obinna58:
Football progresses with country’s economy, if people are hungry no one have time for football

You have said it all

obaidan:

This is not true. Nigerians adore soccer. If organization is top-tier, it becomes trendy to go see football games.

Organisation is one of the main people issues

Nazgul:

That's because the league currently lacks investors. Most of the clubs are managed by state governors who care very little about the welfare of the players.

With the right investors, enough money would be pumped into the league. Thus increasing the quality of players, giving it a facelift and an increased fan base. And with time we'll give the south African league a run for their money. Youths would troop into various stadiums across the country every week to catch a glimpse of the action.

Even European clubs wouldn't mind coming down here for pre-season tour cos our league would be standard.

Investors will only invent if the conditions are right and there is assured ROI over time

Right now, the conditions of running a successful NPFL is not right

NaughtyBrainiac:
Hi Guys,

My WhatsApp has not been working for over 50 minutes. I cannot send or receive messages and my status update is also not refreshing.

Are you experiencing same?

Some of us do 90% of our daily business on WhatsApp o

Yes they are down. Something similar happened last year

Always have telegram as your back up

factorial1:
Guys, it seems WhatsApp has been down for some minutes.

The last message on my WhatsApp entered exactly 7:59am and since then no new messages.

Cc: Lalasticlala
Seun

Yes they are down. Something similar happened last year

AyobamiIsaac12:
Is anyone currently having issues with his or her Whatsapp? Been sending messages with mine but it doesn't mark. Seems they're down again!

Yes they are down. Something similar happened last year

Blessed week to everyone

You have said it all

othermen:
As a young fellow getting started in his career, you are doing great observing what may be prevalent.

I think young people should try to get some education about their chances- as you have or as you desire before going to the university to study any course.

You have to consider which is foremost to you- is it to have a successful career in whatever endeavour or to become a successful engineer; if it is the former, such that you are desiring a career for the success output, you may need to assess other courses aside Engineering that may provide readily available opportunities for you.

Increasingly, renowned courses like Law and Engineering needs to be re-assessed by those aspiring for a career in either. Most people are rather desiring for paid employment, when the fields actually has several opportunities to be self-employed, becoming a consulting professional or getting into some start-up.

Engineering is a wonderful course- however the formal labour market in Nigeria may not be so much great or wonderful for the discipline.

While there seem to be far limited formal opportunities for engineers than there are engineers, for those that persevere, and got opportunity to practice in their field- they often have the best outcomes in terms of prosperity when compared with other disciplines. (Check Aerospace Engineering).

There are some engineering courses that gives you significant edge in the informal labour market. Such that you can start your own enterprise right away and become an employer of labour as well. Now, the difficulty with this is the cost of start up and the competence we have instilled which is not geared towards self sufficiency or entrepreneurial spirit. Engineering, accounting or finance, medicine among others are all professional courses that don't require additional post-graduate degrees to maximise the opportunities they may afford. You just have to have right mindset of problem identification and solving to being a structural analyst.

Most engineers that went through Nigeria universities have had little exposure to practical training in Engineering. The universities have focused more on theoretical engineering- when engineering is mostly a practical course. The faculties could have been innovative in building massive workshop that can help instill the requisite skills that would propel a desirable career in most of their alumni; however they are frustrated by the nonchalance of the FG which has crushed what should be the faculty imagination.

What then is the option left to the engineer who can’t get a chance in the formal engineering labour market or who don’t have the resource for a start up?

So a civil engineer for instance could personally take on the supervision of construction or re-construction of housing units or other building structures- massive ones and the small residential ones. In many residential areas in Lagos, you have civil engineers approach owners of old building structures with great plans to pull down and reconstruct the buildings at their own cost, while such arrangement gives them some form of leasehold on the newly constructed building say a two flats now devolved into a six flats. They could have a long term leasehold on 2 of those flats. Now you don’t have to be a civil engineer to do such, you just need to have the requisite skills. However the Engineering discipline gives a confidence in such prospective customers that non-engineers approaching can offer them. Some civil engineers have made more money more than those working in Shell BP by exploring such.

