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famzynet:
Have you got your drivers licence?
How easy is it learning manual in the UK if one uses automatic in Nigeria? I learnt that automatic cars in UK are very expensive compared to the manual ones.

I have a provisional license, plus an international license that's still valid for a few months. I'd be running on that till i can book a drive test. I'm having lessons for a manual, but I might end up getting an automatic, although from what I've seen the best deals are on manual vehicles.

They've not reveled the identity because that teenager is an asset and would be very useful to private sector or the Security Service CIA, FBI, NSA or some three letter intelligence agency. I bet this is the last we'd hear of this matter, because he'd probably be pressured into working for the government against going to jail.

The zest with which you've written this turnaround, only says you've been given proper heat to eat your words or never graduate. No single lecturer holds students hostage without an enabling environment created by his colleagues in the department or faculty. You've turned to a campaigner for the same department overnight lol. OP I pray God helps us you out of the mess with the department, no department in a federal university is worth the stress they give.

Elders in the house, any ideas on getting dirt cheap deals on used cars? I need something to move around with, under 1k would be ideal! @Fatima04 @justwise @lexusgs430 et. al abeg come to my rescue!

moomanpg:
Oh! My bad. I didn't actually read far enough. You are right.

Thanks.

cheers bro!

Just incase there are Tier 4 students currently in the UK, currently unaware, Home Office has removed work restrictions on Tier 4 Visas for now. There's no clue as to when this will be reinstated, so you should be able to work full time for now.
This doesn't invalidate the rule against taking up a "full-time permanent role" though, so be careful guys. Links below:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents

moomanpg:
Well I think Uber is not self employed from my understanding of this article from UK VISA in the link below.

https://www.ukcisa.org.uk/blog/6257/A-working-definition

I don't think you read far enough into the article you cited. Uber trying to escape the legal obligations of having its riders as employees, and paying holidays and so on, puts Tier 4 students at a disadvantage, because Uber itself says its riders are self employed. Here's a portion of your article.

Beautiful write up, well done. A lot of students face serious problems due to improper topic selection and sometimes supervisors offer no guidance until they're stuck and end up running around without aim.

The professor title is conferred on an academic who has contributed significantly to his/her area of research and that sort of original contribution usually starts from MSc/PhD levels, hence most professors being PhD holders.
The metrics used for conferring such titles is unique to each institution but their are general standards. That said, if an industry professional feels he's deserving of the title, let him/her produce proper original research contributions to the field, that can be vetted and studied.
And try to take it easy biko, seems like you're using your write up to attack someone.

Mimzyy:
Thank you bros. I didn’t take any(paid) class. Hubby started teaching me since feb 2019 when I got here. Had naija intl license, used that until it was bout to expire then I applied for the uk learners license. Got that in Oct, did theory test afterwards, failed once, passed on second attempt. Then booked driving test and the rest is history.

Impressive! Congrats once again.

Mimzyy:
Ati lo. Ati de. Previously booked test got cancelled in March due to COVID-19. Got an email two days ago to rebook test and I did for today’s date. Used my car and passed with 4 minors. Done and dusted. Kama pade mo o‼️Phewwwww. @lexusgs430 I think I deserve one bottle of Hennessy to be bought with one of those two cc you just received

Congratulations. How many classes did you take?

LagosismyHome:
for some reason I thought of Hushpuppi when doing the transfer .

Hahaha!!! You can't be too wary oh. Due diligence is very necessary. I almost used one the other day, until I checked them out on FCA database they weren't registered, checked the website reg details, it was barely a month old and registered for only one year, even the operators don't trust the business to survive more than a year. I jeje carry my two left leg run for my life.

LagosismyHome:
Mine got credited 3 hours later. Couldn't get it paid with Visa. Tried multiple cards and all declined so took a risk and did bank transfer
. M aybe that why it taken longer .

Good rate but not all bank cards will be allowed. Money received so definitely I can use again

I actually made the payment from my transferwise card,so probably that made it a bit faster. Immediately ID was confirmed, the transaction was done. Anyone looking to make transfers using any of these new guys should search for them on the Financial Conduct Authority, at least to ensure they are registered for such transfers in the UK, else your money might end up in one of Hushpuppi apprentice's account.

dustydee:
sorry I meant moneyfex.
See link below. Note I have never used them. This is not an endorsement

I just used them, and I can confirm it works. Atleast for me. Transferred at a rate of 551, so that's a lot better than Transferwise. Money already delivered to my Nigerian account. I'm impressed.

dustydee:
Money flex is 551, I used transferboss 2 days ago @545.5. The rate above isn't good enough for me given the alternatives available.

Is this moneyflex an app or vis the website. I cant find the site online.

