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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Nobody: 8:01pm On Jul 26, 2020
Mspwety1:
Part of the reason Haiti became poor
https://www.theafricareport.com/32162/when-haiti-paid-france-for-freedom-the-greatest-heist-in-history/

I believe it was equivalent to $24B in today's value

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by LordAdam16: 8:02pm On Jul 26, 2020
shogbenga:
Oga LordAdam 16

Permit me to share your views in another platform

Careful o.

The information I shared is not for mass consumption. I shared it here because most here are lettered, can handled laconic expressions/viewpoints, and have real-world experiences.

Even those who might disagree with me would do so in a principled and intellectual way.

I've been called an "Internalized Racist" before.
Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Nobody: 8:11pm On Jul 26, 2020
Growing up in the midwest.Detroit to be precise. It's only if you've lived through discrimination that you can understand what the African American communities had to endure.
Detroit is a basket case of redlining at its worst and the impact of lobbying the government to break prosperous communities.
I can't go into details but Detroit had a history of racial violence that lead to the "white flight" in the 1960s'
The African American communities were never forgiven.
Most of these things are better experienced than explained.
Note:
Your experiences shape your opinions.
Someone that grew up in a diverse cosmopolitan location may have a different opinion.
But one thing is clear. I never knew I was black until I got to America.


Today Detroit is gentrified. Most blacks have become priced out of the new urban renewal going on.
Dan Gilbert(the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers) owns nearly all the buildings in the city.
It's now more white than I am used to. And most businesses are either owned by arabs or whites

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by jslimz(f): 8:11pm On Jul 26, 2020
izmercy:
https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/0B8KHt7Ln1U7jVk9GbjY2NGFDQWs

I noticed some wants ebooks. This link contains life changing ebooks.
My own little contribution to this wonderful thread.
Thank you all.

Thank you for the share.

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Nobody: 8:16pm On Jul 26, 2020
DexterousOne:


White supremacists voted him into power
Especially in the Deep (Cursed) South

He represents every thing that they love
What did you expect?
Look at his policy
Look at his rhetoric
So shameless

For these white supremacists, he is standing for what many of them are too scared to stand for , lest they will be cancelled kpata kpata.

Look at what happened in Charlottesville
He said "there are good people on both sides"

Cos he does not want to anger his base

To think many Nigerians love a scumbag like him is just ridiculous

Now we had an American president who was fighting vehemently to keep the bases named after traitors
Even signing executive orders hurriedly to save the statue of traitors

He is the guy that these white supremacists thought will put blacks back in their place of being "firewood"

Now it has all backfired
Cos the consciousness of the global back community has risen so high
Thanks Trump grin cheesy
We appreciate tongue



@Nigsrdumb
@Cyberknight

What do you have to say about this?

Love to hear your perspectives


I'm not sure if trump is a white supremacist but definitely has a huge right wing following, which he must pander to.

He seems to have done more for black Americans when you compare with the welfare state dependence the democrats created, which has had damning consequences.


Black Americans will fair better under conservative policies but one thing is missing.

Conservatives hold dear to everything traditional including self preservation which the black American unfortunately doesn't fit into.

It's a losing battle on both sides.

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by DexterousOne(m): 8:31pm On Jul 26, 2020
Nigsrdumb:



I'm not sure if trump is a white supremacist but definitely has a huge right wing following, which he must pander to.

He seems to have done more for black Americans when you compare with the welfare state dependence the democrats created, which has had damning consequences.


Black Americans will fair better under conservative policies but one thing is missing.

Conservatives hold their to everything traditional including self preservation which the black American unfortunately doesn't fit into.

It's a losing battle on both sides.

