₦airaland Forum

the breeze is blowing and things are opening. "my people will not agree to cede......" Buhari is sharing cake based on his people. Gaddem!!!!!. Continues singing hello Bae by falz.

kennygee:
To instagram?

Lol even my guy taya for the question , nairalanders can make wired requests.

Tokotaya:
If you have a dormant bank account in Nigeria, you could be on CBN’s debtors’ list. Let me recast that, if you have a dormant account in Ecobank, you may already be a debtor, without knowing it. Your name may have been listed as having bad credit on the Credit Risk Management Bureau (CRMB)’s database with CBN. It’s not a demarketing attempt. It is purely my experience that others can learn from.

I had a current account in Ecobank around 2011. My ex-employer moved our salaries there based on a nice presentation made by the Branch Manager of the Bank at the time. However, the promises made were not met, so the salary account was moved elsewhere and we all thought it ended there.

More than three years later, I had left the company and was processing a loan with another bank. Near the completion of the deal, they called to tell me I was owing Ecobank. I was advised to sort it out with them before any progress could be made. I didn’t take any loan. The account didn’t have an overdraft facility. It was a basic current account from which you could never withdraw above your available balance at any point in time. How could I owe on the account?

I called their customer care and the lady insisted I must have taken a loan. I insisted I did not, and tried to convince her to look into the account to see what could have happened. She rudely cut the call!

I made a series of other calls and was linked to their Oke Afa, Isolo Branch where the account resided and was able to establish that it was my dormant account there that ran into negative. Ecobank made some routine charges on the account and when they depleted what was there, they made negative deduction of N119 and the negative started accumulating interest that had amounted to about N2,500 by late last year when I applied for a loan.

What manner of a bank would make deductions from a dormant account? I went to the bank and confronted them. An official explained that an account going dormant does not mean that charges could not be made on it. He said a man can be sleeping, but his bodily functions work nonetheless.

I paid off the money and obtained a letter of Non-indebtedness and took it to my new bank before they could process my loan. The great worry: what if I had not applied for a loan at another bank? How would I have known? Many decades later, may be as a pensioner, one may now apply for something and they will tell you there’s a debt of a couple of millions of naira you need to clear.

I’ve commenced the process of closing the account with Ecobank. Other dormant accounts I have are going too, even though some of the other banks are arguing that their own processes are different from Ecobank’s. They argue that typically, your dormant account holds the last balance there till you reactivate it. One said if at all any customer’s account goes into red, his bank had a standard procedure to call up the customer by phone to alert him. No one called me from Ecobank.

How much was N119 that Ecobank would go ahead to list me as having a non-performing loan instead of calling me to clear it. The totality of my experience with Ecobank has been horrible to say the least. To even collect the Letter of Non-Indebtedness was a war. It took nearly 3 weeks of constant harassment to get it ready and on the day I was to pick it up, I spent three and a half hours in their banking hall.
So folks, check up on all your current dormant accounts, especially those with Ecobank.

Thanks for the heads up.

now that's a good one.

Islie:
http://tribuneonlineng.com/rot-nnpc-corporation-failed-remit-n25trn-10-years-%E2%80%94report

yet no one is rotting in jail. No one. No one sentenced to death. Damnnnnn.

jorel1:
Apparently, i trade without stoploss ...mental things
Broker just wouldnt let my stoploss be

that's dangerous. Remember the chf crises.

she's in the cucumber ministry

Pierocash:
Wailing Wailers crying tribalism.south east over to u, make I know here tribalism again o

Lol watch out, the minister of petroleum will be a northern politician and this gmd technocrat must answer to him.

hmmmmmm, religion remains a cancer.

akinzeb:
The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) which is an independent Non-Governmental Organisation, has revealed that some Boko Haram elements have approached it for dialogue as a way of ending the seeming intractable insurgency in parts of the country.


Executive Secretary of the Centre, Air Commodore Yusuf Anas (retired) who addressed the press on sundry national issues including terrorism, cattle rustling, National Assembly crisis, pipeline vandalism, kidnapping, armed robbery, Radio Biafra among others said he and his team were already in the process of facilitating a meeting with relevant government agencies.

While expressing support for the declaration by President Muhammadu Buhari that the Federal Government was willing to dialogue with genuine leaders of the terrorist group, Anas said the new position has become imperative in view of the fact that military option alone has failed to resolve the issue.

