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Quite impressive pictures.
What % of Kano city and STATE do these pictures represent- 5%, 20%, 50%, 90%

Are all school age children actually in school all over Kano state?
What is the % of TAP water coverage in the whole of Kano state?

These are BASIC, fundamental issues of sustainable development and it will be interesting to see how Dr. Kwankwanso scores.

BTW, is this not the same governor who built a N1 billion school in Niger Republic

jmaine: Brother Anonimi, the poser in the highlighted blue portion of your post is very valid, but I feel the 56% ascribed to Lagos dwarfs that of the first three, since the inference dwelled more on the overall percentages per population of candidates in the respective states . . . .

That ranking has some level of experimental and statistical bias cos she considered only the percentages of passes irrespective of the unbalanced population indices of the sample therein . . . . .

You do have a point.
However you can only work with what you have.
For example if I have 10 kids I am responsible to train ALL of them and will be evaluated on the basis of their TOTAL overall success particularly given that they will share their earnings (IGR) with me somehow, somehow
But if I only have three kids in line with my meagre income (IGR plus federal allocation that is also based on population size) then I will also be evaluated on the success of those three, abi nor be so

anonimi: I thought you were simply teasing him and followed on that line of thought.
I did not realise you were being a TRIBALIST.

Meanwhile the WAEC and JAMB results do not seem to confirm your statement about which region's educational system is retar'ded vis-a-vis the other, or do they

Just to buttress my point and show your TRIBAL bigotry for its EMPTINESS, read this:

Anambra emerges overall best in 2013 WASSCE

Anambra State has emerged the overall best in the 2013 West African Senior School Certificate Examination.

The official WAEC result, made available to The PUNCH, on Thursday, show that Ghana came first among West African countries while Anambra State came first among states in Nigeria followed by Abia, Rivers and Lagos states.

The breakdown of the results show that 12 states in Nigeria recorded percentage that were above national average.

The breakdown are in the following order:

1. Anambra – 67.85percent;
2. Abia – 65.17 percent;
3. Rivers – 58.56 percent;
4. Lagos – 56.03 percent;
5. Cross River – 53.34 percent;
6. Bayelsa – 51.66 percent;
7. Enugu – 50.22 percent;
8. Delta – 46.49 percent;
9. Imo – 46,03 percent;
10. Abuja – 43.9 percent;
11. Ogun – 39.92 percent; and
12. Kaduna – 39.47 percent.

More from: http://www.punchng.com/news/anambra-emerges-overall-best-in-2013-wassce/

Did you notice that apart from the FACT that South East/ South South states have the first three positions, Lagos is the only yoruba state in the first 10
Moreover given the very cosmopolitan nature of Lagos can we actually categorise it as a yoruba state, when it comes to students presented for WAEC exams

Smart people will quietly address such glaring INADEQUACIES instead of spewing trash on a PUBLIC forum like this

django1: How often do you come across yoruba posters living in the east?

The sole purpose of this thread is to insult yorubas any yoruba person encouraging the fools here is a bast.ard, its as simple as that.

That is because there is something to insult us about.
If we are bothered about the insults we should remove its source i.e. TIDY up our slums/old city quarters (NOT destroy them) that litter our societies rather than make EXCUSES.

Moreover, I believe the OP said that most parts of Nigeria, (he mentioned Aba specifically) are not much different, did he not

django1: This e-bashing yorubas are receiving suits your purpose very well doesn't it.

What stops you (and any other concerned yoruba) from e-bashing others with concrete photographic evidence

django1: Yeah, I knew what he was trying to say but I've always told him he was poorly educated, he should have stayed back in the south west to complete his education, he went back to the east and got seriously retar.ded.

I thought you were simply teasing him and followed on that line of thought.
I did not realise you were being a TRIBALIST.

Meanwhile the WAEC and JAMB results do not seem to confirm your statement about which region's educational system is retar'ded vis-a-vis the other, or do they

najoke: ^
Please educate me more on this your statement

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You may want to throw more light on what you actually mean by "worst on earth" and your criteria for calling them worst on earth

My criterion is the state of their slums, whose pictures you posted to console whoever needs that type of consolation.
I don't need such consolation and I hope many other Lagosians also don't need that type of consolation.
Thanks.

najoke: ^
You call them worst.....bros go and compare their economy with Nigeria....not with Lagos o!.

Were you talking about their economy with those pictures
Why are you deliberately trying to CONFUSE yourself?

najoke: ^
Madam, your post obviously shows you not matured at all. Slums are found everywhere in the world.

