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maak400:
Do you have a particular reason for not doing Facebook ads? Kindly share with us please. Thanks.

From beginning, my primary interest in Google ads in data and broader reach across platforms; Google search, YouTube, Gmail, maps, play store, blogs, etc.

As for Facebook, i have used it for my personal businesses, however, they have a way of frustrating and discouraging users.

One thing about Google ads is that you will never lose access to your data and assets should your account gets suspended.

You can always go back to suspended account to see the data and the assets, unrestricted.

Unfortunately, once your account is disabled on Facebook, you lose everything including your money (if you fund manually).

If you are suspended on Google, you can get a refund if you have money in your account.

Except in rare cases, Google won't suspend your ads account and suspend your business page at the same time.

Unfortunately, in most cases Facebook will suspend your ads account and suspend almost everything associated with the ads account.

If you leave your Google ads account inactive for years, the account might be cancelled, but not suspended. And when you login again, you can simply reactivate the account and continue your ads.

Facebook will suspend an account that has not been used for months for no valid reasons.

These are some of my personal reasons.

ChiefOkporghe:
@ojasweb,
Do you also run Facebook Ads?

No, i don't do Facebook ads. I have also declined the request from my Google ads clients asking me to manage their FB ads.

ChiefOkporghe:
@ojasweb.
Can one focus soley on GAds for Digital Products as an Agency?
Or mixed with both Digital and Physical products.
I'm considering Digital Product only as an Agency.
What do you advise?
Is it okay to niche down this way or not?

Thanks.
Well done for all your knowledge shared.

It is actually very okay to niche down and go in all to do the work.

For years i do not accept to manage e-commerce business in Africa and i still don't.

I primarily manage e-commerce for businesses in USA, and CA.

When some challenges that can negatively affect the ads performance are beyond your control, then you better don't put head.

One of my reasons for not managing e-commerce ads in Africa (primarily Nigeria) is due to the POD.

So, it is a good one to niche down.

Bobby63:
I believe is just the way Lagos state is turning out to be in regard to real estate industry. All the payments were made to the Lagos state account with my payers ID and I have the receipt. The only one payment I made that was painful is the 500K for facilitation and yet the guy took the money and did nothing rather than telling my engineer what to do. In fact, I am tired and beginning to think selling the plot. They have given me approval number though.

We learn every day.

OkanlawonB:
That is averagely about the amount it cost to get approval for an averagely valued location in Lagos.

The rate you paid is well below average considering the size of your proposed building. Your processing time frame of about 4 months is also way shorter than the norm.

Purchase receipt of Land alone is not adequate, an evidence of payment of stamp duty to the FIRS(federal internal revenue se.rvice) is also required, this is also stressful.

It is in most cases difficult to get cleared on tax matters from the LIRS( Lagos internal revenue service) by just presenting the last 3 years tax clearance certificates. LIRS often demand for more money inform of taxation to be paid into the government Koffer.

If the process was as you said you experienced it in terms of cost and processing time frame, i don't think many prospective builders will be complaining the way they do now.

The process is exactly as i described, for me. However, like i said initially, there are possibilities that others won't have the dame experience.

I am also learning more from every contribution.

I will be processing another approval soon and i might as well share my experience.

Bobby63:
Thanks for sharing bro. I have paid close to 5M for the approval of 4 bedroom duplex in a half plot since June 2023 and have not gotten the approval still.

That's outrageous. How do they do your own assessment?

Residential property of that size shouldn't be that high.

If it's not handled by you, i hope the person in charge is being transparent with everything.

Sctests:
Can I get your engineer's number?

For privacy reasons, it will be good if you could send an email via my signature.

Kurumaru:
AWARENESS, my brother, the right information ..
YOUR FIRST CONTACT BEFORE YOU EVEN BUY A LAND SHOULD BE A REGISTERED TOWN PLANNER. ( THEY CHART THE LAND AND GIVE U A PLANNING ADVICE SUCH AS STATUS OF THE LAND, USE OF THE LAND, THE ATTAINABLE HEIGHTS, NO OF UNITS ETC).

