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BH is probably a tool setup by unjustly disgrunted Northerns refusing to accept and allow an elected president to rule, due to their selfish desire to hold on to power. They disguise this as a religious war, making some christians begin to blame all muslims for this evil acts, creating aparty around the nation. Some colleagues from the western states have already started preparing their plans to depart where they currently reside and return to their place of origin.

If this signs continue, a soverign national conference to agree seperation of the north from nigeria is looking like the only solution. knowing people from here,we over copy "evil" things to a higher level, and this bombing does not look like stopping.

Who has a viable solution to this chaos we now face?

The evil caused innocent people returning from worship is unjust and unfair.

Everyday, the signs do show that the "end time" is near.

People derail a lot from the issues.

Bridge construction is in progress (whether currently 80% or not), we just await 100% so we can start using it.

In respect of the toll issue, i just feel some issues were not fully thought thru, they should have left the old road as an alternative route, and built a fresh new road, which would clearly make it optional for desired users.  After driving through the road over the weekend,the benefits of a good road cannot be over emphasised.

I hope Fashola is looking at 4th Mainland bridge, linking Ikorodu to Ajah. That would really kill the traffic chaos on the 3rd Mainland bridge, and reduce the pains suffered by many to and from work. The tussle between Federal or State funded is probably the reason for this stalling. If they are looking at a private partnership, they should iron out the issues well, and convene due public forum to trash all the issues.

While it is understood, that some form of private investment (and subsequently tolls or levies) are required for infrastructure and economic development, the LASG should look at ways to reduce the pains on residents.

careytommy:
next up: spdc

Wasn't SPDC head office already "Shell Industrial Area, Rumuobiakani Port Harcourt"? Plus, they operate in multiple states, probably they have a right to be in all those states too i.e. Bayelsa, Delta, Edo etc

Hope the NLNG move brings about more merits and less demerits. This should be a plus for the tax base of Rivers State, hopefully, the governor would utilize these funds wisely.

Certainly you don't expect people to move their families down to PH instantly, initially the workers would probably leave their families in Lagos while shuttling between both locations.

Bias, Sentiments and Tribe aside, to be honest, if you had a choice of location of Lagos or Port Harcourt for an office, tell me the percentage of people that would prefer PH? Very very low, I presume.

The past Niger Delta issues have made the town not a preferential location. But if the Niger Delta people demand that companies operating there, have their head office in the localities, so be it.

The confusion here is that people presume that head office automatically means revenue? NOT SO. Some multinational service companies moved their head office to Dubai to ensure they pay lower tax, while they still have their operational bases in other places. NLNG been a national company probably wont follow that line.

People should avoid the negative behaviours that chase companies away (e.g. Julius Berger - pulling out of East West road construction & Setraco doing such a terrible job on the road).
Are you aware that
- multinationals prefer to hold their meetings in Lagos rather than have foreigners travel to the Niger Delta. That's the nature of the stigma created from the actions of some so called "freedom figthers/militants/bunkering cabal"
- equipment providers currently prefer not to deploy to the Niger Delta.
- some of the multinationals have been looking for ways to sell off their assets in the area?

The ultimate way to attract businesses is not to harass and force them to locate there, it's to create the enabling environment for them to opt to move there (e.g. Dubai etc).

Hope the Rivers State govt would create this enabling environment to allow businesses to thrive. Wish them all the best !!!

If amounts add up to the same thing , 6 months rents aint a bad thing

i.e. 6months rent + 6 months rent = 12 months = 1 year rent

Loophole : -

1. If you want to increase your rent, serve your tenant 6months notice to vacate (on any grounds except rent increase).

2. Renovate the apartment

3. Seek a new tenant at your new desired rate.

Demerit: - Building houses for renting has just become a little more discouraged

Merit :- Some sanity in the housing sector (hopefully)

Organised landlords or managed places wont have much problem with this new law.

hopefully, it would tackle the landlord that wakes up on Dec 24 that he wants to increase rent by 50% come Jan 1st

agitator:
See hungry people

the project was constructed over a 6years period na now dem remember

e be like somebody no want to drop or dem don sideline some people candidate for employment

I tire, with the many years it took to build the plant, where were they then. Seems the "morons" are looking for some money to loot and maybe SPDC refuse to drop cash.

