₦airaland Forum

ttmacoy:
Not all universities change double for non EU students. Some do yes, those higher up the rankings who can justify more than double the £9k max for home students, but most of the schools we pursue here on nairaland are the lower ranking schools and cheaper.

Irrespective of changing double or not, the universities are free to charge whatever they want as people have a choice so if you believe the likes of LSE is worth the feed then you for if not you apply to cheaper schools. You also have the choice of applying to the US, Australia etc.

UK schools are still cheaper than American schools aren't they? That is still no justification to expect from right to stay and work.

The issue you mention about not being able to get a job without experience is a failure of the Nigerian government and cannot be passed to the UK government. The UK government will make immigration policy to benefit UK citizens and economy and not Nigeria.

Is it easier to ge work permit in the USA? There are only 65k H1 visas each year and mostly taken up by top MBA students and companies transferring people to the US so how many do international students get?

As I've said the UK have been. Wry clear about their immigration policy and intent so people make a decision. If you are sure you are going back then fine, if not pursue other options while they ar attractive because the likes of Canada and Australia will not always be relatively easy.

It will change based on circumstances.

Ok Bros, point taken. You sound like a British consular officer. Hold on to your UK schools. I hope Nigerians will read this, and stop wasting their money going to all those British schools.

N.B: Please post the list of schools that do not charge non-EU students double what the EU & UK students pay, or those that do not charge non-EU students higher fees, than those paid by EU students. We need proof. Thanks.

Finally, not every one is expecting the right to stay and work. But if it was a valid scheme in existence, at the time the student made a decision to go abroad to study, it might have been one of the factors that influenced the student to choose a British university, instead of a higher institution in another country. Some of the agents that market these British schools in Nigeria, often use it as a selling point to woo students to the UK.

It is time the Nigerian govt banned them from coming in here, sef!

How many people are advertising this estate on Nairaland??

Last time I checked, there were more than 8 people advertising the same thing. Meanwhile, the road to the place is NOT motorable and you cannot even build anything there immediately, as the entire site is yet to be cleared..!!

ttmacoy:
Firstly non EU student do not always pay double. Secondly even if they did it is subsidised by the government using the taxes they pay. Thirdly even for EU and UK students there is talk about increasing fees again for them.

As an international student, you are paying for the education not the right to remain in the UK but we seem to think they are both the same thing and being an international student should automatically give you the right to remain and work.

Yes the Uni's will feel it, but they will adjust. The decision is for the good of the overall UK economy as the cost of uncontrolled immigration on the NHS, primary and secondary school places and transportation is very high and increasing with more and more EU national moving to the UK.

The UNI'S can open campuses outside the UK if they are want more international students can't they? Nottingham has campuses in Malaysia and the Middle East don't they?

As I said for the good universities, they will fine. For those below par they will struggle and have to adjust accordingly.

If your aim as most of us claim when we apply for the student visa is to return home, then what is the problem?

If you know your aim is to try to stay behind then at this point Canada, Australia are better options. This will always change with time based on the immigration needs of each country at each point in time.

Bros, I don't know where you got the idea that non-EU students do not always pay double of what is paid as fees by UK and EU students. Have you done a comparison of school fees recently in British universities, for non-EU and EU students?? Especially for the first year??

If you feel they do not always pay double, please provide proof, oh! Because those who pay these fees know where the shoe pinches!

As for the British universities feeling the pinch, then they should be able to advise their govt accordingly of the repercussions of the decisions they take.

Most students want to return home, but back home there is a lot of bias against graduates without work experience. It doesn't matter if you are from a foreign university or a local one. The one or two years experience on your CV (especially if it is done at a multinational organisation), can make or mar your chances of entry into a good job, in Nigeria.

lonelydora:
Not only sub zero temperature to liquefy NG. You need to Reform and crack (catalytic cracking) the NG. Also do your CO2 removal and compression at high pressure. Before sending it to the cryogenic units to liquefy at -300degC. Capital intensive I guess.

So those who use pressurised natural gas (PNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG), do they liquefy and crack the gas too, before getting it into PNG & CNG state? Pls confirm. Thanks.

Barcholder:
......

