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henryobinna:
Sony WH-1000XM4 Headset Still Available

Still available??

Please who knows if this also includes care homes and agencies?

NiklauseFred:
Canada smiles

That’s another level, Canada and Russia

This is normal snowy day in Scotland
And if I remember correctly, it was -5° on this day.

seunmohmoh:
This guy village people strong.

I find a lot of things he listed hard to believe (if not all).

Chiggsglover:
I've lived in Lagos all my life and would see these women. Pls if you know them, can you pls tell me. I would have asked but it escaped my mind totally.

I believe they are fortune tellers. They look at you, tell you your problem or predict something about your future. Once I see any give me attention, I turn to the other side and ignore lol.
Christmas in the UK is not like Lagos, I was missing home

As per your write up on tourism, some of African countries generate most of their revenue from tourism (asides grants). I lived in The Gambia for 9 months in 2017, and tourism was a huge source of revenue to them. I wonder how they would cope this year due to COVID though.
We have so much sources to get revenue asides oil, but we want the fast way out. It takes a lot of investment to make money from tourism (case study Dubai as a tourist center). As long as we still think of how to solve basic needs, there will be less productivity. The leaders benefit from this since only a selected few enjoy the riches which in turn is squandered by the ruling class.
Coming to the UK, someone earning minimum wage can afford every necessity of life, how wouldn’t he/she think creatively?
A coursemate once said he went to Singapore for a year after 3 years at work, his reason was that he was tired of the job and needed motivation. His company gladly accepted him back when he came and even gave him audience if he wanted to share what he had learnt from his trip. Can this happen in Nigeria??
We have a long way to go, and the sad part is there is no action plan to show things will get better sooner.

ODAVI:
Please, guys, I am bound to be in the University of Stirling by Feb, Can we connect for info/updates.

Sure, you can send me a PM with all u want to know...

omopapa:
I have £ for sale

I’ll send a PM
What’s your rate please?

I have naira for pounds (£200) please anyone

chnovpaul:
I simply called UKVI contact service, told the lady I spoke to that I find the delay unacceptable for a priority visa application, and requested that she send a reminder to the DMC. By the time we were done with the call, she confirmed that she had sent the reminder and that I should get my passport any moment from then.

Thanks

Congrats on your visa.
Please can you help with the step by step on how you requested the escalation stuff to UKVI

chnovpaul:
Hi everyone.

I finally got my passport/visa.

Sept 5: Applied for visa (via priority service)
Sept 8: Went for biometrics (TLS Abuja)
Sept 11: Got a decision mail
Sept 29: Application transferred to VAC, received by VAC...and I picked it up

On the document that came with the passport, visa had been issued since Sept. 9th. Apparently, it got stuck somewhere and someone forgot to send it to the VAC. Two things that I did that I think prompted them to remember to send the passport back (in my own opinion):
1. Requested for an escalation/reminder to be sent to UKVI Pretoria via phone call yesterday
2. Sent an email to the commonwealth scholarship commission who immediately sent an email to UKVI asking them to send the passport since decision had been made more than 2 weeks prior (I'm a commonwealth scholar).

Next step is to push for a refund of my priority service fees. I hope I get it back.

Lessons I learnt...
1. Call for help as soon as you can once you realize that there's something wrong. Leaving things to chance might not always work out. I can imagine if I kept on waiting and did not talk to anyone. Maybe they'll send it on time, maybe they won't. We'll never know.

2. Learnt better how to be patient and manage such frustrating circumstances as this.

For those in my shoes who have gotten a decision email and haven't gotten their passport back more than 5 working days after (esp. priority applicants), it's better to escalate the issue and request for a reminder to be sent to UKVI ASAP. They seem to be under a lot of pressure as this is peak period plus the COVID situation has made system inefficiencies to be more obvious.

Many thanks to all who responded to my questions and complaints on here. For those waiting, may you all get your visas within the shortest time possible.

Can anyone please advise, is there an alternative way to pay for hotel booking in the UK without using a dollar card?

Please anyone going to Stirling, what's your plan for quarantine?

Thanks
3rd of Oct

deph:
Congrats ... When did you book?...

Visa Approved!!!

Application 11th Sept
Biometrics 16th Sept priority
Decision mail 21st Sept
Transferred to VAC 22nd Sept
Collection 23rd

Wakanow (BA to Edinburgh) N224k (student discount)

Thanks everyone for your contribution
Stirling it is!!!

Priority

Doyinh:
Wow...is it priority or standard

16th of sept
VI

Doyinh:
When was your biometrics

I got this too this morning and i am a little scared cos i didnt do phone interview.

Southhost:
Morning everyone

So I just got this in my email

Please be advised that a decision was made on your visa application today. Your documents and visa decision will now be returned by commercial courier to the visa application centre where you applied (unless you paid for the courier fee in which case it will be returned directly to you). This can take a few days and be subject to unforeseen delays so please wait for the visa application centre to advise you when your documents and decision are ready for collection.

Regards,

UKVI Pretoria

Timeline
VI centre
Did walk in and biometrics September 9
No phone interview
No straightforward email

Abeg people that have gotten pick up email , around what time do TLS send pick up email cos I am going to VI to stand there from 1pm oo

May it rain visas this week on Jesus name! Amen

Thanks

mattfeuter:
No

Please is there anything wrong with a bank statement that was done in black and white as POF?

Adeyemoab:
i am going to University of Stirling by October

Can we link up please, I’ll send u a PM, also going to striking for Oct

Geesucc:
Anyone going to University of Stirling September/Oct 2020?

I am going for October

Hello Nairalanders,

So i got offers from the following schools below and need your candid advice on which is best in the aspect of quality of education, working while schooling and working after school.

1. Stirling University (MSc Marketing analytics) Feb 2021
2. Northumbria University (MSc Business Analytics) Sept 2020
3. University of Huddersfield (MSc Business Intelligence) Sept 2020
4. Dublin Business School (Business Analytics) Jan 2021

Please i await your response.

Thanks

onyizee07:
Open box MacBook Pro 2019 with touchbar
13inch core i5
16GB Ram 256gb ssd
Open box
TLC 450k
Picker: Philadelphia

Ships Friday and expected to land next week friday

Can anyone vouch for him please?

twinskenny:
Macbook pro 2017 touchbar 16gb 256gb 375k tlc

let me know

shipper lioneee

08051355133

Can anyone vouch for him please
Cc: bobo65, wese90, kreamie, idboyostic, drexel39, pheranmie.

Please is Lenovo X1 carbon 4th gen (BDPLANAR WIN,i7-6600U,vPro,8G,AMT,TPM) motherboard available, and how much?