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@justwise derailers are here

Pidgin2:
How many people can survive on £11,500 a year in UK, comfortably? That's poverty, I don't think the OP's aim is to be poor. So if he wants to be a middle class earner, he will be taxed 40%

Middle class earner will typically be taxed at 20%. A single person on £28,000 a year will earn £1860 a month (tax and NI = £473). He/she can comfortably save more than £600 a month. What is the effective tax rate in Nigeria? Please let's not derail this thread.

Pidgin2:
Good luck bro, soon na weather and tax go be your major concern, everywhere has it's own peculiar issues., takia

The UK tax system is not as bad as you make it look. Someone on £11,500 a year pays less tax than a Nigerian on equivalent pay in Nigeria. It is high for higher earners but some don't mind or simply go contracting where they pay less taxes.

People confusing your and you're is the most annoying to me.

and so?

onismate:
I believe most of us are aware of the $26Billion contract scandal rocking the NNPC. Well, here are the companies licensed by Buhari’s administration to lift crude oil. Most of the companies are linked to Buhari’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari and his cousin Mamman Daura.

http://hovabuzz.com/frontline/1414-26b-nnpc-contract-scandal-here-are-the-list-of-companies-involved

Which ones are linked to those you mentioned?

How many times will this story grace the front page?

Canadianfly:
If anyone who currently lives in UK is rethinking moving to Canada, go find other sources or create a thread and ask people to chime in their thoughts, but derailing this one is not fair on people who know nothing about either countries and are here solely for Canada.

You made some valid points but if this thread is about "Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant", why can't anyone ask questions about that here irrespective of where they live? I agree some have turned it to UK v. Canada but that doesn't mean questions can't be asked especially of those who have lived in both countries. It Just makes the whole process easier. Or why do people ask what they should or should not carry when coming from Nigeria? shouldn't they create another thread as well?
just saying.

The BH sympathisers will be happy with this news.

400billionman:
Let me ask you.

The contract that EFCC is prosecuting Diezani and Aluko for, were they not executed contracts ?

The arms deal that Dasuki is held for, was military ware not purchased under Jonathan ?

From what I know, Diezieni gave out state assets at a huge discount while Dasuki did not buy arms with the money. Some of the arms purchase money was used to fund the 2015 elections. Where they bought hardware, some were substandard(remember the helicopter crash that killed some officer?).
Not following due process is also a form of corruption, in my opinion except in exceptional circumstances. But there was no where in Kachukwu's letter that he alleged that money was missing. His problem was with the process of award, which I agree should be investigated.

Ddaji:
Following the leakage of the complaint letter written against the NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr Maikanti, by the Minister of State, Dr Ibe Kachukwu, somebody decided to leak EFCC report commissioned on Dr. Kachukwu. There is always two sides to a story. You be the judge. It is mind boggling.

There's no where in this letter that Ibe Kachukwu's name was mentioned. There's no insinuation that he was the source of the funds. This release is "watery" and nothing new from what Sahara reporters had earlier reported.
Next.
Seun's nairaland had to add Ibe kachukwu's name to generate traffic even though he was never mentioned in the report.

EzzyIzzy:
Just like I said, it has hit the frontpage. Don't be suprised when you see it on major newspaper headlines. In as much as we all are performing our civic rights by demanding accountability from our leaders and criticising them, shouldn't it be done devoid of lies, propaganda and half truths?

I tire for Seun. Nairaland is selling its credibility for traffic.

Where did $26b go missing? Seun, you are using your site to promote false hood. it is apparent that the author does not like Buhari and has made baseless allegations. When does contract award equate to missing money?

salford1:
£44k is alot of money in the UK atleast in my industry and that of my wife. e.g In the electrical T & D industry out west, that is around the starting wage for our electricians and technologist (OND level) here. Engineers starts around 90k and in 5 to years could go up to around $140k.. Another 40k from OT is easily obtainable across all cadre.

Those in the oil industry make around double of that.

What province was the job you saw located? I am guessing eastern provinces.

Same for my wife's industry in healthcare. The wage in the UK is just about half of her earnings in CA. In the science, health and tech industry, wages vary accross Canada typically in a west vs east scenario. e.g The big cities jobs starting wage for my wife out east is around $39/hr. While in the west...it starts at around $47.

If that's the case, then Canada should be an attractive destination. Someone said the taxes in the UK are higher but a Canadian lady in my office who just got her UK citizenship said taxes are higher in Canada. She's a management level staff. I used to wonder why she'd take up UK citizenship until I heard her say that.

salford1:
£44k is alot of money in the UK atleast in my industry and that of my wife. e.g In the electrical T & D industry out west, that is around the starting wage for our electricians and technologist (OND level) here. Engineers starts around 90k and in 5 to years could go up to around $140k.. Another 40k from OT is easily obtainable across all cadre.

Those in the oil industry make around double of that.

What province was the job you saw located? I am guessing eastern provinces.

