₦airaland Forum

Pearl1910:
Heyyyyy...wonders shall never end
Biko Northbird, how is this possible?

Pope are you around??

Gentlelife50:
Hmmmmmm, so una dey spend for maintenance but una no dey gree talk am.
Even people like pearl say thier car no dey spoil but get all the spare parts inside thier boot, BAZOO1 it's been a while.
How that side?

Glithronix:
Boss, if one owns his own car and he's doing this e-hailing hustle and he's not different, maybe we should help such person beg his village ancestors.
If We wey dey do rental dey flex (categorically), what more of a car owner.
More money, more problem? Ahhh, e don choke be that.
Much respect, boss.

Glithronix:
I think the dude made that post to enlighten ladies on their perceptions about Uber/bolt drivers.
Na immature girls will downlook e-hailing drivers.
Imagine that dude with such property, financial stability and owning 2 vehicles. It is good as he didn't reveal his financial worth to the girl.
Imagine if I have my own ride now and be using it to make money, even na girls go dey trip for me, cos my outlook will totally be different. One small girl will now be using me to catch cruise.
I can bet my remittance that the girl fit never reach 25years of age. Cos na their way be that.
Inside life.
Much respect, boss.

YeyeGbami:
Person wey never reach lagos,that one sef dey get liver. the OP should be glad she quickly show her true color.

Igi da eye fo! Omo ale jati jati.

northbird:
Bolt is really feeling the heat of Indrive, I saw a request of #800-900 coming in.. I'm like? When did Bolt start quoting prices on their orders... trying to run a similitude like their competitor..

It's a good move,at least its better than nothing..it will be unwise to ignore Indrive..

Eyinola1:
I resume today and I did only 2 trips, how hv u guys been coping? Can't be wasting fuel on this shitty bolt prices,was in Ikeja for almost 45mins no trip crawling back to more holidays 😉 wil only do Saturday and Sundays for now

Ruttie:
I am Chioma lagos base, please i need a car for uber...Any car available for rentals. If any is available you can reach me on 09162382614.
Thanks.

VaselineCrew:
How is Bolt still offering N800 ride, with 4km pickup, fuel selling for as high as 300 naira, and 25 percent commission on top

I am not understanding

Pearl1910:
I for like hear this gist ...they blow powder for you face?

ReadaDream:
Leave am, make he they play.

Glithronix:
I noticed something about indrive lately;
If an order pops up and you as a driver who is closer to the rider pick it, the app will automatically accept it from the rider side.
I think this is what happens when we talk about fastest finger crabs.
Much respect, bosses.

obinoral1179:
what about the days, hours, minutes and secs sir?

ReadaDream:
Fastest fingers around Ogba abeg now. I won go house.

Fiam, ride taken

Pearl1910:
As u just dey use the car dey go without it giving u problems, have it in ur mind that those components need attention, if u don't service or change them, they will disappoint u when u need them most.
I would have said when u least expected but when u use a battery for 2years just know u r using it's extra life...so if one day u start and it doesn't answer u, u shouldn't be surprised.

ReadaDream:
Boss let's leave this argument. These things happens without prior notice, too. It's a machine and can decide to move mad at any given time.

First week of December, my car was driving very fine, not a slightest hint of impending breakdown. I dropped off a rider, parked under a tree in the estate. I got a request and made to move to pickup, I crank the car and it won't bulge, all lights on dashboard lit but it won't start. I concluded it's battery, went to get a battery charger to jumpstart.

He came with his battery, we tried to start, it rolled the engine but the whole engine bay was shacking, I said let's add my battery, we did can came to life, only to hear a loud bang! Upon examination, serpentine belt has snapped.

I inspected all the roller, only to discover that my steering pump has hooked! Something that was working fine, no oil leak, nothing! Just decided to move mad.

You can have a spare fuse and don't know where to touch or able to diagnose the exact fault.

MoonlightDrive:
You are drain, I was devastated. Yesterday I queued for over 5 hours at NNpc Ejigbo, they suddenly stopped selling ported over to the Total filling station, was happy making it inside their premises only for them to also stop selling, total man hour lost to non productive activity 8 hours plus... drove home without buying any fuel. I am tired of buying fuel at N250/N300, no economic justification given the current fares on ehailing apps.

ksmart027:
Boss, how many liter fulls your tank?

Pearl1910:
Sorry Chief... I hear say APC supporters no dey queue for fuel, u for ask them the secret.

northbird:
I thought I was the only one being served the crazy prices.. on my way home already. The stress of buying the fuel alone...

Barbiturate:
Na so I dey Mobil circle mall yesterday from around 3pm to around 7:30/8. I bought eventually.

Terrible country!

Pearl1910:
Well...u have a point but people in government have to be held accountable. when I say the system, I mean having a water tight system and an independent system such that even if it's the devil that becomes president, he either does the right things or we kick him out.
Terrorists went to free their brothers and no one resigned, no one was fired.
People are being killed in d NW, NE, NC, South East on a daily basis, sometimes we see videos of their operation in broad day light and no one is made to account for the sloppiness of our security agencies.
How can fraudulent people gain access to positions in government when we have DSS who is supposed to screen people in public office. How will somebody come into office and steal when we have Accountant General, Auditor General, EFCC, ICPC, etc. So u see everything u mentioning has a check if the institutions where working fine.

