₦airaland Forum

cao:
You should try braiding your hair. When I lived in Plymouth, there were only 2 salons that dealt with African hair, one of them was an oyinbo surfer themed salon, where the only woman who knew how to handle African hair turned up twice a week, then proceeded to tell me it would cost me £20 per hour. My hair is natural. I left that place real quick.

lol that's expensive

Why buy an iPhone 6 when an xperia Z not z1, z2,Z3 can give you all you need in a phone?

Anyway all pockets are not equal. As you see me so I Don learn how to barb my own hair, I can't spend £12 a week on a haircut.

My point is cut out unnecessary spending.

The new trend of employers in Nigeria setting stringent and sometimes impractical employment criteria, has increased in recent years. Just yesterday Oando advertised for its graduate trainee program and the criteria to be met included ;being younger than 25 years,a bachelors degree, having a minimum of 5As in WAEC e.t.c . If one factors in the number of years wasted in writing Jamb(evidence of a failing education system), years wasted by industrial actions of University lecturers and years to complete an average engineering degree(5 years), then one will begin to comprehend the dire situation.

Unfortunately, NBC just gave a new definition to stringent employment criteria by adding a new clause of a Masters degree for a graduate program to the usual unreasonable clauses. Most graduate positions around the world ,only require a bachelors degree and Msc as an added advantage. Yet in Nigeria,employers are working so hard to beat each other in the race of moronic,idiotic and inhuman employment criteria.

This begs the question, why is this happening in Nigeria? The simplest most obvious reason is the high rate of unemployment. If there were ample job opportunities in the country, the HR managers will find it difficult to fill these positions and thus will reduce the criteria in a bid to attract more applications. It is a simple demand and supply curve.

Another unique perspective to look at it, is the deteriorated (and continued deterioration) education system in our country. I have come across Mechanical engineering degree graduates that cannot state the Ohm's law, Coloumb's law and some other basic engineering laws.

Alternatively the reason for requiring younger graduates maybe to allow ample time for re-training, and also give the company a few years to utilize the efficient years of an employee( usually between 27-45 years of age approximately).

Nevertheless, no matter what the cause might be, it goes to buttress the fact that Nigeria is a failed state and only God can save us now.

Please add other probable reasons for this current trend and discuss critically

The new trend of employers in Nigeria setting stringent and sometimes impractical employment criteria, has increased in recent years. Just yesterday Oando advertised for its graduate trainee program and the criteria to be met included ;being younger than 25 years,a bachelors degree, having a minimum of 5As in WAEC e.t.c . If one factors in the number of years wasted in writing Jamb(evidence of a failing education system), years wasted by industrial actions of University lecturers and years to complete an average engineering degree(5 years), then one will begin to comprehend the dire situation.

Unfortunately, NBC just gave a new definition to stringent employment criteria by adding a new clause of a Masters degree for a graduate program to the usual unreasonable clauses. Most graduate positions around the world ,only require a bachelors degree and Msc as an added advantage. Yet in Nigeria,employers are working so hard to beat each other in the race of moronic,idiotic and inhuman employment criteria.

This begs the question, why is this happening in Nigeria? The simplest most obvious reason is the high rate of unemployment. If there were ample job opportunities in the country, the HR managers will find it difficult to fill these positions and thus will reduce the criteria in a bid to attract more applications. It is a simple demand and supply curve.

Another unique perspective to look at it, is the deteriorated (and continued deterioration) education system in our country. I have come across Mechanical engineering degree graduates that cannot state the Ohm's law, Coloumb's law and some other basic engineering laws.

Alternatively the reason for requiring younger graduates maybe to allow ample time for re-training, and also give the company a few years to utilize the efficient years of an employee( usually between 27-45 years of age approximately).

Nevertheless, no matter what the cause might be, it goes to buttress the fact that Nigeria is a failed state and only God can save us now.

Dexema:
If there's any process or advice u have for somone who wants to pursue a 2nd degree pls don't hesitate to contact me Via mail. Regards

Advise write gre and target America, they have more scholarships.

Go to a reputable school it helps.

Practice dragnet, you will get a scholarship

Dexema:
U get mouth and u must have enuff bar or be on a scholarship to be @ cranfield,most pple frm here wud wanna do their masters there.

