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Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by justmenoni: 8:51am On Feb 25, 2016

Turkey,Egypt and Malaysia might not agree with this development

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by emi14: 8:52am On Feb 25, 2016

Burger01:
Who wan go those useless countries

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by bashexyz: 8:53am On Feb 25, 2016

Burger01:
Yeah, mine is better...and not some terror prone countries where they can easily remove your head for a purported crime

And the ones that happen in Nigeria are what ? And not all the countries listed are terror prone or carry out behead. Do your homework next time.

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by tonte(m): 8:54am On Feb 25, 2016

You must be very very ignorant... Egypt, Turkey, Indonesia...useless? And you are from this shithole called Nigeria and you call those places useless, places that even in another 100 years we cannot get up to....nah this is too early to be this daft

Burger01:
Who wan go those useless countries

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Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by JuicyGee(f): 8:56am On Feb 25, 2016

martineverest:
noting fishy... We have G7,BRICS,MIND and D8.. They all belong to group of economic powers.
India is already part of BRICS, which south Africa is in part of

Which one is nigeria part of? Just curious tho

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by Godiloveu(f): 9:00am On Feb 25, 2016

kenny987:

You do realise that Nigeria is already in a precarious situation as it stands now. If u agree we need more security personnel/gadgets for proper scrutiny (even though these are more reactive than proactive measures), is it not only proper that such measures are put in place and effectively working before u throw open ur borders and eliminate immigration restrictions for countries that have known presence of terrorist groups?

Should u shut the barn after the horses have escaped then come back to cry foul?

Cast your mind back to a few months ago when a known terrorist wanted by international security agencies was nabbed enroute Nigeria...was it not because he had a Nigerian visa in his passport we started hearing of it and questions were asked as to who granted such person a Nigerian visa in the first instance? When u take out those restrictions what do u think will happen? How do u know his next destination in order to activate security protocols where possible?

Yes, if terrorist wan enter dem go enter but don't make it easy for them! It is possible to have good commercial/foreign rlations wth these and other countries without throwing immigration to the winds!

Vice versa, legit business trade / tourism should not suffer because of terrorism. Shikena!

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by truthspeaks: 9:01am On Feb 25, 2016

tapread:
The Federal Government has called for the abolition of visa requirement among the members of the Developing Eight (D- Countries Organisation for Economic Cooperation to ensure free movement of people and trade.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the call when he met with the Secretary General of the organisation, Dr Seyed Ali-Mohammed, on Wednesday, in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the D-8 countries are Nigeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey.
“One area that I think D8 must to work on and if really they want to succeed, they must make sure that there is no barrier in term of visa among those eight countries.
“You cannot grow any trade talk less of tourism, if I cannot have easy access to Malaysia, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan.
“You can imagine the volume of trade that will develop over night if only you can make sure that if I want to go to Iran that there is bilateral agreement between Nigeria and Iran, between Nigeria and Pakistan and among those eight countries that there will be free movement of people.
“It is free movement of people that will guarantee free movement of trade.
“So, this is one area that I believe that you need to work hard on.’’
Mohammed, who commended the organisation’s focus on tourism development, said the provision of infrastructure was critical to the development of domestic tourism.
According to him, “until you develop domestic tourism, you cannot have international tourism”.
In his remarks, Ali-Mohammed said the purpose of his visit was to intimate the minister about the organisation’s resolve to focus on tourism development as the area of cooperation among member countries.
“The meeting today I am enthusiastic about tourism.
”Very recently, on the proposal of member states, we came to conclusion that tourism or so could be one of our priority areas.’’
(NAN)
mORE: http://telltimes..nl/2016/02/fg-seeks-abolition-of-visa-requirement.html

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by Burger01(m): 9:01am On Feb 25, 2016

tonte:
You must be very very ignorant... Egypt, Turkey, Indonesia...useless? And you are from this shithole called Nigeria and you call those places useless, places that even in another 100 years we cannot get up to....nah this is too early to be this daft

Na by force I go these useless countries

That was my opinion. They are useless to me..Biko

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by truthspeaks: 9:02am On Feb 25, 2016

I wld hv love to believe dis news but Lie Mohd is involved. Sory I cnt believe anythn dat guy says. Infact I came 2 check if he blamed Jonathan

989900:
The access is being negotiated on behalf of astute business persons and genuine tourists; not your sorry immigrant behinds.
Good move Lai.

P.S. Good morning to the mod that banned me, and the 'crybabyoik' too (you know who you are).

How popular are the likes of BBS, AIM, YIM, compuserve, friendster, myspace, sixdegrees, today? #ephemeral

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by emi14: 9:02am On Feb 25, 2016

Why are you calling highly industrialized countries like Indonesia, Turkey useless nations. Lai becomes truth today. His emphasis is based on trade and tourism not hustling. I am in Nederland as I write, 75% of clothing and fabrics here are from Turkey. Even Pakistan is one of the highest producers of industrial chemicals in the world.

