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Na wah o!

We are waiting!

This is the type of change we need everywhere in Africa. Enough of sit tight, visionless and myopic leaders.! Congratulations to Ahmad Ahmad - Move CAF foward!

As long as the money is used to improve the road infrastructures all over the state - Ba wahala!

Good development. In continuing to drive this even higher, LASG should consolidate on all ongoing projects and take on even more ambitious ones like the 4th Mainland Bridge, inter-modal transportation, massive housing etc. It will all come together to turn the state into a major economic powerhouse not only in Africa but in the world.

Looking to cure cancer with paracetamol is the highest level of stupidity. Our government must treat each citizen as equal and make it very clear to all and sundry that there is no sacred cow anywhere. If this is not done and one section of the country is treated as superior to others, the time will come when the center will no longer hold.

No matter what, Nigeria will be victorious over this brainwashed murderers!

People are scammed because of their greediness and failure to think a yard.

SalamRushdie:
This is poor leadership again at its best ..The action of the governor shows lack of vision and is part of the reason that Nigeria is behind today .. Just for the records a smarter visionary govt would have instead :

1 : revoked the C of O of the land .

2 : Donated the land and buildings to the Nigeria police to use as police outpost for the community or accommodation for police officers

3: instead of destroying those 3 cars he could have sold them and given the money to 3 serious youth to start a business or he could convert them to taxis and hand over to 3 deserving member of the public or better still converted them to police patrol cars for our police that is always in dire need of logistic vehicles

You aced this. The Governor is following precedents that took place in the South East. The building and vehicles should have been seized, culprits brought to book and properties converted to government's use.

One of the reasons why we are not making progress ......egoistic and myopic leaders.

ElsonMorali:
Is Magu the only Nigerian that can head that parastatal?

If he has integrity problems let Buhari nominate someone else now.

Must the position be headed by a Northerner?

You are right to a great extent. But there seems to be more to the decision of the Senate beyond this DSS report.

Glory be to GOD! I pray that our Nation will be rid of all evils right before our very eyes in JESUS Mighty Name.

Nigeria is indeed a Nation requiring urgent peoples' demand for accountability from those we 'selected' to govern us. When a major decision as this is to be made anywhere, cogent reasons and validated evidences are tabled to arrive at conclusions. Beyond the report from the DSS, what other information is available to the Nigerian Senate that led to the rejection of Magu?

The more we look, the less we are seeing!

Unbelievable grace!

SalamRushdie:
The man is clearly a pro north bigot who shouldn't be allowed near Aso Rock

My sentiments to a large extents. Our leaders should learn to treat each life as sacred. One Nigerian is not superior to the other. The earlier we get and understand this the better for us as a Nation.

Ogbeni is trying in the area of construction. No doubt he could do more but kudos!

Na love wantintin!

This is a very funny scenario. The Peace Corps are supposed to be backed by Law enacted by the National Assembly and they are being prosecuted by the FGN. Is this not confusion of the highest order?

I love this. Kowo sa a ti pe!

These guys are always thinking ahead, raising the bars and making headway. Back in Africa, we are 'blessed' with vision-less leaders who cannot see beyond parochial interest and ethnic sentiments. Something has to give soon!

greenermodels:
In this trying economic times, those with the need and desire to own their own homes might have to revert to low cost home building techniques, a low cost home does not necessary mean a low quality home, rather it means a home that is structurally and functionally sound but may lack the fancy bells and whistles needed to compete in the” I pass my neighbors” category. The following ten ideas if dutifully followed would enable the average Nigerian teacher parents own a decent two or three bedroom home.

(1) Reduce the area of the home: there’s always the tendency to overbuild especially when building a home for the first time with the emotional attachment involved, but to keep costs down, there’s need for a clear headed analyses in order for the family to get the home they need and can afford rather than burdening themselves with the home they desire and can’t afford, thus they need to ask themselves basic questions like do we really need a third/guest bedroom, the dining room(experience world over shows that people hardly uses their dining room),ante room, visitors toilet, prayer room, exercise room, home office, en suite toilets etc? It’s ironic that the average size of Nigerian homes have been increasing due to these newly fangled additions while the average size of Nigerian families is falling due to lower birth rates. The simple truth is that a family of four with children of same sex can easily live comfortable in a two bedroom flat consisting of two bathrooms and a kitchen and measuring roughly 30’x30’.

