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Mybussinessmind:
Over 200 Million Nigerians wear clothes daily, irrespective of age. 80 percent of this large population are very busy persons; some business persons, some in Government, some Students, some in Civil service, and some are naturally ajebutters.
These persons do not have time to do their own laundry. Cooking, taking care of the kids, and going to work is enough to occupy the whole time.

On the weekends when they’re finally supposed to have enough time to do their laundry, they only end up cleaning their homes, watch movies and heading out to chill with friends and relatives, while just a few really take out time to wash their dirty clothes. This large group of lazy/busy individuals in Nigeria, Africa, and every other place around the world have made the laundry/dry cleaning service business a lucrative one to venture into, since the market is always available.

You will have to agree with me that the task of washing, rinsing, drying, and ironing clothes is very tedious and time consuming that even the average house wife would consider buying a machine for this purpose. In Nigeria, the poverty level at the moment and the poor power supply rate, most homes will not be able to afford a washing machine.



STARTING A DRY CLEANING/LAUNDRY BUSINESS IN NIGERIA
Almost everyone loves the feeling of putting on neatly washed and ironed clothes, but are mostly too lazy/busy to do their laundry. This leaves an opportunity begging, who will do their laundry?
This has opened a door to several laundry/dry cleaning businesses springing up, especially in Nigeria and Africa at large.
This post on Laundry/Dry cleaning business in Nigeria is going to be a very comprehensive one, so you need to be patient when going through or you could bookmark the page so you could read up at intervals if you cannot read it all at once.
THE FOLLOWING ARE PRACTICAL STEPS/TIPS TO SETUP A LAUNDRY/DRY CLEANING BUSINESS

1. TAKE SOME LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING COURSES
A lot people just want to start a laundry/dry cleaning business and make quick cash without considering that laundry business is beyond just washing of clothing. Before you set out to do all the other requirement listed below, it is necessary to take some laundry/dry cleaning courses.
Attach yourself to an existing laundry/dry cleaning service provider for a short while. This will help you to gather valuable skills and information regarding the way to run your business.
You are expected to learn the following:
The different equipment and how they are operated
How to wash different type of fabrics
The chemicals and soaps for washing different fabrics
The best temperature to iron different fabrics
How to fold and package different fabrics
The minimum staff strength to run a successful laundry/dry cleaning business
The day-to-day operations involved in running a laundry/dry cleaning business.


2. FIND A SUITABLE LOCATION
For a laundry/dry cleaning business to succeed, it must be sited in a good location. Except you intend to operate your laundry/dry cleaning service business from home, your business location shouldn’t be handled like a pinch of salt.

Below are three (3) places where you can locate your business;
1. Around a residential area, probably close to the gate of an estate, so people driving in or out can see your business and patronize your service.

2. Beside a road motorists ply a lot, with a bold sign board advertising your service, your client base would grow quicker than that of a dry cleaner in a quiet neighbourhood.

3. Close to a relaxation spots or offices. The regular influx of people to such area will make them notice your business, and in turn, patronize your service.

However, it is not advisable to open your business close to a competitor unless you notice such competitor has low patronage or you feel you have a competitive advantage.


3. REGISTER YOUR BUSINESS AND OBTAIN THE NECESSARY PERMITS
Except you intend to operate your laundry/dry cleaning service business from home or start on a very small scale, you will need to register your business and obtain the necessary permits.
Register your desired business name with the corporate affairs commission {CAC}, the name your business will be known for. There are several guidelines to registering a dry cleaning/laundry business in several part of the world. In some country like USA, it can be quite a strict and rigid process, however in most African countries especially Nigeria, there are no strict conditions. It is necessary to find out the requirements in your region and ensure you abide by them to avoid unnecessary embarrassment and obstacles to your business.

4. PURCHASE THE BASIC EQUIPMENT YOU NEED TO START THIS BUSINESS
Getting a good location to setup your laundry/dry cleaning business is one thing, having the necessary equipment to provide optimal service is another. After you have secured a good place to start up, the next important step is getting the equipment and materials necessary to give your customers optimal service. Some of these include:

a. WASHING MACHINE
A washing machine is a device that is used to wash laundry. It makes the job easier, faster and more reliable. I strongly advice that you purchase a 14KG top loader washing machine. The machine can take and wash up to 40 clothes at once.
It would be worthy to note that not all clothes are thrown into the washing machine, which is why you need a professional laundry man to help in doing the separations in order to avoid damaging customer’s clothes.



b. GOOD PRESSING IRON
For the sake of efficiency, invest in quality pressing iron and don’t forget you are handling people’s fabrics. Inefficient Iron could cause more trouble than gain by raking havoc on your customer’s cloths. Go for brand new, high quality Iron from known makers.

