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So the heat in Nigeria is cooler than the heat in America abi?

See ba, there is levels to this heat

Reflect7:
What do you mean? Trains break down every day all over the world.

Errrrrm... your post was doing well, but the highlighted is where I am picking a bone.

When you say;
1. "Trains Break down"
2. "Everyday"
3. "All over the world"

you lump 3 statements with varying contexts into one complex assumption that effectively undermines/diminishes, best practices and standards in the global railway sector.

Why?

1. Yes! Trains break down but in technical terms you need to be specific because not all Train break downs are equal in category.

2. Everyday ? Now that depends on the category of no.1

3. Globally?? Taking the above 1 and 2 into account... errrm no sir that's incorrect.

Bottom line, such a bold assumption that opposes global standards and best practices need facts to support the notion. Because indeed it's not a normal occurrence for a long distance train to stop midtrack(without a functional multiple coach engine push/pull configurations, or nearby rescue locomotive) as it simply depicts faulty or failed safety, maintenance and technical protocols.

Sorry I quoted you, but I just couldn't ignore your stark generalised accusation that happens to be somewhat in my feild.


If this happened in some parts of the world as you put it e.g some countries in Europe, to the extent that passengers walked via train paths some people would be jobless for a loooong time.

So in essence yes! Trains break down every day but it depends on the break down category... and in some parts of the world, commuters stepping down to walk in train track zones (danger) because a train broke down without a fail safe is absolutely not Normal in any way.


We need to actually accept some clear definitions of what is normal and not normal before progress can be made in developing frameworks of operations.

Fiscus105:
It's Arsenal that needs this guy most as things stand now, but trust them, they would start behaving like mumu until he slips to wrong hands.

Arsenal balance in every department but pointer man, if they secure him, no team won't think twice, whenever there is match to play with them.

The chief bottlers of the Premier league will once again bottle the chance to sign Oshimen a good striker this summer... , so I am not even bothered...

Don't be surprised Arsenal ends up making a bid for Darwin Nunes or Nicholas Jackson.

Naaah... this gotta be photo shopped.

This is very old news

spiSeyi:
Dey play when China is a BRICS member where their can be no trades with the USD and China has more trade partners than the US bcs they produce more all they need is to tell their partners to trade in Yuan bcs they already have such agreements with some of their trades biggest partners like Nigeria (Nigeria signed Naira for CNY deal in 2019) then the USD will be dumped just like how pounds lost its dominance after WW2 . The US empire has fallen and the new world power is emerging from Asia in person of China

That's the point!
Exactly the point!
The Yuan is on point to be revalued higher than it is, basically it may have parity with the USD or Euro and that significantly changes things...

At this rate The Chinese Yuan will be forced to be revalued ...

Yes!
I am a reference
1.Birth
2. Naturalisation
3. Marriage

Nonybb:
Trump is a nice dog that doesn't deserve to be a loose. To get the best of him, he must be on a leash, guided and conditioned with dog tricks; other than that, he become another world figure in Hitler dimension. Go and study Germany in the time of Hitler; his book Mein Kampf, a nazi bible, was an inspiration of the German fascist. A obsessive book to protect them from Jews; the same way Trump is going against globalization with fascist mentality to protect the American economy from the rest of the world

To be honest what has happened is a simple thing, the global supply chain/economy has just been reset.

And major world powers are upset because as it stands now, there will be winners and there will be losers of which won't follow the previous order of top dogs in the yard.

Funny enough this is Africa's time.

ajailer:
It's cheaper to produce goods in China, which I believe is the reason behind Chinese tariffs being higher on imported goods from America as compared to the otherwise. America might lose this tariff war except they can bring down the cost to produce goods too, and by the way, why is Trump forcing importers to bring manufacturing of their products back to America when the system is a capitalist system and it makes no business sense to operate in an environment where you expend more resources when you have a cheaper alternative.

Trump has bitten more than he can chew right now. He is a realtor abi, when he is constructing his buildings, will he use cheaper building materials from abroad or more expensive ones from his country when he is in the business to take profits?

