Surprised By China's Train In Nigeria! 🇨🇳🇳🇬 (#87)

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Nigeria, the giant of Africa, has lately been receiving a lot of visitors from another giant over in Asia. The Chinese are now entrenched in every part of the Nigerian economy, from retail to banking to transportation. Many would claim Nigeria was being pushed into a debt trap, but was that really the case? We would take the newly built SGR railway from Lagos to Ibadan to find out.
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@SabbaticalTommy 3 года назад

Looking forward to the "peaceful" discussion on China's role in Africa. If you get tired of that, you can always make fun of my horrifyingly swollen eyelid instead. Btw, let me know if you'd like to see more geopolitical commentary-ish videos like this. To me this stuff is pretty interesting, but that might be just me.

@23NoFeelings 3 года назад

What happend 2 your eye

@23NoFeelings 3 года назад

Be safe

@frog4886 3 года назад

Tommy what happened? Hope it's better. And yes, more commentary.

@sulaimonsaka3143 3 года назад

Hi sabbatical, come to Port Harcourt

@mikemike5973 3 года назад

Yes wtf happened to your eye looks painful? Development in a country is nice however if they then control the stations, ports etc and make there own policies or have their own police force then am against it. Also if there is some kind of entrapment loan I am also against it.

@indefinitelyserge547 3 года назад

Dude you don’t understand how hype I get when I get the notification for your videos. Pure gold.

@ohye9132 3 года назад

Same here

@chiedzamurahwa8708 3 года назад

Me Too

@fidelwire9333 3 года назад

Ain't alone

@gboyega_adeoya 3 года назад

Same. Pure Gold like that Earth, Wind and Fire song 😁

@moviefaveph695 2 года назад

Me too sir

@panzhu9836 3 года назад

Wow，I am in Lagos and I am Chinese and I have travelled all across Nigeria， only remain Borno State and River State that I never went to. I would have gone there if the security issue eases a lil bit. Nigeria is definitely my second hometown.

@ekinematics 3 года назад

You've been to other States but not Rivers? I understand for Borno, but Rivers? I see no difference as regards to security in Rivers and any other state besides the North East.

@chinesewithsarah8761 3 года назад

你还需要看其他尼日利亚的城市

@ekinematics 3 года назад

@@chinesewithsarah8761 Пишите на английском пожалуйста🙁

@panzhu9836 3 года назад

@@ekinematics State Niger、Kaduna、Zamfara、Plateau、and some part of South East where oils locate， kidnapping everyday, road so bad. Economy so bad, not only Nigeria, all African countries are deeply affected, which directly leads to ppl from bottom rising up and doing something bad. So sad.

@ekinematics 3 года назад

@@panzhu9836 Well atleast you've been in Nigeria long enough. If you can live in Lagos then you can visit anywhere in southern Nigeria. These places ain't no different from Lagos as regards to security. Yes Ipob is an issue right now in the SE, but it has not been that way. Moreover besides Abuja, the SS and the SE has the most livable cities in Nigeria.

@kevinenger8623 2 года назад

Take us anywhere you want Tommy. Just loving the Sabbatical man!! My favorite subscription by far!!

@JuanDiaz-pv1vq 2 года назад

Same I feel in love with this channel

@Sebbir 3 года назад

That dude on that train was so chill. Seems like the type of person you would want to hang out with

@hookedunderthemoon 3 года назад

I vote for more geopolitical commentary. Ethiopia's infrastructure is mostly built by China and there is also a Chinese built and staffed train from Addis to Djibouti. I'd also like a video explaining your method for leaning languages so quickly. Loving all the content...

@kevinm3509 3 года назад

I agree, would love to learn more about your language background. Pretty cool to see an actual polyglot learning languages like you do.

@africanglobalnomad 3 года назад

#Ethiopia is that the country that was never colonized in #Africa and was a perennial begger for food, etc until the #Chinese saved them?

@DWilliam1 3 года назад

His method is that he’s really, really smart. Really.

@hookedunderthemoon 3 года назад

@@africanglobalnomad Ethiopia was never colonized although Italy tried and there is some Italian influence here. I think most people here would take offense at being referred to as begging for food...many still scoff at the effect Live Aid had on their image..When I came in 2009 they were transitioning from an agrarian economy to industrial and that is wher the the Chinese came in

@africanglobalnomad 3 года назад

@@hookedunderthemoon reiterating what I said - thanks!

@ovieebireri 3 года назад

This guy is super intelligent.His ability to adopt new languages is simply phenomenal.

@richardanderson6531 2 года назад

How does he learn new languages so quick and fluently

@theycallmetheboss 2 года назад

@@richardanderson6531 parrot

@actionjackson5759 2 года назад

@@richardanderson6531 It's not Rocket Science, he goes online and looks up the languages and learn some words and phrases, anyone can do it. He's a cool guy, a guy that you can hang out with.

@moviefaveph695 2 года назад

That's true Ovet

@alukuhito 2 года назад

He looks stoned.

@DannyChean 3 года назад

The whole rail and train situation looks exactly like they teleported an entire rail system from China and place it in Nigeria. The service counters, the layout of the station, the x-ray machines, the stainless steel chairs, even the uniforms. The only difference is the lack of some platform marshall yelling at travellers through a loud speaker to stay away from the tracks.

@tkautzor 3 года назад

Yes, but they paid many times what the same system cost in China.

@LG-universe 3 года назад

@@tkautzor And left the signs written in Chinese.

@olao9893 3 года назад

I’m sure China are not using these old fashion trains which was dumped and sold to the Nigeria government for exorbitant prices. After these trains breakdown Nigeria will still be paying the price.

@elijah5682 3 года назад

@@tkautzor how exactly do you know this?

@tkautzor 3 года назад

@@elijah5682 the cost of the project is public information. Try to guess how much of it went into Amaechi's pockets.

@Sidetracked_in_Macau 3 года назад

Yep! As a person living in China (Macau), those definitely are exact replicas of the Chinese train stations in China! Amazing.

@Mindset-grindset81 3 года назад

I knowwwww currently am in Beijing and this is the same exact train transportation here next ...is Metros innit

@tafabeatz 3 года назад

How do you get internet in there? Isn't youtube blocked in China?

