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TravelRe: DON'T LISTEN TO Anyone Who Discourages You From Travelling Abroad by Basalt(op): 1:28am On Mar 21, 2021
Sermmie:
Bro compliment of the season. I am also an undergraduate student of Geology in a public University in Nigeria. But I wish to further my master program in abroad, I will be glad if u can be my mentor on it. I've tried messaging you through your email, but you've already made it clear on your signature that you don't have access to it again.
sorry I have been off since.
Great to hear that. Feel free to always ask me anything you want here on nairaland and I will answer to the best of my knowledge.
TravelRe: DON'T LISTEN TO Anyone Who Discourages You From Travelling Abroad by Basalt(op): 1:26am On Mar 21, 2021
Karleb:
Just look at this screenshot. That is the number of new remote job for some tech outside of this country with good salary.

Compare it to the one from Lagos.

This is just remote and not full time.

There are similar numbers on indeed, glassdoor and all.

In the white man's country, there is a very good job for you all.
you are right. And you have to qualify for the jobs to get it.
TravelRe: DON'T LISTEN TO Anyone Who Discourages You From Travelling Abroad by Basalt(op): 1:18am On Mar 21, 2021
Citygal:
@ Basalt

How many hours of lectures were expected to receive in day before going to your part time job as an MSc. student?
It depends on the number of courses you register for. German educational system is very flexible. Everything totally depends on you. You can decide to do 7 courses if you don't want to work much, you can also decide to be taking it slowly like I do while making money and improving your language.
I registered for only one-course last semester and took a full-time job together with another side job sef because I needed to raise millions for a project in Nigeria which I have done by 60%, this coming semester, I plan to register for 2 courses to finalize the project.
If you register for many courses, then you have to reduce your work to pass the courses very well because education here is tough.

One lecture usually lasts 40-60mins a day, and you might be having it like two times a week depending on the nature of the course, then multiply it by number of courses you register for.
CrimeRe: Yahoo Boys In Benin Throw Money Into The Air (Video) by Basalt(m): 4:22pm On Feb 08, 2021
MejiLoyon:
Question...
How do you know they are yahoo boys?
How do you know they are ritualistic?
Stop profiling people una no dey hear word
It's their money , leave them to do whatever they want with it. Thinking along that line is just a sign of jealousy beneath your character.

Children full this forum abeg. With 1mb mentality.
Will you shut your smelly mouth?
will you?
CrimeRe: My Boyfriend Drugged And Raped Me. by Basalt(m): 3:36am On Feb 08, 2021
Make sure you deal with him mercilessly by reporting him to the police. Such a beast needs to pay for his evil deed. I am sure someone like that will always condemn masturbation but will go about raping people and committing crimes.
Report him to the police and make sure he pays for this.
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Basalt(m): 5:37am On Feb 07, 2021
Honestly, I give it to those students in Germany that start another MSc after finishing one. It is indeed not easy to do an MSc here in Germany let alone doing TWO.
It is brain tasking especially if you are in science-related courses. Their Maths no be here cheesy grin
RomanceRe: Man Drags Lady To Court Over N5k After The Lady Refuses To Visit Him (photo) by Basalt(m): 8:53pm On Feb 05, 2021
advanceDNA:
This is the Internet...most people are not the same person in real life...my girlfriend is a feminist online...people just like to sound politically correct
I hope so
RomanceRe: Man Drags Lady To Court Over N5k After The Lady Refuses To Visit Him (photo) by Basalt(m): 3:00am On Feb 05, 2021
sapphiere:
Hmm men! Common 5k.
I don't blame him. He had just 200naira left in his acct. Jobless he-goat. His mates are out there hustling to better their lives and family while he's there using the stipend his parents gave him to mess around.
Not actually reacting to this particular post but based on your previous posts, I think with the way you are going, you might find it hard to stay in a marriage if you don't amend your mentality and ways on time. Your own feminism is abnormal and risky. That is not feminism, that's gender inequality and bias joined together. Ask older single ladies who toed your path how it ended for them.
I suspect you are still young and might not really understand what I am saying now until you are in your thirties or forties.
I wish you the best anyway
RomanceRe: Man Drags Lady To Court Over N5k After The Lady Refuses To Visit Him (photo) by Basalt(m): 2:58am On Feb 05, 2021
sapphiere:
Hmm men! Common 5k.
I don't blame him. He had just 200naira left in his acct. Jobless he-goat. His mates are out there hustling to better their lives and family while he's there using the stipend his parents gave him to mess around.
If you don't take time the way you are going, you might find it hard to stay in marriage. Your own feminism is abnormal and risky. Ask older single ladies who toed your path how it ended for them.
I suspect you are still young and might not really understand what I am saying now until you are in your thirties or forties.
I wish you the best anyway
RomanceRe: How Masturbation Turned My Life Upside Down by Basalt(m): 11:22pm On Feb 02, 2021
My own situation is totally different honestly.
Masturbating or not masturbating has nothing to do with success or money-making, but don't overdo it to avoid being fatigue (loss of energy).

