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chicwoman:
You said keep quiet oga
On my thread o

Lol
Once you post a topic on nairaland, the thread no longer belongs to you.

chicwoman:
You said keep quiet oga
On my thread o

Lol
Once you post a topic on nairaland, the thread no longer belongs to you.

MizMyColi:

Are we safe?

MizMyColi:
there are okay phones for 10k sef. Me sef don do window shopping on aliexpress taya.

The point I am trying to make is that I am wary of 20k phones with MAD specs as humblesteve posited. (mad being the key word)
Every one should o

I get your point and that is where due deligence comes in. Before you buy any phone whether cheap or expensive, you have to do alot of research and read user reviews to note the pros and cons of the device. If you can live with cons, you go ahead and buy, if not, you look for another device. I do this a lot.
People who end up complaining about their device are those who did not note the cons of the device before purchase.

hydeka:
Please does anyone know the tuition fee for Masters in Clinical pharmacy or pharmacology?

Even a rough estimate will be appreciated.

Please I still need this info

MizMyColi:
see this Tecno I'm supporting today, it chiefly because of one thing. ONE THING.

I used to have a natural aversion to anything chinese.
testifying possitively on using a 20k device in this 2017

Oh no!!!
How did we get here nau

Must we all buy expensive phones?
What is wrong with using a 20k phone as long as you are satisfied with it? I believe you are familiar with the saying 'cut your coat according to your size'

Anyway, there are also people who have bought phones of over a 100k testifying here too. The point we are trying to make is that you can actually get good value for money from phones gotten from aliexpress and the like.

MizMyColi:
No,
quote me when you have used it for 6 months, sorry 2.

Ma'am, I bought a Dual OS (Win8 plus android) tablet from aliexpress in August 2015 for $119 (about N25,000 at that time) and till now, it is still in good condition. I rarely use my laptop since I bought the tablet.

I understand your skepticism but once you've used a good Chinese product, you will testify. Can't you see the number of people testifying positively on this thread? Trust Nigerians, if something isn't worth it, they won't throw their money into it.

Please does anyone know the tuition fee for Masters in Clinical pharmacy or pharmacology?

Even a rough estimate will be appreciated.

Coolcube:
No idea.

OK.Thanks

Coolcube:
@hydeka


Mphil/PhD in Arts

Wow!

Any idea how much the school fees for masters in clinical pharmacy is?

Coolcube:
Chai! #163, 650 AAbeggggg when will they reduce the fee ooo?

Please which course/program is that?

TheArchangel:
I wish I live in my village/town. The most hospitable and cool place on planet earth. The only place I can sleep well without the sound of my neighbors generators disturbing my awesome sleep, where I can eat varieties of food on Sundays without paying a dime.

It is a place where my kindred will contributed and pay your bills without batting an eyelid.

Wow, you must have a nice village.

sisisioge:
No visitations...no body dey there

Na so!

Hello everyone, lets discuss this. How often do you visit your hometown/village and when was the last time?

For me, I don't live in my state so I only visit my state once in a while and when I do so, I may not even go to my village because most of my relatives stay in other towns within the state so there is basically nobody in the village to go and visit except very distant relatives who I am not familiar with.

So what about you? How often do you visit your village?

kollynxofodile:
It all depends on the quality of the house but I will just try

Dawaki from 80k
Kubwa 180k
Life camp 300k
Kado 300k
Dutse Alhaji 50k

Like I said

It all depends on the house

U can get even cheaper on all those places
Or more expensive
Just do your self a favour come in person, take your time and find a comfortable place.

Thanks a lot.

Spunkydamsel:
Dunno sha. But the cost of a self-contained apartment here in efab city estate, lokogoma district was 350-400k but due to d recession in d country now its 250-300k.

OK. Thanks

kollynxofodile:
The price range is abit poor

You can only get that price in satellite town.

I will recommend JAHI.
Is a bit closer than Kubwa axis/ Lugbe axis/ don't even mention Maraba

Traffic there will make him loose his job.

