₦airaland Forum

My advice is this Ribadu should travel without a convoy and orderly by road from FCT to Lokoja and let's see if he will back to say this again
Let him say this in Uromi, Benue, Lokoja and in the criks of the 36 state including FCT where kidnapping happened in the daylight if he won't be linched.
APC and their supporters are totally disconnected from the reality

TimmyA:
And the surplus has been embezzled

Ogbeni be calming down I am not also a fan of PBAT but CBN did well on this, and the problem with PBAT is that he has good policies with long-term gain but lacks effective short term goals and objectives which is not good for development, and might jeopardize the long-term gain of his policies.

The truth is most guys are tired of Nigerian women and their mentality. And all these Nigerian men who are reluctant to marry at 30 will gladly marry ladies from other countries at any given opportunity .
Even the married one are tired they are just struggling with the pains from marrying an average woke and entitled Nigerian lady. That's why most married Nigerian men die b4 their time.
My take is this make enough money in your 20s or early 30s then look for a babe from other African countries to marry just like how most Nigerian male celebrities are currently doing

chukxie:
Do you know the Chinese have had existing tariffs on quite a number of American products?
BYD is better than Tesla? Have you ever driven either cars before? FOXCONN is a Taiwanese multinational company that directly employs thousands of workers in China. Do you honestly think the company can be instructed by God-knows-who to turn off the tap on Apple and the US? Think again. Have you ever heard of something called De minimize rule? This rule allows one shipment of goods (per person, per day) from China valued at or under $800 to enter the U.S. free from duty and import taxes.The loopholes in de minimis rule helped Chinese e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu to aggressively expand in the US, and flooding the country with often outrageously cheap, and substandard products thereby threatening the existence of American companies such as Amazon, Walmart etc. Does China have a reciprocal de minimis rule for America? Your answer is as good as mine! Do you have any idea what the trade deficit between America and China is? The US is running a trade deficit with China - the difference between what it imports and exports - of $295bn in 2024. That's a considerable trade deficit, equivalent to around 1% of the US economy. How fair is that? Trump (I'm not a fan of his) wants his country to be great again. He also wants his country not to be taken advantage of by nations that exploit its systems. Every country is out to protect themselves; put themselves first. And that's exactly what Trump is doing.

And every political literate knows that Taiwan is a Chinese state. FYI FOXCON gets 80% of the rear earth metals that's used for making chips and IC components from Northern China And as for Tesla the product is only predominantly in the America and China while BYD has spread across Africa and major Continental markets

ChenHao23:
And you think you are smarter than Trump and his economic team

And you think that Trump and his economic team are smarter than most public affairs analyst and reknown economics prof from different universities around the world. Even Elon had to called Trump trade advisor a slowpoke in one of his tweets. Trump only acted on emotions and ego not considering that the US is living in past its glory and the end of an erra is near. No empire can live forever the Almighty Babylon, Rome , Greek etc fell and so it's for the US

If something destroys America then it's greed . Like play like play toks go dey enter US from Mexico borders bcs those American big for nothing box won't take Americans anywhere. OBJ did something like this in the 1970s that killed the manufacturing powes of Nigeria (when he created the indigenous business decree ) and today the manufacturing sector in Nigeria has died a natural death and Nigerians now optin for toks.

Chonchin:
You’re just making things up. India being part of BRICS doesn’t mean anything to US/Indian trade relations. India is the 7th largest trading partner of the US. The US is the number one trading partner to India not Russia. Modi the prime minister of India was at the White House last month to kiss Trump ring. BRIC is a toothless dog

BRICS is made for a day like this and are only waiting for a moment like this to strike and Trump fell in the trap . The BRICS are economy powerhouse in their continent and no other countries can do without any of them. If BRICS nation dump the USD for bilateral trade did you know the US dollars will lose its dominance like how the pounds lost its in the post WW2 . If you follow the global economy and history you will know that America has just destroyed itself

SeaTrade:
America is denying China its market bros,
It is almost useless to have large production capacity without offtakers.
Na BRICS want buy $450B goods from China YoY?

