₦airaland Forum

No business of the church what so ever!!!

If your intrested in a westerner's view? For me, out of the languages that I hear from day to day, Urhobo is the easiest to learn (Basic). My wife is Yoruba (kwara) and speaks Hausa as well, she believes hausa is the easiest to learn. I find Hausa to be clearer on the ear than Yoruba but I can not speak either apart from the basic greetings etc.

Yes it can be the same if not better,

after all it's just another city. Forget about where the money has gone in the past, there is only so much money that can be spent on a city (I said spent not stolen). I strongly believe in people power so in my view it's left to the people of the cities to help try make it better.

Lagos will certainly follow the city model of Abuja just like other cities in the world. People keep talking about overcrowding in Lagos, I agree that is a real problem at present. What did Tokyo do to assist with the dense population in the city? Build tower blocks!!! What do you think they will do in Lagos? Yep you've got it, they will build more tower blocks. Pollution is an issue yep, the pollution from the cars alone is horrendous. The government will eventually wake up to that and insist on MOT's etc.

Where are you at the moment? If your in Lagos you can not go wrong if you try computer village.

@LoverBwoy ,  he he that's harsh

@LoverBwoy, would you get a good return on your investment with it being so small scale? I advise you to do some research. What do people want in Nija that they can not allready get? Start a thread on Nairaland. Baggage checks at the airport can be a real pain unless you have someone inside. You might find that your goods are confiscated. Good luck though.

Let's see if the site grows (I don't believe it will due to the confusion over the pixel price)

It is not v impressive as of yet, only 2 listings on the home page (How long as it been live?). It might be an idea for the owner to have a promotion for free listings for a month or so. Let's remember internet traffic generates income through affiliate programs, pay per click and adsense etc.

As t4cash said "the secret to entrepreneurial success is innovation" - v true in my opinion.

As the home page say's

"We have started a full upgrade of all our systems, prior to our relaunch, which will evolve new services for both businesses and individuals.

This upgrade requires our full attention, and so we have temporarily disabled all incoming links from our public interface - ainetbiz.com for the time being. This also disables your ability to register, and to log into our network from the Internet - for now.

Our offline services remain unaffected and all your enquiries should still be brought to: Ainet Business Systems, 38 Allen avenue Ikeja, and our customer support line 01-2907440.

01 FEB 2006 UPDATE: THE NEW AINETBIZ IS NOW

COMPLETE.
WATCH OUT FOR THE LAUNCH SOON!"

So don't panic  If you need more info call them on 01-2907440

Please read the article link below "FG relaxes import prohibition 2007"

http://www.independentng.com/news/nnoct070525.htm


Minister for Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has disclosed that all items on the import prohibition list would be removed by January 2007.

______________________________________________________________________________________
Current Import Prohibition list (trade)

(a) Wheat flour – HS Code 1101.0000.
(b) Sorghum - HS Code 1007.000
(c) Mosquito repellant Code HS Code 3808.1110
(d) Retreaded/used tyres HS. Code 4012.1000 – 4012,9000
(e) Motor Vehicle above eight ( years old, but excluding tractors,
Trucks, trailer/trailer heads and buses provided not imported
Through land borders.
(f) Gaming machines 9504.1000 – 9504.300
(g) Cement in Bags – HS, Code 2523.2910
(h) Bulk importation of vegetable oil
(i) Importation of any motor vehicle through land border
(j) Used Refrigerators – HS Code 8418.2100
(k) Used Air-conditioners HS. Code 8415 – 1000
(l) Used Compressors –HS Code 8414.8000 and 8415.3000
(m) Poultry products – HS Code 0207.0000 – 36000.
(n) Printed Fabrics – HS Code 52 – 55
(o) Cassava, Cassava Products (importation through land border banned) see Circular No 17/2002 of 24.6.2002
HS Code 0714.1000, 1106.2000, 1108.1400 & 1903.0000
(p) Toothpick in any form
(q) Table Drinking Water (spring or sparkling)
(r) All type of biscuits
(s) Spaghetti and noodles. (O-R) year 2003 fiscal policy measure and
Amendment vide Finance letter No BD/12237/S.25/TS/DII/267 of
28th February, 2003.
(t) Importation of fruit juice HS code 2009.110 to be in concentrates
And in drums only (not in retail pack ready to drink) vide
BD12237/S.366/VOL.1/4 OF 25.02.03
(s) Barytes, Bentonite and Attapulgite

IMPORT RESTRICTION ORDER W.E.F. 1ST JULY, 2003

I) Sugar confectionaries (Sweets/Chocolates)
II) Exercise Books
III) Envelopes
IV) Beer (Bottled and canned)
V) Toilet Rolls
VI)


Information Section
Nigeria High Commission
London
5th November, 2003 (NOTE THE DATE, I can not find any article that has published since).