“The Centre however suggests that such dialogue should be done with every sense of caution and responsibility bearing in mind the previous disappointments that attended attempts at negotiations.

“Considering the unspeakable atrocities which the group has visited on Nigeria and Nigerians, this option is no doubt a hard sell. However, the recent statement by President Muhammadu Buhari on government’s readiness to negotiate with credible members of the sect has rekindled the hope for dialogue.

“The Centre views this gesture as good. It has opened a window of opportunity for dialogue for those insurgents that are willing and ready to lay down their arms. This position is predicated on calls made to this Centre by some members of the Boko Haram requesting for genuine and comprehensive dialogue that could lead to hundreds of them coming out to renounce their membership.

“Nevertheless, the Centre will continue to support and encourage all efforts towards bringing insurgency to an end in our country,” he stated.

On the lingering National Assembly crisis, the CCC appealed to all the contending individuals, groups or parties to ‘shield their swords’ in the national interest “knowing how far-reaching and negative effect political crisis of this dimension could continue to be in inflaming passions, creating divisive tendencies, and ultimately translating in crisis.”

He then urged the legislators to take the lead of President Buhari and slash their remunerations to demonstrate to Nigerians that they are also sympathetic to the current financial challenges of the nation and ready to make sacrifices to make Nigeria better.

On non-payment of salaries by some state governments, the Centre declared “nothing breeds crisis more than the injustice of workers being denied wages and entitlements. Public servants who toil for governments and the nation deserve salaries at the end of the month. Failure to guarantee this basic obligation on the part of any state government is a sure recipe for crisis, i.e. crisis at home, schools, at the workplace and generally in the society.”

He then implored the affected states and indeed other states to be more ingenious and judicious in handling their finances to avoid potential source of crisis in the future.

Speaking on the issue of cattle the CCC boss said it has reached an alarming proportion as it always precipitates bloody clashes leaving scores of people dead in different parts of the country especially in Taraba, Plateau, Benue, Kaduna, Nassarawa, Niger and other states over grazing rights.

“This recurring but often violent crisis perpetrated by unknown hoodlums has continued to traumatize innocent and enterprising Nigerians engaged in cattle rearing and farming.

“The crisis is perhaps accentuated by the economic hardship and joblessness. The Centre has received hundreds of calls from several parts of the north over this issue. Instances abound where hoodlums send letters to cattle breeders especially Fulanis and farmers to pay hundreds of thousands of naira or even millions as ransom to avert attacks.”

He commended Governor Nasir El-Rufai for his efforts in this regard and in setting up the ‘Cattle Initiative’ to fight against cattle rustlers in Kaduna, which has already recorded huge successes with the recent recovery of over 2000 cows in different locations in Kaduna state.

“The Centre is calling on governments at all levels to ensure every action aimed at finding lasting solution are put in place to enable the return of normalcy in the nooks and corners of our communities.

“The Centre believes that more discussions and legislative actions at the states and National Assembly levels are needed now on the propriety or otherwise of creating or delineating grazing areas in the country.”

The CCC said it was agitated by recent attempts to resurrect the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) with the arrow head being Mr. Government Tompolo along with some Ijaw youth.
“Since the inception of the Amnesty Programme billions of Naira has been and is still being spent to address the Youth challenges of the region”, it noted and commended the appointment of Brigadier General Peter Boroh (Rtd) which it said will energize the amnesty programme.

“If there are genuine grievances with the Amnesty programme, legitimate avenues and appropriate channels should be exploited. However, the full wrath of the law should be brought to bear on any individual or group that wants to engineer crisis aimed at militating against the socio-economic development of our dear nation.”

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The Full Text of the Address

CENTRE FOR CRISIS COMMUNICATION
Media Briefing Address by Executive Secretary Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), Air Commodore Yusuf Anas on Crisis Issues in the Nation, held in the Centre on 4 August 2015

You are welcome to the Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) for this all important media briefing. You will recall that during our last interaction organized and hosted by I-Nigeria Initiative, we took the opportunity to formally introduce the Centre and its activities to you. We also informed you that in line with the mandate of the Centre, it will be hosting periodic media briefing on issues bordering on crisis with the aim of keeping Nigerians informed through you.

Today’s briefing therefore is in relation with what the Centre perceives as crisis or potential crisis in our polity. The Centre appreciates the indispensable role of the media in crisis communication and therefore seeks your partnership in helping to set the agenda in order to continue building a safe, virile and democratic nation.

