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grandstar:
That is not the issue.

Chinese companies are stealing lots of intellectual property from overseas and with extra help from their government, are able to have an advantage over others.

Also, Huawei's ownership is murky. There's great suspicion that the Chinese government owns some shares. Even if it does not, there's suspicion that they are engaged in some espionage on behalf of their government. It is the last reason that has many governments fretful, other than the US.

How can Huawei steal what the US don’t have? US are far behind in 5G technology. The only competitors with Huawei are Nokia and Ericsson. If the believe Huawei is involve in IP theft, there are legal ways to go about it.

We know that the US is the number one country that carries out espionage. For Huawei, the other allies such as UK and Germany have been asking for any proof for this, nothing has yet to come forth.

martineverest:
Huawei,ZTE,Lenovo etc ... even HMD( the maker of Nokia android phones) have openly admitted it.do u know how many times Samsung sue Huawei of stealing their IPs?.. recently apple accused them of stealing their IP.

have u asked Urself why most Chinese phones look like iPhone X?..that's the biggest proof

You don’t just say it, you need to proof it. That’s how it works. When Apple was found to infringe on Qualcomm IP, the phones involved were banned in some countries. Why did you think the European countries are not taking all these allegation seriously?
BTW Huawei issue with the US is not even about phones, it’s about the equipment, 5G technology.

martineverest:
u are wrong....Huawei and chines companies steal intellectual properties of American and other countries companies in collaboration with Chinese government.they also steal information of their hardware users and report it to Chinese government.

The question the whole world has been asking is: Show us the proof! As simple as that.

aleeyus:
No Chinese are the most jealousy people on earth
they always think they can push you down

What has Huawei done to deserve all the treatment lately. It’s not their fault they are leading the 5G technology, they invested heavily in research. The attitude I see from the US is that, if cannot beat them, you crush them.

The US is just trying to kill this company out of jealousy.
You can see why Africa will never develop, they can give you all the aid you need but the west never want you to succeed.

teresafaith:
You better go sidan wan place, dey beh kakakiri

I pity the future of Nigeria having people like you, with a single digit IQ, as her citizen. It is better if you don't have kids so that you won't bother the future generation the energy and time to respond to fo.olish comments like I am doing on this platform.

Only Growth Can Defuse Nigeria’s Poverty Time Bomb

One of humanity’s most hopeful developments in recent decades has been the dramatic drop in extreme poverty. In 2000, some 1.4 billion people lived at or below the global poverty line of $1.90 a day. Today, the number is about 600 million.

This remarkable change is mainly due to growth in China and India: Much of sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, has failed to share in the success. A decade ago, Nigeria had far fewer people in extreme poverty than either China or India; today, according to data compiled by the World Data Lab, it has more than both combined. The count stands at more than 90 million, and has risen both in absolute terms and as a share of the total. Nigeria’s young and fast-growing population is projected by the United Nations to double in size by 2050, making it the world’s third-biggest. Even assuming that the proportion of Nigerians living in extreme poverty stops rising as quickly as it has in recent years, it’s on course to remain extraordinarily high for the foreseeable future.

Nigeria’s success or failure in confronting extreme poverty will be pivotal for the rest of Africa, too — partly because of its huge population but also because of its outsize influence over its neighbors. The government led by President Muhammadu Buhari, recently re-elected to a second and final four-year term, bears a grave responsibility. One wonders whether a politician known as “Baba Go Slow” is up to the task.

His record over the last four years is discouraging. Economic growth has barely recovered following the 2014 crash in the price of oil, which remains Nigeria’s biggest export and source of government revenue. Per capita gross domestic product is less than it was when he took office. Joblessness has more than tripled. Efforts to spur agriculture and other non-oil parts of the economy have failed. Foreign direct investment has fallen by more than half since 2010.

Islamic extremists such as Boko Haram and Islamic State remain a serious threat, violence persists in the oil-rich Niger Delta, and environmental pressures due to climate change have stoked clashes between herders and farmers. All told, more than 2 million Nigerians have been displaced by conflict. The country also has the world’s second largest number of people suffering from HIV/AIDS, and faces huge burdens from tuberculosis, malaria and other diseases. Governance remains weak, corruption and crime rampant.

