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Lexusgs430:
It's the Ijebu in you, speaking..... Just kúkú get a £200 (flagship older generation), from ebay or gumtree......

Wonlasewonimi don talk am since.......

Opportunity cost vs scale of preference........

Hahaha, I don decide. Will proceed to buy, since it’s a 2020 laptop, when I become a millionaire in uk, I go send the laptop to Nigeria and sell as UK used and buy a bigger and more powerful one. British millionaire Loading

Tobexin:
explain more to us on this cos like time I tried this it was a massive loss for me. Any particular strategy?

I won’t advice anyone to go in for that reason cos there are so many things involved. But if you go in for the coin trading itself, you will benefit the exchange rate stuff. I will give an instance.

Example 1:
Say you buy a coin @ $3000 for 5unit ( ie @ $600 each), you watch for a little while to get it up a little to say $680 ( this can be in few days or few months depending on the choice coin). Then you sell making $80 for each unit, totaling to $400. Now remove all charges ( at buying and selling time so as to retain your invested $3000). You will still have some dollar plus. So let’s assume you used $100 (which Is not possible) to cover your charges/fee for buying and selling process. You still end up with $300 on your initial investment. Both added will get your extra pounds.

Example 2:
You can buy dollar for 415 naira on there and then convert to pounds to get it out. Now this help you reduce not so much money, but in bulk enough to cause a change in your pocket. This has no risk as it is just exchange, you only get to benefit this because you have a pound card here where you don’t get extra charge to use your card and also to receive money.

NB: it’s something I will advice one to take his/her time to watch the market move and pattern. One with good prediction tactics will do so well trading coins. This sounds so smooth and easy, but will also sound easier when it goes the other way round and all you have is a serious migraine at the back of your head.

Thanks guys for the constant effort to help awon sheshede’s (hope I got that rite). I have checked those stores and they have more of personal laptops, I actually need a business laptop and have seen two I like, the dell one will take weeks to be delivered and I don’t have that time, the hp elite book is over £800 and I feel like it’s not a wise thing to do right now owning that I just got here. A part of me is saying I should get something small just to start class and all that, then when I and family are well settled, then I can get a higher one, but with the spec I need, it would cost up to £500. Now buying £500 laptop to later buy an £800+ laptop seems like a waste of £500 to me cos you would have just added £300+ to get your choice and move on with life.

So na there I de when I con say make I ask people wey de here since weda them go show man way. The matter tire me. Sometimes I go just wish say person na dangote pikin. I no sure say na laptop of £800 person for de think. Sebi na how to buy new private jet i for de think. Na only God self know which one go hard to think of pass weda laptop or private jet. Na wah ooo

@mimilyrics

You really do a lot and I think you deserve a thank you for what you do on here. It’s really selfless. God bless and continue to give you the strength to keep the good work.

flinton:
UK O.Gs will suggest better on the laptop purchase issue
About monzo, I am sharing my experience, I have a binance account verified nd registered bk home, when I came here I attempted a withdrawal, it went through, since I hv been using it as a conduit

Thank you so much. This is the best way to get pounds, that rate from Naija is crazy. Thanks man. Much respect

flinton:
I bought a laptop on Facebook marketplace, I negotiated online then met the seller for later part of the transaction
I have done transfers from crypto account to my monzo encountered no difficulties.

Thanks for this. The Monzo was person to person I guess right, cos reading the Monzo rules they said they don’t accept any international payment. Sorry to border you on this.

For the laptop, I am new here and won’t want to start thru that root, guess it’s gonna take sometime. I just need like a laptop store where one get some discount and delivery within few days. Hp does 48hrs, while dell is 15days above because they make for you and deliver. Just somewhere with some discount to help man save a little.

Thanks bro

Emirate is not requesting for COVID test to UK. Tho they have longer hours, but I believe getting to UK is what’s important right now and not extra hours.

Hi Guys,

Anyone know any shop that sells laptops with possibly lesser price aside from the manufacturer site (hp, dell). I believe there are some shops with sales and all that. Any one to recommend to buy online. Store with good PCs and no some refurbished stuff. I want to order but dell is doing that their we will build for you, which is nothing less than 15days. Need something to study with while quarantining.

