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Mr. Lagbaja is awarded a N1billion contract by the NDDC to fix a 10km road that leads to his own village that is impassable all season.

He is mobilized to do the work. Mr. Lagbaja being a crooked character connives with certain NDDC officials/project managers to do Rochas kinds of roads to his village for less than N200m.

He gives N300m to the rogue project managers and supervisors. He then deploys N20m out of the N500m heist now in his possession to buy 30 okadas for his village boys. Award scholarships to 20 indigent kids and throws cash here and there at Church fundraising programs and settles some Ndi Eze and political edi abalis. He doles out grants of N5000 or N10,000 to petty traders here and there. He now has N480m in his pocket.

4-6 months after commissioning the road, the first downpour or drop of rain washes away the roads and reverts the community to their parlous and miserable state.

Mr. Lagbaja comes out in 2023 to contest elections for one position or the other without any plan or clue of what he plans to do for his people. He is contesting against an honest and accomplished technocrat with clearly defined blueprint of what he plans to do for his people and community.

Do you know what will happen? The same people/ communities that were shortchanged. The same people, who still drives on the washed-up road that was used by Mr. Lagbaja to steal their common patrimony will forget all these issues and be screaming like demented zombies, he is a philanthropist. He empowered us. Some will scream, he is the commander of empowerment. Vote for him. They will demand from the able technocrat to show them how many Okadas he purchased and how many people he dashed monies.

The illustration above is the general concept of philanthropy in Nigeria today. This is not only tragic but shows clearly why we are locked up".

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A story is told about a young Thomas Edison who came home one day with a paper for his mother. He told her,

“My teacher told me to give this paper only to my mother.”

Thomas’ mother read the note & her eyes filled with tears. Thomas asked his mother what the note said, & she read aloud,
“Your son is a genius. This school is too small for him & doesn’t have enough good teachers for training him. Please teach him yourself.”

That’s exactly what Thomas’ mother did; she home-schooled her child with devotion & dedication.

As the story goes, many years later after Thomas Edison’s mother passed on, & he was now one of the world’s greatest inventors, he found a folded paper among other family items.
He opened the very same paper that had been handed to him to give to his mother & read the following message:
“Your son is mentally ill. We won’t let him come to school anymore.”

At that moment, Edison realized what his mother had done for him so many years ago. He wrote in his diary: “Thomas Alva Edison was an addled child that, by a hero mother, became the genius of the century.”

Can you imagine what might have happened to Thomas Edison if his mother had read to him the reckless & hurtful words written by his unwise teacher?

He might never have invented the light bulb or made his many other contributions to society.
Thank God for the wisdom & wise words of his mother!

She created the context in which her son could grow to his full potential.

Let’s take this message to heart and resolve to use our words for healing today. You might be a parent, what do you say to your children... You might be a teacher, what do you say to your student... especially the ones that are not really performing well presently...

What do you say about your parents, family, boss, subordinate, leader, colleague, follower...?

Just as hurtful words can cause uncontrolled damage for life, so can wise words positively affect a person for life.

Prov 18:21
Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit

KendrickAyomide:
My friend shut up there. Fallacious scoundrel

It takes one to know the other right?

ExcelDeBaron:
Hopeless fraudster. You can't even sell your scam well. You can't even give people reasons to study abroad before making them believe they have to choose Turkey. Because its very obvious even to the blind that you just want to market Turkey... Which may eventually be a Visa scam sef.

I never said Turkey is the best to study abroad. It just happens that this is where I am and what I do know. There are obvious reasons why someone might want to choose Turkey and not another country and some other and not Turkey. It all depends on your circumstance.

Yes, you are right, I want to market Turkey but you are wrong to think I wanted to hide that fact. As for Visa, I wasn't talking about visa though, but now that you mention it yes I do offer visa assistant services.

But then, the scam part is unfortunate, folks have done really bad things so much so that even the genuine people that have legitimate and real businesses offering those services suffer.

Anyway, there is nothing I can do about that fact. I can only be who I am, if business comes my way that's well and good if not, am still going to be okay.

