PediakAuthor:
In the early hours of yesterday, 1/11/21, just before the breaking news of the collapsed building in Ikoyi. I was passing by a construction site (a storey building) in my area - it seems like an event hall to me.

I decided to branch the site - just to say hi to the bricklayers and the casual workers, and perhaps to learn new things.

I approached them by saying; "how far na? How the work dey go? Me self, I be Engineer o, I just say make I come see wetin una dey do 4 here." I said.

Immediately, conducting a visual inspection on the site, I noticed the low quality of the blocks on ground, most of them were broken, I got more curious and inquisitive. It was so obvious that the quantities of sand were more than the cement, and by the matter of fact, some of the blocks were already broken perhaps during the process of offloading the substandard blocks.

I took a step further to conduct a simple strength test (static pendulum swing on a broken piece of block) and impact test (punch) on an unbroken block. The Broken piece of block failed the first strength test woefully - rated about 20% strength.
For the second test, that is, impact test, I used my hand to punch the block (the Anthony Joshua style) , sincerely, I did not apply much force, the block scattered with just a little blow. OMG. I was bothered about the situation.

Some of the site workers were looking at me during the process.

I was actually concerned about the structure standing the test of time... so to say, I started challenging the bricklayers that why would they use such blocks for building? I said that's the major reasons for building collapse in Nigeria, and that innocent people and random visitors could be the victim of such negligence in the future. I specifically said; "where 2 bags of cements were to be used, people would use 1 bag just to cut cost."
And most times, that's why you see cracks on buildings after it has absorbed little raindrops. It's a RED SIGN for its structural sustainability.
One of them replied, "na so the supplier bring them come give us o", another worker said; "e fit be say na rain cause am..."

I said in my mind; "shey awon eleyi normal sha ? "

I left the site so bothered. Afterwards, I approached an elderly man that resides around the site and narrated the whole story to him and his company; how the blocks were looking so substandard and how I conducted 2 strength tests on the block - and they failed woefully.

The elder man pointed at another sets of blocks to me; he said; "those substandard blocks were made with machines, but these strong blocks were made with hands." Lo and behold, by the time I conducted a strength test on these second sets of blocks, they were much more stronger than the former, with a rating of about 80-95% strength. I gave it a punch, but with no effect.

I left the area, quite sober; I started thinking about the self-wickedness of humanity, and something came to my mind, that; God is not wicked, God does not do bad deeds, wickedness and evils are the handiworks of the heathens, and that, someday, such structures being built with substandard materials might collapse and people would start blaming God.

Few hours later, I saw a related news on Nairaland, about the collapsed building in Ikoyi, Lagos State, I become so emotional. I said to myself; Just one man's corrupt act and negligence might have led to this, or maybe someone actually tendered QUANTITY in the place of QUALITY just to maximize profits. All these risks are avoidable if we tend to do the right thing - so that no man would blame God for such unnatural occurrence. It's like a Chess game, a single wrong move might lead to a woeful defeat.

No be say I dey do amebo, it's just the strife against societal irregularities is a collective role, and the masses have a crucial role to play in the cause, likewise the designated governmental bodies.
And by the matter of fact, I've always been writing about related issues as such, in fact, I featured this theme in my 2018 book, titled; "The New Ekiti Dream". As attached,
that's page 17 of my long-term policy book.

On a conclusive note, one of the reasons why we always need to take proactive preventive move is that it could be anybody.

Here's my recommendation;
For the innocent masses not to be caught-up in subsequent flames as such, I think we need to establish a very serious regulatory outfit, perhaps, The Department of Quality Control in each Nigerian State and the concerned subjects MUST be ready to comply and adhere to all the laid-down rules of engagement for the construction ventures.

Secondly, the Government should delegate a special duty to some MOBILE QUALITY CONTROL AGENTS to ensure the regulatory compliance of ALL the construction works in Nigeria. At least, some qualified unemployment youths could be engaged for such processes.

