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Let's be real, 5-8m ROI is almost impossible at this point.

1. Palm Yield Reality

Maturity timeline: Oil palms generally start producing fruit from year 3–4, but peak yield comes between years 7–18.

Bunches per tree: By year 5, a tree may produce 8–12 fresh fruit bunches (FFBs). Each bunch weighs 15–25kg.

Oil extraction: One tonne of FFB yields roughly 200 litres of crude palm oil (CPO).

2. Revenue Calculation for 60 Trees (1 Acre)

Yield estimate (Year 5):

60 trees × 10 bunches × 20kg = ~12,000kg FFB (≈12 tonnes).

12 tonnes × 200 litres oil/tonne = ~2,400 litres of palm oil.


Price per litre (2025): ₦1,200–₦1,500 depending on market.

Gross revenue:

Low end: 2,400 litres × ₦1,200 = ₦2.88m.

High end: 2,400 litres × ₦1,500 = ₦3.6m.

👉 This aligns more with ₦3m annually from year 5 onward, not ₦5–₦8m.

3. Costs and Risks

Costs: Fertiliser, harvesting, labour, transport, processing all eat into gross revenue. Net profits are lower.

Risk factors: Poor farm management, pests, drought, or bad milling processes can slash yields.

4. Where ₦5–₦8m Claim Comes From

Maybe you're projecting peak yield years (7–10+), when each tree produces 15–20 bunches annually, giving higher volumes.

Or just inflating figures to attract investors (a common agro scheme marketing tactic).

Unless you are including by-products (kernel oil, fibre, land appreciation), ₦5–₈m annually from one acre by year 4–5 is overly optimistic.

✅ Realistic Expectation:

Year 4–5: ₦2.5m–₦3.5m gross, with net profits likely lower.

Year 7–15 (peak): ₦4m–₦6m gross possible, but rarely ₦8m on just one acre.


👉 In short, this promise looks exaggerated for early years. It’s more realistic to expect steady profits from year 5, growing gradually into peak years, but not ₦8m that early.

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otipoju:
Meanwhile, all those services you rendered voluntarily ought to be paid for. Enjoy your peace of mind.

I'd happily let that go and let God do the rest.

My dad taught me to let go in some situations even when on my right. I know it doesn't apply in all cases, but it does for me in this case.

“Mr X Refused to Pay ₦1,400 — Now He Pays ₦76k. I’m Not Sorry.”

I'll share a story for anyone planning to move into a new apartment, especially one without a caretaker in place. Landlords who offer homes for rent will also learn something from this.

It's long, but if you’ve ever lived in a self-managed estate, you’ll relate.

I moved into a new apartment estate not too long ago. It’s a decent 8-flat compound — all 3-bedroom units — in a quiet neighbourhood. I was the first tenant to pay and move in, alongside another person, a Prof who lives upstairs directly above me.

From day one, there was no caretaker, no service charge, and no official structure for anything. It was basically up to us, the tenants, to manage the compound.

The Early Days Were Smooth

As more people moved in — we were five at a point — we started having meetings. We agreed on how to run the estate:

• Security
• Water pump operations
• Waste disposal
• Environmental cleaning

All these were sorted internally, without drama.

I personally handled most things on behalf of the estate: topping the prepaid meter, running the water pump, managing the waste guy, and paying for shared services upfront.

To this point, everyone was educated, civil and cooperative and there was common peace.

Then Came Mr X

The peace ended when one man — let’s call him Mr. X — moved in.

From the moment he arrived, he refused to follow the agreements we (the 5 existing tenants) already had in place.

He started demanding a meeting immediately, even though we already had structures that worked.

He didn’t want to pay for the waste management system we all agreed on.
He said he had a nephew that could “help him clean” and started pushing for weekend general environmental sanitation for everyone instead of the cleaner we had. At one time, he locked the general staircase so the cleaner won't clean.

Then he refused to pay for the water pump recharge. It was ₦3,000 per flat at that time.
Later, he also refused to pay his ₦1,400 share of emergency water pumping when there was no electricity.

Who paid? Me, of course!

I covered so many bills out of pocket because I didn't want others to suffer due to one person’s stubbornness.

The Professor Checked Out

Now, remember the Prof upstairs? The same man who initially insisted we manage things ourselves without a caretaker?

When things started going south, he backed out quietly.

Stopped attending meetings.
Stopped enforcing anything.

He left me to deal with the madness.

