₦airaland Forum

givedemwotowoto:
In contrast, this was Tinubu's response when asked about insecurity

I watched this Tinubu comments on insecurity and realized that this man is joking with our lives. pic.twitter.com/hqD5Tmu81D

— KEMA💜🖤 (@Kemakillzzz) May 28, 2026

IyfeNamikaze:
Can you even listen to yourself?

If the Nigerian retailer sells at ₦250, he still spends that ₦250 within the Nigerian economy, the government extracts taxes based off the ₦250 which means that the economy is growing by 12.5. BUT if the Chinese sells it at ₦180 and sends the ₦100 back to china, not only have the economy lost that ₦100, it has also lost a sizable percentage of its IGR by -4.2 .

I can't believe what I'm reading on this site sha, it's like the government should make Economics compulsive for EVERY discipline in the university.

Kalulu44:
I was responding to Madridguy who brought in Alaba market into it and even mention my brothers in Ghana.
So I'm not the one who deviated from the original argument.
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And to the original argument, you guys still haven't admitted the Chinese are wrong for bringing goods to the domain of their own distributors/wholesalers and sale to to retailers at company's price.
How are the distributors going to sell theirs? Same price as they bought from the company. Is that gain or loss

IyfeNamikaze:
They are not producing yes, but your perspective is the wrong one here. When the locals are dominating the market, selling at a higher price and making more money, where does that wealth go? Does it not still circulate back into the economy thereby growing it? When you knock out that avenue of IGR the economy will be the one to suffer it. Tomorrow now you will be saying Lagos is topping in IGR and here you are encouraging moves that will dwindle that IGR due to sentiments, cutting your nose to spite your face.

The Chinese send their wealth back to their country, they don't spend it here which is why no serious country allows this sort of practice within their borders, not even the Chinese government would allow it without imposing heavy taxes on the foreign retailer

IyfeNamikaze:
if they're selling cheaper than the indigenous people, the people will benefit on the short term but will suffer job losses, inability to enter the market, wealth building on the long term, the economy as a whole will not benefit anything whatsoever both on the short and long term.

Why do you think that America doesn't allow other EVs companies to set up retail shops in America despite that they sell at a lower rate than Tesla and other auto mobile companies? Why is it that apple are having a monopoly on US markets despite the fact that Huawei, Xiaomi, oppo etc have comparable products and at a cheaper price than the iPhone? Why do you think EU have a market protection laws within the countries in EU?

Kalulu44:
There you lied, Who's not concern about the people. In your logic, the Chinese should eat their cake and still have it.
If they know they can go out and sell the goods themselves, why the need for them to advertise for wholesalers to come their companies and buy from them.
If they love the masses and wants to sell things cheaper, they should stop supplying and distributing to wholesalers and go market the goods themselves. In that way everyone including me will be happy. But you want to be gaining from the wholesalers and retailers at the expense of your distributor, how those that makes sense.
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Talking of Alaba Int'l market. You're not a kid, I am not a kid. If you and I want to buy quality products, we know where to get it. There's Samsung, LG and co Shops all over the states. But you and I choose to go to Alaba bcus we are looking for something cheaper. And when you're looking for something cheaper, you're at the risk of being scammed.
Or are my brothers behind oluwole fake visas, certificates, company's identity, birth and death certificates and all.
While they're genuine other places to get this stuffs, still people patronize the oluwole guys.
So my friend don't blame the people scamming people, rather the blame should be on the victims of the scam.
We all have our eyes and mind open before this scamming takes place.
No tribes is excused from bad eggs, so trying to make it solely my brothers is a no no.
As for the Chinese own, you're only jubilating and rejoicing bcus it affects the people you love to hate, but in truth what they the Chinese are doing is not good.

Orlandoo:
My comment is meant for people who do business, not for Omonile.

Kalulu44:
After reading majority comments, I just can't help but shake my head.
This tribalism thing has really eating deep into our fabrics especially from Igbo and Yorubas.
Anything that will bring one tribe down is giving joy to the other tribe vice versa.
Honestly as an Igbo man born and brought up in the West. I hardly put mouth into this two tribes matters.
Cus I have good and jolly good friends from both sides of the divides.
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Now to this Chinese issue, one tribe is happy that the Chinese wants to deprive the other tribe from making money and feel the Chinese are right with what they're doing. But I disagree.
I live in Igbesa Ogun state close to the Chinese free trade zone that has over 200 companies inside the zone producing different types of products you can think of that human beings uses.
Everyday, we watch over 100 trucks and trailers carrying goods to go supply customers outside the state which includes this trade Fair traders.
The Chinese are supplying this traders at wholesale prices, and this traders will still pay transportation to bring the goods to them.
With this, they have certain amount they'll sell the goods to retailers.
Then you as the Chinese companies supplying this traders now decided to bring the goods yourself to their domain and sell at your company's price against the traders retail price.
How does this make sense?
Pls guys let's leave tribal sentiment at times and think about most of the things properly, thanks.

IyfeNamikaze:
This is not going to improve any economy, it is going to kill it! My goodness we're poorly educated in this country sha. There's not one single country that wants to grow its economy that would allow a foreign country to establish a retail warehouse within their borders. This is simple basic economic knowledge, exactly how textile died in Nigeria.

You're looking at it from a tribalistic point of view.