Gentlemen of the press, a key aspect of the Centre’s operation is the painstaking monitoring and evaluation of the socio-economic and political dynamics in our society with a view to identifying issues that are breeding or could possibly breed conflict or even escalate into a crisis situation. The Centre, through its early warning signal initiative, proffers proactive suggestions aimed at averting identified potential crisis or suggests ways of mitigating the effects of a crisis situation. The Centre therefore notes the following issues in our national polity that are crisis prone and which require attention.

a. National Assembly Crisis:
The Centre has noted the considerable progress made at arriving at an amicable resolution of the National Assembly leadership crisis. However, the Centre is aware of underground moves to still truncate the current compromises that were reached.

Knowing how far-reaching and negative effect political crisis of this dimension could continue to be in inflaming passions, creating divisive tendencies, and ultimately translating in crisis, we are appealing to all the contending individuals, groups or parties to ‘shield their swords’ in the national interest.
The Centre wants to use this opportunity to also call on our dear members of the National Assembly to similarly emulate the gesture of Mr. President by also slashing their salaries to demonstrate to Nigerians that they are also sympathetic to the current financial challenges of the nation and ready to make sacrifices to make Nigeria better.

b. Non Payment of Salaries by Some State Governments
Nothing breeds crisis more than the injustice of workers being denied wages and entitlements. Public servants who toil for governments and the nation deserve salaries at the end of the month. Failure to guarantee this basic obligation on the part of any state government is a sure recipe for crisis, i.e. crisis at home, schools, at the workplace and generally in the society.
While several states embark on grandiose projects that will bring personal returns to a few individuals, legitimate monthly salaries of hardworking people to cater for their families were often denied as result of what could be termed “profligacy”. The Centre therefore believes that this ugly development is unwarranted, no matter the excuses advanced by the affected states.

However, the CCC notes with great relief and deep appreciation the intervention by the Federal Government to bail out the effected states to enable them fulfills their statutory obligation to their workers. The Centre therefore is imploring the affected states and indeed other states to be more ingenious and judicious in handling their finances to avoid potential source of crisis in the future.

c. Radio Biafra
Another worrisome development noted by this Centre is the issue of the Radio Biafra. The Centre condemns in very strong terms the activities of the pirate radio station. This illegal station which was transmitting from unknown location is, from all intent and purposes, on a mission to orchestrate disunity in the country.

Radio stations of this nature that broadcast hate messages and anti-government sentiments are quite capable of instigating dissent, inflaming the polity and ultimately cause serious crisis in the country. The Rwandan case which led to unwholesome destruction of hundreds of thousands of lives and property is instructive. Although the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) recently announced the successful jamming of the radio station, efforts must be doubled to take their online contents off the internet as soon as possible.

d. Pipeline Vandalism
The Centre condemns in its entirety the recurring incidence of pipeline vandalism and the attendant oil spillages being carried out by unscrupulous economic saboteurs. Apart from the disruption of normal oil flow across the pipelines and loss in revenue, this economic crime has on many occasions resulted in deadly fire and oil spillage that have claimed many lives and damage to the environment in several communities.

Despite the dangers inherent in the pipeline vandalism, the crime still persists. The nation witnessed few weeks ago, no fewer than a hundred lives burnt to death in Arepo, Ogun State following a fire at the scene of a vandalised pipeline where people were scooping petroleum products.

Inspite of that colossal human loss, a group of area boys holding monopoly of violence in the guise of guarding the pipelines across some regions of this country, some of your colleagues, photojournalists namely Solomon Adeola of The Nation Newspaper and Omoniyi Aiyedun of The Sun Newspaper were captured and tortured by these vandals when they went to cover the circumstances surrounding the incident. The Centre is aware that securing the entire length and breadth of the nation’s oil pipelines is certainly a daunting task.

CCC therefore wants to reiterate greater need for the protection of the nation’s critical infrastructure through a more robust multi-agency collaboration and synergy. This will go a long way in ensuring crude oil get to the refineries for refining and subsequent supply to Nigerians to ameliorate the current fuel shortage.

e. Cattle Rustling and Herdsmen/ Farmers Clashes
Cattle rustling and destruction of farm lands in recent times have reached an alarming proportion which always precipitates bloody clashes leaving scores of people dead in different parts of the country especially in the North. This recurring but often violent crisis perpetrated by unknown hoodlums has continued to traumatize innocent and enterprising Nigerians engaged in cattle rearing and farming.