Shey nah US wan buy an when most European countries, Africans, South Americans now prefer made in China when last did you see made in USA . The US is living on past glory it's no longer business as usual

Chonchin:
You need to be up to date on your news. Apple has said this morning they’re moving production to India. Wait for other companies to follow. Dey there

Na so e dey take easy, India is part of BRICS so apple will need to trade with Indian in Rupees and secondly India is also affected by the tarrif and they will possibly follow the Chinese way by imposing almost 34% tarrif on US products. It's a win win situation for China as we speak

Chonchin:
Time will tell after every factory move out of china to evade tariffs

You say, okay they will move out to just to satisfy the US which is on 4% of the global trade whereby the BRICS nation made 56% and with the likes of Nigeria becoming a major member soon expect them to make 65-70%
. Nobody is moving out of China anytime soon even the US companies like Apple and Boeing who has their major production line in China. And most investors won't trust a bully Trump with their business again

SeaTrade:
You do know the tarrifs is to make the bolded useless right?

They play the tariffs will only affect the US consumers did you know that BRICS makes up the 56-60% of world trade while the US is 4% . Even Elon musk called Trump trade advisor a slowpoke. The US is living in the past the world economy has changed even SA (South Africa) doesn't give a bleep about the US sanctions bcs they are major stake holders among the BRICS. The reality is that the end of US empire and dominance has come

Saladdin:
Now this is someone with sense and decorum talking.

Some comments made earlier made me believe that either Nairaland has been invaded by bots and paid Western agents or some people choose to be deliberately stupid.

One even stated that Africa will dump Chinese goods. Dump them for whose goods exactly?
China is the reason most Africans now own a smartphone and use sophisticated gadgets.

But some goats on this forum would prefer to support the West, who have never hidden their disdain for us or China. Very unreasonable set of people.

Spot on the West is living on old glory even the US can't survive without China . China is 20yrs ahead of the US and has prepared enough for this type of action from the US. Trump has just exposed how weak the US has become imagine Xi Jiping not giving a fvck about the US it's even Trump that's replying himself since when this started

RaySimran:
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>China depend heavily on export

>US would feel it harder if China retaliate (which of course they will)

>US has the capability of locking in an build up to ward off the effect, it'll only take a few months

>China lost it biggest trade partner

>Chinese massive production dwindled, cause their biggest buyer went self sufficient

>Their economy tanked

>China losses

Wake up to reality it will take years for the US to shift their manufacturing lines and besides when last did you personally buy made in America.. we all know that US products are expensive (iPhone for example) , and with what Trump just did most countries will never trust the US again. China has everything for it survival and has already prepared FYI the Chinese launched Boeing rival the Comac C919 in 2019 (All components were internally made from scratch). Trump has failed on this China is the new unofficial world leader

Trump is pained to the marrow China is a self sufficient state unlike others and can easily do away with the US but the US can't survive without the Chinese. Investors prefer to manufacture their stuff in China because of cheap labor and almost tax free regime which is not obtainable in the US. (e.g. The likes of Innoson won't go to the US for their spares even big company like Boeing can't build aircraft engines without the Chinese components, Apple will make almost no profit if it tries to shift its production line to the US )
The US should wake to reality that the global economy has taken a new face
Take it or leave it China is 20 yrs ahead of everyone including the US . Just imagine that they have launched their homemade aircraft since 2019 Comac C919 which is even rumored to be better, cheaper than Boeing that's crashes almost every year(all parts were built from scratch which is not obtainable anywhere), China has also taken over the EV industry with the arrival of BYD ( a cheaper and more durable alternatives to Tesla). All it takes China is to instruct FoxCon (major chip and manufacturer for iPhone and Boeing) and other IC companies to stop every business dealing with the US companies then the US will be done for in a few months

What efontery so Ibadan is now also a no-man's-land .. Yorubas are just yo tolerance, the North can take this shit bcs even inside their mosque Yoruba Muslims are considered as infidels and won't be allowed to lead any prayer

Namaster:
This is the DUMBEST man that ever dumbed!

He's a US Citizen with a US Passport and he's BITCHING about NOT getting a Nigerian Passport.

Absolute MADNESS!

For context, the US Passport can travel to 186 countries in the world WITHOUT Visa. The Nigerian Passport can only travel to 44, mostly African, countries WITHOUT Visa.

Owning a US Passport and still bitching about not getting a Nigerian passport is like standing in a SPRING of sparkling water and still begging for PUREWATER.

It's MADNESS!

