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What Nigeria girls can not do does not exist

RodgersAkpafu:
Which orphan is better off?

The one whose parents had him at old age
And left a financial war chest for them
Or the one who married young, and struggled financially
Leaving nothing for his kids when he gets crushed by tanker
Answer honestly

the one whose parents married late and left with warchest might not be able to claim those. Knowing how vicious our uncle's can be.

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spyder880:
TRUST!

If only we know how strong these five letters are in this world. Those five letter are the foundation on which most successful businesses are formed, and retained. Everyone needs trust, trust builds goodwill, which is one of the essential ingredients for success in every business transaction. The contractors and workmen needs trust, the clients needs trust, the suppliers needs trust also.

The big question is; how do we know who to trust?

Trust is such a tricky trait that many people fake it, suppliers of materials can be supplying you with genuine products until one day, Blam! Out of the blues, they hit you with a severe fake product, or run away with your money entirely. Happens with contractors and clients too.

Many of us are products of the trust people reposed in us, I have been working for many years as a contractor, there have been good clients we worked for. In fact, excellent will be a better description. I was lured out of my full time well paying work at a popular multinational company by a client from this forum. The client convinced me to come and build his house in 2013, he paid me even before I started the work, and when I failed with the quotation going against me, he saw it as my inexperience in working in riverine areas, and promptly asked me to redraw a budget, then he paid me again to complete the work.

This same client was there to help me with every bit of information and advice, even technical skills as he was also in the engineering industry. My second and third major projects here were in that same estate, connected by the same client. I remember the day he convinced his colleague to transfer a huge amount of money to me for another new project, the client was afraid, but he told the client that if I defaulted, he will pay back the money. Such trust was rare, and I know it was God's love working. I just resigned from my then employment and went full time, building houses. I am eternally grateful to this young man, and have called him in the past to always express my appreciation for his helping me to start strong.

I have also trusted in my subordinates, the young professionals I brought into the industry, the young graduates I hired to work with me, the skilled workers who did every bit of work. Some turned out good while some, well, did what they wanted. Some old workers of mine walked away with my money in a site this year, but it's his own loss, not mine. I have brought and guided the ones that I can trust here online and many of them are actively building houses and practicing here and elsewhere, some very successful already.

I won't deceive myself to think it's just luck, or hardwork. I think its because of the help of the almighty God, the author and finisher of our faith. He is all able, almighty and the all and all.

Clients could be very difficult, but like I was taught in a Super-management training course in my former company, the customer is always right. We should only be careful not to lose money while observing their rights, we should try to please them in every way, and when we fall short of pleasing our clients, we should be open and ready to amend the situation. We are all humans and although its difficult, we can at least get a pass mark for our services.

We should also be honest, and upfront with the services we intend to render, if I am painting a house for a client for instance, I will ask for details of who goes home with the empty drums after painting, or what happens with the used planks and wood after the project is finished. These details will help in sorting out issues in the future. And when all else fails, if taking some small loss in the project won't kill us, let's take it and walk away far, to avoid problems. Such small losses will pay our tuition fees for the next few jobs, teaching us in vivid terms, how to avoid more losses.

I have taken a fair amount of losses in this field, sometimes big, sometimes small, but I always try to stay within the budget. My family will never forget April - July 2011, when I used my 4 months salary from my day job to be doing a clients work because I under quoted, and I wanted to complete the work. We went hungry and didn't have food in the house. I have also been saved from taking serious beatings when costs go against me. God bless all my clients, they have sometimes come to my rescue, paying up hundreds of thousands when it's clear I misquoted, or the market turned against our agreed budgets. God will bless you all.

I also remember paying back hundreds of thousands of naira, even millions in some cases, when I am overpaid by mistake. The client I completed his 6 flats this year in Enugu East, overpaid me by over N740,000 for some groups of jobs in the finish of the house, I called him and asked how much he paid, my Oga was sounding annoyed and insisting that he has completed the payments, I called him again to please check the amount he paid, because he paid for everything in the list, even when two of the items on the list are options to the others, when he realised he has overpaid me, he was very happy that I pointed it out, because a lot of people will just pretend they didn't see it, and go ahead and spend the money on themselves. This happened again this year, on the tall bungalow I am building now, this one is an overpayment of N366,900. I pointed it out and the client just added it in the next payment and deducted his money, with thanks. Honesty is a very good policy. The best policy in fact.