The crisis is perhaps accentuated by the economic hardship and joblessness. The Centre has received hundreds of calls from several parts of the north over this issue. Instances abound where hoodlums send letters to cattle breeders especially Fulanis and farmers to pay hundreds of thousands of naira or even millions as ransom to avert attacks.

In some cases, the miscreants visit villages and drop bags with a caveat to be filled with money, failure which risks attacks leading to maiming and deaths of innocent people in the communities. In this regard, the Centre wants to commend the recent joint efforts by the six state governors of the North-West for collaborating to put an end to this despicable crime.

We particularly commend Governor Nasir El-Rufai for his efforts in this regard and in setting up the ‘Cattle Initiative’ to fight against cattle rustlers in Kaduna. The initiative has already recorded huge successes with the recent recovery of over 2000 cows in different locations in Kaduna state.

Similarly, Fulani herdsmen and farmers clashes in Taraba, Plateau, Benue, Kaduna, Nassarawa, Niger and other states over grazing rights has reached a crescendo where affirmative action and solution must be found. We have received numerous distress calls and emails over this issue from several quarters where the crisis has led to communal clashes and deaths. The Centre is calling on governments at all levels to ensure every action aimed at finding lasting solution are put in place to enable the return of normalcy in the nooks and corners of our communities.

The Centre believes that more discussions and legislative actions at the states and National Assembly levels are needed now on the propriety or otherwise of creating or delineating grazing areas in the country.

f. Resurrection of MEND
The Centre is equally agitated by the recent moves to resurrect the once rested Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND). It was purported to have planned a meeting of its old brigade members on 25 July 2015 in Yenagoa. The arrow head of the meeting is no other person than Mr. Tompolo along with some Ijaw youth.

Although Mr Tompolo denied attempting to resurrect the rested militant group, the last may not have been heard on the issue. Nigerians will recall how this deadly group almost crippled the nation’s oil production from 2005 until when Late President Yaradua initiated the Amnesty Programme. Since the inception of the Amnesty Programme billions of Naira has been and is still being spent to address the Youth challenges of the region.

The appointment of Brigadier General Peter Boroh (Rtd) will no doubt energise the programme. If there are genuine grievances with the Amnesty programme, legitimate avenues and appropriate channels should be exploited. However, the full wrath of the law should be brought to bear on any individual or group that wants to engineer crisis aimed at militating against the socio-economic development of our dear nation.

g. Dialogue with Boko Haram
The Boko Haram challenges have continued to become an intractable crisis situation to our nation. Recently, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno Stated that “ more than three million innocent Nigerians from Borno, Yobe, Adamawa and parts of Nigeria live in deep agony having lost their sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, relations and neighbors after brutally being attacked by members of the Boko Haram”. Indeed, many of our citizens are now orphans, widows and forced to become refugees within and outside our country.

Over the years, government has been pursuing the terrorists with the aim at ending the insurgency. Although successes have been recorded in degrading the volatility of the terrorists, they are far from being defeated.

Some prominent Nigerians have in recent times canvassed the idea of dialogue with the Boko Haram. The option of dialogue, according to them, at the moment provides a leeway of not only safely rescuing the abducted Chibok school girls alive, but also possibly bringing to an end the orgy of violence unleashed on innocent Nigerians by the group.

Considering the unspeakable atrocities which the group has visited on Nigeria and Nigerians, this option is no doubt a hard sell. However, the recent statement by President Muhammadu Buhari on government’s readiness to negotiate with credible members of the sect has rekindled the hope for dialogue.

The Centre views this gesture as good. It has opened a window of opportunity for dialogue for those insurgents that are willing and ready to lay down their arms. This position is predicated on calls made to this Centre by some members of the Boko Haram requesting for genuine and comprehensive dialogue that could lead to hundreds of them coming out to renounce their membership.

The Centre however suggests that such dialogue should be done with every sense of caution and responsibility bearing in mind the previous disappointments that attended attempts at negotiations. Nevertheless, the Centre will continue to support and encourage all efforts towards bringing insurgency to an end in our country.

h. Kidnappings and Armed Banditry
The Centre is also gravely concerned about the spate of kidnappings for ransom and armed banditry across the country. These are also serious crimes committed against our citizens. A case in point is the recent kidnap of a 92 year old ruler of Tombia Community in Bayelsa State by unknown gunmen. Similar cases abound in several parts of the nation.

