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Travel / Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by BOLAUWA: 7:04pm On Sep 25, 2018 |
Olugerm:I applied for a tourist visa to write plab exam. The documents were many sha o. Lemme try to summarise 1. Compulsory documents like passport, exam invitation 2. Employment documemts 3. Bank statement and payslips 4. Condition of family members eg travel history 5. Usa visa rejection email, and admission letter,deferment letter, emails pf deferment, gre/ toefl results, wes evaluation( note, I had to carefully explain that my application to the usa was genuine, however, I didnt get d visa due to consular decision. I felt I was disadvantaged with the usa visa,hence, I had to try to convince d eco that I am genuine Cover lett. I hope this was helpful. Not good typist 1 Like |
Travel / Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by BOLAUWA: 10:54pm On Sep 24, 2018 |
Gudevnin good people of this good page. I really want to thank the great GOD of Isreal, and the people of nziraland. Submitted my passport and documents on 27th august at ikeja, and I just got my passport back with d visa. One reason am very happy is dt I was denied a USA student visa last year fro my masters, so I felt so discouraged that it might affect dis current applicatiin. I almost didnt include in my UK application that I have a previous denial from USA. But thank GOD I said d truth, and today recieved one of the hardest visas to get. All d best to all those expecting. And for those who are contemplating if they should lie about previous refusals, please just tell the truth and present ur case well, first to GOD, then to the embassy, shalom 1 Like |
Travel / Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by BOLAUWA: 7:04pm On Sep 17, 2018 |
Hello house gdevening. Please I got a message from TLS dt my passport has been dispatched, but no message from ukvi. Should I be worried? |
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program-Connect Here Part 3 by BOLAUWA: 7:59pm On Feb 10, 2018 |
Thank u broda, well wishes No matter how good your IELTS academic module is, you need to rewrite General Training Module with even a better score. GT is the module required for immigration. I see an advantage in you, Academic module is usually more difficult than GT, so if you passed the formal well, the later should be a walk in the park. You would also.need to.do ECA with WES Canada. Others can weigh in here. Your USA visa denial should not affect your chances unless you were denied for very serious reasons. Others can also weigh in here to.... In summary, it is a very simple process. You can start now and if God wills, you can be in Canada before year ends...[/quote] |
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program-Connect Here Part 3 by BOLAUWA: 7:57pm On Feb 10, 2018 |
[quote author=pennstate post=64945811][/quote] thanks bro. very helpful and promt response |
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program-Connect Here Part 3 by BOLAUWA: 11:48am On Feb 10, 2018 |
Hello gurus in the house. good day. thanks for all d good work here. please I have some questions to ask. 1) I already have WES evaluation done by WES USA.Dunno if I can request that it be sent to Canada to evaluation. 2) i have ielts academic version,and d result is really good. is it possible to apply to Canada for express entry with this result? 3) I have a denial with d USA under 214b, does it affect my application? thanks a lot for ur response |
Phones / Re: Tecno Spark K7: Your Experience So Far And Rating by BOLAUWA: 6:56am On Jan 23, 2018 |
henry007:thanks a lot bro. how about the launcher that keeps saying it has stopped working, and other apps that just keeps saying "not responding ".pls help. this fone is frustrating me, honestly. I miss my w5, honestly. |
Phones / Re: Tecno Spark K7: Your Experience So Far And Rating by BOLAUWA: 4:10pm On Jan 22, 2018 |
gud day all. please my tecno spark just keeps showing that my hips launcher and other apps have stopped working. I don't know Wat to do. Also, there is this annoying woman that keeps saying every word I type With the keyboard; infact, she is talking right now. how do I beg her to stop talking. advice highly needed and welcome |
Politics / Re: Buhari's Government Deserves Praise For Improvement In Power Supply by BOLAUWA: 11:45am On Oct 13, 2017 |
