HOW TO GET YOUR JUMIA AFFILIATE LINK AND BANNER

I am helping a friend become a Jumia affiliate. It's a good opportunity to earn for a blogger. If you are interested in signing up, you can do that here.

After signing up, I helped her find her affiliate link and banners with these steps.

1. Click here and you'll get the page below.
Click on the icon with 3 lines on the Top Right

2. Click on 'Sign in'

3. When you sign in, you'll be directed to the dashboard.

4. When you click on the icon with the three lines at the top right corner of the page, you'll get this page

5. You can either make banners or build an affiliate link. To build an affiliate link, click on 'Link Builder'.

6. You'll get this page. Remember to change the OFFER to 'Jumia Nigeria'.

7. When you scroll down the page, you'll find your affiliate link in the box under 'Final URL'.

8. You can choose to make banners instead. To make a banner, go back to step 5 and pick 'Banner' instead of 'Link Builder'. You'll get the page below. Remember to change the OFFER to 'Jumia Nigeria'. I chose 'General' but you can pick any option you like.

9. Choose your banner size. I chose 300x250 just because... Choose the banner size that is good for your blog or website.

10. The banner and associated URLs are below. You can use this banner and the associated URLs on your blog. See what my own banner looks like.

I know. You can thank me later, lol.

If you are a blogger in Nigeria and will like to monetize your blog, I think you can take advantage of the following opportunities.
1. Join the Real Estate Revolution
2. Start an online shop with Shopify
3. Sign up as an Oriflame Consultant


Remember to get great deals on Jumia tonight.
#Tentmakers

INVITATION TO TENDER – Cross River State Capital and Sustainable Development Goals projects

Newspaper: THE PUNCH, June 7, 2016

Location: Cross River State

Closing Date: July 19, 2016

Description:

• Rehabilitation of 1no. Senior Girls’ hostel
• Rehabilitation of 1no. Junior Boys’ Hostel
• Rehabilitation of 1no. Junior Girls’ Hostel
• Construction of 1no. Examination Hall of 2500 Seaters Capacity for Students
• Construction of 1no. Dining Hall of 2500 Seaters
• Administration and Coordination
• Furnishing of 1no. Block of Modern Dining Hall (SDG)
• Construction of Borehole and Water Reticulation (SDG)
• Construction of VIP Toilets in Hostel Areas and Classrooms (SDG)
  Basic Eligibility:
• Evidence of company registration with Corporate Affairs Commission
• Current Pension Commission (PENCOM) Compliance Certificate
• Tax Clearance for the last three years (2013, 2014 and 2015)
• Evidence of experience of similar jobs for the past three (2013, 2014 and 2015)
• Evidence of financial capability from a reputable Bank
• Evidence of registration with BPP on the National Database
• NSITF Certificate
• FRC Certificate
• Company profile and key personnel
• Registration with Industrial Training Fund (ITF)
• Evidence of audited accounts for the last three years (2013, 2014 & 2015)
• A sworn affidavit indicating whether or not any officer of Federal Government College, Ikom or Federal Ministry of Education is a Director or Shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the company

INVITATION TO TENDER – OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE

Newspaper: THE PUNCH, June 6, 2016, pg. 34

Location: Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State

Closing Date: July 19, 2016

Description:

Project 1

• Procurement and Installation of Languages Interpreters and Transmission Devices
• Procurement and Installation of Wired and Wireless facilities for ACE Laboratories
• Procurement and Installation of High Capacity Fiber Optics Backbone for ACE Laboratories
• Procurement and Installation of a backup power Generator
• Procurement of a Vehicle
   
  Project 2
• Construction of Postgraduate ICT Laboratories Building
   
  Basic Eligibility:

To be considered, potential companies are to submit all the under listed verifiable documents:

