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 Adverts › Re: Electricity From Waste and Organic Matter: Nigeria Biogas Expert by naijacutee(mod): 9:50pm On Nov 26, 2007 |
Wow, excellent project! Lots of respect to you. . . If you can work out a way to produce this on a commercial scale - From production to packaging, you'll be laughing all the way to the bank. |
| Business › Re: 15 Successful Entrepreneurs Who Didn’t Need College by naijacutee(mod): 1:09pm On Nov 24, 2007 |
@ above. Alarming screename! |
| Technology Market › Re: I Phones For Sale: by naijacutee(f): 12:02pm On Nov 24, 2007 |
Tats:My brother, it is impossible - Period!! He has phones from "Apple" and he can't even construct a proper sentence! Who did he place the order with, and how did they take him seriously enough to sell him 500 phones? In this case, even seeing if not believing. Even if I saw these phones, unless I tested them one by one and used each one for at least one month each, I would not believe. |
| Business › Re: 15 Successful Entrepreneurs Who Didn’t Need College by naijacutee(mod): 11:55am On Nov 24, 2007 |
Please can you review 15 Sucessful Nigerian Entrepreneurs who didn't need University. . . Cheers. |
| Business › Discussion : Capitalising On Power Generation In Nigeria by naijacutee(mod): 11:51am On Nov 24, 2007 |
I guess every Nigerian is affected in one way or the other by the issue of power generation in the country. So please feel free to talk about your experiences, thoughts, appraisals, doom forecasts etc. . . I guess you get the picture, Thinking about it, independent power generation would be a great project in Nigeria which would be reaching out to peoples immediate need and at the same time will (hopefully) be profitable to the pepertrators, whether they be Nigerian businesses or Foreign Investors (Preferably Nigerian Businesses  ). Say for example, if a company or group pf companies decided to create local powerstations nationwide which provide electricity to say, about 500 homes at a time (Like Shell Housing generators, but available to the general public). This would provide thousands, if not million of jobs to Nigerian graduates, electricity to Nigerians and revenue to the business. What do you think the strenghts and pitfalls are? Also, what methods do you think are the most viable methods of providing power - Coal? Gas? Biodiesel? Can you justify these methods? Where would one get these materials from? Is there any legislation preventing this? Why hasn't anyone taken it up since 1960? |
| Romance › Re: Love Advice: Mystery Lady On Cool FM by naijacutee(f): 10:38am On Nov 24, 2007 |
What's Coolfm call in number?  |
| Romance › Re: Men, Why Una No Wan Marry by naijacutee(f): 10:36am On Nov 24, 2007 |
omuanp:I second that! |
| Family › Re: Our Maid Is Pregnant For Our Neighbour And It's Becoming A Nuisance. by naijacutee(f): 10:32am On Nov 24, 2007 |
What is "Chelsea"? |
| Phones › Re: Is It Safe To Charge Your Phone Using Your Generator? by naijacutee(op): 4:13pm On Nov 23, 2007 |
But the original chargers that came with the phone were spoilt in the first place, hence forcing people to buy fakes. . . which would still get spoilt. Which boils back down to the generator. |
| Business › Re: I Want To Start Playing Baba Ijebu by naijacutee(mod): 12:52pm On Nov 22, 2007 |
Did I hear you say "investing"? N100,000 from N20 sounds like lazyman dream to me. |
| Phones › Re: Is It Safe To Charge Your Phone Using Your Generator? by naijacutee(op): 11:28am On Nov 21, 2007 |
So if I can't afford a generator with AVR, is it better to leave my phone dead than to risk it?  |
| Phones › Re: Is It Safe To Charge Your Phone Using Your Generator? by naijacutee(op): 11:17pm On Nov 20, 2007 |
Seun:The generator damaged my visual display but since phones are different devices altogether, some parts might be more susceptible to damage than others - no? |
| Business › Re: Anyone Interested In Christmas/greeting Cards In Bulk From The Uk?(from N50) by naijacutee(mod): 8:21pm On Nov 20, 2007 |
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| Phones › Is It Safe To Charge Your Phone Using Your Generator? by naijacutee(op): 8:11pm On Nov 20, 2007 |
Hello everyone, I was in Nigeria earlier this year, and I used a generator to power my laptop, and it damaged my laptop. I was wondering if the same happened to mobile phones -- Has anyone here ever had their phones damaged by charging it with the generator? |
| Business › Anyone Interested In Christmas/greeting Cards In Bulk From The Uk?(from N50) by naijacutee(mod): 2:13am On Nov 19, 2007 |
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| Adverts › Anyone Interested In Bulk Christmas/greeting Cards From The Uk? (wholesale!) by naijacutee(mod): 2:10am On Nov 19, 2007 |
