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Hi Guys,

Need to get one of these for my ..., which do y'all think is more fashionable, would make a nice gift... You know an everyday bag. Just like or comment on the one you prefer, thanks.

WebSurfer:
The only reason i support some of these APC thieves is simple: Some became like one of the thieves on the cross alongside Jesus. Who believed in him knowing well they have sinned and ready to repent, confessed his sins and got saved. Example: Ameachi .

Da Fuq,mehn... i don't even know how to being to respond to this. How did Amaechi confess his sin, who saved him Was any amount refunded, has a verdict being given to all his corrupt cases.
I ain't partisan, i don't support any party (for now), just anxiously waiting for Nigeria to get better. But it irritates me when individuals talk like this, and it further irritates me that some individuals liked the post.

In politics, there's no repent, and your sins have been forgiven, defecting to another party DOES NOT IN ANYWAY CLEANSE YOU OF ANY SIN, CORRUPT CASE OR ATROCITIES YOU MIGHT HAVE COMMITTED IN YOUR PREVIOUS PARTY.
SO ROTIMI AMEACHI DOESN'T BECOME A SAINT BY SIMPLE DEFECTING TO APC, OR BY SIMPLY PLAYING AN INSTRUMENTAL ROLE IN THE PAST ELECTION.

i aint against the dude, i dont even know if hes corrupt (until he is convicted) but i just had to respond to that your annoying post.

abiolaoladipupo:
she no get husband? ... living useless life... some people's role model

What is your problem?? So not having a husband is a useless life... Gosh... U need CHANGE ...

asuustrike2009:
Sorry bro if I quote your entire page, ask your mum what is product life cycle? Apple is in vogue now but another operating system will come and overshadow it soon. If na lie ask nokia symbian where they are now? Ask Ericsson phone what happen? Even ask Sagem what happen since their name as faded away, because that name is outdated. Every product passes through the PLC, although some get to the maturity stage and are rebranded, some others are withdraw completely from the market.

I beg to disagree, so long as Apple continues to target the rich class, it will continue to thrive. Rich folks all around the world, Nigeria inclusive, buy Apple products not for their features but because its a 'class thing'.
Secondly do you know that alot of companies in the us use Apple products as the official brand.
Employee are given iphones for work lines, macbook and imac for office systems and even in most of their universities to study programs like Engineering and audio visuals you must have a macbook.

lordizak:
Android beast IOS, Apple sales more in only US & Canada; and that is becos Americans love their own, they love Brands. U can't tell me Europeans us more iPhone than HTC and Samsung. And over here our African brothers "wanna be" culture won't give them a choice. All engineers will prefer Samsung Note to any iPhone. Take for instance in the Nigerian context, Tecno and other Android devices will out sell iPhone. You see, this theories operates only in vacuum. Besides, if my pickin go study accounting, I go flog hell comot from him body.

You said it all, Apples major market is the US. The US is the 3rd most populous, has a population of over 300million... Once you have this market, your business is secure, secure the US and your sale will skyrocket.
Recall blackberry, when it had the US market it was the largest seller of phones, once it lost it, they tried to focus on African and developing chimes, which didnt work and they eventually sold out.
American industries , schools, institutes and the overall population patronize Apple, this keeps them on float.
Techno is trying to acheive same with Africa, might work...

Ray360:
well, I think there is an erroneous meaning attached to the line "I need space". A colossal number of people see it as a ploy to hoodwink the other party and go on cheating spree. it's actually a deep phrase! Needing space doesn't mean she/he is walking way, It's just a breathing space to clear the head of some hurly-burly thoughts.

You are just the best, your choice of words reflects intelligence and your message is on point.... are you a psychologist... or you'be had personal experience on the topic.

Hi guys,

Ok, this Christmas I am looking for an extremely very very very funny Yoruba movie or Comedy that my parents can watch. Where we stay all malls, most cinemas and mostly everywhere fun will be closed on Christmas day, so we will be indoors.

Please my Yoruba guys, helps a brother...

Hi guys,

Just receive this email, identified it was fraudulent, and decided to broadcast.
This is one of the new modes of 419, a mail is sent with a format akin to banks, the message either saying your atm card will soon be suspended or your BVN number is urgently needed. A link is provided and it opens a page quiet similar to your banking site usually asking you to input your online banking I.D and password.

