kossyablaze:
Cool

Comrade Umar Mairiga, Secretary, Adamawa chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), on Tuesday in Yola said that some pensioners still collect N2,000 monthly as pension in the state. Mairiga told newsmen that “Adamawa is the state where you find the least paid pensioners in the country; we still have pensioners that collect N2000, N3000 and N4000 as pension”.

He said that the development was as a result of lack of compliance with the pension law that said government should increase pension by five percent every five years and whenever there was an increase in workers’ salaries. “There was salary increase in 2003 but we did not benefit; there was another in 2005, but we were not captured. We also lost out in the minimum wage increase of 2010.

“Some of our members, out of frustration, vowed not to show up for the ongoing verification exercise, saying they would rather forfeit their N2000 or N3000 monthly pension”, Mairiga said. He urged the new APC-led administration of Gov. Muhammadu Jibrilla to make a difference by looking into the plight of pensioners in the state as they had been neglected for years by past administrations. Mairiga said that retirees in the state were being owed about N8 billion accumulated pension and gratuity arrears, and urged the government take steps, such as allocating between N200million to N500 million monthly for the clearing of such arrears. ” We won’t mind even if it is N10 million monthly that is dedicated to the settlement of the arrears, particularly those of junior civil servants whose gratuity is between N400,000 and N800,000.

“Those category of retirees have no houses of their own; they need the money to erect a mud huts in their villages and wait for the end. ” It is not proper to deny retirees their right when it matters most; every able worker today is a potential retiree, hence the need for all stakeholders to start taking pension matters more seriously”, Mairiga said.

The Tell me about yourself question is perhaps the trickiest interview question posed by recruiters. And it is also the most misunderstood for candidates. While this question seem harmless on the surface, giving a less-than-impressive ramble for an answer could prove costly. So how then do you answer the question? Read on.

It’s a TRAP, so be careful: About 80% of all interviews begin with this innocent question.Many candidates, unprepared for the question, skewer themselves by rambling, recapping their life story, delving into ancient work history or personal matters.

BEST ANSWER: Start with the present and tell why you are well qualified for the position. Remember that the key to all successful interviewing is to match your qualifications to what the interviewer is looking for. In other words you must sell what the buyer is buying. This is the single most important strategy in job hunting. So, before you answer this or any question it’s imperative that you try to uncover your interviewer’s greatest need, want, problem or goal.

To do so, you need to take these two steps:

1. Do all the homework you can before the interview to uncover this person’s wants and needs (not the generalized needs of the industry or company)

2. As early as you can in the interview, ask for a more complete description of what the position entails.
You might say: I have a number of accomplishments I’d like to tell you about, but I want to make the best use of our time together and talk directly to your needs. To help me do that, could you tell me more about the most important priorities of this position? All I know is what I (heard from the recruiter, read in the classified ad, etc.) Then, ALWAYS follow-up with a second and possibly, third question, to draw out his needs even more. Surprisingly, it’s usually this second or third question that unearths what the interviewer is mostly looking for. You might ask simply, “And in addition to that?…” or, “Is there anything else you see as essential to success in this position?"

This process will not feel easy or natural at first, because it is easier simply to answer questions, but only if you uncover the employer’s wants and needs will your answers make the most sense. Practice asking these key questions before giving your answers, the process will feel more natural and you will be light years ahead of the other job candidates you’re competing with. After uncovering what the employer is looking for, describe why the needs of this job bear striking parallels to tasks you’ve succeeded at before. Be sure to illustrate with specific examples of your responsibilities and especially your achievements, all of which are geared to present yourself as a perfect match for the needs he has just described.

MizMyColi:



I don't have to be a less privileged to request for gifts, do I?


While it is true I created this thread partly out of mischief, and a genuine intention to exchange season greetings in advance, it'd be really nice to get to exchange gifts with Nlers.

Those interested in gifting me in cash or kind should reach out; I'd be honoured.
I'll definitely reciprocate

If anyone has a peculiar need to celebrate with, this season, please reach out. I'll do what I can within my power.

I might not have the opportunity to do this at Christmas, so I'm taking this time out to wish all my Sai cum Wailing Brothers and Sisters a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.

We are together in this struggle o
Don't let these politicians who don't care about us make us continue beefing each other unnecessarily, e hear

Please be careful during this season.
I have told my God I don't want to hear any bad news and so shall it be.
Amen.

God bless us all.

An accident involving an 18 seater bus and a crane truck, on Tuesday, claimed the lives of about ten persons, including a woman and her two kids, at Hausa quarters junction, along Abakaliki-Afikpo road, in Ebonyi State.

The 18 seater bus belonging to Ezza South Local Government Area with registration number NKE 28LG rammed into the crane truck belonging to a Chinese company, with registration number DKA 17YF.

Speaking on the incident, an eyewitness, Mr Favour John lamented the constant accident at the junction. He said, “The truck was trying to turn all the way from Spera in deo junction but the bus driver,instead of stopping like others who saw it decided to drive past but unfortunately he rammed into it, It is due to over-speeding that he rammed into the turning truck.” John urged the state government to put up bumps at the junction so as to forestall further occurrence in the area. It was gathered that officers of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, had last week warned the driver of the bus against over-speeding.

