And I don't know when banks will commence their activities, I want my sister to get a dollar master card.

Good morning everyone, Happy New Year!
I am so happy to be here because this issue has been bothering me for about 3 weeks now.
I want to purchase a drone (Dji mini 3; it was even with a free 128 GB memory card 😭 ), I placed the order but I couldn't make payment because I didn't know the master card wouldn't work and the money was in my sister's account because I don't have an ATM card.
She had a little issue with her bank also because she exceeded her daily limit, so my transaction was pending.
She rectified the issue, but something funny 😄 happened.
I placed the order Dec12, the price was $512 and #407,000...
For people who use Aliiexpress very well, you are aware there is a 20-day span to make payment.
I had about 4 days for the order to expire, and then; I noticed that when I placed the order, the dollar was around 790 and then it was 904 when I was trying to make payment, so it was still $512 but changed to #460,000.
That's a lot of increment, yeah?
Now, that particular store doesn't have that product anymore, another store has it but it's still approximately $512 and #460,000.
Then, I noticed that there is $80 off if one is using a Gtbank or Uba dollar master card.
So my point is I'll keep saving till I get 460k because I have 420 at the moment but everything I am hearing about this shipping and delivery is scary because this is all my money 💵 oh..lol...
And then, do you think that $80 dollars off is feasible?
Please, just advise me, the prices of drones in Nigeria are too high.
If there is a WhatsApp group, I don't mind being added 09017278285
Thank you.

Omoluabi9:
Na so oh! But seriously, looking back, why do you think life was like that for you? I'm trying to find answers too

Smiles ☺ my father always remind me about something "Those that do know their God, they shall be strong and they shall do exploits ".......he's always giving me a reminder that so long as I don't have "sin " in my life, the devil can never defeat me. No pain no gain, quitters never win and winners never quit. It's a phase of my life, by God's grace, soon I'll cross that stage and start another phase of life....... the future is bright for a man of prayer and for those who believe in the power of their dreams.

Omoluabi9:
Hanhan! What a story! As I read, I'm asking myself, "what kind of path is this?" And then I remember, I (myself) have a similar story to yours. GOD!

Smiles ☺ that is life and me for you.

