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Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by ADAMUdaCOWBOY: 6:22am On Apr 03, 2025
Reference:
The overall aim is just to bring production and jobs back to America, the first target being American owned companies making stuff abroad because of cheap labour (lower standards of living).

In effect he is saying to his people. Pay more for goods and services so your brothers and sisters can have more jobs and earn more on their existing jobs.

This is a fundamentally sound ideal for any country's economy but fraught with all sorts of minefields in practice.

It is exactly what the present Nigerian government has being trying to do albeit without the tools of sound economic control.
lol even with the increase in tariff it will still be cheaper for America to import from china, vietnam, India etc. America can never beat that. His people will just suffer because they will pay more. He is such a foolish man.
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by Acidosis(m): 6:23am On Apr 03, 2025
seunmsg:
Frame 1: what should have been our situation if Tinubu did not reform immediately.

Frame 2: where we are right now and why a lot of people and organizations globally are excited about Nigeria’s economic prospect.


Mr. See no good hear no good, the urge to keep hating is yours. It changes absolutely nothing.
Just look at you. In your defense of Tinubu's maladministration, you've gone completely out of touch with reality and your own line of argument. You love Tinubu because he's growing reserves and (in turn making life unbearable for his citizens), but you don’t want the same treatment in the US?

Your own people grumble and struggle to buy fuel and diesel due to BAT's ignorance. When they complain, you shut them up with useless screenshot about IGR and reserves, but same you expect Americans to hate Trump for inflicting just a fraction of the pain your BAT inflicts on Nigerians everyday.

Your screenshot about Argentina is pointless and meaningless.
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by psalmsjob: 6:24am On Apr 03, 2025
SalamRushdie:
You have not asked yourself what Nigeria is charging them 27 percent tarriff , is Nigeria preparing for a major offensive too?

These tarriff clearly state reciprocal , if Nigeria wants it to go away then we reduce our tarriff to 14 percent
Why is Nigeria charging as high as 27 percent on American import in the first place? It shouldn't be more than 5 percent or zero percent because what that means is that Nigerians had been paying 27 percent more for goods imported from America plus markup (profit margin) added by the importer or government agencies such as Post Office charged me almost 10,000 Naira for a book I bought for less than 20 dollars including shipping cost.

The tariff we charge on American goods is what we should be bringing down to increase the value of Naira against the dollar. No wonder you find Kenya seemly having better trade and investment from America because they charge American goods by 10 percent because tariff like tax or vat is paid by the consumer not the company or the country but by those who by the products that's is heavily taxed.
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by eastOFwest(m): 6:24am On Apr 03, 2025
nairalee:
Sad as it sounds, this is exactly what Nigeria. (African) leaders need to do. Discourage imports and force your local industries to produce
You and the 2 people who liked your comment have got it completely wrong. Before Trump's announcement Nigeria was charging 27% on imports from USA. After Trump's announcement, Nigeria is still charging 27% on imports from USA. How will that force local industries to produce? The reality is that it will make Nigerian produce MORE expensive in the USA thus reducing trade. If Nigeria wanted to encourage local production, then they have to boost the local conditions and infrastructure that will enable it
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by SalamRushdie: 6:25am On Apr 03, 2025
nairalee:
Sad as it sounds, this is exactly what Nigeria. (African) leaders need to do. Discourage imports and force your local industries to produce
He is not discouraging imports ,he is saying stop charging US exports high trariffs
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by Blitzking: 6:25am On Apr 03, 2025
InfoGuru118:
https://news360ng.com/trump-imposes-14-tariff-on-goods-exported-from-nigeria-others/
A president that loves his country.
Timubu need to do same but b4 that he need to make the economy business friendly.
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by Zetty177x: 6:26am On Apr 03, 2025
[with increasing volume of importation of crude oil by Dangote Refinery, the trade balance may be in favor of the US now.....][/quote]What I don't understand is this - is Dangote importing crude oil from the US? When I was a child I knew America was buying our crude oil... na wa
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by SalamRushdie: 6:26am On Apr 03, 2025
psalmsjob:
Why is Nigeria charging as high as 27 percent on American import in the first place? It shouldn't be more than 5 percent or zero percent because what that means is that Nigerians had been paying 27 percent more for goods imported from America plus markup (profit margin) added by the importer or government agencies such as Post Office charged me almost 10,000 Naira for a book I bought for less than 20 dollars including shipping cost.

The tariff we charge on American goods is what we should be bringing down to increase the value of Naira against the dollar. No wonder you find Kenya seemly having better trade and investment from America because they charge American goods by 10 percent because tariff like tax or vat is paid by the consumer not the company or the country but by those who by the products that's is heavily taxed.
Exactly you get it too much , God bless you
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by tiwasiaife(m): 6:27am On Apr 03, 2025
kettykin:
If Nigeria reciprocates , operating system will be out of reach, ChatGPT subscriptions will only be for the very rich, cost of drugs from US will be over the shelf.