@tafabeatz 3 года назад

@Ike Naija youtube is blocked in china dumbo 🤓 unless he found a vpn

@matik1662 3 года назад

@@tafabeatz he's in NIGERIA 🇳🇬 you Idiot did u even watch the video the Chinese built the station in Nigeria just like the one in China get it lol 😝

@tafabeatz 3 года назад

@@matik1662 dumb fuck the guy that left the comment is in China

@slaine9305 3 года назад

Just to clarify this rail line is not fully operational yet, which is why the stations look so bareboned and some signage is still in Chinese as well as the trains not being that full.

@afro5380 3 года назад

What a weird train announcement,”if you have bought a train ticket and you have covid19 please exit the train”. The announcements kept getting more wicked as the journey progressed

@Mkym365 3 года назад

It’s called a sense of humor, loll😂

@LG-universe 3 года назад

😄

@BasedinReality1984 3 года назад

Its not much better here in Aus; Everything is in the name of covid. Its laughable at times.

@ifemspromise8050 2 года назад

I thought I was the only who heard that 🤣🤣🤣

@olumidemcintosh6265 3 года назад

I'd rather someone suggest a better alternative to the Chinese loan or shut up with all the loan trap you're shouting.

@Isiejeme0829 3 года назад

This guy can't be trusted, should be watched.

@tvs9978 3 года назад

They don't have an alternatove They're so scared that China will become a superpower that they keep warning about China thinking Africans are stupid enough to belive the anti-Chinese hype. China isn't perfect (no international partner is) but nothing they can do will be worse than what the US, France, Portugal and Britain have collectively done for the past 100 years.

@fannyalbi9040 3 года назад

african can’t have independent critical mind? the western slave masters and colonisers come back to save africa?

@dsk333 3 года назад

@@thetravlogger9895 let china come over to us to collect that debt, were waiting

@annwilson511 3 года назад

@@the_world_in_motion Why can't Nigeria be China of Africa, even take over from the Chinese, Nigerians are smart, have lower labour cost, mineral resources, and agricultural products should not be a problem for Nigeria. Hire Chinese as Head of the projects and allow Nigerians to learn from the Chinese and most especially Americans, instead of paying them to do the projects, let them be the Managers,supervisors and trainers, providing jobs for Nigerians. Learn from the pros! Politians are just being greedy, they want to take bribe in foreign currency. Nigerians with the help of the British built the old railways from Lagos to Kano, which is over 100yrs old. British used to supervised Nigeria workers and people learnt a lot from them in the 19th centuries, is Nigeria backward now because of greedy politicians??

@hamzatbolaji 3 года назад

So glad to see this video. I grew up in Ibadan and this video brings me so much Joy. Can’t wait to go back home

@ojebiyipelumi3957 2 года назад

Wow! Bolaji; obviously it looks like you've being away from home for decade,and I must tell you you're lucky to be from that town; Ibadan. Hope to meet you soon at home

@abunne 3 года назад

If you are in ibadan I would suggest visiting the university of ibadan, the first university in Nigeria where a great many famous Nigerians were educated like Chinua Achebe, Wales Soyinka, maybe visit the history department and get a background on ibadan history. Talk to the students too. Half of Nigeria is under the age of 18.

@layorhskye7492 3 года назад

Thought university of Nigeria in Enugu was the first university

@abunne 3 года назад

@@layorhskye7492 Nope. University of Ibadan was first setup by the British as an extension of University of London in 1948.

@tnamitedocile9180 2 года назад

Well , technically it was still an extension of University of London when the University of Nigeria became a university

@godwinejiofor8064 2 года назад

@@layorhskye7492 University if Ibadan was thr first not UNN

@kulchitskywright 3 года назад

You should travel to far north after Abuja, you will see a striking contrast, from a rain forest vegetation in Lagos and Ibadan to a complete desert at bulunkutu in Yobe. Explore more please we are loving all your videos.

@scipio2009 3 года назад

... would have to then start to learn some Hausa though, especially if going North. Same way that he'd have to learn Igbo going East. And then you've got the cultural changes of traveling North (not sure how the treatment of outsiders and alcohol will go in the North

@maureenalder8905 3 года назад

Hey Tommy Another great vid from Nigeria 🇳🇬👍 Look after that eye 👁 hopefully you must be on antibiotics now 🤞stay safe 🇬🇧 ❤

@kevophoenix872 3 года назад

"Fighting on board the train is strictly prohibited" .. 🤣🤣🤣Nigeria for you

@Tata-bd9nx 3 года назад

@Ike Naija What's funny is the fact that they need to remind people that fighting inside the train is prohibited. Is fighting that common in Nigeria? I guess that is why they don't serve alcohol in the train then🤷‍

@Mkym365 3 года назад

The conductor has a sense of humor, that’s all, lolll😂

@urmom90210 3 года назад

“Nigeria for you?” have you ever lived in this country? the only time people fight in transport is when someone hits someone else’s car... and they’re both under 30

@joseph3036 2 года назад

They have such signs in China too, including 'Don't spit around', 'Act civilized'.

@amirshake9803 3 года назад

Thanks for covering this. For my nigerians throwing stones at china, what has the Americans or British done for us than this nonsense democrazy we have

@TheSugmad 3 года назад

@Ike Naija because the thieves run the government on behalf of the oligarchs who own them, not in the interest of the people who voted them in office. Correction: when you can print your own money those resources are not scarce but unlimited. Over the past 40 years (since Reagan) America has gradually slid into oligarchy with a facade of democracy. More than half the US Supreme Court are political hacks. Political parties are private organizations and a court has ruled that they can choose whoever they want to be their nominee for president no matter who the voters pick (no appeal yet). In a recent poll more than 50% of republicans said they want to secede. A more interesting question is, in the 2020 presidential election, why would 75 million people vote for a narcissistic, racist, misogynistic, corrupt bigot for president? America is imploding.

