₦airaland Forum

magicminister:
Two things involved:

1 - sponsored by Nigerian government. I heard the fees to advertise or display on the building is over 100k usd.
I could be dead wrong but I heard so from reliable source.

2- improved diplomatic relationship with the UAE thus prompting the government to pay for the ad themselves.

Regardless, that display was paid for.
The question is, who paid for it!

The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, is known to showcase national flags of friendly countries on important occasions. Emaar is the company in charge. While you may pay for it, stuff like Independence Day celebrations is usually done by the company themselves just to excite tourists and make news.

iokpebholo:
Nigerians want this kind of digital development but voted an analogue man as president

The two candidates were worse than analogue. We should move forward past this already. When the real technocrats are never allowed to smell the presidential candidate of the two main parties, wetin man go do. Na escape remain. Even the majority of Nigerians are not ready for digital development, what most want is to share the money.

sifo:
Anyone with and idea of the cost of living in dubai? A friend has an offer of about 30,000 AED monthly and needs to be sure if this is sufficient to live in Dubai city centre with significant savings

Chicken change. Don't settle for less. Abi wetin make we talk again. They say NO work visa for now. Get that one sorted first.

Advice- Don't give money to anyone for job oh.

Welder09:
Greetings my people.

Please do we have any update regarding New Visa or Visa Change for those that are in?

My 3 months visit visa would expire on the 2nd of October and I have reach my agent and she told me there's no more extension for us (I understand there was one month extension before, but she said it has been stopped).

I need your opinion on my best bet now please. I have an exam coming up here on the 1st week of December, else I'll have just return home.

Thanking you guys in advance.

The situation remains exactly as you put it. Just let's be hopeful.

NIGHTLIFE100:
Good news at least the government is making diplomatic move

Good news ke? People stranded in UAE will again be left at the mercy of the same Arrangee Emirates Evacuation be that. If situation persists, the people who did one month renewal will have less choice. Well, let's just hope abi.

Bobbyunitedfc:
can someone on employment visa go on vacation with all of these issues on ground?'

Yes you can. But watch the situation too as per flights approval from where you are travelling to.

hayzed89:
Happy Sunday, a brother cancel from previous company after completion of 2 years contract which is normal if e does not want to continue with such company, he has played his fine,is such person eligible for a month visa extension ?

Find out from Ameer. But as it is, as a Nigerian. The likely answer is "depart".

Are you sure we have ambassador that they are paying so? I don't think so.

komodapson:
This is a statement of Fact. Put APC/PDP aside, you're spot on this quote

Because there was free and less traceable money. Is it not the reckless spending that is the genesis of the problem current government compounded? UAE welcomes investors. If you have money, you are welcome to UAE. In fact, the UAE is designed in a way that you are likely to spend a bulk of money made in UAE in UAE. We have politicians and celebrities travel to Dubai for shopping, birthday, wedding and of course property. UAE will welcome it. Na investment.

Eddiecute86:
I am not disputing the fact that it will be difficult for Nigerians but it does not affect those whose visa are still valid. They are still being employed.

My problem is that the news says Nigerians are being forced to leave

Oga, when you want to renew your visa and you are told to pay almost double what others pay, you are being forced to leave. When you bring the double and they tell you system is blocked, you cannot renew, you are being forced to leave.
When you get employment letter with all your colleagues that you did interview, and the colleagues visa is ready, your own is refused because you are a Nigerian, you are being forced to leave. Call black black and white white oh.

ednut1:
to be able to withdraw over there. Probably owned by fellow traders

Exactly, he might not even be a criminal. With the transaction limit of $100 on international transaction, all these bureau de change guys might want to use it for business.

Hmmm, the people downplaying this thing ehn. Our own dey come oh. Even if you are born in Dubai, once they hear Nigeria na issue presently. I saw the little film last month na, when I went to make enquiries somewhere government. Everyone was smiling and happy na and cooperating. As I mentioned Nigeria, you will think someone died. Everything just change and solemn. Maybe they for carry me immediately sef if I be riff raff. That's where I knew there's fire on the mountain oh, and our government has to intervene, or else na God remain.

drkay:
Others got their visa approved in 24hours( including another black guy) but the Nigerian guy has not received his.He was told that “The application has not been approved yet”.

This is exactly what we are saying oh. About two weeks now, no visa yet the person got job. He's on ground not online, he did interview, he's qualified, he has finalised salary and co negotiations, he's paying rent. But what others are given in 24hrs he is yet to get even with begging for two weeks. And you think our government should not diplomatically resolve this?
Already Nigerians pay almost double for visas compared to others. That's a disadvantage already. Your flight money is more than two times your colleagues. Your visa is almost double. And you believe that the solution is to increase the cost? A Nigerian already pays what some people will use to stay for 9months in just first time coming with three months. I don't think increasing it is the logical solution. Maybe interviews and maybe bank statements, but increasing the money is not. Well all na still ordinary opinion oh. You people that have power should help us.