The best for Nigeria now is just to restrategize like China did years ago
Your oga dey France 🇫🇷 dey recharge.


Every two weeks awhole president will sneak to another country and spend 2weeks .

Even Chad 🇹🇩 president has never spent a day in Nigeria.
Buhari started all these nonsense.
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by TheStranger: 6:28am On Apr 03, 2025
For a long time many countries have been fleecing the US through taxes and usaid
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by preciouswoman66(m): 6:28am On Apr 03, 2025
SalamRushdie:
You are okay with useless Nigeria charging the 27 percent and mad they charge Nigeria 14 percent?

This is not normal 😅😅😅
Make una dey use una head oo. I believe say u fit pass your thought without that rubbish wey u type 4 there
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by Cmanforall: 6:29am On Apr 03, 2025
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by Reference(m): 6:29am On Apr 03, 2025
justwise:
American companies producing locally will be expensive for Americans. American companies are benefiting from cheap labour when goods are produced outside America. Nobody wins tariff wars as it affects both countries.

Trump is dumb.
But on the other hand if Americans are not producing locally, are not working at appropriate levels where will they get the money to buy the stuff the other world countries produce.

Trade is a balance and the present administration in the US feels this is the time it should flow in its favour. America wants to increase its productivity and cut it's debts. So for the time being no more giving out freebies, no more careless shopping and a bit more rolling up the sleeves to work.

What is wrong with that.
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by AmuEbule: 6:29am On Apr 03, 2025
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?
Let’s hope none of our leaders are drunk to the point of even dreaming about this idea of yours. Zimbabwe and Cuba tried it, find time to ask them how market! Trump has nothing to lose right now ok 👍
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by Konquest: 6:31am On Apr 03, 2025
seunmsg:
Frame 1: what should have been our situation if Tinubu did not reform immediately.

Frame 2: where we are right now and why a lot of people and organizations globally are excited about Nigeria’s economic prospect.



Mr. See no good hear no good, the urge to keep hating is yours. It changes absolutely nothing.
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by ADAMUdaCOWBOY: 6:31am On Apr 03, 2025
dominique:
Americans are groaning about inflation and now prices are about further go up. Jobs are being cut all over the place, mass/self deportation is starting affect farmers who rely on cheap labour from migrant workers and some are on the verge of bankruptcy. Tinubu's shege will be child's play compared to the type of shege average Americans will see in this administration. This is how he wants to make America great again?
The man is indeed the village idiot! When China is done slamming them with tariffs, many of their farmers will be out of business. China is the largest importer of soya beans and pork from america, right now, not only are they talking of heavily taxing american agricultural products, china is thinking of buying those stuff from Brazil. The strange thing is Trump tried this nonsense in his first term and when china retaliated, some American farmers committed suicide. Now Xi is saying his hostile attacks will target republican states where majority voted Trump.🤣. Americans will pay dearly for empowering that idiot.
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by Bluntemperor: 6:32am On Apr 03, 2025
ADAMUdaCOWBOY:
lol even with the increase in tariff it will still be cheaper for America to import from china, vietnam, India etc. America can never beat that. His people will just suffer because they will pay more. He is such a foolish man.
In Your opinion o!
Trump is Not Stupid,for you are not talking to a drunk or a smoker,in fact he hates those two things and his head is working like a new Jet engine 🚂,to make America Great Again.
No matter how much hates for him,he has assembled the most radicals of these Best American in this 21 Century to Navigate the turbulent economic Waters ahead!
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by ceejayluv(m): 6:32am On Apr 03, 2025
TheBillyonaire:
But it is Americans paying the tariff. The Chaos Master doing what the world needs now for smooth transfer of Power to the Dragon. When the Dragon rises, the Eagle surrenders, not without chaos.
Just like Nigerians and third world countries citizens have been bearing the cost all favouring the corrupt elite.
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by nnewsnjobs: 6:32am On Apr 03, 2025
I read one full page and couldn't see anyone explaining this thing in a very simple way for me to understand, because am kind of confused here.

Please correct me if am wrong with my understanding of this tariffs of a thing.

1. Any goods entering Nigeria from the US, Nigeria government charges 27% tariffs.

2. Now US want to charge 14% tariffs on any goods entering the US from Nigeria.

Is my understanding right.

If that is right, then what is the problem there.
Is US your heaven that other Countries want to be getting things for free always.
Can't we just go and develop our Countries and stop depending on other countries like the US.

Please correct my understanding.
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by ShootThemAll(m): 6:32am On Apr 03, 2025
kettykin:
If Nigeria reciprocates , operating system will be out of reach, ChatGPT subscriptions will only be for the very rich, cost of drugs from US will be over the shelf.

