₦airaland Forum

@clocky

How would you rate FUTA? Did you enjoy your time there? What are
your likes/dislikes about the school?

I forgot to mention that these incentives don't apply to just
CEOs. Other top executives (e.g. Vice President of Marketing) are
also eligible for this.

But you have to be extremely talented (actually gifted) to be eligible
(as you can imagine)

Yes, you can make your dream status from just being an employee. It really
depends on the type of job.

Many fortune 500 companies in the U.S. pay their CEOs between 6 and 8 figures. But
the real money or "dream status and properties" comes with the added incentives
that often come with these top profile jobs.

A good example of this incentive is a stock option. Also, as an incentive, a CEO
can be given a goal of generating an amount of profit for a firm. If he/she goes over
this profit by a certain amount, then the CEO would get a % of this increased amount.

Remember, this is besides the base salary. So the base salary can be $120,000 but at
the end of the year, a CEO can end up making $1m, $10m, $20m or more.

People are killing each other any how in PDP because
they know they can get away with it.

Look at all the high profile murders in Nigeria, starting from
Bola Ige and up till now, none has been solved.

There is always noise when the killings take place, then everything
dies down.

How long will this last? Only God can save that Country

@constantin

It is realisable from a theoretical standpoint. If we
enforce town planning laws; plough our money into
building infrastructure; and adapt to a good maintenance
culture, we can.

But heavenly intervention will be needed to achieve such feat.

The pictures are beautiful.

Where in Brazil is this? Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo

@Mrloverman

Nice to see you are going home

Check out this website. It should be useful

@coolsimon

Could you please explain why you need a sugar mummy

For financial reasons? Mother figure? Or you are just into
older women?

I think Ribadu is doing a good job at the EFCC. To some
degree, he is used to go after OBJ's adversaries. There is no doubt about that.

But he also does his legitimate work too. Now the question is to what degree does
he do EFCC work compared to being used as a political tool?

I would say 65% EFCC legitimate work and 35% to stump on OBJ's adversaries.

So, overall I give him a passmark

IBB's son has been released.

Read below from Vanguard Newspaper

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released Mohammed Ibrahim Babangida, the son of former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, from its custody.
Mohammed was arrested, Friday night, in connection with EFCC investigations into the shares of an indigenous mobile telecommunications giant, Globacom, but was said to have been released yesterday morning on bail as nothing had been found against him on the matter.

According to EFCC sources, Mohammed purchased about 24 percent shares in Globacom
and allegedly gave conflicting information about the shares contrary to the law.
It was alleged that although the suspect used a fictitious company, any knowledge of the matter when EFCC confronted him.

The sources alleged that it was when the EFCC traced the address of the fake company to Mohammed’s house in Kaduna that they closed in on him.

The chairman of Globacom, Otunba Mike Adenuga, had been arrested last month by EFCC operatives over alleged non-remittance of petroleum development tax which it collected from consumers through Consolidated Oil allegedly owned by the business mogul.
However, a source close to Babangia’s son told Sunday Vanguard yesterday that Mohammed was released after he allegedly made a statement to the EFCC.

“He has been released. He was released early this morning (yesterday) because nothing was found against him. We know those who sent the EFCC after him and we know who they are after but they will get nothing.

“You see, the same EFCC which arrested Mohammed was there when it was alleged that Obasanjo’s son bought a house in USA at a princely sum of N75 million and although the person who was accused was not working, he was not investigated. We know where they are coming from but, as said earlier, they will fail,” the source added.

Ndipe:
And for Nigerians residing abroad, try and be a little bit truthful about the challenges of life in America. Dont go about flaunting your hard earned dollars in front of loved ones that you are doing well, especially if you are working as a security guard or driving a yellow cab to make ends meet in a foreign land.

@Ndipe

Excellent point! That is exactly what many Nigerians living abroad do. Many of them are
struggling or doing menial jobs, but go home and flaunt dollars. Thanks
so much for pointing this out.

@sunnchnn

SuNnChNn:
If he pays off your bills
If he never gets tired of u after a decade of courtship
If he carries your buderns as his
If he checks on u often ( mind u it is not love but he is just too possessive if he calls or check on your very step)

A man can love you without paying your bills and a man may not love you and pay your
bills.

If a man is really rich and wants to have sex with a lady at all cost, he can pay her cell phone
bill. Once he has had enough sex, he can dump her. So don't fall for that gimmick.

There is more to love than money.

@Remmzy

Thanks man. Anytime

I think a guy that loves you wouldn't want to hurt your feelings and
if he does (which he most likely would), he would be remorseful.