Gotcha! Didn’t I? You clicked and you are here. Well, since you are here, you might as well continue reading.

I think studying abroad is not a good idea but [b]the best idea [/b]I have ever heard in over 3 decades. If you have been paying attention, and old enough to remember what it was like back in the 80s in 9ija you will understand what am talking about.

Back then, if you had a university degree, you can be sure of a decent job. If you looked a little further back in the 70s and 60s, your parents will tell you that just a secondary school certificate is about good enough to land a decent job.

But now look around you, even a Ph.D. holder is struggling to find a job. In fact, most companies will flat out refuse to hire a Ph.D. holder. Why? Cos, (their excuse) they can’t pay them. That’s true in many ways if you think of what it takes to go through studying and writing all those papers to bag that degree. It’s not an easy feat and who would want to take peanuts after all that stress and financial expenditure.
Of course, one can make the argument that school is becoming less and less relevant as the years pass but that’s not the point of this article. That’s a topic for another day.

But take it from me, there are several reasons if why studying abroad is not just a good idea but THE BEST IDEA.

Want to why I think so? Then stay tuned, follow me and COMMENT BELOW PLS and you will be notified on the 2nd installment on this topic. Comment below, say YES to confirm you are really interested in this topic and if you have had any experience getting admission into any school abroad. I will also mention the school that in my humble opinion you should consider.

Of course, if I don’t see enough response I will take it that no one is interested and I will move on. You will agree with me that there is no point in talking about something no one is interested in right?

Okay, enough reading, go now and write your comment quickly!

PS- If you are in a hurry, you can't wait and you want to know about the best schools to study in Turkey PM me and we can talk.

1- How Does A Turkish Family Residency for Foreigners Work?

The direct/immediate family member of any foreign national in Turkey with a residency permit may also get a residency permit but under accompanying purposes.

In this law the foreigner in Turkey with the residency permit in this particular case will present him/herself as the supporter of the rest of the direct family members.

So, by law the family member with Turkish residency permit must look after the rest of the family members even if the family member is 18 years old.

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2- How can I get Turkish citizenship?

The eligibility requirements for Turkish citizenship are fairly straightforward: You need to be of adult age (according to your country of origin), and you must have lived in Turkey for at least 5 years, with a total interruption of less than six months.

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3- How long does it take to get a work permit in Turkey?

Your employer should submit other documents Turkish Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MLSS) within three working days after your application. You can find the list of those documents at MLSS's website. It takes 30 – 90 ninety days. So, you must apply at least 30 days before your arrival to Turkey.

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4- How long you can stay in Turkey?

Turkish visit visas are valid for multiple stays up to a maximum of 90 days in a 180-day period. If you plan to remain in Turkey for a period of more than 90 days, you should apply to the local authorities in Turkey before your 90-day stay has elapsed.

Source- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-turkey
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5- What is the minimum wage in Turkey?

Oct 6, 2017 - 2017 net minimum wage will not be affected from the shift on taxable income brackets and will not get lower than 1.404 TRY.
Draft law on Amending Some Tax Laws and Governmental Decrees, intended to prevent any decrease in 2017 net minimum wage due to shift in the taxable income brackets, has been presented to General Assembly and expected to be in force soon.

Source- http://turkeyworkpermit.com/turkish-labor-wage/
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6- How much is the visa for Turkey?

An e-visa costs $20 and you can pay using a credit or debit card. You can apply up to 3 months in advance of your travel date. Turkish visit visas issued on arrival are valid for multiple stays up to a maximum of 90 days in a 180 day period.

Source- https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkey/entry-requirements
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7- What is the average salary in Turkey?

In Turkey where the average monthly working hours are 225 hours, this means 1.35 euros or 1.86 dollars per hour. Let's round it off, the daily wage is $14… As of July 1, a salary of 891 liras monthly will be the net minimum wage, the actual amount of money that will be in the pocket.

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8- Can I get a Turkish visa on arrival?

