₦airaland Forum

And next week, Boko boys will remind them who the true owners of that territory is.
Raising a flag is one thing... defending the territory is another. Waiting for BH to make their own video. SMH

Trexnemesis:
If it breaks down on the way to your village nko, wetin u go do?

Bros, if I had that kind of money, the car would be only used on Island or Abuja, and I would have a Highlander or something for those village trips. If you see the kind of red swimming pools we have in Delta during rainy seasons, fear will catch you to use mustang.

Nice... good to see some enthusiasts coming out.

I love classic cars, just that they are hard to take care of here in Nigeria (parts, harsh weather).

I'm trying to save up for either '72 corvette or a replica Shelby Cobra

gidgiddy:
If it was in America, the Police would have given them them the chance to lay down their guns before shooting.

I suppose you're right if the robbers were oyinbo... two black man fleeing, on the other hand... police will shoot on sight.

anayolity:
Na so Don jazzy take chop kpomo this night

Na so oh!

mynairaland2018:
Don jazzy has given up on Rihanna?

Don jazzy is so nice and would probably make a fun husband but I heard he likes girls too much, and threesomes and such.
Maybe toke won't mind, since she's reduced everything in her list to 'just take care of me'.

Is it a crime to like girls and threesomes

gypsey:
If he falls off and break his neck, he will blame his village people.

I was going to say the same thing... we do some stupid risky things, then blame others when the predictable disaster happens...

Felixalex:
Nawa for this caption o... "After kneeling down to beg"
are u implying that he won the ticket because he knelt down to beg? Funny country, funny people

Yes. If he chose not to kneel and beg, but the other two in that picture, we very much doubt he would have gotten the ticket. Even if he was the better qualified aspirant, best to beat PDP at the polls, they would have seen his non-kneeling as arrogance and he would have lost the ticket, don't you think?

gidgiddy:
African barbarians. Still stripping and beating criminal suspects in this 21st century as if we are in the 15th century. The fact that my fellow Igbos still engage in this barbaric act makes me ashamed

Well, you know if the was in the US, they would have been shot dead.
Which is more barbaric?

RIP bro...
Police will just fire on people anyhow... no report, no witness, no remorse.
One cannot even be guaranteed safely returning home again?

TheNaijanBlog:
This is a very HUGE lie!!!! America is one of the very few countries where an immigrant can become a millionaire/billionaire, all you need to do is have great ideas, work very HARD within the legal limit and you will be rewarded- that is what is called the American dream, that attracts many smart immigrants.

Nigeria?!!! Really??!! Where you need to know who is who? Dangote?! He was a freaking Dantata/Dangote dynasty!!! Check out all the billionaires in Nigeria they were all children with CONNECTIONS! Otedola ( his father was Pa Michael Otedola). Whilein America you will hear of so many billionaires where they started their business from their garage/basement all they had was a dream and a vision.

There are many Nigerians that have become millionaires here in the US with hardwork and a dream no need to know anybody. Very very FEW people are billionaires, it is not easy being one. Unless you are referring to fraud!!

And the Dangotes and Otedolas, Ibetos and Ubahs, were their parents also billionaires, or well-connected children in their own time? At some point the wealth was made from scratch, and more Nigerian multi-millionaires are being made yearly. Per capita, we have more millionaire black people than USA. Fact.

ponti93:
I am really interested in the migration through investment, i need to hear more about it

If you have the kind of money that you can migrate through investment, then why not continue to make that money in Nigeria, then vacation out occasionally? Life is much sweeter that way.

The guidelines: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/immigrant-investor-visas.html

To qualify as an immigrant investor, a foreign national must invest, without borrowing, the following minimum qualifying capital dollar amounts in a qualifying commercial enterprise:

$1,000,000 (U.S.); or
$500,000 (U.S.) in a high-unemployment or rural area, considered a targeted employment area.
A qualifying investment must, within two years, create full-time jobs for at least 10 U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or other immigrants authorized to work in the United States, not including the investor and the investor’s spouse, sons, or daughters.

If I had assets of 1million dollars, why the hell will I waste it to immigrate? I can continue to grow my business, employ people locally, and have a much lower cost of living. People will call me sir, carry my bags for me, cook me good food, drive me around, and I can carry olosho without fear of arrest. I can attend weddings, trash talk with my friends at a bush bar, while enjoying our warm weather. If I need healthcare that I can't get in Nigeria, I will travel out. I should go to USA and pay 35% of my income in taxes? I dey mad?

