I did the topic late last night...

1)Please,what could be responsible for it?
2) Any possible solution to (I want ideas)
3)For people that are living on Lagos island,please is it a general problem?.
Thank you

Good people, please come to my rescue. My family recently move to a place on the island.In one month,I have dislodge the septic tank twice!.Now,I called a plumber,his first guess was that the kitchen and bath water were linked to it.After some 'troubleshooting',he came back to say they were not.

His solution,get a pumping machine and start pumping the water out through the flood drain!(I personally think its very wrong). Am guessing the house doesn't have a soak away!!(after some reading on nairaland).

Please, advice what can I do?.

BTW,its a rented place.

Thank you as you take time to respond to my question.

And let me say am sorry for what happened.

Please,remember that all she had now is YOU..Again,that region brought the worse in me out,I used to think I have all figured out until...I dated my husband for 5 years,we never quarrel for 5 minutes until I got to that region...I became a shadow of myself..bitter and all.

Let her mix with non Arabs..you might need to change your house to where experts lived more so she get to relate with some women that can understand her more.And yes,what she did was wrong but remember two wrongs don't make a right.

I bet when she starts having kids,you will be the one begging for her attention.. Lol

God will help you and give you wisdom to deal with it.

OP, I pray you get to read my response as I will be talking from 1)I have lived in that region before and 2)I have been married for more than 5 years.

When we got married,I resigned my job(working in a bank) and followed my husband to one of the gulf countries..Number one thing I quickly notice was my inability to express myself,I could not got out as I wanted,I'll need my husband every time, no friends arround and to cap it I don't have a job!.My husband on the other hand,goes to work,comes back tired and all he wants is to eat and play some games(he sees it as a way to relax) .Well,I kept quiet for some time,but I could not do it for long,then I became hostile,aggressive.. Any little thing gets on my nerve..At a point I hated my husband so much because I thought he knew what he got me into and yet he couldn't console me..So,I said to myself just get pregnant and forget about him(what a solution!)..I couldn't get pregnant on time,problem compounded!.And I am usually a very calm person.

Op,I said all just so you can get the picture..

My solution,find out what exactly is making her angry..I know that region could be very boring..She might need to be coming home (Nigeria)as often as you can afford..Give her more attention(heavens knows she needs it now more than ever!). Your woman might sure have her issues,but I bet its compounded with circumstances around her..And lastly,are you guys trying for babies,?if yes,you need to let her know you are in this together...

And do not forget to pray for your marriage.

Wish you all the best!.

OP, I pray you get to read my response as I will be talking from 1)I have lived in that region before and 2)I have been married for more than 5 years.

When we got married,I resigned my job(working in a bank) and followed my husband to one of the gulf countries..Number one thing I quickly notice was my inability to express myself,I could not got out as I want,I'll need my husband every time, no friends arround and to cap it I don't have a job!.My husband on the other hand,goes to work,come back tired and all he wants is to eat and play some games(he sees it as a way to relax) .Well,I kept quiet for some time,but I could not do it for long,then I became hostile,aggressive.. Any little thing gets on my nerve..At a point I hated my husband so much because I thought he knew what he got me into and yet he couldn't console me..So,I said to myself just get pregnant and forget about him..I couldn't get pregnant on time,problem compounded!.

Op,I said all just so you can get the picture..

My solution,find out what exactly is making her angry..I know that region could be very boring..She might need to be coming home as often as you can afford..Give her more attention(heavens knows she needs it now more than ever!). Your woman might sure have her issues,but I bet its compounded with circumstances around her..And lastly,are you guys trying for babies,if yes,you need to let her know you are in this together...

And do not forget to pray for your marriage.

Wish you all the best!.

I downloaded the app,i think its nice. Though,no one to chat with yet .

May be the moderator can move it to front page so that you can have more downloads (just suggesting).

Wish you good luck OP.

Whatsapp and the rest start like that ,only that they are in more developed world with easy publicity .

By the way,did you do it all by yourself?

Op,reading your stories brought me to tears..not sad but happy.
My family made the decision similar to yours about two years ago,the only difference is we were all in nobody was left behind. We have experienced a lot,from staff walking out on us to loosing all our hard earned money to a fraudster(how that happened is still a misery till date). Currently,i am trying so hard to support my husband looking at another business that can keep family going.

How are you able to cope with business to business in Nigeria?. The way Nigerians demand for money is alarming and frustrating!.

Wishing you success.

enjoying every bit....thanks a lot for sharing.

So,when you say Mile 12 market is seasonal,do you mean they dont sell tomatoes all year round or you are talking about gluts?. And how have you been handling it?.