You need two pressing irons, a dry iron and steam iron. The dry iron is used for normal shirts while the steam iron is used for suits, wedding gowns, dinner gowns, and some other special fabrics.



c. WIDE IRONING TABLE
This is used to press the cloths after they have been dried. It is very important for your table to be wide enough, at least to give enough pressing space and convenience as you will be handling large quantity of ironing. Do not use small table that will make your work inconvenient and eventually cause you some damages.

d. BIG WASHING BASIN
You will need many of this to soak different colours and different type of materials separately to avoid some clothes spilling colour on others. Be careful how you handle people’s fabrics so that you don’t go about paying for damages rather than making profits. Soak Jeans separately from other materials, soak whites cloths separate, and other colours too. Do not mix colours!

The Basins are also used temporarily for storing water used for washing. It’s recommended you get at least 5 big bowels.



e. LAUNDRY DETERGENT
Cleaning is technology, you need to master it with all sense of seriousness. Good cleaning detergent will go a long way to assist you in making thorough cleaning, and that in turn will bring more customers. Do not go for just any washing soap or detergent, find out which detergents are best used by dry cleaners so you can make the right choice. You do not want to be liable for spoiling a customer clothes as a result of using the wrong detergent.



f. STAIN REMOVAL CHEMICALS.
There are different chemicals for removing cloth stain, Perclum (used for dry-cleaning suits), Ink removal, rust removal, mucor removal, oil removal and the likes. You can get these chemicals from the market close by.



g. A STANDBY GENERATOR.
A very serious business person won't joke with this.
You know the situation of power supply in Nigeria these days, except if things changes tomorrow. If not, you will need a standby power generating set for the job. It is expected that you acquire a generator that can carry all your equipment and machines conveniently to avoid disappointing your customers.


h. PACKAGING NYLONS
The most importance service of the laundry business is good ironing and packaging. Someone can wash clothes with 100% stains free, ironing 100% but packaging 0%.
How will the customers feel? Happy or sad? You should be more refined in delivering your customers’ clothes, proper packaging is one of the ways to keep customers. If you can, customize the nylons.
There are two types of laundry nylon, the first is for folded clothes example are collar Shirts, trousers, while the second is for unfolded clothes like suit and jacket.

I. DRYER
Dryer is used for urgent service and in the next thirty minutes the cloth is dry and ready for ironing. You can acquire it if you have the finance.



j. PEGS.
This is used for pinning the clothes to the ropes that are tied to the external hangers. As small as it is, it is very important.


k. ROPE
Used for spreading clothes. The distance between both poles would determine the length of ropes to be purchased.



l. SPRAYING CAN
Spraying can is used by filling with water and spray on cloth when ironing for easy smoothing.


m. CLOTH HANGERS

This is used for hanging already washed clothes or pressed fabrics. There are some clothes that cannot be folded, for example a suit, wedding gown etc. you need to get hangers for these.
You can get this at any market close by. It is the normal hangers we use in our wardrobes.


n. CHAIRS
At least for a start, you will need 3-4 plastic chairs, one for the front desk, one for you and the last for any visitor who wishes to grab a seat for him or herself.


o. TABLE
A good potable table is required with locker attached to it for storing safe items and maybe keep items out of the reach of customer’s sight.
p. WASTE BASKET
As the name implies, it is used for storing waste items and must be disposed off daily.


q. MULTIPLE EXTENSION SOCKET
This is needed for plugging the pressing irons and other electronic gadgets.


r. WASHING TABLE AND CHAIR
For clothes that require hand washing, the washer man needs either a washing table for placing his washing materials like buckets on it for convenience sake. Not all can bend for so long. Or you could construct a chair for those who wish to sit down while doing their washing.

s. CLOTHES BASKET
This is needed for storing customer’s clothes already tagged and ready for washing. You can get it at any local market close by


OTHER NECESSARY EQUIPMENTS INCLUDES;
Tagging gun
tagging pin
tagging paper
external hanger
Broom/packer and mopping stick
Ceiling fan
a water storage or tank
wooden shelves
buckets
towels/table cloths


Renting a shop should be the last project when starting up a Dry-cleaning/Laundry business in order to avoid the rent already counting when you are yet to start.

5. GET HELPING HANDS
You cannot be the one washing, ironing, and at the same time packaging customers clothes. You need to employ one or two persons to help you out which leaves you to do much of supervision. This will inject efficiency to your work and ensure quick delivery of clothes to customers
6. PROMOTE YOUR LAUNDRY/DRY CLEANING SERVICE
After you’ve fully setup your business, you can proceed to promote it to attract customers by doing some of the following:
1. Putting up a large banner outside your shop.

Place a banner at the exact spot of your shop showing the location, you could place it at bus stops not too far from your office.

2. Sharing flyers in the surrounding neighbourhoods.
For a starter of this business, it is advised you share fliers concerning your Laundry/Dry-cleaning service with your phone number and business address clearly printed.

