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[color=royalblue]China, abeg

Aaaabbbeeegggg oooohhhhhh [/color]

GloriousGbola:
its complicated

because as a naija matter people would undervalue items they are bringing in as a matter of course

the problem is how value is measured

eg - i will never buy a pc brand new - i usually buy manufacturer refurbished

by doing that i would pay maybe 50% of the shelf price.

that is how i have ordered pcs online since 20010

but will customs believe if i tell them that this system price is not $2500, but $ 1200? when they can check it directly on lenovo website? - more so when your average nigerian PC seller will bu manufacturer refurb/open box and sell as brand new?

unfortunately, as far as i can tell the rates customs charges are opaque so no one knows what is actually what.

and nigerians and theri own dodght practices

i replaced my laptop battery and it did not have lenovo on it. i challenged the seller. i said it was a fake battery he sold. he then explained that to get the battery past customs they had to rebrand it. [not sure if he meant chinese customs or naija customs]

it is likely they are also being called out.

as an aside, customs in brazil go hard. you no fit buy ps5 for that side if you are not seriously loaded

[color=royalblue]But undervaluing it shouldn't be a headache for Customs. Even Insurance is not crying when you undervalue your item.

Undervaluing an item actually puts the owner at risk. If the item gets missing, it is what you put there, that you'll be paid.[/color]

BlueRayDick:
Emir of hardship wan finish everybody 🤦‍♂️

[color=royalblue]Joy is cumming [/color]

BlueRayDick:
Me too never hear am before until now .

Below is what people who have experienced it are saying

[color=royalblue]No be small groanings we go experience these coming days
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BlueRayDick:
That's what is being discussed on twitter in the past 3 days. Customs are arbitarily assessing and determining the value of package and charging duties based on whatever value they decide to assign to the package.

You may buy a vehicle for $2.5k online and when Customs wants to charge duty they will arbitarily value the vehicle at say $6k. I've been seeing importers lamenting about this on twitter.

Only God knows if all these is due to Customs focusing too much on revenue generation while paying less attention to other duties like securing our borders, safeguarding national security and facilitating international trade

[color=royalblue]I have never heard of this one before. Na why I dey ask.

That means the Insurance and Customs have different values for the items

If e loss, you get $51
If e no loss, and you wan clear, you pay $300.


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liveLongNprospa:
Omo
More power to customs for IGR generation

[color=royalblue]Sorry to ask...

Is it the Customs that should determine the value of a package?

If the package was declared $51, why should customs up it to $300?

I'm not asking for agenda oh. I just want to know if that's the norm.[/color]

OasisX:


.....my personal person, let add more success of PO in Anambra.

[color=royalblue]Carry on, my Chief.

If I see the one wey no go make sense, I go let you know[/color]

OasisX:


......no single post on any online platform(s) that praised him but suddenly he beomes a Messiah that will rescue Nigeria. LOL!

[color=royalblue]UNIZIK Junction is along the Enugu/Onitsha expressway.

Enugu/Onitsha expressway is a Federal government road, and also it has been concessioned to MTN to fix, for tax breaks, during the Late Buhari's regime.

This is not to stop the Agenda war though. I know your knowledge of Nigeria starts and ends with Twitter links, so at least, let me contribute my little to add some reality to it.


Carry on, my Sheikh [/color]

KingTom:
Que Sera Sera ambassador werey don lock up dey dream about paradise

[color=royalblue]No time

Let the world burn. Let the rivers overflow. But I ain't missing my rainy day nap. [/color]

iamoyindamola:
There are some chaos you just wait it out abi will you kill yourself?
Do you want him to be watching the water, baba dan see there's nothing he can do na

[color=royalblue]I am sure he must have told them to wait it out

But trust women, dem no go agree. Dem carry basin dey pack water, to go pour outside wey water dey.

Baba decided to be calm in the storm. [/color]

Ellexy:

Residents cry out as flood takes over their homes in Ijede, Ikorodu, Lagos State😳🙆 pic.twitter.com/IGng7HufMm

— CHUKS 🍥 (@ChuksEricE) August 5, 2025

All these floods ehn

[color=royalblue] Who's this guy?

Baba dey sleep inside chaos.
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BlueRayDick:
The bold na wetin dey always burst my head. I give kudos to people like Segedinho who suddenly gained renewed energy to dey follow dem drag what is not.

Even on twitter, the paid influencers can't point to the things the government has done to make the lives of people better in any way. All they do is form rehetorics about other ex-presidential candidates who are not in power.