For example, I have 2 x 1.5HP ac's in my 5 Bed Duplex, one in the Living Room and the other in the Master Bedroom. During the daytime and when the sun is out, I'm able to run one of my ac's pretty much continuously, because the amount of energy being consumed by my home at that time is less than the amount of energy being generated at the same time by the sun. However, at night, when there is no sun, and I'm now reliant on the energy stored in the batteries, I will typically put my ac in the room on for about an hour, close the door, in order to cool the air temperature down. I'll then switch on my typhoon fan (135 watts) and go to bed. This affords me a perfect night's sleep ....

There are rechargeable fans that can also be used after switching off your air-con. This helps to save on energy consumption.

You can also set your air-con on a timer, to switch off after a particular amount of time. Some air-cons have this facility.

Anyway, thanks for all the info on Solar Energy panels & equipment. I will definitely consider it, once I have the money.

histemple:
This post actually made FP by error because we have treated this same topic extensively and exhaustively too. It is obvious some people just jump into any available school without knowing what the institution stands for. That on its own is a form of illiteracy. How can a human being call himself a graduate without understanding the purpose of his institution only to lament spending the same 4 years with a university graduate but treated differently because he attended polytechnic.
Is it not the same 4 years that an NCE holder spent? Will it not sound ridiculous for an NCE holder to lament being victimized when HND is preferred in employment. The OP should go and research the rationale behind the establishment of Monotechnics, Polytechnics, College of Education and Universities.

Apart from that, there are a number of private universities in Nigeria today (e.g. Babcock) that offer 1 year top-up programme to HND graduates, in order to give them a BSc.

So, for those who can afford to pay for that extra year of study in order to have an additional BSc. qualification, please go for it. It would broaden your chances in the job market.

There are still a lot of BSc. graduates without jobs by the way, so the grass is not necessarily greener on their own side.

pimpc007:
i've been using escalators in abuja since 2007... been using in enugu for some years. why is this new in lagos?

ekiloui:
Lmao,

This long epistle for ordinary escalator?

It seems lagos people are bush ooo.

backtosender:
This is very funny nigeria is a backward country i swear

Olaone1:
What you guys don't know is that this is normal. Escalators are not common in Lagos. Fact! And, everyone gets excited when they see new, uncommon things.

Do you want me to post pictures showing how excited some people were when new plinths were erected at Trafalgar Square?


PS: when we tell you lot that Lagos is not a modern city - by world standard, you Lagosians get really annoyed. Last I checked, no pipe borne water in that gaddem city

That title is totally misleading. It is not Lagosians that are excited about the escalator. It is just one bush boy from Ogun State visiting Lagos, for the first time!!!

The writer of that article is just a lazy hack, that is generalising and has tarred all Lagosians with the same brush. He is probably trying to generate publicity for the owners of the mall, but he is going about it the wrong way!

I grew up in Lagos, and I have lost count of the number of escalators that I have seen and used!! It is definitely NOT a new thing in Lagos.

Viktor1983:
U use the escalator, u go up or down.
if u use the stairs, u achieve same while burning up some calories.
Escalators are good for places with high human traffic, very necessary for a mall.
Whatever rocks ur boat, its all good.

These people rejoicing over escalators are bush people. Na where dem dey since?

Escalators used to be plenty at the old Leventis and Kingsway stores in Marina , Lagos in the eighties before they folded up.

Mega Plaza in Victoria Island, Lagos has had an efficient escalator installed there for over 5 years. It is still functional. And the local airport MM2 in Ikeja constructed by Wale Babalakin has two escalators.... all functional. Let us not even mention the fine escalator at Eko Hotel in Victoria Island.

Several buildings in Lagos have escalators that are functional and have been in use for years!!

So why is there so much excitement over an escalator??!! It is just a series of moving stairs!

What will they do if they see a fast moving conveyor belt carrying luggage on a circular carousel?? Will they faint, stagger or collapse in shock?

wristbangle:
Well said sir. I could have dated a loving lady who is a lawyer called to bar but due to tribal difference, we parted ways.

Due to 'tribal differences?'

I put it to you sir, that you were NOT in love with the lady. If you truly loved her, tribal differences would not have mattered, not one bit!

