Damilare Babatunde | Construction Supervisor

Construction Supervisor → Facilities Manager | I document what goes wrong on site so buildings perform better for life

[Damilare Babatunde | Construction Supervisor @Damlarbaba]

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Most construction problems don’t fail because of materials.
They fail because risks were not identified, documented, or supervised early.
This is what I do professionally 🧵

[Aare kurunmi kakanfo @AKakanfo]

In life make sure you win.
Remember, just win.
Forget the noise, forget the defamation, forget the lies, just keep eyes on the ball just win. Let them mock you, attack you, ridicule you and even look down on you, just win.
When you win, your enemies will perform as MCs and musicians on the day of your coronation.
Stop making excuses, just win. If you are not called to the table, create one. If you have no platform build one.
Politics is war without bloodshed, war is politics with bloodshed.

[Abisola Olusanya | The Lagos Food Architect @Abi_Olusanya]

… WFD 2026

@jidesanwoolu @drobafemihamzat @followlasg @lagosagric1 @lagos_agriclub

[Aare kurunmi kakanfo @AKakanfo]

The benefits go far beyond flights:
•Jobs: pilots, engineers, cabin crew, maintenance technicians, caterers and ground staff.
•Tourism: a branded carrier that sells Lagos's music, film, fashion and food to the world.
•Trade: direct cargo links for Lagos exporters and the African Continental Free Trade Area.
•Diaspora connection: easier, cheaper travel home for millions of Nigerians abroad.
•Soft power: the Eko name on aircraft tails in foreign capitals, telling the world that Lagos is a global city.
The honest risks
Airlines are hard businesses. Margins are thin, aircraft leasing is expensive, foreign exchange is volatile, and Nigeria's aviation history is full of failures. Critics will rightly ask whether public money should go into such a risky venture, and whether Lagos has more urgent needs in housing, transport and flooding.
These concerns are serious. They are exactly why the PPP model, private majority ownership and strict governance matter. Done badly, Eko Airline would be a vanity project. Done well, it would be a profitable business and a strategic asset.
A call to vision
Lee Kuan Yew did not build Singapore by thinking small. Dubai did not become a global crossroads by waiting for permission. They acted like city-states before the world recognised them as such.
Lagos has been called Africa's Singapore for years. It is time to act like it.
Dr Hamzat, give Lagos its wings. Build Eko Airline.
#Lagos #EkoAirline #Hamzat #Singapore #Aviation #LagosRising

[Aare kurunmi kakanfo @AKakanfo]

The audacity of any non Yoruba to come on social media to lecture the Yoruba people who lead in Nigeria in all human development and ramifications needs to be studied by psychologists and psychiatrists.
No region or people come close to our political leaders no matter how we insult them in Nigeria.
Sincerely we Yorubas need to do better and stop allowing failures lecture us about governance.

[Akin Olaoye @akintollgate]

@officialABAT
In 2023, I was a critic.
I distrusted the APC like many in my generation. From the years of unrest and a weak post-COVID recovery, the Buhari government left too many scars: policy drift, economic pain, and political deceit from an establishment that felt disconnected from the people. I was disillusioned. My conviction then was clear. The opposition offered the better path. I acted on it. I organised. I spoke. I put my own resources behind that belief.
Three years later, I have changed my position.
I did not arrive at this overnight. I arrived here after years of tracking policy effects and watching results compound. Not because it is convenient. Not because I was paid. Because the reforms, the vision, and the leadership President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has shown have moved the country in a direction I can no longer honestly deny. Fuel subsidy removal was painful. FX unification was painful. But the architecture of a functioning economy is being rebuilt in public, with determination. That is leadership, not sloganeering.
Some will be upset to see me pivot. Others will cheer. I understand. Loyalty to a 2023 posture is easier than loyalty to results. I choose the latter. Nigeria cannot be frozen in 2023 arguments while 2027 and the future demand decisions.
I respect those who still stand with the opposition. I admire their persistence and the constituencies they speak for. Democracy needs that contest, and I will continue to advocate for it. I simply no longer believe their current path is the one that puts Nigeria on a consistent road to greatness.
The Renewed Hope agenda, however imperfect in execution, now contains the ingredients required: fiscal realism, infrastructure ambition, and a president willing to take politically costly decisions. That is what I am backing.
I have always practised active citizenship. I have supported candidates with my time, my voice, and my resources for free. That same energy and vigour will be deployed ahead of 2027. Not as a convert seeking applause, but as a Nigerian who has watched the data, lived the pain, and decided the country must keep moving.
Nigeria Forward 🇳🇬💚

