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Dapson, I will offer you 900k for this ride. What is the milage pls? Can we also have the pictures of the interior and engine if possible please. Cheers!

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People, I left my former company 9 months ago on realizing that there is such a company I had dreamt about for years right in Lagos here, 9 months later, I am here to announce to all of you in Nairaland that your dreams of owning your own SUCCESSFUL business is about to be energized!

Sadly, various reports have suggested that the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise sub-sector may comprise as much as 95% of all firms operating in Nigeria, but as much as 90% of this sub-sector fail within their first year of establishment.

Nextzon Business Services Limited is a one stop shop company that has pursued a blue ocean strategy in creating an ENTERPRISE BUILDING industry, with a philosophy and a business model that ALWAYS says YES to a start-up idea and nurture it to life.

VALUE CHAIN OF NEXTZON SERVICES TO SMEs:

Start ups:

[list]
[li]
Business research and feasibility studies.
Business planning and development
Investment fund sourcing
Investment establishment project planning and implementation
Business incubation/Hand holding[/li]
[li][/li]
[/list]

Young growing businesses:

Institutionalization advisory:
[list]
[li]
Design and implementation of business organizational structures based on industry best practices
Business process designs and implementation
Corporate governance services
Development of Go-To-Market strategy towards increasing market share
Management Accounting and Financial reporting to promote transparency[/li]
[li][/li]
[/list]

Post Implementation Services:

[list]
[li]Internal Control service to enable the business become more profitable and less risky;
Work force management geared towards providing the right people to help the business grow;
Human Resources Administration; including:
Recruitment
Placement
Skill audits and training
Manpower development and payroll administration.[/li]
[li][/li]
[/list]

NOW THE AMAZING NEWS IS THAT AS LONG AS YOUR BUSINESS HAS A WINNING IDEA/PRODUCT FOR THE MARKET, TRUST OUR BRAINS TO ASSIST YOU TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS, AS WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT ASSISTING GROWING BUSINESSES TO BECOME GLOBAL SUCCESSES!!!

for more inquiries, mail me at goz.smesolutions@ymail.com or ring me on 08191154879.

I sold my former car on this Nairaland, bidders came from everywhere and wanted to run my battery down calling my phone!! The final buyer came all the way from Kaduna to my Lagos office, inspected the car, we drove to the bank together, transferred money to my account and deal was done!

I had to assist the man who didn't know how to drive to drive the car to Okota where I had to kiss my car goodbye and found the nearest byke, I still relate with the buyer till today

@Eireland my company is a one stop coy for business enterprise building, within 4 years, we have assisted to establish over 23 firms some of which are house hold names even when they do not have all the money to pay as we gave them an option to pay us from their profits over the years. We can assist you in many ways to do your research and set up, u have my company website link in your mailbox already, Maybe another deal is around the corner

lol @ Okeymadu, I fink Kosovo should emulate Seun's matured and balanced approached to thread contributions. I think a moderator should display a degree of diplomacy and avoid extremism even in airing his opinions.

Forbes

Introduction by Matthew Miller and Luisa Kroll

Carlos Slim Helu takes No. 1 spot on Forbes World's Billionaires list as a record 164 10-figure titans return to the ranking amid the global economic recovery.

For the third time in three years, the world has a new richest man.

Riding surging prices of his various telecom holdings, including giant mobile outfit America Movil (AMX), Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on earth and nab the top spot on the 2010 Forbes list of the World's Billionaires.

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Slim's fortune has swelled to an estimated $53.5 billion, up $18.5 billion in 12 months. Shares of America Movil, of which Slim owns a $23 billion stake, were up 35% in a year.

That massive hoard of scratch puts him ahead of Microsoft (MSFT) cofounder Bill Gates, who had held the title of world's richest 14 of the past 15 years.

Gates, now worth $53 billion, is ranked second in the world. He is up $13 billion from a year ago as shares of Microsoft rose 50% in 12 months. Gates' holdings in his personal investment vehicle Cascade (CAE) also soared with the rest of the markets.