The gazillions of spokespersons for the government would rather insult members of the opposition instead of reeling out the achievements of their principal that has calumniated into better life for the people.

Its a shame! a 4cking disgrace!

[color=royalblue]Their proof of Tinubu's masterclass is always devoid of reality. Why should I argue with such person?!

When you praise Tinubu finish, enter market make you see am with your eyes.

Dangote's cement is 10,200 now. It was 7,500 exactly this time last year

2 by 2 Iron rods is 25k now. It was 14 to 15k last year.

Let me leave basic commodities like a pack of Spaghetti wey dey touch 1,100 now.

But then, we cannot talk about these things. These are not our problems. It's 500 SUV that was bought 10 years ago that is the main issue

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BlueRayDick:


We need to be jolting them to reality of things while they are busy singing song of audio prosperity.

Omo! I no blame men and women above 30 that have refused to marry citing state of the economy o. To raise a family this days cost an arm and leg o.

[color=royalblue]All of us dey here since 2023.

If you notice the trend, it's not about defending what Tinubu is dishing out anymore. It's about discrediting someone who has 0% with what we are suffering, and cannot even contest till 2 years later. 1,800 deaths in less than 6 months and it doesn't bother them

Tinubu is not a tribalist when it comes to hardship. He has ensured that both the righteous and ungodly receive an equal share of the suffering. For that, I commend him.

If you notice from 2023, the local BATists here don mellow. Harsh reality no be anybody mate. When you use IMF report brag for NL, you no go fit use am price rice for market.

People who don't live in Nigeria, will be forcing you in Nigeria to see how beautiful the country is becoming. Na why I no dey join the back and forth.

So if you ask me, leave them oh. Make we dey cruise dey go.[/color]

BlueRayDick:
By the time Emilokan finishes with middle class Nigerians wey Dey follow abroadians who have no skin in the game to join Agbado gang, their blood is gonna dry !

He has increased customs duty again ; for young graduate with few years of work experience to be able to afford even a Naija used car now, na war .

All this one Dey happen , that weyrey boy Dey brag about AC blazing , Wi-fi and Jollof rice he ate at the APC digital summit 😂.


We must learn a lesson !

[color=royalblue]Leave these people nau
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Theflint1:
These guys have harzard allowances and whatnot baked into their salaries, benefits that the average government employee doesn't enjoy.

If we want to start rewarding everybody that goes above a certain level doing their job, e no go end. The falcons are not on a monthly salary scheme, so it makes sense they get bonuses of this nature, though I think the largesse shown them was in excess and shouldn't be normalized, certainly not with the level of rot that exists in sports in the country, but it's what it is, if the girls didn't get the money it'd have been looted.

The Three Lionesses that won Euro's 2025 got 1.75 Million Pounds, pre tax...a country like Nigeria shouldn't be spending over 2.5 Million USD to reward athletes.

[color=royalblue]This is funny

While the average government employee is closing and going home by 5pm, these guys are stationed in the middle of nowhere till dawn

It's currently raining heavily as I type. Soldiers are at mounted checkpoints on highways and forests...Right under this heavy rain.

My brother, I don't see how we can compare the responsibilities of a soldier, to that of a SUBEB staff, probably peeling her egusi on Friday in the office [/color]

liveLongNprospa:
When are you going to stop supporting BAT for the death of 1300 Nigerian lives between April to June this year?
Abi that's not enough reasons to stop supporting BAT?

[color=royalblue]The stat captured the deaths of Boko Haram, armed robbers, cultists

You still blame Tinubu for am

Fear God nau [/color]

GloriousGbola:
He should be lamenting about his ogas cornering military budget

[color=royalblue] People plenty we dey serve Nigeria nau

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[color=royalblue]Just watched a video of a soldier lamenting about the $100k.
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raumdeuter:
You don't know his condition even if alive. Alive and sick, Alive and in jail, r alive and just depressed about how traveling turned out for him
Many people landed abroad from airport their contact no pick phone again. That is where the hustle and struggle starts. From day 1 nowhere to sleep. Front no fit progress, you cannot go backwards. Na to enter homeless shelter from day 1

Some people you see sleeping for roadside for America or even in Lagos, Na so e dey start.

[color=royalblue]A man who housed you and fed you for 9 months, obviously understands what it means to be in your lowest.

Your comment will only fly, if the other person is asking for some favors.