Interesting

I believe that it is PROGRESSIVE policies that will help black (and poor white) Americans the best
Conservative policies as one who has an economics background is not the best policy to have


It was under a "conservative policy president " that the American debt was tripled under his presidency, turning the world biggest creditor nation to biggest debtor nation in one presidency

That was Reagan

It was a Conservative thaf plunged America into two expensive wars, and at the same time implement steep tax cuts for the super rich and corporations to benefit from

It was under a conservative president that the global financial crisis of 2008 happened
And bailout were given

I dont want to go on and on
But
Republican presidents since Reagan have been nothing but disaster

I long for the day when america will have an

FDR TO TRUMAN TO EISENHOWER TO JFK kind of succession of presidencies
That was when America was at its greatest
Reagan to me marked the beginning of the decline of the American empire

Now we have Trump smh undecided

Supply side economics is a fraud
It should be scrapped

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by yougrichy: 8:31pm On Jul 26, 2020
Hey Guys, Good evening.Can someone help me with airtime for subscription.Please this is important,thanks.
Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Nobody: 8:35pm On Jul 26, 2020
DexterousOne:


White supremacists voted him into power
Especially in the Deep (Cursed) South

He represents every thing that they love
What did you expect?
Look at his policy
Look at his rhetoric
So shameless

For these white supremacists, he is standing for what many of them are too scared to stand for , lest they will be cancelled kpata kpata.

Look at what happened in Charlottesville
He said "there are good people on both sides"

Cos he does not want to anger his base

To think many Nigerians love a scumbag like him is just ridiculous

Now we had an American president who was fighting vehemently to keep the bases named after traitors
Even signing executive orders hurriedly to save the statue of traitors

He is the guy that these white supremacists thought will put blacks back in their place of being "firewood"

Now it has all backfired
Cos the consciousness of the global back community has risen so high
Thanks Trump grin cheesy
We appreciate tongue



@Nigsrdumb
@Cyberknight

What do you have to say about this?

Love to hear your perspectives


I'm not sure if trump is a white supremacist but definitely has a huge right wing following, which he must pander to.

He seems to have done more for black Americans when you compare with the welfare state dependence the democrats created, which has had damning consequences.


Black Americans will fair better under conservative policies but one thing is missing.

Conservatives hold dear to everything traditional including self preservation which the black American unfortunately doesn't fit into.

It's a losing battle on both sides.
Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Nobody: 8:52pm On Jul 26, 2020
DexterousOne:


Interesting

I believe that it is PROGRESSIVE policies that will help black (and poor white) Americans the best
Conservative policies as one who has an economics background is not the best policy to have


It was under a "conservative policy president " that the American debt was tripled under his presidency, turning the world biggest creditor nation to biggest debtor nation in one presidency

That was Reagan

It was a Conservative thaf plunged America into two expensive wars, and at the same time implement steep tax cuts for the super rich and corporations to benefit from

It was under a conservative president that the global financial crisis of 2008 happened
And bailout were given

I dont want to go on and on
But
Republican presidents since Reagan have been nothing but disaster

I long for the day when america will have an

FDR TO TRUMAN TO EISENHOWER TO JFK kind of succession of presidencies
That was when America was at its greatest
Reagan to me marked the beginning of the decline of the American empire

Now we have Trump smh undecided

Supply side economics is a fraud
It should be scrapped


I don't think conservative policies plundered the economy, there was a bubble that was going to eventually pop due to the way the global lending system works with regards to finance.

When I talk about conservatism, I'm interchangeably talking about both trad values and fiscal conservatism.

I could argue about lower co operation taxes and how it benefits job creation, as well the need to maintain regional hegemon through different channels like wars etc.

Anyway you are completely right about your analysis about black Americans.

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Cyberknight: 8:54pm On Jul 26, 2020
Nigsrdumb:



I'm not sure if trump is a white supremacist but definitely has a huge right wing following, which he must pander to.

He seems to have done more for black Americans when you compare with the welfare state dependence the democrats created, which has had damning consequences.


Black Americans will fair better under conservative policies but one thing is missing.

Conservatives hold their to everything traditional including self preservation which the black American unfortunately doesn't fit into.

It's a losing battle on both sides.

Trump has done nothing that benefits black Americans per se, if you classify policies that "benefit" lower income groups as those that benefit them.

Trump is doing his utmost to repeal the ACA, which is flawed admittedly, but is so far the only thing Americans have that provides some form of a shield against medical bankruptcy.