Buffett's fortune jumped $10 billion to $47 billion on rising shares of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK). He ranks third.

The Oracle of Omaha shrewdly invested $5 billion in Goldman Sachs (GS) and $3 billion in General Electric (GE) amid the 2008 market collapse. He also recently acquired railroad giant Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI) for $26 billion.

In his annual shareholder letter Buffett wrote, "We've put a lot of money to work during the chaos of the last two years. When it's raining gold, reach for a bucket, not a thimble."

Many plutocrats did just that. Indeed, last year's wealth wasteland has become a billionaire bonanza. Most of the richest people on the planet have seen their fortunes soar in the past year.

This year the World's Billionaires have an average net worth of $3.5 billion, up $500 million in 12 months. The world has 1,011 10-figure titans, up from 793 a year ago but still shy of the record 1,125 in 2008. Of those billionaires on last year's list, only 12% saw their fortunes decline.

U.S. billionaires still dominate the ranks — but their grip is slipping. Americans account for 40% of the world's billionaires, down from 45% a year ago.

The U.S. commands 38% of the collective $3.6 trillion net worth of the world's richest, down from 44% a year ago.

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Of the 97 new members of the list, only 16% are from the U.S. By contrast, Asia made big gains. The region added 104 moguls and now has just 14 fewer than Europe, thanks to several large public offerings and swelling stock markets.

The new billionaires include American Isaac Perlmutter, who flipped Marvel Entertainment (MVL) to Disney (DIS) for $4 billion last December. The Spider-Man mogul netted nearly $900 million in cash and 20 million shares of Disney in the transaction.

Also new to the ranking: 27 billionaires from China, including Li Shufu, whose automaker, Geely, announced plans to buy Swedish brand Volvo from Ford in December. The deal is expected to close in March 2010.

Finland and Pakistan both welcomed their first billionaires.

For the first time China (including Hong Kong) has the most billionaires outside the U.S. with 89.

Russia has 62 billionaires, 28 of them returnees who had fallen off last year's list amid a meltdown in commodities. Total returnees to the list this year: 164.

Eleven countries have at least double the number of billionaires they had a year ago, including China, India, Turkey and South Korea.

Thirty members of last year's list fell out of the billionaire's club. Moguls who couldn't make the cut: Iceland's Thor Bjorgolfsson, Russia's Boris Berezovsky and Saudi Arabia's Maan Al-Sanea.

Another 13 members of last year's list died. Among the deceased: real estate developer Melvin Simon and glass tycoon William Davidson.

The Top 20 Billionaires in the World

Helu
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1) Carlos Slim Helu

Net Worth: $53.5 billion

Source: Telecom

Residence: Mexico

• Telecom tycoon who pounced on privatization of Mexico's national telephone company in the 1990s becomes world's richest person for first time after coming in third place last year. Net worth up $18.5 billion in a year.

• Recently received regulatory approval to merge his fixed-line assets into American Movil, Latin America's biggest mobile phone company.

• His construction conglomerate, Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo, builds roads and energy infrastructure.

• Son of a Lebanese immigrant also owns stakes in financial group Inbursa, Bronco Drilling, Independent News & Media, Saks and New York Times Co.

• Newspaper outfit's stock popped in early March on talk he might buy a controlling stake; he denies the rumor.

• Donating $65 million to fund a research project in genomic medicine with American billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad.

Gates
AP Photo

2) Bill Gates

Net Worth: $53 billion

Source: Microsoft

Residence: U.S.

• Software visionary is now the world's second-richest man. Net worth still up $13 billion in a year as Microsoft shares rose 50% in 12 months, value of investment vehicle Cascade swelled.

• More than 60% of fortune held outside Microsoft; investments include Four Seasons hotels, Televisa, Auto Nation.

• Stepped down from day-to-day duties at Microsoft in 2008 to focus on philanthropy.

• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation dedicated to fighting hunger, improving education in America's high schools, developing vaccines against malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS.

Na lie oo! He should stay back and serve the good interest of this nation as he alleged to have been doing. Where is he leaving to and for what reason?

I have gone beyond wondering the craze of this man's defiant and ardent support to his paymasters to wondering if he has made a covenant where he agreed that except he shamefully embarrasses himself anytime he opens his mouth, Lucifer invites him to a personal lunch. Does this man still have a soul!!

The corruption coated Nigerian politics may be thicker than the Pope's finger, he will only give the allegation a second thought if he is hearing about Nigeria for the first time, hisses, "next letter please".

Na wah o! who dey miss this kin goal!!!

please Dudes, can I have a link for an online live view?

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People!!!, what are all these crisis everywhere? I think it is time we all think twice about the essence of this life.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/cb_haiti_earthquake

@ Pink Lady dear, I leave my fone on vibration when in meetings and church, but I do not take the calls.

frankly, one kinda fear don dey catch me to even reply this post, who knows when they thief your laptop because you replied a post sef??

Make una add this one join oooo!!!!!
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Thank God I was in church when they called, I subsequently forgot to call back afterward not knowing God was working miracle for me!

YORUBA people please!!! Do not prostrate to greet your elders at the airport. People may thing you are dodging bullets or protecting yourself from a bomb blast

Do not carry any kind of document , newspaper or book that contains any form of Arabic inscription or writing. You will be detained until a translator can be found. LWKMD!!!

I can bet you that even if these are for real, the Nigerians' skin will grow THIKER! people are die-hards here.

@ Uzo, dont u understand humor?, this is a piece from a Nigerian that found a way to escape the frustrating experiences of the Abdulmutalabisation of Nigeria. lol.

New Rules of Air travel for People of Nigerian Origin in the United States
1. Do not go to the toilet for the whole duration of your flight.
2. Do not carry any kind of container into the airport, or onto the plane.
3. Do not request for a window seat. Do not ask to sit in the aisle. Any request for specific seating may be indications of a premeditated plot.
4. If you are given food during the flight, ask the flight attendant not to give you cutlery. A Nigerian with a sharp implements on a plane is asking to be arrested.
5. Do keep your hands in plain sight during the flight. Do not look too happy or too sad.
6. Do not be too polite to flight attendants.
7. Do not be aggressive or have aggressive thoughts toward flight attendants
8. Try not to have any form of carry on luggage. If you do, make sure it contains nothing suspicious or dangerous like pens, pencils, paper, or a calculator, as these are common bomb making materials.
9. Do not carry any electronic items that may be used to communicate with the Taliban ,or used for surveillance, like cell phones, iPods, walkmans, electric toothbrushes or cameras,
10. NEVER travel with your laptop computer.
11. Never travel if you have any kind of tribal marks. That includes the small marks you have managed to cover with facial hair.
12. Do not travel to the U.S if you are an engineer, if you have ever lived in London , or if your father is a banker.
13. Do not talk to other Nigerian on the same flight as you. It makes other people nervous.
14. Do not ask to be upgraded to first class or business class. Sitting too close to the front of the plane makes the pilot nervous.
15. Never admit to your fellow passengers that you are Nigerian. If asked, say you are from the Republic of Zamunda in East Africa .
16. When you are getting onto the plane, do not even glance at the cockpit.
17. Women, do not wear wigs, weaves or hair pieces. Any form of disguise is suspicious.
18. Take a cold shower before coming to the airport. Sweating and scratching yourself is a sign of nervousness. Why are you nervous?
19. Do not fart on the plane. Noxious smells might indicate you have bomb making chemicals hidden in your underpants.
20. Do not go home with the free magazines in the plane. Yes, it says “free”, but that is just a test. Leave the plane with those magazines and you’ll be arrested.
21. Wear clean underwear and be ready for a full body/cavity search.
22. Do not carry any potentially dangerous or toxic substances onto the plane like toothpaste, cough mixture, bottled water, mouthwash, lipstick, chewing gum or baby formula, Make sure your baby’ diapers are empty.
23. Do not get angry with fellow passengers, for any reason, even if it’s their fault. You will still be arrested and sent to Guantanamo Bay .
24. Do not travel by air into, out of, or across the U.S if you are Muslim.
Muslim is defined as :
a. Any person with a suspicious name like Mohammed, Fatal, Fatima , Barrack or Ibrahim, or if your last name starts with El-, Al-, or Abdul-. All Nigerian Alhajis, Alhajas, Alfas and Imams are forbidden from entering U.S airspace
a. Anyone that has ever entered a mosque.
b. Anyone that knows what a mosque is,
c. Anyone that dresses in long flowing garments.
d. Anyone that has a beard.
NOTE: If you converted from Islam to Christianity, you are still classified as Muslim.

