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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 11:01am On Feb 25, 2022
dupyshoo:
Hehehe!! I know how it works cos husby cannot do without watching almost all football matches and we can't afford to be dashing Sky a lot of money every month.
Oya please give us the tips on how to do it. Does it involve using kodi? Should we open another thread for this?
By the way, how do I get VPN for my smart TV?
#cc: lexusgs430

Lexusgs430:


I plead the 5th ......... My central bank of lexusgs430, is ₦ lean ............. cheesy
Has the unidigi business slowed down? grin
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 8:56pm On Feb 23, 2022
Temi231:


I went to this store and got a shock of my life. Red pepper(Rodo) £16, something that can not fill custard paint. Haa mogbe.... Is that how we used to do �� cheesy cheesy. Maybe the guy made mistake in our bill sha. Hubby is planning to go there and buy the same quantity to see the price again.

Just to give update. Thank you


bimbola4real:
Generally, Rodo is quite expensive here, we tend to buy a box of it(rather than just picking up some for weighing which can work out quite expensive). The box( we normally ask for at Kashmir), if I remember well cost about 20quid and defo more than custard paint. You can call Kashmir and ask how much the box of rodo is before buying more at Alfa? See if that works out cheaper.


What is custard paint? I know it's sold by weight.
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 10:01pm On Feb 21, 2022
Amarathripple0:


These sites have voluntary opportunities
https://reachvolunteering.org.uk/
https://www.volunteermatch.org/search
https://www.charityjob.co.uk/

You can also search for whatever role you are looking for like this eg Volunteer Operations Manager or Volunteer Systems Administrator Search on LinkedIn and on Google.
Thank you.

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Politics / Re: APC Postpones National Convention Indefinitely by dustydee: 4:12pm On Feb 21, 2022
Neminc:


The date announced was for zonal congresses, no date was announced for the national convention which was postponed indefinitely
Thank you for that. I missed that part.
Politics / Re: APC Postpones National Convention Indefinitely by dustydee: 3:21pm On Feb 21, 2022
Indefinitely and yet a date was announced. What dies "indefinitely" mean again?
Modified:
Date announced for zonal congresses (26th March) is actually for the national convention.

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Advice On Taking A Job At The Federal Ministry Of Trade And Logistics by dustydee: 5:06pm On Feb 19, 2022
LordIsaac:

Imagine you become a director or permsec in that federal ministry in the next 25 years! FG work requires patience and it is more stable, if you asked me. For instance, if in the next 15 years you become bedridden (God forbid), FG will still pay you pension till you leave this world or recover. Compare this with the "self-employed" souls which this same situation may spell total doom for them. That's my simple take going by your 100k per month intake.
Are you aware that pension is now contributory, just like in the private sector? In fact, for pension purposes, you are better off in the private sector if your pay is higher as you get a higher percentage contribution to your pension pot.
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 8:39am On Feb 18, 2022
Chai! I missed o. Wetin happen? Someone please summarise grin

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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 10:42pm On Feb 04, 2022
SamReinvented:


This claim I actually found out recently to be true, from a friend’s experience. While there’s no clear home office rule stating this, there’s a technicality in immigration visas that makes it an issue.

In simple terms…If you apply for a dependent visa less 6 months to the expiration of the main visa, you may not be issued a dependent visa… you may be issued a normal visiting visa. [I’m using “may” here because nothing is absolute, but generally BRPs are never issued for less than 6-months stay in the UK].

So, while the visit visa serves your purpose to be with your spouse for the rest of his/her studies, it’s not a standard dependent visa, and will certainly give problems when you want to use it for PSV application. Make everybody shine their eyes.
Your response is addressing a different issue. The question, I believe, was with respect to someone who already has the visa but not in the UK.
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 10:31pm On Feb 04, 2022
Endlessgrace:


You’ll need to have the NIN to apply for passport online. How come you’re waiting to be called for NIN? Over here in North West i just picked an available date on the website, made payment and went in for my son’s registration, NIN was sent to my mail the next day.
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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 9:58am On Jan 21, 2022
BuildingProject:


Which bank please? Cause binance is not accepting Monzo MC.
I used my Revolut and transferwise and it worked. I also used my Lloyds too.

