J111333:
Here is the story. I sent two laptops to a cousin in UniPort through the United States Post Office Priority package and paid about $120 for postage.

Upon arrival of the package, the Nigeria Post Office called her to come pick up the package with N25k and I was like is this a joke or what?
Is this how it is done or is this extortion and what can be done about it?

Custom duties...they now have custom posts at almost every post office in Nigeria.

uzohrome:
Gbe body for Jesus. Nothing wrong with that na.

The problem remains that we are too religious with plenty of sin. Arrest me when I am happily dancing and praising my God with zanku dance.
Worshiping God is a personal commune.

2 Corinthians 6:14 in the King James Version: “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?”

EddyEsu:
Who applied for interview date recently? Which date did you get?

Date is around 19/08 now for category A...

alexdedon:
There is hope to those of us planning to use form A to fund their block account. Over the past few days I have been looking for cheap ways to fund my block account. I have been to several banks, but they keep saying form A is for school fees and medical bills. today I got this from one of the bank which I believe will beneficial to everyone in this forum, I told them I wanted to fund my block account which is for my upkeep and I was given the form to fill and submit the requirements. I was asked to come back to get the cbn rate for form A and the possibility of funding up-to 8829euros for upkeep.. I will update you all on that soon

Which bank please?

Neldrizzy:
it’s 2/1 extension, not Kubwa extension..

My crib is just behind Faith foundation along that road if you know

If your crib is behind faith foundation then you must know those 2 estates (upstairs)that face each other after the the bridge in front of faith foundation...they are called Hexalix Estates...1 bedroom is 500k plus 60k service charge making 560...its less than a km from you...you may wish to ask there tomorrow

OlyB12345:

Hmm!
Where is Kubwa extension again...I stay in kubwa
2 bedroom flat is 500k
Self con...is 150k

Where did you get your figure guy...

Naaah...find out where they call FO1 In Kubwa, I believe that’s what he meant by Kubwa Extension...it’s actually FCDA Extension...cheapest 1 bedroom flat is 500k without service charge and commission ....you may be lucky to get 400k but after factoring in service charge et.al you’d land somewhere around 520

Philfit:

Yeah you can. You can even block now and start now only thing is that if you get the scholarship, you won’t need to touch your BA. Then you can be sending the money back to your parents or whoever that gave you, monthly without stress.

Scholarship will be in Australia...that’s the challenge.

Philfit:

That’s nice men.
Only problem is by that time you can be seeing interview dates available only in September

I guess my best bet is to start looking out for appointment date in June..

Bloodeagle:


What do you mean by its impossible to get blocked fund back?

In what circumstances please?

I meant after blocking funds and visa approved...if you wish to reconsider your going to Germany or you got a better option...it would be difficult to have your blocked funds released

Philfit:

I guess it’s true , cause @pizzule assured me he did his there. He even said they were very nice.why don’t you want to do the interview now? I feel you should apply for a date tho, they can give you 2 months ahead or so

Hmmnnn, I’m awaiting the outcome of a scholarship consideration by end of July or August...That’s why I’m a lil reluctant about applying for appointment as that would sooner or later require blocking of account...I hear it’s hard or near impossible to get blocked funds back...

That said, is it possible to apply for a date around end of july?

Philfit:

Yeah I know, but someone has done it and I heard it’s a new development

Would be a relief if it’s true...woulda tried it straight away but I’m not ready for an appointment yet...though BA and AL dey but I’m still considering other options of mine apart from Germany.

Philfit:

For the first question. I haven’t done it yet but a fellow Naira lander shared his testimony about 3 weeks ago and he had his interview at the Abuja consulate.
I contacted him and here’s what told me, which I’d surely do when AL shows.
Send an email to student@lago.diplo.de
With this format
Full name and place of residence in Nigeria
Admission letter or confirmation by Studienkolleg or language school
Proof of scholarship of a federal German or EU organization
Passport copy

Topic: APPLICATION FOR A STUDENT VISA IN ABUJA



Dear Sir/Ma



My name is John Doe Sally,



I reside at NO 37,Visa Estate ,Page 187, German visa street, ABUJA, NIGERIA

I wish to apply for an appointment with the consular of the German embassy for a study visa in germany



Please find attached proof of Admission letter, proof of financial aid from Fintiba/Deutch bank or SL and a copy of passport below.

