₦airaland Forum

OP,

it is either you are a Johnny Just Come to Abuja or you do not know what is on board. NYSC has ALWAYS advertised the tenders in the Tenders Journal here in Abuja, and at the end the story is always the same. You cannot get this job. You know how many times I have tried myself even when I knew a Director within the NYSC? I even once spoke to the Director of Procurement once and he was simply impervious to all I said, rather conversing in one of the Northern Nigerian languages to another man seated in his office (it was not Hausa that I can tell you).

Stop dreaming. There is nothing like change. The same old stuff will still be happening. Same game, different players.

Afolabi Afolayan aka Jagua

sanandreas:
Nigerians love fire brigade approach. What have they been doing?

I got mine last year in 3 mins. Really what have they been waiting for?

AreaFada2:
@Poster,

Watch out for grasscutter in your area. They ruined a family member's hectares of maize last year. He switched to plantain this year.

Good account/diary.

So what is the solution? I am sure they are mostly active at night.

Joive:
@Stagger, How would you rate the demand for fresh maize across Nigeria? High, Moderate, Moderately-Low or Low and how many persons out of 10 do you think will eat maize whenever the opportunity arises. I really need to hear from people and the general public on this. Judging by the fact that Fresh maize is mostly consumed boiled or roasted ( it is usually not processed into something else). Ironically, though a maize farmer, I don't consume maize that much. I eat 1 cob per week. So, am thinking " Who's gonna eat all these maize if I decide to sell them fresh?" ( about 532,000 cobs obtainable per ha).

I have not done a study but I can gauge the demand as follows. If you go to 1st avenue in Gwarinpa, there are several people selling corn in front of that market there, opposite Diamond bank. Go to Galadima junction, and you will see boiled corn; at least 3-4 women daily. It is from these people I got the price of a bag of corn. They almost always sell the product out daily. Sometimes you have to stay on queue for roasted corn in some places. The demand for fresh maize is very high.

The job for you is how to convert the high consumption into money in your pocket via distribution. Maybe you may need to get one or two bulk buyers. Perhaps you can talk to sellers to buy from your farm directly. I think that once your corn is of very high quality (big with good seed formation) which sets it apart from the rest, very soon your fame will spread.

So is there demand? Yes there is. But try to ensure that you can CORNER THE MARKET for your product.

This woman is a thief. Why has Buhari not asked her to report to the nearest police station the way he did in 1984 for the old governors of that era?

mercylicious:
Its good you come here cos there is MKT for almost anything.
For maize, there is no special market for maize only.
Foodstuff is sold at Ose market. Most bulk sellers come on Saturday morning and finish selling b4 7:30 b4 d retailers take over. Another market for food stuff is ibrufish MKT.it is close to upper iweka.

Most ppl that roast corn by the roadside buy from farm. They go to the farm and payoff the farmer. They harvest as their MKT demands. There is one woman that sells fresh corn all year round at stock exchange junction will get her number so that you can discuss more with her.

As for dry corn, they buy in big bags and most are bought from BIU and other northern states. I will also give u a contact of a grain seller I know, but you have to be careful with them as most business men here are just after ripping you off.

As for Igbo delicacy, nothing can beat cooked fresh maize eaten with cocunut in d evening. Pap, igba oka etc are some delicacies.

Coconut abi pear? This time of the year is the student's best friend. You can do corn-1-1 or 0-1-corn or corn-1-corn. Whether groundnut, coconut or pear, it is all ok. The mouth organ kept us alive during lean periods. God surely had us in mind when creating the mouth organ.

Ok, thank you for your answers. They have helped many including myself. I appreciate it.

A bag of about 120 fresh maize cobs currently sells for between N3,500 and N4,000 in the FCT. Would it be advantageous to sell fresh maize as opposed to those looking for breweries and feed mills to sell at N70,000 per ton.

OP,

nice diary you are putting up here. I have some question though.

1) Did you eventually use the tractors? You never stated.
2) From your experience, when do you recommend the use of poultry droppings? Is it while preparing the land or immediately after sprouting?
3) It is obvious the seeds were not treated. Is it therefore advisable to treat the seeds once again even after assurances from the seed source?
4) Do you intend to keep this project rain-fed or are you planning on using irrigation?

Keep the posts and pictures coming.

The Freedom of Information Act is there for anyone who wishes to have this information. Case closed.

I am a hard core Niger Delta guy and will not support the kind of amnesty program that has made Kingsley Kuku and some of those brigands billionaires and yet the main people who need this help are getting nothing.

That amnesty program should end NOW! Our youths are damn too lazy and laziness and brigandry should not be supported.

You know IBB promoted himself from Major General to Full General. He never even tasted the Lt. Gen rank.

ganiyu26:
[i][/i] pls who knws hw navy do dr ranking?

Admiral of the Fleet/Fleet Admiral - Field Marshal
Admiral - General
Vice Admiral - Lt. General
Rear Admiral - Major General
Commodore - Brigadier
Navy Captain - Colonel
Commander - Lt Colonel
Lt. Commander - Major
Lieutenant - Captain
Sub-Lt - 1st Lieutenant
Ensign - 2nd Lieutenant

I had some officers as friends back then but lost contact. Big ups to Zego and co in the air fleet. They must be red necks now.