3. Promoting your business during social events organised in your locality.

4. Branding a vehicle to be used in a pick-up & drop-off service.



5. Visit offices, workplaces, corporate organizations and let them know the type of services you offer.

6. Brand your Finished Products – Have a branded packaging for every finished work you are about to deliver to your customer. Chances are that a potential customer will pick up the packaging after it has been discarded.

7. Promoting the business via social media (Facebook, Twitter,
Whatsapp etc).

8. Bonus Services: Offering bonus services is one sure way to boost patronage to your business. Since most people like bonuses (including those who can afford to pay for the services without batting an eyelid), you could offer to wash and iron two clothes for free for every dozen of clothes a customer brings in and pay for.

9. Offer Discounts: Another method of advertising that could help grow your laundry business is offering discounts from time to time. Customers will flock to your business when they know they are likely to pay less for your services. You can start with a little discount when starting your business and increase it as your business begins to grow.

10. Move Around – Have marketers that move around neighbourhoods asking people if they need laundry services.

11. Offer unique Services – Look at what your competitors are doing and what they are not doing, and improve on what they are not doing, while doing what they are not doing.

12. Print Handbills and Business Cards – You never may know where it will get to.

13. Go the extra mile in your customer service.
Know your customers – If possible, remember their birthdays and message them. They will feel loved and will love your business.

Note: As you go about your business, make sure you don’t over charge you customers. Moderate pricing ensures continuous patronage and sustainable venture. The real money comes from rendering good laundry services at affordable prices that will make the customers come back again and again.



HERE ARE SOME TIPS THAT WILL HELP YOU RETAIN YOUR CUSTOMERS
Don’t ever get customers clothes mixed up
Home delivery – Offer to pick up dirty fabrics and return finished ones
Don’t fail to deliver before deadline.
Offer unique Services
Don’t overcharge your customer
Take note of your clients preferences and apply them
Never argue with a customer but tell them the truth!
Treat them with utmost respect
Go beyond business services; get to know your customers as much as they will want to know you.
Don’t be caught arguing with your customer
Offer bonus services and discounts
Take responsibility for any mistake you fail to observe from your end even though it is their fault, that is why your front desk must pay close attention to all fabrics brought in for laundry.


Source: https://www.billionairezmindset.com.ng/2019/02/how-to-start-professional-laundrydry.html

I must commend your write up but I want to quickly clear one big misconception, this whole article is for Laundry shop and has nothing to do with dry-cleaning. Dry-cleaning is quite different from laundry, they use different machine and dry-cleaning is expensive. So please lets start putting up the right information online. Thanks for the info though

icankel:
Op as an experienced person that u're, u dint tell us like how much capital will be enough for startup laundry business. A beginner can't afford a delivery Bus and may not afford some high priced washing machines. can 200k or 300k likely be enough at least for someone that just finished his or her NYSC. Thanks for this writeup

Yes you can start with 200k , laundry business is very lucrative if you do the right things with your customers cloths. One thing that people take for granted about this profession is the right training, its very important and it will be a major determinant of your business success. Check my Signature for ur Training anytime.

As odd as it may sound, its true. Early 2018 , I was driving to Benin from Warri, just at Army check point after Mercy land a police officer stopped me, without much talk just jokes and they asked me to help drop one of them going to oghara. I did with all pleasure, we where gisting and I felt free since no police would stop me. We didn't go up to 6km , the police man just started hissing, when I probed, he claim to have left his wallet and ATM at the checkpoint, I wanted to drive back but he said I should not worry he will go with the team later. I zoom off, after about 2km, I became really pressed so I pulled over, after answering nature's call I was about driving when I noticed the muld his boot has left on my footmat so I decided to dust it before moving only for me to discover 3 live cartridge under the footmarch. I quickly threw it away and zoomed off. Few minutes later I was stopped by police and they ransacked my car as if something was amiss. I really thank God that day, since then my perception about police has changed, even the very jovial ones can still plan your doom. God help us.

They have finished planning. If not why would they stop or declare inconclusive all states that PDP is leading. Oya execute your plans make Gandollar win...God pass una

Share the information for us to benefit too, me i,m interested too, i need to get out of this shit hole before the NEXT LEVEL starts

Happy Sunday Nigerians, let us please understand that we all can not reason the same way, that is why we support different political parties. Even if you kill yourself the politicians will continue to move from one party to the other, its about their interest not yours. Be wise.

Its a pity people still decided to vote for this incompetent government, maybe I'm not understanding what good governance means any more.

gssdobi:
One of their bone of contention (Obi and Obiano)was that,what was on paper was different from the reality on ground .Also,even far more different from the lies Obi was spreading.He was a banker,and specialised in hiding money on paper.I mean on paper your account reads$5m,but in reality you can't even cash $5.If you doubt me,during candidate he said he invested how much on his Family business NEXT for ndi Anambra?.Now,look closely at that hand over note point out where that investment together with it's interest was captured.

