Viktour01:
first of all that is crap, and I think you know it. Super GRO is no fertilizer or anything super important. it's just something which makes water intake by plant easier. Seriously, we are here 2 share information that helps us out, not sell worthless products like u are doing right now. Pls sir, refrain from that. Thanks.

AmakaDNB:

It's a bit confusing. The direct statement is that Ifemelu thinks little of Nollywood films. One cannot safely say now whether the succeeding description is still part of the character's thought or an external 'widely-acknowledged' viewpoint...
The later holds more truth for me though.

AmakaDNB:

It wasn't a quote in the book...it was the writer's description of Nollywoood and it was a very direct statement.
Yes, there is a distinction... though more often than not the writer uses the characters' actions and words to convey his/her own view.

AmakaDNB:
Nollywood is not Hitler. It is WORSE than that!
Why didn't they talk when Chimamanda referred to them as "exaggerated histrionics” and “improbable plots”...well they didn't understand the English I guess.

talktimi:
See the one I got, the mofo sef can't even speak proper English

Cutehector:
naaah, for upholding justice!

martyns303:
Quick fact, there are about 1.2 Billion people in India, that's roughly the population of Africa. The ratio of women to men is said to be 2:1, this means there are ABOUT 800Million women in India, still their men choose to rape women, I think India needs to figure out what's wrong with their men before trying to put their nose in what's happening in Nigeria

This better be fake!!! What kind of name is Shiite by the way?

dainformant:
This is really shameless and embarrassing for citizens to be robbing the dead. Some residents in Zaria, Kaduna state were pictured taking "spoils" from the dead victims after the clash between the Nigerian troops and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria on Sunday. In the footage posted online, the youths carried out the act with cool minds as if it was their right in doing so...a very big SHAME indeed. See photos gotten from the footage..

http://www.nationalhelm.com/2015/12/graphic-photos-see-how-victims-were.html

Captainswag225:
waakye, mixture of rice and beans boiled together.

yvelch:
Oh emm gee...I love love love Chioma's dress....I really wish she pinned her hair back wards a bit and brushed d sides down.

I love d dresses...


Check out my store on konga for foreign fashion wears. Search for "Yvelch" on konga.com

twixx:
so sad Arewa didnt win, she was the only reason i watched the show occasionally, its obvious that there is no need for judges, i think the best thing for intending contestants is to just get 500k ready and let their family members vote for them. the show should be based on vocals and not votes. in a perfect world Arewa would've won, ada second, Anderson third Jeff fourth pearl fifth and dehinde sixth.

i have come to the conclusion that this show is not worth investing time in, when the best singers end up not winning.

databoy247:
Recently, i decided to conduct an interview and select some candidates who might be working with my organization. Currently we are trying to expand our operations and see how we can get new leads and probably close more deals. And from my survey, there are hundreds and possibly thousands of unemployed graduates here in Nairaland so i decided to concentrate on recruiting from here.

Now because of the nature of the job and also with a view in cutting cost around physical recruitment exercise, I decided to conduct the whole process online.

567 applications where received. I had to employ the services an outside consultant to help with the process which i also fully participated. Below are my shocking experiences with job seekers in this forum. I pray they read this and improve on themselves.

1. CV and cover letter.
I remember explicitly asking for their CV and cover letter to be forwarded to a particular email address. A huge percentage of the applicants just sent an empty email with their CV as an attachment. Not even an application letter. In case you don't know, a very quick assessment can be done on you by just reading your application or cover letter. You don't just attach your CV and forward to an email address without a cover letter. It means you are not serious and you may NEVER get called for an interview.

2. Many do not even know what they are applying for.
For an example you are asked to apply for an administrative position. The subject of your email should not be "My CV". This is so annoying and disgusting. Those that manage to write a cover letter do not even make reference to the job position they are applying for.

3. Lack of communication skills.
Now it is not enough to have a degree, you must learn to communicate. I sent out a pre-interview questionnaire to selected candidates and i just couldn't believe what i saw. So many job seekers do not know how to communicate and speak simple and clear English language. If you want to stand a better chance in job haunting, learn how to communicate.

4. Words abbreviations
This is a very big problem. Social medial is good but i think it's now becoming a major problem. With the use of BBM, whatsapp, Facebook chat, etc, Nigerians are now addicted to abbreviating words. You see things like 'u', 'k', 'comin', etc. And in case you dont know it, this can cause a very big problem for you. A lot of candidates get disqualified because of this. Learn to write properly when communicating with someone. Stop being in a hurry to pass along your message.