Orlandoo:
You've never run any business all your life so you don't understand anything.

Inosky:
You think Chinese business men/women love you more, until they destroy the Nigerian SMEs business and go back to their country while you and your people remain poor. Think why Europe is trying to regulate their cheap electric cars in European markets over their own. Every reasonable government will try to protect their own, and homegrown products. Just like Dangote said: it's only Africans that develop Africa. If a Nigerian make money he uses it to develop Nigeria, same can't be said of Chinese in Nigeria. There should be higher taxes for foreigners doing retail business in Nigeria, that's if Government not banning them completely, to protect Nigeria Small Scale Businesses. Think!

owobokiri:
The Chinese must go home.
Those trying to frame this as the practice of free trade should just zip it. Likewise, those who see this as the ultimate weapon to push certain people off their pedestal in Nigerias retail business, should see the bigger picture. This is above petty politics so let's be guided...

The Chinese mass produce these goods, they then come down here to mass wholesale it, then they retail it. Some are now involved in hawking stuffs like mobile phones and battery across Nigerian cities.
That is outrageously evil..
It has to stop!

If they take the whole business line, where will Nigerians be involved? How do Nigerians in the informal sector survive? Why should the government allow such imperialist move that will result in maximum capital flight? Even in china, they once banned foreigners, especially Nigerians from opening shops. They only lifted that recently with a caveat that there must be Chinese employed and taxes paid!
Mind you, we are talking of shops that wholly sell Chinese products here..

The Nigerian government should move above ethnic sentiments and defend the country. The informal sector/agriculture provide most of the job opportunities for the endless quantity of untrained humans in this country. The Chinese who rarely embrace Nigerians in their countr,y should not be allowed to wrestle that space away from the firm grip of ordinary struggling Nigerians..

Thank you all!

QuinQQ:
"Polygamous doesn't mean he'll have children with them. Just wants to bed as many as posdible. A successful woman craves a successful man she can submit to!

QuinQQ:
Yes, nature! Men are polygamous by nature, and women are hypergamous

QuinQQ:
Isn't that what I said? Nature made us that way and you can't fight nature!

QuinQQ:
Sometimes it is not like that at all. Some of us are so focused on career and achieving and on getting a man equally as ambitious and accomplished that by the time we look up... time flies... it was only yesterday she was 25...

saintneo:
hostel, motel or hotel - no problem


rented house - yes


opinion from a matured angle.




NB: 20 years ago, my answer would have been very different.

Kriximpecable:
What will make you meet girls for the first time on the road on different places and engage in discussion with them(like 3 of them) which they happily gave you their numbers with so much joy and lot of vibe inclusive and promise to respond to your messages when you get home. Only to get home and message these girls and they all snub me and I even tried calling and immediately they heard I’m the one they dropped the calls.

These girls are just so weird . I’m thinking why will a girl give you much conviction of wanting you for the first time and refuse to respond to your texts and calls?

Is there something I need to know here or I’m not getting here? Pls guys with OT shud help out

madridguy:
The incident was reportedly connected to an ongoing leadership crisis in the motor parks involving two factions loyal to Governor Adeleke.

Evaress:
Some of you will look at it as if she is giving an attitude, but honestly she is just trying to protect herself from predators and from getting used and dumped.

Do you know how many guys have given girls a lot of empty promises, taken their virginity and ended up dumping them?

It’s always the girl that carries all the cross. She suffers all the shame. She carries the unwanted pregnancy.

Guys will say anything just to have you in bed with them. And how would you know the real ones?
Even the quiet, innocent-looking ones — those guys do the worst.

Its just a fun game for a lot of guys.

HisaacPlus:
It's idiotic of her for going public without first connecting the church. It's damage control for her foolishness

Samantha125:
Age is nothing but a number, so do yourself a favour and work on your fragile ego, else, hangout with only your age mates.

MIKOLOWISKA:
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How do you know he can afford it?
Just say you're hungry and looking for sponsor

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I another money spending excuse
Una think say money de fall from tree ba

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God bless you. I thought I’m the only one seeing it. Every thing is just money money money!

Money

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Money to transport and spend there

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Why do you always want to spend money you don't have
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Money

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Money

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Money

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Money

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Money abi

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Why you will also be single like her

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From the above it is
Choose wisely

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Yes they are


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They only feel this when money is involved

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So why did you give the number
Confused lot

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Define stingy
Stop wasting money on useless things

Nigeria is not America economy
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Give example with minimum wage of 70k

story

QuinQQ:
We want love too. And marriage. Men are quite happy with just sex once in a while, no strings attached. Soulless people!

kpankpangolo:
I thought it was a lie that men and women couldn’t be friends. Now I want to knack my female best friend. All she has used me for is money and expensive dates. I want my share.

How do I achieve this?

kpankpangolo:
Brokey must always talk. ROFLMAO. Go and fix your financial status.

LexFlex10:
For this small money them no want let my number rest for one seconds na so so remainder

The problem na only girl voice I Dey hear each time my phone ring and she no want make I even explain only her just Dey talk

kpankpangolo:
Broke people’s thread. E sure me die say na Naija bet chop those loans.

tnerro1:
So you think making verbal sounds is what constitutes public nuisance? So if police arrest you at 2am for walking down the road, you will ask him if you were making any verbal sounds?

Samantha125:
Nope, it's AI...😶😶😶