sensegiver:
So fastestshipper is faster and smarter than Fastshipping? Abi na same somebody?

kesterjay:
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olumz1:
Abeg, somebody please update me on how much a bag of cement is being sold for around you..

erico2k2:

I think you need to mention your locality so that people close to you might respond

koning:
I have been curious about this question. Maybe someone here can provide an answer. IS THERE ANY WAY TO SMUGGLE CHEAP CEMENT FROM COTONOU?. CAN ONE BUY CEMENT FROM NEIGBOURING COUNTRIES, or smuggled cement from Badagry.

Do they even manufacture Cement there or is it the same Dangote over there ?.

olapluto:
Will it be right to increase rent in light of increasing building materials? My property is in Ibadan and I have penned down an average rent of 5000 naira per room (3 bedroom flat will go for 20K a month). Rent is cheap in Ibadan, but will it make sense to raise the rent to 5,500 per month per room per month? Thats an increase of 30K on yearly rent paid.

Anyone else considering raising rent?

koning:
I have been curious about this question. Maybe someone here can provide an answer. IS THERE ANY WAY TO SMUGGLE CHEAP CEMENT FROM COTONOU?. CAN ONE BUY CEMENT FROM NEIGBOURING COUNTRIES, or smuggled cement from Badagry.

Do they even manufacture Cement there or is it the same Dangote over there ?.

koning:
I have been curious about this question. Maybe someone here can provide an answer. IS THERE ANY WAY TO SMUGGLE CHEAP CEMENT FROM COTONOU?. CAN ONE BUY CEMENT FROM NEIGBOURING COUNTRIES, or smuggled cement from Badagry.

Do they even manufacture Cement there or is it the same Dangote over there ?.

segcymoor:
Tiger TMT for 135k?.....15tons required!

kopell:
Why people alway think in the wrong side of the law for God sake. Imagine what you are asking in the front of the whole world, how do we get here. Corruption started from thinking in mind, may God help us.

twinskenny:


Lol think of the risk.... Think of transportation cost.

It's illegal

Larwin:
Sire, I think this is reasoning in the wrong direction. Please let's support the government by appreciating local content.

If ibeto wish to sell cement in Nigeria, let him produce his cement here, y importing?? Nigeria is a big Country and it's cement industry shouldn't be dominated by one man only.

Only one man controlling price... I heard dangote loses about 30% of his wealth due to recession, won't he go back to the drawing board and restrategized?

The problem with Nigerians is d fear of competing with dangote in the market and nobody wants to go in that direction...

kesterjay:


Call me lets discuss the price if u r serious

gbadexy:

It's not fear of competition per Se but dangote has always enjoyed government support.
His success thus far cannot be separated from government support at any administration and he can be very ruthless in using his connection to frustrate any perceived competition.
I support total local content but there must be a level playing ground.
There shouldn't be a reason why an imported cement should be much cheaper than locally manufactured cement.

kopell:
I believe if others chose to invest like he did, they will also get goverment support too. Not dollar round tripling, will only create fee rich people at the cost of many

Larwin:


Abi o, Wat wé like here is finished products. Nobody want to go through the production pain. Same thing applies to other industries

gbadexy:

I rep local content all the way.
We should encourage local production and manufacturing and we should patronize them to encourage it.
Progress is being made in shoes and clothes, not forgetting paint industry and the massive support given to young entrepreneurs like moi on nairaland.
Sirs, I've pondered deeply and discussed with some people that nigeria needs to have a radical educational reform if we are to make any significant development.
My brothers in the east are already making great strides in utilizing local content and ingenuity.
Our curriculum should be made to include one vocational course at all levels as electives with another course in detailed practical on it. We take irrelevant elective courses in our schools, I see no reason why they can't be replaced with practical courses.

lastpage:



Well-said!

Our curriculum is a reflection of our society.
The curriculum will only teach what it feels is "useful" based on CURRENT REALITY

Years back, we go to "Trade Center" when we were in primary six while the girls go to Domestic Science Center.

I can still remember that a lot of Table Tennis Bats l used in playing Table Tennis were carved out by myself, from that same Trade Center.
we did Metal Work, Wood work, e.t.c.
But today, l hardly hear children mention anything like that or bring such things home, thing sthey did with their own hands!

The question then is WHY?

Let me attempt a response:
If we look around, we would realize that not a single country ever PROGRESSED without an appreciable level of stable Electricity (Power Industry), followed by STEEL industry. These two are the basis if any industrialization that produces development.

Until Nigeria can generate an appreciable level of Power, we will keep going round in circles.
Electricity powers development/production.

