ogbonti:



Must someone abroad always give una something in Nigeria when we visit? Dude is just visiting, make una allow fresh air enter him body....how him take buy him plane ticket to naija, pay his bills in America before leaving, money set aside to spend once he returns to America before he starts earning again, and money at hand to spend in naija; hotels, eating out, flexing familiar and unfamiliar faces, money for parents and relatives etc, no one knows or care to know, na so so wetin him bring for her bla bla bla.... reason why some struggling folks do wire wire or push drugs to meet up so they can "bring things to everyone at home" Hmmmmm, naija we hail theee.. hahahahahahahah

One of friends leaves for Nigeria next week and I dey look am dey pity am. Peeps back home be believing we pick money off the streets here

Oakville19:


Please do you know if I will need the FRSC letter in Ontario.

You do need the extract plus Drivers licence in Ontario amongst other provinces.
I stay in Alberta so you need people in Ontario to validate my answer. In any case though, I prefer to get all possible documents sorted and gotten before leaving Nigeria to avoid stories that touch

greatermeme:
Why did you quote me? Get off me!

I apologise, sir

Tantolu:


Thank you Majesticniyi,

I have my original current-Nigeria Drivers Licence with me.I learnt i would only be considered for Grade Level 5 Alberta Driver's Licence test based on the confirmation of my previous driving experience.Ive contacted 2 registries on it.

You really don't need more than a Class 5 except you have other plans

Tantolu:
Great people of this forum,
Am new in Alberta,currently preparing for my Drivers Licence Knowledge Test,Pls i need a guide on how to get ABSTRACT from FRSC
1).Which address do i ask FRSC to send the ABSRACT to?Is there any specific Alberta Transport Agency that would receive it?
2).After sending a e- mail to FRSC,do i need to do any form of follow up? Thank you.

You only need your ORIGINAL Drivers licence in Alberta. I think your extract helps with insurance though. Mine was addressed to

DRIVERS LICENCING,

ALBERTA TRANSPORTATION,

CANADA.


The license will be delivered to a physical address. How do you plan getting it here?

greatermeme:
What are you doing on our forum? Considering the fact that whites don't like Nigerians: They erroneously paint us black!

I usually don't talk on issues like this but isn't this statement from you the same racism we always rush to condemn? If an American says this to you on Quora, how would you feel?

While it's interesting to follow the narrative and counter arguments when discussions like the futility of travelling abroad comes up, I still dont understand why the talk drags on. If you think Nigeria is great for you, stay there....if you think your choice is to stay here in Canada, the choice is all yours. Why begrudge us our decision to travel to somewhere we think works for us. Majority of those who Canada open their doors to arent stupid, they have worked hard to get to enviable professional heights in their career and the same analytical brains that took them there was used to decide to move to Canada....they arent stupid!



The upside to discussions like this is that I get to read beautiful pieces from intelligent minds like Salford and Einsteino

bLacKGoLd3:


Now, that's what I'm talking about!!! Go, girl!
Don't let anyone try to talk down on your game - you spotted it and loaded your gun, ready for the shot .

Brother Einstein, do you read me (her, I mean )?
And, oh, that was a great post too.

Over!

Comedian

Ifeoma77:

Welcome home! You're already favoured in Jesus name

Thank you for the prayers. By the way, you are on my 'to-meet' list

Funky123:
Congrats Mr Niyi....May God favour you,regards to madam

Thanks. How are you too?

LANDING GIST- very short read!!!

I am hoping I can remember details as it was all so fuzzy…please bear with the shortness of the gist *lol*

ITA June 27th, 2018
AOR Sept 04, 2018
Biometric Oct 2, 2018
Ghost update Jan 30, 2019
PPR Jan 30, 2019
Copr: Feb 19, 2019
Landed/PR: March 28, 2019

When I got PPR, I thought the troubles were over and I could finally rest in peace. For where? Na there the real job start. We had to sell things (why do people expect you to start dashing them things just because you are travelling?), searched and searched online till we got the cheapest flight on Ethopian Airlines, had talks with my HR and Line Manager at work to know the best time to resign, went round having last funs with friends and family, packing ( please start as soon as you can, to pack no be beans- many decisions to make on what to leave/take along especially for women)….anyhow, the day finally came and we were ready to go.

We left Ibadan a week earlier and moved to spend the final week with family so we left for Lagos from Abeokuta. We considered the routes to take and chose to use the Lagos-Ibadan Express Way to boycott traffic…worst decision ever. We spent hours stuck in traffic and anxiety set in when we had just two hours left to take off time. Friends and family at the airport kept calling, everything turned rough and I even got the car bashed.

