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I hate rules especially when those that made it appear larger than life.

Hence it turns me on to break the rules as it's my subtle way of telling them " you're not so smart ".

A hungry man is an angry man.

From his reply you can tell he sincerely needs the money offered.

A grown up man is angered by another man's career collaboration

Nairaland
Angerland

She was denied her freedom of movement; now she journeys to the afterlife .

Depression + movement restriction are like two parallel lines never to meet and whoever suffers both at any point in time is practically a walking dead.

Trying to show patriotism in an unrealistic manner.

ZZ22:
I'm a Yoruba Muslim from Oshogbo. Our Local Government IGR alone is bigger than that of Switzerland according to Ewedu.com

Can you explain to me in not more than 40 words why thunder will not fire you.

A living civilian is stronger than a dead general.

#survivors only

If money issues could split identical twins then it's capable of breaking brothers apart.

And it's more prevalent in 'grass to grace' scenarios.

MaziOmenuko:
That is my fear. I trust City vs Barca/Madrid/Bayern than Liverpool. I believe if city had not drawn Liverpool, we may likely have an English club at the finals.

Pep doesn't know how to play Liverpool, stretch them on the flanks and you are good to go. w

And they kept feeding Sane only for him to stumble on the hyperactive Alexander Arnold who constantly marked him away from danger zone.

Modified.

Racism is everywhere; be it in the north, south, east, or west, there will be a point to segregate people .

Only love can break the jinx.

Northerners

See money

Watch people create multiple social media accounts

One for routine display of their personality

The other for migration purposes.

My igbo brothers at ochanja and ladipo will be like

'clean 5years female and male fb accounts available @10k'

Most emperial traditional rulers are nothing but living dieties.

Hungry bloggers keep digging news and when there's none, they manufacture one themselves.

Which sane person would want to harm a dieing man.

Thanks brother

thebigkendo:
You need the read this thread
https://www.nairaland.com/4143465/guide-buying-nigerian-used-car#61847521

Cutting off head = behead

Chopping off d!ck = ?

chloride6:
Your health and sanity

Can you explain please

mrsage:
I personally think that car is over hyped and over priced. However let me keep my opinion to myself.

Back to the matter on ground. From the little I know before you buy a car for e- hailing watch out for the following:

- Engine must be sound: no knocking sound. No smokey engine. It must be in tip top shape. I no like engine wahala.

- Transmission. Gear box is not cheap. Make sure gear selection is good.
- Electrical. if you see wires flying around like watch out.
-Air conditioning. E hailing riders dont joke with Air conditioning. I cant blame them. Naija is hard and hot at d same time. If the Ac is not ice cold wtach out. If they tell you that pipe is leaking or you only need to top up the gas shine your eyes.
- Body interior and exterior. This is also very important. Body must be clean and sharp.
- check out the suspension too: ball joints. shock absorbers. etc
- Verify the documents too before purchase. make sure they are genuine and pay to the owner directly if possible to avoid stories that touch.

Cost: From 1m to 1.3M



Wish you luck...

Have it scanned before purchase if possible

Thanks bro

I appreciate your candid recommendations and suggestions.

mrsage:
Open for business...

Still in the business?

Modified

I want to purchase a Nigerian used Toyota corolla 2003/04 model.

What and what should I lookout for?

Cost estimate please.

NwaAmaikpe:



It doesn't add up.
Who drugs a 14year old?

Certainly not this handsome man who definitely has ready women drooling over him.
I can effortlessly prove that this man here is just being set up.

China's space bus fall on you

Osibanjo is simply a northern puppet used to amass votes from the Christian brothers.

His political significance nosedives as days passes by.

There's more to this news than meets the eye.

Btw the guy has a criminal look; with those rough beards and hair Coupled with the strong face.

He could easily pass as a suspect in a crime scene.

carixma:
Normally i don't usually have time to write long-thing like this, but i felt i should share these knowledge i have concerning d business

CHALLENGES YOU WILL FACE AS A JJC IN UBER AND TAXIFY BUSINESS

1. Lastma, Police Vio and Road safety: U will meet them on d road. They will stop you and check your particulars
and if u violate any law especially traffic law u go pay fine from d money wey u earn dat day. Make sure u carry all d
necessary documents required by police and study all d necessary road signs. e.g No U -Turn, One way, etc.

2. Poor internet network on your phone: Issues with fare calculation. Sometimes network can be very poor. At d end d
trip Uber or Taxify app might not calculate your money well, d rider will end up underpaying u. But u can always report to
Uber or Taxify when such error occur. You can take wireless Internet wifi along with u, should Incase u notice no network.

3. Aggressive Lagos drivers, danfo and Okada riders: u will definitely have minor scratches and dents on your car.
You cannot dodge them. Okada riders will hit your car and side mirror, expecially in densely populated areas like oshodi,
Ketu, Ajangbadi, egbeda, idimu, onigbongbo, idumota, iyana paja, Abule egba, orile, okomaiko, agege, ojota, mile12 and so on.
I will suggest u have a standby painter and panel beater that will always fix your car when such thing occurs.