@tvs9978 3 года назад

I'm glad some Africans are not buying the anti-China b-s. It's simply American propaganda to prevent both Africa and China from becoming more powerful

@nobs997 3 года назад

@Ike Naija UAE and China have life presidents/ leaders unlike most countries in the world

@nobs997 3 года назад

@Ike Naija A life president for Nigeria is not feasible considering our ethnic and religious make-up

@TheSugmad 3 года назад

@@tvs9978 how ridiculous and telling is it that to counter the growing influence of China in Africa, the US built military bases there instead of infrastructure. The message: we really don’t give a dam about Africans. We just want the Beijing government to know we’re there.

@ZeekmanEats 3 года назад

Dude, I had an eye infection last week and it sucks!!! Another cool video...you are the man!!

@emmanuelefe5515 3 года назад

The number peaceful Yoruba land you went to which is Ibadan. Coca is a nice place to be in Ibadan and some other new infrastructure in Ibadan you can also visit. But sabbatical Ibadan do not have beach like Lagos. But peaceful fun place to be also goods in Ibadan in very cheap.

@moszmwesigwa8728 3 года назад

One thing I've learnt about Nigerians is that they are so negative about their country, they are always whigning about Ghana and Rwanda being more developed than their country 🤣🤣🤣. They even don't know they are the most creative on the african continent, I think it has something to do with their population, the competition for everything is cutthroat and tight. All they need to do is put their tribal differences aside

@kingadams8411 3 года назад

True

@tyaler9805 3 года назад

True

@ikemmanuel7859 3 года назад

The main problem is overpopulation and they’re not paying attention to that. That overpopulation creates competition,poverty and burden to families and government and resources.

@ethobridget5199 2 года назад

We don't like the government

@Mista-FOODMAN 2 года назад

You’ve said it all

@fedemendezh 2 года назад

I'm from Argentina but living in Australia at the moment. I’ve watched all of your videos in Argentina. (buenisimos) And watching this now I realised that you speak quite a lot of languages or try at least. But not just talk, you mimic/act the accents or ways to speak. that's awesome and something I'll try now with my English.

@antonivillacreces4245 3 года назад

Thank you again for your documental work. Just 1 point: The relationship between China and Africa is not unclear, it's just bussiness. Not war. Not colonialism.

@scipio2009 3 года назад

What does that mean, though? If China literally builds and controls every railway network across Africa, logic tells you that that plays out a certain way in the end (payment for loans that couldn't be afforded in the first place, will likely end up in Chinese ownership). Once the relationship entrenches like that, you'll end up with a dance between what the Africans want to do, and what the Chinese want to do, and that will likely edge towards the Chinese. ... in real ways that effect Africans in time; mineral exploration, consumer goods, trading, markets, etc

@kirklenagh3095 3 года назад

Same same but different. Instead of gunboat diplomacy it’s now debt trap diplomacy.

@scipio2009 3 года назад

@Ike Naija the Chinese are doing the same thing that the US, or Britain, or any other outside party involved will do. They simply ignore any concerns on the front end, to set up the even bigger score on the back-end, 🤷🏾‍♂️. Beyond that, assuming that I have no ties to Nigeria, or interest in the implications of these things for Nigeria and Africa, is ridiculous

@scipio2009 3 года назад

@Ike Naija The worst thing that can happen is that Nigeria defaults, China takes over what they can take over, but then the opinion of China holds sway over the opinions of Nigerians. Because it's a longer game when you're talking about money. The infrastructure was built with Chinese designs by Chinese workers, likely using finished goods made in China. Chinese companies selling Chinese products in Nigeria. And then you'll settle into Chinese merchant's doing the same. All with Nigerians largely being excluded from the value added functions, while the debt load still sits on everyone's neck. Maybe I'm wrong; Nigerian will pay back the money, with the infrastructure girding a boom elsewhere. If I'm not, time isn't going to be as smooth as one would think

@ivanhe3524 3 года назад

@@scipio2009 Ok, now go check out what the Chinese interest rates are on these loans. They're on par with the interest rates of the Marshall Plan which was American infrastructure loans given to European countries after WWII to rebuild their countries.

@kulchitskywright 3 года назад

19:03 Apparently “everybody” exaggerates when it comes to the negative things, this sometimes distracts tourist from having a good time.

@haruspex1-50 3 года назад

@Ike Naija shut your foolish mouth yeye boi. You’re talking nonsense 😉😂

@adelowooyediran9166 3 года назад

That really makes me sick.

@pop_kayla5279 3 года назад

@@haruspex1-50 case in point.

@hilaryfrank 3 года назад

This is very well said. Nigerians should avoid unnecessarily bad-mouthing their country. Imagine that the United States placed a ban on UK visitors since the covid era, no one has heard any noise. If it were Nigeria that the US had placed a ban on, many Nigerians would have been shouting that the US has rejected Nigeria, spewing spells on the country and so on and so forth... This is our country and if we continue to condemn it, we certainly suffer for it. With my extensive travel around Europe, Asia, America, Mideast and Africa I have found not a single country where her citizens rundown their country. Yet Nigeria in many ways is better than some countries outside Africa.

@Mkym365 3 года назад

@Ike Naija The exaggerated Negativity by some Nigerians needs to stop 🛑 because the rest of Nigeria is getting sick and tired of a few Nigerians tearing us down with their Negativity. If you have a problem with the Government, take it to the Government and not Twitter or RU-vid. Make una dey receive sense

@josephurso9098 3 года назад

I just wanna know how the hell you pick up speaking so many languages so fast?!?!?!? I've been trying to learn Spanish and can't get past "hola"

@sweetspice9120 3 года назад

Language comes naturally to some of us. Its like how some easily grasp music or art or math. Different talents :) I am good at languages n math but not much else :)

@SabbaticalTommy 3 года назад

A lot of practice off camera. I think anyone driven enough can pick these up, I'm planning a video soon-ish explaining my process

@Dave.Seg. 3 года назад

@@SabbaticalTommy I shall wait for that video. You pick up languages very quickly. A

@BlueSuedeAsics 3 года назад

it's all about the mindset. you NEED a reason to learn a language.

@kulchitskywright 3 года назад

😂 that’s funny.