Your reasoning about China is the reason Trump set the tarriffs...

Keeping my explanation short;
China's currency is falsely undervalued so as to encourage production and manufacturing in China.

The reason almost everyone is upset about these tariffs is because, Trump has basically hit the reset button of the global supply chain economy, and of course many currencies will be revalued again(including the USD) in order to adapt to the new Economy these tariffs will squeeze forth on a global level.

Let me throw this question to you: if the USD was equivalent or slightly lower than the Chinese Yuan RMB, which place would you preferably do business in ... China or USA?

maasoap:
It was already happening at a slow pace even before Trump was sworn in. But his action may expedite the process, then you will just realise that it is easier than we imagined

I gave a lecture on this not too long ago... trust me the structures that ensure the USD remains the reserve currency run very, very, deep... much deeper than even anticipated, it would take a long and difficult process to dismantle those structures, of which I don't see happening even in the next 2 decades.

Put it in mind that even the viable challengers to that concept of changing the global reserve currency i.e "BRICS" and the EU, might seem organised and driven to that plan, but they actually do not even agree on a lot of things- even the simplest of things. So there will be talk about it but... no major milestone.

FYI, the mere fact that China is part of BRICS is a strong reason why the USD will be around for a long time (China is not even interested in having their currency dictated by the global economy despite them being an economic powerhouse)... you see, "BRICS" member profiles mostly lack the transparency and elements of democracy and stability which is essential for backing a reserve currency and that's the reason Argentina left "BRICS" to start with. To put it easily, The "BRICS" consortium could be likened to a band of Pirates agreeing to form an alliance to defeat a common threat akin to law enforcement, however the pirates don't trust themselves because they know they are pirates .

The EU on the other hand are part of the structures that ensure the USD is the reserve currency primarily because of defence reasons... oh and Russia is part of BRICS I could give another lecture here on (the role of the USD as a reserve currency in western sanctions) BRICS vs the EU, which will be too long, bottom line, the EU will rather endure 4 years of Trump, which is temporary than endure a perpetual threat to their security. Trust me on this one, it's easier for BITCOIN to become a global reserve currency than to have the USD switched globally... and of course you know that's not gonna happen anytime soon.

A regional or Bloc reserve currency; YES! possible, but another Global reserve currency after the USD... naaaaah I don't see that happening again.

oluwaseyi0:
If the world abandon USD as general means of exchange then US will understand that the world is doing them more favour than they are doing the world

It's going to be very difficult for that to happen, because the structures that ensure the USD remains a reserve currency are very deep...

correctyourself:
I hope this Trump administration wouldn't cause world war.

The way he is going years to come other Nations wouldn't forget in a hurry.

But when you look at it from another angle, China already has this law set down that prevents their government workers from mingling with locals at foreign posts.

Why is it a problem if the US also blocks their free hand?

LordBiden:
Even if other countries doesn't retaliate China must retaliate.

Trust them to to issue retaliatory tariffs soon.

You are spot on!

Actually if you look at things critically, only China is well positioned to retaliate and it makes sense, because China's tarriffs will re-arrange the global supply chain prices... and two things can happen

1. China revalues their currency to maintain a balance on manufacturing & export costs (because China has been operating on an undervalued currency in order to encourage production costs in China)

Or

2. The US undervalues their currency in a bid to encourage and reduce production/manufacturing costs in the US.

To put it shortly these tariffs are more about China.

Of all the messages posted, only Colombia, New Zealand & Switzerland understand the drill...

And only China has the muscle to match the statement they made...

The rest are absolutely not in touch of the Economic reality at hand... except they all want to become part of the EU.

MadPolitician:
Nigeria should go ahead and reciprocate by banning imports from America. There is nothing they buy from us anyways. They used to buy oil from Nigeria, but that has stopped around the days of NADECO. There is nothing we import from the US that we can not import at a cheaper rate from asia. So let the trade war start. We are already down, so why fear further falls?

I think you should rethink what you are saying...

Because I don't think you understand what's going on.

