adisa204: Y all dis frm haters she luks pretty nd way young dan her 4mer pics nd I guess a little lyk rihanna wit dat pancake pics
I kinda start 2 wonder how d ladies on nairaland wud call dis picture ugly den I start 2 imagine wat DEY wil luk lyk....

Rihanna....very true
I really think its a nice picture.

158/159.50 @Bonny Camp, V/I, Lagos

Like Most: He was 5 personalities in one.

HBD Living Legend,

sorry its late, 08062518845

omoola007:

Please do you have his number?

someone requested pounds info.
A BDC guy in Ikoyi Hotel Lagos (now Southern Sun) bought British Pounds for N258 on monday.

I got it 161 today in Lagos. Some guys were selling 162. However, I could have done 159 with a licensed bureau de change but location is Ibadan and it would have been long thing paying into my account and me withdrawing. I also heard CBN didnt sell on wednesday, but they sold today.

I was quoted N161 in Victoria Island, Lagos yesterday, However, i will update when i actually purchase today.

benin-man:

What is the rate for pounds - GBP

256 - 258 sell and buy rate, sabo, yaba, Lagos yesterday.

Street Fighter

Hilundi:

Please lets get our records right before posting!How on Earth would you say Milan is living on past glory after having just won the Italian Scudetto?Milan is living the dream and the champions league is our Next Target .The only Club-side to have won the Champions league Eight times only second to Real Madrid with a record Nine.

Milan have won UCL 7 times. However, Taye Taiwo playing alongside Nesta and Mexes, means he can only get better. People saying he got offers from England should only talk if they think the offers were competitive for him. Marseille will surely miss him and He's an early coup by Milan.

bomboyi:

Next time,tell the sender of the goods to write gifts on the package and undervalue the goods

If anything happens to the goods, insurance will cover value stated by you alone.

3RNEST:

> okay guyz, now these are my questions:
> What is stock market?

A stock market is where shares of public listed companies are traded. Every public company has an authorised amount of shares which is used to determine amount of ownership by each party that has acquired its shares.

> How does it work?

Stock market enables you to own part of any public listed company.

> What is the difference btw Stock market & Forexx.

A stock market operates based on company performances, while the forex market operates on currency performances vis-a-vis interest rates, inflation, import and export and other indices.

> How can one get involve in Stock market?

Talk to a registered stockbroker. There are loads of them;

See some operators here

http://www.sec.gov.ng/index.php/tb_cap_opr/tb_cap_opr/action/regview/

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/naira-continues-depreciation-at-bdc-parallel-markets/88200/

For instance, at some parallel market points at Ikeja, Lagos State, THISDAY findings showed that the naira which traded at N156.50 to a dollar at the beginning of the last week, hovered around the N157.50/$1 and N158/$1 band on Friday,

Similarly, at Marina, Lagos, most black market operators offered the local currency for N158 to a dollar on Friday as against the N156.50 /$1 it stood the preceding week.

texazzpete:

See Nigerian bootlickers! Once somebody airs constructive criticism he is automatically termed a 'hater'.

Kudos to all those who will buy this phone, i myself won't be caught dead using a low-end dumbphone.

There are tens of millions of folks in Nigeria who will see this as an opportunity to own a phone. There needs to be someone to cater for low-end users.

My only criticism would be warranty of kokomobile and how prospective buyers will be compensated if factory faults are detected.

The music industry is becoming highly competitive and these guys need to start thinking of life after music.

eku_bear:

So anybody trying to criticize Fashola for not providing unrealistic things is a bit silly.

Fashola is the one promising Low Cost Houses, well at least from the original post!

manny4life:

How do you mean he doesn't have authority to fix the electricity crisis? I believe though he can't fix that of Nigeria but he can come up with solutions to fix that of Lagos since the Govt. has been reluctant to do it.

They have launched at least 2 IPP's. One powers 70% of water generation in Lagos State.
He claimed on TV day before yesterday at the Lagos Town Hall meeting with youths that FG was even frustrating their efforts in clearing some power consignments for such long times.