(2) Well designed multi use spaces: a well designed bedroom with a good furniture plan can be a bedroom, study room and home office all rolled together into one, a dining room/area can also serve as a study room, home office and game room if well planned. What makes a home functional is the thought exercised in its design rather than its square footage or cost of construction.


(3)Avoid swampy soils: nothing pushes up the cost of construction more than building on swampy/waterlogged soils that need expensive foundations like raft and bored piles foundations.try as much as possible to buy land with dry and strong soils .

(4)Avoid site preparation costs: avoid lands that would need filling, grading and rock blasting. Such site preparation costs would push up the total costs of your new home.

(5)Simple roof design: aim for simple roofing styles with low pitch and less corners. The cheapest home to roof is a rectangular shaped structure without gables. High roofs look more impressive but cost a fortune. Aim for something simple.

(6) Less windows and glass: Glass looks good but it’s costly. Carefully place your windows to eliminate waste.aim for standard sized windows and eliminate any fancy glass.

(7)Fewer bathrooms: one of the latest fads of modern building designs is the advent of en suite bathrooms which means that each bedroom comes with its own bathroom. The most costly rooms to build in your home is the bathroom so reducing their numbers to the absolutely necessary minimum is a vital step to reducing the total cost of constructing a new home.

( Incorporate fewer corners into the design: the easiest house to build is a rectangular home with a rectangular roof. Incorporating corners, curved walls and slanting walls while been visually more pleasing would dramatically push up cost. Avoid these like the plagues if you’re intent on lowering costs.

(9) Go for a minimalist finishing and ornamentation: fancy roofing sheets, concrete fascia (so called parapet), window hoods, arches, tiled walls, decorated pillars, moldings, elaborate pop designs etc are all nice but not necessary features that would quickly push up the cost of constructing a new home.

(10) Hire professionals: it’s often a false economics to design and build your own home because there are always places where you commit costly mistakes that would cost even more to remedy. Likewise, the bricklayer is not an architect neither is he an engineer. Use the right professionals for the job to avoid costly mistakes.
Greenermodels Construction Company is a design and Build Company specializing in low cost and mass housing schemes. We can be contacted by email: greenermodels@gmail.com
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Well said OP. Thanks for sharing

Proper planning, thoughtfulness, deep insight, scenarios evaluation etc. are all necessary for successful implementation of ideas, agenda or vision. Sadly these are usually absent in some if not most of our governments programs targeted at redressing the rot that has almost crippled our promising country.

The grace to perform and set Nigeria on a pedestal of growth, development, peace and justice is hereby released!

A journey I look forward to soon!

Wrong interpretation. When you chase your passion; money eventually chases you!

Na wah o! Owing 7 months salary - this is terrible!

That was cold but there must be a very good reason. Otherwise .......

Hmmm. The fallibility of man the the greatness of GOD almighty over us all. I wish him full recovery.

An Icon and a Legend! Happy birthday and many happy returns of the day.

Crime of passion. Whatever the excuse is, he has no right to take the life of another human being. He should face the consequences of his action to serve as a lesson to others who may be disposed to such emotions. What a loss!

BankeSmalls:
Why won't he win? The type of low iq individuals from south west who will support him to run the country aground still abound.

He will win and we continue to suffer. Even Beremx cannot afford to buy a phone to browse and that's why she left nairaland.

In jonathan period the runs girl was buying phones and yapping like a mad dog. Now see what buharry has done to her.

When young and supposedly intelligent Nigerians make these kind of blanket and insulting statements about a particular ethnic group, I weep for my country.

While I don't really like Comrade Oshiomhole; particularity his unguarded and unverifiable utterances, he has made some points and what enlightened people do is to challenge views with superior arguments and facts and not to hide away by throwing insults at others.

It is always convenient to insult people based on hatred and sentiments - that is the trade that has brought Nigeria to this low level and we should cease from it!

Very funny!