₦airaland Forum

MightySparrow:
Dangerous thing to do. soon this good will can be tool in the hand of jihadists to destroy kind 'infidels'
I also read some Christians distribute palliatives to certain Muslims to break fast in Abuja, good gesture gone crazy. While living in Lafia Nasarawa state, this ramadan period Muslims burgled christian provision shops to punish infidels. In the northern nigeria almajiri you helped with money ( they prefer food) will be the one to lead rioters to kill you or burn down the church that gives the community water from their borehole. I think this german kindness borders on stupidity.

They ( the almajiris) were never Muslims in the sense of it, just herd mentality.
They do what they see other people doing. No conviction of any sort.

Infact, they are criminal elements perpetuating their acts under d guise of religion.

BTW have you noticed,? that dese riots n looting of shops occur mostly in POOR environments.( des areas before time had always been a hotpot for criminals just looking for d rite avenue.

Looting is also absent in decent areas ( where you also have Muslims n Christians too living together)

So I wud say blame it on parental upbringing of those children n not religion


In Germany, there is a clear delineation BTW Religion , STATE N CULTURE

This is absent in Nigeria. We still view things thru d religious/cultural prisms.

Bigleaf1006:
Not a good idea, except you want to use it to augment your e hailing returns.

You can run early morning kabu kabu and late night,at least that can cover your fueling for ehailing.

Running kabu kabu during work hours with all this goverment dogs everywhere is a very risky venture and also the abuse your car will suffer isn't worth it.

Very true bro. It is very risky wt all govt dogs all around. Even d work dey no send them.

before pandemic, I see some uber guys around Ikeja under bridge directly opposite Ecobank. ( heading towards Allen) picking passengers around DT spot.


That spot is a hotspot any day. Police and lastma arrest people easily there. I'm lyk des guys. What are dey looking for? Cos of #100.

Last last na #100 fare and strange riders wahala you wan face ( bringing #1000 note for ride wey no pass #100.)

you wan kill the car n urself for. Tops you get #400.

Wt the risk of being arrested....

databoy247:
Nigeria has over 21 ports with Lagos alone having up to 5 seaports including Tin Can Island port and Apapa port. In fact, Apapa port accounts for more than 30% of all cargo shipments in all Nigerian seaports combined.

Most companies have domiciled their main offices and warehouses in Lagos because of access to some of the busiest ports in the country. It’s easier and more convenient to move goods imported to Nigeria straight to your warehouse right there in Lagos than the rest of the country.

This trend brought about more companies moving to Lagos and with it, more people. Now, everyone wants to relocate to Lagos because of a growing perception that there are more opportunities in Lagos than anywhere else in Nigeria.

I wouldn’t blame them. The Lagos state government has been known to attract investors and companies with friendly economic environments, policies, and access to more profitable private/public sector partnerships.

The result of this is an influx of population. Companies began fighting for dominance. After all, if you can dominate Lagos, you can probably dominate Nigeria.

The coast is fixed, the levels all clear, and the competition began. This created more room for real estate developers to “expand” Lagos which has also led to more and more people moving to Lagos.

Now, Lagos now has an estimated 21 million people (2016 estimates) making it the largest city in Africa.

Little wonder, every startup wants to be domiciled in Lagos. Every foreign company wishing to expand its global presence to Nigeria prefers Lagos.

But what startups and SMEs don’t know…

Firstly, Lagos has the highest number of micro-enterprises in Nigeria – 3,224,324 SMEs.

Secondly, in Lagos, over 70% of the population spend between 60 – 80% of their earnings on rents. The average salary in Lagos is between N50,000 – N250,000. This is less than $700 USD. And most of these income earners have the capacity to save no more than N20,000 monthly. They spend more trying to survive than purchase luxury.
[/b] Despite the seemingly attractive large population, Lagos might not really produce the number of customers you think your business can get. It is just like an illusion.[b]

Reasons why starting a business outside Lagos is more profitable

[b][/b] Despite the large population, Lagos state has a population with a not so impressive buying power (when it comes to the average Lagosian). [b][/b]So, as a small business, when you offer your services or products to the public, be rest assured there are over 100 other SMEs offering the exact same service to your target market a few kilometers from you.

