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@ted_lade would the transaction fee be cheaper?

@bigbrutha_ Ah please, i'd just say, @markessien should talk more of the impact @hnginternship has had globally and how it has catapulted many careers today.

Plis plis abeg don’t bring HNG here

I created a new page where you can find videos of 2023 APC election violence. It’s important you listen, download and share the audio at the top of the page. Share it everywhere on WhatsApp. A govt that kills its people does not deserve to rule us: 1000reasons.vote/2023

Interestingly when people japa, many tend to get angrier about Nigeria. Some folks who didn’t really care about politics began to care when they realized the only reason they were outside Nigeria in the first place was a forced choice. Good.

@NexidusCapital @MikeAgrow Once insecurity is solved, a lot of things would happen if not simultaneously. many farm corridors have been lost to insecurity. Kafanchan -> Saminaka road is a typical example. farmers lost and corridor nearly gone.

@MikeAgrow They are all intertwined. Get the whole insecurity down to the barest minimum and goods will flow easily or down to areas where it can be stored for longer.

I’ll be honest… when I first saw the new import prohibition list, I didn’t celebrate. Because policies like this? They can either build an economy… or expose how unprepared we are. But after digging deeper — this is BIG. Nigeria has banned imports (from non-ECOWAS countries) of key agribusiness products: Poultry (live, frozen) Eggs (except breeding/research) Beef, pork & meat products Tomatoes (fresh & processed) Refined vegetable oils Sugar (retail packs) NPK fertilisers (except organic) Cocoa derivatives This isn’t small policy. This is a market reset. Let me translate it in plain terms: Nigeria just created artificial scarcity in multi-billion naira markets… …and handed it to local farmers & investors. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: 👉 Opportunity doesn’t mean readiness. Where the REAL opportunities are (if you think like an operator, not just a dreamer): 🐔 Poultry & Eggs Nigeria already has a supply gap. Now imports are restricted. Feed demand will explode Hatcheries will become gold mines Egg prices? Likely going up short term Smart play: Integrated poultry (feed + birds + processing) Tomato Value Chain (this one is personal…) Every year Nigeria loses billions to tomato import + post-harvest waste. Now imports are restricted. So what happens? Local demand skyrockets Processing plants become NECESSARY (not optional again) Storage & cold chain = new money But… tomatoes are fragile. If you don’t solve logistics, you’ll just produce waste faster. Vegetable Oil Production We import a LOT of refined oil. Now? Palm oil processors win Soybean crushers win Groundnut oil producers win But refining capacity in Nigeria is still… let’s just say “not enough.” This gap = opportunity. Fertiliser (this one is tricky) NPK imports restricted (except organic alternatives). So: Organic fertiliser startups = rising Composting = now serious business Biofertiliser innovation = underpriced opportunity But yield risks? Very real if transition is rushed. Sugar & 🍫 Cocoa Sugar: backward integration will accelerate Cocoa: value addition finally becomes urgent We’ve exported raw cocoa for decades… Maybe now, just maybe, we start processing more locally. But let’s not lie to ourselves… there are RISKS And this is where many “Twitter analysts” stop talking. ⚠️ Food prices will likely rise short-term ⚠️ Supply gaps may worsen before they improve ⚠️ Power & logistics still broken ⚠️ Feed costs (especially for poultry) still high ⚠️ Policy inconsistency risk (Nigeria… you know how it is) If production doesn’t scale FAST… This policy could hurt consumers before it helps them. So what should FARMERS actually do? Not motivational talk — real actions: Start SMALL but structured (don’t rush to 10,000 birds) Join or form cooperatives (access funding easier) Invest in storage (especially tomatoes & grains) Learn modern systems (greenhouse, drip irrigation, feed formulation) Track your numbers (most farmers don’t… and that’s the real problem) And please… stop farming blindly. This is now a BUSINESS WAR not subsistence farming. For INVESTORS (this is where it gets interesting) If I had capital today, I won’t just “farm.” I’ll focus on: Processing (tomato paste, oil refining, cocoa processing) Input systems (feed mills, hatcheries, fertiliser production) Aggregation platforms (linking farmers to markets) Outgrower schemes (low risk, scalable supply) ROI won’t come from hype… It will come from control of value chains. One thing people are missing: This policy is not just about Nigeria. It’s about ECOWAS trade positioning. If Nigeria gets this right: We produce locally Process locally Export regionally If we get it wrong? We’ll just replace foreign imports with smuggling.

