If there is anybody reading this thread who is resident around Iju and is in desperate need of a job and thus ready to resume immediately working as a member of an aggressive sales team, please indicate.

My preference will be for males who have some driving experience within Lagos.

Bakerdav:
I resident in Ibadan

I am afraid I can't be of help to you in faraway Ibadan.

If you were in Lagos and were serious in your quest for a job.......perhaps I could be of help

Good luck nonetheless.

SmileDance:
2017
FUTA
Yes, I'm willing
I'm open to relocation
Thank you

I sent you a PM

PM seen.
You attended a great institution.

I hope you know that relocation is quite a difficult task for many people especially those without friends/family in the new neighbourhood.

And no company is willing to take on the brd n of paying for your relication unless you are really offering something beyond their expectations.

Tokskob2008:

Lagos/Ogun state

Too broad. I need a more specific response.

Where is your exact location?

ikennamadu1:


I'm open for relocation bro

What can you do?

Where are you currently?

Can I recommended you for a trainee position?

Quote me on a dead thread.

Is there anyone here living around Ishaga/Ajuwon who is seeking a job seriously?

Tokskob2008:
Please anyone in need of a join man for any kind of hustle as long as it's legit be it site engineering, events planning, installation of all kinds and so on.

I fit do any legit hustle as long as I will get paid after the completion.

Where is your location?

SmileDance:
I need a Job too, I studied Food Science and Technology, I'm currently in Ibadan but willing to relocate.

Very interesting!

Which year of graduation?

Which institution?

Would you be willing to develop a career in Food processing, production Supervision and and TQM?

Whats your take on relocation?

azelab:
I am jobless and I need job presently. I need to cater for my family , it pains me a lots whenever my daughters need somethings but I cannot afford to provide.

Please �� I need help from a good Samaritan that can assist me in other to be a responsible father to my daughters.....I hold both B.Sc certificate and ND certificate in Statistics .

Location?

Are you residing in Lagos?

Where precisely?

Bakerdav:
same here bro,any good Samaritan should pls help,bsc accounting and ND accounting

michru:
This is the question that an ilitrate should be asking.

Reminds me of a Yorùbá movie.

Wife had been pestering her husband to do court wedding, he refused, the wife's parent tried, he still didn't.
Told them he will not and he didn't see the need for it and probably didn't favour him.

One day, the company he worked for decided they were going to send him and his family out of the country, maybe to head a department. He was so happy until he found out he needed his marriage certificate in order to process the whole package.

Come and see begging, the wife refused, he went and begged the wife's parent, then they reminded him of how he said court wedding is of no use for him.

Abeg, for sake of formality, do what is right in time.
If you don't have an ulterior motive, then do all that is proper.

Very sad that you had to bring this here but then Nollywood is credited with being the most uninspiring movie space globally.

Why will the man beg the wife to agree to a court marriage? this is rather questionable as the reverse should be the case. He is the one being sent abroad, the others are appendages. the wife and kids are even the greatest beneficiaries. As a matter of fact the inlaws are second line beneficiaries before the man himself. So many options exist for the guy ranging from going alone, right through to getting a second wife.

danniyal:

Is it by force to give out loans? Is lending the only business in Nigeria?. How can you give out loans to people you don't know and without collateral then you begin to disturb people who don't know anything about the transaction in the first place. Is that not madness? Can a Nigerian try this nonsense in China?

These loans are not forced.

They are voluntarily taken with the 'victim' taking numerous steps beginning from downloading the app, applying for the loan and permitting the Loan providers to access their phone contacts

Hello all,

As we gradually revert to normalcy, I need to renew my passport.

I live in Lagos but work in Ogun State. The previous office of issuance was Ikoyi, Lagos?

Is there any advantage of going back there?

Is the DIY process hitch free and how long does it take?

Perhaps I should hire a middleman as we do for almost everything else in Naija?

