@ kashif please I need some advice; I took the EMC class with Project management college, UK and the course content include general project management methodologies, PRINCE 2 and MS project and the certificate I'll be getting is the school's and I'm thinking of taking the PRINCE 2 foundation exam so I can get the Institute's own certificate, but is it really necessary is wot I want to know. Your response would be highly appreciated. NB: Please where can one get project management experience for a budding PM myself who is a fresh graduate?

Thanx in advance!

kashif, modu, uluhomono, others, please answer these queries; especially the part in bold. pleeease.

i thought people here could read!

the guy - kashif - said it's against the law to distribute the book freely

stop asking him to do what's wrong pls!

if you won't stick to ethical conduct, you won't be anything close to PMP.

alex406:

What the heck do you mean,are you saying i am deaf or what?You must be outter ur mind

no, I'm not outta my mind.

Don't resort to insults, produce the proof of your claim. All nigerian dailies are online, aren't they?

ah well, it's good to know you don't have to worry about some people's comments here.

what this fellow probably heard is "Information minister dumps 'heart of Africa'and he understands that to mean 'Information minister dumps Nigeria'.

Feeling vindicated, he rushed to press post.

BIG UPS to kashif, Modu and uholomolo(hope i got that rite).

they say knowledge is power
and with great power comes great responsibility
its just great to c u guys standing up to that responsibility.

I would like to get u guys expert advice though, am going for my masters in Europe and am aiming to use a project management certification to hold down a job on the side while am there, and it seems PRINCE 2 is more widely accepted in the EU. So am thinkin should i take PRINCE 2 or PMP.
Will really appreciate any helpful advice.
May long term aim is to be an ERP project manager by trade, and maybe handle projects unrealted to Erp on the side.

someone answer this please

sedeagu:

Hi Everyone,

Does anyone know the salaries for engineers at Etisalat, Zain and MTN at the Specialist and Manager level?

??

somebody answer pleeeaaaaaaase!!!

pardon the aside

but i think the topic of this thread should read 'which are the 5 most developed, ' not 'what are the 5 most , '
or maybe this semantic exactitude isn't important?

i stand corrected.

Muslims need to create time to learn their Deen. It's scary how little many muslim know about their faith.

I've been impressed by ife-eco and a couple other brothers and sisters here, though. His stuff on the exorcism thread is impressive.

I suggest muslims on this board endeavour to use this holiday period to learn more about their faith.
read books
read islamic magazines
listen to good tapes

better still, attend seminars, workshops, lectures, talks facilitated by good scholars of Islam
attend an islamic vacation (holiday)course.
there is one I know is going on (24th dec 08 - 1st jan 09) at the Lagos State Model College in Meiran, Lagos.
I'm sure it would be worth your time and the trouble.

you'll go back to work a more informed, more knowledgeable, better muslim.

may Allah bless you, ife. (jarus )
I hope muslims here and non-muslims alike find this thread beneficial.
And, 'thanks', funmi, for starting this. I hope it benefits you.

nikkyt:

naming a former head of OPEC as oil minister in a new cabinet. Nigeria was recently overtaken by Angola as Africa's biggest exporter of oil and Rilwanu Lukman, former secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), faces a tough market situation. Oil prices are now 70 percent off highs of 147 dollars a barrel in July, as demand dries up in recession-hit industrialised nations.


Folks , This is just a re-shuffling of a failed team.How can this elderfy man face this kind of challenge.Nigerians and politics, couldnt this man have rejected this offer and save himself this stressssssssss.What do you think folks

i think you should name who you would have nominated.
age could be a factor but so could be experience.
i don't give a dime about rilwan lukman
i don't know if he will perform well or not
but he's a world renowned technocrat.
The administration wants a reform of the sector
Rilwan Lukman headed a committee that suggested far reaching reforms
It appeals to logic to let him execute his own suggested reforms, doesn't it?

@poster

I don't have an idea what xtianity has to answer your question

as for Islaam

ALL chilldren who dies before they reach the age of reckoning go unhindered to Paradise. The prophet of Allah made that clear. They are in fact described as being in the company of the Father of Faith - Abraham.

high oil prices may not have had any positive impact on the average Nigerian, but i bet you low prices will have negative impacts!

the little (reduced) monies would become inadequate to share for the corrupt politicians at the various state capitals, then they resort to not paying salaries! don't forget govt is the highest employer in the country,

what follows? more teachers' strike; more doctors and nurses strike; even less drugs.

there was a script.

whether he read directly from it is another question.

babs787:

Salam brother. I loove this questions and I believe it would enlighten us more on how to atone for forgetfulness before the expiration of solat and atonement for forgetfulness after expiration of solat.