Ope4Christ:
Leave Nigerian government out of it. There's no message that is necessary that the Nigerian Embassy has not issued but we failed to understand DIPLOMACY in the process of such information. They are only being careful. Nigerian government cannot solve the whole problem created by Nigerians in UAE.

Patience is the most important key now. Work/Resident Permit will soon open with strict measures.

Wait for it.

Brother, the Nigerian government should not be left out of it. Like most of us have said, the individuals have their fault and their big part to play. But every Nigerian is a property of Nigeria. If you use a Nigerian passport, you remain a property of Nigeria. Nigeria is the only place you can be deported to for instance. No matter how bad a child is, the parent are still the parents. No matter how mad a human being is, the relative are still the relative. When 2000 people pay for evacuation and reach Nigeria, you will see government taking pictures and posting that they are working. They will talk about effort of state government, federal government, nidcom, minister, special adviser etc. But there is real problem, we have about two consulate office in UAE and they throway face.

There are nuisance from every country here. Pakistani, Indians, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Bangladesh, even British was in the papers yesterday for duping someone in millions of dirhams. Each individual should be punished for their crime. Discrimination is what is happening now. Maybe because it has not reached us because we have ID, but it is coming.

Why would all other nationalities have access to 90 days visas at low prices? All these people can change their visas to residence and employment visas. It is not our right, fine. But it is not illegal, it is what every other nationality is doing. So it is governments work to diplomatically discuss it on behalf of the citizens. Other nations treat us bad because they know and say it that our government does not care. And you are still saying it's not government business. Kill a criminal American or British and see if it is not their government business.

Government throway eye. i would expect them to diplomatically resolve this on behalf of the citizens but who e concern.

OlakunmiSMELTD:
Please guy, where is the place for me to change my Naira to euro?
It is possible I change it at my bank ( GTB)

Secondly, I planned to use use local flight from Abuja to Lagos first, before talking the international flight.
My worries now is that, local flight is 20k
While international flight is 23kg * 2
My luggage is about 35kg *1

Will the local flight accept the 35kg or charge me ?
What could likely be the charge of the 15kg extra

Thirdly, international flight says 23kg * 2
But am only Carrying 35kg * 1
And 1 school bag
Will that be a problem or I must have 23kg and 12kg in another luagage

By a travel box and divide your luggage into two. Or dash each airline money for extra/excess luggage.
Change your money at anywhere you trust. If bank, fine.

glowingflame7:
This is diplomacy at play. I think the issue in contention is about Nigerians IN UAE that can't RENEW their visas like other countries or cannot change from tourist to residents or employment visa simply because of their passport saying that they are Nigerians.
This letter address people IN Nigeria, not the thousands trapped currently in UAE who will face overstay fine and become illegal immigrants from 10th August. Immigration is not renewing visas for Nigerians at the moment.

It is no longer news na, it's since a month now, though maybe there are less doubts now. What we need is solution, not hmmm and sighing oh.
Those of you that know somebody that know somebody in government. Help us tell them oh. Tell madam Dabiri and co.

japhethGold:
Hello Good people,

I am an experienced finance professional who currently works in oil and gas industry in Nigeria as the Chief Financial officer of a servicing firm.

I recently updated my resume and profile on Naukri gulf, and have been contacted by several recruiters from Dubai, Oman and Qatar. An oil and construction group of companies called Brason Gulf construction and Petroleum services recently contacted me via same channel to share my updated CV with them. The HR manager reached out to me to fill employment questionnaire. He passed my CV and all credentials to his HR team for review and promised that if I meet their requirements, they will make me an offer.

Yesterday, they came back to me with a job offer and assigned a travel agent to process my travel visas if I accept their job offer. They have given me contact of their appointed travel agency to contact to handle my work visa. See details of the travel agency attached.

They said I will be paid my first month salary before I depart Nigeria.

Please, help me to confirm the authenticity of this offer so that I will not resign my job here in Nigeria for what I am not sure of. Although I want to earn in Dollars, I am not desperate as God's chosen time for me will come.

If it is too good to be true, it is probably not true. Many flags

moneyissweet:
I tried that oil once na so masquerades dey pursue me up and down for dream.

michaelbills:
How does someone kill sexual sins? Like what Bible verses do you recite and duration of fasting should you do?

You get born again na. If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.

Most of these guys are likely innocent. Does that woman look like someone that has 1million or will pay 1.5million to kill anybody? They should not kill innocent people oh please. Just carry anybody and put them in Abuja for 3months. Which kind of investigation and accusations be this. Even the mother of suspect, they carry from village.

