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My friends told me that nursing is the bomb because I will get a better financial support while studying and a better salary when I start working

you will get good financial support while studying[b]if [/b] YOU ARE A RESIDENT of the U.K and might get financial support as an international student if you are dead broke and cant continue your course

GL:
Foreign TV offers far better quality than Nigerian TV. However, i would rather go for Nigerian TV because our local TV programs generally have positive messages for viewers.

not really they potray nigerians as money hungry people and most of them show foreign films anyway

Cuppcakke
I shouldnt really generalize

1. Your cheque hasnt cleared and the firm is not ready to stick its neck out for u.

I'm actually talking about when it's time to sell- when the share price are high, not buying shares on credit

Aside the following reasons,i don't see why your trades cannot be executed in a day or  maximus two days.

same here, i think they are usually overstrecthed

One more thing, why does it take ages to get a certificate?


_{Gbenga whats your msn?}
I made mistake last december with the IBTC and discovery fund, I thought the whole point of having the whole thing on the website was so people could do it from anywhere in the world but they kept telling me to come to their office for more info. they want me to come to lagos hmm how helpful 

The whole education system needs to be re-structured really
I think they are doing it bit by bit,but the problem is going through with it
most of their ideas are very good on paper but implementing them seems to be the problem

Integrating the polytechnics with universities seems to be a first step, they'll probably re-structure the university system while the integration phase is going on- hopefully.

some of them havent met the national standard yet

they have the same LBS

it's illegal to compare things like this

_{I don't know where to post this, politics,business,travel or crime even}

The Nigerian government is financing this event alongside, Eddie Robinson Foundation, an Atlanta-US based foundation which is committed to the promotion of American Football.

American Football is different from what other parts of the world regard as football. The Americans only regard what Nigeria and the rest of the world call football, soccer.

Although the football event was billed to take place on December 16, a last minute realization that the party conventions would be holding about the same time making hotel bookings an Herculean task has forced a postponement, according to Michael Robinson Watkins, the Chief Executive Officer of the Eddie Robinson Foundation, the not-for-profit US organisation the federal government is partnering with for the American Football event.

Watkins said the event is a chance to introduce American Football to Nigeria in addition to soccer playing. Although there would be one game, he said there would be practice opportunities to train Nigerians in the game of American Football, which is different from what Nigerians know as football. He said the event was important to both Nigerians and people of color because it brings the people together-both Nigerians and Black Americans.

But a Nigerian US based lawyer Henry Adeleye,said "the question is, how well have you managed the globally accepted football that Nigerians have been playing for decades to warrant importing the American brand of  football played  which is only played by the United States and nobody else? Did the Minister and people working with him do a study of the game and its suitability to the Nigerian system? I think it's high time someone stopped turning individual brain-waves into government and national policies."

Information Minister Frank Nweke Jnr said recently in the US that his ministry and the Federal Sports Ministry are collaborating on the project with the US foundation. Nweke, even though noted that the project was more of a Sports Ministry event, added that his ministry wanted to use the opportunity of the event to showcase the finer attributes of the country as part of the recently launched Heart of Africa project-aimed as disabusing the negative perceptions about Nigeria abroad.

According to him, the Information Ministry would brand the event, including the Abuja Stadium and other places where the American teams and their supporters may also visit. Although there would be one game, Nweke suggested that other places would be branded by the Information Ministry in regard to the American Football event.

He disclosed that the project would be jointly financed by the federal government and the Eddie Robinson Foundation. He did not volunteer information about the total cost, but the US based foundation CEO, Watkins, confirmed that the entire budget for the one day event was $5m. Watkins also confirmed that the event would be financed by both the Nigerian government and the Eddie Robinson Foundation. However he also refused to comment on how much each side would bring to the table to make up the $5m figure.

Knowledgeable sources said the Nigerian government was carrying most of the financial burden because the idea was introduced by Nigeria's Ambassador to the US Professor George Obiozor to the Americans. Indeed Obiozor confirmed that he saw the idea as a wonderful one and as a means of "enhancing relations between the two countries and between Nigerians and African-Americans."