Moreover Abijan Street is in Zone 3. Unless he has a private Car he will spend a lot shuttling between

Any of the above places and working place.

So if he can just add 50k I.e 300k

He can get one in zone 3.

If he doesn't know how to,

Just let me know, I will give him contact of someone who will help him do that.

Can you please help me compare the rent for selfcontained in these areas for 1 year.
-Dawaki
-Kubwa
-Life camp
-Kado
-Dutsen Alhaji
What amount should one budget for any of these areas? Just tell me anyone you know of. Thank you.

seunfly:
The popular staff bus routes are Satalite towns that is where most civil servants stays, in that case I recommend kubwa. However I think he may get self-contained at 300k around zones but he may not like it.

The trick is some house inside town are not fancy and comfortable but expensive while Satalite towns have beautiful houses but cheap.
It all depends on choice.

So let him come, linked him with couples of agents and he will make his choice.

Can you please help me compare the rent for selfcontained in these areas for 1 year.
-Dawaki
-Kubwa
-Life camp
-Kado
-Dutsen Alhaji
What amount should one budget? Just tell me anyone you know of. Thank you.

Twaci:
Doctors told me I had brain inflammation coupled with a heart disease and that I would die within a year....

That was 2008

But you are still alive and posting on nairaland! The devil is a liar! Hallelujah!

sleek82:
I think the silliest errors i have seen are the ones coming mostly from nigerian doctors who jump into conclusion that you have malaria just because you show signs of malaria....forgetting there are so many other ailments that show the same signs....instead of getting you tested first, they give you malaria drugs straight!

I can relate with this. I think part of what contributes to them jumping into conclusion is that the workload is usually too much especially for OPD (out-patient) doctors. They have to see a lot of patients hence the rush. But I think they should still try to spend a little more time to actually get to the root of the problem before giving a definite diagnosis.

Contributions pls....

marshalcarter:
#sits with kpof corn nd coookee

You are welcome.
Dont just eat your popcorn (or is it kpof corn now? )
Share your experience too, if you have any, even if it involves a relative or friend

Let me get the ball rolling by giving some examples.

Wrong surgery: In the US, One woman had her fallopian tube removed instead of her appendix , while another patient received a heart operation that was not needed.

Wrong Prescription/medication: Most people assume that the medicine they receive from their doctor or pharmacist is the correct drug at the correct dose, but millions of people every day get the wrong prescription. For instance, a woman was given an antidiabetic drug meant for another patient with a similar surname. She died of hypoglycemic brain injury.

Wrong diagnosis: One woman went to the emergency room complaining of neck pain and a headache, but was having trouble vocalizing her symptoms. The rushed emergency room doctor dismissed the issue as just a muscle pain, releasing her with only pain medication. The next day, the woman was readmitted to the same emergency room and died of cardiac arrest from the stroke she had apparently been having the day before. The doctor who had treated her the previous day admits that he should have recognized the signs of stroke, blaming himself for her death.

Errors occur in the medical practice. Some can be fatal while others are mild.
These errors could come from a doctor, a pharmacist, nurse lab scientist etc. They come in different forms such as a wrong diagnosis by a doctor leading to wrong prescription, it could also come in form of wrong dispensing by the pharmacist, a wrong lab test result or a wrong drug/dose administration by a nurse.
Statistics show that these mistakes are rampant.

Have you or any of your friend or relative ever being a victim of any medical error? Feel free to share.

Note: this thread is not aimed at bashing health professionals. Remember that they are also human and the stress of the profession contribute largely to these errors.
The aim of this thread is to note the pattern of these errors in order to propose ways to minimised them.

