Topic: Hard times in the average Nigerian society - page 2. (Read 362 times)

There is a reason why we have the Naija local board on the forum, and it is partly to discourse something like this which ish actually local nad not bore the foreign readers that are not witnessing what you explained. So, it will be good if you can tell a moderator to move it for you.

Nigeria was a giant of Africa in the past and if it was wisely managed, it should be one of the best countries in the world. But for bad leadership and the wrong country's system of government, it is where it is today. You can imagine how former president Buhari and the former central bank's governor, in the person of Emefile, due to bad policies and insensitivity put the country into this untold hardship. It has gotten to the point that people are now frustrated to the point of intercepting and looting trucks conveying food and also burgling warehouses that contain food. The poor are really angry and even the rich and average are feeling the heat so much.

However, it got to this level during the administration of President Tinubu because he was also insensitive. I wonder what cursed Nigeria to be unlucky with presidents. Although Tinubu is not the originator, he should have been better smart in removing the fuel subsidy, and he should not have initiated the dollar unification of the official and the parallel markets. These, and also the closure of borders are the main reasons why the economic hardship is this bitting.

We should all brace for the worst, this is not a curse, it is just a speculation because it is until we have hope that we can be hopeful. Where is the hope yet?

You're quite right but no one is actually going against the will of the op, members here just wanted to inform the op where he should post and besides the name simplifies "local board" for example I can't start a topic relating to bitcoin price speculation in bitcoin discussion when I know the right board for such discussion.

Surprising the boko haram no longer focus on religion but instead they choose to kill and kidnap their fellow member, religion is no longer a thing for them especially when it's time for war you see them fight themselves. I have seen several cases like this on TV. I also thought about the boko haram issue and why do they keep terrorising and killing but yet nothing has been done to silent this evil act, from my thought the government has a linkage with all this, from your point this set of terrorist do favour the government, when you see two countries going to war you'll definitely see killing and fighting including bombing  so this set of group can be use during an operation to carry out deadly act, I strong believe countries facing the boko haram crisis and war will have no peace until this linkage is exposed. My question is how can this aim be accomplish.

I don't think it's not a bad idea to share the issues here, I mean the whole world can probably relate to the plight that you and your countrymen experience.

Man, Boko Haram is still really this hardcore, they're a really scary group of terrorists, it really saddens me that religious extremism is making all this atrocities thus making it all difficult for us people that wants to just live to be doing that living in peace, really weird that we can never live in harmony despite religious difference, someone always has to take things for the worse for others. This is just my hunch but the reason that Boko Haram is still operating is because there's shady government deals that are arming them and their attacks are creating favors to these shady government officials or organizations that are having their interests furthered by these terrorists, also the most influential arms dealer too, they're the second if not the first reason why these problems are persisting.

I am a Nigerian, and with all honestly, I am proud of where I come from, for i can tell all with all sincerity that Nigeria is indeed blessed, blessed with different kinds of blessings, talk about natural resources, talk about minerals, talk about good and fatile Land for farming, talk about forest, talk about rivers and oceans for fishing and so on, also talk about the lack of natural disasters happening in Nigeria, all this tells that my country is blessed.

The only area where it most of the times looks like Nigeria is cursed is in the area of governance, for hardly do we ever get it right, bad governance has been the number issue of and in Nigeria, and it has also been the major cause of all that unfortunate happenings in Nigeria that you mentioned.
If only Nigeria can get it right in the area of governance, which is, in choosing our leaders, from the president down to even the local government chairman, if we can for once in Nigeria history, vote the right people in, I believe bad stories being written about Nigeria in terms of economy, security, health care and other aspects; will completely change for the better.

But the question is, how do we know the right people to vote in, even when we try, the bad ones end up buying the sit with their money, something the good ones don't want to do.

Are you querying persons from outside Nigeria or that are not living in Nigeria to give you an answer for a situation they are not directly witnessing when already you know the right board to drop your query and get the most appropriate answers to your question as it affects you.

As a Nigerian living in Nigeria I don't think I can with much knowledge speak thoroughly well on issues affecting the average American, Canadian or a Swedish more better than they living in these societies. Therefore, Op if you want to get the real discuss then take it to the Nigeria (Naija) local board, as it was for discussions as this that the board was established and you of all people should know that.

It's important to note this, there's no part of the world where people are not facing hardship, the only difference is that this hardship as faced by the citizens of the different countries of the world are in levels.

