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SmartyPants:
51 how?? Even without seeing his picture you would have made the same comment because your mind was programmed to make this comment even before you opened this thread.

You guys need to rest with this behavior. Unfaillingly once a Nigerian pro celebrates their birthday you people must make the same boring comments about their ages. Are you their parents? What is it??

Pull him down syndrome.
Insecurity. Our greatest competitor.

sinero:
They won't want to here this, all they spend their time onnis to wail about Nigeria. In one month in UK, a deduction of 640 pounds was made on my income as tax. None of the mumus would agree to such heavy tax in Nigeria yet they want government magic for the country to become paradise. Silly!

If 640 is deducted from you as tax and you are low income earner,you have the wrong tax code. Its your job to ring HMRC for the right tax code and your money will be refunded to you are you will be placed on the right code.

It has happened to loads of people and they don't ever know that they are being taxed wrong and what to do.


Gets better if you don't earn up the required cut off to pay tax, all tax paid will be returned by the end of that fiscal year.

Most of you guys work with agencies. What you don't know is that your employer most time uses your money to pay tax.
I will not go further than this.
Especially if you have overstayed your welcome.

MT:
It is a debt culture in the western world.

Most Nigerians outrightly own their cars.

If you want to live debt free in uk, believe me you can and will be absolutely fine.

If you want to outrightly buy a car believe me you can.
Nigerians are very materialistic. And we can lie to feel good. You got to show them you have arrived mentality. This push us into credits that are not necessary

thelegend1:
Pls respond intelligently.
At no point did I say Nigerians don't pay VAT.
My point is that both income tax and VAT (plus other taxes) are way higher in the UK compared to Nigeria.
Nobody is jealous of you as I've experienced life on both sides of the equator.
Perhaps living abroad is your greatest achievement and ambition in life

Grow up and stop feeling insecure.
Gosh.
You reason like a teen but an insecure one.

We don't drink garri. It's like a taboo seeing parents feeding their children soaked garri. Actually, you will be summoned for that for feeding your kids malnourished food.
That's how bad it is. I grew up with that mindset.
Can't count up to 10 times I have drank it and really not a fan. Can use the barest ingredients to make tiny pot of soup.

Levels1:
So unfortunate.

But then

They should all go back to their respective State of Origin and start all over.

Must they go to their states to start over.

So much bile in one person.
Maybe, you have been envious of people like those guys since you were a kid.
You can't just hide it.

Do they learn?
No.
As at now, somebody somewhere is trying to buy and develop another swamp.


See as some people are mocking them up there cos it's their enemy.

Lost country, lost people.

What was she trying to prove at 70yrs?
Well, at least, with the right treatment, elderly women have hope of giving birth.

thelegend1:
You people are forgetting the tax that comes with that income, as well as VAT on the items purchased. In reality, that £10 is worth 6£

And you don't pay any VAT in Nigerian goods you purchase?

When l read somewhere that Nigerians are the most insecure people on earth, I never took it serious but seeing posts like this, I believe that 100%.
This comment is born out of nothing but jealousy for fellow Nigerians living abroad.

nairalanda1:
In return for all those subsides you mention, UK people pay heavy duty tax. Alongside the heavy duty light and water bills they pay

Also, education at university level is not free. Fees for UK students is about 6000 pounds. It is only Scottish students that go to university free.

I'm not saying Nigeria is better, but I am telling you how much those subsides cost

Denmark pays half their income in tax to affird free education and healthcare

Please tell me the heavy duty tax they pay you don't pay in Nigeria?
Ask shop owners how much they pay in tax.
As a worker, tax is always deducted before
payment. But, our system is so corrupt they will never even tell you that you pay tax. Or you think you do not pay tax in Nigeria as a salary earner?

Westchester:
Just saw this on twitter, bro we’re living in hell in this country, just imagine what someone bought with only an hour’s job wage
All these just for ten pound sterling

This is less than an hour wage. And those on such wage are mainly non skilled workers.

Persephone1:
Food is cheap in UK and even USA... Try buying anything outside food then you will know Nigeria isn't TOTALLY bad.

Lots of things are very cheap in uk. The joy is you can get the expensive yet very good ones in charity shops if you know your onions. So you can literally furnish your house like a big man from charity shops. Some of the things there haven't been used but they are obeying the law of the land.
Also the so called bills are okay unless you are illegal who don't have a good job.
And you can still save a lot.

The problem with Nigerians is when they travel abroad, they want to show they have hammered and go on speedy credits. Big car,big mortgage,big everything all on credit. And then blame govt.
UK govt subsidised almost everything for her people cos they do not run capitalist economy.
Health is free. We don't add that at all.
We see that as our right. Very ungrateful people we are.

Even schooling. Govt is virtually sponsoring you in uni if you meet the requirement.