Please guys help rebroadcast many Nigerians particularly the elderly folk might fall prey.
Tips to identify fraudulent bank emails:

1) the sender's email address doesn't follow the usual convention, verified bank emails should come from an email with the domain name of the bank. E.g @zenithbank.com; @fidelitybankplc.com; @accessbankplc.com; @gtbank.com.
Anything short of this usually fraud. (See pic attached)

2) when you click on the link sent, though the interface of the website might resemble that of your bank, the web address is usually not linked to or related in any form to that of your bank. Rather than see accessbankplc.com/.../... you see something like http://oh.vl/pwql.


Hope this helps...

ihatesycophant:
Common sense should tell you that NSA office is not PDP office, hence any money from the office is not meant to be spent on political activities. The crime of those people is called 'accomplice' while that of Dasuki is called 'misapplication of funds'. They are all liable. In law their case is even more grievous than Dasuki's own.

Common sense should also tell you that as a contractor i provide my account for payment, i don't have to confirm the source of payment. If i want to run an advert on AIT, the account number is there for me to pay, once i make payment i take the teller and follow the process.
It hasn't been disclosed how the payment was made, if it was a bank transfer, was the amount transferred from the official NSA account, or from Dasuki personal account (as per the allegation).

let me orient you about political parties, in preparation for any election funds are raised and distributed amongparty members for electioneering. Has it occurred to you that the recipients might have been oblivious to the fact that the money was appropriated by the finance minister for BH.

Dude, the brain is for thinking, no just to fill the space in your head.

Nuezha:
ROOM/KITCHEN/TOILET YOU MEAN?

LOCATION?

ASOKORO/MAITAMA = 1.2M - 2M

WUSE = 900K - 1.2M

GWARINPA = 250K - 500K

JABI = 400K - 1M

KARU = 200K - 500K

NYANYA = 100 - 200K

KUJE = 80K - 150K

GWAGWALADA = 50K - 150K

LOKOGOMA = 250K - 400K

APO = 400K - 700K

KUBWA = 200K - 400K

Finishing and proximity to major routes eventually determines price.

Please are you an agent

Can i get an email address to correspond with?

yimikaa:
This guy won't shut up now. fayose,nurse metuh and ffk has been quiet since the revelations in the arms scandal.

Magu will probe your tenure as DG of NTA soon.

When Nigerians like you talk. I am marvelled..
There is no politician in the history of Nigeria that EFCC cannot find a case on. Even we average Nigerians in our various work life might have at one time performed an act of corruption (note that corruption entails beyond embezzlement of funds).

So now you expect people to be quiet for fear of probe. No politician in Nigeria is clean... Intimidation should not keep you quiet, only a coward does that.

I am not encouraging corruption, while I applaud the arms scandal persecution, I hope this administration can also probe its party members. We don't need a slope sided anti graft agency.

...He is absolutely right.... Changing political party doesn't cleanse you of all your previous atrocities or transform you to a saint...

Nigerian politicians decamp to political parties not based on ideologies but based on which party holds the federal power.
Alao Akala is a classic example, why decamp to APC after elections if not for 2019..
Saraki's sister decamped immediately election results were announced. The list is endlesss.

I blame the recipient political party though, and I am glad Nigerians are becoming more politically conscious.

. Please do we have lawyers in the house. Let's assume peradventure the people mentioned collected the sum, are they really guilty of any crime.

For any election people raise money, so if money is distributed to various party chairmen for campaign, are they now expected to ask for the source of the money?

To me the only guilty person here is the government official that diverted the funds (if true) and not the beneficiary.

Because if I am an imam / pastor at Dasuko mosque or church (as the case might be) and he drops a magnanimous offering (hypothetically), would EFCC summon me too?

These people collected the money to perform a job, just like we give a bricklayer money to build a house, does he ask the source or rather proceed to construction.

So all this glamour by forumites for their prosecutiom to me carries no water... This is my 2cents, house what do you think....

Hmmm... Please do we have lawyers in the house. Even if these people collected these amounts are they really guilty of any crime.

For any election people raise money, so if money is distributed to various party chairman's for campaign, are they now expected to ask for the source of the money?

