How much would it cost to build a mud fence for a 10,000 sqm of land which is a hectare of farm land
I am trying to cut costs. I will use cement to plaster the walls eventually. Using cement bricks for fencing would be too expensive.
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Good day to you! It is a pleasure to connect with someone who appreciates the beauty, sustainability, and thermal comfort of our indigenous Nigerian architectural heritage. As an architect who specializes in vernacular and traditional building systems, I highly commend your decision to use mud for your farm fence. Not only is it eco-friendly and utilizes locally sourced materials, but it also blends perfectly with the rural landscape and provides excellent insulation. To give you an accurate estimate, we first need to establish the dimensions.
The Math: One hectare of land is 10,000 square meters. If we assume your farm is roughly square-shaped (100m by 100m), the total perimeter to be fenced is 400 linear meters.
The Standard: For a farm, you need a fence high enough to keep out stray animals and mark your boundary clearly. We will design this to be 1.8 meters (approx. 6 feet) high.
For this project, I recommend the traditional Tubali (sun-dried mud bricks) method or Rammed Earth (Banque), finished with a laterite mud plaster. Given the current economic realities and labor costs in Nigeria as of 2026, here is a professional estimate for constructing a durable mud fence around your one-hectare farm.
Estimated Cost Breakdown (in Nigerian Naira - ₦) 1. Earthworks and Foundation ("The Boots" - ₦800,000 In traditional architecture, we say a mud building needs "good boots and a good hat." You cannot build mud directly on bare topsoil, or the rainy season will destroy it. This covers digging a trench and filling it with laterite and packed stones to create a damp-proof foundation that stops ground moisture from rising into the mud wall.
2. Material Sourcing and Block Molding - ₦1,500,000 While the mud/clay itself is often free or very cheap if sourced on-site, the cost lies in the preparation. This covers the "puddling" process (mixing the clayey soil with water and dry grass/straw for tensile strength), molding the Tubali blocks, and the labor required to turn and dry the tens of thousands of blocks needed for 400 meters of wall.
3. Construction Labor (Masons and Helpers) - ₦1,800,000 Building 400 meters of a 1.8m high wall is labor-intensive. This covers the daily wages of skilled traditional mud masons and their assistants. In rural areas, you will also need to factor in the cost of feeding the workers during the construction period, which is standard practice in our local building culture.
4. Plastering and Finishing (Swish/Laterite Plaster) - ₦900,000 A raw mud-brick wall is porous. This cost covers sourcing good laterite soil, sieving it, mixing it with a natural binder (like extracted plant sap or a small percentage of cement for stabilization), and plastering the walls smoothly to protect the inner bricks from direct weather exposure.
5. Weatherproofing and Coping ("The Hat" - ₦1,200,000 This is the most critical step in the Nigerian climate! The top of the fence must be protected from heavy rainfall. This budget covers creating a wide, sloping coping (perhaps stabilized with a little cement) or attaching a traditional overhang to shed water away from the face of the wall.
6. Gatehouse and Miscellaneous - ₦600,000 This covers the construction of two strong mud pillars for your main entrance and the fabrication of a heavy, traditional wooden farm gate, along with hinges and a local padlock.
Total Estimated Project Cost: ₦6,800,000 (Realistically, depending on your location, the soil type on your land, and the ease of sourcing water, the price can range between ₦5,500,000 and ₦8,500,000).
An Architect's Advice for Success in Nigeria:
Timing is Everything: Do not start molding your mud blocks in the middle of the rainy season. Begin the project in November or December so the blocks can dry thoroughly in the Harmattan sun before the rains begin in April/May.
Soil Test: Not all mud is good for building. You need a soil with a good balance of clay (for binding) and sand/silt (for strength). If your farm land is purely sandy (like in some parts of the North), you may need to transport clayey soil from a few kilometers away, which will increase your transport costs.
Maintenance: Traditional mud architecture is not "build and forget." You must budget a small amount every year, just before the rainy season, to re-plaster any minor cracks or eroded spots on the fence.
If you have a specific state or local government area in mind for this farm, let me know! Labor and material transport costs vary between, say, building in rural Kaduna versus building in the forested regions of Ondo, and I can refine this estimate for you.
I wish you a very bountiful harvest on your new farm!