Also I want to know if there is anyone that does crypto here and does the person advice to use a Monzo account?

Thanks in advance.

To add to the previous advice on baby things to carry. Everything was allowed except hot water in baby flask. I asked the woman why, but she didn’t give a proper reason. I was too tired to discuss n we didn’t have any hot water as I know it’s easy to get one from the airline, so I just let the matter go.

Also, sometimes you might just wanna try carrying what you heart is telling you to, I don’t know if it’s the pandemic or man was just lucky, everything came in ooo. From palm oil to the other little things. POE was easy and smooth.

Thanks guys for all the information here. It’s big enough to guide one. For those trying to use Monzo, I registered one and it went thru, if your issue is number, I advice you use your Nigerian number, they will send you the verification pin, later when you get your uk number you can change it. I ordered lebara sim too and will focus on other things. Thanks guys.

fcnaxo:
Hello people compliments of the season. So I heard from a travel Agent that only BA and Virgin Atlantic fly UK cos of th restriction every other airline is grounded for now? Pls guys how true is this . Does anyone have a contrary experience

Emirate is allowed, You can check emirate and other airline site to verify. Best wishes

graceodini:
Seems the test is for those that their main destination is turkey. Not applicable to people in transit. You can call Turkish Airlines to confirm.

Emirate doesn’t require negative result for someone transiting to uk. You can read them up.

LagosismyHome:
Yes it was allowed normally but this covid times I cant say for sure of there any changes since I havent travelled

But typically in the past, you are allowed to go even with a full flask for water for baby food or any other liquid needed for under 2 years

Thanks. I expect same too.

wallg123:
Depend on what you call baby food. If it’s baby powder milk/ formula, it’s ok as you will have to make the bottles on the plane. However everything thing would have to go through security scan as per standard international practice.
My wife came to Nigeria with my then 5months on child when I was in Nigeria on family emergency and came with all the baby stuff and there was no issue on entry or departure....

I don’t expect Nigerian immigration officials to worry you but never say never in Nigeria

Goodluck

Thanks man.

Hi Guys,

When traveling from Nigeria with a baby, do you get the exemption to carry your baby food and drink in his baby bag or will those immigration guys reject it. Traveling with a baby for the first time. I want to believe a baby should have access to his stuffs, but you know Naija like to make one angry, I am trying to avoid that.

If possible what best to pack aside diapers. Please people with experience help.

Thanks and Regards

wallg123:
Would things ever get back to normal ?... I’m really feeling sad..... can’t even hug my daughter properly or kiss her goodnight as usual or even allow her give her baby brother kisses and cuddles, just because she came into contact with a child that’s tested positive for COVID-19 in her nursery school .....

I feel like I’m about having a mental breakdown but can’t allow my wife see me like this ....

If to say I dey smoke I for done go find better Egbo smoke

I cleared my messages repeatedly cos I just didn’t know what to write to you. It’s scary and sad. I tried to picture what you guys are going thru as a family right now but it’s too painful to complete.

I will just wait for you to write that she’s fine and well. That’s the only thing. God protect you and family. Stay strong bro.

Lexusgs430:
When you stary reaping the benefits, you would return to apologise.............

Free kids dental all (if your pickins get scatter scatter dentition)..... Free braces....... optometrist (free test + glasses) etc etc

Free GP consultation, free CT scans, free MRI, free investigations, free hospital admissions ...... Free free free.....

Oya, start to apologise.... Or we too go enta the same trousa........

This is great. Very impressive, tho my pikin never sick since 1 and 1/2 year now. So we de try for that side, but the teeth and eye own de very important to me, because I want regular checkup for pikin for those two.

As an NHS staff, make I apologize to you, when you reach work or if you de work now, make you show your colleagues say your Naija brother de tell them thank you for him pikin future check up.

In fact wait make I wake my pikin and wife make them clap for NHS staff.... after all today na Thursday.

DisGuy:
Surely everything, including 'enlargement', nip and tucks etc

Sometimes when I think of the money people pay eh smh ya'll should be asking for consultation every month!! But God no go sick us

Hahahahaha @part A

mimilyrics:
Covers everything except dental checks, eye checks and prescriptions.