My duty is to WRITE to make it RIGHT!

God bless y'all readers.

Written by Jawolusi Oluwaseun. (The NETISM Author)

I would have criticized u if u had said u are a civil/structural engineer.
Buh I'll enlighten u that block is not a structural component, hence I doesn't bear load

Ruben225571:
1. UAE visa is cheap but the country is expensive and with so much Competition .

2. There is so much bad Image for Nigerian in UAE so you must be willing to do more of good conduct to enable you stand out.

3. UAE is not a country you come to with $100 BTA, the moment you drop from the airplane to the moment you receive your first salary is a whole lot of spending, so be prepared

4. 99% of the Jobs your agent promised you from Nigeria is not true, he may also be on overstay and doesn't care if you join him/her.

5. Free accomodation is scarce in UAE, dont get angry when your friend or relative refuses to accommodate you, if you Intend to share with them, always agree properly, don't assume.

6. Your prospective employer has a different culture from you, always calm down to observe.

7. UAE has labour laws, get someone who knows to explain to you, don't act on information you gather online.

8. If you are a skilled worker, eg mechanic, mason, electrician, tiler etc, it's easier for you to get a job than he who comes with a master's degree in philosophy or business admin etc.

9. Always be sure you want a job before you take it , don't sign a job contract and abandon it mid-way, it may be the beginning of your predicament.

10. For those who get promises of visa and ticket to pay back when you get to UAE, there is a 99% chance that you are been exported for prostitution, in UAE prostitution is a CRIME and doesn't give you as much money as it does in Europe , so think twice when you get such offers.

11. If your main business is yahoo, no need to come except you have already made it big in Nigeria and you need a good environment where you can invest your money and have a good life.

12. Don't pay anyone hundreds of thousands of Naira to get a UAE visa with a promise of big job, if you have millions and must come to Dubai, get a one month visa and do a residence permit on arrival if you don't get a desired job.

13. Those who have a personal residence permit tend to get higher paying jobs than those who come with tourist visas and are on company residence permit.

14. You cannot rob a bank, do cultism etc and go free in UAE, there are cameras everywhere and the boarders are tight.

15. Once your visa expires, you loose all your legality and begin to pay overstay fines, avoid it if you can.

16. Shouting, fighting, protesting, illegal gathering, unauthorised photography, cultism are all prohibited in UAE, it will get you into trouble.

17. Not all businesses in UAE are doing well, some Pakistanis, Indians, Filipinos, Arabs etc you call Arbab/ sponsors are also struggling, they set up a company and employ you, they can mess up your stay if they can't proceed with your residence permit.

18. When a company employs you, size them up, evaluate their operations and check well if they are capable of paying salaries and issuing a residence permit, let me explain further; a new coffee shop in Umm Al Quain that employs 6 of you at same time and does not have enough customers may disappoint you, use your brain to avoid crying at last.

19. Starting a business for Nigerians is not as difficult as you hear, that's if you have the money, seek information.

20. UAE is not easy, guys work hard here, really hard.

Please can we talk?

stacyadams:
. Can those loan app read ur messages on WhatsApp??or they just copy numbers randomly on ur contact list and start messaging them.. some one pls break it down for me[color=#006600][/color]

As u are trying to register, you must grant them permission to your contacts before you can successfully register. Immediately u grant them that permission, they automatically save all your contacts in their database. Even if you deny them access to your contacts later, they've already gotten them

Jonathan:
I thought they've banned that useless and evil loan company.

HOW CAN YOU ASK SOMEONE TO PAY 19K FOR JUST 10K IN ONE MONTH!?

What kind of a ripoff and Wickedness is that?

THIS COUNTRY IS DOOMED.

NOTHING WORKS

NO REGULATIONS

EVERYONE IS JUST DOING WHAT THEY LIKE.