After all, what are their plans for the N4bn?? to construct roads? to provide power? They better shut up, the plant is currently supplying free uninterrupted power to some neighbouring communities and hopefully for more as they progress.

Noise makers just come to disturb our peace. Legislators (state and federal) lack any sense to be listened to.

Lawyer.

Please if one pays personal income tax in another state (and has such document), can one use it to perfect land title in Lagos state? Or does one have to pay again to Lagos State Government (Double Taxation)?

ahf:
Gas flaring still on is caused by NNPC and not SPDC (or the other multinationals).

All projects are funded by partners in ratio of their holdings. NNPC (the FG) has refused to provide funds to install gas gathering facitlities and have also refused to have the wells shut-in.

We "Nigerians" are our own problem. Instead of proposing/seeking solutions, we resort to molestation, tribalism,
insults and name calling.

Multinationals abandoning us, local cabal running the show, same ol same ol (if not even worse).

The company just wants to sell and leave those areas, the JV majority shareholder should act and have the sale done to whoever they please, so that this multinational excuse can go away.

GEJ in power, we are waiting for the changes,

erico2k2:
lol Ok I will explain, cos there are plants there for harvesting the so caled flaired gases, chevron are still constructing the 3rd faze there,I would try and get some pics for you guys, my mate works there still its been going on for 2 years now.

@erico2k2 - Reference my first post of the issue above. I referred to "GAS GATHERING" not "GAS PROCESSING".

Bonny NLNG is a gas processing facility.

Associated Gas is piped from nearby fields to this plant for processing as such you wont expect to find flares in communities close to this plant. However a very distant field. (e.g. in Edo State) would require pipelines to gather the gas and trunk it to the nearest plant. The FG is not doing their part by not providing funds to build such gathering facilities. (55% has to be funded by them).

You are right, some more Gas processing facilities are in the works and been built, but for God sake, shut down the wells until the plants are ready, and spare people the torture of flaring.

MY POINT - FG (NNPC) fund this gas gathering facilities and stop playing politics (greed) with peoples place of living.

erico2k2:
guy, have you been to Bonny Island B4? if No, I would explain if YEs no need for explanation

Please kindly explain.

erico2k2:
You are totaly wrong my friend,in all aspect you've just mention,I dont think you are familier with this field for arguments, when you said there was no funds for gas gaathering, thats a lame man talk right there unless you are telling us you have not heard or know what LPG is.

For you attention wells don't produce LPG, they produce either Associated Gas or Non-Associated Gas.

The one usually flared is the Associated Gas (AG) which requires processing equipment to be converted to more useful use. It is these processing equipment that the JV partners have to fund to ensure flares are put out. The Majority partner in the JV, i believe has the most power to drive this process.

Associated gas often cannot be used at remote wellheads and the whole stream has to be flared – wasting a valuable resource and contaminating the environment. Recovering LPG from these flare gases saves valuable hydrocarbons and enables them to be used locally, but equipment is needed for this.

It is also uneconomical if these AG is not gathered to a central point for LPG conversion which entails an AG pipeline to a central AG processing plant (ALSO REQUIRES EQUIPMENT AND COSTS MONEY !!)

Gas flaring still on is caused by NNPC and not SPDC (or the other multinationals).

All projects are funded by partners in ratio of their holdings. NNPC (the FG) has refused to provide funds to install gas gathering facitlities and have also refused to have the wells shut-in.

We "Nigerians" are our own problem. Instead of proposing/seeking solutions, we resort to molestation, tribalism,
insults and name calling.

Multinationals abandoning us, local cabal running the show, same ol same ol (if not even worse).

The company just wants to sell and leave those areas, the JV majority shareholder should act and have the sale done to whoever they please, so that this multinational excuse can go away.

GEJ in power, we are waiting for the changes,

SPDC hasn't done too well in the region. However note that SPDC is owned 55% by NNPC, decisions are only reached if approved
by this majority shareholder.

All positive and negative actions of the joint venture are a joint responsibility of all the partners. We, Nigerians are the failure ourselves.
We just refuse to do any thing properly.

