homuz". The global economy was gonna tank in weeks and Trump doesn't want to be responsible for that.

[Arya Yadeghaar (Backup) @AryJeayBackup]

Iranian F-5 pilot who bombed US Buehring base in Kuwait:

We were flying at an extremely, extremely low altitude.

From a flight-standard perspective, the standard training altitude is around 500 feet, but we were below 50 feet.

We knew that Patriot systems were deployed in the area, and that this base had multi-layered air defense. Given Kuwait’s cooperation, they were protecting this base, and scrambled F-18s were monitoring it.

Even though we knew AWACS aircraft were up there and surveillance/listening sites were active, the entire flight was conducted under complete radio silence.

I should mention here that there were 2-3 ships, we were flying so low that we passed between 2 ships, and their decks were higher than us. In other words, the sailors were looking down at us from the deck.

We passed through there, and thank God, entered Kuwaiti waters, and from there entered Kuwait itself.

When we entered Kuwait, the high-voltage power lines suddenly became 10x times more numerous. Their refineries and forces were along our route, all of them were within our reach.

We could have bombed them immediately without any problem. But our target was Camp Buehring.

We carried out this route at very high speed and very low altitude. And then, when we reached the base, we bombed it successfully.

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@OlufemiAwoyemi You simply restated it as nicely as the imf did in an attempt to water down the headline for reasons best known to you. The headline summary is factual, emphatic and reeks of the reality such a policy will bring on the people. Nobody needs niceties, people simply need the truth!

[GIDI @Gidi_Traffic]

Nigeria’s ₦400 Billion Turned 'N3trillion' Airtime Lending Crisis: Here's What Is Really Going On.

​How did a consumer protection issue suddenly morph into a high-stakes geopolitical public relations war?

Let’s break down the regulator’s shifting game plan and bust the massive myths.👇🏽

​The Backstory

In 2025, the FCCPC introduced the DEON Regulations to stop predatory digital loan apps. But then they did something odd: they applied the same heavy rules to telecom airtime borrowing. Airtime advances share zero traits with predatory cash-lending apps.

The Collateral Damage

In April 2026, telcos suspended airtime lending under regulatory pressure, leaving 40 million Nigerians—mostly low-income traders and artisans—without an emergency lifeline. Industry association WASPAN took the FCCPC to court.

The Legal 

On April 15, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa issued an injunction halting FCCPC's enforcement. When the FCCPC didn't comply, WASPAN filed committal proceedings against FCCPC Executive Vice Chairman Tunji Bello on May 18. Facing prison for contempt, the FCCPC backed down and suspended the rules on May 22.

​The Service Return

Following the suspension, Airtel and Glo quickly restored their "Borrow Me Credit" services on May 25. MTN, however, delayed its restoration, seeking absolute legal clarity in a highly volatile regulatory climate.

​The Shifting Game Plan

Losing in court, the FCCPC shifted its narrative. On Saturday, June 6, near-identical articles hit 7 national news outlets. The consumer protection angle was gone. Instead, anonymous sources claimed they were fighting a "₦3 trillion foreign monopoly".

​Myth Buster #1: The ₦3 Trillion "Capital Flight"

The press briefings claimed South African-listed Optasia was siphoning ₦3 trillion annually in profits.

The Reality: The entire Nigerian airtime credit market is valued at only ₦300B to ₦400B annually. You cannot siphon ₦3 trillion from a ₦400 billion market!

​Myth Buster #2: The "Foreign Monopoly"

The FCCPC claimed Optasia (Nairtime) holds a complete, 12-year monopoly.

The Reality: Optasia holds no exclusive service license. The market is structurally multi-vendor. Fully Nigerian-owned Creditswitch (founded in 2013 by Tayo Adigun) has operated at scale for over a decade alongside Fonyou, ERL, and Avyra.

​Myth Buster #3: The "Faceless Foreign Shell"

Media reports alleged Optasia has no local operations, staff, or infrastructure.

The Reality: Local subsidiary Nairtime Nigeria was incorporated 14 years ago. It is staffed by Nigerians, runs on local tech, and is led by Nigerian CEO/CCO Uchenna Agbo, a founding executive.

​The Threads Double-Track Paradox

Hours after the explosive 6 June articles, the FCCPC posted a denial on its official Threads account. They claimed they didn't authorize the leaks or brief journalists.

The catch? That Threads post got only 28 views, while the sensationalized ₦3T monopoly stories reached millions.

​Why the Double-Track?

The formal denial gave the FCCPC legal deniability to avoid being jailed for contempt. Meanwhile, the unretracted ₦3T monopoly narrative ran wild in the press to pressure the courts and telcos before the crucial July 20 court judgment.

​The Takeaway

When regulatory agencies use strategic PR to bypass court orders, they threaten the rule of law and market stability. On July 20, the Federal High Court will decide who actually regulates this space. Nigeria’s tech economy needs rules, not rhetoric.

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@FoxNews Easy to recognize the false narrative these days.

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@SecScottBessent 🤣🤣���� this is the losers way.

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@pati_marins64 No they hunt small drones.

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@ogundamisi Funny the boy had a smile and the shot fired had similar sparks to what you see when blank bullets are fired.

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@viasgris @channelstv Young man your phone already has metering so use it.

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@PremiumTimesng Hogwash.

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@mikepompeo 🤡🤡🤡

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@SecRubio 🤡🤡

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@Fx1Jonny Iran

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@motion26_x @Gidi_Traffic Paper and gun powder. Those were Chinese inventions.

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@FrankLuntz Your source iran international is a zionist backed media run out of the UK.

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@interestinggaff Just get a cat.

[George Ager @gager4ng]

@Saecrilege @elonmusk @magattew You are wrong. It only creates corruption. The aid ends up in the pockets of corrupt politicians. Cleary African politicians need the money not the generality of its Citizens.