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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 11:39am On Jan 20, 2022
LagosismyHome:


The price we pay as immigrants smiley .... we just take and manage things other won't.
We didn't know it was standard to have white goods in an unfurnished house. When we complained about the fridge and wanted to buy ours, the agency told us to throwaway the other one, that's how antiquated it was. We didn't because we didn't want stories at the end of our tenancy and also didn't want all that work taking it to the tip so we kept it in the shed.
Car Talk / Re: Car Talk Chat Room by dustydee: 3:46pm On Jan 19, 2022
Please how can I verify that the customs clearance for a vehicle is genuine? I have a copy.
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 3:35pm On Jan 19, 2022
Lexusgs430:



You would just be having dreams, about the adventures the previous owner undertook ........ cheesy

With all the splash marks, looking like tea poured on the moukafoam............ grin
Depending on the previous owner, that may not be a bad thing o.
Let me check if my "hot" neighbour is selling their mattress, I want to confirm something. grin
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 3:34pm On Jan 19, 2022
LagosismyHome:


Wow ...what a terrible landlord. So the landlord could not provide white goods for rental. Na wah

Never heard a tenant providing fridge, washing machine... I get unfurnished but unfurnished should come with white goods .
Not necessarily. We didn't have washing machine in our last house. We had to buy one and a fridge because the fridge there was antiquated.

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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 5:20pm On Jan 18, 2022
lawali:
Pls what’s the best (reliable, cheap and fast) way of funding Monzo and Revolut account from money already in Naija bank account?

I want to believe I can get better options than going through black market.

Thanks

Pls someone should help me with possible answer. Thanks

Try Kyishi. I haven't used it but you can trade your naira for pounds at an agreed rate and the pounds can be paid to your account.
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 9:20pm On Jan 17, 2022
LagosismyHome:


Please any recommendations for health insurance
We used Axa (Mansard).

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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 9:37pm On Jan 16, 2022
Thank you.

LagosismyHome:


Bank means temporary staff ... so not permanent and called when there is available shift or work...... it can be a way to gain experience or use leg enter.

In that job it is listed as in bold stating they only call when needed. So definitely not a permanent staff with guaranteed 37.5 hours

Contract: Bank

Hours Flexible working - 0 hours per week (As and When Required)Job


You can read more below

https://m.bankpartners.co.uk/news/2016/02/what-is-an-nhs-staff-bank/#:~:text=An%20NHS%20staff%20bank%20is,temporary%20shifts%20at%20trust%20hospitals.
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 9:25pm On Jan 16, 2022
mimilyrics:
Below are healthcare Support jobs that have indicated work sponsorship on their job postings. The last 2 jobs are bank jobs and not up for sponsorship though they place you in a better opportunity for permanent, sponsored jobs in that area.

Please what does "bank job" mean. I have looked at the JD and couldn't find any clue as to what that means.
Religion / Re: Can Someone Explain First Fruit by dustydee: 10:44am On Jan 16, 2022
beautyfunke:
Pls can someone explain first fruit, is it important a Christian must give first fruit?




9 The Lord said to Moses, 10 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land I am going to give you and you reap its harvest, bring to the priest a sheaf of the first grain you harvest. 11 He is to wave the sheaf before the Lord so it will be accepted on your behalf; the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath.
Leviticus 23:9-11

A sheaf, not all.
Food / Re: Egg Stew And Rice by dustydee: 5:41pm On Jan 15, 2022
Chopchopfine:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHigEHgdJYo
Looks more like egg sauce. It looks delicious.

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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 5:33pm On Jan 15, 2022
Chreze:


Yeah. It’s called Atta, Indians use it for that their chappati bread, then Nigerians makes it like semo. Not bad tho.
Oh ok, I thought they were going to swallow it like capsules. I fear o but hunger has no respect sha.
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 4:20pm On Jan 15, 2022
Chreze:


I have seen black people beg abroad. If you go to INA market in India (Delhi), you will see Nigerians begging in the market for you to buy them chicken or wheat for swallow . In Lille (France) I gave a black guy (not Nigerian) €10 when he approached me at a mall and I felt like I should give him more since I gave the white begger outside €2 coins (anytime my wife remember this story she gets angry at me cos we didn’t buy something we like because of small fraction difference) . We don’t want to be a begger abroad, especially when we are not beggers backs home, but if you no get watin to eat, watin you go do?
Men! How can someone swallow wheat? shocked
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 7:20pm On Jan 11, 2022
Thank you

Endlessgrace:


https://iq-online.net/book-uk/

This is the link i used to book mine. You’ll pick the location closest to you.
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 3:04pm On Jan 11, 2022
Endlessgrace:
I’m trying to renew my child’s Nigerian passport and was told he’ll need a NIN before he could apply. Please how true is this for children under 16 years old.
Also i was told i have to apply for my NIN first (even though i’m not applying for passport renewal at the moment) before my child could apply for his NIN.