When asked about the budget of the event and how much would be Nigeria's own contribution, Obiozor said once he linked up both the Eddie Robinson Foundation and the Ministry of Sports, he knew nothing else about the details. Indeed, the postponement of the event was even news to him.

Even though Watkins did not detail how much Nigeria or the Eddie Robinson Foundation would spend, he did say the responsibility of the Foundation was to provide the American football players, referees, and supporters. He added that a reputable  American High School Band would be playing at the event. This same band played in a US movie Dreamline.

Asked if he felt the $5m dollars was not on the high side considering that Nigeria is a developing country, Watkins said "Nigeria is the strongest country in Africa, and one of the largest producer of oil in the world, I don't see Nigeria as a developing or even 3rd world country."
He said he had visited Nigeria several times and conceded that there are parts of the country that needs development, yet he submitted that he has also seen places in Lagos and Abuja that are "above and beyond developed nations." [we have 36 states!]

On the actual numbers of Americans coming Watkins said it is about 750, but Nweke had said the number might be up to 1000. The programme is being promoted on the foundation;s website as the First Annual Eddie Robinson Motherland Classic in Nigeria.
Another Nigerian based abroad, Emma Ogebe also noted that "as $5 million is being spent to bring 1000 Americans, within the next 10 days about 4000 Nigerians abroad will spend $5 million daily flying home for Christmas. Nigerian government has never a day put down $5 million and said to us in Diaspora bring an investor or a project home. We do it on our own yet they decided to do it for American football."

He said "I am happy it has been postponed because the 1000 Americans added pressure on airplane seats in this high peak travel season so Nigerians who are going home on economy ticket now pay up to $3000. Besides you don't want foreigners around during a major political period for security reasons. Hopefully they will re-evaluate their priorities about this event because even US female soccer matches in Nigeria is better than the current planVillagesquare

Na wa o, just for one day

TayoD:
@Easyy,

No one ever implied what you have said above. Rather, I have only pointed out what I believe is a fact: most, if not all those who have expressed opinions, either good or bad, have no experiential knowledge of who an average American is. Most of the submissions I guess, are probably from the news media and Hollywood.

If such criteria is used for generalising Nigerians, then I guess we will all be regarded as 419ers and as fetish people.

most of the opinions expressed were by people living in or have lived in america.

_{I think OBE tv and any other african t.v station should stop showing nigerian films, i think its propaganda too
They show us as money hungry people, people obsessed with witchcraft and money rituals
T.V stations should stop showing our bad habits
They should show the good parts of Nigeria like Erm abuja and eh abuja}

To be honest if Sky travel decide to make a new series there would be nothing really different

Duke is the saint as it is

Big B1, what will you do if IBB fail to get the votes?

Yes ooo
This guy plays exactly like Kanu with pace
I think he's a very good player, just needs games to build his confidence
If the team plays 4-4-2 he should partner the first striker
With a bit of strength and more accuracy we'll have our complete central forward

I think Wenger is taking too much risk by leaving Cesc on the bench for most part of the game
Baptista still looks slow and out of place, Hleb and Flamini would be a better partnership

reniks:
guys sure are crazy about butts,infact,i dare say more than they are about any other part of a woman's body.It's amazing how a mass of flesh can make their minds run wild.I'd never understand the reason for this passion,only they can explain it.

hey reniks, i'll explain exactly why guys are crazy about butts if you show me what your working with

Uche2nna:
Hmmmmm,,, that was really one bootylicious ass!!!!! I will really have to do some editing before it can be posted on Nl for the Jury.
still waiting for gianni's

oya uche2nna, pass it on for second approval
4 eyes are better than 2

Still trying to figure out why such a man would have been involved in this. What could have been the motive for this?

Erm Greed!

I think people at Akintola Delliote too should be investigated, it seems to have been going on for years now

Anyone know the reason why it takes several days/weeks for nigerian stockbrokers to buy or sell shares from the day you instruct them to do so?

Gbenga, to be honest im not too confident with the dunlop shares.

Sony Ericsson w850i 

That's what i mean basically, he doesnt need a 6 cylinder car since he is not a boy racer.

