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agabaI23: Then senior medical students should be paid for the tutorials they give to junior ones.

That would have been nice really but they are students and not employed.
They are not compelled to teach actually. House officers however must teach medical students basic skills and sign them up. Medical students have log books of procedures and bedside teachings that house officers sign after teaching them.
If you sincerely think medical students be remunerated for teaching junior medical students then you may suggest they stop paying school fees- this will be a great compensation.

In some other professions/departments in the universities there are practical instructors and tutorial faculties, in medicine however, these instructors are medical officers, house officers, registrars and senior registrars.

The reason why you might think the salary is much actually is because of call duties. After doing the routine daily work, they are called upon to work another 15 hours daily. Some may be unlucky to work those 15 hours daily every month despite the fact that government and the pay structure had fixed a maximum payable call. Would they abandon their patients because nobody will pay them for such calls? No, they will continue work.

The other thing you should consider is the fact the house officer is actually a level 10 officer and the youngest consultant is an assistant director in the ministry, imagine the kind of respect that would have been given to them if they had been working in the ministries or if they are not drs? But cos they are drs, they can go to hell?

In addition, the hippocratic oath didn't say drs should be treated poorly by the community they serve. The Labour of south Africa had once gone on strike cos they nurses wanted to embark on a strike. This was done to warn the government to answer them.

It is quite interesting to see people who actually like and have used the PB. I have read a lot of reviews but I was still not convinced I wouldn't be losing something by going for pb instead of Ipad and galaxy tab.
The noise of androids and Ipad has been so loud that I have been looking instead of leaping. I think I may be running for a pb now.
If anyone has used a galaxy tab or Ipad on thus thread, do you think you miss anything?

Thank you guys for keeping this thread alive, till I will be able to get my Pb.

[quote author=dan_dollar]i'm not sure if you are talking about the browsing speed via bridge, but if you are, then I can assure you that you'll be blown away by the speed.I had the same concern,but was very much impressed.just unfortunate that mine packed up after 3days.sent it back to slot and was told that they were going to send it back to their supplier for repairs.its been like 3weeks now.i'm still waiting[/quote]Sorry about your playbook. I am happy about the browsing experience. Were you browsing in an area where you had 3G or EDGE? The best I may have is EDGE so I need to know how fast it is on EDGE.

Pls who has a practical experience with bridging of playbook with BB phone in Nigeria?I would like to know how satisfied satisfied or otherwise you are in areas with 3G and EDGE signal.
Do you think this experience is comparable to Samsung galaxy tab or superior in some aspects??

Wish I could talk about human error deliberately committed too but I will stick to the thread of ATM fraud by banks.
Mine was a few yrs ago in a local govt about 200km away from from Jos. On a hot Friday afternoon, I travelled about 20km to get to an ATM machine. After standing on the queue under the scorching sun for over two hours, it got to my turn to use an intercontinental card in a first bank ATM machine. It was the begining of the end for all the folks behind me on the queue.
I punched in 20 k severally and each time my financial institution was not reachable. The last time I tried, daily withdrawal exceeded. I was drenched in my own sweat when sms alerts flooded my phone. I had withdrawn 100k virtually but no physical cash to show for it. I stormed into the banking hall that had closed for d day, threatening d security and mopol by the door. When I got in, I was asked to go to my bank in Jos to complain.
I drove on almost an empty tank to get that machine. Would I abandon my car? EvEn if I did, would I drink water till monday? How would I have even travelled to Jos to complain? it was the worst weekend of my life.
Let me spare you d details of how I survived till Monday. I need to let you know I was paid back, however after 9 good weeks!

harakiri: What is it with kids these days? A parent can't monitor a child anymore all becos of 'privacy' and freedoms? Tomorrow,when that child's life becomes messed up,its still that same child (and everyone else) that will blame the parent for everything. What on earth is wrong with a father checking her phone? What if she is friends with a pEDOph.ile or a raPIst? What if she is giving info 2 ppl dat are potential robbers and kidnappers? What if she's going out with a guy who intends to drug her and ravage her afterwards? I know a lady who is 33,single,a drug addict,with two kids,from a very rich home and till tomorrow. . .she blames her parents (especially her father) for all the disasters in her life. She blames them for not putting a leash on her,for allowing her all the freedom as a teenager and so on. Today,she is a great source of sadness to her parents. Is that what 'civil and western' life is all about? Rubbish!