Abolishing the federal Department of Education is a key Republican plan, and Trump is currently actively diverting funds from the public school system (which benefits poorer citizens) to school choice programs.

It was actually Clinton who started welfare reform in 1996, with the imposition of work requirements and limitation of benefits.

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Cyberknight: 9:00pm On Jul 26, 2020
DexterousOne:


Interesting

I believe that it is PROGRESSIVE policies that will help black (and poor white) Americans the best
Conservative policies as one who has an economics background is not the best policy to have


It was under a "conservative policy president " that the American debt was tripled under his presidency, turning the world biggest creditor nation to biggest debtor nation in one presidency

That was Reagan

It was a Conservative thaf plunged America into two expensive wars, and at the same time implement steep tax cuts for the super rich and corporations to benefit from

It was under a conservative president that the global financial crisis of 2008 happened
And bailout were given

I dont want to go on and on
But
Republican presidents since Reagan have been nothing but disaster

I long for the day when america will have an

FDR TO TRUMAN TO EISENHOWER TO JFK kind of succession of presidencies
That was when America was at its greatest
Reagan to me marked the beginning of the decline of the American empire

Now we have Trump smh undecided

Supply side economics is a fraud
It should be scrapped
Trickle-down economics too is crap.
Reagan was economically illiterate.
Making the rich richer does not trickle down to raise the working class up.
In America, the rich get richer and the working class are replaceable and so forth.
The gig economy and the battle against unionisation now being pushed vigorously through a conservative Supreme Court (check out the ruling in Janus vs. AFSCME, for instance) all tend to enhance inequality in America.

There is a reason why enlightened societies departed from capitalism and embraced socialism and America is a good example of capitalism at its worst.

This is the 21st century, but the relentless buildup of an underclass, of whatever racial composition, can have the same effects as it had in the 19th or early 20th centuries, in terms of the alienation of those left behind.

Meanwhile, after Reagan cut taxes comprehensively, George Bush, a fellow Republican, was forced to come back and raise taxes.
Government does have some basic functions to fill, of which it cannot be stripped, and these do cost money.

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by heavenisreal18: 9:25pm On Jul 26, 2020
emmasoft:


I have always suggested it. mutual fund is your best bet with VGIF recommended because the rate is better than mmf presently. it's a good way to keep funds pending when you are ready for business or other ventures. I have written extensively on it on this thread and mutual fund thread. My contact is also there if you want to chat or call me.


OK, I will check up your details
Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by DexterousOne(m): 9:30pm On Jul 26, 2020
Nigsrdumb:



I don't think conservative policies plundered the economy, there was a bubble that was going to eventually pop due to the way the global lending system works with regards to finance.

When I talk about conservatism, I'm interchangeably talking about both trad values and fiscal conservatism.

I could argue about lower co operation taxes and how it benefits job creation, as well the need to maintain regional hegemon through different channels like wars etc.

Anyway you are completely right about your analysis about black Americans.





Ronald Reagan was the one who set in motion the conditions that put america in trouble decades down the line
And yes he was a supposed "conservative "

Union busting
Tax cuts
Rapid military spending
Illegal operations abroad
Rogue missions in America
Corpotatisation of America

Etc.....


When you encourage tac cuts for the rich
Legalise stock buybacks (yea that was Reagan too) and give wall street leeway to act as rogues
You are setting in motion a bubble that is bound to bust.

Since Reagan came and left, the boom/bust cycles have been coming for frequently
That's the legacy of "conservatism"


"Conservatives" that are racking up insane deficits undecided
Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Tvegas(m): 9:38pm On Jul 26, 2020
Mspwety1:
Growing up in the midwest.Detroit to be precise. It's only if you've lived through discrimination that you can understand what the African American communities had to endure.
Thank you for the bolded, I have been reading and smiling from the sideline. If you, your father or forefathers have never been enslaved it will be ignorant of you to come out and say some blacks like Obama revel in victimhood. If you or your relatives never experienced slavery first hand ,please keep your mouth shut and dont ever deride the pathetic status of the Black Americans. A lion released after being caged for so long may never leave it's cage believing that it's still in bondage.

