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funmo:
after writing the pitch, I don't see no send/enter/submit button...

Hiya. Sorry about that, please try again

Godmother:
Interested as well. What's the pay like and method of payment

£5 for 800/1000 and £2.50 for 400/500 pieces. You get your own byline too, which you can see on the site.

ucheheart:
What's your pay per article?

Starting rate of £5. I know it's not a lot but it's all we can afford at the moment.

New website that's starting to take shape - but I need more content. I'm looking for writers for investigations, lists, reviews - especially the latter two.

If you're interested in this paid job visit the website at http://sailorscout1986.ipage.com/ and head to the Write For Us tab. You'll see criteria for each category and a brief application form. If you're successful we'll work through Elance - a secure and reliable freelance site.

Thanks

Would you be willing to tell your story to an online magazine? Of course, due to the sensitive nature of the topic, you may remain anonymous if you wish! Inbox me to get in touch.

Old or not, posted on Facebook or not, it is wrong that they should be able to afford such a lifestyle when they are obviously failing in their roles to enrich the citizens of their country. That is their role. Their job is to concentrate on their posts for the benefit and wealth of the citizens. They are failing so they should not be paid as much as they are. Simple.

Phate07:
I disagree. Not 94%, its 99%.

THIS

I agree. We are a country but not a nation in the true meaning

this figure came from Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics though. Can we really trust that this is not just propaganda? tbh the figure seems a little high to me,

I wouldn't necessarily say we were heading towards a civil war - something needs to be done about the state of the country, and finally we're seeing some action. We're not sure how it's going to end but the fear of an outright civil war should never be the reason why a regime, such as the one we've got now, should stay in power.

Hi I have a few questions about the national youth service? I am born of Nigerian parents but born and brought up in the UK. I have both passports and I'd like to work in Nigeria when I'm done with my studies here

1. What is the age limit to do the service? Is it still under 30?
2. What do you think of the relevance of the youth service now?
3. For a dual nationality Brit/Nigerian is it even necessary to do the Nigerian youth service to work in the country?
4. How they decide the area of work they put you up for? is it do with what you've studied?


Thank you! x

BootyOnMe:
No. Have you ever seen a half or quarter caste in ANY Nigerian political horizon?
Ask Ben Bruce or Cecilia Ibru.


Yes. I just used both my American and Nigerian passports to visit and exit Nigeria.

But you cannot use a dual citizenship status to run for any political office in Nigeria.
Unless your wanno be a local chief like the Asagba or Asaba or The Deji of Akure or the Oba of Benin where your economic clout may buy you any seat.
These men once resided out of Nigeria after residing in foreign countries for years. I am not sure of their dual citizenship status though.

Oh I didn't know that. I think that's quite close-minded!

I am just a cynical as most of the cposters here. But let's just say IF they were to do the right thing and use this money for the country (and not their bank accounts) then the money should be used to build oil refineries, surely? Wouldn't that make good, logical sense?

www.thenigerianarchive. argues that this could work in the country's favour

Ready why at http://thenigerianarchive./

wow. what a president we have. what baffles me are the people that blindly support him. what has he ever done for them? why are so many nigerians so happy with crumbs?

I agree very much with this post. Thank you for this.

I think certain posters should be ignored. Maybe then we can have rational discussions in this section

hollandis:
What makes ou think you will get a job here.Better stay in your austere location.How do yu think you wil b relevant here?Odensi

oh dear. i have obviously hurt your fragile feelings. avoid my points and go straight to being petty. how intelligent.

and nice signature!

and when i say they made the wrong choice, i'm not saying any given alternative candidates were better. maybe he was the best of a BAD bunch but that is not good enough. our political system shouldn't be like this. aspire for more! stop attacking people who give a dam n and attack the system

werepeLeri:
It is a dis service to Nigeria to base all your arguments and write ups on what you read on the pages of newspapers and online articles while you stay far away from the reality on ground and what goes on in the country. It is very irresponsible to argue that millions who voted for GEJ made the wrong choice when all you base your arguments on are mere gossips and biased write ups by the press. The fact is, the people wanted GEJ and they voted for him whole heartedly. If you want to prove this point, come and walk the streets of Nigeria and ask those who voted and not by asking the people who come to Nairaland who albeit havent been to Nigeria or Bayelsa for the past 20 years. Most dont even know where Bayelsa is.

Abeg, all this diasporic wanna prove a points should just zip their mouths and let Nigeria recuperate, learn and grown rather than asking questions that are baseless and albeit draws back everyone to an empty void, meaningless and achieving no purpose.