@Biobele 3 года назад

Actually There are many lines proposed and already on ground. Kaduna to Kano rail line Lagos to Ibadan rail line warri itakpe rail line Port Harcourt to Kano rail line a.k.a Maradi rail line Coastal rail line (Calabar to port Harcourt to Lagos) The rail lines ALL OVER Nigeria is safe there had only been a few Incidents along the Kano to Kaduna line

@sundayroast4785 3 года назад

I don't even know we have train in Nigeria that works 😂😂 and I live there

@tobbsbrown50 3 года назад

@@sundayroast4785 bro were you not around when Buhari was to commission those trains this year around probably July

@sundayroast4785 3 года назад

@@tobbsbrown50 I don't follow Buhari I get frustrated anytime I see him.....need positives in my life but it's nice he did this

@tobbsbrown50 3 года назад

@@sundayroast4785 Buhari does not post developments on social media you'll need to do the investigation yourself if you want to see positives of Nigeria Follow Tayo Aina on RU-vid, Steven Ndukwu, Ned Media, Intervlog, Wode Maya, iamgbolahan.... Many more thank me later

@sundayroast4785 3 года назад

@@tobbsbrown50 I dey follow them you nor need advertise me except Steven....buhari has caused nothing but mystery to me Nigeria nor hard to manage

@polochyy6697 3 года назад

Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪 well represent

@fidelwire9333 3 года назад

+254 one love

@riddencedeya4996 3 года назад

You speak alot of languages well: Respect to you.

@fegow-farmland8399 2 года назад

That Chinese Conversation is dope # Genius Tommy

@hk254lyt8 3 года назад

I would rather be trapped by debt but my country gets infrastructure than experience what my ancestors did from Europeans in the 20th century

@aaron2424 3 года назад

Same

@dru4670 3 года назад

Are you African ?

@hk254lyt8 3 года назад

@@dru4670 Yes. Proud Kenyan

@chrismagero3290 3 года назад

True, 🇰🇪

@tyaler9805 3 года назад

Same

@-faramoluwanbi-6469 3 года назад

Ohhh I went on this train earlier this year for Eid. It was actually really cool, I thought it would be faster though. But it was nice not to sit in traffic on the way to Ibadan like it usually is.

@djsosogospel 2 года назад

Thank you for showing some of the beautiful places in my country. I hope some Americans with arcane mentality about Nigeria see this. Especially CNN, who always show the rural areas on TV

@sarttee 2 года назад

dude CNN is a lying new agency, no one watches that channel.

@gianniabas4901 2 года назад

CNN is trash and will always be gsrbage

@MoAli-wm4of 2 года назад

Anybody with more than a couple brain cells to rub together in the US usually have an impression of Nigerians that they are hustlers ... Atlesst in nyc where I am from .. ppl in Iowa may not know this or anything but we don't really care about them over there anyway and they dont duck with us either lol ... Nigerians are smart, hustlers, hard working and got good music good food and some.of the most beautiful women I've seen in Africa

@Re-bl5sr 2 года назад

@@MoAli-wm4of Agreed, Nigerian women are some of the most beautiful in Africa - lets not forget Sudanese and Ghanaian women also ;) 07:29 - Distant relative of Tupac Shakur?

@ochiegodfrey6428 2 года назад

@Sigrid Kaag u lie 🤥

@kshark7934 3 года назад

The trains are safe everywhere in Nigeria

@jolomi_jolomi 3 года назад

The modern built trains

@Mamapelz 3 года назад

Not really

@kshark7934 3 года назад

@@Mamapelz which or where are the trains not safe?

@Mamapelz 3 года назад

@@kshark7934 i have heard one of the train stop on the way. Middle of nowhere. Thats very scary considering nigeria insecuirities

@KIM-xl6zs 3 года назад

@Ike Naija perfect answer

@donnyteo5248 3 года назад

Great video. This rail line was built by CCECC, who have been in Nigeria for decades. They actually started their business in Nigeria drilling wells and grew organically from there with little support from the government until relatively recently for headline projects. Most of their projects have to stand on their own economic merits with local financing. Simply put Chinese enterprises, whether state owned or private, have always been willing to take more risk in branching out to new ventures, and for many it’s meant more rewards.

@LG-universe 3 года назад

Weird they kept Chinese signs and not English.

@Southernview3k 3 года назад

It's federal government project and the construction of the project is awarded and paid since the regime of Goodluck Jonathan

@OkOk-tt2dg 3 года назад

Nooo thats not true....show us some proof....link the proof in the description

@OkOk-tt2dg 3 года назад

I will link the proof of Chinese taking peoples organs by force.....which the Chinese government plans to do to Africa, forcefully take your organs ....nothing about China is organic, they nearly killed all the donkeys in Africa and China has stolen all of the fish, causing Africans to suffer.......Noone that has a brain likes Communist China

@Southernview3k 3 года назад

@@OkOk-tt2dg Every colonial country have done and continue to commit evil towards Africans.

@emptyplenty4730 3 года назад

Hello from Seattle. I only discovered your channel 3 weeks ago. I'm big into the Eastern Europe vloggers. Keep on truckin . Hope your eye gets better. Good luck with the view counter.

@williamssamuel8403 3 года назад

Look what China built in Nigeria! Where in Africa can we proudly say, ( Look what US built in Africa?

@precirose742 3 года назад

True but nigerians should be workingq in these places aswell not just chinese

@FERESE 3 года назад

@@precirose742 You're misinformed. Please watch Nigeria news channel on RU-vid to read about the contract signed and the percentage of the Federal government. How many Chinese workers did you see when they were laying the tracks, or did you see any working in the train station, bloody joker. few Nigerian ladies have also undergone training and are train drivers, not just men. I like when people that have no clue come here to display their folly leaving 3 comments on one video.

@DreOmega 3 года назад

@@precirose742 🤣🤣🤣 hilarious humans. Are u sure u watched this video, how many Chinese did u see working at the station or in the train? Lol. I advised u watch again, this time slooooow

@nigerdeltamirrortv9311 3 года назад

They built lots of military bases....that's what a war mongering, bully country builds.

@urmom90210 3 года назад

why are you acting like we’re entitled to US? they don’t do shit for anybody... and china is only helping so they can collect later, use your head, your govt can’t afford shingbain but they can take loan like nonsense. So if China finishes building the country and decides to use it as plan b for their overpopulation issue, what do you think we’re supposed to do?

