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efficiencie:
oh not necessarily but i'd love to coauthor a paper with a lecturer friend of mine on issues relating to oil price shocks and its implication for monetary policy and targets.

By God's grace i'd like to delve deep into Game Theory and its applications to politics, macroeconomy and international trade and finance...

Hmmm, You have really gone far oo.

We are still new in the game.

Quick Question Guys.

What are the cons of using an android phone with 512ram?

OliviaPope:
I meant Season 4

Time will tell.

efficiencie:
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OliviaPope:
So People still watch this show. It won't be renewed for Season 3

My 2 cents

It's already halfway into Season 3!!!

No release date in nigeria yet

Too many infinix hot threads around, yet nobody seems to have bought the phone yet.

Silvani:
Exactly what i have in mind. Phone phone hasn't been released and some haters hurriedly opened a complaint thread. Na waoh

It is just unfortunate.

nani667:
Unwise.... The phone has been released, the complaints will soon start rolling in as soon as people start purchasing the phone.... If this thread is deleted another one will still be opened soon enough.... So why bother....? You should even commend the OP for his foreward thinking

Am not suprised you are in support of O.P, but you should place yourself in the shoes of the Company, am sure you detest such move, He did'nt even open a discussion thread, this is pure hatred and he needs to ''rise above hate''.

FYI: Am not an infinix ambassor nor do i use any of their phones, just trying 2b objective.

mrvocalprowess:
dragnet, puskin , honsule ,dis thread should be deleted!!!!

Seconded, the thread is just pointless.

Buhari/Fashola or Buhari/Fayemi will be great.

busuyem:
Why did they shortlist 142 candidates at first? Why did they invite them when they knew their rules would be stricter than stipulated in the application? So they caused the remaining candidates to go back home just like that, with wasted T-fare and effort? Daris God oooooo....
I'm waiting for the outcome of Mathematics Department.

Please have candidates that applied for G.A in Mathematics dept being invited for test?

efficiencie:
yes sir! that's it...until the NBS breaks from stronghold of the govt our data cannot be trusted...Imagine calculating GDP growth rate (year-on-year) and getting 20% 80% or 140% is that not outrageous? if those figures were true then we would be in the security council of the UN Dont mind me!

Can you imagine the stress you go through just to get data from NBS! I suspect they collect data and keep it for policy makers and not academics or independent researchers

We need an autonomous NBS indeed!

Quite true, Data that's suppose to be easily available to the general public is been hoarded(data that's not even accurate), Primary data remains the best data source.



The GDP is the most used macroeconomics indicator by our politicians, that shows how dubious they are.

efficiencie:
My bro you are so right! I wonder why 'DEVELOPMENT' is such a dreaded term!? Our policy makers and OGAs at the top are only happy with word 'GROWTH' but they frown at 'DEVELOPMENT'.

First, our 'GROWTH' is not sustainable. Nigeria's dependence on oil is deadly. The oil sector has generated environmental concerns, held us to a 'federalism' that's not working, made Nigeria vulnerable to oil price shocks and deepened the effects of the Dutch disease in Nigeria. We cannot continue to grow like this. This kind of growth is futureless, rootless, ruthless and deadly!

It appears we have a ruling elite sponsoring and profiting from the current state of the country. I believe this elite thrives on the lack cohesion, decisiveness and tact among poor Nigerians.

It's such a pity!!!

It's a pity indeed.
They place so much emphasis on growth that's not even sustainable, some sort of illusious growth.
The Nigerian economy as it is now is performing far below it's potential, we need to diversify our economy, there's also the need to look inward in a bid to drastically reduce our imports.

Am still waiting to see what (positive)impact Madam Minister has had on our economy so.

efficiencie:
...That's why we need independent data repositories...

NBS should probably be given some sort of autonomy.