The 5G war isn't really about technology or security. It's about power and money on the part of America and the UK is bending under pressures from US. That said, Huawei does engage in a lot of intellectual property infringement, which should not be encouraged by buying from there in large scales. However, the bottom line is this, a lot of the chips and components that'd be used in making the 5G equipment from Nokia or Ericcson etc will still come from China.

Good riddance. With their ineffective services it is no wonder, other agencies can suddenly wake up and usurp their authority. NIPOST should go learn how to properly run their services from mail services like Royal Mail of England. It's so shameful after such a long time, they still cannot put themselves in order.

Ain't this the most stupid thing ever. While those in the eye of the storm are passing votes of no confidence, the so called Nigerians in the diaspora are doing otherwise. Utter rubbish

generationz:
Lol, I saw 1Billion Million naira. This is coming from the chambers of a so called SAN.

Dbanj is a clown. First, you sue the girl for 100Million naira to silence her now 1 billion to make her cower in fear.

The most important thing for any sane celebrity right now would be to clear his name and get a public apology but he keeps increasing the money knowing fully well the girl can't pay just to intimidate her.

The way Dapo is going about this issue, he is exposing himself that he is really scared.

I don't believe the girl will win except she has strong evidence but I believe she is telling the truth.

Some men will quote me now accusing me of supporting her without proof but they are supporting dbanj here without proof too. We all have a right to believe whoever we want to.

If you quote me to throw insults, thunder will fire you.


Edited: For the people quoting me, show me where i said going to court was wrong on dbanjs part? It's good to read well before commenting.

Even if the money is increased to 100billion, it doesn't automatically mean she'll pay it, so if she's saying the truth why should that scare her?
Let her get a lawyer and prepare for a proper legal battle, you don't come to social media to look for justice, you go to court.

mdeeokoye:
So by liquidate I ment I had some financial instruments that I needed to process to my account as cash. There were delays from the bank
@about the CAS.i Guess I am wrong. What do I respond to school is my challenge as I intend stating the delay in processing my tution fee and living expenses I encountered due to covid.

You need help you're speaking grammar. Kontinu

With all due respect, the world Bank can go and fry beans. I didn't bother reading the text because it really doesn't matter. The world Bank and its western backers are an integral part of Africa's economic problems. Let them deal with the housing and unemployment problem that has been exacerbated by COVID-19 in US, let them help Germany out of recession and UK companies reabsorb the thousands that have been furloughed, then they can come back to making stupid predictions about Nigeria and Africa that does nobody good.

edoairways:
Then it is better not to do PhD in a public university based on this comment

Oh yes. That's a very valid conclusion. But also note that the private university cannot assure they'd be free of all aforementioned either, but maybe to a much lesser degree.

7yrs trying to do a PhD in Nigeria. PhD that'd be thrown in the trash after defense. I'd drop that thing ASAP like a bad habit. In any academic environment, one key component to your success is having a proper initial assessment of all your lecturers and determining how to interact with them to get what you want. Work hard for those who value good output, if they're gonna use your work for personal research well, best you can do is beg to have your name somewhere in the publication, those that need money, gather the money and do the needful. The ones that want loyalty, do boy boy for them. Understand each person's personality and adapt your approach accordingly. When you're dealing with someone who has both the yam and knife, the best you can do is play ball as much as you're willing to compromise. NEVER adopt the victim mentality, Nigeria's education system is shitty, but hundreds have passed through before you, so WHY NOT YOU?

Darlinx01:
The billion dollar company apple known for their "premium" iphones have been releasing new phones with lil or no new innovation and yet selling for absurd prices. They never listen to their customers all in d name of bein different. Iphone 12 leaks shows they finally accepted to borrow the refresh rate idea from their supposed mediocre android brother and made a perfect "pro-motion" marketing gimmick. Neither have they decided to give us a type c port which is miles better dan d stupid lightning port or include a touch id support or at d very least change dat outdated design. No they cant downgrade to android's level. They'll rather give u a new processor and d same body with a new camera setup den slam a high price to it and give u to buy. Besides if u want class, supposed ios beauty and security u have no other choice but dem. RUBBISH. Some ppl have started selling der lands to buy der next overpriced device. Its time we make dis ppl undastand der nt gods.

When you have thousands of die hard followers, who'd buy your product regardless, why would you listen to them? The superiority felt by Apple users over Droid users, is the same superiority the Apple makers feel over their customers. Your opinions just doesn't matter.

Cross-border financial crimes isn't really the business of the secret service that's more of an FBI job and they'd have to be collaborating with the host nation where the suspects resides and Kemi's reports say nothing about that. I hope this won't ain't over the moon again

AZeD1:
Do you know what shared risk is?
The reason why providers fund exclusive content is to differentiate their service from the others.
We should be encouraging competition and not stifling progress with our socialist mentality.