Hi people, Just placing a quick advert on behalf of a friend. She owns a shop and has a large quantity of both christmas cards and greeting cards which she wants to sell at clearance prices. This is only because she has new stock and is clearing off existing stock to make room for the new items. These are very good quality cards and have price tags ranging from up to £2.00 (N750) each. She's selling them for as low as N50 each and can supply up to 1000. They are a mixture of christmas cards and greeting cards for friends and family members. Please e-mail me through my address in my profile for contact details of who you need to speak to, if you are interested. Thanks
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| Webmasters › Re: Lazy People Sell Links, Foolish People Buy Them. by naijacutee(op): 2:21pm On Nov 15, 2007 |
slim49z:Everyone knows we are an oil-rich country, and by all rights, we should be one of the richest cuntries in Africa in terms of revenue. We all know that. We've all been taught, right from primary school that our Nigerian soil abounds with natural resources. That is true. . However, the reality of the situation is that because of our corrupt leaders, We are not living up to expectation. The selfish and senseless leaders who have immediate access to our resources embezzle the money and hide in countries where they think it is worth investing. They do not think that our own land, or even people are worth investing in. We are at their mercy. It is all true. However, there are 2 ways of looking at it. We can either get discouraged and say : "People have invested in this country/sacrificed a lot for this country before, and nothing came out of it." We can therefore keep away and seek our interests alone. Or we can think " If this country has such resources, that means there are wealthy people in this country - They exist somewhere. Therefore if I offer certain goods/services in this country, they will thrive because there are people who can afford them - I get my share of the "oil money", they get my services and everyone is happy. |
| Webmasters › Re: Lazy People Sell Links, Foolish People Buy Them. by naijacutee(op): 10:30am On Nov 15, 2007 |
Sorry Harlex, If my post sounded too harsh, but I don't know how else to describe the idea of making "fast/easy money", without using the word "laziness". It's true that things are hard in Nigeria, and one must struggle to survive. It's also true that these are "less criminal" (if there is such a word) than Yahoo Yahoo. But all I'm saying is that we will never move forward in Nigeria until we start to think a little bit further than where our next meal will come from. Food is important, but even more important is securing a future which one can depend on, wih the interest of the country at heart. |
| Business › Re: Male and Female Shirts for Sale by naijacutee(mod): 8:58am On Nov 15, 2007 |
Is this your brainchild, herbsman? If so, I must say kudos to you - Very Very impressive!! |
| Webmasters › Re: Lazy People Sell Links, Foolish People Buy Them. by naijacutee(op): 11:10pm On Nov 14, 2007 |
miquest:I rest my case. |
| Technology Market › Re: I Phones For Sale: by naijacutee(f): 12:21am On Nov 14, 2007 |
500 pieces of "iphones" owned by one individual in Nigeria? Do you think we are a pack of fools? |
| Autos › Re: Honda Bullet, Toyota Camry 1999 and 2000 Model, Mazda 626 e.t.c All For Sale by naijacutee(f): 2:18pm On Nov 11, 2007 |
Just a quick question, viperman. When would you advise buying a car (from price conscious people like me). Before or after christmas? November? December? January? February? March? |
| Webmasters › Re: Lazy People Sell Links, Foolish People Buy Them. by naijacutee(op): 11:03am On Nov 11, 2007 |
@seabiotics : I do apologise for sounding smug, by using the word "lazy", but doesn't it seem so, that in such a country where people are in abundance, natural resources are existent (therefore the money is there, somewhere) and amenities are lacking - that one would rather sit n front of a pc and send links to people than think of the bigger picture? I'm not against someone sitting in front of a pc, and designing software, or graphics for sale. I'm not against people who are creative and write articles for publishing. In fact, I'm not against anyone who uses the creative part of their brain to try and source out a means of livelihood in the circumstances our country is in. In fact, I'm probably not against the people who started the MLM schemes as well, as they at least, thought of something which might appeal to Like gbengaijot rightfully