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AreaFada2:
You know people hate reality. Especially zombies from outside the state little knowledge of the state.

The one sector that has boomed in Edo state for over 20 years is house construction. Since investing in other sectors ends up with stories that touch, diaspora people invest majorly in housing.

Good accommodation is available in most parts of Edo and relatively cheap. And virtually every diaspora person continues to build. it is not the situation of Lagos.

We know all these PPP houses end up being very expensive and hardly even get to the poorest.

Therefore priority for now should be on constructing roads and other infrastructure in new areas surrounding Benin with very fine and some empty houses to provide access. Essentially to stick to the excellent Samuel Ogbemudia master-plan of the 1970s. Areas in Iyekogba, Oka, Ekae, Iguadolor, Eyaen and outlying places that have become new towns on the back of private people building relentlessly but no govt infrastructure.

While such signing of agreement grabs the headlines, it may not be well-thought out.

Irrua, Afuze, Ekpoma, Auchi, Fugar, Uromi and others can benefit from such too.

At the moment,Edo state needs massive road construction.

tonididdy:
I feel privileged to be from edo state the past 9years has been haven in the state , God blessed us with active governors from oshiomole and now Obaseki.

The pace is not even slow, I am really impressed and wish the rest of Nigeria hardworking governors like edo state has been enjoying.

Not a single grumble from the Edo people or party opposition PDP, everyone is just happy with the states development.

Thank you Edo governor and it's people. Thank you Adams Oshiomole for a perfect replacement.

The best part was when I returned my state and my street was tarred OMG I wash my car now once a week .

proudly Edo!

At the moment ,Edo state is in dire need of ultra massive construction of well paved roads!

Is like this our governor has not heard of Akwa Ibom state?

Edo state needs roads like the ones in Akwa Ibom.We should stop encouraging mediocrity in Edo state.

Gov. Obaseki should start the construction of good roads in every part of the state,and especially in Benin City.

GTay:
In my personal development journey, I learned these lessons from a great mentor about The Seasons of Life. Hopefully it might inspire someone out here. Excuse the lengthy post

Life and business are like the changing seasons. That’s one of the best ways to illustrate life: it’s like the seasons that change. The second phrase is that You cannot change the seasons, but you can change yourself. Now with those two key phrases in mind, let’s turn to what I consider to be the four major lessons in life to learn. To also bring this home: Consider the ‘Winter Season’ as Bear Season and the ‘Spring Season’ as Bull Season.

1. The first lesson is this: learn how to handle the winters. They come regularly, right after autumn. Some are long, some are short, some are difficult, some are easy, but they always come right after autumn. That is never going to change.
There are all kinds of winters–the “winter” when you can’t figure it out, the “winter” when everything seems to go haywire. One writer called it “the winter of discontent.” There are economic winters, social winters, personal winters when your heart is smashed into a thousand pieces. Wintertime brings disappointment, and disappointment is common to all of us. So learn how to handle the winters.
You must learn how to handle the nights; they come right after days. You must learn how to handle difficulty; it always comes after opportunity. You must learn to handle recessions; they come right after expansions. You must learn how to handle bears; they come right after the bulls. That isn’t going to change.
The big question is, what do you do about winters? You can’t get rid of January simply by tearing it off the calendar. But here is what you can do: you can get stronger; you can get wiser; and you can get better. Let winter find you planning for the arrival of spring, not contemplating the errors of commission and omission of last year. Let winter find you with a joyful countenance and a happy heart... with a good word for all those around you; with confidence in the future, not apprehension; with appreciation of the past, not regret; and finally, with gratitude for your achievements, adversities, and uncertainties of life. The physically inactive season of winter is a time for adding to our storehouse of knowledge through continued education, which in truth does not mean learning things that we do not know, but in learning to behave as we do not now behave. Someone once said — “Don’t pray for things to be easier, rather, pray for more obstacles and more challenges, for it is out of these that man’s character and will to succeed are formed.” Nearly every success story that I am aware of began when the person first lay flat on his mental and financial back. In this condition, people usually become sufficiently disgusted to reach deep down inside and pull out talents, abilities, desire, and determination—the basic essentials required of anyone wishing for things to get better. It is in the face of adversity that things begin to change, and the “things” always change as a result of the personal change that takes place.