In the same vein, armed robbery and ritual killings have continued to afflict several individuals and communities across Nigeria. This unacceptable situation should not be allowed to continue unabated. Although our security agencies are doing their best, we want to urge them to collaborate more to ensure perpetrators are apprehended and speedily brought to justice.

h. On a Positive Note
The Centre notes recent positive change of guard in the nation’s armed forces and some security agencies by the President. It signifies a new beginning for the organisations to restrategise on their service delivery to the nation. However, it must be reiterated that inter-agency collaboration should be paramount to enhance effective and efficient discharged of their constitutional responsibilities.

CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the Centre believes no nation is immune to crisis. However, what distinguishes one nation from the other is how crisis are resolved with a view to ensuring the socio-economic and political development of the country continues to be enhanced.

Issues bordering on crisis such as those in the NASS, pipeline vandalism, Boko Haram, MEND, radio Biafra among others which have attracted the attention of CCC should be carefully addressed. The Centre urges Nigerians to remain steadfast and join hands to build a peaceful, democratic, transparent and progressive nation that we all desire. Thank you.

Air Commodore Yusuf Anas (Rtd)
Executive Secretary
Centre for Crisis Communication
Abuja
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http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/04/boko-haram-elements-reach-out-dialogue-ccc

Not gonna happen

alaoeri:
TANoids shouldn't wail Jona started the trend anyway in as much as competent hands are appointed no qualms.

hmmmm nice one, I guess it's payback huh? How childish. Well they had better be competent, that's all I care about.

terrible, it's a jungle out there. If you doubt me ask Mufasa.

FlirtyKaren:
Melinda Gates is wife to the richest man in the world, Bill Gates. She was pictured yesterday washing plates in a village in Malawi.

According to Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s billionaires, Bill Gates’ net worth is $76 billion and the billionaire’s spouse Melinda, who describes herself as a “philanthropist, businesswoman, mother, passionate advocate for women and girls,” shared these photos of herself on her IG page. .

Melinda has been described as one of the world’s famous social activist “who is trying to serve the people in ignorance.” She's pictured with a 20-litre bucket of water on her head alongside two other Malawian women, walking on a dirt road, after the cut

http://www.lailasblog.com/2015/08/photos-bill-gates-wife-melinda-washing.html

Na washie.

glamourroudy:
WTF?! This is a blow on science students faces ...our faces

Lol

ClintonNzedimma:
$1=N1 loading

Lol you kidding me.

Tightguy:
This is why Nigerian politics would forever remain several years behind.
Party "X" is in power today and would use all the state machineries to frustrate/intimidate party "Y". Eventually when party "Y" gets to taste power , it would also wanna retaliate. And the circle continues.
Come to think of it , the DG DSS is still there in acting capacity and he has already moved against several high profile opposition members.
Now I believe more in the saying "absolute power corrupts absolutely"

you got mail chief.

mrikay:
No 2 is already in the red

don't worry, No1 will be alright, problem may just be the target but as for bias we are in sync. That Au is my third and last trade for today.

jamace:
All is well, bros. We are getting there gradually.

keep it up chief. God make you bigger.

jamace:
I Welcome you all to a new week.
Plan your trade, trade your plan.
May plenty green pips be your portion.

same to you chief. longest time.

metroparrot:
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She goes by the name officialshella_b on instagram but set up another account (exposingtherealtimaya) to do the work for her. Well, See more of her photos below...

http://www.metroparrot.net/2015/07/more-photos-of-lady-accusing-timaya-of.html

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http://www.metroparrot.net/2015/07/more-photos-of-lady-accusing-timaya-of.html

she looks so cheap, like a red light district sluttt.

ELAGAIE:
I just dont think there is and there will be any algorithsm to use to seperate igbo and tribalism.
they just hate northerners for nothing sake, and the last time i checked most of their so-call heroes were born and/or nurtured in the north.
Aguiyi Ironsi - Kano.
Nnamdi Azikiwe - Zungeru (Niger).
Ojuku - Niger.
Okorocha - Kano.
Njokwu - Kaduna
e.t.c........

