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SLIDEwaxie: u knw, there is a trick to avoid displaying ur foolishness. It's called 'silence'.
U dnt need to post a comment everytime...

Read the rubbish u posted up there....

Thank you I don't want to honour her with a quote

GGfadar: If you are interested in livestock farming on a medium scale level, first thing first,
acquire a land ( 1 hectare )
Erect a room or two room apartment to
accommodate workers and fence at least four
Plots with wire fence ten meters to the
apartment.
The fenced plots is to keep animals in a small shelter after grazing and in case you wish to feed them with concentrates and give them medications when needed.
Another important facility is water supply.
All these are to be considered first before anyone ventures into this biz.
For more info .........
Pls follow and comment

Thanks for this, am really interested in goat and cattle farming, but the challenge now is I have only 1 plot and nothing has been on that land, sourcing for cash to even elect a building like you advised now I want to ask what can I do with 1 plot. Thank you

Blackethics: pls how do i get to Mokoloki govt farm frm lagos? Do u knw if dey still hv land to lease out? Wat is d cost of ploughing either by tractor or manual?

By Ploughing 7500 then land is 2500 for a year



Osita Chidoka

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday inaugurated former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Osita Chidoka, as the new Minister of Aviation.

Chidoka replaces Stella Oduah, who was sacked by Jonathan on February 12th, 2014 after a series of investigative reports done by Saharareporters exposed her involvement in a web of certificate scandals, as well as the scandalous purchase of two BMW armored cars for $1.6 million.

Also sacked with Oduah on the day, even though it was disguised as voluntary resignations, were Minister of the Niger Delta, Elder Godsday Orubebe; Minister of Police Affairs retired Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade, and Minister of State for Finance, Yerima  Ngama.

After swearing in Chidoka just before the Federal Executive Council began its meeting, Jonathan announced the replacement of Chidoka as FRSC boss with Boboye Oyeyemi, who until now was Deputy Corps Marshal.

Dr. Suleman Abubakar was also named as the Minister for National Planning; Abubakar was   lecturer at the University of Abuja. He will simultaneously work as Deputy Chairman of the National Planning commission

debulle: .Bros am from Anambra State too but based in Lagos.Am interested in farming,where can one get cheap land in Ogun State and environ.

Mine was leased from government, you can always get at mokoloki though am thinking buying outright so I can plan and manage it better

Pavore9: How good is he and where has he executed projects? l love patronizing local skills that can deliver.

Well I can only say of the work I see on ground that he's done. Currently managing a farm for a Dutch guy in shagamu. He constructed the green house, though he told me he can use half of what the oyibo used to construct greenhouse for me when I need it. (Like 500k to construct it locally for me)
Visited your site again today, was inspired by the teacher. Infact this is what I need at this moment as I am recovering from lost over 700k invested on pepper and cucumber, its not funny but am learning and getting enough inspiration from you. Thank you, while hoping that we can replicate that Kenyan experience here

boluwajokosegun: @Pavore9, Thanks there is none yet in Nigeria , that is why i need you to send me a mail so that we can talk

I know of guy that can construct green house, though currently working with a Dutch guy at Shagamu, he's good.

Pavore9: I am doing good (like kenyans love replying) I was just straight up with the guy. From my expenditure on food here in kenya, l know feeding in Nigeria is expensive, the banana l pay N100 for here in Nairobi is N250 in Lagos. lf l go to one vegetable market around here with N100 l buy cabbage, carrot, cucumber, green pepper and lrish potatoes l use for my salad, this l can not attempt in Nigeria.

l am working on getting and posting a video on how to start a small scale factory producing energy from plantain wastes.

Wow! Can't wait to see that will be following on your site too

FarmTech: I have a poultry farm at Nkpor. Following.

Am from Awka-Etiti based in Lagos have my farm in Ogun state, I want to know the marketing side of farm biz in anambra. Good thread anyway!