Despite everything, Buhari retains a reputation for personal integrity and the commitment to fight graft. But he needs to give equal weight to economic revival, without which there will be little progress in quelling conflict and radicalism. This in turn means moving away from the statist mindset that he’s displayed since the 1980s, when he became head of state following a military coup.

In particular, he has steadfastly resisted devaluing Nigeria’s currency, likening a depreciation of the naira to “murder” because of its impact on the prices of imported fuel and food. Nigeria maintains multiple official exchange rates for different transactions. This stops the price system from allocating resources to their best uses, and draws the government ever more deeply into managing the anomalies and inefficiencies that ensue. To promote domestic manufacturing and farming, for instance, Buhari has restricted access to hard currency for importers of more than 40 categories of goods, including cement, fertilizer and textiles. The result is predictable: more smuggling, more shortages, and a thriving black market in currency.

In the longer term, Nigeria should aim to float its currency, as proposed by the International Monetary Fund and Atiku Abubakar, Buhari’s challenger in February’s election. In the short term, unifying the exchange rates and liberalizing access to hard currency would be a big step forward.

Economic reform could also lure more foreign direct investment — which is sorely needed, especially in infrastructure. Nigeria’s decrepit refineries force Africa’s biggest oil producer to import 90 percent of its petroleum products. Its electricity-generating capacity is less than one-sixth of South Africa’s, though its population is three times bigger. Access to power and good roads would be a big help to agriculture, which employs two-thirds of Nigeria’s workforce. Lacking cold-storage facilities and efficient transport, Nigeria’s tomato farmers, for example, must sell to traders at harvest when prices are low, and can suffer losses of up to half their production. Most recently, gridlocked ports are holding up exports of cashews.

To fund public investments, Buhari’s government will need to boost non-oil revenue through better tax compliance and enforcement. Until the tax system is fixed, further reliance on debt would be unwise, even though the country’s debt ratio looks modest at roughly 25 percent of GDP. The problem is that Nigeria collects relatively little revenue, so debt service eats up most of the budget. It already accounts for 60 percent of federal revenue, and the figure is expected to rise to more than 80 percent by 2022 — a level the International Monetary Fund calls “unsustainable.”

Buhari’s priorities are understandable: Fighting Boko Haram, restoring safety and security, and curbing corruption are essential if Nigeria’s prospects are to improve. But reviving the economy is no less urgent. Consider that nearly 2 million Nigerians enter the workforce every year, while unemployment stands at more than 20 percent. The country that could be Africa’s dynamo is instead its biggest demographic time bomb. Before it’s too late, Baba Go Slow needs to hurry up.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-04-07/nigeria-needs-economic-growth-in-buhari-s-second-term

The Board of Directors of Real Madrid, meeting today, Monday, March 11, 2019, has decided to terminate the contract that linked Santiago Solari with the club as coach of the first team and, at the same time, Real Madrid has offered to continue belonging to the club .

Real Madrid appreciates the work done by Santiago Solari and the commitment and loyalty he has always shown to this house.

The Board of Directors has also agreed the appointment of Zinedine Zidane as the new coach of Real Madrid with immediate incorporation for the remainder of the season and the next three, until June 30, 2022.

The president of Real Madrid will appear today with Zinedine Zidane before the media at 8:00 pm in the press room of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.

https://www.realmadrid.com/noticias/2019/03/comunicado-oficial?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organico

Zinedine Zidane is set to return as Real Madrid manager just 10 months after leaving the Spanish giants, according to European football expert Guillem Balague.

The Frenchman will replace Santiago Solari, who was in charge for less than five months.

Former Real midfielder Zidane, 46, left in May after leading the club to a third straight Champions League trophy.

Real are currently third in La Liga, 12 points behind leaders Barcelona.

Solari is set to be sacked after a 4-1 win over Real Valladolid on Sunday - which followed a shock Champions League exit to Ajax.

That 4-1 home defeat and 5-3 aggregate loss to the Dutch side was the final straw for Real president Florentino Perez.

The defeat by Ajax followed two consecutive defeats by Barcelona in El Clasico - a 1-0 loss in La Liga and a 3-0 thrashing in the Copa del Rey.

Zidane stepped down following the Champions League final victory over Liverpool, and Julen Lopetegui was hired as his successor just before the World Cup where he had been due to lead Spain, who promptly sacked him.

Four and a half months later it was Real's turn to fire him.

Reserve-team boss Solari came in as caretaker before being given a contract to 2021 on 13 November.