Originalsly: "some escaped with gunshot wounds" ... meaning they all escaped. Instead of saying what happened at the scene he is talking about the professionalism of the Police operatives... while the video tells a different story ... everybody shouting..... "come down ... you're safe. you're safe"... is that how professionals speak to victims? I guess they were all there shouting instead of going after the kidnappers... not one gunshot heard.... no photo of the kidnappers killed. Was there even a confrontation? The truth will come out later. It's good they rescued the victims ... but must the Police be more concerned about putting themselves in the back at press briefings? That's my problem with them.
^^^Majoring in the minor, I see.
For your information, this is standard operating practice all over the world.
In high risk operations like the one recorded in that video, police officers need to ensure there is instant identification; break through what is known as the "adrenaline barrier"; command presence; issue clear directives under duress; help victims and criminals acquire a clear focus, and much more!
So, get off your high-horse of insouciance and commend the rescue.
The typical behaviour of a Nigerian autocrat is what I see here. Instead of engaging in meaningful discourse, he hits the ban button and then proceeds to have a monologue with himself.
I never asserted that you gave Jandor a doctorate. What I said on good conscience is that you amplified what amounts to falsehood. Deal with it!
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Calling me a weirdo right out of the gate shows just how thin-skinned you are. You must drink from the same fountain as Wike.
There are people that it seems like they will stop living if they don't get my attention. They are so desperate that it's shocking.
I mean, look at the nonsense that DaddyJapan wrote. Am I the person that gave him that title or did I write that title or what nonsense exactly is this weirdo talking about?
Wait, I rattled your cage?
Why did you insist on referring to Jandor as a "Dr" as you did in your post? That's issue here.
Fed govt bans award of honorary doctorate degrees to serving officials
The federal government, through the National Universities Commission (NUC), has placed a ban on the award of honorary doctorate degrees to serving public officials.
The commission said the decision followed the alleged misuse of such degrees.
The Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Abdullahi Ribadu, announced the ban on Friday while receiving a report from a committee investigating the award and public use/misuse of honorary doctorate degrees by recipients in Nigeria.
Ribadu said the Commission was compelled to act following alarming findings from a nationwide investigation into how honorary degrees are awarded and used.
“These degrees are meant to recognise outstanding service or achievements, but unfortunately, they have increasingly been misused,” he said.
According to Ribadu, the trend has been worsened by the rise of unaccredited and illegal institutions, both local and foreign, operating as honorary degree mills.
Professor Ribadu explained that NUC’s investigation uncovered widespread violations, particularly of the Keffi Declaration of 2012, an agreement by Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian universities to regulate the award of honorary degrees.
The declaration expressly forbids universities from awarding honorary doctorates to serving public officials and cautions recipients against using the title “Dr” without proper disclosure.
“This is not just a matter of ethics; it is a matter of law. Using the title ‘Dr’ based on an honorary degree without clarification amounts to false representation, which is punishable under various fraud-related laws in Nigeria,” Ribadu stated.
He warned that misuse of honorary titles undermines the integrity of universities and diminishes public trust in genuine academic qualifications.
According to him, the report identified 32 institutions operating as honorary degree mills in Nigeria.
These, he said, include 10 unaccredited foreign universities, 4 unlicensed local universities, 15 professional bodies with no degree-awarding powers, and three other non-degree-awarding institutions.
Some of these entities, the NUC revealed, even go as far as awarding fake professorships.
Ribadu added, “Let us be clear. Awarding honorary degrees is a legal responsibility of Nigerian universities. The law empowers the NUC to regulate both the award and the use of honorary doctorate degrees in Nigeria.”
He reiterated that only approved public or private universities are eligible to award honorary doctorate degrees.
“Even then, recipients must use appropriate nomenclature such as Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) rather than adopting the title ‘Dr’, which is reserved for holders of earned doctorates and medical professionals,” he added.
danloadpark: MFM Founder Dr. D.K. Olukoya Releases Teaching on "Die By Fire" Prayer Point
“When we pray the ‘Die By Fire’ prayer in Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, what are we truly saying?” Dr. Olukoya asks in the teaching. He explains that the practice is intended to invoke divine authority for freedom and victory rather than to incite violence or hatred toward individuals.
Bob Dee and FFK are really two peas in a pod to most independent observers. Come on now, one does not have to look far to concede that they are both political hound dogs - cerebral thugs is not quite befitting - that will do anything for their principals at the right price.
