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Raydos:
Anyone know the year this disease happened?

I think bird flue was in 2005/2006. I remembered because I worked at a poultry then, and it was same year (2006) we had the solar eclipse in Nigeria.

OKUCHI11:
Where are those niaralanders such as Explorers, Airforce_1 and the rest... They made nairaland interesting those years..

What about my boyfriend Jones

SixSeven:
Exactly what came to my mind. I am just surprised by the OP saying the 1993 person is that old


Nigergrob Ceramics Limited was a notable ceramic manufacturing industry located in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Established in the 1980s, the company became the subject of major Nigerian corporate and legal cases, including a landmark receivership case (U.B.A. Trustees Ltd v. Nigergrob Ceramics Ltd) regarding the extent of receiver and director powers. Financial distress and that litigation eventually led to its closure, turning it into a textbook legal authority for Nigerian corporate insolvency frameworks under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA).



Story of their death:
In the early 1980s, Nigeria was trying hard to build up its local industries. A company called Nigergrob Ceramics built a big factory in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Their plan was to make floor tiles, wall tiles, and bathroom sinks locally because the construction business was booming. To buy all their heavy machinery and set up the factory, they borrowed a huge amount of money from United Bank for Africa. The bank managed this loan through U.B.A. Trustees Limited. As security for the loan, Nigergrob signed a contract that gave the bank the right to seize the factory and all its equipment if they failed to pay the money back.


Everything started well, but the late 1980s and 1990s brought tough economic times. The national power grid became very unreliable. Ceramic factories need their ovens to run constantly, so Nigergrob had to spend a lot of money on diesel generators. At the same time, the cost of raw materials went up, and they could not find local technicians to fix their complex machines. Production stopped, and the company completely ran out of money. Since Nigergrob could not pay back its debt, U.B.A. Trustees stepped in, locked the factory gates, and hired a legal manager called a receiver to take over everything and sell it off to get the bank's money back.


The original owners and directors of Nigergrob refused to leave quietly. They took the bank to court, arguing that the bank had no right to strip them of their authority. This became a famous legal battle called U.B.A. Trustees Ltd v. Nigergrob Ceramics Ltd. The case went all the way to the Court of Appeal. The judges finally ruled that when a bank takes over a broke company, the bank's manager gets full control of the business and the assets, but the original directors still keep a few basic rights, like the power to fight the takeover in court. Sadly, while the lawyers argued for years, the expensive factory equipment just sat there and rusted. Nigergrob never reopened, and the factory in Abeokuta remains abandoned to this day.
Nigergrob Ceramics died because the bank seized their factory over unpaid debts, while severe power outages and a crashing Naira made manufacturing too expensive to survive.

Does it mean the place is still under litigation?

QuinQQ:
Exactly. When this company started in 1974 there was no China in ceramics. By 2000's when they closed see position of China above - 82% imported from China!

It’s getting sadder that we now import 100% of items we use here from China

Even Akwa Ibom had Qua Ceremics at Itu where they produced Water Cistern, Porcelain cups, flower vase and other ceramic items….

But the company died early 2000 and no government has even made attempt to revive dead companies in Akwa Ibom state.

It’s very funny that most of these companies were built during the military era

We have lot of dead companies in Akwa Ibom and the governor is concentrating on aesthetics

Multi thousands capacity churches have replaced these factories in naija. What a gigantic shame!

QuinQQ:
My friend this company, like many others, was thriving.
When they started in 1974 China had zero market share in Nigerian ceramics market. By the time they closed in 2000's China had 82% share!

So it was thriving in the 70's and 80's when nigeria had relatively stable power and generators had zero share of the market. Also china had zero share in ceramic market.

It packed up in the 2000's when our power supply crashed and manufacturing companies relyed on generators 80% of power supply. Also at this time china industrial dominance began globally. Do u understand it was more than just china now?

jaxxy:
So it was thriving in the 70's and 80's when nigeria had relatively stable power and generators had zero share of the market. Also china had zero share in ceramic market.

It packed up in the 2000's when our power supply crashed and manufacturing companies relyed on generators 80% of power supply. Also at this time china industrial dominance began globally. Do u understand it was more than just china now?

And where are the generators imported from? Same China! Just understand that things started going downhill with the introduction of China!

fashrola:
It’s getting sadder that we now import 100% of items we use here from China

Even Akwa Ibom had Qua Ceremics at Itu where they produced Water Cistern, Porcelain cups, flower vase and other ceramic items….