Gratefully awaiting your responses.

franashi:
What about someone outside Lagos like Ibadan?I am interested please

You could send me an email.

Since its remote and free I don't think distance is a barrier.

The only snag is that I may not be able to make any concrete suggestions because I don't have any knowledge about the industry in Ibadan.

I noticed that many people were recommending females for this role.

Without wishing to sound gender biased it is important that it is made clear here that what the OP seeks is an Industrial Oven operator.
I doubt if a woman can push in and pull out a fully laden trolley on a consistent basis.

I have read through the entire thread.

Most people who posted here have already been damaged by our very defective school system. Very little can be done to help them out of their situation. The only succour they need is some kind of job…..and not just any job but a government job....perhaps they will get it as the dollar keeps rising...... after all this government has in place many socio economic improvement schemes including but not limited to NPower and tradermoni. But I nonetheless I wish them well.

There are however quite a few posters here who are truly genuine in their desire for improvement which would in turn lead to a job or better still an income. Help will naturally come to those few. It is for these few I wish to make a minute contribution:

If there is anyone here who seeks to develop a long term career in the baking industry, I can be of help. Now you don’t have to be a baker, there are really a lot of areas that have been developed that now require very astute professionalism.

If you are in Lagos, and are open to developing a career in the baking industry, then shoot me an email stating your area of interest and attach your detailed and up-to-date resume. I am not promising a job but I will provide free guidance to the first 10 Nairalanders that respond. This could be in the form of recommending you for a role or guiding you into earning an income in the very robust and seamless Food and Beverages Industry.

Please note that all the support I can give will be free of cost to you but also limited to remote channels (email and perhaps whatsapp only).

Only serious candidates who are desperate to bend over backwards to change their circumstances may reach out to me via onyxxbleu@gmail.com.

ehmasjet:
Seriously it's been hell as Bleep, lost my job at the seventh month of my wife's pregnancy, we started staying at home and finished the little money I had saved even spent the one I saved up for hospital bill, after that I started begging friends and families just to feed everyday.

She gave birth through CS and made everything worse, I got loan , borrowed money and all.... Till now am still unable to pay up any of my debts.

Staying jobless is just an experience of how hell would be especially if you have a family to feed.

Depression, frustration, being lost in several thoughts, seeing yourself as useless and different experience.

May God help us.

Where is your location?

munarule:
If you check some of my previous post, i talked about my ill brother but now he's very mentally ok and very well. We discovered what happened to him was done by an uncle in the village and thank God the man confessed and was dealt with.
So I advised him to relocate back to lagos since all the money for his business has been spent
He is 29 years old and very hard working. He want factory work so he can raise money and start up his business again
Please if you know any factory that can employ him in lagos please do let me know. God bless you sir/ma

For someone who has been in business his incapacitation why do you wish him a salary experience before going back into mainstream business? And you added that he is a hard worker?

Why not set him up with a small business? You could consideer something small nut lucrative. With just 50-100k he could start out with something that will give him at least 2 -5k daily even within that your Abule Egba axis. This will also help you keep an eye on him until you can vouch for his complete stability. he needs very close observation at this point and all the encouragement he can get to recover fully,

If you insist on a factory job, then you could seek out one of the very large industrial bakeries in that neighbourhood.
Queensmeal comes to mind. They are always expanding and thus ever recruiting and pay reasonably well comparatively.

Feel free to ask me for further help if necessary. i am willing to help as I can connect with your interest in getting him back into a wholesome mental health.

I can be of help to a one or two people here. I work in the bakery industry and can help with getting you jobs in well run bakeries that can pay you better than the Industry standard. But you must however be serious enough to get the job.

Location is of utmost importance here.

If you want to be earning up to 50-100k i the next six months then you have to develop a skill which can be used to get you a job. The problem of most people is that they take a Chinese job and learn nothing in the process and as such by time you are going to another Chinese company you have nothing to place before them by way of expertise. Even in Pure Water factories some people get as much as 50k just for having a small skill that others do not for instance if you know how to change a driving belt that puts you ahead of the rest. Stop thinking that the Chinese companies do not pay well. They pay you only based on your expertise and nothing more.

