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TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by 080bjaked(m): 10:09am On Aug 29, 2024
adeolaspecial:
I do not have a water meter installed. Averagely, I could say we spend less than 8-10mins in the shower (though madam spends a little bit above that as per women). And we're very moderate in water usage in the kitchen. We never leave the tap running.

There are no leaks whatsoever. This bill is just way too high.
When I moved into my current appartment, I was paying 56 per month, after almost a year, they got a bill and they jacked it up to 91 or so, I intentionally cleared all my schedule that day to call cymru water (for wales), I was on call for over an hour (wait times, record review setc, I no gree o). I insisted that we are not heavy users. We did leak tests (shut off all taps, take reading, wait for one or 2hours and take another reading) and it was confirmed that there were no leakages.
When it became apparent that I won't stop calling them (think I called like 4-6times that day). The lady said she has to review all the house's previous water bills even before I moved in. It was then she said they didn't take a reading when I moved in so that bill which was calculated based on average usage was skewed.
Na so she changed my monthly bill to 53per month. I felt better cos I actually just wanted to keep the old rate but now I was getting a few extra. grin (who'd say no?)

An hour later, she called back, said she spoke with her supervisor and he worked out the calculations further and moved me to 39 per month. shocked
I was really happy and I've been paying that since then my account was even in credit when I got the last bill. how that mix up happened I honestly don't understand cos I believed I should have a new account when I move into a house right?
How come I was paying 56 initially and my account was in debit and now I'm paying 39 and I'm in credit? Since that day, I no too trust that water billing system.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russian Drones Enter Germany's Nuclear Power Plant, NATO On Alert (Photos) by 080bjaked(m): 9:58pm On Aug 25, 2024
Lol. He don finish with Ukraine wey dey deal with am? grin
Foreign AffairsRe: ISIS Take Control Of Russian Jail: Inmates 'cut Guard's Throat(photos) by 080bjaked(m): 6:13pm On Aug 23, 2024
felaismyhero:
The greatest threat to humanity existence; to world Peace is ISLAM. Apart from the fact that the religion still clings to the old barbaric way of evangelism; it is also replete with verses calling for violence against unbelievers-the yazidis have really suffered from ISIS.
100%, they always want to invade and take over other sovereign territories but are quick to cry to media when those victims are retaliating.
Muhammed did humanity great injustice.
Foreign AffairsRe: ISIS Take Control Of Russian Jail: Inmates 'cut Guard's Throat(photos) by 080bjaked(m): 6:10pm On Aug 23, 2024
If Putin retaliates now, you go dey hear "freesh*t", "freenonsense", blah blah blah

Anyways, we trust Israel to keep dealing with their hamas brothers.
Foreign AffairsRe: Botswana President Masisi On Discovery Of World’s Second Largest Diamond by 080bjaked(m): 1:47pm On Aug 23, 2024
Smeagul don enter Botswana.
"My Precious"
RomanceRe: Lady Crushes On Her Bike Man Gushes Over His ‘cuteness’ by 080bjaked(m): 1:45pm On Aug 23, 2024
Everyone go dey shout "sexual harassment" and "misogyny" like they are newly invented words.
CyrusVI:
Just thinking out loud tho

If reverse was the case, I mean a situation where the man touches a female service provider this way, I hope its still gonna be cool and she'd have being very comfortable with it

Women go dey trespass their boundaries anyhow dey use am crack jokes
EducationRe: NDLEA Proposes Mandatory Drug Tests For Varsity Admission by 080bjaked(m): 6:34pm On Aug 19, 2024
Kobojunkieee:
For what purpose? What serious countries and universities would those be? 🤔