Pricing is one key factor that greatly influences Nigerian SME. Most times, you are forced to keep reducing your price just to become the preferred choice for consumers. This is often because of excess competition. If you are outside Lagos, your chances of fighting a strong pricing war with competitors are pretty slim.

The cost of getting a business location is pretty high in Lagos. Getting a shop or an office in Lagos can actually be nerve-wracking. Because of the population influx, the real estate industry has been booming but at the cost of the rising population. Renting a decent shop or office might actually consume more than 50% of your business startup capital leaving you in a very uncomfortable position.



Personally, I’ll prefer starting a business outside Lagos where I don’t have to spend a killing in the setup process and initial customer acquisition. Then when I have stabilized a bit and started to generate recurring revenue, I can move to Lagos with full backing to face the competition and succeed.

https://basetimes.com/2020/05/14/why-starting-a-business-outside-lagos-is-more-profitable/

You. Nailed it. 1000 likes for you

lexzyy:
Pls which office do you do the inspection?

Mainland.


Abule egba. 34 amusan street.

pope191:
2% for every driver, 1.5 permanent surge nd more

Abeg I dey wait am for playstore.

1.5% . pope you don hear where 5,000 party members dey decamp before.

@ 1.5% all the whole uber n taxify drivers go decamp come yr side .

But na to com service them at rides na him com remain.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Have you experienced this, or you "heard"?[/color]

Izzou, we don't pray for accidents but .insurance companies in Nigeria don't settle claims promptly.


Yes, protocol n due process has to be observed in filing claims n all that.

But truth is dey don't settle claims PROMPTLY.

pope191:
I completely agree with you and bolt is makin it worst with this estimation fare... I think driver need to find a way to tidy dis issues with them, right now is just like one is just trying to get by. My heart truly goes to those on HP and rentals, I've been thinking of how to develop my own app

Popeify.

Insurance companies in NIGERIA don't pay up claims promptly.

The key word here is " prompt". I won't bicker up and down for damage repairs of lyk 10k.

Though it hurts cos such monies could b used to do some other expenses n not for repairs.

Seun360:
I even heard that you tend to get more trips on bolt than Uber nowadays.

From tym immemorial on the mainland. Bolt is the king.

So I cudnt go for inspection through out last week, was managing O-car.

The Ocar app fit dey on for 2hrs. No pim.
On Sat , I on app for inside house @ 7am. Lyk I won't step out till I get a request.
For 5 good hours, the ocar app was on.

Infact I even forgot, it was wen someone called me around 11.30am. I was lyk wow, no pim pim.

Fast forward today, I go vex do bolt inspection. 5 mins Neva reach wey I open app. Request don enter.

I dey house na dey chill. Just one trip, very soft work .

We all know wtout 3%, it's a "Long walk to Freedom"

davit:
Guys I just received this mail from Bolt. The language is totally strange. Who can help translate?

Go to settings on your app n change language back to English.

davit:
Have you checked the one at Total filling sation around Wempco?

Yeah , that very one. Been there lyk twice last week. Its lyk they moved or cancelled that auto genius branch.

NYCnextStop:
Noted. Thanks man

Please, any other taxify inspection site around Ikeja. D one @ Ogba
has suspended operations.

doitforyou:
Yes, no big deal in pouring water in their drinking cups but chastising you in front of his friend was tactless. Men that rebuke their SO in front of an audience do so to prove they’re in control of the relationship.

The telling you what your roles are as a woman, the use of his mother as a threat etc already gives you an idea of what kind of husband he will be, so it’s your choice.

To add, to avoid future disagreements you guys can follow a general etiquette. The one who cooks, sets the table and serves the food. The non cook clears the table and washes the dishes.[b][/b]

@ op. Nothing wrong in serving water sha.

For d guy, every form of rebuke and disagreements shd b done in camera.

But one month dating n you r already cooking like normal stuff. Don't b hasty o.

Men get bored easily when all the cards are laid bare. Seems d dude in question has some greens...

Ybaby:
...... [/b]the bible said worse than an infidel not me.[b]

There is biblical permission to treat men who cannot provide for thier own as worse than infidels

It is in the bible

You quoted out of context. That was not wat apostle Paul meant.

