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Goke7:
Awon money na water people saw on social media how someone was accusing her sister in the UK of sending just 500 pounds for her wedding in Nigeria, na people like this dey cause this kind wahala.

We are a greedy people; we cry about oppression, but we keep making things difficult for ourselves and others. I am honestly tired as we keep giving far-right politicians a justified reason for all their madness. These folks am sure are also British nationals, but it was clearly written that they are Nigerian nationals. Crime is global, no doubt, but we forget that no matter our immigration status, any negative act will continue to be used against us to deny us opportunities, no matter our status.

teeboi77:
Can you kindly drop your selected ETFs?

Lexusgs430:
Historically, how many times have the markets, never returned from a slump........ 😁

jedisco:
With the new tax year, how are folks planning to utilise their tax-sheltered accounts?

I remember last year, someone filled his ISA on 6th April and bought a global fund. That was during Trumps tarrif market selloff- in a short period, he was well in the positive.

I thought about that this year as the markets were down due to Trumps Iran war. Would we have a v-shaped recovery again?
Well, if investing for the long-term, these small moves don't really matter and its said that if one has a lump sum, a one off buy beats piecemeal investing in majority of cases.

Lexusgs430:
UK tax year runs from April to April..... Checking my calender today is April 1, in a few days, the tax clock would reset.......

I don't think you have any issue here...... On the other hand, no seller would accept an offer from you in April and wait till August to commence conveyancing..... But don't worry, a much better house is always around the corner...... 🤣😂

lavida001:
Tech bros in soup.
Dem say na slow down that’s another name for AI

HustlaOfLagos:
The money is about 64m, Inverter alone takes about 10m for a solid one, house rent in a good area, maybe 1.5m per year (rent in Surulere is 1m for raggedy r+p self contain)- 11.5m gone already without factoring in if you are a "jaiye jaiye" person. Yet to factor in buying a car, fueling it, if you have kids etc. Uber Corolla on its own is around 8m - 10m ... Assuming you want to buy a house, you will have to budget at least 40m in inner inner Lekki.. Abuja is a no go area

Best to do is to just move somewhere like Oshogbo, Ondo, Kogi etc if you want the money to be worth it

Viruses:
😂😂😂

I just opened with Stanbic IBTC and ARM. After acclimatizing to the ridiculously low returns in the UK, the returns in Nigeria now seems exorbitant. If not for currency fluctuation, at 17 - 20% one is tempted to move his portfolio to Nigeria rather than have them sit in cash ISA for a marginal 3.5%

Raalsalghul:
One tip off the top of my head that'll take that money far in Nigeria is avoid Lagos for starters.

Goke7:
😂 you no lie o! 35k ain’t small money anywhere anytime!

justwise:
To invest in Nigeria or do what with that money?

HustlaOfLagos:
LOL When you see oyinbo praising you and your jollof, when you see them rolling out the red carpet for you so you and your illiterate supporters can brag about being the first one to receive that as a Naija President, just know they are whinning you and about to fleece you.

It was obvious to the blind that the deal will not favor Nigeria in any way or form but we love optics more than sense but I guess they need headlines to tout as achievement for their useless election next year

HustlaOfLagos:
This is why I was encouraging the anti immigration /Government policy defenders/supporters to come outside during the last widespread anti immigrant protests.

Let us see if they see you as British even though your skin is not white

Zahra29:
Wise choice 👍

Zahra29:
It's not speculation if you've been following current affairs.

We'll need to wait for the next GE to see if the Lib Dems are irrelevant as you claim.

Re the local and Holyrood elections, it's quite clear already who the winners and losers will be:

Winners
Reform, Greens, SNP

Holding ground
Lib Dems

Losers
Labour, Tories, Your Party, Scottish Labour, Scottish Conservatives

Zahra29:
Off the back of one by-election that was heavily influenced by foreign affairs, specifically Gaza?

Libdems are not irrelevant, I don't particularly rate them highly but they remain the preferred party in several constituencies, particularly in the South of England and among those who voted Remain.

Goke7:
😂 Omo see gaslighting

https://x.com/kemibadenoch/status/2027338096526643553?s=46&t=tk-1hGRx-HBpOmsos8uccA

Multiracial vs Multicultural OMG!

Zahra29:
Lool 😂

I'm providing a more complete picture - unless you count the Libdems as an "irrelevant party", the Tories are not the only mainstream party that performed badly in the by-election. In fact the Libdems should have done much better as it's a left stronghold.

Cyberknight:
That the progressive (left-leaning) vote has really really skewed very leftward this time. Normally the LibDems pick up protest progressive votes as they are to the left of Labour.

Zahra29:
The Libdems also lost their deposit last night and they're usually good at by-elections especially in left leaning seats.

Raalsalghul:
It'll be interesting to see how things shake up in the coming days.

Already some blame is being put on:

Keir Starmer for not allowing Andy Burnham to run in that constituency.

Labour party as a whole for trying to out-reform Reform and kicking it's left voters to the curb.

Even Shabana was mentioned for her immigration policies and proposed increased settlement times.

In all this, na madam Kemi I pity, Conservatives were no where to be found and had just 9% of the votes.

Goke7:
😂 they say na Nigerian style Green Party dem use, family voting things: papa mama pikin dem

Santa2:
I seem to recall that there was a parenting in the UK thread that opened sometime ago. Tried to find the thread cant seem to locate it, not sure if its still going on. I am hoping I can get resources there on diagnosing a kid with Adhd. Would appreciate if anyone has knowledge of the process or got a link to the thread. It about time I stopped being a typical african parent and face reality head on.

SPDAZZY:
Hi everyone,

Please who has been in a similar situation.
My student visa was supposed to expire 30 Aug 2026, however because I completed my study early, my leave was shortened and the new visa end date is 28 March.

I have now gotten a GTV endorsement, applied for the visa and paid IHS.

Am I eligible for a refund as I have circa six months left on the original visa? The info I see online mentioned that there is no refund for shortened visas, but this was not due to a negative situation. Chatgpt also says that my case will be judged with the new expiry date which means there's only one month overlap.

Please who has a lived experience? Make I no if I get small hope to get refund for my family as the payment no be small money abeg.

justwise:
Too little too late