₦airaland Forum

OohMpa:
[color=#808000]What if Sia, the American artiste marries SiaSia?

Then, her name would be Sia SiaSia[/color]

That's pretty funny.


p.s - Sia is Australian, not American.

He wasn't harassed "for having money with him." He was harassed because he wouldn't give them their "share."

Just curious - what percentage of JAMB halls are like that?

Kidnappers in Nigeria will soon get what's coming for them.

haha

This is the first time these weak Nairaland "epic response" threads was actually worth seeing.

Same song and dance.

Nigerians should ban NFF.

People just don't learn, do they?

ndcide:
What's all these Dab... or dabbing.

It's becoming nonsensical .

To say "becoming" would imply there was a time it wasn't nonsensical.

I've found it obnoxious from day 1.

They're all brothers in looting. That bond can't be broken.

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Oh, the memories. . Funny thing is it was that same car up there. Although, a yellow one.

Same song and dance.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZC1OL3GZh8

9jaBloke:
I don't think he meant to shade Cynthia.

It's more like "this one is a Cynthia Morgan wanna be"

The joke is not on Cynthia but on the gal in the pix.

Una wan just stir trouble.

Exactly.

cool.

blessedvisky:
Cool. Lalasticlala come and see OO.

I predict that in like 50-70 years time, Nigerians will have to visit Nairaland to see pics of wildlife in Nigeria

On the contrary, that tortoise looks relatively young, and the OP didn't say he was going to kill it.

So, considering the average lifespan of a tortoise is 100 - 200 years, that tortoise will almost certainly outlive everyone on this thread.

I feel really bad for Nigeria, I really do.


I think International Tournament organizers should make proof of athlete compensation a prerequisite to participation.

That way if Nigeria can NOT afford to sponsor a team to a tournament, they simply stay home, rather than consistently embarrass the athletes.

chibuzorAbia:
Please go and discuss your water table nonsense elsewhere jare, you are derailing this beautiful thread.

Not to worry, that conversation already ended.

omonnakoda:
You are being clever by half . You mentioned a technical point as the reason for not doing it and on that basis your argument fails.If you want to change tack and cite cultural reasons that is absurd. Construction on a raised water bed is a technical challenge.Once completed it is done,finished. The LNG project is a very high technology project built by foreigners in Nigeria. In Niger Nuclear fuel extraction is going on as we speak.
The water bed or table issue is TOTALLY irrelevant in practice or to the argument you are making. Context of Nigeria is irrelevant. It is an engineering project that would be conducted by skilled firms/contractors so I do not see what the water table has to do with it We are talking of putting concrete tunnel under the ground and laying a track on it. It does not have to cover the entire city and parts of it could be over ground. The London Underground is not entirely underground.

Anyhow I am not advocating this for Lagos but water table is a non issue

I haven't changed the technicality, I only added additional context.
Saying the water table is a non-issue is like saying constructing a house on dry flat land vs a swampy hill is the same.
No, it is not.

I'm not sure where you live, but to state that all it takes is the initial construction is incorrect.
There is no "one and done" option in public infrastructure.
My state has a yearly operating cost of its subway and commuter rail system at over $2 billion. A healthy chunk of it being for maintenance alone. This maintenance is what makes it feasible. Not the initial investment made when it was constructed in 1897.

So, in this case, if the high water table is overcome, the platform MUST be reinforced periodically, or it fails.

The conditions that accommodate underground transport of crude and gas aren't remotely comparable to a human conducive alternative.
So, that point is only mildly relevant, at best.

Your argument about "foreign companies" adds only very little to your narrative.
Aren't most Nigerian roads etc constructed by Julius Berger and such non-Nigerian companies?
Answer = yes.

Then the big question is, what is the present cumulative state of those same roads in Nigeria?
My point is, both the initial hurdle and more importantly, the maintenance are crucial to overall feasibility.

I appreciate your points, as you've made some reasonable arguments. However, that's really all the time I'm willing to dedicate to this.

omonnakoda:
The Channel tunnel passes through the Ocean so a high water bed,table or chair is a relatively minor constraint though I do not believe an underground subway is necessary

The technology isn't being called to question, the feasibility of it in Nigeria is. (based on the Nigerian government's infrastructure management history).

In the context of Nigeria, approaching it as a "minor constraint" would be disastrous.

An overhead "monorail" style system would work better in Nigeria.

Ovamboland:
UK, an island has extensive underground railway and there's another subway under the sea linking UK and France. Water table can't stop us if we really want it

True, but you're comparing a nation that can't control its ocean encroachment with the UK.

The issue isn't an isolated constraint of the water table, it is the effective management and long-term maintenance that determines feasibility.

QuotaSystem:
This new strategy of adding Kano and Anambra states to to the special status bill means the bill has a better chance of being passed, but it's a sober reminder of the geo-political fault lines in our nation that must be recognized in ways that could hinder genuine economic progress.

Above all, this is great for Lagos, it will enable Ambo-super to continue his magic in the centre of excellence. I look forward to the day that Lagos develops an effective underground rail system to solve the myriad of transportation problems and boost economic development.

Eko o ni baje!

The water table in Lagos is probably too high for a true subway system.

gurunlocker:
Maybe 2017 - May 2019...... There's nothing like 2020 for una

Remember Abacha's vision 2020?

Dude had plans to be the next Mugabe.

Stating a "maximum salary" on anything AT ALL is a shallow worldview.
The only limitations in life are the ones you place on yourself.


Also, I love how the "Freelance Writer" entry has a typo with the max salary at N2 (Two Naira?).
That's 16.6 kobo a month.

https://www.images-apmex.com/images/Catalog%20Images/Products/44931_Obv.jpg

Quitting your 9-5 to either start or work full time on your business is the best decision you'll ever make.

However, you must have a solid course of action in place before making an exit.

Running an actual business isn't for the faint-hearted.

shevchenko:
All these useless comments .Do you even read

Obviously not.

Good job, lady.

I've read some of her activities.

That moment when some girl here tries this with her final savings, and this driver shows up.


https://p.fod4.com/p/media/852a033874/AxTVLbMSQmJBZE0DbRRg_Dog%20Road%20Trip.gif

I wonder if they'll be given another N30k.

Nigerians, get ready for taxation. It is a necessary evil.