₦airaland Forum

vanbonattel:
Delta state performance is very commendable.

Lagos, with all the high IGR and high allocation only vomited 35 billion out of the over 1 trillion naira they received within the period under review. This is very shameful for a state that cornered the ports of a whole country. The looting going on in that state is crazy.

Nackzy:
for were, naa money ah no get shi shi no dey not to talk of budgeting

marlow1962:
Can never happen in Nigeria

Nackzy:
What's this thing abt Christmas we're una no go allow us hear word

mrvitalis:
Christmas should never be on a budget

If you don't have money just relax

If you must celebrate then celebrate well

Dikastan:
Sell ladies things like make up,bags ,foot wears

Smartguyboy:
Learn skills and look for remote job.

Saviola86:
A bad advice that seems like a good advice.

You don’t throw life savings into a building because you are avoiding rent.

Increasing my income is what should be of paramount importance now. When income increases, there will be spare money to put into building of a house

Kreddy:
I'll make it next year 2024.. May God make it easier

Uniqueaccountant:
I have posted my number..kindly call or whatsapp. I'm based in Abuja

Rubyjade:
Ogawisdom, here another one
We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Customer Care Representative(Outbound)

Locations: Lagos, Ibadan - Oyo and Enugu (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-time

Details

There is an urgent vacancy for customer care representatives in Ibadan, Enugu and Lagos states, its a remote opportunity for those in Ibadan and Enugu States, Applicants must have a personal Laptop with good internet connectivity to be considered for this position.
This job will allow you to expand your experience working in a leading Telecommunication company.
Requirements

Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree, HND, NCE or OND qualification with 1 - 4 years work experience.
Salary
N50,000 - N60,000 monthly.

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc19pWT-BNV9LIi5qVtpQPkdeQweZSsRLmhEreACPlq103B1g/viewform

Saviola86:
To get married to my girlfriend of 6yrs m
To move to a better apartment
To improve my earning
To complete my asset acquisition that’s all

Uniqueaccountant:
couple of them. I randomly watch that's the surprising part.

Uniqueaccountant:
Yeah. Though it was a course I love back then in University. I called it my territory. Whatapp for result proof

Oyindamolah:
*COPIED*

FINAL EXIT OF P&G: Farewell my 1st Love.

I finished my Youth Service in Feb. 2005. I was given a letter of recommendation from where I served in Jos (Vitafoam Nig. Plc). I was scheduled for an interview at their Head Office in Oba Akran, Lagos. I was to resume in their Kano Branch as Maintenance Engineer but religious crisis happened around that time. They had to shut down the Site to forestall collateral damages. Hence, I had to officially be flung to the ocean of "labour market". My first bite of "Nigeria Happened to You".

Fast forward to 2007. I had switched to full computer engineering. I cloned Computer systems for people and repaired same in the popular Computer Village in Ikeja, Lagos. I just dey hustle anyhow to make ends meet. I always trekked from Opebi, where I was staying with the Owolabi's (May God bless that family for me) to Egbon Ojo's Office in Computer Village where I normally perch with my flash drive tied to my neck as symbol of a computer guy. It's in this state Sister Opeyemi Ajayi sent me a link to text my details to in Ibadan. I did and from that text message, my journey of 11years commenced.

I sincerely didn't know how big P&G was. I already passed UAC Management Trainee Test, scheduled for their Medical when P&G interviews were going on. A classmate I met at UAC in Lagos complained about their work culture, which was not too palatable. I shared my predicament with Pastor Kehinde Owolabi who told me how big the Company was in UK where he stayed for years. How Nigerians even lobbied and prayed to be their adhoc staff. This made me settle for P&G as my First Career Love. I resumed Sept. 13, 2007.

P&G would first host you for a month in Kakanfo Hotel in Ibadan if you didn't have anyone to stay with in Ibadan. All bills on them. The Company had bus that conveyed you to and fro the designated Bus Stop. You're trained about the culture of the Company for One Month. Free healthcare in the best hospitals in Ibadan and Lagos. Quality food at the canteen. My first salary was huge then because of all the prorated allowances. For the first time, I was treated with dignity. Naturally, the company gave me a sense of ownership till tomorrow.

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo might have his negatives but Ebora Owu knows Economics. He blocked border against products being manufactured in Nigeria. Businesses were booming. We work round the clock to meet up with orders from distributors. We only shut down on 24th December and startup night of 25th. Same thing for New Year Anniversary. We shut down on the 31st, start up 1st January Night. Full operation by 2nd. We couldn't cope with the demands. P&G had to be forced to invest more in Nigeria.

I first travelled out of Nigeria courtesy of my First Love, P&G. I, with four others were sent on an automation training with Rockwell Automation in UK. Our Nigerian coursemates for that One Month were people from Total, Mobil, etc. No manufacturing company dared such investment but the almighty P&G. You're escorted even to Visa Office by Mobile Police entourage. You're taken to and fro the airport with same entourage. Because they see you as asset that nothing should happen to. Imagine giving "ordinary technician" such honour. That's my P&G for you.

"AGBARA, THE FUTURE."

Because of the market demands, P&G decided to expand their investments in Nigeria. Paper section of the company was relocated to Agbara. Over $300Million was invested there with state of the art facility built by Julius Berger Nig. Ltd. We had Gym facilities. We had massagers. We had table tennis. We had football pitch. We generated our own power with a massive Gas Generator. Your badge is the access to doors, offices, canteen, gym, everywhere. These were the stuffs you only saw in American movies like 24.