25. Always travel with some kind of proof that you are a Christian. Preferably always travel with your pastor.
26. Do not attract attention to yourself. Do not drive to the airport in your Mercedes or Honda like a typical Nigerian. Instead, drive an American car like Pontiac or Chevy. You may be mistaken for an American, Or Haitian.
27. Do not ask to drink soda, tea or coffee in the airport or on the plane. Always ask for alcohol to prove you are not a Muslim.
28. Do not travel by air in the U.S if you have ever had a parking ticket, extra-marital affairs, stolen stationary from your office, or if you have ever exceeded the speed limit. This is a sign of severe subversive terrorist behavior.
27, Do not travel on or around Christmas day or on September 11th. Avoid travelling on or around Easter, Thanks Giving , Independence day or New year’s Day. Avoid traveling on Muslim holidays. Avoid air travel in the summer or winter. (NOTE: no specific reason, its just to piss you off)
28. YORUBA people please!!! Do not prostrate to greet your elders at the airport. People may thing you are dodging bullets or protecting yourself from a bomb blast.
29. NEVER, EVER carry any kind of Nigerian food onto a US aircraft.
30. Wearing agbadas, head ties, wrappers, danshikis, etc to the airport is not recommended. They make you look very un-American, and therefore potentially dangerous,
31. Do not act like a typical Nigerian for the duration of the flight. This includes speaking any language other than “American English”. Speaking any “funny” language is to be avoided. If you have elderly parents that do not speak “American”, they should NOT speak for the duration of the flight. If spoken to, their response to anything should be “Yeah man”.
32. DO not talk to your fellow passengers. Statements like “hello” might be misconstrued to be “Hello, you are my next victim”. Statements like “Hello, my name is Mohammed”, may be interpreted as “my name is Mohammed and I’m gonna blow up this goddam plane”.
33. Do not wear large afros that may conceal weapons or bombs.
34.Do not carry any kind of document , newspaper or book that contains any form of Arabic inscription or writing. You will be detained until a translator can be found.
35. Do not argue when you are told your luggage is over weight. Apologise profusely and pay double what they ask you for excess luggage.

This guide was created by the Nigerian Counter-Terrorism Unit. Research was sponsored by The Save Your Behind (SYB) Trust Fund

This guy was already employing over 5000 people over a decade ago in his vegetable oil and auto lubricants factories. I just initiated a move in my firm which consults for growing businesses to ensure this initiative explodes!!, Just hope the man has been exposed to the needs of institutionalising a business, the one man business ideology has been killing my ibo brothers as it makes them shut out every move for networking and professional supports.

This Faroh Prey, u don dey find Cyber G wahala again!

Hey, got 3 bedroom flat @ same area for 1 year?, really need one urgently!

If you go through my posts, you guys will find where I led a big campaign on this same matter months ago, when I lost a whooping N85,000 to ATM card cloning! (as in, i was getting debit alerts, watching helplessly as doles of 20k were leaving my account yet with my ATM in my wallet!!)