As long as you're alive and not in jail (I am assuming he is), there is absolutely no reason why you cannot reach out to anyone if you want to. Gratitude is intentional.

If he wanted to say hi to his friend, he can and would, and you know that.[/color]

raumdeuter:
[b]Only people who have been there can tell. Not everyone will tell you what they are really going through, I have heard of folks who left Nigeria comfortably, landed in Canada exchange rate changes messed up their school fees had to leave school, no money for rent and landed in Homeless shelter. Shey na person wey dey homeless shelter wan dey prioritize calling friends? The shame of his current situation wont even let him breathe.

One of my classmates in this same Yankee, On group whatsapp chats we suddenly stopped hearing from him, around 2020, people reached out to him multiple times, he didnt pick. It was late last year that I heard he had a stroke and lost function of his limbs and body functions. and still recovering. Obviously his wife and family took over his phone and shut it off

Some people are just consumed with life issues whether good or bad, even on this Sport section, many people just stopped posting suddenly you reached out multiple times and no response, then all you have to do is wish them well. Shebi you heard of a poster was it dopejemi that someone came here to say he had some issues in Southy. No be so itsrm stop communicating with us, One troublesome guy on Chelsea thread too tht was always spamming us with Mason Mount[/b]

Today for Yankee when people from traffic issues to alligator alcatraz, We can only hope and pray they are well and okay

Some people in that situation ghost even their parents and family members never mind friends

[color=royalblue]As sympathetic as the bolded example sounds, they do not in any way relate to the situation being discussed

Someone housed you for 9 months and fed you....Did anybody here feed itsr.m or dpejemi?

Nobody said he should even send anything back. A simple reaching out to your guy to say "I have arrived oh"...Your own guy that did what family didn't do for you, is what we want to give big big explanation for?

If that guy is alive, e no do well at all.[/color]

Roland17:
I disagree. Your friend's struggle and this guy struggle no be the same. Everybody wen arrive get their own struggles and e get levels. If this friend is alive and flexing on SM or if he heard the guy dey call others and never call am, that is different.

We can't confirm the guy is calling everybody else but him. We can't confirm this guy is still alive. But "friend" run go SM dey call the guy a betrayer because of his silence.

[color=royalblue]So if you confirm that he actually has been alive, and didn't reach out, what will be the excuse? He was struggling so much, he didn't even have 10 minutes to reach out for 30 seconds?

I'm assuming the complainant thinks he's alive...And if he is, he is an ungrateful person.

All these reasons you gave doesn't cut it in ay way. Even people wey pass Sokoto and Agadez to reach Morroco, still dey drop feedback in months for their family

Person apply for visa, use plane reach abroad, and e dey very busy to drop WhatsApp message for him homie wey house am for 9 months.

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Roland17:
Respectfully, there is no spade to be called here. Immigrating to Yankee isn't the same as moving from Aba to Lagos. We are unsure about his Visa situation. Are you even sure this guy is alive? If the post was about checking on the guy it would be different. What type of useless friendship is this sef?

Do you have any idea what it takes to actually settle down after you move to the US, worsestill, if you are on your own? You are saying 1 year? I dare anyone who has immigrated from Nigeria to US for the first time to come and tell us he/she settled on their own after 1 year. I don't mean people who have relations providing support for them. I mean people who figured it out themselves, especially, those on non-working visas.. People that figured their finances, social circle, work etc! Wetin you dey cap sef?

True friendship isn't about YOU all the time and talking ill of a supposed friend whom you have not heard from in 3 years, because you feel betrayed by his silence. You help pesin, you don help, move on fam! No help me come hold me ransom to help when you never even read or sabi if I even dey alive sef!

I was expecting him to say, e see the guy online dey flex life and don forget am. You sabi how many Nigerians dey here wen never still settle after 5 years? You are battling with yourself on how to make am, pesin dey somewhere dey tell the world say you betray am because of your silence!

Naaaaaa..

[color=royalblue]Even when God helps you, and you don't show gratitude, God sef dey vex.

I didn't even pay attention to the conversation, but he's right.

I have friends who relocated, and struggled, and I didn't even do half of what that guy did for them, but they reach out once in a while

The person you are defending is an ungrateful person. Communication is a big form of respect, and he has shown none.[/color]

BlueRayDick:
Theflint1 dey do like say no be work person work to see the money person wan use buy the land. The fact that the money for the land was not stolen or a gift should actually make anyone observe all necessary due diligence.