The Facts: The easiest way to get Jailed in America is by being black, the easiest means of getting shot by the police is by being black. if you are black In the corporate world know that there is a ceiling in place for you, hence your chances of attaining the top spots are limited though not impossible. This post is directed to Lordadam16 and his cohorts most likely Nigerians who migrated to America.

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by LordAdam16: 9:41pm On Jul 26, 2020
shogbenga:


Good lecture, very interesting sir

So the problem is colour of skin?

No, I don't think it is.

I mean, it may or may not contribute; but it's a sensitive subject and no one would broach it with a ten foot pole in mainstream science.

So we're left mostly with postulations and theories that have not been rigorously contested.

The main takeaway is that when the Arabs and Europeans encountered sub-Saharan Africans in the 2nd millennium CE, most societies were in the Neolithic period. The likes of Egypt, the Levant, the Mesoamericas, Minoans, China, India, and quite a bit of Asia had passed that stage up to 4000 years prior.

Meeting the Europeans felt like time travel. E b lyk say we jump class. Most of the issues face black African nations are challenges others had to resolve over thousands of years though painful, treacherous experiences.

For instance, take sophisticated roads. The Romans didn't build their paved roads for aesthetic reasons. They developed it out of necessity to be able to move massive military forces within a short time to quell disturbances and expand their empire. They borrowed and improved on a similar system by the Persians. The Persians were content in staying in their motherland but conquered far and wide and needed good roads for rapid dissemination of information. It is said that messengers of the Persian Emperors (called King of Kings) were the fastest living things in the empire.

Most things we celebrate as hallmarks of modern civilization were developed out of similar circumstances. Writing, libraries, theaters, tolerance, freedom of religion, right to protest, democracy, strong institutions, the fire service...

Subconsciously we're aware of this. It's why sometimes you hear the average Joe say stuff like the British left too early. It's not because they like to be colonized and have fewer rights. It's because deep down we realize we were primary school students who go transferred to a PhD program at Princeton. No matter how intelligent we are, it's too big a sudden jump without preparation.

And here's the anecdote on why it's not a color thing. The all- or mostly-black Nubians of present day Sudan. They revered the Egyptians who were their neighbors and rivals. They shared a lot and at a point, the Nubians conquered Egypt and had a short dynasty as the Black Pharoahs. In fact, there are more pyramids in Nubia than in Egypt. The Moors are another example.

There isn't much scholarly work on why the Nubians didn't conquer southwards. There is some evidence they served as a trading intermediary between the primitive sub-Saharan tribes and Egypt, the Middle East and the Far East. Maybe it's because they had too much on their hands with the Egyptians and other Middle Eastern kingdoms.

But the sub-Saharan tribes did not benefit from the Nubians and Middle Eastern civilizations and were unable to build their own advanced civilizations. Most declined, died out, and new settlers took their place. The current tribes in West, Central, Southern, and some parts of East Africa were relatively recent settlers. We may have died out as well like those who lived on these lands before us or broken the cycle.

For better or worse, by coincidence, the Europeans expanded during out time and we were thrust into the spotlight with an all-new world system we were not prepared for and we're struggling. If you think about it, it shouldn't really be a surprise. Whether we'd adjust over time is up in the air. It's not like we're the only ones. But if we don't, we'd not be the first and it'd be no one's fault but ours.

It's why I'm all for lay off the excuses and get sh*t done. This planet is unforgiving and humans are ruthless. We've had this kind of current stability before in antiquity. It never lasts.

-Lord

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by deleson: 9:49pm On Jul 26, 2020
60%?

What’s the source of this figure? Any research or reference for this or it’s a personal estimation?

By which area is this?

emmanuelewumi:



In my own areas of Lagos about 60% of the youths are into betting, gambling, drugs, yahoo yahoo, alcoholism, crime, cult, prostitution and other vices. I can't say much about other areas

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Nobody: 10:56pm On Jul 26, 2020
LordAdam16:


No, I don't think it is.

I mean, it may or may not contribute; but it's a sensitive subject and no one would broach it with a ten foot pole in mainstream science.

So we're left mostly with postulations and theories that have not been rigorously contested.

