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spyder880:
Thank you Kostadinis, for the insight, I will call you tomorrow, long time!
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In fact, i'm the one that should make the call for obvious reasons but nethertheless, i'll wait for the call.

You've done really great at Ugwuomu. Keep it up.

Have a nice weekend.

Pchinak:
Thanks for the enlightenment. Please What is the difference with those ones bought (not in enugu) which carries the title "deed of conveyance". Inside it, you find clauses such as this " The vendors xyz have agreed to Sell and the purchaser abc have agreed to buy" also you see " The vendor as beneficial owner hereby conveys all the rights, interest and ownership of that piece of land...to the purchaser". Note that no mention is made of lease in such document. Is there a difference from your own after 99yrs for example?

Pls this is just for my enlightenment sake.

From my little understanding, the source document of a "deed of conveyance" in a land purchase could either be a Free-hold or Lease-hold. In anyone of them, a "deed of conveyance " cannot annul the nature of the original transaction...Regardless of what ever was mentioned in the conveying documents. If the original lease states 99 years, then it must revert back to the original land owner after this period, unless there is a renewal clause in the document.

The year 2077 is when all the premier land leases in Nigeria will expire. Many of us will defintely not be around by then But if the existing Land Use Act will still be around by that time, am certainly sure there will be court cases across the land.

This is because many things are not yet clear about the Nigeria leases and their reversion. My lawyer tells me that government by default owns any land she issues a C of O in its place . And such a land will revert back to them (government) at the expiration of the lease. This is regardless of whether it was bought from people or community who owned the said land through customary inheritance. If the property did not have a C of O, it will revert back to the people/community. The whole thing is really crazy.

The government by 2077 will decide if she will renew the C of O of a land lessor or return the land to the person who had occupied it for ages

kostadinis:
Nothing can explain the omission of Owerri other than the usual regional rivalry and envy. It'll be too much for one region to have the Owerri statstics included when the Enugu Domestic terminal is already ranking 4th.

On the other hand, the one international airline (Ethiopian), allowed to fly into Enugu, ferried 37,500 passengers to the airport in 2014. With an average of 3,125 passengers per month. This is impressive giving the fact that most air travellers in the region are averse to flying with Ethiopian.

Then, Asaba is one other airport they've equally refused to show us the statstics even as the passenger traffic at the airport has been quite phenomenal.

Correction: Against my earlier postulation of 37,500 passengers, the Ethiopian Airlines Enugu passenger traffic of 2014 was 46,442.

My apologies.

asha80:
owerri airport was omitted in the tabulated statistics of passenger travels

Nothing can explain the omission of Owerri other than the usual regional rivalry and envy. It'll be too much for one region to have the Owerri statstics included when the Enugu Domestic terminal is already ranking 4th.

On the other hand, the one international airline (Ethiopian), allowed to fly into Enugu, ferried 37,500 passengers to the airport in 2014. With an average of 3,125 passengers per month. This is impressive giving the fact that most air travellers in the region are averse to flying with Ethiopian.

Then, Asaba is one other airport they've equally refused to show us the statstics even as the passenger traffic at the airport has been quite phenomenal.

Do you know precisely the distance of these plots to the main road?

Are they community or family owned?

since1914:
The biggest rip-off is that which building owners bring upon themselves by failing to hire the right people to manage their projects. In a supposed bid to save money, they end up hiring quacks, probably a moderately experienced Mason, whose nickname is 'Engineer'. These guys have no formal technical knowledge and worst of all, they have no conscience. Homeowners who hire the right professionals, hardly get cheated, because most experienced building professionals only work with subcontractors and suppliers whom they have known and worked with for quite a long while, hence most of the aforementioned issues rarely occur, because no one wants to jeopardise a long - standing beneficial relationship. The bottomline is, hire a building professional you trust and he will bring on board suppliers & subcontractors he trust.

I run a Design & Build Consultancy in Abuja, and one of the things I often notice is that most clients don't do any preliminary work on their own before rushing to the site, they are in a haste to start buying blocks and cement, even before they have taken out time to fully understand the requirements of their project. That is why, before I commence any project, I ensure that a proper Bill of Quantity is prepared. This way, the owner can view item by item how much he will be spending on materials and labour. He can even decide to take the bill to several other professionals for vetting to be sure the quotes are correct. Finally, there should always be a building contract or some sort of agreement signed by the homeowner and his building contractor. This way everyone is clear on what their obligations are. Hiring professionals might look expensive initially, but it will always be cheaper in the long run, considering the damage quacks could do to your building project.

