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PropertiesRe: Can 10M Naira complete a housing project(land Inclusive)? by Basalt(m): 1:49pm On Apr 14, 2023
Nice2023:
They have opened an office on ur head.

They are building u a house and u are taking their words for it.

Oga,just take it that,the builder is building another house somewhere.

Na julius berger dey build the house abi which one ?
grin cheesy grin grin
A typical Nigerian is always like that, I wont blame you.
In life don't be fast to make a conclusion on something you don't know until you see details
which includes the design, the size, the quality of materials used etc.
These things are very important before jumping into conclusion.
But irrespective of the design, it is extremely hard to build and complete a duplex with less than 35million naira right now.
Including railings, tiles, glass windows and protectors, doors, plumbing pipings, electricals, POP etc.
I am just telling you the truth
PropertiesRe: Can 10M Naira complete a housing project(land Inclusive)? by Basalt(m): 1:13pm On Apr 14, 2023
like1:
I feel your cost is quite high, but I think it depends on the cost of materials and cost of labour at the city where your site is located and the taste and design of your building.

Not sure if this includes the amount you bought the land and and land settling issues, if not hmmmm. Belike the person handing your project is building two houses (a duplex and a 4 bedroom bungalow)at a time, one for him and another for you.
grin cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy
How much do you think is enough to build a duplex even in the cheapest part of Nigeria?
Ask any person that built a duplex recently or any honest Engineer you know (though most engineers will reduce the price for you in order to get the contract)
Also check the current price of building materials in any location in Nigeria.
PropertiesRe: Can 10M Naira complete a housing project(land Inclusive)? by Basalt(m): 12:33pm On Apr 14, 2023
arcahmad:
Yes its possible. But most factors plays a vital role. Let me advise you on this. I am sure N10m can finish your building if not all, finish all interior work including painting and tiling as well as POP works. You can leave the exterior work in your next budget so you can concentrate to achieve it to your taste, including external works which are interlocks, kerbs and landscaping.
Please sir, kindly tell this guy the truth. I can bet that 10million can NEVER do all these things you mentioned using that plan you posted.
PropertiesRe: Can 10M Naira complete a housing project(land Inclusive)? by Basalt(m): 12:00pm On Apr 14, 2023
engrrichie92:
Builders/Architects/Engineers,

I need your expert advise.

So I have got 10M naira I want to invest in my first building project (Land inclusive)

I know it is not feasible in Lagos, so looking at Ondo/Ogun state; Is this feasible within my budget?

I am even willing to pay for a comprehensive project plan from an experienced builder.

It will be nice to have a detailed breakdown of how to achieve this before I proceed

Thanks in advance.
Firstly, I would like to know the details of the house you plan to build.
But I will advise you not to be discouraged by what I am going to type now, based on my personal experience.

If you have the plan of building Upstairs, then 10million naira can't even complete the decking level (forget about the quotation the engineer must have given you to attract the contract, he will still call and request for more money along the line.
I have spent approximately, 38200 Euros based on my well-kept record (which is equivalent to about #29,796,000) on my duplex but still not yet completed.
Price of building materials is very high now due to fuel price. To bring a truck of sand used to be 11000 but now over 30000 for just one truck alone.
I don't want to talk about rods, tiles shocked, electricals, POP etc. But just note that 10million CAN'T complete decking level from foundation for a standard upstair (I can bet on it). That is excluding land price o o o.
Roofing alone will cost you about 3million or more, depending on the total sqm and the roofing sheet.
Foundation alone will cost you 2million or more depending on the type of house.