Omo I no dey scholarship oo but I know the sacrifices I am making to be here and hence the library is my best friend.

King Norton library at Cranfield University. With over 50000 books, 10000 journals, ebooks,more than 200 computers the library runs 24 hours a day 7days a week.

You can borrow books even at 1am in the morning through a self service kiosk in the library..

omenka:
Bwahahahahahahahahahaha!! PDP!!!

Party of Thug Angels!!
Had TuPac been alive, the position of National Chairman PDP would have been most befitting for him aswear!!

Tupac would have been too decent to be in Nigerian politics, both APC and PDP are shameless charlatans.

Don't disrespect Tupac please.

JuanDeDios:
Fair point.

But tax defaulters have no moral high ground since every one benefits from government amenities like roads (god and bad), subsidized hospitals and cheap university education - it is just that we don't benefit as much as we should. In any case, that is not the point Pastor Oyedepo is making. He wants special treatment because (1) He helps the poor (2) He's working for God (3) He built his own power installations and boremholes. His argument doesn't stand up.

I was speaking in general.

It is the civic responsibility of a citizen to pay his taxes,and a so called 'man of God's should be a stellar example of a responsible citizen.

I agree Oyedepo has no excuse.

PerfectFortune:
As much as I might try to understand the stigma (maybe it is actually necessary), do they have the balls to same to all American participants if there is any? If no, then it is simply another opportunity for them to be racially mean/bias without being suspected.

Comparing the ebola situation in America with what happened in Nigeria is the fallacy of false equivocation.

It is common knowledge that ebola started from a case zero in Nigeria like in America, but there is a difference.

1. American Healthcare system is more robust,better equipped and has a better structure than the Nigerian system. This means the risk of an outbreak is minimal.

Nigeria had only Mr.Sawyer and we know what we battled to curtail ebola.

2. The most important factor to consider is that our borders are very porous. This means that there is a risk of illegal entry of ebola infected individuals.. This can only mean that before the government finds out, it might be too late for an effective containment plan.

Where as it is more difficult to illegally enter USA from West Africa

optimumprimus:
the caribbeans are black africans just like you,but I know you enjoy whining and blaming the white man by default.
The other day,I Read all the anti-American and Anti west rants wishing for the USA to be ravaged by ebola. what a bunch of pathetic Godforsaken demons unworthy of love and compassion. After being on this forum for a few weeks,now I fully understand why Africa is called the dark continent. .

And you consider yourself educated by reaching a conclusion about Africa, from a faceless forum that is a minute fraction of a country, that is a fraction of the African continent. Is your conclusion logical?

optimumprimus:
Shell Oil Company is an American Company . Royal Dutch Shell is not . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_Oil_Company
Bottomline : it's non african company owned by non african . you have nothing,you haven't made any contributions except the fictitious ones in made up in your head to make yourself feel good . you are annoying .
I would be racist if I wasn't enlightened .
you should simply go away to the background where you belong instead of whining all the time . what an utterly disgusting attitude.
the other day ,I saw all the anti-american and anti-west comments wishing for Ebola to ravage the USA. what a bunch of demonic people unworthy of anything good.

And then because of a few posts on a faceless forum, you have lumped all Nigerians and indeed all Africans ad 'a bunch of demonic people unworthy of anything good'. That my friend is a stereotypical statement and infact racist.

There are approximately 170million, and the Nigerian population is diverse. The population consists of illiterates, disabled, academics, professionals, musicians,poor,middle class, rich etc.

My point is do not generalise.

JuanDeDios:
I also provide my own electricity yet I pay tax. Did Pastor Oyedepo also build the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway? Mschew. The government is not serious jare.

It is irresponsible for the Nigerian government to tax citizens, only to waste the money on themselves and their cronies. This is highly unacceptable.

dhammyg:
NIGERIA:RICH PASTORS,POOR WOSHIPPERS

A COUNTRY THAT INVESTS MORE IN RELIGION THAN EDUCATION,SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY WILL NEVER DEVELOP THE FUNNY THING IS THAT DESPITE ALL THE CHURCHES THE COUNTRY IS STILL CORRUPT&MORALLY BANKRUPT

RELIGIOUS BUT UNGODLY PEOPLE

Your argument does not follow and writing in capitals(shouting) doesn't make your assertions.