2. Here is the second major lesson in life: learn how to take advantage of the spring. Spring is opportunity. And spring always follows winter. Spring in stock market investment represents the 'Bull' season
What a great place for spring–right after winter. If you were going to put it somewhere, that would be the place to put it. God is a genius.
Days follow nights. Opportunity follows difficulty. Expansion follows recession. Bulls follow Bears. And this all happens with regularity. You can count on it.
However, the mere arrival of spring is no sign that things are going to look good in the fall. You must do something with the spring. In fact, everyone has to get good at one of two things: planting in the spring or begging in the fall. So take advantage of the day, take advantage of the opportunity, and read every book you can get your hands on to learn how to take advantage of the spring.
Get busy quickly on your springs, your opportunities. There are just a handful of springs that have been handed to each of us. Life is brief, even at its longest. Whatever you are going to do with your life, get at it. Don’t just let the seasons pass by...to be continued

We're in winter!

There is a great probability that the market is going to be bearish for like a year.

The 2019 presidential election is approaching!

Those who are conversant with the happenings of the Nigerian stock exchange know what I mean!!

Don't Forget History!!!

I'm waiting for the period after election in 2019.

RabbiDoracle:
even missionary rejected the dividend

He is a man of faith and vision.

Where are the reviews?

I'm definitely waiting!

The school management should intervene.Your contribution is needed in this thread:www.nairaland.com/4404931/jos-want-know-more-city

Why do mechanics cost so
much?

Average hourly rate is $80 to $100 an hour

Posted: 5:52 PM, December 08, 2015
Updated: 5:52 PM, December 08, 2015

The going average hourly rate for a mechanic
ranges from $80 to $100 an hour. After analyzing a
bill that could also include expensive parts, many
auto repair shop customers are left scratching their
heads and wondering if they are being ripped off.
The more you understand how a repair shop breaks
down and calculates their labor charges, the better
chance you have of making sure you are getting a
fair shake.

Why does a mechanic cost $100 per hour? How
much of that does the mechanic take home? How
is that figure determined?
How are labor charges determined?
The rate of $80 to $100 an hour is based off of
several national labor guides that are published
annually. The guides survey mechanics all around
the country to come up with figures and average
times to do repairs.
"Let's say you were going to go in and get a water
pump job done. They're going to say, 'OK, that job
takes two and half hours and the parts are 60
bucks,'" said Mark Larsen, a franchise training
manager for Car X. "Well, where that two and a
half hours comes from is your car and what an
average tech with a good set of tools takes to do
that job."

So, if a mechanic tells you the average time to
replace your water pump is four hours, and you are
suspicious of that, making a few phone calls to
other shops to ask them what they estimate for
time is a good, quick, easy way to double check.
But if a mechanic runs into a problem and it is
going to take longer than what was originally
expected, there could be extra labor charges if the
problem is a result of poor maintenance.

"Let's say you have an engine you haven't
maintained at all," said Larsen. "The coolant is
rusted, and I go down to change your water pump
and all the bolts are rusted, half the bolt's gone,
and the coolant is so bad. I go to take your water
pump off and two of your bolts break off, well
guess what? It's now on you and whatever extra
time it takes, that's extra."

Dealerships tend to charge more for labor, closer
to the $100 per hour range, than independents.
"Its kind of a market-driven thing. Chicago might
be higher than others. It's an average thing, based
upon what's going on," said Larsen. "It seems like
the dealers vs. the independents usually charge a
little more. They base it on the fact that their guys
are factory trained, and they've got all the special
tools that not everybody's got."

Where do labor charges go?
How much of the hourly rate goes into the
mechanics pocket can vary drastically. Some
mechanics get paid straight by the hour, some
make commission, and some get paid by how
many labor hours they charge in the week.
"When I worked as a tech, I got paid and hourly
rate, and that was based upon how much work I
put out, not how many hours I worked," said
Larsen. "If I put out 48 hours of work for the week,
then I got paid 48 hours."

To the average customer, a charge of $100 an
hour can seem very high, but you must take into
consideration the cost of running a repair shop.
"Well, you're looking at a whole lot of things," said
Larsen. "From the owner's perspective, he's paying
salary, he's paying benefits, he's paying workman's
comp, he's paying unemployment. You got all that
into it. You got the building, the lights, the tools,
the training, all that goes into it."