What you have outlined is exactly the terrible error of judgment most home owners have made and are still making. But again, the technical aspect of the labor market in Nigeria should be regulated and enforced by law. That's my major worry. It'll help reduce the number of quacks in the building industry.

Training and/or retraining should be mandatory. If you were trained as a Business Manager and now want to switch to building houses, cool. But, you must be retrained in that respect and receive the requisite certification(s). If you want to register a building construction company, there should be at least one signatory with a verifiable qualification in the trade. Building categories must clearly be stated in the registration. This method has worked so well in the West and has helped to curtail incidences of cowboy-builders and contractors with no formal training.
Thank you so much. I endorse your opinion.

Johnny, I'm following silently.
You're doing a nice job, stay the course in all aspects.
Have a nice weekend.

@OP, with regard to your LESSON 2, I say bravo. You learnt well well. keep it up.

Focused and hardworking leaders can sometimes experience this type of situation. It becomes more probable if the leader was socially an introvert by nature as Chime. In Nigeria, such a personal character could sometimes be an obstacle. So, in this instance, there was no way Chime could have squared with Mr. Ekweremadu who's been an Abuja resident for 12 years, in the man-know-man game of the PDP hierachy.

On the other hand, it could have had a different outcome if Chime was Peter Obi-ing with GEJ. This, he should have known the first day he nursed the senate ambition.

Nonetheless, he's a great Igbo man. I wish him the best in his future assignments.

With the renowned banker, Pascal Dozie in the think-tank, there could be hope of a successful SENDEF. With him, Ndigbo’s funds would be safe, I’m sure of that. In fact, this platform couldn’t have arrived at a better time. With the upcoming privatization of Airports in the country, the SENDEF will be in a strong moral position to grab the AIIA Enugu and make it a viable international aviation hub in the sub region. With a determined SENDEC/ SENDEF, a port at Azumini could equally be realized. Dredging that 40 KM stretch to the Opobo estuary wouldn’t be financially insurmountable for this commission This could be the much awaited vehicle to harness the gains of Ndigbo in the private sector and those of our respective state governments.

A MILE STONE IN SOUTHEAST ECONOMIC INTEGRATION

RECENTLY, the Board of the South East Nigeria Development Fund (SENDEF) headed by Dr Pascal Dozie, was inaugurated in Enugu. The occasion was witnessed by Igbos from all walks of life.

“The imperative of regional economic development and co-operation in the South East geopolitical zone is well established. The Eastern Region and even during East Central State recorded phenomenal development. The Eastern Region within eight years, starting from self-rule in 1958 through independence in 1960 to 1966, achieved significant development strides: a cement company at Nkalagu; a university at Nsukka with a campus in Calabar which metamorphosed into the University of Calabar; industrial estates at Emene, Port Harcourt, Umuahia, Aba and Onitsha where impressive manufacturing took place; huge and vibrant markets were set up in Onitsha, Aba, Enugu and Owerri, and these markets catalysed distributive trade entrepreneurship among our people; farm settlements that moved agriculture from a peasant occupation to a full and rewarding commercial enterprise were created...... According to him, it is disappointing that since the 1970s, the southeast has been burdened by all manner of administrative structures and contrivances designed to meet the challenges of states in the southeast. “The last significant public investments in manufacturing enterprises were undertaken under the Mbakwe and Nwobodo Administrations in old Anambra and Imo States between 1979 and 1983. The successor states did not have a platform to revive Niger Steel, Nigercem, Nigerian Cotton Mill, Aba Textile, Premier Breweries, Golden Guinea Breweries, Modern Ceramics and Modern Shoe Industry. Even the private sector enterprises that partnered with the regional and state governments in the past have been declining. Where are the GMOs, the Eastern Shops, the Michelletis, the J. N. Nwankwus, the O. C. Gravels, the Dunon Furniture, the Ozoekwem Furniture, the Ozokwo Farms, the F. G. N. Okoyes and sons, the Hardel and Enics?