5. Checking of emails.
As a job seeker, you should always check your emails. Recruiters dont just send text messages, they also send emails. I did not screen alot of people because they did not check their emails to see if any information has been passed to them. You must always be on the look out. Dont submit your applications and go relaxing.

These are some of the experiences i had recruiting here. Out of 567 applications, i could not pick up to 20 candidates as a result of all these. Sometimes, i begin to wonder if the problem is lack of jobs or laxity on the part of the applicants because i am so shocked and surprised that our graduates are this way.

http://thenigerian.com.ng/index.php/2015/09/17/my-experiences-recruiting-nigerian-job-seekers-5-things-i-discovered/

freez2ryme:

People can be so lame

because u heard not dat u saw,

Why don't u experiment it then

Lacaseera is N100 and dre re plenty of rusted iron everywhere


U must be a Masturbator ( Yoruba) superstition is everytyn 4 u people


I heard oduduwa felled from d sky


Mtcheeew.

donigspain:
I always use a pedestrian bridge at Anthony Bus stop along Ikorodu Road, Lagos state on my way to work each morning.

There is a man who makes sure the bridge is kept clean no matter the weather - sunny or rainy. He sweeps the length of the bridge with passion and enthusiasm. I often wonder where he gets his motivation.

This man HAS NO HANDS!!! Both his wrists are cut-off by what I assume was from a factory machine accident. How he holds broom? He clasps both bones together while sandwiching the broom between them.

While many of his kind are begging, this #MadeOfBlack Hero has decided to be useful to the society. He is always full of appreciation. His charming smile and prayers motivates me each morning.

My opinion, if anyone deserves nominating for the Guinness #MadeOfBlack, it is this Hero! I have a secretly recorded video of him which shows in clarity his good works... Let's help give this much publicity so that this unknown and unsung #MadeOfBlack Hero will be celebrated.

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Donigspain
Twitter @Henrikachi.

