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Angelfrost:
Lol... What they never tell you is that they are relocating back to Nigeria with a Blue passport which they can always use to fly back or to any other nation at the slightest chance or need.


I know at least 6 of such people talking about relocating back to Nigeria...!

It is not difficult to understand why they would want to do that... I mean, who wouldn't?!!

With what they have saved up, they can actually live comfortably anywhere in Nigeria without stress.

Most of the Nigerians they left behind to move abroad years ago can't afford to live such lives in the same country.

It's okay to come back to Naija for the sake of familiarity and native comforts, but can we stop pretending that this nation became better after you left?!! Or that you are not returning far better than when you left.

Generally speaking all nations are on a decline and as someone said the world is on a tipping edge. It's expected to return better so that you can make your contribution to the country. Such individuals should be commended rather than the unnecessary arguments we always put forward in our defense of their relocation. Many returnees have made tremendous impact on the economy of the country.

ask4bk:
The problem is not about over sub.... They themselves confirmed it's because of NCC that are not letting in new subscribers

If the NCC told them to stop accepting new subscribers that will be a good move, because the service is subpar compared to other countries so adding more subscribers will make it worse. The last time I checked you have to be on a waitlist which is common when they're out of capacity.

ask4bk:
I love how you stated they approved it by mistake. Nigeria doesn't like what is good for her citizens. When they finally saw that Nigerians even in rural places can now be productive with starlink they realised their mistake and now trying to frustrate and kick them away to make Nigerians suffer.

Even at 75k, starlink has no competition in terms of value of money and service.

Also, never you say starlink can't go. They themselves said it in their dezember message to everyone that if the NCC does not come up to a good compromise with them, they will leave the Nigerian market.

Why do you guys always like false narratives. As at last year Nigeria was the only Africa country with ground stations. Starlink underestimated the market and poor planning led to traffic congestion. There's a lot of work going on in the Nigerian infrastructure and the African market. If they're planning to leave, they won't be spending more money on upscaling.
Kuiper is on track and will also be in the Nigeria market. OneWeb is gradually expanding and already in the African market.

dustmalik:
Starlink has introduced Gen3 V4 kit to the Nigerian market, but yet to open up residential registration. Only those in areas where business plans are still available for registration can get it for now.

The NCC needs to come to a compromise with Starlink soon, this thing has dragged long enough.

What did the NCC do? Starlink is oversubscribed and it only makes sense to stop accepting new subscribers. They are actively working on their ground station & PoP. Unnecessary hype about the Gen3 kits, no significant difference in terms of speed. After the expansion, things will improve.

panafrican:
What would happen if each so-called developed country imposes 100 % tariffs on any other developed country ?

Decreases productivity, increase in prices, world economy goes into recession.

basilico:
They can build them in America. And still build others for the rest of the world in China

Unfortunately American doesn't have what it takes to manufacture iPhones and if it did it will be more than that amount.

Iweakbro:
How about goods imported by the Chinese, who bears the tariff? Isn't it their consumers? Everyone will get hurt.

You're right. Tariffs imposed by the Chinese govt will be borne by the Chinese. The advantage they have is they depend less on the US. I hope you get it.

Chienex24:
I pity you people that think US currency becoming the global currency after becoming a global power is cheating. Let us not go into what brought them into power after world war 1 and 2, and how they channelled this power to institutions so they can reach out to countries in need of aid and help them out. China is what it is today because it benefited from the so called "global dollar" you are condemning. Maybe Hitler could have won so every country in the world will be subject to them and and pay them taxes.

You need to understand how currency works. Read about what happened in 1973 and why that was done. You should understand that no tangible asset is backing the USD. That's why it's called fiat currency. That's what the US have used to their advantage. When you understand these foundational and historical narratives, you'll understand that the US is taking advantage of the world via it's USD.

Chienex24:
Go and look at the tarrifs imposed on US products coming to their countries, and you will be shocked, including Nigeria. No wonder goods imported from USA are more expensive and that is why most traders prefer the Chinese market.