Your children will be ashamed of you if they should read this your post. We are talking about the most prudent Governor. If obi never left such huge amount how then did obiano managed to start projects when Nigeria was on recession? Don't let your hatred becloud you man.

Wow

Babaj02:
Good one, thanks my broda for this info, I am currently face a similar situation in Asaba, my current bill is #23,632 and the arrears is #591,088. In my 2years of stay the compound, I have being making payment of #5,000 to #3,000 monthly, I am still being billed 23k to 25k monthly. How do I go about this complain to NERC?

Scan all your bills and forward with a good explanation to asabaforum@nerc.gov.ng

BabaO2:
Share the Abuja email

NERC Head Office
Plot 1387,
Cadastral Zone A00,
Central Business District,
Abuja, F.C.T, Nigeria

Tel: +234-09-462-1400, 09-462-1410.

info@nerc.gov.ng

OILOFGLADNESS:
PLEASE HELP ME ON HOW TO RESCUE MYSELF

MINE IS WORST!

I rented a new house, 3 months no light was connected to the apartment, later the Landlord said the former occupant in the house was owning almost 180k and that NEPA wont connect light until this is paid. HE PAID 100k and ASKED us to pay 80k , if not we wont have light, i restricted, but other tenants had to pay and connected the light and finally termed me a debtor because i refuse to pay. Then My greatest surprise was that there was no meter both analog and digital, NO meter at all. I went to the district my self and inquired, they said that is what was approved, i requested for a prepaid meter for myself, He said that i should pay 70k. i left with all disappointment.

MY Greatest surprise was that the first bill was above 30k , i wondered why and how they read the bill, and there wasnt anyone that came in to shake the units .

Uptill now we pay nepa bill of what we did not consume, no meter, plus almost 10k each flat paid on the alleged claimed debt by the former occupant of the demolished house.

Please help me

I WILL FOLLOW UP, UNTILL I SEE A GUIDANCE TO OPEN A CASE.

THANKS

I NEED EMAIL ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS ETC. THE AREA IS EKEDP( EKO ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION )

Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDC)

Address: 24/25 Marina Street, Lagos Island, Lagos State.

Franchise Area: Southern Lagos State (Ojo,Festac, Ijora, Mushin (also covers Orile areas), Apapa, Lekki (also covers Ibeju areas), Lagos Island (also covers Ajele areas) & part of Ogun State (Agbara)

Website: https://ekedp.com

Call Centre: 0708 065 5555

Email: customercare@ekedp.com

NERC FORUM

Eko Forum Office
No 61 Odunlami Street, Off Marina, Lagos Island
Lagos State.
Telephone No: 08106807261
Email address: ekoforum@nerc.gov.ng

How do I make a complaint?


STEP 1 - DisCOs’ Customer Complaints Units (CCU)
When an electricity Customer wants to make a complaint, the first point of call shall be the Customer Complaints Unit (CCU) of the Distribution Company responsible for supplying electricity to the area.
Contact Your DisCo

STEP 2 - NERC Consumer Forum


STEP 3 - NERC



The Customer Complaints redress mechanism of the Commission is governed by the following:


1. Customer Service Standards of Performance for Distribution Companies
2. Customer Complaints Handling Standards & Procedures
3. Connection & Disconnection procedures for Electricity Services
4. Meter Reading, Cash Collections & Credit Management for Electricity supply

chukwugoziegi:
Currently having the same issue now. Was told to exercise patient while it is reviewed and readjusted. Although I haven't gone to NERC just Ikeja Disco.

my brother it takes a lot of patience but you will smile at the end. I think Nigerians should know there is still an arm of of the Government that is still working against all odds. Those NERC guys are working compare to other govt agencies. They gave BEDC 10 days to attend to my case and BEDC did.

BabaO2:
Share the Abuja email

For The benefit of everyone you can contact any forum office close to you first before contacting the Abuja forum, that is if the one close to you is not able to handle the issue. this is the link to all the NERC forum.
http://www.nercng.org/index.php/contact/forum-offices

lilangelapc:
Thanks to PMB

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is an independent regulatory body with authority for the regulation of the electric power industry in Nigeria. NERC was formed in 2005 under the Obasanjo administration’s economic reform agenda through the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, 2005 for formation and review of electricity tariffs, transparent policies regarding subsidies, promotion of policies that are efficient and environmentally friendly, and also including forming and enforcing of standards in the creation and use of electricity in Nigeria. NERC was instituted primarily to regulate the tariff of Power Generating companies owned or controlled by the government, and any other generating company which has a license for power generation and transmission of energy, and distribution of electricity. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING INDEPENDENTLY EVEN UNDER GEJ.

OILOFGLADNESS:
PLEASE HELP ME ON HOW TO RESCUE MYSELF

MINE IS WORST!

