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Nice one. Keep it coming.

His policies are affecting all Nigerians. Enough of this self-victimization and looking for insults where there are none. Everyday I read or hear another woe-is-us tale about marginalization or victimization.

I am not particularly happy with the decisions he's making, and the meeting with IMF is worrisome, but I want to have faith that this is the necessary pain we have to go through to improve our country.

Let's start talking about how we as responsible citizens can uplift the country and assist our president. There are established rules on how you can get access to foreign exchange for your business and it's high time we follow procedure.

God bless Nigerians, all of us from every region.
God bless our president
God bless Nigeria

winta2007:
keep it rolling, I need a state that have constant light oooo.

You wan do NYC in Durban or Johannesburg? Cuz no state in Naija fits that requirement
But come to Asaba/Okpanam... life is OK and the girls are pretty

Thanks Uncle Sam, for your used machinery. Shey you took the bugs and other spy equipment out first.

Krayzeejhay:
Oya!..
How does that affect the price of Garri na??....

Who e help sef..skul dne start o,make una nor disturb me

Wow! Well, he helped the people who import expensive wears to Naija. A cool 1 million. And I'm here looking for money to plaster my house. And he can't be the only person buying this stuff, which means there's so much money in Naija to support all this expensive wears.

chai

Farnsworth:
it will be too hot, why not build everything from wood.

I would love to build with wood too, and I've looked into it somewhat. However, finding wood that is not warped is very very difficult in Nigeria. If you find it, it's also extremely expensive. We don't have enough people who understand how to build well with wood so it deals with the contraction and expansion of the changing seasons (hot, humid, cold, dry). I admire that the OP is using wood for the sidings... I'm curious to see how it will wear with time...

A lot of us in the construction/properties section have long been wishing for alternative methods of building, apart from the usual concrete blocks, and this is a valuable learning experience. It may not have all what we wished for, but it's a very welcome alternative.

OP: where did you get those wood 2x4s you're using as siding for the building and flower beds? Looks nice and straight?

deolu2000:
Only a small percentage of Nigerians watches internet TV as such,due to high cost of data and ofcourse poor services from ISP, so i don't how this news is so special to a common man aside to the elites that can afford their own bandwidth.

That's exactly what I was thinking. 3gb that I budget for 2 weeks will be exhausted in 2 days watching netflix.

wadetaw202:
You are wrong o. It is far from Lagos-Benin expressway o.

I suppose I need to explain my meaning of "close". I looked on the map. It looks less than 1 hour from the express. If I was planning to go there, I'd probably plan to spend the night since I can't enjoy the hike in just a few hours.

If I was planning to just drop by for a quick look, then yes it's too far from the express.

Haba! It's the new year oh. You won't even wait 1 week before committing crime. People get mind sha

itstpia8:
I wonder why certain elements on nairaland are desperately trying to "buzzword" Akure like their lives are depending on it.

Imagine someone moving this thread to front page and adding "Akure" to the title.

and why did the op in particular open yet another thread for the same topic?

It gives context for where it is... Like most people, I may know where Akure is, but not Idanre. If you say it's close to Akure, then I have an idea and might be interested in visiting next time I'm in the area. At least I know it's not too far off the Lagos-Benin express

Beautiful! I would like to go there. I hope our tourism folks are adding this to a list of wonderful places in Naija.

OP thanks for sharing... I imagine being among those hills would be magical. With the right investments, that place can be a really big tourist attraction.

morbeta:
He is the Elijah of our time.

I hope he will start predicting positive things for us... all these negative prophesies he is sharing...

Then marry her. What's the problem? You already said you love her, so what r you waiting for? You know you can have a simple legal wedding, then do the marriage ceremonies later, right?

f@pping tinz. Sorry oh, but the girl is just so hot

Scottish kilt. Looks nice

Heh heh, abeg no spoil market. There's a couple Kenyan women I'm working on at the moment

yahrant140:
There is no country who relates with IMF that her citizen especially the masses will not suffer

Indeed. Looks like there are going to be really tough times ahead for us.

OgbeifunErom:
The best President Nigeria has ever had. We are so lucky to have this man as our leader.
Here is what Lagarde said about the prospects of the Nigerian economy:

Let me be very clear: I’m not here nor is my team here to negotiate a loan with conditionalities, we’re not programming negotiations,” said IMF managing director Christine Lagarde.

“Frankly, given the determination and resilience displayed by the presidency and his team, I don’t see why an IMF programme is going to be needed,” she told reporters in Abuja.

Classic double-speak. IMF is about loans. If IMF is not needed, why are they here? It's like a mechanic looking at your car and you're telling us nothing is wrong. Abeg.

Hmm... IMF again. Anytime they come calling, our economy ends up in the toilet.

In her remarks, Ms Lagarde said that the IMF will be willing to assist the Federal Government in plugging revenue leakages, tracing stolen funds and restructuring its tax system.
She said that Nigeria had all the potentials to overcome the current economic challenge of falling commodity prices without resorting to the IMF for financial support.