Don't try to police individual lives...let people make money however they like, if they go against the law, d law is supposed to catch up with them.
People get loans to travel out and they work and pay back, or get scholarships that reduces their tuition or deferred payment such that they pay their fees after they graduate and start working.
If people are doing 419, in a working system they better stay out of public eye, cos the day u say u want to contest for anything u will explain how u got all those monies and declare ur asset. So somehow rich people of questionable character don't try to contest for public office. Example is Donald Trump. See how they dissected every penny he earned?

Now I just used rice as one example of why people just buy the most convenient and valuable things not necessarily that they are looking for foreign goods. Like the cocoa u mentioned, have u tried to do any export business in Nigeria? It is d export process and fees that u will pay that will discourage u. What kind of country that wants it's economy to boom will stiffle d few people trying to do things to earn a living? How will people not go into fraud and deciet. See eh...sometimes when I talk about Nigeria, I get very angry in my spirit. NNPC will sell crude and not credit fed govt, Customs will collect fees and remit only 10%, CBN will make money and spend it as they like, FIRS will generate money and give what they like to FG. Then FG will borrow money year in year out to run the budget. National assembly (less than 1500 people) will seat and allocate almost 20% of the budget to themselves. Enjoy office for 4years and recieve severance package in hundreds of millions while civil servants will suffer for 35years and will beg to collect the contributory pension they did.
If governance was work well, Nigeria has no business borrowing. Do u know that as little as airport toll gate N200 and airport parking N700 naira amounts to millions daily which is supposed to go into government coffers, but it's FAAN directors and MD that are sharing that one. Do u know how much NPA generates? Omo X100 make we no dissect. When some people say the country is a Zoo...u better think about it.
But one candidate has given us hope that when he comes in things will change. He has a history of stopping theft and waste, he is without corruption allegation and he has said it is POssible to put back Nigeria on a winning trajectory. That is the hope of well meaning Nigerians. We can't be complaining and still be doing old things, that will be madness. It is foolishness to do the same things over and over and expect a different result.

Tgiirl:
Good day, everyone

It's been awhile I last commented.

I want to say thank you to everyone for your support once again. We really appreciate you all.

I'm back on my feet. Healthy, same as my wife.

We have been going for job interviews, and still hoping to get an offer.

However, I have decided to hit the streets of lagos since my online programing skill is not paying off at the moment.

And so far last week driving on bolt. I am very lucky and blessed with surges and tips.

Pearl1910:
All these things u mentioned, if produced at a good quality in Nigeria will still be bought by Nigerians. How many people can afford a 14m naira bag?

U see, d problem is not Nigerians but the system, and the people in government who are supposed to make quality changes to improve the lives of citizens.

Are Nigerians not attending private schools where u have to pay millions as school fees?

Are Nigerians not patronizing local businesses that are giving them value for their money?

The basis is that I will not buy Nigerian rice 50k when I can get the imported counterpart for 40k. Sorry, it's just common sense. Doesn't mean I don't like made in Nigeria.
I will not also buy poor quality Nigerian rice for 20k when I can get a good quality foreign rice for 30k.

The common sense is that locally produced goods are supposed to be cheaper than imported goods at same quality. Then allow people to buy based on luxury or affordability.

So the job of the government is to provide quality living standards at an affordable price. Or make sure anyone offering the services are giving it at the best price possible.

But in Nigeria, u have a govt and regulatory bodies increasing tarrif and prices of services as if they are there to make profit. They will collude with industry players or business owners to swindle the consumers. Even when a company comes from outside to sell at a particular price, it's same govt officials that will make them increase the price.

The problem is not with ordinary Nigerians but with people in power, the privileged, the elites and the politicians.
So if we have just one man in an important position who wants to make a change things will turn around for good. He may not turn everything overnight but can put Nigeria in a trajectory that will pay off in 20yrs if followed judiciously.
By providing the enabling environment for life, and businesses to thrive.
Nigeria is a great nation, all we need to prosper and be one of the most powerful countries in the world.

mejai:
Why now?

YeyeGbami:
If they are no measures taken by the clueless government , hunger go kill people. Salary no increase yet everything dey go up up. Maybe by then bag of rice go be 100K.

northbird:
Wednesday evening at Allen was very funny ,you need to see those ladies around Allen were still quoting the usual low fares,.... I was just laughing, some of them quoting with two different accounts after no response ..
Drivers were not available to pick them or refused...

Pope,But what's going to happen if official per litre hits like #280-300... ? Cos gbese dey ground for the new incoming government..

Pearl1910:
I legit believe drivers that have finesse accept those prices and use sweet tongue to renegotiate prices offline. Or they cancel and do the trip without paying commission.
Cos it baffles me how they are coping with those type of fares.
U will see a trip and want to laugh at the rider and fiam trip has been taken. na wa o

Snrman1:
if u won bant bant fully no day go through backdoor