What do you want the citizens of the countries below to say......I dont think Yoruba......I don think you even a Nigerian self.

I thought we yorubas say that:

Esin iwaju ohun ni ti eyin nwo sare - the leading horse in a race inspires those behind

Please why do you want us to benchmark ourselves against the worst on earth
Is that how you live your own personal life

And this is all happening right under the nose of the highly educated, former CBN governor now installed Emir of Kano


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Folksyharry: In a bid to boost its economy through the agriculture sector, Nigeria today officially acquired the first ever dual purpose vessel Newly built in Gdansk, Republic of Poland.
The vessel is billed for deep sea fishing and research works.

Dame Patience Jonathan, who commissioned the vessel, expressed happiness that when put to use, the vessel named RV Bayagbona after the First Executive Director of Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research, Dr. Bayagbona will further drive the Agricultural policy
of President Goodluck Jonathan to make Nigeria self-sufficient in food production, especially fish production.

The First Lady said the acquisition of the vessel will enhance the exploration of these resources. She also noted that the vessel will boost Nigeria’s capacity in Marine and Oceanography research for sustainable development and management of the country’s vast resources.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwumi Adesina said the acquisition of the 10.1 million Euro vessel will see to 25 per cent
reduction in fish importation, giving room for the exploitation of the country’s rich tuna resources. Channels Television’s correspondent, Lauretta
Chiogor, reports that RV Bayagbona is due back in Nigeria next month and will be handed over to the Institute for Marine Research and Oceanography. She also adds that the vessel will operate on a Public Private Partnership.


http://www.channelstv.com/2014/08/13/dame-jonathan-commissions-nigerias-newly-acquired-fishing-vessel/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

I hope this vessel is simply for research to generate information and data that can be used by commercial, private sector fishing ventures in our waters.
If it is a mixture of research and commercial vessel then wahala dey plenty.

Government has no business doing business.
Its role is to create an enabling environment (such as research) and regulate private sector activities to ensure the interest of its citizens are not compromised by excessively greedy investors.

reborn1: The op should go on soun right? Olofo like you encouraging Igbos from the fading sun to post shit, we will catch you soon. Shameless mofo

Catch me
How do you mean?
Who are "we"?
How many NLers did you "catch" already?
What did you do to them after catching them?

I wonder what your threat is all about on a PUBLIC forum
What are you AFRAID of

Great job for his host community.
Bravo!!!

django1: Hehehe...customized don come again oo, which one be "malady" again?

I guess he is trying to be stylish as in my lady joined together but he does not realize it is the French for sickness, almost

Genevieve Nnaji said something similar about the need to up our game in Nollywood and was criticized by many on this thread:

https://www.nairaland.com/1800723/movie-director-blasts-genevieve-nnaji

larride: I will ignore the name calling, Good, since that's proven, then who do we hold accountable for not maintaining the drains? its definitely the LGC chairman and i wouldn't hold brief for any of them. But do you know that the LASG does have public workers who are tasked with this responsibility of cleaning the said drains.

Meanwhile as i said, the duty of the masses is to make sure that their environment is clean. The government can only do so much, Sir anonimi, leave your surroundings unkept and except the government to come help you clean it.

Shalom.

I am sure the LASG workers clean the drains on STATE roads.

Yes, the masses should ensure their environment is clean hence they have a LGA that collects money from Abuja every month on their behalf and raises additional revenue from them for the purpose of carrying out this task for common benefit of all inhabitants of the area.
We need to enlighten ourselves to hold our LGA chairmen responsible and accountable.


And sorry if I offended you in any way. It is all in the heat of discussion.

larride: Show me where its written in the constitution that its the responsibility of the government to help you clean your drains? The duty to make your environs clean rest solely on you. The government can only do but enough.

I suffer FOOLS gladly when I have a little time on my hands, so sorry for you oh.
Here you go:

CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
1999

Schedules
Fourth Schedule
Functions of a Local Government Council


1. The main functions of a local government council are as follows:
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f) construction and [size=14pt]maintenance[/size] of roads, streets, street lightings, [size=14pt]drains[/size] and other public highways, parks, gardens, open spaces,

Source: http://www.waado.org/nigerdelta/ConstitutionalMatters/1999Constitution/FourthSchedule.html

Maybe with your inadequate understanding of English you will come and tell us that maintenance does not mean cleaning, clearing and ALWAYS making gutters free for water to flow through at ALL times

Gbawe: Upon all the garish bold and red fonts from the OP, who is clearly a frustrated and angry lunatic by the way, can anyone remind me who won the Osun gubernatorial election again with a very comfortable margin? It really would be best for us all if OP and his ilk take their 'medications' before coming online to post.