It is called the concept of Qabliyyah and Ba'adiyyah

QABLIYYAH is an Arabic word which means BEFORE or any action or actions (errors) that deserves atonement. The atonement for actions committed before the expiration of a particular salat is called Sujud-Sahw wherein you are expected to bring forth two prostrations before saying salamah (Taslim).

BA'ADIYYAH on the other hand referred to AFTER or any action or actions (errors) that deserves atonement (Kaffarah) committed after the expiration of a particular salat. The atonement for it is called sujud-sahw wherein you are expected to bring forth two prostrations after the normal Taslim.

In order to authenticate this assertion, Prophet Muhammad (saw) was reported in the narration of Abdullah bin Bujainah (R.A) to have led them in the Zhur prayer, where he stood up after the first two rakats and did not sit for tashahud; so the people stood up with him as well. When he had completed the pratee and the people were waiting for his salutation, he said 'Allah Akbar' while he was sitting and did two sajdah before the salutation. Then he said the salutation (Bukhari, Muslim).


Another dimension concerning the state of forgetfulness in prayer, Abu Saeed Al-Khudri (R.A) narrated that rhe Messenger of Allah (SAW) said , 'when one of you becomes confused during his prsyer and he does not know how many rakats he offered, he should ignored what is doubtful and base his prayer on what he believes is certain. Then he should do extra sajdah before the salutation. If he had prayes five rakats, then these sajdah will make his prayer 6 rakats (2 of which would be nafilat) and if he had prayed the correct number of Rakats, these two sajdah will be humility for the devil (Muslim)[/b]

[b]Instances that require Qabliyyah

1. If a person reduces up to three or more sunnah aspects.

2. Whoever adds and reduces some sunnah aspects in the same prayer.

Forgetting the recitation of a surah after Suratul Fatiah but remembered before Taslim.

4. Whoever recites silently where he should recite loudly.

5. Leaving teo Takbirs or 'samia Allah Liman Hamidah twice or more

6. If someone prays two rakats and forgets to observe Tashahud till he stands up should continue his prayer till the end, ghe should correct it with Qabliyyah.

7. If someone omits the recitation of a verse or two verses in suratul fatiah unintentionally.

8. Whoever forgets to recite Suratul Fatiah completely in a non-obligatory prayer.

9. Supposing someone is to observe Qabliyyah but forgrtsd to do so and it has not taken a long time, he is going to do it (that is Ba'adiyyah instead of Qabliyyah). But if it has taken a long time, and the sunnah aspects left are not up to three, his prayer remains valid without resorting to atonement (SUJUD SAHW) but if they are up to three or more (like leaving the recitation of a surah) in such case, his prayer has spoilt. The prayer has to be repeated.

10. Al-Ma'mum (the follower of an Imam who misses a rakat or more). If he found that the Imam has to do Ba'adiyyah, and he (tyhe follower) personllay is indebted to Qabliyyah for reducing sunnah aspect after Imam, he should do Qabliyyah for both and if the opposite is the case Qabliyyah is sufficient for him.

Instances that require Ba'adiyyah

1. Unconscious repetition of suratul Fatiha

2. Infusion of other citation/words beside reading of Quranic verse.

3. Reading aloud while silence is required.

4. Unconscious blowing of dust.

5. Terminating the salat after the first two rakats apart from Ssubhi prayer (the affected person wil rise for completion of the last two rakats and observe the atonement of Ba'adiyyah thereafter.

6. Unconscious talking while praying.

7. Distorting the Quranoc pronunciation in such a way that it spoils the meaning.

8. Increasing one or two rakats. But addition of two rakats to Subhi renders it invalid.

9. If someone forgets bowing and remembers while prostrating. He should stand up and preferably recite something from the Glorious Quran. He then perform the bowing, continue his prayers and correct it by performing Ba'adiyyah.

10. Whoever leaves prostration unintentionally but remembers only while standing should perform the sujud, complete his prayer then Ba'adiyyah follows.

