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D reality in Nigerias engineering world is that

It isn't really about your degree ot what u studied but what u can do

D people handling the contracts, doing the jobs aren't even engineers but peeps that stumbled upon or learnt one way or the other


You can google job vacancy for experienced engineers in electrical and see the requirements

That will be a pioneer to d direction you can take

Nigeria is a bit complicated and there aren't much jobs
But as a student I will advice you learn AutoCAD for designs but don't limit yourself to electrical engineering

Just learn how to design building plans inclusive of electrical house wiring , civil, structural and all

If possible dive a bit into architecture.

Push that woman to the wall till her head corrects

Man up �. There are consequences for decisions

Put your feet on the ground

If I was in your shoes I will send her packing to her mothers house to learn manners and respect

Or just leave the house for her until. She gains sense.


You are accomodating what will consume you


The serpent in genesis became the dragon on revelation

Tackle it, tackle her Until there is a change


You are building on a wrong foundation.

Her family shoukd teach her what it is to be a wife only then should she be allowed back into your life

Same issue am facing. I tried special data plans 450 for 1 gig yet it didnt last long at all.
So i will be forced to get an iphone and settle for glo
Thou glo is slow but i will have to manage it

If you know you know

Anything outside this you are on your own my brother o... Run!!!!!

Just move on
He never loved you
Stop trying to know what's happened
Better days ahead
Take time to heal at your own pace
We all/ some of us are still and have been there one time or the other and finally came out fine.
You will be fine, I am sure toughs of depression even suicidal toughs will be coming but be strong
Let it out by talking to those u trust about this
Same happened to me, she said she fell out of love with me (second break up) after building my world around her
I just had to pick up the pieces of my life, cut off from her asper social media and daily moved on
So once again u will be fine
Don't allow negative comments here from kids get to u
The heart wants what it wants
If he says no emotional connection respect that even thou its painful and he has no right dating someone he isnt sure yet of but thats life for you
U can pm me so we talk

.....

I tendered my bid with stanbic for the primary market, 365 days on Monday but I didn't have the amount in my account same Monday. On Wednesday during the bid my account was empty but my instruction was valid. Now on Thursday today I have d money in my account. Wondering if I will still be debited even thou as at yesterday during the bid my account was empty

the presiding officers made provision for the increased salary in the 2018/budget

they are protesting for d differential in d consolidated increase in their salary not their salaries

the ministry of finance is responsible for payment of national assembly staff salary

the management of national assembly is different from presiding officers

Nigerians sha smh

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NASS workers’ strike threat: CNA explains delay in implementation of 28% salary increment
by KEHINDE AKINTOLA, Abuja
December 4, 2018 | 2:56 pm
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Related Story: NASS staff shut down National Assembly over poor condition of service

Sani Omolori, Clerk of the National Assembly (CNA) on Monday urged the leadership of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) to immediately call-off the proposed picketing and strike action over delay in teh payment of 28 percent salary increase.

Omolori gave the charge via a letter addressed to Chairman, Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) titled: Re: Notice of picketing/strike rising from the resolutions of congress meetings of the PASAN, National Assembly Service Commission and National Assembly Chapters’ with Ref. No: NASS/CNA/149/Vol.6/75 dated 3rd December, 2018 seen by BusinessDay.

The National Assembly accounting officer who blamed the non-implementation of the 28% increment on paucity of funds, urged the workers to continue to engage the Management of the National Assembly on all issues raised in the letter sent to the Senate President Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

He observed that the letter written by PASAN dated 29th November, 2018 as it relates to the ‘payment of 28% increase in CONLESS’ falls under the purview of Management rather than the Presiding Officers of the National Assembly.

“Following Staff agitations on the above subject, I empaneled a Committee made up of representatives of Management and PASAN to study, review and advise on the way forward. The Report of the Committee was submitted to me in June, 2018 and the recommendations were thoroughly discussed jointly by the PASAN and Management. Eventually, the Management and Leadership of the National Assembly acceded to the bargain of PASAN that 28% additional CONLESS should be implemented with effect from January, 2018.