As someone who hardly has time for girls because of my work and studies, I use masturbation not only for sexual relief but also as a sleeping pill . I noticed that after masturbating and having a warm bath, my body becomes relaxed and I could sleep like a baby without sexual thought or wet sleep at night, and whenever my alarm rings, I wake up like a lion.
I don't do it every day. Maybe once or twice a week, but believe me it is not affecting me by any means and it is perfectly normal, no time wastage chasing girls and writing love letters, no time wastage asking have you eaten, no money wasted on gifts etc.
Right now, having a girlfriend for me is time-consuming, I will still have but it is not currently possible unless the girl will understand me and don't expect me to spend much time with her because honestly, I don't have time.
My idea is this, don't overdo it, especially if your work demands energy. Believe me, there is absolutely nothing wrong with masturbation, some doctors even recommend it.
Instead of raping girls or sleeping indiscriminately with every girl around you, why not relieve yourself and be alright without causing harm to anyone and without committing any crime?
We Africans spiritualize everything.
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Basalt(m):
Paperworka:
he said that he has confirmed from all the public health insurance and they all said same thing (€198+). So my question is[b] how do such student survive?[/b]
Firstly, it is not your friend, it is YOU.
You are asking for yourself, not for any friend.

Secondly, I will advise you to use private health insurance since you are above 30yrs old unless you are suffering from any severe sickness or having any health challenge that regularly requires a medical doctor then you can use public and protect yourself more.
You will save a lot of money when you use private insurance as a student above 30yrs. As a student, you will save about 1million naira or even more within just one year if you use private health insurance instead of public health insurance when you are above 30yrs.
Then after you graduate and get a job, you can now switch to public health insurance under the employee option.
private is about 30 Euro per Month while public is 200 Euro per month for those above 30yrs.

30 x 12 = 360 Euros
200 x 12 = 2400 Euros
2400 - 360 = 2040


2040 Euro difference.

So in summary, using public health insurance at 30yrs+ as a student is very expensive and I won't advise that especially if the person is young, vibrant, and healthy like most Nigerian students I have seen.
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Basalt(m): 4:16am On Jan 30, 2021
Paperworka:
A friend in Germany told me that he was told to pay €198 monthly by a PUBLIC health insurance because he is over 30 years of age. How do such students survive with such an amount?
I just researched about it.
TK is above 105 for those that are above 30yrs.

You can read more about health insurance here
https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/wiki/health_insurance

Because I work with a company that pays my insurance, I don't have to pay that even when I reach 30 provided the contract still runs.
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Basalt(m): 10:37pm On Jan 29, 2021
Paperworka:
A friend in Germany told me that he was told to pay €198 monthly by a PUBLIC health insurance because he is over 30 years of age. How do such student survive with such an amount?
shocked shocked shocked shocked

It's really much o o o, let the person use TK na. I was paying 105 with TK before my company took over. Though I am still less than 30
PropertiesRe: Latest Prices Of Rod & Cement In Edo/Delta State by Basalt(m): 6:55pm On Jan 27, 2021
PropertyVendor:
26/01/21. Dangote Cement 3,200
Price increased?
I thought it was lower before
PropertiesRe: Sani-Gwarzo Blames EndSARS Protest, COVID-19 For Rising Cement Prices by Basalt(m): 11:10am On Jan 22, 2021
OlujobaSamuel:
2800 to 3000
Please where is that?
Location please
PropertiesRe: How Much Is One Bag Of Cement In Your Area? by Basalt(m): 8:13am On Jan 22, 2021
psucc:
Guy some thinks in Nigeria had been misled by the conditions of living. So don't be surprised when you see such reasoning.