My concern right now, though, lies with FFK's ambassadorial appointment. If the President understands the importance of diplomacy as much as he would like us to think, and means well for Nigeria on the international stage, he needs to withdraw his original offer now.
Wotowotoman: Ogbeni, it says last sold in 2025. How the hell can that be a property in his estate? Which kind people be this wey man dey jam for here sef?
Stop shifting all over the place like a se#x worker with her knickers in a twist.
Since my intervention here was merely to provide some additional background information, take your questions to whoever drew up that list!
This is one of the funniest, rib-cracking titles I have seen on NL in a good while.
Addendum:
Missing from the official schedule is the traditional meeting between the visiting head of state and the British opposition. However, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, who is of Nigerian descent, was a guest at Wednesday's banquet.
She has repeatedly publicly criticised the country she was raised in over corruption and violence.
MrEar: Excellent analysis Mr Badr Albusaidi but unfortunately, some people (e.g Nairaland Geopolitics Professors) wont believe or listen to you because in their worldview, anyone that agrees with the above statement must be a terrorist sympathizer.
Hatred and pride is not allowing them to see that the US / Israeli attack on Iran makes them the real terrorist states and anyone supporting their unprovoked attack is a terrorist sympatizer.
What a weird world we live in.
I know you are referring to our religious demagogues who are immutable to reason of any sort.
Poorly educated but nevertheless highly indoctrinated, they constitute a nuisance by flying the kites of an imaginary crusade all over our blogosphere.
An unscrupulous Bob Dee finds himself in the crosshairs of two quintessential reprobates.
Wetin sergeant major eye no go see for parade? Wetin corporal no go hear for barrack?
Femi Fani-Kayode Declares Ceasefire With Dele Momodu
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK), has declared a ceasefire with media mogul Dele Momodu, popularly known as Bob D, following a heated political disagreement over the past 24 hours.
In a statement posted on his Facebook page on Thursday, FFK said the truce came after interventions by several highly respected leaders.
“As a consequence of the intervention of numerous highly respected leaders for whom I have the greatest admiration, a ceasefire between myself and my friend and brother Bob D is now in place,” he wrote.
He pledged to refrain from making further comments about Momodu, expressing hope that the gesture would be reciprocated.
“We are both Nigerians and we share common values even though we disagree politically,” FFK added.
The last 24 hours have been marked by epic vituperation between the two figures. Although the Ovation magazine publisher has yet to respond, supporters of both men are hopeful that peace will prevail.
Acknowledging the hurtful exchanges of the past day, FFK expressed optimism about moving forward peacefully.
“I believe we can both move on with our lives peacefully as from today despite the hurtful things that were said on both sides over the last 24 hours,” he wrote.
I think you will find that poor mental health was actually a prominent factor in the demise of some of these women. Yet, this is something we hardly ever talk about - unless pushed to do so - in our communities...
Blessing Olusegun Miss Olusegun saw a therapist in 2017 and was discharged from NHS mental health services that year, when she turned 18.
But in 2018 Miss Olusegun self-harmed.
Mrs Abe said her daughter then recovered from her mental health issues.
... ....
.Mrs Abe's statement added: "I know my daughter and I know how she was at that time. She had difficulties with her mental health but she was better.
"I completely do not believe she meant to harm herself on the beach. I think it could either be an accident or third-party involvement."
Mrs Abe said her daughter did not know how to swim, adding: "I don't think she would have gone in intentionally."
Taiwo Balogun A missing mother who was found dead in a lake at Bluewater was struggling with mental health problems, an inquest has heard.
Taiwo Adefolakemi Balogun, 53, was discovered in water at the Greenhithe shopping centre at the end of December after being missing for almost the whole month.
Yet again, the EFCC cannot seem to get its ducks in a row.
EFCC Fined N500,000 For Seeking Multiple Adjournments In Emefiele’s Trial
Justice Hamza Muazu of a Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Tuesday, imposed a N500,000 fine on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for seeking multiple adjournments in the trial of ex-governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.
Emefiele is charged with criminal breach of trust, forgery, abuse of office, conspiracy to obtain by false pretence and obtaining money by false pretence while serving as CBN governor.
The anti-corruption agency alleged that Emefiele obtained by false pretence the sum of $6,230,000 purportedly meant for international election observers for the 2023 general election. The EFCC also accused Emefiele of conferring corrupt advantages on two companies—April 1616 Nigeria Ltd and Architekon Nigeria Ltd.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charge. Justice Muazu imposed the fine on the anti-graft agency over failure to produce the witness (PW13) DCP Edwin Okpoziakeo, in court to give evidence as scheduled, which led to adjournment. The DCP was on the team that investigated Emefiele in the alleged fraud.
