Who needs £1k for naira? I have a friend that needs the naira. please don’t DM me, just respond here.

LagosismyHome:


Let me ask you a question.... if you have a child who disgraced you.

Can you say I disown you however you now belong to my distant relative who you never met.... key word, never met don't know each other self however Since he is a relative, you are now his property and perhaps go and live there if you have no where to live ..... which relative go gree self. Why would Bangladesh agree to absorb pickin when them no train

That is the part I personally say no UK you should not be allowed to do that.

Why is your stubborn son now the relative responsibility. If you didn't train him well why can't you carry your cross quietly. Rehabilitate your child, punish your child when the child comes home, do whatever you can within the laws in your country...... As long as you remember he is British and forever your property. Dont be lazy and pass him to a relative that was minding his business and never even met your child . .....

UK you can't say if you have a distant relative ( immigrant children) then I pass you. For stubborn children who have no relatives ( then ok I won't pass them since I am not allowed to make them STATELESS).

Then it becomes the beginning of two types of children, the ones with relative and the ones without. What else can happen that UK will just strip again and send to relatives. A child is a child, there should never be two types of children . That is inequality

Haha! Your response is really good. In a way, I see that the transfer is what’s annoying you about her case. But in reality, the UK doesn’t care who she belongs to, they just don’t want her to be a Brit. When my father disowned me, he didn’t care if I replaced him with a mad man; I would have even thought he loved me if he told my uncle to look after me- the UK did this, let’s give them credit. (He disowned me for two days btw).

The UK wouldn’t have made her stateless; if she didn’t have another place, they would have accepted her. Unfortunately she does; just like our children. if anything we should be grateful that we now know their abilities and protect ourselves.

God gives, God takes- so it’s perfectly logical for a country to give and take as well (whether natural born or naturalisation) especially if the reason is to protect others.

MichaelUde:


Lol.
Madam, you spoke well, but just to correct the historical record, the English colonised Ireland the way they did to Nigeria, they treated the Irish the same way they treated their other colonial peoples, the Irish fought for their independence and won it, and the English took away Northern Ireland from them based on the fact that many people from England and Scotland had moved to that part of Ireland over the centuries of colonial rule, and that is precisely what the IRA and Sinn Fein were fighting/advocating to correct.

So Ireland did nothing to the British Empire, rather it had a lot of bad things done to it.

They fought for their independence and got it- just like the terrorist did when they denounced the country and she got it. So I don’t get the basis of the argument.

TheGuyFromHR:


Nothing like a lunch break visit to Nairaland.
Not going to resuscitate the argument, but its disingenuous to make reference to an apparent shrugging-off of tribalism in Nigeria when people make reference to racism in the UK.

Of course people call out the rubbish that's currently going on in our beloved and benighted homeland with this heavily tribalistic government, but that fact that people are not demonstrating on the streets against the government's practices doesn't mean they forfeit for all time the opportunity to speak up against what they feel is happening elsewhere.

Mate. Racism. Xenophobia. Tribalism. It’s all fancy names for hating someone that’s “NOT like you”.

Na the same thing.

wonlasewonimi:


Lol it's an addiction. I only use revolut to buy crypto

You buy crypto on your Revolut app? The app I started using insists on MasterCard payments. Maybe I should consider buying on Revolut.

Lexusgs430:



Try starling, I just opened a starling account.......

Oga Erico2k2, would not like this........ I am now forcefully, joining the soro soke generation..........

Monzo & Starling now on tap..........

You people should pity oga Eric now? Everyone disses him when a challenger bank is mentioned NL never forgets.

Make una no vex. I’m still 4 pages behind I wanted to hold my opinions back so I don’t revive an old topic (I’m guessing this will be an old topic by the time I catch up, lol), but i lack control.

No vex

justwise:


I help you out...

This is their argument... we hate and detest what she did BUT don’t take her citizenship away because it could affect our grandchildren in the future, we know she is a terrorist, we know she has joined a group that killed, raped and destroyed a country but you see .. because of our grandkids future let her in, yes we know that she poses a threat, yes we know we all have to pay to keep her on benefits, 24hrs monitor by security agencies... we can live with all that purely because of grandkids.

Hahahahahahaha this!!!!

I was just reading all the arguments and shaking my head. I don’t care if my child is more Brit than the queen, if they join Isis, they should be stripped- you cannot disgrace me!

People complaining about being second class citizens in another mans country but silent about what’s going on in Nigeria where the Igbos are treated like shit.

