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MissJennifer: Hello everyone, please I need clarifications to this issue. Recently, i've been hearing,if you want to go into the academics, get a masters. If you want to go into the coporate world,get certifications n a job first then decide whether to go back to school or not later.I want to know how true this is cos am a fresh graduate of economics and I intend going in for masters in the next academic session. I have no experience whatsoever n I don't intend going into the academics

Thank you in advance!

xfire: How do you want me to help you sir/ma?

ichidodo: [color=#1980BC] Hope this won't be a situation of man know man.... [/color]

735i: The same mistakes we made in the '60's we are making again now.
Why on earth should Chevron Nig Limited have 70% stake and NNPC just 15%?
Who is signing off these contracts?

RayMcblue02: Lolz

They were completely outclassed by the competition. All in all, this edition was the poorest performance ever recorded by HBO in the last decade.

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Its a Nigerian Problem that transcends BRT.

When the Buses were launched, I could immediately have counted off the top of my head over 5 solid reasons why the scheme would fail and go the way of the other schemes of the past..
Like with everything the government does, they never think it through. It’s like someone has an idea and just jumps with it without first brainstorming it to see how it could fail and where the likely sources of problems could come from and developed a process/system that accounts for all these gaps.

Areas where the BRT scheme failed was;

1. Driver recruitment/Training/monitoring process. : I believe that a College of Commercial Driving should be set-up by either the government of the Private sector and all commercial drivers (Both public and private) should be trained there and certified there (both Physically and mentally) before put behind the wheels of any commercial bus. And these BRT Lanes should all have ground Monitoring and CCTV in place to monitor the drivers. There training should include proper Conduct training, Driving proficiency, First Aid and emergency training, etiquette, e.t.c..

The Monitoring team should not just monitor speed and driving, but also compliance like: Dress code (as I believe they should all have Uniforms like the Police with Ranks to tell how long a Driver has been driving and differentiate senior drivers from junior drivers), Conduct and Loading. All Passengers should be seated and the Bus should not move until all passengers are seated and the doors shut. Police or Man-O-War or NSCDC personnel should be deployed at each Bus stop to ensure compliance.

Also, a Point deduction system should be set-up so that any Driver who is involved in an accident automatically loses points and if the accident is found to be the Drivers fault, he can be fired and even charged with a crime or a misdemeanor.

2. Maintenance/Fleet Management:: This one is the one that irks me the most as I didn’t expect the Government in 2014 to purchase such vehicles in Large quantity without a proper "OVM" maintenance/insurance scheme in place to cater to the repairs of the trucks. Pictures such as what the OP put up should never be allowed in our buses if it was being maintained by an authorized dealership mechanic.

3. Route Management/Journey management System.:: For the BRT to be effective, it should be able to guarantee a properly timed and scheduled arrival at each bus stop within a certain time slot.. Example, those who live abroad know that there is a bus time table that tells you exactly when the next set of buses would arrive at each bus stop.. The frequency increases during rush hour and thins out during the off-peak periods.. Also a team that monitors the route for potholes, illegal users and more should have been factored into the planning. The Drivers should also have an assessment/report form that they fill in daily with comments.


And much more.. I think all our government need to start recruiting brain stormers into their governments whose jobs are to poke holes into every new policy with the aim of identifying the weaknesses and lapses in every policy and proffering solutions to these problems.

Almost every state Government transport scheme has never lasted past the first 2 years of its inception before starting to look like the nonsense they were initially trying to get rid of. [/b]

abdulslutsky: Oh boy! no 8, I bin think say na ISIS I see

ilotriouzAY: All na vanity upon vanity

obayaya: I'll take the red pill!!!

There are loads of family members I'd love to bring back. But they are gone. And we've gradually settled into life without them.

Bringing them back will scuttle that delicate balance.

Like seun will say "What's dead may never never die"

mizcalvina: you can add me on Facebook, vivian j dent

mizcalvina: go take a warm coffee. I just had mine

mizcalvina: huh

mizcalvina: i stay in NO: 3off heaven Benin city

Gozychuks: When U ask a girl out or trying to be friends with her. And she asks ''What do u do'' and u answer am ''currently job hunting''. Then she loses interest and stops paying u attention sometimes even sees u as good for nothing. That really hurts.

kel4soft: I left UNIPORT in 2011 and I paid 19700 naira then. My younger brother told me the fee have been increased between 39-46000 naira this session. Their protest did absolute nothing to the situation. By the way, their last session, they paid 29700 naira.

Davijunson: What can I say....Nigeria universities and fee hikes. I wonder why dey increase d fees jes like dat without anytin to show for it. Now some students are now being punished for protesting. Corruption has indeed built a Mansion in Naija...

ibrog: C: Capacity - Ability to place problems in a wide but relevant perspective
A: Achievement - Ability to get things done
R: Relationship - Ability to work efficiently with others in a team

bamite: bro pls did u include soft copies of ur credentials in the resume u submitted?

Feraz: Hehehe! Thanks. I can't apply again cos my level isn't permitted to. When I said not being a core member, I meant giving or helping out with some things there.

Mods, this news has been proven false; why not change the title? This news isn't true. It's sensationalism for Bleep's sake!!!!!

Feraz: E be like say na University of Benin you dey. Were you part of the first team that went for the competition? I'm thinking of joining this team albeit not a core member.

veevean1: first off its met& mat secondly who is asking

scarletdp: 20 per group ke.... Can't be....