Ordinary, official/service passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These passport holders with a valid Schengen members or USA, UK, Ireland visa or residence permit may get their single-entry e-Visas valid for one-month e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr, provided that they meet certain conditions.

Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.

Source- www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa

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9- What visa do I need to travel to Turkey?

Before you can travel to Turkey, you need a Turkish sticker visa issued by the Turkish Consulate in Abuja. But before that, your passport must also be valid for 60 days beyond the expiry date of your Turkish visa.

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10- What is the minimum wage in Turkey?

As of July 2017, the minimum wage in Turkey is 442.89 EUR per month. In Naira terms, this translates to 190,574.77 Naira at the rate 1 EUR = 430.298 NGN as time of this post.

Source- http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-datasets/-/EARN_MW_CUR

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11- What Is The Average Annual Income In Turkey?

In Turkey, the average household net-adjusted disposable income per capita is lower than the OECD average of USD 29 016 a year. In terms of employment, 50% of people aged 15 to 64 in Turkey have a paid job, less than the OECD employment average of 66%, and one of the lowest figures in the OECD.

Source- www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/turkey/

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12- Do You Need A Visa To Travel To Turkey?

Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. For anyone with a Schengen visa, can obtain three month-multiple entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr and stay in Turkey up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date. This also applies countries that have diplomatic arraignment with the Turkish Government regarding the movement of persons.

Source- www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa
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13- Do You Need A Visa To Transit Through Istanbul?

A valid passport and onward ticket are required to transit through Turkey on the way to another destination, as well as a visa for the final destination if required. If the traveler intends to pass through immigration or stay in Turkey overnight for a connection, an electronic visa, called an e-Visa, is required, in the case above, otherwise you need to obtain this prior to your travel date.


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14- What Is The Difference Between Transit And Transfer Passengers?

A flight means the flight is still 'in progress', but momentarily paused. This means you're not actually "in the country", but on the flight. If you transfer between flights, one flight ended and another one starts... but your JOURNEY has not ended, it is just paused, i.e. in transit.

Source- https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/265182/the-difference-between-transfer-and-transit-in-the-context-of-airports-and-t

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15- Can A Transit Passenger Leave The Airport?

For most layovers, you can leave the transit area (and airport) in between flights, as long as you have a visa (if necessary) and go through customs and immigration on the way out, and of course you'll have to pass through security again on your way back into the airport.

lonlytroy:
I heard turkey visa is so hard to get these days

Could be, depending on how you go about it that is

1- One – Batman is a city in Turkey

2- Santa Claus was born in Turkey! (he was called Saint Nicholas back then). Saint Nicholas of Myra is the primary inspiration for the Christian figure of Sinterklaas. He was a 4th century Greek Christian bishop of Myra in Lycia, a province of the Byzantine Anatolia, now in Turkey. Nicholas was famous for his generous gifts to the poor.

3- Sabiha Gökçen was the world’s first female fighter pilot and the first Turkish female combat pilot.

4- After London, Turkey has the second-oldest underground railway in the world – the Istanbul Tünel

5- TheTurkish alphabet is missing X and Q, but makes up for it with extra letters like the dotless i: “ı”

6- Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi was a legendary Ottoman aviator of 17th-century Constantinople (present day Istanbul), purported in the writings of traveller Evliya Çelebi to have achieved sustained unpowered flight.

7- There is a street in Istanbul that is literally called ‘Tercüman Çıkmazı’ – ‘Translator’s Dead End’

8- Turkey is home to Mount Ararat, where Noah’s Ark supposedly came to rest.

9- Two of the world’s seven wonders, the Temple of Artemis and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, were built in Turkey.

10- Istanbul is the only city in the world built on two different continents.

11- Turkey is the birthplace of all these popular historical figures: the biblical Abraham, the poet Homer, St. Paul the Apostle, the storyteller Aesop, and the father of history, Herodotus

12- Cherries were introduced to the world from Turkey

13- It was in 640 BC when coins made of electrum were utilized for the first time in history, namely by King Croesus in Sardis, Turkey.

