₦airaland Forum

The smallest camp gas is 800naira to refill go and do your findings

im

chigoizie7:
In a country were more than 70% of its citizens live below $1 per day, now, tell me how they can afford to buy gas and den refill when they can barely buy the food stuffs that will be cooked on that gas. these people can not afford a 2 square meal per day, na gas dem go come buy, majority of these people live in a 1room apartment, na gas be dere priority?


Please were do u refill ur own gas for 8hundred naira? Becaue I know how much I refill my 8kg with. + I can last me 3months, btw, I only boil hot water with it, apart from d hot water, I cook on the average of 10times per week. Now imagine a family of 6 (this I for rich and average family) because dose kind poor people de born upto 8kids,some na 6kids u now come add the papa and mama, ee go come be 10 or 8, and these people will try to eat like 3tmes per day meaning that bad as ee bad, them must cook @least 3times per day,+ warming of food, assume u re cooking 2cups of rice for 10mins, how long do u think it will take to cook 10cups of rice so that it will @least serve the large family? The longer it takes, the higher the qauntity of gas consumed.


Now as an average naija family that I come from, my parents spends upto 5k on gas per month, I don't live with them, my 2sisters are married, my younger bro does not lve with them, yet they consume that much.






Tell me how many families can afford to use gas in naija? Or u think we no get sense? No one likes to waste or suffer, if gas is affordable to all, I bet u, many people will use it. But its not, and they make do with what is available and affordable, its as simple as that.



Let me not talk of electric stove earlier mentioned because u and I know the situation of power in this country, so, don't even go there.

halfrica:
Av u tried gettin dem new oils teach dem ow to do to it please ha its called survival

leaving the materials you use in cooking to rot without caring to clean and maintain it is called survival?

gracious Lord. When will Africa develop from mental slavery and bondage

Consider your health too. Buying firewood from the market and carrying it long distances on your head to the place you want to cook is stressful and damaging to your joints.

Beding down to start breaking or piecing the firewood is another health hazard then setting it together with the charcoal and then preparing the foodstuffs and transferring it to the pot.haba!

it's not worth the stress and your health. One log of wood is heavy on its own talk more of carrying several logs of wood on your head to your destination

halfrica:
d devil u kno firewood is better dan d angels gas u dont kno
Ow mch is d kerosine dey want to use to start a firewood 2 to 10drops can start it compared to gas ow mch is it to buy one bottle of keeosine from a retail kerosine seller?
Consider d poor please d same mentality d politicians av is wat u guys are avin
Cos i can afford dis so many people shd be able to afford am talkin on behaf of people who sells markets nt even up to 1000naira wen collates or are dey no more nigerians?

halfrica:
So its only tru firewood all dose diseases cum bou ow about water pollution please save me d crab
u hear wen dey say an average poor nigerian live below 1 dollar u talkin of 3500 if dey com to steal from u u wud be shoutin now they re survivin alone u stil shoutin

like I said earlier Sir this people don't care about cleanliness and pubic sanitary. I'm aware they use well water to cook. All this akara sellers and food vendors use well water and firewood to cook. The plastic theyuse Iin fetching water in the well has green fungai because they think it's not necessary to wash it


some of them don't close their Wells

they don't even wash their hands before cooking and add firewood germs to it

I am not judging anybody and I can never because we are what we are BY THE GRACE OF GOD


I shouldn't be saying this but because I need you to understand I will say it

on my way to work very early in the morning around 6.30am I saw a woman around our estate checking through the dustbins in front of houses and I had to call the security and ask him how and why did he allow this woman enter here. He said he didn't know that he's sorry. He left the main gate opened and slept off in his cubicle because he didn't have a sound sleep. Then I told him to search her because I'm aware ritualists are on the prowl stealing used pads etc


there was nothing dangerous on her. I then asked the security to go and asked her why she's busy searching dustbins she said she's looking to see anything useful for her to sell because she's hungry.i was touched because she was carrying baby at her back and so I went to give her a hot plate I'm not using again. Of course I know she can't use it
I gave her to sell and some of the clothes I don't wear with 2k.she knelt down to thank me as if i gave her the world. I know it meant much to her