Nice ATTEMPT to be funny.
Please try again.

Elections are meant to be won & lost, so no big deal if Aregberascal won as wished by the people of Osun state and I have done the needful here:

anonimi: Congratulations to Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola for renewing his mandate FROM our people for another four years after a keenly contested election. I hope he and his backers will learn to devote themselves to the BASIC issues of governance instead of the yoyo physical infrastructures that cannot sustain themselves without adequate human capital development.

PDP needs to review the results in detail to prepare for next year's legislative elections for State Assembly seats as well as Senate & House of Representatives focusing on the eight LGAs it won and those on the fringe that can flip to its side. More importantly they need to FORCE Aregbesola to hold LGA elections asap and ensure they win some of the LGAs so we have a credible opposition in the state of the Living Spring.

May our democracy continue its growth with increased participation by all of us.

From: https://www.nairaland.com/1850907/aregbesola-wins-osun-elections-wide/7#25363758

Expect me to continue highlighting any maladministration issue in the state as I come across them and have time to do so.
If e dey pain you make you buy plenty paracetamol.......as you will constantly need them.

larride: Sorry sir but you mean the work of the government to come help you clean your area. LGA has public cleaners that make sure that highway, road, public gardens and the likes clean and that's as much as their responsibility goes in that regard. You expect the government to clean your compound and environment for you?

If you have English comprehension problem just say it.
Otherwise show where I said the LGA should clean anyone's "compound".
The environment OUTSIDE each person's compound such as the open drains aka gutters is the constitutional RESPONSIBILITY of the LGA.
Understand

Make we stop our MUMUism.

Anyone should feel free to forward the link to others who may be encouraged by it as I have been.

iconize: You also need to visit the South, North and East..

Person hold you or another person from doing all those other places you mentioned
OP don choose im own, others are free to choose form the remaining uncovered areas.
Shikena.
#Lobatan!

larride: Young man, you do know that the least the government would do is build housing estate for middle income earner, if Fashola goes about destroying every house that we term as eye sore, we will still be the one crying blue murder and saying he's running an elite government. If the masses cannot keep their environment clean irrespective of the building, then the responsibility lay with the masses or you expect the government to come help you clean your house and environment? We take our environmental duties for granted and lay on the blame on the government. The government has done it part by putting in place an effective waste management sector, it is left for the citizen to make use of that opportunity.

If you want to criticize the government, there are better ways to do it than environmental factors which responsibility belong to all of us.

Shalom.

First he does not need to demolish all the houses. Most European cities have PRESERVED their old quarters and found ways to provide modern amenities while keeping as much of the old aesthetics as possible to attract TOURISTS.

Secondly the LGAs are paid to keep public areas i.e. the environment clean.
Only MUGUS will pay someone to do a job and still do the job themselves, don't you think so

BadBoy25: I think everyone knows that nigeria and most of sub sahara africa is a shiithole ,I know that Nigeria is a third world shiithole ,but I prefer not to see the visuals .

So therefore may I humbly advise you not to click these type of threads.
See, problem resolved- easy!

nurey: I am not in support of APC or PDP but let me tell you this, before you accuse government of neglecting its people you have to ask whose responsibility it is to fix that road, it can be your councilor or LG chairman not the state government.
Even the road I am seeing, the responsibility belongs to the councilor of the area not tinubu or fashola.

You are very correct that this is likely a LGA road.
However has Tinubu and his boy boy, Fashola not had 100% control over these Lagos LGAs. Even when Badagry people voted PDP in the last LGA elections as recorded on this video:


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LASIEC still wnet ahead to announce it for APC, the master riggers.

BadBoy25: stop posting all these nasty pics online ,it exasperates me ,it is extremely extremely disgusting beyond words . I lost my appetite by looking at those pics . most people viewing this forum are not prepared for such disgust. . Just describe with words instead of pics . I always have to look with a side eye on every thread to see if there's any disgusting pics because you guys are fond of posting nasty images . .

You are on your own (OYO) oh. Na which kind "words only" you dey ask for.
In case you do not know some of us have Thomas as our middle names/moniker so therefore:

Pictures or I don't...............

OP, go on soun jare that is to say continue with your patriotic mission with renewed zeal.

treasure07: highly educating piece. Thank u

I thoroughly agree with you and hope somehow all job applicants (not just the unemployed) are able to see this and get some inspiration.