• Certificate of incorporation at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and evidence of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in case of a joint venture.
• Include certified true copy of CAC registration forms Co2 and Co7 containing names of Directors and Shareholders.
• Certified true copy of Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company.
• Corporate profile to include a list of the company’s technical staff, their CVs and copies of their credentials, including qualification, year(s) of cognate experience and certificate of registration with relevant professional bodies.
• Evidence of payment of tax for the last three (3) years (2013-2015).
• Copy of VAT registration and evidence of past VAT remittance for completed projects.
• Copies of Company’s Audited Statement of Account for the last three years (2013-2015) duly stamped by a Registered Auditor.
• Certificate of compliance with the provisions of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Amendment act, 2011, Issued by the ITF and stated to be valid up to 31^st December, 2016.
• Original Bank Statement of the past twelve (12) months.
• Verifiable evidence of similar jobs successfully executed or being executed within the last five years, including types, cost location and evidence of award and satisfactory completion.
• List of equipment to be used for the projects, whether owned, hired or leased, with evidence of ownership, lease or hire.
• Company’s registered address, functional contact address, GSM phone, numbers and e-mail addresses.
• Reference letters from three (3) previous clients for similar projects, satisfactorily completed.
• A sworn affidavit by a director certifying that:
  • The documents submitted for the tendering exercises are not only genuine, but correct.
  • None of the directors of company has ever been convicted by any court of law.
  • The company is not bankrupt.
  • None of the officers of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife is a former or present Director of the Company.
  • Company’s banking detail, including Account Name, Account Number, Bank Name and Branch and Sort Code.
     
    Please note that the originals of document will be requested and should be available for sighting whenever required. The opening of bids follows immediately after close of submission at 11:00am on Tuesday, July 19, 2016.

INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING

Newspaper: THE NATION, June 6 2016, Pg.37

Location: University of Lagos, Akoka

Closing Date: July 21, 2016
Description:

• Re-Construction of a burnt residential bungalow building to include extensive repairs and replacements.
• Construction of a four (4) reinforced concrete framed structure raft foundation
  Basic Eligibility:

• Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commision (CAC), including Article and Memorandum of Association of the company and up to date Annual Returns with CAC
• A Sworn Affidavit certifying as follows:
  • The company is not in receivership, insolvency or bankruptcy.
  • The company does not have any director who has been convicted by any court in Nigeria and any other country for criminal offences in relation to fraud or financial impropriety.
  • That no officer of the University of Lagos or BPP is a former or present director or shareholder of the company.
  • That all information presented in the documents are true and correct in all particulars
• Company Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2013, 2014 and 2015) duly signed and stamped by a professional accounting/audit firm and signed by the Client.
• Evidence of Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2013, 2014 and 2015)
• Bidders shall have an average annual turnover of not less than Twenty-Eight Million Naira (N28,000,000) for LOT 1.
• Bidders shall have an average annual turnover of not less than One Hundred and Six Million Naira (N106,000,000) FOR LOT 2
• Pension Clearance Certificate valid for 2016 issued by the National Pension Commission (PENCOM)
• Industrial Training Fund (I.T.F) Certificate valid for 2016 in compliance with Section 6 of the Industrial Training Fund Amendment ACT, 2011.
• List of key personnel stating their role, designation qualification and years of experience. (Evidence or registration with professional bodies such as ARCON, COREN etc. copies of certificate are to be attached).

The following are the minimum requirements:

• Evidence of ownership of a functional and well equipped material testing Laboratory or an agreement with a standard laboratory where material testing will be conducted.
• Company’s Health Safety and Environment policy.
• Satisfactory bank reference from a reputable bank stating the Company’s creditworthiness and ability to be granted financial support for the project execution if the need arises.
• Evidence of registration on the National data base of Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by inclusion of Interim Registration Report valid for 2016 issued by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP).
• Evidence of payment of non-refundable pre-qualification fee at the Cash Office of University of Lagos with a certified bank cheque.
   

LOT 1:

• One (1) COREN registered Civil-Structural Engineer (with current practicing licence);
• One (1) CORBON registered Builder (with current practicing licence);
• One (1) QSRBN registered Quantity Surveyor (with current practicing licence);
• One (1) ARCON registered Architect (with current practicing licence).
• Evidence of work experience as main contractor executing or having executed a minimum of three (3) bungalow building, two of which must have been in the last three (3) years. Copy of award letters, last interim certificate of valuation for ongoing projects, completion certificate and final maintenance certificates, where applicable, are to be enclosed.