emmanuelakpan2:
Pls do waec may June have age limit for registration

No sir

This is just a summary of my "struggling academically".
I didn't want to post this at all, until I achieve my GOALS but I just have to say it to boost your morale or someone's else morale.
Unn/Unilag/Oau geology has always been my dream institution!
I graduated from secondary school in 2013(16 years).
Wrote my first utme that year, had 183,applied for U. I geology, automatic disqualification,U.i bench cut off is 200,applied for Yabatech post utme had 50/100,OLUWO(A well known lecturer,I think in building department is my dad's close friend would have successfully processed my admission ,my dad said his only son can never go to a polytechnic!
2014-had 192,applied for Oau, cut off again, was advised to change to Funaab or Unilorin ,I changed to Funaab, two weeks to Funnab post utme, Funaab used 200 that year, I was not eligible for post utme. Laspotech was a No! (My son cant go to polytechnic).
I hustled money, travelled down to Adeyemi to write her post utme I had 66% but I was not admitted for nce because I had wrong subject combination.
2015- had 196,applied for Unn geology, I was so scared, I wasn't too sure if Unn would use 180 like 2013 and 2014 because on a "Norm";Unn bench cut off mark had always been 200.
After series of prayers � � I changed to Aau Ekpoma (Geophysics),wrote post utme;passed department cut off, was admitted to study geophysics. I'm sure you have heard of this popular saying "Your body can be somewhere and your mind is totally absent".it was my case in Aau Ekpoma. ☺
2016-I didn't write utme, I was in school, funny enough, that was the year post utme was scraped, hence;all schools conducted screening!
2017- April 28 or 29th(I dropped out),when I was in 200level;a week earlier, I locked myself in my room (my lodge) I kept thinking about dropping out....you know how I got the money for my house rent? I carried red sand ☺ alongside one of my guy in Futa during the holidays!
After I got home, my parents, my dad friends, my pastor tried convincing me, I said no, I used the fact that our school fees was increased from 41k to 112k as an excuse, my dad's friend said he was going to pay. No! was my answer!
2017-That same year,I took utme form, had 235 and applied for Unilag geology !
You know the previous year, no post utme-it was only screening, so I used 2016 method to calculate my aggregate score, it was 60.00 and the previous year cut off mark (catchment for Ondo state was 60.50) so I was not willing to take the risk because I know Unilag, I don't want story of "had I known"......I changed to Oau geophysics, I didn't read at all, my utme score freaked me and I felt "no post utme "......
to cut the long story short, I wrote post utme and I had 18/40 where I needed a minimum of 19/40 because my o level was 6 points, or assuming my o level was 7 points, I would have gained admission because Geophysics cut off mark is 50% and my aggregate was 53.4% but I was not eligible for admission (Oau aspirants 2017 would understand better). I told my dad and he was like, why is it so difficult for you to gain admission, do anything you like. Ado-Ekiti poly, Fuoye and Adeyemi college of education affiliated to Oau were the only schools available. I can't drop out of a University and go to a poly, so I didn't bother about Ado Ekiti poly. Fuoye is the most expensive federal school and I don't even like the school, so I just applied for Adeyemi, I wrote the post utme and had 54%,my name was no 1 on the merit list (physics education). I went with the intention of writing jamb again and applying for Oau geology and running both schools at the same time. Unfortunately, I lost interest in the school when they increased the school fees from 30k to 60k,and when I heard that after graduation; I'll have to wait for one year been mobilised for service (Nysc) ......#60,000 for physics education, one year after service..... I had only paid my acceptance fee and written first semester exams without paying my school fees,so I felt it was not worth it at all. I was not the only one planing to switch to Oau In my department, we were about 8 ☺ .
My utme score was 220.I wrote futo post utme for writing sake to know how prepared I was for Oau post utme; I did not bother checking it because if I had performed very well,I would not love to read for Oau post utme since I did not read for Futo post utme and at the same time, I felt If I failed...... I would be scared to write Oau post utme. I wrote Oau post utme after two weeks of non-stop reading..... I had 55%,I was eligible for admission, I was so happy, 11 days after..... I packed all my luggage and left Adeyemi. Unfortunately, Oau merit cut off mark for geology was 60% and only faculty of science refused to release catchment cut off mark that year. Lo and behold, it was a wasted year.
Came back to Lasgidi, square one !�
Oh, lest I forgot,my kid sister got admitted to study ***** in Oau that same year,my utme and post utme score was better than hers! And guess what?
It was her first utme and post utme, the age difference between us is more than 5 years. ☺
So, if there has been any mistake I made so far in my life,I would say it was 2018 because my aunty has legit connection in Oau,I didn't bother to give her my credentials because I was overwhelmed/ overconfident as if my father was the V. C � (I actually did it out of pride and cowardice).
I was the one that even sent all my sister's documents to her, I'm not sure it would cost me anything if I had just forwarded mine also.
I felt Oau geology has never been competitive.
I know three other guys that had 54,56 and 59.5 %,the four of us were not admitted. �
2018 admission was very tough.
2019-when I thought the battle was over!
Utme score was getting it's not always easy to be working and reading, at times, you read and it's like nothing is entering the brain.� �
Had 219.
Same Oau geology department, I WAs sacred initially,So I applied for geophysics, 30 days to post utme, I went to change it back to Geology .� ☺
After vacating work for two weeks, I spent my last two weeks before post utme in (Oau chemistry Oven, Geology department reading and reading, even those ICAN students were like, all these post utme candidates should calm down na. �
Oau post utme was tougher than I expected, when I saw the chemistry questions, I was like Hahan �, Oau Kilode, did I offend you guys before �!
I had 17/40 when I needed 19/40 because my o level is 6.6 or assuming I had 8 points in my o level, I would have gained admission.
Due to the fact that momma is actually very worried �, I couldn't change to Lautech and Eksu geology, I can't afford it.
For the very first time in my life, I thought about studying geology in another school/state.
I gave up on Oau geology.
I almost changed to Usman danfodio University, Sokoto State(Geology),unfortunately, their portal wAs closed.I was even scared of traveling that far, almost out of Nigeria.
Funny enough ,I don't think Udusok geology is accredited for this year most of them that applied have been transferred to geography!
When I saw Unizik (Geology and geophysics) and Unical (Geology) cut off mark, U. I geology cut off, I was just crying .�
Sincerely speaking, if I had known that Oau geology will f**k me up this year, I would have applied for any good school geology, at least, I would have preferred it to Funaab physics.
I had just Uniabuja physics left, my Uncle said no!
Miraculously, Funnab extended her post utme registration, I changed from Oau to Funaab physics .
September 22, I was 22,my post utme (Funaab) was on the 23rd,but (I can't kill myself ;� I still flexed oh, book keh � )
God having his way, got admitted to study Physics in Funaab on the merit list!
My secondary school mates, my juniors have even finished their Nysc, even some that did predegree, my friends in Aau(would be going for Service anytime soon).
Oau geology is madt, Hah!.. they have saddists,you must use extra years, yes I know, that's what I want ! That's where my heart lies ☺
People that have graduated from Oau geology, I knew where they are today!
God has brought me this far, I know he still has better plans for me.
So, young man, if you want to apply for Law and get it once, I'd advice you pick any of Unilag, U. I,Unizik,Unical because if you meet cut off mark, you will definitely be admitted.
But,its been God's grace so far!