Another way of seeing these activities/pictures is that they are Death TEMPTING photos
Real adrenaline stuff!

sammyp01: watin this one dey talk.we have blacks taking risk as much as the white folks

Na true, blacks taking risk to cross the Sahara desert, the Mediterranean sea, Atlantic ocean etc to gain access to oyinbo land so as to become volunteer slaves, nor be so
Our case is like that lyric from Bob Marley's Rat Race song:

In the abundance of water, the FOOL is thirsty

Very useful article, worth sharing even though some may think it is not relevant to the Nigerian experience. Those who can REFLECT deep enough will find enough ADAPTIVE resources for their own success even in our unstructured environment.
Did I mention that it is free
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"The Permission Paradox" - You can’t get the job without the experience but you can’t get the experience without the job - is one of the great career Catch-22s. This challenge will confront you over the lifetime of your career, whether you’re trying to break into the work force or you're to become a CEO for the first time. While the phenomenon can be frustrating no matter what your level, the Permission Paradox is especially challenging for today's aspiring young professional and recent graduates.

Overcoming this conundrum is fundamental both to launching your career successfully and thriving over the long term. You are confident in your abilities if only you’re given the chance. The hard part is getting the shot to show what you can do.

The Permission Paradox can be a paralyzing obstacle and can often be a self-fulfilling prophecy. A distinguishing characteristic of the most successful professionals - at every stage - is that they find ways to gain access to attractive opportunities. And when they do, they deliver and make good on that leap of faith that someone took on them. One of the keys to overcoming the Permission Paradox is recognizing that when you apply for any job you will be evaluated along two different dimensions: your potential to add value in the future and your track record in the area most central to the job. Depending on the seniority of the position, these two sources of value – your potential and your experience – will be weighted in different proportions, like the scales of justice. As a general rule, the earlier you are in your career, the greater the importance of your potential value.

Your potential value is best demonstrated by your attitude, enthusiasm, work ethic, communications skills, curiosity/quality of your questions, willingness to learn, and your knowledge of the company and role. Beyond showing your potential, however, here are five specific strategies you can deploy to overcome the Permission Paradox in the early days of your career.

Five Permission Strategies

1.Get Credentials. One of the most logical ways to gain permission is to obtain relevant credentials. This can be in the form of a specialized degree or targeted training. One of the hottest areas in the economy right now, no surprise, is computer programming. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that by 2020, there will be a gigantic demand-supply gap, with one million computer programming jobs going unfilled. Traditional computer science programs will not be able to meet this need. It turns out that many companies seeking programmers actually don’t require degrees in computer science to get a job. At Google, for example, according to The Wall Street Journal, nearly 15 percent of the team members who work in programming don’t have a college degree. With training at places such as Codeacademy, which reportedly has had 24 million people around the world take one or more of its courses, you can develop proficiency in a period of months. With this credential, you’ll have enough experience to break in for a first job and then you’ll be in the same position as other entry-level programmers to perform and thrive. So go ahead, pick your field of interest, whether it be coding, finance, aviation, or the business of art, and find a respected credential-granting school or organization and pursue it. One effective finance program that promises to deliver “knowledge, experience, and opportunity” over the course of a summer, for example, is the Tuck Business Bridge Program at Dartmouth College. If you want to break into a career in art, check out Christie’s Education, which offers degree and non-degree programs in both the business of art and art itself. And if you dream of flying airplanes for a living, take a look at ATP Flight School’s Airline Career Pilot Program, which provides airline-oriented flight training at a fixed cost in the shortest time frame.

2.Get Creative. Laura Chambers has run University Programs at eBay where her team of 40 was responsible for setting and hitting aggressive recruitment goals, and ensuring that the interns and new college graduates have high-quality experiences. She therefore speaks with expertise and practical experience on the topic of breaking into companies after college. Laura's advice, especially if you don't have a technical or specialized degree, is to get creative so that you can stand out from the crowd. “Volunteer at a start-up," she suggests and "get your hands dirty. You will have the opportunity to do a wide variety of activities which will help you find what you love and build some skills at the same time." This will also enable you to talk about your experience, not just your potential. She also advises to develop a customized approach for companies you target. "If you want to work at eBay, Inc., for example," she says, "start a small business buying and selling on eBay or using PayPal, and be prepared to talk about the pros and cons of that experience." It doesn't cost have to cost too much, other than your time and initiative, to create a few video or blog posts about your experience. Maybe these can get picked up by media. At the very least they will give you something to show to complement your resume.