Very touching and reasonable post. The western mentality will do us more harm than good in some aspects like this.
It is so strange how maturity and adulthood has been reduced to a figure- once you are 18 blah blah.
I recently developed an unhealthy interest in Jerry Springer show and I notice how children suddenly become adults cos of the figure 18 and ruine their lives and break everbody's heart. You see Whitney Houston? Thank God for Moma, maybe she would have died a long time before she did.
I have seen a lot of 21 year olds who I think should still monitored and taken care of by their parents.
A child is a child (at least in Africa) and should be monitored (though not rigidly) by their parents even if they are 25.

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kettykin: Every right thinking Nigeria should be warned of the Kind of Government ACN will impose on Nigeria if theb ever get elected to an Importatnt National Post,

This is a Party that will rather waste N 2 Billion on the birth day party of a single Individual whose only Contribution was that he was a former Governor of Lagos State and will wake up the Next Morning and asking the President to resign whose only crime is that a construction company renovated a church in his village.

He is no longer in government unfortunjately. The President should be more accountable.
"It is worth recalling that former Petroleum Minister in the 1980s, Prof. Tam David-West, was jailed for receiving a mere gift of a wristwatch and a cup of tea from a government contractor. If such was done in the past, it is now more urgent and expedient in an administration that promises to transform the polity. Reneging on this self-appointed mission is suggestive that some people are, indeed, above the laws of the land. The laws of the land as enshrined in the Constitution and other statutory books should always be respected and obeyed."
http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2012/apr/09/national-09-04-2012-023.html

platinumricky: Just got a complete refund from mtn, What a surprise!

My guy, how much interest were you paid atop your money? Tis possible self that MTN needed some millions of Naira deadline to meet somewhere. Going to the bank to borrow would have been bad but you see, a few hundreds of NAIRA multiplied by a few million subscribers will give you millions of dollars!
What a cheap way to raise or make money! Deadline met, Nigerians only shouted, money returned and everybody is happy.
Walahi, I need interest atop my moni!

ocelot2006: Mkay....and can you highlight ANY part of the speech were the President actually requested/demanded for the donation? Pls do feel free to post it and prove me wrong, earthling.

Gentlemen, I do not condone corruption in anyway. But, if you're going to accuse any man of wrongdoing, you MUST be ready to provide evidence that is SOLID and VERIFIABLE. Not some half-ass cheap unconfirmed accusation(s).

Oh well, I'm off.

I sincerely did not read in any print I watched his speech on AIT and Channels.
Pls if you do have access to the clips of his speech at the opening ceremony/dedication of the church building, watch it and come paraphrase here. I am being careful not to paraphrase since I cannot quote.

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Pls what does "like new BB playbook" mean?

Well since aero is not desirable, the other cheaper one is ABC transport

ocelot2006: Do you have definitive proof that the president requested for the donation? If yes, please post it, else the president has absolutely NO case to answer. No one at Aso Rock is going to lose any sleep over this lame and laughable allegation. But hey, feel free to send more petitions and type out more editorials/essays about this non-issue. Whatever makes you happy dude.

Ask Mr President himself, or are you on planet Mars? His speech was live and he was proud he said so.

POTUT: This is not the worst administration you have ever seen. I assume you are old enough to have seen the IBB administration (1985-1993). This is the administration on which much more has been reported about its key members because we live in an information technology era. Do you know the construction company that built IBB's 50-room mansion in Niger State?

I do not condone any wrong done by these leaders, but please do not hastily and angrily judge GEJ. Imagine this scenario below:
On one of his numerous visits to his hometown, the President engages in a conversation with his kinsmen and the issue of their dilapidated church building comes up. The President then says he does not have the personal powers to embark on it, neither does the Federal Government. However someone suggests that the attention of one of the numerous companies operating in the area or perhaps the State could be drawn to the building as a CSR. Thereafter, word crawls into the ears of a certain construction company. The carriers also mention that the President was privy to the conversation. In a matter of time, the company delivers on it and invites the President to honor the re-dedication of the building.

Now we know that the President has often times says things that do no completely convey the reality in the right perspective. Why this happens, I cannot say for sure. What I can say is that things aren't always the way they seem. Looking at it by only what can be proven, there is nothing to harangue the President about and there is no impeachable offence seen.