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by ellovee(m): 9:03am On Feb 25, 2016

Idiot! Among the countries mentioned, which is a circular state? We do not want that free movement btw Nigeria and such Islamic States. This isn't the kind of change we expect.
GROW UP Mr. LAI MOHAMMED!

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by emi14: 9:04am On Feb 25, 2016

Burger01:
Na by force I go these useless countries That was my opinion. They are useless to me..Biko

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by emi14: 9:04am On Feb 25, 2016

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by ellovee(m): 9:06am On Feb 25, 2016

emi14:
Why are you calling highly industrialized countries like Indonesia, Turkey useless nations. Lai becomes truth today. His emphasis is based on trade and tourism not hustling. I am in Nederland as I write, 75% of clothing and fabrics here are from Turkey. Even Pakistan is one of the highest producers of industrial chemicals in the world.

He should look for other ways to strengthen our bilateral relationship in terms of trade and investment, but not by way of visa free movement.

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by martineverest(m): 9:07am On Feb 25, 2016

JuicyGee:

Which one is nigeria part of? Just curious tho

the 'N' in MIND stands for Nigeria

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by Nobody: 9:09am On Feb 25, 2016

Burger01:
Who wan go those useless countries

Did I hear you well?

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by spinna: 9:10am On Feb 25, 2016

the real developing countrie are BRICS ... the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

The idea of cooperation among major Muslim developing countries was mooted by Dr. Necmettin Erbakan, the then Prime Minister of Turkey, during a Seminar on “Cooperation in Development” which was held in Istanbul in October 1996. The group envisioned cooperation among countries stretching from South East Asia to Africa. Representatives from Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria and Pakistan attended the Seminar.

i dont like this idea at all,some of those countries are hotbeds of extremism , religious intolerance and terror ..we dont need open borders with them at all.

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Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by kenny987(f): 9:11am On Feb 25, 2016

Godiloveu:

Vice versa, legit business trade / tourism should not suffer because of terrorism. Shikena!

Same way other aspects of governance should not suffer because the President is fighting corruption and recovering funds. In this case however, one must come before the other. The pros and cons of such proposal must be weighed before it is even considered enough to go to the press with.
If adequate security along with every conceivable proactive measure is not in place and u clearly admit they are not, we have no business making such proposals or commending anyone who does.

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Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by amunkita(m): 9:11am On Feb 25, 2016

menacetosociety:
I bet u never know that most of the clothings u buy from Europe or State is made in Bangladesh!wake up this is business opportunity cretin

why is it that most kids conceived through rape re quick to insults..

Yes am a cretin, what is ur family

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by ellovee(m): 9:12am On Feb 25, 2016

Godiloveu:

Vice versa, legit business trade / tourism should not suffer because of terrorism. Shikena!

Trade/investment and safety of life and property, which is first in your hierarchy of needs?

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by HAH: 9:16am On Feb 25, 2016

amunkita:
Abeg abeg, Bangla watin
those people wey their men they tie wrapper enta bus go another state...
Go UAE make u see their men tie wrapper they go bank..

Abeg if nah make Bangladesh come dey tie wrapper up nd down for nigeria, make them hold their free visa..

Even now bangaladesh visa is given on arrival for $50 with prove of accommodation and return ticket but mostly people who go are buyers of garment and jute sacks. Do you know that most of the clothes bought at Oxford street are made in Bangladesh ? But if you think you can husstle then is a no no and there is no any serious tourist attraction

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by Nobody: 9:16am On Feb 25, 2016

Nice let Talibanians move freely among theirselves

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by tiwiex(m): 9:16am On Feb 25, 2016

acunon:
Na wah, all these are Islamic countries. Is Nigeria nw a Muslim community?

Bro. I am surprised I never heard about D-8. And i am sure many of us here are guilty. Please google it. Apparently the D-8 countries are categorized as "developing countries and majorly muslims". So, we are in the group not just because we are developing but because we are also majorly muslims. It does not seem we are partnering for trade only based on this definition if you ask me. These countries lack any serious skills we need and they are not financial heavyweights. This is not the time to open our boarders without scrutiny. Something is not right. We as a people need to be more discerning and get a bit more analytical on global issues. The argument on trade and skill is very weak so, what's up?

The idea of cooperation among major Muslim developing countries was mooted by Dr. Necmettin Erbakan, the then Prime Minister of Turkey, during a Seminar on “Cooperation in Development” which was held in Istanbul in October 1996. The group envisioned cooperation among countries stretching from South East Asia to Africa. Representatives from Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria and Pakistan attended the Seminar. This conference was the first step towards the establishment of D-8 and it was only after a series of preparatory meetings that D-8 was set up officially and began its activities with the Istanbul Declaration issued at the end of the summit of Heads of State and Government held in Istanbul on June 15, 1997

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Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by CecyAdrian(f): 9:17am On Feb 25, 2016

Codomainmainman:

So you can run away abi

Yes na

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by tiwiex(m): 9:17am On Feb 25, 2016

acunon:
Na wah, all these are Islamic countries. Is Nigeria nw a Muslim community?