These people are literally scheming for a way to extort money from already poor Nigerians but here you are congratulating and praising then for coming up with another fraudulent plan to suffocate the already poor with. 😥
Don't blame him please. He's just working for his monthly stipend. I'm certain he himself knows that comment doesn't make any sense but man must chop cheesy
TravelRe: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by 080bjaked(m): 7:20pm On Aug 15, 2024
Glowee93:
Good day everyone, please i need help on what to do

i applied for south Africa Evisa since on Monday 12/08/2024 i made payment and i was debited but on my application it is showing INITIATED on the payment status, i sent HACC several mails to help me out no reply from them, i try creating another application is telling me the above name has application with them,

please what do i do cause i even try calling them no avail they are not picking up calls.
You may find this useful. DHA website uses your email as a unique identifier not your passport number.
TravelRe: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by 080bjaked(m): 12:17pm On Aug 07, 2024
missyojo:
Good morning everyone, my sister got admission for a Post Doctoral fellowship in a University in South Africa.

The school is asking her to provide police clearance certificate, please where can she get it and how much does it cost?

Is it that she will walk in to any police station and tell them what she wants to do or it's an online registration.

Secondly, before going to the embassy for Visa processing. Will she do documents authentication from Ministry of Education and Foreign affairs?
Police Clearance - https://possap.gov.ng/p/select-service
If I may suggest that you go through the past 5pages of the forum please. I'm certain you'd find some important and firsthand info that might address most of your questions.
Good luck.
PoliticsRe: Video Of Northern Youths Protesting With A Donkey They Named Tinubu by 080bjaked(m): 2:21pm On Aug 06, 2024
Whatever you sow you will reap.
PoliticsRe: Viral Video Is Not The Picture Of What Obtains In Kano Today - NTA by 080bjaked(m): 11:42pm On Aug 05, 2024
Sensible people still dey believe NTA in 2024? grin
PoliticsRe: This Is Not A Protest - Orji Uzor Kalu by 080bjaked(m): 7:49am On Aug 02, 2024
Criminal sef dey talk
PoliticsRe: Video Of Bags Of Rice Donated By FG Being Repackaged & Sold To Residents In Kogi by 080bjaked(m): 10:41pm On Jul 27, 2024
Fineman2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPwDDnxpGBA?si=O9UbWcJbKy7kaPoc
And some people are against protests. This illegality must stop
TravelRe: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by 080bjaked(m): 10:22pm On Jul 13, 2024
infofta:
1. They don't ask for BTA at port of entry. In case they do show them your bank debit card. SA is a cashless society and Nigerian bank cards works.

3. I booked my ticket through wakanow in 2016 I don't know if they are still reliable. I had no issue

4. Hotel reservation and purpose of visit is what they are concerned about. You can book through booking.com or have someone in SA physically book for you.

Have your reservation printed out and it must be the exact number of days you intend to stay. Ready to answer questions relating to your purpose of visit just in case.
Is the highlighted above confirmed please? I'd suggest he or she hold a dollar card to be on the safe side though. While I was there by naira card had a very low monthly limit.
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by 080bjaked(m): 4:54pm On Jul 04, 2024
RefKing:
Hello,
My mother-in-law visa was refused, pls what changes can we effect and when can she reapply.

Thank you
This isn't funny sha. Why not just request for additional document? Why reject the application? It is well o
TravelRe: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by 080bjaked(m): 4:36pm On Jun 20, 2024
Mrphilia:
Good day everyone, please I was going through my things and I found out that my expired passport with no valid visa was no where to be found but I got my renewed passport which I did last year with me. Should I be worried? ☹️☹️☹️
No worries, just get a police report and affidavit for record purposes.
TravelRe: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by 080bjaked(m): 11:16am On May 23, 2024
JerriBerry:
My greetings to all Nairalanders. I have a Female White friend who’s coming to South Africa next year, we’ve been friends since pre COVID tho. She’s been to Morocco the past couple years and SA is her next country on this continent and she wants me to come and she’s paying for literally every expenses.
My problem is I don’t know where and how to start the whole procedure and process of applying for a SA visa and mind you I don’t plan on coming back to naija anytime soon cause I’d love to move to the US from there hopefully which she’s aware of. I tried seeing what my chances are of getting a US visitors visa from here but it’s pretty slim. So how and what am I supposed to do. Thanks!
Just FYI Sir, you would need to provide a cogent reason why you can't apply for US Visa from your home country or where you are resident. Unfortunately, Visitor's visa holders in SA are not considered resident.
For most countries, they won't even allow you submit the application, for US, you may be allowed to submit but there is a very high chance of denial.
Just have that in mind when going to SA assuming you and your friend find a miraculous way of convincing the SA consulate about the relationship which is actually another difficult part. It's hard enough for SA citizens to sponsor Nigerians right now, let alone someone that's not even a citizen trying to sponsor/invite a Nigerian especially if you don't have a good travel history (apologies if my assumption here is wrong)