This economy may not get better before 2023. But we all have to survive and perhaps even thrive.
Lets work together towards making 2022 a most rewarding year for all of us.

ChineduChinedu:
Please help, I need advice, I am very confused man, I don't know what to do in this situation

There is this girl I met in Lagos she help me find a house in Lagos from there we started dating.

I Asked her to marry me and get pregnant for me. Later she got pregnant for me.
She started disturbing me about marriage rights.

On the wedding day I discovered that she has 3 children for one man.
I have asked her several times even before she got pregnant she keep saying no

A day before the wedding, one of my uncle called me and tell me that one babalawo said that the woman I want to marry has 3 kids already.

All that day I wasn't myself I woke her up at midnight and forced the truth out of her
She admitted and start begging me to forgive her, she said she has been looking for the best time to tell me. All this are happening on our wedding day, she beg me not to tell anyone that it can be secrets between me and her àlone, I insisted that I must tell my people from my state enugu to Lagos

My people discouraged me and said I should thank God for revealing this early.
That's how I cancelled the church wedding.

Court marriage 30th September
Church wedding 2nd October
But Before that wedding day, we did court marriage, I told her that I don't want to do court marriage because if she cheat on me I will divorce her and loose my half of my money she got angry, the first day we didn't talk, 2nd day same, Then 3rd day she start packing her loads, I beg her to stay that we have few days to church wedding she insisted that If I don't do the court that I should cancel the church wedding that she can't trust me without court marriage

We did the court marriage, without my parents consent cuz it didn't come from my heart, her junior brother is the one that sighn for me in the court

I don't know what to do in this situation oo

Her first son is 13 years
2nd son 8 years
3rd girl 6 years
And now she is pregnant for me aa

Am 30 years while I don't know her real age

We have lived together for 8 months before I could discover this
And during this period we have been together
She controls me alots and that make me sad
She shout at me too
If ask me to do something for her and I refuse it becomes problem

Please what do I do ?

On the assumption that this is not one of those tales that Seun and his team use to attract traffic to their site on very boring weekends Iwill make a contribution here.

History is replete with stories of very foolish men brought down by the wiles of women from Adam through Samson, Hosea and a host of others.

But you Sir, have earned the crown. From realtor to Girlfriend and then wife all within a very short space of time and to crown it all ....it happened in Lagos.

Don't you have male friends that you can confide in...even if you don't have relatives?

You are a the personification of unintelligence and deserve only to marry that girl.

Please ensure that you stick by her.

Nonsense and ingredients.

Layze:
THE ATS LEVEL:

The ATS level has three parts (exams): ATS 1, 2 and 3. The body in charge of this level is known as ATSWA (Accounting Technician Scheme West Africa). The exam is done across some West African countries including Ghana, Liberia and so on. Each part has four exams which make a total of twelve exams for the three parts.

After completing the exams in all three parts, you shall be inducted as an ATSWA member and be awarded an Associate Accounting Technician (AAT) certificate. This certificate alone boosts your standing among other junior and mid-level accountants and gives you recognition.

Also, without mincing words and with the exception of few courses, I can tell you for free that this certificate is equivalent to a 400L accounting student in a typical public university in Nigeria. The AAT certificate is recognized in countries like Canada and the UK. With your AAT certificate, you can easily practice as an accounting technician in Canada.

THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL:

The second and final division is the professional level from where you can become a qualified and certified accountant. Just like the ATS level, this level also has three parts – foundation, skills and professional. This level is where you become a pro in the accounting field.