All these things I typed above is from my personal experience. I no add salt or maggi on top.
TravelRe: US Based Nigerian Lady Shares How She Spends All Her Finances On Bills (pix/vid) by Basalt(m): 9:15pm On Mar 31, 2023
Goodlady:
My sister, the bill is too much.
But let me calculate well.
She counted 50 pieces of $100. That's N35m in Nigeria if dollar is N700.
Wetin happen?
Na whole house she pay ni abi rent per month?
Na full year rent ni?
How can she be earning such amount and 500 dollars ll go for house rent?
Which kind of inflation?
What weed do you smoke?
EducationRe: My First Semester University Result by Basalt(m): 2:24pm On Mar 31, 2023
Newman20:
Lol, I didn't even think of that sef. Probably cause I haven't been posting regularly in a while. I'll make sure to create a new thread in the diary section and link back to this one.

Amen. That first class I'm hoping for will come out eventually.
Should we tell him? cheesy
CrimeRe: Two Men Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Raping 14-year-old Girl In Ekiti by Basalt(m): 11:21am On Feb 02, 2023
LeopardX:
Good judgement.
Self control is important.

But if you can't hold yourself, go and patronize prostitutes and hookup girls....but I guess they're too broke to patronize them.

Broke men should try to suppress their erection till they have little change.
Or simply masturbate, the religious fanatics are against it despite the fact that even the Holy bible never spoke against it.
it saves one a lot of troubles.
PoliticsRe: Governor Ikpeazu, I Was Never Part Of Wike's G5 Group by Basalt(m): 4:13pm On Feb 01, 2023
jogojogo:
Betrayal dey their blood.
A chameleon will ever remain a chameleon.
I no mention anybody. If you feel i am talking to you, then guilty conscience dey worry u
Lol. Cone head talking about betrayal grin cheesy grin
PoliticsRe: Governor Ikpeazu, I Was Never Part Of Wike's G5 Group by Basalt(m): 4:12pm On Feb 01, 2023
Nzubeolisa:
Ikonne's death is a big blow to the G5
The coming days will be interesting 🤔
How if I may ask?
EducationRe: See What University Of Liverpool Put In Their School Premisis by Basalt(m): 8:28pm On Jan 29, 2023
Zonefree:
The world generally hates anything that gives men joy.


Ordinary masturbation is what they're giving notice for undecided
Hahahahaha 😂🤣
RomanceRe: I Am Getting Older by Basalt(m): 1:24am On Jan 28, 2023
Ilamina:
Life is hard
Which country do you live in ?
CrimeRe: Chimpanzees Killed, Meat Used To Make Pepper Soup In Bayelsa Community (Pix) by Basalt(m): 6:41am On Jan 26, 2023
Anyone that eats chimp can eat a human cry
PoliticsRe: APC Lawmaker, Sonkuma Fwa And Supporters Defect To PDP In Adamawa by Basalt(m): 10:00am On Jan 23, 2023
From the way this thing dey play, Shettima fit decamp soon o o
PropertiesRe: Whose Duty Is It? The Landlord Or The Tenants? by Basalt(m): 4:06pm On Jan 20, 2023
Jones4190:
no one tamper with the machine, the machine got spoiled of it own, in taking rent there is what is call causion feel which is normally 5% of the total rentage, it cover the expenses of things like that.
LOL grin cheesy cheesy cheesy
That is not what Caution means in Germany.
Caution is deposited to your landlord as a form of collateral for you to stay in his house.
Which means any year you decide to leave his house, he will come and inspect everywhere and if anything damaged under your care, he will repair it and subtract the cost of the repair from your caution.
If you stain the walls of the house with oil or dirty legs, he will also repaint the room and subtract the total cost from your caution.

If you damaged something bigger than the caution deposited, then you must balance him up within a stipulated period before you completely move away from the apartment.
100% of the caution will only be given back to you when the house is in the same condition as it was before you moved in.
RomanceRe: Which Is Better:- Leaving Your Wife Behind In Nigeria Or Moving Abroad With Her by Basalt(op): 11:48am On Jan 20, 2023
Dshocker:
*....For peace of mind, leave her in Nigeria

*.... For vuwulence, bring her abroad


Funny enough, if you leave your wife here, boys will help you and be changing oil.