@honeric1
Based on this http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/uploads/gallery_v1aluso9cbqdcdr9sea7.pdf

Level 5 Annual Salary Breakdown for March 2011

Annual Basic Salary: NGN 89,496
Accommodation: 50% of Basic Salary; NGN 44,748
Transportation: 25% of Basic Salary; NGN 22,374
Meals: NGN 6,000
Utility: 15% of BS; NGN 13,424.40
Leave Grant: 10% of BS; NGN 8,949.60

Total annual take-home is NGN 184,992; Monthly: NGN 15,416

These should be pre-tax,

@Topic
Let me digress a bit, Low cost houses are not  meant for the poor or low income earners. Even in the most developed economies, you won't be able to get onto the property ladder with such income.

They are really for Median income earners.

~Bluetooth:

Your mindset shows nothing but unnecessary criticism.You have not seen the blueprint of these project yet you are assuming a price as high as #20m .na wa for you o

Politicians are to be criticised. I wasn't assuming NGN 20m, I assumed NGN10m.
He said enough during the Lagos State debate.
Remember, this is housing and not what Fashola has done in general!!!

Princek12:

I think affordable housing in Lagos is an issue that needs to be resolved, but I disagree as to the means by which the Governor Fashola is trying to resolve it. I think that Governor Fashola should give tax incentives to a private developer who will provide this low cost housing, and then the developer will collect enough rent that will make it affordable for an average Lagosian to live in. This developer should also be required to rent out some units (probably not more than 40% of the units) to others for a fair market price. This way it will be a mixed-income development.

That way, the developer can collect enough money to MAINTAIN the units, which will be more sustainable on the long run. People who make below a certain income will qualify for the low rents or can apply for government assistance in paying their rent. I believe this will be a more sustainable path to low housing than the method Governor Fashola is using and the low-cost houses he or his predecessor, Tinubu, has built. Those houses are not properly maintained by the government, and they end up being slums inhabited by low income people. My two cents.

I fancy this model

Fhemmmy:

Great idea and when i listened to his debate on this subject, I am really impressed . . .  if he achieved his goal, it will be great

He knows he can't achieve it.

Non of our politicians want to stick their heads out and play with figures. They all will tell us solutions, without telling us exactly how they tend to achieve it. Even nairalanders know all the problems we have in Nigeria.

Now imagine, if an incumbent cannot give figures or back up his claim that there will be free housing, how will the opposition have a clue on how to tackle the problem or argue a different alternative.

We need to remove sentiments, low cost housing is a thing of the past or a thing of not the immediate future. Even if the houses are built with the cheapest materials available today, they still can't be considered low cost based on capital that will be required to complete the houses.

These Low cost houses will find their way back into the power play market. [Just imagining a low cost house at NGN 10m, the successful applicants might be quick to sell at NGN 20m and move back to rented accomodation]

Mariory:

http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/index.php?page=upload&gcat=Document&mnusub=general&mpid=&mnu=null

Well done Mariory.

This has a lot of financial detail revenue and expenditure, infrastructural project status, strategy documents, financial requirements, etc. Nice to see these data set is publicly available. Kudos.

The most important one for me is the breakdown of contract awards per contract and the procurement system.

@illusion2

If I was a betting guy, I would put all my money on Fashola to be re-elected.

You need to separate Dosunmu and PDP. Remember Godswill Akpabio [PDP] of Akwa Ibom has been lauded as a performing Governor.


Is there usually a competitive bidding process in LASG Contracts? Was Dosunmu talking rubbish or is their sense in him claiming Gov Fashola was spending NGN 1 billion per kilometre of road to fix the Lekki Ajah Road?

Maybe the civil engineers in the house can give us a clue on how much it should cost in reality taking into circumstance the geography of Lekki - Ajah road and the kinda work being carried out.

@IFELEKE

He didn't fully address how he would tackle most issues. To do that, you will require more than a minute or two to articulate your alternative policy instrument.

I disagree he was there to rubbish anyone, including Gov Fashola and this is borne from the fact that he never insulted him in any issue he raised [apart from them applying for jobs, which i think was childish, but you never know, these things could be real]. He spoke about the shortcomings of his Govt. which are mostly visible. Although i appreciate there will always be shortcomings in whatever policy any Govt implements.

See link below and watch to the end: Dosunmu seems very responsible

The final question which starts at 06:50 will answer your question on any attempt to rubbish Gov Fashola

http://channelstv.com/global/videos.php?vid_shows=progs_390&show=3

Dosunmu was asked on Feb 22, 2011 what he thought about BRF and the response was that he had done his best. He could easily have continued scoring political points that wont win him the election, but he gave some kudos to Gov Fashola.