 

LOT 2:

• Two (2) registered Civil- Structural Engineers (with current practicing license) of not less than five (5) years post registration with COREN.
• Two (2) registered Builders (with current practicing license) of not less than five (5) years post registration with CORBON;
• Two (2) Quantity Surveyors (with current practicing license) of not less than five (5) years post registration with QSRBN.
• Two (2) registered Architects (with current practicing license) of not yet than five (5) years post registration with ARCON.
• Evidence of work experience as the main contractor executing or having executed a minimum of three (3) projects of at least 3 storey building, two of which must have been in the last five (5) years. Copy of award letters, last interim certification of valuation for ongoing projects, completion certificate and final maintenance certificates where applicable to be enclosed.
• Verifiable list of major construction equipment and facilities including registration numbers, chassis numbers, location (where they can be inspected) and remarks whether these are owned, leases or hired. The minimum number of equipment, facilities required are as listed below:
  • A crane
  • 2 Nos Mobile concrete mixers
  • 3 Nos 20-30 tons tippers
  • 3 Nos Dumpers
  • Dumpy level

Blogger 001 – Class 2

I got this feedback on Blogging Class 001 – Class 1:

Please tell me more about Infolinks. How do bloggers and website owners monetize their sites? Please how much is it to own a blog? What is required to maintain it? How can just maintaining this or doing what it takes earn one a dime? I really don’t get how.

I was going to delve into the technicalities of maintaining a blog in this class but I guess that’ll have to be the topic for Class 3. Please send your questions to bloggers@thetentmakers.biz and we’ll do what we can to address them.

Let’s attempt each question.

Please tell me about Infolinks

Infolinks is a global advertising platform offering ad solutions for both publishers and advertisers. Online bloggers and website owners monetize their websites with Infolinks while keeping the Look & feel of their sites undisturbed.

You can learn more about Infolinks by clicking on the link.

How do bloggers and website owners monetize their sites? How can just maintaining this or doing what it takes earn one a dime?

I think this article addresses the question so there’s no point regurgitating what has already been written. Let me add, though, that blogging/owning a website just to make money does not seem like the right way to go, in my opinion. I think your blog/website should be focused on your passion and monetizing it should be an added benefit. Anyone, for those that are interested in monetizing their blog/website, you can take a look at this article.

Please how much is it to own a blog? What is required to maintain it?

Please send an email to bloggers@thetentmakers.biz for our rates as well as our terms and conditions.

I found this article online about maintaining a blog. I think you’ll find it helpful. This will be further addressed in Class 3.

I have to sign off now, class is over, lol. Watch this space for Class 3, coming soon. Remember to send your questions and feedback to bloggers@thetentmakers.biz.

Have a blessed and productive day.

Poultry Farming in Nigeria (1)

Poultry Farming is probably one of the most lucrative in the world especially when it is setup and managed properly. Nigeria is not an exception. The quick maturity of chickens makes it an attractive business opportunity.

It is estimated that there are about 60 million or more daily consumers of poultry products.

Poultry feed management is key in minimizing the risks associated with this business. In order to obtain optimal growth rates, highly nutritious poultry feed must be provided to the birds. Also, the poultry farmer needs to ensure that bird infections are minimized as much as possible and that infected birds are QUICKLY identified to minimize the spread of infection to other birds.

Poultry farming is relatively established in the country so required inputs are generally available in-country.

There are many segments one can focus on and still retain the name “Poultry Farmer”. Here are some:

• Egg productions (Layers breeding)
• Meat production (Broilers breeding)
• Chicken breeding (Hatchery)
• Poultry feed production
• Poultry equipment and manufacturing
• Egg and meat processing, packaging and marketing
• Poultry farming and consultancy

Capital Requirements

This depends on the scale of poultry farming to be engaged in and which segment one is interested in. Please send an email to kneekey2@gmail.com or send a WhatsApp message to 08172860826 to get a fair estimate of what is required to start the specific business you have in mind.

Feeding

Good quality nutritious food is the key for successful poultry farming business. Poultry feeds include:

 •Wheat

 •Barley

 •Corn

 •Millet

•Skim Milk and Butter Milk

•Grain By-products

•Fish Oil

Please send an email to kneekey2@gmail.com or send a WhatsApp message to 08172860826 if you’ll like to know where to get affordable poultry feed. Poultry feed suppliers can also send information about their products.

