₦airaland Forum

Wealth21:
@All, i just got my TRV today. I praise God!!!! the wait was worth it.

Wow! Yes the wait really worths it CONGRATULATIONS, There is Hope for us 3 TRV in the last 1 week Thank U Jesus, I am So Happy for u, Carry ur Winter Jacket O , LOL when is ur start date, >?

There is no law backing the establishment of the University of Uyo 21 years after it was proclaimed a federal university by the former military president Ibrahim Babangida, Senator representing Uyo senatorial district, Ita Enang has said.

Enang made the disclosure yesterday while speaking with newsmen at his residence shortly he held a consultative meeting with youth leadership of the area.

“There has been so many cases in court which have been thrown out because the University of Uyo is not a legal person and has no authority to award even degrees and no authority to exist in law.”

“When President Bagandida converted the former University through a proclamation, he did not start a new University, even the take-off grants have not been paid, and as of today we still have issues with some consultants who handled land acquisition because they too have not been paid,” he said.

He said, however, that president Goodluck Jonathan has sent a bill to the National Assembly seeking to legalize the former University of Uyo that had existed at the time which the federal government by the proclamation of former president Babangida did not do.

The Senator who revealed plans by the federal government to establish 11 new federal Universities in the country urged his people to impress on the president to consider establishing one federal University in Uyo and convert the existing back to its former status as a state University.

Source
http://dailytrust.com.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=148623:university-of-uyo-not-recognized-by-law-says-senator-enang&catid=1:news&Itemid=2

BY Oscarline Onwuemenyi
This survey was carried out with a view to ascertaining what Nigerians think of the proposed removal of the subsidy on petrol. Verdict: An overwhelming rejection of the idea

Even as the Federal government looks set to implement its policy to remove subsidy on petrol by January, 2012, a recent survey carried out by a coalition of civil society organizations in the country has shown that more than 80 percent of Nigerians are not in support of the plan.

The survey, which was conducted between October 31 and November 4, 2011, and conducted by the Alliance for Credible Election (ACE) and the CLEEN Foundation, further showed public distrust over government’s ability to manage the proceeds of the subsidy removal with many Nigerians saying that the removal will increase cost of goods and services in the country.

Speaking on Monday at the public presentation of the result of the poll, the Executive Director of CLEEN Foundation, Mr. Innocent Chukwuma, urged the Federal government to drop the plan to remove fuel subsidy, and to fight corruption in the Nigerian National petroleum Corporation and the entire oil and gas industry.

He added that, “We are asking the asking the government to also stop the illegal bunkering activities and theft of oil in the Niger Delta, and to use the savings from stopping widespread corruption in the industry to fix old refineries and build new ones.”

He said the objective of the survey was to obtain information regarding the views of Nigerians on the proposed removal of the fuel subsidy by the government in January, 2012.

He stated that, “The issue of subsidy removal on petrol is a very sensitive and emotional one among Nigerians, and we felt the need to undertake a scientific approach by gauging the true feelings of Nigerians over the proposed policy.

“Slightly more than 8 out of every 10 respondents (87 percent) said they do not support removal of subsidy from the price of petrol. Only 13 percent of Nigerians interviewed said they were in support of the policy.”

According to Chukwuma, the results showed that the main reason cited by respondents against subsidy removal is the belief that it will lead to increase in the prices of goods and services (69 percent), while 11 percent of respondents believed that the subsidy is “the only benefit Nigerians (as an oil producing country) have enjoyed from the government.”

Furthermore, nine percent (9%) of respondents said that petrol should be refined locally before subsidy removal is considered, therefore new refineries should be built first, existing ones be fixed and properly managed. Seven percent (7%) said that government should create jobs first, while four percent (4%) believed that government will mismanagement saving from subsidy removal through corrupt practices.

He added that, “Results of the survey showed that more than six in ten (66 percent) of the respondents were aware of the planned removal of subsidy on the price of petrol. More men (70 percent) than women (68 percent) were aware.

“With regards to awareness by region, the South–West recorded the highest awareness ratio with 76 percent, followed by the North Central and South-South (68 percent), the North-East (66 percent), North-West (60 percent) and South East (59 percent).”