Read more...http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/business/186616-a-milestone-in-south-east-economic-integration

Chairman, Well mounted balustrades. Looking beautiful

A worthwhile journey
Looking forward to that of Ugwuomu tomorrow
Wish you well

spyder880:
Putting final touches. ..........

Winding down beautifully. Good

spyder880:
This is the sample chosen by my client among many samples. ...

A nice one, I thought is beautiful

spyder880:
Inside one of the remodelled units.

The remodelling is lasting longer than expected. I noticed parts of the remodelled sections are not yet painted, the wires still dangling. What is behind the delay?

asha80:
if i am not mistaken last quarter of a year is october,november and december...i guess more flights during that period because of the nature of that time(people coming for festivities) and then first quarter is january,february and march.

Those who came home for festivities must have had return tickets of which their numbers must have reflected in the QI result. The problem here, like we all know, is the tortuous stop-overs, In addition to the lack of choice. Many business travellers wouldn’t want to go through all that stress. There is a limit to everything, patriotism not excluded.

This is the total Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics for Q1, 2014.
For domestic passengers, Owerri and Enugu ranked 4th and 5th respectively in the nation. Owerri is not doing badly at all.
On the International angle, the AIIA Enugu recorded 8,912 as against the 12,500 it recorded in the last quarter of 2013 when it began International operations with just one airline.

Single-airline fatigue I suppose

Chidoka should do something about this and quickly. Is anyone in the know about the Turkish airline Enugu timeline?

Table 2.0 Total Passenger Traffic Q1, 2014

ABUJA DOM 701,249 INT 206,740
AKURE 1,920
BENIN 51,320 CALABAR DOM 46,142 INT -
ENUGU 62,592 ENUGU INT'L 8,912
IBADAN 14,525
ILORIN DOM 14,360 INT -
JOS 12,226
KADUNA DOM 33,321 INT -
SOKOTO DOM 21,067 INT -
KANO DOM 48,377 INT 37,261
MAID DOM 3,025 INT -
MAKURDI 657
MMIA DOM 898,896 INT 784,479
P.H. DOM 274,186 INT 26,314
YOLA DOM 32,851 INT 1,047
MINNA DOM 3,131 INT -
KATSINA 495 INT -
OWERRI 75,376
OSUBI 56,508 TOTAL DOM 2,352,224 TOTAL INT 1,064,753 GRAND TOTAL 3,416,977
NOTE: Full Dataset can be downloaded from NBS eLibrary at: http://nigerianstat.gov.ng/pages/NBS%20eLibrary

mufutau55:
This guy commands my respect, not be small.

Hajji M.

Thanks for the instructive questions, they're really of great help to many of us. I cherish your contributions.
Thank you bro.

DRealGeesam:
Yes, that is right, proximity to the ocean is a factor. The mistake he most likely made was having the slits too high. The casing should have no slit or filter until the right depth, that is why i said it involves a little (but simple)calculation.

Yes sir i can work in Anambra.

Thank you for the enquiry.

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I have noted down your number. We'll take it from there God willing, Insha Allah

DRealGeesam:
Lol

It is called borehole casing

There are 2 options
*HANG casing: very risky and should only be employed with the supervision of a qualified geologist.
Why is it risky? It is risky because it does not go all the way down. Some times the driller only puts a casing to hold the overburden. The borehole could eventually collapse if the basement is sedimetary or if the casing does not connect well with the rock formation. Avoid this casing as much as possible. Hang casing is useful only when another smaller casing is inserted into it which will go all the way down.

*CASED DOWN is when the casing goes all the way down. Always the best.

FUNCTIONs OF CASING.

*It is used to block out surface water. Water in lagos is VERY CONTAMINATED! Have u noticed that most boreholes in Lagos have smelly water? That is because the driller did not case out the surface water. That pipe will prevent the surface water (underground water from runoff) from entering your borehole. This is done by totally sealing the connections of the pipes until you reach the depths with the right water bearing formations. There u have filters that allows water to seep into your borehole. This requires careful simple calculations.

*casing holds your borehole together so it wont collapse.

*casing reduces the amount of particles in the hole.

Blue is just a color, the pipe can be any color. And the thickness is very important and diameter used is determined by diameter of the hole.