Haven't you seen people marry from other countries or across other races??

Pls answer my question. Thanks.

Ofonagoro:
What do you mean late?! Chai! Don't say such things. Biko, My uncle is very much alive

Abeg, no vex oh!!

Am truly sorry....may he live long! May God add many more years of peace, good health and strength to his life.

mystage:
Mind Not my comment if its insultive to u. But as u said let me inform u and every other ignorant nairalander. But before that I have to to tell that u shudnt espect same ting from two states with different financial muscles because as at last check when delta and akwa ibom dat u refered to gets an average of 20 to 23 billion naira monthly, edo state receive between 4-5 billion. U can check d stats for that. And another ting u shud also take into consideration is dat wen d state u mention had 1 or two tinz on ground to continue with, oshiomole meant absolutely nothing and I believe u will agree with me on this. And finnally I Tink I am in the best capacity to tell u abt edo state because not only I am an indigene but I also reside in edo state. Gra, benin city to be precise. Though I had also stayed in other states like lagos, p.h, abuja, etc base on son of a retired police and transfer tinz. That said let me tell u way oshiomhole has done. INVESTMENT TO EDO STATE, its is clear that before oshiomole came on board there was only ebs, itv and nta in the state because d former governer whose father owns itv refuse other private TV station from coming to the state but since oshiomole became gov stv, ait, and channels TV is now in edo state which also include radio stations like vibes FM and kufm. EDUCATION; before oshiomole all schools in edo state both primary and secondary including emokpae primary sch and ihogbe secondary sch which I attended were so bad to d extent of no chair and desk for pupils and students, but since oshiomole became gov abt 70 percent of these said schools has been renovated with red roof which I believe u know and even airconditions in staff Rooms and headmasters/headmistress and princiles office(ask any gov sch teacher in edo state who teaches in a sch which has been renovated). I will rest my case for now and I implore u to name any aspect and I will outline what oshiomole has done. But before I rest for now it should be noted that despite the fact that oshiomole tenure ends next year works are still ongoing in the state which include construction of 2nd east circular rd, upper mission rd, upper siluko rd, adesuwa rd, etc in benin city alone also with construction of auchi and queen Eden Gully erotion and don't also forget this comes with regular pay of state workers salary on or before 28th of every month. So bros pls name a sector and let me tell u wat oshiomole has done in such sector and I dare any edo state resident to point any lie in everytin have listed. Thanks

Guy, I wish you could write proper structured sentences, instead of this shorthand form that you put up here. Sometimes, it is hard to grasp your points because of all the abbreviations you have used.

Yes, Edo State's allocation is lower than those of other states. But whatever funds any state gets, should be judiciously used for the benefit of its citizens.

No one is asking Oshiomhole to construct a stadium if that is NOT what the people need. But if there is another project that they require to improve their lives, then he needs to get it done.

GO TV, AIT and CHANNELS TV are owned by private entrepreneurs. They were NOT set up by Oshiomhole. It is not clear from your post what role he played in getting them to set up offices in Benin, or extend their signals to Edo State. It is the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) that allocates frequencies and licenses to private companies that wish to broadcast or set up TV stations in any state, not the governor. You need to state what industries (not TV stations, oh!) he has attracted to Edo State, and how many jobs he has created during his tenure as governor. Peter Obi managed to attract SABMiller the brewery giant to Anambra State when he was governor and that alone, created over 2,500 jobs within the state. He gave the company huge tracts of land at very reduced rates, and provided them with all the approvals they needed to get established within record time. His revenue allocation from the federal purse was less than what accrues to Edo State. He also invested govt funds in setting up Orient refinery that would soon start producing oil in Anambra State, once they are able to resolve the border issues they have with their neighbouring communities. Think of all the jobs that would be created when this becomes a reality.

With respect to schools, I beg to differ with you. It is the job of any responsible government to fund and equip public schools in their territory. It is also their job to repair roads and drainages. That is what they were elected to do with taxpayers money. In other countries, if they fail to do this, the governor would be voted out immediately or public demonstrations would break out as people troop to the streets to protest his inefficiency. If state funds have been misused or diverted during his tenure, with no corresponding projects to show for it, then he is arraigned before a competent court of law and thrown in jail, if found guilty of misapropriation of funds...