The foundation, as the name implies, is the entry stage into the professional level. It is the stage where all the basics of accounting as a profession are being taught. Every B.sc and HND holder in any other course aside accounting will start from this level. This level contain five exams to be completed before moving to the next stage – although, this will be reviewed soon according to reports from the association. For someone who has a B.sc or HND in accounting, he will be exempted from this stage, as it is believed that he shouldn’t have a problem with the basics. Such person will start from the next stage – skills.

  The second part/stage in the professional level is the skills stage. It is the pen-ultimate exam to be done before one can become a qualified accountant. This stage is the entry level for all B.sc and HND holders in accounting

Interestingly, for someone who is an AAT (Associate Accounting Technician), such person will also be granted exemption from writing the foundation stage – he will also start from the skills stage. This stage has four exams to be completed before moving to the final stage.

The last and ultimate part is the professional stage. This is alpha and omega of all exams in ICAN. It contains five exams which must be duly completed. After the completion of this stage, you shall be inducted as an Associate of Chartered Accountants (ACA) – and your dream of becoming a professional and chartered accountant is fulfilled!

I will be honest with you, it’s not a child’s play, neither is it a folktale journey. However, it is really straight forward and achievable. With focus and dedication, you can become a chartered accountant within the space of two and a half years – for someone who starts from the ATS level (1-3).
For a first degree holder in accounting, you can become a qualified accountant within a year! And for someone who starts from the foundation level, you can become a professional accountant with a year and half. 

Dear parents and guardians, your child can become a professional accountant even before graduating from higher institution – regardless of his/her course of study. 
My dear brothers and sisters, your dream of becoming a chartered accountant with all its reputation and recognition isn’t lost, it is still very much within your grasp. Make the move today!


Please note, this article is not completely exhaustive as there are packages for OND holders in their ICAN exams. Feel free to throw in your questions.


For more information or questions, reach out to the writer:
Bello Abdullah 
Phone/WhatsApp: 09066268746
Email: lekanbello98@gmail.com

Do you have a proficient ATS graduate in need of a job?
Location must be in on the Mainland and the preferred candidate must be prepared to resume immediately.

Truly a great thread.

For some it is the biggest pity party of the year.

For others it is the long awaited platform that will enable them have their fill in blaming 'the system'.

For some others it is yet a platform for self aggrandizement and self projection.

On the whole, it is what it is.

Life is perfect. It operates on principles that are driven by perfection. Nothing else.

ponlear:
Second Class Upper, had a banking job and when recession came in 2016, they laid all the last entry level off, it’s 5 years now and at best, the highest paying job have gotten since then is 50k, I had to stop and started doing my own thing cos they were practically using me, I was doing everything, when I say everything I mean it. Managed the finance, HR, Sales, office administration, planing and all cos I reported to the business owner directly, at some point she won’t even come to the office for 2weeks and when I asked for a pay rise, she kept giving several excuses and kept compelling me to wait till the next month after the fourth month of waiting for the rise I left and I’ve been on the street since then, 8 months now and counting.

Nigeria is bleeped up
That’s the honest truth

You write very well Sir. whether we believe it or not our ability to express ourselves in verbally and in written form goes a long way in defining our personality.

I really loved your write up which reflected your abilities and innate capacity. Your attitude however NEEDS revamping. You need to change your appreciation of whatever life presents to you at any point in time.

In this particular case that woman gave you a great opportunity to learn and understand (and first hand too) the ropes of management. You are indebted to her. You will only come to value the experience you have drawn from this in the future when circumstances require your tapping from that epoch of your life.

This is my very modest opinion.

Think about it.

I have been using Android for several years now.

I would now like to experience what the Apple ecosystem offers.

I would however prefer to start out with a low budget investment before taking a plunge by acquiring something recent.

I have narrowed my choices to either Iphone 7, Iphone 7 Plus and Iphone 2020 SE.

Kindly make your suggestions here as regards what you would consider the best option for me at this time.

