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Kaiser20:
It is Not Trump who calls them Illegal immigrants
In Europe, the UK and Germany are deporting illegal immigrants.
No country wants undocumented elements, they are risky.

Hmm...undocumented elements indeed. The ones that waltz across our borders even issue themselves citizenship complete with NIN courtesy of inept, corrupt institutions.

Nigerians can identify with the deportation of illegal immigrants and just wished we had the institutions and the leadership to rid this country of the bandits from Futa Jallon roaming around our ungoverned spaces, pillaging and killing citizens.

If there is a country that has an illegal immigration problem of epidemic levels, it is Nigeria.

peleson1:
You just defined osimehn

Vini was not a his popular like VO9 before joining Madrid

Madrid is not a team in which you miss a goal op and start tossing your toys out the pram as a striker. From the back to the front the key players are ice cold and rigidly focused... Luka, Valvarde, the once mighty Kroos and many more.

The reason why the rumour around the Vini switch is exactly because of that, Vini is beginning to lose it upstairs big time. His on field antics and off field drama is badly affecting the team lately.

Well Osimen is not exactly Mr.Cool either.

Still question his big game mentality and that is what makes Los Blancos....Los Blancos.... big game mentality.

Those that have become legends at the Santiago were not necessarily the best technicians or tacticians but those with hearts pumping blue blood, exceptions under exceptional pressure and the will to win at all costs.

In Spainish soccer, mentality is everything.

We should be able to develop automated intruder suppression systems in addition to the normal detection alarm and imagery systems.

A compact taser like device can be deployed in concealed spaces in and around properties and integrated into motion detectors which can be turned on and off like any alarm system and powered off an independent source.

This will zero intrusions completely.

Let me tell us a short story I mentioned days ago that will resonate with this whole America trade mess.

Nigeria has been in a defacto recession for years now....abi.... I mean business have folded up in number, consumption has sunk, jobs lost, wages tanking on real terms and structural adjustments everywhere.

Most folks who have customers and/or clients have seen the lake progressively dry up so the hippos are now competing with the alligators for space, tensions have risen.

If your client portfolio has shrunk from say 100 to 10, do you increase your charges towards the remaining 10 to make up or maintain the charges and take a 90 point hit.

Conventional wisdom will tell you that if you seek to maintain income you risk losing the remaining 10 clients. You find a sweet spot of raising charges but care for your clients must become top priority. You improve or increase service to retain the 10.

You take a financial hit while sweating more. Now how many can do that.
The criticism of the rest of the world towards America shows that few are concerned about that 'important' client.

This matter started with aid withdrawals before tariffs. America wanted first to see if any cared about them. But it is clear most only care about what they get from them.

And this is from the average immigrant to the average investor.

SIRTee15:
This is what I have been trying to explain here that some refuse to understand possibly due to their hatred of America or Trump.

America is funding his generous consumer market by borrowing heavily, a practice that's not sustainable on the long run.

One day, America will go bankrupt and won't even afford to borrow. Then what happens after that to the so called imported goods.

I may not fully agree with Trump and it seems he has sinister motive, but he's the only president who has taken the bull by the horn. We should see how it eventually works out.

True. And tailing up from my last post it is clear that the world is comfortable to carry American debt. They are the big dog. They will pay.....for now.

But if one day THEY CANNOT PAY. Then they lose EVERYTHING including their much cherished and sacred ideologies SOME other nations cannot stomach.

For a man to be a man he has to BE A MAN. For America to remain a so called great country it has to at least 'delay' the things that ended once great empires....INTERNAL DECAY.

Goodvibes007:
There some jobs that Americans would never do. Like all those nike and apparel factories in Vietnam or bangladesh. And if Americans by miracle decide to, a nike shoe would cost 500 dollars instead of 50 dollars.

Well just like Nigeria of today where we have had to dump the 'Gowonesque,' era crude oil fed ideology of 'we don't know what to spend money on', the American government is trying to wean its people of foreign goods and foreign credit.

If you lose your job or you are growing old and retiring soon, at some point you will consider a lifestyle adjustment and those lazy kids who have never washed their clothes will get angry for a while.

Such is life. America will not lead the world forever. The signs are there that age is catching up.

Saga16:
What factories are meant to move from Lesotho to USA?

There are two arguments here.
One is the movement of American owned companies abroad to seek cheaper production.

The other is the abandonment of American products for cheaper foreign alternatives.

Lesotho falls into the second category . The textiles and gemstones they export are not unique.

The question remains, if countries of so called higher standards of living stop working and outsource all their production they will go bankrupt. And this is pertinent with bricks and mortar industries.

