Lady, get the visa. I wager you won't even be allowed on the plane.

How do you recharge the batteries?

Well, most likely you'll get better quality in the US but then you take the rick of getting a mishap at sea.

@ Bilms, trust me, the FG knows what they need to do. They won't do it.

We need an Elliot Ness in Nigeria - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliot_Ness

Call out the National Guard (oh snap we don't have one) and have them shoot any identified member on sight and then have the FBI (oh snap we don't have one) set up an Anti Boko Haram unit and start high level criminal investigation.

As the US demonstrates, sometimes you need violence to subdue violence.

Okay, that was just too hilarious

When I went home in 2005, there was the mother of all traffic jams on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway just past Shagamu going towards Lagos.

Some of the brave passengers started footing it towards Lagos.

Thanks for the post Mbeki, love the pics.

Fela must be rolling in his grave, that after all these years we're still "suffering and smiling".

To OP:

I understand how you feel and the answer to your question is somewhat complex.

I left Nigeria in 1986 and returned for a visit in 2005 for the fist time.

One of my previous coworkers, who was hired the same day as me had become the Manager at our bank in Ibadan. So this is a prime example that stuff works out in Nigeria too and we don't have to leave Nigeria to success. One of my childhood friends on the other hand became a Chauffeur. So there is the complexity I alluded to.

As far as family, I am lucky to live within 5 miles of 4 out of my 6 siblings in the US. For sure I did not miss any social family issue. My only surviving Parent also visits every two years until old age made the 18 - 24 hour flight a bit much.

So every situation is different but I certainly respect your viewpoint as I've seen it from other Nigerians here.

Nigeria is a beautiful place to live for sure but sometimes we view it with tainted rose glasses perched atop our comfortable thrones overseas. Lie someone stated on this thread "Without Money. You're Dead In Nigeria".

Lexusgs430:

If it has got to this, a seperation might be better !!!

I concur.

Got it now, I had trouble with the translation before

"Ti Ara Ile Eni Ba Fe Je Kokoro, Oye Ka So Fun, Ti A O Ba So Fun, Kurukruru Re Oni Je Asun Loru"

agbo4me:

what is your budget

"1m/yr" ??

candylips:

US is too violent.

Have you been to Detroit or east Los angeles. come and see poverty and violence.

New york some areas in The Bronx n Brooklyn. . . see drug dealers and LovePeddlers . Guys carrying Mac 5 in broad day light

Cape Town is lovely but Jo burg is hell. infact you can get killed for begin a Nigerian. Be careful what you wish for o

I fail to see your point. Even the celebrated cities around the world such as Beverly Hills, Newport Beach, Rome, London, etc all have some poverty and violence.

As far as weapons, only Arizona state allows unconcealed weapon and I fully suport that.

You have a nationalistic pride of which is good but not at the expense of sullying hard working families that live in East LA or Bronx/Brooklyn.

PS: Not all areas of East LA are bad.

dnative:

na today!
dog wey go lost no go hear hunter's whistle
dem no say make pikin no go catch leprosy
as long as him fit sleep alone for bush 

I got the one about the Dog but the sleeping int he bush I did not understand.

Aja Toba Ma Sonu, Ko Ni Gbo Fere Olode

Hello Fidelo:

During my childhood in the 70's when we lived in Ile Oluji, we lived across from a sawmill. These Guys were processing trees into planks. I hope that industry is still being sustained.

As far as insect attacks, we have made great strides in modern science and termite damage is almost a thing of the past. Sure it will have an ongoing bi annual in frame treatment method such as this http://www.pestdefense.com/NEWBUYERS

The flexibility that wood provides is unparalleled and many mansions, some over $20 million dollars here are built the same ways (the crew that framed my modest home shown above were framing a $10 million and $15 million house at the same time). In downtown Fort Worth, Texas, some of the homes from the Cowboy era have been there since the 1800s and they were built out of wood.

Thanks once again for your time Gentlemen.

Are there webcams in Ibadan or Lagos?

If so what are the URLs?

Thanks for chiming in Brabus, your reputation precedes you and I value your opinion.

Hi Brabus, thanks for your response.

I absolutely respect your opinion as you're on the ground getting it done.

Could you take a look at my thread and give your opinion based on what you know about the industry and the available raw materials at home

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-703235.0.html

I haven't seen any plumbing or electrical conduits in the foundation.

I am just curious as I am using your postings, pictures to plan my own project though I will be primarily doing all the work with a few hired hands.

This is a good thing that you are doing.

I assume all plumbing and electrical is going to be external?

Lawyer, based on what I've read so far, it seems that the prudent thing for one to do (especially if living abroad like I do) is to buy a preowned home. Or does that have it's own unique set of challenges?

Which houses?

As I peruse this forum I see a common denominator, houses being built out of concrete bricks.

It seems to me to be a rather expensive material to use especially considering we are practically in the rain forest.

I am looking for answers on why we don't use woods for the structure such as shown below.

Additionally, I see mostly 2 story structures. Why not many single story buildings?

Before I can even get excited, and trust me I want to get excited about this, I will need to see a patent (or at least a submittion for as such), development progress (in detail), facility where the work commenced, etc

Personally, if you indeed have this elaborate invention and expect folks to take you seriously on a business venture, then I suggest to stop composing like a secondary school candidate and to write with full sentences with no abbreviation.

Nice project, congrats.

Pictures?

Additionally, since I have no interest in living anywhere near Lagos, will the cost be a little bit cheaper in say Ijebu Ode?

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/iteam&id=8223625

How could TSA have gotten it so wrong? If I have to surfer the humiliation of almost stripping naked at the airport can they at least ensure that properly manifested passengers are on-board?

Thanks for sharing. I enjoy reading stuff like this.

Success!!!

I just received my renewed regular passport back from Atlanta.

So it's true that you can renew your expired paper passport

There are other factors that have much greater importance on increasing your MPG than your engine oil., for example tire pressure. But to answer your question I have not seen any report that synthetic oil gives you better MPG though I know positively that it makes your engine run more efficiently. However any MPG gain would be minuscule.