Everything is possible though but have these points in mind.
Foreign AffairsRe: Togo President, Faure Gnassingbe Abolishes Presidential Election by 080bjaked(m): 1:10pm On May 09, 2024
If millitary overthrow am now, you'd be hearing "We want you to make noise, make noise"
Opportuned Idi*ts.
TravelRe: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by 080bjaked(m): 6:12pm On May 08, 2024
Marshall6:
Good day all
Please who knows if I could buy rand at Lagos airport? Is it naira or dollar in exchange for rand? My flight is scheduled for next week
My advise, don't do any conversion at Lagos airport.
Buy PTA for your journey if you can (or buy dollars from parallel market), load some on your dollar card which you can use in SA at card rate or withdraw use to witdraw Rands at an ATM machine.
You can then exchange the remaining dollar at a bank branch (Standard bank, FNB, Capitex or ABSA) cos rates are better there.
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by 080bjaked(m): 4:50pm On May 04, 2024
080bjaked:
grin If I drop links (btw same links a simple google search would have provided if you had bothered to look it up) , then we will start arguing about whether the articles are just "western propaganda". After we establish they are not, then you'd go the route that China is not the top 10 in Child labour countries so we'll have to argue (probably sprinkle some name-calling inside) that Chinese companies are linked to Child labour outside her borders using DRC Cobalt extraction indictment as proof and so on.

Instead of going that way Sir, lemme just say I am sorry, you are right, they are beer-palour discussions (the kind only Guiness and Heineken can induce). E ma binu. smiley
Quick updates, nha here we dey grin
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by 080bjaked(m): 4:28pm On May 04, 2024
Treadway:
do you work for the BBC? I ask cos you effortlessly parrot these sensational lines

'history of forced child labour'

Yet you only say these due to rumors and not from availability of incontrovertible evidence. Have you been to China and seen these 'children' forced to work? Describe what that is like pls. Do they whip them? Do they starve them, do they work without pay? Give me something that shows you are not just typing beer parlour gist.
grin If I drop links (btw same links a simple google search would have provided if you had bothered to look it up) , then we will start arguing about whether the articles are just "western propaganda". After we establish they are not, then you'd go the route that China is not the top 10 in Child labour countries so we'll have to argue (probably sprinkle some name-calling inside) that Chinese companies are linked to Child labour outside her borders using DRC Cobalt extraction indictment as proof and so on.

Instead of going that way Sir, lemme just say I am sorry, you are right, they are beer-palour discussions (the kind only Guiness and Heineken can induce). E ma binu. smiley
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by 080bjaked(m): 3:36pm On May 04, 2024
Lexusgs430:
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Select your poison with care....... 😜🤣
Yes o. The sad part is that home (NG) isn't the 'moral fortress' we considered it to be anymore. The get-rich-quick syndrome don pollute too many things.

I feel for our teenagers and young people. "Internet pressure" is now the real thing and they define people's values based on account balance undecided
TravelRe: South Africa Critical Skill Visa And Permanent Resident by 080bjaked(m): 3:12pm On May 04, 2024
standfit007:
Hello,
Could you assist on these;

1. I did not notice proof of fund in the latest information/list of 2023 Oct. I will like to know if proof of fund is still required or adviced to be stated to apply as at today. If yes, the minimum amount is?

2. I know other countries(Canada and USA) only calls for passport when there is an outcome on one’s application.
Is my passport required to be submitted during application?as I can’t predict how long the process may take.