Source -

http://www.theneonweb.com/funsite/Quote6.html

When you fall in a river, you're no longer a fisherman; you're a swimmer. - Gene Hill

It is not enough to aim, you must hit.

Italian proverb Begin at the beginning . . . and go on till you come to the end: then stop. - Lewis Carroll

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. - Theodore Roosevelt

Be wiser than other people if you can, but do not tell them so. - Philip Dormer Stanhope

Don't get really good at something you don't want to do. - Mark Albion

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation. - H.H. Munro

When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it is best to let him run. - Abraham Lincoln

No matter how far you have gone on a wrong road, turn back. - Turkish proverb

@kajad - They r v funny

@omom, I am fully aware of how ignorant some of the Brits who work at the BHC in Lagos are. I attended the BHC when my wife was first applying for her visa and the way my wife was treated was dispicable (notice the difference, I said "Some of the Brits". I try not to group everybody together, how can I i don't know them all). The same applies to the passport control staff at airports in the UK (I'll talk about that later) I in no way condone their self centered, self promoted attitude. I truly feel for you guy's. My gripe is what I consider to be a blame culture that some Nigerian's adopt (It's obvious that we will never agree on that so let's leave it - The atrocities that my ancestors committed were terrible (I don't claim to know much about what my ansestors did as it was never taught in my school - why would they promote it!). You should not however tarnish everybody with the same brush.

@odeku - Hope you not referring to me about "never been to Nigeria" - I have been here over seven years and have probably visited more places in Nigeria than most (Well riverine area's anyway).

Now the security dog's at the airport - I don't believe that the dog handlers direct the dog's specifically to Nigerians. I do agree that most flights into the UK from Nigeria (The ones I have been on) are screened using dog's. If you have nothing to worry about what is the problem. I have been stopped on two occasions by the dog / dog handler and had my bag searched. I look at it as they are only doing their job. I suspect that in the past the security have found passengers with drug's on them. I could be wrong but consider it!

Passport checkers - Do you not think that they have had hundreds if not thousands of illegal aliens entering the UK via the airports? If you agree with that statement which if your a realist you will. You should also appreciate that it is their job on the line if they do not scrutinize passports. What do you think happened to the security personnel that allowed the bayelsa governor to pass through in drag??

@toshmann - 

Thanks for listening to MY VIEW!

Odeku- Like I said before, the UK & USA should stay out of the 3rd term issue.

Odeku:
if they so much care about Nigeria send your doctors and medical aids to Nigeria and help cure some of the deceases and send your so called engineers and come build good infrastructure houses for Nigeria and we will respect this supper power, until then stay the mess out of out policies.

Now there's an idea! it's not happening at present is it? Your advise to toshmann has been consumed by me. I will be wasting my time trying to ask people to open there eyes. nice pic in your profile

@Consultant - Keep up the good work!

"toshmann - Let's agree to disagree re who is to blame!!!

Regarding

toshmann:
@SIBLI 06
I'm in the U.K for education. and the reason i was allowed to come to Uk is that i'm going to spend over £15,000.00 while in the UK. if not, they wont give me visa. if i wanted to come here for tourism, or holidays ,they wont give me visa, but b/c i want to spend huge amt of money in their economy they give me a visa.

even at that, theywont give me a job after school. then they'll remember i'm from africa. here, they teach us so much about british NHS, after all nthe money we pay, and all the lectures on NHS, they now ask me to go back to my country to look for a job. how will knowledge of NHS get me a job in nigeria?

- As far as I am aware (Unless it has changed recently - Gone through a similar process with my wife's papers) you can apply for a workers visa while in the UK and it will be ffavorableas you have (Will have) schooled in the UK.

Visitors visa's (Or study visa's) are not issued just because the subject is going to spend x amount of money in the economy, the monetary issue is to ensure the subject can support themself or be supported by person or persons other than the british tax payer.

toshmann:
see, i want to concentrate on the nigerian leaders who destroy our country. let's not talk about these westerners(uk,us,eu etc) who are interested in making sure that africa never grows(i repeat myself; they are making sure that AFRICA NEVER GROWS;i challenge anyone to challenge that statement)

the nigerian leaders are our worst enemies

Well at least you have shown me your ignorance!.