Estate Politics Started

Mr X became worse. He:

• Installed his own cloth hanger system
• Refused to contribute to the installation or the use of the communal lines
• Hung clothes all over the balcony
• Ignored objections and made the estate look like Sango market

The Prof eventually confronted him, but it was already too late. Mr X had started canvassing support from another neighbor, a man who turned into his puppet.

At that point, it was no longer about management. It became politics. Pure compound politics.

I Stepped Down

One day, I’d had enough. I called the caretaker who had offered to help from the beginning and said:

> “Oga, take over this estate. I’m done.”

The moment he took over, everything changed.

He’s a street-level, unapologetic person with an undermining demeanor.

He slapped a ₦76,000 service fee for 6 months on each tenant, and gave everyone 2 weeks to pay.

That’s ₦12,700 per month all paid in two weeks, compared to the ₦10k and under that's paid monthly which we previously agreed as a group.

Now guess what?

All the people who gave me so much trouble turned against me.

Suddenly they wanted to return to the old “let’s manage it ourselves” arrangement. Even the Prof, Mr X, and his puppet all came to me, complaining of the high fees, trying to fix things again.

But I stood my ground: "Never again."

The Blame Game

Some tenants blamed Mr X for being difficult.
Mr. X and the puppet blamed me and the Prof for not holding a proper meeting when they moved in. One tenant even accused me of tribalism, saying I'm in support of the caretaker and colluding with him.

Me, I just wanted to hand things over smoothly and not have anything handed back to me.

Mr X and his puppet kept pointing fingers, saying we excluded them.

Everyone had someone to blame. But nobody wanted to take responsibility.

What I Learned

Here's what I took away from all this:

• People don’t respect kindness when it comes to managing shared spaces.
• They respond better to harsh rules and strict enforcers, even if it costs them more.
• Trying to please everyone while being fair will only burn you out.

If you ever find yourself in a self-managed estate, draw boundaries early. Either push for a caretaker from day one or prepare for drama.

As for me, I'm sleeping better now.
No one calls me about prepaid meter, pump issues, or cleaning schedules.

Let the rest of the tenants handle their new military-style caretaker. God go provide for me and my family

I’m free.

Over to you — have you experienced anything like this in your compound or other aspects of life? How did you handle it?

Hi everyone,
I’m sharing this here not just for advice, but also to create awareness about the wickedness some landlords in Nigeria put tenants through.

Last October, my former landlady gave everyone in the compound a quit notice, just a week after we all renewed our yearly rent. Explanation was that they wanted to renovate the house and we should prepare to leave before the end of our rent cycle.

Because of that, I started house hunting early. I eventually found another apartment and moved out. That was with 5 months still left on my paid rent. When I asked her for a refund for the remaining months, she flat out refused. No apology, no conversation—just “no.”

No wahala though

Now here’s the issue…

After moving out, I requested my caution fee. It was 30k when I moved in (imagine what 30k of 2021 is worth now).

I and the caretaker did a proper inspection together today. There was not a single damage. I even ensured my cleaner cleaned up the place after we moved out. But she still refused to refund me, saying I need to:

Repaint the living room back to “butter colour” (which I met 4 years ago),

And remove a removable wallpaper in the living room I installed years ago that caused no damage.

Mind you, this is a house she already said she plans to renovate and since it's not a new house, they are going to repaint it anyways.

But I now suspect they want to sell it, as I’ve seen strangers being brought in for inspection.

I haven’t handed over the keys yet. I’m weighing my options.

I could:

Leave the money for them and walk away (but why let them cheat me?),

Run down the remaining 5 months I paid for, then hand over the keys,

Or take legal action to reclaim both my caution fee and possibly the balance of my 5 month rent.

I’m honestly leaning toward legal action. Just want to hear from people who’ve dealt with similar situations.

What would you do if you were in my shoes?
Have you ever had a landlord refuse your caution fee for ridiculous reasons?
Let’s talk about it.

Thanks for reading.

Mrexcell:
I don't understand why my brothers love this type of business despite all the risks of massive losses that's involved?

Massive losses or human casualty. You people are stupid. Is everything business to you?

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yomi007k:
Op try and calm down o.

1. The landlord gave a year notice which is very fair.

2. If you knew you were no longer interested in staying there, you shouldn't have renewed your rent.

3. Your suggestion of going to tap electricity from another neighborhood is illegal. If you are not satisfied you should have left.

Even if you get a refund, just know it won't be complete. You can go and try your luck.

Tap like as a community from a neighboring community with better electricity. What's illegal there?