ASPIREX:
Thanks Laird. I could start with some not so odd job just as a sacrifice and to use the time to study the busines environment. I am sure that I should be able to invest in some business within one year of being there. I also intend to keep my business running here and hope to visit at least every quarter.

Even if I could afford it I really wouldnt subscribe to going back to university to learn in order to get a job. My wife had been interested in healthcare especially nursing. She would say yes at the slightest opportunity.

Your last statement is quite pregnant and most attractive. Its a viable option. Only snag being that I love seeing my kids everyday. At least let me have my fill of them while I can. Staying withput seeing them for long periods will be quite the torment.

If you're not on ground everyday to run your business, my brother, you should just abandon it. Hoping to visit every quarter is not going to cut it, plus your move and traveling would cost your business valuable money. I still say that you are on the track to success if you stay here and grow your business... you have 6 years before your first child goes to Uni... keep working here, and you will be able to afford to send them abroad. We have much more opportunities in Nigeria...

ASPIREX:
A little background to aid your objectivity.....
I am a 47 year old Nigerian with a 43 year old wife. Married 13 years. Three kids; 12, 9 and 6.

I have a degree in humanities while she has a HND in Admin.

We are both involved in hustling in Lagos, Nigeria. The hustle hasn't paid off big time yet but we get by with about 3- 5 Mill earnings annually. We used to do much more than that until 3 years ago.

I have had significant international exposure having lived in UK as a child and also bisited all continents in the last 5 years.

The first question is: can you support your family of 5 with your degrees abroad? Typically, to get a well-paying job, you will need to "re-qualify" by attending schools abroad. Until then you will need to hustle. Also keep in mind that humanities don't pay that well - even for Americans, so you'll be at a disadvantage. Be realistic and do research on salaries that people are earning, based on their degrees. This is not hard to come by: indeed.com is very useful.

2. Is it possible to grow what ever you're doing so you can double your income to 6-10mil/year from 3-5? With the money you will need to relocate 5 people (plane tickets, 6-12 months living expenses while you're looking for work, etc), you can vastly improve your business instead of subjecting your family to a difficult move and strenuous move with no guarantee that you'll net positive for several years.

3. Your oldest is 12. I think it's much better for children to receive Nigerian education until they are ready for University. That's when educating them abroad has the best value for the money. That means you have 6 years of continuing to grow your business/hustle. They will have Nigerian values and work ethic, then take that attitude and excel. It's rare that children brought up abroad from childhood become as driven or as successful as their parents.

4. At then end of the day, you actually have a higher chance of making it big in Nigeria, than if you move abroad at this stage of your life. You have a support system here, which you won't have when you move. We all know many Nigerians who can vacation to UK, US, Dubai several times a year, travel to bear their children abroad, pay for schools abroad, and buy property abroad... all with cash. On the other hand, I can't think of too many Nigerian-Americans who can boast of owning their home without loan, or who can afford the cost of childbirth without insurance or that can even travel more than once a year.

I would like to think that creating a potable water scheme (water treatment and purification) for my hometown would make me feel so much better than buying yet another fancy car with money meant for my constituents. One day, I too would like to retire to my hometown and drink water from a public tap while I sit with my old friends and watch children play in the park.

I pray I die peacefully enjoying my old age in my hometown, enjoying some of the facilities (water, good health care, air conditioned buses, constant light) that I helped build.

None of these fancy cars is going to help when one is on a death bed in some fancy foreign hospital.
Doesn't any Nigerian leader think like this?

Yes, his salary is not constituent money, but can't a senator say: OK, let me do something useful for my community with some of my salary? Even 10percent, used directly to buy exercise books - or medicine - for his constituents would endear him for life, and won't really make a difference to his standard of living.

Goes to show that "Giant of Africa" is not by just shouting and claiming title.

Ghana demonstrates what good governance, sensible policies, accountability, and genuine development look like. It's no surprise that it should be the first destination for visitors to the continent.

All these celebrations... I'm sorry, I've been celebrating Independence Day for nearly 40 years now... and I'm not sure if we should be celebrating anymore. Perhaps we should call it "Mourning Day" to signify the loss of good governance from Oct 1960. Every year, we cynically paint our pothole-ridden roadways with white and black/green, force hungry students to buy or bleach white socks that they can't afford, and hold parades where everything on display is made abroad: from jets to uniforms; from chairs to even the damn red carpet.

Everyone is supposed to cheerfully pledge allegiance to a country that doesn't give two shits about whether we live or die; whether we have food or not; whether we're being killed by herdsmen, terrorists, police, or armed robbers; whether our child might die from an easily curable disease.