Earlier, counsel for the EFCC, A.O. Mohammed, informed the court that the witness, though notified of the need for his presence in court, was not in available due to administrative procedures.
The prosecution specifically told the court that he was directed by the Force Headquarters to write a formal letter to the Inspector-General of Police requesting the presence of the DCP. He said that he promptly wrote the letter as directed.
However, the DCP later told him that he had a personal matter in another court in Gwagwalada, FCT, where his personal account was under garnishee order. Mohammed, therefore, pleaded with the court to grant him an adjournment to produce the witness in court. However, Matthew Burkaa, counsel to Emefiele vehemently opposed the request for adjournment.
Burkaa referred the court to Section 396(3) and (4) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015, which limited each party to only five adjournments from the arraignment till final judgment.
In the instant case, he said, EFCC had been granted adjournments eight times as against the provisions of the law. He added that the prosecution made its choice by allowing the witness to choose personal matter above the official engagement.
Burkaa argued that the anti-graft agency requested accelerated trial of the case. He added that between 2023 to date, the court had indulged the prosecution with eight adjournements and prayed the court not to grant any more.
In his ruling, Justice Muazu agreed with the defence counsel, but however, stated that the court still retains discretion for an adjournment if it is in the interest of justice. He held that an investigator was not one that should be shut out in a matter of such nature.
He, however, imposed a fine of N500,000 on the anti-graft agency for delaying the trial despite being granted accelerated hearing. Justice Muazu then adjourned until April 27, for continuation of the trial.
givedemwotowoto: The link you posted doesn't exist. Disappointing that you're grappling on straws to find anything at all, for someone who was a governor for 8 whole years, and worked with various governments before or during that time.
givedemwotowoto: There’s a difference between endorsing corruption and working in a system where corruption exists, without being corrupt yourself. You can't win elections by talking only to people who already agree with you, you have to network with people across the board.
When When Doyin Okupe was indicted and convicted, he stepped down as DG of the LP campaign. That was his personal issue and didn't involve PO in any way.
The point remains: Peter Obi has worked with various governments, yet no indictment for corruption. Perfect candidate to manage Nigeria's economy and resources.
This reads like an indictment of sorts to me.
Journalists from across Africa have published stories based on a trove of nearly 12 million secret documents exposing a shadowy offshore financial system that allows the wealthy and powerful to enrich themselves, often at the public’s expense.
givedemwotowoto: Peter Obi is very different. This is not his first time working with various governments, yet no indictment for corruption. He does his job and leaves, no business with corruption.
It's like a trained military officer trained to fight. Whether your country went into a politically motivated war or necessary one, the soldier is judged by their conduct and devotion to duty.
yemre: There's no way anybody would compare UK to Nigeria, just to convince me that Nigeria is any better.
Countless number of people earn less than 100k in Nigeria but I'm sure nobody, who works in the UK earna less than GBP1500, which is an equivalent of about N2.9M. that's the minimum! So, drawing comparison and using the fuel as the basis, 2.9m is 100k x 29. As long as you're not buying fuel at the rate of #1,232 x 29, you're better off in the UK. Again, you have access to mortgage, car loan, and others perks, provided you're working.
What percentage of Nigerian working class has access to all these things? Even the civil servants who work with the Nigerian government.
About 1 in 3 people in the UK earn less than £1,500 per month after tax and NI contributions/
1 litre of petrol was priced between 9 kobo and 15 Kobo in 1977. With inflation, 9 kobo is worth 19.43 Naira today.
Cost of a 2024 Peugeot 508 approx 13.8 Million Naira. In 1977, today's 13.8 Million Naira was ₦6,392.07 - the equivalent of three years' wages for the average worker at the time.
After announcing how he tapped your phone .. and media trial.. Una disappear come back with another lamba Wetin efcc said the last time ?
Tinubu is truly scared of opposition.. with his 30 governors and 1 billion cities girls , including 1000 N/A
If na me ordinary citizen get this backup .. will dare oduduwa and the gods of Yoruba land to duel
^^^It is your prerogative to ride shotgun for a politically exposed person (PEP) who does not give a rat's arrrssse about your existence. After all, internalised oppression is real.
