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seyilapy:
Electrical or mechanical?

Mechanical

Invitation for second test/interview has started rolling in. Somebody I wrote the first test with called me last night to inform me that he has been invited for another round. Who else has gotten it?

Eketimo:
Pls like how many of u wrote the test together? and Did u know if u wrote the test with (Electrical) guys?


From the list I saw at the security entrance, 44 names were there. I don't know if some electronic guys wrote alongside mechanics.

Bro have you heard anything from KHS since then? They test organizer told us that we'll get contacted by the end of April if successful. First week of may is almost over now that's why I'm asking.

solaceTK:
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Does it have keyboard backlight, and how much will it cost to get to Lagos?

flywheel:
Pleased have u gotten a feed back from them since then? I'm the guy that sat at tne front sit for 1:30 pm schedule.

Nothing yet

David0:
Oral French Language Proficiency?
What did u apply for again?

Sorry, not oral but written French proficiency test.
It was a test for field service engineer bro
We asked the examiner why the French and his reply was "its just an added advantage for whoever that understands written French"

David0:
Bro how was ur test.

It went well. There were 7 of us who showed up for the 1:30PM schedule of the exam and a total of 67 of invited candidates from the list at the gate.
The question were mainly basic technology objective questions, a subjective quantitative plus test of oral French language proficiency.
The question paper was about 28pages in all and the allowed time was 1hr50mins.

kissoflife:
Did u apply for Mechanical or Electrical?

I applied for Mechanical

darellrivers:
Hi Kalunomics

The Commonwealth Professional Fellowship is NOT a scholarship. It is aimed at "mid-career professionals from developing Commonwealth countries to spend a period of time with a UK host organisation working in their field for a programme of professional development" (http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/professional-fellowships/).

Are you looking at the Commonwealth Scholarship (to go study in the UK) OR the Professional Fellowship (to go work briefly in the UK)?

Thank you very much for your reply Darellrivers. I'm looking forward to working briefly there and being conferred a fellow in the field

Eketimo:
Pls like how many of u wrote the test together? and Did u know if u wrote the test with (Electrical) guys?


From the list I saw at the security entrance, 44 names were there. I don't know if some electronic guys wrote alongside mechanics.

Please Eketimo, have you been contacted since then? I got an invite for assessment test for field service engineer role, slated for 15th. Seems they are running a second batch of the test.

Sorry I'm a dummy here. How does this work? Which account are we supposed to pay in for goods we're interested in? How do i pick it up? Are there other charges apart from the prize tags you put on the items? Lastly, I saw where you wrote airport exchange rate; are we paying in naira equivalence or you have already done the conversion by the prize tag you have on the items. Your reply will be deeply appreciated

mikkyangel:
60k alert received (ola dele ola)...to bal 18k

darellrivers:
I know a bit about the commonwealth scholarship as I was a Commonwealth Professional Fellow (scholars are sponsored to school, Fellows are sponsored to work in the UK). The scholarship is open to those who had first class or second class upper and takes care of everything (Fees AND living expenses). There are different scholarships but the most common ones are
- Scholarships for Master’s and PhD study at UK universities (this is the one where you have to be nominated by the Nigerian Government- it is the one that ministry of education advertises http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/scholarships-developing-cw/)

-Shared Scholarships for Master’s study at selected UK universities (here the commonwealth scholarship commission AND specific UK universities SHARE the funding. This has nothing to do with the Nigerian Government). This is however, restricted to certain courses in certain universities- you can check the prospectus http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/prospectus-shared-scholarships-2014.pdf
search for the course you are interested in doing, the university that offers scholarship for your course, go to the school's website and find out criteria for the shared scholarship.

e.g. The University of Strathclyde in Scotland is one of the schools in the shared scholarship scheme (see the prospectus link above) and they offer the scholarship for the following courses
• Advanced Computer Science
• Applied Economics
• Advanced Mechanical Engineering
• Electronic and Electrical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Finance
• Forensic Science
• International Law and Sustainable Development
• Internet Law and Policy
• Pharmaceutical Analysis

If you are interested in one of these courses, all you need to do is go to strathclyde's website, find out what their criteria is and apply.