Nigeria is retarded! Gush I hate this country

Easy

goldendraco:
Hi all, anybody here studying in university of strathclyde or in Glasgow, arrived here yesterday and got to say, it's cold and wet more than how I thought it would be. And I have not seen plenty black people and it's making me feel lonely.

It makes it better use today and sunday to get yourself together,prepare timetables,schedules etc

on monday make friends and join your student association. Your studies won't even allow you remember you are lonely.

My 24hrs is barely enough for me

and buy labara with 1000 min to nigeria plan should cost you 20 pounds

alizenbohr:
But in the Airport Meeting Service form, there's no option for those using Birmingham airport, which happens to be my port of arrival.

Or is there something I'm missing?

its just the major airports in London. sorry mate

trip014:
Good day house,
I'm a Petroleum Engineer ,I have an Msc also in Petroleum Engineering from Heriot Watt University with a 3.6/4.0 GPA.The irony about this is that I have been trying to get a job for Years now,but to no avail,so I'm learning to sew..... Maybe my hand work would produce something tangible.

Idefindjob@hotmail.com

Shell is recruiting

alizenbohr:
Thanks for the reply.

My ticket was purchased by the company sponsoring my scholarship so I didn't really have a say.

I don't have anybody staying in the UK I know of. But like how much difference are we talking about if I get the ticket there?

There is a free bus service from Cranfield to all international students arriving in the UK for the first time from airport to Cranfield straight no fees at all

I am looking forward to the counter thread. I love nairaland.

LEERICIST:
Google should go to hell. To think they never contacted her b4 taking down the blog. Good thing she already has a new domain.

It's an automated system, Linda vs Google is like weighing an ant against an elephant.
You readers of her blog are way too emotional.

The system took it down(automatically), she complained to Google.
They investigated , found no copywriter infringement and restored her blog.

It happens all the time,just that Linda's was faster because she is the celebrity blogger in Nigeria.

spikesC:
I don see mosquito for here ooo, but the thing no get blood inside. The guy go don dey starve since before i put him out of his misery



Just put it in your checking bag

for real? i thought they can't thrive in the temperate regions

alizenbohr:
Ok.
Will try get Artesunate (if them no confound am for airport).

About the assignment tutorials, count me in.

@ DFavouredOne, congrats on your visa.

Also I know I'm asking too much but if possible help me buy indomie just 20 hungry man size. the indomie here na from jakarta no be the same.
I go pay you back abeg

Aida13:
Is that enough to shut down a blog?? Come on! African crab-in-a-barrel mentality. That's why it's not good for women especially to showcase their wealth/success. The moment you do, others will try to bring you down (and usually it's the male category, not even female rivals). I hope she gets back bigger and stronger!! (and I'm not even her fan nor do I even visit her blog but I respect her hustle).

If she plagiarized, she should pay a fine or something. Not shutting down her bread and butter!

I hope you know that she accepted her fate when accepted the terms and conditions of Google


And justice was served in the end

Linda everyday. She should chill

alizenbohr:
Mosquito dey that side?
Me dey think sey I go don finally escape from malaria issues when I reach that side.

Nooooo Na make I clear my system, cos if you sick here go hospital and Na malaria, you go enter quarantine.


Having said that, We are doing some tutorials on assignment writing. Again I will put you guys through when you get here,if you wish.

alizenbohr:
Collected my passport & approved visa today from Etiebets place.
Submitted on 24th Sept. @ VFS Ikeja.

Special thanks to Justwise, SpikeC, & everyone who's contributed on this thread.

God bless u guys.

Oya run they come,help me buy anti malaria , aboniki, bathroom slippers. I go square you abeg

spikesC:
Ofcourse, just withdraw from the ATM and deposit it



I think it has been upgraded, though can't remember the current amount.

Then I don't think the deposit thing is pos. Can I order a 6000 pound armani suit and get my money back? I wan move.2mill without bank charges

Emmagency:
Equivalent of N150,000

Can I deposit in someone else's account?

spikesC:
If they refused to do the POS thing, then you have to do mastercard withdrawals.
Last i did, it was 270, less than even when you do online payment.
Then they charge you 420 naira.

Is there a limit?

Can I deposit in someone else's account?

Please it's urgent thank you