SPDC has decided to gradually exit the country, they have decided to hand over the fields to Nigerians, which the NNPC (& co.)
are trying to selfishly share amongst connected "big wigs".

I cant wait for the scenario where there would be no multinational to blame for blaa blaa blaaa. Then a new story is expected,
I think the people of the region better start getting their acts together to address issues, rather than sentimental attacks on lives and properties.

Believe me, when Nigerian Big wigs control these fields, they would do as they like, u would shout as you like and nothing would change.
Amnesty International,Green peace etc would care less when no multinational operates there. All this global noise, is because the multinationals
have a global standard (to which they have not really operated in Nigeria) to protect.

We will be left to languish in the "chaos" called NIGERIA.

P.S. Remember Macondo well blowout in USA,
With indigenous Nigerian firms, I can only expected to see this sort of disasters (God forbid), due to cutting of corners etc.

I heard (unconfirmed) that a rig is burning somewhere in Owerrri. hmmmm. Time will tell, GOD DEY !!!

Bye Alao Akala !!!

Your disrespect for Obafemi Awolowo is enough for you to vacate that office !!

May Baba Awo's soul continue to rest in peace !! A great man !!

Well, let's hope the people benefit more, I am a little worried by the free for all that would follow (Politicians Oil Companies are the ones buying)

Shell, Total and Agip Divest 45% Stake in OML 40

Oil giants, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and its partners, Total E&P Nigeria, and Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC) have announced the sale of their 45 percent interest in the onshore block Oil Mining Lease (OML) 40 to Elcrest Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited.

Elcrest, a consortium comprising Starcrest Nigeria Energy Limited and Eland Oil and Gas Limited led by Nigerian business mogul, Emeka Offor, emerged the successful bidder for the OML 40, located at the Western Operating Division in Niger Delta following a competitive and well publicised auction process that was conducted by SPDC, NAOC and Total E&P.

A formal completion of the transaction was conducted by representatives of both parties at Shell’s office in Abuja Friday after all relevant documents had been signed by the legal teams involved. The transaction papers, which is subject to the approval of the Federal Government was however handed over to Offor for Elcrest by the Managing Director and Country Chairman of SPDC, Mr. Mutiu Sunmonu on behalf of the Joint Venture partners.

Although, THISDAY could not ascertain the actual financial terms of the oil block deal as both parties refused to divulge the information on the ground that it is highly commercially sensitive, sources however disclosed that Elcrest earlier made a bid of $147 million for the oil block, but later increased it to $154 million.

Upon approval and final completion, Shell and its JV Partners will effectively cede their 45 percent stake in the OML 40 to Elcrest, an indigenous Nigerian oil company while, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will retain its 55 percent stake in the oil field.

Sunmonu told reporters at the signing ceremony that Elcrest had met the technical and commercial criteria set by Shell to emerge the preferred bidder; he explained that the sale of OML 40 to Elcrest was based on an existing criterion that an indigenous oil firm must emerge as its preferred bidder.

He dismissed speculations that the company was disposing off its assets in the country as part of an alleged exit strategy. “I want to clearly state here that we are not planning to quit our operations in Nigeria, this is merely part of our strategy to divest and grow indigenous oil companies.

We are strategising for the future, I will urge you to patiently observe us and see where we will be in the very near future,” he said.

In his response, the trade leader of Elcrest, Offor, said the acquisition is a cardinal part of the strategic growth plan of Elcrest to champion the local content cause as contained in the Local Content Act.

He stated that Elcrest would in time evolve strategies aimed at becoming a leading indigenous oil and gas company in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to him: “I am a Nigerian and we understand the terrain very well, we have put in place measures to foster healthy community relations with the host community where this oil block is located and of course we have in our management team, seasoned oil and gas professionals with years of successful operation in oil and gas projects in Nigeria, coupled with a broad range of funding from international blue chip institutional investors.”

In line with Shell’s plan to reduce its onshore operations in the Niger Delta region, where it had faced repeated attacks that drastically reduced its production the company had announced its decision to sell onshore blocks, OML 30, 34, 40 and 42, some of which sources said contain reserves of up to 2 billion barrels.

