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Raymarkable:
When you are rich and powerful. seeing the GO or senior pastor is so easy. but when you are broke. you go fill form tire.

bro,no be small thing.I come they think say if person poor,you fit go hell fire.bc God no go dey happy wt you

danowena:
RENTING: Important checks to make

1. Security
Before renting that house, make sure you confirm the security situation of the area or street. Simply dress normal and strike a conversation with the groundnut seller,vulcaniser, mallam or kiosk owner. Systematically ask for robbery or burglar history of the area. You could go to the nearest police station and do the needful for a good feedback. Your agent or landlord will never tell you the truth if the security is poor.
Also look at the buildings around the intended compound. Is there an undeveloped or unoccupied plot of land next to it? Is the fence around ur compound high. Are there barbed wires, electrical fencing or sharp edges on the fence to deter/discourage hoodlums? Is the gate of the compound always locked and is there any that checks the traffic at the gate if not always locked? Do not fall for the trick of we will get a mallam as soon as you pay.
Is the apartment secure? Are there adequate measures on ground to prevent easy access by burglars? Burglary proofs are properly made and fastened; doors properly closing and all locks are in good working order. Take your time to check the locks otherwise you will be installing locks at your own expense.

Ask for the security charges if any. This will help your planning and budgeting.

2. Leakages

Check the ceiling or POP for signs of leakages. If it has been leaking, you will see signs of dried water unless it has been painted. Check the decking for leakages especially at the bathrooms, toilets and kitchens. Some decks leak water and it is important you check this.
Flush the toilets and watch patiently to see signs of leakages in the toilet and on the outside of the toilet. Take your time, it is your money and your agent should work for his money too.
Run all the taps in the house (toilet, bathrooms, kitchen , dining) to make sure there is no leakage. Patiently watch as the water run through the waste pipe. Check on the other side too for leakages otherwise, the plumber will be your regular customer.

Also check the windows to ensure that they will seal properly and not allow water ingress. Check the doors leading outside to ensure that there won't be water ingress during rains. Otherwise, you will be very busy when it rains and you stand the chance of damaging your important documents.

3.Dampness

If it is a ground floor apartment or duplex, check the bottom of the wall on the ground floor. If the bottom of the walls were all tiled. This is a sure sign of dampness. If the walls are painted, check if the paint or plaster is swelling or breaking off at the bottom.

4.Kitchen

As mentioned earlier, run the taps and check for leakages under the sink or along the pipe and joints.

Open all cabinets and close them. Check the cabinet doors and hinges. Check all switches and sockets to ensure they are properly fastens to the wall and working.

5.Electrical system

If there is light, ensure that all the switches and sockets are proper fastened. This check should be done for every part of the house. A house with a faulty electrical system will frustrate and cost you more money.

Find out the power situations of the area. Some areas do not have light for weeks. While on the other hand , some areas have good power supply. If possible endeavour to stay in an area with good power supply otherwise, your living expenses will increase due to running a generator.

6.Painting

Check the state of the paint and if not in good condition, negotiate the possibility of the house being repainted. This is quite uncommon unless a new house.

7.Neighbours

Check the calorie of people living in the house. This can be quickly done by the types of cars, things you see in the balcony of neighbours, air conditioning systems (fan, Split AC, Window AC, ETC). This is subjective and some people live a humble life so this system is not accurate but can give you an idea. Don't be a king in your compound otherwise when it is time for joint efforts, you will be frustrated or doing it alone.

8.Metering and Power Supply

If possible look for an apartment with prepaid meter. That way, you can control your billing unlike the post-paid. Ensure you follow the steps that were given in this thread :

https://www.nairaland.com/3201866/before-rent-house#47134997

Ensure that there are no inherent bills on the metre.

Avoid shared metres unless you really cannot afford to so.

Try to find out if the area enjoys good power supply or not. This will help in determining your budget for running your generator.

9.Tidiness of the compound

Check the tidiness of the compound especially at the back of side that is less used. The back of that apparently. Neat house may be a dump. All the neatness could be packaging.