Also, the American consumers will bear the brunt, which will discourage purchase of foreign products and services, and boost local production... Basic Economics

1. Those numbers are made up. Don't easily get carried away.
2. The issue is not about being expensive. Tariffs are used to protect local markets.
3. The EU exports machinery and vehicles, chemicals to the US.
4. A trade surplus doesn't necessary means a health economy. China has a trade surplus of about 1 trillion USD but doesn't have the best economy. A trade deficit also doesn't mean a bad economy.
5. True the American consumers will bear the brunt, in few cases it will discourage some foreign products but that is not true for majority of goods and services. For example the US imports about 99% of coffee because it doesn't it, a tariff on coffee means consumers will spend more because there's no local alternative.
No US city have what it takes to manufacture an iPhone so no matter the tariff, the consumers will just keep suffering. The same is true for many good and services.
It's not as straight as you think sir.

Treadway:
I'm making an educated guess that it won't get to that. Everyone will have to come to the negotiation table sooner than later, which I believe is the whole point of all this gragra wey DJT dey do. As they say, the end justifies the means.

I'm tempted to align with your logic. Let's see how the script plays out.

Iweakbro:
Ignorance speaking. If a cup of tomatoes is $10 in the US and an Asian cup of tomatoes is $6. When 100% tariffs are implemented, the Asian tomatoes will cost $12.

Why do you think used imported cars to Nigeria cost more despite being sold in the US and other countries for a little above $1k or less depending on the make and specs? Because of the tariffs placed on those goods.

Why don't you calm down and learn bros. The guy was teaching you because you're getting it all wrong. About 4 months ago, I pay 2k on 20k worth of goods from China, now the tariff on 20k goods is $13,400. My consumers are complaining that my goods are very expensive because I pass the cost to them. The tariff doesn't hurt China because the price of the goods is the same. The tariff hurts US consumers.

Cars are expensive in Nigeria because of the tariffs on cars by the Nigerian government. The Nigerian consumers bear the burden. The same applies to all countries.

maasoap:
Tariff is to discourage imports. Developing nations need it but if developed nations like USA think they too need it, no problem.
The countries like Nigeria that charge high tariffs on imports (including imports from USA), their citizens are the ones bearing the brunt which means USA citizens are the ones who will be bearing all these new tariffs increment on USA imports.

As simple as this is, 99% of Nairalanders don't understand it. Disposable income will reduce.

santaclaws:
See bro, I totally understand. I'm a business major and I know all about tariffs, b.o.t and trade protectionism. The tariffs you're talking about, at the end of the day, would be paid by the Americans themselves, not even China. The only benefit they'd derive is in the long run cos introducing tariffs, which leads to an increase in the cost of imported goods, doesn't automatically mean that local alternatives would be sought, especially if the price and quality is comparable (assuming there are even local alternatives for those imported goods).

The fact is that the US, under Trump, use their own economic standpoint (in light of their economic aspirations) as a yardstick for key decisions and they don't want to know if other countries are ok with it or not - this is in fact what Trump has been doing.

Another thing is Trump's modus operandi, he is too arrogant and doesn't engage in diplomacy when making decisions. The EU, China and NAFTI countries aren't insane to allow them walk over them just like that. International trade is a blend of business and politics, some things are just not acceptable.

You are indeed a business major. They are just many issues with the supposed tariffs. The tariffs charged to the U.S. include currency manipulation and trade barriers which show those numbers were made up based on his feeling for that day.
The US hardly produce coffee (about 1%) but is the world's largest consumer of coffee, so it means American consumers will pay more for coffee. No country imposes blanket tariffs on imports. Tariffs should be based on comparative advantage with the utmost benefit to the consumers.

blamingthedevil:
Let me share some insight with you—manufacturing is no longer a competitive advantage for America. The U.S. simply can't compete in this sector anymore and should instead focus on maintaining its edge in services. Even if a 100% tariff is imposed by Trump, goods manufactured in Asia would still be cheaper than those produced in the U.S. Curious to know why?

Kudos. This is what most people don't understand. Trade should be on the basis of comparative advantage.

Ernchibyke:
Pls I need clarification
How can a country that slams upto a 50% tariff on US imported goods be crying fowl that the US retaliated by imposing half(25%) of what those countries slammed on them.

Pls economist help

No country places a blanket tariff on imported items. Tariffs hurts everyone except the govt. It stifles trade.
The US consumers will spend less on those items because they'll become more expensive.

