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The very first people that introduced burning and looting to the protests were government agents.

Criminals took the cue and started theirs from there.

A lot of the population then joined thereafter.

Whoever it was that madly wanted to impose a curfew on Lagos and attack protesters started the criminal carnage

AntiChristian:
You mean the government sponsored thugs are the blocking the roads and collecting road tax before we pass?

And why are the government sponsored thugs more in the south than in the north?

This is simple. Protesters blocked road stopping the livelihood (or lives) of others.

The danfo drivers, agberos, artisans, teachers, thugs, etc whose source of daily bread had been impeded are now loose looting us all.

This is self deceit.

The government allegedly bribed and sponsored both peaceful and violent thugs to hijack (sometimes even provided transport convoys) the protests as in their manner in suppresing previous protests who defy initial police dispersion and arrests.

When they grew impatient, they wanted an excuse for a curfew and sponsored same thugs to burn some facilities and the very first burnt police station.

Mayhem became full blown when non-sponsored thugs and even some other interest groups took the cue out of either advantage, solidarity, exploitation and widened the looting.

A lot of the general populace finally joined the looting mayhem with the 'palliative excuse'.

It's just like armed robbers robbing a bank and unscrupulous bankers and passersby taking advantage of the mayhem to loot whatever remnants the robbers left behind.

AntiChristian:
We fought police only to give the criminals within us the edge!

We are the hoodlums! We are the protesters! We blocked roads! Thugs need no invitation!

Classify your stuff into two - Essentials and Non - essentials.

Then work on reducing the non-essentials.

If you have essentials left and you're still over your luggage limit, then look for items you may conviniently reduce the quantity

Preye21:
Please what do u guys think would be unnecessary to carry along, I'm trying to reduce load

wowdiva:
Now that's a real follower. The BlackBerries gave him out.

The berries gave ME out

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I'd say 10million for visa process.

Even with the form A rate of max 461, you'd still need almost 9-10m for (estimated MSc school fees budget of 12k and 7k compulsory minimum balance for one year living expenses).

Health insurance for international students will also increase from October to about 400 - 700 from 150

Modified: For PTA, people on this thread have mostly gone with between 1000 and 4k) depending on the expenses you settled before arrival.

seunny4lif:
1€ = 480
School fees 12K €
At least be prepare to spend around 8M

Yes you can. abujavisaoffice@dfa(dot)ie

Change dot to .

Olovictor:
Please can I contact them through Email?

Contact the embassy and verify with the passport number (I don't know the privacy policy though unless you're the applicant

Olovictor:
Please how can someone identify Ireland Fake visa?
Please save a soul.......

Contact the airline.

The quote I gave you is the one I got.

Evraunited:
Dis 30kg thing is mad..... for the 7kg will dey weigh it??

Can I still go with my laptop back pack (only my laptop will b inside)

Cheapest economy

30 + 7 (must be one piece of carry-on bag).

You can start a mock booking to verify.

Evraunited:
Pls anyone going or has gone with Qatar recently. Please kindly help with info on the baggage allowance and hand luggage allowance.

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Yungstev007:
Who paid for the Medicover recently... My debit cards are being rejected

Yungstev007:
Anybody with the link to the Questionnaire? Can't seems to find it...

Here

https://www.vfsglobal-ie-ng.com/how-to-apply.html

Obtain the non-EU tuition information for your choice program,

add up with the minimum living expenses balance required by the embassy for your duration of study,

Since your source of funds is Naira, convert your program fees to Naira using any bank's FORM A rate and also with the prevailing black market rate for the day.

The average of both (form A budget and Black market budget) becomes a good minimum budget.

This is beside other economic and social considerations such as if you or your sponsor have dependants.

izzita:
please, can 8.5mllion be ok to study in Ireland for masters

No SWIFT charge paying with USD card?

zetech21:
You can try barter by flutterwave to create a USD card and pay

There's a $100 monthly limit or less on forex for all nairacards since the current scarcity began/currently.

You may have to use a card attached to a dormiciliary account for transactions beyond that amount or get a trusted person that banks abroad to make the payment for you.

Yungstev007:
Who paid for the Medicover recently... My debit cards are being rejected

The unique thing is that, because of the Five-Eyes Alliance, if you get banned by either (U.S, U.K, Canada, New Zealand or Australia) you'd have problems applying to any of them as your U.S ban will pop-up on their information sharing portal whenever you submit your passport or biometrics.

By extension you'd also have problems applying to Ireland (U.K shares information with them as a close third party).

So, it's beyond just a U.S ban

meliziz12:
Hmm now the biggest threat I think the US have over Nigeria is to 'tell you not to come' to their country if you don't act well in your own country. When exactly will Nigeria get up to this level.

Depends on your airline.

Did you book British Airways business class?

This price dey fear me. Your one-way economy ticket should be 250k average for Turkish, Emirates or Qatar Airways and this is an expensive quote.

praiseneo:
abeg how much be ur ticket last week ticket na 600k

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The caveat here is that you'd not apply for a study visa from Nigeria.

It's not impossible but from recent trends, a positive visa application outcome will have a very low probability after factoring in a > 22 years age for undergraduate study.

seunny4lif:
I'm start college this month and am more than 30 years
I only have my WASSE and CV
I know a lot of people like me and they were given visa to USA etc
The only problem is you have to demonstrate to them, what you have been doing since your high school

Exactly

seunny4lif:
He should try Poland or Portugal
There are so many countries with EU
I rather go to Russia then N.Cyprus

The 'Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus' a.k.a Northern Cyprus is only a feasible option for someone desperate to leave Nigeria ASAP for Asia/Europe.

