₦airaland Forum

So you can't collaborate and do concert with former labelmates? This does not mean he's stopped doing his own thing

It says, "percent of market share drops", which implies that other banks are getting a larger share of the market, and these top 5 are losing to those banks.

It's a nice gesture, but governors and other high-profile persons (targets) really should not be travelling with the masses for security reasons.

You forgot: Reading Nairaland

Tho I'm on this site every damn day for 1+ hours.

Machines to produce will also get more costlier and more risky, with most people opting to smuggle in finished goods. Not sure that devaluation will be good for us.

mrvitalis:
For me I feel the cbn should free the naira Control for now.. let the naira gets its true value. . No matter the price. ...

The good thing is this the higher the exchange rate the costlier imported goods n raw materials and that means it becomes cheaper to buy and produce raw materials here... . That's just it

Free the naira to fall

He is right... on two counts

1. unfortunately, our own leaders flout traffic laws, and if you have enough power, you can make life miserable for the poor warden who is, ironically, doing the job they are being paid for. So why should he respect us when we don't respect ourselves?

2. if he is in fact a diplomat (not a friend or family), then the Vienna Convention states that he is not susceptible to lawsuit or prosecution under the host country's law (unless expelled for a serious crime)

It's not right, and it pains me greatly to see it happen, but if I was the warden, faced with losing my means of supporting my family vs. insisting on the right thing, only to be let down by my own government...

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Seriously*, I support those who want to be nude in public, or to express their art, to go nude. The rest of us should just try to ignore instead of getting all hot and bothered, which is what attention seekers want. When they're tired of their mumurism, calmness will return. Fashion trends go in cycles from ultra-expressive to ultra-conservative. Their clothing, or lack of it, does not put fuel in my generator or food in my fridge, so it matters not to me.

*as in... I had to say something serious since my girl is reading my posts

One of my personal heroes. Keep shining on sir, and may God grant me one quarter of your success and abilities. Happiest of birthdays sir!

But some people get liver sha oh... This cannot be an ordinary gang

Donpressman:
Shut up with your sore loser ish.... The election was rigged. Even APC members know that. So whatz the fuzz all about. They won Yes.. They rigged Yes too.... Suffering continues in Edo Resounding Yes too..

Everybody rigged to the best of their ability. Instead of simply congratulating the ones that rigged the best, they're here crying and being sore losers, instead of strategizing how to rig better in the next election. Are they even crying because they have a better game plan for us, or more likely crying because of all the fat contracts they are missing out on. Abeg polithieftians take your crying to someone who cares (e.g. not me)

Na wah oh... we are a nation of sore losers... nobody wants to concede defeat without heaping blame elsewhere.

nkemdi89:
Wrong of her though, just remind me about a story of a girl that gave a man a wrong number only for her to realise he was rich and she started running after his car to correct the number, it's either you tell him no or when he calls you politely let him know you are not interested and having your number isn't his right but a privilege. You can also tell him your man is a police or army officer that you don't want him to beat you on the ground of cheating on him.

But that's not cool either... just chasing after a man because he's rich. If the guy is just tricking on his wealth (i.e. has no real inner game to keep the lady engaged after they hook up), they're both setting each other up for disappointment down the line.

cekhoe:
Why give a fake number? If you don't want to, just decline politely, it's not by force, and the guy self needs to upgrade,guys these days just don't collect numbers and bounce,you dial it right there

Because dudes don't want to just go after a polite no. After dealing with this hassle everyday, a lady learns to be evasive and give whatever little she can to make the guy go away (and I've seen enough of it to understand from the ladies' perspective)

Olabestonic001:
No sir, its not always because you ain't good for her.

I agree with your post entirely, and I think we're both saying the same thing... it's just that you're talking about an objective "good for her" when I'm talking about the more subjective "how she feels about you". But the result is all the same: if she passes on you, move on without too much fuss.

Of course, you also have to be able to read her subcommunications - don't just leave after a weak effort, since she uses that to filter out unserious suitors.

Cuz a lot of guys get really persistent and annoying if you say no, since they believe that persistence* will win her heart. So ladies learn that the quickest way to wave away the idiot is to give a fake number, or at worst the real one but never pick.

*sadly, instead of improving themselves inside and out so numbers are given freely, often without asking, they resort to whining, which just makes me shake my head

CaraJewel:
I dnt get..if u dont want to give a guy your digits..dis two letters N and O aint dat hard to pronounce..watz wid giving wrong numbers

That's actually very clever!

If somebody gives you a fake number, guy or girl, why call them out on it? They've done the socially right thing by saying no without saying no, but most guys are too insensitive and butt hurt to read between the lines and let it go quietly.

If a number is fake, then it simply means I didnt bring enough value to the table (wit, charm, attention, bling, social standing, whatever). It inspires me to up my inner and outer game for the next encounter.

