₦airaland Forum

GoggleB:
Do you see why we brand this hopeless nation a huge zoo?
Police is waiting to be briefed.
Buhari relies on El Rufai while the same Governor El Rufai pays the jihadist killers to soft pedal on their onslaught.
But Nigeria military men are dancing along River Niger Bridge in Eastern Region. Zoo is a classical underestimation of what Nigeria really is. Tufiakwa!

the soldiers they're deploying to the east and the Niger Delta should be deployed to southern kaduna to fish out the attackers and protect Christian villages, the villagers probably voted for afcee,let them enjoy their chains.

ha ha,forming Spartacus

when they were voting for buhari and el rufai,they forgot that a Christian called goodluck Jonathan was very tolerant of them.

when would people realise that chibok and bh are propaganda machines pf the apc government, they knew that criticism would be very high against them this Christmas so invented the sambisa story to distract us.

njjj

jerryfemi88:
bros ur neck no go break just try bend am small small

please what's the reason for the sale? is there any problem with the car i should know about?

JohnIfie:
And...

i think the builder wants to eliminate one pillar each from the toilets and i believe he's right while the architect is following the standard way we distribute pillars in Nigeria and i believe he also have cogent reasons too to avoid any room for errors, i will advise you go with the architect.as for the fencing go with him too.it's better to over engineer than under engineer a house especially in Nigeria where no standard tests are carried out on concrete.

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this man might soon have his own case with efcc by not only criticizing afcee but mentioning buhari by name.

Chipappii:
Hmmmm. Her boyfriend is the photographer or the guys are her brothers.


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you're very smart.

Mynd44:
Someone should tell Reno that his knowledge of economics is hilarious. A Nigerian treasury with a little above $26 billion in foreign reserve is as good as empty. Heck can $26 billion be enough to service our forex market for a year?

"i met only 3billion in foreign reserves from the army and i performed, buhari should stop complaining and start working"obasanjo.

Nutase:
Joker

is that all you have to say?

uboma:
I remember PMB and his team of liars promised that Nigerians will experience the positive impact once the 2016 budget is signed and implemented. We have a few days to the end of 2016 and the situation isn't getting any better, the economy is plunging deep into recession. within a period of 9 months, over a million Nigerians lost their jobs. A bag of local rice that was sold for NGN3000.00 in 2015 is not being sold for 12-16k and PMB considers that as a feat he has achieved.

Now same PMB has promised that 2017 budget will end the recession and I just laugh. PMB and his too many empty promises...... PMB and his economic team shouldn't be in power in the first place.....

everything is trial and error na.buhari has no detailed political manifesto, no political ideology be it capitalist, socialist or whatever, has a history of economic mismanagement and human rights degradation, made a lot of revealing gaffes during the campaign and yet Nigerians voted for him, let's enjoy the chains we voted for.

i think Nigeria is suffering a systematic failure be it the economy, security, food production, education etc.

Livefreeordieha:
BRO...I understand and i know ...sometimes most of my Nigerian friends here attack me with fury that i bother too much about Nigerian politics and economy as i am the only one who even has nigerian channels..they say i bore them with it and i should ignore it but the truth is i cant because this is gross misconduct..and its getting worse by the day..for e.g they budget police funds every year not expended ,yet police building collapses and no one talks about the proposed funds,the next year another funds is earmarked..really this has got to stop..every year ridiculous amounts for computers etc in ASOROCK which i can never understand..even IBM ,WALL STREET doesnt upgrade like that....

what really happens is that every year budget is just the same with all prices marked up,for example the 2016 budget was exposed by soludo to be a copy of the 2015 budget with all prices so highly marked up that it became by far the most expensive budget in our history as a nation, all analysis of the 2017 budget is also clearly showing the same trend, that's why the same computers, vehicles and buildings are budgeted for with little changes in terminology.

EgunMogaji:
Greetings and salutations.

Architects and builders have been falling out since time immemorial, that will never stop and hence why I serve as the General Contractor on my builds. I run the project and make the decisions.

I just wish that homeowners, those that wish, will get educated and apply themselves involved more. This is not for everyone though.

for an interesting sometimes comic narration of the project read https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallingwater

Livefreeordieha:
MY WORRY IS THAT...NONE OF ALL THIS FUNDS WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR..AND THIS NEXT YEAR YOU WILL EXPERIENCE ANOTHER INCREMENT AND IN BTW THE FISCAL YEAR THERE WILL BE EMERGENCY INTERVENTION BAIL OUT FUNDS BECAUSE OF BLABLA BENCHMARK ETC...

how do you expect them to account for the 2017 budget when they couldn't account for the 2016 budget? didn't you see the thread where the minister of finance couldn't account for the 2.2 trillion borrowed by them, she even said " THEY used it for whatever thing they needed using money for" the word "THEY" showing that she's not even aware talkless of approving what the borrowed money was used for. now they want to borrow another 9.6 trillion which is more than our foreign reserves. most of this money was borrowed internally which is probably why our banks are suffering from a cash crunch.

EgunMogaji:
OP, be careful.

There are some people coming out on this thread that are not fit to build an outhouse.

chairman tuale.did you know that your favourite architect Frank Lloyd Wright have the same problem with the builder hired to build the falling waters? i think you would be interested to know.

JohnIfie:
I'm looking to build a 3 bedroom, four flat apartment in Ibadan. I already have the Architectural and Structural Drawing, but there has been no progress yet regarding the physical building. This is the first time I'm building, and I don't really know much beyond the little things. I've also read a lot NL threads, so I guess I got some ideas from there.