I rented a new house, 3 months no light was connected to the apartment, later the Landlord said the former occupant in the house was owning almost 180k and that NEPA wont connect light until this is paid. HE PAID 100k and ASKED us to pay 80k , if not we wont have light, i restricted, but other tenants had to pay and connected the light and finally termed me a debtor because i refuse to pay. Then My greatest surprise was that there was no meter both analog and digital, NO meter at all. I went to the district my self and inquired, they said that is what was approved, i requested for a prepaid meter for myself, He said that i should pay 70k. i left with all disappointment.

MY Greatest surprise was that the first bill was above 30k , i wondered why and how they read the bill, and there wasnt anyone that came in to shake the units .

Uptill now we pay nepa bill of what we did not consume, no meter, plus almost 10k each flat paid on the alleged claimed debt by the former occupant of the demolished house.

Please help me

I WILL FOLLOW UP, UNTILL I SEE A GUIDANCE TO OPEN A CASE.

THANKS

I NEED EMAIL ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS ETC. THE AREA IS EKEDP( EKO ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION )

Do you have a paper bill sent to you or how do you pay? If you have a paper bill, somewhere in your bill you will see the NERC forum email address or simply google it. But before you contact them, you have to contact the customer service of your distribution company forum EKDC.

Corrinthians:
What would have happened were Dasuki a Christian or Southerner?

What's up with us always wanting to defend crooks given they are our tribesmen or from our region down South? I don't see Muslims or Northerners going up in arms when Buhari goes after one if them over corruption related issues.

Imagine a Chief Justice saying he "forgot" to declare a bank account owned by him! How can anyone with a brain, even a retarded one, step up to defend this?

Aren't we simply telling ourselves "it is okay to be a thief as long as you're my brother"?

Amaechi was right after all.

You people forgets easily, Gov Gajude that was caught on video collecting bribe has not been investigated till today but rather he was praised on international media, why he is a loyal northerner. My prayer is whoever supports this evil done by APC should get one of such in his/her family so as to know exactly how it feels.

I'm glad I got the needed attention even though it took some time.

About a year ago I read a post about a guy that complained to NERC about his outrageous bill and after consistent follow up he was even given a Prepaid meter and his bills wiped out completely.

Few days later I scanned all my estimated bills and forwarded it to the NERC but copied BEDC.

In two days I got a message to fromto contact the Asaba unit of the NERC, when I did , a young man called me and was asking for a proof that I have complained to BEDC before contacting them. I told him most of my complaints were verbal and I don't have any written proof. He rubbished me and told me to go get my facts right.

I didn't give up, I contacted Benin again, this time I got a better response. NERC gave BEDC a ten days ultimatum to resolve my issue. Two days later I got a call that someone from BEDC is coming to my apparent to do a load check. I agreed and in three days the man arrived and did his check. My load calculation were not done right there but I was just made to sign the no of electric consuming properties found in my house.

Weeks passed, months and I didn't hear anything from BEDC. I resumed my email service, this time straight to Abuja and I didn't even get a response. I was patient and I continued sending Mail as reminder.

After almost one year I just got my bill wiped off. Bill arrears of over 98k wiped off, infact we have a negative bill as I'm talking to you.

Thank you nairaland for the information.

Several different factors can cause fabrics to yellow. What is most disheartening to most of your customers is when they store a light colored garment and months or years later pull it out to
find yellow stains, streaks, or an overall yellow cast. Yellowing in storage can be caused by a variety of situations. This bulletin addresses potential storage problems, causes of yellowing of garments, and possible remedies for the problems.

FLUORESCENT WHITENING AGENTS
Optical brighteners or fluorescent whitening agents are applied to fabrics to enhance their brilliance and whiteness. These brighteners can decompose and yellow as a result of heat from drying or steam finishing, bleaching, exposure to light, or long term exposure to atmospheric gases in storage. Natural or artificial light exposure during use or storage is usually only apparent on exposed areas of a garment such as shoulders, sleeves or exposed folds. Unexposed areas such as under the lapels or on the reverse side will remain bright and white. Usually there is no remedy to this problem since optical brighteners or fluorescent whitening agents can not be reapplied to most fabrics. However, on some washable fabrics, a wet cleaning and reapplication of whitening agents will sometimes restore items to a usable condition.

