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Nairaland GeneralRe: Power Firm Disconnects Electricity Consumers For Insulting Manager by dhardline(m): 5:58am On Nov 06, 2014
Only in Nigeria.... undecided
RomanceRe: Birthday Surprise: I Want To Teach Him A Lesson. by dhardline(m): 2:53pm On Nov 05, 2014
This one strong o...
AutosRe: The FLYING CAR We've All Been Waiting For !!! (VIDEO) by dhardline(m): 8:21am On Nov 04, 2014
The major problem it has is that it needs about 200m of road before take off so if you are in traffic you definitely wont be able to take off.In nigeria you'll probably get very few roads that will allow you run consistently for 200m without slowdowns caused by potholes.
Science/TechnologyRe: Hp's New Desktop Will Change Computing Forever by dhardline(m): 8:49pm On Nov 03, 2014
Not finished learning how to use all of my tab feature and you guys are bringing another one.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Nigerian Security Printing And Minting Aptitude Test:what Do I Expect by dhardline(m): 4:50pm On Nov 03, 2014
Please anybody that has a connect or has any idea when and if they do another recruitment should please let me know.I'll be very grateful.
PhonesRe: Etisalat Surprise by dhardline(m): 12:08am On Nov 03, 2014
They gave me 700mb .

CelebritiesRe: British Comedian On Differences Between UK & US Coverage Of Ebola by dhardline(m): 7:15am On Oct 28, 2014
;DVery funny ;DVery funny
Jobs/VacanciesRe: I Got A Job Today by dhardline(m): 10:39pm On Oct 27, 2014
Congrats oooo....am so so happy for you.
CelebritiesRe: Paul (p-square) Okoye's Sudden Activeness On IG - A Struggle For Endorsement? by dhardline(m): 10:06am On Oct 26, 2014
E no post picture una talk,e post picture una still talk....keep talking.
Science/TechnologyRe: NASA Confirms Earth Will Experience 6 Days Of Total Darkness In December 2014! by dhardline(m): 9:58am On Oct 26, 2014
The name of the website is enough to tell you all you need to know.
PoliticsRe: APC/BUHARI Fans,pls Explain This by dhardline(m): 6:30am On Oct 25, 2014
Wonders shall never end.we dont want another dictator abeg.
PhonesEtisalats New Special Offer. by dhardline(op): 12:18am On Oct 25, 2014
Just got a message from etislat that i can now buy 1gig of data for only 2thousand naira.I think thats a good enough offer.The code is *229*2*2#.enjoy dudes
PoliticsRe: Sister Of Nigerian Petroleum Minister Alison-madueke Kidnapped In Port Harcourt by dhardline(m): 5:22pm On Oct 24, 2014
;DThe boys dont like the sharing formular the government is using on our oil money ;DThe boys dont like the sharing formular the government is using on our oil money
CelebritiesRe: Meet Man Who Can Transform Into 16 Celebs With Just Makeup (pics) by dhardline(m): 12:06pm On Oct 24, 2014
The guy's good but that nicki minaj looks scary though lipsrsealed :-Xq
BusinessChina Launches AIIB To Rival World Bank by dhardline(op): 11:52am On Oct 24, 2014
The Chinese-led initiative will be capitalised with $50bn (£31bn, €39.5bn), which will finance infrastructure projects within the region. China is set to put up half the capital required.

The countries present at the signing ceremony were: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

The Chinese Finance Minister described the AIIB as "an open and inclusive institution". It will be headquartered in Beijing.

Notable absentees from the signing ceremony were the United States' closest regional allies, Japan, South Korea, and Australia, with media reports claiming the US had exerted pressure on the countries not to join up.

According to a report in the Australian Financial Review, the US Secretary of State John Kerry personally asked Prime Minister Tony Abbott not to join the bank, while Korean officials say they are "negotiating with China" over membership.

US State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki denied the story, saying: "Secretary Kerry has made clear directly to the Chinese as well as to other partners that we welcome the idea of an infrastructure bank for Asia but we strongly urge that it meet international standards of governance and transparency."

Speaking at the ceremony, the Chinese President Xi Jinping said: "In China we have a folk saying. If you would like to get rich, build roads first, and I believe that is a very vivid description of the very importance of infrastructure to economic development." He said the bank hoped to make its first loans in 2015.

China is also the driving force behind the New Development Bank - known colloquially as the BRICS Bank, after its member nations Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - which is also set to fund infrastructure projects to the tune of $50bn, with that capitalisation set to rise to $100bn.

Despite being the biggest recipient of World Bank funds, China has found itself unable to set the trade and economic agenda and, according to some commentators, feels frozen out of the big multilateral organisations such as the World Bank, IMF, and International Energy Agency (IEA).

"China wants to be a lender, as well as a borrower at concessionary rates, as this gives them policy influence over those countries to which it directs funds," Ben Steill, Director of International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) told IBTimes UK.

Perhaps in the immediate firing line of the AIIB is the Asian Development Bank (ADB) - a Western-backed multilateral lender which funds trade and projects across the region. The ADB President, Takehiko Nakao, has welcomed the AIIB saying that the infrastructure gap on the continent is vast and additional finance to plug that gap is welcome.

However, he has warned that the bank must meet environmental and social standards in its lending if it is to be accepted as part of the mainstream lending sector.

A senior ADB executive, who wished not to be named, told IBTimes UK in an email exchange: "Nakao-san is right to add this caveat to welcoming the new institution. This is a major concern that largely arises from criticism of Chinese export credits supporting transactions in Africa and elsewhere without any due regard for social safeguards.

