Dr, let me pry a little bit. With 97% debt to revenue on May 29, 2023 and more than $6b in debt to foreign airlines, with less than $20b net in foreign reserves, with more than 20 states not able to pay monthly salaries to their civil service staff, with more than #4T debt to electricity company, with more than $1b in maturing foreign bonds and of cause I don’t want to talk about infrastructure deficit and the multiple foreign exchange inequalities and arbitration that was the norm at the time.
Again, sir, just with my little or no experience as an economist, sir, will or can you care to explain to us in lieu of the existing situation of 2023 to date how you think the government can reduce cost of living (inflation- cost push, and imported inflation)?
P.S: you cited the decision of the UK prime minister policies in the last one month, especially on electricity. Care to explain to us the extent of the fiscal policies of the current government in Nigeria and how you think it will reduce cost of living as espoused by you sir.?
Donald Duke and Tinubu were both govs in same period....
Donald Duke invested over $350 million to build a tourism resort .. call Tinapa...
..
He told Cross River people over 3 million visitors will be coming to Tinapa annually..
...and would be generating N30 billion or possibly N300 billion today...
As at today the resort is as good as dead...
Cross River is a Coastal state with massive Shoreline for industrialization and deep seaport...
... it was Nigeria first colonial Capital...
Duke officially left no landmark....
.. Today he can't win a polling unit in Cross River State....
Few months ago he was with Mr " Common sense".... praising the coastal highway as Nigeria most ambitious project....
I don't know who dash him presidential candidate ticket,
... Suddenly he now know how to identify elephant project....
Despite being 5 star General in Elephant projects...
Tinibu spent less than the $350 million Duke wasted on Tinapa in forming PPP that developed Atlantic City, Lekki free trade zone, Lekki Deep Seaport....all worth over $100 billion today ....
Tinubu investment is already fetching trillions of Naira to federal purse that All Nigerians enjoy today...
Lagos Calabar Coastal highway is an 8 years project ...expected to be delivered in 2032....
So far Tinubu and his men are on track...
If Tinubu see the enormous potential in the highway....
10 million Donald Duke can't stop him....
As Donald Duke stated on the Highway few months ago before his Fulani friends dash him a presidential ticket that is as worthless as a Zimbabwean dollar....
The Lagos - Calabar Coastal highway is Nigeria most impactful project of all time...
This is like comparing apples and oranges.
A more meaningful comparison would be:
Dangote Refinery vs. another large refinery or petrochemical complex.
Eko Atlantic vs. Canary Wharf, Marina Bay, or Dubai International Financial Centre, large-scale urban developments built to drive commerce and finance.
When Mustafa Chike-Obi says Eko Atlantic could eventually contribute more to GDP or create more jobs, he's referring to its long-term urban economic impact.
That doesn't necessarily make it "better" or "more important" than Dangote Refinery. Likewise, the refinery's strategic importance doesn't automatically mean it will create more jobs or generate a larger urban economy.
The two projects are better viewed as complementary pillars of economic development: Dangote Refinery strengthens Nigeria's industrial and energy base, while Eko Atlantic has the potential to become a major commercial and financial hub.
Wayne Rooney on Cristiano Ronaldo liking an Instagram video accusing FIFA of corruption and helping Argentina reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.
🗣️ “I’ve known Cristiano for years, and I respect everything he’s achieved. But this? This is beneath him. Liking a post that accuses FIFA of corruption because things didn’t go your way is embarrassing. That’s not how legends behave.”
“If you genuinely believe the tournament was fixed, then come out and provide evidence. Don’t hide behind an Instagram like and let millions of fans turn it into another conspiracy. That’s weak. You’re Cristiano Ronaldo you don’t need to communicate through cryptic social media activity.”
“What disappoints me the most is that this only fuels the worst side of football. Instead of congratulating the teams that earned their place, people start inventing stories about corruption and secret agendas. It’s disrespectful to every player who fought for ninety minutes on that pitch.”
“Cristiano has spent his entire career asking people to respect him. Well, respect works both ways. If you can’t accept defeat without hinting that football’s biggest competition is rigged, then don’t expect everyone to applaud your reaction.”
“I’ve played against both Cristiano and Messi. I’ve shared a dressing room with Cristiano, and I know how obsessed he is with winning. But obsession should never become bitterness. There comes a point where you either show class or you damage your own legacy.”
“Whether Argentina deserved to be there or not is a football debate. Accusing FIFA of helping them reach the final without a shred of proof is another matter entirely. That’s not criticism that’s an attack on the integrity of the sport.”
“Cristiano should know better than anyone that greatness isn’t measured by how you celebrate victories. It’s measured by how you react when things don’t go your way. This reaction is disappointing, unnecessary, and incredibly disrespectful.”
“I say this despite our friendship because real friends tell each other the truth. If Messi had done the same thing, I’d criticize him just as strongly. Football doesn’t need conspiracy theories from its biggest icons. It needs leaders who know when to accept defeat with dignity.”
