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PurestBoy: Go sleep man, you're a factory-fitted fool who Ĵüڪ† trying to be funny but you're not. I've been an active member of NL since 2007, where was ur father then? i was into computer repairing [/b]when i was in Uni & [b]i owned 2 cybercafes then which sold when i graduated before running my own business now so i never travel to seek greener pasture because i believe i can make it here. I'm just drawing the OP to d issue of Boko guys planning to move 2 Lagos though i was too reckless 2 refer him as a goat. So park well & take care

to make matters worse for this lunatic, shrinks in Nigeria go on strike every now and then. they are currently on strike as we speak.

PurestBoy: You claim my comment is uncouth and insultive and yet u commit the same crime you're charging me with. You said I'm jobless, well send me ur CV & I'll fix u with some of my biz centres or take control of my site. Anuofia

not your fault. the internet is a free for all platform. Ever since telecom companies in Naija started this so called mobile internet services with as little as =N=50 [less than 20pence] you can access the internet - so many jobless teenagers like this one who can manage a miserable mobile phone and scrounge out 20pence, enthusiastically jump to the internet to ply their trade - internet scam.

so, OP, Neanderthals and nitwited dimwits like this - 'Poorestboy' remains one of the issues you'll contend with when you get to Nigeria. they are commonly seen at motor parks. they are popularly called 'area boys' or 'agberos'. flee from them even when they offer you unsolicited assistances like helping you to lift your inverter into your car. D-E-C-L-I-N-E their unsolicited assistance. they move about with pen knives and even locally made revolvers.

SOUTH SOUTH: MUST YOU POST ON THIS INFORMATIVE THREAD? IS IT A MUST TO YOU?
WHY THE INSULT?
IS IT AN OFFENCE FOR YOU TO STUMBLE ON A THREAD IN WHICH PEOPLE ARE WELL BEHAVE?
TO YOU, DOES IT MEANS WE CAN'T GET AN INSULT FREE THREAD ON NAIRALAND?
YOU BETTER GO AND LOOK FOR A BETTER LIFE.. mtweeeeeeeeeew

I saw his uncouth comment. I just chose to ignore the i-diot. some of this flamers on most faceless forums are simply jobless & miserable teenagers. shove them aside & put them where they belong.

Tstark: @Pato405
That's NOT what i was implying. I said that based on the fact that the OP intends to move to Nigeria soon. So if building an accommodation is now going to be factored into the equation it would mean that they would not be able to move until they complete the house.

ok! got what you mean now.

rakumiii: @pato405.................I got you my broda......but if you dont mind do you have an answer to my question or a sugestion?

Can I use a 2.2kw inverter to power a 1hp air conditioner and how long will it last if it does? if i need it to run it for 12-15hrs, what capacity inverter would i need?

i beg no vex i have never had any experince with inverters so I have no clue.....

Thanks

to be frank with you, I have never really used it but I think I'll need it when relocating to Nigeria and would advise that anyone travelling back to Naija should get one as a matter of necessity because NEPA ruined my last visit. it wasn't funny. I wish someone with facts can throw more light on its capacity because carrying such a heavy 'mini-tansformer' only to get home and discover that its use value is almost zero won't be funny either. if it can last as much as 10hours with four flourescents light on, an LCD on, a refrigerator, 3 ceiling fans, and may be a home theatre system that wont be bad at all. as regards A/C, forget it o! . it may explode.

pd piper pippen: U forgot to budget for bullet proof vests and bomb detectors, believe me you will be needing it.

rakumiii: @pato405 .........Thanks for being sooooooooo honest and not use this oppurtunity to become a salesman for this £63.00 2.2kw inverters. If I move back to nigeria and someone tells me this inverter cost N200,000, I wouldnt even argue cause I would think thats how much they are.


Quick question.........When fully charged, can this inverter run a 1hp air conditioner? If it can, for how long?


Thanks

did you see the first link i posted? it's about £63 [15k] why buy it for 750k. i'm not coming to power a factory.