JuanDeDios:
Who's the guy with the big tummy?

Ex-winger Tijani Babangida. Once you stop playing actively, nature and nurture will bring the tummy out no matter what.

I don't know why people here are panicking. The YouWIN grants were all accommodated in the budget and this has been SIGNED INTO LAW. Nobody can change it, not even Buhari. Law is law and there is nothing that can be done about it. Payments will be made to the fullest.

Some of you are doing business but you know nothing about the laws of the land and how powerful they are once they have been signed, as well as how it can affect your business. Why is that?

Passed the dude at about 5pm on airport road today. He caused quite a stir with bike men following him around even on the express where they are outlawed. Na wa o.

Maybe you are on weed. How is a baby's picture related to this thread?

sosanova:
[size=13pt]Jungle Justice..how will Ifeanyi Ubah get his money back...those Soldiers are heartless [/size]

Some of you do not bother to read. Where was it said they took away fuel without paying?

These are just lies from the pit of hell. The CBN requires banks to maintain ATMs ROUND THE CLOCK! Therefore these machines that dispense money CAN NEVER shut down. Inverters are charged when banks are operating from morning till whenever they close.

Please disregard these sensational news stories. They are simply lies. No bank is shutting no ATMs.

Curiouscity:
Thank you for sharing this emotional story. This problem exists everywhere, and can be more violent here in Naija.
I have a desire of having a market where only farmers sell - Farmers' market. I am still doing feasibility studies on the workability and what is involved. This can easily be done with co-operative society, but the distrust among Nigerians makes co-operative looks a herculean task.

What if those people decide to burn your "farmer's market" to the ground? Such things have happened.

babeface3:
He is confused and wondering if this is a homosexual gesture from his boss. During an introductory session on his first day, his boss, a middle age man dipped his first finger severally in the centre of his palm while looking straight into his eyes.

The boss delayed releasing his hand as a result showing that its not a mistake. Many have said that this could be a gay gesture. Or what do you think?

A romantic gesture. The boss is definitely gay or bisexual.

stupid comment from corps marshall. So why is the VIO headquarters in Mabushi a production and collection centre with FRSC guys right there in the licensing room with the VIO guys?

Nonsense.

zendy:
Some people may not know it but King Jaja of Opobo was an Igbo slave from Orlu in present day Imo state who was sold into slavery. I read somewhere that they still speak some form of Igbo in Opobo.

The 2 languages spoken in Opobo are Igbani (from when Jaja lived with the Manila Pepple House in Bonny Kingdom) and Igbo language from his native Igbo roots.

I am just thinking of how much money I will lose by skipping work for 15 days. Lord have His mercy!

VOICEOFTHEMASES:
Seriously this madness going on in the church has got to stop. What are we Nigerians turning the body of Christ into?

Why on earth will a Pentecostal Church not let its members to marry a Catholic person. The moment a wedding announcement is made in the church and one of the member is from a different church denomination, you start hearing murmuring going on. Seriously this rubbish has got to stop.

Look at a church like Jehovah witness, there is nothing on earth that will make them marry an outsider, never. The same thing with Deeper Life yet these same people want to come preach for you. Seriously, we have got to stop all this.

In the book of 1 Corinthians 12:27 & Romans 12:5, the bible talked about we being the body of Christ. So it is an error for any pastor to tell any member of his denomination not to marry an outsider. We must put an end to this madness for there is no where in the bible that says a person cannot marry outside his or her church. The bible never talked about denomination, the bible only talked about the church as the body of Christ.

And to you out there that wants to get married and you are letting this issue of church stop you, I sorry for you because you be original mumu.

In case you don't know, God will not judge you on judgement day based on the church you attended but he will judge you based on your works. So don't let anybody deceive you in the name of religion. Christianity is not a religion but a way of life.

So dear pastors make una talk the one una see.

VOM

Spiritual compatibility is a big issue in marriage. I know you are not married else you would not have written this piece from a myopic point of view. Those of us who have been in the game for at least 10 years can tell you better.

First, sift the rice and spread on a mat under very hot sunlight. This will cause the weevils to leave the rice to look for shade. Then sift again and put in an airtight container with the sombo pepper.

Where in China or USA do people go about trekking their productive days away?

Did God create human beings to spend their days trekking? Haba mana!

I am sure one of the guys who participated in that hit is now a legislator somewhere, just like Evans Bipi and several other Adventurers are now serving as legislators and kingmakers in Nigerian politics.

Bloggers beware o! I thought it was said he "murked" someone in the UK sometime ago. Hmm..

mmsen:
They still don't understand that they need to slash the wages of public sector workers?

Make thunder fire your testicles. You have a petroleum minister whose only policy has been the most profligate spending ever known in this country, renting private jets for billions and unbridled kleptomania, and you say Nigerian workers should be the ones to pay the price for what this woman and her fellow PDP people have done to this country?

You and your generations should be hanged.