Your scores are incredible, well for any school you apply for, you stand 100% chances of being admitted but that depends on your post utme performance ,state of origin.... Check out Unilag,Oau and U. I mode of admission also

GramaCorrector:

Waec I got B2 in English, A1 maths, A1 physics, B2 chemistry , B2 biology

I opted in for UNICAL but I was also asking if my score (281) can get me medicine there and if no whether you have any suggestion of school

legendarygeo:
uote author=firstbornson post=78663311]Haven't done this before, but I want to know your honest, experienced and well thought out opinions. I'm really depressed but I won't take Snipper (that devil is a liar). If you don't have anything serious and reasonable to say, please, just read comments (I know as e dey be for here, sometimes).

Its quite a long read. Apologies for any grammatical or typographical error encountered.

Here is my story.

My younger sister who is staying with me disrespects me alot, and she doesn't take my advice. My parents stay very far away and I feel responsible for her. It frustrates me whenever I tell her something and she will wait to do it at her own time or not do it at all. She even sometimes abuses me indirectly.

She is 19, came to stay with me last year November, for a Predegree program, after staying at home for two years without admission. After the first semester of her program, her result was released and it was very disappointing. She made 51% in only one course of four courses, while others are below that. To be honest, I felt I failed in my responsibilities of giving her the right counsel, motivating her, and all that. All she does is press her phone all night long, that's if she isn't watching a movie with her phone. She'll sleep and wake up the next morning by 8 or 9am.

Recently, there's this guy who happens to be my late landlord's first son in the compound where we stay that she has been spending too much time with in dark corners and I can tell in my gut that he's up to no good. He doesn't go to work, school, church, nowhere. He just seats at home all day, smoking weed and any other smokable substance he can lay his hands on. Sometimes, his friends come around and they smoke and play PES 2011 on a laptop. Lest I forget, he's also a cultist. He has tried on several occasions to make me a yahoo boy, but I had to consciously refuse.

My apologies for the long read.

About a week ago, this guy asked her to cook indomie for him, and she did, using our gas, without telling me. This got me really up set. I had to take several deep breaths. I calmed down and allowed her finish. After she was done, I asked her to seat down and we started talking. While we were talking, she started responding rudely to me.

This made me hit her for the first time in 19 years (I hate hitting them). To my utmost surprise, she hit me back. That singular act made her receive a very hard beating that she sustained lots of injuries. She immediately called home and my parents where now shouting at me on phone. My dad came the next day and said lots of things. My mom said lots of things on phone which just piss me off the more, called me all sought of names. Said I shouldn't allow the devil that is controlling take me close to my sister.