Finally, we got to the airport and was fortunate to have someone waiting for us who works there. We quickly went to customs who immediately seized our Igbo Palm-oil because the person who held cash didn’t enter the airport on time (Nigerians and bribe sha). We also had to pay 3k for the two bags of food we had. I could have followed the talks on Nairaland on avoiding paying at all at MMIA but we were so late and I just wanted to get on that flight. We had favour during baggage check-in, our all our bags were overweight and I expected to pay but maybe because of the person we knew or because we were already late, we were just hurried along to board.

Going through the other checks was a breeze and I didn’t pay a dime. By the way, I checked-in online/printed boarding passes the previous day so that saved a lot of time too. I forgot to print out the boarding pass for Lagos to Addis Ababa but the attendant was nice enough to print another copy for me.

Flight was uneventful- bland food, I ate the bread and butter almost throughout, even ice cream was crap! Inflight entertainment was great, attendants not so nice. A Nairalander and family sat just behind us with two lovely kids. Wasn’t so cool to have to claim our bags and then recheck-in for the flight from YYZ to YYC though. I don’t think I would be flying Air Canada anytime soon, stingy people. Everything na for sale from food to Wifi to earpiece! The airport in Toronto is beautiful, that of Calgary is even more beautiful.

Okay, so we had to do landing procedures at entry port which was Toronto for us. Immigration was a breeze, asked if we had milk or meat product…nobody checked. CBSA next, I got to the counter and the only three question were if family size had increased, if we had ever been involved in a crime and if we were coming in with above 10k dollars…we were not asked anything on POF. We did landing procedure with four other Nigerian families and it was same process. We couldn’t wait to do SIN as were were running late and didn’t want to reschedule our flight, hosts were already waiting. Flight to Calgary was filled with turbulence.

Our hosts are the nicest people in earth. Hot Poundo and ego riro to welcome us, Fried rice this morning…already using their network to connect us for jobs. May God bless them real good.

SIN, Health card, sim card, account opening lines up for today. Cold is minimal…I love the peace and quietness here. Alberta, please favour us in Jesus name.


PS: I need a job as soon as possible. I studied Mechanical Engineering and have experience in FMCG operations. Please help out if you can

fredrickmyers:
25k am in Lagos

30k bro. Chat me up anyways....

fredrickmyers:
Gionee m5 or gionee m5 mini

M5 itself sir, not M5 mini

Gionee M5 for sale. No issues except a tiny crack on the top layer of the screen. Phone perfectly functional. Interested persons in Ibadan, Lagos or Abeokuta can chat me up on 08072919084. Going for N30,000 last price.

I have the following items for sale. Please contact me if interested and you stay in either Ibadan, Abeokuta or Lagos

1. TV console- never used (N15,000)

2. Gionee M5 phone with a tiny crack on the calibration (N30,000)

Please note that these are the lowest prices I can sell for. Contact me on 08072919084.

Newmum0615:
Lol. PM naa.

Biko, help us snap and post here...except you want us all to PM you *Na joke I dey oh*

Majesticniyi:
Hello here. I have some items for sale in Ibadan. None has ever been taken in for repairs except indicated

1. LG 32' Television (LN 51 series)- N40, 000

2. LG hom theatre (HT 806)- Lens has been changed once due to lack of usage over the years N45, 000

3. Gotv full package- N3000

4. TV stand (4 layer glass)- N7000

5. Modern TV console (never used)- N35, 000

6. 1.5HP Haier Thermocool AC- N40, 000

7. Complete set of excellent leather settee- N80, 000

8. 12kg gas cylinder (never used)- N10, 000

9. Wooded kitchen cabinet + upper wall hangable wall unit- N20, 000

10. Cooker (2 gas and 2 electric plus grip and oven)- N40, 000

11. Qasa room standing fan- N5000

12. 4*6 mattress- N12, 000

13. Bed frame (4*6 size)- N8, 000

14. Bed frame (6*6 and never used)- N30, 000

15. Glass centre table- N5, 000

16. Study table- N5, 000

17. Sewing machine+Leg+overlocking machine- N20, 000

Interested persons can chat me up on 08072919084 for pictures. Serious buyers only please. You get household items as gifts for purchases above N10, 000

Been offline for a while. I apologize to those who asked questions here and I couldn't reply.


I still have the following items for sale:

1. LG 32' Television (LN 51 series)- N40, 000

2. TV stand (4 layer glass)- N7000

3. Modern TV console (never used)- N35, 000

4. Wooded kitchen cabinet + upper wall hangable wall unit- N20, 000

5. Cooker (2 gas and 2 electric plus grip and oven)- N40, 000

6. Bed frame (6*6 and never used)- N30, 000

7. Gionee M5 phone- N38, 000


Also available, a Dell xps Core i5 laptop with no backup for 30k. Best to chat me up on 08072919084 for talks.

ebony9ja:
Congratulations . We also got our COPR yesterday . I am heading to edmonton in May . My relative is a real estate broker based in edmonton . He can sort you out . i went with him on couple of business/field work during my last visit to canada. https://www.altaprorealty.com/ .