Asaba currently has never enjoyed constant power supply like this in a long time. The improvement is attributed to the fact that about 3 months ago when osinbajo visited the region, he had a small showdown with nepa, and so there was improvement. Someone corroborated the story from yenegoa too. So the op might not be wrong. |
Career / Re: Medical Doctors' Forum: Let Us Know You! by BOLAUWA: 8:12pm On Aug 19, 2017 |
Good day brodas. Please can someone add me to the plab group; 0803852679. |
Travel / Re: U.S. Student Visa (F1, M1, & J1) Forum - We're Listening by BOLAUWA: 6:21am On Jul 19, 2017 |
Good morning Officer. Please I need advice urgently. I went for my F1 visa interview last Friday in Abuja. From my assessment, I think I answered the questions correctly and honestly. At the end of the interview, the VO held on to my passport and financial statements and gave me a 221g denial paper. She said if she needed more information, I will be contacted. It's been up to 3 days now, I have checked CEAC, and it states administrative processing. Now, the problem I have is that, I applied for a scholarship exam here in Nigeria, and I was just given an invite to come for the orals in 2 days time in port Harcourt , and my passport is a requirement. I want to find out how long it will take for my passport to be returned, or if I can apply to get my passport back to enable me attend the interview. Just confused |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by BOLAUWA: 2:45pm On Jul 17, 2017 |
Good day my travel gurus in this forum. Attended my visa interview at the Abuja embassy today. After the interview, the V. O gave me a yellow paper and held on to my passport and statement of account. She said she needed to verify somethings, and that I will be contacted if more information is needed. On the yellow paper, she wrote "administrative processing " as the reason for holding on to my document. I have logged on to ustraveldocs.com to check my status and it states administrative processing. Please anyone been thru such situations? 1 Like |
Education / Re: NDDC 2017 POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION OPEN by BOLAUWA: 9:23pm On Jul 06, 2017 |
innocentoh:Thanks bruv. It is well |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by BOLAUWA: 10:08am On Jul 05, 2017 |
onicemus1:Thanks a lot for ur prompt response. Can I get ur mail so we can chat. Thanks |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by BOLAUWA: 4:49pm On Jul 04, 2017 |
Good day my good people. Please anyone had their interviews in Abuja consulate lately? Please need to know how it went, Will really appreciate, and Wud like to have a chat with u asap as I am getting ready for mine. Thanks. |
Crime / Re: Nigerian Man 'Olowo Dubai' Assassinated By Gangsters After Being Abducted.Photos by BOLAUWA: 7:27am On Jun 10, 2017 |
Sebastine1994:"the dance of a mad man is interesting to watch in the market square, only Wen the mad man is not your brother "- African proverb. Pray that such doesn't happen to ur loved ones, then u won't talk the way u just did. 1 Like |
Health / 15000 Medical Doctors Dump Naija For Foreign Countries by BOLAUWA: 8:45pm On May 05, 2017 |
15,000 Doctors Dump Nigeria for Overseas
Posted: 05/May/2017
* 500 take exams to relocate in 2017
* 700 doctors leave every year –NMA
* Stakeholders lament brain drain
* Doctors protest 22 months unpaid salaries
No fewer than 15,000 medical doctors have left Nigeria for
overseas in search of greener pastures. A reliable source at
the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) told New
Telegraph that “over 15,000 doctors have travelled out of
Nigeria to developed countries where they are now
practising medicine.”
President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr.
Mike Ogirima, confirmed that between 10,000 and 15,000
Nigerian doctors are working outside the country. Ogirima
told New Telegraph that about 90 per cent of those working
outside the country are trained in Nigeria where they
acquired their capacity.
The NMA President noted that between 40,000 and 60,000
doctors are working in the country.
Ogirima said: “Nigeria has trained these doctors while other
countries are making use of them. That is a sad thing. Of
course in a country where the working environment is not
conducive, what do you expect? “So, we expect the
government to improve the working environment, provide
the necessary tools for the doctors to work with and give
them needed welfare to encourage them to stay in the
country.”
