Perhaps, they want to enjoy the benefits of Haitian in the United States. They should have gone about it the right way.

OyoTunjiUSA:


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** You are the wanderer. Stop dabbling into others opinions. I tried to avoid you all by focusing on giving out my little quotas to questions, but you guys keep coming. I replied @Chidiakwari for the past 2 days and we have agreed on points. What is your business in bringing the topic ?

** Ain't you working in America ? With your self-claim Nairaland oldies , you are supposed to be dolling out goodies on Nairaland. Not fanning the flame of resentment. Agbà á ya.

You hurling insults as a way to deter people from commenting wouldn't work with me. If you don't like my comment, point out what it is I have said that isn't true and provide a better response or proof.

Thought they denied having that number of delegates last year. There is no truth in their mouth a d I wouldn't be surprised if we have more delegates than last year since this is a padi-padi government.

nedu666:
See the way cbn is acting like they are responsible for increase on foreign remittance

They know our people wouldn't think through the post. They are carried away by the writing.

LegendHero:


So why have they not sent this much money all their life? Why during Cardoso?

Do you even know the process IMTO use? Go back and read that the image I attached to the thread and you’ll see the reason for the increase there.

Because the hardship is more. Do you need an interpreter for this?

cococandy:


That’s exactly what the govt expects

And that’s why they don’t feel any urgency to fix the problems they created.
They know that bad as e bad, hunger won’t kill everyone.

If they were at a real risk of a serious uprising due to their inactions and no support at all from diaspora remittance, they’d have fastened their belts by now and done something

It is saddening that they couldn't provide a breakdown of what the remittances are for. I feel they think this is an achievement the way it is worded, the reason they talked about the increase without the purpose knowing many will likely celebrate it without questioning.

muykem:
illiterate everywhere and they must comment.

It would have been nice if you were reasonable in your response. Granting licenses to more MTO and increase in remittance means nothing if we do not have a breakdown of what the remittances are for.

Many platform when you are transferring funds to Nigeria ask you to choose the reason for the transfer thus, giving full information shouldn't be hard for transparency purpose.

I am an economists and my question is very right. Therefore, you here are the illiterate who has no understanding but is blown away by lengthy write up.

What is the major purpose of the remittance? If it is to support family members back home, I am not sure this is an achievement except if the government expects hardworking Nigerians to depend on family members abroad.

OyoTunjiUSA:


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** You are deceiving yourselves vouching for lies. Empty barrel oldies of no achievements, claiming USA residents for the past 7 years and still coming back to Nairaland jostling for position.

** All professors (PhD holders) in the USA Universities and Colleges are in academia not to talk of Industry or Development Researchers (non-academic PhD holders), so how many percentage % are they ?

** Non of you have anything to offer. You are all empty baskets.

Why are you frustrated? This isn't the good place to unleash your frustrations. Look deep, understand the source of your frustrations and deal with it. Live your life and achieve your dreams instead of bothering over other people's achievements. Shalom!

OyoTunjiUSA:



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@IgberagaD

1. Don't come and cause confusion or animosity because you knows nothing about this subjects. Everything you know is bragging that you are living in America.

2. I accepted @Chidiakwari's point because it's a fact while my point is the truth. Can you read your lie yourself ? Less than 40% of the PhD holders you know are in academia - Do you know the meaning of academia ?

3. So, you are saying 65% of the PhD holders you know are bankers , industrialist, politicians , musicians , business executives , pastors , etc please can you mention 5 of those people you know ?

4. PhD studentship has the highest drop-out rates of all academic levels, therefore, without real passion for teaching, real passion for research, and real passion for constant reading of books in a particular subject (s), then, less than 2% out of 10 PhD students without those listed passion will eventually graduate.

5. @Chidiakwari's point was the fact because very very few people outside academia have bagged doctorate degree without passion to teach or research or to continue reading , while my point is the truth (85% of the time occurrence) because even right from the PhD application, you must display ability to teach or research, or love for academia, as well as ability to propose for grants (SOP), before your application can be considered.

6. PhD students and their family are being funded, cared for and insured in healthcare because of what ? Because for them to stay put in the academia and continue teaching upcoming world-changers what they have learnt.

Oga, read from past 3 if you want to know more about my profile and stop arguing. To make things easier for you, you can select 10 schools and look through their graduate placements. A simple Google search can also help reinforce your observation from the exercise. That will help you rather than act all knowing when it is obvious you don't.