Right now, I hate all of them. My dad, mum, and sister. If I was financially buoyant enough, I would have moved out of this house. I feel really depressed, being having nightmares and I so much hate the fact that am still living here.

By the way, am male, 24, studying Biochemistry, should have finished my first degree last year but I'm having an extra year (3 spill over courses).

How do I move from here? Advice me.
your junior
Good evening sir.
Firstly,I commend your style of writing; your content,it is absolutely lovely.
It's normal in some situations for junior ones to be stubborn and disobedient to their elder ones, I was once like that to my elder sister. Well, the first problem is that you don't have a GOOD RELATIONSHIP with your junior sister,the first thing you can do to anyone who's junior to you is to learn how to submit and humble yourself to them!, What do I mean by this? You make them realize that they are so valuable to you.
If you actually build a relationship with her (I don't know how you would love to start that since there's no good relationship between you guys now),things would change for good.
She has a very short time to spend with you, tell her the consequences of her results if she does not eventually pass;(her wasted time,year,parents money,effort/labour,her going back home as a failure;she's aware that you are not supposed to be in school anymore,maybe you should "SINK" that into her understanding also.
You are a good example but she has chosen to live her lifestyle,you have to make her know her worth as a lady;she used your gas to cook indomie for the guy
because love is "freaking her", apologize for beating her,ask her for forgiveness and let her know you are sincere, let's just conclude that she's "dating" that guy.
Ask her about her relationship;if she's dating anyone else, she would be surprised, ask her to be sincere with you, anything she tells you don't doubt her even if she's lying, whatever answer she gives, since you are suspecting the guy to be a play boy and you have known him for a longer time than her, ask her if she has had sex with him,if she says yes, don't mis-behave,this might get her mad.... Just be like wow! and smile,ask her how many times?, ask her if she has even taken the risk of having sex with him or anyone else without protection. If you do this interrogation successfully, draw her closer to yourself, drag her chin, ears in love and tell her you love her, ask her not to misbehave,ask her to turn a new leaf that you love her and want the best for her. I'm telling you the truth,she will love you and confide in you than anyone else, anytime she's about to make any decision, she would be free to ask you for opinions,even your parents at home would be surprised and if she had not started having sex,since you have lived on campus for over 4 years,you should have experience of campus life, give her gist of what you have seen, passed through, the challenges,what some other persons have passed through.
Don't hate your parents please, don't hate anyone for any reason,that is all I have to say for now.
All the best my real gee.

And she needs prayer.

uote author=firstbornson post=78663311]Haven't done this before, but I want to know your honest, experienced and well thought out opinions. I'm really depressed but I won't take Snipper (that devil is a liar). If you don't have anything serious and reasonable to say, please, just read comments (I know as e dey be for here, sometimes).

Its quite a long read. Apologies for any grammatical or typographical error encountered.

Here is my story.

My younger sister who is staying with me disrespects me alot, and she doesn't take my advice. My parents stay very far away and I feel responsible for her. It frustrates me whenever I tell her something and she will wait to do it at her own time or not do it at all. She even sometimes abuses me indirectly.

She is 19, came to stay with me last year November, for a Predegree program, after staying at home for two years without admission. After the first semester of her program, her result was released and it was very disappointing. She made 51% in only one course of four courses, while others are below that. To be honest, I felt I failed in my responsibilities of giving her the right counsel, motivating her, and all that. All she does is press her phone all night long, that's if she isn't watching a movie with her phone. She'll sleep and wake up the next morning by 8 or 9am.

Recently, there's this guy who happens to be my late landlord's first son in the compound where we stay that she has been spending too much time with in dark corners and I can tell in my gut that he's up to no good. He doesn't go to work, school, church, nowhere. He just seats at home all day, smoking weed and any other smokable substance he can lay his hands on. Sometimes, his friends come around and they smoke and play PES 2011 on a laptop. Lest I forget, he's also a cultist. He has tried on several occasions to make me a yahoo boy, but I had to consciously refuse.