@Nigerianprince419 3 года назад

Respect that guy’s opinions on China in Africa but he’s wrong about trains not being safe elsewhere I live in Abuja.... myself and my family always use the train to kaduna and it’s safe. Infact Just as safe as it is in Ibadan

@drewseb 3 года назад

That guy was just a very ignorant human being. All he did was denigrate Nigeria, speak ill of the govt who provided the train he was riding on.

@nomaddiaries9790 3 года назад

@@drewseb Nigerian government is the most evil in the world

@george4281 2 года назад

@@drewseb why would he praise the government what have they done? Incompetents run the government and we need to acknowledge that to move forward and choose better representatives

@peterstinyspace 3 года назад

I finished from the University of Ibadan, you should check the school out before you leave Ibadan, it’s the first in Nigeria.

@ssjrose9641 3 года назад

As soon as I saw the sabbatical logo picture in bottom right corner...I was like Noooo...lol...I want to see more lol...good video...those last videos in the slums were giving anxiety 😳 lol.

@jolomi_jolomi 3 года назад

Tommy I love your calmness but there will be certain people that may want to extort you. I hope you don't meet the one that will take it too far. These Street boys can be aggressive and believe me most Nigerians don't like them and we know how to handle them.

@TheRobman 3 года назад

What is the Nigerian version of the "not today, go away" phrase?

@fisf.2148 3 года назад

@@TheRobman in Pidgin English you can "Abeg commot, I no sabi today"

@Tes-mm5rp 3 года назад

I probably scared of visiting place like Nigeria very aggressive. Don't know how to handle them. Tommy calm as a cucumber. It looks like dangerous place, but the people look like warm and nice.

@fisf.2148 3 года назад

@@thetravlogger9895 He showed all the lovely, rich, clean neighbourhoods in East African countries so i'm waiting for him to show the nice neighbourhoods of Lagos which he was staying in (Victoria Island)

@jolomi_jolomi 3 года назад

@Godwin Ok what are you even saying?? Did you see any slander towards Nigeria? I meant he should be careful of agbero. . Comot with your fake concern.

@bobdoe38 3 года назад

I don’t see any other country willing to invest in Africa besides China. The price paid for these infrastructure projects are a fraction of what you’d pay if built by European, Americans or Japanese.

@bobdoe38 3 года назад

@@tosinojo7310 I don’t know what you added to what I said. Yes, China investment in Africa dwarfs all other countries. They risk more, work harder, and never hold a gun over your head to accept their offers.

@ColeCorp 2 года назад

Some might say China is using a debt trap

@eyeofthetiger6002 Год назад

@@ColeCorp research more on Google, I did and for the most part the so called debt trap is a myth because China actually wrote off a lot of those bad loans and many of those loans were actually zero interest loans! How many Western banks are willing to do that? The main reason China is investing big time in Africa with infrastructure projects is because that was how China itself developed from a poor agricultural country to the world's second largest economy by using loans from Japan to build their infrastructure initially as well as investments from overseas,you need the infrastructures in place first before you can build a successful economy!

@johnsitumbeko732 3 года назад

I've watched almost all your videos and I love them. Keep them coming. Please come to Zambia.

@akebullanrising3308 3 года назад

Wode Mayo and Miss Trudy have already been there.

@BoskiM 3 года назад

@@akebullanrising3308 So?

@akebullanrising3308 3 года назад

@@BoskiM You sound Moist.

@mikebabz 2 года назад

Ok. I will come - on one condition...

@Az777 3 года назад

Must have got some of that nasty Makoko water in your eye. Wishing you a fast recovery!

@historialeft 3 года назад

I noticed his eye too! I hope you are treating that Sabbatical! All the best

@appalachianridgerunners6571 3 года назад

Glad to see Miss Josey is still with you.

@fmskido 3 года назад

In Nigeria, you say "Next Time" or "Another Time". You can also say not today, it will be just fine and appropriate.

@tvs9978 3 года назад

Blackout in the train station??? 🤣🤣 Oh Naija, we love you.

@tobbsbrown50 3 года назад

Typical Naija doings it's not gonna happen in Lagos tho

@youme1414 3 года назад

@@tobbsbrown50 It happens in Lagos all the time.

@rikkygaming6240 3 года назад

It’s funny how me as a Nigerian. Who lives in lagos. Has never stepped a foot here

@mariameleshin5300 3 года назад

That makes two of us

@deanl0 3 года назад

@@mariameleshin5300 Just the two of us... nice tune

@epicpika11 2 года назад

@@deanl0 WE CAN MAKE IT IF WE TRY

@rikkygaming6240 5 месяцев назад

😂😂😂

@legionnaire4548 2 года назад

What f#cking happen to your eye?? That shit is contagious...

@faustinuskaryadi6610 3 года назад

Please visit Indonesia after our HSR start to operate. Probably in late 2022. It's Indonesia - China joint venture, and will be the first commecial Fuxing train outside China.

@aiai-123wen8 2 года назад

look forward to!

@winners9266 3 года назад

Train transportation are safe every where in Nigeria.

@kulchitskywright 3 года назад

Exactly, that dude apparently isn’t well traveled even within Nigeria, May even though he claims to be well traveled.

@tobbsbrown50 3 года назад

The dude is ignorant he's an Igbo guy ooo smh

@nomaddiaries9790 3 года назад

@@tobbsbrown50 tribalism

@gardensteps 3 года назад

The new Abuja-Kaduna train just got targeted by bandits.

@timileyinolaifa 2 года назад

The dude you spoke with on the train was right, train is only safe in the southwest region for now. Please stay safe.

@Danny451 3 года назад

Damn! How many languages does Sabbatical speak? Amazing.

@pagethreemodel 3 года назад

It's really incredible.