I went beyond here to threatening Diamond Bank through my lawyer of sueing them or publishing what they did to me on the newspaper, when I realised that these guys are not new in crushing people's attempt towards getting justice.

Please does anyone have any information on how to reach the team that sued them, honestly I want to appear in court come Feb to testify o!!

Seun has deleted the link you gave us.

Seun can u tell us whats up? if the guy is making a relevant claim, can we know what this is all about or at least let us know that is wrong with his claims.

The Minister of Information and Communications, Dora Akunyili, yesterday got more than she bargained for when Enerique Fernando Arrundell, the Venezuelan Ambassador to Nigeria, used the opportunity of his visit to her office to tell Nigerians some hard lessons on how to manage, develop and utilize their God-given natural resources for the benefit and good of all.

The envoy, who was responding to an appeal by Mrs. Akunyili to help woo some of his country’s investors to come in and establish refineries under the federal government's planned deregulation of the downstream sector of the nation's petroleum industry, advised Nigeria to rather look inwards and to take full control of the industry.

Though, he acknowledged Venezuela as a prominent member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) like Nigeria, he said his country will be willing to collaborate with the federal government to develop the industry.

The hard truth

[b]Mr. Arrundell said, “In Venezuela, since 1999, we’ve never had a raise in fuel price. We only pay $1.02 to fill the tank. What I pay for with N12,000 here (Nigeria), in Venezuela I’ll pay N400. What is happening is simple. Our President (Hugo Chavez) decided one day to control the industry, because it belongs to the Venezuelans. If you don’t control the industry, your development will be in the hands of the foreigners.

You have to have your own country. The oil is your country’s. Sorry I am telling you this. I am giving you the experience of Venezuela. We have 12 refineries in the United States, 18,000 gas stations in the West Coast. All we are doing is in the hands of the Venezuelans.”

The envoy said, “Before 1999, we had three or four foreign companies working with us. That time they were taking 80 per cent, and giving us 20. Now, we have 90 per cent, and giving them 10. But now, we have 22 countries working with us in that condition.

It is the Venezuelan condition. You know why? It is because 60 per cent of the income goes to social programmes. That’s why we have 22,000 medical doctors assisting the people in the community. The people don’t go to the hospital; doctors go to their houses. This is because the money is handled by the Venezuelans. How come Nigeria that has more technical manpower than Venezuela, with 150 million people, and very intellectual people all around, not been able to get it right? The question is: If you are not handling your resources, how are you going to handle the country?

“So, it is important that Nigeria takes control of her resources. We have no illiterate people. We have over 17 new universities totally free. I graduated from the university without paying one cent, and take three meals every day, because we have the resources. We want the resources of the Nigerian people for the Nigerians. It is enough! It is enough, Minister!”[/b]Government’s plea

Earlier, Mrs. Akunyili thanked the Ambassador for his visit, saying it is a demonstration of his love for the African continent, pointing out that there has always been some level of bilateral trade between the two countries, though very skeletal, as a result of the low awareness of the latent potential of Nigeria as an investor’s goldmine.

Drawing attention to the huge potential in the nation’s telecommunications sector, which is being exploited optimally by South African investors, the Minister noted: “There has been trade between the two countries actually, but we do not have many Venezuelans setting up manufacturing outfits in Nigeria. I want you to use your good office to send a message across to your people that Nigeria is a goldmine for genuine investors. We want them to come invest just as other investors are doing in the telecoms sector.”

She gave the assurance that government will give them the full cooperation, adding that President Yar’Adua’s administration is working hard to ensure that the country’s economy is taken to the next level through the initiative of the seven-point agenda and Vision 20-2020, designed to make Nigeria one of the largest economies of the world by the year 2020.

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Money/Business/5485512-146/story.csp


The Punch Version I read yesterday had the man shouting @ Dora Akunyili " Minister this is enough!! Enough is Enough!!!"

@ Moderator, this is a hot topic for homepage.