14- The Trojan War took place in Turkey. A wooden statue of the Trojan Horse sits on the site today

15- Tulips were introduced to the world from Turkey

Which is most surprising to you? Since it's Christmas, mine is #2. What's yours?

This is something that I feel I need to talk about. I got a call from someone in Nigeria asking me to help him apply for a scholarship in Turkey (Scholarship Offered and operated by the Turkish government). According to him, the Turkish government is offering scholarship to Africans.

That is actually true in a way. The Turkish government has scholarship scheme for Africa but Nigeria IS NOT ON THAT LIST.
The countries that are eligible for scholarship are –

Angola, Argentina, Australia, Botswana, Brazil, South Africa, South Korea, Kenya, Colombia, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Singapore, Chile, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay, New Zealand, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

As you can see, Nigeria is not among them.

Anyone who is interested can check it out on this site- https://www.turkiyeburslari.gov.tr/en/turkiye-burslari-basvurulari-basliyor/.

But of course, that doesn’t mean that individual schools can’t offer scholarships on their own that are independent from that offered by the Turkish government.

Anyone who is interested can take a look at this site https://www.scholarshipsads.com/turkey-scholarships/#gs.1fjhLjI and call the schools directly

Who cares if the man is 100 years older than girl? If she is happy that's what matters, the only thing is if she can't get all she wants in bed she shouldn't come crying to me oh

PS.. On 2nd thought, I will be a perfect good Samaritan and I will help with all my heart

njuwo:
Three business associates, an Igbo man, a
Yoruba man and a Chinese man, went to eat
lunch together at a restaurant in Surulere.
While in the middle of their meal, a fly came in
through the window. It flew across the table
to where the Igbo man was but he just
waved his hands to chase it away.
The fly then went to where the Yoruba man
was, he also chased it away.
Finally, the fly then went to where the Chinese
man was and was flying close to his ears. The
Chinese man looked at the fly for sometime
and then grabbed it, put it in his mouth and
swallowed it.
The other men saw this but just kept on
eating.
About Five minutes later, another fly came in
and flew to the Yoruba man who just chased
it away again.
It then flew on to the Igbo man but this time
he did not chase the fly, he looked at it for
sometime and then grabbed it. He then
turned to the Chinese man and asked "how
much you go buy am?"

Of course why not. Why spoil a perfectly good business!

Q: Why did the tomato blush?

A: Because it saw the salad dressing.

Courtesy RD.

Look what I found wandering the streets of Antalya

sloye5:
Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the fifth-largest city in the world by population, is considered European, yet it occupies two different continents. One part of Istanbul lies in Europe and the other part lies in Asia. Istanbul’s European part is separated from its Asian part by the Bosphorus strait, a 31-km-long waterway that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara, and forms a natural boundary between the two continents. Two suspension bridges across the Bosporus - the Bosporus Bridge and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, also called Bosporus Bridge II, connect the two sides, yet many tourist prefer to visit the European side of Istanbul because of its historical significance. The European side is also the city’s commercial center with banks, stores and corporations and two-third of its population. The Asian side feels more relaxed, with wide boulevards, residential neighbourhoods and fewer hotels and tourist attractions.

justwise

Mynd44

lalasticlala

So far the most beautiful country for me since leaving 9ija. Nice job MAN!

So, I had a talk with a guy that just came here to Turkey. He has been told before coming here that he can get a “bank job” any kind of job that he will be in the office. And I just couldn’t stop laughing.

Whoever the agent was, (frankly I didn’t border to ask or find to the details because it’s really irrelevant) is clearly just interested in his money and don’t give a f…k what happens to him.

Sure, enough you can get a job but NOT AN OFFICE JOB. For one thing you need to know the language to get one so for anyone coming here your best bet is a factory work or you teach English if you have the right qualification.

But, is it really difficult to understand, if you have a LEGAL STAY in a country that sits between Asia and Europe the possibilities that you can explore. We are all 9ija, and we are smart, so you just have to use your head.

mofedamijo:
10 reasona to live and work,and ure not talking about the economy,ure not talking about education,ure not talking about standard of living,your not talking about how to get jobs...........incomplete.