Tstark: @OP
I think your budget is a little bit too extravagant. Some of those things you have listed are luxuries and are only intended for the very wealthy and not for someone who still intends to work for someone else. I'm sure you don't have people driving you around where you currently live so i don't see why you cant do the driving yourself. As far as 24 hour electricity goes you can achieve that if you really want to but it will really hit you in the pocket. You're gonna have to cater for some down time during the day when everyone is at work/school, and that should lighten the burden a little.
If you plan to build your own house before moving over and you haven't even started building yet then you might as well forget the whole idea of moving back [color=#990000][/color]in the near future and just plan for your retirement cos that's not a reasonable option if you haven't even started.
My advice is to trim down that initial list of yours and throw away the mindset of coming to Lagos to live like a king until you can actually do so, and everything should be fine. There are other decent areas where you can live in lagos that wont cost you an arm and a leg so i suggest you look into that option too.

are you implying that anyone abroad who hasn't built a house should forget about coming home till he has a structure on ground?

targus: @Pato405, check this link but you don't need this size.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=victron+inverter+charger&_sacat=See-All-Categories

£2,900 close to 750k!!!!!

targus: Hi Ife, I relocated back to Nigeria about four years ago and i can reliably tell you that it can be daunting. The most important thing to consider is the accommodation and i will seriously advise you to buy a land and build (even if it's one bedroom), because that is one of the things that can bring stress after one year and things are still not perfect, the landlord will not understand. Beside that, Regarding electricity, I'll suggest you buy a 2kw inverter from Amazon or Ebay[color=#990000][/color] and get batteries connected to it to provide electricity for your basic need like light, Tv, fan and Fridge.(with time you'll get use to getting by with just fan) and also bring a reliable 5kva generator to charge your inverter. with this, you should be able to get by on N200K a month, food is the cheapest, things like cereal, bake beans,and stuff is not really expensive and make sure you do bulk buying for your Nigerian food.I pay my driver 25k a month and my gate man 15k,we only have Nanny when my family are around during the school holiday and we pay 15k a month for this service. Now i get by on N200k a month without inconveniencing myself. wishing you best of luck.

I'm also thinking in the same direction. thanks for this wonderful advice. as per Op, we are in the same boat. I'v been thinking of also relocating but accommodation and light is a prob really I must confess.

@ targus: concerning the bolded, is this what you mean? http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=2kw+inverter&_sacat=See-All-Categories. if you use this, could you please provide a clue regarding it's efficiency? how long do you charge it and how long does it last after being fully charged. I can easily source this from ebay

the amount you have will determine where you'll live. high brow areas cost more. but i'll advice you to blow the expense and pay if you know you luv peace and for security reasons. staying with the hoipolloi is full of troubles. but the basic things you need:

1. A source of income first [very important or some good amount of money to last you for a while while you look for a job. a little as 200k may be sufficient if you are not extravagant and you have paid your rents. the beautyof Nigeria is that your are not constantly pestered with bills and direct debit bills for gas, electricity, internet, telephone..e.t.c on monthly basis..you fit even beg landlord sef, they'll understand unlike abroad where nobody wants to listen that you are broke]

2. get n accommodation: Highbrow: Ikeja, lekki, magodo, gbagada ph1 & ph2, VGC, maryland estate, omole estate etc for a 3bed flat budget between 800k to 1.5mil. if you want a duplex start thinking between 2mil to 4mil] middle class: places like Ajao estate, Isolo estate, ogba, etc 20%-40% lower. Lower class:

3. get a car to enhance your mobility. if you are in US, better ship one down and start making contacts with a reliable clearing agent. I know Adexfem here on NL.