First of all Nigeria is almost fully a consumption based economy. Nigeria heavily consumes imports... even up to second third hand category imports.

Shifting consumption demand to China will not make any difference because China has also been hit with higher tariffs, so as a market adaptation mechanism China (Asia) will also need to adjust their pricing, because like it or not, there is a global supply chain... which won't do Nigeria any good.

These tarriffs will cause a global market readjustment and if Nigeria still remains a consumption economy, either ways it will become very difficult for Nigeria, as these tariffs will majorly affect consumer economies... of which Nigeria is culprit.

NothingDoMe:
A lot of countries are not as lenient as the Americans and Israelis.

Try that arms shit in China and you'll be executed before you can say Jack Robinson.

Spot on!

The most straight-to-the-point post I have read in a long while on NL.

The US and Israel are actually very lenient with Hamas, to the point they (Hamas) are now entitled...

Look at these ones
Mtcheew...

bmaster2000:
Nwosu was bribed....he conspired with the military to sabotage Nigeria's freest and fairest election... and this is why all his Nzogbi Nzogu brothers in the national assembly disgraced themselves while defending that stooge and puppet in the hands of Babangida.
Alaribe began quoting incorrect standing order rules on the floor of the House of Senate to defend the lie cooked up by the Ibo Federation in the Senate. ...

So shameful, people!

Seriously how old are you?

Because if you are younger than at least 37-38 years then you shouldn't comment on what Prof. Nwosu did, as you didn't even experience that election under the military regime.

You actually shouldn't comment on this topic at all, especially if you are a Gen-Z.

Where are the pinshos ooo

This is why Naija can NEVER be serious in anything.

How can a president install a head in an "Independent" electoral commission?

All this drama, na because dem tell am say him look pesin brezz for senate.
Tchai... something must kil a man

All these guys had to do was lock the game after the goal...

Dah Ekong e nam ndisme... the guy just fall hands

presty83:
Point will be given to Lesotho and 3:0 score line awarded to them. That is what fifa and caf rule stated.

Go to BBC FOOTBALL AFRICA you will see the analysis there.

Also. CAF and FIFA rule also clearly established this fact.

Thanks!
You are right... I saw it.

Apparently the group has full blown drama now, because as it is, Lesotho is also now in contention

Actually yes they did...
And if the investigation is confirmed correct by FIFA(which is a surety) then South Africa are cooked...
The question is will points be given to Lesotho?

I can most assuredly tell you that type of snake, is called "A Dead Snake"
And because it is "A Dead Snake" you really don't have to worry about the venom.

Guestmale:
It's Putin that has blood in his hand for invading Ukraine.

Thank you very much for directly pointing that out, since you have a clear outlook on the action of Putin, can you kindly explain the rationale behind Putin's invasion of Ukraine?

Botragelad:
Slava Ukraine! 🇺🇦🇺🇦

Ukraine's standing tall, defending their homeland against those Russian invaders! They've shown incredible perseverance over the years. Not even Trump's loudmouthing could stop them!

Resist Putin's tyranny and stand strong for Ukraine! Ukraine's Ukraine, now and forever!

I really think you should restudy what Russia's agitation is all about, because this whole Ukrainian standoff is nothing but a "waste of lives" crusade, proudly sponsored by the EU... and I find it very prudent that the US pulled out of supporting this madness.

This war could have been completely avoided, but thanks to Zelenskyy who completely blew it... The man has blood on his hands as much as Putin does.

Nefort:
I don't like the way the national team mostly play against weak teams and jubilate. There is nothing to jubilate when you win against weak teams. I will only take the national team serious when they start beating European and South American teams.

Bro,
Specifically European teams will struggle playing with average African teams, most especially if the match is played on an African pitch.

African football is a very different case, and I am sure you know by now that there are no longer small teams in African football... Even Guinea Bissau can give a team like Croatia a very tough time... especially if the match is played on a pitch somewhere in Guinea Bissau.

So the truth about Hamas is finally leaking out...

Who says one would Miss Nigerian women?