Lordsonn: I went to the popular Shinga Market in Kano metropoli, close to Sabon Gari market to buy food Stuffs today. See what I bought
1) 50kg bag of BUA rice - N49, 500
2) A carton of BUA Pasta (spaghetti) - N9, 800
3) Two bags of semovita - N21, 000 (N10, 500 per bag,)
4) Four tubers of yam - N3,000
Total N83, 300
Compare to your location, is it cheap or too expensive? Let's hear from you
I bought a bag of rice for 60k two days ago. I wonder why BUA isn't distributing their rice across the country, I was impressed with the quality the first and unfortunately the last time we bought it (2015).
Undoubtedly, cost of living is cheaper in the North than in the east, south and even West of Nigeria.
George700: For your price range as you said 100-240k but if you have more than that you can try OnePlus 11 or 11R , Realme GT neo 2 and there this new OnePlus nord 3
That price range is over 2years old. Oneplus is currently living on old glory.
2years gone and the phone's still going strong. Battery life has reduced, but not so bad, I still get 8hours of continuous use (includinng) virtual meetings etc.
I'm looking for a "worthy replacement" so I can retire this to a backup phone. But if I don't find any, I'll continue to use the x3 GT.
Obnoxious2001: Without much epistle, So I sent a wrong account no.,a correct Bank name and account name to a friend who I was expecting some funds from.
No he copied the acct no. And sent the money (to another person, the wrong acct. No. I provided)....
Now we had a discussion which lead to analysing the situation and I told him we both have blames on this transaction, but he doesn't want to acknowledge his fault.
Now the main question is If you sent money to a wrong bank acct, who is to blame
You sent an account number to someone who sent money to the account you sent to him. The fault is all yours.
I'm not bashing you, but to be honest, you should try singing with your real voice, and be audible too. 2pac didn't have the best voice, but he was true to his voice, Ja Rule, and Lil Wayne are also examples of people with coarse voices. The way you sing it sounds like a whisper, or use auto-tune. Congratulations on getting verified on IG. I wish you more success
Prettygirl200: He didn't really have to tell me, it was all ovee his doings his statement to me his constant attack, telling me am acting up and prettending to love him because of what I stand to gain from him? Why fighting a lost battle or fighting for what isn't there? I just want my peace of mind I know very well later in the future all of those will be a reminder, it's better he is with whom actually supports him so it will be a reminder of thank you to that person.
contentmakerPRO: No one noticed their superior at the end of the video that one of them walked towards and was telling them repeatedly that they should let her go, and I thought he was well experienced among them. He might have known that they were being recorded. The woman used to say in one of her videos, when she initially went back after she fell sick and promised to come back to Nigeria. I think when she was in Togo, that he learnt that Nigerian police were corrupt and would ask for money and Togo/Benin police are very unfriendly. She came prepared and they fell for it. They didn't even let it reach 20 seconds. And can you imagine, those babas na constable and even with ammunitions? The police force need overhauling totally. Shame on those bad eggs. They would have denied if the woman was not with camera.
He mentioned it, speaking in Yoruba he told them that the woman has cameras, that was when they asked her to go. And some policemen seized her camera in Togo.
WealthyNigerian: He found this and was advised to post it on Facebook so that those that knows much about treasure stones and minerals would help him identify it. But unfortunately, non of the comments has ascertained what exact treasure or stone this is.
I know that there are many greatly knowledgeable People on Nairaland that would be able to tell us what this is and it's value. I'm sending this Thread's Link to him immediately now so that he would follow the discussion to know it's value for certain. And so that he would take the necessary security steps in guarding that his Landed Property for the massive natural Wealth which this may indicate is abundantly there.
I'm sure that we shall be able to get our assured confirmation here. So, great Nairalanders, what do you think this is and its value?
anyilalaz: Yea, there two Can maker. Gzi and Nampak, formerly Alucan. In terms of size and capacity, the former is bigger producing more than 1.2 billion Can annually. They have different can sizes for 33cl regular can, 33cl skeek can, 25cl can size and 50cl size too. Nampak only have 33cl regular.
I knew Nampak for production of foil/carton packaging (Holandia Packs etc) and if I'm not mistaken they had a factory in the other side of Agbara Industrial Estate, close to Ecobank
ThierryJay: GZI is significantly bigger in capacity than the other one you mentioned. GZI produces almost all the cans for the canned drinks produced by NBC Coca Cola, 7up bottling company (Pepsi), Guinness & Nigerian breweries ( malt and canned beers). You are looking at billions of cans every year.
Ayodeji Adelakun the CEO really did well within such a short span. And for him and the board to sell, It would have taken at least 700 million dollars.