Hmmm, oga these people have not changed their colors oh... they are still the same people you resisted in 1984 and they always come with bad news:

- devalue Naira
- curb imports

two things that started the whole wahala last time

Yes sire, you're suffering from one-itis. I won't even say you goofed, since that will assume that she is the only girl in the world.

You don't want to hear this but: move on and use this as a learning experience. I'm not saying you should start mistreating women or something... just grow a damn spine and stop letting somebody else dictate your emotions and mental state.

In gear. If the front of the car is on a level ground or sloped up, put it in gear 1 so it won't roll back. If the front of the car is sloping down, leave it in reverse so it won't roll forward. Of course you should steer the wheel in such way that if the car starts to roll, the curb will stop the car.

For me, I found, in order of increased hold:
- hand brake (can fail if the slope is much, and on older cars is nearly useless)
- parking brake (pretty good, though I've been able to move the car with this engaged)
- gear 1 or reverse (car is guaranteed not to go anywhere)

... but what do I know

arresa:
Basically NOTHING.

Abi

Abeg, our brothers up North, don't use this as an excuse to vent your frustrations on your brothers from the South. Abeg

Just jejely protest, take pictures, send letters to Saudi officials... just don't start hurting innocent Nigerians that have nothing to do with this...

Sincerely.

I still say this idea is crap since:

- it all results in more congestion and pollution to Lagos
- the prices just means the likelihood of a real estate bubble increases
- more pressure on the roads for the rest of us
- didn't they hear of global warming? The last thing you want is houses and water tables right next to a rising ocean

But what do I know?

King Kesh!!! Notin do you man, ride on. We know who the real next rated is

Hah hah hah...
I know my rights, but if our men in black decide to start searching my phone, can I call Arase so he can bring his boys to order? I think not.

Abeg, focus on dismantling the toll gates, er I mean, check points where I'm forced to depart with #500-#1000 every damn day, papers or not.

If you won't enforce the law, don't tell us to take matters into our own hands and risk jail, injury or death because you had a good idea in your shower.

For Nigeria, study Computer Engineering. We need more engineers today than we need scientists. Before anybody jumps on me, let me explain:

Computer Science, for the most part, tends to address issues that won't be available to the public for 10-20 years: networking, communication, algorithms, big data, database - all these were researched and investigated in the 50s, 60s, but only started being used practically in the 70s' 80's and 90's. These take a long time, and need deep pockets to fund.

On the other hand, Computer Engineering tends to address immediate needs. It was computer engineers who took the theories and ideas from CS research, and turned them into actual embedded systems and computers that people use, as the technologies became more mature and mainstream. I feel a Computer Engineer would have a lot more to do and contribute to our society at this stage in our development. If you wanted to create an embedded system for mobile payments, gate openers, hospital record keeping, whatever, you're likely to need the skills of a computer engineer.

In summary, they are both worthy pursuits, and you can even study both, but IMHO, a computer engineer can create a lot of things that will have immediate practical use in Nigeria, which translates to customers who will pay; a computer scientist's products won't likely have immediate customers in Nigeria, today. Of course, as long as you expose yourself to all aspects of technology (scientist and engineer), none of this distinction matters

I imagine Iroko, Paga, Google and Microsoft have more Computer Scientists, while Solynta, Omatek, Apple and Samsung may have more use for Computer (and Electrical) Engineers.

So I've been seeing a lot of CV guides on FP this year... I'm sure we can all appreciate the effort and advice.

However, could we start seeing more of how to create businesses and create jobs on FP? It's like we're all chasing the very few jobs out there, spending all our time and money on polishing a CV that will be in a pile of 500 others... yet there was this inspiring thread by ymodulus on the various hustles and businesses he was able to start last year, most with reasonable costs. https://www.nairaland.com/2838270/brief-summary-all-business-encounters

moderators: Not to throw shade on the CV (how to get a job) threads, but in this 2016, we need more and more business ideas on FP, please.

EgunMogaji:
So basically you're going to insulate the wall.

Very nice.

In a previous discussion some mouth breathers were in a hullabaloo that we don't need insulation in Nigeria.

Excellent.

Tee hee hee... I remember that convo . I looked into using insulation for my solar hostel project, but for now the cost is a bit too much. I'm considering using vines and plants to keep direct sunlight off the walls...

Alternatively, you could build two walls (separated by an air gap) for the sides that get the most sunlight, like here:
http://www.kotaronishiki.com/

Very nice.... I see a lot of non-traditional building materials: iron floor joists, plywood, and is that straight wood for the ceiling? I can't find anything longer that 1 foot that's straight.

I like Waje, I really do.

But if we keep misusing the word "stun" it loses all impact. Not that this outfit is bad - it's alright - but not stunning.

*yes, I drank hatorade last night

Happy new year to all Nairalanders: fellow Nigerians, our African brothers and sisters, and to our friends from around the world. May we all be blessed with a fruitful, fulfilling and prosperous year! Amen