I don't think there has been a recent time in Nigerian history that you could reasonably call "easy". Just from an outsider perspective it seems vastly overpopulated and this will make it a high competition area. That would make it harder to escape poverty or move up the socioeconomic ladder, because the poorer will often be stuck on the lowest rungs simply because they are replaceable. I do believe the Nigerian government screwed over their own people in the last couple years by decoupling from the dollar, as it was at least a little bit of economic stability.

The current hardship in Nigeria is suddenly becoming unbearable for ordinary nigerian citizens and the worst of it all is living with the hope that things will get better and return to normalcy.

Thriving and living in a country like Nigeria is not for the weak.Prices will continue to soar as exchange rates continue to fall and it will be unwise to think that these events will not continue in the nearest future.

The average Nigerian is living far below minimum wage. The computer, internet, is available,Still there are too many illiterate, uneducated or educated with outdated information, and unemployed graduates everywhere.Nigerians are suffering by Their poor choices,Nigerians prefer to study the wrong course than been an undergraduate.Even when they can clearly see the reason for their suffering,they'll intentionally remain incapacitated for or to themselves.

OP, this type of matter is best discussed at the village square, nor be for UN summit or G8 or G20.

It's not only Nigeria that experiences this. Many developing countries can't move forward because of these factors, destabilization, corrupt officials, economic sabotage and many more. Even if the citizens are patriotric and peaceful loving people.

If those factors are stopping the progress of them, they're not able to make any country they are in great. You'd see rally left and right just for these people to send their message to the government.

But people do see that these are nonsense, those that are okay with the standard of governance by any reigning government. It's hard to have these problems solved, it will take time to forever.

The above you mentioned and highlighted does as an architect of the governments causing disasters to human welfare while enriching their selves.

People who don't live in Nigeria would prolly find it hard to give answers to your question, thus majority of the replies on this topic would prolly be from Nigerians, the more reason why you should have posted it in our local board.

Having said that, hardship exists in many parts of the world/in other countries, though third world countries like ours are faced with more challenges. Insecurity, terrible economic policies, bad leaders/poor decision makers, corruption, lack of local production, wastage of the country's resources, etc, all of these is just to mention a few, but the culmination of all of these and more is why the country is in the state it is right now. It is going to be extremely difficult to solve our problems, but we have to start by electing good leaders and people in public offices.

It should be combined efforts by government and it's people to get out of this terrible situation starting with eliminating all the terrorist organizations and locals shouldn't cheat or indulge in any shady business regardless of hardship they go through and trust me Nigeria will be booming if not for complicated problems it faces as people often indulge in criminal activities. I got offer to work with an MNC but the job location was Nigeria and the clause reads something like this "If you get kidnapped company will pay 100% ransom the first time, 50% will be paid by company and 50% will be paid by employee themselves for the second time and 100% will be paid by employee the third time. This culture needs to stop only then the investment will start flowing into the country.

The entire world is going through so many problems, it is not peculiar to Nigeria. However, Nigeria's problem is compounded by the activities of terrorists and other criminals. Until Nigeria settles its insecurity problems it will keep going through economic problems. Farmers have been chesed out of farms by killer herders and terrorists which has led to food insecurity. Because of insecurity, many multinationals have been forced to move their investment to other African countries. Most expatriates have been kidnapped and these companies have been forced to pay ransom. New investors are not attracted to the country anymore because of insecurity. This has led to a drop in tax revenue and unemployment. There are also reports that these insecurities are sponsored by some greedy politicians financially benefiting from the security crisis. Nigeria has the resources to surmount its problems if they have the right leadership.          

We have our local board for discussion of all issues relating to our country, and from your post history you already know this because you have posted there. Why are you bringing this discussion here?

Nigeria in recent times has recorded unprecedented security challenges such as Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) attacks, militancy, armed robbery, banditry, kidnapping for ransom, Fulani-Herders farmers clashes, cultism among other social vices could all this current social vices be attributed to difficulty caused by having too little money or too few resources by the federal  government .
The current economic issues   in most areas of Nigeria, state capacity is low, service delivery is limited, and insecurity and violence are widespread. Wide infrastructure gaps constrain access to electricity and hinder the domestic economic integration that would allow the country to leverage its large market size.

My question now is what exactly sponsors the untold hardship in the life of an average Nigerian