₦airaland Forum

Berec.

In the early 1980s Berec was what we called batteries (kind of like how today all noodles are called Indomie).

If I remember correctly, the company was owned by Chief M.K.O Abiola.

I loved their souvenir pens (I can't remember how come, but I always had one).

Now, one of my favourite sections. . . . Brands

Obioko (Creek Town of Old Calabar)

Bauchi Emirate

Fika Emirate

Nassarawa Emirate

Kontagora Emirate

juman: This is funny. .

I agree with you, there was a country. Nigerians became "RELIGIOUS" during IBB time when he (IBB) destroyed the economy. I vividly remember. It was that economic problem that time that pushed people to "leaders of religions".

It was around this time that warehouses, malls, eateries and factories became mega churches.

Freiburger: African are known for for screaming and shouting, so it shouldn't be something new.

I agree

Fear multiplied by superstition.

ujchief: N30.5 mil for feeding of animals Are u guys runing a zoo at aso rock?

There is a zoo @ the Aso Rock Villa (I think it was Abacha that established it). They had to kill all the peacocks and ostriches at the zoo during the bird flu crisis, but I think they bought more when the crisis was over.

1) The government has put in place the BRT system (including air-conditioned buses).

2) The government is building the Lagos Rail Transit system.

3) The government is implementing the Lekki masterplan.

4) Roads are being constructed and maintained.

Etc.

Now, if you say the government needs to do better in implementing these projects, I will support you.

But, to say that our children should continue to be deprived of pedestrian walkways, that their lives should be put in danger until the government puts in place a perfect society...


Come on!

"We will not obey the law or do the basic things we need to do to make society better until government has made everything perfect".


Smh.

Marina Car Park.

In the '70s and '80s when zoning laws were still being obeyed, Marina was the financial capital of Nigeria. All the big banks had their headquarters on either Broad Street or Marina Street, many government parastatals had their headquarters there and the stock exchange is also situated in that district. Victoria Island was a quiet residential area at this time (it was difficult to get a taxi on V.I, let alone a commercial bus).

The Lagos Island Local Government built the Marina Car Park, so that people who come to work in the tall buildings would have a place to park their cars. At that time, anybody could park anywhere in the car park (for a fee of course).

Over the years, the local government has leased sections of the car park to specific organisations in the area (for example, UBA has leased a section of the car park that is opposite its headquarters), but there's still a large section of the car park that's open to the public (I can't remember exactly, but the fee is either 100 naira or 200 naira).

I'm trying to get pictures of the buildings I mentioned earlier (that have parking facilities on their first and second floors).

Picture below: a small section of the car park that's leased by UBA.

Corrupt military regimes of the 80's and 90's are responsible for this problem. They wilfully disobeyed town planning laws and gave permission to people to build illegal structures all over the place. This is one of the reasons for the chaos and confusion we have in Lagos.

Lagos had zoning laws back in the day.

Marina/Central Lagos was the main commercial district.

Ikoyi and V.I were upper class residential areas.

Yaba and Surulere were middle class residential districts.

Parts of Apapa and Ilupeju were the Industrial districts.

Consequently, you wouldn't dare park your car on the sidewalk on Broad Street (the fear of LILG was the beginning of wisdom). Broad Street, which is a one way street, was wider than Bourdillon Road, which is a two way street. This is because Broad Street is in the business district, while Bourdillon was in a residential area.

Most of the buildings in the business district had adequate parking facilities.

Now anybody builds anything anywhere and thinks it's ok because "it is my land".

Twy: It is a brilliant idea and quite apporpriate, but I doubt the state has a lot of good sidewalks incomparison to the number of tarred roads. Also, it is an indictment of the relevant agencies. When you are building on a land in Lagos you are supposed to submit your survery and building plans, the agencies should have made sure that there is ample parking before a plan is accepted, this is more important for residential abd commercial apartments. In the foreign countries, the open market system is limited in favor for grocery stores and malls and with enough parking spaces. Even, if a mall if allowed to operate without adequate parking space, then it is the incompetence of the authorities. Right now a guy is building a monstrous 2/3 bed room flats (12 in total) inside a small compound with little amp[le space, just adjacent to my street, yet I am sure someone approved the plan. For Lagos state to fully address its transportational problem, it has to address the fact that it needs adequate public transporation, modern roads, affordable modern markets, competent town planners and partnership with Ogiun state.