Mechanical engineers on the other hand, also just need a little support to get started in the informal labour market; in sane schools- they are taught the competence to be able to design about anything. As at today, the universities may not offer as much technical skills as you may see in a polytechnic or some technical schools. The mechanical engineer must be humble enough to realize this. After getting around such, the issue then may be the cost of designing whatsoever they desire designing which may be highly demanding and in a nation that don’t support innovation, you have to look elsewhere. I know mechanical engineers that specialize in plumbing for very big building construction firms - designing and supervising the plumbing. Now, some ignorant mechanical engineers sees plumbing as a mere apprenticeship exercise, but with one’s credentials- you become even more feasible for opportunities. This is aside those, that are probably into constructions or repairs of factory machines and intensive trucks such as drilling machines.

I think ultimately in addition to what you may acquire from this thread - you have to understand that becoming successful as an engineer is a function of your own mindset. And for some people with the right mindset, it is in a place like Nigeria where several things don’t seem to work- that there are opportunities. There is no electricity / then there is a market for affordable power plans such that an electrical engineer who is innovative and adaptable can provide affordable solar energy technology to people. Get on LinkedIn, take a look at the profiles of engineers working in great firms, look at the unique skills they have, look at the career choices they have made. It could help you create your own template.

Don’t make costly assumptions based on what you may find in your immediate environment. Many of those people are products of a dysfunctional mindset or of a mindset compelled by the tragic realities of Nigeria. However if you have incorporated such reality in your methodological mindset, you should excel well in engineering or in any discipline you so choose. Those working in the manufacturing that you have interacted with are mostly products of technical education, and they provide supports and take instructions from the engineers, while those who attended universities that you interact with have little to no technical expertise. Again, if you build a methodological mindset towards your career, engineering can give you so much.

They know their end

chloedogie:


I woke up this morning after reading the news and headed to his twitter page to vent my anger and give him a slice of vawulence which I have never done before in my life but discovered he has tuned of comments on his page. That would have been the first time I will go violent on someone in my life on social media but I couldn't do it. Very painful. He must be very silly to have written and said that. Bloody black fool.

Just quote him and give your response

Congratulations

Hope he will revamp the archaic mode of operation of the FRSC especially through adequate database

Wish him all the best in his tenure

Bitter guy

He had to turn off the comment feature on his Twitter handle buy that won't stop Nigerians for quoting him and giving him a real taste of TwitterNG vaulence

In a long while, I saw a united Nigerian front against an external embittered soul

He's a disgrace to the world renowned MJs like Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan etc

If you want to have a good laugh, read through those quotes. Naija na cruise

Always

Prayer is communication with God and being conscious of his presence. This does not necessarily mean that I must close my eyes or yell at the top of my voice

With that, I can pray anytime I want to

I have a mission towards Sickle Cell Warriors through a WhatsApp platform where we share nutrition and lifestyle tips on how to stay healthy and minimize crisis episodes.

Reach out to me through the number on my signature to be a part of it

Participation is free

One day, another Nigerian will join him

God bless our hustles

That was how they got this guy at last

Wahala be like wetin?

May the best candidate win to lead Cross Rivers State

God bless Cross River

Ninisun:




Will definitely be fulfilled. I have started creating the path for that future.

Great

Follow that path, be focused and don't forget to seek guidance from your creator.

Ninisun:




I will pay for mine at old age .

Amen and amen

So shall it be. But I'd rather say - at a fulfilled age

Still available

Death is a debt everyone must pay, only to be remembered by what you have done

You come with nothing to acquire everything, just to leave with nothing

RIP

And no mention of Odunlade?

Kudos to the gallant men

We're waiting for the day their financiers will be announced and death with

That would be the best news concerning this battle

Keep learning

Recycled coaches

These people like trouble sha

goslowgoslow:

Just like Rinaldo fans are now counting it.

Smiles

I would personally love to see Ronaldo and Messi have their last dance at the world Cup

Just a wish

Interesting

Everyone was looking forward to seeing Italy vs Portugal but Macedonia knocked Italy out at the last minute

The European champions have now missed the World Cup back to back for the first time in their history

LESSON: Never count your eggs until they are hatched

Good innovation but I hope it will be adequately maintained

The deplorable state of Lagos roads, coupled with traffic, is more than enough to wreck those cars within 6 months.

UBER and BOLT drivers can testify

Hammyaladin:
Under the sea under sea under sea

There's this marmaid animations that has a red crab and the prince's guardian.. I can't remember the sef

Little Mermaid