"Social safeguards and standards (including labour and environment) have to be high for multilateral development banks. Aside from the prospect of doing more harm than good in supporting individual projects, the 'demonstration effect' is important. If the new institution doesn't get this part right, its creation may do more harm than good."

It's a commonly held view that China will attempt to use the bank to extend its political influence. In Africa, it has often been criticised for building roads in exchange for access to commodities. According to analysts, the AIIB could be used as a tool to bolster Chinese allegiances as it attempts to usurp the US as the dominant power in the region.

Source: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/china-launches-aiib-rival-world-bank-without-us-allies-after-pressure-washington-1471582
BusinessRe: Diamond Bank MD/CEO, Alex Otti Resigns by dhardline(m): 10:59am On Oct 24, 2014
Wont be surprised if the new M/D starts sacking some old staffs.
HealthRe: Meet The 22-year-old Woman Addicted To Sucking Soiled Diapers (PICTURED) by dhardline(m): 7:49am On Oct 24, 2014
Tufia......spits.
CrimeRe: Photo: Girl's Ear Bitten Off During Fight With Neighbour In Lagos by dhardline(m): 7:46am On Oct 24, 2014
Let us pray against every suarezic spirit in our nation.
HealthRe: 6 Ways To Avoid Your Boobs from Sagging by dhardline(m): 5:57pm On Oct 23, 2014
And you didnt mention not allowing men to sqeeze the boo.bs with muscle? undecided undecided
TV/MoviesRe: A 30th Anniversary Celebration Book Of Voltron by dhardline(m): 1:37pm On Oct 23, 2014
Voltron was every kids delight back then i must say,no disturbance once voltron comes on but looking at this pic now I just cant help but notice how multicolourd this dude is.Voltron colour blocking since the 80's. grin grin grin
PoliticsRe: Ex-mint Boss Rejects Extradition, Asks For Trial In Nigeria by dhardline(m): 12:21pm On Oct 23, 2014
The guy dey fear grin grin grin
Jobs/VacanciesRe: 4 Job Seekers Drag FG To Court by dhardline(m): 12:15pm On Oct 23, 2014
saintandsinnerz:
Will it also be wrong for one of the persons rejected by house owner to take the landlord to court if he feels he has not kept his own side of the agreement. The primary duties of the Government everywhere is create an enabling environment for people to find means of livelihood. That is why in some advanced countries the government provides a relief in the form of monthly stipend when they fail to create jobs for people to do. So based on this, the prayers of the aggrieved party are not out of place and it is only the court that can declare their case unjudicial. So let us not preempt the case, it is already in court
It does not make it wrong but there is no case since no agreement has being signed.All am just trying to let you understand is that the fastest solution to this kinda issues is not a court case but rather a mass protest by the youths of thisgreat nation,that only will make them listen.If the judge rules in their favour and the government pays them off or gets them jobs what then happens to the millions of jobless youths still roaming the streets?
Foreign AffairsRe: Zimbabwe Varsity Students Kick Against Ban On Kissing by dhardline(m): 10:21am On Oct 23, 2014
"Intimate position such as kissing or having sex in public places”.....
“We are against these rules which we view as archaic, repressive and evil,”......that student leader must be psychologically unstable.so he wants to be having sex in public places abi?
The thunder that will strike that guy is dancing shoki.
CrimeRe: Slits Girlfriend’s Throat,had Sex With Her As She Bled To Death(GRAPHIC WARN) by dhardline(m): 9:10am On Oct 23, 2014
Terrible.
TV/MoviesRe: Animation 7 People You Meet In A "Naija Bank" Part 2 by dhardline(m): 9:06am On Oct 23, 2014
Lol....nice one
Jobs/VacanciesRe: 4 Job Seekers Drag FG To Court by dhardline(m): 8:14am On Oct 23, 2014
saintandsinnerz:
What you stated above is not in any sense logical. You think you sounded smart or logical with that above comment? So you are saying the FG will win the case by just telling the court that there are Nigerians with better qualifications than the litigants right? By your logic, if somebody embezzles public fund, he only need to tell the court that somebody has embezzled huger sum before, hence he should be set free. Man all you have said so far is deeply flawed both in logic and common sense!
Listen to your self babe...you are using a crime to compare to this,is that not wrong?why dont you make a comparison with something more related and see if the reasoning is still flawed.e.g Ten men looking to rent a single available apartment and then the home owner lets it out to one of the men then another decides to take the home owner to court,will it be wrong if the home owner tells the court that plaintiff was not qualified enough to get the apartment?
BusinessRe: Nigerian Manufacturers Capture Eastern, Southern African Markets by dhardline(m): 6:51am On Oct 23, 2014
No wonder one foreign country just wants us to split to 3 countries.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: 4 Job Seekers Drag FG To Court by dhardline(m): 6:21am On Oct 23, 2014
Ubiero:
I want to assume you're not blind, dumb or deaf. Because 3rd class and even pass graduates get jobs in oil companies and those with a 1st class still roam the streets looking for just any job. And you are talking abt qualifications.

Gosh! But people are dumb...
Exactly the reason why you must have been termed not smart enough by some of your friends.I only stated a simple logical arguement which the FG will use to win the case and nothing more.
Forum GamesRe: Forum Game:drop A Word With Three Syllables... by dhardline(m): 3:41pm On Oct 22, 2014
Con/coc/tion
Jokes EtcRe: Mugu Mugu Mugu by dhardline(m): 3:36pm On Oct 22, 2014
Buy her a car.
Nairaland GeneralRe: National Assembly Okays Autonomy For Lgs by dhardline(m): 3:28pm On Oct 22, 2014
Nice one.

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