₦airaland Forum

budaatum:
That's precisely why I advocate that we Nigerians go learn in China to 'steal' their technology and come implement it in Nigeria. I even suspect they might pay us to learn so we are useful for them when they come here.

We have educated Nigerians crafting policies on international scene. All their recommendation to past and present government has amounted to zero

There should be free market for all players our people living in Canada and USA are free to sell any legal items

omoredia:
Nigeria is not a real country. Foreigners interests are more protected than that of so called Nigerians.

Go to your state and practice your Xenophobia there.

Mistake retails stores are owned by yorubas .

It will touch all tribes

I don’t have a problem with them opening their stores in Nigeria

However, it should be based on reciprocity, if Nigerians can’t open stores in China, then Chinese shouldn’t be able to open stores in Nigeria it’s as simple as that

That’s bilateral agreement on reciprocity

budaatum:
That's precisely why I advocate that we Nigerians go learn in China to 'steal' their technology and come implement it in Nigeria. I even suspect they might pay us to learn so we are useful for them when they come here.

The Chinese don't want technical and technological partnership. They want the reliance to continue where they sell to us and we buy from them, while they retain the technological advantage they have over us. We are a consuming nation, not a productive nation and it is to their own advantage.

our blodas have been restless for the past few weeks since this new development…..ndi Yorubas don’t travel out of their region to other regions because the are afraid of competition. Now the Chinese challenging them to real competition but here they are crying

Another lie they tell themselves is that if they leave Lagos and Yorubaland, Lagos will be empty and the economy of Lagos will crash but yet they refuse to leave so Lagos can crash they forget that they are just traders who engage in buying and selling which is not rocket science.

Now in their fight for market dominance against the Chinese, they want the Yorubas who they have insulted and disrespected to stick out their neck for them and support them in their fight them go cry tire…….the Chinese are here to stay and are going nowhere…..if they can’t compete, then they should go back home or find another line of trade……btw proudly Lagos

omoredia:
Nigeria is not a real country. Foreigners interests are more protected than that of so called Nigerians.

Abeg let them come, price will come down.

floss:
Time will tell if by 20 years time Nigeria doesn't experience the first Chinese governor or minister in Nigeria.... And a region will say it's a way to forster unity between Nigeria and Chinese

Same way a region invited bandits to stop Jonathan's government and today they can't chase them away...

tribalism don eat deep into this one brain

maik:
Abeg let them come, price will come down.

jobs will go and u wont have jobs and then everybody will be slaves. u still aint getting it

budaatum:
Looks like some want to maintain their monopoly.

Here is similar in Europe and USA. Most hate the competition.

Xenophobia is a universal phenomenon. Thank God we're not as violent about things as the Southies.

But, like someone said, the government needs to step in and regulate the retail sector where necessary.

Ishilove:
The Chinese don't want technical and technological partnership. They want the reliance to continue where they sell to us and we buy from them, while they retain the technological advantage they have over us. We are a consuming nation, not a productive nation and it is to their own advantage.

Sure, they don't want what they don't want. That's why we have to fight for it. They want our market - that's something to bargain with. If only we can get our act together.

It was not handed to the Chinese either. They took it.

ebubeson:
Also open other seaports in Nigeria

Other seaports where?
Onne, Calabar, Port Harcourt, Calabar, Apapa, Lekki all have ports.

Are are you asking for seaports in states that have no sea?

the Chinese can sell whatever the eff they want especially if it will reduce prices. When south Africans were wailing we called them xenophobic, but now that the Chinese are at our doorsteps we are wailing too, but wouldn't that make us xenophobic as well?

omoredia:
Nigeria is not a real country. Foreigners interests are more protected than that of so called Nigerians.

the people protesting are Biafrans and not Nigerians which other Nigerians do you see protesting but the ndi deveropers that are afraid of competition

Manfromlasvegas:
the Chinese can sell whatever the eff they want especially if it will reduce prices. When south Africans were wailing we called them xenophobic, but now that the Chinese are at our doorsteps we are wailing too, but wouldn't that make us xenophobic as well?

We're as xenophobic as hell. I've always said it. Just thank your God we're not as violent about things.

jojo1415:
They should be allowed here but let them sale to only wholesalers and distributors.

And who are you to dictate who they sell to?

Better watch your mouth.

maik:
Abeg let them come, price will come down.

Jobs will be lost poverty will increase because these Chinese are not building factories here.

They are reaping their seed. The bandit own na good examplequote author=floss post=140691735]Time will tell if by 20 years time Nigeria doesn't experience the first Chinese governor or minister in Nigeria.... And a region will say it's a way to forster unity between Nigeria and Chinese

Same way a region invited bandits to stop Jonathan's government and today they can't chase them away...[/quote]

Wickedfacts:
Other seaports where?
Onne, Calabar, Port Harcourt, Calabar, Apapa, Lekki all have ports.