Furthermore, Chukwuma noted, majority of the respondents think that Nigerians would protest the removal of subsidy on petrol through public demonstration and industrial actions.

“About 46 percent of respondents believe Nigerians would protest the removal of subsidy on petrol through public demonstrations and industrial actions or strikes, while 26 percent believe Nigerians would accept the removal passively as Nigerian people are generally peaceful and have seen/endured harsh actions taken by governments in the past.

“Only five percent (5%) of the respondents believe that removal of subsidy will be acceptable once Nigerians are convinced that saved funds would be put to good use,” he stated.

Also, in the event of a mass demonstration or industrial action, the results showed that nearly nine out of ten respondents think that security agencies in the country are not effectively equipped to handle such a situation of widespread protest or chaos resulting from the breakdown of law and order,” Chukwuma noted.

The opinion poll, which was conducted between October 31 and November 4, 2011, mostly by telephone included about 1032 respondents comprising 51 percent males and 49 percent females interviewed.

The respondents were Nigerians who are 18 years and above living in all parts of the country, and their telephone numbers were randomly selected from a pool of numbers representing the six geographical zones of the country.

According to the organizers, the survey was conducted in five languages including English, pidgin, Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba by an independent research company, Fusion Consulting Ltd.


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Vanguard Nigeria

@usask4life i dont know how strong ur faith is but believe me we will both meet in USASK, Saskatoon Canada., Yes, we would be contacted for Medical shortly, I know they knew the dates and all, So let us keep our mind crossed, All will be well for everyone of us,

@Dare14 I submitted in the last week of sept. it was return that i do not make the photocopy of my passport data page returned it the same day but i havent heard from them till now, I know they re working on it, It will be well for all of us,

I Cant joke with Calabar white soup and pounded yam,

@EpicWin Infact my hope has risen i am so so so so glad that joy are flowing in here for everyone of us, Wow, This is indeed a great new 2 for this week alone, Next will be more and more and more, We shall all Get there it only take one word, BELIEVE, CONGRAT

Boko Haram Disowns Konduga : Says Ndume Also A Target


The spokesman  of the Jama’atu Ahlus Sunnah oLidda’awati Wal Jihad, popularly aka Boko Haram, Abu Qaqa today described Ali Sanda Umar Konduga who was arrested by the Nigerian State Security Service SSS, as an impostor.

Qaqa, who spoke on phone in Hausa language to a group of newsmen at the Nigerian Union Of Journalists’ (NUJ) press centre in Maiduguri, said that the Boko haram sect does not have any political affiliations. “We do not belong to PDP, ANPP, CPC or any other party. Our struggle  is purely religious”.

Abu Qaqa said that the attempts by the SSS to link the group to politicians especially Sen. Ali Ndume and late Amb. Saidu Pindar as its financiers were just ploys by the SSS to discredit the name of the group and create distraction in its activities. “The government is just using Konduga whose claim of being our member was since rejected, to pursue its own interests. He is just an impostor and not our member”, Qaqa emphasized.

“We have never been associated with any of these people. How could we associate with the same people that are involved in the same system we are struggling to topple?”, he asked.

“Even before the emergence of our Jihadist activities, these politicians had been engaged in their scheming and intrigues and this development is just one of such. It has nothing to do with our group. In fact all these politicians, Ndume, Pindar or David Mark are our potential targets”, he added.

Source
http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=148488%3Aboko-haram-disowns-konduga-says-ndume-also-a-target&catid=1%3Anews&Itemid=2

monie:
@ all,just got my visa nw,thanx to many many ppl here,if i begin 2 mention names words will finish,@ cuddlemi see u soon

WOW I AM SO SO SO SO SO SO HAPPY FOR U, THIS IS INDEED A GREAT NEWS WHEN WAS UR SUBMISSION DATE!

newacca:
@cycline404,
I feel u bro. Patience is all u need. I got response from them 3mnths after my visa application and the response was an interview which was held exactly 3mnths of my application and extra 9days after d interview to get medical invite. I went for medical in July and further medical notice in Aug. completed further medical on 27th October. can u see we need to be patient? Though I am yet to get the TRV. Yet,what do I have to do than to wait on the Lord. God has reasons of doing things. I wish u well Bro.
ciao

Thanx, The best is coming ur way soon, ! We will get it In Jesus Name!