Nland kid have spoken Nigeria is the largest market in Africa to the extent that MTN the biggest telecom in Africa can't survive without Nigeria . Any business that must thrive in Africa must have a strong presence here and for that to happen easily you must at least be a citizen . That's why big Asians Oglicharch strife to get Nigeria passports

Wike Nightmare have spoken

Righteousness2:
The War of the Superpowers: Bombers and Tariffs

Anyone who analyzes Trump’s tariffs through the lens of "cost of living" or "the stock market" is deluding themselves. The world is changing. The future of nations will not hinge on cost-of-living metrics or stock indices in Tel Aviv and New York but on military, industrial, and technological power. This is the war of the superpowers—the defining trend. There’s a direct link between the US, the European Union, China, and jihadists in the Middle East.

The studios, commentators, journalists, and politicians don’t grasp that the world is shifting. We’re entering a war of superpowers where every misstep or act of arrogance courts destruction. The ultimate aim is control and balance.

Now, an explanation of tariffs and the War of Nations:

1. America’s Core Conflict:
The supreme struggle is with China. Europe was meant to compete alongside the US as part of the democratic world but has failed against industrial China and military Russia. For the free world’s sake, industries must return to America and pro-American nations—like India and Israel—that value life.
The American economy thrives on technology, not industry. Europe has drained industries from the US, not wealth. America’s stock market is dominated by tech giants, while Europe leans on industry. If the American consumer suffers, Europe will collapse entirely.

2. Europe’s Dependency:
Britain, France, and all of Europe lack a right to exist without the US. Without it, Europe would bow to Turkey, cower before Russia, and see the Mediterranean, the Straits of Gibraltar, and even the Vatican threatened by ISIS, just as the Houthis disrupted the Red Sea.

3. Tariffs as Strategy:
Tariffs are a geostrategic move. Just as Trump positioned bombers over Iran, he’s placing economic "bombers" over Europe’s economy.
Trump—a president hounded by the Deep State, survivor of an assassination attempt—faces a post-Biden world. Without urgent change, the free world will perish.

4. Economic Illusions:
The American economy is a bluff; Europe’s is an even bigger one. Birth rates are plummeting, debts are soaring. Germany, Britain, and France obsess over climate issues and stay silent as their debt-ridden economies falter, with Muslims now the largest minority. The "Free Palestine" slogan is propaganda that exposes the monstrous consequences of Europe’s open gates.

5. A New World Order:
America has no inherent right to its current global political and economic dominance. A new order must emerge. Is this America’s fault? Superpowers don’t dwell on guilt or apologies—they seek control.
Post-World War II support for Europe stemmed from its role as a US proxy against the Soviet Union. But the Soviet Union is gone, and Russia poses neither an economic nor a direct political threat to the US. China is the true economic and political rival. Europe, meanwhile, is not just an industrial competitor but an economic liability. Alliances are always temporary in history. Why not bolster India and Israel instead?

6. Long-Term Vision:
Trump is "destroying the economy"? Hardly. He’s thinking 100 years ahead. The future lies with India, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, and Africa—not with nations debating climate and gender in parliament while committing slow suicide.

7. Warning to Israelis in Europe:
Return home now. You’re gambling with fire for cheap cherries. The EU is a debt-ridden economy that can’t meet industrial or security demands. France, the EU’s number-two economy, could trigger a collapse of the EU and the euro if it fails. Living in the Czech Republic, Spain, Portugal, or Greece? You’re not safe. You’re tied to France’s fate. At best, assets and finances will be nationalized; at worst, anti-Semitism will erupt in the streets.
Unlike 2008, when Germany bailed out Greece (a small player), no one will save France. Poverty will hit hard, bringing wars, anti-Semitism, and Islamism. Assets will be seized, taxes will skyrocket, and conscription orders will follow.
There aren’t enough El Al planes to rescue everyone.

8. ISRAEL'S Moment:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is stepping into the most critical event for Israel since World War II—and the most significant for the free world in a century: joint planning with the US president to shape a new world aligned with America’s vision. This is an unprecedented moment our history.

9. Netanyahu’s Objectives:
- Prevent a nuclear Iran.
- Define a zonal border with Turkey in Syria.
- Secure territorial changes in Judea and Samaria, Gaza, southern Lebanon, and parts of Syria.
- Forge a trade agreement with the US.
- Deepen military partnership.
- Finalize the Abraham Accords.