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by emi14: 9:21am On Feb 25, 2016

menacetosociety:
Stop reasoning like a Illiterate

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by lawrsmith(m): 9:22am On Feb 25, 2016

tapread:
The Federal Government has called for the abolition of visa requirement among the members of the Developing Eight (D- Countries Organisation for Economic Cooperation to ensure free movement of people and trade.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the call when he met with the Secretary General of the organisation, Dr Seyed Ali-Mohammed, on Wednesday, in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the D-8 countries are Nigeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey.
“One area that I think D8 must to work on and if really they want to succeed, they must make sure that there is no barrier in term of visa among those eight countries.
“You cannot grow any trade talk less of tourism, if I cannot have easy access to Malaysia, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan.
“You can imagine the volume of trade that will develop over night if only you can make sure that if I want to go to Iran that there is bilateral agreement between Nigeria and Iran, between Nigeria and Pakistan and among those eight countries that there will be free movement of people.
“It is free movement of people that will guarantee free movement of trade.
“So, this is one area that I believe that you need to work hard on.’’
Mohammed, who commended the organisation’s focus on tourism development, said the provision of infrastructure was critical to the development of domestic tourism.
According to him, “until you develop domestic tourism, you cannot have international tourism”.
In his remarks, Ali-Mohammed said the purpose of his visit was to intimate the minister about the organisation’s resolve to focus on tourism development as the area of cooperation among member countries.
“The meeting today I am enthusiastic about tourism.
”Very recently, on the proposal of member states, we came to conclusion that tourism or so could be one of our priority areas.’’
(NAN)
mORE: http://telltimes..nl/2016/02/fg-seeks-abolition-of-visa-requirement.html

the last time i check it the so called 8D countries are muslem country so why is lie Muhammed calling for this? so APC have finally included Nigeria in the muselm country hence the call for free visa for member countries. Nigerians welcome to change

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by Godiloveu(f): 9:24am On Feb 25, 2016

ellovee:

Trade/investment and safety of life and property, which is first in your hierarchy of needs?

Oga like I mentioned, they go in line with each other no superiority there.

Living Life without food or money for sustenance and being afraid of some terrorist, which one is worst? Up north where insurgency is at its peak re pipo not still trading ?.

At this point hierarchical measures is not only da yardstick here.

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by emi14: 9:26am On Feb 25, 2016

Stop calling people illiterate? You're not better than most so called illiterates. After your university degree you might be employed by a successful illiterate and call him sir or oga.

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by Trendishine: 9:26am On Feb 25, 2016

who ever is advocating that, is dat person mad? y has countries like america, ghana or even south africa not advocated for such bilateral trade wit this so called islamic aforementioned countries they have listed? , they want to practise that jangolover now wit nigeria in the name of bilateral trade.? this politicians and watever political office holders in this country...are they o.k? do they listen to the news internationally or even locally. or study history or antecedence of most of this socalled d8 countries b4 venturing into funny trades. we dnt have an issue wit the suggested idea. but one cannot help but checkout the kind of insane countries this guys are suggesting, countries that world powers and civilised societies has put under red alert and are monitoring on radar 24/7 and with history n extreme voilence, atleast among most of them and much more dangerous to say, their mentality... that this political waste and miscreants are suggesting to open the wide gate of the countries borders to absorb, in the name of bilateral trade. without even looking at certain measures that could be used to limit or control that engagement. even parkistan, iran , them for add afghanistan and iraq join, including some isis occupied territories make we know say them trade don start. my ppl say na from play play monkey hand wey enter pot of soup they become human being hand. from biletaral trade now e fit become shipping in of terrorism and some kind of funny extrimism n activity inside the country in the name of bileteral trade. this countries expecially parkistan, iran e.t.c have some of the most cunning n heartless or rather deranged individuals in the world. n now this... is some messages not being passed to this men on their heads , wit the boko haram and their activities including their afillaition wit isis, which most of them are camped n trained even within some of the countries this dudes has mentioned here. they should thread wit caution the kind of decisions they make atimes n be careful enough to tink certain things through before embarking. nigeria cannot afford to grow or support wat could build into a much greater turmiol, all in the name of desperation in the search of economical improvement and solutions. wen they are also better ways of achieving that. they shld be careful o.

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by makabulchi(m): 9:26am On Feb 25, 2016

royal231:
Islamic countries all round.... den wan finish us fully this time around..

Bi lateral trading abi bilateral training..

Turkey isn't bad

Re: FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries by amunkita(m): 9:26am On Feb 25, 2016

HAH:

Even now Bangladesh visa is given on arrival for $50 with prove of accommodation and return ticket but mostly people who go are buyers of garment and jute sacks. Do you know that most of the clothes bought at Oxford street are made in Bangladesh ? But if you think you can husstle then is a no no and there is no any serious tourist attraction

i think u guyz re misunderstanding me.
Have u lived with these people before

My friend they re so dirty and the worst is seeing their men on wrapper littered everywhere, they go to malls on wrapper, u see some walking on the street brushing their teeth with pako..

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