Probably are not many NL Jamebites are taking econs this year.

efficiencie:
Of what use is GROWTH to Nigeria if it is not DEVELOPING? Of what use is a 510 billion dollars GDP if it accounts for 13 percent of global maternal mortality, 10.5 percent infant mortality rate, 60 percent youth unemployment rate...to mention but a few dismal indicators...Nigerian economists need to change the way they do economics...

Op, nice thread, definitely following.


A lecturer of mine recently said ''No economy can make meaningful progress when it's citizen's consume what they not produce, while consuming what they do not produce''.


Personally, I believe that the main reason increased to the current $510b or so, was as a result of inflation.
That seems to be the only logical explanation for the overnight astrounomical increase(although our production level has increased overtime but sufficient enough).

We need to start exporting value added goods, rather than raw materials, to reduce our unemployment level, increase our income and to bring about much needed development.

@Efficiencie: am my views in line?

naijamark:
I guess the test is department specific as mine was sent by the department secretary. And I very much believe this test is directed at GAs only just to streamline the list. Other applicants may move straight to the interview stage. My opinion.

Which dept pls?

Nice review, thanks for sharing,
but wait o how you take your own b4 e land?

Techcity:
We already have the reviews before the phone land sef... Check here... http://www.techcityng.com/infinix-hot-review/

brainoid:
But sha.. People must drop review before I order, cos i don't want stories that touches the heart

Same here brother, waiting for reviews to avoid stories that touch...
I trust my nairaland people, once the phone land, na so reviews go follow am.

Quietly Following

madridfc:
Its nt safe@all to buy from a seller with (0) feedback, doe U ve to weigh the risks.
Yeah the item looks very fishy, both the buyer and seller got no feedbck, possible case of shill bidding.

Ok...
Pls whats the meaning of shill bidding

madridfc:
Is this possible? Just within 10mins an item jumped from $180 to $2,025...na wa.

But Sir, it is safe to buy from sellers with 0.0% feedback, I assume this is his first sale.
Something is definitely fishy about that deal, even the buyer apparently is just making his first purchase.

chinosxl:
You just got to be on eBay almost every day, find what you want on the auction section and set your alarm 5 mins to the end of auction and get ready to bid. Search your specs or select the specs on the left side of ebay, then click the "time:ending soonest"

I sent my personal laptop to Lagos and had to replace it so i made a bid last night and got a cheap replacement for $134 total. Some times you can get it cheaper than that. Pics below.

Tricks,

1. Bid at late night, mid night and early mornings (U.S time, look for auctions ending at this times) less people bidding, less competition.

2. Bid few seconds to the end of auction add at least $10 to what your budget is.

3. Bid when there is a major sports game (NBA, NFL, BOXING ETC, ANY SPORTS PLAYOFF/CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES) going on in the U.S, other bidders will have their eyes glued on there tv and forget to continue their bid.

4. Prepare for your next ebay bid item just in case some crazy bidder over bids on your current bidding, just skip and move on to the next.

5. Be prepared to loose the bid, this way you wouldn't get your feelings hurt when you don't win.

Ok, Thanks Very much for the tips i appreciate.

Hello Guys,
Please what is the best way of spotting cheap laptops of moderate specs(4GB Ram and 320gb HD) on ebay, whether HP, Dell, Acer or even Toshiba.
And by cheap i mean a range of $150-$170.
Thanks

Depends largely on the number of units You are taking this session which might not be enough, either way, you need to determine the mathematical possibility first.

Jarus:
Aig Imhoukhude studied Law. He ended up a Bank CEO (Access Bank).

I have friends that studied Agric, Chemistry, Botany etc that are accomplished accountants today.

Well, it seems getting into the financial sector for graduates of non-financial courses is easier than the other way round.

There are still firms out there that see the relevance of First Degree in a cognate field(Don't know whether there are in the majority or not).

The feet acheived by the likes of Kim and Lagarde might be difficult to reach here in Nigeria.

My point: One can't easily succeed in other fields, not related to his course of study in Nigeria.