I don't know her from Adam but I know I touched a life. Therefore don't say what you don't know

halfrica:
wat are tryin to tell me if everytin was good in dis country do u fink dey wud find theirselves in dat position or u fink its easy to gada firewood and dats deir only means of survival?
Av u atleast helped by donating gas or so to dem never judge any one if u av never helped dem
If its dat d government increased d countries standard of livin and dey are doin dis fine dey can change u cant expect dem to go on d street to beg for food wen beggers are bewn neglected did days
Everytin in live has got d good side and bad effect
Everytin is just a means of survival

princeemmac:
Its took oyibo to tell u that safe sex will prevent you from stds, it took oyibo to tell u that driving a car is better than trekking. Bros use ur teeth to count your tongue

I don't know why Africans Like blaming the West for all of their irresposnsibilities and their inability to change with the times or develop.smh.i just taya

Small camp gas is 3500 naira and to refill it is 800 naira and you can use it for as long as 2months plus depending on how you use it. If

stop talking like this sir.if you are infected with typhoid cholera or food borne disease do you know how much thousands you will spend on drugs before you feel better. Your health is more important. It is an healthy man that can eat

halfrica:
Gas is cheap in nigeria ryt tho bt av u considered d poor too dey are d highest users of firewood neglectin d party usage o
Now i get it everyone is begining to neglect d poor in dis country
U av just proven u av d mentality of every nigerian politician out there
wiv d proverty level and all u expect sumone dat barely eats once a day to go out there and buy gas

princeemmac:
Thats true, Plus cooking gas has a better heat regulator, it doesnt blacken your pot. its saves u soap,time and essentially money

exactly

Please reread my post. I have edited it and added some things to it


in addition the environment these foods are prepared with firewood is not clean


dustbin close by, gutter near by, filthy rags used to open the large pot and it's that same hands they use in fanning they will use in sweeping and mixing food.

I have watched them closely. Many firewood practitioners cook with high disregard for hygiene

halfrica:
Again for the last time for once in ur entire life time be realistic
How many can afford inverter?
Do u consider all stratas of d economy likke d rich average and poor cos its like u neglectin d poor wiv ur write ups?
how many can buy and maintain an inverter?
Please i dont like talkin to people wiv fantacy mind
Ok its d same white dat dont generate more harmful smoke dan firewood smoke ind air tru their process of manufacturing from companies? Or why is cancer rate high among them?
If u ask dem why they deal wiv harmful substancea they tell u ita for their survival
Over here to fire wood is our survival
Period!!!!!!

Stove doesn't hurt the eyes if you set it properly and the fire is moderately set.

inverters are available and affordable for electric cookers

oya give more excuses

firewood isn't hygienic because you have to cook it outside and the public air is highly filthy and toxic.while tasting the food and leaving raw food outside to pour inside pot you are exposing the food to lots of bacteria. Meanwhile you can catch food borne diseases from there

I'm waiting for more excuses

halfrica:
its now stove dat doesnt hurt ur eyes
Electric cooker bah in nigeria?
Wiv which light?
U guys shd be realistic for ones u want to copy d whites dat has got light every sec to a country stil rotating d light day among strreets.
Whites will drop poo at ur finger tips and u adhere to it they always shout earthquake dont dig d ground dont do dis to d ground dont do dat
Na dem dig pass na dem get earthquake pass
Cancer dis cancer dat dont eat canned food na dem produce canned food pasa na dem get cancer pass
it will take more dan write ups to convince me bou firewood

Was she married under duress. You nor see your fellow Hollywood people to marry you go marry money miss road Muslim conservative. What were you thinking? That you will still live the American life. Abeg swerve joor

It hurts your eyes and contaminates food. Some of the dust of the charcoal finds its way into the food while fanning or tasting

use stove or electric cooker if you are trying to be economical

halfrica:
anoda way to eradicate africas tradition
My grandma used firewood to cook all her life she is stil alive over 80now no heart problem or lungs
Funny enof dis myt be comin from china where deir traditional women stil they use firewood
U want to deprive us of our party rice bah?
Very soon am stil waitin for d research of the danger of usin spoon and fork to eat from china research carbinet
If i cook wiv firewood lemme see one wrong mamafucker dat we correct me

cococandy:
I still like my firewood cooking whenever I can.