Thank you
Warm Regards

John Doe Sally
08000000000
Abuja

make sure you are particular about Abuja. Don’t forget to state it. Just follow the template. Goodluck
Edit: Neighboring northern states can use Abuja embassy as well. It’s a new development

But it states on the website that all student visa requests are to be routed through Lagos consulate except for students on scholarship...if you are not on a scholarship, my understanding is that you’d have your visa interview in Lagos...

Basalt:


What again falls under academic requirements?

Prerequisite courses from earlier studies...

PstTobi:
I applied at Aachen on the 21st of February and a friend also applied on the 23rd of February for the same course (Applied geosciences), but in our applications my own general entry requirements has not been ticked but his own has been ticked, and he applied after me.
Please house help me am so dumbfounded

In your portal, under “submission of application “, then “status” ...is “received electronically” ticked? If so is “The application documents have been checked and they are complete“ ticked? If your application has been received and checked for completeness and the “formal requirements” part isn’t ticked then you probably have not met the formal entry requirements...by the way did you send in “course description”? Proof of English and your CGPA are other likely reasons, although CGPA falls under “academic requirements” which will be checked by the admission board.

In all, you ve gotta keep your head up...in my experience, that’s the best approach in this kinda situation...it’s also important that you increase your chances by applying to other schools..cheers

Goztino:


I heard Abuja own is not as congested as Lagos own. I don't know much about it though, I have not reached that stage yet

When I went for certification of documents in Abuja consulate...I was told all student visa bookings are to be routed through Lagos except you are a scholarship recipient or you are on government sposored short course with your note verbale in hand

Goztino:


Your GP is exactly 2.845 on German scale while that of your friend is exactly 2.95.

1 - 1.5 = Very Good
1.6 - 2.5 = Good
2.6 - 3.5 = Satisfactory
3.6 - 4.0 = deficient
4.1 - above = Insufficient

I also applied for geoscience too and I made a silly mistake which I am still panicking about. I uploaded my transcript as course description and they marked it as NOT OK, I emailed them and they told me that they will check my credentials without course description and I can only wait for admission decision because the deadline for submission of document has passed.
I pray my silly mistake don't cost me that admission.

You shouldn’t panic about it...I got admission last summer in the school without uploading course description...I uploaded my transcript and it was marked “not ok” so I left it like that...and the admission came.

samholly:


Good !!

what's your cpga?

it's possible to give him admission with his cpga?

I think he wanna know from the house !!

Your CGPA is around 2.8 in German scale...that’s a lil bit lower than the stated requirement of 2.5 ...however it’s not impossible for you to get admission on the grounds of your course description...My CGPA is 4.18 that’s around 1.6 on the German scale.

BENTOSYN:


I applied for the same course in the same university...although they gave me the admission in summer but I couldn’t make it and they were reluctant to defer...so here am I, expecting the admission again.

Hopefully they’d start rolling out their admission s by this month (probably towards the end)...the last time they responded to me in about 90days..applied in August and got admission in November.

PstTobi:
Good evening house, please who is waiting for admission from RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY, I applied for Msc applied geosciences, I graduated from FUTA studied Applied Geophysics with 2.54gpa, though somebody that applied with 2.4gpa who finished from Nnsuka University told me to apply. Please who applied let's rub mind

I applied for the same course in the same university...although they gave me the admission in summer but I couldn’t make it and they were reluctant to defer...so here am I, expecting the admission again.

Goztino:
DemigodZeus147

I don't understand what University of Munster mean by Certified copy of passport.

It's an online application, how should I upload certificate copy of my passport.
And moreover, passport is in a booklet form. I really don't understand them at all

Print out a copy of your passport data page and certify that with a notary public then scan the certificate page and upload.

