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TaxLawyer:
i just wanted to quote this to tell you, that you are lying too much, and people must not give credence to whatever you say.

Carter Efe confirmed his visa was denied. there is a Ban.

Please.

Anyone applying for F1 visa at the moment certainly has money to waste.

You are 100% going to be denied.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ-bMQaRFTQ

I find this convincing enough

TaxLawyer:
Have some optimism please

Well, he could be right as well considering the timing.

We should have closure in a couple of days.

blackyshadow:
New visa appointment dates and times have been released following reports about the planned reduction of U.S. consular visa processing operations across Africa. Before now, July and August were completely booked, but currently, interview slots appear to be available on most working days across both months.

With this development, there may now be a higher possibility that the ban could be lifted before the end of June.

The slots could be opened for non Nigerian nationals residing in Nigeria, people with dual passports or the few visa categories not under ban.

The fact they are consolidating consular offices is sign they expect the footwall at Lagos embassy to remain low. Which means they expect the ban to remain.

PhdCloakRoom:
The probability of lifting the temporary ban is clear and obvious. Go to US Abuja/Lagos website and click on news . You will discover that both U.S and Nigeria has a very good continuous relationship.

That being said. Nigerians are traveling to and fro right from the beginning of the temporary ban and to be honest without sugar coating i know many i mean many Nigerians who have being going in and out without any issue.

Nigeria is almost a muslim majority country ( i stand to be corrected) and the terrorists are hiding under islam jihad. The United States knows this and what they can do to curb the inflow of Nigerians is to create a psychological fear cum rigorous visa application vetting.

What i mean by the above is that 75% of all the visa applicants are holding back under the fear of they will deny my visa or my mrv would be gone. But the truth is that if you have a genuine reason to travel to the United States your visa would be granted.

We might wait for ever if we are waiting for the announcement day. Schools are giving admission. First bank is selling MRV and the appointment page is open. Let us reason together.

Lol, I promise anyone reading that you will never see a more foolish post than this

TaxLawyer:
Can anyone talk about the probability of US lifting the ban. With what we have so far, whats the likelihood. Cos i feel the ban maybe extended.

That appears to be the most likely outcome.

I'll put the chances of non immigrant visa ban getting lifted at 40%

Chances of complete lift is near zero.

MikeBlazee:
“Nigeria was partially banned by the Trump administration due to security deficiencies in vetting and information-sharing, the presence of radical armed groups, and high visa overstay rates.”

Nigeria and the US are already working on the presence of radical armed groups, but I have not seen any information on information sharing, and I think that is very important. I hope we can improve information sharing without compromising ourselves as a sovereign nation.

There has to be some form of information sharing for them to work together.

As for overstay rate, I dont think it's much of an issue. Ghana has an even higher overstay rate and is not on the ban list.

There's also one video I saw where Trump acknowledges that smaller universities will suffer without foreign students.

Fingers crossed.

Akinlot:
I completely agree. Except the lobbying firm the government employed is able to pull off a miracle, there is nothing that points towards Nigeria getting off the ban by June or before he leaves office.

I have to say the situation looks better compared to when I posted this

The US cannot on one hand say they banned Nigerians from travelling due to insecurity and on the other hand celebrate helping Nigeria fight insecurity.

I am positive that the ban will be likely be relaxed for some categories like F1.

TemporaryHansel:
Defeated Okowa in another dimension or different reality perhaps. It was Peter Nwaoboshi(may his soul rip) that he defeated.

You perhaps read that wrongly. I said defected not defeated

izzou:
E for stay for PDP nau.

Okowa fit win the primaries oh

I believe he defected before Okowa if I'm not mistaken.

With the benefit of hindsight, I doubt he would have defected to APC.

izzou:
Ned and Okowa dey the same party?

Yes, Apshit

I can't laugh alone. Politics hard gan

What they are doing to Ned Nwoko is bad ooh pic.twitter.com/DAU9iT1VUi

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BlueRayDick:
Na all those men claiming to be traditional/African men to the core that would sit and cross leg while their spouse gets nearly worn out from chores and taking care of the kids and the home in general.


Me Personally I don't like third party in my space/home, so the idea of maids is not something I really fancy.

It's only normal for someone like me to actively assist madam with chores and some errands which a maid would've done.

The third party thing is my biggest problem with maids as well.

The best I will do is have someone come in once or twice a week and go once she's done.

Emaprince:
You got it.

Some men will even let their pregnant wives do chores while they cross legs on the center table, watching TV

One time we didnt have light in the compound and couldn't pump, I saw my neighbours wife carrying one bucket of water on her head and the other on her hand while the husband strolled majestically behind her.

When they got to the staircase, he now collected the smaller bucket on her hand. They live on the third floor.

Seeing how comfortable he was doing that in the open, only God knows what that woman goes through in the house.

raumdeuter:
In Nigeria where domestic help is cheap some get up to 3 to help with chores. 2 drives 3 househelps

Then Oga and Madam can chill all they want. If I was in Nigeria I will definitely have domestic help. Even abroad wey I dey I still employ people to cut my lawn and do deep cleaning like one time a quarter or every 6 months

It is not as easy as you think. I've seen people change 5, 6 maids till they got tired and stopped hiring.

I've also seen maids invite the security man to the master bedroom when the man and the wife are not home.

Cctv helps but where's the money to install it, the light to power it or even the time to review it daily if you have a busy schedule.

I've seen maids who maltreat kids, steal things from the house or outrightly kidnap kids.

Some people are also not comfortable having a third party permanently live with them in the house. For someone like me who likes to fling my clothes once I come in, I can't do that if the help is female.