Gov. Fashola told us we could get all details of tenders and contracts on the internet, but I have struggled to get any info for the past week.

http://www.stb.lagosstate.gov.ng/

honeric01:

@Babaogun

  Sorry o, but when did Dosunmu say all that? are you dosunmu or are you here to tell us what he wanted to say but didn't remember to say? the video clip is out there for everyone to see and i even watched it live, didn't hear him say all those stuffs on your list.
 
   The only two things on record he provided answers to were the building of the 4th mainland bridge with the help of the federal government, he said since PDP is in charge in the federal level, they're going to help him build the bridge.

Secondly, he said he was going to have access to the federal government and thus be able to make them build infrastructures in Lagos rather than letting Lagos do it all alone.

From these 2 points he made, one can see that the PDP led federal government is deliberately punishing states that are not under the PDP, if you're not for PDP, you don't get any federal duties.

How can i trust such a cult of a party?

@honeric01
Watching a programme LIVE affects your ability to gauge the overall performance of co-debaters, especially if there is a bias towards a particular debater, if any. Please watch it all over again to make a better interpretation.

In reviewing a debate, you need to listen to the positive and negative comments, and not just spotting loopholes alone in whatever the candidates say.

Dosunmu raised the following issues as listed below:

Part 2
Time: 08:36 – 10:40

1. Misapplication of funds [2-3 Trillion naira in IGR and FAAC)
2. Genuine Transparency
3. Closed Public Procurement Practices
4. Competitive tendering and bidding Processes

Part 3
Time: 04:50 – 05:55

5. Multiple Taxation [Sited research study that highlighted relocation of companies to other states due to the multiple tax regime]

Time: 11:30 – 12:35

6. Elitist Housing Estates

Part 4
13:55 – End

7. Misapplication of funds

Part 6
12:45 - 14:00

8. Reduce ratio of teacher to student in govt schools from 37:1 to maybe 20:1 [Recognised standard]

My opinion is that being the best Governor or amongst the best performing Governors should not be a comfort zone. He needs to keep raising the bar. My only fear is SW Governors tend to go to sleep in their 2nd terms, I only hope he does not. 

I personally think BRF will be re-elected overwhelmingly based on his performance and his popularity.

However, my advice to the supposed opposition parties in Lagos is to use a Bottom - Top approach, rather than a Top-Bottom approach.
They need to start winning sits in the House of Assembly to reduce the influence of ACN led Govt. to pass bills made in the bedroom of the few power brokers in the party.
Snatching 1 or 2 senatorial seats and House of Rep sits could mark the beginning of greater accountability in Lagos.

Fashola vs Dosunmu

Fashola

Grievances with Dosunmu
1. He's a liar
2. Incompetency in NIMASA, [NGN150k/day on generating power] cum capability to manage a govt position, vis-a-vis performance
3. Member of PDP [Nigeria's Problem]
4. Old ideas

What he has to offer:
1. More of before [rehabilitate more length of road than Ghana for eg, complete light rail system [1st in West africa], independent power projects, job creation for youths, mass transit systems, emergency services]
2. Increase minimum wage within manageable limits


Dosunmu:

Grievances with Fashola:
1. Multiple Taxation
2. Misapplication of funds [2-3 Trillion naira in IGR and FAAC)
3. Genuine Transparency
4. Closed Public Procurement Practices
5. Competitive tendering and bidding Processes
6. Elitist Housing Estates

What he has to offer:
1. Streamlined Tax System
2. Affordable Housing [Jakande Styled]
3. Open Public Procurement System
4. Transparency and accountability
5. Judicious utilisation of resources
6. Competitive bidding processes [for contracts]
7. Reduce ratio of teacher to student in govt schools from 37:1 to maybe 20:1 [Recognised standard]


This might not be complete, but at least more than half of their comments or issues raised can be seen above.

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What should I do?

Why will GLO have a serious network problem and they decide to tag it "TEMPORARY" since yesteray nite?
Why didn't GLO move fast to place commercials on radios and national tv stations immediately it hear about this.

They left their customer in the dark for too long.

Anyways, It could happen to any business, but they need to move faster next time.

gowaga68:

USD we Buy 153.50 And Sell 155

GBP we Buy 247 and sell 250

Euro WE Buy 206 and Sell 210

just came back from North lost my Glo line

well done mate.

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