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Seriously pastor, your hubby's sermons inspire the opposite.

OP you don't mean it. Please inform us when they rush to TFC for breakfast.

If you look better wearing one that may also be a sign.

That was a lucky goal. He wasn't even expecting it but so too was the South Africa's goal.

You have a better chance hustling and making some sensible cash for yourself than landing a job in this recession beaten Nigeria. So tailor your CV to meet your own needs i.e solve a niche problem and get paid doing so.

NB: only for the hustlers at heart, job seekers at heart disregard this advice.

Signing out - former job seeker, now self employed dude.

Because he isn't prepared and qualified for the job. I would be surprised if it takes him less than 6 months to have the list ready.

Trash. Is the man clean or stained with abusive lust? You answer with a clear conscience and stop antagonizing someone for taking a moral stand against alleged sexual misconduct.

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According activist Blossom Ozurumba @blossomozurumba via her twitter handle.

Get them arrested and evict the fools asap.

I have 2 people now looking for a third. Thanks

Hi.

I just started a car wash in Lugbe area of Abuja and urgently need 3 boys for immediate employment. Pay is daily and based on commission i.e the number of cars washed determines how much you make.

Kindly pass this message across if you know anyone in need of immediate employment between ages 17 and 25 who might be interested.

Pls note applicants should reside in or close to Lugbe. Thanks as you spread the word.

My contact is: 08032064106.

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Copy cat. Last two paragraphs shows you are very unreliable, copied from my blog https://lagosbusinesses..com/2013/10/how-to-set-up-crecheday-care-school-in.html?m=1

Hoodbilonia:
Krav maga only

Not only. Muay Thai, bjj, mma, silat, boxing, judo and kickboxing are also effective.

Arthurity1:
Kung fu is an ancient style of martial arts so it might not work in today's street brawling. The more effective martial arts would be muay tai, mma, jiu-jitsu, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, krav maga and a few others and then maybe karate and taek won do

Taekwando is very unreliable. An experienced boxer with good footwork will destroy a taekwando guy easily. Most Taekwando guys lose in K-1 and other MMA fight championships.

Bintabisiriyu:
Oga 4get filmtrick o, no near oshodi wit dis ur kung fu 1 bottle for ur neck baba God will welcome u soon.
KUNG FU ko jetli ni.

I'm sure if you read the article you will understand my point. We are both saying the same thing.

HungerMustGo:
Martial arts only works on TV. There you get to finish off a hundred men with just one kick.

Not all. An MMA fighter, an experienced judoka or even a boxer will crush most people in a street fight. Some martial arts work but most don't.

johnpaul1101:
hehehehe, waste of time.

Why then comment on a post if it's a waste of time? Or you mean the martial arts training?

In this article we are going to be looking at whether or not Kung fu (the Chinese general term for martial arts) is effective for self-defense in our present time. I mentioned present time because Kung Fu is mostly ancient martial arts (with roots to over 1,500 years ago). In case you are not aware there are over 200 styles of Kung Fu but the most popular types are; Tai Chi, Shaolin, Wing Chun, Sanda/wushu, Crane style among others.

To address this question I will be examining 3 factors that determine if a martial art is effective for self-defense namely; application for street fighting, combat usefulness and training method.

Is Kung Fu Applicable to Street Fighting?
Most traditional martial arts suffer from a common problem of being too theoretical. They operate with what is called forms (in which the practitioner carries out fighting techniques in anticipation of certain responses and vice versa). For instance the kung fu master might imagine fighting a taller faster opponent who will try to punch his head then he counters with a tiger fist or he throws a spinning hook kick to the back of the head knocking out the attacker, he will then go on to teach this techniques to his students. In reality this type of training doesn’t work because most street fights are unpredictable, there is no single technique that can answer any attack all the time. What really works are fight IQ and muscle memory which enables a fighter adapt to any fight situation and apply the best technique at any given time there is an opportunity to successfully land it. Both qualities are gained from months or years of fighting against live resistance from skilled fighters. This is known as sparring and the truth is most Kung Fu styles don’t do functional sparring – in which both fighters try to hurt each other to a limited extent under a controlled setting. Cooperative style fighting is not functional sparring and that is what most Kung Fu styles teach. The only style of Kung Fu that works for street fighting is Wushu Sanshou (also known as Chinese kickboxing)

How useful is Kung Fu for Combat?
Most national armies have a combat/fighting system. They typically study different martial arts and pick out only techniques and fighting systems that work. Others that fail under live resistance or during combat training are discarded. For instance, the US marines have Marine Martial Arts, Israeli defense force has Krav Maga, Chinese Army uses Sanchou for instance. Most national armies use only practical fighting techniques for their soldiers to use in hand to hand combat on the battle field. The martial arts which always produce these techniques have been; boxing, wrestling, Judo, Muay Thai, Kali and Silat. Kung Fu has also been tested for practicality in the UFC and has been found wanting.