So make good use of the internet and for more information, go to http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/


It is a great scholarship- I thoroughly enjoyed my Fellowship Programme

Hope this was helpful

Good day Darellrivers. I was searching for clues or any article that might help me in applying for the Common Wealth Professional Fellowship Scholarship when I stumbled back into the thread that motivated me to get the job I'm doing now. Impressive huh? You guys are doing a great job here.
Since you're an alumni of the programme, I would really appreciate it if you can allow me to borrow few minutes of your precious time to guide me on how to go about the application so as to be successful. Thanks in anticipation

kayusbrown:
A clinical analysis of the discrimination against Higher National Diploma (HND) as it affects employment opportunity for holders of the certificate will reveal that the real issue is actually limited jobs opportunities out there and not the discrimination itself. In a booming economy with sufficient job opportunities, national diploma certificate alone is sufficient to land a good job that will guarantee decent living. If bagging a bachelor's degree guarantees automatic employment, there won't be numerous unemployed university graduates out there. Either your hold HND or bachelor’s degree, you'll still have to compete for the limited job opportunities available. The HND holder however has the advantage of starting small with jobs requiring National Diploma (ND) (some degree holders who had passed through the polytechnic before proceeding to the university also have this advantage). However, after securing a job, the HND holder still has to acquire additional academic qualification(s) in order to rise to the zenith of his/her career. What then are the alternatives available to the HND and holder and how does he/she break the discrimination barrier?

1. Entrepreneurship
This is the most effective weapon against unemployment and all forms of limitations associated with the discrimination against HND. With your HND certificate, you can create job for yourself and even degree holders.

2. Professional Certifications
Getting an internationally recognised professional certificate also increases the chance of securing a job. Despite the discrimination, most employers will still prefer a HND holder with relevant internationally recognised certificate to a fresh university graduate with none.

3. Master’s Degree
Studying further for a master's degree is another way of breaking the barrier of the discrimination. There are two categories of master's degree; professional and academic. All Universities in Nigeria do not admit HND holders directly (without postgraduate diploma or additional professional certifications) into their academic master's degree programmes. Only few among the universities admit HND holders with some years of experience into their professional master’s degree programme.
[b]The good news however is there are many US’s and Australian universities that admit HND holders directly into their academic master's degree [b/]. So for those who can afford to travel overseas, this is an excellent alternative.

4. Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
This is the best path to follow for those already in government employment in order to cross the grade level 14 hurdle. The Postgraduate Diploma also serves as a bridge to the academic master’s degree programmes in Nigerian universities, though some universities like University of Lagos would still not admit HND holders with PGD into their master’s degree programme.

5. Going for the freaking bachelor’s degree
This is one of the most difficult steps to take after HND. For those willing to follow this difficult path, the best way to go about is to travel to the UK for a top-up degree. The United Kingdom’s (UK) top-up degree is designed for the holders of her BTEC-HND (Business and Technology Education Council-Higher National Diploma). The BTEC-HND is a vocational qualification, usually studied full-time but can be studied part-time. It is roughly equivalent to the first two years of a 3 year degree in the UK. It is however equivalent to the Nigerian National Diploma (ND) and should not be confused with the Nigerian HND. Admission to the UK’s top-up degree programme can be gained with either the Nigerian ND certificate or HND certificate.


Above all, it is important to keep in mind that: The purpose of education is not to fill the minds with facts, but to teach the mind how to think. Therefore, the worth of an educated person is not determined by the certificate the person brandishes. It is rather determined by the problems the person can solve through creative thinking and innovation.

Can you help me with list of Australian universities that accept HND directly into Masters program in Mechanical or related engineering courses

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Thank you very much I am able. I got my Injoo note today but other accessories were not included. Should I order for them again?
Thanks once more for the facilitating the delivery and the discount.

Would love it if it makes the iPhone6 design affordable to all

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FIFA has suspended Nigeria from
international competition after football leaders were fired by the government following the team's World Cup exit. FIFA announced the ban, which means no Nigerian team -- including club sides -- can play internationally, on Wednesday. It was the world governing body's
response to a court order which
compelled the Nigerian Minister of
Sports to appoint a senior member of the civil service to take over the running of the Nigeria Football Federation. A statement from FIFA's emergency committee said: "The FIFA Emergency Committee has decided today, July 9, 2014, to suspend the Nigeria Football
Federation (NFF) with immediate effect, on account of government interference.'' The statement continued: "The decision follows a letter sent by FIFA to the NFF
on July 4, 2014, in which it expressed its great concern after the NFF was served with court proceedings and consequently an order preventing the president of the NFF, the NFF Executive
Committee members and the NFF
Congress from running the affairs of
Nigerian football was granted by a High Court of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

"The said court order compelled the Nigerian Minister of Sports to appoint a senior member of the civil service to manage the NFF until the matter was heard in court, without giving any date for such a hearing. "The authorities then appointed a person who decided to convene an extraordinary general assembly on July 5 2014. This extraordinary general assembly was convened in violation of the NFF statutes.

