₦airaland Forum

MizyB: boss u don cum ere. I dont think u stil remember me sev dis is kholeblaze on 2go abi. MFM pikin?

Dont tink iav u on 2go o....sowie,nd m nt a mfm member.

bizzosd: okay,fenks 4 d word of encouragement,which department are u and can i av ur 2go info

you're welcm bro...Am in Finance dept...2go:jaywon4swagg

bizzosd: i scored 184 and 60p in utme and post utme,pls fellow nairalanders,wot are my chances of getting admittion to the dept of physics

Bro,if u actually believe u can get admitted into dat dept,I promise u on behalf of Jesus,u will...i scored 183 last year nd 54% in d putme nd here iam in da skool...#Just believe

Yea...Am sure Nigerians would be grimaced by this....

Just as the saying goes that ‘No One Is Beyond Making Mistakes, 6th of
August, 2014, would go in the history book as the day which The Cable News
Network, CNN, made one of its pardonable blunders.
The American basic cable and satellite television channel attempting to portray
the countries that had cases of Ebola, had mistaken Niger Republic for Nigeria.
The confusion provoked angry reactions from many Twitter users all over the
world as they started posting pictures of a mislabeled map that was
broadcast by CNN.
It would not be the first time CNN has mapped cities or countries far away
from their actual position, however: As you can see, CNN has mapping issues
not only in Africa, but also in Europe and Asia.
And it’s far from the only news outlet to make such an error. Earlier this year,
NBC News anchor Brian Williams began his broadcast by saying: “Tonight it
now feels as if the world is aware and responding to the kidnapping of 276
girls in Kenya three weeks ago today.”
In reality, the kidnappings had taken place in Nigeria.
Also in 2010, a BBC series on Nigeria’s most populous city, Lagos, featuring
the lives of slum dwellers, drew criticism for its potrayal of the city, which
many felt was not accurate.
The pressures of live television make mistakes like these understandable.
However, many Twitter users seem to perceive the recent Nigeria-Niger
confusion as just another example of ignorance by Western media outlets.
However, the Washingtonpost reports that Nigerian journalist Remi Adekoya
offered an explanation, in an article for the Guardian published in 2013, for why
some have such strong feelings about how journalists cover the continent.
“Africans, especially those living abroad, fret about the perception of their
continent and its inhabitants because their future often depends on the
opinions of those in whose country they reside,” Adekoya wrote.
“Each major news item presenting Africa in a negative light is viewed by these
folks as something that will make their working lives that bit harder.”
Meanwhile, while CNN’s on-air mislabeling sparked a major backlash on
Twitter, many Americans might not have noticed the flawed map.
On Friday, in honor of the U.S.-African Leaders Summit that just ended in
Washington D.C. this week, The Washington Post published a quiz that asked
readers to find countries from the African continent on a map.
According to data from more than 40,000 respondents, the countries were
identified correctly less than half of the time.
Although Niger and Nigeria did not rank among the least-recognized countries
(those would be Gambia and Guinea-Bissau), they were correctly identified
only by 43 percent and 48 percent, respectively.
Critics of the latest blunder are already saying someone at CNN might need a
crash course in Geography.

pelvicky: Op,,i disagree with you for that number 6,,COPORATE BEGGING.

Hustle na hustle jare,,man no go chop?

jst leave 9ja lik dis,we dey gbadun am,we don't need a boring country.

U knw wen u continue to struggle 4 public transport,4 job,4 admission,,u no it bcums survival of d fittest and dats competition

Without competition,u won't tink u nid 2 struggle

You need to see the harassment at times.These people would pull ur clothes just to get something from you...

hilarious@maingwaest..u're damn right.......

lol..when will u finish typing?People ur take on this issue is needed pls..

Yes the almighty corporate begging has
suddenly become a national malaise. You
see people begging at the bus stops with
reckless abandon. In some cases you find
the same persons playing out the same
scripts all the time. ‘’Excuse me sir, I need
some money to complete my fare’’. For
how long will you keep completing our
fare? Don’t get me wrong, they are
genuine people who could be in a fix and
definitely needs help. But you and I know
that some Nigerians adopt this measure
as a means for daily bread. Another brand
of this is the series of begging among
security men in corporate offices like
banks. There is almost no bank you
walked into without a security guard
approaching you for money. You here
‘’anything for the boys’’, ‘’guy give me kola
na’’, ‘’anything for the weekend’’, or giving
you a hand shake unnecessarily.
Do you agree or have more experience to
share?