The moment the UK shipped out almost its entire hands on production relying almost entirely on the services sector, financial services to be specific, it's economy has regressed steadily leaving it trailing countries like FRANCE and particularly GERMANY that had resisted a gutting of theirs.

Here in Nigeria we have raised tariffs on our popular imported products, closed our borders severally and proclaimed 'buy Nigeria to grow Nigeria'. Whether real or imaginary the truth remains if you are open to dumping and refuse to work, somewhere along the line you will go bankrupt.

I still do not understand how folks who are against the quest of the US government to bring productivity back home expect the average American to afford the goods they produce abroad in perpetuity.

Who has been able to square the circle of not producing yet affording stuff when we clearly know that America is racking up monumental debts with countries like China and other so called 'cheaper' producers, aka lower living standards countries.

The average household debt or personal debt in America is rising steadily. Shouldn't this concern the rest of the world that this global market place, this global dumping ground is going bankrupt.

Now to the average American. Is it fair that you want to earn some of the highest, uncompetitive wages on earth and yet want to shop in 'bush' markets instead of at high end arcades.

This is the crux of the matter, a battle for the structural integrity of the global economy. Santa Claus is dying.

This is exactly the problem with Nigeria and further emphasizes my point about restructuring FIRST of this country before anything meaningful can work.

Ordinarily you will say there is a need for the devolution of police authority to States and Local governments, placing responsibility at the grassroots to enhance capacity but when you see things like these it just flies against what should be an ideal.

If there was local government police in Uromi those 'hunters' will probably be alive today and this dangerous situation will have been averted but where you have would be law enforcement officials at the grassroots having such sinister intentions then the danger is even worse.

Honestly this country is a mess.

The only silver lining here is that we can see that it is possible for the Federal police to check and superintend over local police as it happens in other climes.

mariovito:
Public defecation is one thing I can't wrap my head around, like no shame no nothing.

Its one thing to do the do inside a big bush or forest area but to just drop your draws, squat and drop hot shit in public view is beyond demeaning, it's an eyesore.

Dem plenty for here for Abuja, once them don land like this, no house nothing, na to locate one mosque or praying ground and the rest is history, every gutter in that vicinity must to collect.

Worst part is that dem dey build gidan wanka for them o but no, dem go die first before dem go use am

Come federal housing by the bridge by the express

Is that the Mabushi interchange aka the 'stinkiest place on earth' and just a couple of hundred yards from the HQ..... wait for it..... THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS and wait for it... THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HOUSING..... HOUSING. oh.... and wait for it.... THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT.... ENVIRONMENT oh...

The shame Nigerians bring ro their country is beyond imagination.

Google maps should do us a favour in Nigeria and tag those polluted locations so that we get an audible warning when approaching or better still offer a link to the car's computer to automatically wind up the windows and turn on the climate control.

Without restructuring, Nigeria CAN NEVER become a viable, prosperous and progressive country, period.

Black Africa is a feudal enclave.
Democracy as practiced is completely misunderstood. That is why it just doesn't work to build, prosper and sustain the larger society.

That is why after 26 years of unbroken 5th Republic 'democracy', countless elections costing trillions of naira the average Nigerian is worse off in every index of decent living than he was in January 1999.

Sirleo05:
This terrorist don't have dis equipments, yet It's been difficult winning d war against dem. I smell lies

Because we have very weak institutions of intelligence and subterfuge.

People say the military and the police might as well be infiltrated.

Well that is what the department of Counter Intelligence is for, to look inwards in times of conflict to catch the bad eggs. And they usually have extensive powers to look into the work and lives of those responsible for fighting the wars and keeping the peace.

No one is spared and nothing is private or off limits to their eyes and ears. That is the way to keep the institutions clean and effective.

erniok:
You need drones. Current developments has shown that.
Dunno why we are yet to create such unit in the NAF

A good point. Drone tech is capable of quality surveillance and to some extent offers the dispatch of targets of opportunity.

However boots on the ground to both fight and intel, that is gather physical evidence ia critical.

That is why it was important for the SEALS to go close and personal with Bin Laden instead of just bombing him to kingdom come from afar, the intel gathered from his hideout enabled the capture and neutralization of other players long after the raid.

The greatest weapon of war is intelligence and this 'war' we fight simply cannot be won by bullets and bombs alone.

Although my views on this 'war' remains the same a decade and a half later.... that it cannot be won by force of arms alone.

However if the military is serious about suppressing militancy it needs two things.

A highly competent scout/recce unit and a helicopter borne special forces unit.

A dozen helicopter troop carriers scattered around hotspots and on a 24hour response paired with a gunship in each case.