But the company died early 2000 and no government has even made attempt to revive dead companies in Akwa Ibom state.

It’s very funny that most of these companies were built during the military era

We have lot of dead companies in Akwa Ibom and the governor is concentrating on aesthetics

Really sad. And it is now too late to reverse because we have even forgotten how to make these things. Infact we have even forgotten we used to make them oursellves!

Cantona77:
Multi thousands capacity churches have replaced these factories in naija. What a gigantic shame!

That is one sector that is truly thriving in Nigeria - churches!

Chummynoni:
How time flies .. if it was in Lagos , iron condemned assholes would have looted the place dry

. It was in Lagos bro. I know the factory

QuinQQ:
How do you know when this factory closed?? My friend there are thousands of small and medium scale manufacturers that closed because of China



Because no matter how cheap you make it (ceramics in this case) they'll make it cheaper with their slave wages and currency manipulation!
Or they'll sell it for practically nothing (dumping) till the local competitor goes out of business!



Yeeees
China is a huge part of it. All the small and medium scale manufacturers have been forced to close

when china wasn't even producing anything and we were importing from Japan,Germany,the USSR, etc where they weren't using slave labours(sweat shops)slave wages were imported goods still not more cheaper than the nigerian made ones?Nigerians are naturally greedy opportunistic and are extortionist they over place price on goods imagine an Innoson car made and all the parts sourced locally still costlier than a Toyota car imported which is even more durable,last longing than Innoson whereas the toyota import duty,excise duty, tax duty have been paid on it before getting to nigeria yet still cheaper.

Locally made footwears are costlier than the imported ones be it imported from China,Dubai,Turkey,USA,Uk etc same with rice grown in Nigeria which is tasteless, not delicious and stony yet more costlier than an imported one every nigerian wants to outsmart,obtain and exploit each other be it the poor, wealthy,the manufacturer,the wholesalers and retailers they all the same very cruel yet we blame the government.

Go and see how the wholesalers and the retailers reap off the farmers e.g the corn sellers and garri producers that is why I laughed when the government said they want to ban the importation of solar panels and want it to be made in Nigeria let them do it if the common man will be able to afford it again!

QuinQQ:
Really sad. And it is now too late to reverse because we have even forgotten how to make these things. Infact we have even forgotten we used to make them oursellves!

Bro Akwa Ibom had Paper Mil, Sunshine Battery company, Qua Steel, Plastocrown, ALSCON, Abestonit, Akwa Palms, Greenwell fertilizer blending plant, St Gabriel coconut oil refinery, Lion Plywood and Timber industry, Jubillee Syringe company, Ibom metering solution factory etc

All gone!!! Not working… even the Flour mill not working

QuinQQ:
And where are the generators imported from? Same China! Just understand that things started going downhill with the introduction of China!

If u fixed ur power isssues will u need the generators for china or japan?

Hold ur bad leadera accoutable for detroying ur country but disturbing china for giving u a quick fix way out.

ultraviolet27:
when china wasn't even producing anything and we were importing from Japan,Germany,the USSR, etc where they weren't using slave labours(sweat shops)slave wages were imported goods still not more cheaper than the nigerian made ones?Nigerians are naturally greedy opportunistic and are extortionist they over place price on goods imagine an Innoson car made and all the parts sourced locally still costlier than a Toyota car imported which is even more durable,last longing than Innoson whereas the toyota import duty,excise duty, tax duty have been paid on it before getting to nigeria yet still cheaper.

Locally made footwears are costlier than the imported ones be it imported from China,Dubai,Turkey,USA,Uk etc same with rice grown in Nigeria which is tasteless, not delicious and stony yet more costlier than an imported one every nigerian wants to outsmart,obtain and exploit each other be it the poor, wealthy,the manufacturer,the wholesalers and retailers they all the same very cruel yet we blame the government.

Go and see how the wholesalers and the retailers reap off the farmers e.g the corn sellers and garri producers that is why I laughed when the government said they want to ban the importation of solar panels and want it to be made in Nigeria let them do it if the common man will be able to afford it again!

jaxxy:
If u fixed ur power isssues will u need the generators for china or japan?

Hold ur bad leadera accoutable for detroying ur country but disturbing china for giving u a quick fix way out.