Thanks. My mind don come down small.

Abeg ooo, this NHS money wey person pay so wey big, shey e include scan and test and all that. Abi na just doctor consultation. Cos I see say na dental them say fit no de.

Abeg make una help man. Make man know watin him don pay for already. Cos that money plenty wey person pay for family.

Aphrodite007:


I can’t believe how hard I laughed when I got to the end

My dear, I have to state my situation o, because not having children makes things a bit easier, as I now care only about me. I believe having children makes things a lot different.

So I state my situation to let people not attack me as being “selfish”, and giving them advice without understanding their situation (Just in case they think my situation is different from theirs).

If a single person gives advice to married people, what is the next thing people would say?

Exactly.

Hmmmm. You no lie. I think they bring that “you are not married, so you no go understand “ or “you don’t have a child” thing just to make one feel bad or just to win over a conversation. Trust me, the difference is little if the kid is prepared and planed for. I have just one, mayb that’s why I feel this way, but I strongly believe if you go by your capacity an ability, the difference ain’t that much.

As we say in Naija “God no go shame us”

moetariq:
My people, I am going to Nottingham around Jan 9, 2021 with my wife and 3 kids, the issue is I have been trying to get a 3 bedroom flat from Nottingham to Derby to no avail. Most agents/landlords want employed people. My sister and her hubby there cant even secure a viewing, they live in a small 2 bed flat, that once the agents hear its a PG student with family, they say sorry they don't lease to students. Pls advise. I need a place to land with my family even if na 2 bedroom. I have a boy (10) and 2 girls (8 and 5).

Hi,

Adding to what GuyfromHr said, I advice you get an Airbnb apartment for one month or less (depending on your believe). The price is almost same as what you will pay for renting an apartment with the bills added. So it’s a win win situation. I used this option but got for 15nights as I have other plans and ways to go about the house hunting thing.

Airbnb is an American company so it means general charges are in dollars, I advice you open a dom account (if you don’t have one), then get PTA in few dollars to deposit in the dom account, this way you can pay for the Airbnb apartment with the dorm account with very little charge from your bank. Since the company is an American company, there will be no conversion charge, just transfer/payment charge. With this option you get extra dollars in your dorm account, should there be need to extend your Airbnb stay as a result of delay in getting an apartment.

For safety and security, i think it may not be a good idea to stay with someone this times. Not just for yourself and family, but for the person you will stay with too. I think the Airbnb is the only best option at the moment considering everything happening right now. Then the next best option will be arranging extra 3 or 6months for fast securing of accommodation. That’s lot of money, but I think that’s the best at the moment and it will help you secure accommodation faster.

Note: if you go with the dorm account thing, don’t use the card from your dorm account to buy things or withdraw cash from the atm machine o, if you try this, you will forever hate Nigeria and Nigerian banks. Them go use scissors cut you with charges (starting from conversion from dollar to pounds, to charges for card atm usage or pos usage). Only use the card as your last option in UK and if it’s gonna save your life. Other than that, you go vex well well if u use am for Uk oooo.

Best of luck to you and Fam.

Aphrodite007:
Maybe it’s cos I don’t have children, but I don’t understand why anyone will travel with husband and two children to a new place, without securing a place to stay first.

All of you in the family already got visa, they won’t lose the visa if they wait in Nigeria for one month, while you go and find a place to stay.

It’s easier.

You can then stay in Airbnb while searching for a home, acclimatising to weather and understanding the area.

Hi,

so I just want to point out this “ Maybe it’s cos I don’t have children”. I have seen you use something similar to that line and after the line, you add accurate/real advice which are very right in the given situation at the time of usage. I think you don’t have to add that line anymore as there are not much difference with people with “kid” n “without kid”, for me it’s just a simple difference and I will make it short:

When we make plans, we have different option to actualize our goal, but lets work with just 3 options: good option, better option, and best option. This options are based on so many factor, in most cases Cash is the determining factor followed by safety (depending on who’s planning), it would have been safety first, but being from a struggling country, we tend to put money first before security.

