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I have a 6 month used Samsung Galaxy S8 Dual SIM for sale at 180k. It has no issues and will be sold with all accessories including the carton. Interested buyers can call 08115627912

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Hi Mr Tadeus, nice work, how much can I get Lexus ES350 2007 Gold Colour Tokunbo very clean

@Emperor733 thanks, where in Ojuelegba

Please i need the address of shops in Lagos which sell old newspapers and magazines of up to 10 years ago, individuals who also have are welcome. Thank you.

Please i need the address of shops in Lagos which sell old newspapers and magazines of up to 10 years ago, individuals who also have are welcome. Thank you.

I believe it is a newspaper, check this link to see why http://leadership.ng/news/552157/online-newspaper-gets-custodian-of-nigerian-dream-award

Sourced from http://www.naijatechhub.com/2017/03/nuisance-fake-phones-nigeria-know-fake-phone.html

The Nigerian phone market in recent times has become saturated with fake phones and many unsuspecting buyers have been scammed into buying fake phones for the price of an original one. Fake phones especially Android phones have become so rampant that one wonders if phone dealers are deliberately taking advantage of their customers.

I noticed that most of the fake phones in the market are the so called ‘UK or London Used Phones’ and fairly used phones, there are also fake new phones but they don’t seem to be as many as the used phones.

Most of these fake phones match the original phones almost exactly in design and since most phone buyers are not tech savvy, they are very easily deceived. Many people do not know they bought a fake phone until after a while when they probably meet someone with the original version of the phone and find huge differences between their phone and the original. Even small phones popularly called ‘Torchlight phones’ in Nigeria have fake versions, Chai, dia ris God o!

The Nigerian government through regulators such as the Standards Organisation of Nigeria have failed in this task of regulating imported phones and protecting Nigerians from buying substandard phones. However, we cannot sit and wait for the government to solve this problem for us as that will be equal to waiting till eternity so here are some tips to help you detect a fake phone.

Due to the way fake phone manufacturers/phone pirates are becoming more and more sophisticated everyday and the ease of installing an Android OS on a phone, it is hard to tell if a phone is fake by merely looking at it or by just its design.

1. Don’t be in a hurry to buy any phone and don’t let any seller hurry you to buy, settle down and do some research online before you buy, if possible get an original version of the phone from someone you know and take to the market for comparison.

2. I have found out by handling various fake phones that the easiest and best way to know a fake phone is by testing its camera. It takes quite a lot of work to build a quality phone camera and it seems most fake phone manufacturers cannot replicate original cameras.

Take pictures with the phone’s cameras, both back and front cameras but especially the back camera and compare them with pictures captured by the original phone’s camera. The best way to compare is to search online for pictures taken with the phone’s camera, a simple Google search can be your saviour from buying a fake phone. Take videos also with the camera and compare the video quality with the original phone’s videos.

3. Another way to detect if a phone is fake, although it is not fool proof is to check the phone grammar thoroughly, I realized that most fake phones have some misspellings, they might be difficult to find but with patience and thorough usage, you will find them.

4. You should also check for the phone’s specifications and features online and compare them to the phone you want to buy, if even one thing is missing, it most likely means the phone is fake, please note that a phone might have several different models with slightly different specs so to be sure, know the exact model you are buying. For example Samsung A3 might be available in two different models, one may be using a Snapdragon Processor and have 3 GB RAM and the other model might be using an Exynos Processor with 4 GB RAM so ask the seller to be sure.

5. Go with a SIM card which has internet subscription on it so that you can test the phone’s internet connectivity and ability to download, update and run apps. Some fake phones have problems connecting to the internet especially with the Airtel network, so I advise that you use the Airtel network to test all apps and try downloading some apps from the Google Play Store if its an Android phone and Apple App store for iPhones.

6. If it is an Android phone, check the Android Operating System (OS) version and compare with specs from reputable websites to make sure it is the same version or higher, if the version is lower, it is fake, if it is higher it means the phone’s OS was upgraded. Some fake phone manufacturers still manage to put the correct Android version on fake phones though.