"Originally, an elective congress had been planned by the NFF to take place on August 26, 2014. "The suspension will be lifted once the court actions have been withdrawn and the properly elected NFF Executive Committee, the NFF general assembly and the NFF administration are able to
work without any interference in their affairs.

'' The first impact of FIFA's move will be felt by Nigeria's women, who will be prevented from taking part in the FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Canada next month -- should the suspension not be lifted by July 15. The statement added: "As a result of this decision, no team from Nigeria of any sort [including clubs] can have any international sporting contact [art. 14 par. 3 of the FIFA Statutes]. "During the period of suspension, the NFF may not be represented in any regional, continental or international competitions, including at club level, or in friendly matches. "In addition, neither the NFF nor any of its members or officials may benefit from any FIFA or CAF development programmes, courses or training during the suspension period.

'' Nigeria's men reached the second round of the World Cup finals in Brazil after finishing second in Group F behind semifinalists Argentina, but bowed out
after a 2-0 defeat by France in the
round of 16.

[url=m.espn.go.com/soccer/story?storyId=1941230&top&wjb]Source[/url]

My best city in Nigeria is Calabar, for it neat, cool and serene enviroment. When I was serving there, I always wished I got a job offer there so I wouldn't have to leave my lovely Calabar. But here I am today in crowdy Lagos, where everybody is serious and in a haste to get to where I don't know. God knows best anyway.

“What we need to do now is to help you order your record
keeping in order for you to qualify.
This is a new policy that is slightly
different from the mortgage
scheme itself, but will ultimately lead to mortgage. Your money will
be saved monthly and put in the
scheme.

Now I'm confused. Somebody help!

Fourcade: This was one of the most important threads in Career Section.I recall the posts by Xfire,Emperoh,Darell and co were compiled by someone. . .those who have the pdf doc or Ms Doc should provide a link.

His contributions are still there on Jarushub.com for all to see.

Here you go

san4real05: Please who have the link to all dragnet folders and all other aptitude test? The folder is present here before Nairaland was hacked. My system got crashed as I urgently need all those folders for test preparation. Thanks and God bless in advance.

Here is the LINK

I was expecting it, so I didn't celebrate anything.

LAGOS — The police in Lagos State, yesterday, said they have arrested an 18-year-old boy, Ikechukwu Friday, who allegedly killed a 12-year-old girl for money ritual.
The suspect, who is currently being interrogated at the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, was paraded before newsmen. According to him, a pastor he asked for money instructed him to kill a young girl and obtain her faeces. He said the pastor promised him N100,000 if he was able to accomplish the task. According to him, “I attend a popular church around Ketu Street, Aguda but I live with my parents in Badagry. I just finished secondary school and I have been very broke so I approached the pastor for money but he told me that I should strangulate a little girl. “He said when strangulating the girl, she would pass out faeces. The pastor said I should obtain the faeces and bring it to him. He said if I could do this, he would give me N100,000.
“So, on December 30, 2013, I approached a young girl, Bose Ogoja. Her mother sells food in Badagry and I usually patronise them, so she trusted me. I told the girl that I wanted to show her something and that she should follow me. So I took her to an abandoned NITEL building and locked the door. “I pressed her neck tightly and she passed out faeces.
I was, however, not able to get the faeces because I was caught before I could escape.” The suspect, an indigene of Onitsha, Anambra State, pleaded for mercy, adding that this was his first crime. State Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, said the boy was arrested by neighbours in the area and handed over to the Badagry Police Division. Braide said the pastor, who allegedly gave the boy the instruction, had been arrested and was already cooperating with the police.
While displaying the gruesome picture of the slain girl, Braide said: “He was arrested in an uncompleted building. The security guard manning the building told the police that he saw the boy entering the building with the girl. “He said a few minutes later, he heard the girl screaming and later saw the boy leaving. The security guard raised the alarm and the neighbours were alerted and they arrested the boy.” On entering the building, the discovered that the girl was dead. “The picture of the girl’s corpse shows that the girl was naked and defecated on the floor.”

why won't they give us names? They've been doing it, why this exception?

The rift between old
members of the All Progressives Congress, APC and newly defected governors from the ruling People's Democratic Party, PDP has deepened with both sides battling for the control of APC structures in Sokoto, Kano, Kwara and Adamawa states.