Whats your advice for anyone interested going into the business concerning seed varieties?.Do you think its possible to sell in mile 12 without a referral as in your own case?

wow.....i doff my hat for you maám.

Choiceman,are you buying green house from Dizengoff or building one from scratch?.I'll like to visit your farm if permitted to learn as am trying to set up one.I also see you have marketing skills which am dying to tap from you .

Jethro,please i see in one of your pictures you use the film.Are you using it in the green house or open field ?.

Very interesting...please,do you also plan to train on how to operate a green house.

whats your experience with growing tomatoes in green house and have you started selling your produce yet?.

^^^Do you have existing customers,pictures etc.Post it here and the price.Am sure you will get more customers that way.

Jethro..thanks a lot.

Hmmmm..you are very correct ooo.Nigerians are big spender really,its just that we misplaced our priorities most time..lol.Praying soo hard that you work something out soon..Thanks

Ofcourse, we will ask you everything..hehehehehe....HOW DO WE OVERCOME TRANSPORTATION WAHALA?lol And before we get to that i have few questions
1.can tomato farm be anywhere in Nigeria or does it require particular soil type?
2.From your experience is nursery really important?
3.Is there any other market aside from Mile 12 that can buy tomatoes at good price and for Mile 12 is there a particular quantity one must have before thinking that kind of market.?
4.How small/big can one start from that will worth it.?

Thanks and God bless

"Pavore understand that,though Dizengolf is selling a tomato green house costs a million naira(some other things inclusive) but i believe if done locally it might be cheaper and within the reach of small scale farmers.

Wow...interesting...i love the spirit of entrepreneur in you!!its about not giving up until you get the desired result.Kudos to you!!

^^^Seconded

I have been a silent follower of your posts Jasper.....but i feel a need to encourage you :-) ..I hope and pray you get competent hands with the project going forward...Attitude of some Nigerians can be very annoying,give them simple instruction they find it difficult to follow.Little wonder why a lot of people bring in people from abroad!!..

please who are the target market for those kind of tomatoes in shoprite and Spa?...and why is it so expensive?

Thanks for the response,

Pavore,is the green house in picture situated in Nigeria?..or do you have contact of someone that can build one?.Thanks

Following.....nice!!

Hi, i will advice you to do a proper survey /market analysis before going into cassava. I currently have like 20 acres that am struggling to sell off.I think you might benefit more from processing(garri,cassava flour etc) if you have the fund available.Come down and see things yourself before investing money.

My question is directed to working mothers:

Please,which is better ; a day care close to office or one close to the house for infants?.

Thanks

Now i understand why we have many jobless youth in the country!!!.A click on the link would have sorted issues most of the posters are ranting about.Here is the rest of the interview where the interviewee talked about solution to power problem and youth unemployment

You certainly have been proactive. And now, you are back in Nigeria, what do you do?
I have set up my business in Nigeria called Arnergy. At Arnergy, we supply affordable solar energy solutions to homes and businesses. When I say affordable, I mean that there are two or three reasons why people have not gone solar in Nigeria, based on the customer development processes we have carried out. We found out that the cost and the perception of Solar are the two main hindrances. So what we have done is to work with reputable manufacturers from Europe and Asia, to be able to bring in our own OEM products, integrating the vital hardware of a complete Solar energy system like the Inverter, the charge controller, the AC bypass switch and the system control panel in a single box made us achieve smaller footprint at higher efficiency and at a very affordable cost that Nigerians are willing to pay. On the perception side, we are educating people that Solar energy is the messiah to Nigeria energy crisis and Solar energy properly designed and installed can power high energy consuming appliances like Air Conditioners, Microwave Oven, Iron , Washing machine and can power a whole office complexes and homes without burning cash on diesel or petrol daily.

And What has the reception been like?
I can tell you that on the street where I live for instance, we have about four homes that have gone solar completely, We also have homes in Lekki, Lagos that we have powered with our residential Solar energy solutions, with some pre-installation visits already done in Yaba, Surulere, Ikoyi and Victoria Island. Lekki is particularly known for epileptic power supply with some communities experiencing days of power outage but we have been able to put smiles on the faces of those residents with our 24hours affordable uninterrupted clean power supply, thanks to the sun. The reception is picking up and considering we started our operations in Nigeria only about five months ago, it can only get better.

