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See Istanbul looking like Lagos

Arrived Istanbul now to have a feel of Turkey for few days before heading to Paris.

Turkey did well to promote Tourism by giving E visa to applicant with valid Schengen visa

Beverlyhills:
Its 30 days Number of Entries: Single entry. Visa Fees: 40Usd.




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But that 30 days can be spread and not necessarily in one stretch within the visa Validity period

Yes.

We are presently boarding enroute to Istanbul, having obtained 6 months Turkish E-visa

Beverlyhills:
Unfortunately Nigeria doesnt qualify for a 3 months Visa. Once you input your country it reads only 30days.

But that 30 days can be spread and not necessarily in one stretch within the visa Validity period

aca77:
Please this is the travel section. Those who never chop can check the food section.

Reasonable responses only please.

Lol

saydfact:
whats solidifying>> ? or you mean stabilizing>?

Yes,

Stabilizing

omololu251:
A single pile of 350mm - 400mm diameter will be around # 140,000 + or -.

I will send in my quote but need to know the total number of piles.

Regards.

Let's play around 15-20.

Give a good discount, send me a mail and we may do business

Cheers

saydfact:
STABILIZE THE SOIL - It would take a about 6 - 1 year to achieve...... (based on experience) OR do a deep pile as you plan to.... (Note: I didn't suggest Pile was wrong, I'm only imagining if the land is that bad; since your replies suggest it is - do the needful)


Goodluck

Ok, thanks

Does solidifying work and prevent uneven settlement?

saydfact:
Its difficult for me to know, because I haven't visited the site or seen pics - for advice, study the houses around and the type of foundation used...

Another option is to STABILIZE the land if its that bad - then use RAFT foundation; to safe cost....

but IF the structural engineers says its PILE, I believe he knows best, follow is advice.

goodluck

I just want your advice based on experience.

We've done a study of the houses around, and more than half of them are already experiencing uneven settlement.

Those built using raft are worse off. Those built with pile up to 7metres deep are already settling badly too.

To save cost, that's what I'm thinking, but I fear for settlement

Hello guys.

Finally completed the soil test for this site today.

Machine reached it's final stop at exactly 28 metres deep into the sub structure. shocked

Location is around Ogudu Ori-oke

Like how much should be Budgeted for pile foundation?

Just a rough estimate and not the specific.

saydfact:
IF what you've been advised to use is pile foundation (IF), you'll need more than a rough estimate, you'll need a structural engineer doing a detailed design and a Q.S for cost advice based on that design.

Goodluck

Hi

When you say 'if'

Is there any other foundation that could have been recommended for a soil that porous?

I want to learn more on this

Lee310:
Sorry please. I would love to know did you book and paid for all these when submitting your application or you paid after your visa has been issued ?

Tho I want to apply for a visa next month. I’m making reservations with hotel and tour guide.

What do you suggest ?

The only tour I paid for before application is the Seine River Cruise, which is about ₦13,000+ for the family.

I didn't pay for hotel before Visa application, neither did I book any tour.

90% done after visa approval.

We also obtained Turkish Visa, which is only granted after you must have been granted a Schengen visa

davodyguy:
Hello guys

Can I get an estimate for this from substructure to superstructure?

Land are is 9.25m *37m
Foot print of building is 29m*7m x 2 floors(Ground Floor and Upper floor)
Land is located in water logged area in Lagos, hence foundation needs to be solid and as high as 1 metre after the Natural Ground Level

Thanks

Hello guys.

Finally completed the soil test for this site today.

Machine reached it's final stop at exactly 28 metres deep into the sub structure.

Location is around Ogudu Ori-oke

Like how much should be Budgeted for pile foundation?

Just a rough estimate and not the specific.
saydfact

babs4all:
That's a whole lot of money. Please monitor the situation of things in Paris before you travel. Without public transportation running in Paris, live can be miserable for visitors. There's an ongoing strike that has paralyzed public transportation with skeletal Services.
Paris is a beautiful city.
You can reduce your stay in Paris if you can talk to your hotel and get a refund. With that you can do another 3 days in Amsterdam. Another beautiful city.

Thanks so much for this response.

That's why I like this forum. Some really nasty people and some real human beings are here.

Paid ₦300k for 10 nights in Paris via Airbnb
Booked Seine River boat cruise (hoping this has nothing to do with the strike) for 26/12/19
Book Big Bus Tour hop on and hop off Bus(hoping this isn't going to be affected by the strike too) 25/12/19.

From Boxing day we might have to move to Brussels or Brugge or even Amsterdam.

Quite unfortunate.

Just that my wife wouldn't want to go alone. I have a court case that I need to attend to on Monday as defense counsel.

This life

davide470:
The cash is okay and don't meet the threshold for declaring, so you are good to go.

I hope you enjoy your stay in Paris, and be prepared to do a lot of Taxis and Ubers (with slightly higher prices). The strike is really making mobility quite difficult!

Wow, what a wrong timing. I'll just try to be positive sha cos of my family.

There are some work related issues that I need to fix in Nigeria. I mean serious one, but wifey would not understand. She's over prepared

SAT123:
I will be using Emirates

NON STOP LAGOS TO DUBAI
STOP 1 DUBAI TO DENPASAR-BALI
STOP 2 DENPASAR-BALI TO AUCKLAND

Hope this route is transit visa free?