Nonybb: Oby Ezekwesili is a confused Propagandist profiting from Nations woes and calamities. She is neither here nor there. So jobless

Its easy for you to sit at the comfort of your home and type gibberish, what have you done to right the wrong of our society?

hipinnacle: I get dumbfounded atimes when we ar raising the issue of impart and national development cum building a network of like-minds to hasten progression & industrialization of agric. sector & some people ar still carried away wt the frivolities of national cake sharing or petty disguise to cheat others. we ar nt all born to chase materialistic things but to make imparts. our focus must b for us to b change agents because we cant continue 2 do things this same way & expect great result. no way! it is time we start bothering ourselves wt building our sphere of influence. we ar nt talking abt personal success here but our role to help our nation economy wax stronger.

it is my topmost belief that association of like-minds bring faster development. let us do it 2geda. thanks to guys that made contributions so far. continue showing interest & share your thought. d shape wil b design here. gud morning & happy Sunday.

Truth you just said here, but you cannot ignore what Aguiyi said, its better we raise all questions and have it all sorted out before you tell "story that touch" am typing from experience. So please don't be offended with his questions because you will still meet it along the line of this journey you started

Dexpro: Another deal struck with a Nlander!

This is good, please when is this offer going to last, as our watermelon is at infancy, what other fruit do you buy we have cucumber

Pavore9: You are right. people are scared to try something different.

Hi Pavore9, how are you doing today? Visited your site the other, was amazed at what people do with agriculture, especially the guy that makes money from rabbit urine. I wonder if such organisation will ever operate here in Nigeria.
Am even tempted to come to Kenya to see the guy that's something with strawberry.
Lest I forget your input is always insightful am enjoying it. Love what you told the export guy, simply the TRUTH for now. Thanks

GodMode: Firstly, the religious books (bible, koran and any other religious book out there) are a script written by a group of critical thinkers that's why there's always a new version.

The Creator
No one has ever seen.... I can't call the Creator a he or she cos I have never seen... I can only call the Creator "it".

Religious books have tried to explain "it's" character, behaviour in order to create a "make believe" of something to believe in.

"It" created a brain in every living and non-living thing. Do u think that if "it" wanted humans to know about "it", "it" would write a book.

"It" could have made every human have dreams teaching them about "it" but "it" didn't do that instead "it" gave living and non-living things FREEWILL.

"It" gave living and non-living things the ability to be like "it" and that's the ability to CREATE and DESTROY things.

"It" made living and non-living things to be CREATORS just like "it". But why did "it" also give living and non-livings the ability to be DESTROYERS.

I have to stop now, the post is getting long.

What then do you attach to the one created heaven and earth, the one who made you?

Pavore9: Use it and you see your skin glowing like a new born baby's!

Thanks man, I appreciate!

Pavore9: Of course the market is there especially women who will love to bathe with it! Goat milk is expensive, l get it here for N390 per litre!

Bathe with it? Is there any medicinal values? Lord! Man no know anything yet o! The masters are here really!

Pavore9: l did visit a goat diary farm run by some Reverend Sisters, they are stocked with German Alpine & Toggenburg breeds, about 47 in all. Each goat produces an average of 5.25litre of milk daily! They use it in their hospital for their patients.

Wow! Bro is this happening in Nigeria? To think that we waste this opportunity in the east is quite disheartening, time to re plan ones strategy. Keep it flowing am in on this Goat and Cow thing no going back

Thanks just signing in, waiting for more update

Rassco: Acres with access to good road. With the signatory of Balogun, Baale and the families appended on the agreement papers. Very straight forward. Rassco is the man to make it happen in record time with your peace of mind as our priority. Our office is located @ testing ground police station iwo road. 08066416767 BBM 2213C20F. We are here to serve your needs. Won't you rather give us the chance to?

Please how much is an acre, better still hectare

FarmTech: One of the way is to make large qty of hay and store them. U also plan on hw to get feedstuffs like brewers waste grain, indomie waste, etc cheap. In terms of disease, beware of tse tse fly. It affects mainly the southern part of nigeria.