But I learnt that the present hike in price of cement is the handiwork of distributors. Even one of them had confirmed it. That they still buy at same rate from the factory.
Greedy people.
What's the latest price now?
PropertiesRe: Latest Prices Of Rod & Cement In Edo/Delta State by Basalt(m): 8:09am On Jan 22, 2021
Keep the updates coming.
Many people are following in the background
PropertiesRe: Sani-Gwarzo Blames EndSARS Protest, COVID-19 For Rising Cement Prices by Basalt(m): 8:06am On Jan 22, 2021
OlujobaSamuel:
After price don crash abi, Una no serious.
Price of poultry feeds and fishery is still high, look into that and leave cement.
Cement price is already coming down.
To what price?
TravelRe: General-german-student-visa-enquiries Part 8 by Basalt(m): 9:53am On Jan 20, 2021
daambassador:
Bro can I pm you
Maybe after reading my signature wink
TravelRe: General-german-student-visa-enquiries Part 8 by Basalt(m): 9:23pm On Jan 19, 2021
Lol, this category A stuff reminded me of our time in 2019.
The bulshit actually started from our set (winter 2019) .
I booked under category B but there was no invitation letter from the embassy for 2months ,others that booked under category A all got dates.
Actually during our time, second class upper could book under category A but there was a space to tick you have scholarship. I have second class upper but I didn't have scholarship, so it was very confusing for applicants. We were all afraid to choose category A because of that scholarship stuff, we thought it could be used to send us back.

After waiting for more weeks, I vex canceled my booking and rebooked under category A and even ticked that I had a scholarship while I didn't.
I got a date within one week and went for my interview.

I was prepared for the worst, I told myself, even if they send me back, e better than all these unending waiting.
I also came late that day due to traffic at Victoria Island and was the last person to be allowed in by Paulinus, may God bless that man for me.

When I entered the interview hall, I was trembling because I thought I would be sent back for booking under category A, the man just demanded for my documents and gave me something to fill,
Like play like play, interview started o o o o o.
After the interview, I quickly walked out of the embassy ignoring those guys asking for money before them go remember say na category A I book under.
4 weeks after my interview, I got the German visa a.k.a Visum.

One of my guys after hearing that I scaled through the interview stage also canceled his own application and rebooked under category A but was bounced back and was not interviewed for choosing wrong category, that was when I knew that German waka na per head.

I wish you guys the best in your application.
German is indeed a very good country to study and make money even as a student but be prepared to work very hard for everything you get.
It's a country that does not condone laziness.
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Basalt(m): 3:00pm On Jan 19, 2021
promise2:
Oh Dear you are right and among the lucky ones Germany favors but mind you that job will tell on you sooner than you know it up to this very moment i still feel pains on my knees because of German arbeit. I still miss Germany sometimes it is a well organized Country beautiful and very neat I respect them for that and also their Tech and how vast their manufacturing sector is .I also learnt that some challenges of International Students are reducing that things are getting better now. I wish you all the very best.
Yeah, I agree with you but body differs. Perhaps you are a lady.
Secondly, you can be rubbing some pain relieving creams everyday you work nd also be eating good food, enough water, milk, pepper soup and be sleeping well, it helps reduce all these and reset your body system

Honestly I feel pain because I work over 160 hrs every month but whenever I remember the monthly salary, I forget the pain and continue because the money is indeed exciting (night job is the best because it pays more and also give you the opportunity to attend all your lectures cheesy)

I am not going to work like this forever, I have a plan that's why my priority now is to enter into IT field, I already have my plans drawn.
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Basalt(m): 2:57pm On Jan 19, 2021
promise2:
I am in the USA, I Studied International Business Masters. So i got a conference in International Business in one of the Universities in the USA in 2018 and[b] i travelled for the conference and came back to Germo mean while you may be given 2 years visa [/b]when you apply for conference so that is how i left, i am not studying here i am tired of studies. I wanna make money. COVID has changed alot but after the covid i believe things will be better so if you must apply for a conference get one that relate to your field of study paid or unpaid, package yourself well. Be so confidence on your interview day, when answering questions from visa Officer look directly to his or her eyes ( make eyes contact) you must know or research more on the conference to defend yourself, relate the conference to one of your course if the visa Officer ask may be. Make sure you are either in your 2nd or 3rd semester so that they will not bounce you.
If I get you clearly, you mean after the two years expires, you are expected to go back to Nigeria?
If that is the case, I think it's not for me because going back to bse in Nigeria now is not in my options at all.
If I must leave Germany then that should be to live permanently in another western country or where the option of leaving permanently is higher.
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Basalt(m):
CptWalter:
Why not endure long enough to get your residency permit, and even maybe your citizenship, afterwards moving to other European countries will be very much easier eventually
Exactly my plan.
Because if you go to a new country, you also start from scratch, maybe another masters etc and your permanent residence is not assured unless you go to Canada which is more flexible.