“In furtherance of the above, the Presiding Officers, in an unprecedented manner, made provision for the implementation of the 28% CONLESS increase in the 2018 Budget, and this was to be paid from the additional funds earmarked for the National Assembly in 2018.
Unfortunately, the level of implementation of the 2018 budget, in terms of release of funds, has made it impossible to pay this additional 28%. This situation has been well discussed, and I am aware that PASAN Officials have investigated and verified this fact from the Federal Ministry of Finance.

“Accordingly, any insistence on immediate implementation of this increase, without funding from the Federation Account, is highly unrealistic and non-feasible. Of course, Management will not hesitate to pay as soon as funds are available. Once again, we appeal to PASAN and all Staff to exercise patience while we pursue this matter to a logical conclusion,” the letter read.

On the non-release of some promotion letters, upgrading, conversion and other establishment matters, Omolori argued that “no administration in the history of the National Assembly has been more proactive than the present one, in creating opportunities for career growth and addressing the challenges of stagnation.

“Today, the bureaucracy of the National Assembly has exponentially expanded. We now have 13 Offices/Directorates as well as 67 Departments. The process is ongoing to create additional Divisions and Units. However, it is a service-wide Rule that you cannot promote Officers into non-existent vacancies.

“It is also important to clarify that promotion letters of Officers who passed the 2018 Promotion Examinations have not been withheld by my Office. Indeed, all promotion letters for 2018 submitted to my Office by the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) have been released to the beneficiaries, except in cases where there are issues. Management is still liaising with the Commission to reconcile these grey areas.

“Altogether, 589 letters for promotion, conversion and upgrading were sent by the Commission to my Office. Out of this number, 491 were released as at 28th August, 2018; 15 more were released on 28th September, 2018; another 39 on 7th November, 2018; and additional 17 letters on 27th November, 2018.

“Thus far, 27 letters have pending issues that needed clarifications. These issues include: Promotion into non-existent vacancies (that were not declared by the National Assembly in the first place); Conversion of Staff to other Cadres in breach of extant guidelines approved by the National Assembly Service Commission; Wrong effective dates of promotion and/or conversion; Suspicious career progression records; and Questions concerning consultancy cadre; etc.

“It is clear from the foregoing that, in line with age-long Guidelines, Management will not promote Officers into non-existent vacancies or posts nor upgrade Officers without additional
academic/professional qualifications and vacancies. Similarly, Management will not engage in conversion of Officers to other cadres in breach of extant Guidelines.

“Indeed, I need to inform you that Management is investigating the circumstances under which these breaches occurred,” the CNA explained.

On the Conditions of Service, Omolori observed that the “initiative to review the Conditions of Service is actually an idea conceived and dutifully pursued by the Management of the National Assembly. We are grateful that the last National Assembly Commission graciously adopted most of our recommendations, and forwarded same in July 2018 to the Presiding Officers for further legislative action. Recall that PASAN participated in all discussions about the Conditions of Service and most of the recommendations adopted were proposed by PASAN.

“We are also sensitive to the fact that, the implementation of the document requires huge financial cost and hence, the need to be deliberate and painstaking in processing it. The Leadership of the National Assembly deserves commendation rather than condemnation or confrontation for referring this document to its relevant organs to study and report back. Please, let us not do anything to ruin or jeopardize the confidence and support that Management and Staff currently enjoy from the Leadership.

“At this juncture, it is necessary to place on record, some issues of concern that are discernible from all actions and write-ups by PASAN as a Body, (as well as a few Staff acting under the umbrella of PASAN or acting alone), that are clear breaches of Service Rules and which tend to send wrong signals. In our determination to maintain\ very cordial relationship with PASAN, Management has bent backwards on a number of occasions to accommodate and explain all issues raised, even when such issues are the prerogative of Management. We hope that this does not give a wrong impression.