That said, I stated clearly of the many PhD holders I know, less than 40% are in academia.

OyoTunjiUSA:



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@IgberagaD

1. Why do you like to dispute genuine opinions ? What i think you should do is to give your version of the answer , not disputing someone who created time to answer the Original OP. If you have a friend who told the VO otherwise, must you state it here ? And how many percentage of that occurrence have had VISA success ?

2. @studyless123 have said the Embassy's mind , why are you disputing him in order to bring your friend's story ? The rule is that you must proof ties , and availability of funds , genuiness of purposes and post graduation plans. If Nigeria does not have a cancer research center your friend can go to Australia, Canada or Germany. Must he go to USA? Stop disregarding others opinions with cooked up stories.

PS: Find unanswered questions and give your opinion, stop interrupting others opinions. Every OP knows genuine answers , you are not a nairaland police.

Everyone is entitled to share their response and we need not create fears in people. If you (friends) have experience different from the general thoughts, sharing it should help create balance and reinforce hope.

It is generally believed/assumed you should return home after studies but it isn't cast in stones and not everyone is asked that question. Therefore, it is a fallacy to generalize everyone must have told the Visa Officer they will be returning home after studies.

That someone has a contrary view to yours shouldn't irk you if your intentions are genuine.

chidiakwari:
Not everyone’s reason of going or succeeding after a PhD is to go into academia. You certainly can thrive well in the industry.

You can also work as a consultant.

Wondering why he thinks she can't succeed if she doesn't have interest in academia. Less than 40% of the PhD holders I know are in academia.

studyless123:


All applicants for F1 (nonimmigrant) visas must demonstrate strong ties to their home country to show that they intend to return home after their studies and have reasons to do so. Any indication of immigrant intent will lead to the visa being denied, and that includes insufficient plans or motivation for return.

Where is this stated? I have a friend who was asked directly and he told the VO that would be believe should be say he will return when he's done. He told him Nigeria doesn't have the lab to do cancer research and with the knowledge he will be equipped with, he wouldn't be able to utilize it in Nigeria. He said the VO smiled.

SmartPolician:
This is a good move! Mandatory drug test as a prerequisite for admission into the university isn't enough. In fact, ALL students should be made to take the test at the commencement of every academic year. If you fail the test, you return to your parents.

Just as seen in other serious countries, universities are supposed to be citadels of learning, not a place where junkies, criminals and cultists are groomed.

Oga, which country in the West require drug test for university admissions? Some of you just enjoy writing things to sooth your fantasy.

GeneralKoko:


I found out months later that she is a pathetic cheat and it ain't mine

Great but please, going forward, learn to be more responsible in this regard.

Hotspurs:
GboyegaD Kobojunkieee Daddycoool hope you can see for your self in this article that what I said was right considering homelessness in Nigeria where I stated that no one is truly homeless in Nigeria,but kobojunkieee said he's papa is blind....these man in this article has family in zamfara but choose to sleep under lagos bridge and send money home,na by force make everyone live for lagos..hope you can see the picture I'm tryna present

This is one of the thousands living under the bridge

I know the name but I don't know him.

CJStarz:

Ok o
But nepotism is a Nigerian for sure

Focus on yourself. Nepotism is there but not all firms hire through the back door.

Cxmanluvs:


Your mind is automatically programmed to see fault and negatives at all times.

Making life better is part of government responsibilities, shelter is a prominent need of human existence, so the chairman deserves some accolades instead of criticism on this project.

God bless Lagos,
God bless Nigeria.

How much is it? Government estates should be low cost housing estates but for these ones, the price will be scary as usual and unaffordable.

Hotspurs:
im 29 going to 30, lived in lagos ibadan ilorin and osun, never seen an homeless person in naija, you go see who go take u in nii shaa

It doesn't work like that for everyone

Hotspurs:
under bridge,I talk am,pikin wey no won hear word wey run comot for house,person wey also leave him state or village to go city yo dey live for under bridge...alaye nothing like homelessness in Nigeria,I no like our leaders but this I'm proud of

I once heard a friend mention this and all I felt was just to let it slide. It is best to leave you to your assumption as people become homeless for many reasons we do not have ideas of. For those whose parents never took to their villages, what village do they go to? For those whose parents changed names before they were born, where do they go?