Those who were at the scene for rescue operation had to use axe to break open the mangled bus in order to remove the bodies within. However, a pregnant woman who was pulled out of the carnage was still breathing and was immediately rushed to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki for medical attention

MizMyColi:


Good Morning Kab.oninc Chu.ksmad Megaw.ax8 L.ogoDwhiz

This is the update...

I used the VGA cord on one of our old monitors and it was showing.
Also, the CD ROM light came on when I put on the system too.

charix:
"Feel like typing" yet posted a copypasta.
I'd act like every Nigerian when confronted with the truth and scream "LIES FROM THE PIT OF HELL!!!".

MizMyColi:


Yes, when I placed it on my laps, I could feel that fan vibrating, plus, it was blowing out the usual hot air.

If I press Enter, Num lock will light up, and the screen will change face to light black ( if there's a word like that).


FP audience might change my story.
Please.

MizMyColi:
*sad face*

I noticed since yesterday that my laptop won't boot.
It gives me the black screen.
I turn it on and all the lights are showing, but it just won't power up on the screen.

I tried removing the battery and holding down the power button for about one minute, before replacing and plugging to a power pack, but no show.

Still same status quo.
Please help.
What do I do now?

I don't mind taking it for repairs.
I just need to be sure he or she is trustworthy.

MizMyColi:

Lolz. You know what to do.
Btw, I've been thinking of a pet name for you too.
Meggie and Meg sound so effeminate.
I'll stick with Wax8 or Waxxie... Nice, right?

MizMyColi:


If I say I've been on this matter right from the beginning and have been gathering collections, you will label me jobless.

Well, heck, it was a weekend, I was temporarily jobless.

I really dunno where to start.
And I don't want to start analyzing or telling the story on here.

*in Mr Lecturer's voice*
You know what to do

South Africa's mobile phone giant MTN has asked Nigeria for a plan to allow it to stagger the payment of a $5.2 billion fine just days before the Monday deadline, a source at the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) told Reuters.

The source added that the government was considering the request, made at a meeting on Friday between MTN and high-level government officials, and that the decision would be disclosed on Monday.

The NCC slapped the fine on MTN last month for its failure to cut off 5.2 million unregistered SIM cards.

MTN spokesman Chris Maroleng said: "We are waiting for authorities to come back to us".

Nigeria has been pushing telecommunication operators to verify the identity of subscribers due to concerns that unregistered SIM cards are being used for criminal activity or even by Boko Haram militants waging an Islamist insurgency in the northeast.

"At the meeting, MTN pleaded passionately for staggered payment since the option of reduction of the fine had been ruled out," the NCC source said. However, a source familiar with the discussions said that an eleventh hour reduction of the fine could still be possible.

"Until the final announcement is made, there may be some room for manoeuvre," the source familiar with the situation said.

Spokesmen for Nigeria's presidency and communications ministry declined to comment. The fine - if fully enforced - amounts to more than the past two years' profit for MTN in its biggest market.

The new communications minister, Adebayo Shittu, told Reuters on Friday the government did not want MTN "to die" or shut down operations as a result of the penalty. The fine is based on $1,000 per outstanding unregistered SIM card, as stipulated by Nigerian telecommunications laws.

Nigeria accounts for 37 percent of revenues for MTN, which operates in more than 20 countries in Africa and the Middle East. Since the announcement of the fine, its shares have lost nearly 25 percent of their value.

MizMyColi:

Those who love their women big, fresh and succulent.
Capisce?

MizMyColi:


FriedPlantain and his wishful thinkng sef.
Free me biko.
Nuude ko, Nudettus ni.

No man or woman born of a woman anywhere in this world can claim to have my nuude because I have never snapped any and sent to anyone.

MizMyColi:


Mega..wax8

There's no way he will let go of the relationship without having an effect of sorts visit him.

He is afraid of the future and that in itself kills faster.

I advise people to live in this moment.
Live in the NOW...

Concerning your love life, what do you need to do right now? Break Up, right?
Then Break up.

Now, you need to have the understanding that it is not so much about what you are doing, as it is about how you are doing it.

Also, what is the state of your mind as you break up, do you have grudges, deep unspoken ones against her, or even yourself?

Before you embark on the breakup journey, you need to fill your mind with positivity, make sure you bear her no ill, and that you bear yourself no ill. Accept what is, and make peace with the things you can't change.

Talk with her in love. Express yourself, say all the things you feel went wrong...then make a declaration that you wish her well.

Whether the breakup will last or not is an issue for another day.
But after all is said and done, you sure do need time apart.

Finally, I leave you with this quote from Thicht. My aim is to get you to have a flip in perspective.

Csami:
1. Don't lose onyinye's contact.
2. Start fvcking when you turn 13.
3. Don't let those asswipes in school convince you that education is the key to a better life.
4. Read the sh*t outta chemistry, you might just develop the world next destructive device and that sh*t sells in legit and black market these days.
5. Study business and management very well and shake hands with Bill Gates.
6. Make a lot of friends....female friends especially.
7. If you can't obey from 1 to 6 which I know you won't, please obey this last one....Do not attend FUTO!

Before I forget, start smoking weed when you turn 16. It has this awesome, indescribable feeling.

donkross1:
e fit no know am na

Csami:


it's not that I'm denying it, I just don't have any idea what telemundo is. Is it a telecommunications company?

Csami:
Thank God u add Nigerian man.
O boy! It is not normal o! U can't even brag about it in front of your friends...dem go use mouth reset your head.