Out of point.

You will understand if you read the city study before the book study.

jaxxy:
Nothing wrong with police men who are on bodyguard or security duty to private citizens opening the doors of their cars bt the way Emoney does it was not for security precaution reasons bt for show off and he yet had to post the embarrassment on ig severally. If u want to show off like that get civilian private bodyguards they can even dance when u walk out of ur house bt service police men should not be used for show off just because u pay them. His only crime is he posted the show on ig for no reason and it embarrassed the police service. That’s all.

2,000 likes for You. Up there is the main reason.

He ridiculed the police force by the constant posting of those pictures.

I mean WTF is wrong with him. 5 police men n he is already High strung.

Not even guys from D SPU.

IF they gave him 8 SPU nko. He would post it on Al- Jazeera.

Bambarino:
Sorry bro I mean trip fares for riders.

Last tym I checked its still #60/ km.

Felicity0001:
I tried loging to my bolt account this morning to check my current balance only to find out I couldn't log in, thinking it was forgotten password issue. Tried changing password for more than 5times all to no avail.

Tried again this evening and then I read the message which has been popping up since that morning was something I've never come across before.

I notice while trying to enter the new password it doesn't load after clicking on the submit button.

Anyone with an encountered a similar issue before or has an idea on how to go about this please your input will be well appreciated.

cc: northbird, izzuo and other ogas

Bro, I don't have an idea. Are you sure you are not inputting d wrong password.

I don't log out of my acct.

Bambarino:
hi guys, those driving on Uber. Has anyone noticed that Uber fares has gone up?

Nah, I don't think so. Same crap fares for drivers.

knytred:
Since 6am Na only 4K I don make on bolt , yesterday made 7k on Uber started around 6am and closed 3pm, I think say winter don over I no no say na just my birthday blessing I been receive that yesterday ...God help us ...the earnings mentioned is Net not Gross

You are doing well

I miss d bolt app. Its like the Uber app is on ghost mode on d mainland.

Iv been around ogba for over 2hrs now, no pim for Uber.

Was forced to go n do d Ocar yestday.

Even on O car just two trips of #850 net since 8.40am.

D coro shit just make everybody stay house.

Lush100:
Yes fully agree.
But some of us want to.setup things like this.
Skilled personnel and back office support are what's lacking.
Maybe lesser-sized industrial machines of various aspects and a back office support from yours truly can make such work.
Of course inspected firstly.

Franchise if not monitored properly, it kills the brand.
Ask UAC, Mr Biggs was a promising brand.

When the fad for fastfood started , the early 90's and mid90's, it started giving out franchises outlets Nationwide to achieve their expansion program.

You know wat happened.

Where is Mr Biggs now?

Centcanada:
The cases always rise up at midnight. Naija which level? When will inflation of numbers end so we can live normal life? Are you people not tires yet? Other country that has standard economy are seeking a way out to avoid their economy not going down but we that are already in recession are still playing politics with our bad economy. The CBN governors is not even helping matter on this very scenero. You re doing all this to punish the poor indirectly because the money and food palliative you guys are sharing is being done in a way of APC level and Muslim level. Anyway, I have nothing to say, your punishment to the poor cannot exceed this level but God knows how to handle the rich in his own way. Una well don!

Testing begins in the daytime n ends at close of business, so reason why results are published at d end of the day. You get to read about it some hours after release ( midnite)

DJperdurabo:
Hmmm...

Could you be kind enough to let me know why?

Sir,
Going rate for HP is arnd 30k. WC is not really feasible rite now. Cos the market rite now......
So by June market shd stabilize, at d tym, you are happy, HP driver is Happy ( Zero frustration from no rides to make money)
Car is Happy ( No unecsaarry overdrive) too.

DJperdurabo:
Hello All,

This is hoping everyone is keeping good and safe.

Just wanted to let you gentlemen know that I have a vehicle I want to put up for hire purchase (HP)

Details are thus:

Car Make: Toyota Corolla
Year: 2004
Condition: Tokunbo (registration papers to be delivered come Tuesday, 12th May 2020)
Insurance: Comprehensive
Transaction Model: HP
Payment Tenor: 18-24 months
Desired Driver Traits: Integrity, Smart Worker, Experienced (preferably one already registered with various ride sharing platforms)
Contact: 08095606706

Kindly reach out if interested.