Like I said I don't know their production capacities. Gzi started before Alucan so it's not a surprise that they have a larger (local) market share. Alucan exports most of its cans.
adecz: With the unreliable, epileptic power supply and unfriendly government policies, I hope they won't regret this purchase in the short run...▪️🔹◾️🔸🔶
Many long term businesses and companies have left Nigeria since the coming of the dreaded, inept APC 😐😐😐😐
power supply is relatively stable there, besides, they use gas powered generators. almost all thw firms there use gas powered generators.
I've been wondering if Gsk sold their property there, that's some prime located real estate.
MEEVEET: Never knew about this and was about to source cans from China
This is wonderful ... I have to redraw my new production strategies hope it's not more than 30% more expensive than imported ones
there are two can makers in Agbara (Industrial estate). Gzi and Alucan. I don't know their production capacities, but Alucan is (physically) bigger than GZi. Alucan is on the express, while Gzi is in Ikperin (hoping I got the spelling right).
truthbetold22: Shut your stupid mouth. The lithium batteries I currently use, i imported myself from china. I am trying to be cultured wit u but u want me to go all out. Stupid Nigerians who think they have to make 50% profit on imported goods. Where did you import a cbm of battery goods for 500k? I import for a living. If you want proper contacts, you ask instead of spewing stupidity. How much is an entire container of batteries that a cbm is 500k?
Wether 24v or 48v, your batteries are ridiculously priced and u are no better than the alaba dealers that you curse here everyday. At 24v, that is still over 600k for a 24v 200ah bank without balancing and a proper bms. Because u have joined a group to import a few pieces of batteries now, you have suddenly become an expert on battery goods. You want to place all your life problems on this few pieces of batteries you want to sell.
Simply ask for contacts so i show u how it is done.
Natural2Heal: Are you a graduate? How did your family accept your decision to be a driver instead of looking for white collar job?
You have no idea about what you're talking about. On average an independent long distance (cargo) drivers makes at least 120k weekly (should be more than that by now). The challenge is the "risk" on our roads.
The Op's situation is a bit challenging because he has run out of funds, but it's surprising because normally you get 50% when you load, and the remaining 50% when you've off-loaded, in situations like this, the client should've sent money to get the car fixed, I guess Op is driving a 2011-2016 Sienna, they're known for gear troubles that's why most drivers get theirs converted to manual.
Todate, I still believe that one isn't "a driver" if one isn't a long distance commercial driver (granted there are few Private drivers who do long distance at least 3x monthly)
Lucy001: Termination and dismissal are both terms used to describe the end of an employment contract, but they have different meanings in the context of employment law.
**Termination** is the general term for the ending of an employment contract. It can be initiated by either the employer or the employee, and it can be for a variety of reasons, such as the completion of a job, a layoff, or the employee's resignation.
**Dismissal** is a specific type of termination that is initiated by the employer. It is typically used when the employer is ending the employment contract due to the employee's misconduct or performance issues.
Here is a table summarizing the key differences between termination and dismissal:
| Feature | Termination | Dismissal | |---|---|---| | Initiated by | Either employer or employee | Employer | | Reason | Completion of job, layoff, resignation, etc. | Employee misconduct or performance issues | | Notice | May or may not be required | Typically required | | Severance pay | May or may not be required | Typically required |
In general, dismissal is a more serious matter than termination. It can damage the employee's reputation and make it difficult to find new employment. Therefore, employers should only dismiss employees for just cause and follow all applicable legal procedures.
Here are some additional points to note:
* Termination can be voluntary or involuntary. Voluntary termination occurs when the employee chooses to leave their job, such as when they resign or retire. Involuntary termination occurs when the employer ends the employment contract, such as when they lay off an employee or fire an employee for cause. * Dismissal is always involuntary termination. * In some cases, termination may be considered constructive dismissal. This occurs when the employer creates a work environment that is so intolerable that the employee is forced to resign. Constructive dismissal is considered a form of wrongful termination, and the employee may be entitled to legal remedies.
It is important to consult with an employment lawyer to understand your rights and options if you are facing termination or dismissal.
FEGEITOK: Speaking of the value of knowing your stuff inside out.
I decided to update the BIOS of my main laptop on Saturday morning. It turned out to be the biggest mistake of my life. I bricked my primary workhorse and had to literally cancel all my schedule for Saturday and Sunday.
I have been updating BIOS all my life. But this one went south. The laptop would not come on again. To be more specific, it would turn on, but only into BIOS. It would not boot into windows. I tried every trick in the world same thing. I downloaded and created a USB based Windows Boot disk, but it would not load. I downloaded recovery ISOs and used them to create a USB stick that can allow me access the system, no luck.
