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InvestmentRe: Crypto Currency Investors Thread by htdot: 11:22am On Mar 03, 2022
Pls apart from kucoin which other exchange that you can trade future as low as 5usdt?
And with no verification wahala
PoliticsRe: Which States Will Produce The Most Electricity? by htdot: 9:13pm On Mar 02, 2022
Only state with gas to power the turbine.
FashionRe: Pls What Is The Best Body Lotion For Guys by htdot(op): 3:22pm On Mar 02, 2022
drizzle0007:
Which did you settle for. Revlon natural Honey is great. I don't changed to Nivea to experiment and the result was bad.
Ok, let me try the Revlon Honey and see the result
FashionRe: Pls What Is The Best Body Lotion For Guys by htdot(op): 3:20pm On Mar 02, 2022
drizzle0007:
Which did you settle for. Revlon natural Honey is great. I don't changed to Nivea to experiment and the result was bad.
Nivea but I m not impressed with the result so far.
Foreign AffairsAnonymous Server Has Been Taken Down By Russia Hackers. by htdot(op): 10:56am On Mar 02, 2022

CareerRe: Has Any Federal Civil Servant Received The New Minimum Wage? by htdot: 8:30am On Mar 02, 2022
Ministry of Health confirmed.
Foreign AffairsRe: Ukrainian Pilots Arrive In Poland To Pick Up Donated Fighter Jets by htdot: 5:06pm On Mar 01, 2022
Fakenews..
Foreign AffairsUs And Eu Payinh Kremlin $1b A Day For Oil And Gas by htdot(op): 1:11pm On Mar 01, 2022
The West still fuelling Putin's war: US and Europe are paying the Kremlin $1BILLION-a-DAY for oil and gas - despite sanctions wrecking its economy and leaving Russians fearing their country will become the new 'North Korea'
The West is still paying Russia more than $1billion-a-day for oil and gas that Putin can use to subsidise his $15billion-a-day invasion of Ukraine as his troops remain bogged down after hitting fierce resistance from Volodymyr Zelensky's heroes.
The Russian economy remains in total meltdown today as Western countries stepped up sanctions and the rouble crashed to an all-time low.

But Putin's grip on the world's oil and gas taps means that Europe and the US are still buying almost $1billion-a-day from Russia. The UK also imports smaller amounts from Russia.

However, despite the huge daily cash injection from the West, the Kremlin is facing unprecedented liquidity problems. Its central bank, which raised interest rates to 20% yesterday, is expected to turn to its ally China to try to sell off Chinese assets worth up to $77billion back to Beijing. Britain, the EU and the US will be watching to see just how far President Xi is willing to support Putin and his war.

In a sign the Russian people are paying the price for Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the country's currency dropped 30 per cent against the US dollar. It has stabilised this morning after hitting rock bottom yesterday.

And after days of turmoil on financial markets, regulators in Russia refused to open the Moscow stock exchange, while long queues formed outside banks as panicked families tried to withdraw cash.

A Moscovite called Anton said: 'There are no dollars, no roubles - nothing. Well, there are roubles but I am not interested in them. I don't know what to do next. I am afraid we are turning into North Korea or Iran right now'.

One designer called Andrey told the BBC that rising interests rates mean he can't pay his mortgage. He said: 'If I could leave Russia right now, I would. But I can't quit my job'.

'I am planning to find new customers abroad asap and move out of Russia with the money I was saving for the first instalment. I am scared here - people have been arrested for speaking against 'the party line'. I feel ashamed and I didn't even vote for those in power.'

Russia's central bank raised interest rates from 9.5 per cent to 20 per cent to counter the violent slump in the rouble and soaring inflation. It also ordered companies to sell 80 per cent of their foreign currency.
Despite the devastating financial damage in just 24 hours, a smirking Vladimir Putin yesterday ranted about the West's 'empire of lies' and banned Russians from sending their money abroad from midnight as worldwide sanctions caused the rouble to tumble and sparked a nationwide rush to withdraw cash.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10563533/US-Europe-paying-Kremlin-1BILLION-DAY-oil-gas.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus
EducationRe: Obinna Udeze Autopsy Result: Septic Shock Killed Pupil by htdot: 4:34pm On Feb 28, 2022
They dont do autopsy in Nigeria, what dey do here is guess work...
WebmastersRe: Meet Anonymous! Notorious Cyber Group That Breached Russia Defence Database (Pix by htdot: 4:44pm On Feb 27, 2022
Nairaland, a home for liars.... And you guys literally believe this fake hackers.
PoliticsRe: Southwest Generates More From Oil Than Southeast- Report by htdot: 8:57am On Feb 27, 2022
LegendHero:
You should be comparing local government impact in Lagos to that of a governor of states like Bayelsa.