This is actually NOT true. Even with China around, Aba-made goods are still better value. I bought some Aba-made slippers years ago. They're still in good condition! I always wonder how many China-made would have spoiled by now. Chinese INTENTIONALLY make it so one small part of it will spoil. That country eh! All
major recent pandemics, China!

fashrola:
Bro Akwa Ibom had Paper Mil, Sunshine Battery company, Qua Steel, Plastocrown, ALSCON, Abestonit, Akwa Palms, Greenwell fertilizer blending plant, St Gabriel coconut oil refinery, Lion Plywood and Timber industry, Jubillee Syringe company, Ibom metering solution factory etc

All gone!!! Not working… even the Flour mill not working

Soo sad. And these are generational wealth generators, things usually passed down father to son. All permanently gone with the thousands of jobs they directly and indirectly create. So sad

Gotocourt:
Nawa Oooooo

Yup! When nigeria was trying to work then yahoo boys and girls decide to be politicians and do it better.

In a sane country your kids should be on execution learning things and updates about new products and staffs. But here we are in a country where the update na for Whatsapp.

QuinQQ:
This is actually NOT true. Even with China around, Aba-made goods are still better value. I bought some Aba-made slippers years ago. They're still in good condition! I always wonder how many China-made would have spoiled by now. Chinese INTENTIONALLY make it so one small part of it will spoil. That country eh! All
major recent pandemics, China!

The so called Aba made good are all imported from china. Igbos are the bigest importers from china in Nigeria.

Its just like apple building their iphones in china.

jaxxy:
The so called Aba made good are all imported from china. Igbos are the bigest importers from china in Nigeria.

Its just like apple building their iphones in china.

How you know this is NOT true is because Chinese are specifically built to spoil.
Anywho I asked AI for you below

QuinQQ:
How you know this is NOT true is because Chinese are specifically built to spoil.
Anywho I asked AI for you below

If there are any factories making aba made goods there are limits and quality standards to what they can produce. They are mass produced like pure water.

jaxxy:
If there are any factories making aba made goods there are limits and quality standards to what they can produce. They are mass produced like pure water.

All I know is, the ones I've bought last while Chinese don't!

fashrola:
Bro Akwa Ibom had Paper Mil, Sunshine Battery company, Qua Steel, Plastocrown, ALSCON, Abestonit, Akwa Palms, Greenwell fertilizer blending plant, St Gabriel coconut oil refinery, Lion Plywood and Timber industry, Jubillee Syringe company, Ibom metering solution factory etc

All gone!!! Not working… even the Flour mill not working

Really painful. Very painful. If I was the President, I will ensure that all these factories are revived and expanded. Even the ones that have been abandoned since the 80's will be revived. I swear down. I will personally see to it that they are revived and will oversee them till they become profitable. Cheers.

Love800:
I want to be an oap(on air personality) or just simply call it presenter. I feel its here(nigeria) that i can make profit and value in the media career

Can i find a radio-station and television-news-station to work with in UK/Canada?

Sure u can but you will need work on your accent and pronunciation

Raydos:
Driven by my usual adventurous streak, I headed out today to explore an old, abandoned ceramic factory near my place. I first learned about it from a local elderly woman, who told me it opened back in 1974 (exactly 52 years ago) and that her husband used to work there in the 80's

She shared a bunch of stories about how lively the place used to be, bustling with all kinds of people earning a living before it finally shut its doors around 2007.

Listening to her gave me this irresistible urge to sneak inside. I just had to explore it and get a firsthand sense of what it felt like when the machines were running, how the employees worked, and what their daily lives were like.

From the pictures shown here, you can make over N50m selling those scraps.

The decay that is currently accellarating in Nigeria did not start today.

Raydos:
Driven by my usual adventurous streak, I headed out today to explore an old, abandoned ceramic factory near my place. I first learned about it from a local elderly woman, who told me it opened back in 1974 (exactly 52 years ago) and that her husband used to work there in the 80's

She shared a bunch of stories about how lively the place used to be, bustling with all kinds of people earning a living before it finally shut its doors around 2007.

Listening to her gave me this irresistible urge to sneak inside. I just had to explore it and get a firsthand sense of what it felt like when the machines were running, how the employees worked, and what their daily lives were like.

One of the main destroyers of industrial growth in Nigeria was/is erratic power supply. How can a nation grow industrially with the shortcomings of Nigeria?