Was Obasanjo not the one who started the jumbo salary and made our political offices do or die when he came into power in 1999 all in orchestration for his third term agenda? Why is he talking like it is something new?

The pain is that the owners never repent. They put vehicles that are not road worthy on our roads.

Hopefully, people have good insurance in place.

Lionize:


I guess you just read the opening phrase of my comment and didn't bother to continue.

I extracted the below from his write=up, and till tomorrow, makes sense to me.
do not live above your means

Even the low-paying jobs, with great planning, and consistency, one can make a great future out of it. People make equivalent of about 3-4k monthly in Europe doing multiple delivery jobs.

i hate it when Nigerians carry Nigerian mentality abroad. Because you are privileged to get a good paying 9-5 job does not make you better than another, so long as you don't pay the person's bills. And, like you said, abroad is a land of unlimited growth opportunities compared to Nigeria.

What mentality do you carry when you think yourself as an authority over someone else's life and choices?

Wsx2:



My brother better leave Nigerians alone, they are difficult to advice. Plan your life wisely, time will tell. I left 8 houses back in nigeria , 3 cars. I got here in canada and had to adjust immediately. I live in 1 room here and never drive a finance car, this is a different society. Just because they gave them credit opportunities, they will go all out to put themselves in debt they can’t get out of just to show off on social media and impress gullible people back home. They are broke.

If you try to advice them they will shut you off and say they only live once, they never for once think they can live longer. They don’t even think.

Plan ya life bro

Oga, live your life the way you want and allow others do the same. You are not the monopoly of advice.

Sapasenator:


I wont drag with him. I know the secret of most people because I was in the banking sector abroad as a financial planner for years and I see the secret of everyone.

I had a Nigerian lady walk up to me in my office wearing Gucci hat, clothes , glasses, shoes and she looked very expensive.

Account na negative and constant overdraft.

I make good money abroad but I realize I can make more in Nigeria. I will be exploring moving to Naija on a part time basis soon. Enjoyment and life full for Naija.

You did things against the ethics of your job and you are here talking about it full chested. Why monitor the Financials of your clients?

I wonder why people are so bothered about someone else's life story. Whatever made the tears flow can only be explained by him. Crying at such moments as this in my opinion tells of how grateful one is to experience and cherish the moment.

I also feel the average Nigerian guy is so beaten down by life circumstances that they find it difficult to relate with their emotions/inner man. The average one of them is so stereotypical and obviously lacks a good life otherwise, we all should know to each his own.

Why the announcement when it is just in its initiation phase?
My interest is who monitors the building project? I ask this because the First Bank building behind the social science faculty in Ife is the worst shanty on campus. It couldn't stand near any of the old buildings and when I visited a few years after it was constructed, I was ashamed of Ife as it was an eye sore.
Since then, I believe any voluntary project should be handled by the donor as those in our citadel of learning are as corrupt as the government.

Afrojuju2017:


You do know onne is in the heartland of ijaw & ikwere nation those ones don't have the patience of lagosians they'll institute passage tax on cargo passing through their domain

The sea belongs to the country and the best they can get is the tax and not some unconstitutional levies. The government should have learned and not tolerate any illegality on this.

anamo:


The school won’t do a SEVIS transfer unless I check in with them by physical presence. The department also won’t do a deferral in this case…so I just had to chose another school where I have been admitted…So, transferring SEVIS ID isn’t possible in this case (but I can transfer my SEVIS payment on the SEVIS portal myself). I might be wrong but the other visa becomes invalid in this case.

Why wouldn't the school transfer your SEVIS? You are not coming to their school and another school is requesting the transfer.

anamo:

If you are changing school (which is true in my case), you’ll need a new F-1 visa especially with the SEVIS 5 month rule

The professor who input the funding I got a visa with in school A lost his NSF application and he only told me in June after I already got my visa in April. I should have risked it and travelled but I’m scared I’ll just be left stranded after I’ve reached out to other professors who claimed they didn’t have funding. Since I got a new offers for Spring 2025, I just reached out to the grad coordinator that TA offer will be better, rather than RA, which is fine.

Right now it seems going to the embassy again will just be a waste of time.

Thank you

Why do you think you will be denied visa? You didn't commit any crime by choosing not to go for program A. You don't need to much of details. Just make it known to the visa officer that program B gave you admission for Spring 2025 and it is your preferred program as such, you decided not to go with program A. If your visa isn't expired, I don't think you need reappear for another visa interview.