Just last month, over 500 doctors took examination for
possible recruitment placement abroad.
For Nigerian doctors looking for employment in the United
States, they write the United States Medical Licensing
Examination, while those seeking employment opportunities
in the United Kingdom write examination with the
Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB).
Unfortunately, the conditions driving the migration have
worsened with more doctors working for several months in
the country without salaries.
While providing an insight into the trend, a top member of
the NMA told New Telegraph that in 2015, a total number of
715 doctors departed the shores of Nigeria, seeking greener
pastures in foreign countries.
“Annually, the number of Nigerian doctors departing the
country to work abroad ranges between 500 to 700,” a top
NMA official told our correspondent. Giving details of the
doctor’s migration, a medical doctor who spoke on the
condition of anonymity, said more Nigerian doctors move to
the UK while a fewer number go to Canada.
“Their final destination is, however, the United States (U.S.),
which offers them better remuneration and welfare package.
“For these Nigerian doctors, working in the UK, Canada and
other countries, including the Caribbean, working in these
foreign nations is a stepping stone,” he said.
The source added that foreign doctors, including the ones
from Nigeria, don’t enter the U.S. directly. According to the
source, “Migrating doctors have to go through UK, Canada
and later enter the U.S. It’s easier to go to the UK, but the
population of Nigerian doctors in the U.S. is more.
“The final destination of majority of doctors leaving Nigeria
for greener pastures is the U.S., because that is the country
that pays more.” Explaining the migration, the member of
NMA said going to the Caribbean to practice has been on
with Nigerian doctors for a long time, but usually, that is not
their final destination. When these doctors want to settle
down, they usually move further to the U.S. and Canada.
The source noted that
not all the doctors in
the country, an
estimated 40,000,
practice medicine.
Some have since left
the medical field to
venture into other
areas, some don’t
renew their registration while some are dead.
The doctors’ migration to overseas countries has, however
resulted in huge workload for the medical practitioners that
are left behind. Presently, the doctor-patient ratio in Nigeria
is one doctor to 4,250 patients, which is far below the World
Health Organisation (WHO), recommended one doctor to not
more than 600 patients.
On the contrary, Dr. Adeyeye Arigbabuwo, immediate past
chairman, Association of General Private Medical
Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN), Lagos State Chapter said
some countries have achieved better doctor-patient ratio.
“Cuba has the best doctorpatient ratio – one to 170; that of
the United States (U.S.) is one doctor to 390 patients; while
in Australia, the ratio is one doctor to 400 patients,” he
asserted.
According to Arigbabuwo, Africa especially south of the
Sahara, is mainly vulnerable to poor doctorpatient ratio. “It is
where we have bad doctor-patient ratio,” he added.
Stakeholders have raised the alarm over the continued mass
exodus of Nigerian medical doctors from the country for
greener pastures abroad. The stakeholders are also calling
for a better welfare and improved working conditions to
check the dangerous trend. Prof. Mosto Onuoha, the
president of the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS),
described the migration of medical doctors abroad as “a real
problem.”
Highlighting the enormity of the challenge, he related the
experience of a young frustrated Nigerian doctor, who
decided to go for an examination, a prerequisite for Nigerian
doctors to practice medicine in the United Kingdom.
“This doctor went for this examination last month and the
first surprise he had was that there were over 500 Nigerian
doctors that came for it. “So, it is a serious problem and it is
one that we at the NAS, and even me as the President of
NAS, are concerned about,” Onuoha told New Telegraph.
Speaking on the menace, the president of the NAS lamented
that the medical doctors that are leaving Nigeria to practice
abroad are the young ones, especially those that are very
intelligent.
“They are the ones that are capable of passing the
prerequisite examinations. We are losing most of the
brightest doctors that we have,” he said.
