Foodie Foodie To The Max!

W/ever u r going through in this life, eat! The angel of the LORD came back a second time and touched him and said, "Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you." So he got up and ate... #amala #norights #Thursday pic.twitter.com/wvXrHxEpRH

— Uduakobong A. (@UddyAnny) November 24, 2022

Nigeria Food Industry: Developing the Gastronomy Sector  

I don wake ooo 😹😹@Zlatan_Ibile @sydneytalker1 #amala pic.twitter.com/0rEoriwBa6

— Olawalemiaremu (@okoiyamosun03) November 17, 2022

There is something enduring about Yoruba culture. Consider that slaves were taken from all over Africa, but only Yoruba slaves kept their culture intact. In Cuba and Brazil, they speak flawless Yoruba. They eat ewa ati rice pelu dodo. And still dobale to parents!#RenosNuggets

— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) June 4, 2022

DJ🐝JORDAN
Dodo ati rice song HOUSED😂
Song by MIKE OKRI "wisdom "
E N J O Y ! ! ! ! pic.twitter.com/IBdacB5nMx

— DJ BEE-JORDAN (@djbeejordan) March 18, 2017

Proudly Ekiti
Iyan lounje
Oka logun pic.twitter.com/25KE5LMk2h

— Phoenix (@QueenMandla_) January 1, 2022

“The Milkmaid” is inspired by the striking image of two Fulani milkmaids depicted on the Nigerian Ten Naira bill. This image shows the empowered women who are a significant part of dairy production in their regions. #themilkmaidmovie https://t.co/h0ec8zAZhW pic.twitter.com/QL0QdCJmpR

— Imam Anas (@itz_imaam) August 13, 2019

Suya inside foil paper. God forbid bad thing. Shey Guardian abi Thisday newspaper don finish ni?
Very soon, they will be putting suya inside bowl. Eko ti gbagbakugba 😡

— Lola Okunrin (@lollypeezle) November 12, 2021

Hahahahaha, when they start to bastardize the foood.

Eating pounded yam with fork and knife etc etc 

Another commandment in my mind sha, is that just as women were 'empowered' to do all the work and nobody disturbed them, let women be empowered to collect the money in the updated food (abi na gastronomique) industry. That's all.

Ok, let's talk about food.  

Periwinkle.  Okhazi.  

Eba.  Banga.  Tuwo.  Garri, straight up.  

Mango.  Pineapple past, present, and future.  

Small chops.  Fried rice.  ...  Aadun.  Gurudi.  Agbalumo.  

... everything nice. 

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Affordable Housing - How To Succeed

1. Stop complaining about the price of cement.  Start Digging.   
Wise civilizations have always built homes with what they have, not with what they have to obtain with difficulty.  Today's Nigeria is not a wise civilization I suppose, or we would use laterite bricks more. 
What is laterite?  The answer may be beneath your feet at the construction site.

2. Build more units than you need
Sell or rent to others, and make some money.  Be an answer to the housing crunch...Nigerians need answers.  Do you want to become an expert in affordable and sustainable building technology?  Start here. 
http://olojauk.com/article/with-n3m-15000-you-can-build-your-own-house-in-nigeria.html
http://thenationonlineng.net/building-a-functional-low-cost-house/
http://www.nairaland.com/1495068/build-red-bricks-hugely
http://www.nairaland.com/2209886/alternative-building-technique-affordable-housing
http://www.nairaland.com/1006963/affordable-low-cost-housing-option
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/04/affordable-housing-with-bricks-you-can-reduce-cost-by-40/
https://ng.boell.org/2015/03/03/affordable-green-housing-nigeria

Meet the experts, read their books and study their works, for example The Architecture of Renowned Master Demas Nwoko

3. Lower your running costs too
Fire NEPA/PHCN/xxDC , throw away the noisy generator (or give it to your enemy lol) and be your own solar power provider.  Also remember to build in time-tested natural ventilation and passive cooling systems from day 1, from the first drawing your architect makes.       

Thermal ventilation and Cross-ventilation

Get inspired: See more natural heating and cooling systems via snelhai's pinterest page

Ventilation Blocks

We can learn a lot about Passive Cooling from Cairo/Egypt, Yemen/Arabia, Iran/Iraq, and the Middle East in general.  Example: E.M. Okba (Cairo University) has notes on Building Design for Passive Cooling

Middle Eastern - style wind tower for ventilation

Traditional Badgir (wind-catcher) system

Apply wisdom.  Come back with a testimony. 

You may also like:  
http://upnaira.blogspot.com.ng/2015/12/still-trying-to-find-your-passion-what.html ,  
Using electric power at home ,  
http://lifelib.blogspot.com.ng/2011/01/agric-chic.html

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Linda Ikeji went through a lot

A lot of needless hardship.

It's a long story, juicy, inspirational, ...

 and I hope it makes you say, on behalf of struggling people all over Africa and the world: 

* NEVER AGAIN *

Please read:
What inspired 'I'd Rather Be Self Made'...the day I was picked up by Special Fraud Unit...:-), at LindaIkeji's blog
"Before I became the popular blogger that I am today, I was a struggling entrepreneur. I started my modeling career in 1998 before I turned 18 and started my company Blackdove Communications in 2004 when I was just 23+. Blackdove was a modeling agency/events company and I operated from a 2-room office in Jibowu, Yaba for almost three years.

In 2006, I decided to try something that I'd always wanted to do - become a magazine publisher... [MORE]"

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