Find out about the means of garbage disposal.How are garbage disposed? Is it joint waste drum or individual? Is it dump truck or aboki push trucks? If joint, how is the service paid?



10. Water Supply
Ensure you know how the water runs. Is there always water? How is the water pumped. How often is the water pumping done. How many tanks does the compound have. Is the tank adequate for the number of flats /usage?


11.Shared Utility Bills

The security lights and Water pumping Machines may not have their own meter. Find out and confirm where these are connected. Are they connected to the apartment you are about taking? If so, how do the neighbours reimburse you for the extra bill incurred?

12.Cracks

Avoid renting apartments with cracks. Some cracks are due to poor plastering or stress caused by ground movements (this can be seen in a lot of houses in gbagada area of lagos). However, when see cracks in the middle of a decking, pillar or a crack that is running almost vertically on the wall; you will need to reassess to ensure that the house is not collapsing. If you don't know how to know a house that is getting close to collapse, simply look for another house to avoid stories that will touch your mother and family.

13.Spiritual covering

I understand that this is nigeria and a lot of people went to various lengths to get their money. Some went diabolic. When some people move into some houses, their financial or family situations gets worse. Some people will enter a house with 2 cars but will leave with no car , no job or very bad business. Please pray very well before looking for an apartment so that you will not be interested in the destiny killing ones.

14. Road Access

The state of the road leading to your intended apartment is of importance. Otherwise you may regret during the raining season. It is always wiser to do an inspection during the raining season or after it has rained heavily as this will reveal the true state of the road.

The road access and connectivity to major places of interest should also be checked.

15. Flooding.

Check the height of the compound to the road or drainage. Check that the German flooring is high enough to keep you from the floods when it rains. Avoid stories that touch.

That No 13,I am confuse about that.There was a time I wanted to rent an apartment,I took my friend there after looking at the house he told me that its a scorpion house.The next one,he said its a snake house.we went to another house and he said that house is a dragon house.I was just looking at him with mouth open.

Why is it that,it when buhari asscended the throne,this idiots become so active.

So these foodstuffs did not disappear during transit.

sogy2:
This is purely the hands of God at work. I learnt a lesson from the Europ Cup Final.1.It doesn't matter who you know or what you have before God can Bless you. 2. Weeping don't last all days. 3. God has the capacity to turn things around at any point in time.

everything,una go turn am to preaching.u dey vex?

sogy2:
This is purely the hands of God at work. I learnt a lesson from the Europ Cup Final.1.It doesn't matter who you know or what you have before God can Bless you. 2. Weeping don't last all days. 3. God has the capacity to turn things around at any point in time.

everything,una go turn am to preaching.

dearpreye:
Very stupid comment from the mere commissioner.

Wasn't restructuring the country amongst the promises of the APC?

Coming from the lips of an acclaimed Professor? Indeed evil communications corrupt good manners.

Nigeria is due for a thorough restructuring. The current feeding bottle unitary system hasn't worked and will never work. We must devolve more powers to the states and local governments.

There's no way a state government will have to get orders from Abuja before asking the military to defend innocent people from being killed by herdsmen. There's no reason why a state shouldn't harness the vast resources within its borders to boost its economy.

And it's criminal for every other region to continue feeding fat off the wealth found in the another region.

Nigeria has NO FUTURE with this current system. True federalism will quieten all these agitation and calls for secession. True federalism will make it easier for the local people to deal decisively with their corrupt regional leaders.

Nigeria can never be great without a restructuring. Professor Osinbajo may be a professor of law but he goofed on this one.

I taught that man is a pastor

Islam,religion of pieces

frenchwine:
Op kindly edit (summarize or highlight) your post, don't be too lazy by just pasting the whole ish.
Anyways, all these monies they're recovering, we're yet to see the impact in our lives oooo, please don't let us die of hunger before you guys give us the dividends. Abi we have to become IDPs too so that you can send us 77 trailers of free rice??
#just saying.

The trailer go even miss or enter voice mail bro.

2019 is still far.

