₦airaland Forum

0rex:
Slot is a nonsense, overrated and useless store with very poor customer service. I have different experiences with them from Ife to Ilorin to Osogbo but I don't have the time to type stories now.

Talking about customers service, I don't know or can't remember any bad adjective I can use to qualify slot.

But there's something we're missing out here. You see, most of those slot shops are actually franchise, it's not as if they are actually owned by slot. What I think is that it appears after selling the right to use their brand, slot rarely checks on what their franchise do.

ckmayoca:
They will come now and say the people leaving are the corrupt ones but the legit ain't leaving.

Yes, it's the corrupt ones that are leaving, that I can tell you authoritatively.

There's white man who owns an engineering company that I know. The FIRS sticker for tax default currently hangs on the gate to the company's premises as I speak, he's owing in excess of N15m tax arrears.

What they actually do I the past is that they bribe the FIRS officials. But now that they have to pay through REMITA (an online platform used by govt revenue generating agencies) the bubble has burst.

So, rather than pay this sum, he's already auctioning his properties, in preparation to leave the country to his home country in Italy. After all, he's almost done with all the contracts at hand. This is first hand information I've given you. As a matter of fact, he's owing his staff three months salary.

So, what do you call that.

people3:
You are STUPID apart from OAU no any other school in Nigeria is better than EKSU ....... Ekiti people are d most intelligent people in nigeria EkSU was ranked No 1 uni as act d yr 2000 then it was UNAD

You most be MAD & VERY STUPID at the bold part. Which Ekiti people, the one being govern by Fayose, stomach infrastructure governor, or where? God punish that your dirty mouth you used to say (or is it finger you used) to type that rubbish. Idiot.

Usika:
There should have been a big deal in making a first class in any Nigerian universities but due to our fallen standard of education there is no more big deal about it. In the same vein other grades are valueless: second class upper, second class lower third class etc.
Private universities awarding first class is not the issue. The problem started from public universities where bribery and corruption for grades by students and lecturers have become deep rooted and a viable source of our valueless education. Over the years the story had grown worse. And now it has become a menace that has spread to the private sector. I'm not suprised when students troop out of schools with amazing grades that they cannot defend. The corruption in the labour market encourages it as well: you get job mostly by knowing somebody irrespective of your ability to defend your results be it high or low grade.
As for solution, our hopes are high that the war against corruption agenda of Buhari will get to the education sector.

At the bold part, provided I get you right, I don't think your results determines your abilities to do the job, no, it doesn't. You see my friend, result sometimes does not really translate to ability to get job done. There are people out there with no too fantastic result but are doing great things on the job, whether in paid employment or self employed- I, for instance, is an example.

Be that as it may, and talking about the Nigerian educational system in general, higher education in particular, you see our so called lecturers are a bunch of lazy people, not all though, but particularly those that bagged their degrees up to PhD level without leaving the shores of this country, and those employed in the last 20 years.

Majority of them have no business being in the academic, it was a last resort due to unemployment.

I have been privileged to attend online courses in some of the ivy league schools in the comfort of my room, e.g. Harvard, and I've also, sometimes, have to watch some courses on YouTube to enhance my understanding of some concept. This two instances has opened my eyes to how backward we are in this part of the world when it comes to material presentation.

There's one I'm watching presently in Mathematical Statistics from Penn State University. The notes alone, not to talk of the video lectures, are not just inspiring but will make you want to learn. It was as if I'm seeing the author face-face; very interesting.

I can go on and on...

Annunaki:
I am mostly in agreement with most of his submissions here, though I am not catholic. We as christians should learn to leave judgement for God, ours is to Love others as Jesus taught us.

I agree with most if the submissions too, though I'm not a Christian but a Muslim. Particularly about remarried couples. I don't see why you shouldn't remarry if you divorce... life goes on.

sheyee:
I thought UNILAG do generate the power themselves

This is what everyone use to think, you're not alone in this. They think that tall building behind service area is unilag's own nepa. Sorry, it's not like that.

eDoc:
just saying,you think say to bomb na for mouth.

I don't know why an intelligent young chap like you can't decipher reality from otherwise. Can't you see I typed that out of frustration? Isn't the revelations frustrating to you? I wonder what's wrong with you children of nowadays?

eDoc:
typing is cheap.

Yes, it is..., and you've been enjoying it too, isn't it.

woodfrank:
My brother! I am basically fed up with the situation in this country. Let's just stop wailing cuz we are basically helpless. Impending danger looms across various sectors including BH and ISIS, it is time to brace up!