OXIDATION AND YELLOWING OF SIZING
Many cellulose fibers such as cotton, rayon, linen, and ramie are treated with sizings to give the fabric luster, sheen, and hand. Some of the sizings or starches tend to yellow, some more readily than others. Objectional yellowing can occur with age and may be accelerated by the heat necessary for deodorizing and finishing after cleaning. To improve the appearance of this type of yellowing, carefully wet clean the garment. This process may be followed by bleaching in a mild oxidizing bleach such as hydrogen peroxide or chlorine bleach, if necessary.
MYSTERIOUS YELLOW STAINS
Stains from juices, beer, soft drinks, tea, coffee, or other foods or beverages that contain
tannin or sugars can cause stains to develop during storage through oxidation. These stains
were probably invisible when the garments were put away. Once the stain has been left in the fabric, it oxidizes and becomes apparent as time passes. These stains may be very difficult to remove, especially from wool, silk, and nylon. The longer the stain is allowed to age, the more difficult it is to remove. In some fabrics, extensive specialized stain removal agents may lighten the stains enough so that the garment can be returned to a wearable condition.
ACCUMULATION OF WATERSOLUBLE IMPURITIES IN USE AND STORAGE
Discoloration that is confined to the surface of the fabric or areas that have received the greatest exposure to the effects of light and atmospheric soils when in use or in storage is referred to as accumulation of water-soluble impurities. White and pastel fabrics are more prone to showing discoloration from this type of accumulation of soils. To remove this staining, carefully wetclean and soak in a bath of warm water with several ounces of synthetic neutral
detergent and an alkali, such as ammonia. After a short soaking, rinse, extract, and air dry. Do not add ammonia to protein fabrics, such as silk or wool.
SUBLIMATION OF DYE
Some fabric dyes tend to change to a vapor and then transfer and condense onto other articles in use or storage, forming stains, usually in the form of streaks. This type of staining usually develops when a dye sublimation occurs from a dark colored acetate fabric. This discoloration slowly develops over a long period of contact with another article. However, the staining can also develop when items are not in direct contact with one another. Heat may cause this process to occur more easily if a garment is stored in a warm place. In some cases, the staining can be removed by the use of a ten percent solution of alcohol.
BHT YELLOWING
When there is an alkaline finish on a garment, exposure to moisture, nitrogen oxide gases, and/or storage in polyethylene bags or film can cause yellowing to occur. With time, nitrogen dioxide reacts with butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) used in plastic packaging. Research has shown that certain fibers, mainly nylon, is susceptible to this yellowing when contaminated with BHT. Nitrogen oxide gases are formed when air contacts any hot surface, such as a heating furnace, gas or electric cooking range, or any type of gas or electric heater. When these gases contact plastics containing BHT they can cause fume fading on fabrics. This conversion to yellow may be accelerated if there is an an alkaline finish on the fabric. Therefore, the reaction can sometimes be reversed by acidifying the stained areas. This yellowing should not be confused with natural overall yellowing that occurs in some fibers such as wool or virgin nylon. Stains caused by BHT usually form as rings, spots, or streaks on areas near openings, perforations, tears, or holes in the bag or film. IFI’s Garment Analysis Laboratory has been able to reverse this discoloration with the use of a mild acetic acid bath followed by rinsing in cold water. As long as the fabric remains in an acidic state, it is protected from BHT yellowing. To help prevent this yellowing, use ethylene bags that do not contain BHT. Advise your customers that all storage areas should be as free from outside polluted air as possible. Air pollution increases the amount of nitrogen dioxide in the air.
http://www.laundrysuite.com/why-your-cloths-are-changing-to-yellowish-in-storage/

DIALOGUE WITH NIGERIA BY AKIN OSUNTOKUN
“In 2015, we campaigned against GEJ for paying fuel subsidy at 30milion liters/day for a daily consumption of 20million liters. Today the APC is paying for 50million barrels on daily consumption in a situation in which it is inconceivable that Nigeria can consume up to 30 million liters per day”-Senate President Bukola Saraki.

In the unraveling of the Muhammadu Buhari Presidency, it is difficult not to read the vindication of President Goodluck Jonathan. Bad as the Jonathan’s government was made to look, there are no indices of comparison in which this government has not fared worse. Given the comprehensive and almost inexplicable failure of the Buhari government there is the temptation to seek recourse in the metaphysical rationalisation that there is the element of karma at play here.

Rising above his disappointment at the loss of power in 2015, Jonathan was full of good faith and goodwill in his acceptance of defeat and the obligation of gracefully turning over the reins of government to his opponent. As we have come to learn, though, the maneuverings that secured the victory for Buhari were not totally transparent and above board-the shenanigans in Kano inclusive of the mysterious death of the resident electoral commissioner and his family in a conflagration, is illustrative. The coincidence is also striking that the commissioner of police in Kano State at this crucial period was no less the incumbent Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. Top among the explanations for his meteoric elevation to the apex of police authority is the interpretation that it can only logically be a deliberate reward for special services rendered. In turn, he has reciprocated the gesture with naked Buhari and APC partisanship.