Lol batty boi there is no njokwu in history oh lol ol Liad.

metronaija:
www.metronaija.com can authoritatively confirm that these alleged Boko Haram members reportedly disguised as women and fortunately they had an accident in Borno State.
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http://www.metronaija.com/2015/07/photos-boko-haram-suicide-bombers-had.html

a whole lotta Dem blood clot heathen dem ah go burn ina faya ina name ah niem ah Jesus!!!!!!! Amennnnnnnnn. Wah yah seh?

ryd3:
This story is touching. How many more would be frustrated even before reaching the labour market?

Medical Students of the Benue State University, Makurdi, have deposited the coffin of their dead colleague at the office of the Vice-Chancellor in protest.

SUNDAY PUNCH gathered that the deceased, Idoko Nicholas Inalegwu, died in controversial circumstances after receiving the news of his withdrawal after spending 10 years in medical school.

Idoko was withdrawn for failing a re-sit.

A student, who spoke to one of our correspondents on telephone on condition of anonymity, said they believed that Idoko took his life because he could not bear the news that his 10 years in medical was in vain.

“He had been talking about it; that he wished he died a painless death; that the school had finished him. There is nowhere in the world that a medical student is withdrawn after spending 10 years,” he said.

The student said the students had complained about the manner in which examinations were conducted, where re-sits were prolonged for up to one year, as against the stipulated six weeks, with no efforts to engage the students.

The students, after an altercation at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital mortuary, obtained the coffin of their dead colleague and marched to the VC’s office, vowing not to leave until their grievances were resolved.

All efforts to reach the Vice-Chancellor, Mrs. Charity Angya, for comments proved been abortive as she neither picked several calls made to her mobile phone nor responded to a text message sent to her as of the time of filling this report.








http://www.punchng.com/news/benue-varsity-students-dump-colleagues-corpse-at-vcs-office/

http://3.bp..com/-oXafU0z4Zls/VbSmMB2JSSI/AAAAAAAACso/zmPOqOseDYg/s400/med3.jpg

Oh what ah sin tin ina dis ah nashannnn!!!

Ezehrobinson:
WHAT I LEARNT FROM MY TWO MONTHS OF JOB HUNTING

The ultimate goal of every student is to graduate and earn a decent living. This could be through entrepreneurial exercise or working for an employer. I chose to tread the path of the latter, which many graduates will also choose (white collar job).

The first thing that will be sung to you once you start your service year is ‘there is no job in the country’. You will be amazed that people still get jobs on daily basis. The question you will be asking yourself will be ‘Are they not humans like myself?’ The most interesting part is that you maybe be better off academically when compared to them. Another interesting thing you will notice is that most of these people that got employment did not get it within the confine of their field of study.
What then is the secret for getting this job?

CLASS OF GRADUATION: Whatever it may take you, kindly make a second class upper in school. This will make your job hunting easier because most jobs in the country has second class upper and above as prerequisite.

AGE: Most graduate entry jobs require the candidate to be below 26 years. So you have to hurry your outstanding papers and graduate before you clock 25years as NYSC will take another one year.

INFORMATION: We are in the information age. Jobs are no longer advertised outside the gate of companies or on newspaper. The trend now is internet. You can visit the webpage of various organizations and look for openings or drop your curricula vitae so they will contact you when there are openings. Subscribing to various jobs and career sites like , ngcareers.com, 3wjobs.com and visiting sites like job section of nairaland.com will expose you to different openings all over the country.

MOBILITY AND LOCATION: Whoever that wants to get a job most be ready to travel at short notices to different screening centers that are far away from his/her base. From experience, the major screening centers for jobs are Lagos, Rivers (majorly Engineering firms), and Abuja. So you have to either relocate to Lagos or within short distances like Ogun state because of lower cost of living and its proximity to Lagos or get ready to spend lot of time on the road to and fro Lagos if you stay far away.

ANALYTICAL AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS:

]Most companies have one belief in common, ‘schools do not teach students the skills needed in work place’, and so they are on the lookout for smart not intelligent candidates that they will train. The yardstick for selecting these smart candidates is by subjecting them to aptitude test. This test is psychometric test (not specific to any field). Hence, an engineering student will be competing with a candidate from life science and etc at the same level. One lovely thing about the scoring is that you are not competing to outscore the other candidate but to beat a prescribed baseline score. The downside is that this psychometric test is not taught in school. You have to study it yourself. It is advisable to buy GMAT during your service year and get conversant with it, work on your speed and accuracy and develop your abstract reasoning ability. This will make you ‘Aptitude Test Black Belt Holder’ and you will stand out in any aptitude test as all companies’ aptitude are virtually the same.