Eighteen consortia had expressed interests in the oil fields. Top on the list of interested bidders were Mike Adenuga's Consolidated Petroleum; Femi Otedola's African Petroleum (AP) Consortium; and Neconde Energy, of which Nestoil’s to Ernest Azudialu, is said to be a member.

Others are Oando Group Plc backed by China’s Addax Petroleum and Perenco, an Anglo-French company; United Kingdom-registered Afren; and Niger Delta Petroleum, allegedly belonging to governments of the South-south states.

However, investigation revealed that of the 18 firms that had put in bids for the blocks, several have withdrawn from the transaction or were automatically disqualified, either because their bids were considered too low, or their inability to meet the deadline given by Shell to escrow 10 per cent of their bid price with J.P. Morgan in the UK.

SPDC is the operator of the joint venture in Nigeria between the NNPC (55percent), Shell (30percent), Total E&P Nigeria Limited (10percent) and Nigeria Agip Oil Company (5percent).

As much as I am disgusted with my experiences with DSTV
- E16 errors after paying subscription.
- call center of absolute disgrace.
- SMS self service that never works (but keeps wasting customer's airtime)

The competition has not lived up to expectation.

As a consumer, I only hope a competitor of equal strength and service can show up, so some of us can promptly dump DSTV.

Something similar to the current GSM providers competition would be fantastic for pay-per-view television in Nigeria.

Business Men, Up your Game !!!! - You have to deliver to compete,

Up GLO !!! MTN, Airtel and co. now know whats up.

Yeah, while long term planning is very good, they need to break some of these long term plans into short term milestones. e.g. telling us what 2 years can bring.

1 March 2011

Dear Valued Subscriber

RE: Annual subscription price increase for DStv

Please be advised that MultiChoice Nigeria annual subscription price increase will become effective 1 April 2011. In determining a price increase MultiChoice takes into account many factors including, and amongst others, the impact on the subscriber, operational costs, satellite lease costs, programming costs and efficiencies effected within the company.

Please see new DStv subscription pricing below:

Premium Bouquet: N9,500 to N10,300
Premium Bouquet + Asian: N11,500 to N12,420
Access Fee *: N1,200 to N1,800

* This applies in a case of Dual View installation.

However, for the first three months DStv will be discounting the new DStv Premium subscription price by N300 per month which means you will only pay N10,000 for April, May and June 2011 after which the full price of N10,300 will be billed. This initiative is being undertaken to relieve the pressure of the price increase to our loyal DStv Premium subscribers.

DStv continues to provide world-class home television entertainment, news and sports programming in line with the best digital pay television platforms worldwide.

We are most grateful for your continued support and will continue to provide a service that is consistent, efficient, and accessible.

Yours sincerely

Joseph Hundah
Managing Director
MultiChoice Nigeria

Any links to videos ?

BUTONEDAY:
I hope this new system will eliminate touts

Were there ever touts in use?

New method
- eliminates the previous bank fees been charged
- allows online payment

Hopefully, positive progress.

any reason why the windows are close to the ground on the outside?

is the house ground level lower than required?

Any one have any experience with concepts for a 4bedroom semi detached duplex (in front) and 2 number of 3 bedroom flat (behind) on a 900 sqm plot ?

Merits and Demerits ?

A lot of people are of the opinion that all those staying in the UK and USA are enjoying the best life.

All those wishing for a visa waiver so they can run there, would be shocked to find out how tough it is there.

Thanks to all those who responded. Contact is been initiated with agents to secure best choice(s) based on need and budget.

Does anyone know the building approval rules for Magodo Phase 1, Phase 2, Omole Phase 1 and 2 and the likes? i.e. Would a 4 flat structure be approved? or 2 semi-detached only?

This affects what can go on a 900 sqm or a 500sqm.

I need a plot of land in Magodo Phase 1 or Phase 2.

Agents/Sellers - please provide
- plot location
- plot size
- price
- title document
- pictures (if available)

Plot sizes?

Any pictures of plot and it's environs?

Good move.

Government Bodies should continue to apply empathy alongside setting rules and regulations.

A few years ago, such deadline might not have been extended to assist the general public to meet up.

Do you have any statistics for this? % breakup?

Did you mean "Why do most long term relationships break up ?

A tough question indeed !!