₦airaland Forum

Because of age and other considerations, I take one small one with one egg for breakfast or dinner. When extremely hungry and no food insight, I take two small ones and one egg. Nobody cooks indomie for me o. I cook it myself, with serious parboiling and taking off the initial water and then fry it small, with onions and oil from titus sardines. I will keep the sardines for my kids to use for bread or their own indomie.

The main worry is that cap on extension of PGWP. What happens after the Post Graduate Work Permit has expired and the international student has not been lucky with PR application. Na to return back to his or her country. There are piles and piles of PR application waiting to be attended to, and some international students, even with the Canadian work experience and Canadian education have not been able to make the cut for PR.

All na for cameras. You hardly see female soldiers on battle field front lines

Lagos and Chaos. The potential of the state still remains under utilized - this is the economic power house of the country, yet the roads are nothing to write home about - This harmattan haze is creating lots of environmental pollutants - you cant even do normal workout again on the road as everywhere is polluted with dusts.

Reason why it would be difficult to ask the citizens to make sacrifices for the country. When you see how your leaders are wasting the resources of this country, how do you expect one to show patriotism by paying taxes and other commitments to the State. The social bond and trust between the State and the citizens is broken. Most Nigerians gets upset when you tell them to stay in the country to rebuild it, instead of running to white man's country. How are they going to join hands to rebuild the country with the mentality of our leaders? Our problems seems too complex. Our leaders keep given us reasons to doubt the viability of Nigeria ever getting out of its problems. Personal interest will continue to dominate people's actions instead of national, Nigerians don't believe in their government to cater for their needs and that of their families.

googlepikins:
watch how lazy brown envelop Nigerian medias will make it look like its only applied to Nigeria alone.

Mumu occupation

" UK tightens visa requirements on Nigerians and others "
- No more visa for dependents of Nigerians on skilled work visa

Thats how the Nigerian media will report it by tomorrow

ELKHALIFAISIS:
My biggest fear coming back to Nigeria are because of things like this .. I will be singing song of praises on the day my vacation will finish and I will be in my way back to base



Make unah chop the country with all the bad luck there

Nawao! Na so you hate the country reach?? I feel your frustrations about the country but remember you still have your extended families and friends here.

The number seems low compared to what i earlier thought - I was expecting to hear nothing less than 500k.

The high rate of visa refusal in the US embassy has made people to look elsewhere like UK and Canada.

A vendor to one of my client, A Lebanese, had to relocate to UK with their Nigerian Nanny. It was during one of our business discussions that he asked me how to go about getting passport for his Nanny, that the family could not afford to leave her behind. The man said he came to Port Harcourt with his wife and within a space of 9 years, they now had 3 children. His Nanny was a nursing assistant at the hospital in PH where the wife put to bed for their first child. The kind of service and dedication the nanny showed was awesome and they asked her if she would want to stay with them to take care of the new born, which she agreed. Na so the girl stayed with them for 9 years and the family wanted to move to UK. Everything worked out and the nanny left with them.

Namaster:
What's he doing there?

Lagos is practically brimming with all kinds of environmental pollution. Lagos has no place in a discussion of climate change.

It's a lot like inviting a virgin to give a talk on sex positions to prostitutes.

I agree with you on this - Lagos environment, from the bad roads, to disgusting open gutters, to dust and pollutants coming from Danfo and trucks, Lagos is choking!! You cant even do open walk out in peace without inhaling dangerous fumes everywhere. People will dig out rubbish from the gutters and used it to fill potholes on the road, creating more dusty roads with nylon debris and dangerous pollutants flying around. Our politicians are nothing to write home about - they will go to Dubai and see how cities are, but will come back to give us craps, to the admiration of their ignorant supporters but much to the dismay of good citizens that knows what governance is all about and how environment and cities should be.

You just killed husband and wife that are nursing babies. The babies will wait for the father to return, same way they waited for the mum to return so that they could suckle but no way

English!