Also, the cost of becoming a mechanic can be
expensive. Mechanics must put themselves through
school and the common practice in the auto
industry is for mechanics to supply their own set
of tools.
"Every mechanic's got at least $25,000 in tools
that they own. They've had to pay for them
themselves," said Larsen

source:https://www.local10.com/digital-life-365/automotive-essentials/why-do-mechanics-cost-so-much

Thanks to everyone who has found it worthy to contribute to this noble topic!

The per capita income(average income)of any country has tremendous relationship or correlation to the price of goods and services offered for sale in that particular country. And that is why a mechanic can charge a prospective client $100 per hour in the USA.

A mechanic can't charge per hour in Nigeria because 99.9% of workers are not paid per hour in Nigeria.And as such a mechanic shouldn't expect me to pay N5 000 for a change of oil and filter in a Tokunbo car I bought for N1 000 000

What I'm trying to pass across is that a Nigerian mechanic should charge his or her clients based on the location of his/her business.

Perfectnumber6:
Somebody i mean a Muslim should please Enlighten me, Does Muslim do White wedding i thought it against their tradition please i seriously need a muslim person to Clearify this for me cos the ones that are my friends are so daft sorry to say.

Dangote is a wise muslim and he doesn't abide by all Islamic doctrines and that's why he is stupendously rich!

The wealthy folks know when to use their common and scarce sense and they don't abide by every religious dogma completely.

EgunMogaji:
Was the vehicle perfectly level when you were checking?

Yes Sir!

3kay945:
Why can't you start first

Okay! I paid N1000 just for a mechanic to come to my home to open the inlet and outlet opening of my car's manual gearbox in order for me to confirm if the gear oil needs top-up.

Hi!
Please,tell us the service and amount in Naira that your mechanic charges you.
cc:Marpol,lalasticlala,seun.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said
on Tuesday that an electronic fence along
the Israel- Egypt border has saved the
Jewish state from jihadist attacks or what
he believes would be worse — a tide of
African migrants .
“ Were it not for the fence, we would be
faced with… severe attacks by Sinai
terrorists , and something much worse, a
flood of illegal migrants from Africa, ”
Netanyahu’s office quoted him as telling
a development conference in the
southern Israel desert town of Dimona.
The interior ministry says there are
currently some 42,000 African migrants
in Israel , mainly from Sudan and Eritrea,
and the government has ordered that
thousands of them must leave or face
indefinite imprisonment .
They began slipping into Israel illegally in
2007 through what was then a porous
border with Egypt ’s lawless Sinai region .
The frontier with Israel’ s Negev desert
has since been given a 200- kilometre (124
mile ) hi - tech fence and the influx has
halted.
Netanyahu said a tide of non- Jewish
immigration would threaten the very
fabric of Israel.
“ We are talking about a Jewish and
democratic state , but how could we
assure a Jewish and democratic state
with 50,000 and then 100 , 000 and 150 ,000
migrants a year,” Netanyahu said.
“ After a million , 1 . 5 million , we might as
well shut up shop ,” he added . “ We did
not close down , we built a fence. ”
Today the mountainous Sinai is a
battleground between the Egyptian army
and Islamic State (IS ) group jihadists .
The army launched a campaign on
February 9 after Egyptian President
Abdel Fattah al- Sisi , who is standing in
elections this month for a second term,
gave it a three- month deadline to crush
IS in the Sinai .
Sisi issued his ultimatum in November
after suspected IS gunmen killed more
than 300 worshippers at a Sinai mosque
associated with Sufi Muslim mystics .

source:https://m.guardian.ng/news/netanyahu-says-african-migrants-worse-threat-than-jihadists/

cc:OAM4J , Mynd44

Americans' love for guns is preposterous!