“For instance, the present letter to the Leadership of the National Assembly was written on Thursday, 29th November, 2018 and delivered on Friday, 30th November, 2018. Management obtained a copy today (Monday, 3rd December, 2018). Either of these two instances gave less than 24 working hours’ notice to picket and embark on strike. This is, to say the least, a bad example of industrial relations.

“Furthermore, in the above cited letter, you complained that your previous letters to Presiding Officers (dated 5th January and 8th September, 2018) were neither acknowledged nor acted upon. It is clear to me that you have consistently breached the channel of communication in the previous and instant cases. May I remind you that, you are first and foremost Civil Servants before being Trade Union Officials.

“It is therefore important that, under each and every circumstance, you must follow the established channels of communication. My advice is that, henceforth, all communications to the Presiding Officers should be routed through my Office, via the Secretary, Human Resources and Staff Development.

“Let me therefore, state as follows: your determination to embark on an industrial action by all means, without exhausting the options available to you is uncalled for, as picketing and strike action should be the last resort instead of the first in industrial relations; the Management of the National Assembly under my watch has established an open channel for interfacing with PASAN and we expect PASAN to utilize this channel always and reciprocate this gesture; some of the issues raised in your notice are already receiving the attention of the National Assembly Leadership; and promotion to the next salary grade level and rank is a privilege to deserving Staff who have fulfilled all conditions precedent.

“Accordingly, Management is not withholding any letters but actually investigating breaches to established Guidelines for Promotion, Upgrading and Conversion of Officers. In the light of the foregoing, I wish to use this medium to request PASAN Exco to immediately: call off the proposed picketing and strike action; and continue to engage the Management of the National Assembly on all issues raised in their above cited letter,” he urged.



KEHINDE AKINTOLA, Abuja

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December 4, 2018 | 2:56 pm
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this mirrors everything wrong with Nigeria

https://www.businessdayonline.com/news/article/nass-workers-strike-threat-cna-explains-delay-implementation-28-salary-increment-2/

Two is better than one cos they hv a better reward fr their labor. If one chase 1000 two changes 10000
Marriage shd be a partnership
She s supposed to b d help meet not take meet

yettymuse:
OK, whilst you were dating her you weren't spending on her because............ She's miss independent huh Men like you make independent women carry calculator about... You married a woman because you want to be sharing bills? Really??

Ovoko!!!!!!!!!

Nothing wey person no go hear for this nairaland. You're depressed because you're performing your marital duties, top of which is taking the financial responsibilities of your home?
You've not even started, no kids yet and you're whining like this?

You married her because of her money.. You never chi chom chin!

Are you kidding me?
I weak abeg!...

I pity who ever will marry this person
Marriage is supposed to be about filling up
When u love someone u can't afford to see them struggle financially
Its simple she does not love her husband
Where a mans treasure is his heart will be also
Everyone invests in d direction of their love.
A marriage where couples are not financially open and compatible is bound to fail already. Finance is d number one cos of marital failure
Solution: you married a bad one. She won't change. You try to adjust. Be a bit strict with money also but sorry this union is bound to be doomed

enabledgoddess:
Your baby takes three nan in a month ? That's poor. Mine takes 2 in a week. That's roughly 8/9 in a month. One big cerelac, papnand soya milk.uses big huggies.. 64 in a pack . then 2 packs of big eva water. Babies are expensive. I think we spend roughly 20k-25k in a month. Tell wifey to reduce budget to that amount, but not 15k. What will she do with that ? In few months when babies begin to eat normal food, you won't have to spend. Take care of your jewel if you have the cash