Results over Noise! No going back. 4+4 ♾️

[Akin Olaoye @akintollgate]

Gov Alex Otti just confirmed what many of us who actually run businesses have been saying for months.
Tinubu’s economic reforms especially subsidy removal were the right, painful, and necessary decision. I have made that case repeatedly saying the ₦15.8 trillion already saved is now in FAAC, roads, and MSME programmes.
You cannot absorb the shock and then ask the next government to reopen the fiscal hole. That is not pro-business. It is a refund to the old racket, many of whom are not happy today.

When a sitting Labour Party governor from the South-East, widely regarded as one of the most competent in the country by those in opposition, proclaims the reforms resonate with him and he will not oppose the President’s right to run, it is a SIGNAL!
This is how new supporters are won in 2027. Not by slogans. By results that even political opponents cannot honestly deny.
The pain was real. The foundation is now stronger. Pragmatic leaders like Otti can see it. Many more will.

Nigeria Forward 🇳🇬 💚

[Segun(🦁)Showunmi (PhD) @SegunShowunmi]

Sensible leaders don’t leave what is important because of a roll call at the #UNGA.

The Presidency is one institution. @KashimSM is Presidency enough for New York while President Tinubu focuses on other matters of strategic national importance.

Serious nations understand the difference between symbolism and substance. Governance is about outcomes, not attendance registers.

Nigeria was represented. Nigeria’s interests were protected. That is what matters.

Great nations focus on results. Great leaders focus on priorities.

[Akin Olaoye @akintollgate]

When Akwa Ibom built a stadium, plenty people said the governor no get sense.
Then-Gov Akpabio used the state’s oil derivation, about $96m at the time. No loan. No PPP. No external intervention. It remains 100% state-owned public infrastructure.
Fast forward: almost every FIFA match in Nigeria goes to Uyo.
Akwa Ibom understood something simple. Hospitality is revenue. So they built around it, local hotels, state-owned Ibom Air, and a business ecosystem that feeds the tourism economy.
That is how a state becomes its own economic powerhouse and grows IGR.
Ogun is not building football stadiums. It is building a free zone. Building third party logistic hubs would be an area entrepreneurs that pursue next. These will include developing land for warehouses, trailer parks, automotive repairs, hotels, eateries and new housing around the port.
Niger is leaning into agro-farming to raise IGR and create local jobs.
Different assets. Same principle! stop waiting for Abuja to “balance” what you can package and own.
Local entrepreneurs and diaspora investors should look at what States are investing in and follow the money with businesses that support these economic ecosystems.

Nigeria Forward 💚🇳🇬

[Damilare Babatunde | Construction Supervisor @Damlarbaba]

@HBMayana_ There's actually a religion called Trachrislam—expected and common among our leaders. As a leader, we don't expect to limit yourself to a single religion, you embrace all.