I urge all the young people in our midst, and indeed all of us, to approach business with honesty, both contractors, suppliers and clients, the most enduring businesses I have seen while growing up, were the ones where people can trust the dealer, and leave a lot of money in their business till when they need it. And the businesses use the money wisely, returning value to the investors and customers whenever they need the goods, or their money back. I want to leave a business name that my children will grow up and inherit, I want my children to stand up and say with pride, "I am the child of Spyder880".

May God grant us health and happiness while we work to achieve all these, may we get more clients and customers that will understand us, and work with us like we are their blood relatives. Amen.

read over four times and the lessons are priceless.

Aside from the jobs that come through this site,free business lectures are shared. Courses you are supposed to pay premium for are freely given here.


To all of you who grow us through lectures and jobs cum experience, I bless you all. Thank you and may you never lack the resources

nowhere:
Did he tell you he plans to raise children?

that's another angle but here in Africa especially Nigeria, the primary point of marriage is to raise kids

mmsen:
Does the average Nigerian even make it to 'retirement'? No. They die before 60 while struggling to take care of children as well as their own basic needs.

more reason to marry early so as not to leave behind little orphans who can't survive in this jungle

RodgersAkpafu:
This scenario can go two ways
This is just one
Nothing wrong with raising kids later on in life
Especially if you have the financial muscle to do so at that age
Humans live longer on average
A couple who are 45 years each can have kids and still live till 90

so in your opinion, having money is all it takes to raise kids. You definitely haven't encountered my kind. Meanwhile I know people who are way worse than me

It's all good until you start raising kids when others are planning retirement.


Get married when you are young especially when you have the resources. Raising children is one hell of serious venture. You need all your skills and resources to be topnotch

Perfecttouchade:
This tfare issue should be considered, I don't like asking a client for tfare though but it's should be a welcome idea, even most interstate jobs I handled Abuja, I.b etc, I don't ask for tfare to the site for measurements and there had been some bitter experiences in some cases and also good experiences. Good morning

some clients are awesome. First time I went to Lagos for a job, the client from here paid for my transport. When I eventually got ready to the job,he mobilized me and gave me more than a week to get ready with my workers.

Some clients are God sent. As for others, they're just humans

olukaygold:
Exactly, there's a nairalander that contacted around February, he said he like my flat roof project and needed my services, We communicated more than four weeks, gave him quotations and the materials needed,so he asked me to come on weekend, I asked for logistics (15k) for me and my guys from Adoekiti- Lag, guess what,he called me a scammer, that im trying to solicit money online when we never met,I was dumbfounded. I tried to convinced him but still,he said he'd better use a builder from his vicinity than sending money to a stranger. It pained me cos this Man wasted my time,cos I gave out all information needed to complete his building, he'd even call me to help him negotiate with block suppliers,sand suppliers even moulder...but at the end, he said I'm a Scammer...

people dey see something here oh. Thank God for all the clients who don't suffer us to give us jobs

AnotherAlien:
Correct. The fool that wrote the article called them "professional". Professional my foot.

How does any professional outfit anywhere in the world show up at someone's home at 1am and start shooting at cars, killing two unarmed citizens, taking their bodies with them, locking up 12 others for around a month without any charge against them when the constitution says otherwise?

Professional organizations don't deprive inmates access to their lawyers, that's a no no in any sane country. Nigeria is insane, and led by insane people that's why they can do that. Professional organizations don't feed inmates "engine oil" and still deprive them medical attention. Professional organizations don't show up in court with no idea of how many people they arrested versus presented in court. How can you arraign 12 people, lying that they were in a shootout with you and suddenly say it's only 3 people as if everyone watching your lies are blind and dumb?

Professional organizations dont go to people homes, remove their CCTV cameras and all evidences and plant guns and ammunition in their homes, expecting to apply "word of mouth" as evidence knowing fully well nobody believes them and their lies anymore and they will be asked for the CCTV evidence they stole.