@newacca I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM!, EVEN MY SPONSOR HAS NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED.

@all, i believe they will call us and we will meet up with the start dates in Jan. Even me i am yet to hear from them, all will be well, Cos when i submited in Sept. My application was returned stating i do not submit a copy of my passport data page (My Documents was re arranged so that makes me believe that they are working on it.) i resubmit it on the same day.

@Olami1224 U really have to read the forum from page 100 you will see the best answers you can get from any where,

@ALL JANUARY APPLICANT, ONE THING I KNOW FOR SURE IS THEY WILL OPEN OUR FILES FOR POSITIVE FEED BACK IN JESUS NAME! DID I HEAR U SAY, AMEN,

snuteria:
@ globalpaul, congrats o, that's a good one and I'm happy for you. please book your appointment for medicals as soon as possible.

seems most pple are going for Uof S this time.
@ all, the next 7 days will be full of good news as regards medicals. those expecting please stay calm. it will surely come.

UofS here i come as well what re u going there to read.

globalpaul:
@ all, I got my meds instruction today n I was told to pay full tuition within 28days, dey r started issuing stuff Cos FedEx @ ibadan had loads of package from cdhc, we shall get there amen!!

Congrat, U re there already, how long have u submit ur app? also how much is ur fee?

allexy2:
@ All

Hey guys, I use maple to process my application, i just contacted them now to confirm progress with my application but they said they ain't got any news from CDHC, but they told me that they have started receiving medicals for other clients for student visa for january start date.

men, am getting nervous and jeolous now becos my medicals han't arrive but some others are out, LORD HAVE MERCY ON ME, God pass them CDHC

It only takes PATIENT OKAY JUST BE CALM I KNOW HOW U FEEL I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM AND MAPLE RE REPUTABLE COMPANY SO JST TAKE AM EASY O,

bullstriker:
@cycline404.you can say that again!Thanks so much.

So shall it be just forget how far focus on it that IT WILL BE WELL,

@bullstriker Just keep smiling i can see u in Canada, dont worry you will be given ur TRV and u will even forget the delays it cause because ur testimony will be a prayer point for many, Just say to ur self all is well, and it will be so, Just wait ur miracle will be perfected,

@EpicWin AND ALL INCLUDING ME,


ALL WILL BE WELL

u cant compare anyone to kapaskey and norton,

@bashtee I just submitted bank statement and letter from the sponsor but i do not know about any letter from bank or something well it was a company support and they added so many other documents also they stated on the letter that they should contact them for any more details required by them, All the same all will well,

@oluweri how much is the cost for the medicals,

@snuteria what was the instruction attached to it, Hopefully Jan Hopefuls should be getting set,

@all i am a Jan Positive hopeful, no responds from CDHC yet, but i am sure all will be well,

Well Which money is legal or illegal, I believe you should sit him down talk to him with what next he wish to do with his life, Abi my fellow NL?

@chukie94, i am really sorry and i felt cold now, Try all that u can its not the end it is just the beginning and u will everly be successful trust in God try the legal way and the news way, Its our govt, that cause most of this things what re they processing for 3months haba, ! and our govt. cant talk on it, Well try as much as u can to appeal and reapply.

Aiwehia:
Hi peeps!
Pls i need info from those who have successfully done their medicals. i want to know how they got the instruction. i'm concerned because i gave CDHC my house address and my office address (in the self addressed envelop). i just want to know where i should watch out for. i asked UPS when sending my docs and they promised to call me whenever they received any doc for me, what if they called and i didn't pick? Pls i need a response pls.
To all Jan. "aspirants": any development? have anyone heard from them lately? God is on our side o!

I am still wating for medic as well; this are what i learnt that they will not post to your address rather UPS will call u to come for pick up, I havent heard anything from them lately but i know all is getting well in perfection!

this na gist o,

I love slim girls, I love them really much,

It means u re protecing your partner, Cos in relationship @times u must not tell all the truth but u must be able to defend ur lies,