What job faces Zidane at Real?
Despite returning less than a year after he left the club, Zidane faces a rebuilding job at Real Madrid after their Champions League dynasty came to a remarkable, humiliating end last week.

They have not adequately replaced Cristiano Ronaldo, who left for Juventus in the summer, with Karim Benzema the only Real player to reach double figures in La Liga (13). He has scored 22 goals in all competitions, with Gareth Bale on 13 and Sergio Ramos on 11.

None of those players have certain futures at Real, with captain Ramos, who has been at Real for 14 years, reportedly falling out with president Perez. Wales forward Bale is expected to leave because of a fractious relationship with the club's fans - who have booed him recently - and players.

Other stalwarts of recent glory like Marcelo and Toni Kroos have struggled too.

Analysis
Guillem Balague, host of BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast Euro edition

Zinedine Zidane will be in charge of Real Madrid from today and will probably take the team training on Tuesday.

There will be a board meeting today and that will confirm the sacking of Solari and also the appointment of Zidane.

Of course that may mean difficulties for Gareth Bale, who did not get on very well with Zidane.

Sergio Ramos will have his authority reinforced and Zidane also wants the likes of Eden Hazard and perhaps even Christian Eriksen to add to the side.

He will be given all the sporting authority and all the things he suggested in the summer that Florentino Perez did not want to do - most of them will be done now.

Zidane is coming in with the idea of not just managing the side but also managing the decisions for the first team.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47528561

OpenYourEyes1:
How is this relevant to this post?

Why should anyone be care what any ancient book foretold? Of what importance is it to the world?

malvisguy212:
God want them to take sexual purity seriously, the mosaic law take sexuality seriously, if you read further you will see the reason of this law.:
Deuteronomy 22:21
21 then they shall bring out the young woman
to the door of her father’s house, and the
men of her city shall stone her to death with
stones, because she has done an outrageous
thing in Israel by WHORING in her father’s
house. SO YOU SHALL PURGE THE EVIL FROM YOUR MIDST.

notice the stoning to be carry out in her father house because that is were she commit the act. this law was given to a specific set of people at a specific time to a stubborn nation. Children of God are no longer bound
to observe the Law of Moses, but the law’s underlying principles remain true. For example, marriage is still a
sacred union of a man and a woman for a lifetime, and adultery is wrong.The New Testament teaches believers to flee from sexual immorality .

Let me ask you a question. Do you believe it is proper for someone to be stone to death for not being a virgin?

malvisguy212:
you know what baffled me ? you atheist imposed ancient culture with present-day moral system , Sexual purity was very highly valued, unlike
today; and when a man would marry a woman, her virginity was critical. In ancient times a dowry was paid to the father of the bride, and the rightful expectation was that the bride would be a virgin.

So, the God that created the whole universe and who is omniscience does not know that killing a person by stoning them to death for not being a virgin is cruel? It had to take the intervention of mortal beings to stop the barbaric act.

BTW, it is still happening in some part of the world for religious purpose. It beats me how people will choose to use the morals of some semi-illiterate goat herder (2000-5000 years ago) to live in this 21st century.

malvisguy212:
listen very careful , she was not stone for not being a Virgin, she was stone for being a deceptive liar claiming to be a Virgin .

secondly , to remove the evil of adulterous/
fornication from the community, stoning was
advocated.

Grace supersede the law. we are in the dispensation of GRACE .

And you think stoning someone to death for not being a virgin is a fair enough punishment? Just imagine if this person is your daughter, sister or mother, just imagine the agony before death. Religion can really make a sane person justify unimaginably wicked things.

OpenYourEyes1:
To understand what the statue below represents watch this video:

FROM BABYLON TO AMERICA: THE PROPHECY MOVIE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pQvM9ZY41k


It is an excellent bible Prophecy about the past and current world-ruling empires. We are now in the endtime. Watch the video and be amazed.

It couldn't predict the germ theory of disease that once killed almost half of the world's population, antibiotics, electricity, internet, electromagnetism, and many other important discoveries that have made our lives better. It predicted a useless, ambiguous prophesy that can be interpreted to mean many things. What a waste of papyrus!

asuustrike1:
I have kids so watch what you say

Unfortunately... the world have a lot of work to do then.

asuustrike1:
And who told you I don't have kids?. I wonder were you get all these ideas from in the first place. Someone shares an encounter he had with God instead of ignoring it you are busy asking about kids. You think this world is permanent place?