P&G prioritizes trainings. Some of my guys like Betiku Olubunmi Jude , Gbadamosi Adekunle , etc were on training for the new production lines in Cairo for a complete calendar year. If you're married, you could go with your family, even some that gave birth there like Samson Oloyede Johnson went with Malle that did omogwuo in Cairo. My friend even named his child after the Cairo Doctor that meant a lot to their family. That's how important you are to that Company. They value you. How would you not love such company? The Femcare guys like Stanley Emite , Aderanti Yomi , Adewale Ajibade ,etc, went to Germany for theirs. That's how big P&G was.

"Agbara, the Future" became the slogan. That was the plan before Nigeria happened to my beloved P&G. The startups for the new lines started getting extended due to our Nigerianness. Custom's policy summersaults started affecting the logistics. Border flung opened. Cheaper products littered the market courtesy of another Govt policies. 3 brand new babycare lines were brought for initial installations but only 2 could be installed. Cheaper products had taken over the market before we produced our first diaper. The "future" was punctured from the world "go".

We would produce but no one to buy. Sometimes you wanted to produce, Shell might tell you, they couldn't supply gas to power you generator. You had to switch to expensive diesel to power the other diesel generators to produce to meet up with the little demands. To transport the finished products became a challenge too. The roads were horrible. Containers doing gymnastics by summersaulting anyhow on those gully-holes (because those were not potholes). I even learnt the companies around the axis like GSK, UNILEVER, P&G, to mention but few approached the State Govt and proposed to fix the road with a possible tax waivers to no avail. They told them to bring the money while their works ministry help them fix it. The companies backed out because of the integrity of the govt. Hence, the road became unpassable over time.

I will be hypocritical if I failed to mention few of the damages done inhouse. Before we even left Ibadan, stories of how pallets of products were disappearing in Alomaja wearhouse became regular news. To the point that a whole truckload of products was rumoured missing... T'ori Olorun! Guys became overnight millionaires at the expense of the company. Contracts were inflated anyhow. One that I was particularly privy of: Our chiller had issues. I and Oluwatomisin Adeoluwa Adetola narrowed it down to a defective Compressor. We sourced for a supplier online that promised to bring it the next morning. Price was #600k with installations. We presented it to the TSG Manager then. He claimed it won't fly since the guy was not on the list of suppliers. Lo and behold, the guy given it to presented #2.4m. He couldn't even fix the electrical connections, I was the one compelled to fix it for him. How that made sense to anyone I don't know.

Agbara ceased to be the future courtesy of both external and internal self-destructive birthed out of greed and untamed avarice. The investors borrowed us $300m at the exchange rate of less than #200/$. In Buhari's first 6months, it had jumped to #500. He fell ill and Prof. Osinbajo was able to stabilize it at #350/$. P&G had no alternative than to do all it could to stay afloat business-wise. Gradual retrenchment was introduced. Flow-to-work became the mantra. Before the next OGSM in 2018, it was decided Agbara plant should shut down! Hundreds of professionals retrenched. I remember the words of Akinola Jibola while we were powering down Babycare Line 1: "We are shutting down what should put foods on the tables of the generations to come." It daily rings in my ears.

I hoped against hope P&G would come back but it won't. I first heard about it from a top echelon before it became 'kariile' news. You prayed such news shouldn't be true. No one finds it easy to share the demise of his loved ones. Adieu my 1st Career Love. You actually "Improved and touched our lives". You meant well but we honestly don't deserve you. We messed you up. If you're only being abused by outsiders, you could have stayed but abuse by your loved ones was the last straw that broke the camel's back. All your "offsprings" like Ariel, Pampers, Always, Duracell, Oral B, etc would always have my endorsement any day, anytime. Love you P&G

kelvine:
For me I left my paid employment in October this year because my supervisor and manager required me to work beyond 5pm. They both set me up with a horrible task and I simply walked away.

Now I trade coins on Stormgain and also do digital marketing. I have no single regret leaving the toxic environment I worked.

I am also free from endless transportation price hike and traffic. I sleep and wake up anytime I choose, I visit any event that interests me anytime I want to.

All I need to make money is my phone and the Internet.

No one should stay in employment anywhere VI, if you earn less that 200k except your house is close to your office (VI and Lekki) and you have the hope of salary increase.

Uniqueaccountant:
Start ICAN finally. ....passed the paper I wrote out of fear...didn't attend tutorials for it just youtube videos. Scored 72

CarlosTheJackal:
I just went through your topics here and I found out you are an Emotional Blackmailer.

Stop thinking anyone is entitled to help you. Get your socks off and be productive and proactive

Slimplush:
Still giving It a shot against next year... Before the years runs out, my decision will be based on each month of next year as it progress

I'm tired and stressed, mentally, physically and emotionally with not enough pay, spend more sometimes finding money and ended up getting nothing

Breaks me emotionally!!!

allabig:
They wouldn't want you to work from home.

Rrchrd:
Sir I didn't even see her coming because I was with guest waiting for receptionist to issue me card(key) to take another guest to his room.

Following this thread https://www.nairaland.com/7946887/employees-going-see-january-abi & reviews on remote jobs, Are there remote jobs in Nigeria

Zonefree:
You later smash the IT girl?