To me the only guilty person here is the government official that diverted the funds (if true) and not the beneficiary. Because if I am an imam / pastor at Dasuko mosque or church (as the car might be) and he dropped a magnanimous offering (hypothetically), would EFCC summon me too?

These people collected the money to perform a job, just like we give a bricklayer money to build a house, does he ask the source or rather proceed to construction.

raumdeuter:
First thing, Find your way out of Nigeria

Arnold Schwarzenneger: Now, of course, people ask me all the time, they say to me, "What is the secret to success?" And I give them always the short version. I say, "Number one, come to America.

I don't quite agree with you, a wise man once said "a lizard in Nigeria is a lizard in America", while i agree that the US might offer more opportunities with a more enabling environment, with determination and tact you can achieve a lot in Nigeria.
If we all heed your advice and migrate there will be no Nigeria, so please lets stay here and work together to make Nigeria our own America.

Thanks all for your advice, tips and encouragement, ppreciate it… Hopefully more Nigerian institutions would migrate to electronic system of data management.
@DonTim1 your comment was wow, thanks for taking the time to elaborate on what’s obtainable in the Nigerian environment.
@SylarsMcQuins I quite understand what you mean, some comments just have no correlation. Well I guess they still took out time to comment (regardless of how irrelevant), so I’ll still thank them for that.
@Creatrixity – You are probably right, it’s the same reason most SMEs couple the administrative and human resources department together, to save cost on personnel and stuff. I guess they’re doing same with software developers.

annnnnd thanks mods for moving this to FP

Hi guys,

Its common knowledge that the IT sector in Nigeria is expanding; but it seems, in terms of the job market, there are more vacancies for software developers than for database administrators.

Please guys working in an IT firm/sector should enlighten us, are companies not using MYSQL or SQL server?

Thanks.

I also have an Xperia z, it's pretty nice and was very affordable. I ordered mine from Amazon as it was too expensive in Nigeria.

Pros: camera, keyboard, waterproof, sexy color (purple), and mega slim. It's one of the slimmest smartphones.
Cons: price in Nigeria, lack of accessories in Nigeria, I was unable to get any accessories for this phone except the charger in Nigeria. Had to resort to Amazon again.

To me the main reason Sony phones don't thrive in Nigeria is due to lack of awareness. I only got to know about the phone because I am a gadget geek. They don't advertise and stuff.
What people don't know they cannot buy.
The latest Sony phone Xperia Z5 (my dream phone) 23mp camera, waterproof, Octa core processor... I am loving it.

Job Title: Driver
Location : Adamawa, or Gombe, or Jos, NIGERIA
Application Deadline : 10-Dec-15
Languages Required :
English
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 01-Jan-2016
Duration of Initial Contract : 1 Year
Expected Duration of Assignment : 2 Years

Background

The UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls, the empowerment of women, and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

More than ten years after the passage of UN Security Council resolution 1325, there is widespread concern that progress made at the normative and policy levels has not been translated into significant improvements in the lives of women and girls in conflict and post-conflict countries. Both the United Nations and the European Union have committed to closing this implementation gap. To address this, UN Women and UNICEF with funding support from the European Union, will partner in a joint programme that pilots a model for EU/UN collaboration on Women, Peace and Security matters in three states of Northern Nigeria.

The Driver provides reliable and safe driving services to the Project Management team and other high-ranking UN officials and visitors ensuring the highest standards of discretion and integrity, sense of responsibility, and excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues. The Driver also demonstrates a client-oriented approach, courtesy, confidentiality, tact and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds. Upon the request of the supervisor, the Driver should also provide driving services to the operations and programme staff in the Office, consultants and experts and UN staff on mission. The Driver will provide basic administrative and clerical support to the UN Women.

Duties and Responsibilities

Required Skills and Experience

--See site below:

Education:
•Completion of secondary education is required;
•Preference may be given to persons having higher degree or having a mix of relevant trainings and qualifications;
•Valid Driver’s license is required.

Experience:
•3 years work experience as a driver in an international organization, embassy or UN system with a safe driving record;
•Knowledge and ability to operate office equipment and computer literacy will be an added advantage;
•Knowledge of basic administrative and logistic functions will be required.

Language:
•Fluency in English is required;
•Knowledge of other local language Hausa will be an added advantage.

Application Information:
•All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;
•Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and may not be considered for further assessment.