First time,i made fp...make i call all my padis make we go jolly ooooo..thank you Jesus

Nigeria has been variously described as
the home of oddities. But the fact that
these oddities are increasing by the day
gives course for concern. Many expected
the populace to come to terms with global
best practices regarding conducts, actions
and all the what not.
Let’s take a look at these oddities in
ascending order of how prevailing they
are.
1. TIME KEEPING
Nigerians are not known to be good time
managers. Didn’t they say time is money?
It seems Nigerians have not heeded this
popular saying otherwise, why do you
find people still adopting the practice
called ‘’African time’’? Fix your event for
9am and you should not expect your
invited guest until 12 noon or even 1pm.
It is that bad! Big dignitaries are the
major culprit of this. The ‘’little men’’ are
suppose to arrive and wait for the high
and might before the show kicks off. Is
that fair? I always say, until Nigeria
addresses the little things like time
keeping, achieving our true potential
would remain a mirage.
2. NO CHANGE
Those that frequent petrol filling stations
would agree with me on this. Purchase
fuel for the sum of N1,800 and instead
getting a balance of N200, the attendant
quickly says no change. Why is it so
difficult to get your balance after a given
purchase? The other strand of this “No
Change’’ drama, is for those that patronize
public transportation popularly called
danfo and molues. You either split your
big currency into smaller denominations
or else, you remain stranded at the bus
stop. The usual practice is a loud noise
saying ‘’no change oh’’ What happened to
good customer service? Am I supposed to
look for change for the bus conductor?
3. BEATING QUEUES AND TRAFFIC LIGHT
If the question goes, how many of us are
guilty of these? Honestly, many hands
would go up. Go to the banks, someone
would just walk into the queue, straight
up he or she is at the front. Is it traffic
light? This is more common especially the
danfos drivers in Lagos. Car owners are
not exonerated from this malady because
they are always in hurry.
4. PAYING FOR JOBS
Oh yeah, ‘’wetin we no go hear for naija’’
Paying for jobs? Ask any member of your
family, one or two must have fallen victim
to this unscrupulous behavior especially
in Government establishment. We all know
what happened during the Immigration
recruitment exercise nationwide early this
year. It is pay for this form, buy this
scratch card or pay for this
recommendation letter all in the drive to
reap off unsuspecting applicants. Where
in the world do you pay to apply for jobs?
A friend went for a job interview at Ikeja,
after all the sermons and lengthy sessions.
It bore down to paying #10,000 for what
the so called recruitment officer referred
to as License fee. Did I hear holy Moses?
5. CO-HABITATION
Agreed, this is not a Nigerian thing
because in Kenya last year, the
Government started paying bride price for
couples so as to curb the widespread
habit of co-habitation. Now back to our
beloved Nigeria. But seriously if you take
cognizance of the alarming rate at which
couples cohabit, you would think the era
of legality in marriage through the
payment of bride price is gone. That is
how rampant this act is! Just get
pregnant and the next thing on the card
is for the couple to start living as hubby
and wife without the knowledge or
consent of their parents. Right?
6. CORPORATE BEGGING

Okay....Iam not a unilorin hater ooo cos iam a unilorite also...Didnt realise d implication of d post on d school @ first...apologies!!

Just to create awareness that people need to be prudent with regards to their safety..

A 22-year-old undergraduate of University of Ilorin, identified as Ebenezer
Gbadamosi, has been jailed 20 years by a Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin,
Kwara State.
Leadership reports that the convict, who is a 300-level student, had earlier
been arraigned before Justice Sulyman Kawu of Ilorin High Court, on a
three-count charge of conspiracy to kidnap, threat by means of telephone/
SMS to kidnap as well as attempted kidnap.
He was found guilty under sections 2, 3, 5 and 15 of the Kwara State
Prohibition and Kidnapping Law, 2010 of the penal code.
“In case No. CA/IL/C.104/2013, the appellate court, in the lead judgment
delivered by Justice Hussein Mukhtar, on July 10, 2014, agreed with the
submission of the assistant state lead counsel for the respondent, MAI
Akande, that the appellate court has the power to re-evaluate the evidence
before the trial court and substitute higher sentence for one which the
accused person was earlier convicted for by the trial court” the verdict read.
It was gathered that the convict attempted to kidnap the son of an Ilorin-
based Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN.
source:www.informationng.com
Mods,i feel this needs to make frontpage pls

