LagosismyHome:


There hardly any business you can do in Nigeria without physical presence , if not the workers will so steal from you . Even relatives can steal from you

It's a shame really. We complain about the government but really the problem is almost everybody .

@ the Bolded, that is the only kind of business I DO!

erico2k2:

could have spent far less to do due diligence to know the real stat of the land.if you go to the property section of Nairaland there is a dedicated page on this issue

Land was in Anambra. Where do you want to start due diligence from?

P.S: the king sold the land. It’s the king that my dad sued. What’s more “due diligence” than trusting a Nigerian king?

(I didn’t say Prince)

erico2k2:

@ the Bolded, that is the only kind of business I DO!

Please that’s the business I have in Nigeria.

You and Chukwuka16 can invest in me; since both of you are fearless.


I’m not joking. IRR is 1521% and ROI is 91%.

Aphrodite007:


Land was in Anambra. Where do you want to start due diligence from?

P.S: the king sold the land. It’s the king that my dad sued. What’s more “due diligence” than trusting a Nigerian king?

(I didn’t say Prince)

Due diligence is paying a quality lawyer to do the investigation and all red tape for you! every land I have bought in Nigeria I have even at the point of inspection gone with my lawyer each time. Every stage is documented and filed! There is a sure way to buy land in Nigeria and if your lawyer sense foul play ahead he/she will advise you to leave it!

Aphrodite007:


Please that’s the business I have in Nigeria.

You and Chukwuka16 can invest in me; since both of you are fearless.


I’m not joking. IRR is 1521% and ROI is 91%.

I was more talking about bing there in person!

Aphrodite007:


Wow my heart is breaking. Even bread has poison in it? No wonder cancer is rising in Nigeria. I bless God that our body system is stronger than that of the white people, otherwise, we for don die finish.

One time like that, I ate plenty roadside akara, I was fine o. My husband ate just one and wanted to die from purging

he was saying his vows to me at the registry and holding his bumbum.

Worst wedding ever!

Aphrodite007:


Wow my heart is breaking. Even bread has poison in it? No wonder cancer is rising in Nigeria. I bless God that our body system is stronger than that of the white people, otherwise, we for don die finish.

One time like that, I ate plenty roadside akara, I was fine o. My husband ate just one and wanted to die from purging

he was saying his vows to me at the registry and holding his bumbum.

Worst wedding ever!

Count your blessings that he didn’t need hospital treatment in Nigeria. There are no controls on the food that the public consumes in Nigeria. The food is killing people in Nigeria but ignorance and poverty have blinded them. I remember during the launch of my bakery I tried to do some health awareness to some locals in Lagos. I refused to use any chemicals in my bread as a result it was a little yellow/ cream colour inside, if I wanted it to be veery white all I had to do was add bromate sulphate this will also help the dough to double in size, this is dangerous to the body cell after continuous use. One of the local suppliers told me that her customers preferred the one that is whiter inside and that’s what she will buy to sell. I told her I would rather shut down my bakery. They always claim that they have been eating it for long and they are okay? But are they ? When they fall sick and don’t know the cause, they blame the innocent villagers.
The plantain and fruit you buy in the market, are laced with carbide to ripen them and make the skin have a nice look. Water melon is injected with food colouring. Beans is loaded with insecticide to get rid of weevils etc, I could go on and on. Nigerians are used to people dying around them, most of the deaths are unexplained because it’s never investigated.

5gee:

I don't think it's the same. These ones seem to have used fake details to register with company house. starts with T and until recently had excellent (fake) reviews on trustpilot. I am about to report to fca but any other idea on hoe or who to report them to?

FCA is legal financial regulator, that unfortunately cannot regulate/investigate an illegal unregistered financial sector.......

They would simply add your complaint to data & statistics.......


I hope you did not invest too much..... This crypto experience should serve as a lesson..........

5G already paid his learning fees, would you learn from it or rather pay own fees in 6G...........

erico2k2:

Due diligence is paying a quality lawyer to do the investigation and all red tape for you! every land I have bought in Nigeria I have even at the point of inspection gone with my lawyer each time. Every stage is documented and filed! There is a sure way to buy land in Nigeria and if your lawyer sense foul play ahead he/she will advise you to leave it!

It’s very easy to sit on a fence and point out someone’s fault.

This isn’t the first land he has bought in the same state. If the king told my dad that he was the owner of the land, he would have told the lawyer the same thing. I don’t know the details of what transpired cos I was abroad then, but I’m sure my dad did his due diligence; the same way lots of people do due diligence when buying land but still get duped.

Quite unfortunate!

There's no value for life in Nigeria. Normality is absurd in Nigeria.

Personal and corporate greed is ingrained in every act regardless of the impact on others and the nation at large.