And how long does this phase even last? 10-12 years. By that time, your first child is old enough to assist with most chores. And the years run by faster than you can imagine.

iamoyindamola:
The man might be the avenger just wait for it

Now that I think of it, I agree with you and blueray.

What kind of man marries such a woman? Then sits behind a screen like the rest of us to watch another man describe how he used to knack his wife.

Either the woman is very lucky with simps or guy man is hustling for his own green card. It just has to be the latter.

The interesting thing is, if this video somehow gets to US Twitter and it blows up, she may lose that green card. The current administration is ruthless with immigration fraud.

And another man still thought a woman who has been divorced twice and has never been pregnant is the best he can get.

Sometimes I wonder what goes on in the head of these men.

Olawrites:
Our own jollof president is hiding from visiting the White House to talk man to man.

Going by the post of Trump on Truth Social regarding Nigeria, it's not looking good.
Based on his obsession, I don't see him lifting the ban throughout his administration.

I completely agree. Except the lobbying firm the government employed is able to pull off a miracle, there is nothing that points towards Nigeria getting off the ban by June or before he leaves office.

AyobamiIsaac12:
please are the solar panels from hithium too and how good are they?

No, they don't sell panels. You will have to buy yours. I used two 400w panels connected in series(I believe)

You may want to reconsider buying because mine has stopped charging from the solar input due to a failed MPPT.

To be fair, they have asked that I return it so they fix it without cost to me since it's still under warranty but I decided to wait till the rainy season when I won't need it as much.

It still charges from the AC input and works well without issues.

For those like me with full funding and are hoping to make it by fall, it is highly unlikely Trump will lift the ban except a miracle happens. The only country (Turkmenistan) that was lifted off non immigrant ban between June and December, their president met with Trump at the White House during the Central Asia US Summit. I suspect it came up as part of their discussions.

I am not seeing any sign of seriousness from the Nigerian government.


Our only hope of making it by fall IMO will come from the courts.

Follow up with the following cases

Chikumba vs Department of State

IMMpact Litigation — 39-Country Ban Case (Yet to be filed)

I wish us all good luck.

MikeBlazee:
No one made any mention of a fully funded program. All that was discussed was already known information. That’s what I am looking for- a fully funded visa interview

Full funding is irrelevant.

This was the post I referred you to. I have also attached a screenshot from the post.

https://www.nairaland.com/8135347/general-usa-student-visa-enquiries-part/231#138978620

MikeBlazee:
Please, has anyone gone to the US embassy in Abuja or Lagos for a F-1 Visa interview recently for a fully funded PhD program?

Read a few posts above. Some with plenty of money to waste are still going.

izzou:
Hehehehehe

Despise kwa? Easy, my Chief.

Well, I can't say for the North, but for the South, roads are currently ongoing. The Sagamu to Ijebu Ode is ongoing..
The Benin to Asaba is ongoing. The East West road is ongoing. Benin to Sapele is ongoing, and some others I can't remember sha. Owerri to Aba is also ongoing. Julius Berger still dey do Lagos/Ibadan expressway since GEJ era too.

They are all concrete too.

He is doing well in terms of roads. We have to give him that!

Yesterday was my birthday and I can't find a reason to celebrate. It feels like I'm hustling backwards. Salary is no longer enough. You will hustle, pay bribe, talk, beg and plead to get side contracts to support salary and yet bills swallow everything like you're not doing enough.

Landlords are raising rents every year. And it started from 2023 when this man got on that chair. Between 2023 and today, my rent has increased 344%. I don't think anyone can out-hate me when it comes to Tinubu.

I travelled recently and saw the infrastructural strides and can't take that away from him but my quality of life has seriously nose dived.

izzou:
Abeg why is Simi being dragged for some days now?

I was waiting for your comment on the infrastructure drive of the Tinubu administration. Maybe I missed it. As someone who travels a lot, what do you think of his performance as it regards road infrastructure? God knows how much I despise the man but the things I see on the highway are hard to ignore or dismiss.

ChristineC:
where did you buy it and how many KVA?

I bought it on Jumia. The link I pasted isn't opening. You can search for it on Jumia

Click on the description for the full spec

https://www./hithium-heroee-2kwh-portable-power-supply-power-station-for-home-backup-outdoor-411309791.html?

BlueRayDick:
Okay I will check it out.

How well does it serve you ? What appliances do you connect to it and how long does it last?

It has been solid. It powers my Fridge, Fans, Tv, light bulbs and other basic appliances.

For the fridge, I only use it during the day and turn it off at night. Not because it can't power it but I'm trying to maximise battery life. Two fans stay on throughout the night.

It also comes with 2 year warranty. That gives some rest of mind. Assuming they don't find a way out of honouring it like Oraimo did with my power bank when it got damaged.

BlueRayDick:
With 1.4m, how many batteries will come with the solar set up?

And like how long will it last on full charge? i.e if I decide to use it just for lightning, fan, TV and basic charging of phones and laptop in normal socket?(Excluding AC, pressing iron and microwave)

I just bought the hithium hero ee 2 solar generator for 600k and panels 150k.

You can look it up, see if it serves your needs.

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Foodempire:
Many people at my first bank branch today complaining about tax deductions from their matured treasurybill, they weren't aware of it so the uproar in the manager office was so loud. Imaging paying a tax of up to 2.4m of money you've long spent i heard from the crowd.

I hope mutual funds investors won't have to pay tax on accrued interest when one is ready to withdraw capital?

How do we know they are not already taking it since interest displayed is always net of charges.