The main takeaway is that when the Arabs and Europeans encountered sub-Saharan Africans in the 2nd millennium CE, most societies were in the Neolithic period. The likes of Egypt, the Levant, the Mesoamericas, Minoans, China, India, and quite a bit of Asia had passed that stage up to 4000 years prior.

Meeting the Europeans felt like time travel. E b lyk say we jump class. Most of the issues face black African nations are challenges others had to resolve over thousands of years though painful, treacherous experiences.

For instance, take sophisticated roads. The Romans didn't build their paved roads for aesthetic reasons. They developed it out of necessity to be able to move massive military forces within a short time to quell disturbances and expand their empire. They borrowed and improved on a similar system by the Persians. The Persians were content in staying in their motherland but conquered far and wide and needed good roads for rapid dissemination of information. It is said that messengers of the Persian Emperors (called King of Kings) were the fastest living things in the empire.

Most things we celebrate as hallmarks of modern civilization were developed out of similar circumstances. Writing, libraries, theaters, tolerance, freedom of religion, right to protest, democracy, strong institutions, the fire service...

Subconsciously we're aware of this. It's why sometimes you hear the average Joe say stuff like the British left too early. It's not because they like to be colonized and have fewer rights. It's because deep down we realize we were primary school students who go transferred to a PhD program at Princeton. No matter how intelligent we are, it's too big a sudden jump without preparation.

And here's the anecdote on why it's not a color thing. The all- or mostly-black Nubians of present day Sudan. They revered the Egyptians who were their neighbors and rivals. They shared a lot and at a point, the Nubians conquered Egypt and had a short dynasty as the Black Pharoahs. In fact, there are more pyramids in Nubia than in Egypt. The Moors are another example.

There isn't much scholarly work on why the Nubians didn't conquer southwards. There is some evidence they served as a trading intermediary between the primitive sub-Saharan tribes and Egypt, the Middle East and the Far East. Maybe it's because they had too much on their hands with the Egyptians and other Middle Eastern kingdoms.

But the sub-Saharan tribes did not benefit from the Nubians and Middle Eastern civilizations and were unable to build their own advanced civilizations. Most declined, died out, and new settlers took their place. The current tribes in West, Central, Southern, and some parts of East Africa were relatively recent settlers. We may have died out as well like those who lived on these lands before us or broken the cycle.

For better or worse, by coincidence, the Europeans expanded during out time and we were thrust into the spotlight with an all-new world system we were not prepared for and we're struggling. If you think about it, it shouldn't really be a surprise. Whether we'd adjust over time is up in the air. It's not like we're the only ones. But if we don't, we'd not be the first and it'd be no one's fault but ours.

It's why I'm all for lay off the excuses and get sh*t done. This planet is unforgiving and humans are ruthless. We've had this kind of current stability before in antiquity. It never lasts.

-Lord


Maybe you can review this link
Since you think it's not the skin color

https://news.yahoo.com/viewpoint-sudan-where-black-people-231904724.html
Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by missjekyll: 11:00pm On Jul 26, 2020
yougrichy:
Hey Guys, Good evening.Can someone help me with airtime for subscription.Please this is important,thanks.

Why? why is this important?

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Iogobenz(m): 11:22pm On Jul 26, 2020
missjekyll:


Why? why is this important?
You want give am the airtime? undecided
If not waka pass.

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by LordAdam16: 11:33pm On Jul 26, 2020
Mspwety1:



Maybe you can review this link
Since you think it's not the skin color

https://news.yahoo.com/viewpoint-sudan-where-black-people-231904724.html



Don't rush into a conversation without understanding it first.

Try again. You'll get it next time, I hope.

-Lord
Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by niyoni: 12:26am On Jul 27, 2020
From Treasury Bill's thread to General topics thread.

Of a truth, the only constant in life is change!

Rest in peace to Treasury Bill's.

Please let's observe a minute of silence for Miss TB.

May her crashed soul rest in perfect piss grin grin






At least, until the day of her resurrection.