pointed out , a true entrepreneur is someone isn't thinking of where his today's meal would come from, but someone who is thinking of where his children and grandchildren meal would come from. In my opinion, if entrepreneurship was made an organised disease in Nigeria - especially among young people - I can tell you that within the next 5 years, our gross income per head with triple. . The poor management of resources by the government is an excuse, but not a very good one for someone who really wants to succeed. I think with our population, we have Nigerians in every country in the world. We have bridges to innovations and ideas in other countries, and we have the internet for information. We have immediate access to how things should be and how things currently are. We may not have access to all the resources to make this change, but I tell you, we can work towards it. Like Gbengaijot said, the 30k he makes weekly is not the peak of his career, it's not the reason he's doing what he's doing - It's only a step on the ladder to where he is going. @busaboy. Whay the pessimism my brother? I googled it, and the true statistics state that 50% of start up businesses fail in their first 2 years. You made it sound like 90% are doomed for failure from Day 1. In the real world, what is failure? If I started out selling ice-blocks so I can open a boutique, and after 5 years I finally gathered enough money to open that boutique, and so I stopped selling ice-blocks would you look at that as failure? If you read the feature article of Nsikak Johnny on The Sun (http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/enterprise/2007/june/23/enterprise-23-06-2007-001.htm), he was once an Okada rider. After 2 years he sold his okada, and bought a bus. Therefore he was no longer in the Okada business. Would you consider him a failure, bearing inmind that he now runs a fleet of over 240 buses ? We can I think we are all blessed to be a part of this country. I think I have won the lottery of life, by being a Nigerian. @ gbengaijot - You never dissappoint me . I couldn't have worded your post any better. LOL @ "Get Lost". In developed countries, these schemes might be excused, as there is more competition in business, more training involved, higher standards are expected, and most of all, there is very little left to develop, as they are already Developed countries. But the schemes are all the same. I experienced a similar thing to the sucess digest story. Outside ASDA, there is always a brand new black shiny 2005 VW Bora parked. It has boldly written all over it "Would you like to make £500 per week? Visit www.x.com and I'll show you how!" On the other side : "Still working a 9 - 5? I made £500 a week from the comfort of my home". So this beautiful car is painted all over in bright yellow and green with these ugly adverts. I always wondered who owned the car, and how many other cars they own so much that they can afford to mess up such an expensive car with adverts. Day and night, it sits outside the supermarket. Until one day, I had to leave home early. I must have left at about 6.30 am and I had to walk by ASDA - Lo and behold, this car was being driven to the supermarket! I thought it had been parked there for weeks! Ah - no wonder it remains so shiny - someone takes it home and polishes it! I walked slowly so I could glance at its rich driver, who was making £500 a week, just sitting at home. . . He parked his car, and I braked my Leggedes, for better inspection. He then came out in full ASDA uniform. Hmm! So he's not working for himself afterall. . . He's an ASDA employee. . . Also, last night I was out till quite late and on my way home, I noticed the same car again, driving away (This was at about 11pm) but this time it had a "TAXI" sign above it. . . |
| Business › Re: NIPOST's EMS Speedpost - what are your experiences? by naijacutee(mod): 9:09am On Nov 11, 2007 |
Hey gbengaijot!! It's been ages man. . . We need to talk! |
| Business › Re: NIPOST's EMS Speedpost - what are your experiences? by naijacutee(mod): 12:56pm On Nov 10, 2007 |
**UPDATE** Web page has been closed down. One scamming site less than before. Please lets report these more often, as we can do something about it. |
| Business › Re: Was Frustrated Out Of This Business by naijacutee(mod): 10:47pm On Nov 09, 2007 |
