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Himtoisand:
I am an undergraduate student in one of the Universities of Technology. I am studying mechanical engineering. A 4.50 - 5.0 CGPA student, but i dont know how a mechanical system like a car operates. My school curriculum is obsolete. I love to learn but i am confused on how to develop myself. CAD today, Programming tomorrow, cloud computing next week. I dont want to be confuse in life and end up like my father. Who studied in one of the best universities in europe but we are based in one of the poorest region in Nigeria and he has no job for the past 10 years due to poor preparation and planning. Please help me on how can i develop myself to be a great mechanical engineer?.

You can identify your father's fault. He depended too much on paper certificate. The world is changing, gone are the days where you focus only on certificates for means of livelihood. Skills is what you need, and not just one skill. You've to differentiate yourself by becoming an expert in whatever you do. That's what will make you stand out among your peers. As a mechanical engineering students focus more on design skills. There is great need for new machines in agricultural field, homes etc which most Nigerians are not able to solved. Machines are becoming more intelligent, so you need to be good in programming to add this feature. So think in general, IoT, etc. Autonomous machines need programs to work ,so python, c language etc are prerequisite. All what mentioned here are hardly taught well in most Nigerian Universities and that's why we've so many half baked engineering graduates who can't solve real life problems. There are so many online courses you can take to help develop these skills.

jboixxx:
[color=#0000ff]it's with them. Only the delivery PO can log it in as delivery failed. [/color]

Thanks . collected it today

jboixxx:
[color=#0000ff] Logistics isn't a direct trip as most of us have been thinking. Yes, no pass 3hrs but it isn't the same vehicle that picks from Lagos that'll deliver at Abuja as each has its terminal point.

An example: Makurdi to Lafia is about 4hrs (if I'm not mistaken) but Makurdi vehicle won't deliver nasarawa bound package, only Portharcourt inbound Abuja vehicle that will pick it up at Makurdi and deliver to lafia on it's way to abuja. If it takes 5 days to come to Makurdi, that's how long the package will stay at Makurdi before it leaves to Lafia.

Reason why you see your DHL items going round the world before coming to 9ja. [/color]

@jboixxx help me interpret this o. I was at post office yesterday to check for my packages but was told I didn't have any. Tracking this morning shows this.

Yemmyteespeed007:
ordered today at 390/$
But November too far o.
I hope my item comes early enough

Some of my orders have spent over 72days in transit. One even 90 days!!!

jboixxx:
[color=#0000ff]Taraba. Ẹyin ọmọ Ogun, iṣẹ ya. [/color]

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You're Yoruba. You must be a big man in Taraba!!!! Help me interpret. Arrive at processing centre. Is it Singapore ?

jboixxx:
[color=#0000ff]It is our southern peeps that dey do over sabi. My state PO works 6days a week and even dispatch on Saturdays. I'm surprised when some of my friends are complaining of their PO not working saying they're doing skeletal services!

ITK for that side too much. I meant no disrespect to any one/side o. [/color]

Which state are you? In the south west precisely ogun state here, most Nipost are still not fully operational. They are claiming not until interstate lockdown is removed, no distribution of our orders.

Rajioba1:
I ordered it may 5

Mine has been sent since 19th march, uptill now no show.

jboixxx:
[color=#0000ff] This isn't in 9ja yet. [/color]

Not in Naija kee. Sent since 19th march. Over 2 months now!!

Rajioba1:
My order is showing Despatched to OverSeas Postal Admin (From SG/SIN to NG/LOS), does that mean that it would arrive soon?

You may still wait for at least a month or more b4 you will receive it. This is an order that shows arrived since 20th of April and uptill now nothing received.

MelaninSkinGirl:
Studies show married men are happier and live longer than their single/divorced/widowed counterparts. Single/Widowed/Divorced men are more depressed and suicidal than their married counterparts.

On the other hand, studies show that Single women live longer than their married counterparts, they also retain their figures and beauty longer than their married counterparts.

These studies show that the main benefactors of marriage is the Men. Make of that what you want!!!

Falacy

KingAzubuike:
You are obviously a lecturer. Reason why you sound so bitter and pained. Take heart.

Becareful. He is a Professor, he can brutally deal with you!!

Samcent:
You remind me of an experience I had during my university days.
Three of my classmates and I went to a certain Prof, to 'beg' him to come and take his course, as exam was about 2 weeks away and he was yet to attend class even once. The reply he gave to us left me in shock till date and destroyed my confidence in our educational system.
If you must school in this country, be street-smart and try to acquire skills that can put food on your table.

Are you joking?

RevoRaptor:
Omo wahala dey o.
I visit the post office (@ Enugu) this morning to get some enquiry since the lockdown has been relaxed, the lady there said that there's no item moving in or out.
That all they do is just to come to work and seat till the day brake(same every single dey).
She also said that we should not expect anything till all government co ops has open"that is"(schools, airport etc).
I tire for this our country.

I was also at PO yesterday. They said all package with them are those that arrived before march 27. So, not till interstate movements are removed, no show.

Nexcarfini:
Hope the protection period has been extended?

Yes, but that doesn't make sense to me any more. By this month end if I didn't receive then, I will open dispute for all my order, that will be over 3 months by then.

[quote author=Adefowowe89 post=89213667][/quote]This is disappointing after waiting endlessly. All my order protection period is over 60days now. Are we to continue waiting?

covid2019:


Don't tar everyone with the same brush. IT IS WAY CHEAPER TO STAY ALONE THAN STAY WITH THIS FRIEND.