The best for Nigeria now is just to restrategize like China did years ago
You are talking restrategize, as if thieffnubuu and his bunch of thie*ves get sense to do that, when they are all focused on looting and embezzling funds. THEY DON'T CARE!!!
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by Zetty177x: 6:33am On Apr 03, 2025
kettykin:
If Nigeria reciprocates , operating system will be out of reach, ChatGPT subscriptions will only be for the very rich, cost of drugs from US will be over the shelf.

The best for Nigeria now is just to restrategize like China did years ago
It's 27% now
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by Cmanforall: 6:34am On Apr 03, 2025
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?
That is what you think
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by Flamemignon1(m): 6:34am On Apr 03, 2025
Biodun556:
He is probably imposing tarrifs and downsizing workers to save cost in preparation for a major military offensive
They already have a military budget that's bigger than China's or Russia so this argument is false, he said he's trying to clear the debt which is ironic because he spent more money in his first term compared to Biden and we are not even adding the pandemic which he handled badly to the debt.
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by cococandy(f):
Acidosis:
This is just Trump prioritising made in America's products. The question now should be 'can Americans self-sustain?' I don't think so.
I wish that were true. If he wanted to prioritize made in America products, he could’ve started by manufacturing all his products in America. Every single thing he sells in his business is made in China.

He’s just mega unreasonable and incompetent
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by Flamemignon1(m): 6:37am On Apr 03, 2025
SalamRushdie:
You are okay with useless Nigeria charging the 27 percent and mad they charge Nigeria 14 percent?

This is not normal 😅😅😅
Maybe you should do your research because all the tariffs he wrote there are false but as usual, you follow your cult leaders if they say anything without even doing your research, also reciprocating tariffs never works, you can check all throughout the history of tariffs
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by virginchaser(m): 6:38am On Apr 03, 2025
Unfortunately, Nigerians in America will still be the one who bears the brunt because it is mostly agricultural products. Some survive only on Nigerian foods.
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by ceejayluv(m): 6:38am On Apr 03, 2025
kettykin:
If Nigeria reciprocates , operating system will be out of reach, ChatGPT subscriptions will only be for the very rich, cost of drugs from US will be over the shelf.

The best for Nigeria now is just to restrategize like China did years ago
It's the USA that reciprocated. Nigeria govt has been charging double of that percentage for years
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by Orch1981: 6:39am On Apr 03, 2025
Burob:
Good business my President, The Federal Republic of Nigeria 🇳🇬 first, Donald Trump will make me very rich.

Make Nigeria Great Again.
Nigeria is never a great country before
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by drehdinho(m): 6:40am On Apr 03, 2025
To those who don’t understand the point in this news: the USA established a policy of which the sole purpose is to discourage importation of goods. The practical way to implement this policy is to increase tariff on the imported goods.

The consequence is it makes those goods expensive to people living in the USA. Hence the people would begin to prefer cheaper versions of those items. The cheaper items are the localized goods - made in and by the USA.

It’s a way to promote and encourage local manufacturers in the USA.

Nigeria does the same when we placed a 25% tariff on USA imported goods . The implication : USA imported goods prices go up and becomes unaffordable. Reason you see many foreign products in Nigeria these days are so expensive- from Turkey wear to foreign shoes and bags and electronics.

From time immemorial this is a policy efficient for economic strengthening and development.
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by ADAMUdaCOWBOY: 6:40am On Apr 03, 2025
Reference:
But on the other hand if Americans are not producing locally, are not working at appropriate levels where will they get the money to buy the stuff the other world countries produce.

Trade is a balance and the present administration in the US feels this is the time it should flow in its favour. America wants to increase its productivity and cut it's debts. So for the time being no more giving out freebies, no more careless shopping and a bit more rolling up the sleeves to work.

What is wrong with that.
Lol. Cost of production in US is so high that even with the tariffs, it will still be cheaper to import from china. I just pity anyone that despises china. Americans go hear am. That tariff he is singing about, it is Americans that will pay it!
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by cococandy(f): 6:40am On Apr 03, 2025
Trump’s products are made in China.

Yall don’t know this man you come on NL to defend. Biggest liar and conman ever liveth
Reference:
The overall aim is just to bring production and jobs back to America, the first target being American owned companies making stuff abroad because of cheap labour (lower standards of living).

In effect he is saying to his people. Pay more for goods and services so your brothers and sisters can have more jobs and earn more on their existing jobs.

This is a fundamentally sound ideal for any country's economy but fraught with all sorts of minefields in practice.

It is exactly what the present Nigerian government has being trying to do albeit without the tools of sound economic control.
Re: Trump Slams 14% Tariff On Nigerian Exports, Others (Full List) by ceejayluv(m): 6:40am On Apr 03, 2025
SalamRushdie:
You have not asked yourself what Nigeria is charging them 27 percent tarriff , is Nigeria preparing for a major offensive too?

These tarriff clearly state reciprocal , if Nigeria wants it to go away then we reduce our tarriff to 14 percent
Or better still we charge 10 percent And USA will reduce theirs to 10 percent. It's a straightforward deal.
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