I noticed the Audi A4 is a bit bulky similar to VW passat new models.


But the A3 is sweet (2doors) 

I dont know what NBTE means so i googled it and i got this http://www.servenigeria.com/article_281.shtml

National Board for Technical Education- just one of the thousands of boards in nigeria

On a serious note they can also be intergarted with the curent plan to merge polythecnics with Universities, they can set the syllabus and the main course content to reflect the technical side of things, they will provide support and approve the subjects/course

most schools in the u.k for example offer course that are geared towards technical aspects of an industry
http://www.tech.purdue.edu/met/
http://www.gre.ac.uk/courses/ug/meceng/h771
http://www.engr.iupui.edu/eet/

abit vague but i hope you get my point

Big B1, is there something we should know about you and IBB?


Havilla.
I dont think this dude Yardua( son/younger brother) really have any gut to prosecute IBB, i think he will probably just want to do his thing and not get involved in whatever happens in the past.
I dont even think the guy really wants this job,he's like a puppet just handpicked for his name kmt!

mo wapa:
You are under the wrong impression that nothing is being done, by writing you are contributing and putting "them" under pressure to change, we don't have to be on the street to make our voice heard. keep writing you are making a change.

mind you most of them that keeps writing and putting pressure on the government to do something are considered inconsequential 

We don't do anything because we are totally powerless, just like we are in bondage. obasanjo can decide to continue for life the worse that can happen will be some people that don't have anything to do with it loose their lives, amala proffessors will speak all the grammar they can then everything return to normal

gbengaijot:
am sure there is someone you can trust. you can get them to do it for you before it closes.

I'm getting some before Friday hopefully, what do you get after you buy the shares, do you get a certificate or some sort of receipt?

we dey here, you dey make old men wait, na so i dey shine my eyes i never see foto na wa o

stage is set

Olorididan:
O boy hope say no be drugs you dey escort go o

Dem dey behead people for yonder o

na after them go ask where ya family dey to come collect ya remnant!!

and I hear say to collect the head gon na serious issue!!

you know no say na the correct punishment be that abi why you go carry drug self, make dem comot the head throw am sef

reh is that the dolphin Estate

Correct guy!

Who will be responsible for the training of middle-level manpower if polytechnics are no longer available??

Universities, they can offer courses like those in polythechnics.

So basically the Nigerians in diaspora should leave Nigeria for the Nigerians in Nigeria alone. They should stop looking to go back for work, they should stop shouting about corruption and stop putting pressure on the government to do something about poverty.

the minister(s) should stop spending tax payers money to attract investment from Nigerians in diaspora he should focus on the foreigners as they can enjoy returns as high as 40% without paying much tax or even get paid higher than Nigerians in Nigeria and we can throw in a chieftancy title for a small fee too

Quit your job and start a football team maybe ladies team or under 14 team! goodluck

dont worry your husband will understand

where are obafemi's goals

oops u lost!! 2 points haaaa, you cant even score some under 21 defenders sheva look like a pensioner drogba is a lifeguard keeps diving like theres no river in ivory coast

im in london actually @ gbenga

cheavroi
plenty space dey this forum so please explain tradealert on here! sounds interesting

whats your definition of a political institution? is microsoft a political institution?

i was wondering too

Easyy:
Maybe we need to get our media to start labelling these nations as well. I'm a Nigerian and I'm not a scammer. No member of my family is a scammer but I get stereotyped by the western media.

Why doesn't our media also run some documentaries on the lives of westerners? Their immorality and indiscretion etc. Why don't we have programmes to highlight that many westerners are drug users and junkies? why don't we have programmes to show how well our students fair academically when they are abroad?
Perhaps one of the problems is that quite a few of us suffer from "inferiority complex" or "colo mentality" where they are unable to see anything wrong in Nations which are economically better than we are.

Our media cant show all that, they are busy buying the right to show us second hand programmes from Mexico,Colombia and the rest they'll rather show "when you are not here" i don't know what its called in Spanish than show normal programmes.

Owambe and "come and look at the new honorary degree i bought is their specialty