20k is fair

Mummy Tobi, are you sure that baby is not hungry? How old is she? Seven months. Have you introduced other foods apart from breast milk? No. I am giving only infant formula and breast milk.
Then she must really be hungry. When a baby cries so loud while she is wide awake, she wants to be fed. The cry shows the baby is not getting enough food.
At age six months, you should introduce your baby to other foods known as weaning— mixed feeding or introduction of solid foods. This should begin for infants by six months of age (26 weeks) but not before 17 weeks.
Breast milk or infant formula should continue during the complementary feeding period with the amount gradually reduced as the variety of foods increases. As all infants’ needs are different, mothers should also be aware of key nutrients and foods needed in line with resources available.
Foods to introduce
At six months, it is time to try solid food. Every baby is different, so there is no telling how your baby will take to this new experience. He may need a while to get used to new tastes and textures.
Milk is not enough anymore
At six months, your baby starts to need extra nutrients, in particular iron. But he still needs breast milk or formula as well, until he is a year old. During baby’s first six months, the digestive and immune systems have been gradually gaining strength. The body is now ready to process solid food.
Once your baby is six months old, you can give other foods; try new ones quickly.
F oods to begin with
Well-mashed cooked vegetables, such as potato, sweet potato, carrot, broccoli or cauliflower. Also, fruit, such as ripe cooked apple, pear, mango or papaya or mashed fruit such as ripe avocado or banana. Baby rice or other cereal mixed with your usual milk
Once your baby is happy eating from a spoon, you can increase the range of foods. Try blended meat and fish or chicken. Cook thoroughly and remove bones. Whole milk yoghurt and custard is also good. Don’t give cow’s milk (or goat’s or sheep’s) until he’s a year old.
Starchy foods
It’s a good idea to base on starchy foods. Breakfast cereals, baby breadsticks, potatoes, couscous, bread, pasta, millet, rice and oats are okay. Your baby needs one protein-rich food at each meal. This could be: fish, but not shark, swordfish and marlin, well-cooked eggs, dairy produce, lean red meat, poultry lentils.
Give diluted juice in a beaker or feeding cup, rather than a bottle. Follow-on formula milk can be used if you wish. But there’s no need for you to give it to your baby if he’s already eating balanced meals.

JoannaSedley:
11 diapers in a day from a pack of 88. All in a month. That's 8 days in a month you've got in your calendar. You are kidding right? Buy all those things by yourself and spare us the crap about how virtuous the old generations are.
When the child starts school, the upkeep will double knowing how dem crèches wastes diapers and baby foods.

Typical meals in a day
A typical day meal plan for baby naijachef looks like this:
8:00 AM: About 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt
9:00 AM: 1/2 cup of oatmeal with Greek yogurt or milk with 1/2 a banana
12:00 PM: Boiled sweet potatoes with chicken broth and a chicken drumstick and mixed vegetables
1:00 PM: About 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
5:30 PM: Eba with chicken broth and fish (usually salmon)
Also, he still gets breast milk 3-4 times a day in addition.
What have you found works with your

JoannaSedley:
11 diapers in a day from a pack of 88. All in a month. That's 8 days in a month you've got in your calendar. You are kidding right? Buy all those things by yourself and spare us the crap about how virtuous the old generations are.
When the child starts school, the upkeep will double knowing how dem crèches wastes diapers and baby foods.

Madam do the maths. Shdnt be hard. Morflix diaper has 88 pcs for one park

If you buy 4 parks you get 88* 4 that's 352 pcs per month

Diapers per day will become 11pcs per day
Who uses 11pcs per day??

ifyalways:
Yes, you are right. Our parents fed us home grown fresh veggies and fruits. They made pap with ground nut and crayfish for us.

Buy your wife a washing machine that spins so she can use cloth diapers for your baby. Disposable diapers is not for everyone but dont expect your wife to handwash and dry baby diapers eveeyday.

Join your wife in soaking corn/millet and make healthy tom brown for your baby, its far more better than nurtibom,noodles and golden morn.

Buy better blender so your wife can blend fish, potatoes,fruits for your babies. Better that way.

Parenthood no be mouth.