Too much of course is not good but when you can, pls try it. It is fun. Especially to roast things.

lol. Village girl


so you prefer sitting there and fanning the fire till the food gets ready while hurting your eyes and some of the charcoal dusts finds its way into the food and contaminates it abi

onijekuje

Haaa that one is a veeerrrrrryy big deal o

in Africa The mentality is still 1600 but it starts from you and I. Thank God you said your sons are domesticated.my brothers too are except the last born. No thanks to our mother aka don't touch him o.dont stress him o.his my baby. If you tell him to sweep he will be doing hand like Cray fish

Bottom line is if all mothers can think like you the world will be a better place

tearoses:
My dear, thats why I said we need to encourage a totally different approach
These same men in Nigeria, suddenly develop pecs when they travel out and you see them pushing buggy and shopping for chicken and bokoto at the market.
How many of us here have housemaids?
At most people have cleaners who come once a week for a few hours . . and thats even a luxury.
How do we survive here? We survive because all hands are on deck

yesterday during my evening walk, a man drove past us. A few metres up the road, he was getting his baby out of the car and carrying baby in car seat and balancing babys bag. Maybe his wife is at work. Baby needs to be picked up, so who else to do it but him?

Its the mentality that needs to change.
Train the boys to be useful and house trained. If they have been trained well from the onset, then they wont have a problem rolling their sleeves up and starting dinner if their wives are stuck in traffic.
its a vicsious circle and we need to stop it. Charity begins at home and a boy brought up to be tidy, can cook and be houseproud, will not put his feet up on the table while his wife is sweeping unfer his feet.

Gbam Gbam Gbam. Discussion ends!

Jahblessme:
At least you are now sure that the 'closeness' was all an illusion
You need to realise that in-law is in-law .She's not your mother,he's not your father and they aren't your bloody siblings.They are your in-laws.When you understand that you learn that you have to treat them with certain finesse.You can't crack the same jokes you crack with your mother with her,she will take offence.You can tell your mother mom you are looking like a bat today Oo please try it with your MIL and see if you won't go with 10 rams for apology.
Know your place!!!!

Not your place to worry about BIL,he's not your problem unless you are burning money on him and he's constituting a nuisance to you directly.No need to do ajayi ,see where you have landed yourself because you want to do sister omoge concern.You don see am naa.

Your only responsibility to in-law is to concur with what hubby wants for them except its not feasible.Polite ,respect,helping hand when it's due and dazzit.Any other extras when and if necessary.

All this love her like your mother love him like ur fada no de work cos they cant love me like their daughter.No matter how nice and loving you are, when the chips are down they will pick their children first before you. Stop forming closeness and mind ya bizniz.You and your parents don close finish? You don open bizniz for your own broda and sister so?

I don't expect anyone to love me like their own mother ,that's a tough one to request from someone who doesn't know me from Adam. Love and respect grow with time.Let's just be courteous with each other and drop all forms of pretense.No need for eye service and ajayi work.


The gifts you are talking of highest plate,pots,tray,glass cup and warmers. Stop having heart attack about them ,consider them gone and start afresh.


Yes,some people have lovey dovey in-laws praise jah but your own no follow.

Dress yasef and move forward.Hope ya eye don clear well well.Good luck

Child labour is when you slave under aged children and abuse them.

Some mothers are aware that their teenage sons are raping the house Maids and will turn a blind eye to it but the moment she gets pregnant they evict her without giving her 5naira or care about her welfare. That one is child abuse

but in a situation where you have an agreement between the parents of the child that I want your daughter to work for me from age 11-17.ill send the monthly salary to the parents and the parents help the child to save money for school fees and other things she will need in school. So as soon as she turns 18 she can leave your house and go to school. That is a form of employment not labour and you treat her like a worker including feeding her.

However you know nigerians like abusing things a lot. It was nigerian mothers that basterdized this house help thing that now made it look like child labour especially those who press hot iron on the back of children or pour pepper in their vaginas

cococandy:
Do you even know the meaning of vulgarity?
Because this one doesn't match your opinion, it is vulgar Abi. Were there any cuss word or censored words in that post.

This your opinion is like saying there's nothing wrong in slave trading and expect to be lauded for it. I can't sugarcoat how annoying it is so pls forgive the directness. You expect me to tell you "Oga pls ejoor child labor is not good"

If you don't see anything wrong in hiring children to work for you--a situation in which they have no choice but to go with whatever you and the seller decide to do with them, there's no gentle way to tell you except bluntly.

