Politics › Re: No Major Power Plant Financed Since 2015 — Nnaji by DarkShades: 9:01am On Apr 28 |
jcflex: This is not true. Funds in million dollars, if not billions have been invested in the power project below within the stated period. 1. Mambilla Hydroelectric power project in Taraba state 2. Kashimbila Hydroelectric Power Plant in Taraba state 3. Zungeru Hydroelectric power project in Niger state.
Bad leadership/rulership is the main problem 4. 1,350MW Abuja Independent Power Plant being built in Gwagwalada by NNPC |
Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by DarkShades: 8:34pm On Apr 19 |
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Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by DarkShades: 8:32pm On Apr 19 |
Goodluck70000: Yes is true,
same happened to me,but Cashmadan said we can upload both online account and the one printed from bank that has stamps Alright thank you so much. I will do just that |
Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by DarkShades: 11:51pm On Apr 18 |
Good evening.
Please i want to know if it is a must to upload the stamped version of your account statement or one can upload the online-genarated version of the bank statement which is not stamped.
I ask because banks nowadays will print your statement but some of the pages will be illegible. The downloadble versions are usually without blemish.
Kindly advise if i can use the downloaded version of the statement pls.
Thank you @giselle @cashmadam |
Politics › Re: Former Governors Currently Serving As Senators In The 10th National Assembly by DarkShades: 2:34am On Feb 12 |
There is Gaidam from Yobe State too |
Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by DarkShades: 6:17am On Dec 21, 2025 |
Goodluck70000: @ Darkshades
Please kindly guide me,am also in ur shoe my is wife and two children 1yr old and 3yrs old,to spend Easter in u.k.
1) Please since 2.5m was use to sponsor each child,is it this amount that will be written to answer the question that says, How much money will they be paying towards your visit? yes
2) what of infant that the, flight fees for infant is free,so how much are we going to use for the sponsor of infant? you can use 1m for feeding and shopping
Infant is baby less than 2yrs old
3) how much did you wrote to sponsor ur wife? same 2.5m
4) Did you wrote this 2.5M in naira for each person on their visa application form? only infant was different, wife and 2 kids were same Answers in your quote above. Question for you. Are you an agent? Coz your travel scenario keeps changing every 2 days based on the questions you ask on this platform. |
Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by DarkShades: 5:28am On Dec 20, 2025 |
GodGraceOnly: Thanks alot. Please How much did you state you’d use to support each child please? Kindly give me an idea so that I’d be on right track please.
Thanks N2.5m per person for a 1 week stay |
Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by DarkShades: 9:05pm On Dec 19, 2025 |
GodGraceOnly: Hello house please can someone assist me with the right answer.
I already have 2 years UK visa and I have actually traveled to all the countries in UK but this time, I’d want to apply for my kids so that they spend their Easter vacation in London.
I’ll sponsor the vacation. I want to know if I’m to write their sponsorship letter together in one page and include their names and passport detials or I’ll write it per child.
Moreso, will their applications be applied separately or together? Kindly assist me with the answer because I’d want to apply for the visa earlier now for them to enable us prepare for the vacation on time By God’s Grace, Amen. I just got a 6 months visit visa for myself, wife and 3 kids. These are my observations with respect to the process. 1. You can write one sponsorship letter and give the details of all the persons you want to sponsor and the amount per person 2. Applications are filled and submitted seperately for each child 3. Minimum time for application for a visit visa is 90 days or less to your date of travel House may wish to correct me where i am wrong |
Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by DarkShades: 6:02am On Dec 13, 2025 |
Taal17: Yes visit visas would transit to Evisas now For now it only applies to visit visas that are more than 6 months |
Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by DarkShades: 12:25pm On Dec 08, 2025 |
DarkShades: Good day all. Pls i got a mail saying "we are unable to process your application and reach a decision within the published timelines" then they listed several reasons as the possible cause of delay including; verification of documents, too many applications being processed, more information required, etc. However they also stated that they are still working on it and will contact me if they need further info.
It is a Standard Visitor Application for 6 months that was submitted exactly 2 weeks ago today so its not even up to the 15 working days they stated.
Has anyone come across this situation pls? @manlikechims bros any thoughts on this please |
Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by DarkShades: 3:09pm On Dec 05, 2025 |
Good day all. Pls i got a mail saying "we are unable to process your application and reach a decision within the published timelines" then they listed several reasons as the possible cause of delay including; verification of documents, too many applications being processed, more information required, etc. However they also stated that they are still working on it and will contact me if they need further info.
It is a Standard Visitor Application for 6 months that was submitted exactly 2 weeks ago today so its not even up to the 15 working days they stated.