4. Make sure you have a generator! NEPA /NEP plc highly unreliable.

Floxyluv: she is a career woman not a house wife, for pete's sake!!!. Surely, you knew that before marrying her, it's better you dialogue with her and come to an understanding maturely.

career ma foot. career koor. carrier nii

a woman who can soak garri with me and still flash that luvly gorgeous smile from her innermost recesses !

give it your best shot, but if it doesnt work, simply call it QUITS!

how are you sure she is not a guy hiding behind this screen. he could be your next door neighbour trying to hone his 'yahooze maga' skills you know. . don't spend money travelling to Ghana only to discover you've been spoofed.

na joke o!

can someone please do us a favour here?

D-E-R-A-I-L this thread fast!

Dondav: What kind of retirement is that?

ok. as the word suggests:

induced = forced

solution: practically 'force' her to drop that job o! else she'll have only two options to chose from

(A)Family & happiness

(B)job & money at the detriment of the hapiness & luv that keeps a home.

Odunnu: When you get married to a woman you love, respect and appreciate, appealing to her judgement/decision will come naturally.
You dont get a real woman to rescind her decision thru force, threats and pride.

today's woman. they've read so much book. they talk of ''equal rights'', 'equal opporunity', 'marginalisation' e.t.c too many grammar. she wants dialogue and negotiation before submission. you be boko-haram?

just can't come to terms with all these supercilious overweening feminist propagandist in the name of civilisation. whatever happened to putting your hubby and family interest first? must it alwayz be about money? one would ideally under sane circumstances expect the woman to drop such a job like hot plate without being told unless her hubby advises otherwise. but HELL NO! today's woman na pundit, she pontificates about all issues. na over-sabi wife wey fit call her husband 'brother' and expect him to answer her 'yes madam'

which kin wahala b dis sef?

Harbioollah: TRUE talk

Bros no be small thing o! [according to 2face]

I once heard a girl declare it boldly saying ''I can't marry a graduate that earns 40k o! at least 250k.

can you beat that?

just makes me wonder how they think. they DONT believe there's always a starting point. they DON't consider character and charisma anymore. the same graduate will tomorrow add value to his job, get promoted or get a fatter salary from another offer. start earning 450k or more, then all of a sudden, the same lady that declared she'll have NOTHING to do with him will suddenly start making overtures of friendship. luv wantintin in the air, flashing smiles all over from ear to ear whenever the guy is around, starts to pretend like she cares. when the guy throws his face to the other side, she'll come here on NL to complain that she cares about the guy, she luvs him, bla bla bla but the guy doesn't care about her.

wahala!

the same guy you denounced! haba!

guys make una wake up o! these girls don't have your interest at heart. another name for luv now is self-centred interest.

publisher: Have u been to UYO? OWERRI? ENUGU? These cities are making genuine efforts at modernizing. Forget the Northern cities cos i dont see any development there until Boko Haram issue is solved. JOS is still beautiful though. My anger is at other South western cities (i dont attribute Lagos' development to the South western region) that have refused to develop beyond where Obafemi Awolowo left them; even Ibadan with its prospect has just refused to modernize in spite of its head start in the Dugbe area. As for Osogbo,Ogbomosho,Abeokuta,Ado-Ekiti, Akure,Ile-Ife...[i][/i]there's no hope. Brown rusted rooftops everywhere.

na wa o! civilisation is far fetched.

you forgot to mention Edo, Anambra, & Kwara e.t.c the list is endless. development ought to be strategically mapped out to spread and allow equal opportunities everywhere. I see massive drift for greener pastures into Lagos. That's the more reason so many people [even when they have nothing to offer] want to be in Lagos. it's so crowded now. the infrastructure and amenities are over-stretched. conjestion everywhere.

@OP:

you forgot to add salary range. they now have a range of salary they consider o!

some of them also calculate the minimum monthly allowance you must allocate to them from your salary. 20% cut off point. else, he's stingy.

son of man, your cup fit don full o!


chai! c 'grade A' intimidation & apprehension!

op : i get fine cousin 4 u. . just holler mi.

bank my foot. have you ever heard the word ''induced retirement''?

LeoMax: And how stunning are you ? No offense!

Beauty is a subjective thing. I take a demur to anyone forcing down any lady as ''most beautiful'' down the throats of everyone else.