We’ll continue on poultry farming in a separate blogpost.

Blogging 101 – Class 1

Hello friends. I’ve decided to start a series to help those interested in blogging. I’ll be sharing these lessons at least twice a week.

Please feel free to ask questions and share your views.

Today, we’re starting with an Introduction. As with every introduction, we’ll start with definitions. Let’s define “Blogging”.

What is Blogging?

Blogging is what a Blogger does…Lol. Okay seriously, Blogging essentially means maintaining a Blog.

So, what’s a Blog? A blog is a type of website that is updated regularly with new content. Essentially, a blog is just a space on the Web that you can create to record and express your opinions, experiences, and interests.

Who can maintain a Blog?

Anyone with a functional email address and internet connections can maintain a blog (and become a Blogger).

Why do Bloggers Blog?

Technorati.com conducted a survey of more than 4,000 bloggers asking them why they blog. Here are some of the most common responses:

• To share my experiences and expertise
• To speak up about an issue I care about
• To become more involved with my hobbies and passions
• To advance my career or start a career in writing
• To keep my family and friends updated about my life

Actually, I find all those responses relevant to why I blog. For me, the major reason why I blog is just because I CAN! Blogging helps me stay sane while stuck in Lagos traffic. I even blog about whatever I experience while on the road. You can read my Tales From The Road at kneekey2.blogspot.com. I also share whatever words of inspiration I receive at adenikewrites.blogspot.com. Enough about me…Tell me, why are you (interested in) blogging?

You know a good number of us in Nigeria became more interested in blogging after we heard that celebrity blogger, Linda Ikeji, bought a home in Banana Island and she made the money from blogging. Chai…”Show me the money”, we all screamed. AMA heard your cries and has decided to do just that. I read up a bit and I learnt about a few ways to make money while blogging. I have to warn you, though, that it’s not as easy as the movies make it seem. It takes dedication and a lot of hard work.

Let me sign off by introducing Infolinks to you.

Infolinks is a global advertising platform offering ad solutions for both publishers and advertisers. Online bloggers and website owners monetize their websites with Infolinks while keeping the Look & feel of their sites undisturbed.

You can learn more about Infolinks by clicking on the link below:

http://www.infolinks.com/join-us?aid=2535678

Courtesy: bloggerspassion.com

For bloggers

Dear Blogger,

Have you heard of Infolinks?

Well, if you haven't, let me tell you a bit more.

As you know, I'm a blogger and I'm aiming to buy myself that Banana Island house. Okay, I know I need to up my game. So, I did some research on the internet about how to start earning with my blogs. I came across something about Infolinks.

Something I find attractive about Infolinks versus other options is the Pay Per View (PPV) option, as well as the Pay Per Click (PPC) options.

I plan to strat sharing all I'm learning about blogging so please feel free to follow this "For Bloggers" series.


So, this chick in the picture is talking about doubling her earnings with Infolinks. Me, I don't know if she truly did or not but I'm planning to find out. What do you think? If you want to give it a try, please click the link below.

http://www.infolinks.com/join-us?aid=2535678

Oil Palm Processing

The oil palm belt includes the states of Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Akwa-Ibom, Cross River, Delta, Eboniyi, Ekiti, Enugu, Kogi, Ondo, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Imo and Rivers.
The consumption of palm oil in Nigeria amounts to 1.0 million MT per annum. The official figures states that the shortage in oil palm industry is estimated to be around 150,000 MT annually.

Products and Their Uses...
Common products that come from a palm tree you include, woven hats from palm fronds, chopsticks, woven baskets, palm oil, dates, palm wine, mats, hammocks, posts, poles, fuel wood, fans, purses, rattan balls, palm hearts, kernels, syrup, sugar, nets and ropes.

Palm Oil is used in
1. Cooking
2. The manufacture of vegetable oils and margarine
3. The manufacture of soaps
4. The production of some pharmaceuticals
5. The production of biodiesel

Investment Opportunities
There are many opportunities in oil palm processing. Discussions are already in progress.

If you are interested, please contact us.

AGRICULTURE

 Until recently, Nigeria’s agriculture was neglected in favour of the oil sector.

However, falling oil prices, as well as the problems in the Niger Delta, has made the federal government to turn to agriculture as a new growth area.