Has anyone come across this situation pls? |
Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by DarkShades: 12:48pm On Nov 09, 2025 |
Manlikechims: The Entry Clearance Officer, British High Commission, 11 Walter Carrington Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Thank you |
Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by DarkShades: 5:07pm On Nov 08, 2025 |
Manlikechims: - Each person has a unique GFW number and it can’t be linked. - It’s from their own forms that you’d list your own details and that of your wife as they are underaged. Also their visa would have your details stated on it as you’d be traveling together- which means the visa is only valid with you or your wife accompanying them. - each person to the best of my knowledge will need to do an individual biometric booking, I don’t think there is an option for this for UK. There is group booking for French Schengen. What I did the last time for my renewal was do premium and picked time slots that were closely available- for example 1:30pm, 2pm. Just look out for a day that has enough close time slots. Also, please who are the Introduction and Explanation Letters addressed to? High Commissioner or Consular/Visa Officer? |
Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by DarkShades: 3:02pm On Nov 07, 2025 |
Manlikechims: - Each person has a unique GFW number and it can’t be linked. - It’s from their own forms that you’d list your own details and that of your wife as they are underaged. Also their visa would have your details stated on it as you’d be traveling together- which means the visa is only valid with you or your wife accompanying them. - each person to the best of my knowledge will need to do an individual biometric booking, I don’t think there is an option for this for UK. There is group booking for French Schengen. What I did the last time for my renewal was do premium and picked time slots that were closely available- for example 1:30pm, 2pm. Just look out for a day that has enough close time slots. Thank you so much for the response. i was worried i had missed a step as the dependant forms only had fields to fill out parents passport numbers not the GFW. I will also lookout for the close time slots so we can all go together. Thanks |
Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by DarkShades: 10:56pm On Nov 06, 2025 |
Good day House,
I am in the process of applying for a 6 month visa for me, my wife and our 3 kids (7, 4 & 1). I have filled out and paid for all the applications but i am yet to book for the biometrics and document submission.
My issue is i have not seen anywhere in the application where i can link my children's application with mine using the GFW number.
Also how can i book for the 5 of us to attend the biometrics at the same time at VFS Abuja? On the VFS website i am unable to change the "number in group" dropdown menu from 1 to 5 as it is greyed out.
I will appreciate your assistance please |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: NNPC Graduate Trainee Recruitment 2024 by DarkShades: 7:54pm On May 21, 2025 |
bambam2013: The upfront payment has already been posted
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Jobs/Vacancies › Re: NNPC Graduate Trainee Recruitment 2024 by DarkShades: 12:07am On Apr 20, 2025 |
Very interesting. Given the requirement for most if not all the EH roles is a minimum of 9 years experience. This person qualified to practice law in 2019 |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Monthly Net Salary Of Federal Government Ministries,departaments, Agencies And P by DarkShades: 3:06pm On Feb 22, 2025 |
Shinzokiyotake: are they giving out APL or submitting CV ?? CVs were collected since last year. They just concluded the interviews yesterday. But mostly those invited are those with contacts in the Villa. Atleast DPR of those days did open recruitment like NNPC. Seems like those days are gone |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: NNPC Graduate Trainee Recruitment 2024 by DarkShades: 8:28pm On Feb 08, 2025 |
Patrick304: My panelist told me they are targeting Q1 to be done with the whole process so you can definitely be expecting my March The whole process might mean alot of things including notification of successful candidates, documentation, medicals and onboarding |
Travel › Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by DarkShades: 6:15pm On Jan 23, 2025 |
We each had more than N10m in our accounts. Bank statements we submitted were for 6 months. For my sister and her kids nobody can explain why they decided to give them 4 years. They have never been to europe but have been to UK and US. The husband that has been to europe several times they gave him one year. He was baffled as well. puffmama: I am sorry about your refusal , just wondering what could have gone wrong . What was your account balance like ?
Any idea why your sister and kids were given 4 years and her hubby 1 year ?
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There was no euphoria to bask in bros. Everything was attached. Cover letter (stating activities we plan to do and cities we want to visit) as well as fully paid (but refundable) sight seeing tours to back it up. We requested for multiple entry visa with the first intended stay being for 6 days. Flight reservation was air france sef Abv-Cdg-Abv.
Maybe they have alot of over-stay people from the time of olympics and have decided to take stricter measures.
My sister and her kids applied as first timers and france gave them 4years multilple entry and gave her husband 1 year Multiple entry. But this was early last year.
I am just trying to know if others have been rejected too recently for no apparent reason. |
Travel › Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by DarkShades: 11:44pm On Jan 22, 2025*. Modified: 3:08am On Jan 23, 2025 |
davodyguy: France is one of the easiest route to get Schengen Visa.