Why should I drop money for a land when we've not crossed all the t's and dot the i's? Even yahoo boys wey dey see money yanfu-yanfu dey carry either family member or a lawyer to help them do every due diligence before dropping money for land.

Any land deal in which one is being pressured to drop money and develop ASAP is definitely a suspicious transaction.

[color=royalblue]99.9999% probability

If I sold my land to you, why should I pressure you to develop it?

Unless I have plans to sell it to another person, even unto the 50th interested buyer that asks.[/color]

Theflint1:
That link you posted, you'd see where they said that the process of getting a government consent can take up to 6 months to one year...most of these lands are community owned and without government consent, so now imagine buying a property and waiting that long before you can begin development on it.

Sure you'd say it's better to wait than be sorry, but in reality we know it hardly ever works like that, sometimes you just want to begin development as money dey hand, other times the community will be breathing down your neck to develop or they'd reallocate your land and sometimes development post purchase is something that's done to protect against land-grabbing.

There are just many things that makes real estate investment in Nigeria feel like you're dealing in the wild west, and the bulk of the work that has to be done to ensure it's a seamless and safe investment class is the governments. In fact their involvement is one of the major reasons that it's risky sef, and that you can't just lay the blames at the feet of the investors solely.

[color=royalblue]I don't know about you, but for the few times I have experienced land purchases, the first thing you ask for is documentation.

This is not even just about Consent or CofO. It's about who owns the land. It's about if the land survey has been registered.

Any community pushing you to develop or else they will reallocate is 99% likely to be a dubious deal

Even for VI, land still dey wey dem fence, and dem never develop am.

Two things I have learnt in buying land

1) Confirm documentation before paying

2) If you don't have money to fence and redo the documents immediately, no buy oh.[/color]

afrodoc:
176 illegal estates!

Some things no suppose to still dey happen.

[color=royalblue]True. It shows how compromised the system is.

But it's better late than never. At least, na only money for land go loss.

Compared to when you have built and stayed there for years, only to be chased away like a thief[/color]

BlueRayDick:
I just saw the list now, even Adron Homes wey dey do advert everywhere sef, they didn't regularize their estate approval with the ministry. Yet, na the same Adron dey waste money dey sign influencers everywhere.

All those land wey people don buy for Lekki-Epe expressway na im full the list o.

[color=royalblue]75% of those estates will not pass the Regularization stage.

I went to Ijebuode last week, and I passed through Epe. All the land don turn Estate.

If everybody is buying lands for residential purposes, what happens when Industrial plans and projects come up?

Abi should an industrial estate that deal with toxic chemicals be situated in a residential estate?[/color]

[color=royalblue]Lagos state has released a list of 176 Illegal estates in Lagos.

99% are domiciled in Eti-Osa and Ibeju Lekki.

Anambra also released a list too.

I think states should start saving people by doing so. Before Real Estate agents go use HBP, deplete the population of Nigeria [/color]

seankafor:
always italian clubs doing our countrypeople bad,first oshimen,now lookman
https://x.com/Alookman_/status/1951969478960664852

[color=royalblue]You haven't even heard the side of the club, you don already conclude say dem dey do am bad.[/color]

afrodoc2:
This one that D'Tigress are in the Afrobasket final i hope say BAT never put himself inside one chance.

[color=royalblue]Tinubu go dey subtly pray for loss, right now

Those girls are mostly foreign based sha. Not taking anything from their glory, but they may most likely not have had it as tough as local football players in Nigeria

If the win, abeg give them their 100k.

I just pity the president after Tinubu, when he comes to give us stories of why FG cannot pay.[/color]

TemporaryHansel:
Bro, we are all adults here, we all know a vote for Peter Obi is a defacto vote for Tinubu. We don't have to deceive ourselves.

[color=royalblue]What of those of us not voting ADC, even if it is Obi?

Is it a Defacto vote for Swore?[/color]

Spy360:
Selective reasoning. Some governors is just the first point. There are three other points there.

712 billion naira for renovation 😂

Nigerians ntor

[color=royalblue] Unrelated, but I remember that during Late Buhari's tenure, this same airport was under renovation

I remember that the pick up point was moved up, because they blocked it due to renovation

I just checked now, and $38 million was marked for it.

Today, it is 720 billion again.

But point of correction, it is not Late Buhari that should be responsible. Probably Sidika abi na Sirika[/color]

[color=royalblue]Kanu Nwankwo is 49?

Abeg, our senior broses, is this age Tax free, or with a 7.5% discount?

Raumdeuter
afrodoc
Ibime
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