There are millions of Nigerians, with millions of brilliant and profitable, productive ideas floating around but when you consider that you had to first buy a Generator (not even feasible in some business where the electricity consumption is enormous!), buy Petrol/diesel at average of #145 still rising, factor-in cost of breakdowns and repair of these generators, then you will realise that all your projected profit will just be sued to "produce electricity".
The Govt has a duty and responsibility to invest and build Power stations (Hydro, Wind, Solar, Wave, e.t.c) to kick start the economy.
No foreign investor will do that for Nigeria simply because it is a long term investment with slow pay-back regime.
Private Investors want quick returns.
I dont want to write anything lengthy on this issue because it is very deep.

Bottom line is that until we develop those two sectors, which in-turn will sprout other cottage industries and fuel innovation and other ancillary industries,

The greatest mistake successive Govts (and this current one) continue to make concerning Power improvement (Electricity and Fuel) is thinking that once you continue to throw more money at it (by increasing its cost, to the citizens so as to increase the "profit margins" of so-called investors), the services will improve.
Its never going to.
The greedy private sector simply milks the profit grow fatter and jumps ship (or blackmail the Govt for even more profit margin) when they want more, like Oliver Twist.

Power and Steel are exclusive preserve of Government, at the early stage.
When it is developed and stable, Govt can then sell-if-off to investors.




Lastpage!

Spot on, to even think that the presidency of Obasanjo pumped billions into the power sector during his regime and it got embezzled by middle men and contractors is sickening, can Nigerians ever enjoy 24 hours round the clock power supply?.......l doubt, maybe in the here-after because with the kind of wicked politicians we currently have in the National assembly who are self centered, paddling budget to there own advantage, and looking for every loophole in the system to embezzle more money, it will be nearly impossible to have constant electricity in Nigeria, other nations are planning & thinking of driver-less vehicles, space exploration etc to benefit humanity, Nigeria government is thinking of how to produce pencils, akara, guguru , amala & ewedu, suya & onions, biscuits and bread

4nobody4every1:

@spyder880, what do you think about this

http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2016/09/spanish-inventors-create-hands-free.html

spyder880:


While it's a good invention, at least it will halt the spread of toilet infections, they should make sure the technology is fine tuned. What happens when a fault occurs and the hot air gets too hot as to peel the something something

lastpage:

Years back, we go to "Trade Center" when we were in primary six while the girls go to Domestic Science Center.
I can still remember that a lot of Table Tennis Bats l used in playing Table Tennis were carved out by myself, from that same Trade Center.
we did Metal Work, Wood work, e.t.c.
But today, l hardly hear children mention anything like that or bring such things home, thing sthey did with their own hands!
The question then is WHY?

lastpage:


If we look around, we would realize that not a single country ever PROGRESSED without an appreciable level of stable Electricity (Power Industry), followed by STEEL industry. These two are the basis if any industrialization that produces development.
Until Nigeria can generate an appreciable level of Power, we will keep going round in circles. Electricity powers development/production.

There are millions of Nigerians, with millions of brilliant and profitable, productive ideas floating around but when you consider that you had to first buy a Generator (not even feasible in some business where the electricity consumption is enormous!), buy Petrol/diesel at average of #145 still rising, factor-in cost of breakdowns and repair of these generators, then you will realise that all your projected profit will just be sued to "produce electricity".

The Govt has a duty and responsibility to invest and build Power stations (Hydro, Wind, Solar, Wave, e.t.c) to kick start the economy.
No foreign investor will do that for Nigeria simply because it is a long term investment with slow pay-back regime.
Private Investors want quick returns.
I dont want to write anything lengthy on this issue because it is very deep.

Bottom line is that until we develop those two sectors, which in-turn will sprout other cottage industries and fuel innovation and other ancillary industries,
...
Lastpage!

iLoveTheSun:
I support this as well. Lots of efforts of people are wasted, most of their little household budget is spent on electricity, and little is left for new investments in tools, machines, or vehicles to increase productivity.



One possible solution could be private-public partnerships: private investors to initiate solar plants/parks with feed-in tariffs that are guaranteed by the state first, then by the federal government. 10-25% equity by private investors, loan provided by various Development Banks?

But this topic should be discussed in a different thread, I guess?

sunny regards,

They just sign MOU and never do anything beyond that.

It is the duty of Govt to kick-start the economy with "Capital spending" on infrastructures like Power, Steel Mills, Petro-Chemical Plants, Roads (If not for Govt, we will never build the 3rd Mainland Bridge and Private investors have not been able to build the 4th Mainland bridge, despite the big grammar we have been hearing since 1999! ), e.t.c.

When Govt does its part, the Citizens will have no choice that to leverage on it, produce goods and services, reduce importation of such goods, export locally manufactured items (thereby generate more FOREX and improve the exchange rate of the Naira), create Jobs for million sof able-bodies citizens, reduce level of insecurity as more people get gainfully employed and the attendant benefits goes on-and-on.