Treadway:
please do not compare Trump with the lifeless Buhari or the arrogant and vapid emperor you have as your presido.

While Trump is rambunctious and I also prefer a little more tact, his game play is pretty obvious so far. He will not commit to a trade war. All he has been making so far are threats of it since January ooo, and it's all in a bid to shake things up and renegotiate. Better than stupid moves laced with lies, deception and propaganda that goes nowhere and produces no result.

He will show results that ALL will see. He did well in his first term, bar his 'public' handling/utterances during COVID....and even then it was thanks to this same Trump that a vaccine was produced in record time.

He is a smart man, not the brainless sinister maradona politicians we have in our country. He hasn't gone to France or UK for check up🤣

It shouldn't be at the detriment of small businesses. There are better ways to negotiate. A small business owner who imports goods of 20k from China pays 2k in tariffs 4 months ago. Now he pays $13k in tariffs. Sourcing local is more expensive and there are supply challenges. The end user bears all this and then when it's unsustainable the small business dies.
Tariffs is about comparative advantage, the current approach is flawed.

Leonardo4:
Vietnam has tarrif of 90%, Lesotho 99%, indonesia 64$. Most of Africa is higher than 50%
Just go check the table

The table doesn't give the "true tariffs." The tariffs charged to the U.S. include currency manipulation and trade barriers.

Helpout12345:
He will keep his mouth only on his country politics next time.

I don't understand entitlement mentality of some people.

Those countries are also free to cancel Elon's visa too. Visa is a privilege and a country can cancel it for any reason including politics.

Lectures failed me in school because I challenged them in class
Nairaland banned/restricted my account several times for disagreeing with the mods.

What kind of humans do we have today? Those that cower in fear because of consequences?
Our reasoning and intellectual faculties should be suppressed and we should turn to zombies?

True, a visa is a privilege, not a right. Countries have the sovereign authority to grant or deny visas based on their immigration laws and policies. It should be based on objective criteria and not personal disagreement or politics. Freedom is a fundamental principle of American society. The U.S. was founded on ideals of liberty, democracy, and individual rights.

Akpakomiza2:
Oga, you don't know what you are saying. You PDP keep doing the wrong thing expecting different results. What the tribunal decided is based on supreme court rulings. You must call witnesses to speak to documents or evidence tendered in court. It is a settled law that you cannot interpret documents you didn't make. To prove overvoting, you need Bvas itself plus inec register and only inec are the ones that can be called which you failed to.
The supreme court has rubbished irev results and you are still depending on irev instead of your own agents copies? Can you see the nonsense.
You cannot bring a machine like bvas and dump it at the court without operating it and showing it to the tribunal how it affected the results. So you where expecting the judges to operate bvas and start searching for evidences for you? Better go and rest

One of the problems we have is that people don't read. We don't follow the proceedings and don't understand what it takes to upturn an election at the tribunal. I was interested in the case because I wanted to see how AI would present his case but was disappointed in AI's legal team considering the fact that he's an experienced lawyer. When the parties adopted their final briefs of argument, I knew the case was over.
Petitioners must always remember that "A petitioner must succeed on the strength of his case and not on the weakness of the defense".

Kobojunkie:
1. 🤔

2. What you described there sounds more like stewpidity of the utmost kind to me. 🫤

3. Well, you happen to be in the minority given the reality of life and living for many raised by Nigerian parents.

4. Lol... Love🫤

It's the power of love Kobo. There have been many real-life incidents where husbands risked their lives to save their wives and vice versa.

In 2017 Las Vegas shooting, Sonny Melton, shielded his wife, Heather, from gunfire and died in the process.

In 2013 Boston bombing, James Costello was injured in the bombing but used his body to shield his then-girlfriend (now wife), Krista D’Agostino and they later married.

In August 2020, Mark Rapley punched a shark repeatedly until it let go of his wife Chantelle’s leg

My cousin's babe (from US and only child) defied all orders to live with him in a riverine city in Nigeria despite her influential background.

While I was hiking along a certain trail, I put my life on the line to save a kid from a bear attack.