My brother, where are you based? I've actually visited that website in the past, and my first thoughts were "What a fantastic idea!". Please, if nothing at all makes an impression to you today, let this make one - DON'T LET YOUR IDEA GO TO WASTE!! First, do you have a limited company in Nigeria? I think if you haven't, you should seriously look into forming one. I will explain later. Secondly, who is your target market? I'll be guessing that your target market would consist of people who want to do business with Nigerians, and be assured of their safety. These people would not be located in Nigeria, therefore it would be quite useless to advertise in Nigeria except you are directly advertising to visitors. The easiest place to find visitors would be airports and hotels. I would suggest that you leaflet in those areas. Speak to hotel managers, and ask to leave some leaflets explaining your services, at the reception. Also, you can maximise your advertisements outside Nigeria, on websites which are likely to have good business opportunities, and also potentially fraudulent activities originating from Nigeria. (About 2 or 3 websites come to mind already) Buy banners and let people know what services you offer. I've come across a lot of posts on the internet which are basically "Does this Nigerian company exist?". Affiliate yourself with the Nigerian embassy in any country you are looking to advertise in, because that would be one of the first ports of call for your potential customers. Harp on the fact that you are a Registered Limited company in Nigeria, and this can be verified with the Nigerian Embassy. This would provide you with some sort of backing, as the last place people would expect to be swindled would be the National Embassy. I think your business would also rely a little on word-of-mouth, simply because birds of the same feather are likely to flock together. Therefore, ask your customers to mention your services to anyone who might be interested in them. Already, I can think of one or two foreigners who are looking for connections in Nigeria. . . Man, it's always good to talk. Don't fold away the treasure island map, just because there are a few hitches at first. Every business goes through its stages,and the winners always find ways through problems and come out on top. If you do want to talk, or share your concerns about this, I'm happy to listen and offer unbiased opinions. I wish you all the best. |
| Business › Re: What Business Can I Start With N250,000.00 by naijacutee(mod): 10:12pm On Nov 09, 2007 |
I think you will face some challenges in starting a productive business in which you cannot monitor the daily activities, as you don't live in Nigeria. I would have advised you to check out Nigerian Universities and see what facilities are lacking. Alternatively, you can buy some land, in the hopes that the value would increase with time, up until you're ready to start something you can monitor. |
| Webmasters › Re: Lazy People Sell Links, Foolish People Buy Them. by naijacutee(op): 9:57pm On Nov 09, 2007 |
I apologise for my absence on this thread. I've gotten the sort of answers I'd expected. Thank you Nairalanders, for not letting me down! Those who see where I'm coming from, and think that people should do more positive things with their resources - Thank you. bukc:If you are in doubt, send me a mail at old_bukc@yahoo.com or call me (Ken) on +2348026081838.It seems we are not talking about the same thing. I'm not talking about whether these schemes produce money or not. Some yield money in the short-term, some yield in the long term, some don't yield at all. My concerns are that, in a developing country like Nigeria, these things will take us no where. There are lots and lots of areas in our country which need attention. It's true that the government should do something about it, but if the government isn't willing to, then don't you think we should? At least, so that out children can have a better future, and actually be proud of where they come from? So that in international gatherings, they are not looked upon with suspiscion simply because of what country they originate from? That is where I'm going with this, my brother. Money has always been in this country , in different forms and with different people and it has never solved our problems. What will solve our problems is a paradigm shift, a change of thinking. Thethy:I would rather go into your line of business, my brother, than join these schemes. slim49z:I'm a sister, my brother. . slim49z:Yes, you are right brother. The country did not consider me in the first place. However, we have been following this pattern for years and nothing has come out of it. Don't you think we should at least try something else? Try another formular perhaps? Maybe if we try and do more things that will benefit us, and at the same time, benefit the country, would things be better? If we all as young people go into productive enterprise - open our eyes and look for a way to fix things, while creating income for