After reading all your posts (ALL) it is clear to me that you play the blame game and you believe your thoughts are all that matters.

If you class this as the 3rd insult so be it.

Now that is unfortunate but TRUE!

@toshmann - No wonder basic fundamental problems still remain in Nigeria when folks can not put the past aside and try to move on.

toshmann:
BULLSHIT!!!!!!!ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT.WHO DO U THINK YOU CAN DECIEVE? ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT NIGERIA IS FACING TODAY CAN BE TRACED TO THE BRITISH. FROM THE 1ST DISCOVERERS, TO THE COLONIAL MASTERS, TO THE DISASTER OF 1914, THE IMBALANCE OF 1960 DOWN TILL TODAY. THE BRITISH REMAIN THE GENESIS OF CHAOTIC NIGERIA.

WHERE WAS UR HELP IN THE UMARU DIKKO AFFAIR OF 1984, WHERE WAS UR HELP IN THE ALAMI AFFAIR OF 2005. WHERE IS THE RESPECT YOU GUYS HAVE FOR NIGERIA IN VISA ISSUANCE FOR GENUINE TRAVELLERS, LET ME NOT JUST START TALKING ABOUT THE BRITISH, LET ME CONCENTRATE ON THE NIGERIANS WHO ARE CAUSING OUR PROBLEMS.

U SAY MY STATEMENT STINKS,IT'S BETTER I DON'T RESPOND TO THAT

Grow up, you continue to blaim other people! That will get you nowhere!!! I notice that your in the British aisle's as well, why would you go their if "ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT NIGERIA IS FACING TODAY CAN BE TRACED TO THE BRITISH" Na wow for you!

I would never ever dream of cheating on my wife!! Love is trust!!

variation:
Niger Delta make na watch out, I think one of the reason for this census is to know the number of those in Niger Delta and know how to attack them though there maybe other reasons

lol,lol, You think right, is is to know the number of those in the Niger delta as well as all other areas of Nigeria! Remember it is called a "population census".

"To attack them" uhm uhm!! I can not respond to that foolish and war mungering thought!

22 million

As a Brit I totally agree that the UK & USA should stay out of this issue. It is for the people of Nigeria to decide and nobody else.

toshmann:
WTZ IS THEIR BIZ IN OUR POLITICS.
do we interfer in theirs? they should leave us alone please.if we need help we'll ask for it. they don't like us, they are interested in what they'll gain from us. let them leave us please.

sorry but your statements stinks! Do you honestly (Hand on heart) think the UK would listen to Nigerian polititians who wanted to try change our policies? Do you have a tested political structure in place that is follwed by most to the letter? I don't think so.  Will you ever have it? Yes and I believe it wont be too long now.

I'm sure you can count on one thing, if the people of Nigeria needed the help from the UK they would surely receive it.

Nigeria is moving forward at such a fast pace, I feel privileged to be married to a Nigerian lady, I feel privileged to know so many of you out there. I do see alot of charachter traites in Nigerians that I see as negative but my maturity allow's me to overlook such traites and concentrate on the main issue of loving thy neighbor.

Nigerians are very proud people and have a right to be.

Peace to all.

The original one and only

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Good luck to all

Baby girl:
I suggest you have a section where people can send comments to you.
You're going places man!

I totally agree, giving out email addresses to the unknown is not wise so a page on "Comments to the administrator" would be usefull.

165 million people

We are having a sweep stake at work to guess what the final population figure of Nigeria will be.

Let's have a sweep here on Nairaland. I'll donate a prize of N1500 to the person who is the nearest to the final number (Credit for vmobile/mtn or glo - Sorry if you live outside Nigeria or don't have a use for the phone credit).

Seun - Will you be the adjudicator? You have the final say on the winner!!

Rules

You are only allowed to submit 1 guess.
You can only submit answers to the nearest million.
Only submit your guess on your post (Posts with any information other than the guess will not count)

I'll Start.

The perfect breakfast has to be a greasy Gerty truck stop breaky!! For those who don't know what I'm rabbling on about. In the UK there are allot of motorway service stations that offer cheap greasy fried breakfasts. I know they are not healthy but , fried eggs, sausage, bacon, mushrooms, baked beans, tomato, toast and a big mug of tea, Now that is a breakfast!

b_e_b_e:
Hope you enjoy it! Nevertheless, be sure to reply back and let me know if it was to your liking or not

Well I had a bar-b-que and I'm afraid to say "I really really dislike goat meat". I'll stick to chicken from now on. B_e_b_e, more goat for you