I don't have issue with transactional sex if that's what I want, I don't have issues with friends with benefits if that's what I desire and I'll roll with a sugarmum if it tickles my fantasy but when it comes to marriage it's 100% commitment. That commitment on both parties creates a unique bond that makes you willing to do anything for the other party.

By the way do you hike? I was shocked to see LakeShore Trail as your location.

shettubargo:
Please whats the latest concerning family vacation travel from Nigeria to Disneyland?

Do you plan travelling to Disney?

Kobojunkie:
A system that has failed should be done away with not encouraged. The marriage property system of our ancestors did not work during their time for the majority and will definitely not work in this current era of ours. Whatever values where attached to it all turned meaningless in the end, if you will agree.

2. Loveless? Exactly how do you go about concretely defining love abeg? And how do you determine the number of marriages it applied to back in the days as opposed to today?

Anyways, I disagree as far as the loveless conclusion of yours. Marriage has always been a sort of business agreement between families/couples. Love is a relatively new idea that has yet to be concretely defined as far as marriage relationships are concerned.

It has failed because of our pre-conceived ideas, understanding, media, training experiences, etc.
Marriage is not about property and the fact that properties continues to be an issues points to a deeper problem. I stated earlier that humans by nature are selfish.

Love has no basic definition but it's evident by actions. There have been many individuals who literally took their lives to save others and that should be a norm for couples. If I love you, I'll die for you. I hope you get the definition.

Again, the psych of our generation has changed. I grew in a close-knit family where love and happiness thrived and we were taught to be selfless and observant. I also witnessed the euphony and harmony between many beautify couples. While I cannot change the way others live their lives, I am in control of my life and know what I want. Some couples have approached me for counselling and some have witnessed the magic that love can have on their relationships. Life should not be faked.

Kobojunkie:
Does this not equally apply to men who purchase properties in their name without indicating their wife as co-owner of the property? If you listen to the video, the narrator indicated that the man had a house in his name --- no mention of his wife being co-owner.

I was not exonerating any sex. I've blamed men more for failed marriages because many failed to show love, leadership and being exemplary. This in-turn have created a generation of loveless couples that have made marriages to be a charade. There was a marriage.

Helpout12345:
My analysis and believe about marriages and relationships are based on what is obtainable in today's world. Today's women are different from women of 4 decades and beyond.

So, we Men need to change our mentality as well. DON'T do community or marital properties with any woman because today's women will NEVER do it with you if they have money more than you.

Men should STOP marrying down. Men should marry ladies close to them in status. STOP marrying liabilities as women so that you as the man don't have to use only your money to sustain the family and the liability of a "wife".

It has more to do with values and not status. We live in a selfish world and that has infiltrated into our marriages. If you can't do marital properties with your spouse what's the essence of getting married in the first instance? I see that as self-deception.

Samantha125:
My husband and I are already married out of community of property, meaning what is his, it's his and vice versa... No stress...😃😃😃

We're trying to avoid instances like this one.

I have no issues with your choice but it baffles me that you keep your properties separate while your "privates" are shared with abandon. There was a marriage.

fergie001:
Well, if heads don't roll for this, then there is no hope with Kekere-Ekun as CJN.

I can't fault or support the judgement because we haven't seen the facts, but snippets show that all three judges agreed there was substantial non-compliance by INEC, where they differed was in the computation.
We will see how it goes after tomorrow.

Did you read the brief by the petitioners? It is laughable that the petitioners couldn't prove it's case. This is weaker case than what happened in Ogun.

justwise:
Dr Kelvin Alaneme will be panicking now

Kelvin is in California and runs his thing. It has to take a BBC journalist to unravel the rot in the UK immigration system which is widely known. The home office cannot absolve itself from this mess. It is mind boggling how an unknown company would issue over a thousand COS in a year without an audit on their books. Let's see how the case is handled.

MindHacker9009:
Equifax to pay up to $700m to settle data breach!

Equifax Execs Resign; Security Head, Mauldin, Was Music Major
Departing Equifax chief security officer Susan Mauldin was a college music major, according to a now private profile, fueling scrutiny of the credit bureaus.