Without sounding immodest, I am the one helping. And it's not upto years I started staying there.


Squatting is still the word. Maybe I should have said living not squatting, Its 4 rooms and parlor family house.

Only 2 siblings at home.
There is an empty room I use. In fact, I have access to everywhere.
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.I spend money there too.

I foot many bills there. In fact the last small renovation cost me circa 200k. It's a family house . No rent is paid.
The friend is a post grad student and rarely stays at home.

.It would have been cheaper for me to stay alone. He drives my car. In fact, I taught him how to drive.

I buy gas, foodstuff etc.

Only if you knew how much I hate to beg, let alone letting people feed me

I started this hustle in school.

It took me 6 years.

I was able to save due to frugal nature. I don't show off, I don't brag. I even stated that my car is rickety valued at 350k.

If I was proud person, maybe I would have bought Camry to chase girls.

I suffered so much growing up. I left those details to reduce length of post.


You may not understand.

I feel like crying typing this.

OP. Don't waste your money building a house for rent for now except you want to reside in it. The money you will recouped from it, is nothing to what you've spent. Invest this money in other things that can fetch you multiples of your capital. You can buy land and resell. This is still viable.Do your research very well,so that you don't lose your capital.11m can set you straight for better life.

afroxyz:
Building a house is an emotional investment. It's just for bragging rights. Well, unless you want to sell it thereafter. If you are hoping to use rent to recoup your investment, e go tey. Buy lands and flip them. If you want to move it mast you can buy, fence then just start a small structure then you sell. Building a house never made anyone rich, it is biz that would.make you rich. When you have enough money just build.one that you and your family would stay.

N.B I hope you were helping you friend with rent. You can't have that amount and not want to pay rent or have. Place of your own. It's like you are taking advantage of him.

Best advice here. Ive learnt this. Most people think building a house for rent will make them comfortable which is false. When you end up with terrible tenants , you will regret for ever building for commercial. Best is buy many land and resell later.

Wigetsolar:
Yes pls.

what's the price?

ValCon888:
My colleague is a virologist in the US.

I asked because I saw something similar on quora. We still need more knowledge about this corona, no one knows if it can save life. Thanks for your matured response.

ValCon888:
My colleague is a virologist in the US.

I asked because I saw something similar on quora. We still need more knowledge about this corona, no one knows if it can save life. Thanks for your matured response.

ValCon888:
Kemi was right.

But the important takeaway from Kyari's death is that your viral load matters. If you are talking to 3 people who have the virus, your viral load will be 3x higher than someone who's just talking to 1person who has the virus. That's why some people have mild symptoms and others have severe symptoms.

Once you're infected, your immune system will begin to fight the virus. If your viral load is low, your immune system can succesfully fight the virus before it multiplies. But if your viral load is high, the virus overwhelms your immune system and the next thing is death.

If you're like Abba kyari who had a high viral load and was immunocompromised, then death is inevitable. Even with a ventilator.

And that's the real reason social distancing is important. Not just to prevent you from contacting or infecting others with the virus, but to give yourself a fighting chance if you're infected.

How did you come about this theory?

iKingsley:
see this one forming bragado! You think say na only you Sabi AliExpress?
Just don't order now that we are on lockdown, before you come back and be asking 'how can I receive my refund from AliExpress'

This is the best advise for now. We should stop ordering from aliexpress for now because there is no guarantee one will receive it after 60days. The lockdown may continue till June/july bec. more states are recording new corona case. I stil have up to 4 order(sent since late February) still at stake with no hope of getting them even with more delivery extension.

jboixxx:
I can only speak of what I'm sure of. Aside that, packages don't go through Lagos NIPOST but IMPC complex at MMIA where untracked items are moved to zonal offices and registered are moved to states. IF Lagos GPOs receive packages,
they might distribute to POs but won't open for public service.

@jboixxxx but how come some PO outside Lagos have started distributing packages despite the fact that Lagos is on lockdown.

iKingsley:
are you saying the guy could be working with the NIPOST?
HOW he managed to put his number on Enugu NIPOST Google page is what I don't understand

That no must have been a recycled no. No NIPOST official will asked for such bogus money using official phone line , since he knows he will surely be traced.

jboixxx:
I don't know but GTBank is now 500

What's the dollar rate for GTBank now

Carmal90:
You suspend your order? Pretty sure there were yet to be shipped.

I mean stop buying now

Mustiboy:
Can one still order phone from AliExpress?

In this Corona period?

Suspend any order through aliexpress for now because no guarantee you will receive it here. All my orders close to 2 months are still not delivered. Lock down may continue till may.

jboixxx:
Take cold drink and relax! You'll be called when they have your package.

Post office are not working. 50 days now

jboixxx:
What's the status of the item? Ask the seller to extend it or login via browser, go to your item details and extend the protection by the number of days you need (it'll still be subjected to seller's approval but it's better that way).

All my parcels are stuck now. No means to get them. I think they have arrived. Post office not working!! What should I do?

toksade203:
The lockdown is just for 2weeks.. If you order now, expect it in 3weeks time next month

The lockdown will depend on situation of the crises. As more people are tested and confirmed to be positive, there will total lock down in most south west states especially Lagos, Ogun and Oyo. So delivery of parcels may be delayed even more than aliexpress buyers protection period of 60 days. But you can still place your order if you can wait.

earthrealm:
is this verified pls? wan order something from this our nairaland ebay merchants

emergency and essential flight are exempted.

toksade203:
*ANKER SOUNDCORE 2* Ordered: 9th March Received: 23rd March

So fast!! which shipping method did the seller used?