Same for my wife's industry in healthcare. The wage in the UK is just about half of her earnings in CA. In the science, health and tech industry, wages vary accross Canada typically in a west vs east scenario. e.g The big cities jobs starting wage for my wife out east is around $39/hr. While in the west...it starts at around $47.

Ok, now I understand. Thanks.

salford1:
we are oo. I havent seen a country that pays people "bigly" wages like Canada

All these banks, airlines, telcos e.t.c just want a piece of the pie too.

Good morning from somewhere in Saskatchewan...

I real life, how are the wages compared to the UK? Some of the adverts i saw, once I convert the pay to ££ it seems a bit low. eg. an $80k job is just about £44k.

Mztarstrechy:
Popular lawyer Mike Ozekhome SAN and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar met and held a crucial meeting together. The details of their meeting are yet unknown but some people said it may be related to Atiku's plan to sue some media houses for false publications against him in relation to IPOB.

See photos below


Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2017/10/atiku-abubakar-and-mike-ozekhome.html?m=1

Nairaland, you don't know the details but your title said it is related to plans to sue vanguard and some media houses.
Seun, see your site promoting unverified information.

Excellent memo from Kachikwu.

eneubane1:
This is what is referred to as muscle (its a proper meat)

Thank you.

eneubane1:
Tell the people selling meat to give you muscle and they you have it.

i do not reside in Nigeria. Can you describe it? Muscle sounds like steak or proper meat to me but I doubt that's what is being referred to.

eneubane1:
Nigerian Pepper Soup is a spicy soup made with assorted meat, fish, poultry or bush meat and some hot local spices which gives it a strong and delicious aroma.

Pepper Soup is mostly sold in drinking joints, restaurants and eateries in Nigeria. It is usually named based on the type of meat used in making the soup.

Ingredients
• 500g Assorted Cow Meat (tripe, heart, liver& muscle )...cut into small pieces
• 2 tablespoonful pepper soup spice mix or roasted Calabash Nutmeg a.k.a Ehu /Ehuru/Ariwo after peeling off the roasted skin.
• Habanero/Chilli Pepper (to taste)
• 2 teaspoonful Dry Uziza/basil leaves (optional)
• 1 tablespoonful of ground Crayfish
• 2 Stock cubes/stock powder
• 1 teaspoon thyme (optional)
• 1 medium Onion bulb (chopped)
• Salt - to taste
• Water (as needed)
in the absence of these spices, you can make use of only

Cooking Directions
• First, clean and cook the toughest meat first; which is usually the cow foot and tripe (shaki). Add salt and thyme, pour enough water to cover the meat and leave to cook for 35 minutes on medium heat.

• After 35 minutes, stir and add the cow heart. Cook for 10 minutes and then add the muscle (fuku) and the liver. Stir well and add more water to cover the meat. Add the chopped onions and stock cubes. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.

• Next, add the ground pepper, ground crayfish, uziza/basil leaves, the ground pepper soup spices, mix thoroughly and cook for 5 minutes or until the assorted meat are well cooked.

• You just made a sizzling hot pot of Nigerian pepper soup. Serve hot and enjoy. Pepper Soup can be served alone as a side dish with palm wine or any chilled drink of your choice.

• It can also be eaten as a meal, with Eko (agidi), Agidi jollof, boiled yams, boiled potatoes, boiled white rice and boiled plantains.

Source: http://www.versatileblog.com.ng/2017/09/pepper-soup-nigerian-recipe.html


Tell me what recipe you want to see and I will post it in my next topic.

please what do you mean by "muscle"?

curvilicious:
Dustydee, Zimbabwe & Zimbia are they same?

No, that's why the Op needs to tell us which one. Topic says Zimbabwean while the body of the story refers to Zambian.

VastFinder:
Photos: Man turns himself in after killing his wife's lover he found on their matrimonial bed
https://alexis.lindaikejisblog.com/photos/shares/59cb53a018229.jpg
A Zambian man has turned himself in after killing his wife's secret lover, pictured above, whom he found on their matrimonial bed yesterday September 26th. According to Zambian local media, the man returned home unexpectedly to Solwezi in the middle of the night from Lumwana where he works and found the man in his matrimonial bed with his wife fast asleep in his bedroom. He took some pictures and afterward went into their kitchen and picked up a pounding stick, returned to the bedroom and struck the man on the head. The secret lover died as his head was broken and his brain spilled out. The angry husband then picked up the body of the deceased, put it in his car and drove to the police station where he handed himself over! The body of the deceased is lying in solwezi general hospital mortuary.
https://alexis.lindaikejisblog.com/photos/shares/59cb541000f9b.jpg
https://alexis.lindaikejisblog.com/photos/shares/59cb54312f65d.jpg

Source: http://www.wobegist.com/2017/09/photos-man-turns-himself-in-after.html?m=1

Zambian or Zimbabwean?

castrol180:
I wouldn't mind if you will be able to sleep over, I am at present in Wamba/Akwanga, Nasarawa state close to Abuja...on an investigative journalism of a sort. Pm me please, I am lonely #ireplasgidi #teamomoibadannimi

Kidnapper alert.
@OP, Lagos to Minna used to be around 8hrs but I don't know how long it will take now due to bad roads. I used to travel from Oyingbo but not sure if that is still the case. Bida to Minna used to be 1hr but due to bad road is now around 1.5hrs and is no where near the 4hrs stated above. Have a safe trip.