11. If someone forgetrs bowing (rukuuh) or sujud but do not rememberuntil the next rakat , he should replace that rakat with a new one. If the repeated rakat is among the first two (that have fatiha and other surah) he is going to do Qabliyyah, but if it is the last two rakats, then Ba'adiyyah is required.

12. Persistent multiple doubt requires Ba'adiyyah in all prayers but one should try to avoid too much doubt.

13. Doubting whether one has performed taslim or not, if the time lasped and its not long and has not turned his back to the Qiblah, he should there say Taslim and if he has turned his face from Qiblah, he should turned back to do it, Taslim and perform Ba'adiyyah.

14. Forgotten Ba'adiyyah should be made up even after a year.

15. Prolonged thinking not related to the prayer or over-doubting where not necessary (for instance when he rises from bowing or between prostrations) Ba'adiyyah is required of him based on popular opinion.

How to perform Qabliyyah and Ba'adiyyah

QABLIYYAH: whenever one realises the error of omission in his prayers that command atonement of Qabliyyah before the termination of salat with taslim, he should proceed to observe two sujud (prostrations) to be preceeded with Takbirs and sit down again for Tashahud and taslim.

BA'ADIYYAH: whenver anyone detects or realizes his errors or addition, he will have to offer the atonment of Ba'adiyyah by observing to sujuds after the termination of the salats. There and then one sits down recites the tashahud and to be followed woth Taslim.

Notes: recitation of Al-tashud after the observance of sujud or ommission or addition (Qabliyyah or Ba''adiyyah) is at individual's discretion. One may decide to recite it or not as the consensus of opinion of Islamic scholars gave credence to that.

we should also take note that whoever forgrtsd the exact number of Rakats he has performed should work on the number he is certain of. That is, if he doubts whether he has prayed three or four, he should take the least number that is three, then complete his prayers followed by Ba'adiyyah.

Whosoever after Taslim. remembers that he has left a compulsory aspect of prayer, if it is not far he should make intention together with Takbir by raising his hands while performing the Takbir of intention. For instance, idf it is rukuuh or rising from sujud etc. If it is rukuuuh, he should go back for it after standing, then go for rukuuh that has been left, then continue the prayer folloowed by Ba'adiyyah. If it is rising up from Rukuuh, he should go for the rukuuh, then rise from the rukuuh, likewise if sujud is left, he should start with sujud then rise, after terminating the prayers, he should then do Ba'adiyyah.

good job! detailed response.
jazaka-LLahu khyra.

what about it?

i'd rather they show 'us' respect by guiding our basic rights and providing basic infrastructural needs that will shore up our standard of living than stand up for a national 'song'.

Ujujoan:

Haba, why not?? But the transplant has not been carried out abi?? Maybe he came back to die

some nigerians are religious but still corrupt - in government

some nigerians are religious (even claim Godliness) but are still haters

you don't have to agree with Yar'adua's policies

but I can't see why anybody who is not a hater should hate the man as a person

ramadan kareem!

Abraham Lincoln had exactly eight years of legislative experience in the Illinois state senate at Springfield and four years of service at the Senate in Washington.    sounds like Barack?

He took oath of office on the eve of a war.

He is still one of the most terrific Presidents Americans still talk about to date.

OK. Experience is crucial and it's good McCain called attention to it.

But then he turned round and put a near rookie, layman a heartbeat away from the Preidency of the USA.

So why has he been shouting about readiness and experience everywhere?

Self-centred political expediency!

Or is Mr. McCain just impulsive? I mean he has met this woman only once ever!

If this woman isn't "dangerously unprepared", as his ads say, I don't know who is!

I have been shocked with the naivety of many individuals here, just like many Americans are still shell-shocked!


Obama should have picked Hillary: obvious, cheap, simplistic, maybe even risky, but definitely road-side beer palour analysis.

McCain selects Palin: Even republicans are shocked (but they call it pleasantly surprised).

McCain has been shouting from the rooftops that Obama isn't ready to be C-in-C and inexperienced.

Lets suppose that's true.

Now how does your choice of person you're trusting, putting one heartbeat away from being C-in-C tally with your age-old rooftop cries? McCain might have shot himself in the foot in this regard! At best this is hypocritical!

Is this Palin's selection in anyway in the interest of the country or solely in the interest of John McCain?

Is Obama's selection of Biden in the interest of both country and self or solely in the interest of Obama?

