₦airaland Forum

ChybuzzDD:
Why did you prefer this design over a 2-storey building of the same 6units of 2bedroom flats, please?

Do you feel this is cheaper in terms of cost?

if your land is enough , this is cheaper. The price of 20mm rod for a two storey foundation is vey expensive.

Jewessgratitud3:
Even if they use hypo wash am, no be me unless it is dried.

I can’t imagine life without fresh fish.

Jewessgratitud3:
Snail does not remain slimy after washing it thoroughly. It's very crunchy. It's the water inside that is slimy.

What is slimy that I don't like is fresh catfish. Can't eat it inside okra soup.

Use dry garri to “wash” your fresh fish and washing the fish with water.

Bassmetrics:
Hi Estan,

This is the business I do. Right now, I had to be on the business on-part time basis cos I got an offer for something else. So my boys runs the biz while I supervise. Currently, I have a shop I want to hand over to anyone already in the business. It has all the stuffs you need for the business, and have been used for the same biz for some years now. I'm only giving it out cos I cant run multiple shops now coupled with what am doing already.

But this is what you must know or my brotherly advise: You will spend at least a month or two to learn some things about the business while doing it. I mean you will act as a boy-boy with your own money. If you're serious with it, a month should be okay. You have to keep your money aside,humble yourself and get what you want( you need to learn how to measure, how to approach customers, how to buy goods, all the contacts of where to buy the goods cheaper etc).

At this starting stage, you must cut down your expenses. If need be, my guy the shop na where you go sleep o especially for shops in the street untill you level up. Ask any "omo ibo" as they are fondly called in Lagos. There are so many things I can't tell you here,but I'm willing to help you hoping your are a good guy and hustler. The journey no go easy o, but it will pay off at the end.

Let me also tell you that foodstuffs has gone up. So, you must have at least 400-500k(rent inclusive) for this journey. It depends on the scale u want to start. A bag of rice(small grain) now is around 53k, stone free nig rice is about 47k, a bag of oloyin is around 45k, bag of yellow garri about 20k and white na 26k etc....let me not talk too much, just send me DM if you are interested. Again, Feel free to ask me anything even if you're not interested, am willing to share my expertise with you free of charge.

And of course before I help you, I must ask you serious questions cos 9ja no good again, but I believe there are still some good guys & honest hustlers out there.

You are correct.

tollyboy5:
Lagos State is the opposite of subsidy. Lagos na pay your damn Tax!

Exactly the point. But you must be able to bring formally undocumented and untaxable people together in a place like this, to be able to tax them.

epainos:
One question for you:
That money you want govt to loan these people, where do you think it comes from?

This is a more organized place. Agboro cannot be cutting ticket here like is common in most markets in Lagos. instead, the traders will pay real government levy that would go directly in government coffers.

Let’s me ask one question too
Would you rather have people become unemployed when there are alternatives?

epainos:
You and I know that the majority of the traders do not legally have stores in Nigerian markets. They are mostly "attachees" constituting nuinance everywhere. And you know fully well that profit must be made for continuity. Well, I don't know anything about this new hub, but the truth is that 99.999% of those who claimed that space can never be there again if the real thing is done.

Also, the real truth is that if sanity must be restored, all illegalities must be crushed, and it will affect mostly poor people because the rich can always find their way around. The question is do we want to continue satisfying the majority of the poor and make the place a nuisance, or do we want to make it right and legal knowing fully well that the majority of the poor must quit?

Which do you pick?

The space could be subsidized
They could let some have long term lease
Soft loans /private loan could be encouraged
Bigger organizations could build more as community/ social responsibility.
Cooperative societies could pull their weight and get some for their members.
Long term mortgage using same space as collateral (lien) could be advanced.
Government can afford to even give out the spaces for free as empowerment project.

So many options to list.

BloomingDale:
Aboki’s also use excess fertilizer, gmo and engineered cos their soil is not really fertile like the soil in the south, but you might be right. Na play I dey play though.

The truth is that they are still the ones supplying either of them .
The hub is just for decency and packaging.

BloomingDale:
Be like him never see those kind of fresh fat carrots before, unlike the thin, ugly carrots Aboki dey supply us.

But na those thin ones be the real deal, organic . The fat carrots are from excess fertilizer, gmo and engineered .

rotecch77:
Our surulere old building renovation/ Alteration is in progress.
We gives thanks to Almighty God and the client
Watch out for the final pics.

