Good one and nice catch. But if possible, please try to get a proper sinker. I know it doesn't feel like a big deal but we all have to do our part in contributing to the aquatic health of our planet

OfeNmanu:
Seems the TRA has added nairaland.com to block list as it redirects to etisalat proxy page.

The blocking can also be via keywords.

Yup...this is correct. You cannot access nairaland from the UAE without a VPN

PTSD na your mate?

Hismasterpiece:


so doing business in Nigeria isn't easy? how do you mean?

how does insecurity affect the country's currency value

doesn't nigeria export oil among other things?

Insecurity = No FDI...or foreign direct investment.

Say for example, you have a house where you sell goods. But on the next street, there is a house where the tenants are much. So you decide to start selling your goods in that house.
But the problem is every time you send your worker to the place, they get robbed or killed...and you make losses.

Now, in this analogy, you are the seller from a foreign country, the house on the other street is Nigeria. The money and goods you take to the other house is the FDI...your workers getting robbed constantly is the insecurity

To be successful in most of life's endeavours, you must become a predator.

I can't be the only one who picked up the "glucose guardian" line in the story what does it mean?

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If I was an IT expert...with the right certification here, I would be making nothing less than 8k and above here in UAE. I wish I was, but I'm not.

youngsahito:
how do you apply for job in UAE or already have the job b4 u leave 9ja?

You can apply and look for jobs in UAE but you must consider these Four things:

1) The people or person you through which you came into the country. (For me, it was my agent).

2) Those you surround yourself with when in the country. The people in my accommodation were top guys who kept giving me job links.

3) How much you're determined to get a job and get started. First place I worked in this country was as a cleaner at a restaurant. I wasn't picky. I applied for several jobs I'd have considered beneath me if I was in naija. I forgot about my Psychology degree and applied for every job that was beneath me.

4) Luck and God's grace.

I did not leave naija with an offer. Came in January on 3 months VIsa. Spent the first month searching online and applying for jobs.

I got one at a restaurant in Dubai where I worked for about 2 weeks. The owner said she was just test running and there was no chef so i should go back to my old accommodation to wait for her call. She wasted my time and didn't pay me a dime except 20aed to take the metro back to Ajman where i used to stay.

I got information about a conpany hiring, so I applied and they sent me a message to come for interview. I went for it, passed and got a job designation that had double the pay of the position I applied for. Now, I have my Emirates ID. I'm settled and already lookinh forward to upgrade once my probation period with this company is over.

I've been reading UAE hard, here and there all through the thread. UAE is not abroad this, and that. Granted it's not abroad but it's where I am currently and where I work I earn a minimum of 2k aed...even though it's the regular 9hrs plus 3 hrs overtime. It's not much, but for someone who came into the country 6 months ago and only started working a month and a half ago with zero UAE work experience, it is something. It's a platform to build on for better jobs in future.
The truth that I've discovered about moving to a different country, based on my own and other's experience, is that a lot depends on your attitude, drive, willingness to succeed and your worldview.

Nothing is handed to you abroad. You must earn every dime and even work more than you're paid..But the beautiful thing is opportunities abound if your attitude is right and your focus is steady.

phineas:


You guys need to wake up and applaud any initiative that supports the growth of the country.They make a lot of money from Nigeria.A lot,if in doubt ask how much Linda makes from ads daily,and that's just a tip of the iceberg compared to Facebook,insta,Twitter etc.

Thanks to our population and china /asia not letting their people trade with such platforms,Nigeria contributes a significant amount in dollars to their revenue.Someone should Please bring the figures and rate in comparison to other countries and regions.

This is the right step from Nigeria.Tax any income they generate from Nigeria.Any money that goes out from Nigerian accounts to them as payment for services must be tracked and taxed,vat first then systems to collect other taxes e.g must be thought of creatively .Naija is doing that already.e.g operating liscence,registration etc

They can tax Linda because unlike the likes of Instagram, Tiktok, etc...she has a physical presence in Nigeria (not just virtual). Linda conducts direct business in Nigeria; hence, she can be taxed. Tell me, how do you get Twitter, facebook, IG and the rest to comply with your tax laws when they have no physical interest or assets in Nigeria?

TheRareGem1:


You see that your comprehension us below per, or maybe you didn't read

"Below par" and not "below per", sister. I'm fucking arguing with kids who're barely out of secondary school or, perhaps, under-graduated from university. The question is how do you tax these tech giants?