ourselves. . . Isn't that a viable way to go about it? If we don't, foreigners will come and do these things for us, make money off us, and convert us into second-class citizens in our own country like they did in South Africa. . slim49z:My brother, again I say, it's not about the money. It's about how you make it and what it will do for you tomorrow. We should start thinking about tomorrow. What makes the UK the country it is today is that people were brave enough to put their lives at stake, just to make money in ways that guaranteed their future. Even if their methods blatantly violated human rights and every sense of morality. They still went thus far. I'm not saying we should go as far as they did, I'm just asking that we please look into the reasoning behind these things and observe how they have paid off today. . slim49z:Congrats, but is that where the story ends? "I made $1,100 online. . ."? slim49z:I have 1001 ideas which do not involve sitting in front of a computer and sending people links. I made a decision a long time ago, that as long as I live, and I'm Nigerian, kids on the street will have an education, potentially hardworking people without jobs will have an opportunity to earn a living, Nigerians will eat good, and nutritious food, people will receive proper healthcare. . . If God spares my life and gives me time. I don't even need the money - Just time. abutex:Has it reached that stage? Why a psychologist? Please point out what you don't agree with in my beliefs. Aren't people who sit and send links being too lazy to think of tangible sources of income? What happens if (when) these schemes are overloaded with compeition, and start to close down one by one? What next? bLacK GoLd:I understand where you're coming from, my brother. I guess I have not explained myself thoroughly. I don't know how else to explain what I mean but let me attempt an example. Let's take two typical Nigerians. Both, through some miracle (or MLM) receive N30,000. One sees it as "Ope O" (his phone is nothing to write home about by the way), so uses it to settle debts, and with the remaining buys a new phone to "celebrate". (Nothing wrong in that by the way). The other receives the same amount and uses it to buy recharge cards in bulk to sell to people, even though his phone is nothing to write home about. And keeps buying and selling recharge cards until his profit can buy him a new phone independently of his initial capital of N30,000. At the end of the day, who is more productive? Capital comes and goes everyday but we don't always recognise it. It's a bit like the parable Jesus told about the 10 talents. Sorry if I have digressed. |
| Business › Re: FREE Managing Your Business Seminar (Project Management Overview) by naijacutee(mod): 10:15pm On Nov 07, 2007 |
Is this organised by LEAP Africa? |
| Business › Re: Best Young Entrepreneurs Under 25 (3 Nigerian Girls On List)! by naijacutee(mod): 9:33pm On Nov 06, 2007 |
Wow, this is the sort of news that should be shared among ourselves!!! Kudos to all those entrpreneurs under 25! I couldn't help noticing that most of them were in technology-related fields. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Does it mean that with the level of tuition we get in our Universities, that we haven't got a chance in competing with these people? Or does it mean that this field is well investigated, and others are not (giving us a chance perhaps?) |
| Webmasters › Lazy People Sell Links, Foolish People Buy Them. by naijacutee(op): 10:45am On Nov 04, 2007 |
I'm getting rather sick of all these Lazyman "jobs". Suddenly, everyone has turned into a "Sudden wealth" expert. The business section has turned from a place to exchange useful knowledge that may contribute to the progress of our country to a useless links market. Send-email-and-earn-money, Refer-people-and-earn-money, blah blah blah schemes. These schemes will never ever ever contribute to the progress of our country, they do not work. If there was something tangible involved, then one might try and justify the sensilibity of all these multi-level marketing schemes. But as far as I know, there isn't anything tangible involved. The masterminds design it in such a way that people earn $100 once, and so they never want to leave again. It's a bit like gambling and is only a waste of our youthful resources. I know (or hope) these things are a deterrent to operating scams, but surely we can seek better, and more useful business opportunities? Please Nigerians, let us not fall for these things as the are for lazy and unproductive minds. We are much more than this and we can do better. |
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