So choose your poison carefully grin
My thought exactly, though it depends on the woman. She can be coming over regularly to visit you anytime she wishes and you spoil her with money and get her a car to cruise around with.
Some Nigerian girls are very decent and would never cheat on their husband especially when you treat her well and provide her with enough cash to take care of some personal things even without her asking.
RomanceRe: Which Is Better:- Leaving Your Wife Behind In Nigeria Or Moving Abroad With Her by Basalt(op): 11:45am On Jan 20, 2023
Zonefree:
Being married to an American girl for just 3 years far better than being married to a Nigerian girl for 30 years.

One is an Asset while the other is a Liability.
shocked shocked shocked cry
RomanceRe: Which Is Better:- Leaving Your Wife Behind In Nigeria Or Moving Abroad With Her by Basalt(op): 11:36am On Jan 20, 2023
Zonefree:
JJC and Funke
Teebills and Tiwa
Paul and Anita
Julius Agwu and Ibiere
Basketmouth and Elsie
Kaffy and Joseph
Gideon Okeke and Chidera
Oritsefemi and Nabila
Saint Obi and Lydia
Do2dtun and Omotayo


All these and many more are not white girls.
grin cheesy grin grin grin

I have a simple assignment for you.
Check the divorce rate of Nigerians and divorce rate of Germans or Americans then you would never compare Nigerians and the whites when it comes to marriage stability.

In America, an average marriage doesn't last upto 20yrs.
Average o o o.
White people don't see divorce as devastating as many Nigerians see it.
There is an incomparable divorce rate between Nigerians and the whites
RomanceRe: Which Is Better:- Leaving Your Wife Behind In Nigeria Or Moving Abroad With Her by Basalt(op): 11:19am On Jan 20, 2023
Zonefree:
Avoiding Nigerian women is best.
I doubt I can marry any woman who is not a Nigerian.
I have tested white women and I really prefer nice a Nigerian for marriage.
In my own personal opinion, white women are more direct, less demanding and more fun for short time relationship and sexual excapedes, but Nigerian women are more tolerating, generally tougher and can maintain a longer relationship than an average white girl.

White girls mostly seem to get fed up in a relationship faster than an average Nigerian and sue for divorce when you least expect it.
But there are exceptions to this. I know many Nigerians happily married to Germans for over 20years, but I have seen more failed interracial marriages than successful ones within my three years in Germany.
RomanceWhich Is Better:- Leaving Your Wife Behind In Nigeria Or Moving Abroad With Her by Basalt(op): 10:39am On Jan 20, 2023
I was talking with a friend about this topic last week, and he passionately opposed marrying a Nigerian woman and taking her to a western country, arguing that she would become accustomed to western culture and use the law against him.
He cited the experience of his uncle who selected a young girl from the village, brushed her up, and trained her in a nursing program in America, after getting  lucrative job in the USA, she entirely changed from the person he knew previously. 
The guy is a womanizer though, and I suspect that might be the reason why he doesn't want to bring his wife over because no woman would tolerate that abroad.
I would like to hear your opinion about this topic.
Though I am always in support of living with my wife wherever we decide to stay when I marry.
PoliticsRe: Simon Ekpa: Biafra Will Exit Nigeria Peacefully Or By War by Basalt(m): 4:35pm On Dec 13, 2022
Mazisimonekpa:
https://mobile.twitter.com/simon_ekpa/status/1602584838090985477
How people take this foool serious beats my imagination
PoliticsRe: PDP Crisis: Ortom, Wike Shun Atiku In Makurdi by Basalt(m): 3:53pm On Dec 12, 2022
Kingpele:
Sweet karma ..Atiku left PDP in 2015 because he thought it was the turn of the North for another four years since yaradua from North died in office he frustrated gej out of power with his cronies that left PDP to APC ,now incidentally buharia from the same state with yaradua is about to complete 8years of the northern turn ,this same thief believes that power should remain in the North..thereby committing the same injustice he fought in 2015..what a greedy hypocrite..it is the turn of the south and in the south it is the turn of south east to produce the president of this Country..for justice and equity
#Fact
PoliticsRe: PDP Crisis: Ortom, Wike Shun Atiku In Makurdi by Basalt(m): 3:53pm On Dec 12, 2022
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PoliticsRe: Wike: If You Say Muslim-Muslim Ticket Is Wrong, Northern Ticket Is Also Wrong by Basalt(m): 10:37am On Dec 12, 2022
rolams:
Is it APC that is about to end an 8 years in power that is presenting another Northerner? No