Please note that I don't do games but do watch some movies and youtube videos from time to time.

scarycuteface:
The SE 2020 is a hybrid, I recommend

What does hybrid mean in this context please?

iamtardey:
Iphone 6/6s nko?I'm asking for myself

I don't know about that but it appears this model may have stopped receiving support or perhaps will soon stop receiving support from Apple.

I have been using Android for several years now.

I would now like to experience what the Apple ecosystem offers.

I would however prefer to start out with a low budget investment before taking a plunge by acquiring something recent.

I have narrowed my choices to either Iphone 7, Iphone 7 Plus and Iphone 2020 SE.

Kindly make your suggestions here as regards what you would consider the best option for me at this time.

Please note that I don't do games but do watch some movies and youtube videos from time to time.

Over the weekend, I was invited to do a presentation at a retirement seminar for "soon to retire" post primary school teachers.

This programme was organized by under the auspices of the State Post Primary Education Board of one of the South Western States of Nigeria.

I spoke on the viability of bread distribution/retail as a business.

It was there that it dawned on me that several senior adults among us have no idea whatsoever on how the social media works. Of course they have heard of facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Some even know of Linked-in and the less popular ones among them. The questions regarding the operations, functionality and potential came up repeatedly.

Can someone recommend a basic introductory course for middle aged adults willing to learn about Social media at the basic level through Intermediate to advanced levels?

Alternatively, is there anyone who can design and implement a robust learning model that is essentially remote yet comprehensive?

Over the weekend, I was invited to do a presentation at a retirement seminar for "soon to retire" post primary school teachers.

This programme was organized by under the auspices of the State Post Primary Education Board of one of the South Western States of Nigeria.

I spoke on the viability of bread distribution/retail as a business.

It was there that it dawned on me that several senior adults among us have no idea whatsoever on how the social media works. Of course they have heard of facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Some even know of Linked-in and the less popular ones among them. The questions regarding the operations, functionality and potential came up repeatedly.

Can someone recommend a basic introductory course for middle aged adults willing to learn about Social media at the basic level through Intermediate to advanced levels?

Alternatively, is there anyone who can design and implement a robust learning model that is essentially remote yet comprehensive?

BlessedU:



Thanks for sharing this insightful write-up. But I have few questions based on the response I'm getting from the market now.


1. on distributorship, how can one adopt this strategy in Ikorodu? Because a lot of retailers already have bakers that supply them daily (abokis, people frying cake beans, and food sellers, and mini-supermarket).

2. Some of the retailers already have discounts from the bakers. So what is the best strategy to penetrate the market now as a distributor?

3. I see potential in distributorship based on your explanation on naira land(already have a plan of selling 1000pcs per day)but after discussing with few retailers it seems a bit difficult to implement in reality considering the profit margin.

Is this strategy still applicable at present it seems many people are already using it?

I look forward to seeing your response.

Response to Question 3

One Thousand Loaves Daily?

Difficult?..........yes but only at the very beginning!

I know quite a number of people who do over 1000 loaves per day.

I will however put this in proper perspective;

What size of bread are you referring to?
What price segment? What target market? What are your logistics modalities?
What is the level of brand acceptance in the market place? How long have you been in the business?

If you have a car and a good product (in all ramifications) you should be able to hit that target within 3 months.
As a distributor, this would net you at least 50k gross profit and at least 25 - 40k net profit depending on certain variables.
many bread distributors don't work at the distribution everyday but limit it to just three to four days a week. At the beginning it is a different ball game...you work every day and long long hours too as you are building a market base. Eventually your grind reduces as you then concentrate on deliveries only.

So, your size of market, the support system (staffing and vehicles) you have is what determines how fast you grow in this business.

I know a certain lady who started some time last year pre Covid 19 lock down. She drives a Honda Pilot and distributes for an old brand name located on Oregun road and she currently does 100k net profit (and this has been her minimum in the last one month) per week. Beautiful thing is that she is done with her sales by 2.00pm. She is easy to spot...with her 7 month baby reclining in a child seat while she makes her money.