From your analysis I doubt you a grand mother. Exposed grand mums can't think like this.
A young man earning abt 120k a month can, shd have a child.
Its possible 15,20k is enough for a prudent woman to cater for a child monthly excluding cloths and all which is once in a while.
4 parks of diapers with 88 Pcs per park is too much for a month that's abt 11 PCs per day.
Wisdom makes small money big, and foolishness makes big money small

Extravagant spending doesn't necessarily conot big status but foolishness
There must be a balance BTW providing nutricious food to your child vis a vis cost... There were wisdom comes in and unfortunately not many have this

ifyalways:
Yes, you are right. Our parents fed us home grown fresh veggies and fruits. They made pap with ground nut and crayfish for us.

Buy your wife a washing machine that spins so she can use cloth diapers for your baby. Disposable diapers is not for everyone but dont expect your wife to handwash and dry baby diapers eveeyday.

Join your wife in soaking corn/millet and make healthy tom brown for your baby, its far more better than nurtibom,noodles and golden morn.

Buy better blender so your wife can blend fish, potatoes,fruits for your babies. Better that way.

Parenthood no be mouth.

For starts its not me but a friend
Our parents did not have washing machine or blender
How did they cope??

Every class of people have children and they device ways of raising their kids. Am of the opinion we shdnt teach the next generation that taking care of kids is too expensive. This is d reason many young guys refused to marry.
Many even marry but delay child birth or have few kids

From the mindset of some, children are reserved for people with certain income.That's not Gods design and it wasn't meant to be so.

If u have a job of say 120k, instead of waiting try settle down, marry and have kids based on that budget

ifyalways:
Check out of this new genetation of Nigerians. . . If e no be sudden death before 50 years , e go be one kain yeye sickness in the 30's.

No fruit and veggies in your babies diets but you slay?
No better baby food all because of management but you wont encourage your wife to go for FP as your religious leader (who by the way is neither married nor have a child) have declared it a sin.
You feed your baby adult food and all sorts of chemical filled fast foods?

Pooor babies. Our parents did a better job.

Our parents did not have diapers, nutribon and co

They used cloth, pap, mashed solid foods, guinea corn and co and we turn out fine

Its basically simple.. Know your familys total income and expenditure vis a vis monthly savings and adjust to it
That's what good women do.

realtalk19:
Here is my own budget for the month wen my baby was 9 months

Nuribom 7_8 packs @ 600 per 1

Lactogen 3tins @ 1700 per 1

Molfix size 3, 38pcs , 2pks @ 1600 per 1

Usage: I use maximum of 3 diapers if he poos and minimum of 2 diapers per day. I switch with baby pants in the afternoon.

Wipes- I hardly use wipes xcept during outings ,instead I use water and baby soap to wash


My son eats all solid meals and buscuit, he stopped breastfeeding @ 4 months

He is 1 yr old now and av switched to Golden morn 1kg @ 1,300 per one . Since it's not his major meal, it lasts him for a month. He is a heavy eater.


Op thou it may vary wit kids and d kind of diet u want for child. I am managing myself and so far dats my budget for the month.

D prizes I gave are wholesale prize. It depends on d area d woman stays.

Spot on!

ImaIma1:
7 nutibon plus 4 cerelac in a month seems too

Has the baby not started eating solids? The cereals should be alternated with adult food modified for the baby.

The diapers cant be too much because you cannot determine how the child poos or stop her from pooing.

When they are at home, the baby can be washed with water when she poos to conserve the wipes.

He feeds on solid food and breast milk in addition to all this

chii8:
Let's be sincere for once, that bill is outrageous.

The real conservative women has finally spoken!

ifyalways:
Babies react to diapers differently. Nappy/diaper rash is not a joke. All my grand kids use Asda and a pack retails here for 5k, 4 packs a month), try any other product and you'd be greeeted with rashes the very next day.

@OP, i know this is about no friend but u thinking your wife is cheating you. Babies are expensive; healthy babies . If you think otherwise, go get those things yourself and monitor the usage. You are even lucky your baby takes Nan (one of the cheapest baby formula), what if the only milk she accepted was Enfamil or Aptamil (a tin retails for not less than 20k) will you kill the baby?