I was just about to post about this

lagerwhenindoubt: I just have one question and it is not tribalistic neither is it flippant. Has the Lagos State Government provided secure commercial parking spaces to cater for the fast-growing population of private car-owners, is she planning to expand or should people park inside their office cubicles when they run out of options.

Actually, it's not the job of the Lagos State Government to provide parking space. Owners of buildings are meant to provide adequate parking space for people who use the building (it's actually in the town planning law).

Commercial interests and local governments also provide public car parks.

A good example is Marina (the premier central business district). The Lagos Island Local Government has the Marina Car Park (a public car park), while owners of buildings like Freeman House, Net Building, St Nicholas Hospital, Mamman Kontagora Building also provide multi-level parking facilities for their tenants.

Indeed, this is one of the reasons that the Lagos State Government has refused to grant planning permit to Bi-Courtney to convert the old Federal Secretariat to blocks of flats. . . . Bi-Courtney needs to show that it has provided adequate parking space and other facilities to would be tenants.

idowuswap: Igbos are the most animal that constituite nuisansical act in lasgidi.bcuzz if they go thief motor then go park am for road side so police no go fit get their clue.shitttttt

Is there any kind of sense in what you've posted

If you are in Lagos, go check out these buildings @ Marina that were built in the '70s and '80s

Net Building, Freeman House (Shell Headquarters), St Nicholas Hospital, Mamman Kontagora Building, etc

You'll notice that they have parking facilities on the first and second floors. Contrast that with the tall buildings on Victoria Island (that were built in the '90s and 2000s).

Reasons for this law:

1) Danger posed to pedestrians: Cars park on the sidewalk, thereby obstructing pedestrians who consequently have to walk on the road. The danger is further increased by the kind of mentally insane drivers we have in Lagos. I get scared when I see nursery and primary school kids walking to school in such conditions.

By the way, the government needs to build more sidewalks.

2) Traffic obstruction: Much of the traffic jams on Awolowo Road Ikoyi is caused by people parking on the sidewalk and even on the road in front of GTBank. There are many more examples of this.

3) Security risk: People park on the sidewalk and abandon theirs cars there for weeks. These cars are perfect tools in the hands of terrorists who can easily rig them with explosives.

In the 1970s and '80s the Lagos Island Local Government enforced the law against parking on the sidewalk. They also had parking metres at designated places.

The result.


If you check, you'll discover that most of the tall buildings in Central Lagos that were built in the '70s and '80s have parking facilities on the 1st and 2nd floors.

Laxity in enforcing this law in the '90s and 2000s has led to a situation where people erect structures without providing adequate parking facilities.

In the early 2000s, there was a proposal to build multi-level parking lots at Marina, Victoria Island and Ikeja. A smart businessman should take advantage of this opportunity to complete the project.

Just two questions that worry me.

1) How many CPC members have been arrested by security agents for being supporters of Boko Haram?

2) How many PDP members have been arrested by security agents for being supporters of Boko Haram?

I visited the museum @ Freedom Park recently. . . . Wonderful! Especially the upstairs displays.

Kano Emirate

Katsina Emirate.

There's no harm in trying. You'll be surprised what you can achieve if you just try.

esere826: Please does anyone know how I can reach Abati and Reno?
I need to pass this message accross
Thanks

You can twit at them

@abati1990

@renoomokri

esere826: You guys had better not turn this place to a amorous 'brain deadening' thread ooo

Hahahahahahaahhahahahahahahaha! Ouch! My aching head.

Ishilove: True...but you forget this is Nigeria, where dickheads rule.

I'm surprised I didn't see joystickheads.

esere826: Naptu, naptu2!!!!!!

how many times did I call u?
This is the simpleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee thing. You've just described

You see why I am upset
No be hardworkk at allllll

We don't need big time consultants to reason this out

Thanks.

Er, a personal one.

Emmanuel Amunike: I can't remember if it was 1991 or 1993. Stationery Stores were on the continent (Champion's cup). I was hyped up for the tie (I think it was the quarter final).

Stationery Stores vs Zamalek.

Emmanuel Amunike scored one goal in Cairo and one goal @ Onikan to send Stores out of the competition. Painful!

Friday Ekpo (of Shell of Gabon) for the same reason.

The point is, you find the exact same thing that you find on nairaland on twitter.

If I was the editor all I'll do is formulate rules (like they do on all interactive fora).

1) Insults will not be broadcast (that is, you can post as many insults as you like, but they will not be broadcast on tv).


2) Ethnic bigotry will not be broadcast.

Etc.

There is absolutely no reason why nairaland can't be used.