10. The Age of Great Powers:
We’re in an era of superpower warfare, allied with the most powerful nation in human history. ISRAEL is well-positioned but must remain patient. The stakes are high, and errors on this vast map are unforgivable.

Good luck to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. If his meeting with the US president succeeds, ISRAEL will enter a new, unprecedented era for the better.

(Topaz Ram)

Egbon this is not a Bible class Trump has failed woefully on this did you know the meaning of fighting someone who doesn't give a fvck about your existence whereby it even take you to be the one replying your self. I can bet with my left balls that Xi won't give a fvck even if the tarrif is 1000%

optimusprime2:
At this rate The Chinese Yuan will be forced to be revalued ...

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

Trump is pained bcs China is doing even better with more tariffs . Trump failed on this one he just exposed how less important the US have become than China in the global trade, the US stock has fallen even though the Asia stock traded low but the US NASDAQ was the lowest and even US Oglicharch like Elon and Mark are lamenting. Take it or live it China is the new official world power the US dominance is over and it remains in the North America only

Subsidy is gone and our debt servicing keeps growing , external reserve is shrinking. It will only take a stupid man to defend this government

techaboki:
Some people work na to wake up everyday de find bad news to use discredit Nigeria.

All of us don agree say this country no fit better, but make Una fvck off with this inferiority complex

As far as I know, Nigeria never change much from how e be when I know am in the early 2000s

The only problem with Nigeria as today na insecurity. E just too bad.

Every other indices never change

You lied bcs far back in 2000 ever pre 2015 Nigerians can live better with what they earn, I worked in a factory where I earned 25k in 2012 and I can tell you that I live better and comfortably bcs I can easily by foods, even transport myself and still save imagine then when a bag of rice was 7500 and cartons of noodles is not even up to 3k Tfare to & from 150 Naira daily and small Gen 6500, petrol was not even up to 100 Naira. Can anyone survive with the same amount now. Stop living in denial Nigeria has detoriate and has become worse than what it used to be. Nigerians can no longer live comfortably on whatever they earn, imagine a country where the minimum wage can't even by a bag of rice (b4 Nigerians can afford 1 or 2 bags of rice with the minimum wage and even live a moderate life)

All I see is a decipline man who is aware of his forthcoming greatness. He might be Akpabiolized in the future if he doesn't curtail the babe and be tagged a public rapist. Any man who will be great must avoid the other gender excess imagine Natasha just opening Akpabio file of 2021 when he became the SP

Angelfrost:
If it comes down to it being in EPL, Osimhen should absolutely avoid Chelsea and Man United... If he knows what's good for him.

Arsenal is where he will shine and further pad up his stats. That's if he is fine with not winning major trophies.

As long as he syncs well with Mbappe and Bellingham, he will certainly shine at Bernabeu.

He will be benched or made to follow their shadow, V09 will be good enough to compete with Mbape and Bellingham in Arsenal considering the presence consistent form of Arsenal

VO9 should Learn from Song transfer to Barca and Adebayor to Madrid if he knows what is good for him he will ignore Madrid like a plaque. He has a better future with the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal or even Man U. And can still compete with the likes of Mbape for World best if he comes to a more exposed league like EPL.

It would have been Wike but he sold out his birthright for APC morsel... PO is the only viable and popular Southern man and if PO join the coalition Tinubu and APC fall will be loud and might be the worst defeat in the Nigeria election history

Reno finally got a job

Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gun powder Nigeria will be divided it's just a matter of time . And the North should know that the business will no longer be what it was in 1967 the North will be grounded this time around

Trump is on its way to collapse the US economy he will soon hear from BRICS. By the time the US dollars is retired and everyone learned how to do away without the US . E.g TikTok has taken the place of FB & IG, BYD taking the EV industry, Deepseek AI taking control of AI industry and stylishly the over bloated chip industry by the US. America collapse will be louder than the old Babylon

huptin:
Yar adua inherited $3bn he did not reduce any debt, neither did he take any!

We had 20B debt as at March 2007 and Yaradua was sworn in around then and by 2007 DEC our debt is 3B . Though OBJ tried by at least clearing our debt to crown it all PDP is way better at managing Nigeria economy unlike APC whereby our debt keeps growing with nothing to show for it