I don't think this is necessary. The government should get private entities to invest in these blocks.

chrisj2:
It is not the men that want to take on the responsibility but the ladies and society.

Village lady on less than 20k struggling to make ends meet will not just be happy if a guy comes along and double the salary and buys gifts, she will still ask for more and will start behaving like a slayer if one is not careful.

Even a girl claiming to be pregnant for money or saying she is going to private hospital when all she did was buy malaria tablets

Why would he double her salary? I have heard of guys placing their girl friends on monthly salary/stipend /allowance and cannot understand why they do it.

Arthurwinner:
Well I'm not that super rich but I'm buoyant enough as God may have it...
To be very precise ....
I started dating this lady not too far from now and it have been moving nicely buh, lately i noticed some change in her attitude since she became very sure that I really love her...

For the past month we discussed about marriage and I told her that I'm going to marry her and truly I want to cos it feels like I CAN'T stay without her.....

But the problem is that since then whenever she's around I don't feel like coming back to my house after work cos all she does is to collect money for this or for that and when I try to tell ha that I don't have she always threatening to break up with me, every time I give her money to buy something that is when everything in the market becomes costly, sometimes I look at her and inmy mind I be lik'e "shey Dis gal no know say I sabi d price of all d things she dy lie abwt''
but I keep cool for the sake of peace...

Abeg can you imagine that a brown powder (Zara) she told she bought for 9k I checked it out and its sold for 3k... since night I haven't talked to her but as usual she's packing her bag now....I know in her mind she's waiting for me to beg her or she leave ......

What do I do FAM .....I truly love her

Why do a lot of Nigerian men think that it is their responsibility to provide for their partners' need when they are not married. A guy can buy his girl friend gifts from time to time but must not necessarily perform the duties of her father or her duties. If she needs to buy powder, let her get a job or wait for her birthday when you can buy it for her.

Similar equipment have been used in Abuja over 10 years ago.

Very meaningless conversation.

You have them in some public toilets in the UK.

DanXplore:
Please, i could use some career advice from great nairalanders. Please tag monikers that you think would be of great help, as i am at a crucial point in my career.

I am a graduate of chemcal engineering but for 2years now, have not gotten any engineering related job. The only job i got was at KPMG (audit), which i resigned after 3 months due to some personal reasons. I am currently an Area Sales Rep with a poultry feed production company that pays 183k per month (net take home after tax and other necessary deductions), though i could use up to 20 to 25k to fuel my car monthly.
Now, i just got a PTDF scholarship offer to study Advanced process integration and design in UK but not really sure if it is worth ditching my current job for it.

I am not very confident about securing a job once i finish msc because only a handful of opportunities come for chemical engineers. more also,UK rarely retains Nigerians.

Please what are your advices, especially from those who have done Msc in Uk.

I need your advices, i dont want to make a costly mistake.

You should not have problems surviving on PTDF scholarship if you are paid on time. Have you considered taking up your scholarship in Germany or Australia since PTDF is now flexible?
I am a PTDF scholar and got a job after my MSc.

MackyNaija:
Kai! It has not been easy...

I don't know where to start from.
I still have updates from my experience trying to get a driver's license and most recently I attended an engineering career fair at Texas AnM College Station. 4hrs 30mins from here.

I have from pictures but due to size restrictions, I have to compress them first before uploading and that's difficult.


The career fair was to test what job hunting here feels like. See people.... lots of them all hustling for limited job and internship positions.
Please o, people that get multiple job offers at graduation, how do they do it?

Cos wetin my eyes see for the fair ehn
After I talk all the thing wey I sabi, dribble them both ways, dazzle them with eveything I have got (only thing I didn't use was juju) - I still heard thanks for visiting us, 'please apply online'.
Then why did I go to the career fair?? or is the online application an addition to all the saliva spent talking?


I would have simple stayed in my room and applied online.
Anyway, I am still hopeful - the heavens know I will throw atleast 500 applications online.... Shey na 'apply online na'?

Hopefully, resumes I could had to recruiters will come out with positive results.



Next month is the Women in Engineering Conference... Make I go find skirt suit buy because - I will be there!

Kai, I have assignments o. Lemme see if I can resize some pictures...

Hi,
From my experience attending job fairs in the UK, you usually don't get offers on the day. It is mainly a networking and information gathering event. I found out about many companies that I had not heard of before. Interestingly I got my job with one of those companies before graduating. I didn't visit the company's stand but my wife did and she brought the brochure home. I had a look and saw a role I liked but wasn't keen on applying. Several months later, I applied and the rest is history. I will advise you do not limit your search to the big, popular companies only but also the small relatively unknown ones. Some of the small companies pay well and you could develop faster.