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emeviks:
Don't come to Canada with super high expectations or you will be disappointed quickly. If you have a great job with good benefits where you are, pls. stay there. A lot of high skilled immigrants I've met as an employment counsellor who helps to find jobs in Canada are demoralized as they can not find equal level jobs they left back home. Know this, your skills are not considered comparable. Period. You will start from the BOTTOM! Discrimination exist covertly. Your accent, communication skills,your ability to convey knowledge/ experience in the Canadian context might differ from what You are accustomed to. You will have to be on top of your game. It might be about who you Know. Networking is sometimes key. Know your job description well. Interviews are not about knowing your skills. It's also about that and more. Chance are you don't don't have appropriate answers. What they need, want to hear. Chances are you did not know what they want because you did not read, research and learn about the company and industry and job duties, you did not research the Canadian context of the job. It's cumbersome if not prepared. Another idea per my experience, remove countries you've gained experience or worked in from resume to gain attention clear and void of what's deemed foreign experience, not canadian experience. I came here in 2007. I speak well. Even with a good amount of good American accent in Canada, unless nervous then it shows. I know my shit! In fact my name could never tell that I am black, African. I get the interviews but once they are my black face, all else changed. So beware folks! Unless your life is threatened in your country. If you have respect in your profession and a good job where you are, stay put. North America, Canada is no joke for those educated people, secure in your knowledge, you will have to start from the begining even with Phds. Medical doctors. Master's from abroad… think carefully before you come! Consult an employment counsellor and even they can not predict your future. I have been there. Just saying!

I need urgent reply what advise can you give someone that earn 50k in naija with no future prospect with the job and he has the opportunity to migrate to Canada through skilled program shd he stay back in Nigeria and move over to canada?

Redman44:
There are a lot of opportunities in Nigeria that cannot be seen with a shallow mindset. There are so many things you can do in Nigeria. You only need to be dogged and creative to make money in Nigeria. I won't advise the op not to travel to Canada, but he should consider his age. Canada is good for immigrants who are below 25 years old. If you are 30 years and above, your body will soon wear itself out with the survival jobs you are most likely going to get ( except you are lucky and favoured to get a Professional job 5 months after landing in Canada ).

Op, think deeply and you will find solid businesses you can do in Nigeria. Stay Blessed.

from your point of view it is not advisable for anyone above 30 to travel out of country even if the opportunity arise?

solepager:
You get 13.5 percent of the capital you invest in every month.
It also increases sometimes. The sure thing is your capital won't be hurt whatever happens since it is invest in FG bonds and etc. ARM also does it.

Imagine you invest 500k. Do the maths

13.5% per month or per year?

henrixx:
bastard number 2. Read and know what asked before Who I talk out the shit in your brain. The question I asked has nothing to do with her personal life. Na you know where personal life take enter the matter
Useless cheap dog you are.i871

You are rather miserable for your pointless comment that is even off topic.

Make all of una attack me from now till you die. OP NO GO CARRY UNA GO AMERICA.

You are a confim bastard no doubt about it.you have no business with the number of years she spent in Nigeria focus on your hopeless life that is beyond remedy.

henrixx:
Oga i don confuse...your post says you spent 25years in Nigeria.....then here you say you are 25.

kilodeyy
you be 2 in 1?

does this gibberish you spewed has anything to do with the subject of the topic?is that not asking about her personal life?if she like she can say she spend 40 yrs in Nigeria it is non of your miserable business

henrixx:
you are a bastard.....lowlife slowpoke.

Op said something I felt was complicated and I sought clarity and you are here talking thrash from that plastic you call finger. Cheap creep.

The anger and frustration oozing from your comment goes a long way to show how frustrating your life is in nigeria.

you are the bastard here from what I can deduced from your useless comments.What has her personal life have to do with the topic?what is complicated about her personal life that has not finished your miserable life?

sKeetz:
There are resources online.

If you can't buy the book, all you need do is your internet enabled phone or laptop. Do some work: Google.

kindly send some online materials you have already downloaded and link to software you think is ok mayokun5000@gmail.com

hilaryxoxo:
You better pay your 45k, read your textbook and go to write the exam.

I am still expecting the materials thanks

hilaryxoxo:
I want to start by saying that the TOEFL is a very very very easy exam - especially for native English speakers. The average person here is done with secondary school, where we studied English as a subject for 6 years. We've spoken English for over 20 years (assuming no one here is below 20 and has been speaking English since birth).

So what is difficult in an exam that just wants to test our ability to use English? - The reason people fail or do below their expectations is: (1) Inadequate preparation (2) Inadequate practice

I have written TOEFL twice. I scored 100 the first time (R24 L25 S24 W27) with less than 1 week of preparation because of my very busy schedule at work. In fact, most of my preparation was done the night before my exam (you better don't try this), where I practiced only reading with the TOEFL software on ETS' website. I was very disappointed with my score as it didn't even meet the cut-off for the school I was applying to. I registered to take the exam for the second time and scored a 101 (R26 L25 S24 W26).