A lot of Nigerians have wondered at the ease and readiness with which President Olusegun Obasanjo reconciled and endorsed the presidential candidacy of his former deputy and main opponent of Buhari in the forthcoming presidential election, Atiku Abubakar. The explanation for this retraction is self-evident in the present danger that the reelection of Buhari, more than any other contender in memory, poses to Nigeria. With regards to the 2015 Buhari choice, there is a lesson to learn in the fact that almost all the critical stakeholders who rallied to his support have had cause to regret their role in aiding and abetting the election of Buhari especially Obasanjo. As President, Jonathan had his conspicuous shortcomings and inadequacies but a lot of these were also exaggerated and contrived-yet he bore no grudge and happily joined Nigerians and international well-wishers (who had sold themselves a dummy) in the consecration of his successor as the long awaited messiah. But how has this gesture be reciprocated? Bereft of basic decency and honesty his successor chose to exploit him as the perpetual fall guy for their unmitigated governance failure.

In one of the illustrations of the tragicomedy propensities of the Buhari presidency, my friend, Garba Shehu, made the following allegation: “The claims that President Muhammadu Buhari spent 166 days without forming a cabinet, that absolutely is untrue…It took him time to form a cabinet because the outgoing administration in 2015 did not cooperate with the transition committee. The president was given handover notes 48 hours to the handover of power and for whatever reason, the president at that time determined that…the question that President Buhari was asking, for details of this and that, amounting to running a second government in office. And he came out to all his ministers and permanent secretaries not to cooperate with Buhari that this country will not have two governments running at the same. What this means is that President Buhari had to wait to come into office and learn about all the inner things that they had done so that he can build on the processes. The government he inherited was horribly disjointed, it was broken.”

I don’t know how the presidential spokesman would feel after he might have had time to reflect on this clownish extenuation of an outright signal failure of the Buhari government. The implication of Shehu’s peculiar rationalisation is, no less, the attribution of omniscience and omnipresence to the former President Jonathan (who while in retirement was still able to determine the fate and destiny of his successor) corresponding to the abject helplessness of the incumbent president to own its tenure and stewardship. And since Jonathan has been designated with the unique power to determine Buhari’s failures, the corollary is that he is equally invested with the power to enable the successes of the Buhari regime-if any. To be fair to Shehu, he was just toeing the escapist path charted by his principals. You will recall the laughter that greeted the concluding remarks of Osinbajo at the vice presidential debate when-as tendentious, he had to apologise for the failure of their administration with, you guess right, the 16 years of PDP!

Earlier in the week, President Buhari had an interview with the Arise Television network (he would not consent to a live interview-for obvious reasons) that was remarkably characterised with incoherence, absent mindedness and falsehood. Against the background of the fixation with the Jonathan government, one of the lines that struck most was the proprietary claim he staked to the transformation of the agricultural sector, which, according to the president, is attested in the attainment of food security and near zero importation of Nigeria’s staple diet, rice. One of the precursors to sustained economic development is continuity of inherited developmental projects and policies and so buhari could legitimately take credit for the conclusion of whatever projects he inherited from his predecessor. What is questionable is the penchant of this government to lay exclusive franchise to inherited projects to which it has little or no contribution.

Here is the testimony of the President of the World Food Prize Foundation, Mr Kenneth Quinn, on the occasion of investing former Nigerian Minister of Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina, with the World Food Security Prize award “Although, Adesina is now President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), his breakthrough achievements as Minister of agriculture of Nigeria also helped him win the prize… As Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture from 2011 to 2015, Adesina successfully transformed his country’s agriculture sector through bold reforms… he introduced the E-Wallet system which broke the back of the corrupt elements that had controlled the fertilizer distribution system for 40 years…The reforms he implemented increased food production by 21 million metric tonnes and attracted 5.6 billion dollars in private sector investments, thus earning him the reputation as the ‘Farmer’s Minister…Mr. Quinn said the bold reforms included creating programmes to make Nigeria self-sufficient in rice production, and to make cassava become a major cash crop”.

The above was the asset (in the Agricultural sector) that this government inherited on assumption of office in 2015 and the last time I checked, the personality who bore this testimony was neither a Nigerian nor a member of the PDP. Given the crisis ridden tenure of the incumbent Minister of Agriculture, Mr Audu Ogbe, especially the self-inflicted distraction of government intervention in the Fulani herdsmen crisis, it is doubtful the minister would have had sufficient capacity left to do anything meaningful and substantial in his primary task of attending to the development of agriculture. He would most likely be remembered for the introduction and deployment of the cattle colony innovation-which totally consumed his attention.

In his typical muddled and somewhat primitive turn of mind, the president has a way of flaunting his ignorance at how modern economies work. He exhibited this dysfunction (in the Arise television parley) by attributing the uptick in agricultural harvest to the intervention of a providential abundance of rainfall in the past three harvest seasons rather than innovative policies. I have cited this personal inadequacy on account of the fact that this is not a one off gaffe, the President has repeatedly harped on this logic whenever he is minded to comment on the fortunes of the agricultural sector during his tenure. So, in the twenty first century, Nigeria has the albatross of a president who predicates agricultural development on rain-fed policies.