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Heyitsme: 5:23am On Jul 27, 2020
[The t bills is so unattractive for now �quote author=niyoni post=92145954]From Treasury Bill's thread to General topics thread.

Of a truth, the only constant in life is change!

Rest in peace to Treasury Bill's.

Please let's observe a minute of silence for Miss TB.

May her crashed soul rest in perfect piss grin grin






At least, until the day of her resurrection. [/quote]
Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Galactico4ever(m): 6:30am On Jul 27, 2020
niyoni:
From Treasury Bill's thread to General topics thread.

Of a truth, the only constant in life is change!

Rest in peace to Treasury Bill's.

Please let's observe a minute of silence for Miss TB.

May her crashed soul rest in perfect piss grin grin






At least, until the day of her resurrection.
Despite being one of the safest investments in Nigeria,the return on treasury bills is typically low at the moment.There are other investments being discussed here with high ROI.You should probably know better.

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by einsteine(m): 7:56am On Jul 27, 2020
LordAdam16:


...It's not about being a "right-wing black." There's a reason why Ethiopians did not form a bulk of enslaved Black people, why Ethiopia was never colonized in all of history, why they never tried to conquer south deep into sub-Saharan Africa instead preferring to conquer into the Arabian Peninsula at the height of their powers, and why to this day their people in the diaspora subconsciously like to keep their distance from other black Africans.

Ethiopians are blacks. Like the rest of us.

Yes, African Americans had it bad. But so did every ethnicity in the Middle East, so did the Egyptians, the black Nubians (modern day Sudan), so did the British at the hands of the Romans and Vikings, so did the French, Germans, Chinese, Koreans, Indians at the hands of the Muslim conquerors, South Americans at the hands of the Spanish, Javanese (and other Indonesians) at the hands of the Dutch, every ethnicity in Eastern and Central Europe at the hands of fellow Europeans and Islamic expansionists, Iberians at the hands of the Moors.

300,000+ black Africans were taken to the US as slaves. Japan lost at least that many in two days when the US dropped Little Man and Fat Boy in WW2. If Emperor Hirohito hadn't surrendered, the Yanks were preparing to drop 4 more nuclear bombs with estimated death toll of additional 500,000 people at the minimum.

Even us here had to deal with our own crap.

Everybody has their own story. Everyone else is picking themselves up, dusting themselves, and seeing to it that they leave a sound economic, cultural, structural standing for their descendants; meanwhile the AAs are all too satisfied smoking weed, selling crack, wearing Yeezy's, killing themselves in the projects and trying to convince the rest of the world that they had the worst.

Yea, we f*cking get it. Here's an idea: How about you beat the odds and earn the respect you so desperately seek.

I'm sick of hearing Chinese miracle, Dubai miracle, Asian Tigers; I want to hear and read about an African [American] miracle.

If US no favor you and you fil say e get where beta for a black man, you have one of the strongest passports; pack your bags and pursue economic excellence elsewhere. Let us see how the Chinese, Indians, Arabs, Asians, South Americans, Europeans with the EU-citizens-first practice, even us Africans here will accommodate your whiny a$$.

If e too much, demand for the Israel treatment. Don't worry, we'd donate land. Land boku for Africa. Come here so we all can see the miracles you'd perform that'd be different than Haiti, Jamaica, Liberia, and other terrible examples too numerous to mention. Since it's the white man that's responsible for all your problems.

-Lord


The Americans and the French set up Haiti to fail.

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Nobody: 9:46am On Jul 27, 2020
LordAdam16:


No, I don't think it is.

I mean, it may or may not contribute; but it's a sensitive subject and no one would broach it with a ten foot pole in mainstream science.

So we're left mostly with postulations and theories that have not been rigorously contested.

The main takeaway is that when the Arabs and Europeans encountered sub-Saharan Africans in the 2nd millennium CE, most societies were in the Neolithic period. The likes of Egypt, the Levant, the Mesoamericas, Minoans, China, India, and quite a bit of Asia had passed that stage up to 4000 years prior.

Meeting the Europeans felt like time travel. E b lyk say we jump class. Most of the issues face black African nations are challenges others had to resolve over thousands of years though painful, treacherous experiences.