7. If it is an iPhone, check to make sure the back cover is unremovable and the SIM slot is for a Nano-SIM, it should also have only one SIM slot and no memory card slot. If you buy an iPhone 7 with dual SIM and memory card slot, na die you dey o, Lol!

8. You can also check if a phone is fake by checking its IMEI number on IMEI checking websites such as . If the phone is original, a search of its IMEI number should return the Phone’s model and year of manufacture. I’m not sure if this is applicable to all phone brands though, I know for sure that it is applicable to big brands such as Samsung, Sony, iPhone, etc.

9. The design of the phone is still important in detecting whether it is fake but it is not as important as before, compare the design of the phone you want to buy with 3D pictures of the original phone online and check for any difference, even one difference could mean the phone is fake.

10. For phones which have special features such as Smart Assistants like Siri, S-Voice, Gestures such as Air Gesture, Air View, etc. Make sure you test every special feature the original phone should have and ensure the features are working properly before you buy the phone. For new phones, also check and test all accessories and make sure that they are complete and working well.

With these tips, I believe no one should fall victim of these evil fake phone manufacturers and sellers. Good luck in your next phone purchase.

Ha, All these qualifications for 65k? Were you able to get someone who matched these qualifications?

I'm asking because I haven't really come across any big time SEO company in Nigeria. So do the big Nigerian websites have a Nigerian SEO consultant or Foreign SEO's abi they just employ in-house SEO's?

The best candidate for the Nigerian presidency to me is Babatunde Raji Fashola. Forget the fact that nothing is really happening in his ministries currently, I feel there's a ploy to frustrate him as a minister and make him look unattractive to Nigerians because they know he is a strong choice for the presidency. Fashola turned Lagos around completely - Low crime rate, clean streets, far more orderly traffic, highest internally generated revenue and so much more. He was able to do all that because he had the final say but now he is limited by the President's approval.

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IRobot7:
Photoshop!

I thought I was the only one who noticed

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Please can I get the past questions, steveedegbo@gmail.com, Thanks

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As the number of Nigerians online increases exponentially so does their demand for goods and services online and this has led to the rise to technology entrepreneurs. This post lists the top startup founders in Nigeria, gives a little biography of them and lists their similarities.

*The names of these Nigerian startup founders are arranged in no particular order.


TUNDE KEHINDE: He is the Co-founder and Managing Director at Africa Courier Express (ACE) which is a new logistics company with great prospects. He’s also looking to hire some geniuses interested in the logistics business, you can apply at ace.ng.

Tunde is also a Co-Founder of Jumia Nigeria and was once its Managing Director. He also worked as a Business Development Manager at Diageo. Tunde is also a co-founder of Bandeka.com which is an online dating platform, it was rated by Forbes as one of the hottest tech start-ups in Africa.

He has a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Howard University and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree from Harvard Business School.


TAYO OVIOSU: He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer at Paga which is one of Nigeria’s top electronic and mobile payment companies. He holds a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California and also has an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Tayo worked as a Senior Consultant at Deloitte Consulting, Business Development Summer Associate at Lucent Technologies, Vice President at Travant Capital Partners, Manager; Acquisitions and Venture Investments at Cisco Systems.


SIMDUL SHAGAYA: Born April 2nd, 1976, Sim as he is fondly called is the founder and Chairman of the popular ecommerce website Konga Online Shopping Limited and is a renowned techpreneur. He holds a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from The George Washington University, a Masters degree in Engineering Management from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard Business School all in the United States of America. He also served for in while in the Nigerian Army after graduating from the Nigerian Military School (NMS), Zaria.

Sim has worked in quite a number of top companies worldwide and has a lot of startups to his name. He started his career as a Product Manager at MicroStrategy Inc., moved to Real Networks as a Product Manager Intern, became the Vice President, West Africa at Rand Merchant Bank and was an Africa Representative at Google Inc.