[Akin Olaoye @akintollgate]

I’ve always hoped for a proper community of serious, like-minded Nigerians.
Today I’m glad to unveil Nigeria Forward.
A WhatsApp groups for non-toxic conversations, networking, business and professional opportunities.
No noise. No politics for politics’ sake. Just people who want to build. Will use this platform for all community projects, first scholarship disbursements & other interventions. Seeking paid moderators & Active members

If that sounds like you, reply JOIN and I’ll add you. Only join based on your physical location.
https://t.co/6fnogrj7Ag

[Damilare Babatunde | Construction Supervisor @Damlarbaba]

@akintollgate Join

[SEYILAW @seyilaw1]

You were an essential part of my childhood. I remember going to fetch water and running to Odunfa Street to catch a glimpse of you and Uncle Yinka Quadri at the Odunfa Caucus building. It was always thrilling to see you step onto the balcony with your smile. From Ondo Street, and even after we moved to Abeokuta Street, we still managed to visit our celebrities.

I remember Baba Suwe's office on Bola Street near Abeokuta Street. I recall how we screamed the day we saw our house in one of the movies you starred in. I also remember my pride when I told my friends at school that I used to see celebrities because they lived close to our house. Your acting alongside Aunty Ireti (Late Bimpe Adekola) in LEGAL WIFE was unforgettable.

Your role in Owo Blow parts one to three is forever legendary. Your catchphrase, "mo fi titobi Olorun Oba bura," combined with your calm demeanour, is iconic. Your aura belongs to a true SUPERSTAR.

Uncle Taiwo Hassan, our beloved OGOGO omo Kulodo, we mourn your passing and celebrate your lasting impact on the Nigerian movie industry, as well as your contributions as an inspiration for our generation.

OGOGO omo Kulodo, sun re o.

SEYILAW.

[Damilare Babatunde | Construction Supervisor @Damlarbaba]

@AKakanfo Nothing and everything is expected. Prepare yourself mind for the good and challenges — "evil" of life. The event doesn't always count as the action taken during and after the event.

A gentle way to say happy Sunday

[Damilare Babatunde | Construction Supervisor @Damlarbaba]

@oluwanishola791 Leave them ooo

[Damilare Babatunde | Construction Supervisor @Damlarbaba]

@arojinle1 I think he's just overly emotional.

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

Dear Nigerians,

For many years, Nigeria has possessed some of the most promising deep offshore oil and gas resources in the world, yet several major developments have remained stalled. Oil lies beneath our waters. We have the engineers, businesses and young people capable of doing increasingly sophisticated work in the sector. What has often been missing is the certainty required for investors to commit billions of dollars, over many years, at the scale needed to turn that potential into production, jobs and opportunity for Nigerians.

We cannot afford to leave that opportunity beneath our waters for another decade.

I have therefore signed the Deep Offshore Oil and Gas Projects Incentives (Tax Remission) Order, 2026, to provide clear and predictable terms for a new generation of deep offshore investment in Nigeria.

The framework has the potential to unlock up to $50 billion in investment, beginning with the approximately $10 billion Bonga South West project. For existing deep offshore leases, there is a clear window to reach Final Investment Decision by 31 December 2029 and receive the full standard incentive available under the Order.

There is urgency to this work. Capital moves, and countries compete for it every day. The countries that attract long-term investment are not necessarily those with the greatest natural resources. They are the ones that provide the greatest certainty.

Nigeria must be one of those countries.

This Order marks the tenth major policy directive of my administration targeted specifically at the oil and gas sector. Each has dealt with a constraint holding back investment, production or value creation. Taken together, they represent a deliberate effort to make our oil and gas industry more competitive, attract capital back to Nigeria and ensure that more of the value created from our resources remains here at home.

But attracting investment is only half of my purpose.

I want the work that comes with these projects to come home to Nigeria. I want our engineers involved, our fabrication yards working, our marine and technical service companies securing contracts, and our young people acquiring skills that will remain valuable long after the first barrel is produced.

The Order reflects this priority. For projects accessing its supplementary incentives, activities are to be performed in Nigeria, subject to clearly defined exceptions and Nigerian Content requirements.

My ambition is that we use this new investment cycle to build Nigeria into Africa’s regional hub for deep offshore project execution. We should not only possess the resources. We should increasingly possess the skills, businesses and industrial capacity required to develop them.