INSTEAD OF WATCHING AN HOUR OF NETFLIX TONIGHT.
This 1 hour Stanford lecture by Joel Peterson will teach you more about negotiation and getting what you want than most people learn in years.
Bookmark it and give it an hour, no matter what.
Vozinha was one of the standout performers in this summer’s World Cup, and now the Cape Verde goalkeeper has been recognised by having a newly-discovered species named in his honour.
A new species of marine mollusk has been named after the 40-year-old by Spanish researcher Jesus Ortea.
Ortea made the discovery of the new species — a small sea slug of red appearance and about four millimeters that was, until his published work, unknown by science — and has named it Aldisa vozinhai (in English, Vozinha’s sea slug).
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When they say “President Tinubu said we shouldn’t vote for him if he doesn’t solve the electricity problem” show them this educational video.
Bookmark this tweet.
Knowledge is power.
Was Ronaldo expecting his Portugal teammates to comfort him the way Javier Mascherano comforted Messi after the 2016 Copa América final?
Mascherano told him, “Keep your head up. You’re the best player in the world. Don’t blame yourself.” The Argentina squad used to say they played to prove Messi was the best.
That was never going to happen with Ronaldo.
How do you expect your teammates to love you when you insist on taking almost every free kick—even from impossible distances—despite a short pass often being the better option? On the rare occasion he let Nuno Mendes take one, he immediately pointed to his own head, as if to say it was his decision. If that chance on the wing had ended in a goal, he probably would’ve celebrated it like it was all about him.
This is the same Ronaldo who, when Bruno Fernandes scored against Uruguay at the World Cup, appeared on camera insisting he had touched the ball and even appealed for the goal to be credited to him.
The same Ronaldo who looked visibly unhappy when Bernardo Silva won the UEFA Nations League Player of the Tournament award while everyone else congratulated him.
The result?
No one seemed willing to carry him through his farewell to international football.
A fan poll by A Bola had around 70% voting for Ronaldo to start on the bench. Some teammates reportedly described him as just another player among the squad. And when Portugal were eliminated, there was no iconic scene of the team rallying around him.
Cristiano Ronaldo—the player who left the international stage without a farewell. 🤷🏻♂️🇵🇹
A billionaire businessman, oil magnate, and philanthropist from Delta State, Chief Dr. Daniel Omoyibo (Danmotech), went out casually to have his hair barbered at a saloon with two barbers.
When he explained the haircut to the first barber, he was charged 5k and he priced it at 2k which he believed to be the appropriate price. The first barber insisted on the price he gave and the man was about to leave when the other barber called him back saying 'It was still morning'. He agreed to the price.
While the man had his haircut, they interacted, and he got to know that he is from Kogi and working for the shop owner. When asked how much will set up his own barbing saloon, he mentioned 2-3million naira.
Danmotech sent him 5million naira immediately and asked him to set himself up. He also exchanged numbers with him for further assistance. The man was really emotional and couldn't believe it.
Blessings come in different ways!
Everyone I’ve spoken with who is currently serving in government has told me that this Prince Adeniyi case is simply a scam, but when I start asking questions, none of them has been able to answer.
Yes, you can forge an appointment letter and claim that you are a DG but appointment letters are signed by the SGF not the COS. Who allegedly issued his appointment letter or what signature is his allegedly forged appointment letter showing?
Someone higher than a DG must ask that you be allocated office space in the Federal Secretariat. Who made that request?
Someone higher than a DG must write asking that you be given an alleged take-off grant. You cannot yourself write to the Budget Office and the Office of the Accountant General that you should be given a take-off grant. Who allegedly wrote?
How did the agency get into the budget?
Usually, you will go for budget defence as part of a cohort. In this case, it will probably be as part of the State House cohort. Who defended or coordinated the defence of the budget estimates before the National Assembly before they were appropriated?
Did the guy earn a salary in the more than one year he was there? If so, who documented him and asked that he be paid?
With which money was the guy running the office for more than one year if nothing was allegedly released?
Who allegedly wrote to the CBN asking them to open an account for the ‘Council’? The ‘Council’ cannot just walk into CBN and ask to open an account, as if it’s a commercial bank looking for customers.
Who allegedly approved the ‘Council’s’ manning levels and who allegedly approved the waiver to recruit 300 staff?
Was the guy allegedly really that good? Or were there egregious failings at multiple points in the system?
These questions and more are often met with deafening silence. Everyone sighs heavily and uses the ubiquitous expression “Na waa.” Me sef, I sigh heavily and answer “Na real waa!”
This is a case of the proverbial tse tse that has landed on the scrotum. Leave it and it will cause sickness and pain. Swat it and it will cause pain because of its location.
Anyhow you look at it, there are questions begging for answers. And whatever the answers will be, they will not be good.
Still, I hope that there’ll be some answers soon…for the sake of our public administration system.
I am Ezemmuo. I know things.