Qualified women candidates are highly encouraged to apply

Note:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Site : http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=61858

Hello guys,

Just came across this vacancy, don't know if it's already posted on Nairaland:

Information Technologies Officer (Court of Justice)

(1 Position)

◦ Directorate: Administration and Finances
◦ Grade: P3
◦ Annual Salary: USD 36,901 - USD 44,469
◦ Supervisor: Head of Administration and Human Resources Division
◦ Reference: ECW-CCJ/ITO- P/006/2015
◦ Duration: Permanent
◦ Duty Station: Abuja, Nigeria
◦ Closing Date: 04 December 2015

Duties and Responsibilities

◾ Directly responsible to the Head of Administration and Human Resources Division
◾ Analysis and development of computer applications;

◾ Development and maintenance of the website of the Court;

◾ Maintenance of existing applications: troubleshooting and technical support;

◾ Development of interfaces between existing and future applications of the Court of Justice in order to obtain a stable and efficient information system;

◾ Participation in all project linked to information system of the Court and ownership of roles that will be his/hers in order to take charge of obligations and time limits;

◾ Establishment of a management solution and coordination of information flow in accordance with the internal information system of the Court;

◾ Participation in the distribution and integration of solutions in production environments of the local area network of the Court (LAN);

◾ First-class support in the integration of any software solution and training of users in the context of ongoing and future projects;

◾ Implementation of operating manuals for the various systems deployed.

Qualifications/Experience/Skills

◾ Must have a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Information Technology;

◾ Must have at least five (5) years post qualification professional experience in a technical and functional management project in which large projects have been carried out to completion;

◾ Must have a minimum of three (3) years experience in software and/or web platforms development;
◾ Must have a mastery of the concept and technology of software engineering workshops and have great experience in the design, distribution and use of related databases;
◾ Must have a mastery of Mysql, Postgresql and SQL databases in general;

◾ Must have the ability to use tools or language programming such as HTML, ASP, PHP, C, C++, CSS and JAVASCRIPT;

◾ Must have a good knowledge of the Internet and associated technologies;

◾ Must have a good aptitude for analysis and synthesis, organizational skills and good ability to work as a team in a multicultural environment.

Age : Applicants must not be over 50 years of age at the point of recruitment.

Language : Applicants must be fluent in one of the official languages of ECOWAS: English, French and Portuguese. A working knowledge of another would be an advantage.

Mode Of Application:
http://comm.careers.ecowas.int/vacancies/index.php?p=vacancy_page_display&job=ECW-CCJ%2FITO-+P%2F006%2F2015&action=online_application&lang=en

Hmm... I dislike questions like this.
Mr. Man, if we respond by staying 'there's no hope', Will that really stop you or the person with a 3rd class from applying for jobs.
Its common sense, a 3rd class is not impressive, it gives an immediate impression to everyone; what you can do is tactically avoid it, by not including it on your CV, just state your degree and omit the grade.
Also personal development is important, get additional qualifications or certifications if you cannot yet obtain a masters degree.
My 2 cents.

jaid23:
I hate it when shits and poo is being over-hyped.. Yesterday would be the 3rd time i will be downgrading bck to win7. win10 sucks my battery alot..

i thougt after all reviews and reccomendation, smtin must av been done to the draining of b3 and upgraded again.. even the b3saver option is shit..

ps: my b3 last about 3hrs on usage, after upgrade to win10 it hardly last a 1hr+30min. bck to my win 7 and my b3 life ix bck.

Have you tried Windows 10 battery saver mode, it limits background activity and push notification(this really consumes battery power especially when synced with your email accounts).

JigsawKillah:
i heard one can move from windows 7 (ultimate)
how true is this?

Yea it's possible, so long as your system meets other hardware and software requirements.

Hi guys,

Now, i am a computer geek ; and i just got my hands on the new windows 10 OS... Mehn O Mehn, do i just love this.
Like many others, i wasn't too pleased with windows 8 or 8.1 as it was a drastic change from the simplistic windows 7 and added a lot of bloatware (pre-installed software) that needed regular update and stuff... I just didn't really like it, though it was still more user friendly than the Mac OS (Gosh who uses this, so so annoying).

Back to windows 10...

