₦airaland Forum

@logic mind
No be small thing o. I taya for all the hidden posts. Nairaland is getting to political for comfort.

@op, if you finish/finished with a first class you are eligible for automatic employment. If you finished with a 2:1 you are eligible for employment in the academia but you have to have a a godfather or you have to be highly connected. If you finish with a 2:2 you are not eligible to be employed in the university academia even if you have a masters. That's the rule. You have to go as far as a Ph.D. Now you are entering on BSc levet you start of as a graduate assistant. If you have a masters you start of as an assistant lecturer and if you enter with a PhD you start of as at least a lecturer II depending on the amount of publications you have. My personal advice is that if really you have this flare be in contact with your potential senior colleagues and let them know how passionate you are about teaching and research. Also take up a higher degree but not necessarily under them, but keep them in the know. There is nothing that tickles the fancy of a Professor than when he discovers that his prodigee has started teaching him. But be careful about it, never outshine the master. And try and get at least one of your postgraduate degrees outside Noigeria if not you will be just an inbred local scholar. I hope this helps. By the way nice thread.

Why cant we just all get along? ONE NIGERIA! Please

@noiseless
You are not an intelligent person are you? I refrain from replying you its not worth it

@noiseless
Now i remember the email. I had even forgotten it was a broadcast I recieved from BB that I decided to post which was a positive one. Now it is clear to me from your post that you are an unscrupulus person.

@noiseless
You made me laugh @ your post. I can see you have gone through my posts and discovered that I am a newbie and wonder how I am so conversant with issues concerning nairaland. Well let me clear your thoughts I was an active poster on nairaland some years back. But I took a break and reregistered with a different user name. U have absolutely no idea who I am and your assertations about my opinions are completely wrong. I am just saying what I feel is right and straightfoward. And as for that email what the heck is that never came across it before. If u have nothing to say stop making noise. Thus your name

I dont want to sound like a tribal bigot. My opinion here is an attempt to be diplomatic. I come from the SS, was born in the north but grew up in one of the south south states which is not my state of origin. My parents are from Delta and Rivers so I am 100 percent ND
My family also spent some time in the SE while growing up. As a result of these I believe I have some insight on this unfortunate topic. I read through the comments on the first page of this thred and this is my opinion. Beaf you are wrong when you opine that Niger Deltans are allies with the ibos, on the contrary ND's do not trust and do not like Ibos on a general note. After all history has proved it during the civil war. Infact niger deltans not until recently due to the terroristic happenings have been more comfortable with northeners. However haven said that I completely agree with you (beaf) when it comes to issues concerning resource control and the parasitism of the north. I find that article rather offensive and a further attempt to look for trouble. For now I refrain from further comments regarding the article because its a simple matter. All that needs to be done is for thee SS to look into their intellectual community and get some human resource to counter those fallacious claims by the author if that article its a simple matter really. I try as much as possible to be detribalised and neutral but in reality it is not feasible. Its to bad that I have to at my age think about how to identify with people that come from the same region as myself when I seldom even visit my hometown. I still believe in the one Nigeria philosophy but however if tribal bigotism, greed, selfishness is continued and deemed necessary then for me its Niger delta for life. Thank God am fortunate enogh to come from that region. Homever ONE NIGERIA!!.

librangyps:
₪☺ one knows what that woman might hav gotten frm that man to harbour such pent up anger and hatred, Ω̴̩̩̩̥ow she chose to do something bout it and end her pain, y'all b tripping. Who knows how many times she'd bn forced to wear dark shades not cos its really sunny but to hide her black eyes and avoid public scrutiny, Who knows if d man cheats and spend outside his home and raises his hands on her whenever she made a sound, Ω̴̩̩̩̥ow y'all b tripping, I want to cross-examine the suspect, Mayb she really was d victim afterall,

Ok let's assume your right on this she was in an abusive marriage. Now tell me what ever happened to the option of divorce? Or do you think murder was a better choice for her? "Victim my foot"

vicade:
Numbers can be funny.users should be judged relative to population. If 45 million nigerians use the internet. That means 122 million don't use the internet-which I also believe has to be the highest in africa. Numbers

you beat me to it, true talk. Nigeria has the highest population in Africa so there really isn't any big deal. Not suprised

@op

Send me a mail at this adress
Chrels_b@yahoo.com

This thread is aanoying and irritating. @ op The most effective way for now that Nigerians have been able to send their plight to the government I
s by critsizong them. Speciifiically speakimg GEJ and his cronies do whatever they like with impunity leaving the masses to sufferr the result of their extreme cruelty. So you do not expect human beings to insult them abi? Because he is he is president. Look at what happened to Gadafi, what provoked the people is that he reffered to them as rats. But let's call a spade a spade Gadafi treated his people like human beings. But GEJ treats his people like cockroaches and idiots. People cursing him are only been polite and patient. If he cannot do the right thing then let him resign and forego the loot he has access to, if not let him continue in his ways of impunity and ignore all insults and wait for the judgement of posterity

Please excuse the typos

@op you claim that the investment for an 80 hectre rice farm is just a meagre 1e to 15 million? Are you sure? I strongly sissagree with you. But for the benefit of the doubt please educate ne the econoimy of your conclusion then let's analyse ot constructively.

@ goshen, I do not for one minute doubt you for your claims about grasscutter farming. But put this in mind and compae it to what other posters have said

Grasscutter farming is peculiar to Nigeria and west Africa. There is no direct competition with countries tha have superior technology. Your main competitors are hunters, how many grasscutters dem fit catch? Domestication of grasscutters started in Nigeria as a result of the demand for the delicacy. Hunting could not meet the demand. So as for grasscutter farming the risk factor is relatively low.

