₦airaland Forum

VickyRotex:
Opi why you dey vex?

Just like some one said,it all depends on what ur traveling abroad to do,most of us working outside Nigeria are not making use of their educational credentials although it also depends on the country, but you may as well need to go with them should incase some thing comes up.but the most important document that seems like your life is a valid passport and your visa/ residency.most of the country's thinks our educational certificates are fake and were forged ,so they have to verify it bf they can offer you job based on your qualification.

mayprince:
Dear nairaland, I am a fresher of electrical electronic engineering at a university,I have been reading a lot of threads on NL concerning graduates who finished as an engineer in universities but having little or no knowledge in practicals of their specialisation turning them to half baked and sometimes jobless due to the fact that university only teaches theory with litlle or no practical application (as they say).
The last thread I read on NL was about an electrical engineer who doesn't know how to use a tester....my question is that is there any certification I can do during my undergraduate days in my area of specialisation (elect elect engr) to increase my potential in the job market?

cc lalasticlala

well that is thoughtful of you,just graduating as an engineer is not the issue but knowing your area of specialization is another credict to certificate,I will advice you to go run a program called MEP,I don't know if this program is obtainable in Nigeria, but in UAE were I based the program have help alot of Engineers like Mechanical And Electrical Engineering graduates to have full knowledge of their field ,the full meaning of the Acronyme is called Mechanical,Electrical and Plumbing design, you will learn all about HVAC design ,Electrical design and plumbing design,just long around for this,though little expensive,

Proudlyngwa:
Commercialised kidnapping started in port Harcourt, not the creeks or aba, a lot of kids where kidnapped then.

Proudlyngwa:
Commercialised kidnapping started in port Harcourt, not the creeks or aba, a lot of kids where kidnapped then.

Proudlyngwa:
Commercialised kidnapping started in port Harcourt, not the creeks or aba, a lot of kids where kidnapped then.

Guy Gerarah here,what do u mean.go and ask questions, Aba boys started it.militants were kidnapping not for Ransom.

ITkester:
NA frustration go kill dem.

OK na if you think so,an average Niger deltan should support de fight coz de people have been neglected for long.absolutely nothing is happening in niger delta communities were de resource are gotten,why some northern fools seat their ass down to reap de fruit of our land.never again.
Niger Delta,Arise and let one mind lead us to Cross

Islie:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/caught-wife-supposed-brother-hubby-tells-court/

sometimes I still wonder if we still have faithful women in this country, just scared of marrying a slot as wife

well I pray God will see him through, papilo is our person,so if this is true he needs our prayer overcome it

sultan457:
The guys above me which network u dey use

lol see question, why u ask

iphanyiuma:
There's no connection between a politician and a pastor..give to ceaser what's ceaser's and onto God what is God's..stop deceiving yourself man!!

hey do u mean that men of God should not rule.that means u don't know ur Bible.in the days of old kings and rulers of the nations are all chosen among Gods people, so don't conclude out of ur ignorance.

[quote author=Valwezzy post=35039423]Nice post @Op
I wonder why they Join Cult in the first place when Real Niggas are busy Hustling to Make Money.

To you cultists, just know that you've reduced your life span the moment you joined them.

Bia, why did you occupy my Place @PapaNnamdi[/quote
well I call them ignorant fools that offend God without knowing,they worship gods like Odin, Grandpa, korovo,Bacchus, Ogor, etc,My God is a jealous God,like fools they go their ways avoiding the creator that ways never created.I don't even know what they are sailing, treasure island wey dem no dey reach, u dey fine treasure cooring dey kill u.u better follow God or repent if u don't know that u are worshiping devil.abeg sail out .

indeed should woke stay in that office more than one year,Rivers state is in trouble. well I new that wike is a looter so I aspected nothing less from a thugs like wike.I feel for my love state,Amaechi in his first term in de office restructured the state,even help Jona to construct federal roads,.but in wikes case,money will be flying without direction

emmm wike has never killed in his life,,,,if i hear...story for the gods[color=#990000][/color]

ALUTA SPIRIT IS ALWAYS DANGERIOUS.