He is the Co-Founder and was a CEO of E-Motion Advertising Ltd and founder of Dealdey; Nigeria’s biggest online deals website which was recently acquired by Ringier AG for an undisclosed sum. He was named among the “10 Most Powerful Men in Africa” in 2014 by Forbes. He has won several other awards some of which are: CNBC/All Africa Business Leaders Award in West Africa Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2013 and the 2014 Leadership CEO of the Year award by The Leadership Conference/Awards.


RAPHAEL AFAEDOR: He is a co-Founder and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Supermart.ng, he is also a Co-Founder at and was once its Managing Director. He holds a Bachelor and Masters degree in Computer Science from the Czech Technical University in Prague, he also holds a Masters degree in Marketing/Marketing Management from IUKB – Switzerland and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

He has worked with several companies which include Monster.com as Software Engineer, European Product Manager and Senior Manager, European Products. He also worked as an Investment Manager with Goldman Sachs and was a Head of Marketing & Business Development and Head of Sales (for West, Central & North Africa) at Notore Chemical Industries, He was the MD/CEO of Sestava Group in 2011.

Honors and Awards won by him include: ‘Best New Retail Launch’ awarded to Jumia Nigeria, Top 40 Under 40 by Business Day Nigeria, co-Chairman Harvard Africa Business Conference – Harvard Business School, Best Final Project – IUKB , Best Graduating Foreign Student – CTU and the West African Examinations Council Award For Academic Excellence.


OPEYEMI AWOYEMI: He is a co-founder of , Nigeria’s leading jobs website and founder of WhoGoHost.com, Nigeria’s leading web hosting service. He holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University and has attended short courses at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and the University of Huddersfield.

Opeyemi has worked as ED, Technology at Top30Under30 and was a Campus Facilitator at Springhill Projects. He has lectured at the School of Media and Communications, Pan African University and is a Product Director at One Africa Media. He also founded ennovateNIGERIA and is a partner at VentureKinetics. He is a Two Time “The Future Awards” Nominee and was listed among top 1000 Young Nigerian Entrepreneurs in 2007.


MARK ESSIEN: Mark Essien is the founder of Hotels.ng, the most popular online hotel booking website in Nigeria. He has a Bachelors degree in Computer Hardware Engineering and a Masters degree in Computer Science both obtained from schools in Germany.

His first job was as a night watchman guarding a paralyzed man in Germany, He worked at Snoopstar.com for two years as a software developer and has created several softwares which include Grumm, Standard MPEG which is one of the first MPEG encoders and has been bought by companies like Disney and the US Military, he is also the founder of Max Klein Apps.

Mark was listed in the Forbes 2015 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs In Africa and in his free time volunteers at DEMECA Health an NGO which provides wheelchairs to people with mobility issues in Nigeria. He speaks English, German and Efik and is interested in Robots, Writing, Reading, Chess and riding bicycles.


JASON NJOKU : Born December 11th, 1980, he is the Founder and CEO of Iroko Partners Limited which is the largest distributor of Nollywood movies online and according to him; he’s an “Igbo-Kung Fu Samurai Warrior Geek”. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from The University of Manchester, UK.

Njoku started a Spark.ng – a venture capital company in Nigeria with a 2 million dollar capital base which invests in promising startups. The company has invested in startups including Hotels.ng, Drinks.ng and ToLet.com.ng. He is married to Nollywood star Mary Remmy Njoku.

He was listed among the ‘Ten Young African Millionaires to Watch’ by Forbes in 2012 and was also awarded the CNBC All Africa Business Awards ‘Young Leader of the Year for West Africa’ in 2013, he is listed in Fast Company’s ‘Top 1000 Most Creative People in Business’.


GBOLAHAN FAGBURE – He is the Co-Founder & CEO Supermart.ng which is the largest online supermarket in Nigeria, he is also the co-Founder of Jumia.com. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Economics from the University of Warwick, another Bachelor’s degree in Management Studies from the University of Leicester and an M.sc in International Management and Consulting from the University of Reading.

