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KOVIC19COVID20:
I thought I was the only one who noticed.
It’s like there is some voyeuristic orgasm she gets whenever ‘Church’ is mentioned. Even if she’s on Nairaland holiday. As soon as church is mentioned, she will rush to castigate.


What I know - for a fact (and based on my UK experience) and the experience of thousands of others is that we have amazing stories of how God used the Church as a place of comfort for us when we arrived as newbies in this obodo UK.

For every 1 negative experience that some people may have, I dare say there are thousands (nay, millions) of positive experiences. But guess what? A microscopic few, very vocal minority makes it look like the ‘Church’ is a horrible place. Far from it!

Ps: Who else notice that there is this certain individual who is like Justwise’s doppelgänger. Whose moniker starts with the 1st letter of the African country that Priti Patel (and now Suella) wants to send small boat arrivals to. The individual’s moniker ends with the letter of the alphabet that rhymes with eggs. The individual Always, always concurs, seconds or supports any post by Justwise.
😉😉😉😉😉

justwise:
Point of correction... Nigerian business centres, they are not Churches.

Lexusgs430:
Praise the lord .......

How can a MOG be seeking his members to donate to his enterprise......₦1,000,000,000,000 or ₦100,000,000...... No be juju be dat .......🤣😂

The zero's dey give me vertigo........😁🤣

justwise:
I was a victim of this in my first few months in this country, the default advise given to new immigrants is to find a Nigeria church so as to get help with job, accommodation etc

I get to know a Nigerian through a family friend here when i was looking for accommodation, He gave a room in a house he was subletting, gave me a bible, helped me find a 'job' with Royal Mail,(i worked for a day and never went back) took me to their church where he is very very respected and almost everyone knows him.

I was settled with him and keep going to that church even without him. when i moved in there he told me that the rent is bills inclusive(£50 a wk) which i was happy with.

just 3wks in the accommodation i received a bill of £200, i called to ask him and he said i should just pay it.

The job he helped me with turns out to be an arrangement with the agency whereby he will be getting £1 hourly from my pay and i was let into the warehouse through the backdoor, no training, no orientation given. After the day shift he wanted me to go back for night shift but i refused and he was pissed.

We had a physical fight because of the bill and he asked me to move out immediately that night after i paid for only 3wks i lived there.

That winter night i went to woolworths (now closed) to buy a bag to pack my stuff and the next day I was on the street looking for an accommodation, missed lecture that day, at the end i found nothing, i came back locked myself inside and he tried to break the door down to through me out.

It was a Zimbabweans i met while looking for a house the previous day that helped me to find a place and i finally moved out.

This is just the summary of the event as the fight lasted for 12days before i moved out.

Greathand01:
thank you very much boss man

AgentXxx:
I have someone who has a room for rent in a three bedroom around woolich, 950£ bills inclusive

Edited: I just read you were looking for those about 2hrs from Woolwich due to price. Anyways you can check in Dartford,Gravesend et all

Lexusgs430:
E never finish...... About the same time this magically pot was the vogue, amongst Nigerian/Ghanaian wives........ A vacuum cleaner was also been marketed........

Vacuum cleaner for £2500...........😜🤣

hustla:
How much do you think the red pots Hilda Baci used during the cookaton cost?

Some pots / utensils can be really expensive but £4200 is really on the high side for regular folk trying to find their way in the UK

justwise:
How? How are you earning less?

yolkman20:
Hello everyone,
Please I need advice.
I'm in a situation and i need advice on how to opt out.
So my uncle wife took advantage of my wife because of too much respect. (wifey bleeped up big time). We recently moved close to them because she's the one who helped us with COS. She recommended a cooking pot (salad master) as we needed to set up the house and kitchen, but i declined immediately after i heard the price (4200 pound DD payment for 4years for 5pcs set.)
During the chat, i discovered she'll get about 500quid referral and thats why she's desperate for us to buy it. The discussion happend about 3 other times and my response was no. My uncle got involved at a point and he also supported her wife because that's what they use too but i insisted. Then she turned to my wife and start to convince her but we'd already discussed and it was a NO.
Fast forward to a month after, my wife was in their house sleeping, she then woke her up only for her to see the pot has been supplied, and they were already cooking with it for her induction and to use it. In the prescense of the supplier, my wife tried telling her we've already discussed this many times and we were not interested but she cut her and told her since they were already cooking with it, we cant opt out. She couldnt call me because she wasn't with her phone. She ensured all the paper works was done and DD was set before she let her near her phone. My wife has so much regard for her and that's why she couldn't say NO. Too much respect...

I got to know that day and i got mad at her, how can you let her lure you into a 4k financial engagement despite several discussions, she just dey cry and she was preggy....

I immediately told her to come take the pot but the supplier said no way, DD has been set and there's no going back)(dey don plan am.)
Bleep up i did was, i should've rang the company directly but i just gave up because i dont want issues between me and egbon.
Now, COS no get shift, there's no work in cardiff at all and all the load is on me. DD is 94quid per month and it's choking.

Here is my question, is there anything i can do to opt out legally? we're 6 months into the contract and it feels like forever, i dont mind losing 1k just to opt out, but i dont wanna do this no more... We can't afford with the all the bills and expenses we already have.

It's tiring...
I look forward to ya'lls suggestions

Gemma11:
You should do the £20k job for experience and since you have experience in the care industry..continue to do that one as well part time (evenings or weekends) to top up your salary.

Zahra29:
Many migrants seem to be on an eternal search for an earthly utopia with ultra high paid jobs,ultra low taxes, free quality healthcare (with zero waiting lists), cheap insurance and housing, sublime weather, high levels of immigration but tolerant natives and government, a country that "works" but where they can also do as they please....