3.Be Willing to Start at the Bottom. If you are a college graduate, you may feel (and frankly be) overqualified for many entry-level jobs. But you have to start somewhere. Or, as Lao Tzu famously said, "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step".* Chad Dickerson, CEO of the rapidly growing online marketplace, Etsy.com, suggests that the best positions to "get a foot in the door" are often as a member of a company’s support team. “A number of Etsy support people have learned our business really well and turned into very capable product managers,” he said. Chad also admits to having a special place in his heart for this approach because it worked for him personally. “I took the lowest-paid clerical job at a newspaper in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1993 and it happened to be the first daily newspaper on the web in the United States. I ended up learning how to build websites just by being there!” Whether it’s in the Internet industry, financial services, retail, hospitality, or any other business that touches large numbers of people, starting at the point of customer interface, whether in customer support, behind the cash register, on the sales floor, or at the concierge desk, will give you a valuable opportunity to learn what’s really going on in the market. You’ll be able to use this when you seek to work your way up the ladder internally or interview elsewhere.

4.Barter. You may not yet have a job. But if you don't, by definition you have something else of enormous value, which you may not be fully considering. Time. Treat your time as the precious asset it is. If you are creative and package your time with energy, enthusiasm, and initiative, you can barter your way to opportunity and break the Permission Paradox. Earlier this summer, a new college graduate networked her way into an informational interview with a real estate brokerage firm. She had a degree in history. As she was talking to the executive, who seemed overwhelmingly busy, a light bulb went off. “You seem incredibly stretched right now," she observed and then asked the $64,000 question. "What would you do to grow your business if you had an extra day in your week?” He paused and said he’d do a market research study for the young urban rental market. She offered to do that for free and was able to communicate quickly how her analysis and writing skills developed for her thesis would give her the ability to execute the project. He took her up on her offer and paid her $10 an hour for her work. After a few weeks, she presented her findings. The real estate executive was blown away by the quality of her report, the clarity of her thinking, and the creativity with which she packaged her analysis. She was offered and has now accepted an entry-level job as a market researcher in the firm.

5.Re-imagine Your Experience. You've decided the general direction you’d like to take and have built up a target list of companies to research and pursue. You've followed your target list rigorously by visiting the career pages for each company to see what jobs are actually available. All good. But, at this point in the process, you may find that you just don’t have the experience sought for a position you'd like to pursue. You can either exit the website then and there and move on to the next company. Or you can try to re-imagine your experience and pursue this very opening. Here's how one aspiring young professional did just that. For an entry-level position in a food company, it listed “project management” experience as a critical requirement. Initially this put off the energetic, enthusiastic graduate who was otherwise a great fit with the company and who resonated with the mission of providing customers with only the highest-quality organic food. In discussing the dilemma, we walked through this individual's experiences and were able to find something that fit the bill - when thought of and described in a different way. A geography major who loves travel, he told how he worked with a group of his friends to “project manage” their recent three week trip across Eastern Europe - doing research into itineraries, finding the lowest fares and cheapest hostels, executing the reservations and bookings, collecting the money from his friends, and acting as “treasurer” for the journey. In so doing, he was able to demonstrate the capabilities that the company was looking for - even though he was drawing on a completely non-professional experience. The key lesson is that you may actually have more-relevant experience than you think.

* Brainy.com

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From: https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140811235043-203184238-how-to-overcome-the-permission-paradox-you-can-t-get-the-job-without-the-experience-but-you-can-t-get-the-experience-without-the-job

dulaman: I hope there won't be anothy stampede like that of immigration

This is a good wake up call for the recruiters.

BishopMagic: Tinubu case nah im own hand kill am.

A slobbering drunk and drug fiend. See what all tose years of crak and d0pe has done to him

plus Abacha-apple activities of the Ethiopian variety as opposed to the Indian species
Our people talk sey- monkey dey chop banana e dey scratch im anus nor know sey wetin sweet dey kill person

emperorchedda: Its great to see APC use education as a strategy to conquer upcoming elections. Its far better than rigging which I'm sure is the plan of the PDP

All thanks to Ekiti governor-elect Fayose who has made the Amunisin (Enslavement) People's Congress wake up to the needs of the PEOPLE as opposed to the SELFISH needs of their own POCKETS

BTW, Who increased the fees in the first instance if not the

Jeun s'oke, Jeun s'apo - increase revenue to steal inside your pocket group of bandits appropriately led by a JagaBandit