If the President or any person in authority berates some companies for doing little in CSR, and then months down the line one notable company delivers on a visible CSR project in the hometown of the person in authority, does it then mean that official solicited it?

For the opposition parties, this is a golden opportunity to watch closely the projects that Gitto are handling across the country. We are in the information era, so the Freedom of Information Act should be used to obtain crucial information that can lead to the prosecution of Gitto (if they have been found to have abandoned any projects after being paid any form of mobilization or other monies).


Is the opposition capable of this diligent watch?

When I read posts like this from seemingly educated, civilised and intelligent people like you on NL, I know there is no future for this nation.
Two countries in Africa are relatively stable because there is a clear divide between what is good and what is bad and people get punished for doing wrong -Ghana and South Africa.
You should all remember that mr president is a public servant and he should abide by all the rules thereof. Are we all making noise to defend illegality cos it is a church? Put religion aside now. Even if it is presidential library! He should have raised fund openly and let them donate there like Obj did.
Those of you on NL in support of free gifts to public office holders should not compare whatever happened in the dark ages of Nigeria to what we expect now. We expect better from an apparently educated president who should be familiar with gratification, inducement and bribery.
Would he not punish a minister that accepts gifts from his contractors that are working or are likely to bid in future?
The probe on NSE was stalled cos the committee needed to raise money to enable it function and it was requested same from the NSE de were supposed to probe!
That gift to the Mr president's community is an inducement, even it is only a door handle they changed in the building. It would have been a bribe if the company was soliciting actively for a contract.
You guys are so funny, if your son steals a candy, will you say it is just a candy and afterall, he was hungry? Or say afterall, other people's children steal drinks and d society didn't say anything?

pistol: Make all of una crying wolf relax.
D will soon credit u guys back jst a minor tech problem.
Y is this on the front page.
What sort of demarketing is this@mods..

Pestle or wetin you call urself?demarketting ke? Empty Hen no get courtesy to just apologise like they send all those rubbish unsolicited adverts to our phones? The customer in Nigeria now has the right to be served right. Do de think de are PHCN? You collect money, you don't deliver? I talk you de talk about demarketting, pistol, take time before your pistol shoots your balls.
Meanwhile they owe me two days of BIS cos I paid for EDGE/3G not edge/3g they have given me over the past 2 days.
Some people go open mouth de talk about hate, why we no hate the other good and efficient foreigners- GLO, Etisalat

Bleeding heart abi wetin you de call urself?
Do you live together? If you do, do you live in her house or she lives wt you?
Have you got 2 testes? You surely aren't behaving like a man.
Even if na ordinary girlfriend wey you just see last month, she no fit de receive phone calls anyhow when you de around. She would not even have the audacity to ignore some calls if she is really your girlfriend.
Now this one has 2 children supposedly fathered by your shrunken testes and she behaves like a chinchin that you are just meeting on the road today.
Check yourself oh, she was never with you. She has always been somewhere else. The reason why she still tolerates your stupidity is probably cos you take care of her and the kids.
Grow up, put your flat feet down and be assertive or you move on!

KINGwax: walahi u no go die well. If na true u dey abroad (a doubtful point judgin by ur 'slavish' english), ur next available flight shall crash and na only u go die. If u think it wont happen, ask jonah from d bible.

Well said brav. Even 4 inside dat abroad Mali wey him live, na stray bullet go hit am 4 groin.
Were parsun! him 4 no open him thread?

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Thanks a lot. This is extremely interesting.

# # The British prime Minister has only 2 official cars, our president has* The US, almost the size of Africa with about 500million people have 24
ministers, & 32 govt parastatals & commissions, Nigeria has 42cabinet ministers, & over 50
govt parastatals!

A friend just bought iphone 3 for less than $300, could that be China?

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I am for the group of the progressives

Thanks a lot for the offer. It is because of the rapid release of newer brands and models of tablets on a daily basis that I need you people who know much about it to advise me.
I need something that supports most ebook readers and various medical applications I used on the IPAQ; with a very good battery; that I can use with a reasonable internet subscription.
I don't do much multimedia and the cost may be between 60-120k.
I have a BB now, pls consider BB playbook too

I need a PDA. I was using an HP Ipaq with a lot of medical softwares on windows mobile platform. I need something more current and I don't I have any idea of what I can get in replacement. Android? Ipad? I prefer something portable in size. Please advise me.

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