The projects a local government chairman commission in Lagos is greater than what Bayelsa governor can muster.

How can any sane thinking person say Lagos has nothing to show in development?
Lagos has nothing to shoe aside population and air pollution.
Foreign AffairsPutin Wouldnt Have Invaded Ukraine If Trump Was Still The President:the HILL by htdot(op): 8:44am On Feb 27, 2022
62 percent of voters say Putin wouldn't have invaded Ukraine if Trump were president: poll



HILL.TV

ADMINISTRATION
February 25, 2022 - 05:36 PM EST
62 percent of voters say Putin wouldn't have invaded Ukraine if Trump were president: poll
BY CAROLINE VAKIL 30,204
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A majority of American voters say that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have invaded Ukraine had former President Trump still been in office, according to a new survey released on Friday.

A new Harvard Center for American Political Studies (CAPS)-Harris Poll survey released Friday found that 62 percent of those polled believed Putin would not be moving against Ukraine if Trump had been president. When looking strictly at the answers of Democrats and Republicans, 85 percent of Republicans and 38 percent of Democrats answered this way.

However, 38 percent of all Americans polled believed that Putin would have invaded Ukraine even if Trump had been president.

HILL.TV

ADMINISTRATION
February 25, 2022 - 05:36 PM EST
62 percent of voters say Putin wouldn't have invaded Ukraine if Trump were president: poll
BY CAROLINE VAKIL 30,204
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A majority of American voters say that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have invaded Ukraine had former President Trump still been in office, according to a new survey released on Friday.

A new Harvard Center for American Political Studies (CAPS)-Harris Poll survey released Friday found that 62 percent of those polled believed Putin would not be moving against Ukraine if Trump had been president. When looking strictly at the answers of Democrats and Republicans, 85 percent of Republicans and 38 percent of Democrats answered this way.

However, 38 percent of all Americans polled believed that Putin would have invaded Ukraine even if Trump had been president.


Trump's critics contend that the former president's relationship with Putin was extremely cozy. For example, Trump publicly called for Russia to be admitted to the G-7 and has repeatedly criticized Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Biden administration has staunchly defended the independence of Ukraine.

The House twice impeached Trump, the first time related to his opposition to providing Ukraine with military aid.

A majority of Americans polled — 59 percent — also said they believed that the Russian president moved on Ukraine because Putin saw weakness in President Biden, while 41 percent said that it was not a factor in Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine.
Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine late Wednesday, President Biden condemned what he described as an "unprovoked and unjustified attack" and expressed solidarity with Ukraine. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Russian financial institutions, Russian elites and their family members, the Nord Stream 2 AG — the parent company of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline — and, the White House confirmed Friday, Putin himself, among other entities.

However, the U.S. has resisted calls to kick Russia out of the SWIFT international banking system, despite appeals from Ukrainian officials and some U.S. lawmakers.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/595919-62-percent-of-voters-say-putin-wouldnt-have-invaded-ukraine-if-trump
Foreign AffairsBiden Resisted Calls To Kick Russia Out Of SWIFT. by htdot(op): 8:34am On Feb 27, 2022
(Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden said booting Russia from the critical Swift global financial messaging system is off the table for now even as leaders in his own party urge him to take a step that would carry significant consequences for European nations, many of which oppose the move.

In explaining his decision, Biden said the U.S. move Thursday to sanction Sberbank -- Russia’s largest lender -- and four other financial institutions would potentially have more impact on Russia than barring the country’s banks from Swift, essentially the Gmail of global banking.

“It is always an option, but right now that’s not the position the rest of Europe wishes to take,” Biden said.

The consensus among member nations is that they don’t want to expel Russia from Swift amid concerns that if adversaries are kicked out, they could break off to develop their own version, according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity.