We are never satisfied.
Next April, an increment in minimum wage. How many times has Nigerian govt done that?

gidgiddy:
My fellow Igbos, Anam Ekene!

I have been shouting it here on Nairaland for years that there is no such thing as 'one Nigeria'. If there was, every part of Nigeria would be where you can call home, including Lagos

I have told our people doing business all over Nigeria, particularly in Lagos, to never forget 'Aku rue Ulo'. If you choose to forget, you will be rudely reminded later

Treat Lagos the way you treat your shops, make your money, but think home. Your shop is not home. Go to Lagos, work hard legitimately, invest back home.

Stop investing in Lagos unless the investment has a direct impact on growing your business. As an Igbo man, you have no business buying land, filling swamps, carving out roads, buying or building residential houses in Lagos, do it in the East! The day they will come for you, you will only have your self to blame

"Onye Kwe, Chi ya ekwe"

Sighs.
Una don start again?

Wearing your hearts on your sleeves.
Shame

Mindlog:
They do, though I am not a fan of permanently living in Lagos as it no longer holds any allure for me, having been born and raised there.

Have no iota of likeness for that city.

Very dirty place.

1TrippleCee:
Thanks. I will also watch out for this

Go get yourself checked in good hospital.

bestman09:
You are trying. I've stopped buying yams because I discovered that rice seems cheaper. A N1700 tuber of yam will not serve my family twice whereas a kilo of rice at the same price will be cooked 2 times.
We're all economists in this nation now

I like you already

Klass99:
I am not in the diaspora but I stumbled on a thread where someone made a sensible comment about this same issue.

They said something to the effect of everyone being too smart because of their papers/stay, nobody wants to compromise or make sacrifices, for the sake of an authentic relationship because too much sense is worrying all of you there.Na una know wetin dey worry all of you sha!

From my observations, there's a tendency in most of you japarians to gravitate towards self conceit and a vain superiority complex, where you start to think you're better than other Nigerians because;

1. You've lived in obodo for XYZ number of years or you have papers, so even new immigrant Nigerians are like an affront to you guys (meaning their very presence in your host country is like an offence)

2. You think with your papers you have finally arrived what can any Nigerian offer you again. But your papers alone don't provide healthy social interactions, good friendships or companionship, laughter and fun moments with others.

I see that superiority complex even here on NL with folks who haven't lived overseas for 2 years, I smile and shake my head, thinking to myself, poverty is really not a good thing. When you grow up privileged very little about the white man trips you to a point where you start to insult or look down on your country and fellow country men. Because you grow up knowing what your own people are made of and capable of. It's not so much about privilege alone, but having a healthy dose and sense of self worth, self esteem and self love.

My friend engaged an asian cabbie in conversation in the UK, while riding in his car. The cabbie told her it is very disappointing to see the way we Africans/Nigerians in particular behave overseas. He said we are quick to throw away our cultural values to embrace western ones, we are the ones who are quick to talk back to parents and disrespect them (that was an incident he witnessed in his cab with a Nigerian family)

Whereas he sees Indians, Chinese and some Asians hold onto their cultural values and practices, maintaining the family unit, and refusing to let the west negatively influence them. I think the cabbie's experience and narrative, may help you understand why you are having a hard time finding a Nigerian date.

Very insightful.

You will never see a naija guy in his first 2 to 3 yrs abroad look a naija babe way not to talk of courting her. Its when others he ran to has used him enough to dump him and also tell their people he is a scallywag, he will remember Nigerian babes.
So many of them.
They will badmouth naija babes to their foreign counterparts like they are rodents. Those ladies see the disrespect and you want them to settle for less?
I cringe anytime I'm in a company of foreigners and our guys are around. Sometimes, I will excuse myself cos the humiliation is too much. Also bear in mind, they have motive for rushing those people at first. Papers,boasting and boasting.

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There was a movie this lady did with Frederick years ago that I watched. That movie was one of the best of Frederick and I still remember it. Searching for it. I hope it's this lady though but the movie came to my mind the moment I saw her face.

Don't even know the name of the movie. Sighs.

SpaceTour:
Anambra is the Lagos of the eastern Nigeria

Anambra is Anambra of Eastern Nigeria.
Nobody wish Anambra to be like lagos please.
Abia is Abia
Enugu is Enugu etc.
We are original. No imitation.

kettykin:
Abia and Anambra both have first class economists and super bankers as Governors , I expect them to do far better than they're presently doing. Abia and Anambra are the 2 states likely to bring about an economic revolution in the eastern axis

You can go and help them do better since they are below your expectation

cococandy:
When doing admissions, can the nurse ask the patients for any spiritual needs or requests for chaplaincy?

Yes. It's part of admission requirement. If at any point you had an urgency for spiritual need, there is always somebody around who will do that. (I noticed the chaplaincy always has somebody available 247) Not the nurse duty. Whether care home, domiciliary wherever, it's not part of your duty. If it's care home, they always come and conduct services for them. Some are taken to church. You belong to a particular denomination, eg deeper life, there maybe no deeper life pastor but a pentecostal pastor will do eg redeem.

