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Roger3D:
Online polls don't mean anything in Nigeria because a large percentage of the electorate don't even participate in these things. I guess we'll all know soon

Opinion poll is not online polls. They went round the country. Go through the results carefully and objectively.

It was simply because he was contesting against Buhari. Now Buhari will not be in the ballot. An average northerner will first consider voting for a northerner before thinking of someone else.

LegendHero:
I used overrated for Atiku because of the Southern votes.

No region in Nigeria alone can produce the president. Not North, Not South.

Why I said Atiku is overrated is because in 2019, nearly half of his votes come from the South.

Within those half, most of his votes come from the SW + SS.

Now he is not sure of any region bloc in the South, not SE, not SS, and not SW.

What is his winning formulae?

Very myopic move

Shevchenko was a superstar that flopped at Chelsea
Fernando Torres was a super but flopped at Chelsea

They will. Nigerian politics is demonic!!!!

If Tinubu denies PMB, PMB will also deny him when the time comes

A mad man usually thinks reasonable people are mad.

Na former Governor ooo and National Caucus member of APC ooo. No be small man. No deceive yourself. When a big man leaves his followers follow him.

temitope27:
Who knows this ones b4

UyaiIncomparabl:
It beats my imagination because these men will never meet half the standards they set for women. And I am not capping! They want virgins, but ain't virgins. They want a woman who can cook, clean, be a mistress in the bedroom and also a top-performing manager at work like Alakija, while they are under performers.

They can't meet half of what they set.

The choice of a life partner like other products in the marketplace is determined by supply and demand. Both genders are buyers and sellers at the same time. The sad reality is that buyers (both men and women) have certain attributes they look out for. Though some of those expectations are unreasonable. One definition of quality is satisfaction of customer requirements. You just have to do all within your ability to meet and exceed the basic requirements and leave the market. Pray to marry the partner that satisfies your reasonable requirements and enjoy a long lasting happy home. Complaining will not solve the problem.

In those days, the minimum age to start primary school was six years or even more. Quite strange he started school at 5 years.

There can't be new wine in old bottles. If you desire a new Nigeria don't repeat your previous mistake. APC cannot give us a new Nigeria. Look for a more progressive and cleaner candidate to support.

Tinubu is likely to pick Yakubu Dogara if he wants a nothern Christian.

He was a great man. His book on the war was quite captivating. RIP sir.

Damage control after PDP primaries. Why didn't they debunk it earlier. They waited for PDP to elect Atiku.

That was how Goliath boasted until he was disgraced by David.

Was he not aware ab initio of the rules of AfDB? After much criticism of his move he decided to pull out. Better late than never.

“Two things I ask of you, Lord;
do not refuse me before I die:
Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
give me neither poverty nor riches,
but give me only my daily bread.
Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you
and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’
Or I may become poor and steal,
and so dishonor the name of my God." - Proverbs 30:7 - 9

Ok seen

membranus:
The Interview

By Bayo Adeyinka

March 15, 2022

Each time I conduct interviews, I usually end up shaking my head and lamenting about the state of education in Nigeria. Our tertiary institutions are churning out graduates who are mainly unemployable. Earlier today, I interviewed almost 50 candidates and by the end of the whole session, the only conclusion I could arrive at was that we have a BIG problem.

In one particular instance, I was alarmed when I read the CV of a particular female graduate of one of the Universities in the South West. It was full of outlandish errors and so I asked her to spell a few words. She spelt the word 'redeemed' wrongly four times before she got it right the fifth time. On her CV, she described herself as one of the officials of the church fellowship when she was an undergraduate but she wrote the name of the church wrongly. She couldn't spell the word 'corper' despite trying more than five times. Yet, during her national service, she taught pupils at a school. I underlined about 10 grammatical errors on her CV and showed them to her. She couldn't even determine where to use apostrophe s.

A particular candidate couldn't speak a whole sentence without committing serious blunders. Even when I repeated those errors while thinking he would correct himself, he repeated the blunders again. Another candidate found it difficult explaining what he studied in school. Some have not developed themselves in any way since they graduated. I had to spend some time to talk to a lady who had her Ordinary National Diploma fifteen years ago but had not done anything to improve herself since then. When she mentioned the issue of paucity of funds, I pointed at her designer bag and her well braided hair as evidence that fund was not the problem.

I asked a female candidate what her aspirations were if money was not a restraining factor. Her answer left all of us on the interview panel with mouths wide open. "I want to live large and live big", she told us. One of the candidates told us he studied 'BSc Economics'. He made the mistake thrice until I corrected him that he studied Economics and not BSc Economics. A fellow was asked to introduce himself and he started with 'My names are...'. I asked him how many people he's introducing. Even when I tried to correct him, he insisted he was correct so I gave up on him.

