₦airaland Forum

menabadoo:
oh please, tell that to someone that doesnt know Ibadan.

menabadoo:
I did my IT in ibadan, you cannot come and be showing us the picture of KFC ( that is found everywhere) to deceive people here, the moment to enter ibadan, you begin to feel poverty.

Most of the pictures aresa is showing is eithera church, fastfood or public building. In oojo part of ibadan, typhoid is the order of the day because wells are built beside soakaways.

There are fine places in ibadan but its about 5% of the total size of ibadan.

aresa:
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brabus:
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See the pic below.

brabus:
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mufutau55:
Thank you sir. I was also directed to their website for more reading... It's advantageous in a way that it may never be full at some point like the regular soak-away as some of the processed water will be released out. Thanks for the education. We keep learning.

Hajji M.

mufutau55:
@Semitunde... is this like a prefabricated Soak-away? If so, what material is it made of? Size and prices if possible.
Thank you.

Hajji M.

EgunMogaji:
Unfortunately the way I write is my style, I offer you no apologies if it offends you (perhaps you can reach out to Seun to give you an ignore user filter) I'm not on here to cater to you or prop up your self esteem. I'm a straight shooter.

Now that we've gotten that out of the way.

Let's not justify the fact that Nigeria is technologically behind to make ordinary cement pumps to be only useful on high-rises. When you have a lot that is behind another built up lot then you have to reach the build site with a crane pumper. If you don't know, ask.

A cement truck and pump are not that elaborate. Maybe not owned but perhaps rentable. I'm not here to discuss how Baba Lati the brikila can be efficient, I am here to see how to encourage improvements in the building scene. Lots of ideas are flying about, it's like a buffet, take what you can eat and leave the rest.

erico2k2:
I'm struggling to understand you a bit.But I shall try my best.there are basic tools of the trade and there are pro tool.things like cement mixers are basics cos they have three parts engine .drum and gear.the engine is same as ur generator.the gears has your usual cogs. So its meant to be same maintanance cost as the humble generator in this case same as I pass my neighbour. If I was a Co tractor I will buy one of these N150k will land one frm the UK. To rent it in a day is N10. U can mix concrete and cement for rendering aka plastering.mix mortem for laying of brick.I will like to emphasise here that using this 15 times in diff days pays of the over head cost..
Now let's go to soil compactor. Cost brand new £300.might cost £159 to ship.this is at brand new.so landng price say N180k. Rental in a day approx N8. 20 times of usage pays it off.Go to the concrete poker it's even cheaper £110.All these machine has btw 3.5 hp and 5.5 hp ho da Engines so they use same parts as yoy petrol generator.So just imagine if U can remove all these cost frm the bills of your clients would t they be happy?plus your work will be professional.

EgunMogaji:
We have to apply the correct tool to solve the correct issue. It seems in Nigeria all we have is hammer so all our issues looks like nails.

To meet pesky Egunlas ridiculous timeline I suggest this

Truck arrives on site having been mixing the concrete enroute, can pour the blinding in 15 minutes flat

But yes Baba Ijebu can't afford a one off operation like that but imagine if there were many blindings to be done that day on various sites

EgunMogaji:
We have to apply the correct tool to solve the correct issue. It seems in Nigeria all we have is hammer so all our issues looks like nails.

To meet pesky Egunlas ridiculous timeline I suggest this

Truck arrives on site having been mixing the concrete enroute, can pour the blinding in 15 minutes flat

But yes Baba Ijebu can't afford a one off operation like that but imagine if there were many blindings to be done that day on various sites

EndiaSami:
Good day sir, can you please also state what was defective in the products and also did your boys not check the product as it was delivered to you...coming up with half-truth because you feel you want to tarnish ones integrity is not good. I can't and will not supply defective product. Please answer this question, what was defective in the product supplied? And did you/ your people not check your product after supply? How many days did it take you to contact after noticing "defect"?.

EndiaSami:
Goodday sir, I don't understand how u mean sir, through which medium was I been contacted call, whatsapp, mail or via nairaland. I try as much as possible to respond to any enquiries sir as soon as possible.so sorry if I missed yours. If it was seen, I sure would have gotten back to you, even if it's call flash sef. Máṣe binu sir. The number still remains 07036341294, 08117578288. No request is silly to me o sir. Am still loyal..over loyal dey worry me sef..na your boy I be.If I have gotten it, I would have gladly answered. Thank you

Theanonymous9:
Dis has opened my eyes on some many levels. My idea on motion isn't what it's supposed to be. Thank Op

eddyline:
if this is for real, then the publishers need to face legal action. my guess is that this may be a pirated copy of the book. just my thoughts though.