HEY!! MY FELLOW STUDENTS,PLS YOU GUYS SHOULD TAMPER JUSTICE WITH MERCY

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Four Nigerian farmers sitting in the law courts in The Hague, on Thursday. Photo: AFP/Getty Images.
Four Nigerian farmers and the environmental group Friends of the Earth took oil giant Shell to court on Thursday in the Netherlands to demand a proper cleanup and compensation for pollution in the Niger Delta, the CNN has reported.

The farmers want the Anglo-Dutch multinational to "clean up the oil pollution in their fields and fishponds" and make sure their pipelines are maintained and kept secure to prevent leaks in the future.

The civil case has been filed against the Nigerian subsidiary of Shell, the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), and its international headquarters in the Netherlands, Royal Dutch Shell.

Based on "years of oil pollution in three villages in the Niger Delta," it could have "major legal consequences internationally," the Dutch branch of Friends of the Earth, known locally as Milieudefensie, said in a statement ahead of the first hearing.

The three villages concerned are Goi, hit by a spill in 2004, Oruma, affected by a spill a year later, and Ikot Ada Udo, hit by various spills in 2007, according to Friends of the Earth.

Shell argues that it has cleaned up the spills to the satisfaction of the Nigerian authorities, and has no case to answer.

But Friends of the Earth said that oil pollution has had a devastating and continuing impact on vegetation, water supplies and local fishing ponds.

The campaign group said this is the first time a Dutch company has been brought before a court in the Netherlands over environmental damage caused abroad.

"It is also the first time that the headquarters of a multinational concern on the European continent has been summoned to appear in court for environmental or human rights violations in a developing country," it said.

Shell insists it is "committed to cleaning up all spills from its facilities" and blames saboteurs who steal oil from its pipelines for much of the environmental damage.

"The real tragedy of the Niger Delta is the widespread and continual criminal activity, including sabotage, theft and illegal refining, that causes the vast majority of oil spills," Shell spokesman, Jonathan French said in a statement on Thursday.

"It is this criminality which all organisations with an interest in Nigeria's future should focus their efforts on highlighting and addressing."

French said that Shell had cleaned up three leaks at three locations, from 2004 to 2007, which were caused by sabotage.

Under Nigerian law, oil companies are not liable to pay compensation for damage caused by sabotage spills, he said.

The court was expected to hear from both sides in the case on Thursday and will probably deliver a verdict late this year or early in 2013, Friends of the Earth said.

"Hopefully, the legal route that Milieudefensie has chosen will ensure not only that four people in the Niger Delta have a better life but also increase the opportunity for thousands of their fellow citizens and millions of people worldwide who now often are without rights against powerful and sometimes unscrupulous multinationals," campaign coordinator, Geert Ritsema said.

The argument over the impact of oil production in the Niger Delta, which includes the Ogoniland region, is a long-running one.

The world's third largest wetland, the Niger Delta is diverse and rich with mangroves and fish-rich waterways. But oil drilling has turned it into one of the most oil-polluted places on Earth, with more than 6,800 recorded oil spills, accounting for anywhere from 9 million to 13 million barrels of oil spilled, according to activist groups.

Many residents make their livelihoods from fishing and depend on the polluted mangroves and creeks.

A report by the UN Environmental Programme last year found that pollution from more than 50 years of oil operations in the Ogoniland region, by Shell and other companies, was more far-reaching than thought.

The assessment, commissioned by the Nigerian government and funded by Shell, concluded that restoration of the area could take up to 30 years, cost $1 billion and become the largest cleanup operation in history.

"Control and maintenance of oilfield infrastructure in Ogoniland has been and remains inadequate: the Shell Petroleum Development Company's own procedures have not been applied, creating public health and safety issues," the report found.

Shell has previously accepted responsibility for two oil spills in Ogoniland in 2008 and 2009.