We're supposed to cheer for a country where its elite absolve themselves of responsibility to, or even basic love for their society. Some of them even go abroad to abuse us, while spending our commonwealth residing abroad for "medical reasons."

I'm tired of celebrating mediocrity, stagnation, and retrogression in a country where basic infrastructural needs are still a challenge. I've done that for nearly 40 years and so for the first time in my life, I find no joy in October 1. Let this day be over so we can get back to our regularly scheduled power cuts, no water, mosquitoes, no pay, inflation, police intimidation, and so on.

Next year we'll do exactly the same things, and make no progress. "Unity, Peace, and Progress". Indeed.

All these celebrations... I'm sorry, I've been celebrating Independence Day for nearly 40 years now... and I'm not sure if we should be celebrating anymore. Perhaps we should call it "Mourning Day" to signify the loss of good governance from Oct 1960. Every year, we cynically paint our pothole-ridden roadways with white and black/green, force hungry students to buy or bleach white socks that they can't afford, and hold parades where everything on display is made abroad: from jets to uniforms; from chairs to even the damn red carpet.

Everyone is supposed to cheerfully pledge allegiance to a country that doesn't give two shits about whether we live or die; whether we have food or not; whether we're being killed by herdsmen, terrorists, police, or armed robbers; whether our child might die from an easily curable disease.

We're supposed to cheer for a country where its elite absolve themselves of responsibility to, or even basic love for their society. Some of them even go abroad to abuse us, while spending our commonwealth residing abroad for "medical reasons."

I'm tired of celebrating mediocrity, stagnation, and retrogression in a country where basic infrastructural needs are still a challenge. I've done that for nearly 40 years and so for the first time in my life, I find no joy in October 1. Let this day be over so we can get back to our regularly scheduled power cuts, no water, mosquitoes, no pay, inflation, police intimidation, and so on.

Next year we'll do exactly the same things, and make no progress. "Unity, Peace, and Progress". Indeed.

We also need to visit Ghana to see an example of a sane Black Country where people generally follow the rule of law, are held accountable, and the leaders have sense.

KOLLYPROF:
When most of our tourist centers were not attracted to foreigners

We're not trying to make it attractive to foreigners. IF we Nigerians visit our tourist centers, instead of spending that money to go to Cuba, Spain, London, we would have achieved a major breakthrough in mindset that will also pour over to other things we do. I don't want our country to be one where foreigners come as tourists and the locals don't get to enjoy tourism.

We are all awakening to the beauty that is in Nigeria and I'm seeing a lot more interest that before. There is a growing number of stunning resorts and destinations being built, and it makes me very proud!

Evilthoughts:
Who is oppressing you ? Your hatred for our great nation is your biggest oppressor. You will never be free from it , it's a generational curse in your region. Repent .

Our nation is great, so that's not the problem. However, the current government is sh!t and oppressive: it's divisive, marginalizing, heartless, earless, senseless, and so many other lesses.

One can't protest in peace again? The only thing I don't agree with their actions is illegal trespass of the premises. But accusing them that protest could lead to revolt? Is this the military regime?

I just stumbled upon this Luxury estate, on the Lekki peninsula:
https://lakowelakes.mixtafrica.com

What do you guys know about prices, etc. spyder880 when are we going to have something like this in the East? Are you every going to consider doing something like this? I know there's been some estate work before, but rather than each person buying land and developing individually, would you consider creating an estate as a joint business venture and being the contractor/builder?

skimanski... the modern design reminds me of your work... don't know what your thoughts are on the above...

Joystark:
I swear I was expecting something else

Bros... me too...

TheMan3:
At least they admitted what happened. We understand jare

If it was lie Mohamed he would say "his Excellency was not sleeping, as a trained military officer, he was wide awake with his eyes closed."

You sabi am wella. They like to insult our intelligence all the time.

"The fate of the people of Osun and the outcome of tomorrow’s rerun are in the hands of God and not in the hands of any man."

I so dislike this statement. There's no need to bring the supernatural into this. It's people that vote and decide their leader. Of course people may miscarry the democratic process, but for the most part, if a candidate is seen as worthwhile and trusted, they carry the vote.

To increase chances of elections, candidates need to start having a positive impact on their people. Instead they go to Church and pray to win elections. SMH.

These people should realize that - unlike in Nigeria - if you jump you will jam concrete. Not Anambra where if you jump you can land safely on bushes, piles of red sand, lakes formed by the rain, or other soft surfaces.

RIP, bro, it's not a laughing matter.