It is only in Nigeria, that when state governors do what they are supposed to do, or what is normally their primary responsibility, that we hail them and praise them to high heavens. Whose job is it to equip the schools and repair the roads? Is it my own job? Have you ever heard anyone extolling the virtues of any mayor in London or America, for equipping a public primary school??!

With respect to the way he addressed the gully erosion, that is a good one. He should embark on more of such projects.

I am waiting for you to tell me what else Oshiomhole has done with respect to healthcare, provision of water supply, creation of jobs and power infrastructure projects in Edo State. Thank you.

tsdarkside:
i dont think the goverment will punish you because you repair something that belong to them...of course you need their approval first...

You don't think govt will punish you? Ok, how do you classify govt increasing land use charge on your property after you helped to fix the road? Is that a commendation? Or is that the best way to show appreciation? Tell us, oh!

By the way, approval was sought and obtained before the road was built. In fact, the NTDA guys wanted their palms 'greased' before the approval could be released. What does that tell you?

mystage:
sometimes it baffles me how some nigerians reason. stupidity is when someone reside in mayb lagos state and judge a govs of another state performers base on what the person reads online without either going to d state or asking the state resident abt what is going on in the said state. @laudate, do u want me to right ur wrong thinking abt sum of the achievement of dis said oshiomhole u re talking rubbish abt?

What 'wrong thinking' for crying out loud??! I go to Edo State regularly, as I have a few projects there.

And I did not talk any rubbish about Oshiomhole. I merely stated the facts.

If you have facts of your own about how well he has done, oya state them here...stop attacking people for no just cause. Mtcheew!

At least in Delta State, Uduaghan left world class hospitals and a good healthcare system. In Akwa Ibom, Akpabio's name is written in gold because of the beautiful infrastructure he left behind in the state, ranging from the best stadium in West Africa to the five star hospitals, in Uyo and its environs. In addition, 80% of Akwa Ibom has been connected to the national grid and power supply in the state is far more steady than in other states.

Biko, tell us if Oshiomhole's achievements and level of infrastructure in Benin, are as good as those of his counterparts. Provide facts, figures and proof!

atilla:
Yeah boss. We were on hawkesworth road now ojora road where jamb office is. Guess u used to live in ikoyi also?

Yep! Grew up there.

OreMI22:
[size=15pt]When it comes to BIAFRA, the Yorubas and Hausa/Fulanis are the WORST hypocrites.

They bitterly hate the Igbos and indeed the southern minorities and would want them to leave Lagos etc and go stay in their own country!

But in contradiction to their true feelings, they don't want Biafra because they want to perpetuate their right to collect the lion share of the oil resources sourced from the same peoples land, using the bogus criteria they foisted on the country called Nigeria.

Without oil in Igboland and Southern minorities part of Nigeria, Yoruba and Hausa/Fulani would have long seceded from Nigeria. FACT! [/size]

Ehm...Almighty God, I pray the Igbo are allowed to get the Biafra they deserve without any further delay.

Anyone who tries to stop them will be infested with a thousand flies.

Let them go, biko. Na by force?? Nobody should persuade them to change their minds, oh! At least, we will know those who are left and willing to make Nigeria work.

We know that within one month after they get their independence, they will still come back lobbying and begging for entry visas to get back into Nigeria as most of their shops, houses and businesses are located in different parts of Nigeria. At that time, everyone will know who is who.

Even till now, they are unable to stay still in one place which is why you find them in strange countries (even those with unpronounceable names), including those states which have 60% to 80% Muslims!

"States are made up of the men that are in them. So therefore, we cannot have better states, unless we have better men." I can't remember the philosopher who made this statement. If Biafra becomes a reality, and the quality of people who administer its' affairs do not change, then it would be an exercise in futility.

May God give you your Biafra, oh! Please just don't apply for an entry visa to come back to Nigeria once you get your wish, since you cannot see anything good in Nigeria! Hehehehe.....!