Child labor is wrong
It is wrong
It is wrong
Wrong wrong wrong.

Many people didn't know better and used to do it. Can't blame them. But that time has passed. I'm surprised all the campaign of child's rights organizations all over Nigerian is not affecting that many people. Now anyone who's doing it can't claim ignorant.
What will happen before that will change?

It's disheartening that you're a young man who should know better.

By all means, dislike adult maids if you want but the solution is not using children instead. Prepare your mind to work with your partner and keep your home as you want if you can't hire an adult maid.

And you're talking as if you are not a Nigerian living in Nigeria

1.how many husbands will WILLINGLY join their wives in doing the house chotrs without the I'm the head of the home How dare you
2.coming back from work and having to deal with traffic and other hassles before you get home nko? At least the house maid will have prepared something for you to eat a bi will you start microwaving food you kept in the freezer
I'm not against house helps . It's not wrong as long as you pay them and treat them with dignity. They are also employed workers. It's child labour when you use them, don't pay for their services, abuse them and throw them out when they start developing hips etc

however they're necessary evils. You can't do without them in our own peculiar society

tearoses:
What we should be encouraging is partners doing things together, so there wont be any need for maid in the first instance. it kills 2 birds with one stone.

If oga rolls up his sleeves and pulls his weight in the home, There will be no need for maid and it bonds the couple together . . infact 3 birds because it means that one party is not fagged out, stressed and too tired and looking older than her years.

If you clean up after yourself and are considerate about your partner, there is really no need for a maid.

I know that I will be told that in Nigeria maids are required, but there are some homes, where with good planning and all hands on deck, there is no need for a maid.

The only thing I agree with in the posters write up assuming we are saying the same thing, is that people should not give opportunity for temptation where possible. . . .
Years ago I fought on this section saying that people should be able to fight all forms of temptation and win. ..I am older and wiser now.
Id rather not even put temptation on the plate if avoidable.
Ive seem too many people fall to all sorts of temptation. . . Even men of God have been known to fall.
Even to follow a diet, I know how much we struggle when we are tempted with sweet smelling and nice looking food.
In short dont even give that oppourtunity if it can be avoided.
Pls no one should misunderstand me o! I am not saying that men must/should/can/programmed to cheat/cant help but cheat bla bla bla. I am looking at the bigger picture and this includes both sexes.

And NO NO NO to child labour. . . .Biko. It is very wicked and should not be tolerated.

Gbam.good someone is seeing what I'm seeing

Pidggin:
Hmmmmm typical of a male living in the comfort of a society that glorifies the male gender. OP imagine it was the other way around, and madam employs a young eloquent driver, who is always there to drive her wherever she wants to go as her husband can't possibly go everywhere with her. Wouldn't he expert her to exercise self-control regardless? Although your post was written with good intentions, the content is filled with excuses for men shortcomings. We have heard your advice, thanks.

I know that you are trying to be funny

Quick question is that what makes men's ddheek stand because you see a girl you can send message and cook your food. ?

Ok so in an organisation where there are lots of female secretary who runs errands, fixes and brings your meal to the office or another one helps you adjust tie, you will sample all of them?

is that the way your minds are wired? :

Toks2008:
come to think of it.

A maid washes my cloths and that of the baby

makes my food

runs errands for me

Always at my beck and call

makes the bed
.
.
.
.will it be out of place if i start admiring her?

Toks2008:
Not that the man will just see a maid and just pounce on her but when the made starts doing the vital duties of a wife,apparently the maid should get what madam gets.

see excuses and justification to sleep with housemaid?

How low can some men get. Doing house chores turns him on

Number 7is the most important

cococandy:
Wonders will never end.

when the phenese does the thinking

Well every parent has their own peculiar way of raising their kids. No parents are the same. However have you tried sitting down with him ti have a father and son conversation and air your grievances to him in a respectful and humble way

2.are you sure you haven't offended him in the past

3.sometimes parents take out the beef they have with their mother on the child
4.he might be experiencing something bad that you don't know about. Try finding out all this andIif it doesn't work involve an elder or someone he respects in the family. Maybe like his elder brother, mother or aunty

5.if all still fails to work then move out of the house with your siblings and get a place of your own to stay. When loneliness kills him he will find you and tell you what's eating him up

cococandy:
See talk.