We can't build a nation on greed and graft.

A revolution of personal and corporate values is needed in Nigeria.

marylandcakes:


Count your blessings that he didn’t need hospital treatment in Nigeria. There are no controls on the food that the public consumes in Nigeria. The food is killing people in Nigeria but ignorance and poverty have blinded them. I remember during the launch of my bakery I tried to do some health awareness to some locals in Lagos. I refused to use any chemicals in my bread as a result it was a little yellow/ cream colour inside, if I wanted it to be veery white all I had to do was add bromate sulphate this will also help the dough to double in size, this is dangerous to the body cell after continuous use. One of the local suppliers told me that her customers preferred the one that is whiter inside and that’s what she will buy to sell. I told her I would rather shut down my bakery. They always claim that they have been eating it for long and they are okay? But are they ? When they fall sick and don’t know the cause, they blame the innocent villagers.
The plantain and fruit you buy in the market, are laced with carbide to ripen them and make the skin have a nice look. Water melon is injected with food colouring. Beans is loaded with insecticide to get rid of weevils etc, I could go on and on. Nigerians are used to people dying around them, most of the deaths are unexplained because it’s never investigated.

tolajay:
Quite unfortunate!

There's no value for life in Nigeria. Normality is absurd in Nigeria.

Personal and corporate greed is ingrained in every act regardless of the impact on others and the nation at large.

We can't build a nation on greed and graft.

A revolution of personal and corporate values is needed in Nigeria.

This is the conclusions I always arrive at when ever I get stuck in discussing Nigerian problems and issues.

The government, and the masses are all meat cooked in the same pot.

We need Orientation, and reset of morals and mindset.

Because as it stands now, if all the current politicians are replaced with all new youth. Same things happening now will keep happening.

Lexusgs430:



FCA is legal financial regulator, that unfortunately cannot regulate/investigate an illegal unregistered financial sector.......

They would simply add your complaint to data & statistics.......


I hope you did not invest too much..... This crypto experience should serve as a lesson..........

5G already paid his learning fees, would you learn from it or rather pay own fees in 6G...........

Thank you.
Expensive lesson over £15k gone.

reluctantly - - "we move"

Aphrodite007:


It’s very easy to sit on a fence and point out someone’s fault.

This isn’t the first land he has bought in the same state. If the king told my dad that he was the owner of the land, he would have told the lawyer the same thing. I don’t know the details of what transpired cos I was abroad then, but I’m sure my dad did his due diligence; the same way lots of people do due diligence when buying land but still get duped.

Im not one that belong to the school of sitting on a fence, in this.as a matter of fact I have bought land B4 from a community a very troubled o be at that, ask of Oghara people where Ibori is from then you will understand. This was how it was said it was the kings, No to bore you with details they have to give me a 200x200 to replace my 100x100. as I have started a hostel foundation and got materials to the site. Look land business is a dirty business if you ain't ready to get down and dirty don't go into it. There is not a Gentleman in it

5gee:

Thank you.
Expensive lesson over £15k gone.

reluctantly - - "we move"

Kpele....... Best to put your money in a fintech bank and manage 2% monthly...........

Am I a risk aversed person..........

Lexusgs430:



Kpele....... Best to put your money in a fintech bank and manage 2% monthly...........

Am I a risk aversed person..........

No you're just ibeju person

Sorry about situation 5gee

DisGuy:


No you're just ibeju person

Sorry about situation 5gee

Ibeju Lekki, yes.... Spot on.....

As a confirm Gentleman that I am not cut out for down and dirty style. Any purchase I can't do with clicks of the mouse I try as much as possible to avoid

Had similar experiences with previous posters, bought land from the king/chief ( every street seems to have a king now in naija) about to start proper building we started the back and forth for several months then eventually we got offered another plot few plots away- we accepted

Half way through construction they started seizing trucks not for Omo onile levels o but new conditions-- we must buy sand from Mr A,b, or c and stones from xyz "we are promoting business from this area only" this one didn't last long

First structure complete with tenants, now to pay rent another God no go shame us levels

You want to start legal proceedings with the king over his fake ancesteral land?

Lexusgs430:



Ibeju Lekki, yes.... Spot on.....

From ibeju lekki you can see IJEBU people doing owambe!!

DisGuy:


From ibeju lekki you can see IJEBU people doing owambe!!

RalphJean and hin pipu........... They love burial ceremonies............

erico2k2:

Im not one that belong to the school of sitting on a fence, in this.as a matter of fact I have bought land B4 from a community a very troubled o be at that, ask of Oghara people where Ibori is from then you will understand. This was how it was said it was the kings, No to bore you with details they have to give me a 200x200 to replace my 100x100. as I have started a hostel foundation and got materials to the site. Look land business is a dirty business if you ain't ready to get down and dirty don't go into it. There is not a Gentleman in it

But sir Erico, is it really worth it?.
I’m sure you are aware a lot of people get killed, poisoned because they were busy fighting for land...
Sometimes it’s good to take 2 steps backwards to move forward...

umarwy:


This is the conclusions I always arrive at when ever I get stuck in discussing Nigerian problems and issues.