McCain and his advisers passed over Tom Ridge, Mitt Romney, even Joe Liebermann with all their credentials and settle for an individual with no credential beside being 2-year governor of a state with fewer than 700,000 inhabitants!

I heard a republican argued that Palin has foreign relations experience because her state is closest to Russia!

It could be argued that Joey plugs Obama's loophole and, most importantly, Joey is qualified to be President.

Pray tell! What does Sarah add to the ticket? And more importantly, is Sarah ready to be president. McCain obviously thinks she is.


It would be difficult for McCain and his supporters to argue that this woman's only qualification isn't the fact that she's a woman. To win some ofHillary's die-hards over, any woman will do! - Pandering! Also an insult!

This says a lot about McCain's judgement. His first presidential judgement, maybe.

If America is what many people believe it is, McCain lost the election yesterday.

But alas! America isn't what many people think it is!

Jakumo:

Yar Adua has in fact been clinically dead for quite a while even before he assumed office. His life-like appearance is acheived with the skillful application of theatrical makeup by a team of special-effects technicians and reconstructive morticians.

If Yar Adua were in fact alive, he would have been observed or recorded making at least one speech or public appearance, which has not been the case. The only evidence of Yar Adua's living existence consists of various still photographs for which his body appears propped up with hidden supports so that he can be made to mouth the words of a nearby ventriloquist in order to fool press photographers.

happy gibberish!

Joey brings a lot to the equation, regardless of what anybody says.

He gave an effective speech on the night. His speech should do some good with the undecided voters. He seems able to connect with the ordinary folk.

And John Kerry's was great too!

Kobojunkie:

Please learn to read.  Your "PRESIDO" is sick and who wishes the same condition on others? Are you sane? Do you realize that there are so many thousands in the same Nigeria who suffer from the same disease this man is having to deal with? Does it ever occur to you that irrespective of the many healthy you think you see out there in Nigeria, there are many of them walking around with conditions such as the one your "PRESIDO" has? These can not afford to travel out of the country to seek help and they wait for your "PRESIDO" to have a heart and actually provide them access they need down there in Nigeria.

By the way, is it that the president does not reveal information on his whereabout to the Nigerian press? Does he not feel we ought not to be informed of where he is at most all times? I don't know about this one. Isn't the press supposed to get information directly from the presidents inner circle on his whereabouts at all times?
By the way,

I have been around here long enough to know you are about the biggest apostle of keeping the focus on the issue and not descending low to personal attacks.

posting 'Are you sane?' in my opinion is everything against what you preach.

Walk the talk!

no he shouldn't have

folahann:

what's my concern, America is far from Nigeria And Ghana.

what if i also post here that the presidential candidate of the ruling party in Ghana has chosen his running mate

exactly what you should do!

maybe you're not aware that some of us visit here for such bits of information.

in this age of information, every bit of it counts.

While we are at it -
I would not mind to be told who Nana(?) Addo is choosing to run with him. The woman?

Barack Obama has reportedly picked Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate, CNN reports.

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/23/biden.democrat.vp.candidate/index.html

Obama picks Joe Biden as his running mate

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/23/biden.democrat.vp.candidate/index.html

posted by cola:

this is my fear for this country!

young 'educated' nigerians not being able to show clear understanding of the difference betwen 'invitation for questioning' and 'arrest'.

portends danger for the future

, and these same youths make noise about current 'leaders'

as bad as they are (current crop of leaders), I hope they wouldn't turn out to be better than many of these ignorant and sensation-seeking 'future leaders'.

By no means is this a generalization,

my respect to those Nairalanders that are very discerning.

this opinion here by no means is meant to be in support of Prof. Ndi's misplaced energy.
all I'm sayng is that EFCC's involvement be understood in the right perspective.

as for the media,

the police inviting someone for questioning should not be misrepresented as arrest by any responsible editor

such careless and selfish agenda has caused plenty of problem for this country in the past. Probably still does.

Some folks here are tearing one another apart in another thread on this board finding elusive answers to why (some) southerners hate (all) northerners: I say a section of the media is a big part of the reasons.

a section of them are a part of the problems in this country.

PM News's use of 'arrest' is obviously meant to sensationalize the event for probably no noble reason.

recent history of leaders of the southern states (esp. niger delta) is not any encouragement.

clamour for bigger control of resources doesn't seem people-centred

they will get more and get poorer!

that's the professor's warning.