As I mentioned yesterday, If the appointment of Disu is what it will take for Tinubu to midwife the birth of state police forces, bring him on!
Now is not the time for equivocation or, rather, for an unknown quantity to pour sand sand into our nation's pot of garri.
We have come too far on the journey towards regional policing.
Meanwhile, how do we respond to the assertions made by the social commentators referenced below.
Did you Know that DIG Frank Mba is actually Junior to most of the Officers he became Senior to at Recruitment? He got faster Promotion by influence and by Quota system through the Federal Character Principle.
Both Frank Mba and Tunji Disu were recruited to the Nigeria Police in 1992. While Tunji was recruited as a University Graduate at ASP rank, Frank Mba was recruited with O-Level as a constable but luckily went for Cadet Inspector level in 1994. Over the years and by influence, Mba got accelerated promotion and became the same rank with Disu, and later by Federal Character, became his senior because the vacancy available for DIG then was for Southeast. As a matter of fact, most of the mates of Mba are presently at ACP rank with very few at most in DCP rank. In contrast, Disu’s mates are the most senior in Police today. There’s nothing nepotic about it. When Mba was moving fast ahead of his seniors, not with merit, there’s no uproar. We need to learn to do the right thing in the right way in Nigeria.
Disu joined the Nigeria Police on ASP rank and as a university graduate in 1992 Mba became an ASP in 1999 and became a university graduate in 2001.
Retiring as a DIG is no Mean Feat and as a Patriotic Nigerian with Age on his Side, I believe he would still contribute a lot in Service to Nigeria! I Continue to wish him well in his Future Endeavors!
Dim Emeka Obasi - A Public Relations and Media Consultant Writes from Abuja
THE NEW IGP. I am compelled to talk about this because a lot of people are calling to ask my views about it.
From available documents Tunji Disu joined the Nigeria Police Force in May 18th 1992.
Frank Mba joined the Nigeria Police Academy in Kano in 1994 graduating as the best cadet inspector in 1995
DSP Frank Mbah who was subsequently promoted to SP in 2008 was announced as the new Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos State to replace SP Olubode Ojajuni who today is CP Interpol annex Alagbon on the 3rd of December, 2007
CSP Mba was the Nigeria Force Public Relations Officer from February 2012 to August, 2014 taking over from Moshood Jimoh who is now CP Lagos State Command and was subsequently promoted to ACP and made Area Commander.
Disu on the other hand was a contingent commander, of the Nigerian Police contingent on African Union Mission peacekeeping mission Darfur in Sudan until 2006 when he returned back to Nigeria.
He was Officer in Charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and anti-kidnapping in River State.
And later SARS commander in Ondo, Oyo and Rivers States again.
He was also (2IC) State Criminal Investigations Department Rivers States.
Before his appointment as commander of the Lagos State Rapid Respond Squad (RRS) between June 13, 2015, to August 2021 when he was promoted to DCP.
Frank was appointed and decorated as a Deputy Inspector-General of Police in March 2025 as the head of the Department of Logistics and Supply, he oversees the technical, administrative, and logistical needs of the entire Nigeria Police Force, including procurement, works, housing, and the Force Quarter-Master.
Tunji Disu became Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
And was appointed the new head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), a position previously held by Abba Kyar on August 2, 2021, by Usman Alkali Baba, the then IGP and was was promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police in March 2023
The fact remains that, in Nigeria, every rank beyond Commissioner of Police has all the trappings of politics.
Today some of Disu’s colleagues are still oscillating between CP and AIG while he is now the IGP.
Also most of Frank’s mate are still Commissioner of Police whilst he rose to the enviable rank of a Deputy Inspector General of Police.
They are both fine and innovative officers of the Nigeria Police Force and easily accessible by everyone who has had dealings with them.
We can only charge the New IGP innovate new tactics to revolutionize the Nigeria Police and hopefully write his name in gold in the sand of time, as he did when he was Commander of the Lagos State Rapid Respond Squad (RRS) between June 13, 2015, to August 2021.
I hope I have been able to educate someone who is not blinded by sentiments this morning?
KingOfAmebo: BTW, No Central Bank in the world can influence the strength or weakness of a currency, If they can WHY CAN'T DO USE THAT SAME MAGIC WAND TO TURN THE NAIRA TO A DOLLAR.
^^^I can tell that you don't much about monetary policy.