Sorry I guess that was the wrong information. They just updated the website before my eyes:

2008 BATCH ‘A’ MOBILIZATION TIME-TABLE


Pre-mobilization workshop                                                       
3rd – 7th December 2007

Briefing of Corps Producing Institutions
17th - 21st December 2007

Submission of Masterlist  3rd - 14th January 2008 
Action on Master list by Mobilization Officers - Vetting etc.                       
3rd - 17th January 2008

Registration of Foreign-trained graduates                                   
15th December 2007 – 29th February 2008

Action by the Computer Section - Coding etc.                                               
7th - 25th January 2008

Submission of Preliminary Printouts to Corps-Producing Institution
28th -30th January 2008

Return of corrected Print-outs by Institutions to NYSC NDHQ                                   
11th - 13th February 2008 

Action by Computer (Coding, Corrections )                                   
13th February -
11th - 13th February 2008

Sorting and Packaging of Call-up letters                                   
12th - 16th March 2008

Delivery of Call-up letters to Institutions                                   
17th - 19th March 2008

Collection of Call-up letters by Foreign-trained Graduates
19th - 20th March 2008

Batch ‘A’ 2008 Orientation Course                                           
26th March - 16th April 2008

From (http://www.nysc.gov.ng/mobtable.php)

Why is front seat special?

More access to AC so prevents sweat, B.O. and oily skin, you can monitor what that person is doing/saying on their phone easier, that person can re-adjust themselves to make sure they are looking good in the mirror. Anyone who sees your girl in the front will immediately know she is your girl, but if she is at the back they will believe she is a relation or ordinary friend or they won't know if they are your girlfriend of your friends girlfriend. Also they feel good.

So believe it or not putting your girl in the front seat has its benefits for you as a boyfrind! But that is your own decision, don't say I didn't warn you. When i first entered my guy's car he had a friend in the front who is Actually a famous musician in Nigeria, I went straight to the back seat but he got up and said, "what am I doing? He can't allow that!" He ordered me to sit in the front as the 'Queen's Position', my man didn't even have to say it. That is someone who was raised to be a gentleman and it says alot for him. So you should do the same as a best friend as it creates an instant good impression and girls will recommend you to their friends.

Apparently the deadline has passed already! I spoke to my Aunt in Abuja.

hi i am trying to IM u, I am invisble as I have 15 people online who will make my computer crash! lol. you aren't responding.

Thanks guys, but do you know if i have missed the deadline for this years first intake? Anyone got the answer?

ukokeekong:

Zequisha,

I will happily teach you the language.

Write to me: qi1t@yahoo.com

Hi can you teach me too. My dad is from Oron in Akwa Ibom but he doesn't remember much.

Sosongo

Does anyone know the answer?

Raymond88:

. . . .hence the invention of condoms

Condoms are not 100%.

Simple - i miss the people!

almondjoy:


Of course I ignored him. Went out and bought myself a very nice Valentine Gift with his credit card!!!!

ROFLMAO!

quinofhart:

jimbutu
is your relationship such that you must splash out on her birthday and valentine's day ?can you not just get her something small but nice and she appreciate it? do you have to impress her by how much you spend? well if it is then either you should not be together or cut your coat according to your wallet. goodluck

I agree, but if you are looking for low cost ideas it really depends on what sort of things she likes and cares about.
- If it is spending time with you then maybe a picnic on the beach will do
- or cooking a meal for her at home and getting a video (that is good quality).
- Maybe going to one of the tourist attractions that you believe will be romantic will help.
- A pink teddy bear and a red rose. Something small that she can keep and say my man got me that he is so sweet.
- Perhaps a poem about how great she is framed with a little something to go with it i.e. perfume. -
- Maybe even a framed professional photo of the both of you.

Use your imagination it is quite hard for someone to advise you when they don't know what sort of thing your girl likes.

-Some girls may find a ticket to a local football match their best gift it depend on the girl, but I think i have given you some good ideas.

Also put a lot of thought into the preparation of things i.e. if you cook for her in your flat then maybe blindfold her before she enters the flat and put some flowers all over the place or cushions or something creative or atleast make sure the place smells nice (perhaps a quick spray of your cologne). Make sure you aren't looking off key either! lol.