Let the discussion begin...

cc:Lalasticlala

Last week Wednesday, 30th March,.2016 marked exactly one year when Nigeria boldly joined the league of nations with civilised democratic behaviour following the peaceful conclusion of the presidential election.
For the first time in the country’s history, the then incumbent President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, readily conceded victory to his challenger, General Muhammadu Buhari, an act that perplexed doomsayers at home and abroad.
President Goodluck Jonathan’s finest hour came on that evening of March 30, 2015, when he called General Muhammadu Buhari and conceded the most closely fought presidential election in our history. The impact of this gesture was underlined by the many intelligence reports in the West which showed that Nigeria stood in danger of bloody disintegration after the election. Matters were not helped by the truculent propaganda and sabre-rattling between the front-running incumbents, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and arch rivals, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Between March 28th when the presidential election took place and March 30th when ex-President Jonathan conceded, the entire nation was like a tense time bomb waiting to explode. But that patriotic action he took defused the tension and brought relief. It saved unquantifiable lives and property and ensured that the nation would continue to exist as one while the search for the peaceful formula for national unity and development would continue.
Opinions will continue to be divided over the stewardship of former President Jonathan for decades to come.
However, no one would fault his successful transitional programme, which he permitted to reach a logical conclusion even though it did not favour him.
We remember with delight the role played by the General Abdulsalami Abubakar-led Peace Committee, which laboured to commit Jonathan and Buhari to the two peace pacts they signed in Abuja. We also commend the role played by the Professor Attahiru Jega-led Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which took steps to conduct almost fool-proof, technology-driven elections.
What happened on March 30, 2015, should ordinarily have become the new standard of democratic conduct for our politicians.
It is, however, a matter of regret that this has not been so. Indeed, a year later, the elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Rivers, which were marred by violence and killings and ended up inconclusively, showed a slide into reverse gear. The growing culture of losers congratulating winners has not been repeated, and the era of do-or-die democracy popularised by former President Olusegun Obasanjo seems to be back in full swing.
We call on all stakeholders in our democracy, especially the new INEC led by Prof Mahmood Yakubu and the political practitioners, to learn from our best precedents, build on them and return Nigeria to the path of civilised democratic progression.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/remembering-jonathans-finest-hour/

Sex is not worth ruining your life for.
There is condom to protect you from STD's but there is no condom for your conscience that will protect you from the guilt and feeling of dissapointment at yoursef after you discover that it wasn't worth it after all.

Where is Lalasticlala?
Please push this to front page.

April Fool's day provides pranksters everywhere with the dopportunity to unleash their best material. And let's face it, everyone enjoys a good, well-executed April Fool's gag. Unfortunately, not everyone saw the funny side of these. Here are nine April Fool's pranks that backfired.
1. The Great Blue Hill Eruption (1980)
As an April Fool’s Joke, a Massachusetts TV station (WNAC- TV) used editing tricks to make it seem like a local hill had begun to erupt like a volcano. Unfortunately, the images must have been too convincing because before viewers could get to the section of the report that admitted it was a prank, panic had spead through the nearby town of Milton. The station issued an apology and the executive producer of the news program was fired.

2. The Athens Pollution Alert (1982)
In 1982, the National Radio Network - Greece’s state-controlled radio broadcaster –issued a warning that pollution in Athens has become so bad that the city should be evacuated, even asking that drivers abandon their cars in the street. Unfortunately, pollution was such a bad problem even then that many people took it seriously. The station’s director resigned, the hoax’s originator was fired, and one man sued the broadcaster for the equivalent of £500,000 due to the stress it caused him.

3.Military Unintelligence (1986)
Military intelligence is occasionally described as an oxymoron, and in this case that’s maybe justified. When Israel Radio reported that a Shi’ite leader had been seriously wounded after an assassination attempt, tensions instantly flared – except he hadn’t been. The report was false, dreamed up by an army intelligence officer and broadcast on the army’s own network, which was picked up by Israel Radio. When the truth came out, the defence minister at the time (Yitzhak Rabin) said that the officer responsible would be court- martialled.

4. The Taco Liberty Bell (1996)
On April 1st 1996, fast-food chain Taco Bell took out a full page advert in seven national newspapers announcing that they had purchased the Liberty Bell – an iconic symbol of American independence – and renamed it the Taco Liberty Bell. Thousands of people rang Taco Bell’s headquarters to complain, though PainePR, the company behind the stunt, considered it a success and claim it was responsible for a $1 million sales bump at Taco Bell across the first two days of April.

