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ProgrammingRe: How To Charge 10x - 100x More Than The Average Nigerian (web) Programmer by stonemind(f): 3:35pm On Nov 12, 2014
lol Mr Americana god dey watch you through my IPhone 6+ HD camera oooo
PoliticsRe: How To Check Your Voter Registration Details Via SMS by stonemind(f): 11:06am On Nov 12, 2014
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RomanceRe: Pampering Of Guys/Ladies In Relationships-isnt It Disastrous? by stonemind(f): 5:26pm On Nov 11, 2014
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CelebritiesRe: 10 Most Beautiful Cakes Of Nigeria Celebrity Wedding by stonemind(f): 3:57pm On Nov 11, 2014
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PoliticsRe: Northern Governors To Collaborate With FG To Defeat Boko Haram [waking Up] by stonemind(f): 11:19am On Nov 11, 2014
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SportsRe: Vote For Vincent Enyeama As BBC African Footballer Of The Year 2014 by stonemind(f): 10:36am On Nov 11, 2014
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PoliticsRe: Rochas Declares For Presidency. by stonemind(f): 9:45am On Nov 11, 2014
Nichobabe:
Yes O! Free trade zones everywhere grin grin grin
lols
PoliticsRe: Rochas Declares For Presidency. by stonemind(f): 9:33am On Nov 11, 2014
I'm not a Christian nor an igbo man but I'll surely. vote rochas over buharrt and atiku any day anytime, just wanna see what it will be like to have an igbo man as a President
RomanceRe: Mr Nairaland - December 2014 [Nomination & Verification] by stonemind(f): 9:01am On Nov 10, 2014
I'm in.. the most handsome and cutest dude on nairaland
www.nairaland.com/stonemind
PhonesRe: Russians Take Down iPhone Statue Over Apple CEO's Gayness by stonemind(f): 4:32pm On Nov 07, 2014
Abba999:
I may look really young and sexy, but looks sometimes are deceptive... I am a happy single 41 years old beaury, with a 24years old daughter- married and a 21 years old man.

I like charming and strong boyz as u, kiss


...but please... stop tempting me here in the public.

sweetheart Am very sorry, is a "No" answer from me.
awçh that hurts, but we can still b friends naaw
PhonesRe: Russians Take Down iPhone Statue Over Apple CEO's Gayness by stonemind(f): 1:10pm On Nov 07, 2014
Abba999:
Darling....
Hmmmm!!!
c'mon cutie let's make this more bomberlistically... here is my bb pin 7E432818
BusinessNaira Falls To Record Low As Stocks Fall Most In World by stonemind(op): 11:10am On Nov 07, 2014
Nigeria’s naira fell to a record low against the
dollar and stocks declined the most among global
markets on speculation Africa ’s biggest economy
will devalue its currency for a second time since 2011
as oil prices tumbled.
“Foreign investors are exiting the market,” Pabina
Yinkere, head of research at Lagos-based Vetiva
Capital Management Ltd., said by phone. “They
don’t want to be stuck in Nigeria when the naira
will be devalued. The fall in the oil price has given
a challenging outlook to the economy.”
Nigeria, which relies on oil for 80 percent of
government revenue, is facing lower export earnings
as the average crude price among members of the
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
drops below $80 for the first time in four years
and the commodity falls into a bear market. The
central bank has run foreign-exchange reserves to a
three-month low to defend the naira and avoid
raising interest rates or devaluing the currency
before elections in February.
The Nigerian Stock Exchange All Share Index
(NGSEINDX) fell 4.1 percent the most since 2010.
The naira dropped as much as 2.7 percent, the
steepest depreciation in almost three years, before
trading at 170.02 per dollar as of 7:11 p.m. in Lagos.
The naira is trading at a discount of more than 6
percent than the upper limit of the official rate,
suggesting traders are betting on an imminent
devaluation. The central bank sells naira to
commercial lenders at 155 per dollar, plus or minus 3
percent, at regular auctions held Mondays and
Wednesday.
Previous Devaluation
Ibrahim Mu’azu, a spokesman for the Central Bank
of Nigeria, said in a text message today that he’s
not aware of any plan or decision to devalue the
currency. Finance Ministry spokesman Paul
Nwabuikwu said he couldn’t immediately comment.
The bank will continue to defend the naira,
Kingsley Moghalu, who stepped down as a deputy
governor yesterday, said by phone from Abuja.
Nigeria last devalued its currency in November 2011
by lowering the midpoint of the target band to 155
per dollar from 150 to support growth in Africa’s
biggest oil producer.
Twelve-month non-deliverable forwards dropped 2.5
percent to 194.43 per dollar today, signaling that
traders anticipate a further 12 percent depreciation in
a year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Since mid-September, the central bank has used
reserves to sell dollars outside of regular auctions
held Mondays and Wednesdays, according to
Standard Chartered Plc. The absence of central bank
intervention today exacerbated the currency’s
decline, said Gareth Brickman, an analyst at
Johannesburg-based ETM Analytics, by phone.
“They seem to be trying to tiptoe through this
period,” he said. “I expect they will be back in the
market when conditions are more favorable for them
and it looks less like they’re panic selling. The
market would soak up every last dollar if they did
that.”
Currency Defense
Morten Bugge, the chief investment officer at
Global Evolution AS, said the central bank has
enough foreign reserves to defend the naira and will
probably avoid devaluation before the general
election in February. While foreign-currency
reserves dropped to a three-month low of $38.3
billion, it is still enough to cover about seven
months of imports, according to data compiled by
Bloomberg. “The chance of devaluing it now is
close to none,” said Bugge, who oversees $2.3
billion emerging-market assets, including naira-
denominated bonds, by phone. “The market is
testing the central bank. The ball is in their court.”
Banned Payments
The central bank banned paying for some imports,
including electronics, generators and
telecommunications equipment, using foreign-
exchange bought at biweekly auctions, according to
a circular posted on the Abuja-based regulator’s
website today. It also issued rules to lenders on
accessing its standing deposit facility, according to
a separate notice.
“We’re seeing more foreign-exchange flexibility,”
Samir Gadio, head of Africa strategy at Standard
Chartered in London , said in e-mailed comments.
“Perhaps they do not want to burn FX reserves
unnecessarily. It’s a risky strategy though as the
market will now look for the topside of dollar-naira
and also because the lower rates will reduce the
incentive to hold naira fixed-income assets.”
Until recently, market participants were confident
the central bank would step in to strengthen the
naira if it weakened much below 165 against the
dollar, said Kunle Ezun, a strategist at Ecobank
Transnational Inc., by phone from Lagos.
“In the last couple of weeks, once the naira got to
166, we were sure they’d come in and calm the
market to send it back to about 165,” he said.
“They seemed comfortable around 165.”
In the stock market, Lafarge Africa Plc (WAPCO)
and Ashaka Cement Plc, makers of the building
material, fell 9.7 percent, leading decliners. Dangote
Sugar Refinery Plc (DANGSUGA) dropped to the
lowest since November 2012, while Oando Plc, a
crude producer, slipped 9.6 percent to the lowest in
more than five months. Lenders also slid, with
United Bank for Africa Plc decreasing to the
lowest since December 2012, while Sterling Bank Plc
fell the most since February 2013.
Oil prices extended losses after OPEC cut demand
forecasts and the European Central Bank said it is
ready to implement further stimulus measures.