Training Methods
The most effective martial arts are those that emphasize functional sparring and practical trainings such that the practitioners train exactly the way there are expected to fight under very stressful situations. Take for instance most fights whether street fights or life or death situations happen very fast, with a lot of energy and force expended. The most realistic martial arts will also train you in this way so that you learn to fight with speed, precision, stamina (maximum force possible within a short time) and agility. Kung fu is strong on Stamina and speed but not on precision as the techniques when pressure tested tend to miss their mark or deliver relatively slower strikes. The only exception is sanchou.

Conclusion
In Nigeria today, nobody teaches sanchou, so whatever kung fu lessons you are receiving will fail you at your hour of need if you run into a skilled fighter in a street fight. You are better off learning; Judo, Kickboxing, boxing, MMA, Karate, Catch wrestling or Kali. The argument of it is not the style but the practitioner will fail because Kung fu masters nearly always lost stylistic fights against boxers, MMA fighters and Judokas.

Source: https://punchingschool..com/2019/02/kung-fu-training-in-nigeria-how.html

Op you are right about Office Cleaning Business in Nigeria being lucrative but it also has its challenges.

Great information on how to start an office cleaning business in Nigeria.

Op,

Great job in sharing information about how to start office cleaning business in Nigeria. This will prove useful to budding looking to invest in it.

Nigeria has a huge market for sale of baby products ranging from diapers, to baby clothing to baby shoes, baby toys and other products that can be associated with children under 18 months of age – those that can reasonably be breast fed or still growing little teeth.

In all Nigerian homes I know, babies are the darlings of everyone. They can possibly do no wrong but they are the most destructive, restless, playful and distracting members of many households. They have needs and the loving parents know this very well.

Socially Nigerians tend to celebrate with their family member, friend, colleague, church member or neighbor who just put to bed. Guess how they choose to celebrate with them – by buying baby products as gifts presented to the parents as a way of showing their love for the new child. It is a very common

The Opportunity in Selling Baby Products in Nigeria
There are many opportunities in Nigeria to sell baby products in Nigeria. Let us start with the population of new born babies. In 2016 an estimated 5.2 million babies were born in Nigeria with over 2 million of them born to parents who reside in many Nigerian towns and cities. The main customers of baby products reside in the towns and cities of which an estimated 40% of Nigerians are resident in. The big towns and cities include state capitals, transit such as towns, trading towns and other densely populated commercial areas etc

Nigeria’s Population is growing very fast
Nigeria’s population is growing at an alarming 3.2% per annum which would make Nigeria the 3rd largest country in the world - by population - by the year 2050 when our population would reach 400 million. This is because family planning is not widespread in Nigeria. Most homes have at least 4 children even among educated middleclass families. There is also the issue of early marriages. In Nigeria women get married as early as 21. Combine that with our high fertility rate of 5.7% - this means most Nigerian women between the ages of 19-39 will bare at least 5 children which is the 10th highest in the world. Nigeria will keep producing millions of babies every year.

Huge Pool of Customers in Nigeria
There is a huge market pool of over 38 million customers to consider (parents with children less than 2 years). About 15.2 million of them reside in state capitals and cities such as; Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja, Benin, Jos, Kano, Ibadan, Ilorin to mention a few. This population keeps increasing year after year meaning that by next year we should be expecting a higher population of parents with children less than 2 years of age.

Products are affordable to the Nigerian Middle Class
Thirdly baby products are relatively affordable for the middle class who are 23-30% of total population according to the World Bank. In Nigeria middle class families consist on average two parents and 4 children with gross household income of N120,000 and above. Most middle class families can afford to buy this range of products and they reside mostly in the urban centers.

There are few Specialist Baby Product Shops
There are a lot of shops that sell baby product but very few of them are specialist stores. This means they can only stock their shops with the most common baby products i.e diapers and baby food but not on baby clothes. Most people buy their baby products from corner shops and Supermarkets in Nigeria. Secondly they are not likely to source quality baby wares and products at the best available price.

Family Planning is not widespread
Nigeria is one of the least compliant countries in the world when it comes to the use of contraceptives and other family planning methods. Our cultural, religious and social practices encourage larger families compared to European and Asian households.