IN CASE U DONT HAVE CONTACT OF A REGISTERED TOWN PLANNER, THERE ARE DISTRICT OFFICES IN EVERY LGA's( not local government offices ). JUST WALK IN (ENSURE U MEET AN OFFICIAL,PREFARABLY THE DISTRICT OFFICER(D.O), NOT SOME HANG AROUNDS..

The awareness is the primary reason i created this thread, and also for me to learn more from others.

There are many things we don't know in Nigeria. We mostly follow the less informed crowd and blame government for everything.

Realtruth2023:
The question here is why allow those buildings during construction stage? No one is asking these questions.

I have exclusive session with a LASBCA boss and i will share briefly.

When people build a bungalow or duplex, the supervision will be done by the LASBCA covering the region.

However, if the building is going to second floor and beyond, the inspection will be from the headquarters.

Now, for most projects, the owners are usually not interested in getting approval. Instead they bribe the officers who visited the project. Unfortunately, such a bribe are not documented.

To save the LASBCA, they will mark the building even when the project owner has already bribe them. The essence of the marking is to let whoever comes there know that they have come to notify them to come for approval.

Unfortunately, since the owner has bribed them, they won't disturb.

But since the pribe doesn't have any document, the project won't be inspected and if any directory comes from the headquarters, that's all.
But s

GodHimself:
This is good.
Did you insist on obtaining approval before starting.

Yes

DCmonster:
This is madness. Who approved the buildings in the first place.
Tokunbo wahab is doing too much and causing people pain in Lagos lately.
Yes lots of building are sitting on waterways but who approved them for the developers.
Those responsible should be made to go through what innocent tenants and house owners are going through.
It's a criminal act as no official will get away for approving a building sitting on waterways in sane climes.
It's practically impossible for those house owner to get justice or compensation.

A LASBCA officer told me that a mighty structure close to my region is not approved, and doesn't have any document. Many constructions are not approved.

ogelekpomgam:
Okay.nice one.proper compaction to avoid loose soils.
But the foundation beams,I felt,are supposed to have the upper part visible with exposed reinforcements to receive the mat reinforcements.then, when concreting of the German floor,there will be proper binding and bonding.

Here's it.

Chibuzoripob:
Good.but the amount charged u is outrageous, haba !.Sha kip 👁 🧐 🥽 🙄 on those labourers make dem nor use style scoop ur sand, cement,iron etc.

I think i am lucky with the Godsent engineer.

He saved my life.

He monitors everything like his personal project.

dettolgel:
Thanks for the response.

This must greatly affect your timeline. Do you get the result of their inspection immediately or they prepare a report within a stipulated time frame? Sorry for the many questions.

Yes it affects the timeline.

For instance when we were about to cast the foundation beam, they stopped us and asked that we make some corrections.

Yes we have gotten the signoff (if am right) letter for 4 of the stages.

ogelekpomgam:
I can't see the foundation beams.
And the soil used for filling doesn't look compacted.
My little observations..

It was compacted. The foundation beam uses 16mm, 1200 depth (I don't know much here) but we use 12 each.

saydfact:
You didn't answer his question..

Is 3m the official fees? Did u get a receipt for all the 3m

Yes i get receipt and everything is included in the official file.

Osgilliat:
@op you didn’t mention anything relating to Land Use Planning Analysis Report(LUPAR).
Is it not included in your approval process or I’m the one that’s been swindled?

I mentioned that some test were done. I can't remember everything. This thread is for more enlightenment purpose and not that i am the expert.

Kurumaru:
THOUGH I CANT UNDERSTAND UR INTENT OF BRINGING UP THIS TOPIC.
FROM THE ASSESSMENT U UPLOADED ABOVE, UR APPLICATION IS A COMMERCIAL ONE...