Thanks man I really appreciate this info, but please is there no way to take care of tse tse fly here thanks

Anybody with idea on how best to rear cow should please get in touch here its urgent please!

Pavore9: Hian! nomadic for Lagos? Human beings no see space na cow go see? Abi dem wan graze on top Third Mainland bridge! On a serious note Lagos is not ideal except there are grazing fields at the outskirts of which l even doubt, l may be wrong.

Thanks am trying to gather ideas on how best to rear cow, and how lucrative is the biz.
Any best way please!

wealthinfos: You can start Heliculture business in small; medium or large scale; the choice dependent on ur plan and ur available startup capital. But for this purpose; i will treat small or Medium scale farming.

For a medium scale farming; you may not need much capital to startup as; if you plan very well; you can kick start with even N15k or N20k.

All you need at this level is decide the location you wono construct ur Snail Pen/House. Lets assume you have a little space in ur backyard; all you will need is to clear up the place of shrubs; ants and rodents; hire a capenter let him construct a sizeable pen for you within the available space. The tools for the pen: are plywoods; wiregouse net; mosquito net; nails; etc. You wont need to use a cemented floor as the snails wont survive on cememented ground; so you'll need to fetch a loamy soil; maybe from a waste desposing spot; feel it on the surface; treat the soil with limestone; then get ready to introduce the new breeds of snails. Warrning! Beware of 'Snail Enemies'; Make sure the Pen/soil is free from ants; insects; lizards; snakes; or even mosquitos; they will kill the snail...

Now our Pen is ready; in the next segement i will show u how to fetch ur first breed of snails; and what u should consider as ur first breed..

untill i come ur way again...

Dont forget;.. 'Ignorance is more expensive than knowledge'

Lets meet @ the top!

07063249904; 08188573805
www.snailfarmingng..com

Thanks for this info, please can you clarify on the aspect of floor since you said we should not use cemented floor but a loamy soil kind of floor then how do we protect them against pestilence that you mentioned (ants, snakes etc) thank you

Hello guys am really enjoying the inputs in this agric sector. I have done a bit of farming myself, been in it for 3 years now though have not profited as in money but the experience is awesome.
Please anybody in the house who knows how to rear cow in urban ares like Lagos. Which is better nomadic style rearing and in house rearing which is better? Thank you guys

Hahaha I thank God we still have sensible Nigerians. APC we are not fooled if visit aso rock you have nothing to offer. For its time to join PDP

Truth is anyone that supports Oshomole on this is beyond redemption. Let's assume the woman was wrong, and he doesn't want to show mercy, he should have allowed the appropriate authorities to deal with her rather than telling her to go and die. Take her to court and fine her instead of using some gutter words on the hapless woman

This is the change APC promised us

I don't if this is the appropriate place to place this but this is what I just got from Punch this evening. Biggest Joke to me.

22nd November, 2013



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Power investors suspend prepaid meter scheme

November 22, 2013 by Dayo Oketola

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Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Dr. Sam Amadi

Consumers have continued to groan about poor power supply after the takeover of the assets of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria by private investors.

The situation has been exacerbated with the suspension of the Credited Advance Payment for Metering Implementation initiated by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to close the metering gap and curb ‘crazy billing’ in the system.

It was learnt on Thursday that of the 10 distribution companies in the country, only Ikeja and Eko electricity distribution companies had adopted the CAPMI scheme as a response to customers’ complaints about estimated billing.

While the other Discos have yet to adopt the metering scheme, indications emerged on Thursday that the new owners of the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, NEDC/Kepco Consortium, had suspended the pre-paid meter scheme.

The scheme had been inaugurated a week before the company was handed over to NEDC/Kepco in a partnership with six local meter manufacturers:  MOMAS System Nigeria Limited, MOJEC Group of Companies, Chemo-technics Limited, MBH Power Limited, Unistar Hi-tech System Limited and First Global Excel Resources.