For people “without kids” there are that three options depending on personality. But for people “with kids” it’s just one option which is the best option, because kid(s) don’t know that our Nigeria or the world is a hustle, so you tend to make it easier for them, so that they make it easier for you too. That said, your advice is always on point since it’s always the best option for oneself.

With this point of mine, I hope I have been able to convince you but not to confuse you that science class is better than commercials class... thank you

fakmurphy:
Yes, Thanks

Cool. Were you able to sort this?

fakmurphy:
Good morning everyone, please I need your assistance. I used the same email address to register for four different applications (2 children and 2 adults) changing the password each time to allow me fill everyone's details. My problem is now how to access each application on gov.uk in order to book TLS appointment. Thanks for your assistance.

There is a mail sent to you after paying for your visa fee for each applicants application. The subject of that mail is like this:

UK visa application: payment confirmation - what to do next [ in this box you will see the applicants full name ]

So check all mails from them with that subject, you will see each saved application with the persons name in the subject. There is a link in the mail for that person, read the mail, you will see a part like this:


What you need to do next

If you have not already done so, you must return to your application to:

The “your application” part is clickable. Click it and it will direct you to each persons application to save a cop for yourself or continue to book appointment at tls.

Hope this helps.. good luck

For those who find school rating important, here’s 2020 THE UK Awards

https://www.the-awards.co.uk/2020/en/page/2020-winners

mattfeuter:
Fair enough.

The reason I mentioned it was because someone got refused based on insufficient funds( with that calculation) and I was only trying to avoid the same scenario. Next thing, you see attacks left and right.

I don’t need the visa as I’m already in the Uk. Just helping the way I can.

God bless you for helping and God bless @Aprokodaughter for helping too. Na the same work una de do. I can’t remember if it was @lagosismyhome or @mimilyric that said one should add extra 50naira when calculating so that you end up having extra amount. At first I felt it was much, but when I realize say person no de understand exchange rate, I con use their advice. Las las na make we get visa matter.

mattfeuter:
You do realise more than one person attacked me right?

Why are you focused on me ? Focus on the instigator.

Don’t be a white knight. You’re better than that!

I am sorry but i focused on you because you don write plenty things for here wey I don read wey make sense wella and wey I use or intend to use. Also I feel like say u no suppose de attack person directly like that because them attack you too. Two wrongs don’t make a right. Make we just let this things pass. Na small thing we de use spoil our past good works. Abeg make you let am go.

When I calculated my school fee and maintenance, I added extra 1m naira and 3k plus USD using that pattern of explanation wey I write. Now I no know weather na wrong calculation n I got the visa because of the extra 3k usd or even weather the whole money add and na only 50USD wey de on top be the extra money. I am sure you understand me.

Abeg make we no de attack personally, e no good and even if them attack us, make we let am go so that e no go con de make the pages longer. Say person call me mumu no mean say I be mumu. Na just how the person see am be that. And maybe the person see me as mumu because him de reason am from a mumu perspective make am see am like that. Pigin English de sweet to write sha. Chai.:

Dramaqueen12345:
Guys, please help. Ecobank hasn’t debited me for school fees. I filled form A on Monday and my deadline is on Monday next week. Please what can i do? I have been calling the bank since Tuesday and nothing has been done. I have run out of ideas of what to do. Do schools really take deadlines seriously seeing I am paying school fees. The school resumes January 11. I can do online schooling pending i get my visa. Please help me. I’m thinking of just cancelling the whole thing.

Write to your school and possibly show them your bank debit alert (mail if possible) and inform them about delay from bank. ( u can use shortage of forex as possibly reason for delay). If there is ever anything positive about this COVID, it is making rules a little lighter for everyone. So I believe your school will maybe consider your reasons. Copy your school international recruitment manager for the mail. Them de get as them take de assist international student this period for payment things.

Best of luck

mattfeuter:
Congrats! Your english lecturer would be proud.

Sheffield Hallam university course ambassador, Youth wing

I am sorry I will have to quote you directly this time. I don’t think this is necessary. For Christ sake, Attacking people isn’t nice. This is why I get sick of social media and public forums.