Regards

Put all callers and interested parties on hold and Wait till June.

The car will just take a beating for nothing.

Uber don do driverprenur strong thing o.

yeyeboi:
I’m sure he ran because he doesn’t have covid 19

From the video footage of covid 19 patients that I have seen on CNN you will not even be able to move your body not to talk of running.

Those in CNN have Covid - A.

Covid-C is wats rampant in Nig.

On Thursday, I topped up fuel by #1,000.

Didn't get request till lyk 11am .

2 cash trips. Everything #1,400.

Uber commission- #360

Net- #1,040.


Small offline- #500.




When it was around 3 pm.. N I didn't see d sense in waiting ( been waiting for over 2hrs).

I headed back home.

My net on DT day was #540.

Infact, I blamed myself for coming out.

Suffered myself n the car for #540 naira.

Vision2045:
Boss you seem not to understand the foundation of what led to my comment...he said can't a Nigeria float a ehailing company and that prompted my response...

If u limit the service to just nigeria sir, one can't break even...knowing very well that only few states in the country can afford such business for now..

The running cost for the app is huge, coupled with Tax and other levies, and then back office salaries and other form of adverts and endorsement.. I stand to be corrected

It always seems impossible until someone cracks it.

When Uber first came on board, they were feeling lyk dey were d best thing that ever happened since slice bread.

Then Taxify entered n changed d narrative.

So, when the next entrant comes., it won't really surprise me.

Saying @ 20% a new firm won't break even.

Remember during d advent of GSM. n mtn brought BOGOF n dey were charging per min. Meaning even if you called for 35 secs, you will b billed on a per min/ template.

The day Glo launched, they started wt per second billing .

The following day MTN took a backtrack n started billing its customers on a per second basis too. .

So... it can b done...

That's not how it works.

Since the dollar is d
Commonly agreed base for international transactions.

The more dollars you can retain in the economy, the higher the value of your currency.

But look around you, does it look like we produce anything in this country.

A visit to computer village will give you a better insight. Almost 60-70% of the goods sold there are imported. With what? The dollar. So in essence, we bring in dollars, but we also push it out in form of Imports.

Vision2045:
The business is highly capital intensive and can only break even when you spread your tent to several countries, not forgetting that fact that Government of any country u spread your tent to is a horizontal and vertical competitor and can influence transportation policies to their own gain.

Bro. I don't agree wt you on not breaking even. In Lagos @ 15% you would do more than break even.

Opay dt bought bikes wt deir own funds ( @ least market value @ 400,000 naira per bike) , bought helmets, suits , phones n co. were cashing out.

A huge sinking fund.

What did Bolt bring? ....Nada

Car - you brought it.
Inspection- you paid for it

Training- You paid for it.

Then you tell me , @ 20% you won't break even. MBa. I don't agree.

Thing is the more cars you can have on your platform, the easier it is to spread your operational costs.

chillex8:
Have you not heard of mykab?

Neva heard of them. Only pick me up.

NoSidonLook:
The church keeps leading from the front

Some people that have never done anything worthy of note even in their compound will still find one thing to say against the church. But it keeps marching on

Some will say Pastors and other religious leaders are waiting for cure from science before they can resume their business

[b]Virus that started from science laboratory. Who else will provide cure if not science.

Did we hear it started from any religious place.

Others will say Religion is looking up to Science in this time. Science is leading

And I ask. Are these Scientist aliens
Or don't you know their many 'religious' scientist around the world.

Even most of the men of old that fronted for science were religious men
Isaac Newton
Michael Faraday
Gregor Mendel
Galileo Galilee
Al Quarismo (famous Arab scholar)

According to the great physicist and genius of the 20th century Albert Einstein, "Science without religion is Lame."

Atheism doesn't make you are smart.
It's not by too much grammar.

Most men that change the world of science na [/b] religious [b] men.
Atheist na talk dem sabi

I would rather say spiritual. A lot of highly revered scientists were monks.

That's a tall order in our society. Religious but ZERO spirituality.