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SportsRe: Musa, Enyeama, 23 Others Nominated For African Player Of The Year 2014 by stonemind(f): 10:55am On Nov 07, 2014
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SportsRe: Musa, Enyeama, 23 Others Nominated For African Player Of The Year 2014 by stonemind(f): 10:53am On Nov 07, 2014
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EducationRe: Does Undergraduate Course Of Study Really Matter? by stonemind(f): 10:48am On Nov 07, 2014
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PhonesRe: Russians Take Down iPhone Statue Over Apple CEO's Gayness by stonemind(f): 10:47am On Nov 07, 2014
Abba999:
It's called, pay-before-service.








... shocked I can't believe Am the one saying this! lipsrsealed
hehehehehe lolsss jst confess you wanna make me your magga

why can't we continue the talking on bbm?
EducationRe: Nlng Post Graduate Scholarship 2015 by stonemind(f): 10:44am On Nov 07, 2014
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PhonesRe: Russians Take Down iPhone Statue Over Apple CEO's Gayness by stonemind(f): 10:25am On Nov 07, 2014
Abba999:
OK, send it first. Then, I'll tender my resignation for U!
naaaaaaah I dnt do business that way pretty.
PhonesRe: Russians Take Down iPhone Statue Over Apple CEO's Gayness by stonemind(f): 10:08am On Nov 07, 2014
Abba999:
shocked
Hhmmm!!!
huh
lipsrsealed
babe talk naaa
PoliticsSpace Bookers Association Of Nairaland by stonemind(op): 10:01am On Nov 07, 2014
this is a dedicated thread for my fellow Nairaland members, pls introduce yourselves!

PoliticsRe: Labour Party Accuses APC Of Plotting To Destabilise Nigeria by stonemind(f): 9:37am On Nov 07, 2014
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PhonesRe: Delivered Read Messages On Whatsapp Now Indicate With BLUE Double Mark by stonemind(f): 6:24pm On Nov 06, 2014
EMEKA1MILLION:
is that baba Ijebu number u sent to lady s?
yes sir
baba ijebu is my saviour ooo
PhonesRe: Russians Take Down iPhone Statue Over Apple CEO's Gayness by stonemind(f): 5:38pm On Nov 06, 2014
Abba999:
YES, give it to me. cheesy grin kiss
and what will you give in return?
PhonesRe: Delivered Read Messages On Whatsapp Now Indicate With BLUE Double Mark by stonemind(f): 5:29pm On Nov 06, 2014
but wait oo what about me that is using iPhone 6+?/i haven't noticed anything





this is a screen shot of my android

CelebritiesRe: Pictures From DJ Cuppy's House Warming Party by stonemind(f): 10:52pm On Nov 04, 2014
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