She literally denounced her allegiance to the UK, yet people are arguing that she should be let in. Precedence? Of course it set a precedence to become a deterrent.

When Ireland did all it did to the Brit Empire, didn’t the Brit collect their citizenship from them? Abi the Irish are black?

This thread is pure trips!

deept:


They consider that work because you can hire someone to come and support the new mother and you are depriving that person of work even if you are not paying your mum. Don't ever give them the impression that the mum is coming to support

Exactly. That’s why I said this is the only lie I support. Say two weeks for visiting.

Bourne007:
Eeya

Ok bourne this one, I won’t agree with you. I think this is the only lie that I can agree with, provided the MIL won’t spend more than 6 months here.

The African culture is different from the brits because some people need mums around when they have a child- the brits don’t understand this, so put two weeks down but let her accidentally stay 4-5 months

I understand this lie.

Oga @chukwuka16 my friend, my friend. Everybody has said “I told you so” so I’ll just keep my mouth shut

Thanks for the analysis anyway.

RalphJean:
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Like this?

Hahaha!

wonlasewonimi:


Generally stock values are crashing right now which is the right time to buy. You hold stocks for future except you're trading in CFDs. I just buy whatever shares I feel like and leave them there, one day they will pick up. For example, Tesla is on a free fall now, I am thinking of buying a full share just for the sake of it and as a future investment.

I bought £1k bitcoin before the downturn I made about extra 400 pounds on it in about 2 weeks of boom. I have just left it there now. Experts are speculating it would get to 100kusd before end 2021.

You’re the best. Thanks for the tips

marylandcakes:


It’s always advisable to invest in stocks and shares for the long term. You only loose or gain when you cash in. Shares have always been a risky investment but the returns are high when you are patient. In the meantime you get paid dividends while you wait.
If you are impatient then be ready to take risk if you want very high returns.

This answers my question! Thanks

wonlasewonimi:


If you have a revolut account, click on the second tab on the bottom of the screen known as wealth. Complete the necessary information and move money into the wealth account. You can start buying stocks US stocks bit by bit. This is just to get your feet wet. Once you get the hang of it, you can register on trading platforms such as trading212, freetrade or etoro. FYI, trading212 is currently not accepting new registrations as they have too much customers right now.
Just to warn you, it is addictive as every penny you have you would want to invest it.

For stocks and shares ISA, I also use Vanguard for ETFs - Exchange traded Funds such as S&P 500, FTSE100 etc. These are index of stocks from various top companies listed on the stock exchange.

For investing in startups, I use crowdcube and seedrs

Can you explain more please. Vanguard is currently at £51 which is an all time low as it seemed to have crashed within the last year. Do you advise I buy even when it’s that low?

I thought stocks are better when you buy and just abandon them. But my sticks have crashed a lot recently (maybe the Bitcoin problem affected them) but I haven’t sold them because that’s the logic right? If you sell at a loss, you lose.

wonlasewonimi:


They want to start charging in April, so, they put a stop to all new resgistrations. They know people will register to use up the new ISA benefit in the new finacial year.

There is a new ISA benefit?

justwise:
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That question says..can i not should i. I don't know where you are coming from with this argument.

Someone cannot just speak without you thinking it’s fight. Nawa!

justwise:
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No you can't.

Shouldn’t.

No they “shouldn’t” not “can’t”.

They have muscles in their legs so they CAN do whatever they want. But they shouldn’t.

RalphJean:


Not too late.
You can revert.

You don’t like me at all. True.

See ba, I already even told my husband that if we divorce today, that I’ll keep his surname. That the shame of retaining his surname after divorce is better than me changing my name again

Lexusgs430:



I mentioned it at certain points..... After you graduated, you missed the final speech........

You refused to buy us puff puff & zobo, and just promoted yourself to this thread.......

Hahahaha

Lexusgs430:



This is the exact reason, I personally advice against changing names......

It's never a crime to continue using your maiden name after marriage........

I hope others are learning a thing or 2........

Why didn’t you announce this in 2017 when I was doing spousal visa.. *yimu

I didn’t even want to change my name at all, I would have happily left it and not gone through that mad stress.

umarwy:



You will be surprised that change of name/details on naija passport comes with stress of its own in Naija, and I guarantee it not been possible in 4 days.

Steps needed
1.NIMC change of name/details
2. Wait for schedule database update at NIMC ( pay to expedite it)
3. Wait for NIS - NIMC link to be updated.
4. Go to Abuja HQ for data capture.
Etc etc
3.