I then assumed I have a bad USB stick and went to a repair man and he gave me a his own, same thing. Guy was stumped, referred me to someone else who was busy. I went home, kept trying all of Saturday and all of Sunday then luck smiled on me towards evening.
Then something occured to me. As a matter of practice and principle, I try to duplicate how enterprise networks are run at home. It means that I standardized on a particular laptop brand (Lenovo), a particular series of that laptop and that I have several of such laptops at home. I have Thinkpads X series several generations. I have more than one of each generation. X240, X250 and X260
So I said, when I bought this laptop, I swapped out the 250gb SSD for the 1TB SSD from my retired laptop. What would happen if I put back that original 250gb SSD. I tried it and the laptop would come on. So, the problem was with the drive and not the motherboard.
I took it out and returned the 1TB SSD same thing.
I then recalled that they said that X240 and X250 are literally the same internally. So I took out my X250 that I rarely use from storage and it would not come on, the power button would blink and make some noises and then go off. I removed the external battery, same thing. I removed the internal battery, same thing. I disconnected the BIOS battery, reconnected it, reinstalled the internal and external batteries and it came to life. I then removed the SSD that came with the X250 and inserted my 1TB SSD and it roared to life.
If I did not know my onions, I would never have resolved this at home and all by myself.
This story also illustrates for those IT guys who have never operated in an enterprise environment why enterprises always standardize infrastructure. It makes troubleshooting a lot easier. It also explains why you must duplicate the enterprise environment if you want to relate well with your peers inside.
In my days as a hardware and software guy. I was not that guy who fixed a bad PC by formatting it. I never did so. I always repaired the OS. I was very adept at those tools. Which guy would you prefer? A guy that does the easy fix or the guy who tried to understand what went wrong and then fixed it. Who knows the technology better? Who would you want in your corner when you got into IT trouble? I did not mind how long it took.
Even before repairing, I would use Antivirus Boot CDs to throughly disinfect the system because the primary cause of those failures was infection from human error. I would even replace the corrupted operating system files.
That quest to understand the underlying technology and understand how things work and fix the problem instead of just refreshing everything made me extremely knowledgeable of operating systems and led me to such tools like Winternals amongst others. Knowledge that I have sadly rarely ever used since I switched camp. Winternals was so good that Microsoft ended up buying the company and absorbing its founders, I can never forget Mark Russinovich. How much sadness I felt when Microsoft said they would discontinue that line of products. How many hardware and software guys knew that such tools existed? Their solution was to get pirated CDs and reinstall Windows. I never did that.
Neither can I forget The PC Upgrade & Maintenance Guide by Mark Minasi.
In the event that that had to be done, I would extract all the license keys from the installed software before ever formatting. So that the user would not lose his or her investments. I invested so much and found out that private individuals cannot pay for the labor that I put in. They were always willing to pay for hardware but never for the brains that did the work.
I would also save the user's data. I would ransack all corners of the hard drive and I would even take notes of where I got what data from so that at the end of the day, when I was done, the PC would be the same as it was before the trouble.
Then I plotted my pivot from that sort of business and thank God I did. Where I am today and where I was then is literally as different as the night is as different from day.
Attention to detail is what makes the difference and is a big differentiator when it comes to troubleshooting, both as a hardware and or software engineer. Back in the day, I would boot a client system with Ubuntu (my preferred Linux distro at the time) to access hdds that were corrupted, especially by viruses, then copy the necessary files from my various Windows versions to replace the corrupt files ( i had 3 ex hdds, with 3 partitions each that I had installed windows on for this purpose). To date I don't use any antivirus app on my devices, I use Ubuntu to delete any virus on my system (I had a nasty experience with Avast antivirus). BTW, I love you already. Matter of fact I've sent a dm.
You know networking inside out, should replace the phase that are into networking which I used earlier.
Everything you said up there is valid.
I started by fixing PCs ( hardware) to software to running networks to supplying software to enterprises to architecting complete solutions from scratch incorporating software, hardware and consultancy.
Before I sell a solution, I actually personally play with it and have a working knowledge of the same.
My point is that knowing the basics and knowing them well is non-negotiable.
I use cybersecurity to get in some doors, but I am versed in several aspects of IT and I keep learning. My biggest grossing deal wasn't a cybersecurity deal, but cybersecurity opened the doors for me.
When I started, I bought books on subjects as diverse as open source intelligence techniques, database security, website security, web hacking, networking, windows server administration, computer evidence collection and preservation, Oracle hacking and devoured them, Official Certified Ethical Hacker also.
