₦airaland Forum

asuustrike1:
Few

how many Nigerians bear Western names?

SolutionMee:


China as a nation is eager to be like the USA. There will never be a time in history where China will be the most powerful nation on earth. Stealing other country's intellectual property gives them joy. Heartless people. They always want to build the largest this and the largest that. They don't even know God. As populous as they are, majority of them will still miss the last super with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The world has never benefitted any significant thing from them. No useful innovation and invention. Up till tomorrow, these inferior being are still struggling to land a rover on Mars in 2030 (something the US has done decades ago and are still doing). In fact, we will land another rover next year and I am happy to be playing an important role in NASA JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory). We will always be ahead of these guys military and economy wise. We will always be the most powerful nation on earth by introducing to the world new and powerful technologies like we always do.

Shut up... You are a Nigerian. They are Miles ahead. US is living on past glory and a report that I read a few months back shows that they are about to overtake US as world economic power. It was also stated that if that happens, US will never take that spot.

They feed the world in terms of manufacturing and tech, even the US depend on them. Why are American companies stationing their manufacturing hub in China and who told you that the US didn't steal?

asuustrike1:
What role exactly? Is by forcing people to bear African names or what?

how many westerners bear African names?

Timekeeper:
In addition, my qualifications are;
ND in banking and finance (upper credit )
Hnd in banking and finance (to be completed later later )
BSc in banking and finance (currently in my finals, currently first class but may end up in 2nd class Cox I didn't start my degree with a first class )

Diploma in desktop publishing

Teaching experience
Computer operator and instructor
Graphics design


God bless you sir

Now that is how to make things happen. Generally, everyone wants to know what they will gain from relating with you... Nobody wants a liability.

Nobody takes you serious until your prove your worth, even your relatives.

I spent 7 months chasing an idea. Nobody took me serious until I yielded results... Even now, due to the slight set back, I see some doubts but I know what I am seeing as the visionary.

Abudu2000:
listen. an environment with wealthy ones doesn't really mean there are no natural disasters happening there. for Christ sake even the USA and UK isn't free from tornadoe,earthquakes and all that. if you know you want to live a lifestyle where no one will envy you and try to bring you down to their proverty level just go to Island. even in mainland using a 2000 corolla your neighborhood will so much envy you and you will be a walking target but there are ppl with rolls Royce in banana island and they drive even at 2am at night. my brother ppl in mainland are wicked oo. infact I wish Lagos could be split into 2. even at this age there are very few ppl using a smartphone in the mainland, something that even kids see are a norm. in the mainland you will still find someone that will say they have no use for smartphone, they prefer their Nokia touch.

bottom line is this, if you live a higher lifestyle, don't just stay on an environment with poor population. it isn't about wether there's flooding or overhead bridges. the mentality of the ppl in mainland is just too low to tolerate rich ppl.


one last on, whenever you see a topic about expensive cars on fp, watch for those envy comments and you will know the ones in mainland. they are the "vanity upon vanity" crew. that's how the envy begins. I have a friend in diaspora too. he's almost done with is mansion so he can move his wife and kids that are in lekki phase 1. the amount he's spent already would have built him twice that Mansion @ ikorodu but he himself said it that mainland will kill his wife for him. he would rather remain on rent on the island than build on the mainland.

I understand. I think it has to do with people who don't desire to be rich or don't know how riches work that will envy. I have never met someone who desires to be rich on the mainland use the word "vanity upon vanity".. They are often from poverty stricken homes.

yarimo:
Postponed or not BUHARI will still win 2019 presidential election

you have no idea what is coming. Many of you should start looking for another job.

Thales01:
Which one is Xavier again?I wonder why most African parents opt for foreign names for their kids at the expense of indigenous names that are reflective of our culture and African identity.No wonder our culture is on brink of extinction.We keep co-opting the western culture symptomatic of identity crisis.

The government have a role to play. None of my kids will bear English names.

The should allow us enjoy our election week o

tritritri:
Why r people lyk dis...U're saying this (Ur probelm) to someone who hasn't met u and only want to assist for a job. dont u knw it could put him off? or ur below 25yrs ?

don't blame him. He has no idea due to his background and that is why I schooled him a bit. Yeah, the man might not help... But at least appreciate his sincerity for revealing his lapses.

We don't find that much around.

Besides, you might just pick a worthless staff dressed in suit than a guy like him who can be very hard working.

Personally, I know for a fact that all those HR routines don't add much nor tell who really want to work. In fact, the best liars and pretenders get the job...