Donbern:
BSc to find work in uae with? That's a very long thing...where did u obtain the BSc from? If it's Nigeria u r on a very long thing

Hmmmmm, the problem is not so much the Nigerian B.Sc or certificate as the Nigerian passport. Let's understand that 2020 has not been very easy due to the pandemic, lockdowns and all. Even the postponement of Expo 2020 was a big setback for jobs and co.

The point of the first page of this thread, the point of MOE, MOFA and embassy attestations all show that the certificate is relevant. Nothing wrong with the certificate in getting employment. The main issue is the passport. It makes it quite difficult these days. We cannot shy away from the truth that we have Nigerians with Nigerian certificates working in different industries in the UAE. Health, Education, Hospitality, Engineering, I.T, Oil and Gas etc. Just like in Nigeria, some people's certificate is more useless than newspaper hand fan either because they are simply unemployable or they are not well organised. It is not because it is Nigerian certificate but the person himself or herself.

The competition is real and harder at this point in time as many have warned. But you will miss or not be considered for employment because you can't speak Hindi or Arabic, or because you are Nigerian, or because you don't have gulf experience. But it rarely because your certificate is Nigerian. I stand strongly to be corrected sha.

Chidonsky:
thanks,i have somebody in dubai who i chatted about work and he said that there is still job for people.He said that this issues doesn't affect his side as he in dubai.

Like drkay said, Your guy in Dubai may not be telling you the truth especially if he’s the one you’ll be handing your money to, for visa processing. Be wise oh.

centoqoh:
I sense @glowingflame7 seems to be enjoying the adversity that has befallen Nigerians in UAE with regards to visa change and renewal.

His enchantment with bad news on Nigeria and Nigerians is so glaring and unpatriotic.

Enjoy the moments bro but remember, Las Las; all of us na still Nigerians o.

Prov. 24:17
Prov. 17:5

This is what is called unwarranted, unprovoked attack. Since you came from the wrong side of Bible study, I came from the right side.

Prov. 15:1
1Peter 4:15

And someone will tell me to stay in Nigeria to make money. Money you can't withdraw in peace. Oshisko

Borrow borrow. Shameless bunch. Even the UAE is now sending us food. The hunger is made in Nigeria

Uwaiwe:
Young man relax stop reasoning like a mediocre. It's not all Nigerians in UAE are criminals. We have Nigerians working as Expats like our Europeans and American counterparts in UAE.

I have a steady job in UAE and my company has been waiting for me to return.

For your information, Nigerians are Engineers and Managers in Oil sectors both in Jebel Ali FTZ Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Not all Nigerians in Dubai are doing meagre jobs. Get your facts before tarnishing our Image.

Right

Q: What happens to tourist visas that were issued before the Covid-19 crisis?

A: This involves a partnership between the GDRFA and travel agencies to find the right solution whether that is to reschedule flights to a later date or book different tourist packages. Either way, we are optimistic that the flow of tourism will increase.

To me, the government answer looks meaningless, but maybe it brings hope for some sha.

This victims card has not worked for years and will not work. We keep confirming the condemnation. We need to tell ourselves to stop confirming the condemnation or racism or whatever name you call it.
We need to stop killing Pakistanis or Cameroonians or anybody. Why go and be fighting and creating nuisance for God's sake? We all know that we have a reputation problem. Confirming that reputation and arguing that we are not the only criminals is not helping the honest, hardworking and innocent ones. The backlash affects all of us. It is not easy to pay for crime, not to mention crime that you did not commit. Our visas are the most expensive because of these kinds of nonsense. Better behaved people get visa on arrival or very cheap. Bans affect all of us, not only the criminals been defended. Our banks in Nigeria put all kinds of restrictions and hurdles because of our defended criminal brethren.

daveP:
Crappiest article I've read in a while on any Nigerian MoG


Subtle. Yet condescending.


Thinking so highly of him yet tryna bring him low..... Stale.

Lol, it's business na. They know that the Nigerian audience revers him so they can't go for the jugular. Na introduction

Enoch Adeboye, better known as "Daddy Go" (Daddy General Overseer), is a Nigerian pastor loved by his millions of followers, but who has once again riled critics on social media with what they say is his sexist attitude.

The 78-year-old ranks low on the flamboyance roll-call of the West African nation's mega televangelists, but he is arguably the most popular.

He has headed the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) for nearly 40 years - and under his stewardship it has grown phenomenally.

It is rare to find in Nigeria's mainly Christian south a street without an RCCG church, some streets have two - and its dove logo has become part of the landscape.

But the pastor's views on marriage and gender roles has some eyes rolling in the age of #metoo - even in this conservative country.