Furthermore, word of mouth is circulating the news. Most times, when we go out to tell people about Solar, some people who have inverters installed at their homes or offices compare it with Solar energy, but we do educate them and tell them the difference between Solar energy and the inverter system is huge, they are incomparable, with Solar energy systems installed, they generate their own energy and become an independent power producer and do not need to rely on the commercial grid (PHCN) or generator to have 24hours power supply but with an Inverter system, they need to run generator every few hours or pray that PHCN provides them with electricity to charge the batteries. The inverter system also depletes the life cycle of the batteries very fast, since inverters can make batteries do as high as 4 cycles a day as against only 1 cycle a day for Solar energy meaning a battery storage system that will work 4 years with a Solar energy solution will only work for 1 year with the inverter only system. So, we have been educating Nigerians telling them Solar energy systems properly designed can power any office or home in Nigeria with uninterrupted power supply.

Is that what applies during the rainy season too?
Yes. Even when it is rainy, the solar modules generate electricity for you. The intensity might not be as high as when it is quite sunny but will still be enough to power the appliances on a daily basis. Another thing also is that renewable energy goes hand in hand with energy efficiency. What we do tell people is air conditioners and lighting in unoccupied rooms must be switched off as this allows other appliances that need power round the clock like deep freezers, chest freezer and refrigerators to always have 24 hour power.

C[b]an you tell us how you have found the business climate in Nigeria?[/b]
I can tell you that it has not been easy recruiting and we have actually spent a lot more time than we anticipated getting the people with the right skill set and mindset. That has been a bit challenging as well as finance, as we found the interest rate on loans is not very business friendly in Nigeria. So those are the two major challenges that entrepreneurs face in Nigeria. Having said that, there are enormous opportunities in Nigeria, and with a proven business, a huge target market, adequate scale strategy and tenacity, entrepreneurs will always found the business environment interesting.

Talking about funding, how did you find support?
To date, we have had to bootstrap the business as a proof of concept and now we have a profit generating company. We have a couple of investors who have signalled interest for equity investment as well as equipment manufacturers that have shown interest to partner with us. Our series A investment round is in the pipeline, We believe energy is the next boom in Nigeria, Nigeria only generate about 4000MW out of the 100,000MW required for us to be an Industrialized nation, only 40% of the country is connected to the commercial grid and the 40% connected barely has 3 hours supply a day, we are aware that investors are looking at opportunities to invest in the power sector of African largest economy, thus we at Arnergy are positioning ourselves for such investment to bring affordable, uninterrupted clean energy to Nigerians, eventually finance will not be a problem if we get our acts right. The cost of generating energy adds about forty percent to the operating costs of businesses and if that is taken out, companies won’t have to fold up in Nigeria and relocate to other African countries and the consumers would also have to pay less and our youths will be gainfully employed.

That is certainly inspiring…What are the long terms plans for Arnergy as a brand?
We see Arnergy getting listed on the Nigeria stock exchange in the next five years, an exit strategy for our investors and an opportunity for smart Nigerians to invest in the next big thing in Nigeria because we believe every home, every business and every village in Nigeria needs to go solar. In Nigeria, sixty percent of the population is not connected to the national grid. If we want to go by the conventional way of building fossil fuel based generation, transmission and distribution plants, it will probably take us another thirty years before we can say Nigeria is an Industrialised nation with constant power supply. But with solar energy, we can without any hassle or gas sabotage, have every state in Nigeria enjoy uninterrupted power supply, without damaging the environment. The impact of the green house gases are all out there, our climate is changing every day, global warming is real so we can’t continue with the norm.

Finally, based on your experiences, are there any particular tips you would share with people who are planning to move back to Nigeria?
First of all, be very prepared mentally, because it is not going to be the same situation you have been used to abroad. You also shouldn’t rush into investing on returning to Nigeria, give yourself some time to settle in and understand the Nigerian system.

Entrepreneurs should not wait until the whole country has 24hours power supply and the security issues are resolved or until all roads are paved. When those are fixed there is a good chance that the opportunities won’t be there any longer since the international conglomerate will be here then and would by default have the huge market share in whatever sector you intend to operate.

Finally, get a residential Solar energy system installed for your independent round the clock electricity supply and generate your own electricity; it doesn’t matter if you’ve lived abroad for twenty five years or one year, if you had experienced a year of uninterrupted power supply, and you come back and only have power for three to fours hours a day, it can frustrate you, and it might not be too long before you hop on the next available flight back.

Op,Do you need a driver?. I know someone who is looking for driving job.Sorry this is off topic.

Goodjob!

^^^ you are very correct. Some companies will not hire especially the MNs while some will.

Even,some Countries will not give permanent residence to Hep B patients. Am sure of UAE and most GCC countries and i think China(am not sure).

All the best.

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^^^ Amen, Thanks a bunch.