...and don't you think it is time we join hands with BH or ISIS, or we form our own brand if BH and wipe this mofos off the surface of the earth? how I wish you can feel the annoyance raging inside me at the moment, it's outta of this world.

Ohammadike:
Confused government

I don't really think the Govt is confused, I think it's the Nigerian press that hasn't been giving us the story the way they ought to- sensationalism is their order of the day.

LegalAnalyst:
K. We are watching.
But I must be quick to point out that Notice of Appeal does not operate as stay of proceeding. So until Court of Appeal gives order to stay the CCT trial, Saraki's trial schedule to commence at the Code of Conduct Tribunal today can still hold notwithstanding Saraki's fresh application. Before any application filed in law court takes effect in law, It must first be heard and pronounced on by the court. This is the position of law.

*NaijaLegalAnalyst*

I like the bold part. You know, I like law

Blackfire:
PDP are thieves we are managing, but this APC are con artist+armed robbers who are terrorising us.


Insult me, and watch your blessing in life evaporate like 'APC promised 5k'

So, you are the custodian of blessings now isn't it? Even Pastors and Imams, tye likes of Adeboye, Oyedepo, Abdul rahman Ahmad etc have been called names and I've not seen people's blessings evaporating. So, for your mind now, you dey equate yourself with God for ordinary politics matter? I hear you, continue and let's see whose blessing will vaporise, as if you were there when God bestow the blessings on me, He (Baba God) consulted you abi? O ya...

Zetra:
Real keep bribing...
At least a foul and 2ndyellow for Ramos

Na back of TV you dey watch, so you didn't see the dive by Messi?

theV0ice:
Thank God you didn't argue that you lied with the information you passed across. Ibe Kachikwu as a serving minister CANNOT be nominated as OPEC SEC GEN even if he was Buhari's son!!!

On the charge of Nepotism, you might be right. So when you see him to demand why, pls include Gaius Obaseki and Funsho Kupolokun in the list. They too should qualify.

Didn't you guys read where it was written that the Barkindo of a guy was once an acting SEC GEN of OPEC?

Talking of experience in OPEC, do these other people you're brandishing qualify more than the nominee? Sentiments apart, are we really interested in efficiency or who occupies the position, because, for me, it makes no difference. The gain is to them and their families.

omusiliyu:
The prophet (Sallah allayin wasalam) said woe be on one who speaks and lies in order to make people laugh, woe be on him.

...and are you also aware that woe betide anyone who's suspicious of his brethren according to the Sunnah of the Prophet (saw). you see, I don't why you have to conclude that Atiku or the OP was lying. That's being suspicious, and it's not appropriate.

I'm becoming addicted and I don't like it. Sometimes I feel like I've not achieved anything for the day if I don't visit naira land. I was the one that introduced my wife to it, away from lindaikeji and it's now causing wahala between us; she's always on nairaland.

The media, particularly the "new media" popularly called "social media" are gradually eroding discipline in our schools. I'm actually making reference to the flogging incident that happened at Eva Adelaja Sec. School sometime last week. It was reported that the concerned educators have been recommended for sack by the panel investigating the matter.

Now, if that's true, this will give other students elsewhere the audacity to do whatever they like because all they need do now is to come play the victim card on the social media and they and the traditional media will amplify it.

I think the government in the referenced case should have stood with the school even though the educators concerned and all educators alike will be reprimanded behind the scene and cautioned respectively. In addition, the so called student and her parents could have been percified outside buy not in the public.

You may want to argue that the teachers went to the extreme by asking her to remove her 'tight' before she was flogged, that as well could have been played down in the public domain while the picture is dealt with privately.

All I'm ranting about is that if educators are continously punished or harassed in the course of doing their job, we'll eventually create the incentives for students to become unruly where indiscipline will now walk on all-fours in our schools. We need to be careful with the way we react to news that broke out on the social media.

It doesn't take a lot of research to tell us that discipline in school is different today than it was in the past. But it does take some investigation to find out why. Various studies have shown that students who act up in school express a variety of reasons for doing so:

Some think that teachers don't care about them;
Others don't want to be in school at all;
They don't consider goal setting and success in school important anymore;
Students are unaware that their adolescent behaviors will result in punishment they won't like.

Although, it is agreed that discipline enforcers, i.e. educators (teachers alike), have to go through long procedures of due process, such as: hearings, specific charges, witnesses, and appeals. Despite these hurdles however, students agree that discipline is needed in schools.