CC: Lalasticlala, Seun, Guinness Nigeria

Wal-Mart In Nigeria: A Threat To Economy And Democracy

By letting multi brand retail giants like Wal-Mart to directly and indirectly penetrate into the Nigerian retail sector it violates the right of the State to ensure the welfare of the people and strive to minimize the inequalities in income.
Wal-Mart operates under 69 different banners in 27 countries. With 2012 fiscal year sales of approximately $444 billion. From $30,000 in 1962, Wal-Mart’s earnings have touched $ 15.8 billion in 2012. Wherever Wal-Mart enters, it destroys the local economy, ecology and democracy.
Protests had prevented Wal-Mart’s entry into the retail sector in different countries including India, but, in July 2015, it did get a front-door entry for both retail and whole sale through the Lagos state government into Nigeria. Their stores go by the names of Easyday and Best Price Modern Wholesale.
The stakes are high on both sides. For people and the world, it is vital to protect livelihoods and democracy. For Wal-Mart and the US government, Wal-Mart’s profits come before people and democracy.
It is clear that the government is trying to encourage FDI even in the faces of insurgency in the North-East and kidnapping in the Niger Delta and other parts of the country but, the “Walmartization” of the Nigerian economy will send us back to where we are coming from.
Wal-Mart has emerged as one of the largest corporations in the world, and definitely the largest in retail. It started only sixteen years ago. In 1990, Wal-Mart had only nine supercentres. By the end of 2000, it had 888 supercentres in USA, and had become the number one retailer in the country. Today it has become the biggest grocery seller in the world. In the U.S. it controls 16% of the grocery market. In some cities its share is 30%. Wal-Mart now has 3,811 stores in the USA. It has become the largest retailer in Mexico and Canada, the second largest grocery seller in U.K – all in a few years.
All the profits which Wal-Mart has made till now, has been by exploiting their suppliers, workers, communities and the country at large.
Workers in China’s Guangdong province work for 13 to 16 hours a day, 7 days a week, with 20 hours shift in peak season. Even though the minimum wages in China is as low as 31 cents an hour, these production workers are paid 13 cents an hour. Workers are accommodated in horrible and unsuitable conditions, charges exorbitant rates for the food and are fired if they are too ill to work. There are no health and safety enforcements in the work units and the workers suffer from repetitive stress disorders. The factories mostly engage young employees and teenage girls. Many of the factories from where Wal-Mart gets its products including food has been declared by the Chinese Government as violating safety Specifications. Wal-Mart gets most of its products from factories in China, where 80% of the 6000 factories that supply to Wal-Mart are located
Nigeria’s retail sector with its overwhelming preponderance of small and self-employed retailers offers livelihood for over 100 million people. These are not just “ordinary” businesses or shops. For every one of them, there are dozens of handcart and table vendors with little more than a pile of vegetables or fruits or garri as their investment for survival.
Wal-Mart and its friends in the Nigerian government are spreading myths that the retail giant’s entry will create 2000 jobs in Lagos and benefit the Nigerian people. I don’t see how this will happen.
Myth 1: Nigeria’s small farmers will earn more?
The Food and Agriculture Organization has warned that the dominance of global supermarkets “has led to consolidated supply chains in which buyers for a handful of giant food processors and retails wield increasing power to set standards, prices and delivery schedules.”
Hyper markets displace diversity, quality and taste and replace it with uniformity, quantity and appearance. As Tobias Reichart reports, “to ensure timely delivery to numerous retail outlets, companies like Wal-Mart prefer to buy large amounts to products meeting uniform standards from a limited number of supplies. The contracts are often designed in a way that allows retailers to place orders on very short notice, refuse products for quality reasons and pay several months after delivery, thereby cap turning value while passing business risks to suppliers and farms”. Big retail goes hand in hand with big agriculture. There is no place for small farmers in a Wal-Mart world
Government Competition Commission Enquiry (India) identified 27 practices by supermarkets that were against the public interest. The Commission also uncovered regular selling by all major retailers below the cost of product, a practice retailers call price flexing. This led to negative margins for suppliers. Average operating margins were 2-4%. As a result of the Wal-Martisation of Indian agriculture more farmers will be driven off the land, or into debt and suicide.
Wal-Martisation of agriculture in Nigeria will create more poverty for our people. It will also impoverished the already poorer sections of the society make poverty a culture in which the real free trade takes place face-to-face on our streets and in our market squares. Box stores and hypermarkets will rob Nigeria of her diversity and decentralized economy, which is the source of our resilience and real wealth of the people at least.
Myth 2: “Localization?”
In an article Wal-Mart’s vision for mostly third world countries published in the Financial Express, 1st June 2007, Raj Jain, President, emerging markets, Wal-Mart has stated:
“One key reason for Wal-Mart’s success is localization. We carry local products from local suppliers that appeal to local tastes, needs and fashions.”
If Wal-Mart was our local neighbourhood store, carrying only locally produced items, it would be different in every region of every country and it would not be a super centre. It would be a separate shop for different things— cloth shop, garri shop, a shop for electrical goods, a shop for vegetables.
A typical Wal-Mart store sells 60,000 different items; a super centre sells 120,000 items. And 80% are sourced from China. Wal-Mart is one of the best beneficiaries of corporate led globalization, and has made communities dependent on supplies from thousands of miles away for everyday items – including the food we eat and the clothes we wear..
The Wal-Mart model is based on the opposite principles to localization. It is based on principles of globalization. The reality has been identified by Charles Fishman in “Wal-Mart Effect”.
“One key reason for Wal-Mart’s success is globalization. They carry global products from global supplies that create global tastes, needs and fashions.”
By being the biggest buyer in most commodities, Wal-Mart determines the fate of producers – whether they will continue to produce and what price they will sell their products at.
As Sherrie Ford, a factory owner and long-time manufacturing management expert has stated:
“Every time you see the Wal-Mart smiley face, whistling and knocking down the prices, somewhere there is a factory worker being kicked in the stomach.”
Myth 3: An ally of small retailers?
Wal-Mart is presenting itself as an ally of the small retailers it will destroy.
“The Joint Venture will sell quality merchandise directly to retailers – big and small stores. The purpose is to establish an efficient supply chain linking farmers and small manufacturers – who have limited infrastructure or distribution strength.”
One would imagine that there are no/few wholesale markets in Nigeria which get farmers produce to the retailers. Our trade network, if well restructured is more sophisticated – more complex, more multi-layered, more efficient than any system that Wal-Mart can introduce. This will destroy millions of livelihoods in wholesale markets. In the market, the retailer can choose to buy from hundreds of traders. With Wal-Mart farmers will have only one buyer and consumers will have only one seller. There is no reason to imagine that Wal-Mart will not destroy Nigeria’s small, independent retail sector as it has done in the USA. A study in the US shows that in the first year of a Wal-Mart store opening, 50 people who had a retail job in the county (locality) had lost their jobs. Three retailers closed within two years of Wal-Mart’s arrival, four closed within five years.. Another study found that Wal-Mart took away 15-30% sales from other supermarkets.
Wal-Mart has been prosecuted several times for predatory pricing behaviour, which is defined as the practise as temporarily lowering prices in order to drive competitors out of business so that prices may be raised afterwards in a competition free environment.
Kenneth E. Stone of Iowa State University has published several studies on Wal-Mart. In 1997, Stone found that small towns lose up to 47 percent of their retail trade after 10 years of Wal-Mart stores nearby. This happens in every country where Wal-Mart enters. Nigeria will be no different.
Let us not fall into the trap of Wal-Mart’s myths. Let us not create a monster for Nigeria’s small producers and retailers.
At a time when movements like “Slow/No Food” are growing worldwide to promote and protect local food cultures and economies, the Nigerian elite and small middle class, if any, are rushing, headlong into an industrial food culture. At a time when the West is recognizing that the Wal-Mart – TESCO model degrades food, culture and employment, and farmers markets are growing everywhere, Nigeria being a huge market on the continent and the world at large is being manipulated by corporations and their allies in the U.S. so that she should become part of the “clone” culture of supermarket chains that Andrew Simms describes so well in his “Tescopoly”. He has called supermarket chains an invasive species (like Lantana and Parthenium) which destroys local ecosystems and local cultures. The Kenyan president recently told his United States counterpart after he asked Kenya to legalize LGBT to give Kenya a hundred and fifty years more. The wisest way to say, leave us alone if you ask me!
Just as we need to protect ourselves from invasive species to protect our biological diversity, we need to protect our food cultures and livelihoods from the invasion of supermarket chains. “Free trade” for Wal-Mart and TESCO is the end of freedom for farmers, hawkers and vendors who constitute a population of more than 30 million in Nigeria. W.T.O. might be dying, but corporate hijack of our livelihoods in food and farming is more intensive than ever. And governments have become instruments and facilitators in the promotion of corporate farming and corporate retail.
Citizens must take the lead in shaping societies that protect the earth, give work to all hands and enrich our communities and societies. Our slogan “Our world is not for sale” must move to every farm and every street in every society. Our freedoms and our very lives are at stake.