HERE IS SOMETHING I WROTE ABOUT EARLIER

The REAL TRUTH About Work In Turkey

So, I had a talk with a guy that just came here to Turkey. He has been told before coming here that he can get a “bank job” any kind of job that he will be in the office. And I just couldn’t stop laughing.

Whoever the agent was, (frankly I didn’t border to ask or find to the details because it’s really irrelevant) is clearly just interested in his money and don’t give a f…k what happens to him.

Sure, enough you can get a job but NOT AN OFFICE JOB. For one thing you need to know the language to get one so for anyone coming here your best bet is a factory work or you teach English if you have the right qualification.

But, is it really difficult to understand, if you have a LEGAL STAY in a country that sits between Asia and Europe the possibilities that you can explore. We are all 9ija, and we are smart, so you just have to use your head.

1- The #1 reason am here in turkey is that turkey is a melting pot of all races from across the world. Especially Istanbul. Geographically, Turkey is where east meets the west acting as a bridge from the east to the west.

2- It has one of the most superbly divers cities and landscapes that I’ve ever seen.

3- Do you love winter, no problem. Turkey has it all. Beautiful mountain tops from where you can ski to your heart’s content.

4- Turkey has 16 UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES. For lovers of history and all its beauty. Turkey has 16 properties inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List: Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği (1985), Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia (1985), Historic Areas of Istanbul (1985), Hattusha, the Hittite Capital (1986), Nemrut Mountain (1987), Hierapolis-Pamukkale (1988), Xanthos-Letoon (1988), City of Safranbolu (1994), Archaeological Site of Troy(1998), Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex (2011), Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük (2012), Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape (2014), Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire (2014), Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape (2015), Ephesus (2015) and Archaeological Site of Ani (2016).

5- For those of you who are adventurous, did I mention that there are mountains that are hard to ignore. You can start your mountain top conquest from Nemrut's peak in Anatolia. And you can’t beat the stoning beauty of Mt Ararat, famed for its part in the bible. Of course, you know what am talking about. The very place that Noah’s ark rested after the flood.

6- Turkey has Islands that you can explore. For example, you can go hiking in the Akdamar island.

7- What about the “Baklava”? The traditional Turkish sweet, nothing beats that anytime of the day.

8- Talking about eating something, Turkish breakfast popularly known as kahvalti is next no non. It includes 2 to 3 types of chees, sliced bread, freshly picked and sliced tomatoes, cucumber, olives, Hot, green pepper, berry jam and scrambled eggs. All washed down with Turkish tea called cay.

9- You can visit Ephesus in the west form the days of the bible and Ani in the east. Ani is city once known for having over a thousand churches.

10- And have fun in the hot air balloons in Cappadocia. A town is built almost entirely inside a mountain.

To see all the gorgeous images talked about in this post CLICK HERE!

Igoo kwenu! Even as the country called Nigeria refuses to see that a group of people that rises no matter what you throw at them will endure for as long as the earth keeps revolving

ATTRACTIONS IN DENIZLI:

PAMUKKALE:
•Take minibus from gate 76 of bus terminal, 4 Lira
•About 30 minutes away
•Open all year
•No shoes allowed in travertines
•Most fun to bring a picnic
•Entrance fee 35 Lira

HIERAPOLIS:
•Inside Pamukkale
•No extra charge

LAODIKYA:
•Ancient city - still under excavation
•Take minibus from gate 76 of bus terminal, 4 Lira
•Halfway between Denizli and Pamukkale

TRIPOLIS:
•Take "Buldan" minibus
•Approximately 1 hour journey
•Currently under excavation
•Ancient city

APHRODESIAS:
•No easy public transport
•Hire a private tour or rent a car to get there
•About 1.5 hour drive
•Ancient city

KAKLIK CAVE:
•White calcium similar to Pamukkale
•Take "Kaklik" minibus to get there
•Interesting geological formation

DENIZLI CABLE CAR:
•New cable car to top of Denizli
•Take "YeniYol" minibus or taxi