I digress 😂

Anyways, have you paid attention to the news coming out of Canada and Australia? The biting cost of living and serious problems with scarce and unaffordable housing? The pressures on their public services? For example, I read the other day that some Canadians are opting to go abroad e.g. to India to get MRIs and other scans done, instead of waiting over 1 year for the same tests in Canada.

Point is, many of the economic issues being faced in the UK are also being replicated in pretty much all major Western countries, and are far worse in the migrants' home countries, so they might need to relocate to another planet to find a land they don't consider "gloomy".

jedisco:
Human gold reserve abi human gold coming thru. Hehe

hustla:


Can't apply sharp sharp naw till end of my visa

Please, what is the total + IHS with with the new rates

Schoolhike:
Lol, na on top car issue i been dey for over a week or so, insurance paid me out and was giving 1 week to return courtsey car, I was searching every where to buy car, went for lots of viewings becasue i'm on budget and had a specific specs in mind (Ulez free, auto, comfortable like the courtsey car, petrol (dont want dpf issue again)), las las na one kind benz of 12 years old i bought, thats the only car that meet all the requirements, little bit comfy.

And ULEZ has been expanded as well

Funny that mercedes of over 11 years still perform better than some modern product of some manufacturers.

Schoolhike:
Let me drop this maybe it might help.

Do you know that you can borrow someone your car or borrowed someone else car by just buying out an insurance (can be daily or weekly), I do use Veygo insurance.


Meanwhile, don’t forget to apply for Civil service job oh,

Been hearing lots of *yes* from friends, family & colleagues recently.


Almost all jobs titles and roles are there and if you don’t have experience don’t worry, just filter for Administrative officer roles (most don’t require experience), just apply for as many as possible.

Very fair recruitment process (infact one of the fairest I’ve ever seen, lol)

Don’t be deterred by writing personal statements

jedisco:
Interesting few weeks..

Talk of sustainability of the state pension triple lock... meaning state pensions currently rise by the highest of either 2.5%, annual inflation or average annual wage rise. Moreso state pension is not means tested so most people are eligible to get it.

2.6 million (and rising) people of working age are currently not working due to long-term sickness. A vast majority of these claim benefits and pay no taxes.

In Scotland, the population of those over 65 has exceeded those under 15. Infact 1 in 5 people in Scotland are over 65.

Over 500,000 people permanently emigrated the UK last year... many of which are young and working age...


One wonders how the government would keep funding some benefits... moreso with high debt, slow economic growth and lots of sectors already being underfunded for a while.. hehe

jum33:
Is not compulsory u must get accommodation in London na ,I have friends that reside in the midlands and work in London . Uk matter needs good strategy o if u want to be working and having something tangible to keep for yourself at the end of the month.

ubby26:
You are just a very rude person.

I made an assumption and if it was incorrect, you could just say that and correct it, instead of assuming nonsense.
You don't know everything.

forkinsonlolo:
i am asking because i know alot of students working more than the limited work hours, and soon we d all apply for psw. I wanted to know how severe the consequence is. I did it twice and i dont know if that would be used against me

Solumtoya:
Currys finance is not a credit builder debt. Use Experian to check for credit you're eligible for. There might be some low limit, high interest cards. You don't have to pay interest though.

Lexusgs430:
Automatically Automatic, is the only automatic way to automatically go....... 😜

If you want the pass your test in quick time, Automatically automatic, is your best option......


It only resticts you because you CANNOT drive a manual vehicle (and why would you want to, anyway)....... 🤣😜

bns4eva:
If you are a muslim and you stay in London, you can go to East London central mosque at E1, they have a department for Mortgage. You can send me dm for more info aswell.

Lexusgs430:
If I have a big purchase, I simply apply for another card and put purchase on card....... Enjoy 24 months interest free period + S75 protection (then clear balance before interest free period is over).......😜

Lexusgs430:
Still within London/united kingdom........🤣😜

Lexusgs430:
Cuxton, Kent ......

Lexusgs430:
You don't have to believe.........😂

Organise a meet up, so I can show you all..... Come along with your tally number.......😜

Lexusgs430:
Who are those doing the advising........ 🤣😂

My score with almost 20 credit cards........😜💰

Focus99:
Can I transfer dollar from my Nigeria UBA dollar account to a UK bank account?

I will be in UK in 20days time and I'm really confused on how to go about transport payment from Heathrow to my destination, house rent payment and tuition enrollment fee. Should I come with cash? Even £ is scare in Nigeria OR I can transfer from my dollar account to UK account when I open one

Elders in the house make una help me the whole japa thing is daunting God abeg

Lasting I'm looking out for couple accomodation anywhere in east sussex

Schoolhike:
Na wa oh, I just pray Nigeria could function properly even half efficiently as Uk.

After my car (2009) got into accident as a result of at-fault driver, I was really stressed and worried about commuting, the following day the insurance brought me a 2022 made Kia as a courtesy car to use pending investigation, although i was told that I will given a courtesy car but the timing and the car type is far above my expectations, because it was delivered quickly.

Was driving on the motorway this morning just to see some few functionalities of the car, I put on the cruise mode and lane assist mode, the car was just driving me without controlling the steering even at corners/curves.

Really feel different.

I just hope this is not a temptation to go collect car for Arnold Clark like this, as most of my friends have been doing.😂🤣😂🤣

bigtt76:
Funny how people just come here to troll and insult others for no reason. Some of us just do all we can to help w=others with our experiences and suggestions but some are just angry for nothing. We go de alright las las