I don’t know what part of Surulere you have this project but one thing I would point out to you is to be careful of water leaking from foundation in that area. Almost all the old houses there have that issue.
Have that conversation with client and ask him the situation. You don’t want to be blamed for a preexisting condition. Also, you would want to factor in the cost of fixing the leak.
The client will never be satisfied by only aesthetics if the leak is not taken care of.
For a story building, tackling foundation water leak is often compounded by the fact that the height of headroom downstairs cannot be raised. People end up having dwarfed ceiling height.
Good luck and more power to your elbows.

Sermwell:
This is very smart of you!! All the resignation letters were not dated!

Inserting date on those letter are as easy as abc.

Now ask yourself, why was the date not hand written close to where you have the signature , as it should be for a very formal letter of this nature? That shows they were not done same day.

It looks like all these resignation letters were pre typed and signed before these guys were even appointed as commissioners.
These type of things happen in situations of godfather politics. Those one are only used as pawns in the game and as bag holders.
This is beyond loyalty!

Oga how far?
Good to know that you are still in this clearing business.
Na old hand you be. You still remember me?

izubext007:
Another plan to increase nepa bill

You understand the update I

topsy23:
Central water heater is better compare to power consumption. Having individual water heater in each bathrooms will definitely cost you more in terms of equipment itself and power consumption. The only thing that can coat you more using central heater is just the piping to each toilet...

Thanks

Won’t central heater require a bigger kw generator (in a situation where there is no NEPA light)? But the individual water heaters could be powered by smaller generators especially if you don’t use all units at the same time.

uncleteeh:
This is terrible.
I will advise everyone goes for engineers or project managers who have names to protect.

You are very correct. Even with the many confusing aspects of the open market environment, there are still people that have integrity and name to protect. They will never sell fake or substandard products. They have standard prices for different categories of customers; final consumers, retailers and wholesalers. Anything from them is as it such be. They even take pride in guiding their client through the materials sorting process.

banku:
You are too blinded by greed and false sense of pride to get the point. This is why you think you spent 12 years in school like the 8 years MDs spent for a second degree. Obviously, you are MBBS.

Engineers and not Medicine is the hardest field and computer engineers dominate in advanced countries with technical innovations not medicine.

The point about a laborer especially United Auto workers in USA then is to impress on you that regardless of who you are, everyone including physicians deserves a good wage.

What your mates that Japa will not tell you is that they break their families, become depress and useless abroad when they insist on your pride looking for a job or residency when they could have settled for security jobs to support their children until they find better positions.

I feel sorry for you and those leading you on.

Ode! No more attention for stubborn goat like you.

You are the most ignorant human on earth.
For starters, let me enlighten you on the issue of a doctor spending 12 years in the university.

Here you go, - 4 years undergraduate degree- 4 years Medical school for MD , 4-6 residency. This is in the US.

When you start lumping all these low level workers with Doctors, it smacks of ignorance. What does auto workers going on strike got to do with doctors? Doctors enumeration does not prevent them from charting their own course or demanding what they think is fair for them.
Doctors spend 12 years in university for a reason, and should be respected for that life long dedication and commitment.
An engineer only spends 4 years (US). The difference is a whole 8 years !
Now use your brain. For an engineer right out of college who earns $120k yearly, that amount is almost a cumulative head-start of $1M (with interest ) in those 8 years. An engineer makes this amount while a medical student is grinding it in school. This is alternative forgone to get a medical degree. Not counting school fees and other cost involved. People like you are blind to those huge sacrifices.

Medicine is prestigious degree and highly sort after by those who know the value. I have seen many engineers later enrolled in medical schools to become doctors, but the reverse is extremely uncommon. In fact it never happens.So respect a doctor whenever you see one. They are not your mate.
The point you made about Nigerian doctors going abroad to do odd jobs shows how ignorant an entity like you is. If in very rare circumstances when residency is hard to secure, Nigerian doctors often go on to get a masters degree in public health or could do translational research programs which is highly recommended and well paid.
I am not here to compare between the working conditions of a doctors and that of an engineer. But I would rather choose a profession that would allow me return home to my family every day than one I would have to spend weeks in an offshore rig.
Enough of educating a numskull!