Coming from someone that has written the exam twice, I can tell you that if you practice very well - with the right materials, you'd score well. My score didn't improve because my preparation was very very terrible.

Based on my experience, I'd make recommendations based the little things I did that worked for me and also based on the things I wish I did that I didn't do.

1. Notefull videos: I watched all the free videos on their website here https://www.notefull.com/content.php?pgID=575 all you need to do is to complete all the video lessons there. It is very very short. you can actually finish it in 4 hours. just take note of all the tips and tricks and templates!!!!!!!!!!

2. After completing all the notefull videos, go straight to practicing. This was where I personally missed it. I did not practice at all - apart from the day before the exam, where I started noticing most of my mistakes and weaknesses. PRACTICE LIKE HELL! The software I used to practice was the Official Guide (Interactive Software) which you can find here http://www.gregmattoeflnigeria.com/resources/TOEFL_PC.exe and the TOEFL sampler which you can find here http://www.gregmattoeflnigeria.com/resources/TOEFL_Sampler.exe

3. Once you're done exhausting all those practice materials, you are good to go - trust me. MAKE SURE YOU PRACTICE SPEAKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND DONT FORGET THE SPEAKING TEMPLATES THAT YOU'D LEARN FROM NOTEFULL!

If you still have more time and you want to practice more, you can use this free TOEFL online course that you can find here https://www.edx.org/course/toeflr-test-preparation-insiders-guide-etsx-toeflx-4 (mind you, this course was put together by ETS - the makers of the TOEFL exam). You can also practice with some of these other Free Test Preparation Resources on the ETS website that you can find here https://www.ets.org/toefl/ibt/prepare and you can also use Barron (I have heard good things about it)

I will leave with this final remark. "all know the way but few actually walk it". I wish everyone the best and I am open to questions.

I also have a ton of materials that I downloaded a while ago and have never opened if anyone sees anything specific they want, they can send me a PM or drop their emails asking for what they want in particular. I would make dropbox link to these materials soon.

Thanks for this post ,these are the materials i need
1)Kaplan TOEFL bit 2007-2008 edition
2)Baron's how to prepare for the TOEFL bit 12th edition
3)Notefull
4)Learning express-TOEFL exam essentials
5)Answers to all TOEFL essay questions
6)TOEFL-150 TOEFL tests
my e-mail -mayokun5000@gmail.com
God bless you

rapthugx:
I don't see the need for this burial poster! The way 'Nigeria Christians' celebrate death is something else!

I think this practice is common in south east

chicagoPD:
Uncle wet weed you're the one really high here form the conversation a lot has transpired before she played the victim card here, both of them want to take advantage of each other so shut the Bleep up. Lecturers giving undeserved marks and sluts like her sleeping for marks.

like I said earlier stop smoking that thing it is not good for your health nothing transpired btw them she only set a trap for her......

chicagoPD:
uncle no one is decent even your pastor no be Jesus. The girl too na Olosho and Olodo. 33 out of 100 she knows she did bad in exam and was ready to get laid for it not for her period and 5 times.

Is that the reason why the old fool have to take advantage of her ?you must be very high on wet weed

Damidolly:
That is modern child abuse....the age gap is too wide

It is not a child abuse,there is nothing wrong in a 35yrs old guy getting married to a 25 yrs old lady

kizyalex10:
lol forget abt getting a lady here.nigerian girls re almost non existence here.only married ones.getting her pregnant wont stop her from doing anytin.they need it more at dat time nd even if she is decent enough nt to do anytin during pregnancy period.what of after pregnancy.its well.jst knw if u trust her enough to be faithful

Thanks for the advice

kizyalex10:
This whole thing is getting scarier than i tot.i have a female friend.she manages a hotel.ee speak from time to time.she told me that infact marriage is nt too important to her anymore.and i ask her why.she said.hmmmm infact the people dat patronises their hotel more re married people.old man versus young girl nd old old woman vs young boy.the sanctity of marriage have been destroyed.people nw see marriage as a contract nt a binding covenant.she said even young couples re nt spared.i was in naija last year.my ex got to knw abt it.she is married with two kids.pregnant with another one.sshe demanded to come nd stay with me in d hotel nd have fun.she regretted marrying his man.all that crap.Jesus wept!!!!.am supposed to come bck july nd atleast try nd settle down but with d story flying up nd downbon disforum nd what i hear.mehn its disheartening nd scary.d other news was saying d husband came bck to find out that his son he loves so much is nt actually his son.nd he suspected dat because people eas telling him hw d wife jumps from one man to another.i wonder why i would be out here suffering under dis harsh cold weather which is on freezing level jst to make ends meat.cold can even make u cry here.instead of my wife to be supportive.she will be hopping from one bed to another.hmmmmmm.that have been my fear.God should help us oooo

ooh u are very right.So u dey SK?travelling to the country very soon for my masters program my fear is maybe I should get my girl pregnant before leaving or I should just travel maybe I can get better lady in SK to settle down with.

Venica:
we didn't slept in same room. I slept in my sister room while he slept in mine. many of you guys are judging me based on Nigeria mentality. my guy knows me inside out. am only doing this to expose him and if possible prevent others from felling victims. thanks.