Timekeeper:
Chai I go happy oo but sir, I no get money for house rent oooo, I am just an honest and smart hustler on Mainland here... I can make few bucks for u on any work u want me.. And u gonna trust me a lot

When making such requests, try to be specific, list your skills, what you can do and many more.

100bands:
Billy?

hahahhaha
..thanks for opening his yansh. I miss the bros oooo

Hotfreeze:
Have they allocated your portion to you?
Try to take a surveyor there to check your portion if it's not committed land.

If it is committed, sell it!

What about people who buy from real estate companies?

ednut1:
be like i be victim too o. Excision in progress since 2016. Promise of allocation since 2017

lol... I was advised to buy within an estate. Didn't you? Abi estate too no pure ni?

Hotfreeze:
Ha, It's been long o. Like mid 90s. Between 95 to 96. Can't remember the exact year. But what I remember was that as at that time, Langbasa was a bush with tall grasses. Land there was like 50k.

They offered 2 plots to my uncle for 70k back then but he refused. He went to Abuja where he built 2 houses.

Elrufai destroyed both.

chai... A lot of people miss opportunities I swear. It reminds me of my mum who missed similar opportunity when she was rich.

DeLaRue:
Lots of Yorubas will vote APC. Lots of Yorubas will vote PDP. Lots of Igbiras will vote APC. Lots of them will vote PDP. Same applies to Edos, Hausa, Niger Deltans and people's from different parts of the country etc.

I think that's democracy. I wonder why you felt the need to single out Yorubas

Apologies. I was just being realistic based on what I am seeing. At least from the South.

Capensis:
The Advantages of living here in Lekki are numerous and out-weighs the disadvantages.

Advantages:
1. The Air is cleaner than the mainland because it is a Peninsular, the Atlantic Wind blows across and engages with the lagoon breeze, so you are always sure of clean air, especially in developed areas. The exception to this clean air norm is new estates that are springing up. Will be clean air after construction is perfected. Mainland air is somehow static, hardly flows.

2. What you see is what you become. When you see better-designed homes and offices than yours, you are challenged to note that you are not the wealthiest guy in town, so you end up working harder to earn more. The challenge leads to success, whereas if you are living in some mainland places, I supposed you could think you are the reigning champ.

3. The Atlantic Ocean; Nothing as great as taking a walk at the beach every weekend for me and this you can't find at the mainland, I supposed. Haven't lived on the mainland, so I don't know if there are beaches there.

4. High Networth neighbors; I suppose everyone has generators, but here, most generators are soundproof and actually big generators. We have more educated neighbors who know that these neighborhood do not need those yeye noisy generators and will look stupid if they even use such crazy stuff.

5. Until recently, we used to have educated drivers on the road, before the inflow of street guys who now drive like mor0ns and recently, I am forced to think that this once serene place will become the abode of wannabees who think Lekki is a place to live cos of hype.

6. Lekkians have more millions per sqm than any other part of the country, here the bills can make one run crazy sometimes. Sometimes a million is not enough per week but has no choice than to strategize on how to earn in billions, so we also have more billions per sqm than mainland. Probably of that guy taking a walk on the roadside in short being a billionaire is high and you'd never get to know, cos the very wealthy do not patronize the useless fashion trends.

Etc Etc ETc

Disadvantages:
1. Underground water is a salty, rusty mess. You cant drink from your borehole or bath with it, you must treat it. So, to have clean water, you need to prepare to install and OS machine. It set me back over 5m to install the system to have clean water to drink, bath and cook with. Cant even wash my expensive cars with the borehole water. So, the water plant installation is not enough, you have to backwash and service the machine every 3 months, at least for mine. So it is expensive to even have water.

2. Single Stretch of Road and Deadly drivers, since the mainland guys started moving here. The government needs to construct the coastal road to help us out.

3. Taxation: Electricity & Land Use Charge levies & taxations are high, but we can almost always handle.

4. Mosquitoes here have BSc in painful bite. Be ready to research for, and install world class net system to keep these organic landlords away. They can bite if you have them in your home.

5. Gated communities and loneliness: Talk about living in homes and you do not even know the name of your neighbor or even seen his face once in many years. I am known, but I doubt if I will ever know the neighbor that owns the house across the road opposite my residence. People are either too busy or too careless about what others do, and have no time to fuccking care who the next dog is, but people are mostly nice and would love to have a drink together, but we are almost always busy except we attend Estate meetings.

6. Criminal Staff; Seems most staff you hire come prepared to steal. Some things as simple as golden wares, silver spoons, kitchen towels etc seem very fanciful to domestic staff, who are mostly from poor neighborhoods, so we always have these items missing and have to kee replacing and one wonders if we are targetted by the nation of the poor.

More disadvantages too, that is why I have decided to move to Silicon Valley, California if Buhari wins.