The government, and the masses are all meat cooked in the same pot.

We need Orientation, and reset of morals and mindset.

Because as it stands now, if all the current politicians are replaced with all new youth. Same things happening now will keep happening.

It’s very unfortunate..... We need Devine akpako from heaven to help clear our head/ reorientate us.....
If u are not ready for aggression, violence and intimidation then you can’t live in that country....

Catching up on the last few pages has been fun and educating . Thanks @Aphrodite007 for a good laugh early morning.

Me dey learn from all this investment talks, its just scary of what business owners goes through in Naija.

I grew up watching my mum go through lots of businesses from selling fridge parts, to shoes, owning a restaurant and finally a supermarket.

She barely made any profit and from frequent stealing of staff to restrictions on locations and all. Although location do matters, probably if she did all this hustle in a place like Lagos would have made a difference, but any other location in the SW would end up being the same old story.

P.S: some business owners still dey owe her for shoes she supplied and sold to them for more than 10years now.

To sidetrack to another form of investment oo, which is my Child , Its time to fill in application for reception school for next sept. When filling the local authority application, how important is the write up on why one is choosing the school? It is not a compulsory question so just wondering if this will affect ones application if not well written.

Also, must one write a detailed one for each school (total of 5)? Abeg help a sister oo, all this school processes still confusing.

P.S its feels so surreal I moved here with a 10months and now talking about school application, testimony write up loading

Hello dearest colleagues,
I want to know how much is UK visit visa currently?

Cutiejewel:
Hello dearest colleagues,
I want to know how much is UK visit visa currently?

You could have asked on Google and gotten an answer faster.
After a simple Google search, here's what I got

Fees. A Standard Visitor visa costs £95. The fee for a long-term Standard Visitor visa depends on its length: 2 years - £361.
Make una dey try check Google first.

Olalekank:

You could have asked on Google and gotten an answer faster.
After a simple Google search, here's what I got

Fees. A Standard Visitor visa costs £95. The fee for a long-term Standard Visitor visa depends on its length: 2 years - £361.
Make una dey try check Google first.

i know but sometimes google doesnt give accurate answers..
Thought to ask here since we have a lot of people here who have visited the UK often times

Elderss:


Lycaremit is good. I can now recommend them. My first transaction with them was a nightmare. It took calling them out on trustpilot before they attended to my request after 2 days. I guess it was due to verification delays.

All my subsequent transactions with them have been wonderful. Beneficiaries get credited within 10mins of transaction. So, thumbs up to them.

Moneyfex is also good.

I was checking FCA register to see if Lycaremit is approved and noticed they have a restriction on payment initiation service.

Gurus in the house, is payment initiation service linked with money remittance?

Aphrodite007:


It’s very easy to sit on a fence and point out someone’s fault.

This isn’t the first land he has bought in the same state. If the king told my dad that he was the owner of the land, he would have told the lawyer the same thing. I don’t know the details of what transpired cos I was abroad then, but I’m sure my dad did his due diligence; the same way lots of people do due diligence when buying land but still get duped.

Lol Oga stop arguing. Even if you are buying a land from your father, you are required to do your due diligence because situations change very quickly. Even if the king assures you that the land belongs to him you still need to go to the land registry and make findings. Trace the origin of the land and any contrary claims on it. After buying it you also register your purchase at the registry. Now your father has contacted a lawyer to sue the king. This could have been avoided if he had engaged a lawyer initially or atleast made the process easier for your father. The lawyer would have taken steps to make it difficult for another person to buy the land without losing their money. Now that money wey una no wan give lawyer una go give am x10.

I don't think write up affects application as long as the school is prioritised. Usually the child is considered on catchment area and your personal preferences like religion, private or public, OFSTED rating, location etc

Privates are competitive. If you want to write a well written statement, just go for Private jare .. . You can do it

fatima04:
To sidetrack to another form of investment oo, which is my Child , Its time to fill in application for reception school for next sept. When filling the local authority application, how important is the write up on why one is choosing the school? It is not a compulsory question so just wondering if this will affect ones application if not well written.

Also, must one write a detailed one for each school (total of 5)? Abeg help a sister oo, all this school processes still confusing.

P.S its feels so surreal I moved here with a 10months and now talking about school application, testimony write up loading

I must have missed when it was discussed on the thread but have we noticed that IHS fee is now £624 per year?