At least, the foreigners in Nigeria do not spew hate in our direction, while they are on our shores.

nwadiuko1:
ok since you won't lemme sleep with your. Stupid mentions listen and listen good

I graduated about 2 years ago from a federal
university in Nigeria

Am not working for no body
By his grace am the director in an indigenous construction company that I have 50% stake in

My salary is. Higher than what most high level bankers take home plus I get to have a 5%
commission on any deal I bring to the company

I answer only to my dad

I employ and pay more than 30 technicians and they are happy

the picture you are talking about is in my efficient dry cleaner's shop.....I like the picture that's why I used it as my dp (no apology)

As you can see am doing fine.....I don't think I l be a ceo or whatever it is you are saying I have a brand and building already

So mr we are not and can never be. The same am fairly comfortable as it is......what more can I ask for?

No wonder..!! Ah, you are still a small boy who just left school. It shows....eeyah!

May your business pick up and grow big, but please show a bit more respect, ok?

hansad:
Yeah, people from the SW ran NITEL then, in the 1980s, shortly after the civil war.

NITEL went under, irresponsible and thieving management killed NITEL, killed its landline and mobile lines.
Sophisticated SW. Yea.........h.

Today, the countries that invented mobile phones can hardly do without landline phones.

Guy, stop ranting!!

People from different tribes and ethnic groups ran NITEL. In those good old days, Nitel would always toss your land lines at the end of the month, so you are forced to carry all your phone bills to their office to reconcile your payments, before they restore service. The GM in charge of the Nitel office in my area was an Igbo man. Very difficult man whose mission was to make sure that subscribers suffered for the pleasure of using their land lines. His accountant was also Igbo, but quite helpful.

The clerks were from different tribes (i.e. Idoma, Yoruba, Isoko etc.). There was one Urhobo chic there that my uncle fancied like mad, in those days. He always bought me extra gala and coke, to keep me quiet while he was toasting the girl!


The Nitel technician assigned to our district to restore service on the lines was a Benue man. He had two colleagues from Rivers and Akwa Ibom states who worked with him. We always had to find them something, in order to encourage them to come and fix the lines in our area.

atilla:
We used to use this card 1994 to call my sister who just moved to England. We used to go to the Nigel office at Falomo and queue up on long line with mumc. One of us would be checking d units and certain amount goes goes we would end the call so we still have credit to call another day.


Those days some guys would tap into Nigel line on the road and stand shouting call international.
That way if u use them it would be much much cheaper than using Nitel.


Kai things don change.
Our digital number then 01 2694196
Our old old analogue no 8908297

Bros, e be like say you used to live in Ikoyi or for inside Dolphin Estate. Na for that side wey dem install the 269-series. If I check the old Nitel telephone directory, I fit see your name and address for there...!

atilla:
We used to use this card 1994 to call my sister who just moved to England. We used to go to the Nigel office at Falomo and queue up on long line with mumc. One of us would be checking d units and certain amount goes goes we would end the call so we still have credit to call another day.


Those days some guys would tap into Nigel line on the road and stand shouting call international.
That way if u use them it would be much much cheaper than using Nitel.


Kai things don change.
Our digital number then 01 2694196
Our old old analogue no 8908297

Bros, you used to live in Ikoyi. Na for that side wey dem install the 269-series. If I check the old Nitel telephone directory, I fit see your name and address for there...!

adadadon:
used it and am barely 20 years so?

Are you sure! I doubt it, oh. You must have been what..., then? Five years old?

idolda:
Never even seen it before

encryptjay:
Mehn, seeing this for the first time...

Indomie generation!

hahn:
@ first bolded. Brother, that's Lekki. None of those houses are worth less than N50m(If you're lucky). A 3 bedroom apartment will cost you 5-10m per annum in Lekki. In banana island a 3 bedroom flat is about $100,000 and above per annum.

Nigerians are not in the business of fixing things themselves. If the government can't do it, neither can we.

Some times, when you even attempt to do it the government will ask you not to, just because there are some people investing these allocations in their pot bellies.

There's this bizzare incidence in my own hood, Mosimi in Sagamu area. The redeemed christian church offered to fix the main road but the "elders" of the community asked them to pay 5m before they can start working on it.