In the same television appearance, the president exclaimed, in righteous indignation, how, in the 16 years of stewardship, the PDP recorded zero achievement in infrastructural development including road construction and referred his interviewers to the Power, Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Fashola for corroboration. Partly on account of phobia for flying I frequently ply the road from Lagos to Abuja with stop-over at home in Ekiti. The journey goes through Lagos-Ibadan-Ilesha-Ekiti-Kabba-Okene-Lokoja-Abuja. When I moved to Abuja in 2002, the long stretch between Lokoja and Abuja was a two lane highway. In the timespan between 2002 and 2015 that road has been dualised and repeatedly improved including major works on the Gwagwalada township section; upwards of 25% of the reconstruction of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway had been accomplished; the Ibadan-Ilesha segment had undergone repeated rehabilitation; the Ilesha-Akure axis had been reconstructed.

Four years on, beyond the current modest contribution to the Lagos-Ibadan rehabilitation, the greater part of this road network has suffered neglect and degenerated palpably-not to talk of the war zone degradation of the roadway to the Apapa ports nerve centre of the Nigerian economy. So the question is Where exactly are the evidences that entitle this government to bragging rights on infrastructural development? Are they to be found in the commissioning of airports development in Port Harcourt and Abuja or the commissioning of the Abuja-Kaduna railroad? How does a President who commissioned these landmark achievements of his predecessor wake up the following day and with a straight face claim that no infrastructural development took place under the PDP administration?

In comparing the incumbent administration with the Jonathan government, the following recent remarks by the International strategic studies association, kill two birds with one stone-regarding the score marks on national security and corruption-“The insurgent groups grow stronger, and the government forces grow weaker and more beset by morale collapse. It is fair to say that the Nigerian intelligence community itself is no longer sure what groups even comprise ‘Boko Haram’, the only significant engagement which the Nigerian military leadership – up to and including the National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen. (rtd.) Mohammed Babagana Monguno – seem to prioritise is the fight to stop the leakage of information about massive corruption, running into the equivalent of several billions of dollars.”
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/01/11/the-vindication-of-jonathan/

I need a car for my wedding on 19th of January here in Warri. The two taxi company I found online seems not serious with the business. One kings and the other e-love. All calls to the business numbers where answered with promises of calling me back but none did, even when I called back the phone was not answered. Please any serious car hire service in Warri should call 09050161020 before Wednesday.

aonag:
lol. dont say this again.... intl news reporters dont have men on ground? they wont even publish it if it were not true or they would say unconfirmed reports

Bros leave that guy, some people can go any length to defend the stipends they are getting. BBC or CNN have insiders that give them authentic information even more than our local media.

So I heard

madridguy:
Everybody just dey talk anyhow

It shall not be well with you and your cohort. You are paid peanuts to talk nonsense here. I will soon start laying curse on anyone that sees the truth and turn the other way. Our country is going down for God's sake.

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If the election will be free and fair, buhari will only win a few States in the North with small margin. The South East and South- South will be 80%+ for Atiku, while the South- West will be divided by but Atiku will still floor PMB. If Pain people can vote PDP to the extent they did, it will be difficult for APC even in the West they feel they are strong. There's suffering in the land and any body that they feel can rescue naija will win.

engineerboat:
VOTE count Results for each candidates;

Void votes: 68

1. BUKOLA SARAKI 317


2. ATIKU ABUBAKAR

3. AMINU TAMBUWAL: 693

4. IBRAHIM DANKWAMBO: 111

5. AHMED MAKARFI: 74

6. SULE LAMIDO:96

7. DAVID MARK: 35

8. RABIU KWANKWASO: 158

9. DATTI BABA-AHMED: 05

10. ATTAHIRU BAFAWARA: 48

11. JONAH JANG: 19

12. KABIRU TURAKI: 65

Congratulations to Atiku

engineerboat:
VOTE count Results for each candidates;

Void votes: 68

1. BUKOLA SARAKI 317


2. ATIKU ABUBAKAR

3. AMINU TAMBUWAL

4. IBRAHIM DANKWAMBO: 111

5. AHMED MAKARFI: 74

6. SULE LAMIDO:96

7. DAVID MARK: 35

8. RABIU KWANKWASO: 158

9. DATTI BABA-AHMED: 05

10. ATTAHIRU BAFAWARA: 48

11. JONAH JANG: 19

12. KABIRU TURAKI: 65

Obviously Atiku or Tambuwa will win

uzolexis:
If she says no, leave her. If she gossips or makes a jest of you cos of that, she's the stupid one not you. Just take No as No.

Ok when you finally visit me, if you say no I will take your no seriously I promise....lol . You are pretty though.

My brother is a delegate and yet they got some gift from some of the aspirants but nothing close to this falsehood you are spreading. This will be the most Free, Fair and credible primary election witnessed in Nigeria. I've been following the process.