When there are computer science and software engineering degree holders with certificates in security and good knowledge of cyber security. That's the problem with tech when they say anyone can work in tech this allows those with connections to get tech jobs they are not qualified for. Well hackers will continue to make a public show of these organisations till they learn to get only those who are qualified for tech roles.

This was in 2017 and it had nothing to do with her Music major. She was qualified for the role. Programmers and engineers were actually responsible for the breach.

koondog:
Three things you can do.

1) Remove the account from your credit
Contact the credit bureaus in Canada, report the account as fraud. They may seek police report but most will remove it within 30 days. This is a normal occurrence. If they need police report, just complete the form simply as "fraudulent account." Don't add anything more. The reason is fraudulent account can mean many things from identity theft, to consigning for someone whose intent was to ghost and defraud you, which is your case. Once they remove the account, credit reports will block it from reporting.

2) Gangster move - repossess the car
Yes you have right to repossess it since you are on the loan. Work with a repossession company, repossess the car and park it in your garage. Tell them they have two options, sell the car and payoff the loan or refinance it alone.

3) Legal
Since you are the cosigner, you are still liable for the debt if they default and can be sued too. So, if you want to save yourself from that, file a lawsuit, provide evidence of them ghosting you and missed payments, which is causing you undue hardship. The judge will relieve you from the contract and send the lender a copy, or force him to return the car

That is an account that you agreed to be responsible for the debt so it cannot be reported as fraud. It will be fraudulent to report such as fraud.
Fraud involves forgery or identity theft which was not the case in this instance.

fergie001:
I have read that 2006 judgement, Fubara does not have the locus because by law, he isn't signing the cheque in Rivers.

However, any Governor can proceed to the Supreme Court to test its constitutionality and join both Fubara & the new administrator as parties to the suit.

I made same observation here earlier...
https://www.nairaland.com/8373114/rivers-national-assembly-duly-consulted/2#134605407

I read your observation and you're being bitten by the bug that you love so much.

It's easy for us to pick and choose our debates based on our affiliations and/or understanding on the issues.
In established democracies we've had judges deferring to doctrines of necessity.
The constitution is silent on the extraordinary measures that the president can exercise under a state of emergency. The const fails to streamline when and how a SoE can be declared and what the president can do in invoking such powers. So, whether a SA can be appointed or not is arguable. Such lacuna is what's putting food in the mouth of constitutional lawyers.

The SC will define the parameters of the presidential powers under this section. There's a reason I tell others that the president of Nigeria is very powerful under the present constitution.

Fubara can go to court challenging his suspension, citizens of Rivers State can go to court and state governors can go to court seeking for interpretation of the law.

Mcslize:
Go and sit down oga. You don't know anything about real estate.

These are the types of limiting mindsets that keep people stuck in poverty forever. That mindset of "what if, what if."

Always having mediocre and overly cautious mindset is not good if you really want to be financially free. Financial freedom is the way to go. Don't let anybody discourage you with their poverty mindsets.

It will only keep you stuck in one position for so long, cuz you don't like taking calculated risks. Life is all about risks taking.

Oh, you haven't heard about the global housing crisis that is ongoing?

There is nothing like if nobody rents the house. Have you built a house and nobody rents it? There are no enough houses to go round the population of every nation.

The western world is experiencing housing crisis currently and that's why the construction industry is booming at the moment even here in Nigeria.

Even here in Nigeria, have you ever built a well standard house and nobody rents it? They will rush the house as far as it's a good house. Any single delay, another person have paid for the house asap.

That's what happened to me when I wanted to rent a well standard 1 bed room apartment as a single bachelor that comes with POP, wardrobe and kitchen cabinet. I told the agent that I will make payment of total package of 900k the next day. Before I got there the following day, another person had paid for the house. And guess what I was told, first pay first serve. Time waits for no one. The thing pain me gan.

For your information, there are no enough houses globally just in case you don't know. That's why you can never go wrong with real estate business.

Be calming down sir. I never said I was a real estate expert and at this stage of my life I'm not interested in taking useless risks.
1. You're uninformed on how the housing market works in the western world and 2. I've seen many houses where no one rents it and the owners lose it. There are many cities where rents prices have dropped and there are many cities where there's an oversupply of homes.
You can go wrong with real estate investment if you don't carry out the necessary analysis.