The last part made me laugh. If buhari wins... A lot of Yorubas want him to win.

Hedonini:
You wan spoil business for land sellers ba? Those ones have made fortunes selling bricks to optimistic 'future seers'. Lol. People just don't get it.

Hmmmm...

Hotfreeze:
There's also a mall in Apapa where a Port also is.

People living there would cry as time goes on. When Trailers block that single FTZ Road and causes serious traffic, its a big problem.

There is a road called Coastal road stretching from Lekki to Ondo to Calabar. It's not done yet and they've not started. That would have helped too.

Yeah,.. I have considered that traffic problem. The only solution to this is to decongestant Lagos by building another port in another state.

5thElement:
No need to. He hasn't come out to deny that he paid hundred of thousands of dollars hiring a PR firm in the US to help him get a visa.

It has been confirmed by the US Department of State that the granting of visa to Atiku was because they didn't want to undermine the democratic process in Nigeria.

Some of us aren'tlike the ostritch that buries its head in the sand at the sight of an unpalatable view.

Where is the link to the US gov claims? I mean a credible link. Don't send me fly by night website link cos I can build one with word press within 1 hour.

spiralwedge:
Fact!

A few uncles have places in Osborne, Chevron, Phase 1, Elegushi and VI. But they prefer to live in Ikeja GRA, Magodo and Ogudu.

... That is for men that have made their mark.

Hotfreeze:
Lol
You are telling me about Dangote refinery and Lekki Community?
Business has been taking me to that area before Fashola gave Dangote land in that area, so chill.

The companies coming there won't still make it measure up to Phase 1 for instance. It would just be like Apapa.

Eleko is still a rural area and Dangote refinery won't change that. Go and check Obajana and Ibeshe.

hmm... Are you sure there won't be much changes, even with the sea port being built and another shoprite to be erected along that axis?

Yoighaman:
Nice post but let me add to it.

OP: Depends on where your office or business location is, it doesn't make sense working in Ikeja, Ogba or Egbeda and go live in Lekki 2, if you work in VI or Ikoyi, then it's ok to stay in Lekki 1 or 2 but you must consider its affordability since Yaba or Gbagada is equally near and affordable but since you plan to delve into more of offline business and target the Lekki/Ajah axis, then it's fine to stay within that vicinity, again costs matter, so work within a budget. Cheers.

Thanks. I will work on that.

erifeoluwasimi:
The op was taking about ibeju lekki. Moreover....have you heard about the companies other stuff Coming ibeju lekki. Also who else knows there is another Lekki...I didn't say ibeju I mean another settlement called LEKKI after DANGOTE REFINERY

You mean there is another lekki after dangote refinery? Is that not Ibeju lekki or u mean something else?

ednut1:
Cons.
Terrible mosquitoes
Flood when it rains lost my engine in the 2017 flood
Shitty acidic water- cant use it to cook or wash cloth
Traffic these days
Flexing is expensive- 500 pepper soup in ikotun is 2500 here. 400 beer is 1k here.

lol. I remember that flood. So where u come camp now?

techlawcrat:
Ibeju Lekki is the real deal now. In a couple of years landed property there will be as expensive as a plot for 30 million. I was also able to purchase 2 plots of land from KAB constructions for 5m two months ago.

Thanks. That and more is why I am asking questions.

ednut1:
hahahaha who told i that. Lekki is 5 mins drive from igbo efon na

thank you.

miketayo:
FYI ibeju Lekki isn't island, infact from Igbo efon down is not island

something I building up there. Don't say you are not aware. I wasn't really concerned about island or no island.

Acidosis:
I would rather live in Magodo (Mainland) than reside in Ibeju-Lekki (Island).

why?

Larryndelaw:
So all those olosho are still men of calibre. Or those agberos living in lekki are more civilized or those yahoo boys are more educated. Rubbish Many houses on the island are built by people in the mainland. The Landlord prefer to stay in the mainland and the Tenants prefers to stay in the island. You see the sense. I'm an insider.

exactly how I was initially planning it O. Let's see how it goes sha...

franzis:
Once stayed in an estate on the island around chevron , i almost lost my sanity

ah... Why?

ednut1:
1- close proximity to VI as most company's head office is on the island.
2- many rich people live in the axis
3- ajah is now filled up but it made many millionaires, ibeju lekki will do same too

Thanks

Abudu2000:
bru that underdeveloped lekki is far better that the developed parts of mainland. worse thing about mainland is the overpopulation especially those who are new to Lagos so even you wey dey find connection go jam who dey find connection pass you.

Even u wey dEy find connection go jam who dey find connection .