The other group that Nigeria is losing, according to him, is
the affluent doctors whose parents are wealthy, because
they can afford to send their doctor sons and daughters for
educational programmes in developed countries.
Highlighting other factors driving this migration, Onuoha
stated that many doctors who graduated for the past three
to four years cannot get health facilities as placement for
Residency training. “Most of the state hospitals available are
not accredited for Residency Programmes,” he lamented.
Residency is a stage of graduate medical training. A resident
is one who holds the degree of MBBS, who practices
medicine usually in a hospital or clinic under the direct or
indirect supervision of an attending physician. During the six-
year period of the Residency training, the Residents
specialise in a particular field of medicine such as
orthopaedics, cardiology, ophthalmology, etc.
Another category of doctors the nation is losing are
consultants, most of whom get frustrated because they just
watch their patients die as a result of poor working
environment and dilapidated working tools.
Furthermore, Onuoha blamed the problem on limited
hospitals that employ doctors. Federal Government is their
major employer, he said, adding that although private
hospitals are thriving, many of them in Abuja and Lagos are
not employing many doctors. He lamented that some of the
few facilities that employ doctors in Nigeria owe salaries for
several months.
Onuoha said: “As I speak with you, I know teaching hospitals
that are paying employed doctors fractions of their salary,
ranging from 70 per cent to 80 per cent. Many doctors in
Nigeria work for several months without salaries.”
Highlighting factors driving the migration, Dr. Arigbabuwo
attributed the trend mainly to economic interest, saying
those working in Nigeria do not have good incentives.
“There are no incentives for the doctors to go to the rural
areas and practice,” Arigbabuwo told New Telegraph. A
Consultant Paediatric Haematologic Oncologist and former
Chairman of Lagos NMA, Prof. Edamisan Temiye, blamed
the migration of Nigerian doctors abroad on the hostile
working environment in Nigeria. He said: “There are no
amenities to work with. It starts with electricity, water supply
to the provision of equipment to carry out treatment on
patients.”
What is happening, according to the former Chairman of
Lagos NMA, is that the Nigerian doctors are well trained, but
not given equipment to work with.
Temiye noted that another reason for the migration is that
everybody in Nigeria “wants to be the doctor,” adding that
the competition is unhealthy and it is only in Nigeria that
such competition is seen. On measures to halt this trend,
the president of NAS called for the harmonisation of
Residency training in Nigeria. According to Onuoha, most of
the time, some Resident Doctors in Nigeria write the
examinations to qualify them as consultants four to five
times without passing and end up getting frustrated.
“You find them leaving the country to go and practice
abroad. Something needs to be done about their training.
That is why often times, the resident doctors are on strike,”
he said. He urged the government to pay doctors salaries as
and when due as well as look into the various agreements it
signed with different professional associations in the health
sector with a view to addressing their problems.
“We cannot continue to have the Nigerian doctors’ exodus
that is on now; it is not healthy for any country,” the NAS
President stated. Speaking in similar vein, the immediate
former 2nd Vice Chairman of the NMA in Lagos State, Dr.
Olusegun Akinwotu, urged government and stakeholders to
ensure the provision of adequate remuneration for doctors
in the country.
“This (remuneration) is the most attractive factor driving
Nigerian doctors to emigrate abroad,” he said. Akinwotu
called for improved training for Nigerian doctors so that they
can work with their contemporaries anywhere in the world.