One high school student stated: "If there were no discipline, the school would not be distinguished from the street." So if everyone agrees that discipline is key to safety in school, why do we still have a problem with that?

...and now that the teachers have been sanctioned by sacking them, this will now give students, wherever they are in Lagos, the audacity to do whatever they like. All they need do is come to the social media, shout on top of the world and they will get the attention needed. Now, disciplined that has already been thrown to the dogs in our schools will now be picked up by the hyenas

Reference:
What's with these sick fans and their lasers.

...and you think it's not deliberate, as in a tactics to frustrate us? I don't think so

Zoharariel:
And who is the fool between your so called anointed MOG who dishes out mind-boggling lies just to brainwash you into parting with your hard-earned money and the gullible congregants who swallow his lies hook, line & sinker?

In my lexicon, my friend, there's nothing like religion.

The day I lost respect for Pastor E.A. Adeboye, a PhD in mathematics, was when he told his congregation that there was this particular man who had been longing to have a glimpse of him for a very long time. So, one day, as they were in church, anytime this man makes an attempt to have a sight of him someone will unknowingly block him.

So, he, the man, then prayed to God and all of a sudden the man just grew tall, to the extent the wife could not recognize him again, and he was able to see him. Does that not sound like uncle Jimi Solanke's story land story land, bring your friends along.

To all those castigating you, leave then to their folly, Christianity in Africa was founded on deceit.

I have always said it that there are too many kid in this land called nairaland. How can you all just be jumping up and down like yoyo simply because you read in the news that Oyinbo wants to help us with $6m to produce food.

Do you think these people are crazy or what?! $6, just like that with nothing in return? Because na we dey buy computer pass for this world abi? I hear you!

By the way, what is $6m compare to what our thieving politicians have starched away in foreign lands? Alex Badex alone will give us double of that.

It's like one rejoicing over one's mum's concubine for promising to pay one's school since daddy is so irresponsible to be alive to his duties. I'll rather be ashamed and decline such offer.

Why won't we rejoice, when we don suffer so tay we no even care from where the next meal come from- even na from devil, we no care. $6m, just $6m and you are here singing hosanna. Mtchewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

OmichaelO:
University of Lagos
Unlimited data access 24/7
both undergraduate and post graduate
in their hostels, library and faculty for free
and places like zoology garden, you have to pay.

Our login is usually matric number and surname as password.

During my stay in unilag, I think I capped 1TB

You're correct bro. And even at MTN library before it went moribund, near Akinjide Ojo.

makingsense:
Is that so.. wait till 2040

Because you've got nothing sensible and reasonable to say.

makingsense:
Why are you waiting for me...

I'm waiting for you to come and spew your big big grammar to drive in your silly seemingly point which is not point anyway.

stoicguy:
The Association of Tutorial School Operators (ATSO) has accused the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) of using the wrong grading software to mark the 2016/2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

from private school, with their exorbitant school fees, i will still have to pay tutorial school. I can't remember ever attending any tutorial for my jamb, way back in 1998.

makingsense:
Long list .

It looks like they want to use the 4years just to probe the past administration and...THATS ALL

Is this all you've gat to say with this long list of contractors and individuals drawing money from the office of the NSA? I thought your intelligence, first of all, ought to startle you as to why is the ONSA awarding contracts here and there as if they are works ministry? Saddest part is that the contracts were not even genuine nor executed.

As a reasonable person, which I doubt you are anyway, does it not give you concern and goose pimples reading how monies were plundered to the detriment of other people's life? Ho! Sorry, because your family, friends and relatives is not affected, isn't it? So, political affiliation is more dearer to you than saying the truth? Come and speak your big Grammer in response, I'm waiting for you.