Good luck!

Watch bbc news online and listen to how English people speak. If you know anyone who speaks great English, tell them to correct you anytime you make a mistake - remember to tell them that you will not be offended.

When I am around a Nigerian whose English is poor, it kind of sets me off balance, because I don't know whether they would want me to correct them or not. Afterall, who am I? Some of my Nigerian relatives though, pay special attention to the way I speak so as to improve the grammar and pronunciation. But when it comes to vocabulary, I think Nigerians reign, some words I have heard Nigerians use I had to go to my Oxford Dictionary to find the definition! lol.

Anyway, you should not feel ashamed, I am sure you are fluent in at least one Nigerian language and this has probably impacted your English. Not many English/Americans can say the same (including me), without it being a part of their degree or something. But all the same I think it is improtant for you to try your best as it will help you in interviews and unfortunately for you English is Nigeria's National language also. Maybe you should tape yourself when you speak also, people are often amazed at the way they sound.

Good luck!

Hi Guys, i was wondering if anyone could help me with this information. When is the last date to register for this years first batch of of NYSC in the Feb/March period.

Also when does the nysc actually start for this period?

I have called the head office but there is no response infact i don't know if the phone number is right, or maybe there is a block for international calls or something  .  I have emailed them also but i just don't want them to reply me after the date is already late.

Thanks in advance for any help/advice.

davidif:

please oh don't insult Igbos! It is uncalled for.
@ell77
sorry if i offended you, i apologise.

How can you call someone are racist and then do worst?
@wendymanda
I wasn't trying to disrespect your folks in anyway, i just hate ethnocentrism and when some dude who is soooooo frustrated with life starts spewing hate, i decided to put him back in his place and tell he ain't so special at all and that he is just like every other human being in naija irrespective of ethnicity, so he should stop having that sense of entitlement or superiority to everyone else of a different ethnicity in naija. His people are just actors on the stage like every other ethnicity in the country or in the world and there is no "special" or "chosen" race, y'all just human beings like everybody else in the world. Nigerians are nigerians, and they are entitled to reside in any part of the country end of story. Here in yanki, we boast of our diversity and not that any ethnicity or culture is better than the other but all should be appreciated, in naija its the other way round. Can you imagine how the world would be if we were all one skin color and one culture, it would be extremely horrible and bland, God has taste and variety that's why we are not all homogenous.

Apology accepted. How's tricks?

What kind of trash is this?

They even said someone gave brith to tortoise too in the same Church and were thanking God for deliverance from evil. Me thinks this is a media stunt.

Anyways what happened to the fishes after the picture I know my people like to eat fish, did the make Edi kai ikong?

mrpataki:

@ ell,

Never worry, facial and tooth surgery go replace am. Make we meet

bwuah ha ha!

efuah:

When are we going to look within too, deep inside too

I tell you, the "drop dead beauties" are the most dangerous on earth! . . .Tell ya mama that to u, she's the miss world, cus of that "special" thing that attracted u to her na wa for your mama sef (abeg dnt bite me).

listen to this girl she knows what she is saying!

@Poster, okay I am feeling bad for the poster now. Well mothers always want the best unfortunately their idea of the best may not be the same as yours sometimes they are right and the child is wrong, but i personally think in this case you are right. You define who you find attractive or don't you think your girl is attractive, if so then tell your mum that.

If you don't find her attractive and love her still, then tell your mum that too. Just tell her you live her and it is your choice afterall tomorrow your mum may pick a girl who she thinkks is beauitful enough for you to marry and then you find some other major fault and it is not your mum who will suffer it is you. So if you know the reasons why you love this girl then tell your mum. If you don't know why you love her, still stay with her (it is often hard to say why we fall for certian people) - as long as she is a good person.

@poster.

PLEASE YOU WERE ON THE RIGHT TRACK BUT DON'T BE SO INFATUATED WITH LONDON.