The scouts observe targets and call in airborne troop support to engage or alternatively the DSS radios in support at the instance of any hostile activity.

I cannot see the effectiveness of ground attack aircraft against highly mobile and adaptable insurgent forces. It didn't work in Vietnam, it didn't work in Afghanistan and it sure hasn't worked so far in Nigeria.

You need platforms that can offer both speed and the precision of boots on the ground.

osayuwamwen:
You spoke my mind, better soup na money kill am, we can't develop as a country when we can not invest massively in infrastructure, imagine 58 billion dollar, Nigeria has never invested even half of this amount on any single project since military time till now, ordinary Calabar coastal highway wen nor reach how many billion dollar we they shout say na highway to fruad, we can't keep doing things the old way and expect a different result, this same Egypt invested billions of dollars in a short period of time to achieve a stable electricity

And massive infrastructure is only possible via massive industry to successfully control costs.

If a nation can produce cement, steel, aluminum, industrial plastics, fabricate machine tools and equipment etc economically then it can not only build cheaply but maintain sustainably all sorts of infrastructure.

Without that even the basic infrastructure will cost an arm and leg to establish and cost a king's ransome to keep in good order.

Industrialization is everything.

If Ajaokuta steel mill could be finished and retooled to manufacture rail tracks and sleepers alone, within ten years every town in the country can be connected by rail services and the cost of of living and doing business will be halved.

This is modern architecture, qualitative, integrated planning. Official buildings looking grand and 'official'....

This is patently lacking in Nigeria and it's vaunted capital city, Abuja where the skyline looks so haphazard with buildilngs of vastly
differing concepts erected side by side.

justwise:
Some online users don’t really think through before clicking LIKE.

This trade war dumb Trump started will benefit China more as many will rather buy made in China than American made.

There is a reason why American companies prefer producing their products outside America, if they decided to produce locally then they have to face several issues… high wage demand, trade unions compliance, difficulties employing locally (Trump has deported immigrants doing those low paying jobs) .


Already American farmers and construction companies are struggling to get workers because of Trump immigration policies.

Yes, all that is true.
But that is where negotiations come in at all levels. Labour/wage negotiations, insurance negotiations, even taxes and enterprise laws. These are the next things that will have to be freed up to make the system work.

The fundamental question they are asking themselves is: If all the jobs go to foreigners and all the factories relocate abroad, where will the jobs and the paycheques and the wealth come from to buy the goods the world produces.

Can anyone answer this simple but fundamental question. If you are not working how can you be shopping.

hotwax:
What people don't seem to understand is that Trump is, rightly so, working to unravel existing unfair trade barriers and recalibrate trade relations by ending nearly 30 years of unsustainable American economic loses and security protections.

Here's an example. American products sold in Europe are taxed at a 30% (sometimes more) rate but European products coming into the US are taxed by America between 10-15% surtax rate. (That's what "trade imbalance" means.) This is not only US made vehicles, the situation is similar in sectors such as food, beverages & other agricultural products.

Rather than rant, World nation leaders need to push for negotiations aimed at equalising tariff barriers & look for ways to build re-invigorated economic & security alliances. One that isn't as lopsided as it is now. They need to acknowledge that Trump's ideas aren't revolutionary but similar to their own -- if you want to do business in our country, create jobs & production sites here. It's not only reliant on getting key trade partners to reduce their protective barriers but to force companies, like take Honda for instance, having them scrap plans for shifting production of new model Honda's to Mexico and instead make them in Indiana, USA.

After all, Trump has persuaded Eli Lilly & big chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor to invest billions in the United States, when their products in the past were shipped in from abroad.

The most sensible post so far.
Negotiations is it.


Nigeria for example is experiencing severe economic contraction affecting all sectors.

Tell me if there is no service provider in Nigeria today who is not negotiating with his clients or customers to retain patronage.

Personally I am giving out discounts on my services unheard off just a couple of years ago and just last week I warned my vendors that they should watch how they raise the cost of their services to me or I will look elsewhere no matter how long our relationship has been. Despite inflation and contracting incomes there is a limit to which I can tolerate rising bills.

That is exactly what America is trying to do. It is telling the world to come and talk about being fair. That our people cannot continue to borrow to buy your stuff and you are reserved about buying ours.

Flamemignon1:
For someone claiming anti trump bias, you really are living in your own eco chamber because even economists on the right have stated tariffs won't bring back local production

First and foremost, isolationist policies never works, Cuba and Czechoslovakia tried and failed, the world is a global village. Furthermore, there will be inefficiencies in goods as the US can't produce everything in house so the ones they will be producing will have worse quality compared to imported goods. Also the orange clown doesn't know that it's their father Christmas that makes the US the world's superpower, it from the 47 laws of power, invest in these countries and you own and with America's wain gradually and slowly dying, this man will put a final nail in it's coffin.