Raydos:
Driven by my usual adventurous streak, I headed out today to explore an old, abandoned ceramic factory near my place. I first learned about it from a local elderly woman, who told me it opened back in 1974 (exactly 52 years ago) and that her husband used to work there in the 80's

She shared a bunch of stories about how lively the place used to be, bustling with all kinds of people earning a living before it finally shut its doors around 2007.

Listening to her gave me this irresistible urge to sneak inside. I just had to explore it and get a firsthand sense of what it felt like when the machines were running, how the employees worked, and what their daily lives were like.

Classic exposition

Clearly the whole issues hover around energy challenge and the high cost of powering their generators

You know ask yourself is it a rocket science to resolve energy debacle?

It is clearly policy issues. The name plate energy generation capacity of the nation is about 14gw with upgrade and modernization it can go as high as 16gw but the transmission capacity is about 6gw

I shook my head when the labour union leader was explaining that the problem of energy sector was the low transmission capacity of the grid This is part of the hangover of the command orientation bestow on the nation by the military

By utilsing the stranded energy more efficiently most of the problems would be solved What obtains now is that you generate power from olorunsogo you wheel it to osogbo who now transmit a fraction back to Abeokuta What does anyone gain from this circuitous parambulating movement of energy resources?

They are looking at the power sector as if generation and transmission are mutually dependent whereas in actual fact they are mutually exclusive

What does it cost Ogun state to run transmission line from papalanto to agbara to power the industrial clusters?What does it cost Lagos to run transmission line from egbin to apapa and Ikeja industrial clusters

The fg should dedicate only obj power plants and water dams to the national grid and let the other gencos go and look for market for their energy like the telecoms instead of hanging the bills on the fg. This is a way to value creation and value optimisation

SixSeven:
Exactly what came to my mind. I am just surprised by the OP saying the 1993 person is that old


Nigergrob Ceramics Limited was a notable ceramic manufacturing industry located in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Established in the 1980s, the company became the subject of major Nigerian corporate and legal cases, including a landmark receivership case (U.B.A. Trustees Ltd v. Nigergrob Ceramics Ltd) regarding the extent of receiver and director powers. Financial distress and that litigation eventually led to its closure, turning it into a textbook legal authority for Nigerian corporate insolvency frameworks under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA).



Story of their death:
In the early 1980s, Nigeria was trying hard to build up its local industries. A company called Nigergrob Ceramics built a big factory in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Their plan was to make floor tiles, wall tiles, and bathroom sinks locally because the construction business was booming. To buy all their heavy machinery and set up the factory, they borrowed a huge amount of money from United Bank for Africa. The bank managed this loan through U.B.A. Trustees Limited. As security for the loan, Nigergrob signed a contract that gave the bank the right to seize the factory and all its equipment if they failed to pay the money back.


Everything started well, but the late 1980s and 1990s brought tough economic times. The national power grid became very unreliable. Ceramic factories need their ovens to run constantly, so Nigergrob had to spend a lot of money on diesel generators. At the same time, the cost of raw materials went up, and they could not find local technicians to fix their complex machines. Production stopped, and the company completely ran out of money. Since Nigergrob could not pay back its debt, U.B.A. Trustees stepped in, locked the factory gates, and hired a legal manager called a receiver to take over everything and sell it off to get the bank's money back.


The original owners and directors of Nigergrob refused to leave quietly. They took the bank to court, arguing that the bank had no right to strip them of their authority. This became a famous legal battle called U.B.A. Trustees Ltd v. Nigergrob Ceramics Ltd. The case went all the way to the Court of Appeal. The judges finally ruled that when a bank takes over a broke company, the bank's manager gets full control of the business and the assets, but the original directors still keep a few basic rights, like the power to fight the takeover in court. Sadly, while the lawyers argued for years, the expensive factory equipment just sat there and rusted. Nigergrob never reopened, and the factory in Abeokuta remains abandoned to this day.
Nigergrob Ceramics died because the bank seized their factory over unpaid debts, while severe power outages and a crashing Naira made manufacturing too expensive to survive.

You can all see how long this thread is. 8 pages at the moment and still running after several days. These are the kinds of threads that Nairaland used to have some years ago. They are coming back now. Moderators should search their Sectors for great threads and posts to position on the front page. Cheers.

Okay.

I appreciate.

borie4u:
Sure u can but you will need work on your accent and pronunciation