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Look at those geishas

Superagent:
DSTV Explora is not 9,000.

Kindly check the picture you uploaded. Happy sales

Still going through the list but DSTV decoder and dish at any DSTV office now is #9,000 brand new with 1 month free subscription. Just saying

Second, whats the location?

Pls send him home. You can't handle him on your own.

Before long your household gadgets will start to disappear and it's when the police come knocking on your door for neighbourhood atrocities you didn't commit that your eyes will clear.

Tell him you know of his bad habits and you can't handle. Tell him your assistance ends here and he has to go get himself together.

My cousin was an addict. He always moves with a small black bag. He lost his job and got chased out of the house. He kept on with his gay partners to fund his habits and I wonder where he is now.

I repeat, hand him over to those who can handle him.

starbuck:
As shared by Father Kelvin Ugwu:

No reception (300k decor) No hall (900k) No Mc.(150k) No DJ (200k) No event planner (400k) No aseobi (200k for parents) No bridal train (100k). Just the essential.(Saved #2.2m through smart decisions, enough for fend for the family for another 3 years)

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2676569419126096&id=2149201088529601

We are gaining our common sense back small small.

Blindersoff:
First car was a fully air-conditioned 1990 Mitsubishi Galant GLSi sports trim hatchback automatic.

Bought it tokunbo

Many small children on Nairaland Sha.

I loved this car back then. The sedan though. Funny enough, I've had stints with the galant from the 4th generation (Dad) to the 6th (Uncle I lived with), 7th (Uncle again) and 8th (Mum).

My first car was a BMW 318i sedan 1993. I gave my aunt when I had to relocate. Very reliable car. I pimped a lot in that ride. Sweet memories

A car lot I have observed personally in Kaduna has this car on stock running to over 4 years now.

7m for a D2? Be like say you wan nack lottery for nairaland head.

loba18:
Good day,

I sold my car yesterday and it was a very dramatic transaction.

The buyer drove the car recklessly, that is, speeding, in the name of test driving the car. I cautioned him several times and told him he can monitor the gear selection even at a low speed.

Well, he ran into a ditch and dented my car. The moment it happened, I started laughing. "Guy you don buy market" was what came out of my mouth.

Guy man no wan gree, he later priced the car very low so as to escape. I didn't take any it and I gave him my terms which are;

1. Fix the car (not by panel beating the damaged parts, he must buy another tokunbo parts. Bumper with fogs light, right fender and right tyre.

2. Pay for the car, I gave him the market value of the car.

We invited the police, he eventually bought the car to cut the story.

Now back to the title of my thread, do we really need to speed when buying a car??

For any car I may have to sell next, (no e raise e) no revving like you are trying to cough out something from the exhaust and no test driving above 1k and 50 to 70km/h. If you no gree, move abeg!!!

Any vehicle can be used as a commercial vehicle. Sienna or anyone else so far you have the correct license plates fixed on. Now if you are caught running commercial operations with your private vehicle l you can be penalized. For example, picking fare-paying passengers or haulage beyond a minimum I don't know exactly though.

Sienna is a popular commercial vehicle so I guess it's been stereotyped along that line. I once used a Hilux with private license plates and Road safety usually disturbed saying a truck should have commercial plates because they are used for hauling stuff. Now my current Hilux has a commercial plate but commercial local govt papers no dey ever finish especially if you move across a wide region.

As a commercial vehicle carrying load you need a hackney permit but with a private vehicle you don't however, you'll be penalized if you carry overload.

PlayerMeji:
Nigerians are quick to assume the loss of breath to death some times the person may not be dead yet.

A CPR procedure could help revive the victim.

Cardiac arrest, Apnea and a whole lot of issues can stop someone from not breathing or show any pulse

Let's learn this... It could happen to someone around us...

Start with the CPR process first

Reminds me of a woman who died in the village after falling unconscious for a while. While they were washing her body, blood was still flowing from her sores...my aunt later said she suspected the woman was still alive as a dead body should have cuddled blood but they buried her all the same.

Kylekent59:
Which is why people are scared to help.

Imagine a guy telling his GF to come over. what if she dies in his room, what he gonna do?

Just like the corps member that brought a prostitute to a hotel, and she died.