That been said, there is someone that asked a question about goat rearing, this is my advice.
Goat farming can be highly profitable in the south because the south rarely rear goats. Infact even cattle farming is now possible in the south because the fallacy about trypanomosis no longer exists cos there is a vaccine for it but people do not know.

Finally, there are two classes of meat producing animals. And they are monogastric and ruminants. Ruminants have the ability ro eat and digest forage (grass) while monogastrics do not you have to give them a prepared diet. That is why goat and cattle rearets attain a better leve of success (goshen are you there?). My own two kobo. Please let the economist continue dropping their opoinion am learning. If anyone wants free consultancy on this forum I can give them. As long as we keep teaching ourselves

Fhemmmy:
This is one of the most negative post i have ever seen in my life and yet no real reason given.
At least if you know real reason why you saying it or evidence or experience, share with him and let him use that to know if he wanna go ahead of listen to your advice

He is not been negative he is only taking out of anger and experience. Truth be told most of the big farmers that declare profit see it as a means to launder their stolen oil money.$ anyone in Nigeria who claims to be an entreprneur who is extremy succeful has an affiliation with the oil sector. All of them that claim to be invwsting in agric are all liars. Anyways a word is enough for thge wise. Let ne nbo talk to much. @ op if u are serious reply my post when u see it,

This is my own 2 kobo

1). Farming looks very attractive theoretically on paper, but practically there are always unforseen detriments. And it takes a great deal of experience to bypass these obstcles.

2). Do not trust wholheartedly any agricultural policy concerning agricultural development. Year in year out the government always comes up with the same old story of how it intends on developing the nations agricultural industry, but nothing is ever done practically. A very good example is the 2 billion dollar agric loan that was released during the Yaradua's administration. Till today I am yet to see anyone come out to claim that they were beneficiaries to that loan scheme. So what happened to the money? If you have been priviledged to challenge government officials on why the state of agriculture is so pathetic. I can assure you that the response you will get is that they know what to do but are not been given the chance to because the government simply does not care.  

3). Even in developed countries, grains such as rice and maize are subsidised by the government to encourage the farmers to continue production and strengten food security for the populace

4). Lastly I am glad for you that you are in correspondence with some research scientists at IITA very necessary. But however, take cognisance of the fact that field or laboratory reseach breakthrough does not necessarily equate to commercial benefits. Pilot programmes have to be set up to verify the scientific findings commercially wise. That's why agriculturally related scientists seldom own farms cos they know this fact. But they will encourage people to go into farming because of their potential consultancy benefits.


In conclusion I think you should take your time and do not be in a rush to establish your dream farm in order to avoid making any mistake. Try and dialogue with an older and experienced non professional farmer. Such a persom would be more pragmatic in his advise than an enthusiastic young scientist. The agricultural industry in Nigeria is truly a sleeping giant but to succeed you have to find a way to beat the system. Everything I have said is as a result of experience, practically and scientifically.  

I got this broadcast on BBM yesterday. However skeptical or cynical you may be about it in my opinion its worth a try and is a welcome development. Read.



"IGP has ordered the dismantle of all road blocks.

Please if you see these men on the street in your area, do not act as if it is not you business. Take your phone, snap a picture of them from far away and send it to publisher@ngmix.net

The IGP has done his own part, do not think that the man can see the entire country from his desk. It is up to the rest of us to play our part and help this nation.

You can have my word on this, I promise you that we will publish the picture when you send it and we will also contact the IGP to report the situation. Do not forget to send the location because that will be his first question.

Do not leave it to the next guy, play your part today and make Nigeria a better country. Send all pictures to publisher@ngmix.net"

icemann:
@ Poster

I find it very difficult to understand what you are talking about, How did you get a 292 in JAMB and you cannot compose a comprehensible   sentences with correct spellings?

remember when you point your index finger at someone, four others are pointing back at you. bring out the log in your eye,

@ abyte

If you really think you are sounding like a preacher then all I have to say to you is "PREACH PREACHER!!" Your tips are splendid and does not only apply in Canada. So please go ahead by all means give some more tips. Kudos to everyone else that gave some tips. This thread makes sense

As you may well kow I am a newbie, before I could modify my post you caught me. And I am actually using my phone not my lappy to post. So just ignore my typos and get my points sir .

Please excuse my typo errors. And I meant Romance 3 not 13

"Touch not my anointed and do my prophets no harm"I

I would like to thank Goshen and joagbage for thei inciteful and intelectual interpretatio of the scriptures. Having gone through their posts, I decided to check the dictionary meaning of the words "anointed" and "prophet". And this is what I got

Anoint: To put oil on somebody or on a part of somebodies body as part of a religous or other ceremony.

Priphet: (especially in the christain, jewish and Muslim religions) a person who teaches religion and is, or claims to be, inspired by God.

This is my own personal inferment. Anyone who sincerely and genuinly believes in christ and is a christain is anoited by God. That is why the practice of anointing christains with olive oil iin churches is a symbol of christainity. Preachers and religous leaders are the prophets in the house of God today. Joagbaje inspired me to get these details. But however I agree with goshen when he says touch not my anointed and do my prophets no har is restricted to physically assaulting the people of God on any level but it does not mean that the people of God be the anointed or prophets should not be corrected if they go astray for all have sinned be them Jew or gentile and come short of the glory of God. Romance 13

So Nigeria has now become an entity of mockery by Other backward fellow thirdworld countries? All because of the greed and wickedness of our leaders. Pathetic. We should rename ourselves limboland (how low can you go)

President GEJ are you sure you thought properly about what you said or are you been delusional that you actually brought development to Bayelsa state as governor.