My apologies for the long read.

About a week ago, this guy asked her to cook indomie for him, and she did, using our gas, without telling me. This got me really up set. I had to take several deep breaths. I calmed down and allowed her finish. After she was done, I asked her to seat down and we started talking. While we were talking, she started responding rudely to me.

This made me hit her for the first time in 19 years (I hate hitting them). To my utmost surprise, she hit me back. That singular act made her receive a very hard beating that she sustained lots of injuries. She immediately called home and my parents where now shouting at me on phone. My dad came the next day and said lots of things. My mom said lots of things on phone which just piss me off the more, called me all sought of names. Said I shouldn't allow the devil that is controlling take me close to my sister.

Right now, I hate all of them. My dad, mum, and sister. If I was financially buoyant enough, I would have moved out of this house. I feel really depressed, being having nightmares and I so much hate the fact that am still living here.

By the way, am male, 24, studying Biochemistry, should have finished my first degree last year but I'm having an extra year (3 spill over courses).

How do I move from here? Advice me.[/quote]
your junior
Good evening sir.
Firstly,I commend your style of writing; your content,it is absolutely lovely.
It's normal in some situations for junior ones to be stubborn and disobedient to their elder ones, I was once like that to my elder sister. Well, the first problem is that you don't have a GOOD RELATIONSHIP with your junior sister,the first thing you can do to anyone who's junior to you is to learn how to submit and humble yourself to them!, What do I mean by this? You make them realize that they are so valuable to you.
If you actually build a relationship with her (I don't know how you would love to start that since there's no good relationship between you guys now),things would change for good.
She has a very short time to spend with you, tell her the consequences of her results if she does not eventually pass;(her wasted time,year,parents money,effort/labour,her going back home as a failure;she's aware that you are not supposed to be in school anymore,maybe you should "SINK" that into her understanding also.
You are a good example but she has chosen to live her lifestyle,you have to make her know her worth as a lady;she used your gas to cook indomie for the guy
because love is "freaking her", apologize for beating her,ask her for forgiveness and let her know you are sincere, let's just conclude that she's "dating" that guy.
Ask her about her relationship;if she's dating anyone else, she would be surprised, ask her to be sincere with you, anything she tells you don't doubt her even if she's lying, whatever answer she gives, since you are suspecting the guy to be a play boy and you have known him for a longer time than her, ask her if she has had sex with him,if she says yes, don't mis-behave,this might get her mad.... Just be like wow! and smile,ask her how many times?, ask her if she has even taken the risk of having sex with him or anyone else without protection. If you do this interrogation successfully, draw her closer to yourself, drag her chin, ears in love and tell her you love her, ask her not to misbehave,ask her to turn a new leaf that you love her and want the best for her. I'm telling you the truth,she will love you and confide in you than anyone else, anytime she's about to make any decision, she would be free to ask you for opinions,even your parents at home would be surprised and if she had not started having sex,since you have lived on campus for over 4 years,you should have experience of campus life, give her gist of what you have seen, passed through, the challenges,what some other persons have passed through.
Don't hate your parents please, don't hate anyone for any reason,that is all I have to say for now.
All the best my real gee.

hausadreturn:
If everything enters WhatsApp group page, how would people come back here for reference purposes?

OAU no be beans, so people striving to enter there should make sacrifices by coming to nairaland.

Okay

Abby255:
Kwara

Okay dm

Where's your location??

Tony142:



For security reasons I will not mention the name
Of the school, but it one of the schools in South South

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GramaCorrector:

I am really asking about suggestions for schools and my grades are 70, 70 , 71, 70 reosectively

I mean grades A, B, C
Please can you remind me your school/course

Kiddad:
Put the link on your signature, That's going to be better cos nairaland won't allow you post link.