For instance, take sophisticated roads. The Romans didn't build their paved roads for aesthetic reasons. They developed it out of necessity to be able to move massive military forces within a short time to quell disturbances and expand their empire. They borrowed and improved on a similar system by the Persians. The Persians were content in staying in their motherland but conquered far and wide and needed good roads for rapid dissemination of information. It is said that messengers of the Persian Emperors (called King of Kings) were the fastest living things in the empire.

Most things we celebrate as hallmarks of modern civilization were developed out of similar circumstances. Writing, libraries, theaters, tolerance, freedom of religion, right to protest, democracy, strong institutions, the fire service...

Subconsciously we're aware of this. It's why sometimes you hear the average Joe say stuff like the British left too early. It's not because they like to be colonized and have fewer rights. It's because deep down we realize we were primary school students who go transferred to a PhD program at Princeton. No matter how intelligent we are, it's too big a sudden jump without preparation.

And here's the anecdote on why it's not a color thing. The all- or mostly-black Nubians of present day Sudan. They revered the Egyptians who were their neighbors and rivals. They shared a lot and at a point, the Nubians conquered Egypt and had a short dynasty as the Black Pharoahs. In fact, there are more pyramids in Nubia than in Egypt. The Moors are another example.

There isn't much scholarly work on why the Nubians didn't conquer southwards. There is some evidence they served as a trading intermediary between the primitive sub-Saharan tribes and Egypt, the Middle East and the Far East. Maybe it's because they had too much on their hands with the Egyptians and other Middle Eastern kingdoms.

But the sub-Saharan tribes did not benefit from the Nubians and Middle Eastern civilizations and were unable to build their own advanced civilizations. Most declined, died out, and new settlers took their place. The current tribes in West, Central, Southern, and some parts of East Africa were relatively recent settlers. We may have died out as well like those who lived on these lands before us or broken the cycle.

For better or worse, by coincidence, the Europeans expanded during out time and we were thrust into the spotlight with an all-new world system we were not prepared for and we're struggling. If you think about it, it shouldn't really be a surprise. Whether we'd adjust over time is up in the air. It's not like we're the only ones. But if we don't, we'd not be the first and it'd be no one's fault but ours.

It's why I'm all for lay off the excuses and get sh*t done. This planet is unforgiving and humans are ruthless. We've had this kind of current stability before in antiquity. It never lasts.

-Lord

If I were to summarize.

Blacks have always been inferior look at history

Blacks are less intelligent

It will take brute force and dogged determination to propel blacks into the 21st century.

Is this correct?

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by PresidentBuhari: 9:49am On Jul 27, 2020
Euro bond investors take note, the CBN and banks now have a backlog of settling foreign debt obligations, there is currently up to a six months delay or more.

If you have Eurobonds investment or foreign currency denominated debt instrument, attempt to withdraw from it and give us an update.

Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Greenvaiper: 10:05am On Jul 27, 2020
emmanuelewumi:



In my own areas of Lagos about 60% of the youths are into betting, gambling, drugs, yahoo yahoo, alcoholism, crime, cult, prostitution and other vices. I can't say much about other areas

Is it mushin or Bariga?
Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Tobex4realTobex234(m): 12:31pm On Jul 27, 2020
Hey guys,

I know this is kinda off thread but I need to do a business registration and I need contacts.
Has anybody being able to reliably engage the services of anyone here on Nairaland.

Please send them my way.

Oga ahib, Mr Emma, Dexterous, Theconglomerate..
Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by LordAdam16: 1:14pm On Jul 27, 2020
Nigsrdumb:


If I were to summarize.

Blacks have always been inferior look at history

No.

Blacks are less intelligent

No.

It will take brute force and dogged determination to propel blacks into the 21st century.

Depends on how you use both terms.

===

Here's a recent pic of Koma women. It's not a Nollywood movie.

[img]https://s7/images/Koma.jpg[/img]

Same pigmentation as the rest of us. Would you consider them inferior or less intelligent?

If not, then our skin color shouldn't be the "problem." If you think they are, you just entered the mind of the average Caucasian/Asian/Arab Supremacist.