Bestmanfornow:
Gov Soludo commissioned first indigenous steel mill manufacturing company Milton Steel limited located in Akwuzu,

The steel company is the bomb.
The owner has deep foresight.


So proud of him and others.

humberjade:
Not a new thing, they see sex as entertainment overthere. It is very easy to get laid, and they hate using condoms. I worked as a nurse assistant of one of their tertiary institutions, morning-after pills finishes before the condoms despite ordering almost the same quantity. We distributed condoms all over strategic spots within the school, like the toilets, but they hardly even touch them. Lost count of how many times feotus were discovered in waste bins.

Well, the kids are spoilt beyond repair, it is now left for the govt and relevant institutions to educate youngsters on how to protect themselves against unwanted pregnancies. Let me not touch on how HIV is like an airborne disease in SA, the country ranks high. In fact, Southern Africa is the world HQ of the disease.

Is it a cultural thing.

In Steve Harvey programme I watched which he did it South Africa, hmm, their mindset is so different. AA is holy.

Calitoscassius:
Give me the link to the story so i can read and comprehend for myself

It said the patient had cancer (that is if this story is true) the patient was going to die anyway and no one is going to jail and how will she go to jail if she was deported? acording to the article i suggest you read the article again this time read slowly and engage your brain while reading.


Good luck!

Ae you a nurse in uk?
Let's start from there so I can tell you where you can get the info.
NMC is still on it but from all indication, the nurse is going to jail as its the family that is suing her. Patient reported her as her prayers agitated her so much her condition escalated and she later died. Nobody told her to pray. Its not shared to the media yet so how did you come about it as what you wrote up there is quite different from the story has you asked me what happened in the first place. Why didn't you ask first. What is wrong with you people here?

More than 2 thousand cases recorded every year don't go mainstream. You can only see them where you are supposed to see them if you are a member or you are a student,the case will be discussed in your class when a lecturer brings it up.
I give up.

cococandy:
Prayers and sex are not the same thing please 🙄.

Whenever I’m admitting a patient, it’s part of the admission questionnaire. You Ask them about their faith or lack of. And ask them if they’re interested in prayers or spiritual affirmations.

If they respond no, document it so that it will be in their file and no one will come giving them unsolicited spiritual guidance/support.

If a patient shares your faith or if they request prayers, you can pray with them if you’d like. Or place a spiritual consult to the chaplain and have someone from the chaplaincy come see them.

We do it all the time. Speaking as someone who has worked in different hospitals across different coasts. It’s the same everywhere.

It’s only unsolicited prayer/preaching that is unethical.

Every country is different.
In uk, even if its the same faith, you as a medical personnel have no right to offer prayers.
Never. There is a department for that. Forward the request to the right source.

It's drummed into the ears of nursing students in the first few weeks of nursing. Also it in the nursing bible.

wrongnumber:
That lady make up stories.

Balderdash.

All hospitals in the UK have spiritual councillors, pastors and chapels to pray with 24/7 access.

They can also request a priest/Rev/pastor at all times. That wasn't her role, not unless the patient requested it directly from her.

The disiplinary method within the NHS is long. She would have been called for 3 supervisions, verbal warnings, written warnings. This most likely would have been going on for a long time despite being warned.

She probably got sacked due to several complaints from patients who didn't want to be prayed for or weren't interested.

You know the drill.
We don't listen.

Calitoscassius:
This shit happened more than 5 years ago, she was sacked but not deported. Stale story.

In a more recent one, the patient died. She is going to jail.

spencekat:
Sacked and deported because she prayed? Na lie. Sacked may be true, but deported is a pure lie.

If she is one of these imported nurses,straight to the airport. She can be given a grade one 3 months to tidy up stuffs. More than that, she is illegal.

cococandy:
She should have asked first.

She has no right to ask. That is not within her duty as a nurse. If the patient tell her she needs prayer, she should hand the information to her manager.
This is a very big offense in uk. Every year, black nurses keep on getting into this kind of trouble yet they don't listen.
It's just like becoming intimate with your patient after discharge. It's like a taboo. Once a patient, always remain one. You are caught, you may lose your pin.

NMC is not smiling at all.

Guyman01:
They keep humiliating Nigerians despite her minor misbehaviour, can they deport an Israeli or Saudi citizen for the same thing?
Despite bombing America the Bin Laden family was never deported from America or UK

Anybody can be sacked if you go against medical ethics

DaddyJapan:
Oh, I don't disagree at all.

Meanwhile, some crusaders are more equal than others

They are not. The case will be revisited after sometime and she goes back to work.
If she is not a citizen or has the right to remain, she goes back to her country. When you don't know how a system works, do not jump on the band wagon.