Good Lord! It’s worst than I thought.

asuustrike1:
If God could perceive the sacrifices offer to him during the time of old and they were sweet smell to him, ordinary cup of tea should be nothing to him. From the story Adeboye gave, God didn't drink the tea instead he removed it for a reason which Adebayo had refused to disclose. When you pray to God you invite him to dwell in your midst. God is everywhere and he is interested in what we do. He sees everything we do in the secret

Please, you haven't had kids, please don't bring any to this world. It will do this world a lot good, it will save the next generation the time to type this over again.

skallion7:
But had it been it was another country's airport, it would've been spectacular?

Other countries have far better airports. The new airport is commendable and Nigeria should continue to build infrastructure for the future, however, nothing is spectacular about this not even among airports in Africa.

Ghost19:
I thought pastorial post is supposed to be spiritually inclined.

Maybe, however, in many countries, Pastor, Choir leaders, music directors, sound and graphic technicals are all paid jobs that are normally advertised with job descriptions. It’s just a normal job, with experience you get more pay.

When you ask these people how important religion is in their life, you will get a different result. I have colleagues who will tell you that they are Christians but haven’t gone to church for worship except maybe for wedding and funerals. They are basically cultural Christians. They don’t have GOs, they don’t care about weekly or Sunday services, they don’t pray to travel, they don’t pray for food, they don’t have yearly conventions, they don’t even understand what tithe is, they don’t pray for jobs, they don’t just care. Christianity has nothing to do with how they live. However, the story is completely different in Africa, religion is the core of everything we do, in our marriages, politics, etc and that’s the problem. You can’t use the logic of a book written 2000 years ago by some semi-illiterate goat hearder to live your lives in the 21th century.

Check out a more representative statistics about religion influence in people’s lives

Ghost19:
Someone pasted this notice on our wall just now. I walked closer and to my greatest surprise, I saw this...

Why are you surprised. Is it not a job?

PhenomenalMorgan:

Something must be wrong!! That's 128G ROM and not RAM pls even the latest PlayStation does not have more than 16G RAM
Ponziponzi correct yourself

Not me

aywhy93:
S10 5G is here

Blazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzing Speeeeeeeeeedddd!!!

It will take forever to get to Nigeria

Samsung first teased its foldable phone back in November, and at the company’s Galaxy Unpacked event today it’s further detailing its foldable plans. Samsung’s foldable now has a name, the Samsung Galaxy Fold, and the company is revealing more about what this unique smartphone can do. Samsung is planning to launch the Galaxy Fold on April 26th, starting at $1,980. There will be both an LTE and 5G version of the Galaxy Fold, and Samsung is even planning on launching the device in Europe on May 3rd, starting at 2,000 euros.

Samsung is using a new 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display that allows the phone itself to have a tablet-sized screen that can be folded to fit into a pocket. The main display is QXGA+ resolution (4.2:3), and when it’s folded, a smaller 4.6-inchHD+ (12:9) display is used for the phone mode. Samsung is using 512GB of Universal Flash Storage 3.0 (eUFS) for fast speeds, alongside a Qualcomm 7nm Octa-core processor and 12GB of RAM. Samsung has even built two batteries for its Galaxy Fold, that are separated by the fold but combined in the Android operating system to represent a total of 4,380 mAh.

Samsung has built a sturdy backbone to the device, with a hinge system that has multiple interlocking gears. All of these gears are hidden at the rear of the device, and allow the Galaxy Fold to transform from tablet to phone modes. At the rear of the device there’s also a triple-camera system that will be used for both tablet and phone modes. There’s a 16-megapixel ultrawide camera, alongside 12-megapixel wide-angle and telephoto cameras at the rear, and a 10-megapixel cover camera for selfies. Samsung is also creating four different colors for the Galaxy Fold, but it’s the main tablet display that’s key here.

Samsung is allowing the Galaxy Fold to run three apps at once on this Android device, and it’s using an app continuity system to adjust these apps when you move between tablet and phone modes. Apps like WhatsApp, Microsoft Office, and YouTube have all been optimized for the new display and modes, and Samsung has been working with Google to ensure Android 9 Pie fully supports this display.