@abumusa5913 3 года назад

he gifted with understanding foreign languages easily

@bryan1377 3 года назад

@@abumusa5913 that’s a thing but the truth is if you learn a language it will be easy to pick up another language

@abumusa5913 3 года назад

@@bryan1377 I agree with you but it is just easy for him

@y.r5155 3 года назад

Chinese youruba hausa😂😂😂😂etc in his videos

@jackiem7376 3 года назад

Thank you for great information and love your videos. Smile your beautiful smile it is contagious and makes the world smile.

@lordasmoday 3 года назад

Bro all respect to you for showing is Afrika good vibes

@maxmercor5772 3 года назад

I've researched the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and initially all I found were negative articles with 'debt trap' headlines. After looking into these deals and how far they've come, they are actually making real progress and attacking real issues like infrastructure and energy. I don't want to point fingers to make an argument, but those who are being negative about these deals (the West) have never made the efforts to make similar improvements in these countries

@tubester4567 3 года назад

First, thats not true. Most of the major cities were first created by the west, as well as dams, trains, roads, farming methods, healthcare and various infrastructure. The British built the 4th largest rail network in the world in India. The west still funds and operates most of the major health programs in Africa, like for AIDS and Malaria and hospitals. There are still many projects around the world paid by the west. The west donates billions of dollars to Africa every year. China is building a few things but China is not paying for it, the poor countries are. Lets see what happens when the infrastructure is old in 25 years and the poor countries still owe money.

@maxmercor5772 3 года назад

I find this a great insight on China-Africa relations from an African perspective ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P5uzxV8ub9k.html

@maxmercor5772 3 года назад

@@tubester4567 right and this was all free from the west? how about the trillions in oil and gold that were stolen from the land... are you seriously mentioning the British colonial rule over India, as a similar situation as now? you have been watching too much CNN and Fox my friend...

@markm2092 3 года назад

@@tubester4567 infrastructure is better than donation as foreign aid is political and ineffective. The truth is that the west should’ve focused on infrastructure in Africa not aid.

@ExplorationRandomDestination 3 года назад

@@tubester4567 Chinas plans for Global Domination by 2049 fall right into that. They rise on "building" nations then take full control as they collapse.

@AaronFromGuildford 2 года назад

This has been a great public service for me as I battle Corona Virus this week. So far I’ve travelled with you guys into Rwanda, to Lagos and now here. Takes my mind off my sore throat and headache 🦠🦠🦠

@mackfisher4487 3 года назад

Africa has suffered from Colonialism because of its natural resources China needs natural resources. China like all countries operate in their own best interest, China's silk roads programs long-term goals are for increased trade as well as increasing power both political and military on the world stage.

@wurdig9224 3 года назад

You're right 👍🏽

@GreatballersEver 3 года назад

Same as USA

@misanthropyunhinged 3 года назад

purely working in your own best interest is irrational, you're only as healthy as the society you reside in.

@to04buk 3 года назад

NO china has no interests to establish its military power across the world like the U.S did, China has only one military base in Africa located in Djibouti, and that was asked by the U.N to protect trades from the Somali pirates. Chinese are very business driven people who has no interests to disseminate their "values" or "religions" like the west cause chinese dont think its profitable

@goji508 3 года назад

China is being strategic they're not stupid they will develop the country and soon after will claim land as payment and have a legitimate reason to set up Chinatowns all over Africa not to mention they're sending citizens over there due to overpopulation in China and will use that as a defense for permanent residency.

@redemptabisangwa8483 3 года назад

Love your content Tommy, looking forward to more of these. Hope your eye gets better.

@coffeeunit5217 3 года назад

what happend to his eye?

@mikebabz 2 года назад

@@coffeeunit5217 He boxed Mike Tyson

@coffeeunit5217 2 года назад

@@mikebabz LoL

@Candyswirl1980 2 года назад

Looks like a stye.

@kulchitskywright 3 года назад

Sorry about your eye Tommy, Hope you get well soon.

@painfulrug16960 3 года назад

he got the infection from the slum hope he dosn't lose the eye i suggest he goes back to a proper country for treatment, even the president of the country does that

@jzk2020 3 года назад

@@painfulrug16960 Calm down, he just needs to take some antibiotics and rinse it with clean water twice per day.

@painfulrug16960 3 года назад

@@jzk2020 lol i have a problem with overthinking not sure how to get rid of it

@goldbluetears 3 года назад

Here are further trip recommendations: Benin city Port harcourt Calabar Owerri Abuja Kano

@tobbsbrown50 3 года назад

Southeast is not safe for now at the current moment 💔

@NubiVilleStudio 3 года назад

Actually Ibadan is filled with old houses. Though one can have a good experience in the city

@TonnyOkello 3 года назад

There is a good university there too, University of Ibandan - either Wole Soyinka or Chinua Achebe or both went there

@TopeA8 3 года назад

@@pelumioke9820 Ibadan was NOT founded in 1828 or 1829 as it is often recorded. It was founded in the 16th century. The confusion comes because most of the history was recorded in the 19th century at the time when it became a Military HQ in 1829.

@CodingExpress 3 года назад

Come to Abuja, Nigeria's Washington DC. Take a flight to Abuja, it's only 27,000 naira, 1 hour journey

@samuelowoeye4917 3 года назад

Hi tommy since you are in ibadan and you need a view of the city ...ask for Shepherd Hill or locally called Sapati and go to Bower's tower you will learn abit of history of the city

@kulchitskywright 3 года назад

If you speak Pidgin, you will get more interesting reactions more than the local language. And by the way Nigeria May be the biggest market for Tecno in the world, and it will have the largest population and and the most purchasing power of all the 3rd world countries that will not have another local phone brand alternative. So Tecno is smiling big to the bank in Nigerian than anywhere else.

@thatweirdnigerianguy 3 года назад

Over the last 5 years, I've almost exclusively bought Tecno phones. At the moment, both my phone and Powerbank are Tecno products.

@KingZealotTactics 3 года назад

I think the eye infection actually made you look better XD I'm fuckin with ya.

@ibnbattuta1304 2 года назад

Reminds me of a hotel in southern Iraq. Everything was Chinese. The furniture, exit signs, lol. Even the big fancy globe in the lobby was in Chinese. 😁

@VICE-H3RO Год назад

Not just Africa or Middle East but many roads, ports, bridges and trains in south east Asia in being built by China. For example, China built new high speed train Laos, Indonesia, and soon in Thailand and Cambodia. I heard China even wants to extend their infrastructure projects (BRI) into South America as well.