Ishilove:
I don't believe this. Photoshop in action. I will only believe it when I hold the book in my hands and confirm for myself.

lalasticlala:
Kindly put link to the twitter page you saw it. Thanks

MillionDollars:
I'm sorry for diverting this topic, but its high time these tribal E-warriors stop their tribal war here. u are fighting here-


OLAMIDE and PHYNO singing together, AY and RAMSEY NOAH are acting together, BASKETMOUTH and SEYI are hosting a show together, DESMOND ELLIOT and INI EDO are acting together, and u're here hating each other online!!!! let's try and stop please.

brabus:
Oga slaw12, Na question you ask! Here's the answer and the cost shaving tips:

1. The project is personal project. There's no need for extra cost or fee of supervision or project management fee.
2. All labour charges for the project is Free of Charge (FOC). Boys must contribute to Oga's project and there's plenty of Eba to eat after each day's work.
3. Material prices (sharp sand - 4500, gravel - 12k, plaster - 4500, block - 90ngn, iron rods are offcuts bought from iron rod manufacturing company in Ogijo, Ogun state, roofing wood (fadala), 0.35mm gauge roofing Aluminium sheet and so many cost shaving methods were adopted.
4. No German Floor but block holes were filled with pure water satchet and blinded with cement and sand.
5. Using 6 inches block means less cement and sand usage.
6. Precast lintels instead of the traditional lintel construction
7. Sliding window without net. Net installed separately.
8. Used 12mm iron rods for the burglar proof window.
9. Panel doors from Ijebu Ode with frames
10. Tiles in the living room and normal Screeded floor in other rooms.
11. Buried 2000 liters GP tank for the septic tank and installed one well ring for the soakaway. All this less than 45k
12. Asbestos ceiling in all room except living room. Ceiling noggin at 2 x 4 on the exteriors and 4 x 4 in the interiors.
13. Used block construction for the kitchen cabinet with only the front covered up.
14. Used soil excavated from the septic tank and soakaway for Sandfilling the building.
15. And so many other cost saving methods were explored.

Oga slaw12, anything is possible if you really want to achieve it. No deception. If you go the same route, you'll see that you can drive down your cost by 40-45%

erico2k2:
I think we are missing the point here,the damp action is enhance fru what they call capillary actions
Def: It is defined as the movement of water within the spaces of a porous material due to the forces of adhesion, cohesion, and surface tension.
So as you can see,this has nothing to do with water logged area, in as much as there are plant growing in that land this will happen, its basic science.This is Y Engineers developed the sense of DPM, and the basic Idea round it was to create a layer to permanently separate or prevent rising water from getting to the slab and this separation was achieved cheapest by putting polyethene or plastic sheets between sand and concrete.

twinskenny:
I really want to contact you sir... hope u can provide me with your contact information. Thank you

Ak4me:
During our time in Ife, we used to pay only #90 for accomodation yet our toilet was never like this. The authority of the university should do something about it. Now that Awo hall toilet is like this, I don't know female hostels especially Mozambique and Moremi will look like. Its disgusting!

bushdoc9919:
Increase the fees.

Yes...if you want standard facilities in all Nigerian universities.....increase the fees.

In the US....they have pristine toilets in their hostels (some of which look like posh block of flats). And that is because fees in the US cost $20000 and more. Meanwhile in Nigeria....we are paying less than 1000 dollars......because of poverty.....and of course we get bad facilities.

We also have cities with bad mains water supply, and we pay water bills of N6000 monthly.(Or less).

And in developed countries....they pay heavy taxes.....to make sure that the universities get well funded.

Plus....Universities abroad market themselves. How many of you have worn American uni branded clothing here in Nigeria? That is how many US unis make kudi....by sticking their names on shirts , cups, sweaters, etc....and does it work?

If you want good toilet....we may have to pay high fees. Because universities cannot do much on budgets less than $20million per annum....when US universities have budgets up to $250million or more.

KolaShangOne:
This is spot on. Points to note:
1. Advanced Bank Guarantee or Performance bond is mainly for government sponsored projects or multinationals.
2. It creates a time Lag in project schedule
3. It increases cost of project because the bank will hire a project manager who will be paid as much as 150-300k monthly depending on magnitude of the project magnitude.
4. Nigerian banks love to hold money especially when month end or quarterly assessment approaches.
5. I remember the Ajimobi neighbourhood market project in Samonda sponsored by Wemabod. Our bank rejected their ABG and I can confirm many contractors had to abandon site. It's been 2 years and they are still being owed even with the ABG.

@Egunmogaji Even in Escrow payment, the Payer still holds the ace. What if I complete the job and you don't instruct Escrow to pay me? Or the Payer decides to withold millions of naira just because of a trivial issue?

snakebeat:
But sir won't this detract from the bonding of the concrete? Cc: opalu

brabus:
That the legal system is weak doesn't mean it should be abolished or ignored. We need to start doing business the right way without emotional attachments. No one can oppress you if you know your true value.

As a manager, we need to know how to separate emotion from a given business situation. Making decisions based on emotion or sentiment can lead to bad results. "Customer is always right" is just an expression that stores say to keep customers happy. Reacting to situations emotionally rather than reacting based on logic and facts can do lasting damage to business relationships.

Most contractors think that “the more customers the better”. But some customers are quite simply bad for business just as there are lot of terrible contractors. Get that right into your head.

Interesting reads: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_customer_is_always_right

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@semitunde, I hope you're seeing the reasons why you should not hit the spotlight unprepared.