He began his career as a University Brand Manager for Global Career Company, moved to Credit Suisse to become an Analyst, worked as an Analyst with Goldman Sachs and became a Senior Associate at KPMG, He is a Director at Road Repair Company, Founder/Director at Vartis Strategic Partners, former Director, Operations at Jumia Nigeria, Founder/Host of Speaker Series Africa, Director at Africa Speaker Agency.

Gbolahan has been nominated for and won many awards, among them are Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2016 British Council Alumni Awards, Associate Fellow at the Nigeria Leadership Initiative (NLI), Best New Retail Launch (Jumia) at the 2013 World Retail Awards, Finalist in the ‘Enterprise Support’ category at The Future Awards Africa and Best Graduating Student in the Business School and Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Leicester in 2006.


CHIKA NWOBI: He is the founder of Level 5 Lab (L5 Lab) and a Co-Founder of , one of the biggest websites for selling cars in Nigeria. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Economics from the East Tennessee State University, he has also done some short courses at Tsinghua University and INSEAD.

He has worked as a Solution Consultant with Airtuit Inc., was the Group Managing Director/CEO (co-founder) of MTech Communications Plc, Chairman (Founder) – CNMedia, Co-Founder/ Director at 440.NG, Non-Executive Director at ,

He has been nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year at The Future Awards 2007, nominated for Person of the Year at The Future Awards 2007 and nominated as member of Nigeria 2025 Scenarios Team.



AYODEJI ADEWUNMI – Is a Co-Founder at which is the leading job search engine in West Africa. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria and has done short courses at the University of Oxford’s Said Business School and Harvard Business School.

He started working as an Advisory Intern with Goldman Sachs and then went on to start an online real estate company called RealEstateweb where he served as President, Strategy & Business Operations. He is presently the Curator of Top30Under30. He is a recipient of many Honors and Awards some of which are: University Student of the Year, Inaugural Malaria Awards (2006), TEDGlobal 2007 fellow, Winner, Olukoye Ransome Kuti Essay Competition in 2008.


ABIOLA OLANIRAN: He is the Founder and CEO of Gamsole which is one of the largest mobile game production companies in Africa. He holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from Obafemi Awolowo University. His company has made very popular mobile games such as Gidi Run.

He was a Google Student Ambassador and worked as a Developer Intern at M-Tech Mobile. He won the 2010 Microsoft Nigeria Imagine Cup Software competition and represented Nigeria at the world final of Microsoft Imagine Cup software competition at Warsaw, Poland. He was the winner of Samsung Nigeria Developer Challenge for the Games and Entertainment category in 2010.

SIMILARITIES OF THE TOP STARTUP FOUNDERS IN NIGERIA LISTED ABOVE

Did you notice that they are all males? It seems like Nigerian ladies are not venturing into technology at all, that needs to change.
They are all young people.
All of them have Bachelor Degrees.
Six out of eleven of them have Master’s degrees (MBA inclusive).
Four of them have MBA’s.
All of them have worked at firms at one point in time.
Most of them are Co-Founders which means they teamed up with other like minded people to achieve their goal.
Majority of them have been educated (Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, Certificate Courses) in developed countries – USA, UK, Germany.
Many of them – Jason, Tunde, Ayodeji and Gbolahan did not read technology related courses.
All of them are Southerners – Does it mean Northerners are not technologically inclined?
From the similarities above, I infer that:

Getting a bachelor’s degree gives you an edge when it comes to getting innovative ideas and implementing them.
Females in Nigeria need to be encouraged to lean towards technology and also establish great startups.
You are not too young to start anything.
Getting your Master’s degree especially a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) is an added advantage (It helps you manage your business properly).
Getting work experience is great for managing your own company.
Team work yields excellent results when you team up with the right person(s).
Visiting and staying in developed countries is helpful for getting ideas which you can implement locally.
Your course of study and even level of education cannot deter you from achieving anything – Ayodeji Adewunmi studied Medicine and Surgery but is one of the top IT guys in Nigeria.

http://www.naijatechhub.com/2016/06/top-nigerian-startup-founders-and-their-similarities.html

Legit guy, not a scammer.

steveedegbo@gmail.com

Where are the intellectuals on nl

I didn't say privatize the sector, we have very few investors as at now so I mean approach more of them.