1000 loaves and beyond is very possible. Are you prepared to pay the price upfront?

BlessedU:



Thanks for sharing this insightful write-up. But I have few questions based on the response I'm getting from the market now.


1. on distributorship, how can one adopt this strategy in Ikorodu? Because a lot of retailers already have bakers that supply them daily (abokis, people frying cake beans, and food sellers, and mini-supermarket).

2. Some of the retailers already have discounts from the bakers. So what is the best strategy to penetrate the market now as a distributor?

3. I see potential in distributorship based on your explanation on naira land(already have a plan of selling 1000pcs per day)but after discussing with few retailers it seems a bit difficult to implement in reality considering the profit margin.

Is this strategy still applicable at present it seems many people are already using it?

I look forward to seeing your response.

Response to Question 2

There is no 'one strategy fits all' approach. You can design one strategy or you could use a combo.

I will however share one strategy with you. I would start with identifying a premium bread brand and introducing it in that neighbourhood. Truth be told, Ikorodu like most other Lagos neighborhoods bearing a lot of residential load has a lot of neighbourhood bakeries with most of them struggling so hard to compete that variety and quality has been thrown out of the window. They now just now mix dough that fills the stomach without recourse to the variables of taste and texture. My goal would then be to service that segment the society that pays a premium to get higher quality bread. you will be amazed that people take bread from Ilupeju and distribute at Iyan Oba in Alimosho local government area while some people load thousands of loaves from Iba and sell in Awoyaya twice weekly.

Another option would be to service the lower cadre segment of the society who have a limited budget. This involves a lot of volume with very little margin per unit but with volumes that more than make up for the small margins. A case in point here is a particular bread brand that has a 100.00 (now 120.00) product that sells like crazy. That product is everywhere; V.I, Obalende, Ikeja, Agege, but I didnt see it in Ikorodu. Another very serious product is made i Ibadan and ships nationwide. Its inarguably the king of the market.

BlessedU:



Thanks for sharing this insightful write-up. But I have few questions based on the response I'm getting from the market now.


1. on distributorship, how can one adopt this strategy in Ikorodu? Because a lot of retailers already have bakers that supply them daily (abokis, people frying cake beans, and food sellers, and mini-supermarket).

2. Some of the retailers already have discounts from the bakers. So what is the best strategy to penetrate the market now as a distributor?

3. I see potential in distributorship based on your explanation on naira land(already have a plan of selling 1000pcs per day)but after discussing with few retailers it seems a bit difficult to implement in reality considering the profit margin.

Is this strategy still applicable at present it seems many people are already using it?

I look forward to seeing your response.

My responses are as follows;

Response to question 1.

As in many other distribution businesses, you are most definitely not going to be a pioneer. Ikorodu is already a very popular city within Lagos with an ever swelling population. This translates to an actual serious demand for bread and other food products in a very high scale. Summarily I can make bold to tell you that your incursion into bread sales either as a distributor or as a retailer…..if done well will ;pay off significantly over time.

You must however note that different variables will impact on the speed of your growth including but not limited to;

1. Preferred product brand,

2. Pricing (appropriate and competitive pricing),

3. Promotion (location, adverts, strategy)

And of course

4. People (target market).

I know there are several good brands that are currently not available in Ikorodu at the moment. I conducted a sales survey for a new bakery in March this year and I can tell you that the entire area at the moment is pretty much underserved. I mean every word of that statement.

Do not be afraid of the competition you will face. Just focus on carving a niche for yourself. Take baby steps and grow your customer base gradually. Never be in a hurry but be consistent in your supplies. Looking back at the end of one year you wil be surprised at what you would have accomplished within that time span.

I wish this advice was requested earlier as the coming Ileya holidays would have given you some boost as there is likely to be a drop in supply from the major bakeries.

Finally, the market is big enough for everyone including new entrants like yourself.