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You can get accommodation on the island to cut out the commuting cost.

Another trick used by Nigerian petrol attendants to cheat at filling stations is to direct motorists to the opposite side of the pump meter so that while the attendant is fuelling your car from one side, the meter is reading from the other side. They do this by using traffic cones to block the right side of the pump and direct you to the opposite side

You are unable to tell if the meter actually started from zero and you definitely will also have to le go of any change with them as there will also be fractions of the pump price left of what you should pay as the meter can't be acurately monitored unless you come down from your car and go to the other side of the pump to monitor the meter.

By Cherry Wilson BBC News


Babasola and Peter Adefioye are two of the people in the picture of 14 black male students
"Young black men don't grow up thinking they'll make it here. They should."

This was the intended message behind a photo of 14 black male students from Cambridge University that has been liked more than 2,000 times on Facebook.

The group posed for several images that were shared in a bid to encourage more black students to apply to the university.

The post on Facebook said: "In 2015, only 15 black, male undergraduates were accepted into Cambridge.

"However, it is important that despite their underrepresentation, we let young black people know that this is something that they can aspire to."




Of 3,449 students accepted into Cambridge during the 2015/2016 academic year, 38 defined themselves as black, a proportion of just over 1%. This figure did not include any students who defined themselves on their application as mixed race.

Photo of students from Cambridge University Image copyright Cambridge ACS

Folajimi Babasola, 20, who is studying engineering and appeared in the photo, said he wanted the image to challenge the "stereotype" of a Cambridge student.

He said: "The aim of the picture was really to encourage more black students to apply here because many people get discouraged by a particular image or stereotype of a Cambridge student that they have in their mind, thinking that they won't fit in or be accepted."

He said he wanted to show others "there are people very much like them here and if we can get here, they can."

William Gore, 19, who studies English, said he felt "really lucky" to be involved in a photo that has gone viral.

He said he wanted to send out a message that black students should "apply" to Cambridge, adding: "You don't need to change who you are to get here.

"There are people here at Cambridge from different backgrounds, who don't fit the stereotypical image of what a Cambridge student looks like, doing their thing and killing it."

Photo of students from Cambridge University Image copyright Cambridge ACS
Dami Adebayo, who studies engineering, said there needed to be more black role models for men to aspire to.

He said growing up he had aspired to be like actors, artists and sportsmen such as Lebron James, Will Smith and Jay-Z because "that's how I perceived success".

He went on: "Barack Obama is probably the first black role model I had who made it 'cool' to be 'book smart', and that was by the time I was 11, that's crazy."

Mr Adebayo said he applied to Cambridge University because he "knew he was capable" but was unsure if it would be the "right place".

"But with a mindset like that, these types of institutions will never be the right place for people like me.

"Every student from a diverse background who applies and gets in here is a step towards changing that."
Trinity College, Cambridge Image caption Trinity is one of 31 colleges that make up Cambridge University
Cambridge is one of 27 universities that are currently members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) - a scheme designed to address the representation of staff and students from ethnic minority backgrounds.

In March it said it was applying for an REC bronze award - which are given to universities that have a "solid foundation for eliminating racial inequalities and developing an inclusive culture that values all staff and students".

Professor Eilis Ferran said: "The university is committed to creating an environment where students and staff can realise their potential regardless of their ethnic, racial or national background."

The Cambridge University African-Caribbean Society, which was behind the shoot, said the purpose of the photos was to "remind young black individuals that Cambridge is for us".

It said it hoped to see developments in the representation and inclusion of more black students at the university.

The students involved in the main image are (top row L-R): William Gore, Bez Adeosun, Peter Adefioye, Judah Aiyenuro, Joseph Adikwu, Dennis Mubaiwa, Dami Adebayo, Ife Adepegba , Donte Nembhard, Baba Bob-Soile, Daniel Oluboyede.

Bottom row: Michael Samuelson-Beulah, Folajimi Babasola, Ade Omisore.




Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39787690

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