LITTLE EXPERIENCES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Though companies advertise for graduate entry which does not require prior work experience, you will be asked about your little experiences and accomplishments. They love people that have shown innovations. You can volunteer to charity organization or Rotract club, etc so as to have the required little experience.

SOFT AND PEOPLES SKILL:

It is a common scene to notice most guys that clubbed and socialized during their days in school land jobs easier than nerds. This is because they have developed these soft and peoples skills over the years. Soft and people skill is the ability to relate well with people (team player). Technical skill can easily be learnt but peoples skill takes a long time to develop. So, employers like those that already have them and can easily teach them technical skills

GOOD CURRICULA VITAE: Your curricula vitae gives the HR an overview of who you are. Ensure your curricula vitae has the right format. There are different samples on online that you can use as template to build yours.

PRAYER: Prayer is just essential to whatever we do because our physical world is determined by the invisible world. Pray to whatever you believe to guide and show you favour.

Nigerians complain of job scarcity and unemployment but honestly think out of the box, look around you, have a solution to people's challenges and make money. Never underestimate the importance of self development, this idea of depending on a degree to become someone in life is so so so 1991, get innovative.

SeverusSnape:
Because presidiot Terrorhamadu Buhari is a senile, vindictive and unrepentant bigot.

Who doesn't know this??

Lol you lucky this ain't 1985, you for dey shait hot shait by now lol, but I agree with u a Hondo percento.

londonrivals:
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As seen in Imo state today. Lol.
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http://www.metronaija.com/2015/07/check-out-what-rochas-okorocha-did-with.html

cc: lalasticlala ishilove

the new faces of change huh, so gay. My opinion.

AlexReports:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/arts-entertainment/music/187255-majek-fashek-admitted-to-abuja-rehab-as-band-mate-swaida-moves-to-save-icon.html

Rasta man ah seh
"oh lard what ah sin tin ah gwan ina dis ah time cho!!!!!"

TheImp:
Excerpts from his interview in The Punch


Turning south to the Niger Delta, the amnesty for former combatants which has helped to keep the peace in the Niger Delta is due to end in December this year. What measures do you propose to replace it?

The amnesty still plays an important part in ending the insurgency in the Niger Delta and I am committed to continuing it as long as it is necessary to do so. However, it is not a long-term answer to the problems there.

Just as in the North, the Niger Delta requires long-term investment in both economic and social infrastructure – from roads and railways, to schools, hospitals and housing. That is what people want, a fair share of the resources that their region is producing.
http://www.punchng.com/news/buhari-to-split-nnpc-into-two-plans-fresh-bid-round-for-oil-blocks/
Cc lalasticlala

one meeting and Buhari is shaiting hot shait lol.

RICHIEBOI1:
Na Etibo wale dey wear?

I think say na only me see am. Serious etibo/senator him wear.

Reddit:
How would a president makes such a lousy statement during a press conference on a global scene?

My fellow Nigerians, please brace up for more of these from the Duara Dullard!

this man is pushing Nigerians to the brink.

SarahGee:
A British agency, Charity Commission, has absolved Winners Chapel International of complicity in the alleged misappropriation of N3.4bn charity funds.

In a report published recently, the agency said Winners Chapel International, also known as World Mission Agency, demonstrated “good financial controls” for an organisation of its size.

While maintaining that the “employment of an individual who was related to the founder” generated a potential conflict, the United Kingdom-based agency said it was satisfied with the decision of the trustees in respect of the employment.

“Our review of the charity’s financial information identified minor discrepancies. However, the trustees were able to explain and resolve these. We found no evidence that N3.4bn or any other amount had been misappropriated.

“We were satisfied the charity could demonstrate good financial controls appropriate for a large and expanding charity,” said the report.

The agency said, investigations into the church’s books were launched following complaints from an “investigative journalist.”

Among other complaints, the agency investigated “the transfer of the charity’s funds to its sister organisation in Nigeria; the conduct of the charity’s founder, a pastor based in Nigeria who was (allegedly) caught on camera slapping a woman accused of being a witch across the face in front of a congregation; allegations that church members were encouraged to recruit vulnerable people into the church so they would contribute to the charity financially.”

Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/british-agency-clears-winners-chapel-of-n3-4bn-allegation/

okay....