Now, consider this thought exercise, if there were several tribes at the same developmental level as the Koma and Jibu and you aggregated them to form a country/nation: How quickly do you think they'd be able to build a Singapore?

Do you think they'd be able to skip all of the issues endemic to current sub-Saharan African countries?

I suppose it's interesting that while the rest of us are building skyscrapers, traveling in planes, using phones; we have neighbors residing in the same country who are stuck in the Neolithic. In 2020 no less.

Now extrapolate that over hundreds and thousands of years. And skin color or superiority/inferiority themes fade into the background.

===

We have to realize where we were when the Europeans and Islamists came relative to the dominant powers then; where we are now relative to the current powers; and where we want to be as well as what it'd take.

More importantly, we should understand that we don't have the luxury to dilly-dally, formulate and christen excuses, or keep stumbling over ourselves. WWII ended less than 100 years ago. The US, Russia, and China fought on the same side. Today, they're on each other's throats.

All it takes is one mistimed move or error, and there'd be a Berlin Conference 2.0. Heaven help the African Americans. Dem fil say dem don suffer? Small testing the microphone when China do with COVID; who e affect pass for US? Blacks ba?!

And this applies to all blacks: Stop coming up with reasons why you can't make progress. Adopt a "whatever it takes" mindset.

-Lord

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by sirrotex: 1:43pm On Jul 27, 2020
If you are talking of a business registration with the CAC, then I can be of assistance.
Tobex4realTobex234:
Hey guys,

I know this is kinda off thread but I need to do a business registration and I need contacts.
Has anybody being able to reliably engage the services of anyone here on Nairaland.

Please send them my way.

Oga ahib, Mr Emma, Dexterous, Theconglomerate..
Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Nobody: 2:06pm On Jul 27, 2020
LordAdam16:


No.



No.



Depends on how you use both terms.

===

Here's a recent pic of Koma women. It's not a Nollywood movie.

[img]https://s7/images/Koma.jpg[/img]

Same pigmentation as the rest of us. Would you consider them inferior or less intelligent?

If not, then our skin color shouldn't be the "problem." If you think they are, you just entered the mind of the average Caucasian/Asian/Arab Supremacist.

Now, consider this thought exercise, if there were several tribes at the same developmental level as the Koma and Jibu and you aggregated them to form a country/nation: How quickly do you think they'd be able to build a Singapore?

Do you think they'd be able to skip all of the issues endemic to current sub-Saharan African countries?

I suppose it's interesting that while the rest of us are building skyscrapers, traveling in planes, using phones; we have neighbors residing in the same country who are stuck in the Neolithic. In 2020 no less.

Now extrapolate that over hundreds and thousands of years. And skin color or superiority/inferiority themes fade into the background.

===

We have to realize where we were when the Europeans and Islamists came relative to the dominant powers then; where we are now relative to the current powers; and where we want to be as well as what it'd take.

More importantly, we should understand that we don't have the luxury to dilly-dally, formulate and christen excuses, or keep stumbling over ourselves. WWII ended less than 100 years ago. The US, Russia, and China fought on the same side. Today, they're on each other's throats.

All it takes is one mistimed move or error, and there'd be a Berlin Conference 2.0. Heaven help the African Americans. Dem fil say dem don suffer? Small testing the microphone when China do with COVID; who e affect pass for US? Blacks ba?!

And this applies to all blacks: Stop coming up with reasons why you can't make progress. Adopt a "whatever it takes" mindset.

-Lord

Whilst i agree that victim hood leads no where, you must be dreaming to think things operate on a level playing field where you hypnotise yourself to greatness without the powers that be putting you back in your place.

Is it a coincidence that 4 billion people out of the global population live in abject poverty?

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Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by DexterousOne(m): 2:31pm On Jul 27, 2020
Nigsrdumb:


Whilst i agree that victim hood leads no where, you must be dreaming to think things operate on a level playing field where you hypotonise yourself to greatness without the powers that be putting you back in your place.

Is it a coincidence that 4 billion people out of the global population live in abject poverty?

Nope

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