I guess Abacha did better than GEJ, please let Abacha wake up and come and take over from GEJ.

i'll be 'on the ground' soon enough - i plan to work in  the country within the next few years but for now i am doing what i can. well of course i can say they made the wrong choice - what has heart got to do with this? who cares if people voted for him wholeheartedly?politics is not about heart. it is about making logical, rational and assertive decisions. well i have been to nigeria plenty of times. i may not be there now but i wouldn't write about a country i have never stepped foot in. plus i have sources who live there who update me on the current conditions. facts are facts. bayelsa currently has the highest unemployment rate in nigeria. why are you overlooking this?

sorry, i won't zip my mouth because i care and if that bothers you then, well no i am not sorry. nigeria has had 50 years to recuperate, learn and grow and not much seems to be happening.

asking questions that are baseless? what is wrong with you? asking about the track record of the current president is baseless? get a clue. now

who is talking about abacha here? oh ok because gej is not a murderous dictator we should just be happy and accept our lot. who cares if 70% of people are living in severe poverty? who cares if the country doesn't have basics? let's all be good nigerians are never ask any questions.

pathetic

J12:
Time. We have completely wasted our time being together.

what flaming time? that doesn't even make any sense

i give up. people on this thread are stupid. sorry to be insulting but i'm also being honest

enyojo:

^^Are things this baaaad? That a Nigerian youth can vomit this from his brain?
The Oil Companies make Billions of hard currency from that same waterlogged area regularly till thy kingdom come. Yet your leaders have deceived you people that the pipes that criss-crossed cannot make them develop your land.

''The greatest weapon in the hand of an oppressor is the mind of the oppressed''

#

THIS.

it's not even oppression. it's a lack of clear reasoning. smdh

and what 'scarce resources' are you talking about?

J12:
There has never been unity in the country since independence, and we cannot be united. A war has been fought, millions of lives lost and blood spilled, scarce resources lost all in the name of being one country. It is time for us face reality and split.

it's a bad idea to split i'm telling you. the country had enough wealth for everyone to have a decent standard of living and most tribal resentment comes from frustrations of poverty.

*they should never split

they should never have split. i bet my bottom dollar that this will cause problems for a long time to come. unite the country through education and cultural reform and spread the wealth. everybody is happy. why is this so hard for africa?

J12:
You are not being realistic.

oh i'm not? well maybe i expect too much from my fellow africans. but a girl can dream

southern sudan have only JUST done it. let's see what their economy and peace is like over the next few years shall we? let's see if this splitting up is going to cause them to suddenly start developing the way they should be. either way, both parts are economically weaker because of the split. if you think a continent full of tiny countries split up in accordance to the thousand of ethnic groups this continent has makes sense, then you haven't got a clue.

and when i say manpower, i mean you put those of working age within the 150 million population (and a large proportion of nigeria's pop is of working age) to work, education, training etc and this country will prosper. right now millions are being left to rot by hausa, igbo and yoruba governors and officials. and they are all laughing at you little people fighting amongst yourselves as they decide what personal mansion they are going to build next. like i said, carry on children

EzeUche_:
If you think redrawing the map is not a problem, then you need your head examined. That is like saying that the Germans or French should be in one nation or the Japanese and Chinese should be in one nation. Do you know how idiotic that sounds? So why should it be different for Africa, on Nigeria to be specific. None of the major groups like each other for obvious reasons. Heck, my people lost 2 million souls in order to keep this crappy country one.

People act like, because we all have black skin, that we should be united. There has never been in our history in pre-colonial Africa or Nigeria in its 50 year history as the people who lived in this nation has ever been united. If you can give me one time period where all of our people have been united, I would like to see.

No, we are not moving on. A fool at 50 will always be a fool. How many of my people have to be killed to keep this nation one? As this simple question.

oh alright, then you try to separate a country that has oil and see what that creates? oh wait, we already know what happens. don't be silly. like i said, 150 million people is a great advantage in terms of manpower. africa needs a potential nation-state. it doesn't need more economically small countries which certain parts of it will be if it splits up now. sometimes you need to work with what you have got.

i am not saying we should all be holding hands and sing kumbayah. i am saying we should be smart and stop fighting amongst ourselves because for now, and the foreseeable future we are stuck together.

'naughty woman' is b itch btw. and if you're really going to have a substitute for b itch, nairaland, then it should be 'female dog'. what the hell is 'naughty woman'lol? who thought that up? ay ay ay