Good job. Amazing that a promise can come to reality in no time.

BUT....

why alwayz Lagos?

Many states are lagging whilst Lagos keeps logging on to structural advancements. a few others simply struggle to advance at millipede speed. shame.

I bet the influx of migrants from other states into Lagos is not stopping anytime soon. it's high time Lagos started looking beyond mega-city to super 'mega-maga city' because this is just the beginning population explosion !

equtable social development is needed.

this comic relief that has been glorified into a beauty pageant owes every Nigerian an unreserved apology. the winner isn't stunning in beauty [anyway none of the contestants are ]..compared to beauty pageants we've had in the past, these girls appear like scrawny scarecrows abeg to say but just ma 2 pence. as if that's not enough, the judges picked one of the most scary looking contestant as winner. wonder if they were all wearing a blindfold or is it a lucky dip now?

somebody pls help..something must be going on behind the curtains in the usual Nigerian way

@OP:

weep no more. move on an learn from your mistakes. welcome all the criticisms and tough words you get from coming on NL to complain. you'll get over it in no time. IMO, you saw this even from the onset but chose to walk into this emotional destruction. the fact he's a divorcee is enough reason to do some investigation on what lead to his divorce, his conduct, his character e.t.c. I'm not trying to 'write off' divorces but just expressing my reservations about single ladies settling for divorces.again, also making a case for the plausibility his wife left him because he's a jer.k. on the other hand, if he's not one, then envisage the possibilities that his ex [or former wife - whatever you decide to call her] may realise her mistakes and start making plea for re-union. in which case, if you resist, she'll draw the battle lines against you. it's a tough case so i'll always advice single ladies to weigh the ramifications before delving into such nuptial ties because it may be a sumptuous recipe for disaster - it's always a red flag.

it has happened , you need to pick up the pieces and move on. don't brood too long over in otherwise depression will set in which may have adverse effects on your health and well-being. some even contemplate suicide. it's ok to vent your spleen and hyperventilate about it, share with 'close' friends and don't lock yourself up too much indoors. socialising outdoors will do you good now because it'll divert your attention, albeit momentarily from this mishap. these things happen. it's not a gender thing.

for those who are quick to scream and paint men black, you need a re-orientation about these issues. women also do so and even worse. I used to know of a family friend, he was so quiet back then when I was in secondary school, he had a fiancée we all knew because he introduced her to my family [being church members and also family friends] he hadn't much though,but was an up-coming struggling guy with first degree and earned a little just from his paltry salary, he paid a girl he luved so much through school. he sponsored the girl all the way from SSCE till she graduated - 6yrs . then came NYSC, you won't believe the shocker! - the girl sent him text message that she was ending the relationship for no cogent reason. she just no longer felt the guy was good enough for her. after making the poor boy pay her through school and waiting for over 6years because she had extra year. to say the guy was devastated is just an understatement.I had cold shivers and goose pimples all over mi the day I came back from school in one of our long holidays and my sis narrated the young man's ordeal to me. lots of girls are swayed and whisked away faster than whirlwind blows away feather by the material things they see men flaunt - particularly these days. most of them don't give up-coming young men the slightest chance, hope or courage. they want immediate material wealth. she probably met a richer guy and that was just about enough to end her 6 year relationship on phone. not even with a call, an SMS!! . . in essence, these things happen. some can't see beyond their nose. others are grossly ungrateful.

take heart dear. time they say - heals wound.

pix pls

[quote author=tpia@]its possible some of them might be male, i suppose, but maybe we should assume they're all female until told otherwise.

I'm only considering this possibility because of the other incident somewhere with a transgender contestant.[/quote]somewhere possibly in a first world with competent cosmetic/plastic surgeons and beauticians who can do a near perfect job. with our poorly equipped theatres, incessant power outages, incapacitated surgeons and beauticians in desperate hurry to scribble water colours overs your face you can tell easily a drag queen without mistakes. guy 4get o! boyz need the money and the guys here didn't do their trans-gender homework well.