As it is now, fighting with someone on the road, streets, church, mosque or a viewing center ; cinema, beach. It isn't safe. Just let go and avoid trouble.

This as well. A colleague picked a woman up along the highway on a journey and dropped her off.later on a crowd stormed his house, they said the woman ran away from her husband and he was the 'concubine' she ran away with. They saw her get into his vehicle and traced him with a bike all the way to town.

As regards the story, I have personally witnessed an incident like this. The man was quite unwell and according to the children accompanying him, he had been sick for was hole so they want to take him back to the village. It was a night bus from Iwo road to Abuja. About 25 mins after takeoff we had to stop as a mallam said he wanted to pee. By then the man wasn't responding, he had tipped over on the seat and his head was draping between his legs close to the floorboard at the back of the bus. We had to drop the body off at the morgue around 12 am that night at Ife before proceeding on the journey. Funny enough, at Ondo, new passengers got on the bus and sat right on the same seat at the back. I almost puked.

DaCharis2016:
This is awesome!!!!

Pls I would want you to expatiate more on this recipe; "INVEST"

INVEST

Either you are bootstrapping your venture or you are getting funded by a Venture Capital fund, always invest the money you have in the right place. Make each naira count.

What's the meaning of bootstrapping and being funded by Venture capital fund.

additionally, I like you to help me with the steps in setting up a business from registration to establishment.

Thank you.

Bootstrapping means you fund the business solely out of your own pocket without external financial help.

Venture Capital is a group of moneybags looking for entrepreneurs whose business they can invest in although it comes with terms and conditions: they'll likely take a share of your company and have a say in many of your business decisions.

VC is a way of generating funds but different from taking a loan (in which case must be repaid within a time frame, at an interest rate and will require some collateral of sorts).

Setting up a business starts with the idea, research and all that's written up there followed by drafting a solid business plan. This will also determine the type of company you want to run; sole proprietorship, limited liability, partnership etc.

Armed with this information, you can do a name search on the CAC page and start off the process of registering the company usually at a cost. A lawyer can do the grunt work for you as well. You will be given a folder at the end containing shareholder info, tax registration etc.

WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING

Don’t. It is the most difficult thing you’ll ever do in your life. Here are a few reasons;

You will be lonely most of the time,
Your loved ones will hate you,
Your friends will pull you down,
You’ll cry at nights,
You will fail. A lot,
The reward will be much less than what you work for and,
90% of what you do will not be seen by anyone. Do you want all that effort to go unnoticed?
Okay, now that the warnings are out of the way let’s answer your question,

Starting a business requires a recipe and here are the ingredients:

1. VISION
Every business starts with an idea but notice I didn’t write the word ‘IDEA’ in bold but ‘VISION’ because idea does not matter, your vision does. Let me tell you a little secret: Your idea is not unique. Chances are, someone has already done something about your idea and has a finished product. But let me tell you another secret: Your vision is unique. What you do with the idea makes all the difference aka your vision. No one can come close to the vision you have with your idea. Focus on the vision, not the idea. Protect your vision and sell the idea.

2. RESEARCH

You have a great idea and a great vision to go with it, great. You have done 0.0000001% of the work. Next comes research. This is probably one of the most important ingredients as it defines the direction your business will go. Do market research, a lot of it, every day and know your consumer base. Don’t ask random people whether your idea will work or not because they don’t know. They are as clueless as you. Ask that one friend who is always brutal and let him/her visualize your idea fully and get his feedback instead. Do a lot of research on your own and see similar businesses in your area and see how they are doing and what makes you different. The last thing you want is to create a product no one needs.

3. TEAM

If you think you are going to have a one-man show then I have some bad news for you. Don’t start alone. Find people and reach out to them. Be shameless in asking for their help. Most will leave you after wasting some of your time but it’s all part of the process. Keep moving from one co-founder to another and eventually you will find that one guy who is your soulmate. Build a great team that shares the same vision as yours. Debate over the idea and look into it from someone else’s perspective.

4. LEARN

Business is a form of art and should be treated as such. Learn everything you can that will help you in developing a great business. Read books, listen to podcasts and follow mentors. The more you work on yourself, the more clear you are with your vision.

5. IGNITION

Start. Wherever you are, just start. Don’t wait for the perfect moment, it will never come. Take small steps, you are still a beginner. Make little improvements every day and gain momentum.