Northern Cyprus neither has a post-graduation student pathway nor even officially allows international students to work for any number of hours.

The country (only recognized by Turkey) uses the Turkish Lira (NOT EURO!) and most of its trade, defence and political activities are directly or indirectly overseen by Turkey.
All Inbound flights to Northern Cyprus must even stop-over in Turkey.


It's not a light decision to make but can only be chosen if you think all your other study-travel options may not work out for you visa-wise.


Seunny4lif, I'm mischievously eager to know how you would have planned a move to Ireland using Northern Cyprus for transit if this was 2011.

Let me guess, fly to Greece on a tourist visa (or walk right through the Turkey-Greece border) from Turkey and you're right in the Schengen area for some good disappearance.

seunny4lif:
He can try any EU countries like
Swiss, German, Austria, Southern Cyprus, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Ireland but no Northern Cyprus

I have guys over there and two were killed around 2015/2016
Police there do deport anyone even if you are a student because Nigerians over there are mostly cultists

If you can, then why not?

MODIFIED:
Usually, people born before 1992 do not have NPC-issued birth certificates (except maybe a recently-issued Attestation letter from the NPC) but will rather possess statutory declaration of age (declared by a relative) which is accepted by the embassy for people born pre-1992.

Hospital-issued birth certificates may be regarded as a good proof of evidence to backup the affidavit.

If the relationship is by marriage, you can also establish the connection through a marriage certificate.

Make your response concrete and convincing and may it end well.

Unclenene:
Please the embassy just mailed me to show the Birth certs showing the links between me and my sponsor. Please how can I show this link as both Fathers are late and we can get get their birth certs.

If you didn't tell the $100 (about 15k Naira in 2011) story yourself, I wouldn't beleive it.

You left for Libya with 20k Naira total equivalent?

It's almost like one daring to see €400 per month single room at O'Connell Street.

How did you settle the smugglers?

seunny4lif:
Fake BBC, CNN and AJ reported many anti Gadaffi stories.
Libya remains the best ever country till now, that I have ever lived.
Free electricity, free water and no taxes
Free foods every month etc

Left Nigeria with just 100$ and 5k Naira in 2011

I have met so many Nigerians and my advice to them is always to make sure they have a good result
One my guy now works as an assistant lecturer in one of their best University

His Uncle after he got the €45k job -
"I told you that if you bend down and read, the sky will be your limit. I knew it"

I think you even have a best-seller story if you didn't hold thousands of dollars as I assumed before starting your adventure. (1 USD then was about 150 Naira in the black market).

What made you change your mind about Gaddafi? (but he was still crazy even if you liked him. Who goes about with an all-female bodyguard and only sleeps in a tent abroad?)

At that time I was under the influence of the BBC and NATO press conferences

seunny4lif:
Met a guy here, who came to study DA and his uncle was worried about his brother getting a job.
I just told him to focus on the education first because job will come to him as a STEM student.
Then boom he got a of €45K per year job inside this Covid19
You no well ooooh
Na our best ever Africa ruler you Dey call craze
Gadaffi is the best
Thousands of dollars ke
How I reach that country for the first time self in 2011 be like magic then another round 2015 be like say na Angel carry each there

I adopt this optimism.

You are henceforth my new village head.

The previous head told me he 'hopes' I get a job.

If na podcast, try do.
If na article, write.

You have to put your interesting adventures on record. I might even adopt the story after 50 years when some PS-28 weary grandkids want to hear something interesting about me

" Chapter 2:
A story of my amphibious landing in Lampedusa.

...but first, it all started from a long treacherous adventure through the Sahara desert. A crazy old man called Gadaffi ruled the country of Libya but then, he was on the run from NATO when I took off with my hurriedly packed suitcase, a keg of water, thousands of dollar bills and a head full of dreams at dawn from a border town in Sokoto...."

seunny4lif:
100% to get a job immediately after graduating

Someone told me one season per hour

I've been holding Chiggs by the cape. Same program - MSc. Data Analytics at DBS.

seunny4lif:
Welcome to Ireland
Land of Opportunities and were we have 4 season in a day

What are you coming to Study

You won't write a 'long story'.

You have to write an e-book or at least a medium article.

You have indeed gone through Mount Mordor, saw Sauron's eye and came out alive.

I must have to hear your tales myself over a cup of tea in Dublin sometime this year.

I'd arrive Sept 3rd week.

seunny4lif:
https://www.nairaland.com/599571/nigerian-citizen-living-egypt-libya/2#93508920


I hate writing long story
But its both pain and joy

Any post from you regarding that? your signature have always made me curious to correlate a Sahara adventure and an Irish sojourn

seunny4lif:
Yes
Witnessed Libya war 2011

Gaddafi's crossfire!

seunny4lif

I've been thinking of this for about 2 months and I just have to ask,

DID YOU REALLY WALK THROUGH THE SAHARA DESERT?

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ExpressBooking, out of this yet?

ExpressBooking:
Am still expecting mine. Decision was made in March 2019. My UPS tracking number returns nothing when I tracked on their website. Though some people with July approvals has received their passports. The Abuja Embassy doesn't attend to phone calls at the moment, they asked us to send emails, but they haven't responded to mails sent since monday

I used TransferMate for tuition payment through my dorm account.

You'd get an exchange rate quote while entering the destination amount you wish to reach the school.

The refund process will factor in any deduction made by the school, your school refund policy and other transfer charges but will also be routed through all the original accounts the money came in.

Godblesmyhustle:
Please who has used transfermate before.
Is it safe , how much do the they charge?
In the event of a refusal, how is the refund process?

I had a nasty experience with WUMT, so I am trying to avoid a repeat..

Pls help oo