3. submitting CSV application via VFS. Would this be okay or what do you advise?on when to submit; I have read people say they submitted their applications(not sure it is CSV though) via evisa portal and at the embassy.

4. Can one requests for SAQA NQF7 re-evaluation after the stipulated 90 days?
I sent you DM, do check and kindly approve so that I can ask some clarification.


I will value response from anyone too on the above, please.
1. Somewhat grin. I think it's 3-5k Rands, one ridiculous amount like that. Infact, my first CSV in 2020, I had less than 90k NGN (4.5k Rands then cheesy, make God restore naira) when I printed my statement.

2. SA changed this in 2023 or 2023, before then you needed to submit your passport but now, you only submit passport when decision is out. Which is a positive cos of the belated responses then.

3. Evisa is only for Visit / short term visas. In 2021 whenthe platform was first introduced, I tried to use it to submit Critical skills application then but it was not allowed. Maybe that has changed but to the best of my knowledge, it's only for Visit / short teQFrm visas.

4. Yes you can, infact, you may not need to wait for 90days, you can challenge the decision once you receive it (I know someone who did) but SAQA can be quite adamant. Most IT related roles are NQF7 I think.
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by 080bjaked(m): 2:48pm On May 04, 2024
wallg123:
morally speaking is 15 years old is a child so how come you are encouraged by the state to do as you want without the condo your parents. Is this not wrong ?
No, I believe this is very bad based on my personal values but brother, I'm not sure moralilty is a good ground to support China either, considering her history of forced child labour especially in the cotton and toy industries.

Honestly the west isn't doing well morally but China is worse. Difference is while one is over-pampering, the other is over-abusive. grin
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by 080bjaked(m): 2:37pm On May 04, 2024
wallg123:
What’s your view or take on this ?
You know the consent age in Denmark is 15 right?
So at 15, a Danish can do as he/she pleases and responsible for the actions. smiley
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by 080bjaked(m): 2:19pm On May 04, 2024
Maybe living in the UK (West generally) and still be able to criticize it is actually underappreciated.
The fact that her ills can be called out publicly while within her borders should be a positive sha cos not sure that can be said of Russia and China.

Jack Ma, Navalny, Kasparov are only few of the interesting examples.
PoliticsRe: Lagos Police Identify Officer Who Shot Man Dead During Fuel Queue Tumult by 080bjaked(m): 9:14pm On May 03, 2024
No name, no picture. He's definitely still active in the force.
BusinessRe: EMS Nigeria Review by 080bjaked(op): 2:46pm On May 03, 2024
Jomdavid:
Hi, have you been able to track or receive your parcel
No, unfortunately I haven't received it. Neither can I find it on the system.
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by 080bjaked(m): 9:47pm On May 01, 2024
Virgin Atlantic cheesy
Chreze:
Aside from British airways, any other airline de wey no de use transit visa? Our lovely airpeace no get seat.

Need to book urgent flight from Glasgow to Naija and air France and klm dem require transit visa. I no get time to waste.

Or is there any way to get transit visa in 48hrs?

Abeg I need help
TravelRe: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by 080bjaked(m): 10:31am On Apr 30, 2024
amaka157:
Good morning fam,

Please how much bank balance is safe for a 3days tourism in Paris with a paid Airbnb. The intending traveller is my niece ( has a steady job, a single mom, also a post graduate student at a university)

Your input will be greatly appreciated

Thank you
Hi,
Any specific reason why this is posted on the South African forum please?
I think you are likely to get more applicable advices from the France/Paris forums. smiley
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by 080bjaked(m): 8:35am On Apr 29, 2024
080bjaked:
Please I'm seeking advice. Royalmail misplace my passport sometime in Feb. Now I'm trying to apply for a new one but cos of the requirement of the NG commission in UK, I need a Police report. Unfortunately, it seems UK Police stations don't give reports for lost items. Has anyone had a similar issue and how was it addressed please?

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