Usman++

Arewa First | Mining | Energy | Agriculture

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@Doubleballz @Jhaywon4 @Mansaah_Musa Chiroman Katagum, not Wazirin Azare

[Niyi Abiri, Ph.D 💻🥃 @xniyi]

Comparing Route and Travel Safety from Ibadan to Abuja Using https://t.co/oAMHLUIzia.

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@EnitanOyekanm @Mr_Emmcap__ You know Nigerians love cognitive dissonance. They prefer to just blame someone and feel happy about it.

[Ibrahim’ @Mr_Emmcap__]

Businesses are slowly closing in kaduna and it is sad that nobody is talking about it. Kaduna is gradually becoming Jigawa state under this administration.

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@NasreenOil @onu_slim This is not true, and that’s not how tax works.

[Nairametrics @Nairametrics]

Finance experts have called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to require all deposit-taking fintechs and microfinance banks (MFBs) to publish their annual financial reports, arguing that institutions entrusted with public funds should be subject to greater transparency. https://t.co/0pCBo1aczu

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NAFDAC can’t try something like this in Aba

[NAFDAC NIGERIA @NafdacAgency]

NAFDAC has uncovered an illegal feed mill producing unregistered chicken feed products in Kaduna State.

During the raid, officials discovered 200 bags (25kg each) of Nurture Feeds Grower Mash and Nurture Feeds Layer Mash. The products have been placed on hold pending further investigation.

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@HabuSadeik Consultant has a name to loose, in-house staff seldom have anything to loose

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@AminuDalhat @HabuSadeik Oga, let’s give them the accolades they deserve please.

[Nairametrics @Nairametrics]

Something unusual is happening on the Nigerian Exchange.

For four consecutive trading sessions since June 1, 2026 — the very day Nigeria’s capital market celebrated its historic transition to the T+1 settlement cycle, the NGX All-Share Index has fallen without interruption, shedding N5.14 trillion in market capitalisation from N160.50 trillion on Monday’s open to N155.36 trillion at Thursday’s close. https://t.co/ioM8RJp1tw

[Aminu Dalhat @AminuDalhat]

You must win somewhere.

You didn’t top your class, have a crazy work ethic.

You don’t have a job, hustle like maaad.

You don’t have a ride, wake up early to join a public bus.

Whatever you do, do your best.

They beat here, you beat them there!

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@suf_davinci @HabuSadeik The issue is, You need to sell gas to pay salaries much more than you need power.

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@skood009 @FinPlanKaluAja1 Lols, the “charcoal” and “saw dust” are not the N50 you knew back then. They are now more expensive.

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@FinPlanKaluAja1 Even that 2019-2022 success was only possible because of the dual CBN exchange rate.

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@IluAhmad_ @Durbarman @Citizen_IQ It has always been such. GDP is just a measure of value addition in that sector. It means there have been poor value addition to the oil & gas sector. It’s a major red flag because a sector responsible for 90% of your earnings is having low value addition.

[Thεό Abu @TheoAbuAgada]

All the people that lined up for APC primaries are the same people lining up for ADC.

Direct Primaries na big scam. 😂😂

[Ja Leto @_falsi1ke]

No matter how evil money is, Poverty is not holy.

[Gimba Kakanda @gimbakakanda]

The rush to own a house in Nigeria has never been driven strictly by investment logic. Historically, it has been driven by uncertainty, by the fear that once the breadwinner’s income dips, or once he dies, his dependants may be left exposed. That is the context in which Nigerians rush to own property. Those who can afford more even go as far as building houses for rent, because even when it is not the most profitable economic venture, it is the only form of hedging most Nigerians know or trust.

At the heart of this mindset is also the awareness that there is no welfare system strong enough to protect one’s dependants. So breadwinners do what they feel they must do.

This same instinct plays out across the country, even in public service. Officeholders rush to divert public resources entrusted to them in order to acquire property for themselves, aware that the “opportunity” may not return, and that there is no reliable welfare system to cushion them when the income stops. In fact, their families and friends are often the first to remind them of this. In the end, personal financial security is prioritised over public welfare, and this is partly why we are where we are: a country with one of the widest inequality gaps on the planet.

Those who argue against the wisdom of spending one’s savings to build a house are often speaking from a different reality. Some have lived abroad, where the desperation of the struggling class to own property is not always considered a smart move. Others are financially informed enough to know there are better investment options than dumping all one’s money into property while denying oneself a decent life. But Nigeria is a breadwinner’s nightmare. Every day, you live with the fear that your dependants may not be able to afford the next rent if your income, or your existence, stops.

Where I draw the line is in building a mansion that nobody in your family can maintain after you are gone. I have seen this happen in Abuja, where families had to sell a large family house just to buy a smaller, more manageable one to live in.

So, perhaps both sides of the argument can agree on where to draw the line. Owning a house in Nigeria is not a black-and-white matter. It is not always the smartest investment, but it is often the most emotionally and socially understandable one.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

The people at the top are collaborating.

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