When these certifications came out, I bought the Official Study Guides books: Certified Wireless Security Professional (CWSP) and Certified Wireless Network Administrator(CWNP).
You need a foundation without which you cannot understand certain concepts. Money does not just appear from nowhere.
You are one of those "rare finds" on Nairaland. I would love to have you on my contact list. I might need your services one of this days, (that is if you'll have time for a micro client).
bassdow: "I just read a couple of comments where people are asking for where to switch to or concentrate on because it makes you more money."
People ask me same almost regularly. They forget no matter what, the basics, background, and interest, are much more important than that money. That money would never come if you not good at what you do. You need be good enough to get more jobs, so as to be opportuned to solve more problems, which fetches that money you seek.
if You're good enough, you might never have the time to spend THAT money.
As for those things you say are depreciated, I made suggestions that could be implemented by just anyOne without spending money on extra unnecessary hardware, or skills.
You made mention of Covid-19 and how people are manDated to work reMotely, abeg when I make comments, I try to stay TRUE to realities, especially in our enviroment (Nigeria). 1. How many companies / businesses allow people work reMotely here in Nigeria ? 2. inFact, how many businesses are built to benefit from reMote working ? 3. How much of Jumia , Konga, etc workForce work from home ? 4. How much of MTN, Airtel, 9Mobile, Glo etc callCenter / contactCenter workForce, work from home ? 5. what about small businesses, which can't afford the cost of IT department, not even outSourced ones ?
The things I wrote, with a Modem Router (not even a dedicated router) sold by Nigerian ISPs, one could achieve some of them.
I only responded along the lines of SAVING DATA SUBSCRIPTIONS so you don't buy 20GB data, which should last 1-month, but it FINISHES within 2-weekks, probably bbecause your staff uses over 70% of them to download Vidoes.
OR
Your staff spending more of the office hours, on online activites, not beneficial to your business.
Just so we ain't mistaken, I'm not into netWorking abeg
Be calming down, his response was apt, I think you misunderstood him. Though I agree with some points you made, the work environment in Nigeria isn't optimized for remote staffing. Even industries that could benefit from it directly aren't doing so, among other things, there's this fear that staff wouldn't concentrate on work if they were to work remotely. Regarding monitoring, there are solutions for all, Hubstaff is a relatively cheap but efficient example for remote and even onsite onscreen monitoring, but it's mostly used for remote staff.
FEGEITOK: When the guy you quoted went full throttle, I was almost tempted to disclose that I once into networking. Until I discovered that true money does not lie in that part of IT and changed gears and thank God I did.
I know another guy who has become a billionaire from the switch. Hopefully, I will get there someday.
Imo, the switch for a network engineer would be to cyber security. The network background is a huge advantage. Meanwhile, what did you switch to?
Anny69: I agree with you Siofra. Evil runs in men's blood. Especially Nigerian men. They're very evil. They do all sorts of heinous crimes. Evil men everywhere. Whenever women are murdered gruesomely by men all the lessons available are for women and not for the men committing the crime. Always blaming women! It’s never “men stop killing women” but always “women be careful” like the careful ones aren’t also getting killed. They claim women are greedy for money but which gender is killing women for money? I'll tell you for free: Men.
Men change. Change your ways. Wicked men everywhere. To born boy dey fear me. Women fear men. Fear men. Fear men.
I agree with you, evil run in men's blood and a man's blood runs in your veins. I'll allow you do the summation.
It's funny to see how people are asking the op to relocate on account of power supply. Nobody seem to consider the cost of relocating, what if the op has a family and maybe the wife has a good job? What about the children's school?
As for those who are blaming the op for using a 1m laptop, but is complaining about 165k fuel, I guess you have forgotten that the laptop is a capital expenditure, a one off thing. Whereas fueling is an operating expenditure a reoccurring expense. I've also seen people say that a 1m laptop should last for more than 4hours, have you considered the processing power and what the op is using the laptop for? For instance running a video conferencing app drains battery more than streaming videos. And I know for sure that if the op is a 3d animator his power consumption will be more than a regular graphics designer or a content creator.
To the op, the reality is that solar remains your best bet, you can buy the components in bits, but don't go cheap if you want a system that will last and good return on investment. A 5kva installation should be enough for most homes.
PS: Currently, I stay in a location where we get 20-40 hours of power supply in months that we're lucky. But I prefer the place for a lot of reasons, security topping the list, I can move even by 2Am without harassment from criminals (including those on uniforms)
Education › Re: Trapped In Girls' Hostel by bigbauer(m): 9:34pm On Feb 06, 2024