A good pressure pot can do it for less

Eteka1:
That's a Russian made limo called Aurus Senat

Thanks for letting me know. Someone else already pointed that out.

WriterNiiig:
That is UAE's problem.


Russia has it's counter surveillance technologies too. Even proven to be better than American ones.

Good, you acknowledged there is a problem.

WriterNiiig:
What does it have to do with Putin?

It belongs to the UAE.

Even the jets that were flying around are all American made jets, with softwares controlled by American companies.
You know what that means right?

WriterNiiig:
😂 🤣

Tell us you're dumb without telling us.

Google Aurus Senat then come back and delete this crap quick.

You think a whole Russian President will sit in a US made limo.

The only thing Russia buys from the West is the iPhone. Russia produces everything they use or buy from China.

Even if you are blind, you should be able to see the Lincoln sign on the first white car

Lol. Chauffeured in an American made and customize Lincoln.

He thinks he is wise!

Nigeria is one not so ready to develop country

Coiner:
Greetings Bro, got this quote from an electrician and I'm about to go for purchase. Kindly help me check if this is the standard.

Anyone can also chip in a thing or two. Really need to get it right with wiring. 🙏🏼

Brand: Comesta, (unsure of spelling)

We also have a quote for another product: VECAN with a slightly different amount.

Which should I go for please?

Can I make you a suggestion?
Kindly call @Topsy23 and have him deliver your cables. He will give you any of these top notch brands . Coleman, Nigerchim or Kabelmetal.
He delivered mine. No stories and he even returned the small change that was left after the purchase.
Helped with logistics and transportation to East
Best price for quality cables.
No guess work.
Highly recommended.

Bitecoin:
How do you think the rich gets or keeps on getting richer? The charge huge for small services or items , else they remain where they are.

Items that are sold close to manufacturer's price are sold by huge margins by the wealthy, if it not bringing in huge gains, they rather not venture into it.

Not necessarily. There are some businesses that are modeled at marginal pricing. They get very little profit per unit but depend on sales volume to scale up. Those ones even do better. Take for instance, Gucci, a luxury expensive brand does not generate more net profit than Nike which is an average affordable brand.

sonofsteven:
We are humans with different views and OT and training

I just want to understand something, please don’t be offended that I am asking this.

What made you think that those cost ( fuel, salary for Pilot , maintenance) you mentioned earlier do not apply equally for both scenarios. That is, for the case of 6 passengers when compared with flying 130 passengers for a single flight as pointed out by the person you quoted earlier?

sonofsteven:
Don't forget dey pay pilot and crews

Have you also considered aviation fuel and maintenance

Well, this is why most companies are shutting down due to loss

In this Nairaland, I have discovered that most people reason in a certain way.

Instead of me to pay 250k from Asaba to Lagos, I would rather fly to Cotonou on Ethiopian airlines #70k and then enter bus #2k to Badagry. From there danfo #500 to my house.
I am not in a hurry !

fnep2smooth:
some people have no choice than to enter it, they will still be hating inside the bus,

Just picture this scenario in your mind, and tell me how you except to make heaven!

Nicheey:
How often do you pay tax here compare to America you’re trying to compare. Here you can do online businesses wether crypto or forex without any body disturbing you for tax on your profits but over in America there’s IRS, how much does insulin cost in America compare to nigeria? How much does health care cost compare to America, here we can create our own water source and power source,in America this is illegal, ordinary phone line (landline)is taxed.

You don’t know anything. The fintechs that you use their apps for those crypto or forex collect taxes in the form of fees and commissions from overseas customers like you for the government . Did you even know that almost all crypto / stock / forex trading apps used in the US is commission free? You only pay tax when you make profit and you are allowed to deduct losses when you file for taxes. Do you have such privileges in Nigeria?

Insulin is expensive if at the pharmacy and out of pocket, but you get them for free if you have Medicare/ or under Medicaid due to disability from diabetes .

Most people who have jobs have health insurance. There is also the affordable care, which cost close to nothing.
Water is the cheapest thing anyone can get in the US. I don’t know if there is any home without clean drinking water and enough for other household usage.

WorldRichest:
How many cars has your brothers distributing hard drugs in America picked

It is on record that your uncle forfeited a large sum of money being proceeds from same to Authorities in America.
History will never forgive for the atrocities he started and fueled on the streets of Chicago.