Are are you asking for seaports in states that have no sea?

yes nah…..FG will transfer the sea from Lagos to onitsha or build artificial sea in sad yeast just to make our blodas happy set of yeye people…….they forget their region is called landlocked for a reason

I just hope nigerians dont allow this opportunity to learn from the Chinese expertise slip. China developed today because they allowed all the European and American companies manufacture in China using the local people as cheap labour. After so many years all these local chinese people started manufacturing directly in China competing with Western market.

Thank you ChatGPT

obembet:
This is actually good for economyif you ask me

Lower prices : Direct access from manufacturers/wholesalers can reduce some middlemen and distribution margins.

More competition: Nigerian retailers may have to improve prices, quality and customer service.

Pressure on excessive mark-ups:
Where a product can be sold profitably at a lower price, competitors make it harder to maintain very high margins.

More China-related business activity: [/b]Nigerians who travel to China for sourcing may benefit from easier access and stronger trade links. China has also extended its reduced visa-fee policy for Nigerian applicants through December 31, 2026.

[b]Although Nigerian retailers will lose customers since foreign businesses sell directly to consumers at cheapest

In my conclusion,

More competition means consumers may have more choices and stronger bargaining power. It can put pressure on retailers to reduce excessive mark-ups, improve customer service and offer better value.

It could also increase the number of Nigerians travelling to China for business and sourcing, strengthening trade between both countries.

Competition is not necessarily bad for Nigerian businesses. It can force businesses to become more efficient and competitive instead of blaming government for every increase in price

At the end of the day, the biggest beneficiary should be the Nigerian consumerprovided the government ensures that every business, local or foreign, plays by the same rules.


Obembet opinion

jojo1415:
They should be allowed here but let them sale to only wholesalers and distributors.

so wholesalers and distributors can continue being greedy?

Saturnalia:
You are in no position to dictate our laws or rules to us in Yorubaland.

The Chinese are welcome to open as many retail stores as they want In Yorubaland.

Yorubaland?

Shior!

Nairaland is the only site that grows from bad to worse in everything.
Look what's on front page.

PulaPower:
Our Chinese brothers & sisters are allowed to sale in any form they want. They have no restrictions.

Chinese have come before. They saw and ran back to their country. The same thing will soon happen to them soon. All these is to frustrate Igbos in Lagos. Wouldn't be surprised that the Lagos Government gave them money to start up businesses in Lagos

Ishilove:
The Chinese don't want technical and technological partnership. They want the reliance to continue where they sell to us and we buy from them, while they retain the technological advantage they have over us. We are a consuming nation, not a productive nation and it is to their own advantage.

That's not true. As with all things China, you get what you ask for. They have had technical partnership with Nigeria.

But there are some Nigerians that don't want technical partnership.

I'll explain in 30 minutes.

Ishilove:
The Chinese don't want technical and technological partnership. They want the reliance to continue where they sell to us and we buy from them, while they retain the technological advantage they have over us. We are a consuming nation, not a productive nation and it is to their own advantage.

Lol

Remove "Chinese" from your post and replace it with "Europeans". The exact same thing

My main issue is,why all these anti-Chinese rhetoric on the Nigerian cyberspace for the past two weeks all of a sudden?
These folks have been in Nigeria doing this business for over two decades and there hasn't really been any sort of problem.Why now?

This anti-Chinese rhetoric is clearly being sponsored by foreign entities who don't want a Chinese/Nigeria relationship...trade-wise,economy-wise,militarily-wise etc.

This post is sponsored by one of the protesters in trade fair, I employ the NPF to fish out this person and arrest him....when our brother from SE came to lagos, they use cheap imported and substandard materials to chase Yoruba traders out of business, same thing they did in one particular spare part market in ibadan... And nobody ever complained or protested against our brothers, they proceeded to inflating the prices all this cheap and substandard imported good to over 300% of what it should cost, they forgot its an open market, the Chinese saw an opportunity in their greed,when it's time, we as Yorubas will visit the Chinese matter, but for nownl, no one will chase them away

Saturnalia:
You are in no position to dictate our laws or rules for us in Yorubaland.

Get educated bro...

"Yorubaland" or "Igboland" or "Hausaland" or any other "land" in Nigeria is only in terms of expressing cultural identity only...

Only.

Because every inch of Nigerian land belongs to everyone who is a Nigerian!

There's no separate "laws" or "rules" as you called it that gives any so-calked"indigene" any rights over a "non-indigene"

The overall Nigerian Constitution is clear about that!

In fact,state assemblies have no right to pass any "rules" or "laws" that disadvantages other Nigerians because the Nigerian Constitution is bigger than the State assemblies;


For instance,an Igbo man has the rights to contest the Governorship of Lagos or Ogun State.(And they have the numbers,the brawns, & the financial muscles) yet they choose not to.

E get why.

It's because they choosed to respect the cultural sensibilities of the people of the area...

...as they have always done.

Not that they don't know their rights!

Appreciate this.

Therefore,let everyone get properly informed and stop constituting nuisance & ignorance and giving yourselves unnecessary B.P

Why can't they build their factories here