Professional organizations don't steal from their suspects and only declare change while keeping the rest to themselves. Possible video evidence also stolen by them? Where in the world is that done?

I really wish the next administration comes and scrutinize each of their operations because many of them including their errand boys don't deserve a space in any society from their misuse of power.

if you people have a single idea of what the CIA is capable of doing. Some of their attrocities are do bad they don't allow it in USA soil. Guantanamo bay prison is one of them. Nigeria needs DSS more than ever.


Internet has given fools opinion to discuss what is beyond their understanding.

You people should kindly stick to discussing romance and leave security to people who have the balls to handle security. This is how police were destabilized and thieves steal in broad daylight now in my town

Northern Nigeria understand this politics thing pass anyone else

shopnimini:
She looks like she has a baby bump in the wedding pics

internet stories na

Omoluabi1stborn:
Lol.

But PDP, stupid sha.
Anyways politics is local.

See as e dey kneel (I thought Igbos don't bow to anyone except their chi) down b4 all of them.

Once he enters he will rubbish them with the feelings like a demigod

in Igbo land, your father is your chi cause he represents your ancestors who come before you and who you will return to.

Something is wrong here. There's exponential increase in the recurrent expenditures while the capital expenditures remained same. Less than #200bn meanwhile recurrent is hitting #800bn

Oluwacolded:
All the item you can see in this picture are for sale

the generator is how much

cash1115:
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not to pile on the blame but the client is supposed to fund your transport to the site. It can be deducted later on. It's one thing to risk meeting a total stranger. Using your own money to meet him knowing fully well you might not return is another thing altogether.

If the client thinks you're a fraud for mobilization, you can see the client as someone with trust issues and shouldn't be trusted

Jaiytech:
Please what kind of big gen will power an entire building of 24 flats and will carry everything including fridges, AC, electric cookers etc?

this will be very big generator oh

Anything short of headshot is a disgrace and charade plus waste of the blood of fallen heroes

Good morning and happy Sunday

spyder880:
You did a good work there bro, thank you very much.

as always I appreciate the opportunity and wish to continue

From Orthom to the Waya family, Benue people wetin una do the gods

Go through Enugu and the only sign of government presence is different signposts singing this man praise.

Periodically, you may find people who constructing roads with shovel and dilapidated bulldozer

As I was going with my team, I took this last shot.


Enugu project has been a very good experience for me. It opened me to lots of ways I can do better, improve on my work and the quality of the job.

It also helped me appreciate my oga spyder880 better. Man is such a hustler. I hope to learn from him the more.

As I hope to bring another project your way,stay safe and focused on yourself.

Happy Sunday

The stairs

After we completed the tank,we separated the handrails and placed each at where they're supposed to be.

After that we started joining the stairs. How I work is dig make a hole until I find the decking rod (in places where it's possible) and then weld it together with the rails.

The painting was a complete day work. This tank is meant to hold six(6) 500 gallons tanks. Four (4) are to be on the top and two (4) at the lower end of the tank

By the end of the day we were glad with the progress made and we the next day,we completed the tank stand and started with painting

We worked so hard and almost through the night

For the past few weeks, I have been in Enugu working hard to complete the job and as his grace would have it, I did complete them.

We started by completing the tank stand

checkmatez:
Michlins please about that diesel generator you bought and complained of low oil alert and sudden trip off, how were you able to solve it?

stopped by itself. I just increased the voltage and stopped overloading it

Righteousness2:
Remember what we spoke about on this matter way back?

No mask, No Service
No Vacc, No Service. Which will become,
No Mark, No Service.

I Hear there is a new variant worse than all others called " Eta variant" . This is the new one being put out.

I guess you'll Beginning to understand when we said " Covid is the Red Carpet for the Nwo/ Beast System.

It's time to quit Arguing and listen to the voice of God.
This CNN show is a Deliberate move to pass information to the world on what the next move is.

There is no more time! Get your ways Right with GOD through JESUS. It is about to Happen. The Bride of Christ will be snatched away anytime soon!
Then will all Hell be let loose on Earth.

you're one very stupid person I have met. Shey you took the polio vaccine and BCG vaccine. Thank God for Nigeria, your likes don't deserve the internet you use

Baba no dey read this editorial