Yea,u're gud to go...I got finance lastyr wif 50% in putme...So wif ur score i believe u will get bus admin(na dsame faculty)...Keep d faith alive bro nd odas who got 40%,never limit God...He can do wonders....

simplifier: Is it true that the deadline for payment of school fees is 30th of oct?

yeah,dats very true...as a matter of fact,all normal registration wld close on Nov 1st,so hurry up nd reg fast.

jaybel: There is an accommodation @ oke-odo, self contain with good toilet,big wardrobe,spacious room..hurry now while it lasts...need a room mate!Call dis no:0818 617 5332(Tunbosun).

The amount is 80k so you can share it 40/40...Hurry pls!

There is an accommodation @ oke-odo, self contain with good toilet,big wardrobe,spacious room..hurry now while it lasts...need a room mate!Call dis no:0818 617 5332(Tunbosun).

crowther15: Gudevening ouse, I'v wanted 2 post event dt happened in sku 2day since buh ntwrk was bad then. As I posted yesterday that we might do ACC101, both Lecturers for ACC101 and BUS103 walked into BLT at d same time buh the 2nd lecturer went back immediately and we were only able 2 do ACC101. Course outline was given, recommeded texbook , we registered an attendance and wrote little note. The final time-table is out buh there are some courses that clashes wt each oda like ECN101 & POS11 at d same time.

Pls are you in 100L?If yes,pls gimme ur no so we can meet on monday....mine is 08162437821

readone99: have u met d level adviser?

No need 2 meet him yet coz he already posted the courses to be registered @ the notice board in d dept...Register all 13 courses you see on ur portal!

Any finance stallite in da auz?Pls I need materials nd texts nd notes too.Am in 100L...pls help me!You can reach me on 08162437821,or just tell me whr to meet ya @ skuul!anytym!!!

The registration stuff has been re-opened back oo...hurry up and register ur courses nw!!!

jaybel: Am going 2mao....dunno wia d faculty is located sef...any body in da auz who has an idea?

Add me on 2go(jaywon4swagg) and or call/whatsapp(08162437821)...

readone99: Pls any finance fresher dat have met with d level adviser Mr sanni mubaraq should pls signify

Am going 2mao....dunno wia d faculty is located sef...any body in da auz who has an idea?

kerny: yh I did dial ur numba ,buh it wznt going true

Ok,you can try again pls....coz I knw you wldnt wana drop ur no here!

kerny: hey nyc 2 meet u,nt on 2go nd whatapp,done

lolxxxx....its okay,wah abt you try nd call me pls!

kerny: am from ijumu side(d yoruba part)

@Kerny,am also frm kogi state,ijumu l.g.a..Iyara 2 be precise...add me up on 2go-jaywon4swagg or whatsapp-08162437821..asap pls!

This is a miracle,I was cleared without uploading my citizenship and jamb.I uploaded only O'level on tuesday...But I will still upload d rest 4 future safety...So so happy now..Any Finance utme entrant in da auz?

Samboot: sorry, are U a DE candidate?

Nope,UTME....

Any finance student here whose name came out with d first batch?Pls how much is d school fees excluding minor charges?Pls ur answer is needed urgently,tnx in anticipation!

toyad24: Ok, plz can u let me ur 2go, fb, or whatsapp details so dat we can chat well & beta on it?

add me on 2go-jaywon4swagg or whatsapp-08162437821

toyad24: Did u receive it after the payment of ur acceptance fee or what? Pls i cnt understand @all, mine z asking for username & password!

Nope,I've not yet been able 2 make d payment...Wana try anoda bank 2mao...

skit_93: the OTP's a code, i think 8 digits forwarded to the mobile number associated with the account being used for the transaction. If the account is yours and you're not getting it, you have to go to your bank and complain. If it's some one else's, get the OTP from the person. If the person too didn't get it, you'd both have to go to the bank to complain

i just received mine nd its 6 digits not 8....