Bros no de attack person, e de make person tire. See how many pages wey una two don use directly and indirectly fire shorts. Haba na. Of lately this forum won con de turn something else. Abeg na, some of us benefited from this tread without posting one thing. We only read. Imagine if am searching for something in the 600+ pages and I read two full pages na insult full am. Haba na:.

For all you know, you (we) might still be wrong. I attended a class where them add 1 and another 1 and it’s not 2 but 11. Since that day I get different perspective to life. Person fit de think say him correct make him no correct. Abeg bros make we converse, but not fight or degrade ourself.

PMID:
I think everybody is right concerning oanda currency conversion. The difference is this:

If u are paying tuition from Nigeria, that means the currency u have is Naira (up) and u are buying pounds which is the currency u want (down). Then,

For bank statement POF, the UKVI has pounds (up) and the currency equivalent it wants is Naira (down).

Note : that is why u pay more Naira for tuition fees deposit and less for POF (bank statement)

Thank u.

Thank you for what you have explained. Conversations are not to have winners but to learn. And at the end of conversations, parties involved are all winners because everyone has gained something.

I think it is wrong to call people names on a faceless forum. For all you know, you might be insulting someone who is your mothers age. Please let’s respect other people’s thinking. Say person first go somewhere no mean say others wey just come or wey de come na mumu. Before them go say Johnny just come na mugu, but now Johnny wey don do research wella go be wise man for the land.

@PMID, I am sorry I had to add the above part to quoting you. I did that because I wanted to add it to a neutral post as regards tagging the people involved. It’s painful when you read this kind of way of talking. It really defeats the believe that Nigerians are respectful people.

Here is what I have realized as a Nigerian who grew up in Nigerian did some study abroad and visited some other countries for vacation. (Make I buga small as Nigerian wey I be )

As Nigerians, we are all about being “Right” hence the reason why we can’t have conversations without argument, abuses and fights. We always want to be heard (I think this is because we have been oppressed for so many years by leaders, from the British to past and present Nigerian leaders). This has made everyone (almost) always wanting to show their level of education and intelligence even at the expense of sounding rude and abusive.

I have had conversations with people from other countries and what’s always important in their conversation is “Learning” and giving “Advice”. They speak more from experience and when it’s “hear say” they quote and make it know it’s “hear say” or “I read”. But for us Nigerians, it’s quite different, because we respect our uncle that told us that thing, we are ready to fight or abuse another with that information (forgetting that this elderly ones this days lie a lot). The whole UK tread has been arguing and fighting all week for things that I shud share my own experience or hear say and you share yours too. But we tend to insult people or trample on their personality just cos we think we are right. Being in UK for years doesn’t mean you know it all, and I know as human we sometimes feel little or small when someone who just joined seem to know more than us, but you don’t have to always respond to your feelings. In conversations just have an open mind to things. Give advice and that’s it, it’s up to the person to use the advice or let it go. You can’t force people to believe in things you believe in. Ask yourself why countries outside Nigerian live with gay, lesbians and trans, it’s not because everyone accepts it, it’s because you have to respect people’s decisions and not bash them. Yes your religion is against it, but your religion is not the only one in the world and you can’t force anyone to a religion.

That said, I plead that we Respect other people’s view in life, you may not agree with it, but just respect it and not run them down for it. This has lead to people not sharing new informations and updated information here because they fear one old papa will start to run them down and trash them. For me, I think it is more of English to me and not how other sites does theirs. “Currency I have” (maybe any currency, usd, pounds, euro or IRN, but in this case naira cos that is what I have) and “Currency I want“ ( could be anything, but in this case, pounds, cos that’s the money I want to get with the naira I have). Remember that this oanda site is used by every other part of the world and not just Nigerians. This has got nothing to do with living in UK, being a professor, an accountant, medical doctor, Maths teacher or even a first class graduate. And I understand why someone will be disappointed by masters applicant having this difficulty, and that is because we made it “Argument” instead of “Conversation”.

Please let’s learn to respect each other, that’s the only way we can share ideas and grow.

Blessed day to everyone.

boommer:
In my case its a degree program, Does it work also?

I don’t know about degree, but I am sure for MSc. I will advice you wait on those with experience on that aspect. Best wishes