'Marry a woman who can cook'
He has been active on social media over the last decade - and when he posted some "lessons" for women on his wife's birthday in July - it snowballed into a Twitter storm that sparked a big conversation about feminism.

Pentecostal churches are popular in southern Nigeria
"No matter how educated or successful you are, your husband is your head and you must regard him as such at all times," he tweeted to his 1.3 million followers .

On Instagram he added about his wife : "It does not matter what is on her itinerary, if I say I would like you to go with me to so and so place... she would cancel whatever she was to do and come along with me."

In a post in January , he advised his married son to sack a secretary "he was looking forward to seeing at work", which did not go down well.

And in 2016 he had this advice to bachelors: "Don't marry a girl who is lazy. Don't marry a girl who cannot cook. She needs to know how to do chores and cook because you cannot afford to be eating out all the time."



The televised address to his congregants riled women activists but his reception was not all negative - a fact borne out by the success of his church, which he runs like a business.

'Donations to get to heaven'
Every Sunday, before a ban on large gatherings because of the coronavirus, hundreds of thousand of people passed through the doors of RCCG worldwide, seeking miracles, redemption, eternal life or a financial breakthrough.


The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). [ Founded 1952 by Josiah Akindayomi in Lagos ] [ 2,000 churches in Nigeria ],[ 40,000 of them altogether in 186 countries ],[ 500,000 people a month attend the Holy Ghost Service in Ogun state ],[ 9,000 sq km (347 sq miles) size of open-air prayer ground in Ogun ],

"I want to be on the side of God under tutelage of a true Christian doctrine, I found this in RCCG. Personally, I want to make it to heaven," one church member told me in the capital, Abuja, where there is a huge prayer ground on the outskirts of the city.

Others said they were attracted by Pastor Adeboye's "holiness", "humility" and "adherence to that which he preaches".

Those flocking to church are happy to offer donations or purchase church souvenirs.

Most of them agree to give 10% of their income to the church, a practice known as tithing.

"Anyone who is not paying his tithe is not going to heaven, full stop," he told his clerics two years ago.

It is hard to know the true extent of Pastor Adeboye's wealth, the lines are blurred between what belongs to the church and what is his - estimates of his fortune vary from $60m (£46m) to $130m.

Pastor Adeboye with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and UK's ex-Prime Minister David Cameron. Pastor Adeboye with Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Togos' President Faure Gnassingbé
World leaders have even been pictured with the influential pastor
This puts the former University of Lagos maths professor, who refuses to speak to the media, in the same league as the country's music stars, and richer than most of Nigeria's foreign-based professional footballers.

But beside an array of bow ties that accompany his trademark safari suits and striped shirts, he looks austere compared to the flashy standards of his Pentecostal peers.

No shiny shoes, no oiled hair, his English does not rise and fall with an American accent.

Born to poor parents, he cuts a relatively humble figure and those close to him describe him as much.

Yet, he - or the church - owns a university, a Gulfstream jet and some fancy cars.

Neutral in politics
Pastor Adeboye is also politically powerful - and well respected by middle class urbanised Nigerians.

Presentational grey line
Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye

1942: Born in Ifewara, Osun state, south-west Nigeria
1967: Obtained bachelors degree in mathematics
1967: Married Foluke Adeyokunnu
1977: Ordained a pastor in RCCG
1981: Becomes general overseer of RCCG

In presidential election campaigns, some candidates have made it their duty to visit his prayer sessions and to be seen praying and shaking hands with him - and his website has photos of him greeting world leaders.

His views on women - in which he often references the bible - are seen by some as unsurprising, even if some say the verses themselves can be interpreted in other ways.

"Christianity and religions are the enforcers of patriarchy, so it's not far-fetched that a religious leader would be holding on such a view," Martha Edem, a Christian Nigerian writer, told me.

She described his "birthday tweets" as a missed opportunity to teach couples mutual respect and love.


But even some gender activists in the deeply religious country do not want to take him on.

"For me it is down to the individual interpretation… I can't judge a man of God, Christianity is a religion of conviction," gender activist and academic Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika said.

The wealth of Nigeria's mega pastors often make them a soft target for those who perceive them as exploitative.

Some suggest Pastor Adeboye should use his influence more with politicians - after all even the current Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is an RCCG pastor.

To be fair, he led a peaceful march in February to highlight the insecurity in the country.

He has shown he is measured about his involvement in politics - not siding with one party or another.

But those expecting him to be more neutral about his views on marriage and a woman's role in the home, will have to wait a long time.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-africa-53488921

Hmm. Put this same Farooq Kperogi there, chances are 99.5% that he would do same. All these ginger and grammar APC has done it before during the time of PDP. There seems to be a strong curse on our dear country. The whole nation is indeed fantastically corrupt.