Samsung demonstrated a variety of apps running in this mode, and the switching from phone to tablet and vice versa. It looks rather smooth in the software right now, but it’s fair to say that the Galaxy Fold looks far better when it’s folded out than being used as a traditional phone. The phone display is clearly designed to be used with one hand, but it’s flanked by large bezels that aren’t found on the tablet mode. We’ll need to get a closer look at the Galaxy Fold to find out exactly how this impacts the device usability, though.

Samsung isn’t the only smartphone maker creating a foldable device, but it’s certainly one of the first to make it widely available. Xiaomi teased its own folding phone recently, that looked like the best concept we’ve seen so far. Huawei is also reportedly planning to release a foldable handset this year, and Lenovo has started to tease its own prototype. LG has also been developing flexible OLED displays and TVs that roll up into a box. If all these manufacturers progress towards shipping a device like Samsung, then expect to see a lot of foldable phones in 2019 and beyond.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/20/18231249/samsung-galaxy-fold-folding-phone-features-screen-photos-size-announcement

I don’t get why Nigerians are so upset about iPhone. Guys these phones are not made for you, the annual minimum wage in Nigeria is less than $1200.

A national survey has confirmed the massive scale of Nigeria’s drug problem

Over the past year alone, nearly 15% of the adult population in Nigeria (around 14.3 million people) reported a “considerable level” of use of psychoactive drug substances—it’s a rate much higher than the 2016 global average of 5.6% among adults.

The survey was led by Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Center for Research and Information on Substance Abuse with technical support from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and funding from the European Union.

It showed the highest levels of drug use was recorded among people aged between 25 to 39, with cannabis being the most widely used drug. Sedatives, heroin, cocaine and the non-medical use of prescription opioids were also noted. The survey excluded the use of tobacoo and alcohol.

As Quartz Africa has previously reported, drug use habits in Nigeria have devolved with young people increasingly resorting to potent mixtures of several drugs at the high risk of fatal overdoses. For instance, “gutter water,” a widely consumed cocktail of drugs, is a mix of codeine, tramadol, rohypnol, cannabis and water or juice. Some young adults are also turning to crude concoctions as alternatives, including smoking lizard parts and dung as well as sniffing glue, petrol, sewage and urine as inhalants.


Stemming the flow of opioid imports has proven particularly difficult for Nigerian authorities. Two high-profile raids at the country’s largest port last November resulted in the seizure of over half a billion tablets of Tramadol, a pain relief drug often. The inflow of opioids isn’t limited to Nigerian alone either as UNODC says west, north and central Africa jointly account for 87% of all pharmaceutical opiates seized globally.

Asides from the imports, Nigeria also faces an internal problem with corruption at major local pharmaceutical companies boosting the illicit supply of codeine-based cough syrups to drug users.

But while the widespread illicit drug use lingers, the survey also notes there are major gaps in Nigeria’s healthcare system in “meeting the needs for treatment and care for people with drug use disorders.”

Only a few government-owned clinics are adequately staffed and equipped for treating drug use while private clinics often prove too expensive for many. Indeed, around 40% of the two-thirds of high risk drug users who reported a need for treatment for drug use were unable to access appropriate healthcare services, the survey showed.


https://qz.com/africa/1538843/nigeria-drug-abuse-14-million-adults-use-drugs/

luvmijeje:
Wahala. You are the first person that I'm seeing coming out boldly to lay claim to being an Atheist. That's good. Na wa o.

There are many atheist on this forum and they are not shy about it.

okeyfineboy:
Stop misleading the public. The card is not a heavenly subscription card. People who buy the card are mostly those who are sick (as in serious health issue, in which the person has seeked medical help/gone to the hospital but didn't get better) or have serious problems. When you subscribe, it will enable the Priest to call you on your phone and pray for you concerning the problems you're going through. And the truth is that it works. I know people it has worked for.

Please, for the sake of humanity, don’t have children.

JomoGbomo2:
That is TRUE.
Although Sowore attended UNILAG and was even the student union president at a time; he had issues with the authorities that led them to rusticate him from the school.
He tried resolving these issues back then (Gani Fawehinmi chamber was involved ) but I guess it was unsuccessful.
He later moved to the US and continued his activivism cum journalism with SR.

He graduated and also holds a MPA from Columbia.

Greenvaiper:
Lies from a zombie

You can confirm that on Columbia university alumni web page. He has a MPA from the Columbia university.