But a source at the company, who asked not to be named, told our correspondent that the scheme had been cancelled.

“The new owners have cancelled the CAPMI scheme. They said they had their own metering strategy,” the source said.

However, when contacted, the Chairman, NEDC /Kepco Consortium, Mr. Kola Adesina, denied that the metering scheme had been cancelled.

Rather, he said the scheme was suspended to enable the Disco to complete a reassessment of the entire system.

He explained that if the scheme was considered efficient enough and in tandem with the new investors’ plan, it would be retained.

He said, “We are going through a process of re-assessment of the system. We want to assess the quality and efficiency of the metering scheme. We are re-evaluating it but we have not cancelled anything.

“As investors, we need to look at where we are going and also consider whether the metering scheme will get us to where we are going. However, if it will not get us to where we are going, we will drop it.”

Similarly, a source at the Eko Distribution Company, who asked not to be named, said the pre-paid meter scheme was still on as of Thursday but doubted its eventual survival.

He said the Disco might dump the CAPMI scheme for its own metering programme.

At the introduction of the scheme in March 2013, the NERC Chairman, Dr. Sam Amadi, noted that CAPMI would eliminate the issue of estimated billing.

Meanwhile, our correspondent on Thursday learnt that power supply across the country had remained poor. This, consumers said, had been a source of worry because they expected a steady improvement of the situation with the entry of the private investors.

Although the Presidential Task Force on Power put the power generation at 3,600.90 megawatts as of November 20, 2013, consumers decried the erratic power supply and persistent outages.

The Principal Associate, Mobile Money Africa, Mr. Emmanuel Okoegwale, said power supply had been erratic in the last three weeks around his Surulere office in Lagos.

“The power situation has gone from bad to worse since the private investors took over. I use inverters to supplement what I get from the PHCN and I use that to tell when public power supply is stable or not. In view of this, I can tell you that the power supply in my office has been particularly erratic in the last three weeks,” he said.

A visibly angry Okoegwale said he had concluded the plan to relocate his office from the area largely due to the poor power supply.

Similarly, the Chief Executive Officer, Royale Prestige Properties, Mr. Seun Akinyele, who lives at Ikeja, decried the poor electricity supply in spite of the high consumer expectations from the new investors.

“We have not been enjoying electricity supply since these new owners took over. I don’t know what is happening,” he lamented.

An artisan, Mr. Banji Adebayo, who relies on regular electricity supply for his business, also said no appreciable improvement had been experienced in power supply in the Yaba area of Lagos, where he works. Mr. Shakirudeen Folorunsho, who runs a barbing salon in Ikeja, also expressed disappointment at the abysmal power supply in his area since the new investors took over.

The Chief Executive Officer, Ikeja Disco, Mr. Abiodun Ajifowobaje, during a recent forum, had said there were over 600,000 customers under the distribution area and gave their power requirement as 900MW.

He, however, said the Disco had been getting only 300MW from the Transmission Company of Nigeria, a pointer to the problem of massive load shedding that had bedeviled the sector as a result of low capacity.

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PDP is corrupt! PDP is corrupt!!! Yet APC is after those same men that made PDP stink. Is it for scarcity of leaders with integrity or what, while do I not care whatever happens to both parties am only interested in individuals, I mean personalities with monumental heart for change. Not all this incurable kleptomaniacs parading themselves as agents of change.
Having said that, anything short of a fashola from APC is a no no for me. Though his party smells to high heaven, but he has managed to show some traces of a leader.
Aside him GEJ can continue!!!
Well my one cent though!

Ah Nigerians! Ever living in denial, with the amount of people shouting GUS here one wonders how this south Africans make money off Nigerians.

Helloo anybody here!! Please am interested in the cooperative but since they said you must be a distributor before being a member of the cooperative so how do I become a distributor?

Thank God today is a great day indeed after a suprise birthday gift for my wife, Arsenal now crowned it all with this rare feat. Meeeen prof. Wenger you made my day