I weep for the nation.

I taya

Toks2008:
lol! the bible was not quoted to justify the act dear but to state how ridiculous it sounds.

so the phenese is that uncontrollable?

Smh it happened because you didn't define your boundaries and space. Even the elders say over familiarity breeds contempt.after 3months why didn't you pack your gift items.my dear comot eye and start defining boundaries

that's what happens when you are too unnecessarily close to mil and as per your bil you should have minded your business. When the mother and siblings didn't see any problem with him loafing around which one con be your own. No be everything eye see mouth go talk. You married your husband and not his mom and siblings. If his mother cannot deal with it then so be it.

Face your front and your children. EOD!

KanwuliaJara:
Here we go again!
The BIBLICAL angle!

I taya o.na every thing them go dey quote Bible for.

Kotokoto

you have stepped on toes tremendously

kanwuliajara come and see what I'm seeing

Jenny1010:
Most people often think that rape is only when there is an element of force, coercion or threat on the victim. The law says any person who had sexual intercourse with a girl without her consent has committed the offence of Rape. This means having sex with a sleeping or intoxicated girl had amount to rape. Some guys even stupefy a girl's drink in other to have their way. This type of rape is often difficult to prove absent of consent, thereby most girls don't even bother to launch a complain to the police.

My Story ( The trick)

This guy had been asking me out for sometime, yesterday evening I decided to give him a shot. He took me to a nice bar somewhere around town. As we got seated, he ordered for a bottle of alcoholic wine. I told him I don't have a head for alcohol (which is a lie), that a little sip might make me tipsy (big lie), except he will promise to take me home if I get tipsy. He promised me that he will take me home. As we got drinking, this dude keep telling me how much he love me and want me to be the mother of his unborn kids, and that he will never hurt me, that I should give him a chance blah blah blah... He looked so innocent, charming and convincing. I told him to give me sometime to think about his proposal.

After emptying several glass of wine, at a point I decided to start the trick to test him, I started acting like I was drunk. I started talking out of point, dangling my head and making awkward hand gestures. He was convinced that I was drunk, yet he was still persuading me to drink more. At that moment I knew he was up to something, but I need to be sure. I took more glass of wine as he requested, after that I increased my acting. At a point he decided it was time to go , he held me as we were walking out toward his car i was staggering . As he help me into the car, he slightly touched my boobs. He did it to look like it was a mistake, but I knew he wanted to confirm my state of intoxication, so I didn't bug. As he gets into the car and drove the car, I pretended to have dozed up. At a point he stopped the car, got out and rushed into a pharmacy shop, I was just lying there like I was deep asleep with my eyes slightly open peeping at him. I guessed he was buying condoms , but I wasn't sure.

The next stop was in front of a hotel, he got down again and rushed inside. I guessed he went to book a room. He got back , helped me out of the car and inside the hotel. As we got to the reception, I decided the acting was enough, I forcefully pulled myself away from him, I called him a bloody liar , a rapist and all other hideous names I can't even remember. He was so astonished to see my eyes wide open. I also castigated the receptionist , I asked her how could she be their and watch a man drag an unconscious girl into a room . I even threatened to call the police to arrest them both. After that I walked out of the hotel gallantly leaving him there ashamed of himself. I took a taxi back home.

This is the 7th guy I have used this trick on , and they all failed woefully. The moment you start acting like you are intoxicated, the demon beneath the handsome, cool loving guy comes out to manifest. This got me thinking, are all guys rapist ? Is there any guy out there who can take an intoxicated girl to her house , without trying to take advantage of her condition? May God help us all.

legendaryfool:
WE ALL DO IT NAA... IT CAN MAKE PWICK STAND UP QUICK QUICK!

smh

I give up

KanwuliaJara:
Yes! Delete it.
Nauseating CHRISTIAN BUSY-BODIES!
Make una go BAAAAAAAAAAF before una they curse who dey SLEEP!!!!!!!!!

KanwuliaJara:
Haaaah!
Na dem go get mouth to point ke!
The WEST nor dey taya to poke fun at the MIDDLE EAST, even with all dem SKELETONS.