While crying about your current situation, follow your wife go for family planning. E go red for your body when belle number two enter.

Pls expand on the "all my grand kids use 4 parks per month"... You mean all the grand kids OR JUST ONE GRAND kid uses 4 parks @ 5k each � lol

JoannaSedley:
Buy them and use it for a month on the baby all by yourself. You will see that it is not even enough.
Babies eats more than six times in a day with breast milk and other adult foods added. A tin of small cerelac will last two days tops for a guzzling kind. 90 diapers like four week, three weeks if the baby is in daycare. Four diapers in a day.
Only two tins of nan in a month, that's like a quarter scoop for each feeds Scoop made for a small baby lizard. That's too poor. You wouldn't want your baby malnourished. The budget is reasonable while the content is too low for the baby.

Akamu made with dawa and joro. Also, a well grounded mixture of Soya bean, crayfish, and groundnuts is highly nutritious and cheaper.
Kids are expensive. People spend lot more than this on their babies.

Actually nan estimate was 3
Yes people spend more but every category of family have children and they find ways to live according to their family budget
I think 15000/budget on a child is fair and realistic. Tops 20k
People earning 30k monthly have kids you know?

Darkchocolate:
I have a 9 month old and I 'll tell you my own experience. This isn't based on saving money though but I guess it could go a long way in helping you. Her main nutrition is breast milk. She hates baby milk so that saves a whole lot of money. If your baby isnt breastfed, then normal baby milk would do. Baby's need calcium and that shouldnt be compromised.

She eats what we eat. I have a small pot next to the main family pot when I am cooking a meal. Everything goes in except salt and oil (very minimal). She hates baby food, cerelac, etc etc. By the way, she doesnt have any teeth yet so we mash up her food (vegs included) for her. Not to puree though cos she will just reject it. If you must feed pap, then vary it with other foods and fortify the pap with baby milk because pap doesnt have a great nutritional content for baby. It might make them full, quicker, but wouldn't help health-wise. Every baby is different so always try cheaper but equally nutritious alternatives and supplement with other foods too. How about baby cereal? Have you tried that? Or maybe oats (just normal oats but the powered ones. They are super nutritious and gluten free...And dead cheap too. Just try supplementing and see what works. Baby's at that age love to experiment anyway and will love different options presented to him/her. Try fruits too. Don't forget! A bowl of Fruit and vegetable are also considered full meals and can be used for breakfast. Doesnt always have to be cerelac morning, afternoon and night.

Re diapers, do you mean 4 big packs or 4 small packs? Always buy in bulk or bigger quantities. Might seem more expensive but cheaper in the long run. Diapers are essential but look for cheaper brands. It doesnt always have to be pampers or huggies. I wouldnt say go for cloth diaper because that is just too much work. However if you must save money, then consider cloth diapers. They are good for the environment too!

Same goes for wet wipes. There are cheaper alternatives. However, to save money you can go for just cotton wool and water. It isnt as convenient as wet wipes but it is very kind to baby's skin. You can save wet wipes for outings where water might not be easily assessible. However, if at home, cotton wool and water is sometimes best. I use wet wipes but sometimes, her bum bum needs a break from all the harshness so I just use cotton wool. Other times, I just use plain water (if the poo is just too much). We have exhausted one wet wipe packet before wiping non ending poo ... It wasnt a pretty sight!!! Goodluck.

Thanks 4 big parks of diapers at 3800 each that's 15000 average monthly!!

Nutribom(7) Cerelac(4) Nan(3)cups Molfix diaper(4) Wipes (4) Isn't this too much for just a child in a month??

A friend confided in me his wife sent him a budget break down to take care of their 9 months daugther for a month. it was 30k
This is for 4 cerelac,7 nutribon, 4 biggest size diapers,2 nan, 4 wipes
Mothers in the house any cost effective means to Cater for a child on half of this budget #15k
30k is some peoples salary a month
Mind u the husband earns 100k monthly
Suggestions welcome

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