U ALSO MODULED UP THE ACTIVITIES OF THE LAGOS STATE PHYSICAL PLANNING AND PERMIT AUTHORITY (LASPPPA) AND YHE LAGOS STATE BUILDING CONTROL AGENCY (LASBCA).

FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION,

for your Building plan approvals: go to LAGOS STATE PHYSICAL PLANNING AND PERMIT AUTHORITY (LASPPPA).

for ur Letter of Authorization to commence construction and subsequently Stage certification after u commence construction: LAGOS STATE BUILDING CONTROL AGENCY (LASBCA).

For Safety Certificates , boards etc: go to the LAGOS STATE SAFETY COMMISSION.

for Material and cube sample testing : go to LAGOS STATE MATERIAL TESTING LABORATORY.

Others are

If building close to any water body: LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (DRAINAGE DEPT)

Local Government ( department of environment).; u have to keep ur sites clean.

FEDERAL FIRE SERVICE.

Note : LAGOS STATE PHYSICAL PLANNING AND PERMIT AUTHORITY (LASPPPA) IS ALSO KNOWN INFORMALLY AS THE TOWN PLANNING.

Thanks for the detailed clarification.

The purpose is to share my little experience and maybe other people who intend to do approval can find it useful.

Nothing else.

4KNGOATS:
And despite all these inspections buildings still collapses every day

You'll not likely see any inspected project among the collapsed buildings.

Most people cut corners and never even go through approval.

delzbaba:
please was it Lagos state tax or federal tax clearance?

I use Lagos state tax

oluwaseyi0:
How many floor is the building

Approval over 3m?, that's much

3 floors.

Yampotatocarrot:
Above 3m for approval, when person never even begin build...

Have you finished the building, that's when you can say there was no other payment... Have you paid Baale of the area for roofing!?

Baale, youths, local government, etc are other expenses, and not counted as part of the approval.

fidelmarshal199:
Omo, no be small money o. Op, what's the size of the land

The approval is not for the land size o. It is for the construction on it. The construction is on one plot.

Chibuzoripob:
wetin that bald head FIRE MAN dey inspect ? LASEPA Isn't that for noise or something like that unit.,LSMTL ? Thank God,i nor see LASTMA,,PSP in the list.Well,.

it is for ur own good.Heartfelt congratulations. May it go round

Yes he's in the fire unit, but asked to come by his boss because he lives close to the project.

dettolgel:
Was the construction scheduled around the visit of the inspectors or when you get to a certain stage you inform them?

How does it work?

Each time we get to the stage that need inspection we write a letter inviting them. Has to be about 7 days before the time.

afadi2410:
Is this the official fee?

Fees depend on the project and size. Commercial project is more expensive.

Most of the requirements from the LASBCA inspection are technical and handled by the engineer.

The major ones i remember is a mandatory mat for ground slab (german floor), and the spaces between rings for columns.

Pictures during stage inspection.

Stage inspection was carried out for ground beam, slabs and columns.

I got to know that lintel is not required for stage inspection since it is not part of structural requirements*

Some important things to be considered are:

* The setback from road should be at least 30 feets.

* The setback from the street should be at least 20 feets.

* The setback from the other plots should be at least 20 feets.

* Construction beyond 1st floor will be supervised by LASBCA officers from the headquarter at each stage.

* We performed a couple of tests including soil test and some i could not remember.

* Some agencies i can remember are LASEMA, TOWN PLANNING, LASEPA, LSMTL.

* Local council also brought some letters.

* During the construction, no any form of disturbance from anyone.

* The estimated cost for the approval for this project was slightly above 3,000,000.

Note! Tax is mandatory!

After submitting every document, the approval was processed and we got the letter of authorisation.

We got the sticker from LASBCA, and we are informed to write a letter for stage inspection at least 7 days before the date we intend to work.

Assessment fees paid and receipts sent back to the person in charge of the processing.

All documents attached to the files and sent back to the headquarters.

My tax clearance certificate for the past three years was requested.