6. MVP

Build a product, any product. Don’t try to make it perfect, just build it and launch it in the market. Get user feedback and improve. Introduce a working model and let the public roast you. Learn what works and what doesn’t. Make changes accordingly.

7. WORD OF MOUTH

Do you know the best form of marketing? Referrals. Not only the best but also the cheapest. Get the word out as much as you can by asking your customers to recommend you to their friends and friends of friends. Give them something in return like a gift card and they will happily market you. Win/Win for everyone.

8. BE COMPETITIVE

Be competitive in something. Price, quality, experience, service it doesn’t matter. If you can’t differentiate yourself neither can the consumers.

9. INVEST

Either you are bootstrapping your venture or you are getting funded by a Venture Capital fund, always invest the money you have in the right place. Make each naira count.

10. MICROSOFT EXCEL

Know your numbers. Study and read finance. Your business can be the coolest in the world but it still needs to fill the boring old spreadsheets.

11. FOLLOW THE MONEY

Scale your business fast. The sooner you start earning money from your business the better. Keep improving your MVP (Minimum Viable Product) along the way. Keep your profits high and increase your consumer base as much as you can. Don’t forget old customers in the way, they are more likely to purchase from you again. Market your product and advertise it in every possible medium (Just not T-shirts and baseball caps or nairaland signatures ).

12. THE BIGGER PICTURE

This again goes back to the first ingredient. Don’t forget your vision along the way and stick to it. Pivot in your execution but not in a validated vision. A lot of companies did that and they failed. Build a brand image and let the world know what you stand for. A bad image is better than having none.

Good Luck!

Source: Hamza Amin https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-ways-to-start-a-business
Edited by my humble self for your reading pleasure

This ain't no Gsd. This is a rott mixed with a local breed terrier. Oh my, people have really mixed things in this country

A friend of mine had 17" on an e36. He was changing tyres every week.

Even in Western countries, find my device isn't fully effective. You can get an approximate radius but you can't specifically zero in on the phone to about 2m or something.

A lost phone is a lost phone except the theif is stupid enough to continue using the line. Best bet is to lock the phone to secure your information and that's about it.

Heck, people are already trying to unlock iCloud locked iPhones today. My tactic is simple, small phone + big phone. Big phone always secure. Small phone moves everywhere. That's all

Question is: can he control the third leg?

Was the cash in the parcel declared because I don't understand the 'stashed' you wrote up there.

and who collected delivery money? FedEx themselves or some personal account number.

It's either you're a jero, neck deep in fraud or you've been duped.

It's a good one only if Arik or any other big shot won't buy out the shares and run the company aground intentionally to kill competition.

Soon as I saw the topic I knew I will come across something about the engine. The cost is enough to make you open your mouth wide.

Its good the Op disclosed this fact, its now up to the seller to carry out due diligence before placing cash down.

US used

Mint condition with a minor crack at the lower left end. Video available

Comes with Pouch and Charger

Earphone jack, expandable memory, 6.2inch screen

#65k.

Location: Abuja

Google Pixel 3xl available.

100% Clean US used

Selling: 145k

Location: Abuja. Can be waybilled as well

Thanks

berbz:
Do u accept swap with 2xl I'll add cash

Its purely sales. Thanks

ogbuefi677:
What if it's W202 C280?
If he gets a clean one,only concern will be increased fuel consumption.

True but can he maintain it? Is it #3800 Oando synthetic he'll be buying to service the engine? Parts of a Benz not to talk of a recent model like that can make a man cry. He should just maintain for now.

@Op, I didn't ask. What's your budget?

Twob:
I married with a kid, stays in Ibeju lekki, monthly average income of 150k, good fuel economy and performance

My only recommendation on this list is the Rav 4. That is if you have the budget to get a clean one. They are generally durable and reliable. No excess working issues and can take some abuse. Also good for rough terrain.

Those benzes I'm seeing there, pls get them out of your mind for now.

Google Pixel 3xl available.

100% Clean US used

Selling: 145k

Location: Abuja. Can be waybilled as well

Thanks

Philadelphia:
Nice ride Bro but at most, this is a 2006 model not the 2007.

They see man. date of January 2006 but they'll be claiming 2007. I tire