The casing has to have sleets that filters and allows the borehole to recharge (fill up)

Casing MUST be done right, when wrongly done, it is very difficult to correct. A good borehole does not only have water, it has to be properly cased.

@ the bolded, thank you so much for the learned explanation. I have this problem with the water from my borehole and the "Engineer" who did it could not explain the reason behind the odour. At a time he told me it's due to the ocean proximity, so many conjectures indeed.

Can you work in the East....Anambra State?

spyder880:
We now have windows here

Very good

Bonny, since reading about the demolition of your hotel at Onitsha, I've been following the development with a heavy heart. The late Chief G.C Mokwe, your dad, was a hardworking and rich Igbo man who toiled to make his fortune, and one of which was the big hotel he willed to you. Seeing the debris of the demolition was so painful to me. You may not remember me, but we grew up together at Fegge Onitsha. There were so many of us sweet little kids then at Okigwe/Patterson street; Chiedu Adimorah, Okey and Lawrence Chukwuma, Chujee, Slyvanus Okpala, Nnamdi Nwokocha, Celestine Aniuno (Acada) to name but a few. I met Celestine Aniuno once in Baltimore. What about your brother Gregory and Sunny? Hope they're fine and still around.

Stay strong and continue pushing till you clear your name. It shall be well.

spyder880:
Your command of Igbo language is very impressive,
We carefully improved on the last nob. This is another Togolese worker of mine showing his skills. Thank you.

Chairman, Make inobi say u dey tease my written Igbo o
Cos It’s been quite awhile I didn’t have any cause to write in Igbo as I have to either write in Dutch or English. On a serious note, those Togolese boys are a treasure to be guarded jealously. Make sure your competitors don’t set their eyes on them o.

Your skill is doing the talking! Well done and keep walking.
Ikpuziri nke anunwa akpu ko gini ki'melu n'ebea?

spyder880:
Some toilets being done now. .....

They're lovely. Good job.

mufutau55:
Oh! Yes. I have record for every little thing I do. We used 30 bags mixed with the regular cements for only the bigger soak-away for feces.
The bags are really small at 1kg per bag and the price was N500 per bag, they also have bigger bags like regular cement but it was not available at the time. The mixture ratio was determined by the bricklayer, I chose the medium ratio.

Hajji M..

It is a good thing to keep records. I commend you for that. I also try as much as i can to keep a log of every little I do but you seem to do that better than me keep it up. Thanks for the useful info.

mufutau55:
I am glad to be on the right track with materials used on my projects too.. I used similar brand for my Soak-aways waterproofing and other various tiling works... My brother holding the empty sack of the water-proof cement used.

Hajji Mufutau

Lucky you, Hajji. Please, what is the price per bag of this water-proof cement, could you still recollect how many bags they used for your pit?
Thanks.

Lovely

penny01502: please, the moderators and fellow Nairalanders am deeply sorry if am not posting this on the right section or not right to post it here on Nairaland Forum, its just that I really need help from you guys here.
A very close friend of mine wanna make a kidney donation but not really know how to go about it, since I don't have the idea I likely consult you guys.
please useful ideals are highly welcome.
Thanks so much in advance

Your friend has taken a noble decision to help someone in need. But he should first seek advice from a Nephrologist who will assess his own health condition to ascertain if he is okay to donate a kidney. His kidneys must be filtering perfectly well with a Glomeruli Filtration Rate (GFR) of not less than 100. This is very important for as soon as one kidney goes away, the remaining one will be working at half capacity. In a situation where the donor's original two kidneys weren't working well, the donor will start to experience health issues such as high blood pressure, oedema and other symptoms which affect patients with Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKD). This, he must be aware of.

Therefore, the best way to go about it is to first book an appointment with a Nephrologist.

In its one year of operation, the Akanu Ibiam International Airport records 16,500 international passengers. The Comptroller of immigration Enugu State Command, Bashir Ismail, calls it “a great achievement with just one airline”. Even as the Muslim pilgrims, for the first time, are getting ready to be airlifted from the airport to Saudi Arabia. Of course we need a true cosmopolitan airport and city in the heart of Igboland.

http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/18092014/news/news20.html#.VCksUPmSwnU

spyder880: Almost done with the painting of the renovated areas.

Lovely, looks better than it has ever been.
Well done