I also know it is cool to posture as though social good operates within a different system. Unfortunately it doesn’t. Intervention means money would be spent. And that is the real but uncomfortable truth. If you care about something, you have to find the money to fund it

We paid monitoring visits to PHC facilities across Agaie LGA, Niger state. PHC Ekowugi lacks a functional borehole and reliable electricity. The facility depends on a nearby community borehole and has limited power supply restricted to vaccine storage. Staffing is inadequate, largely consisting of volunteers, and there is no visiting doctor. PHC Ekossa is functional, with a borehole and solar power (over 15 panels) installed. However, there’s not enough ward space and medical staffing to meet up with patient inflow. Community members have initiated advocacy through formal letters and are planning a town hall meeting with the Ward Development Committee (WDC) to push for improvements. #FixOurPHCs

@WWE @Obaofwwe I was waiting for ... I'm the fight, i'm the war, i'm the liquid metal, i'm the Indaboski Bahose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“I have always been THE ONE” 👑 @Obaofwwe is READY for Brock Lesnar!

Hahaha. @officialABAT played zero role to end Third Term. I was Special Adviser on Research and Strategy to Ken Nnamani. I wrote the iconic speech. It was all of Ken with Atiku and Buhari and such Senators like Yari Ghandi. In fact, El Rufai, Oby and Nuhu Ribadu played more role because they encouraged Ken to go against their boss. Tinubu was basically not in the mix

I actually want power from national grid. I don’t want solar or inverter. I want my country to work. Shitty ass place that makes your co sufferers talk down at you for not being able to figure out or hustle solutions for government incompetence. Foolish place I hate it hereeeeeee

dear apple, the iPod needs to come back. not for nostalgia. for the parents who want their kids to love music and audiobooks without a browser, social media, and the whole internet attached to it

Nigeria has lost 3 commanding officers in just one week to Boko Haram and ISWAP attacks in Borno. In the last 3 months, 7 commanding officers and a brigadier general have been killed. Meanwhile, ₦2 billion was giving to Boko Haram. That money could have bought 88 armoured trucks for the soldiers fighting them. The government is funding terrorists.

I support this. We should expand it a little ..maybe add English. I'll support too

We made this beautiful video for South East Maths Olympiad ahead of the Grand Finale. We made it so inspiring. Trust me, you will love it. We are building the greatest workforce from Africa!

Look at the 3 boys from Evergreen school Enugu that topped the Junior Category in South East Maths Olympiad Grand Finale. They have finished engineering maths back to back, finished lacombe back to back, also finished German maths syllabus. They fear nothing in mathematics.

Anthony is one of the maths teachers from Diamond Special College, Owerri Imo State. His students won N8 million cash today and he won N2 million as well. I’m happy that we are finally rewarding our teachers by making them millionaires.

DON-ANELE MARVELOUS MUNACHIMSO From Diamond Special College Owerri, IMO State Won the Senior Category for South East Maths Olympiad. He won N5 million and also won N1 million for his teacher. He recently won $100k scholarship In Canada. A star is born today!

Is NIPOST any better than it was 3 years ago? Are your startups any better? Is internet cheaper or better? Is there more tech talent on the market? More people getting international jobs? Do we have satellites in space? You rush to praise the mediocre because they are in power.

No honour, no self-respect Just the blind worship of a mortal For what? Money?

Resist distractions today. They will launch distractions from the usual suspects this morning. Resist. Let’s focus and challenge the system. 1. NNPCL can’t account for N210 trillion (with a T) 2. NNPCL rebranded from NNPC for N5.9bn 3. Bwala got decimated for trying to defend the Satanic APC govt. Focus.