A student gunman opened fire
Tuesday at a high school in southern
Maryland, injuring two students
before an armed school resources
officer intervened, authorities said.
The gunman, identified as Austin
Wyatt Rollins, 17, was killed, but St.
Mary's County Sheriff Tim Cameron
said it was not immediately clear if
the school officer fired the fatal shot
or if the gunman killed himself.
The attack began shortly before
classes were scheduled to start at
Great Mills High, a 1,500-student
school 65 miles south of Washington,
D.C. Cameron said Rollins was armed
with a Glock, semiautomatic
handgun when he shot a 16-year-old
female student in a hallway. A 14-
year-old male student also was shot.
"Our school resource officer was
alerted to the events," Cameron said.
"He engaged the shooter and fired a
round, subsequently the shooter
fired a round as well."
Cameron said it was not clear if the
gunman shot himself or fired at the
resource officer, identified as Deputy
First Class Blaine Gaskill.
The female student was hospitalized
in critical condition, and the male
student was in stable condition,
Cameron said. Gaskill, who was not
injured, followed protocol, Cameron
added.
"This is what we prepare for, this is
what we pray we will never have to
do," Cameron said. "The notion that
this can't happen here is no longer a
notion."
More: 'We deserve better': Students
nationwide walk out
More: Nikolas Cruz's brother
arrested at Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High
Cameron said the shooter and the
female victim had a prior
relationship. Authorities were
reviewing social media posts to
"piece together" a possible motive
for the shooting, he said. He asked
that no one jump to conclusions
until the investigation is concluded.
"We are a very tight-
knit community," Cameron said. "So
now what I would ask our
community to do is pray for the
victims."
The shooting took place less than a
week after some Great Mills students
joined tens of thousands of students
across the nation in a walkout to
protest gun violence. The walkout
was spearheaded by survivors of the
Valentine's Day rampage at Marjory
Stoneman Douglas High School in
Parkland, Fla., that killed 17 students
and faculty
Parkland teens expressed solidarity
Tuesday with the students at Great
Mills on Twitter.
"Less than a WEEK ago Great Mills
High School students walked out
with us to protest gun violence...now
they’re experiencing it for
themselves," tweeted Jaclyn Corin.
"The state of our country is
disgusting - I’m so sorry, Great
Mills."
Tweeted Emma González: "We are
Here for you, students of Great Mills
together we can stop this from ever
happening again."
The shooting also took place less
than a month after Great Mills High
School Principal Jake Heibel told
parents that officials had
investigated threats of a possible
shooting. Law enforcement was
contacted, and the threat was "not
validated," Heibel told parents.
On Tuesday, the school was placed
on lockdown immediately following
the shooting. "There has been a
shooting at Great Mills High School,"
the school district said in a
statement on its website. "The school
is on lockdown (and) the event is
contained. The Sheriff's office is on
the scene, additional information to
follow."
Dozens of law enforcement vehicles
surrounded the school on a cold,
rainy day. The St. Mary's County
Sheriff's Office urged parents to
gather at another school in the
county to reunite with their
children.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms said special agents from
Baltimore and Hyattsville joined the
investigation. Gov. Larry Hogan said
State Police were ready to provide
support and that his office was
monitoring the situation. "Our
prayers are with students, school
personnel, and first responders," he
said.
Jill Morris, president of the county
education association, called the
shooting "devastating" for the
school's students.
"We are resolved to provide all the
support and comfort we can to our
colleagues and neighbors ... while
we work together toward a day
when no school community ever has
to experience this type of tragedy,"
she said.
source:https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/20/shooting-reported-maryland-high-school/440981002/
cc:OAM4J , Mynd44

Afroresorts:
Seychelles has some of the best resorts for your vacation waka in Africa you can check out on afroresorts.africa. I checked and the site has lots of good travel gist in several Countries.

Please,stop derailing this noble thread!
Is Jos we talking about not Seychelles.
Thank you.

EMMAACHILE:
How is the weather there currently? Most times people think the place have all year freezing temperature. The weather when i came there around July 2014 was just average.

Does this mean it has day time weather that is very warm or hot?

justwise:
Super mods will do their job if they think that the thread is front page worthy.

Alright Sir!

Danielomisco:
30-40mins Jos South to North.
Lol of cos there is drop to anywhere 200huns to 400hunz every where

Whao! Transport is pretty cheap in Jos.