The sector grew by an estimated 7.7% in 2007, compared to growth of 7.4% in 2006, and is expected to continue increasing.

Agriculture is dominated by traditional smallholders growing crops such as maize, palm oil, yams, cassava, rubber, ...cotton, soya bean and cashew nuts, tobacco, groundnuts and cocoa beans. Commercial farming is small and limited.

The federal government, faced with rising food prices and the large amounts of foreign exchange leaving the country to pay for imported food, has introduced several initiatives meant to revive and exploit the potential of agriculture. These include financial incentives (for companies processing food), subsidies (for farming equipment and fertiliser), and research initiatives into improved crop utilisation.

Inadequate processing capacity is one of the key structural deficiencies in the agricultural economy. Investment in this sub-sector consequently attracts pioneer status: tax holidays, tariff concessions, financing and export support. The country's agricultural products fall into two main groups: food crops produced for home consumption and exports.

 If you are interested, please contact us for further discussions.
‪#‎Tentmakers

Aquaculture & Mariculture

Given its cheaper price, fish has become an integral part of Nigerians' diet and remains the main product consumed in terms of animal protein.

Nigeria has become a major destination for imported seafood with total market demand growing to more than one million tonnes per annum. The domestic catch caters for more than half of the total fish demand. Lake Chad and the southern coastal waters are the main sources of fish, but large quantities are caught every year in pools in seasonal rivers of the northern states.

Fish farming is on the rise in country and tilapia and catfish are the major species farmed by local fish farmers.

Opportunities for investment exist in the various sub-sectors, especially in the areas of storage, processing and preservation of the captured fish and fish seed multiplication for aquaculture.

 If you are interested, please contact us for further discussions.

BENTONITE

Investigations by the Nigerian Mining Corporation established the existence of bentonitic clay reserves of over 700 million tonnes in the country with the largest single deposit in Edo state.

Uses of Bentonite
- Used in Drilling Mud...
- Used as a foundry-sand bond in iron and steel foundries
- Used in decolorizing various mineral, vegetable and animal oils
- Used in clarifying wines, ciders, vinegar and others
- Can be used to adsorb oils and grease
- Can be used to line the base of landfills

Investment opportunities
Some companies already supply Bentonite to the international market.
If you are interested in Bentonite exploration and processing, please contact us for further discussions

BAUXITE

Bauxite, which is processed to yield alumina, is abundant in commercially exploitable reserves in Nigeria (Delta, Benue, Enugu and Ekiti states).

Uses of Bauxite
Bauxite is aluminium-rich ore that is used for aluminium production (the metallurgical bauxites) and for production of refractory materials, chemicals or cements (the non-metallurgical bauxites).

Investment opportunities
Before suspending production in 1999, ALSCON was producing over 4,000 metric tons of aluminium ingots per day.
The Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) at the time imported all its bauxite input. Nigeria’s total aluminium consumption is estimated at over 35,000 tonnes per year, all of which is being imported.

 If you are interested in Bauxite exploration and processing, please contact us for further discussions.

BARYTES

Opportunity exists in the exploration of barytes in Nigeria.

 A survey carried out in 1959 put the estimated reserve at 41,000 tonnes for the Benue valley deposits. Also the Nigerian Mining Corporation estimated a resource of 70,000 tonnes in the Azara deposit in Nasarawa State.

 Recently the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency embarked on the evaluation of newly reported deposits in Cross River, Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau and Taraba States. The inferred resource estimated... for four of the states (Benue, Cross River, Nasarawa and Taraba) where mining is considered viable is 21,123,913 metric tonnes.

 USES OF BARYTES:
Some Industrial Applications:
- For drilling
- Used in the manufacture of white pigment or extender in pigments and barium chemicals
- Glass industry
- Filler in leather, textile paper goods etc

Investment opportunities
 - Applying for mineral titles with a view of wholly owning the mining rights for the barytes deposit
- Partnering with existing title holders for detailed exploration as consultants and specialists
- Partnering with existing title holders in a joint venture agreement to explore, mine and market the barytes resources
- Legal transaction in barytes won in quarries and operations for export

If you are interested in Barytes Exploration and Processing, please get in touch with us so we can discuss further.