For me I don't gain anything by reacting to a fake number. It makes no sense to "punish her" by deleting it in her presence or to even bring it up. To me, that's coming from a place of weakness, no offense.

Wish I'd see "celebrity poses in front of their factory employing 10 young graduates"

I'm tired of all this posing with bag, watch, shoe, car, house, or even hand washing with champagne. Ehen so what? We have seen it all.

Are we going to see yet another watch or bag next week? Boring. It's been done countless times before. I don't care. I don't long for it.

It's like watching another boring episode of "I have to show off to make up for my poor background" and I'm actually beginning to feel sorry for these people raised in poverty who feel the need to impress me.

It does not put food on my table or pay my taxes. In fact it removes money from our economy and leads to robbers and hungry police that prey on us all, including you, mr or ms show off. Don't be a value suck, add value, real value and wealth, to our country and our race.

Nothing special about expensive shit that doesn't add value to us. You want my envy and adoration, then please brag about doing something useful with God's blessing abeg.

Build homes for rent, hire people to process garri or make shoes. Do something productive in addition to your existing talet of being an entertainer or blogger. Then I'll be impressed. Smh

Take your cue from the really wealthy Nigerians and others who have built real wealth and don't feel the need to show off.

Even though it's not completed yet, we've stayed in it for several nights at a stretch just to experience having light :-)
In a few months, as we recover from all the setbacks and gather money, we'll get it done and get some tenants in there.

true2home:
I going to electrify the project with Solar if i can keep the total construction cost within reason. I want to do so much with this small project but i have to come to reality that its still a commercial project, not private. So it has to be investment viable too. with this project being just three studios, i should be able to power it on strictly solar. Now you can see my dilemma!

I have been following your solar documentary. Is the project being occupied now? cos you refer to enjoying it so much now

Pictures of the unclad real bum, or it didn't happen.

aarressa:
Cable car = $2-12 million per mile

Metro rail- $36 million per mile

Subway = $400 million per mile



Do the math if you are competent enough to do basic arithmetic..

You've made your point, and I'm better informed for it. And thank you for showing the example in Bolivia...

IhateYorubafool:
How foolish are you ??
He doesn't have a house in Lagos

People are naturally foolish

I didn't know he didn't have a house in Lagos, so I stand corrected. However, I didn't mention that he did; rather I made a general statement that wealth remains concentrated in Lagos, which is very true.

Meanwhile, teachers in your homeland don't have chalk to write on the board, and children don't have access to drinking water...

Kelechi nwanne, let me tickle your ear small: it's your money - and I wish I could afford those nice things you have - but but don't spend all of it in other people's land, inu? All this wealth is just staying in Lagos (and to some extent) in Abuja, but don't forget that every so often, somebody will tell you to jump in lagoon or go back to where you came from.

aarressa:
The fact that you made a silly, layman and ignorant opinion based on what the private entities involved have though about in their planning stage and final plans means that they are smarter than you and ahead of you so kindly keep quiet and stop boring us with your ignorant babbles..

There are lot of well funded businesses that fail every year all over the world for various reasons: wrong market, incompetent execution, bad timing, and plain old bad luck. The people involved were all quite smart, with a lot of experience in all sorts of fields. Still businesses fail. Most have MBAs with well thought-out business plans, or scientific folks with solid understanding of theory and applied practice, which are vetted by third parties. Yet businesses fail.

The fact that one has an idea, has lined up investors or financing, and have the backing of a regulatory body does not mean that the business is solid gold. I'm not sure why you insist that these people are infallible. You are of the opinion that they have a good business case, and I'm arguing otherwise, with some of my reasons why this is not going to work:

- infrastructure is not ready for faultless operation which could leave passengers stranded up high (fuel or gas or backup)
- the market is not there (if this is supposed to ease congestion, they'd need a much faster mode of transport with higher capacity, like rail)
- it has limited scope. How many cable lines will be built to service different areas? Or is it only this single one being proposed?
- is this a charity? I don't see the numbers that suggest they'd recoup their cost in this century

Even if you have a vested interest in this cable car, it would be more fruitful and educative to explain why you think this is a sure banker. I personally am a big proponent of future tech in transit (I've been looking at Personal Rapid Transport systems for over a decade now), but I'm just expressing my doubts about this proposal. If someone can rebut my 4 questions with answers, I'm ready to be convinced.

If it were me, I'd make these things travel at night, securely covered and made to look like bales of cloth or something. A government (or private individual) should not be advertizing its capabilities, unless of course, they intentionally want to intimidate their targets.

Everybody wants to make their money pushing a tech they've invested time and money in... no problem. But the more I look at these pictures, the more I'm convinced that this is bullsh*t.