For me, the essence of leaving Nigeria is to have a permanent residence of a country with a working system where I can make money and have rest of mind.

So even if you don't like Germany, get your papers and then leave for the country you like instead of going there to start afresh.
Well everyone has their own plan
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Basalt(m): 5:00am On Jan 16, 2021
Abdulsamd:
Please how can I process for German student visa
https://www.nairaland.com/5621308/part-8/318
RomanceRe: Meme Posted By Elon Musk (the Richest Man in the world) (PICTURE) by Basalt(m): 4:18am On Jan 14, 2021
SoftP:
Naa lie
What is lie?
A simple visit to his Twitter page will confirm the story.

https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1349466269121179653/photo/1
PoliticsRe: Dino Melaye Sings And Dances To The #StingyMenAssociation Anthem (Video) by Basalt(m): 9:58pm On Jan 13, 2021
Mysticwebb:
Dino, yes you heard well, it is true.
We don't promise what our power no reach which is why our motto is "let me see what I can do" just for peace to reign because we already know we will do nothing.
HahahhaHHhahaahhaaha. Nigerians really make me happy honestly.
Very comic people
TravelRe: Most White People think Africa Is Slum, My Experience With A Ukrainian Guy. by Basalt(op): 11:03pm On Jan 12, 2021
soundOsonic:
Oga calm down.
Your post is about which country's economy is better in Ukraine and Nigeria, you use GDP as a reference; I corrected you by telling you to use GDP per capital income instead. I think that is were the discussion should end.

USA of no doubt has the highest GDP not GDP per capital income. And I must have made mistake by saying USA has the highest GDP per capital income. I made a blunder there.

My point is don't stress this issue any further pls. By have a wonderful night.
Nice.
TravelRe: Most White People think Africa Is Slum, My Experience With A Ukrainian Guy. by Basalt(op): 10:47pm On Jan 12, 2021
tensazangetsu20:
But Africa is a slum na. Once you leave Lagos which is a very big slum the rest of the country is a semblance of a third world decrepit shithole zoo and it's even great now. The next 20 years will have armed thugs and robbers moving all around the country freely in broad dsy light just as it is in Somalia.

Besides poor eastern European nations are still hundred times greater than all the countries in Africa. Their citizens have more economic opportunities. They have great education. Nigerian students are still at home and might be spending 2 years at home. Unemployment rate is low. Strong passports and visas to migrate if they are tired of their environment. What does Nigeria have to offer to anybody. Education 0 job 0. Everything 0.
I totally agreed with you, but this is a different case and that is a case of mismanagement of resources. In terms of wealth, we get wealth but the management of wealth is our problem.
TravelRe: Most White People think Africa Is Slum, My Experience With A Ukrainian Guy. by Basalt(op): 10:36pm On Jan 12, 2021
soundOsonic:
USA GDP per capital income is around $65000 yeah, that why they have power. They have the highest GDP per capital income.
GDP per capital of Luxembourg is almost double that of the USA. Luxembourg has over $100,000 GDP per capital and they are not even the first.
In fact, the USA might not even be among the top 10 countries in the world when you talk of GDP per capital.
Simple research will tell you about this.
TravelRe: Most White People think Africa Is Slum, My Experience With A Ukrainian Guy. by Basalt(op): 10:32pm On Jan 12, 2021
soundOsonic:
USA GDP per capital income is around $65000 yeah, that why they have power. They have the highest GDP per capital income.
hahahhahhahhahahaahhha grin grin grin grin grin grin grin.

Oga you dey fall my hands seriously.
TravelRe: Most White People think Africa Is Slum, My Experience With A Ukrainian Guy. by Basalt(op): 10:27pm On Jan 12, 2021
soundOsonic:
I have modified and explained it, read my initial comment sir
There is absolutely nothing to read bro. I know about GDP per capital a long time ago. I ask you again why the USA is referred to as the world power and the world's best economy if GDP is as useless as you claim?
TravelRe: Most White People think Africa Is Slum, My Experience With A Ukrainian Guy. by Basalt(op): 10:20pm On Jan 12, 2021
soundOsonic:
GDP ??
Lol you no sabi.
Gross GDP is is the total domestic service both goods and services of a country. It is used to know the size of a country's economy.

GDP alone is useless when you want to know the if a country is doing fine or not.
Lol, if GDP is useless as you claim, why is the USA world power?
Why are they referred to as the richest country in the world and the best economy?

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