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Akanbi Quadri's avatar

This is digging deep, I really appreciate this, it's deeper than the shallow political scenes they keep feeding us.

Please keep educating us, we want change but we don't even know these things.

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DL's avatar

So Notore, Indorama and Dangote get their feedstock (and primary ingredient?) at a highly subsidised rate and sell to Nigerians at rip-off prices...

Nigeria is really a Gangstaz Paradise!!!

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Ayatu Yusuf's avatar

Looking at how wicked Nigerians are, you will realize that it's not only politicians that are our problem but different individuals at different levels.

We need serious prayer walahi.

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Ikenna's avatar

As I read through the article, my expression went from "wait" to "how?" to "why?"

That this is happening at a time of literal famine is incredible.

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Joshua Fidelis's avatar

This is actually unbelievable.

How is this allowed to continue with the amount of food insecurity we are facing.

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Feyi Fawehinmi's avatar

Like I said, I did not believe it myself. I have checked and triple checked to be sure I’m not going insane. But it is real and it is happening in broad daylight (where the craziest things happen in Nigeria)

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Femi's avatar

The best use case for Nigeria as it is today is that it exists as the prime example of how not to run a country .

I am speechless

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Bolarinwa Oniwura's avatar

Why? Why?! Why?!?

Why do Nigerian urea producers, benefiting from subsidized gas meant to ensure food security, charge farmers higher prices than export or global rates, exploiting a captive market while regulators stand by?

This is a clear betrayal of the people and the country whereby subsidies are hijacked by gatekeepers extracting rent from the very people they should uplift.

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Oluebube "Udo" Nwosu's avatar

Micro opportunities that are macro stunting

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Olajide's avatar

This articles confirms that most Nigerian industrialist are proper Rent-Seekers as you have previously mentioned. Profiting at the expense of poor regulations and corruptions, without any innovative thinking or invention. The funny thing is how they all come outside to brag about their "Smartness".

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