NIN registration is £40 per person. I just don’t understand all these unnecessary costs as a result of passport renewal.
Please where can I do it?
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 2:37pm On Jan 10, 2022
SirWellington:
so i finally did my day two PCR test (for fully vaccinated) and i sent it via post. on getting home i realized that the email acknowledging registration of my test kit, there a mistake in my year of birth by just one year, tho other details including international passport details remains correct, hope this wont be much of an issue?
No it should not be an issue.
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 6:04pm On Jan 07, 2022
Chreze:


Ok. This is fine. I guess we can just stick to that. 1% fee for security is far far better than that extra money we make from p2p. Make person no go prison for something wey you no do. If not that binance actually has those transactions records, am sure our brother story for different. Make we just thank God for am.

Thanks for the update.
Yes the fee isn't much. I was just greedy and wanted a little more and now I am a bit apprehensive.
Binanace is likely to pass your details to HMRC for tax purposes though, so set some funds aside for tax. wink
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 4:58pm On Jan 07, 2022
Chreze:


Abeg if you try the direct bank own and e work you let us know. I was using the direct deposit for naira then before they discontinued it. The difference is just small fraction. Atleast that one go better pass these whole wahala.

Also I go advice make you use UK bank wey de accept and sell crypto. I think sterling and Revolut are the two I know. I don’t think I have seen anything crypto on Monzo.
I withdraw to my bank card and as at last week it was still working with 1% fee. It is instant as well.
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 11:59am On Jan 07, 2022
jimpix11:


After 3-4weeks of the trade, I received a letter from my bank that my account is on review. Also a letter came from the police inviting me for an interview regarding a money Laundering allegation. At the station, I was given a list of sellers on binance that reported my account to their bank. The report made was that I scammed them on a telegram investment group.

The only solution is to sell to ppl you know. selling for naira and exchanging to pounds may be another option but losses go dy.
Wow, an I just used the binance p2p to my UK bank since p2p to naira has been disabled. I hope no one comes after me because I hate wahala. I will just use the direct deposit to my account from Binance instead of p2p for my own peace of mind. Thanks for sharing.

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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 11:44pm On Jan 06, 2022
jimpix11:
@Lexusgs430

Really appreciate your advice and guidance regarding the issue with my bank. After 4months of dragging, ALL my funds have been returned.

For those trading on UK Binance P2P, trade carefully both with merchants and individuals. A merchant account and some other individual accounts tried to chargeback thousands of funds from my account after 3weeks of selling funds to them on Binance P2P. I think this merchant owns most or all of the other accounts.
Please do you mind sharing how it happened and how it can be avoided/addressed?
Travel / Re: I Hope Am Not Dupe by dustydee: 3:22pm On Jan 05, 2022
advanceDNA:


Relax.. the guy is a bit incoherent...Mayb it’s the parole some agents are running with Nigerian over there with Palii
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If it is, how does it invalidate my statement? He should not be in a hurry to destroy his travel future.
Travel / Re: I Hope Am Not Dupe by dustydee: 1:00pm On Jan 05, 2022
Popsonbloger:
My people in the house pls I need you to enlight me more I met an agent through my friend who is in UK and money have been pay for him for dependant package and last year December the agent ask for my passport that he want to book an appointment for me for TB test because what my friend told m3 before was that I will submit my passport for UK embassy in December but not yet so my people in the house who have run dependant package before I hope have not been dupe yet..
First, one minute silence for your money.
Now, what is "dependant package"? Do you have a spouse or parent in the UK?
If yes, why are you using an agent and not your sponsor?
If not, then do not give them your passport or 10 year ban is loading.

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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 11:30pm On Jan 03, 2022
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Aprokodaughter:


I just remembered one time I went to buy ordinary scissors. Only for me to open it and found the scissors get plenty mouth LMAO. I confuse I say no be scissors I buy why e come get plenty mouth like this. I look the pack well well only for them to write "for herbs" in small fonts then the scissors was in big fonts.

I just tire I leave the scissors like that because I don commot am from pack lols.

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