I hate loans and borrowing but if they ever tried that rubbish with me, I WILL NEVER FORGIVE THEM and CALAMITY AND DESTRUCTIONS AWAITS THEM...

It's not even up to a month..... It's 14 days. God saved me I didn't store my workmates and MD's number. This would have ended my job

Tallesty1:
10k to pay 19k in how many months?

14days

Please I need your objective criticism or advice on this: My bank blocked my account because it received more than it's limit, hence I was asked to upgrade. That long process prompted me to seek loan of just 10k from Sokoloan to pay back 19k. On the last day of the loan I pleaded to pay 10k and pay the rest in 3 days time because my account was still blocked. I paid the 10k. The next day they started sending sms to me threatening to alert my contacts. I pleaded to wait for the next 2 days which is my salary pay day, she was so rude and blatantly refused. I made effort and raised the 9k to pay them. After that, they started telling me of late payment fee of 1100 naira. I told her I'm koboless, I'll pay when I get my salary in 2 days time as I'm unable to withdraw from my Fidelity account. The next day, my photo along with degrading sms went viral. Virtually all my contacts got the sms. Because of the sms, I decided not to pay the 1100 naira again. I see this as total unprofessionalism.
Now I want to take legal action as backed by my family and friends. I need your advice before I proceed. Do I stand in favour of the court?

ikcid:




I'm amazed at how poor your sentence construction is, merely by reading your messages on this thread. Is it due to the Vietnam factor??

You loud o.......
U for still jump am naaa

Old model Sienna sef

MangekyoAlt:
Nice one

Meanwhile, all the best coaches keep relocating to England.
Pep, Klopp, Tuchel, Conte.
He remain Zidane and Ronald Koeman.

Zidane should go to Newcastle, while Ronald Koeman To Manchester united.
Man utd need a world class coach like Koeman to lead them to their past glory, as he did with barca

GGMU

I just hope u are not referring to the Koeman I know

Did I hear £7? For what?

Anyingbo:
Gocash app a loaning app that gives you loan to pay back later

to learn more click this link
https://netincomehub.com/2021/10/19/gocash-app2021-best-loan-app-in-nigeria/

Don't ever patronize this scammers. They operate under Sokoloan.
They charge u almost 50% interest to pay back in 14days. Wen u default by 1day, they start tarnishing ur image, sending messages along with ur photo to ur contacts. Don't ever borrow from them. If u must borrow, try carbon, branch or fairmoney

JavaScript90:
Very good. Nigerians don't like paying their debts. I wonder the tree they think the lender plucked the money from.

Na for this nairaland a chronic debtor was looking for a way to tarnish sokoloan image simply because sokoloan sent embarrassing messages to his contacts when he defaulted despite agreeing to such when he accepted their terms.
Government should employ this method so that loan apps and other lenders can easily collect back their loans.

NO HIDING PLACE FOR CHRONIC DEBTORS
Hello, I am a fullstack web developer. I develop all types of website. I major in developing complex custom website or mobile app for businesses and startups. If you have an idea and need a competent programmer to translate your idea into codes, I am the right man for the job. Click my username to see my WhatsApp number on my profile

You must be a sokoloan agent........
Judge this case: My colleague in the office borrowed 18k from them to pay back 27k in 14days. Unfortunately for him, the loan expired a week before salary payment. He managed to raise 17k and pay, pleading to pay the rest in 1 week when salary comes. The next day, his loan sms went viral. Sokoloan tarnished his image, sending sms and whatsapp chat along with his photo to all his contacts. Since they succeeded in tarnishing his image, the guy swore he'll never ever pay again. Now they are begging him to pay, he said NEVER.
Pls judge this very well

I swear Newcastle is coming to replace Man U in top 4

DonZING:


Sorry for the delay. I have people that had did this and doing fine that can come out. Did you just said downloaded pictures?

