NPR

Slick wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:54 am Yup and a very young population who are fed up with the "Big Man" corruption and more interested in being taken seriously in global business. A lot have just had enough and can see what a succesful country it could be without these cunts.

MungoMan wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:29 am

Slick wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:54 am Yup and a very young population who are fed up with the "Big Man" corruption and more interested in being taken seriously in global business. A lot have just had enough and can see what a succesful country it could be without these cunts.

It strikes me as a country with the vitality to be a major player if it can take the next step.

assfly wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:55 pm That must be a whoosh.

Slick wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:57 pm

assfly wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:55 pm That must be a whoosh.

Got to be...

Fangle wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:43 pm Nigerians who come to the USA seem to do very well.

As an aside they are champs at scrabble, of all things.

Slick wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:25 am Could get very interesting there.

Government have started distancing themselves from the soldiers, protests starting in other towns over corruption and brutality. Could really go off.

Ted. wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:50 pm

Fangle wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:43 pm Nigerians who come to the USA seem to do very well.

As an aside they are champs at scrabble, of all things.

Do ya reckon it would be worth it for a country to tap into their ability to work hard and do well, scrabble and athleticism?

Ted. wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:50 pm

Fangle wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:43 pm Nigerians who come to the USA seem to do very well.

As an aside they are champs at scrabble, of all things.

Do ya reckon it would be worth it for a country to tap into their ability to work hard and do well, scrabble and athleticism?

Slick wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:57 pm

assfly wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:55 pm That must be a whoosh.

Got to be...

Slick wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:25 am Could get very interesting there.

Government have started distancing themselves from the soldiers, protests starting in other towns over corruption and brutality. Could really go off.

stemoc wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:33 pm wow sarcasm is lost on a few here...but alas i have to explain everything, nearly every country with huge oil deposits end up war torn because of the US (greed), last year they tried to do the same with Venezuela and Iran (but failed) , i wont be surprised if the US suddenly "peaks" interest in Nigeria in coming days..just yesterday 2 of the 10 largest oil exporters somehow became US enemy number 1 for "tempering' with the electoral system there..and now a possible civil war in another country listed as a top 10 exporters of oil.

stemoc wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:45 pm shame Nigeria doesn't have oil or the US would have send an army by now to 'liberate' them..

Lemoentjie wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:34 am

stemoc wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:45 pm shame Nigeria doesn't have oil or the US would have send an army by now to 'liberate' them..

It does have oil you fokken dumb poes

OomStruisbaai wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:13 pm

Lemoentjie wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:34 am

stemoc wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:45 pm shame Nigeria doesn't have oil or the US would have send an army by now to 'liberate' them..

It does have oil you fokken dumb poes

They are one of the top oil exporters to the US.

Delta area provides oil which the get from the same depths where we get water.


Lagos is on a sea of water. Don't need pipelines, each block got their own water borehole.

OomStruisbaai wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:09 pm Nigerians grew up tough and work hard to survive as kids.

Some suburbs in Lagos make SA townships look like classy places.

Lagos traffic is horrific, takes two hours to travel 30 kms, some workers spend 6 hours traveling to work.

assfly wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2020 5:23 am
If their interest was going to peak, it would have already. Plus, Trump's foreign policy has been to completely ignore Africa as a shit-whole.

Jimmy Smallsteps wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:05 pm Nigeria!

assfly wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:12 am I see that yesterday a few Nigerians became aquainted with the UK's Special Boat Services.

Chilli wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:14 am

assfly wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:12 am I see that yesterday a few Nigerians became aquainted with the UK's Special Boat Services.

What happened?

assfly wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:36 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:09 pm Nigerians grew up tough and work hard to survive as kids.

Some suburbs in Lagos make SA townships look like classy places.

Lagos traffic is horrific, takes two hours to travel 30 kms, some workers spend 6 hours traveling to work.

Abuja is completely different. Amazingly well-planned city that reminds me of parts of Joburg.

Biffer wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:37 am So car jacking is a constant risk then?

Rinkals wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:29 pm

Ted. wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:50 pm

Fangle wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:43 pm Nigerians who come to the USA seem to do very well.

As an aside they are champs at scrabble, of all things.

Do ya reckon it would be worth it for a country to tap into their ability to work hard and do well, scrabble and athleticism?

I've always maintained that, if they put as much effort into legitimate business as they seem to put into divers nefarious ventures and scams, they'd be the most successful country on earth.

assfly wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:48 am

Biffer wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:37 am So car jacking is a constant risk then?

No, not from my experience. Have you been to either cities?

Biffer wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:58 pm FWIW, I think Nigeria has the potential to lead amongst African nations in so many ways - developing into a modern stable democracy, economic development and not least demonstrating that large Muslim and Christian populations can coexist peacefully (and not vote according to religion). If it goes right, it could lea the whole area to better future. If it goes wrong it could equally lead to a shit show across the whole region.

assfly wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 1:06 pm

Biffer wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:58 pm FWIW, I think Nigeria has the potential to lead amongst African nations in so many ways - developing into a modern stable democracy, economic development and not least demonstrating that large Muslim and Christian populations can coexist peacefully (and not vote according to religion). If it goes right, it could lea the whole area to better future. If it goes wrong it could equally lead to a shit show across the whole region.

I agree on the potential. A lot of the middle class Nigerians I met are educated in the UK and US, and the younger ones seem to want to move away from the stereotypes. But they are a minority.

I was having dinner at one of the new high-end shopping centres in Abuja. I was complimenting the city on it's modern appearance and amenities, and he told me that what makes Nigeria unique is that if I were to drive one hour north I would find people living naked in the bush with little or no contact with the modern world. He also mentioned that although the population is considered to be 195 million he said there is an error margin of 10%. An error margin of nearly 20 million people.