4. Rude riders or passengers: they will talk to u anyhow especially Ladies (Oloshos and runs girls), but you must
be professional and do not fight or insult them , that will lead to low rating and permanent deactivation. They are likely
to report you and accuse you of what you didn’t do. Eg Dorcas fapson and Taxify driver. Google and read d story, is online.

5. Fraudulent Riders: They will not pay u at end of the trip. They will sha look for a way to avoid paying u.
Eg I forgot my ATM card at home, send me your account number I will transfer the money to your account, pls park
I want to use the ATM and they come back telling u there is no money in their account, some might even runaway from there.

6. Interpersonal Relationship skills: some riders especially ladies notice say you be handsome driver they would come
and sit in the front want you to chat them up. If u be guy wey no get correct yarns. Omo nah low rating O! So u gast dey
inform and keep abreast with trends and latest gossips and news in town. That is what they like. If possible u entertain them.
( this advice nah for handsome drivers only)

7. Good customer service: Ensure you treat riders with respect. Speak to them in a polite manner. Don’t be rude and
arrogant . Make them feel comfortable And make sure you have mints, pen and paper, Aux cable for music if your car has
auxiliary output, savet or tissue paper, umbrella and so on. At any point in time they might want to request for it, and
if you don’t have it nah low rating.

8.Outfit and Looks: do not dress like person wey dey suffer. Dress well and look neat always. Ensure to use good
perfume and roll on. Brush your teeth well to avoid unnecessary mouth odouriferous smell in d car when A.C is on.
Failure to do the following will get u low rating.


9. Armed Robbers, Kidnappers and Ritualist: we heard several cases of Taxify and Uber driver killed and their car
snatched away from them. If u must work at night, u gat to be very carefull and shine ya eye wella. If u go "nogere la san" dem
go Kpai u. So be vigilant and at alert.


10.Traffic: Traffic jam in Lagos can be on a lock down sometimes. It will surely affect your earnings for d day, you
won’t be able to do more trips and it will also exhaust your energy and make you feel tired. Make sure you have pain
killer in your car. For headache, leg pain, back pain and so on.

11.Bad Road:There a lot pot holes, ditch and bumps on lagos road. It will certainly depreciate your car faster unless
you carried out proper and regular maintenance and servicing on your car.

12.Village people:; If you notice that village people are following u, Don’t underestimate their powers . u gat to always
pray before u hit d road for business. You can always subdue their powers and keep them in check with ya prayers be
u Muslim or Christian or whatever


13.Low Trip request or Lack of sales: some days can be so dry. U hardly get enough request to make good profit but
don’t get discourage. You can covered up for that especially on weekends


14.GPS Navigation: you must learn how to use google map to navigate to riders pick up location and destination
or else they will bombard you with low rating. And google map will help improve your knowledge about Lagos road network.

15.Flood: During raining season places like Lekki, Ajah and some part of V.I are usually flooded, u should avoid
going there or else water might damage your car engine. When there is heavy rainfall, these places are massively flooded.


16.Fuel Scarcity: During festive period approaching Christmas and New year there is always fuel scarcity. Fares and
surge goes up astronomically. Ensure u get storage for fuel, so u don’t run out of fuel to work and profits margin are
usually crazy at that time


17. And Finally HEALTH: Take care of body “health is wealth”. Eat well, get enough rest and take medication
if necessary. Don’t over stress yourself.


As a JJC In the business your average expectation on weekly earnings should be 50k-80k. At most 90k in a week with surge.
( Before expenses)

As u get more experience your earning capacity increases to like 100k-120k

Though there are a lots of cars on d platform NOW. So you gat to work smart and harder to succeed

Thanks a whole lot for your insightful input.
I read the first three challenges you pointed out and I was like..... can I really do this?

Typical of any new venture, it's not usually an easy path to walk but I am going to give it a try bro because being idle is not an option for me.

Thanks once again.

ameristu:
Positioning simply means being at a place where you would like receive a request. Some drivers still don't understand that requests are high in some areas and low in some areas.

e.g Ajah axis in the morning around 6:30am for riders going to Ikoyi and Marina in the evenings for riders going to Lekki axis.

Gratitude

Point duely noted.

Cooladex:
Please who knows anyone in ladipo that can change my frontlight cover ( drivers seat), if i can buy d cover alone, the light wasnt affected, i was robbed yesternight.

Sorry about that.
Hope you were not hurt?

Mind sharing how it occurred so others can learn a thing or two.

ameristu:
Corolla is one of the best cars for this business combined with positioning should make the business very profitable.

As a jjc in Lagos, just tell your riders you don't know that way and learn fast.

If you work 60 hours a week, you should be able to take home 50k after fueling and maintenance money.

Thanks for your timely response.

What do you actually mean by positioning?

ameristu:
The Ikeja bus terminal go make sense after them open am. Uber drivers would be able to chill there and receive requests from the airport without paying for airport parking.
#eko o ni baje

Greetings

I am new in Lagos and willing to venture into uber business.

I intend to get 03 corolla for the hustle.

Please what are the challenges I am likely to encounter as a jjc in Lagos?

What is the average expectation I should set on weekly earnings (minus fuelling and maintenance).

Is it worth a try?

Thanks as I anticipate responses from experienced gurus in the trade.

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