This is multi party system and all the parties have their constitution.

The last PDP president was from south. Is right for the south to present another candidate who will win and rule for another 4 or 8 years under the PDP again? No.
This is what Wike has failed to realized. Wike believes the best chance for the PDP to win is now and any candidate presented by the PDP will win.

Why did Wike supported the PDP to throw the ticket open?

I will always be fair in my analysis.

The truth of the matter is that Wike is pained for not winning the ticket and was not selected as Atiku's running mate.

If PDP like, make Dem kill themselves, na their wahala. If APC like make Dem scatter their party, na Dem Sabi.
You have a good point too, but if we continue like this, then power will forever remain in the North which is unfair to the other zone.
To end all these insurgency and cessation struggle in Nigeria, there should be a constitution that power should rotate amicably among the 6 geopolitical zones in the Country.

North Central
North East
Northwest
South East
South South
South west


Until this is done, Nigeria might not be entirely peaceful and sane.
Also state police, independent judiciary etc
You don't expect orderliness in any place where the foundation of the system is not well constructed.
This is exactly why most bright minds in science and health sector are leaving the system to places where the society is sane.
PoliticsRe: Wike: If You Say Muslim-Muslim Ticket Is Wrong, Northern Ticket Is Also Wrong by Basalt(m): 9:12am On Dec 12, 2022
rolams:
This guy is mad! It's clear now that he is not fighting Ayu. He is bittered he the lost the battle!
But he is right. Does it make sense for North to even be in the Ballot after 8years?
Has it ever happened before after the independence that one zone will rule for 16 yrears?
I totally agree with Wike on this.
CelebritiesRe: Dj Cuppy Reacts To Rumors About Her Fiance With A UK Influencer, Calls Him Hubby by Basalt(m): 8:24am On Dec 12, 2022
FuckSilly:
grin
Lol! grin
She never see anything yet grin
I can bet my left ball that this relationship won't last past two years grin

These foolish girls of this generation can be very funny grin

I don't know why it's difficult for them to know that, there are certain people you shouldn't risk associating with, if I want loyalty, FIDELITY and commitment in a relationship. I'm not saying absolutely that all those people can't give you loyalty or commitment, or that certain type of people can always give you loyal and commitment, but exposure and reputation matters a lot.

Guys like
artists
Sport professionals
Social media personalities etc, CAN NEVER GIVE ONE THAT.

...
But Lionel Messi is a sport professional. What do you have to say about that?
SportsRe: Qatar World Cup 2022 Quarter-Final Fixtures by Basalt(m): 11:32am On Dec 09, 2022
iLegendd:
They should try and allow Ronaldo to play from start so that Portugal will lose. If he doesn't play, Portugal will win.
Honestly speaking, I wish he should be allowed to play. That guy that replaced him was damn hot but because he showed himself in the last match, Moroccan players will mark him.
I want Portugal out as soon as possible.
Foreign AffairsRe: Ngozi Fulani Accuses Buckingham Palace Staff Of Racism. by Basalt(m): 2:48pm On Nov 30, 2022
I am really trying hard to see the racism here. She simply asked for your ancestory. How is that racism?
SportsRe: Ferri: Pitch Invader Won't Face Legal Action But Will Be Kicked Out Of Qatar by Basalt(m): 4:46pm On Nov 29, 2022
Davepal:
In 2015, I supported GEJ, He lost.
In 2019, I supported ATIKU, He lost.
In 2023, I am Supporting TINUBU.
Hahahahahhahah
PoliticsRe: 4 Corner Road From Enugu To Anambra Through Udi Will Be Closed Henceforth - IPOB by Basalt(m): 3:25pm On Nov 28, 2022
Mazisimonekpa:
one Nigerianist
Come out if na your mama born

Mazi Simon Ekperime
Otoro gbawaa gi ike for there.