The rule is never accommodate the person you don't know very well...

Venica:
yes I do. he is aware and is helping me to get the fool. my family are also on the lookout coz he came to my family Hux

The truth is if am your fiance i will not allow a total stranger who is a male to sleep in the same room with you when I am not there besides please check your fiance if he truly love you because guys will never accept a male to sleep in the same room with there gf or fiancee let alone total stranger who is a male.....

Venica:
I did. but all I hear is bring money for transport, bring money for recharge card

Do you have a fiance?if you do is he aware of all what you stated here?

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Gotze1:
Oh, i thought you wanted to correct my bad english, didn't know it is only the typo error you see. You just disgraced yourself as a private university undergraduate or grad. Nomatter how you try hard, you can't beat a public unicersity students in book and snartness. Mind that.

what makes you think i finished from private universities? Lol so anybody that go against the gibberish you have been spewing since that means the person finished from private universities?ones again it is smartness not snartness

Gotze1:
If anybody ni sabi them, then tge person just entered or did not meet them again. They both thought me.

with all your shouting upanda you can't differentiate between taught and thought..... You are a disgrace to public universities

EdoBoy90:
The last time i checked, the covenant university is own by Pst. David Oyedepo, a public university graduate.

Pst. Christ Oyakhilomhe graduated from Public university. Pst. Anita Christ graduated from public university.

Tell me one private university established by a private university graduate?

you are a disgrace to public universities grads do you expect those ppl you mentioned above to finished from private universities when it is obvious private universities were not existing back then?

Alariiwo:
Tell them o..

95% of Covenant University graduates I know all had their masters degree from UNILAG or UI.

Whereas most UNILAG graduates I know had theirs from Schools abroad in US and Canada. Some direct PhD programmes.

Why can't they stay in their private schools to get MSc and PhD

keep quiet majority of private universities graduates dominates foreign universities for their post graduates especially US,Canada and UK compare to public universities grads

chalsixtus:
Frog! Keep jumping into conclusion, I am not jealous of any Private uni graduate,I am Educated and for me I had the best and I made the best out of which I am ready to defend anytime,I didn't get educated to compete with just my coursemates and school mates alone , I got educated to compete with every educated person out there and I don't think I mentioned high fees here so watch what you are saying moreover public universities don't not house poor persons.
And do not forget I will a good job real soon
Now brace up and get off your low self esteem

look at the gibberish you just spewed?it exposed your level of comprehension who asked you all this self appraisal? And do you think private grads care about all this epistle you just wrote?read your first comments on this thread and tell me if it doesn't reeks of hate and jealous...

chalsixtus:
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Lol Oga I don't hate , I believe I have the right to share my own perspective on this matter and I won't jump down to your level to make you understand what you can't comprehend
See for your own good swerve !

yes to have the right to share your own perspective but your comments reeks of hate and jealous of private universities grads or are you the one paying there tuition fees?if not you don't have the right to vent your frustration on them because they are not the one caused your unemployed situation...

chalsixtus:
So which university did you finally attend ?
That same olosho aren't in your school all the same cultists aren't in your sch
Yes I went to University of Port Harcourt ! And I am proud of it , yes there are olosho and cultists in Uniport , but let me inform your myopic mind not everyone in public institutions are cultists and prostitutes

shut up from your write up someone can deduced the set of ppl in your school.keep hating on private universities grads that are getting jobs in naija why you are on the street searching for jobs or maybe underemployed......

chalsixtus:
See this mongo park ! So its even futa you went to and you had the guts to say Uniport is no good bros hide your face ! Don't transfer your low self esteem to others if you went to futa and you still do not know your left from right it means the school couldn't mould you , its your kind that bring shame upon public institutions
Swerve!

I have warned you to stop talking like tout you are only embarrassing your cultist school.what do you mean by guts? Yes Futa is one of the best university of technology in nigeria but I can't brag about any universities in Nigeria because they are below par in terms of international rating so why shouting like thug on Nairaland about uniport?those private universities graduates that is giving you headache,they have better jobs than you infact lots uniport graduates are the one I see on the street of Lagos frustrated searching for jobs that is not there..

Sexting:
Another post that could only have been done by a product of a failed public school, check the 2017 statistics of the university with the most employable graduates then come back, please bring verifiable information don't just smoke whatever it is you smoke and start typing gibberish.

Try and understand the guy is like he is sarcastic with his post

cruzydal:
I attended a federal uni and I must say its the best to me.. Its challenging quite alright but it has really shaped me and made me discover who I am.. If I had gone to a private school I would have been naive. In federal uni you struggle to pass..that's why most times federal uni graduates are very smart and have confidence.. Pls when categorizing this exclude state uni cause its trash.. Private uni too has its own advantages . good leaning environment ,sound lecture rooms etc..the truth about life is ,life isn't all about academics.. Locking on up in a place when he comes to the real world he finds it hard to survive .. Private schools are good but I think public is better

public universities is better to you not to others as a graduate of futa if I had the opportunity I would have finished from private university...