Those names though

CioAngels:
The governor and the senators from the state is in a better place to answer the questions. They should bring out the rice where they hide it. May the situation of the people that stole the rice be worse than does in IDP CAMPS.

Amen

Dis country dey make me laugh

This fool don give Ronaldo injury.

Leeeekeeee:
The only animal that u re more sensible than is a pig...

Guy,you just down graded the pig and I am sure the animal will be angry with you by that your comment.That guy need a complete brain transplant from a fowl.I dnt knw why yorubas hate ibos like this and that guy will soon die of hatred.

Leeeekeeee:
The only animal that u re more sensible than is a pig...

Guy,you just down graded the pig and I am sure the animal will be angry with you by that your comment.That guy need a complete brain transfer from a fowl.I dnt knw why yorubas hate ibos like this and that guy will soon die of hatred.

We are talking about a dead woman here,and you guys are claiming supremacy about your gods.I just they watch una in 10D

The name please.

Kk

I never know this man is useless like this.May you never have peace in your life.Quote me negatively and die in your sleep.

hummerwise:
If you are not a graduate yet even with the few pardonable grammatical error you can still write like this,,,you deserve to be recognised and applauded...
but i want you to know alot of writeups like this have been written and gone without notice because this people will continue to embezzle everything like its their fore-fathers inheritance...
i just wanna employ you to try and strive on your own to achieve something in life because even your relative will never help you..

Nigeria will continue to be like this untill next generation of rich individuals will start seeing the next generation of poor people as having enough potentials by helping and lifting them up from the gutters.

I love your statement on "EVEN YOUR RELATIVES WE NEVER HELP YOU"

The cow breast make them they suck don disfigure their brain.

The juju make them do for dis woman head strong oooo!

Barney11:
good move chinedu,pls remember umunze orumba south anambra your true home town.remain blessed.

They guy give igbos you they complain,if him come give yoruba or hausa man wetin you go come do?abi,you want tel us say you know am reach house?Na your type be problem for igbos.Igbos hating igbos.Let's the hatred continue.

Why are our politicians so useless and greedy?Instead of the lunatic to cut down his huge salary and useless allowances with that of his aides,he wants to cut down those of the civil servant who have kids and dependable relatives to cater for.Mr governor,the thunder make him go fire you die still they gym.Useless and demented politicians.salary that your kids up keep money is greater than 1000 times you want to cut down.I better stay with a snake than with a nigerian politician.

I prefer that snake to our politicians.

Thunder go fire both govt and the striking labour union die.We dey face hardship for this country,to even eat 2 times a day na wahala.We just they fast for this country like say we be prophet and them still want increase the hardship by going for strike.God abeg, no let dis useless fools make call themselves leaders use hungry kill us now.

Guys,I want ask una one question,una president get Hnd or Bsc? Pls answer dis question with all sincerity.

bigiyaro:
Non is better jare, nigerians n dia overrated n overhyped certificates.

Guy,I love this comment.Non is better.My mum no go school,but she's into business.I Knw how many CV's make I and my elder brother they screen.The so called almighty Bsc and Hnd graduates.Guys,make una forget abt dis mentality of hnd and bsc shit.

[quote author=Stelvin101 post=47314372]My broda, in as much as it sound funny and entertaining but all he said is the utmost truth. The pain of every graduate and even non-graduate in this county the Op said. Tears Comot for my eyes make I nor lie. Life in this country is so unbearable. The situation makes most of us graduate regret going to school. Even if you want to go into Entrepreneurship, where will you get the capital, from where, from who. Many people are just living by grace in this country right now, holding their self from not going into crime. [/quote)My broda,you jst said the truth.After my SSCE,a man came to my house to pick me and my friend so that he could teach us a trade.My parent refuse,telling him dat I want to further my education.The man then took my friend to learn the trade.Now,my illietrate friend have 2 cars,2 houses and he's getting married this december and am his best man(This is a guy that we sat for WAEC together,and my age mate.).I had my degree,just managing a minor job.Sometime,I ask myself,why did I go to school?But all the same,I thank God for my life.