Amalekki:
You don't think there is a possibility of growing from selling 150 a day to 250 and then more than 1000 a day? You may not have N1m to start today but despise not the days of small beginnings and do not give up on your dream! Doing nothing is not an option. Go for it.

It's not that I despise small beginnings... but I've been down this road several times before. I've given my recommendations and I feel - though not everyone may agree - that #5 per unit is too small profit to pursue based on the effort being expended. If the operation was to sell sweets and make average #5 per unit, that's a lot less effort (just buy and sell without the hassle of preparation, cooking, cleaning, and possible spoilage) for about the same amount of profit.

Taking it further, I would much rather sell fewer things for more profit, even if the total is the same:

For instance, if my daily profit is #750: should I try to sell 150 doughnuts (150x5), or just 1 bag (750x1)? If you can find a way to sell one bag, or three purses a day, and get the same profits... then I'd say grow the bag business because you can scale up much more easily. An operation to sell 1000 doughnuts a day is not a trivial matter - considering OP still has a day job.

bojbest:
Mark, Ceo Facebook married his teacher. If jide loves the girl, he shld consider her request but don't play her. Love is Blind

This is not true. They were both students.

Macron, French president, was the one dating his teacher. (you might also be referring to somebody else).

Still doesn't make it right: there are reasons we frown on people with any type of authority dating somebody in their charge (whether teacher/student or boss/subordinate)

Corper Jide should just take this for what it is. Infatuation. We all had it as secondary school students.
But he should not take any action on this; at the very least he can discourage her in private and let her down.

Even if he won't listen to good advice because of konji, remember: that girl that's batting eye for you today may be your worst headache.

Sounding so sweet now, she will start growing wings, arguing with you, demanding for recharge card, t-fare, and idomie money. The free young nana will soon become expensive that you will be wishing you didn't touch the girl.

If relationship comes into the open, na wahala
If relationship turns sour, na wahala
If she gets pregnant, na wahala

Even if you wan chop clean mouth, you will find another babe you want to stroke, so she will end up heartbroken anyway. Why put you and her through that?

EzendiEgo1:
Please I need help, I just started learning how to make snacks like doughnut and Meat pie from YouTube and I plan to distribute to people that will hawk and I plan to distribute to shops around me also,

Reason why I want to distribute it to hawk.. is because of my job.

I want to know if this business is lucrative... please if you are someone who knows much about this business please put me through.... how do I package them that would make them look attractive, what's the cost of production, how do I make profit?

This is my estimation:

Let assumed I have 3 hawks and 1 co-maker and we makes around 150 doughnut at the cost of #50 each, I will be making around #7500.
How achievable is this estimation,Please guru here should help me out.

You need to figure out 2 things: revenue, and cogs (cost of goods sold) and then you'll have your answer:

You already have your unit revenue (you mention cost, but I guess you meant selling #50 each).

Now what is your unit cost? Calculate how much it will cost you for flour, oil, eggs, sugar, etc. to make your first batch of 150.
As in rather than imagine a cost of production, spend time in the market and find out how many bags you need for 150 units,
in your area. Get the actual retail costs, not bulk purchases.

How much will you pay your hawkers to sell? How about your coworker? Firewood or gas?

You have to now deduct the money for one-time purchases like the large fryers, mixer (or is it by hand?) glass box for hawking, and other miscellaneous. I'm assuming you're doing this from home so no rent.
What about days when you can't sell 150? Rain? Weekends? Police harassment to your hawkers?

Honestly, I'd be very surprised if you can clear #5 in profit per unit. Yes, 5 Naira profit per doughnut.
It's a lot of headache for the potential to make #750 per day.

Unless you have close to a million Naira in order to go big and get business accounts like schools, offices, catering, so you can start approaching 1000+ doughnuts/day, my recommendation is you drop the idea. I don't mean to be discouraging, but you need to be brutally realistic: this is not going to make anywhere close to the numbers you were thinking. I've supported several people to go into making food, selling provisions and drinks, but the profits are not even going to enable them payback the loans, so I'm talking from experience.

krattoss:
I really hate whatever apple lays it's hands on because they re damn too strict and stingy..

Imagine if android have bought this, u I'll easily download ur favourite shazammed song with little or no restrictions right from the app.
Now with this apple acquisitions now, it I'll have to redirect u to the iTunes Store to go buy the song or music u shazammed

I ll rather note down the name and go search it on musicpleer

Why do you not want to pay for music? It wasn't free to make. It cost studio time, equipment, engineering, backing vocals, editing, distribution. Even the people uploading it to their servers have to pay for data and hosting fees.