But I am trying hard to make my kids understand the Igbo language. I just couldn't wrap my mind on how I missed that important part of their social and native language ability. Sadly, the private school system in Lagos is making it harder for pupils to understand and speak their mother tongue. I am always excited when I see "Gen Z" kids speak their native language with their parents. I just don't know the obsession of speaking English to our kids. My parents never spoke English to us while we were growing up but I can challenge any native speaker of the language in English language. Sad that I wasn't much around during my kids earlier years, I would have started speaking Igbo to them at that time.

Nigerians and their victims mentality. So, she expected Roehampton university to pay the refund into any account provided to them even though the account was NOT the account from which they earlier received the inflow? For them to even finally agreed to pay the refund into a newly opened domiciliary account showed their consideration for her plight. Ordinarily, they were not supposed to pay the refund into any account that was not the originating account in the first instance. These institutions abroad have regards and respect for fine prints. They don't act the way we act here without control and due diligence. They have taken their time to go through her refund request and noticed lots of inconsistencies and abnormalities.

Polaris bank was also right in returning the fund. The reason for the inflow into the new dom account may have been narrated as "refund ". However, polaris bank did not see any outflow from the new dom account to warrant receipt of any "refund" inflow into it. This is purely how banks and financial systems works in many occasions. Refund has to go into the originating account that paid out the money, initially. We should not allow sentiments to mask our ignorance on certain issues. She is lucky that she was dealing with a UK institution. An American institution will not even entertain correspondences with her if she fails to provide the original account that paid out the school fees, coupled with the fact that the request is coming from a Nigerian subject, who are viewed from a fraudulent perspective, usually.

Don't be bamboozled into anything. If your mind is doubtful about her fertility, considering also the issue your senior brother is passing through, you have the right to abort mission. Your interest is more on having your own kids, which is in order. If that's your priority, don't compromise on it and don't entertain any doubt about the fertility of your would be partner. It would be so discomforting for two brothers to be on the " yet to give birth " list after wedding.

See how the Oyibo pilot mellow down for boys - Oyibo sha! - once they see person wey get money, their brain dey reset. No be only black man like money, wealth and influence.

The gods are not to blame

Indiscipline is a cultural thing in Nigeria. Even if you build expensive water closet system, with Twyford flushing in every street, some people will still abandon it and choose "open air defecation " , instead. The social cost, occassioned by absence of human capital development is enormous. Nigeria is a typical example.

Some priests are just an embarrassment to the body of Christ, the Church. Thank God, his own priestly congregation of "Heart of Love" had earlier expelled him. So, technically, he is no more a priest, even though he has not been derobed. In Catholic Church, once you have been anointed a priest, you are a priest for life. You may be excommunicated or stopped from offering mass and other religious activities. You may even be sent to prison. But your priestly ordination still subsist and remains with you till death.

Wike is taking over APC structures in Rivers state. He is already in control of both PDP and Labour Party. Infact, he is the sole financier and sponsor of Labour Party. Many LP executives got mouth watering gifts and millions from Wike when he was the governor.

All these Alaba and ojo markets importers can spend. I always pity them as they hardly do due diligence on issues. They control so much money and likes to live close to their business, which is in order. Even if you give me free plot within those Abule odo, ojo, trade fair, satellite, akowonjo, and other areas extending down to seme border, I no go take. Those areas are totally disorganised and polluted. I pity the home owners......from being a landlord to a tenant. The stress, heartache and the blood pressure induced by this kind of action by LASG is unmatched.

christejames:
Let's go back to our ancient architecture or modernize it like this... ☺



I don't even know what our architectural students are being taught in our universities 😏, nothing exceptional in their designs, always that 'square design' with 'send down the rain rooftop' that is prominent at almost every estate in the country




You guys can do better, be more creative abeg, architecture is more of an art, and arts are unique representation of life, so guard it!

I wished I could like this comment more than once. Our architects needs to be more creative. One doesn't need to spend fortune in building a house in Nigeria. There are better ways we could use mud and that type of blocks commonly found in the North to build an artistic house. Here, our architects are interested in designing "send down the rain" houses with two useless pillars in front of the house.