The example you mentioned above is simply passing the cost on to the users of their services. That's not taxing the companies. You guys should stop this wilful idiocy. It's annoying

dalongjnr:

Oga join and follow the rule of the country or get booted out.
The laws are simple as states "In Nigeria, according to the Finance Act 2019, a company will pay taxes if it “transmits, emits or receives signals, sounds, messages, images or data of any kind by cable, radio, electromagnetic systems, or any other electronic or wireless apparatus to Nigeria in respect of any activity, including electronic commerce, application store, high-frequency trading, electronic data storage, online adverts, participative network platform, online payments and so on, to the extent that the company has significant economic presence in Nigeria and profit can be attributable to such activity.

“If the trade or business comprises the furnishing of technical, management, consultancy or professional services outside of Nigeria to a person resident in Nigeria to the extent that the company has significant economic presence in Nigeria” .

You no get sense. You're making tax laws for organisations that have zero physical presence in your country. How does this make sense to you?

Silly idiots pontificating and doing what silly idiots do best. You know which African country can tax a gaint tech company like Twitter presently? Ghana.

When we say make policies that are investor friendly. When we say put the country in a position where they can take advantage of any form of global interest from local and foreign investors, this is what we mean.

Once they come in with huge money to invest in the country, taxing them will be easier than ABC.

But na lie. Buhari and co will rather die on the hill of cattle economics

Who's the mof who movec this to front page again?

"I told myself to save yourseld because I can't save you."

TF does this mean?

Bolognese:
If you become minister today, you no go appoint aides abi?

Isn’t it common sense to know that these guys don’t personally handle their social media accounts (where’s the time to do all that?). That’s why they appoint SA on New Media and the rest!

The SA is the one probably trading Bitcoin!

You open burner account to talk nonsense. Malami told you it was his aide who posted the shots, right?
Malami's aide is running crypto on Malami's phone?
The point is they banned cryptocurrency, crippling an income source for majority of youths, yet they're using it.

Let's just say for a second, the above points don't matter, what is the AGF doing with a VPN in order to log into and deactivate his twitter account. Note that this is on the same twitter he said he'd prosecute anyone still accessing the platform via VPN. Sometimes i wonder if there is nothing in you people's head except emptiness and a lack of emotion.

Aaaaarghmed:
Pls guys, I need recommendations on any country I can travel to with 1.5 m to hustle more. I was considering turkey or cyprus. Pls advise me and also you can tell me about any other countries too. Am a graduate and am also a hustler who can adapt.

Thanks

1.5m will get you into UAE...but you have to be willing to start from the absolute scratch, bro. Also, this isn't really the right time to come to UAE for hustle. They're approaching their Desert months...everywhere will be intensely hot, business patronage won't be high and as such most businesses won't be looking to hire.
I know because I've been on ground for half a year now.
The best route, although it's not easy is to come, go for security course in Dubai, get the license and use it to get security work in companies like transguard and G4S security.
This one sef get comma in the sense that you could be in their accommodation for months without deployment or salary. But if it clicks...bro, you'll be a boss...You could be earning as much as 2,400aed depending on how many offs you take in a month.

Read through the "news" article and no mention of Ade Ipaye anywhere asides the headline.

dochenaj:
A sponsor is not always needed. It is a tourist visa not a work visa after all.

I took the liberty of doing some research on Dubai Tourist visas and I was right.

Howbeit, my statement was a blanket statement for agents generally irrespective of the country being travelled to or what the mission of the travel is for (tourism, study, work, "japaism" ).

I don't like arguing too much. Even on the visit Visa, there's always a sponsor listed. You can only argue against this if you've never had anything to do with UAE VISA. Sponsors are absolutely necessary (if you're not from certain countries) due to the way UAE have structured their VISA requirements. Otherwise, do you think people wouldn't have sidestepped agents when trying to get visa into the country.

dochenaj:
I don't see why someone would need an agent.

Take your time study the process, and do it for yourself.

Most agents don't really do anything special for your travel process.

You clearly don't know how Dubai visa processing works. To get a Visa into Dubai, you need a sponsor i.e. someone who is a valid resident in the country (this is mostly companies or locals). This is where agents come in. They interface between you, the "local" who's ready to stand as sponsor and the visa procurement process. In the case of Dubai, agents are actually very necessary...unless you have a direct family member here already that can stand as your sponsor.

That point about Ajman is misplaced and wrong. I've been in UAEnso far for 5 months and four of those were spent living in Ajman. Apart from having the luck of coming in through an extremely good agent (he also lives in Ajman), I can say the state is one of the most relatively laid-back and vibrant among the states. Not once did I encounter people who'd fallen into the hands of scammer agents from Ajman. In fact, the only guy I met was a dude whose agent in Nigeria scammed him 2 million for 90 days visit visa and immediately he got into Dubai, the agent cancelled the VIsa.
I've been to places like Sharjah, Deira and Al Barsha in Dubai and zi can tell you there are more crooked Nigerians (agents and more) in those places than in Ajman. Please don't mislead people. If I hadn't lived there, I'd have believed you.