1) Redesigned User interface - The interface is just wow, its like a sync of windows 7 (the start menu and stuff) and windows 8 (the icon feature, a plus particularly when using a touchscreen). The action center not only shows you new notifications, it enables you access quick settings like bluetooth, power, wifi, and other settings. It has a more sophisticated look, from the icons, to the file explorer, basically everything looks different.

2) Cortana - the clever personal assistant (might not be like Siri, but its still cool). It makes computer use more interactive. And as most computer geeks are introverts, its a lovely automated friend.

3) Shutting down made easy - I cannot begin to count how many people have asked me how to restart, log off or shut down their system using windows 8 OS. Most had no clue about the charms bar, often resorted to the "hard" power off, by holding the PC power button until the systems shuts down. With Windows 10, its very similar to windows 7.

4) The return of the Taskbar: Its for this reason i call windows 10 the new windows 7. The taskbar makes using a system more functional, it now also has a search bar and eases access to major settings.
Thank God no more charms bar, all former charms functions are now contained in a new notification panel called the Action Center. It is now easily launched from the notification area of the taskbar.

5) Onedrive: Onedrive is now more accessible, right from the taskbar. This is my online flash drive, aids accessing files from multiple systems. Now Onedrive is incorporated in File explorer (btw file explorer is also revamped, showing only files you access frequently, not the boring deterministic nature before).

6) Task view: for those of you like me that use Alt+Tab or Windows+Tab to switch between active windows applications without having to use the mouse, now windows 10 introduces a task view which has a permanent icon on the taskbar. It does the same function as the windows+tab, enables you cycle through your desktop and apps. It basically displays an app overview, what is even cooler about the Task view is that you can now cycle through multiple desktops.

7) Tablet mode: It for this reason i cannot wait for black friday to get my Toshiba Satellite Radius 14 (i love that 2 in 1), with Windows 10 when windows senses you are not using a keyboard or mouse it launches Tablet mode, and all apps automatically appear full screen. The feature is called Continuum.

Now i am getting tired ; there are many many many more cool features of Windows 10, but mehn, i got other things to do, so take your time and upgrade to windows 10 (ITS FREE) and begin to enjoy what i am enjoying.

Peace out....

Hello guys,

Just came across this vacancy, don't know if it's expired but worth trying:
Posted on: 3/11/2015

Organization Overview

The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.

Opportunity

Abt Associates seeks a qualified Administrative Assistant to support the International Health Division in Nigeria.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Composes and types routine correspondence.
Prepares routine reports.
Enters financial information into databases.
Makes travel arrangements for staff.
Orders and maintains office supplies and equipment.
Maintains filing systems.
Serves as receptionist.
Responds to client or Area Office requests for information.
Assists with conference/meeting logistics.

Minimum Qualifications

(2+) years of experience OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

Apply via this link:
https://career4.successfactors.com/career?career_ns=job_listing&company=AbtPROD&navBarLevel=JOB_SEARCH&rcm_site_locale=en_US&career_job_req_id=30714&selected_lang=en_US&jobAlertController_jobAlertId=&jobAlertController_jobAlertName=&_s.crb=m%2fRjavw38hKDpzsfJx1FeuBTpx0%3d

No offence intended, but from your post you seem to have fallen for him. Or maybe you are just fond of him. The truth is that the more time you spend with someone of the opposite sex, the more the laws of attraction take place.
I would recommend you keep your distance, find another tutor.
It is never ideal to get too close to a married man, the brain works funny, soon you will get emotionally attached (if you aren't already).

In other news @DrFinn pls are you married, if no... Hmmm that would be interesting...

Hmm... Truth be told, it's actually an awkward feeling, you try to totally ignore it, hoping the person does same. I think apologizing would make such situation worse off.

Hmm... Definitely a man that wouldn't cheat (b), not that they don't exist, they are just damn hard to find. Surprisingly the ones that you can trust you don't really love. Life, all an irony.

This is really creative... I so love this...
Pls lalasticlala this deserves front page...

macminista:
..it's only in the UK...there's is no where else it can be dibe..I reside in the US, not even in New York where there is a uba branch

Dude do your research, NIBSS via Oisservices are currently registering customers regardless of bank in America- Washington, Atlanta, (though yet to start in New York), South Africa, China, Australia, Malaysia and Italy. Representatives I believe would should start in New York.