By: Appolonia Adeyemi |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by BOLAUWA: 11:50am On May 01, 2017 |
jar:U can send me mail to ab24uq@gmail.com |
Car Talk / Re: My Car Refusing To Accelerate Beyond 80km/hr (camry Tiny Light) by BOLAUWA: 5:47am On Apr 30, 2017 |
AutoElectNG:Hmmm, thank you very much. Ur analogy is clear. I shall do d needful |
Car Talk / Re: My Car Refusing To Accelerate Beyond 80km/hr (camry Tiny Light) by BOLAUWA: 5:45am On Apr 30, 2017 |
timifakay:Thanks a lot. Yes, there was a "whirring" sound in gear two before the first gear box broke down. Like the other guru said, dis is my first tym of having gear box issue. I will do as u have said, by changing the transmission again. Thanks a lot 1 Like |
Car Talk / Re: My Car Refusing To Accelerate Beyond 80km/hr (camry Tiny Light) by BOLAUWA: 8:33pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
DrWellbeing:Thanks boss. I have changed the gearbox oil and even the gearbox filter, but no improvement.I will change the fuel pump as suggested. Thanks boss. |
Car Talk / Re: My Car Refusing To Accelerate Beyond 80km/hr (camry Tiny Light) by BOLAUWA: 8:25pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
honmusa:Thanks a lot gurus. I have revved the car in park position, and I almost hit 6000 rpm. I think the issue is from the transmission,as a friend also suggested. The engine is working really well. More contributions are welcome |
Car Talk / Re: Thread For Toyota Users And Lovers by BOLAUWA: 2:07pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
Greetings gurus. Pls recently my car (toyota camry pencil light automatic) broke down and refused to move. On putting it on drive or reverse, it makes a clanking sound. my mechanic said it was the gearbox, which I changed immediately. But after changing the gearbox, I have noticed the car refuses to accelerate beyond 80km /hr. I was told to clean d gearbox filter which I have done bt no improvement. Wat could be the problem? Ur advice really needed. |
Car Talk / Re: Doctor Of All Problematic Vehicles in Abuja by BOLAUWA: 2:05pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
Greetings gurus. Pls recently my car (toyota camry pencil light automatic) broke down and refused to move. On putting it on drive or reverse, it makes a clanking sound. my mechanic said it was the gearbox, which I changed immediately. But after changing the gearbox, I have noticed the car refuses to accelerate beyond 80km /hr. I was told to clean d gearbox filter which I have done bt no improvement. Wat could be the problem? Ur advice really needed. |
Car Talk / Re: Car Cranks But Not Start by BOLAUWA: 2:04pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
Greetings gurus. Pls recently my car (toyota camry pencil light automatic) broke down and refused to move. On putting it on drive or reverse, it makes a clanking sound. my mechanic said it was the gearbox, which I changed immediately. But after changing the gearbox, I have noticed the car refuses to accelerate beyond 80km /hr. I was told to clean d gearbox filter which I have done bt no improvement. Wat could be the problem? Ur advice really needed. 1 Like |
Car Talk / Re: Let' Bring Your DEAD, Epileptic Or Problematic Car Back To Life (car Hospital) by BOLAUWA: 2:01pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
Greetings gurus. Pls recently my car (toyota camry pencil light automatic) broke down and refused to move. On putting it on drive or reverse, it makes a clanking sound. my mechanic said it was the gearbox, which I changed immediately. But after changing the gearbox, I have noticed the car refuses to accelerate beyond 80km /hr. I was told to clean d gearbox filter which I have done bt no improvement. Wat could be the problem? Ur advice really needed. |
Car Talk / My Car Refusing To Accelerate Beyond 80km/hr (camry Tiny Light) by BOLAUWA: 1:55pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
Greetings gurus. Pls recently my car (toyota camry pencil light automatic) broke down and refused to move. On putting it on drive or reverse, it makes a clanking sound. my mechanic said it was the gearbox, which I changed immediately. But after changing the gearbox, I have noticed the car refuses to accelerate beyond 80km /hr. I was told to clean d gearbox filter which I have done bt no improvement. Wat could be the problem? Ur advice really needed. |
Car Talk / Re: 1999 Toyota Camry Engine by BOLAUWA: 1:27pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
My toyota camry 1999 model is refusing to accelerate to 90km/hr,pls wat could be the possible problems, thank you. |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by BOLAUWA: 11:49am On Apr 26, 2017 |
12inches1:Thanks a lot for your advice, e make sense. |
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