Also, you clearly don't know some things but are too obstinate to learn from others. That's not a good sign of a good teacher. Saying transportation in Abu Dhabi is better than Dubai? I'm just going to chill, bro. Others have pointed it out already.

Apart from all that, you're correct on the others.

MANNAABBQGRILLS:
Oh I thought they were going to deny the deaths in this one like they denied the death of the youth at Lekki Toll gate during EndSARS protest.

Oh sorry, this one does not indict the army. Now I see the reason.

Bleep, you're an absolutely soulless and abhorrent human being.

What the hell is this? Even under a thread announcing the tragic loss of young lives, you're here trying to score useless political point.

Gutter behaviour, but again, your antecedents precede you. So I'm not surprised.

officialfestus:
My samsung phone with inbuilt battery fell inside a pool and it was still until i shut it down and wipe the water off,after sometime i on it and it powered on and was still working,then i shut it down again and started shaking it to remove the water inside, but now it rufuses to power on,any help on how to go about it ?

You shouldn't have switched it back on...without first taking it to a technician. Chances are that you've short circuited something in the phone and probably burnt the panel...

gentleiphy:


All i want to add to this comment is this:
Atiku just ran to Dubai to take the covid-19 vaccine
Anambra State Governor Willy Obiano and wife are presently in Houston to take the covid-19 vaccine, the wife already took hers and they are waiting for the Governors turn,they are going to spend a month plus to take the complete dose...

You know what that means? because they hold American Citizenships reason they were allowed to take it, can you op do the same with the money you have in Nigeria? When will Nigeria get the vaccines to get to the poor masses the Governor and the wife left in Anambra state...
When the Vaccine is finally procured by Nigeria government, do you think poor masses will have access to it? Nigeria will start selling the vaccines to the highest bidder and the rich, but in the countries you mentioned every one gets a vaccine without stress.

Do you remember that little girl that survived the Sosoliso plane crash in PortHarcourt that Pastor Bimbo Odukoya died in? The little girl lives in America, saved by hospitals in America (Nigeria could not), she went to America Got Talent and is doing pretty well in US, do you think Nigeria would have given her reason to live and be happy again?

Okonjo Iweala achieved all what she is today in US, Chinua Achebe left Nigeria and never came back until his death, why? He had a road accident Ni that got him paralyzed (Nigeria could not handle his case) and he was flown to US and his life saved but remained on a wheelchair yet he still taught in the University sitting on a wheelchair.

There is difference between hell on earth and heaven on earth. And you know the one Nigeria belongs to.

Aside this my contribution, you used your data well to sample opinion.

Are you minding him? I hate the lewd romance some Nigerians often have with the pervasive mediocrity and poverty that's rife in Nigeria. Poverty porn.

I believe Amaechi has a portfolio...so which one is "President Buhari's minister"?
Who is educating you people?

That was classic crocodile predation. The initially prowling...and then laying still with its mouth open. Those are hallmarks of a crocodile bidding its time to attack.
Maybe it's because I've seen too many croc attack videos sha...I'm haooy for the woman...happy she didn't get mauled more than she was.

sonmvayina:
What happened to the gifts they brought...? I heard to was sold to buy food. As the family was going through hard times....nobody was buying furniture, and joseph had to resort to selling pure water to support

I shouldn't have laughed as hard as I did to this...wtf, bro.

When we say this useless government funds terrorists, this is what we mean.

Am I the only one wondering if this is one of the locations they filmed the classic movie "IGODO"

IMASTEX:

That is it, when bad behaviours are punished regardless of whosoever, jungle Justice will die a natural death. The people sadly engage in such due to the distrust & zero confidence in the relevant system.

Thank you. If this isn't done, we'd just be playing around this issue pretending we wanr to find a solution, I've even expounded more on that point sef.

I have not read the op's writeup but I can already tell you that jungle justice will not and will never syop until our broken justice system is fixed.
There's a topic currently on front page about the house of rep second reading a bill to put a deadline on criminal and civil court cases. This would be a nice step in the right direction.

The other thing to fix is the corrupt police institution.
Let's say citizens apprehend a criminal who has commited a dastardly crime and they hand him to the police...and then in a few days the criminal is back on the streets walking as a free man and threatening those who apprehended him all because he could bribe the police. How would the people act the nect time they apprehend another criminal? Jungle justice of course.
Unfortunately, Nigeria's government has failed to provide a lot of what it takes to run a nation successfully. Hence our failing nation tag.
When this happens, it creates space for people to take matters into their hands. In the case of our rubbish justice system, the people take matters into their hands through jungle justice.

I can't be the only one who read that the op took the dog to a vet. So why's everyone recommending taking him to a vet again.
If anything, the recommendation should be for him to change Vets.