When a pupil tells you that he/she is being bullied it's important to gather all the facts from both sides. This includes talking to the bully and any witnesses. Bullies will often not act alone and it's important to remember that you may be dealing with a number of pupils who are friends and who may give similar versions of events that differ to that of the victim. You will know from your own experience of the students who is friends with who and can use this as a way of assessing the accuracy of what you are being told.
How to find out the real story
Try to interview the pupils accused of bullying in such a way that they don't have the opportunity to get together to make up stories. Explain to the pupil accused of bullying what they are supposed to have done and get him/her to write down exactly what they think happened, who was there and what led up to the incident. The bully may admit the event occurred but it's worth while getting them to write it down anyway so you can talk to them about it in more detail later.
Ask them what their friends were doing while the incident was taking place and whether any other pupils or adults were nearby. Bullies rarely admit what they have done so just because the bullies may be 'nice' children and high achievers from good families doesn't mean that they are not bullying someone else.
Once you have all the facts and have established that bullying has taken place you will need to decide how to proceed and what punishments are suitable. Much depends on the nature of the bullying. You should explain to the pupil that what they have done constitutes bullying and that the school has a zero tolerance of this behaviour.
If it includes violence then you need to report this to a member of the senior management team. Schools should always consider calling in the police over violence where the attacker is over the age of criminal responsibility which is 10 in England and Wales. Explain to the bully why their actions were wrong and help them to understand that that these actions could land them in trouble with the police later in life.

Source: www.bully.co.uk

As my little contribution to making Nigeria great, I would like to establish a 'School Climate Resource & Research Centre' where educators would be trained on how to engage students and the community of schools.

A sustainable, positive school climate fosters youth development and learning necessary for a productive, contributive, and satisfying life in a democratic society. This climate includes norms, values, and expectations that support people feeling socially, emotionally and physically safe in schools, where people are engaged and respected.

A climate where students, families and educators work together to develop, live, and contribute to a shared school vision.

This centre would engage educators on how to model and nurture an attitude that emphasizes the benefits of, and satisfaction from, learning.

Ten Golden Rules of Crisis Communication

Tell it fast and tell it truthfully If you don’t tell your own story, others will tell it for you

Concern, Control and Commitment In all communication, demonstrate the 3Cs: Concern for people and /or the environment impacted; Control of the situation; Commitment to finding out what happened and to do everything possible to ensure it can’t happen again.

Holding statement[/b]Must be released within 45 minutes to be effective

[b]Do not speculate Stick to verified facts rather than opinion.

Put yourself in the place of those impacted[/b]Whatever has happened, always put yourself in the place of the people who have been impacted. What would you want to happen? What would you want to know?

[b]Be seen to take the right actions …it’s about what you do, not just what you say.

Remember to communicate with all stakeholders …including BG employees

Use the right channels …Ensure the most suitable and effective internal and external channels are used to communicate with different audience segments….including social media

Being seen to help people affected is not an admission of liability provided the right words are used.

Anticipation, preparation and training ….are the keys to successful crisis management. Don’t forget to think strategically and to think ahead.

Source: BG Group - Crisis Communications

Strategies for Improving School Climate

Set Clear Behavioral Standards, Policies and Procedures
Every school needs review their discipline polices and practices and clear standards of behavior that are known and supported by all members of the school. These standards also need to have clear consequences for those who are stepping outside the boundaries of acceptability, and these consequences need to be consistently applied as more and more schools are moving away from punitive discipline to restorative justice practices, and these are more effective and less costly financially.

Empower Students as Agents of Social Change
Schools should increasingly see their students as allies, and supports them to be social change agents to address school safety and climate. Every school will benefit from an organized team of students—the socially influential opinion leaders of its diverse groups and cliques—who are committed to notice hotspots and trained to cool them off. Students who have the observation skills to notice the exclusion, put-downs, teasing, relational aggression, bullying, harassment and other forms of mistreatment that usually go unnoticed by adults. Students trained in non-violent communication and intervention skills interact with their peers to prevent and stop bullying and harassment when and where it happens – on the bus, in the yard, at lunch, in the locker rooms and bathrooms, in the halls and on the fields.

martyns303:
After seeing this I have no regrets whatsoever on my initial stand, I am not a jury but I believe in a fair hearing.

Of all the placards, one in particular is worth noticing. The one that says "no mother, no daughter, no case". Now lets assume you are a mother and someone molest your daughter, what would you do? Go write an anonymous letter on a blog?

From the previous thread it was obvious that the man is an exceptional teacher, one student with a placard says if he goes, so do the A's which is why the school management wouldn't want to let go of him, he's an asset.

Nonetheless I hope this matter is properly investigated, if I were a father I wouldn't want my daughter to be in such a situation. So let the authorities look into this, and I hope the school management did not put the students up for this.


For laugh:: why are all the students wearing an exact type of sandal?

Lalasticlala

It was a rainy day in Lagos today, that's what we wear whenever it rains in Lagos... It is called 'treckers'. You can as well use it to replicate Moses as you look for the promise land, especially when those girls don use their transport fare buy 'ofio' for Sabo.