₦airaland Forum

faskare:
Hello,

Bow Valley College is a very good college and I would suggest that if you have your way do not grad in Niaja as Canada do not recognize most of our courses. For example,I was at U of Calgary to make inquiries about a program and the woman asked where did I obtain my first degree? I told her Nigeria. She replied sorry we do not accept some courses offered like Use of English is not recognized. And other courses, I need to provide the syllabus/ outline for the course. You will be so mad with the Nigerian educational system when you get here. I will suggest you apply for the Diploma program which is a 2 year course compared to a certificate program which is a year. As for me, I am to start in Spring 2017, though I hold both first and second degrees but I need a Canadian certificate to achieve my aim. However, note that BWC is in Calgary Alberta and it is a little expensive compared to Toronto.

eightsin:
You didn't come back to testify! Come and do the needful

emmasege:
How can someone who claims to be an undergraduate or a graduate believe this hoax? Can the takeover by FG be so rapid without following due process and necessary constitutional process?

Besides, such a good gesture can never be displayed by the clueless man of Aso rock who claims naija is broke and borrows money to pay FG employees. Adding LAUTECH burden to our national burden is going to be too weighty at the moment. Oyo and Osun states should first be handed over to the FG (administratively and economically) before FG can take over their self-imposed problem.

justwise:
Read this link for documents http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/study-how-documents.asp

kellycute:
Valencia better win. My ticket must not cut o

whizfem:
Its one and half hour from Knoxville where i am.
You should find Nigerians there no doubt

yolobabe:
UI doesn't offer radiography......sorry bro.....but pharmacy...the cutoff last year was 68..........but it could as well increase this year......don't take anything for granted like I did.......but I'm in compsci now.......so goodluck

Jossy4luv1:
NO RADIOGRAPHY IN UI BUT THERE IS PHARMACY..

You all must note that UI does not have a definite cutoff points for courses, cutoff points depends on the number of candidates that picked such a course and the rate at which they passed it..i.e LAW CAN BE 70% THIS YEAR AND BE 62% NEXT YEAR.

westlee:
FGC Ikirun right??

recruit4real:
I advice u to continue with architecture, during your holidays u can look fira competent computer college, to do ur com. sci. Becoz architecture is far beta than com. sci.
Architecture is also part of computer and u make cool cash in future.

rosco20:
show d phone pix here

laurel03:
FFK 4 president.... He can't win is family election.

Bevista:
Ordinarily, I should not comment on this thread since Ubah has not mentioned how he would go about it. However, for the benefit of those who might get swayed by his cheap claims, I'll say something.
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The exchange rate (PRICE of dollars) is determined primarily by SUPPLY of dollars (through exports, FDIs, foreign borrowing, etc) and DEMAND for dollars (through imports, payments of foreign school fees/medical bills, online purchases, etc). The NET flow of these transactions determine the Balance of Payments (BOP) account with the Central Bank. Elementary economics tells us that when demand exceeds supply, prices go up!
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Coming back to Nigeria, it is well known that oil accounts for 95% of our FX earnings. As oil prices have collapsed from ~$100 in 2014 to ~$30, our supply of dollars has dropped tremendously. This is even worse when one considers that our cost of oil production is ~$20/bbl, meaning that our dollar revenue from oil has dropped from ~$80/bbl to ~$10/bbl. On the demand side, the request for imports are increasing. With such supply shock and increasing demand, there is only one way for the exchange rate to go. This is basic economics and has nothing to do with Emefiele or Buhari, except you are simply being mischievous or grossly ignorant.
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When oil collapsed from around $147 to $38 due to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC), Nigeria had a Foreign Reserve of ~$62bn. The then CBN Governor had to spend ~$20bn from the Reserves to meet import demand thereby preventing devaluation/depreciation. Between 2011 & 2014, oil price was above $100, meaning that the administration never had a dollar supply problem and so could maintain a stable exchange rate. Fast forward to late 2014 when oil prices slid to ~$60, the CBN had to devalue the Naira twice within a period of 6 months (Nov 2014 & Feb 2015) because the Reserves were too low (<$35bn) to deplete to support imports. Now in 2016, oil prices are around $30/bbl while FX Reserves is less than $28bn. The supply shock has reached unprecedented levels, yet demand for imports has not decreased. There is absolutely no way that the exchange rate can stay below N250/$. Simple economics says that price will continue to move till a new equilibrium is reached where demand equates supply.
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There is no policy from Emefiele, Soludo, Greenspan, Bernanke or any other Central Bank governor that can strengthen the Naira in the near term. Except we want to completely deplete the Reserves or go to the IMF to borrow SDRs just to meet import demands. Brace up folks, if oil price collapses to $20 (thereby increasing the supply shock) the exchange rate shall hit N1000/$ and I repeat, this has nothing to do with Emefiele or Buhari but simply economic forces. The only thing that can save the Naira is either for SUPPLY of dollars to increase (through high oil price) or DEMAND to reduce. Since we do not have control over the supply side, we can at least focus on managing the demand side.
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So Mr Ifeanyi Ubah, you have zero knowledge on what you are talking about. With all the money you made from the last government, you can start by building a refinery or some other manufacturing facility (like Dangote) to help us substitute for imports. That would help the Naira more than you seeking cheap consultancy from the government. Or except you want to broker a deal for the government to give amnesty to your Dasuki-Gate friends, so they can bring out stashed up dollars from soakaways and graveyards to support the economy.

sam4:
Jesus is the way the truth and the life. Without master Jesus we are nothing

amaechi1:
Mr common sense please, proffer common sense on how to deal with the issue. In addition to what you will say, always remember to tell the Gov to cut the cost of his legislators and his aides. Mr common sense, please don't forget to tell your colleague in the Senate that their Jumbo pay is no more sustainable. Halve their salaries can put a lot of Nigerians to work.

Just making common sense.