How am I gonna do that

There's a new whatsapp group that has been created today for Oau aspirants today and the primary objective is to discuss our chances of securing admission irrespective of our utme scores and brainstorm( practice past years questions together) until we finally become students of this great citadel of education.
Instead of dropping your numbers so that I'll add you up( that's kind of stressful and time wasting); I am dropping this link so that once you click on it or try to copy it, automatically you join the group,I guess this is better. Irrespective of your location,you will also get past questions (payment applied although varies according to location, soft copies and hard copies respectively)
thanks all, I love you.
We are also going to brainstorm and discuss here to ease the stress for those who are not on whatsapp or to know each other better here, monitoring last 2-3 years cut off mark including last year's own and checking the statistics.
For instance MBBS was the highest last year -79%[Merit]
https:///DM2K0Or6MQtAXJWfVuTRra

Post utme past questions available for the following schools.
Available in PDF and hard copies(in Lagos only)
oau
Unilag
U. I
Uniben
Unilorin
Unn
Unizik
Funnab
Abu
Futa
Futminna
Futo
Tasued
Kwasu
Eksu
Lautech
Uniport
Unical
Delsu
Oou
Unimaid
Uniuyo

Post time past questions available for the following schools.
Available in PDF and hard copies.
oau
Unilag
U. I
Uniben
Unilorin
Unn
Unizik
Funnab
Abu
Futa
Futminna
Futo
Tasued
Kwasu
Eksu
Lautech
Uniport
Unical
Delsu
Oou
Unimaid
Uniuyo

Kingkun69:
what are you saying That is not it at all no math? No physics?

No, he's not talking about subjects,thats a course in oau

Hipsymoi:
My Son scored 189, first attempt

What school is he applying for?
What course and what's his utme subject combination?
He will secure admission if he performs excellently in post utme or if he has good o level results (some schools don't write post utme; they do screening) .

Hipsymoi:
My Son scored 189, first attempt

What school is he applying for?
What course and what's his time subject combination?

lovelyboi71:
Good evening ladies and gentle men,I'm
Simon,i need your advice,i just checked my
utme result and i scored 182 and i want to
study computer science,i chose funaab as
my first choice and Delsu as 2nd choice,
Ilaroply as 3rd choice,am not happy with the
scored,am sad,please is there stil hope,i
need your advice on what to do?

That 182 is low for that course in funnab,change to any agric course,although this depends on your subject combination.
Delsu does not accept 2nd choice and ilaro poly does not even accept 2nd choice how much more 3rd choice

Adiro:
288...oau computer science with economics...is this okay

Yeah, can we be friends,I am applying for oau also

maleekfrenzy:
My younger brother scored 305. Accounting OAU

What subjects did he write?

GramaCorrector:
Guys please with 281 do I stand a chance for mbbs?
I need honest answers so I can know the way forward. Thank you

Which school and what's your English,Maths,Physics,Chemistry and biology grade?

Tymix54:
Someone with 250 aspiring for accounting in UNIBEN. Any hope?

It's fine, if you smash 70+ in post utme

Monoplik:
I scored 195
What are my chances of getting admitted into dramatic art department (OAU)

I'm sorry, the bench cut off mark to be eligible for pay post time is 200+,you have to change to a lower course in any polytechnic or university you are applying for

JustCare:


Sure, if you can do better in pume

Don't try it oh, even if you get 30/30 you can't meet cut off mark.

There's a new whatsapp group that has been created today for oau aspirants and the primary objective is to discuss our chances of securing admission irrespective of our utme scores and brainstorm( practice past years questions together) until we finally become students of this great citadel of education.
instead of dropping your numbers so that I'll add you up( that's kind of stressful and time wasting); I am dropping this link so that once you click on it or try to copy it, automatically you join the group,I guess this is better. Irrespective of your location,you will also get past questions (payment applied although varies according to location, soft copies and hard copies respectively)
thanks all, I love you all.

Lagos
Island Computer College, Crane School, Adenuga Close, Safeway Bus Stop, Ajah, LagosState
?
11th April
1:30pm
Chemistry , Physics,Maths and Use of English
Is there anyone writing here also

Man GATS read the little that can be read,see you on Thursday afternoon/evening...bye for now,I wish everyone all the best!!