If na wedding, then the groom must have been her client for her to have the guts to wear that and got access to the venue. She must be connected to any of the celebrants.

Those selling their properties to japa should not be crucified - it may turn out to be a worthy investment, after all.

Someone sold their father's four flats of two bedroom each in Gbagada, Lagos, to help offset his masters school fees in UK in 2010.

He is now on his second home in UK. Completed his M.Sc. at Cranefield University and was awarded fully funded PH.D program in the same school, while the wife completed a nursing program.

From his perspective, selling his late father's property in Nigeria to embark on UK sojourn in 2010 was worth it as he is far better off now than he was in 2009 in Nigeria with his family.

So, free people to do whatever they want with their properties as long as the proceeds are used for future investment, which could be in human investment (school) or otherwise. Some people will be here saying that any one that sells his property to japa is a fool. It is not so o!

This SA guy mean am o for Nigerians . See how he is dishing it one by one, back to back. That open gutter insult he threw enter me no be lie. But why should our streets and neighbourhoods be filled with stinking open gutters? Defending Nigeria is never an easy job for anybody. Our politicians could make one to regret being born in this country.

my belle o

Nigerian news and sensationalism!!! They always likes to use this phrase, "wide jubilation erupted" to describe something in a state or about a politician's action. Sometimes, i wonder who are those people jubilating or dancing around town in jubilation. I hope Otti will not finally turn into the biggest "Scam" in Nigerian politics. The way to manager Nigerians is, just put "film" for them to watch, then move on with your " inefficiency or looting" while they salivate on the film you have put for them. By the time the film finishes, you are done with your own act. You can rewind the film or put another movie for them.

GRV would have done the same if he was the Governor - all Governors in Nigeria uses State's fund to pay for legal services and other personal expenditures.

Where do you think the Kano Governor will get the minimum fee of N1bn to pay Wole Olanipekun as his lawyer? All of them are same - both elected and intended to be elected politicians

Ok o - make una continue to the fight for these politicians - my own is how to get a slice of these humungous contracts - Trust me, i will deliver on the terms of the contract.

Obierika:
If the Board stands its ground the employees will eventually buckle, all these ones na just gragra

All the members of the Board are already financially made but all the 550 employees some of whom already have heavy loans and credit card debts cannot afford to loose their jobs at the same time, forget they bullsh1t story there is no way Microsoft will readily employ the whole 550 of them!

You are thinking.....veiled empty threat. You can't threaten the Board of Directors like that when you are not even the regulator. Some people are not moved by threats. Rather, they are made stronger from threats. The 550 staff cannot resign enmass. If they see through this their threats, they will be replaced immediately......there are hundreds of AI scientists in India, US and around the globe waiting to fill in the space.

Solsix:
When will it reach nnewi

Nnewi is very terrible on roads. The city should rank as one of the most polluted and congested in the country. It baffles me why successive State governments in Anambra state have continued to neglect that town - An industrial hub for that matter!!! .

Nnewi ranks in the same category as Agbara, Ota, Trans Amadi and other industrial zones in the country. Sadly, the infrastructure in that town is decrepit and does not match with the billions of naira exchange in that town on regular basis. Their roads and other infrastructure are in a deplorable condition. Soludo should do the needful in that town - the people are very industrious, braving some infrastructure handicap to put up industries and other manufacturing plants, yet, the State governments treats the town as if it contributes nothing.

People say beards could be hereditary but my father no get beards but all of his sons carry huge beards like a male lion's mane.

I could not agree more with him. Well stated, especially from my own experience. You will see those family members that are asking for help breeding kids like rabbits. Once dem born, they will call you for support. It is terrible! One even had the boldness to call for money to do 75th birthday celebration for his mum....someone that have not been able to pay his kids school fees wants to do owambe party for his mum.

I still don't understand the kind juju wey this guy dey use.