Book to visit us one on one

Do u want me to upload the trash u sent me here? So u can tell me how someone can start up with it

I paid for your training material.... I even specified I needed a video tutorial. All u succeeded in sending me is a 1page trash.
You are here again looking for people to swindle. I pity your preys this time.
All these photos were downloaded online. You don't have an idea how to produce fibre ceiling

The op don go sleep

undisputed12:
We hope for more review on monthly limits by banks.

GTB has opened the way

What's their limit?

So if I invest 100k, I'll be getting N300 daily. Is that an investment?

Where are the photos? Not even phone number.
How much is the Kia Sportage?

collarfreak:
Pls nairalanders got a shop beside a police station and I need an idea of what to sell in the shop that would boom making 20k daily.

Betting shop or shekpe

VenExchange:

Drop your WhatsApp number please add space when typing your number

0 7 0 3 6 7 2 8 4 9 9

So a website will just pay u for nothing

VenExchange:
Good morning everyone.
No need to ask how is our day going because i believe its going fine......

I don't like wasting time with things�.

maybe some of us know about Google admob and maybe some don't know but I will explain that later.

I want 15 active people who will par take in this soft harmless cool side hustle. You don't need to overstress yourself at all���.

What will going to do here is I will guard you to create your admob account with your gmail adress and i will create your admob app for free.

I'm sure that those that know about Google admob are fully aware that self clicking is a scam and will definitely lead to account ban.

So you won't be needing your app in your phone but in the phone of others.

At least 15 people with at least opening app 3 times daily and clicking in your ad at least 2 times daily will earn you up to 30$ daily.

Don't mind my English, I'm in haste

0 7 0 3 6 7 2 8 4 9 9

If you try it, your conscience will accuse u for the rest of your life..... You dare not kill your father cos it won't go well in the long run.
"Honour your father and your mother, that it may go well with you ........." - Eph 6:3

Audio !!!

Details here

joinnow:

Buy Toyota Hummer bus put it interstates.
Daily return $$$
pH to aba goes for 1200 to 2800 per passenger. Assuming your bus is Toyota Hummer bus 14 seater. Each turn you load is 2800x 14 ~ 39k minus loading and 27 checkpoint -+ 20k profit and you do 5 trip = 100k daily or 50k daily using the 1200.
100k x25 is 2.5 million monthly or 1.2mlm.
Oya go and buy Hummer bus tokunbo.
Note the road is bad

E dey sweet as u dey calculate am...
U don do transport hustle before? I sure say u never do am

JohnnyPalmer:


Ballon d or is an individual award

You need more than goals to win, that's all

Overall game play and impact within a year duration
Team successes too

I'm done arguing with you 2 dumbfvcks

Feel free to quote, not gonna reply you on this again

Messi will win his 7th d'or come December

And there is nothing you and your ilks can do about it
At least I like the fact your Delusions know Cr7 is not in contention

You are the most useless animal I've encountered in a decade. I'm very stupid for even exchanging words with a mugu like u. Usually I argue with reasonable fans that understands football, not a brainless newborn

JohnnyPalmer:


Yes...

Asides goals just like Ronaldo what does lewandowski offer?

No assist this season in the league, but he has 7 goals

Mumu how many assists and goals has Messi this season?

JohnnyPalmer:


In 9 seasons at Madrid, how many la liga player of the year does Ronaldo have?

U no really get sense. Is that what d guy is saying? What brings CR7 here?

goddons50:
SHOULD LEWANDOSKI NOT WIN THIS YEARS BALLONDOR....IT WILL BE GREATEST CORRUPTION THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED SINCE THE CREATION OF THIS WORLD.... DESPITE THE NIGERIAN CORRUPTION I AM VERY SURE EVEN NIGERIAN POLITICIANS WILL BE SHOCKED IF LEWANDOSKI MISSES THIS...

My take is if Lewandowski miss it, let it goto either Kante or Jorginho. If Messi win it again , I'll stop watching football