Will appreciate your responses.

You don't need any transit.

We used the Dubai Australia Auckland route, cos I wanted to stopover in Dubai/Australia. Hence I obtained UAE and Australia transit visas

babs4all:
They hardly ask questions about BTA at POE. Just calculate what will be enough for your stay.
France is a bit expensive.

Thanks

France is a bit expensive.

The mistake I made was not booking more nights in Istanbul. We booked 3 nights and 4 day time and all the tours for entire 4 days including visits to Lego Land, Madame Tausands, bosiphorous boat cruise etc are all under 100k including hotel.

But the tours I bookmarked in Paris are almost 300k for just 10 days. Its crazy and regretful.

I'm planning $2000 and €1000 together (N1,200,000) as PTA even though all tours in Istanbul and accommodation in both Paris and Istanbul fully paid already. Do you think this is much, considering we holding our master cards that can also be used for payment?

Hello guys

Apart from Mobdro, which other IPTV app has more Nigeria Stations apart from Channels TV?

Good morning guys.

Like how much BTA can one hold to POE for a family?

We are doing Istanbul first for 3 nights and then Paris for 10 nights

omololu251:
Hello
Sorry to jump to your comment.
I do pile foundation and can show you projects that I have executed around Ogudu Ori-Oke.

You can WhatsApp; 07060692143.

Thanks

Ok thanks

Give an estimate based on 9m 15m and 20m depth

Beverlyhills:
https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/breaking-nigeria-suspends-turkish-airlines.html

Its been resolved.

Suspension was to start tomorrow 16th December, 2019 but Turkish Airlines met with Government officials last Friday and even today as well.

I'm traveling in a couple of days with 4 nights first at Istanbul and 10 nights in Schengen area. We booked Turkish Airlines, which made me worried

uuzba:
Citizenship ko?
When you become a citizen of Turkey and the locals travel to their village for Christmas, which village will you go in the whole Turkey?
You go stay for city, hangout under bridge.

You come to Lagos or Aba

segcymoor:
--Alapere to be precise. Just behind that big Apostolic church before toll gate

-Yeah, I will shortly

-yeah. U mean this,? Na so we wan do am

Hello chief.

Have you done any recent project around Ogudu orioke that really swampy or completely water logged?

SAT123:
Thanks House....God did it ....

I got my work to residence visa....

Will be moving by mid January.

Work and living location is Hamilton.

@Chiefs in the house,please what are the available food and fruits one can easily get accustomed to.

Which airline is the preferred?

Thanks All...


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Depend on trip.

Emirates is expensive, but more direct
SAA is another option

Congratulations

She worked for both Eko FM and Radio Lagos.
Fluent in Yoruba and English

Over to you Nigerian youths.

You can legitimately have dual citizenship without having to marry a National to become citizens of foreign countries

There have been many attempts by people to leave the country, Nigeria, for so many reasons. These reasons range from corruption to poor governance. Hence, people are seeking for greener pastures where they will be a chance to put their talent to better use.

However, being a Nigeria has its disadvantages especially when it comes to gaining access to other countries. The good news is that you can purchase your citizenship for another country.

Below are some countries to consider:

Cyprus
If you are considering Cyprus, then be ready to dedicate 56 days. This citizenship requires an investment of €2m in real estate (806,269,459 naira), government bonds, a bank deposit in a Cyprus bank or investment in a new company. Candidates must also own a €500,000 home in Cyprus forever.

Turkey
Also in Turkey, to get citizenship, investing in the Turkish lira equivalent of £195,000 (78,768,671.96 naira) into real estate and keeping it for three years can earn you a Turkish passport in a matter of months.

Moldova
Becoming a Moldovan citizen requires a donation of €100,000 (40,396,721.25 naira) and a government fee or an investment of €250,000 in approved real estate. Once you do this, you are on your way to being a citizen.

So if you do not have a large chunk of money, it is better you work towards making Nigeria better at least.

https://t.guardian.ng/life/tired-of-nigeria-here-are-countries-you-can-buy-citizenship-from/

Haywhey:
Do I need Travel Tour Guide if I am visiting a friend who sent me an invitation?

Understand few things

1. Travel Tour Guide refers to a noun which could be a machine or human being that would guide you on your tour, showing you where to go. Your friend resident in FR can be a tour guide and you can get other tour guides on Viator or Tripadvisor.

2. Drawing tourist plan is not same as having a 'Travel Tour Guide'. You can draw up an itinerary say Monday, we visit Disneyland Paris, Tuesday we visit Louvre Museum, Wednesday Eiffel Tower, Thursday we visit Seine River Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Cruise in Paris etc. You may need to have this plan, even though you have a host. Cause you can go to these tourist attractions solo or go with a Travel Tour Guide

A lot of people get refused visa on point 2: Justification of Travel not specified.
You need to tell the Immigration Officer how you are going, what you will be doing in the 1 month you intend to stay and when you would be returning.

pufframmy:
WOW happy for you congrat did you submit your marriage certificate? wish you happy safe trip

Its impossible for a couple to send any application to any immigration office without marriage certificate

healthserve:
FFK never get exhausted on bullets

He has an Arsenal

nameo:
A garbage of a response from the unintelligent @Garba.

A very foolish man.


How could we have descended to the level of these clowns

His response was trash and senseless.

Aisha advised that he should resign, he should address that first