@backyardboy2020 3 года назад

Other governments is just too much talk and of no help to africa.Great 🇨🇳

@backyardboy2020 2 года назад

They haven’t payed enough of what they stole

@bazimyan 3 года назад

Great video and I hope your eye infection goes away soon. I do enjoy the geopolitical discussion you introduced in this video and would like to see more of your thoughts. The convo you guys had with the Nigerian in the train was great and I do share similar sentiments with what he was saying. For me though, I don't necessarily agree with the implication he had that China is taking advantage of Africa with those loans and injection of capital infrastructure; while it can end up in such a manner, it can also be a mutually beneficial relationship between both actors. And it's not like there's an alternative that the West is offering which would make African countries reconsider from working with China anyway. Ibadan looks interesting and I would personally appreciate the fact that the market there doesn't seem as crazy as the one you experienced in Lagos.

@tbo2120 3 года назад

You don’t believe china are taking advantage. What a strange and bizarre statement to make based on china being ……. China? But fair enough I guess 😂

@amicablemosese5866 3 года назад

@@tbo2120 china is better than USA or European power! What US and European power couldn't do in Africa for centuries china is doing it within a decade

@bazimyan 3 года назад

@@tbo2120 The implication of "taking advantage of" means that there's a winner and loser, or aggressor and victim. That's what I don't agree with, because it removes the agency of these developing countries and is patronizing to them, not to mention describes a zero-sum game. I'm saying that these deals can serve the purposes of both China and these countries, and be mutually beneficial. In that case you wouldn't say China is "taking advantage of" them.

@amicablemosese5866 3 года назад

i still don’t understand why all of sudden the west start to care about Africans ! From centuries Africans has been enslaved killed and taking big advantage of by west ! Now African leaders are considering china ! I hope the west would handle there own problems and allowed Africans to decide their future! White man don’t own Africa

@xbm41 3 года назад

@@amicablemosese5866 the leaders of african countries has always been the problem. they get aid. but take most for themselves. china knows this. and therefore they will want to control police and military, incase the african leaders cant pay their debts. if not paying. they simply just take the country.. by infrastructure.

@PpAirO5 2 года назад

I must admit, I'm VERY surprised to see such infrastructure in an african country. Good to see some sort of progress.

@nycrawgirl 11 месяцев назад

There is infrastructure (progress as you called it) in other African countries. I’m not sure where you’re getting your information about Africa but it is a varied continent that meshes the new and the old in beautiful ways.

@UnoriginalEscobar 2 года назад

As a father of three I can relate with the washroom being my lil place of sanctuary when I need to recalibrate.

@levels2545 3 года назад

Nice work tommy and loving your company with josie ...much love froM🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

@alexandermutune6131 3 года назад

African infrastructure is winning these days.Good things for the continent.

@HawaiiDEEPS 3 года назад

It's Chinese infrastructure

@HawaiiDEEPS 3 года назад

@@thetravlogger9895 Several people in the comments said the train station looks exactly how the Chinese ones do. I'm sure the Nigerians didn't give them instructions on how to make it look. All over Sub-Saharan Africa you see Chinese infrastructure with Chinese characters

@HawaiiDEEPS 3 года назад

@@thetravlogger9895 You're a fool. If you have a car made in Germany then it's a German car, thus the reason it's called a foreign car. Doesn't mean Germany owns the car. This train station was built by the Chinese, it's Chinese infrastructure, but owned by the Nigerian gov. I didn’t say the shit belongs to China.

@DreOmega 3 года назад

@@HawaiiDEEPS U still not making sense. Insulting him makes u stupid n even more foolish than u think he is. Ode

@tobbsbrown50 3 года назад

@@HawaiiDEEPS you're the big fool here you are not even making any sense just shut up

@Justforfun-cc7zc 3 года назад

This is Dugbe in Ibadan, the commercial hub of Ibadan,nice job @sabbatical

@will8971 2 года назад

Dugbe?

@Justforfun-cc7zc 2 года назад

@@will8971 yes

@africanglobalnomad 3 года назад

#Kenya #Etthiopia are you watching? This is why #Nigeria is #Nigeria. The PRC did a great job with the trains there. It looks way better than so many train stations even in the # west . Sabbatical. Thanks much!

@bismarkokyere6210 2 года назад

If Kenya ,Ethiopia would mot have pathed way for the rest , Nigeria wouldn’t have some references.

@TheBalibull 3 года назад

Ooop, fighting is severely prohibited in Nigeria train. I should bring my wife to there to get a peaceful time.

@N3KLAZ 3 года назад

never seen this channel before but why did i enjoy watching this video so much? :D

@nathangibbs7539 3 года назад

Great video..always interesting cheers from New Zealand

@ibibiotutorials3742 3 года назад

Wow!.. I'm a Nigerian but my sister lives in New Zealand

@fannyalbi9040 3 года назад

do new zealand has many china bashers?

@Mkym365 3 года назад

Nigeria is soo fun and Adventurous😍❤️

@painfulrug16960 3 года назад

until you are forced to live here for the rest of your life then it may not be so much fun

@Mkym365 3 года назад

@@painfulrug16960 not really dude, speak for yourself alone

@painfulrug16960 3 года назад

@@Mkym365 I CAN TELL YOU HAVE NEVER been to nigeria do i get it, try coming down here and stay in s poor envromrent for 10 years and am 100% dure your opinion would change, and no i wouldn't mind living in the uk for the rest of my life, like seriously you dont know what u have until you lose it

@Mkym365 3 года назад

@@painfulrug16960 I am a Nigerian, like I said speak for yourself alone, I don’t share same sentiments about my Country like you do and a lot of Nigerians I know feel same as I do. Like I keep saying if you have a problem with the Government like we all do, take it to the Government and not to social media cos nobody cares.

@everreignofficials4128 2 года назад

@@Mkym365 God bless you for this, your head correct 💯💯

@ahmednjidda6182 3 года назад

China doing great things by helping with infrastructure. Its called soft power. I like it. Up china.