I did mine within 4 days. It would have been 3 days but there was a public holiday. But I spent money sha. It’s worth it anyway. Anything but that embassy is worth it.

adebayoz001:
Hello o Everybody,

Please I need some advice regarding my situation as this Covid has ruined some stuff.
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Because you’re changing the two names, it’s going to be too complex for the embassy even if they were open.

I know the brits are now accepting expired passports for visa, but I also know that they will use the name on the passport to create your final “visa”.

If they accept a deedpoll, then you’re covered. You don’t need to worry about anything; I believe it trumps the expired Passport’s name.

You don’t need a lawyer for anything. If you’re too uncomfortable, spend that lawyer money on a flight to Nigeria, do your passport and return within 4 days.

LagosismyHome:


No I don't think this information is correct, except if thisnow a new rule .... I was in a similar situation, although mine was 9 years ago. When I wanted to naturalise I wanted my married name and also I dropped my birth middle name and swapped it for my maiden name

All I needed was deed poll and the British form .... my naija passport never came into factor. The naija passport is still in my maiden name so my two passports have different names and I travel with it like that all these years.... One day when I have power for naija embassy stress I look into what it takes to change the name

LIMH you don’t want the stress. Just continue with the Brit passport I can tell you this with my chest.

By the way, I think the times have changed. I was told the same thing. So I moved heaven and earth to change my passports name, before I applied because they said they will use the name that’s on my passport (then expired) if I applied.

I don’t know about deedpoll sha

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I didn’t scan my passport and I didn’t write a cover letter- not saying that you shouldn’t; just saying that I didn’t.

Also, They will ask you the times you’ve been abroad, which you’ll type into the application form, then if they need to investigate it, they will ask the relevant government department.

Lexusgs430:



The best way to save on utility bills......... When you leave the bathroom, room, kitchen etc etc.... Turn off the lights behind you........

When you pass urine, don't flush....... When you do a number 2, flush........ When it is brown, let it mellow... When it is yellow, let flow.....

When stepping out, turn off all sockets and lights..... When it's cold, never turn on the heater (just use duvet, jacket, Longjohn and blanket)..........

When you want to have a bath, only use one bucket of water, use disposable plates and cups......

You get the flow now........


About CS, name on voters list, get a contract mobile phone, pay your bills on time etc etc

Don't apply for debt cards, just yet........

I hope my wise words, are long enough..........

Jesus

Bourne007:
Used lifeintheuktestweb.co.uk/exams/ and was out within 10 minutes

You went to show them that you’re more brit than them.

profemebee:
congrats.. ILR and citizenship next

Please what docs did you use?

All the docs stated in page 1,2 or 3 of this thread dear.

Besides when uploading docs, they will tell you what documents they need.

oxygyne:


Congrats @Aphrodite007.
So, looks like the Life in UK test can be taken at any point, doesn't expire right?

I will like to get it over with now before things get busy once the lockdown is lifted. So can I??

Yes o! Me too I want to write it in the nearest future. Please write now that you have time. Good luck

I didn’t even post mine. No vex.

Update on my extension (Standard):
Online application: 31/10/2020
Biometric Enrolment: 10/11/2020
Paid for no service because none was available. Uploaded all docs to UKVAS (sopra steria)
Decision email and letter: 10/02/2021
Biometric card: received in 15/02/2021.

Next stop. Life in UK test.

LagosismyHome:


Ok... start getting used to how uk state birthday. He never 7 until after August 25th so he is 6 years not 7 and he would be in year 2 and among the youngest since the cut of is August 31st

So until a day after your birthday before you are that age not months before like we say in Nigeria

I like this, let me keep claiming omoge

dustydee:

It's not about being ungrateful. Sometimes if you undersell yourself, it's very difficult to recover except you leave for another company. During my time, low paying graduate jobs in my industry were paying £26k while some were paying £40k. This was almost 10 years ago. I do not see anything wrong with the person raising an eyebrow about the pay. He/she was probably trying to gauge opinion on the salary. I thought my pay was okay since it was similar to my earnings in Nigeria but because I hadn't worked in the UK before, I didn't know much about the cost of living and taxation.

You’re right. And you even said it yourself. You hadn’t worked in the UK before (same with the poster), and that was your starting job right? (Same with this poster too).

I’m sure you earn far more now. But you started small. Also, within just 3 years I earn a lot more, my humble beginnings didn’t stop me from earning more. Finally, we advised the person with sincerity, if the salary is too small they shouldn’t have accepted the job. It’s wrong for them to accept a salary that’s beneath them.