The original members of the APC are opposing attempt by the defected governors to take over the APC structures while the defectors, on the other hand, are insisting on a takeover, describing it as part of their conditions for defection to the APC.
According to findings, the defected governors have resorted to various strategies to assert their control over the party.
More so, both Governors Rabiu
Kwankwaso and Aliu Wamakko had succeeded in recruiting to their sides some strong supporters of former Governors Attahiru Bafarawa and Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau. Governor Kwankwaso was reported to have got to his sides members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change while members of the defunct All Nigerian People's Party have so far remained loyal to Mallam Shekarau.
According to report, Kwankwaso and Shekarau are not on talking terms and Wamakko and Bafarawa have not had any direct contact since the defection.
The same situation is reported to be happening in Kwara State between the Saraki caucus and the Dele Belgore group even though it was learnt that the Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola, is putting pressure on his friend, Belgore.
In Adamawa State,the resistance to Governor Murtala Nyako had become an open confrontation as General Buba Marwa is quoted as vowing to resist Nyako's takeover of the party.
However, the interim leadership
under Chief Bisi Akande is said to have responded to the escalating infighting by setting up a peace committee which is yet to resolve the crisis.
[url=htpp://www.naij.com/news/55398.html]SOURCE[/url]

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More pictures.

About a week ago you guys read about the banker who "sliced" her husband’s man-hood with a knife during a fight at their home in
Surulere. Well, the good news now is that the couple have reconciled. I was contacted by a family member of the couple who wanted people to know that they’ve sorted out their problems and are back together.

Not only that, Lekan Daniju has recovered and is out of the hospital. The gospel singer is currently in the studio recording a new single titled, Still Standing.

If anyone needs to contact him, here’s his email – skillsbaba@yahoo.com
SOURCE

anonimi: So we should ignore the message because of the messenger since it is about Angel Fashola's corruption. Not so

APC supporters are bunch of hypocrites, always changing the goal post however they deem fit. When OBJ wrote a letter to GEJ, they saw the virtue in paying attention to the message not the messenger, but now Obanikoro has raised very candid points, they are attacking the messenger instead of a critical look at the solemn message!