Danielomisco:
1.Infrastructure : well,road networks linking areas are very assessable and conducive. Few areas are not polished but very well manageable.
Average hanging out spots but the people lyt it up than any other Northen city in Nigeria.I heard some areas dnt have 24hr light but in my side I have 24hrs lyt.
2 by now u shud know Plateau State is the most learned state in North.Settlers and indigenes speak polished english and as well unstnd pidgin,and speak (pseudo)Hausa as a complimentary language of cos its the north central we understand Hausa language more than Igbo
3.Security condition: of course the town had issues of crisis,bombs but theres peace now as the town is divided into Jos north(predominantly muslims) and Jos south(Christian majority) tho both live in all regions in a fragile way.
4Transport is 20-30naira,50box,from Jos south where I live to Jos north main market I pay 80box hadly 100naira.
5housing is cheap getting comfy places for the price range of 60-120k face me I face u even cheaper 12k-40k
In conclusion the city is very accommodating,good weather,cheap with easy living and exposed individuals due to diversity reason we have all the major tribes settling here and never planning to go back and anyone that comes even for nysc never leaves

Nice reply!
How many kilometres(the distance) is Jos South to Jos North?
Is there any thing like taking taxi drop in Jos and what is the price range?

@DisGuy, justwise,r231 & Freiburger,this is a noble topic for the front page.Please,move this thread or topic to the front page.

I need answers to my questions. Folks just viewing!

Danielomisco:
Why havnt u relocated since?this town is United State of Nigeria,Thats what you should know for now

Please,tell me more about this city.

Hi Everybody! I intend to relocate to Jos in the future because of the cool weather and fresh fruits and vegetables.

I want people who live and have lived in Jos to tell me/us about the following:
(a)how good is the road infrastructure?
(b)is Pidgin English widely spoken by the inhabitants or dwellers;and if not,then what language is spoken by the majority of the people?
(c)what is the security condition of the city?
(d)what is the price range of intra-city transport fare?
(e)how good is housing infrastructure. ?

This is definitely a front page thread!

cc: Seun,DisGuy,justwise,Freiburger, r231,Lalasticlala,Mynd44,Dominique,etc..

UbanmeUdie:




Sadly,

Today Majek Fashek needs more of Oral B and Sosorovia perfume than any accolade.


Wasted life of an alcoholic!


His Bini village people finished his life before he even started.


He remains a music icon though anytime, anyday!

Mr man,you have to desist from this vitriolic aspersions and insults you cast on my Bini ancestry!
Majek Fashek is more of Yoruba since his father is of Yoruba origin.

rxmusa:
Faithfulness and Sincerity are vital ingredients for long term sustainable relationship.

Meanwhile some patriotic Nigerians are defining ineptitude of Buhari's administration
An inept govt paid govt workers salary arrears from 2011-2016.

An inept govt will is paying pensioners from 1980 and given pensioners the best treatment never given through PTAD.

An inept govt has completed Abuja metro line.

An inept govt started Mambilla Hydropower project of 3050mw 40years after.

An inept govt is improving on power generation and transmission from less than 3000mw in 2015 to over 7000mw 2years after.

An inept govt will commission itakpe-warri-ajaokuta standard gauge rail line abandoned since 1987.

An inept govt has reduced out of school pupils from 10.5m to 8.6m in two years according UNICEF and UNESCO.

An inept govt is feeding over 5m pupils every school day in 19 states.

An inept govt is increasing saving in Excess Crude Account and increased foreign reserves to $40b from $29b inherited.

An inept govt moved 24 steps in World Bank ease of doing business global ranking.

An inept govt bailed out all states (whether it is PDP or APC) with 2trillion to be able to pay workers and run.

An inept govt is rolled back Boko Haram.

An inept govt reduced monthly import bill from $5b to $1.5b.

An inept govt increased Agro export by 150per cent in 2017.

Under an inept govt revenue generating agencies are posting record revenues to federation account e.g FIRS, Customs, NIMASA.

An inept govt is embarking on ambitious national rail network projects and roads.

So the govts that were not inept what did they do?

What did previous govt do that this 'inept' govt now turned bad. Previous govt left First World class network of roads and pipelines?

Did they leave working refineries and downstream infrastructure like depots etc and this inept govt destroyed them in two years or more?

I forgot to write earlier that this inept govt has reopened fertiliser blending plants of about 15 moribound out of over 30 nationwide.

The inept govt too is reopening national oil pipelines and depots abandoned.

. You're on the wrong thread! Nigerians know what they want in 2019.

On the issue at hand,the woman should wait till the birth of the baby before taking any decision.

The market omen seems perfidious and there is a proclivity towards gargantuan bear!