Nice. I have called him through the number on his website. Thanks alot for the help.

Congrats to you too, by the way.

Tojued:


Consider getting a virtual Canadian phone number. Dingtone and co.

I just got that now, will try them again tomorrow. Thanks alot. God bless

Tojued:


Consider getting a virtual Canadian phone number. Dingtone and co.

I just got that now. Thanks alot. God bless

jhoci:
I'm officially a member of this thread today! Collected my passport and COPR today and will be leaving for Calgary next month. I pray for a smooth integration and career blessings. Thanks to everyone who have contributed to the wealth of knowledge on this thread. May God bless all your endeavors.

Calgary bound next month too. Lets connect....sending you a PM right away


Maybe we should have a WhatsApp group for those of us landing within a time frame sef

Officially a member of this thread now....COPR gotten today. A big shout out to those who have helped made this possible, both in direct replies to me, answers to other people's queries and voluntary dropping of vital Info. God bless you all real good....





On another note, Calgary peeps....Una well done oh. Biko, how una dey rent house? I need somewhere downtown....anyone that can help with any agent's contact should please indicate. Those agents on rentfaster no gree pick my calls

agates:
Yaay @Newmum0615 has landed. Been away from the forum for so long as I also became a Newmum too. Lolll. Welcome

Congrats...you didnt invite us to do owo-epo

Chummypinky:
goodmorning please after submiting passport how long does it take for it to be return?

I submitted Feb 1st. It arrived back last week Friday, Feb 15th. Collecting tomorrow.

Josefuadjr:


How do I become a part of this? I want to start my own process but I'm afraid as I was a marine in Afghanistan and I schooled there. Do I still need to write IELTS? How much is it in Afghanistan.
Thanks for the streamlined help.

Neccessary thread coming at just the right time for me. Carries pen and paper...continues the 'Living In Canada thread 1' thread on another tab

Hello here. I have some items for sale in Ibadan. None has ever been taken in for repairs except indicated

1. LG 32' Television (LN 51 series)- N40, 000

2. LG hom theatre (HT 806)- Lens has been changed once due to lack of usage over the years N45, 000

3. Gotv full package- N3000

4. TV stand (4 layer glass)- N7000

5. Modern TV console (never used)- N35, 000

6. 1.5HP Haier Thermocool AC- N40, 000

7. Complete set of excellent leather settee- N80, 000

8. 12kg gas cylinder (never used)- N10, 000

9. Wooded kitchen cabinet + upper wall hangable wall unit- N20, 000

10. Cooker (2 gas and 2 electric plus grip and oven)- N40, 000

11. Qasa room standing fan- N5000

12. 4*6 mattress- N12, 000

13. Bed frame (4*6 size)- N8, 000

14. Bed frame (6*6 and never used)- N30, 000

15. Glass centre table- N5, 000

16. Study table- N5, 000

17. Sewing machine+Leg+overlocking machine- N20, 000

Interested persons can chat me up on 08072919084 for pictures. Serious buyers only please. You get household items as gifts for purchases above N10, 000

Forreellinc:

ewwwwwwwww she looks like sh!t

May one of your friends see your mum's picture on your phone one day and say 'ayama, she looks like sht'

salford1:

What Dustydee said is true. All in all, it's all about choices.

Thanks....plans changed

dustydee:

Just wondering, would it not have been cheaper to buy those stuff in Canada?
cost of shipping is almost C$400 + C$94 + cost of buying the foodstuff.
That's over $600, that will buy you a lot of foodstuff in Canada, I believe.

Can seniors please comment more on this? I'm at the point of trying to decide what to pack and ship over and would appreciate inputs. Does it make sense bring foodstuff over or I should just stick with clothes, books, basic drugs and toiletries? I need the cheaper way out please...

Rosarie:
Countless.he not taking care of us.been selfish.no food at home yet he will Dodge and go and buy food in buca.he never admits having money.when we go to the buca to buy food on credit we see him there.him eating the skl fees momsi gave him to pay for me.abandoning me or forgetting to pick me up in school many times.prefers outsideers to us.he has even abandoned me in a hospital when i was 5.if we are celebrating he will wear rag.but if his church has an ocassion he will sew a new cloth.men countless.hurts I swear.hurtsss.am crying writing this.70+ and still same.above he does not wish us well but God pass any man.have learnt to live like he does not exist.but it's hard.....

I concluded a while back that the average fathers in our generation failed at their jobs. Most people would deny this openly but they know its the truth. Most did not have it as bad as you though. Shout out to the Mothers....they basically made most of us who we are. I hope the current new crop of fathers would not repeat the mistakes of their fathers.