Lagos deserves better than what APC is
offering – Obanikoro
In this interview with journalists, a
former Nigerian Ambassador to
Ghana, Musiliu Obanikoro, speaks
about the growing debt profile of
Lagos State, the PDP-led anti-graft war,
2015 general elections and
other issues, JOHN ALECHENU, was
there
After you contested and lost the 2007
governorship election, why didn’t
you contest in 2011?
I was on a national assignment as of
that time in 2011. I was the
country’s representative (an
Ambassador) in Ghana. There is no
way I
can abandon the responsibilities given
to me by the Federal
Government and come home only to
be chasing a political office at the
state level.
Now that I am home, I am strongly
reflecting on the last 15 years of
Tinubu and the present administration
in Lagos State. I will not sit
down here and tell you that, we don’t
have few things to celebrate in
the state but, by and large, there are
still many holes to fill. And I can
honestly tell you that as a citizen of
Lagos State, the overall decision I
will make in terms of performance of
Lagos State Government in the last
15 years, for me, is slightly below
average.
People may be saying they have done
some new roads, they have done
this, and they have done that. One, we
must look at the costs of these
roads and then, the state has a debt
profile of about N1tn as we speak
today. I schooled in the USA, the
biggest investment that country made
that is still working for them is in
education. We have not done such in
Lagos State despite all the noise they
have been making.
As we speak today, people of Lagos
will not voluntarily send their
children to public schools in the state.
That, to me, is failure on the
part of the government after 15 years
in the saddle.
Today, our hospitals in the state are
mere consulting centres.
Everybody that is somebody, now
goes overseas for ordinary medical
check–up. Even the governor himself, I
do believe, without any iota of
doubt that he does his medical check –
up abroad. Their leader and ex-
governor of the state recently had a
knee injury and he was flown
abroad to take care of ordinary knee
injury. This minor health challenge
could not be treated at the Lagos State
University of Teaching Hospital
after billions of naira they claimed
have been sunk to upgrade the
facility. In the area of health, Lagos
State government has equally
failed.
Today, Lagos State does not have the
required capacity to handle
emergencies. And you know how
much this state generated monthly as
internal revenue. They are still
struggling in the area of refuse
management. Looking at the Olusosun
Dumpsite at Ojota and the level
of pollution that is injected to the
atmosphere on a daily basis says a
lot about the state government that
has been in power since 1999.
There are various kinds of reckless
reclamation going on in the state
right now. After the reclamation, what
they often do is to sell the land
to themselves and their cronies.
Whereas, during the time of Alhaji
Lateef Jakande, he did reclamation in
Lekki and the land was sold to
members of the public. As I am
speaking to you now, the level of
industrial pollution in the state is at an
alarming proportion. These are
serious issues that will affect resident’s
life span and nobody is talking.
Honestly, I don’t know what this
government is celebrating every 100
days.
At this point, where do you come in?
I do believe that Lagos State, with its
potential and the kind of IGR they
get every month can be managed
better than it is now. And the
business of government can be done
more transparently because this
government is not transparent. Go and
goggle anything about Lagos
State, you won’t find any worthy
information made available for
members of the public. The governor
has directed all members of his
executive council not to talk to the
press anymore on any issue; it is
only the Commissioner for Information
that is allowed to talk and you
know that one who pays the piper
dictates the tune.
The Information Commissioner will tell
you only what they want him to
say; he cannot give a direct answer to
your question if you succeed in
meeting him at a corner. Those are the
characters that are in
government in Lagos.
For example, look at the 2014
proposed budget that was presented
to
the State House of Assembly; the
governor said it is a zero deficit
budget but I called it 419. The
government has gone to the bond
market to borrow about N97bn and
they are saying the budget is zero
deficit. Is he injecting his personal
money in the budget? He has the
guts to come out and say it is zero
deficit budgets and nobody is
talking; instead people are clapping
for him.
On top of that, this government said
any visitor or resident that will live
up to six months anywhere in the state
must register. Is there anywhere
in the world that such thing is done in
a free society? People need to
stand up and ask questions from this
government. The governor cannot
compel anybody to register. It is
wrong. If we care to have a free
society, for goodness sake, let’s have
it. Let Lagos State government
realise that the Federal Government of
Nigeria is also our government,
as Lagos is.
The essence of census is to let us
define what our population is. Census
is a thing that should involve the three
tiers of government but the way
the Lagos State government is doing it,
behaving as if Lagos is a
country on its own, the loser of such
an action will be the citizens of
the state.
The state government is putting
unnecessary debt on the people and
the unborn children of the citizens.
The state government believes it
knows everything; whereas, we all
know that by engaging the Federal
Government constructively, most of
the state’s burdens and challenges
would be shared by the Federal
Government.
They refused to do this and that was
why the government has
continued borrowing to the extent of
the high debt the state finds itself
today. Had it been the money
borrowed has been judiciously spent,
maybe we would have close our eyes
and say they have made right
investment and we should recoup.
The best investment the state
government would have made is to
invest
in education but it failed to do so.
Instead, the government increased
tuition fee from N25,000 at LASU to
above N300,000.
Worst still, if you visit LASU main
campus today, you will discover there
is not much physical development at
the institution. The government of
the day increased the fee claiming it
cannot subsidize education of
indigent students in the state but they
can subsidise their own habit.
That to me, after so many years of the
management of the state
economy is not acceptable.
Can you honestly say your party is
effectively fighting corruption?
It will be very unfair to ask such a
question because we are looking at
uninterrupted 15 years governance
by two political parties. It will be
very unfair of you to reduce focus on
only Jonathan’s administration.
We are saying we have history of
dealing with corruption. Do they even
have any history at all in their party?
What about the current Oduah scandal
in the Aviation sector?
Oh yes! Accusation has been made in
the open. Panel had been set up
to look into the matter, the President
has received the report. I am sure
in good time; he will come out with a
position. Be that as it may,
nobody can sweep under the carpet
what PDP has done to tackle
corruption. Their party has not done
anything; that is what we are
saying. Everything they have accused
us of doing, they are worse off.
They accused Stella Oduah of buying
two armoured cars for N255m.
The one which the Lagos State
governor is riding up and down in
Lagos
is more expensive than Oduah’s car.
He is a public officer too who
draws his salary from tax payer’s
money.
It is the same standard, it doesn’t
matter. It is even more damning for
the governor because he is elected by
the people and he is supposed to
uphold the trust and confidence of the
people of Lagos.
So, their own is even worse in that
case but it is unfortunate the media
refuse to look at that area.
I am tasking the media people to go
and conduct proper investigation
into the cost of the two jeeps being
used by Lagos State governor. I am
in the know of the cost but I am
putting it to you to do the
investigation on the cost of those two
jeeps which our governor uses as
official cars.