On one occasion, I asked a female candidate what her husband does. She replied, 'I'm sorry but he's a driver'. I asked her why she was sorry about the legitimate job that her husband does. I told her that the job of her husband does not define who he is. His job is simply a job. I told her I also drove a cab before. I spent the longest time with her as I wanted her mind to be disinfected of the low self-esteem she seemed to carry. I played the video of Femi Ogedengbe, the Nollywood actor turned security guard in the United States and encouraged her to be proud of her husband. Interestingly, the husband is a graduate and I've asked her to give me her husband's CV. She almost broke down in tears when I told her I'd rather hire her husband than her. She knelt and apologized before she left my office.

A few guys had the labels of their suit on their sleeves- at least three of them that I recall. When I asked why the labels were not removed, they grinned sheepishly. One of them told me that is the current trend. When that same guy sat down, I observed that he wore ankle socks with a significant part of his legs showing bare skin. One candidate was particularly striking for his naivety. He came in shaking and stammered while introducing himself. He could barely string a sentence together. When I tried to make him comfortable by asking him to take a deep breath, he answered by saying, "I don't know why I'm like this today. This is actually my first interview". He just finished his national service and anxiety was written all over him.

I made two major observations during the interview session today:

1. Candidates who engaged in extracurricular activities while in school turned out better. There was a lady who was a member of SIFE- Students In Free Enterprise- while she was on campus and she was one of the bright spots. There was another fellow that represented his University at a competition outside Nigeria. He was also outstanding. Likewise, a lady who was Vice President of her Students Union while she was an undergraduate. She demonstrated so much confidence during the interview.

2. Candidates that went to private universities performed better generally. There must be something the private universities are getting right as their graduates communicated better. They demonstrated a far more superior level of intelligence. I was disappointed by the performance of most graduates of mainstream universities and polytechnics. One could almost guess whether a candidate attended a private university just by listening to them.

If you're preparing for an interview, it's in your best interest to do some research about the company you want to work with if you know the company. Google is your friend. Work on your communication skills. You should be able to talk about yourself very clearly and also describe what you have done before-if you're an experienced hire. Your body language is critical- no fidgeting and no show of anxiety. All of us have butterflies in our stomach when we face strange people on an interview panel but with a smile on your face, no one will ever know. A lady cracked her knuckles throughout the interview today. It's very irritating but also shows she was nervous. Your posture is important. Dont slouch on the chair. Sit straight with your back on the chair and your legs together.

Mind your language while being interviewed. It's better to be brief than to be unnecessarily verbose. By talking too much at times, you demonstrate that you know so little. Pronounce words well. It can take some practice but stand in front of a mirror and rehearse until you get better. Be ready to defend your certificate. Demonstrate that you actually earned your degree. Maintain eye contacts. That shows your level of confidence. Good grooming is key to your success. No matter the current fad, it's safer to be conservative in your dressing. Dark coloured suits are best for interviews. Stay with white or blue shirts for men. You can never go wrong with them. You must have a great sense of colour to want to try very bright colours. It's either it turns out so good or you turn out like a magician's apprentice. Ladies have the latitude to try out more colours but the simpler, the better. Pay attention to your hair and hand bag. Synchronize your colours properly. Avoid loud jewelleries. Look your best as the book is often judged by the cover during interviews. Your appearance is what we see first before we hear what you have to say.

We need to declare a state of emergency in our education sector and even start to teach intending graduates certain life skills. Nigerian graduates will not be able to compete with their African counterparts in a few years at this rate.

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Thanks for the feedback. Your observations are in order. It's quite sad. Try to subject them to written exams you will be surprised with the level of decay. When you read the scripts of postgraduate students, you will be moved to tears. Unfortunately they end up having good grades.

A fair list!!! Though I'm beginning to moderate my expectations about his government. Only time will tell.

oilPUSSY:
https://dailypost.ng/2022/03/27/2023-presidency-amaechi-gets-extra-security-amid-rumour-of-buharis-endorsement/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1648361841

It's true. When we heard rumors 3 weeks ago that Abdullahi Adamu was Buhari's consensus candidate it was denied.

Consensus as recommended by the leader of the party is anti-democratic.

When the Chief Slapper is elected into the Senate, she will be the Chief Whip of the Senate. Nonsense!!!!!?!

Betterprospect:
Good day Nairalander. I'm single, 30 years old. I studied agriculture related course at University level, and I presently worked in that field and I earned about 120k monthly.

I feel unfulfilled and I'm lacking interest day after day. The unfulfillment brewed mostly from my bosses egoistic and narcissistic approach to his employee, the insane working hours, and the lack of liberty, and most importantly, I feel I could do better. Now I have a meagre 2 million naira saved up, small? I know. Buy I'd like to pursue my passion in tech albeit from ground zero.

Now my dilemma is:

1. Seeing that I'm old and already past my prime for a career change at 30 yrs old, does a pursue of another career make sense?