b0y:
Whoever painstakingly took the time to read this article from beginning to the end needs to get married laid ASAP

Teempakguy:
I often laugh at those people who say, follow your heart, it's actually quite ridiculous because the heart is just a pumping machine. It's like saying, follow our tap.


EVERY SINGLE EMOTION COMES FROM THE BRAIN.

So . . .

skelewu404:
I work in a private IT company , i joined the company like seven months ago. My boss is a bit advance and he is married to a much younger and fine lady from what i heard from other staff in the office, they have been married for more than 7 years but they don't have a child, some people believe the boss is impotent that is why he never wanted to get married but due to pressure from friends and family he had to. After about 3 months working with him i met the wife and since that day my boss has become too nice to me, now he is always sending me to his house to deliver one message or the other, something he could have just call his wife and tell her he will want me to go to his house and everytime I went there the wife is always trying to seduce me. One a particular day he ask me to go and download whatsapp for his wife he told me to take my time and not rush back to the office, sometimes he will tell me to wait for him in his house knowing fully well that he will not come to the house anytime soon, now its getting out of hand because what happened the yesterday was not funny. I know what they are up to but i can't do it and i also need the job. Am confused

skelewu404:
I, formally known as eskober wish to be known and address as skelewu 4040, all former posts, comments mentions, likes and shares ramains valid, nairaland forum take note .


One love

eskober:
Am in a delima right now. My best friend is planning on getting married to the love of his life by the end of this year. I help her to secure a job in my office, I have been noticing this closeness btw my boss and her, when asked her she told me that my boss is just being nice but now it's very obvious in the office and everybody is talking about it. Every time they are always going out together under the umbrella of official duty. Everytime I ask her she will always deny it. Now I don't know what to do I don't know how to tell my friend, I have tried to set her up in the office maybe that can make her loose the job but my boss is always there to defend her. Fellow nairalanders what should i do in this situation?

Freemanan:

So you think It's all government fault that our agriculture sector is deteriorating?

jmoore:
Should uncle be different from your father's brother?
Should grandmother be different from your mother's/father's mother?

First lady of a country= Wife of the President. So why complicate things?

smh

Freemanan:
YET LAND IS WASTING... JOBLESS GRADUATES AND YOUTHS ARE MOVING TO BIG CITIES AND LIVING UNDER BRIDGE WAITING FOR WHITE COLLAR JOB...



WHILE OUR LAND IS WASTING.. PICK A HOE, FARM, FARM, AND FARM... KANYI JIKOTA

Vig86:

IT'S SIMPLY not its simply.

Muaadh:
It is " I will try my best possible “contrary to the popular saying" I will try my possible best"

Plural of Staff is Staff not staffs
Perchance you might also use Staffers✔

Unsad:
What Nigerians online will never learn is the difference between To & Too, & Am & I'm.

MrRobot:


....am Mr.Robot

MrRobot:
Well Ban Ki Moon is just a puppet to the top 1% of the 1% that are secretly running the world