If you don't want to go by that, please read the full on article of tariffs that were written by two Harvard professors that have great standing in their field with winning Nobel prizes, one a republican and the other a democrat, you know shit is bad when even a republican agrees with you especially when the case is based on logic or you may not since stats shows that conservatives are less educated than progressives

The bottom line few acknowledge is the simple fact.

Where will America get the money to buy the goods pouring into its shores from around the world if it produces less and less year on year while their debs reach unsustainable, critical levels. This is just a reality check.

It is like a business having a series of clients but exploits the one that comes around regularly and subscribes the most. That in itself is a dangerous strategy for the said business because the day the big client defaults, goes away or wakes up to the reality of the exploitation it's curtains.

The client may suffer the loss of service but the business will almost certainly go under. The balance of trade with the rest of the world, the balance of tariffs with the rest of the world is pushing this scenario.

TheStranger:
For a long time many countries have been fleecing the US through taxes and usaid

And disproportionate tariffs.

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.

It doesn't work that way. Imports will fall as prices rise and at some point American made goods will become competitive once more.

Watch out and see how revenues from the increased tariffs will be used by the US government to subsidize American companies and stimulate local productivity.

The question the rest of the world should be asking is. If you strip the US of all productivity where will the typical American get the money to buy the things you produce. Trade remains a balance. You should care for your customers just as much as you care for your shop. You should worry if your customer is going into increased, unsustainable debt. If he goes bust, you will go bust as well.

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.

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.

If insurance works this is the solution to worries about losses of any kind. If insurance can be brought to grassroots businesses with it comes sound mechanisms for loss prevention.

Nigeria. A gathering of people that cannot solve their collective problems, not even one.

Without restructuring, this country remains a mere gas giant..... unlivable.

My only concern about space, about what is over my head are NEO's. 47 light years away is too far to run to and too far to run into earth.

If leadership will not select subordinates stronger than it, why will the people elect leadership that is stronger than it's collective will.

What is democracy if not a battle for control of destinies.

Stop toying with your lives. You have only one, only one corporate experience on earth.
It is your choice how you want to live it.

Rather than lay emphasis on the initiator of the project, the sitting governor I think we should focus on the project itself, to laud it's potentials and support it's actualization, only then can it stand a chance of coming to pass.

In this part of the world we often elevate individuals above everything else. In politics and governance this is the leading cause of uncompleted projects, truncated visions and short term solutions.

We all know this project cannot be actualized in one political tenure so it is better not to nameplate it until completed or risk having it sidelined when the next leader ego trips away. Let us reserve our praises to posterity.

Once again I really do not desire to comment about Nigeria anymore as a social state but because when humanity is on the brink let me just hazard a suggestion.

160 years ago western United States looked exactly what much of Nigeria is as a state today, totally lawless. It was EVERYBODY for himself. No sense of civilisation, authority nor organisation. NO STRUCTURE.

It was the rule of the strong, the gun and the mob. Bandits ruled the highways, cowboys ruled the plains and the gunslinger, the fastest trigger man held the town captive and CAPTIVATED.

But soon the people got fed up with rebuilding their homes, their towns, their businesses and their cemeteries. And begun to ORGANIZE themselves into viable societies by establishing law enforcement and justice AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.

That gave birth to the now famous office of the SHERIFF, the Chief LAW man. That is law enforcement at the grassroots. They would hunt down criminals, bring them before the county judge and hold them in county jail or hang them on county stocks.

ORGANIZATION is the key to civilization, social viability, sustainability and prosperity.

Whatever that has held back the organisation of society down to the grassroots in Nigeria is what will prevent this country from ever developing.

Without restructuring Nigeria CAN NEVER develop. This is 26 years of unbroken so called democracy. Yet society has not moved an inch forward by whatever metrics of life or decent living. So it is much deeper than mere governance.

Prove me wrong that the black man is just not wired to organize himself into a viable, sustainable and prosperous society.

As copied from the first Edo Massacre post.

If Uromi County had a police service those folks will still be alive today. What will be ongoing will be investgation into the circumstances. What will be gained is valuable Intelligence and knowledge of the issues at hand.

Those folks will have had legal representation to prove their case and social order both in the locality and across Nigeria will be maintained.

But Nigeria PLC does not have any regards for order, we abhor proper working structures that have people live decent lives. And these failings may just eventually lead to the destruction of this country.