2. Knowing that 2 million is small and would not last long. Does is it make sense to just up and leave?

3. I have a small biz I ideal which I feel could give me close to 50k monthly, but thing is, this is Nigeria and I might be wrong.

4. Should I just suck it up and continue for another year or two? Everyone I asked seems to think I should.

P,S. I worked 12 hours a day and its impossible I merge the two together.

You are not old. Take life easy. Patience is still a virtue.

backbencher:
Because until 2014, we had high oil prices above 90 dollars for a continued 2-3 years, meanwhile, Buhari has had oil prices below $80 and sometimes as low as $30 until 4 weeks ago.

If we want a strong currency, we have to diversify our economy and become a strong producer of exportable finished stuff...which is where Buhari has failed.

But Buhari is selling oils at over $120 per litre. What has he done with ones he has sold so far?? He promised to rehabilitate our refineries for 7 years now no solution. Don't defend the indefensible!!!?!!

Tobedated:
i'm planning on studying computer science in unilorin but it seems the public consensus is that computer science taught in nigeria university is outdated so is it worth the money and time to still study it.
I love computer science but i'm mainly doing it for the money and i'm currently learning python so is it worth going to study it in the university to get the certificate or being self-taught is better

A thousand and one people have studied computer science in Nigerian Universities and excelled in their chosen vocation. A lot depends on you and not the institution.

He may not win given how our politics is played but that doesn't make him a very bad candidate as portrayed. I know is he neither the best candidate available. But he is a lesser devil than the front runners in both parties.

We shouldn't get into the trap of voting those who make empty promises that they can never fulfill. In Nigeria, good candidates hardly win elections. Packaging, branding, money politics, media hypes, voting along tribal lines, rigging are the things that win election Nigeria. It will still take sometime, maybe 8 or 16 years from now to get a leader that Nigeria truly needs. Definitely not 2023.

CoolAmbience:
Hahahahahaha....

Which president's vision did he work hard to actualize? They couldn't fix East-West Road; the International Airport Yar'dua started in Bayelsa; Abuja-Kaduna rail; Boko Haram was ravaging the NE and Abuja; Akanu Ibiam International Airport runway was a deathtrap; scam Cassava Bread; scam Abuja CCTV project etc.

Anyim stabilized the Senate indeed...and could get reelected again. What a stabilizer!

The truth is this my brother, Anyim stands no chance. He can't win even a single state. Why? He has nothing to show for all his stewardships. He can't even win his party's ticket. He can't even come fifth in any party primary...I mean any political party at all.

He became senate president at a time there was so much crises in the senate and 3 senate presidents had been changed. He brought stability to the senate. It was not an executive position.

As SGF he worked very hard to actualise the visions of the president. The SGF is not expected to have a vision different from that of his boss. During his time as SGF there wasn't much controversies like that of others that held same position.

We are not looking for a perfect man but someone who can bring some form of stability, peace and progress to the country. Progress cannot be achieved in a crises ridden environment.

CoolAmbience:
You guys are just crass gullible!

With all the positions Anyim has occupied in the past, can you name five key national or regional initiatives that he drove / drives and how those programs have impacted the masses?

What is GCON? Even the clueless Nemadi Sambo has it. To what extent has he solved the problems that you claim he understands? What has he exceptionally done for Ebonyi?

What has being a lawyer, or former federal legislator, or SGF got to do with being President? I was hoping that you would outline key initiatives / projects attracted or executed by Anyim, alongside number of beneficiaries.

As for Tinubu, that one is just wasting his time, in a positive way though... because people need to cash out somehow. My own is, let all of them come out: Anyim, Kalu, Obi, Atiku, Saraki, Tinubu etc, we need some of the money returned somehow.

Buhari is the benchmark for the Nigerian presidency. Nothing less. The rails are back. Lagos-Ibadan, Warri-Itakpe are up and running. Port Harcourt-Maidugiri and Ibadan-Kano are in the works.

Two massive bridges: 2nd Niger and Bonny-Bodo are racing to completion. Agricultural revolution with over 6MMT of local rice production per anumm and at least 50 fertilizer blending plants.

We can't go for any less. Solid, verifiable track records are what we want. Not mere paper certifications, worthless past portfolios and meaningless awards.

Obinoscopy:
Just state your answer. Don't show the working please.

Y -6=3!
but 3!=3x2x1=6

Y -6=6

Y=6 +6
Y = 12

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS

It will be suicidal for APC to remove fuel subsidy before general elections. The government is likely to do it immediately after the 2023 elections before handing over to whoever wins the election.

The same Bakare that villified Tinubu 2 or 3 years ago. How unstable he has become. Just as he said "The Best if men are still men".

Too many cooks spoil a soup. My concern is the ability of these heavy weights to diverse political parties to work harmoniously without rancour and clash of interests.