Others are more difficult. You guys got something wrong, probably basking on the euphoria of your first Schengen Visa via Netherlands and didn't out more efforts.
Did you submit a cover letter? There was no euphoria to bask in bros. Everything was attached. Cover letter (stating activities we plan to do and cities we want to visit) as well as fully paid (but refundable) sight seeing tours to back it up. We requested for multiple entry visa with the first intended stay being for 6 days. Flight reservation was air france sef Abv-Cdg-Abv. Maybe they have alot of over-stay people from the time of olympics and have decided to take stricter measures. My sister and her kids applied as first timers and france gave them 4years multilple entry and gave her husband 1 year Multiple entry. But this was early last year. I am just trying to know if others have been rejected too recently for no apparent reason. |
Travel › Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by DarkShades: 1:52pm On Jan 22, 2025 |
Hello All,
Myself and my cousin applied as a group for france Schengen stating tourism as the reason. I am a civil servant while he runs a real estate company. We submitted the application on 10th January using TLS premium lounge sef. Passports came back today with rejection. Reason being that the information supplied was not reliable.
Meanwhile, We applied using the same format and documents in August 2024 to Netherlands last year as first timers and we were given the visa which we travelled with in October.
Is there a general trend of rejection from france recently? |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Monthly Net Salary Of Federal Government Ministries,departaments, Agencies And P by DarkShades: 1:48pm On Jan 11, 2025 |
dirban: Good day bosses. Please which agency is best in terms of staff overall welfare under ministry of petroleum outside NNPC considering NUPRC,PTI,NNRA and the likes. Thank you as I wait patiently.... NUPRC. What you will gain from attachments to IOCs alone is something else |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Monthly Net Salary Of Federal Government Ministries,departaments, Agencies And P by DarkShades: 7:58am On Dec 29, 2024 |
Ambassador4chri: Good morning Has anyone gotten date of interview from NNPC? Yes. In thier usual midnight style emails. |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: NNPC Graduate Trainee Recruitment 2024 by DarkShades: 8:18am On Dec 27, 2024 |
Ayomide2345: Pls will they pay for the transport after the interview? Yes, they paid out some money in 2019 after the interviews but i cant remember how much. There was even a glitch that resulted in some people getting paid twice sef. |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: NNPC Graduate Trainee Recruitment 2024 by DarkShades: 7:06pm On Dec 07, 2024 |
Bigbako: Just wrote my own exam at the Sani Mikailu Center, Jos and it was a horrible experience for me. I had about 30 mins left on my computer but it submitted itself and when I complained, the exam manager replied “It’s a nationwide exam so they don’t use the computer time”. Can you imagine? And nobody cared enough to tell us from the start? Even when computer was tripping off, we were being assured that everything is fine. I am so disappointed. It is well bros. Even for us that managed to write the complete 1hr, the questions were brutal especially for EH. I heard GTs had it better, even easier than 2019 |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: NNPC Graduate Trainee Recruitment 2024 by DarkShades: 8:50pm On Dec 03, 2024 |
I hope this CBT will be different from the 2019 CBT where they used all the jamb centers nationwide. Some people didnt finish till late at night |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: NNPC Graduate Trainee Recruitment 2024 by DarkShades: 6:47pm On Dec 03, 2024 |
Pls are there other more active threads on this issue in the likes of the 2019 GT & EH thread? |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: NLNG Announces 45 Vacancies For Experienced Hire positions by DarkShades: 11:24pm On Jul 28, 2023 |
Divinitykay: No but SHL Talent Central sent a registration mail while I was registering for the test. At the end of the test a window page displayed some info and stating the test is completed.
Did you get email saying you have completed the test and why did you ask? I asked because i didnt get any email saying test was completed. With this your explanation, i guess it is the norm. Thanks |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: NLNG Announces 45 Vacancies For Experienced Hire positions by DarkShades: 2:53am On Jul 28, 2023 |
Divinitykay: I have done my NLNG Test. Mehn the timing is no ones friend. In God I trust. Today happens to be the final day window / period for the test. Pls did u get any email saying you have completed the test? |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission ("NERC") Is Recruiting. by DarkShades: 10:07pm On Sep 24, 2022 |
My fellow candidates with blank/empty "Exam Status", any luck? I have sent them email and also dropped a message with the chat BOT but no response. |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission ("NERC") Is Recruiting. by DarkShades: 12:41pm On Jun 07, 2022 |
topoftheworld: Boss, did U upload any documents? If yes What and what bcus I want to go and use office WiFi so I can know what to scan ahead. Just your means of i.d (intl.passport or drivers license etc) first degree cert and nysc. If you have any other qualification/certification have them handy as well |