But as someone else said, it can be very difficult because a man can
act nice (very nice) just to get him some. So beware.

Ask people that know the man very very well. They will tell you things
like:

1. He actually picks you up from work? He usually doesn't do that with girls.
2. He took you to see his mother? He usually doesn't do that

and so on,
You see my point!

@whitelexi

Kai, you have a lot of wisdom o. Thanks for sharing it with us.

I definately agree with you wholeheartedly.

The thing is, most of the ladies on this thread are saying they would
be mad at their man, not the lady he cheated with.

But the truth of the matter is that, 9 times out of 10, women tend to
pick fights with the lady as opposed to their man. That is really how
it is practically or "in real life".

To me, it's like women carry more weight on the lady not respecting her
relationship than her man not respecting her enough not to cheat on her.

No one has really explained why this is the case.

It is very unfortunate that many nigerians have to start afresh
even though they have degrees and work experience from nigeria.

But you can go to grad school once you get here. Your graduate
degree would count as an American degree and you can use it
to get a decent job.

Alternatively, you can get a second bachelors degree. Its just
about 30 credits to get one.

Rather than asking him out, you can flirt with him. A
real man would know when a woman has interest
in him.

There is nothing wrong with a lady asking a guy out, but
it is not quite common practice with nigerians as it is in
the western world.

For the most part, it is difficult to have the opp sex as a
friend with no strings attached.

But it is possible. What if a guy is not attracted to a lady at all
but the lady is very very smart. The guy can be friends with the
lady so that she can teach him math (for instance) and have
his own girlfriend.

So it is possible, especially if you are not attracted to the opp
sex.

Most times rejection does sting a bit, especially if this is
someone you have been eyeing for a while. If you finally
make your move and you're rejected, it'll sting.


But there are times when you talk to a lady (say at a club) casually
and she rejects. This doesn't hurt as much.

P.S. Just because you carry yourself a certain way OR you got game
doesn't mean you can never be rejected. I disagree with that.

@diddy4

Good question. Very good question

Life is good here too.

There are quite a bit of nigerians here. You see them in parties, at school
and everything. There are also lots of Black professionals.

I heared we are second to atlanta. I am hoping to be in your shoes very soon,
but in an IT related position.

@bossman

How is life in Chicago (the windy city)? I hear there are lots of nigerians out there.

@gbengaijot

Thanks ooo my brother. I took a class in databases, but I will try and study for a certification in the
area as you suggested. The problem I am having is getting my foot in the door, but the cert should
help boost my resume.

@Bossman

I really appreciate your advise. I have been told that an accounting background goes well
with MIS, i am really hoping this is true.

I will research your advise and take it from there. God bless all of you ooo.

More suggestions are welcomed please

@ Mrloverman

I definately don't like being outdoors, meeting people etc. I
am not a marketing/public relations type person.

There are lots of jobs I see in IT that I would love doing. I read
the job descriptions and really love them. Examples are project
management, IT auditor, IT budget compliance etc.

The problem I am having is getting my foot in the door; I don't
know where/how to start so I can eventually reach these types of positions.

@olga

The reason people in the U.S. (or U.K.) get upset with their relatives is that
our relatives in Nigeria fail to understand our plight despite all our attempts
to explain it to them. I know this first hand because I experience it myself.

@Mrloverman

I like problem solving, but not just that ( as is the case with programming). I
also write well. I like challenging work with a career path to it and some creativity.

Why did you say I might not get the satisfaction I need in IT?

@olga

There are things about the U.S. that folks back home don't understand. When you get here
it takes time to get on your feet. If you are lucky enough to find someone to show you the
ropes when you get here, it'll still be a bit difficult, but not as hard.

Give your relations overseas sometime to get themselves settled before making excessive demands. If
they are always complaining about things being difficult, pray for them and give them words of encouragement.

Don't make comparisons. Don't say, but that person went to the U.S. last year and has already returned
and brought money and everything. Everyone's situation is different.

@MrloverMan

I have taken 2 courses in Prog, but I don't want to do that.

As part of my curriculum, I took courses in Databases and Networking. I
guess what I am saying is I don't have a particular strong  area per se.

But I do appreciate your feedback.

P.S.  How is it you are Mr LoverMan? Are you implying you are a player?

I am looking forward to your feedback.

Thanks so much

Need Career Advice

To my fellow nigerians living in the U.S. :-

Most of my experience is in Accounting due to my Finance degree, but I'm trying to switch to an IT career.

It's been difficult getting an IT job because my experience is not in IT.

What should I do now? Some say I should get certified; if so, which one
should I get?

Thanks a lot.