5. The Death Of The Mayor (1998)
Popular Boston DJ’s Opie and Anthony are known for their comedy, but not everyone’s laughing all the time: in 1998 the pair were suspended without pay for falsely reporting – as an April Fool’s joke, of course – that the mayor of Boston had died in a car crash. City Hall was unable to reach the mayor (he was actually on a plane at the time) so many people began to believe it was true – including members of his own family who had heard the report on the radio.

6. Playboy's Wife-Beating Instructions (2000)
Playboy probably isn’t the first name that comes to mind when you think of magazines with feminist credentials, but Playboy Romania’s April Fool’s “joke” in 2000 was well beyond the normal amount of misogyny associated with the brand. They published an article titled “How to beat your wife without leaving a trace”, written as if from the perspective of a police officer. It led to women marching through Central Bucharest in protestation and the chairman of Playboy Enterprises later issued an apology and reprimanded the magazine’s editor.

7. The "Toy Yoda" Car (2001)
When 26-year-old Jodee Berry sold the most beer in a month at Hooters in Panama City, Florida, she thought she’d won a new Toyota – but when the day came for her to receive her prize, she was led blindfolded to the car park of the restaurant to be presented with a Star Wars doll – a “Toy Yoda”. Her employers described it as an April Fool’s joke, but Berry quit in protest and sued, receiving a substantial sum the following year.

8. Stress in the Workplace (2004)
When Glenn Howlett’s colleages at London City Hall in Ontario interrupted his holiday with a fake letter explaining that a major report he’d been working on was due early, he took it very seriously. After cutting short his trip and rushing back home to complete the report, he suffered heart palpitations due to the stress and collapsed. During this time, he reflected on the situation and retired early – though did sue his employer for damages. As a result, the city councillors introduced a by-law prohibiting politicians and civil servants from making jokes in the workplace.
9. A Dihydrogen Monoxide Scare (2013)
Floridian radio hosts Val St. John and Scott Fish were both suspended after warning listeners that deadly “dihydrogen monoxide” was coming out of their taps. While keener listeners may have recognised the chemical name for ordinary water, many didn’t. Utility companies were bombarded with calls and the duo were temporarily removed from air and faced potential felony charges.

Source: http://mentalfloss.com/uk/humour/40863/9-april-fools-pranks-that-backfired?uk

wip7:
I have been to Mauritius four times however I did not fly from Nigeria. However, for Nigerian passport holder no need fill any form before you travel, a visa of two weeks will be delivered to you upon arrival regarding you meet certain criteria like;

- Valid return tickets and passport
- Accommodation voucher
- Sufficient fund during your stay etc…

The easiest flight is via emirate from Lagos but may be expensive, one of the cheapest is South African Airline. Emirate has a stop in Dubai while SA airline stops at South Africa. Kenyan Airline also fly but not daily. The cheapest of all is Ethiopian Airline...so try them!

Also, ensure you have your poster presentation handy so when asked kindly show and possibly have the webpage of the conference organizer ready as well.

Thanks a million!
I have one more question concerning having the sufficient funds for my stay there. Do I have to change Naira to Rupees (their currency) before going there?

Please I need information on the requirements to travel to Mauritius. I heard they grant Nigerians visa on arrival valid for 14 days. What does that mean? Does it mean I don't need to apply for visa or fill any document before going there?

Note: I'm going there for a 2-day Conference.
Please anyone who has been to Mauritius recently should help out with this info.
Information on flights from Nigeria will also be appreciated.

cc: Oga justwise please don't close this thread. I have searched and read through other threads on Mauritius but I could not find a satisfactory answer to this question and beside, those threads are not recent (and you know that visa procedures change with time)
Any valuable info from you would be appreciated. Thank you.

Hello people, please how is NYSC in Akwa ibom, Osun and Ebonyi. What is the pay like for people in the medical field? (doctors, pharmacists, nurses, lab scientist, physiotherapy etc)

And what is the cost of living in those states?

Also apart from these states listed above which other states will you recommend for people who studied medical courses?

I will appreciate any valid information on this.

Please help with any information. Thanks and God bless.