Lets say you are successful in your plans for 24 hour electricity and any other positive developments. Developed roads and pavements, street dustbins, street lights, traffic signals, etc. Fine if you want to take some influences from different countries around the world also, you can try and take the best from each city you admire. But If you go and name the streets Tony Blair street etc then you are giving undo credit to these people from the West and you will be effectively saying perhaps the greatest city to be made in Nigeria belongs to them. Think of local scholars and great people to name the streets after, and try and incorporate some things peculiar to olokola or ondo state. For example Dubai did not name any street George Bush and it now stands in a league of its own people model their designs on Dubai (though Dubai obviously had influences from different cities). Let your design be one that people model their cities after too! Let someone in India build a city and call it 'The New olokola'. lol.

@babasin - the post or the thread?

If it is the aim of that last post, it is just to show appreciation.

If it is the aim of the whole thread it is for business research: property development.

Why?

@Sleekfun - lol. I don't know how to change the poll I would have to start a new one.

Anyway I got the general idea of where the most popular place in Nigeria people on nairaland would like to live is: LAGOS (adding lekki and VI together), followed by Abuja. I would be better served to ask which lagos lga people would like to live and how much would they pay for what, than continue this poll.

Thank you everyone who took part in this poll and posted on the thread.

prof ade:

ell77,

Hi. the reason why Peter's face looks funny sometimes is because the actor, Milo Ventimiglia was born with dead nerve endings in his lower left lip.
That said I think we've not seen the end of Adam and I also think there is going to be a new villain(ess) ; who just might be married to Adam.
Got that from the graphic novel of this week.

That explains so much, I thought it was not normal, I just thought maybe he felt that waould make his part look more convincing (bad acting). Thanks at least now I know better.

Really a villainess - the female villains are great man!

Here are some hotels websites and rates:

Le Chateau:
http://www.ths-lechateau.com/Reservation.html

Channel View Hotels:
http://channelviewhotelsng.com/s_accomodation.php

Heritage:
Ikom’s biggest and most modern hotel is Heritage. According to Mr. Alfred Etta, a tourist guide and driving school proprietor, Heritage Hotel is a three-star affair. A double room at Heritage comes at N3, 220 per day but the guest is expected to deposit N8, 000. At the top end, Heritage offers Executive Suites. A night’s stay in an Executive Suite at Heritage Hotel costs N5, 520 but the lodger is expected to deposit N10, 000.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2004/nov/25/travels-25-11-2004-001.htm (this article and rates are from 2004)

@DisGuy - I think the language is Latin, there are letters missing in the text it originally reads: Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit . . .
"There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain . . .".

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/010216.html

Apparently it is a a filler for documnets used to demonstrate the graphic elements of a document or visual presentation, such as font, typography, and layout.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorem_ipsum

English translation
Cicero's original text: "…neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?"

H. Rackham's 1914 translation: "Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?"

Was kinda confused myself I was like, this does not look like Efik?

@celemel - thanks alot for all the info, I must surely land next time. Do you think they will do something for Easter, they should!

Don't know how good these organisations are but here are a few afilliated to BPP as agents and BPP is very good in UK.

http://www.bpp.com/page.asp?w=15&ref=2&usertyperef=2&exambodyref=36&pagetyperef=10167&parentref=2&locpagetyperef=-1&locationref=-1&easyread=-1

http://www.cbaacademy.com/cbaprog.cfm?id=1

www.bratim.com
the bratim link takes forever to load though on my computer!

Godd luck hopefully a Nigerian resident in Nigeria will give you their own personal opinion.

ifyalways:

ell77 yes ma sweetie.
hes a refined niger man.
not sterotype.
gudnite dear.stay safe.

@topic every tribe is well reprensented in lagos.

lol. cool. thanks my sista you too! goodnite!

ifyalways:

you welcome dear.
am fine.
praying for a united nigeria this year and the downfall of all the enemies of nigeria.
attending to my sweetie too.

Yeah please continue praying for Nigeria.

Your sweetie eh? Please you can tell me, is it Oziomatv? lol. Just joking. No wonder your not even taking this mini-battle seriously you have other 'peeps' to attend to. I have to admit sometimes I get a bit too engulfed in these arguments, like this is where things begin and end. If people don't listen here I have to remember that there are others out there who probably will.