Biden’s Own Aides Feared His Sanctions Wouldn’t Stop Putin

Swift has blocked access to a nation just once in its history: In 2012, with the help of an EU directive, it blocked Iran to help avoid a potential nuclear conflict.

In Washington, Republicans and Democrats alike are reaching for the most dire economic tools to use against Russia following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Biden’s Inner Circle Feared Sanctions Wouldn’t Stop Putin

Hours after Biden spoke, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Menendez pushed the president to “impose maximum costs on Putin,” including removing Russian banks from the Swift system.

“Congress and the Biden administration must not shy away from any options,” the New Jersey Democrat said in a statement.

Senator Bob Casey and Representative Adam Schiff, both Democrats, said before Biden’s remarks Thursday they’d support the move.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, also called for the use of all available sanctions, though didn’t mention Swift by name. Other key Senate Republicans, including Lindsey Graham and Pat Toomey, made similar statements.

“The sanctions imposed on Russian banks, while welcome, may not isolate the Russian financial system from international activity,” said Toomey, the Banking Committee’s top Republican. “That’s why the U.S. should impose crippling sanctions on Russia’s oil and gas sector and Iran-style secondary sanctions on Russian banks that force the world to choose between doing business with Russia or the United States.”

Biden Ramps Up Russia Sanctions as West Fears Fall of Kyiv

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has renewed calls to cut off Russia from Swift and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushed for that step on a call earlier with Group of Seven leaders, according to his spokesman Max Blain.

Swift -- which stands for the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication -- is overseen by the National Bank of Belgium and central bank representatives from the U.S., U.K., EU, Japan, Russia, China and others. It delivers secure messages among more than 11,000 financial institutions and companies, in over 200 countries and territories.

U.S. officials have also shied away from the idea of kicking Russia out of Swift because of the potential fallout it would have on European banks and companies, as well as ordinary Russian citizens.

Casey said he hopes Russia is barred from Swift on Thursday.

“If it’s not today, I’m willing to listen to arguments about when it should be imposed, but that’s the kind of sanction that could really have a substantial impact, and they have to be hit hard,” he said.

All About Swift, One Possible Path to Sanction Russia: QuickTake

Some experts argue that sanctioning individual banks achieves the same effect in a more targeted way.

“If you would bar Russian institutions from Swift, they could still transact with the West by other means but if you designate banks by name, that’s a far more effective way of punishing Russia,” said Daniel Tannebaum, head of sanctions at Oliver Wyman in New York.

“Everyone views Swift as this silver bullet but the other point to bear in mind is there’s never been a 100% embargo on any country. So if you’re a legitimate company doing legitimate business with Russia, if you remove Swift from a country, those companies won’t be able to get paid.”

Senate Banking Chairman Sherrod Brown predicted the economic impact will be much more dramatic on Europe than in the United States on things like energy prices, but the United States will feel some economic hit.

“I think the markets understand it,” Brown said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Balance of Power With David Westin.” “I think American consumers will mostly understand, but the president has an obligation to lay it out. This is a hit to the world economy. It can be softened because our economy is so strong.”