The problem I'm facing now is with starting the construction and the supervision of the process. It's not something I'm up for since I have no basic knowledge of it, and I want a properly built house (it's going to be rented out). The architect that drew the plan told me he also did supervision work (with the Structural Engineer's assistance) and took me to some of his previously supervised work, and one he's currently working on.

Although, I know it isn't really an Architect's work to Supervise a construction process, the fact that he's shown me he can handle it, coupled with the fact that I'm finding it hard to find an 'experienced', certified builder who will not overcharge me and also help build to taste was making my mind up (leaning the architect's way). I became even more confused, though when I decided to start with the fence. The architect asked the bricklayer to dig 2 ft deep, and that the blinding be 200 or 150 mm (was jargon to me then so I didn't interfere), the bricklayer however said that's not how it's done, touting his experience and old age. He said his standard metric was 1.5ft - depth, and 100mm blinding, which didn't work so well with A.

After the incidence, I tried asking around to see which of them was wrong, most saying 1.5 is standard (i.e, A is being too theoretical, thus being wasteful). I got more stories about architects being bad supervisors and over using materials trying to go by the book (tbh, I want something solid, but if the consequences of a minor 'not by the book' change is negligible, I need someone who'll consider it).

Afterwards, I tried searching for new builders, but none of them were certified or studied for it, so I felt they were no better than the architect in that case. I also believe since the architect drew the plan, he'd be an even better choice with the options I have now.

If you have any opinion or advice on how to proceed or any question to determine what to say, then shoot.

Disclaimer: I have a really thick skin. I'm happy to admit when and that I don't know something, even if it's just too obvious to you.

Bless Y'all and Merry Xmas in Advance.

bros,what you're experiencing now is what i foursth experienced in the field and it might get worse as the building progresses to decking level as concrete mix ratios start flying around but i would advise you to stick with the architect, he would surely use/waste more materials but it's likely only him can build that house exactly as designed. even if you get another architect, opinions might still vary.i would also advise you to upload clear copies of both the architectural and structural drawings. you would also have difference of opinions on iron reinforcements.

the type of irrelevant topics that make the front-page these days.

2.4billion can end homelessness in all the major cities in Nigeria within one year if used judiciously, the rate of increment in this year budget is alarming,the same way last year increment over the 2015 budget was also alarming. buhari is inflating our national budget without anything to show for it,take a look at the 2016 budget which was by far the largest in the history of our nation without anything to show for it.

mfm04622:
Your money is fine! Your bank is very capable of paying your money. No bank is presently in distress.
However, if we keep shouting about banks having problems, then surely trust in our banks will reduce and there will be be run on our banks and we will all suffer

thanks for the assurance but i have deposited most of my life savings in a bank while saving up for a crusial visit to the north next year to buy grains in bulk and suddenly i keep reading negative news about the safety of the banks, it first started with sahara reporters, then dg NDIC and finally people can't withdraw more than 10k,even the cbn have stopped withdrawal of more than $10,000 a day from domiciliary accounts that were even debited by the owners by cash, the fg borrowing massively in internal debts and sanusi accusing the cbn of breaking the law by over borrowing to the fg.honestly, if i survive this one, i would never deposit much money in a Nigerian bank again.

mfm04622:
People like you should be invited to spend the holiday with DSS! Am sure your aim is to incite the public!

I work in the banking industry. There is shortage of cash. This is due to the fact that demand for cash is very high this time. The CBN also can't supply cash as banks have not been taking cash to CBN. The CBN act as bank to banks.

Did the CBN or others announced their is limit , the amount of money you have withdraw? No!

Guy, i paid cash to the bank and they don't even have a fraction of the cash for me to withdraw? thanks for telling us that most banks are in financial distress, i remembered that the head of the national deposit insurance commission said earlier this week that banks would need to capitalise to survive the recession. but who would buy bank shares when those that bought last time were badly burnt? Nigerian economy would crash starting from the banks, it's inevitable.

Flyingngel:
Ok we knew that it is bad to elect a graduate of primary school as President.

have you seen his certificate? the guy doesn't have any.but this news get as e be o.

living001:
Good day Nairaland. just have to start work, No neeed for formalities now, need a break down costs of design, totally cost and estimate of material and labour in stages, considering current cost, and cost of supervision maybe in levels or as you prefer for a 3 bedroom twin bungalow in owerri and the ground is level, standard plot. thanks.

you have to specify the level of finishing you want, but a basic bare bone two units of three bedroom bungalow would cost three million naira.I'm talking from experience and the stated cost is for basic finishing with aluzinc roofing.or coloured nigerlite roofing sheets, for a classic finish, budget about 8~9 million.

ALMUSTAQIM:
THIS IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT COMPARED TO PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION THAT BUDGETS OVER 10BN ANNUALLY

haba why the lies? gej budgeted 500million for feeding in 2015, buhari budgeted 1.75 billion for the same item in 2016 and this year own would be likely more, please don't support corruption. the money for maintaining security quarters is plain outrageous given the description of the quarters given.

if it was a guy,they would have burnt him alive.

story for the gods.

simple o level economics says that in times of inflation, business people and debtors prosper and since business owners constitute atleast 99% of the population in onitsha,they're likely to be less affected by the recession, secondly, almost every family in onitsha have relations abroad and the current exchange rate hike of dollar means the residents would have more money to spend.

LorDBolton:
Where is it produced?

i think kebbi state, i really don't understand the rational of state governments selling rice, we're going back to the infamous essential commodity era of buhari's first regime.