When I engaged the Chief Executive Officer of Shell plc, Mr Wael Sawan, I directed my team to look beyond a solution for one company or one project. We needed a framework that could unlock a wider pipeline of investment while protecting Nigeria’s long-term interests.

That framework is now in place.

Ultimately, I will judge its success by what Nigerians see from it in terms of good jobs, stronger Nigerian businesses, greater production, increased revenues for the Federation and new capabilities built here at home.

Our natural resources must work harder for our people.

That is the purpose of this decision, and we will pursue it with urgency.

Nigeria First.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR
President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Federal Republic of Nigeria

[Damilare Babatunde | Construction Supervisor @Damlarbaba]

@oluwanishola791 Na only PSquare I know

[Damilare Babatunde | Construction Supervisor @Damlarbaba]

@Nig_Farmer It is mostly due to poor and improper compaction.
Sometimes, I marvel at the ignorance of people who handle compacting poorly, especially when using laterite to do filling.
Proper compaction is very important, else the consequences can be disastrous.

[Chukwuma Charles SOLUDO, CFR @CCSoludo]

PRESIDENT TINUBU IS INTENTIONALLY REBUILDING THE SOUTH EAST

I can’t contain my joy and that of my people regarding the great news from DIKESIMBA Anambra; DIKESIMBA NDIGBO, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR!

Certainly, President Tinubu has a date with history, and even more so with the Southeast. He continues to demonstrate his avowed commitment to orchestrating the reconstruction of the Southeast, thereby finally healing the wounds of the Civil War. There are several unprecedented, foundational infrastructural rebirths going on in the Southeast at the moment. We will celebrate the full list later….

But the news from him today is history in itself. I met the President on Wednesday, July 1. The next day, the Hon. Minister for Works and Infrastructure (our own ever-productive and beloved Sen. Dave Umahi) contacted me to send him the details of the roads we had repeatedly discussed. On Friday, July 3rd, I sent him the following two roads:

1. Otuocha–Anam–Abaji (Kogi), about 108km to be dualized; and
2. Oba–Nnewi–Uga–Ihube (Okigwe Junction), connecting Anambra/Imo to the Enugu–PH Road, which also passes through Abia, about 150km to be dualized.

Today, 15th July, I received a message from the Min. of Works that the President has graciously approved both roads for “design and procurement”! What can I say? These two roads constitute critical game-changers for the Southeast, South-South and North Central. The man who tamed the Atlantic Ocean in Lagos is certainly redefining politics, and the Southeast won’t be the same again! For me personally, this is why politics makes sense to me: working collaboratively and building alliances to achieve concrete results that improve the lives of the people.

Thank you, ASIWAJU! History will be kind to you!!

[Sir J (J9) @SirJarus]

Of all the things my company does, the one I dislike most is FACILITY MANAGEMENT.

It is one heachache of service with zero to little gain.

I delegated the executive oversight of that service to thevcompany's GM, with strict instruction that they should get me involved only in very high-level, high-risk events.

Every other thing, please solve it without letting me know.

I exited the Whatsapp group of that line of service. I do not attend their meetings. Just give a few word report of what is happening there during general meeting.

But I rate the team handling it highly - from the facility officers to the GM.

- Managing tenants
- Managing owners of completed properties
- Managing neighbourhood of our completed properties (Landlord associations, residents associations etc)
- Managing facility personnel (security, cleaners - this one is not too hard)
- Managing service providers (NEPA, Lawma etc)

Some tenants are extremely problematic. Some property owners too. And you are inbetween them.

All of these without any significant gain, nowhere commensurate with the efforts abd manhours. And people don't pay.

I prefer to focus on property development. After property is completed, I don't even step into some properties in two years. I only hear brief what is happening from our able GM who is the highest authority in our management function.

Facility management wahala too much.