DaBullIT:
Approach Private investors with Juicy deals ?


Jonathan already sold NEPA to Private investors

Today I stumbled on a post on naijaloaded about what one would do to fix the power problems in Nigeria if given the role of power minister so I wrote a long comment there, I have therefore decided to post it here too and open the same discussion, please contribute.

As an Electrical Engineer, I believe that to solve the electric power problem of Nigeria, the government has to make it of paramount importance meaning it should be given utmost priority because if we have constant electricity, many other things we need will automatically fall into place.

There are 3 stages in the process of providing power to consumers - Generation, Transmission and Distribution. In Nigeria , we currently have a generating capacity of about 6500 Megawatts and a transmission capacity of about 6000 MW. On the average, 1MW can provide constant electricity to 1000 homes so our generating capacity is only capable of providing power for 1000x6500 = 6.5 million homes and we haven't even talked about industries who need very large amounts of power (a company as big as Dangote's Obajana Cement might need up to 50 MW or more).

Nigeria has a population of about 200 million people and my estimate is 7 people per home so we have approximately 28 million homes so it means we need about 30,000 MW for just houses alone, when you consider companies we need approx. 40,000 megawatts to have constant electricity supply.

1 MW of power costs approximately 1 million dollars to generate depending on the type of power plant, this means the remaining 34,000 MW we need will cost approx. 34 billion US Dollars, mehn dtz huge! To achieve this, I believe the government needs to approach private investors and give them juicy offers such as tax reliefs and all.

The best resource in my view to generate electricity in Nigeria is gas because we have a very large reserve of it (188 trillion cubic feet) which makes us 9th position in the list of countries with the largest gas reserves in the world (this should be a major revenue earner but its not but that's for another day). If we can exploit our gas reserves properly, we should have more than enough to power this country and export. The government has to solve the issue of oil and gas vandalism once and for all too or else all work will be in vain.

The transmission system has to be upgraded and expanded to meet up with the 40,000 MW to be generated thus private investors have to be involved in this sector too and the construction should be done simultaneously with that of the power plants.

The distribution system has to be upgraded and expanded too simultaneously with generation and transmission systems because electric power cannot be stored so if there is no way to evacuate it, the companies will lose and will therefore not be willing to invest. The metering system has to be upgraded, the government should work to provide free or if that's not feasible, low cost(maybe 5,000 -10,000 Naira) prepaid power meters to all consumers so that the money spent by the companies can be recouped and profit made.

In conclusion I think the government should get technocrats in the power field and pay them to develop a comprehensive roadmap for the power industry in Nigeria which should have the Generation, Transmission and Distribution sectors developed simultaneously and specify the time it will take to achieve the goal and then work tirelessly to achieve the goal within the time frame set.

They also need to get Investors and convince them that Nigeria is a good place to invest in power using the roadmap as proof of seriousness. I also think that Nigerians should be allowed to invest in those companies and at least 50% of any company's Nigerian arm should be Nigerian owned to prevent Nigerians from been cheated. I know that it will take some time but if these policies are implemented, I believe Nigeria can have constant electricity supply by 2022.

I'm just a fresh graduate sha so what do I know. Please add your views and thoughts.

Donariok:
My friend shut up, if u don't have anything to say. poor people always have a way of making people dat er very rich look over rated and even saying they are broke.
so because meek mills net Worth ain't up to $10m means wizkid own should b local abi?

Dont fkin insult me lowlife, dyu think everybody is poor lyk u

Wizkid worth 9 million dollars, no make me vex send u slap. Even some top world musicians like dem Meek Mill, Wale nd co dey struggle with 5 million dollars. Wen last did he release a banger sef.

DarryOsh:
I just did

Thanks bro

Hi folks, please can someone send me the leadership questionnaire, I sent them a mail but they have not replied me yet. My email is steveedegbo@gmail.com, Thanks.