Magma012:
Please can someone help me with more schools to apply for masters in the field of geology..
Keeping uni assist out of it
Online application and sending documents via mail is fine..
I already applied for 6 schools and gotten rejection from one, that means I need to apply for more winter won't pass me by IJN.

help a brother

Check out Kiel, Bremen and Bayreuth! Best of luck!

clintonsparkz:
LMU strongly recommends GRE test, that made me shift abit

check here

https://www.en.geologie.geowissenschaften.uni-muenchen.de/academics/degree_programs/master/applications.html

Depends on your intended course of study...in MSC Geology, they recommend GRE but it’s not a mandatory requirement....For Msc Geophysics in the same LMU, GRE is not required at all...

Goztino:


It's in my watch list, I am waiting for it to open application and also waiting for free university of Berlin

Tu darmstadt MSc Tropical Hydrogeology and Environmental Engineering has closed admissions for winter 2019/2020 on Jan 15

Legacy666:
Please house, can I go to the embassy in Abuja for certification of documents and interview? Just to know on time cos I live in Abuja. Thanks

Yes you can but first book a date on their website for certification of docs immediately...I didn’t do that when I first went there so I had to wait 10days...you should book a date immediately..

chy73:
Just so we know, there are 2schools on darmstadt;
TU Darmstadt. This one is technical University and
Hochschule Darmstadt this one is University of Applied Sciences
I think we are all beginning to confuse our selves about them because I know tu darmstadt has given out most of their admissions while someone like me is still waiting for hochschule darmstadt.
So let's be differenciating them please. I almost got confused about the posts we are making.

Do you mean summer or winter? Cos I know Tu Darmstadt is still processing admissions for winter...I know cos I ve exchanged mails with the admissions panel for about 4 times over the last 4 weeks...

Ishilove:
Some people's testimonies

Australia doesn’t stamp visa on passports...I had an AU visa that just between 2016 and 2018 and I shit you not it’s an e-visa...your passport will only be stamped upon entry and exit but your visa remains online...

NORSIYK:
98k for light alone? How many decades did you use the light without paying?

Leave that thing...my bill is 270k in 12 months under AEDC...discos are thieves...if more of us take up the challenge of demanding justice without being weary...we may be able to effect some change.

pryme:


Typical of Nairaland, misleading thread topics.
What I heard on the news this morning was that tripartite committee will PRESENT THE 2 FIGURES TO THE PRESIDENT.
Nothing has been approved yet.

Nairaland is becoming a joke.

That was the position after the meeting yesterday afternoon...however the meeting reconvened at 10pm yesternight where 1 figure, which has not been mentioned, was agreed upon to be presented to the president and announced at 4:15 pm today

femi4:
30-18=12
Increament = 12/18 * 100 = 66.67%

For 118k, 118*66.67/100 = 78.67
New salary 118+78.67 = 196.67k

It’s not that simple Sir...the “minimum wage” that is being talked about is the basic salary I.e minus allowances...with the increament, basic salary increases by 66.67% as you have shown, the effect will only be felt on the allowances that are calculated as functions of your basic salary I.e housing allowance maybe 40% of basic salary (in this case that allowance goes up) and of course eventually add to your take home...

robosky02:
WAEC Was Established In 1952:66 Years Ago. PMB Was Born In 1942: 76 Years 76-66 Is Equal 10. He Sat For WAEC @ Age 10. Wonderful!

He sat for WAEC in 1961! 19 yrs!

condomuser:

Which level earns N30k a month ?

How do they survive living on N30k per month ?

Presently, that’s about the salary of GL04 in the core ministeries...

ejimatic:
degree holders get more than 70 k. some get 90k and even more in some places like FRSC where they get 120.. some will now get 140 to 150 k now

Federal Government Employees in the core ministeries only get 56-59k for Bsc that’s GL08 ...some Agencies get more cos of allowances...places like Petroleum Equalization Fund, PTDF, AMCON, DPR etc get 250-300 for entry level...places like FIRS and NNPC get 180...it’s the associated allowances that matter...