Keypad warrior.
Go and hide your face in shame for promoting evil in Igboland.
PoliticsRe: 4 Corner Road From Enugu To Anambra Through Udi Will Be Closed Henceforth - IPOB by Basalt(m): 3:25pm On Nov 28, 2022
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PoliticsRe: 4 Corner Road From Enugu To Anambra Through Udi Will Be Closed Henceforth - IPOB by Basalt(m):
Kenneth4u205:
Thanks for the explanation. But the zoo Fulani don't even use that road. So the won't feel the impact.igbos using the road will be the one to suffer.the only way to speak to zoo Fulani is to go to the North and block their road.
I am an Igbo man but honestly speaking, I don't understand the level of stupidity of some people.
See what they have turned my region into? A region that was always peaceful and sane.
Simon Ekpo abi na Ekpa will stay in Finland where there is peace and unity and be instigating some people in Igboland to be causing trouble and mayhem in the society. I wonder what he gains when there is violence in the land?
When the governor send army people to the spot to dance the python dance, the same people will be screaming and complaining of millitary brutality.
Right now INEC office in Ebonyi was set ablaze, instead of working in unity on how to vote in a competent government that will address their grievancies.
You support the ESN when they attack police and Army men, who will come to your protection when the same people killing the police turn towards you?

Igboland needs to wake up to this dangers looming.
EducationRe: The Nigerian Law School grading system is bad by Basalt(m): 3:03pm On Nov 18, 2022
help2022:
Good morning my people.
There is a serious problem that is currently destroying my brother. My brother is part of those that went through the Nigerian law school one year programme. Their results came out yesterday and he passed four out of the five courses and so he was given a conditional pass.
Now, the crux of the matter is that my brother is looking suicidal. I know how hard working my brother is. The Nigerian law school is also a wonderful institution but there is something wrong with the grading system.
The pressure that the students experienced at law school is better imagined. For every law school session students die "go and verify". They die from the pressure and stress from the Nigerian law school.
Students that spent five years in their respective universities without losing anyone due to stress, will come to Nigerian law school for a period of say ten months and at least two must die from stress.
There has been a law that abolished conditional pass, it is painful that it is not being implemented. Please if the Nigerian law schools cannot adhere to their own law how then, do they expect others to adhere to the Nigerian law. Charity they say begins at home. My brother is home looking dejected, shying away from calls from colleagues.
The resources and time wastage hurts. It seems that his life is looking bleak.
Please, I am appealing to well meaning Nigerians to help beg the Nigerian law school to implement the law that abolished conditional pass. Please help the Nigerian youths. People are suicidal already from various pains they cannot talk about.
NB: Conditional pass means he will have to wait for the resit students which is like mid next year to take that one paper he failed meanwhile his set will be called to bar by next month.
Please mods push this to front page. Please we need help.
Thank you.
The first thing I will say is that you are the one who got the conditional pass not your brother!
Secondly, I understand how it feels, but I think you should focus more on how to pass the course failed.
Remember, there are many people that passed under the same stress and condition who didn't get the conditional pass like you?
So instead of wasting time blaming the system which has been there for ages before you were even born, it is better to invest more time on the course you failed to avoid failing again and adding more fuel to the fire.
If you keep on blaming the grading system, how are you going to pass it?
Alternatively, since you are so sure about the flaw of the grading system and you studied law in the university, you can explore your legal skill and sue the school management and see how it goes.

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