@babymansionmusic 3 года назад

no they need more space for the billions of people they have

@babymansionmusic 3 года назад

@Ike Naija you ah damn fool #stayewoke

@tobbsbrown50 3 года назад

@@babymansionmusic worry about your country first your care about us is not needed it's meant to be in the trash

@babymansionmusic 3 года назад

@@tobbsbrown50 lol you’ll see

@tobbsbrown50 3 года назад

@@babymansionmusic keep waiting to see you won't see anything till eternity haters gonna hate for sure

@chus.a6210 3 года назад

Lool liessss trains are available from Abuja to kaduna and and it's 💯 safe, used it countless of time

@tobbsbrown50 3 года назад

You dey mind that guy?

@ibrahimjimoh6314 3 года назад

Bandits attacked a train at KD and killed people including the pilot also vandalizing the train and rails

@lutaayam 3 года назад

You met an intellectual on the train

@YTWorldTraveler 3 года назад

Tommy & Miss Josie are on another adventure. Why does it look like Miss Josey is carrying all the baggage?

@yapadqoi 3 года назад

Because Tommy has the camera. Isn't it obvious? 😁

@yapadqoi 3 года назад

@@thetravlogger9895 Jealous 😁

@yapadqoi 3 года назад

@@thetravlogger9895 You are sure about that ? That looks like an insult to all the women that are suffering from actual hard work and other awful things. Why don’t you guys put things into perspective and stop complaining for every thing? You don’t know the whole story. If you followed all the journeys in this channel you would know that the lady is from Uganda. She is now in Nigeria for a reason you probably don’t know, so why making judgments? This guy educates you by feeding you real information from Africa you don’t see anywhere else, sometimes putting his life at risk for that. Please respect his work. You don’t like the video? Well, there is a button for that, hit it and move on.

@yapadqoi 3 года назад

@@thetravlogger9895 A person who cannot stand stupidity

@yapadqoi 3 года назад

@@thetravlogger9895 Ow boy, that one is really good👍 I will probablly reuse it 😁

@bali.talks.shares 3 года назад

Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so hapy to have my day highlighted with your clip!!!!! hope you well my friend!

@gytisk6998 3 года назад

Does Tommy speak every language around, fluent Chinese!? I wish he would do a video of how he learns them so quickly and maybe a collab with #WouterCorduwener one of these days lol

@ryaneye6347 3 года назад

From what I know Tommy has been traveling around since he was younger, learning language along the way

@gregorious123 2 года назад

He's said in various videos how he learns languages. He studied Arabic in college. Lived in Shanghai for a while. And he says he mostly learns new languages from apps and then speaking with the locals

@kulchitskywright 3 года назад

Trains are safe safe everywhere in the country, and the old locomotive trains still run in some parts of the country.

@tosinpredido 3 года назад

Just got bridge in kaduna the other day

@zoekokomasta 3 года назад

Not exactly after the incident a few days ago

@lovejoseph1899 3 года назад

我难以相信你会说中文，吓到我了。I'm a Nigerian so enjoy your stay.

@williamking3529 3 года назад

我难以相信你也会说中文，吓坏我了。love from China.

@dennoz2936 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing africa 🇺🇬 one love from Uganda

@aaron2424 3 года назад

Gyebale ko ssebo 🇺🇬

@Slinglling 3 года назад

what a great channel, dude after after watching the video before this one you are a badass with iron balls, respect to you.

@theSalukie 2 года назад

Yeah, I loved the geopolitical commentary. especially cus you’re not just sat in your room talking about it, you’re actually talking to Chinese people in Nigeria

@DJ-uk5mm 3 года назад

Didn’t know you spoke chinese. - fair play man … you is smart!… what happened to your eye? I’m a recent convert to the channel really enjoy it thank you for sharing keep it up no bullet trains for the Africans then. Just the old diesel ones ?

@taiwoolaniyi6343 3 года назад

China may be gaining loads from the uneven relationship, but at least, it is not selling us weapons to kill one another. There are lots of underhand dealings going on in Nigeria presently between crooks from china and their nigerian collaborators (ilesa, zamfara etc), but it is down to nigerian Govt to correct all anomalies. Thanks for your interest brother.

@iamPrincevinny 3 года назад

Nice one bro. I'm a Nigerian resident in Newark, NJ. I love your cover of every book and cranny of Nigeria. Thanks a lot and travel well to ibadan. Bro, what happened to your right eye in this video?

@mikeyfreeman6803 3 года назад

Pink eye lol

@Briggz5d 3 года назад

Apolo!

@jq7323 3 года назад

What does a Nigerian resident living in United States mean?

@outsidejunk 3 года назад

Nigerian resident in Newyork😂😂😂

@Max-ns8lc 3 года назад

I’m in NJ too.

@SouthFLSteve 3 года назад

Enjoyed the video but rather abrupt end. Hope your eye heals up soon!

@vijay.617 3 года назад

Hi bro am indian, am also working esat Africa , there people all very good people's , I love Africa

@kevinpatrick8788 2 года назад

Get Josey a goose down parka for when shes in an air conditioned environment . Lol

@eddiethorne6461 3 года назад

Only if Nigeria had a subway system to help cut down on the traffic jams that the city of Lagos have.Lagos is the largest city in the world that do not have a subway or an over ground city rapid transit system.

@blademanx 2 года назад

Subway isnt done due to underground water apparently

@a1SolutionTTV 3 года назад

Love the videos tommy! Cheers 🍻 Hope you doing well !

@ingkie 3 года назад

Thanks for the ground work and putting China on a positive note. Regardless what many negative things others say about China, it is hope that both China and Nigeria will have a productive and cooperative and lasting relationship for the benefits of both peoples.

@marioelburro1492 3 года назад

I can't wait for the day you take us to China! For now ill just enjoy your current adventures as there is always something new to learn and experience

@OkOk-tt2dg 3 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EtJUDeFAGz4.html

@OkOk-tt2dg 3 года назад

This link is NTD Live Panel Discussion to stop forced organ harvesting in China ...... skip to 58 minutes and they mention Chinas goal to enslave and take Africans organs........not a good place Communist China.....not good