Exclusive content at the overall detriment of the nation is a big NO thank you.

AZeD1:
You still don't get it.

Everyone is free to create content but if you say I must share my content, then why will I bother creating?

How would you feel if the government said you must share your salary with your neighbour?

Netflix has a dedicated server in Lagos that provides jobs for people who pay tax.

Everyone's shouting about DSTV and EPL but they've not bothered about the local league. Even NTA doesn't show our local league but they want to show a foreign League.


When DSTV, Netflix and Iroko invest in content, they are not sure of profit until it's successful and the successful content helps to pay for flops.

I still don't see the problem here. Make it a shared risk. If you spend 1Billion naira in developing content and you have a distributor that wants your content in Nigeria, charge them a 100million for the content or charge them a yearly licensing fee for all your content, let them deal with the uncertainty of their own market as well. The staff employed by these companies in Nigeria is nothing compared to the amount they make. I don't mean to sound insensitive, but they can close shop here in Nigeria, sack the workers if they wish, but they should pay tax. If you want to sell content in the country be ready to do so openly

RTSC:
And if they leave, will you replace what is lost?

Exclusivity is king everywhere.

You can't force Sky Sports to sell contents to other broadcasters in the United Kingdom.

You won't die if what is lost is not replaced. How much does Netflix generate as revenue from Nigerian users, how much of that amount does it pay to Nigeria in the form of taxes? Big companies cannot continue to monetize our large population while offering nothing of substantial value back into the system. If only Nigeria was in a better place, the government ought to demand outright distribution rights from these companies for their content at a percentage. Tech companies will always scream and throw tantrums but the truth remains that these guys will still make a killing in profits after all said and done. Don't make it seem like they're helping Nigeria.

Bagehot:
Are we a socialist or free-market economy?

If I was in these guys shoes, I would simply not release the locally created content in Nigeria, but rather target other African countries, and the diaspora. How many of Nigeria's bottom half can even afford the internet access to stream online content? And guess who loses at the end of the day? Nigerian artistes, and the local population who enjoy fewer content. This move is being motivated by greedy politically-backed business-men who want to reap where they did not sow.

If Nigeria's bottom half cannot afford the internet to enjoy these content, we'll the providers can go away with their content as well, it means there wouldn't be that much effect on the people after all. And yes, I agree it's probably motivated by greed on the part of the politicians. Free market is only free where there's competition to force all players to run fair, in the Nigerian context that competition isn't there and the people suffer from it. You can't force content distributors to sell to a particular firm, but you definitely can take away their rights to exclusively distribute whatever content there is to distribute. If the market is so unfavorable to them, let them pull out.

I may not be getting the full picture here, but the government wants to stop exclusivity. As part of intellectual property rights, there's no way the government can force a content provider to give out its intellectual property for free, there'd have to be financial gains for such a transaction for the content provider. I believe the problem these companies have with the new order and exclusivity is the fact that they can't exclusively hold rights of distribution to their works and hence stipulate and force consumers to pay whatever they please because said customers have no alternatives. Competition helps the common man at the end of the day, FG should compel them to sub-license to other broadcasting organizations who want their contents, let them negotiate and flood the market, they'd definitely make their profits back, they won't just make insane margins at the expense of the common man. At the end of the day, the ordinary man benefits, that's what governance should be.

suffer head right of passage. If you went to a federal university in Nigeria, you must experience this at least in your first year.

DNA9:
Few days ago i was with a medical doctor friend of mine who happens to be a gyna. We have been friends way back high school. He schooled in the US and had returned back to Nigeria since 2018. We were somewhat gisting about how Nigerian girls seems to be stigmatising their fellow girls that are single mum's who got pregnant out of wedlock.

He strongly condemned this very silly act by ladies and he further affirmed as a matter of fact to me that, 90% of every Sexually Active lady had at one point or the other aborted an issue before. Some have even done it more than 10 times without any complications or whatsoever. The fact that a particular decided to keep hers doesn't make her a forbidden fruit in the society.

He as well opened to me that it is very abnormal for a sexually active lady not to at some point get pregnant. That if you have a lady you constantly have unsafe sex with and she has never for one day missed her period, then there must be something seriously wrong somewhere. It calls for a quick attention.

In his words "any girl that is fertile and complete [/b]will always get pregnant, it's is left for her to decide if she wants to keep it or not"

Your friend came back to Nigeria, so his 90% of sexually active ladies, is [b]maybe American statistics not Nigerian. 90% or 1000% ni.