 On the breakfast, the level and quality of infrastructure in Nigeria is low. That's according to the World Bank, with the federal government's claim of borrowing to finance infrastructure, why is this the case? We'll try to find out on the programme this morning. Also on the breakfast, the Nigerian Navy has accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited of exaggerated figures of crude oil theft in the country to save its face. We'll take a deep dive into the issues raised by the Nigerian Navy. Who should we believe, the NNPC or the Navy? And as always, we'll also be taking a look at the front pages of our national dailies with in-depth analysis. Beautiful morning to you. I am Masya Boko and thanks for joining us on the breakfast in Place TV Africa. As always, we're back with the show. This morning, it's going to be quite exciting. That's because of the line-up. Always, we start off with conversations that are generating different reactions and different sphere. First, it might just sound like a lighter note, but not necessarily light. That's because it's gotten a lot of Nigerians talking. Artists, you have others reacting to a controversial statement or tweet or comment, not necessarily tweets because it wasn't on Twitter, but rather it was on Snapchat. Now, Whiskey stared a war with the rap industry. So hip-hop and what-have-you, that's a big issue. I don't think it actually ended because you still have a lot of persons talking about it. I find it very interesting and funny as well. When he dissed the rap industry for being dead and boring, that's on a lighter note. That's like going straight to the point. He said, boring and dead, that was the word. But he was really reacting to an interview. There was an interview that he granted Maxine, and then he said that I probably would not use those words because they're not very friendly. But he said it was boring, long and short of it. It was boring to him and all of that. So that got to a lot of people. Nigerians started reacting. The likes of M.I., Ola Deeps, countered him. I mean Black Bones, what-have-you. Those artists, a lot of them, you have YC, you have too many persons coming out to react. The list is almost endless. So when he talked about that, but really, one that stood out was the fact that Ola Deeps, on Friday, went as far as releasing a diss track to slam him while expressing his disappointment at his statement. That's in the response to the video Whiskey took to his snapchat to mug them. So there's a first part to it. And on the second part, he also talked about the fact that these persons are broke. Do you think that I'm talking to all of you? No, I wasn't referring to you. Do you think I would be talking to all of you? This is me paraphrasing. But if you look at the tweet right there, or if you look at some of the comments on the screen, I probably would not be reading it the way he said it. But what he said was that how do you think that I would be talking about all of you? But really, the artist that has recognized, he went on to mention a couple of them, the likes of Black Sheriff. He went on to mention Sakodi and another artist that I have forgotten. There were just three of them that are really recognized. But it hasn't really sat well with a lot of persons. Nasty C. Okay, I think Nasty C was part of it. So he stated that Nasty C, Sakodi, Black Sheriff are the only rappers in Africa. And so he advised them to keep sending their father rap videos. I really don't know. But everyone is entitled to the opinion. That's number one. And there's nothing that's absolute. Everything is relative. And so it's okay to say the rap culture is dead, boring, and what a view. The problem might not be living up to expectation because if you look at the hip-hop culture or if you look at hip-hop itself, it probably might not be getting what you call acceptance as it were with all the genre of music and, you know, artists. But I think that there are a lot of persons. I grew up to remember the likes of EMI. EMI has been at the forefront doing great. His songs and all of that. Fino is there. There are a lot of these rap artists and the rap culture has been doing what they have been doing. They probably might not measure up to the international standard. And it's actually just what people like. It's called preference. For some people, they prefer a certain genre. Others would prefer another. And so it is what it is in Nigeria. We feel like that's not even getting a lot of acceptance. Now, let's go back to a time where Rick Ross was in Nigeria. He had a concert and that also generated, after his appearance for that concert and all that, there was also another controversy where people think that, you know, the rap culture or rap artist and what have you, the hip-hop industry in Nigeria is not respected due to some sets in, because of the behavior, right? So because at the end of the day, Rick Ross was in Nigeria. How many rap artists did we have with him, you know, presence and all of that? So it's a lot, but I think that gradually and, you know, slow and steady we'll probably get there. Nothing is actually absolute. It's relative. So you can't say it's just there. It's hard, you know, it's to the other end. It's just relative. But we'll move away for the sake of time and now it's the fact that Einik has actually announced a date for PVC collection and it's quite important because without your PVC, there's no way you're going to cast your votes. That's very, very, very important. So getting your PVC is important in the 2023 elections because there's no way you're going to express. Now, for everyone who's constantly said, I'm very displeased with the government. I'm not happy, you know, lots have been going on. The only way to express how you feel about, you know, the government is that you get your PVC because that's the power that you have, you know, to choose who will represent your interest at the local government. Unfortunately, it's not like we get to have local government elections in Nigeria. I know in local governments, you know, there's no uniformity in it and so that's on the one hand. It's a conversation for another time. So let's just say, for a state's government elections, House of Representatives and what have you, it's imperative and, you know, the governorship, the presidential election for you to go out there and cast your vote because it's your right. So the collection of permanent voters card, that's the PVC for the 2023 general elections. It has taken, you know, to her Twitter handle and all the medium to announce it. They're saying it starts from Monday, the 12th of December 2022 and it will end on Sunday, the 22nd of January 2023. It will, the time and days for collection is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, including Saturdays and Sundays. That's very deliberate and this is, you know, across. And so the locations will not be limited. So this is a general information. It cuts across the entire federation, 36 states including the FCT. So you have no excuse. I know a lot of people have gotten, there's been a lot of engagement as regard, all of this, some people are talking about the attack on high-necked officers, especially in the south, southeast, southeast in part of Nigeria. That's getting a lot of people talking different reactions. But most importantly, so you take note of this, go out there and get your PVC. Another on the top trending is that the federal government has lost over 113 million error as regards the Abuja Kaduna Rail closure. But it's good news that, you know, activities would kick off in no time. The government has come out to say all the management of the rail service has come out to announce it, that there will be a kickoff. It would resume following the attack. You remember the kidnapped situation where a lot of passengers were kidnapped on their way to their destination. And then government, the management has come to announce that government has taken into cognizance what it is. And so a lot of plans have been in place to ensure that there's no reputation. Okay. Well, that's the much we can take at this point. Take a break. And when we return, we'll definitely delve into our first major conversation right here. Looking at the front pages of our national dealings I beg your pardon. Please stay with us.