Low Marketing Costs
Being a retail product that cuts across many social and economic divides, the cost of reaching potential customers is relatively low compared to many other products. There are marketing strategies that can achieve good results in a short time with a small budget that fits into this business. This offers a chance for investors to realize quicker sales if the marketing approach used is cost effective

High Profit Margins
Baby products also carry a higher profit margin than many fast moving consumer products. Some baby products such as diapers can attract 10% or more in sales margin compared with other kinds of consumer items.

The Challenges
There are many things that could affect your business negatively or prevent you from achieving your business goals. In Nigeria I have identified at least 9 for baby product range of businesses but I will only explain 3 in this article;

Counterfeiting of Baby Products
One thing common in the Nigerian landscape is how soon a fast moving product is counterfeited or produced using substandard ingredients in order to make a quick buck. It cuts across drinks, to clothing to bags, shoes and a lot more and certainly baby products are not excluded. The unfortunate thing is that consumers often don’t know better. This can actually discourage some people from buying from your store.

Strategic Shop locations are expensive
To have a strategic location to drive sales to your business is very hard to come by because the available spots are usually very expensive and can contribute to your already high operating cost

Stiff Competition
A lot of people already know about this business and there is no way they will sit back and allow others profit from it. Since there are many alternatives to the products you will be selling you will likely lose some potential customers so long as people can order for the same product from someone else. But this shouldn’t discourage you as aggressive marketing works well when there is stiff competition

How to Find Customers
There are at least 15 different ways I know you can find new customers for your business. There is word of mouth, targeted internet marketing, social media marketing, use of a strategic shop location, online shopping malls among other methods many of which are low budget and effective.

Source: https://lagosbusinesses..com/2017/07/how-to-setup-baby-products-retail-store.html

Nice thread> But truly effective self defense in Abuja is the tiger muay thai (thai kick boxing) way.

Good day all,

You can acquire very effective fighting skills which can be applied in self-defense situations on the street or elsewhere and in Abuja this is made possible by the Pio Fight Club where effective bare knuckle boxing training and Tiger Muay Thai are taught.

You don't have to look for trouble sometimes, it just finds you and harrases you for no reason. Picture you minding your business and someone from no where slaps you while walking to your car. If you think things like this don't happen - they actually do. When they happen you need to be prepared. Here is one case from one of my students, James (my younger brother).

In 2016, he was attacked by 3 area boys in Ajah, Lagos because he bashed a woman's car while trying to avoid head on collision with a trailer. These guys were bigger in size and outnumbered him 3 to 1 with slaps raining down his face, his boxing training kicked in. Quick pivot to the first aggressors side (evasive boxing footwork) followed by landing of combination punches one guy at a time and the three attackers were on the defensive running in the opposite direction.

I am glad to share my boxing and muay thai skills with Abuja residents. Come and learn real life fighting skills that will enable you defend yourself against aggressors;

Key areas covered in this training;

Footwork training and effective fighting stance
Conditioning drills for boxing and kicking (build stamina, endurance, agility, flexibility and good reaction time)
Effective Punching techniques (learn how to punch hard, with precision and speed)
Effective kicking (kicks that will stall forward aggression or incapacitate an attacker)
Technical and soft sparring drills
Effective defenses against kicks and Punches
Learn how to throw devastating knee strikes
Learn how to throw smashing and cutting elbows
Basic muay thai clinch (stand up grappling) and sweeps
Learn distance control and timing

Training has commenced for details call: 0803 206 4106 See you when you join.

OP

I wish to commend your efforts in bringing BJJ to Nigeria but don't mislead people. There is no such thing as best self defense martial arts/system. It's mostly about the practitioner and to a lesser extent the art.

Secondly BJJ as a self defense system only works well against single opponents and on soft ground (such as in the ring but not concrete ground). For street fighting even BJJ black belts will tell you striking martial arts work (boxing, kickboxing, karate and Silat etc) better than grappling (BJJ, Judo Wrestling etc) for obvious reasons.

All the same well done for introducing BJJ to Nigeria and I wish you guys success in your ventures.

mofeoluwadassah:
Let me see d standing dick first so i will knw what to advice

How can you say that. If you see it won't you scream for help?

Brilliant reply. Dear fanatics and blind followers of tin gods, you can now attack daddy freeze. It won't change the truth.

That pig should be roasted and eaten. I expect Nigeria to lose all their matches

Lagos is better for business but abuja is better for residing. Am talking from experience. I grew up in Lagos but now live in Abuja

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