Will these cable cars really solve congestion? Have you seen any major city in the world use cable cars as a serious (not tourist) people mover? Not me. The carrying-capacity of these things is so low, their speed is so slow, and if something happens in a single car, the entire stretch of cable is f*cked.

I've been to their site www.doppelmayr.com which clearly shows that this thing is meant for resorts, forget their claim of 3,900 people/hr transport capacity. I can only understand it if it's just a pleasure ride for a few privileged commuters who can pay to skip all the traffic below (all 26 of them per hour). The Obudu cable car is nice and beautiful, perfect for that tourist site. But for a fast paced place like Lagos with million commuters, give me a break.

Lagos should just bite the bullet, get some bonds to build commuter rail and subways, just like the rest of the world. If they were serious they'd also solve the power issue once and for all and stop messing around with toy projects. But I suspect they'll stay with this cable car because it, like a lot of things in Nigeria, gives the appearance of being developed, without actually being developed.

aarressa:
They know it uses electric motors and electricity and they've covered all that with completely independent power source in each station with even another back up system to back up that that back up system..

The private investors staking quarter of a billion dollars investment are smarter than you, they are a million miles ahead of your layman and elementary school thinking.

If things are left to these lowly and ignorant thinking ipob villagers like their vision-less and incompetent governors, Nigeria won't move ahead, not even an inch..

Hah hah hah... I don't doubt that they are much smarter (and much much richer) than me. I was more doubtful of the supporting infrastructure.

We have a country where several international airports have lost power for hours in recent memory. They had backups, but, you know, no fuel, abi no spare parts.
We have natural gas that can't be delivered to its destination because, you know, militants.
We have had IPP that can't remain powered for any reasonable length of time, or so I'm told, hence I'm not too confident that this particular independent plant, for a cable car, will somehow be different.

If they can demonstrate the system to work consistently for 2-5 years with no issues, then I will happily withdraw my skepticism and celebrate with them. It's just that dumb little me thinks money can be better spent fixing more pressing infrastructural problems, than introducing new ones. Nevertheless, the best of luck to them.

Truth is, there is no guarantee of future happiness with either guy.

Guys can be such arseholes, and there's no guarantee that the guy who is so lovey dovey today will remain the same. At the risk of sounding mercenary, I say choose the one that cam best improve your economic prospects. I think you get my drift...

true2home:
Thanks Sir., the space between is done to create opportunity to expand the structure vertically in the future such there be demand for more units. All I will have to do is reinforce the existing, add slab and stairs in the gap between the existing.
I intend to create cabanas in the compound for outdoor activities...A small garden with Grill will be created on the backside of the land parcel

Very smart idea... I'm definitely looking forward to seeing the completion.

I was just thinking of how you plan to power these units? As you can see from my hostel project, I went 100% solar, and I think it's such a good idea that I'd encourage you to do the same. I've been experiencing 24-hour light and there's no joy like it. There are of course, several caveats:

1. it's an expensive upfront investment, but you could charge higher rents for the luxury of no gen, no NEPA bills
2. residents can't use an iron or water heater. Using AC is not advisable if they want 24-hour light in all seasons.

It just occurred to me to ask and see if you're at all interested.

I really want this to take off, I really do.

But you know these things typically use electric motors to move... which means that around 6pm, in rush hour, you're above ground, and PHCN seizes light... And if you're unlucky that there's fuel scarcity, you're going to spend the night in that pod, dangling with no way to get down.

No thanks. Government: please solve the existing issues first, before you create new one.

So the part that stood out to me was: Wang Jianlin, his father is a real estate tycoon... then I went to look him up. There's a lot of money to be made in real estate in Nigeria if you're willing to start small, and stay grinding for the next 20 years. So forget today's hot electronic toy, focus on how to build real wealth. Just don't spoil your children.

blueto:
what are they doing with 2,570 aides in this period of recession? this is just for the parliamentarians, we haven't ascertain those of the executives and judiciary. These are some of the places where the Nigerian govt wastes funds on unnecessary proliferation of public offices with the same job description.

You know I was outraged initially, but then I got to thinking... all these aides are supporting families of 4-6 people each. Even if some are single, they must have younger ones they are supporting. So I'm no longer sure I should be shouting since these people are actually gainfully employed; they support others; they spend their money in this economy.

This is looking good, and remarkably still looks like the original drawings... kudos. Requesting permission to copy the design.

As an aside: what I might do though, is join all the buildings together (to save materials for 3 walls). I've also been thinking to provide a covered space in the back for hanging clothes and chilling out... the cover should be acrylic or something transparent so the sun can shine through, but not rain. It takes 2-3 days for my clothes to dry out if I keep them inside, and hanging outside is not an option, since I go out and it might rain at any time.