Guy, in some parts of Lekki after the residents got tired of waiting for govt, they contributed money and did their own road themselves using interlocking paving stones. That was when NTDA (New Towns Development Authority) and the Lagos State agencies slammed them with funny levies and increased land use charges!

Instead of govt to commend them, govt decided to punish them. So, don't blame those who fold their arms and decide to do nothing. They have learnt from the mistakes of others.

In Jakande area of Lekki, where Siverbird Studios is located, the road got dilapidated and unmotorable. Ben Bruce offered to fix it as part of Silverbird Group's CSR effort. The youths and chiefs of the area asked him to first of all pay them 20 million, before he can commence work on the road. The man abandoned the road and relocated his studios to Silverbird Galleria in Victoria Island. Na who be mumu??

Fairgodwin:
What do I even have to say? Nothing!
Hmm, everybody can now freely run their mouth just cuz Jonathan is no longer there. But the end they say shall tell. And I believe in the FULLNESS OF TIME, we shall all know who truly was better!
I rest my case!

Don't mind Adams. He is a turncoat. When he was in NLC, he was on the side of the masses. After he became a governor, he abandoned his creed and became worse than a cut-throat capitalist.

In all his years as governor, how many industries did he attract to the state? How many jobs did he create? What great achievement did he spur his people to embark on, in order to win national acclaim?

While his counterparts in Delta and Akwa Ibom states were busy building great roads, world-class hospitals and improving their health care systems, Adams was busy gallivanting between Cape Verde and Nigeria, in order to shop for a new wife that is half his age.

Atouba:
I think when you have grown old updating your thread fi a year without a single soul showing serious interest, you would understand a basic rudiments of marketing. Price.

LWKMD!!!

Abeg, help me tell am!

Is it the same 3-bedroom flat that is still available for letting? Pls confirm and kindly do the following:

1). Please post clear pictures of the property listed here. Also, include a graphic description of the property (i.e. how many bathrooms and toilets per flat? Is there good security? Is it located in a gated estate? etc)

2). Please include pictures of the exterior and interior rooms of the property showing the finishing and layout;

3). Please confirm if the roads leading to this property, is motorable. (i.e. is the road tarred, untarred or water-logged?);

4). Please confirm how far this property is from the main Lekki expressway.

Thanks in advance.

Advertengine, please stop this crap. You would be reported to the moderator for posting adverts within a thread and distracting from the main topic.

There are other boards in the business section on which you can post an advert, or create your own new thread. Thanks, as you comply!

Are you saying another BQ is available to let in Safecourt for the same price? Please kindly confirm, if this is correct.

I hear Safecourt tenants pay a service charge. Does that include the BQ occupants?

Kindly do the following:

1). Please post more pictures of the property listed here. Also, include a graphic description of the property (i.e. how many bedrooms, bathrooms and toilets per flat? Is there good security? Is it located in a gated estate? etc) What is the total rent per annum??

2). Please include pictures of the exterior and interior rooms of the property showing the finishing and layout;

3). Please confirm if the roads leading to this property, is motorable. (i.e. is the road tarred, untarred or water-logged?);

4). Please confirm how far this property is from the main Lekki expressway.

Thanks in advance .

Kindly do the following:

1). Please post clear pictures of the property listed here. Also, include a graphic description of the property (i.e. how many bathrooms and toilets per flat? Is there good security? Is it located in a gated estate? etc)

2). Please include pictures of the exterior and interior rooms of the property showing the finishing and layout;

3). Please confirm if the roads leading to this property, is motorable. (i.e. is the road tarred, untarred or water-logged?);

4). Please confirm how far this property is from the main Lekki expressway.

Thanks in advance as you provide appropriate responses to these requests.

Kindly do the following:

1). Please post clearer pictures of the property listed here. Also, include a graphic description of the property (i.e. how many bathrooms and toilets per flat? Is there good security? Is it located in a gated estate? etc)

2). Please include pictures of the exterior and interior rooms of the property showing the finishing and layout;

3). Please confirm if the roads leading to this property, is motorable. (i.e. is the road tarred, untarred or water-logged?);

4). Please confirm how far this property is from the main Lekki expressway.

Thanks in advance.