Please read. Not requesting for full refund of what's paid. If I don't use up my rent. Let's say I have 6 months rent left and I'm leaving, can I request for refund for the remaining 6 months

flexydote:
she gave you guys 1 year notice na. in the picture you attached it says September 2025

September next year, being the month my rent expires.

Point is electricity situation has worsened. Promise of connecting to a neighborhood with stable electricity is not holding up. If I knew she wanted us to leave, I wouldn't renew and would have just left. I won't endure a year in the current situation. And because she gave a quit notice after I paid, she's supposed to refund whatever money is left. The one-year rent is an advanced form of payment for my consumption. What happens if I don't use up my rent.

I paid my current annual rent in September ending. However, a week after the three tenants in the property paid the rent renewal, the landlord issued a quit notice to all of us, citing she wants to renovate the house.

That was tricky because she allowed us to renew before immediately serving a quit notice.

No problem about that. I'm planning to leave even with 10 months rent left. Electricity supply is like 2 hours a day. That was despite increasing rent from 220k to 300k because of failed plans to improve electricity supply by tapping from a stable neighborhood.

Now the question is: let's say I have 6 months left, can I ask for the refund of the rest of my rent should I find an apartment before the expiration of my rent?

Is there any legal protection for me should the landlord refuse?

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hakeemhakeem:
Report him to the landlord for refusing to contribute to clean the house concerning water jump am pass

The landlord no send anybody. She's in London. Just pay the rent.

I have these neighbors in the back flat of my compound. Just an apartment

They never contribute to responsibilities in the house. Water pumping, fuel buying, grass clearing, refuse and compound sweeping. If you need money for these or there are responsibilities opening up, they won't even bat an eyelid.

Most times, I and another neighbor have been doing it even though we've had several meetings about this.

He and his wife have refused to agree to a roaster. They say they'll rather contribute and someone do it – it used to be me.

Recently, the lightning poles in Sango went down and we've not had light in two weeks. So no water. With the fuel issues, they still refused to take responsibility.

I've refused to do it too, after they insisted they cannot be in a roaster. The house has a dedicated generator for pumping water. I just put a little fuel in the generator tank, pump the little I need into the reserve tank we have. The wife and child have been without water for days and instead go out to fetch in the street.

Meanwhile, they have a big gen too in their apartment and they turn their gen on almost three times in a week. So it's just that they don't want to do it when it's a shared responsibility.

It's turning out to being wicked at my end. Because I just only pump what I need and collect the water

What can one do ?

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I like that Peter Obi mentioned all the unfinished/bad roads in the SW and north but not a single one in his region. Anambra and the SE are obodo oyinbo. Everything is set there

State your rate so the right person can apply.

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I'll do it for 50 kobo per 10 words.

CelestineNelson:
Some people's attachment to their phones is annoying ...
Experiential I have an employee whom we have ceased his phone almost every month with threat, but it seems it has become an unbelievable addiction ... Nobody should increase any salary for asking your employee to concentrate on their jobs, that is like encouraging stupidity

You're stupid sir

Tjra:
Ogun state is gradually becoming the industrial hub of Nigeria. Almost all conglomerates have their factory there. Thanks to proximity to Lagos.

The only problem the state has is good leadership.

Ogun and Lagos states complement each other so well. Companies build their factories in Ogun and their administrative headquarters in Lagos. If we start having administrative headquarters here, otilor. I see that happening to Ijebu Ode and Sagamu side because of the Lekki-Epe airport and other developments

Most people didn't even read the post

phemmyfour:
You don't even know me. Why make your assumption about me right. If you think they are legit, go ahead and do biz with them, I will be here to drink your tears when you open a thread of lamentation

I say what I say because I've bought a plot with them. Allocated 100%. Ishiwo, Epe tollgate. I've also been to this Haven Cottage Homes. It's in Noforija. They do inspections every month. They hire buses for transport. It's free. Go see what they offer. Moral of it: don't always assume or generalize.

phemmyfour:
In that thread, somebody attacked me of spoiling other people's business

We too dey allow emotion to cloud our judgement in this Country. Seun should be careful with what he brings to the fp cos he will be charged as an accomplice when the matter reach court.

Don't say what you dont know. It's right if you've made investigations and found they are what you think they are. What do you know about them? Let's hear

tobstarizhia:
Bunch of criminals. This is a scam. Be warned everyone

Your reason?

onajo2000:
It a scam because it cheap at that amount

While others were saying it's expensive. Which way na?

Nice