(Adds details on Biden’s sanctions announcement)
https://www.google.com/amp/s/finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/biden-hears-pleas-bar-russia-184544086.html
Foreign AffairsRe: James Cleverly Tells Russian Generals To Stage A Coup Against Putin by htdot: 8:36pm On Feb 26, 2022
grin Una they mad, see as op, twist the head to seem as if he is a Russia minister... This is not news , dummy,,
Christianity EtcRe: Please I need help. My life is crashing by htdot: 1:19pm On Feb 26, 2022
Block your family members, block your friends... buy ps5 and thank me later.
Foreign AffairsRe: Anonymous Leaks Database Russia's Ministry of Defence by htdot: 9:07am On Feb 26, 2022
Hanks0000:
Lols, the did attack the telecommunications companies during the endsars protest.
and you believe because they told you? You are dumb... they never did .... They were just living... If they could, why then they never did anything when the various telecom, blocked Twitter accessibility from naija.. use your brain cause another person is already using it for you.
Foreign AffairsRe: Anonymous Leaks Database Russia's Ministry of Defence by htdot: 8:59am On Feb 26, 2022
Jesse25:
Inferiority complex dey worry you angry
Na you inferiority complex dey worry, cos you actually believe this nonsense from these snowflake... the same e diots who deceive the endsar that they ve hack Buhari acct but couldn't provide any evidence..
Foreign AffairsRe: Anonymous Leaks Database Russia's Ministry of Defence by htdot: 8:56am On Feb 26, 2022
And nairaland will believe this snowflakes without....
HealthRe: Please Help: Is She Truly Pregnant? (PICTURES ATTACHED) by htdot: 10:22am On Feb 25, 2022
What do you use... urine or serum? Tru using serum and see.
FashionRe: Pls What Is The Best Body Lotion For Guys by htdot(op): 10:11am On Feb 25, 2022
donbachi:
Coconut oil
I think It will make a skin greasy or oiling.
FashionRe: Pls What Is The Best Body Lotion For Guys by htdot(op): 10:10am On Feb 25, 2022
Iyaebe:
Use Johnson Vaseline
Are you using it or you know someone who is currently using it? Thanks.
Foreign AffairsRe: Protesters Around The World Rally In Support Of Ukraine (Photos) by htdot: 8:16am On Feb 25, 2022
Who attention them they draw when all the world leaders are afraid of Putin.
FashionPls What Is The Best Body Lotion For Guys by htdot(op): 8:01am On Feb 25, 2022
Pls, kindly recommend a good body lotion that is best for guys...
I m using Nivea Express hydration and the lotion is making my face darker while my body is normal.
Pls I dont need all those cream that will make your body look as if you applied groundnut oil... I just need me a lotion that will keep my natural complexion.
Thanks
PoliticsRe: Buhari And Biden Are The Same by htdot: 4:40pm On Feb 24, 2022
Buhari for me is better than Biden.
Foreign AffairsRe: Ursula Von Der Leyen: We Strongly Condemn Russia's Attack On Ukraine by htdot: 6:54am On Feb 24, 2022
Take EU and USA serious at yout own peril... This was how they were giving hope of protection to Ukraine, now they have abandoned them , after Russia invaded....
PoliticsRe: Which State In Nigeria Has This Type Of Streets by htdot: 3:59pm On Feb 23, 2022
Anambra.
PoliticsRe: 2023: Falz Says He Does Not Intend To Join Presidential Race by htdot: 1:49pm On Feb 23, 2022
grin This country na joke with fish brain youths... Just imagine the kind of brainless youth who takes this guy seriously.
PoliticsRe: Aisha Buhari Storms Senate To Observe Proceedings (Photo) by htdot: 1:40pm On Feb 23, 2022
Cubalabloo:
A very good woman, but she got married to the wrong man. A right woman in a wrong home. The result is...........,....
You guys are easily deceived... what is good about the pretender?
PoliticsRe: Lagos Generated More Revenue Than All Northern States In First Half Of 2021- NBS by htdot: 1:38pm On Feb 23, 2022
Nisiw365:
chineese men don't sell gala, cd, phone chargers and lacasera
Their comparison doesnt add up... now they are equating theirselves with the Chinese, cant they also compare the igr of southeast to China.
PoliticsRe: Lagos Generated More Revenue Than All Northern States In First Half Of 2021- NBS by htdot: 12:46pm On Feb 23, 2022
Ssputh East and north East are brothers.. both have bokoharam and esn
PoliticsGEJ Is Coming Back..!!!! by htdot(op): 11:05am On Feb 23, 2022
Nigerians get prepare to buy bag of rice for N9000 , spaghetti for N80 and a flight from lages to Abuja for 15k... get prepare for enjoyment.
Foreign AffairsRe: Trump Says Putin's Invasion Plan Was A Genius by htdot: 9:57am On Feb 23, 2022
Zorn:
it's politics for them . I believe Trump could have talked Putin out of invading Ukraine . The only thing I hate about Trump is his lousy nature ,a leader of calibre shouldn't just open his mouth and say what ever crosses his mind .
IT NOT LONGER ABOUT WHAT HE CAN DELIVER IS NOW ABOUR THE COVER PAGE.. THIS IS THE REASON NIGERIA IS LIKE THIS... YOU GUYS VOTED OUT GEJ... I preferred a lousy person who can deliver than a dummy ..

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