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Education › Re: My Friend Has Been Withdrawn From School, Should I Tell Her? by mickey45: 12:26am On Oct 16, 2015

miszeno:
I just gave a clue,its private,owned by a rev.father.

How's your friend now?

Education › Re: UNN Sacks Professor Ugochukwu Uche Who Exposed Colleague’s Fraud- SR by mickey45: 11:38pm On Oct 15, 2015

neocortex:
What is evil in what the prof. did ?
She only took her chances and she succeeded,
I will repeat once again that Nigerians do not care
about genuine certificate.

I must assume you're taking from the demography you've been exposed to.

If you speak and reason this way, I can only re-post this to you

The depth to which education standards in Nigeria has sunk
is, arguably, quite alarming. I work in the City (London),
where some time last year, my colleagues and I decided to
carry out a research which compares financial regulations in
UK and Nigeria. To facilitate this study, we needed journal
papers addressing financial regulations in both countries
(Nigeria and the UK). So, we searched databases, and
realised that there was a vast amount of published materials
from both countries which could be used for the literature
review. In the case of Nigeria, many of these were written by
lecturers, associate professors, and professors in the so-
called “TOP NIGERIAN” universities: UNILAG, UNN, UNIBEN,
ILORIN, etc.
To our consternation, however, over 95% of the papers
published by Nigerian academics were of an extremely low
standard both in terms of contents and grammar. In fact, we
(5 of us on the team) all felt that if these published papers
were to be graded as undergraduate coursework
submissions in a typical UK university, none would score
Grade A (70–100%). One of us further mooted that we
clandestinely submit the best of these papers (especially
those locally published in Nigeria) to top journals in Europe
and North America for blind peer review. We did! Out of 25
papers (sent to 25 different academic journals in Europe,
USA and Canada), 22 did not go through the initial editorial
reading. For those in the know, this implies that the
respective journal editors considered the papers absolute
waste of precious times to send them for academic peer
reviews. That is to say these 22 papers were deemed NOT
FIT FOR PURPOSE! The remaining three papers went through
peer review. Each was reviewed by three anonymous
reviewers; each reviewer REJECTED each of the three
reviewed papers. In other words, these journal articles were
not of international standards and could never find their
ways into prestigious journals published by Routledge’s
Taylor & Francis, Elsevier, Sage, etc.
Now, these are the type of ‘papers’ which form the basis of
academic staff appointments and promotions in Nigerian
universities. It also, largely, forms the basis upon which
undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships (i.e. citations)
are based. In one case, an author (based at UNILAG)
published 15 journal articles in one single year (2011). I do
not know of any professor at Harvard, Stanford, Yale,
Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, LSE, Imperial, etc, who is capable
of publishing 10 peer review academic articles in one single
year—search Google to prove me wrong (I know this as MBA
and PhD holder from one of these ivory towers)! This
reckless and fraudulent faux pass is, however, possible in
Nigerian universities. Don’t get me wrong, there are a few
scholars of international repute in Nigeria whose works have
been published in top notch academic journals. Many of
these (who can only publish modestly) must be struggling
(one can only imagine) to survive amidst the majority who
publish sham articles in bogus journals.
Most concerning for the team is the standard of education
which undergraduate and postgraduate students studying
under these cheats—who shouldn't be anywhere near
pedagogy and research in Nigeria’s ivory towers—are
receiving. Most disheartening is the impact these fraud
authors are making on future generations of Nigerians. Two
biggest questions which our adventure posed are as follows.
First, if Nigerians at home continue to receive substandard
education in the hands of rogue academics, how could they
successfully compete and excel in the global markets?
Second (and if this ugly situation is not arrested), would
Nigerians not continue, even in their own country, to remain
inferior to, and short-changed by, Asians (Indians and
Chinese) and Caucasians who are continuing to invade its
technology, engineering, oil and gas, construction, and other
sectors?
Your comments are welcomed.

Reference: www.nairaland.com/1510311/nigerias-education-potentially-puts-nigerians

NB: that everyone's blind doesn't mean those who still see should go pluck out their eyes.

Cc EreluY come and see o!

Ani ka j'ekuru k'otan, enikan tun sese ngbon owo ti e s'awo hope you still understand that?)

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Crime › Re: Man Kills Bricklayer For Sleeping With His Wife by mickey45: 5:40pm On Oct 15, 2015

surveyorng:
Too bad for the bricklayer but the man shouldn't have killed him. Though the bricklayer committed a sin of adultery but the law is against him killing the bricklayer. The best he would have done is to thrash it out with his wife.

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and
reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of
the tongue of a strange woman.
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her
take thee with her eyelids.
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a
piece of bread: and the adultress will hunt for the precious
life.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be
burned?
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever
toucheth her shall not be innocent.
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul
when he is hungry;
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall
give all the substance of his house.

But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh
understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach
shall not be wiped away.

For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not
spare in the day of vengeance.
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest
content, though thou givest many gifts.
    
King James Version (KJV)

Proverbs chapter 6: 23-35

Think of the heritage he left his children (if he had any), think of the shame he left his wife (if he's married already) just imagine ....
And there are prostitutes all around town...
Not forming holier than thou o but adultery just doesn't cut it with me"

Education › Re: UNN Sacks Professor Ugochukwu Uche Who Exposed Colleague’s Fraud- SR by mickey45: 5:32pm On Oct 15, 2015

applord:

neocortex:
Serves him right, Nigerians have long accepted that
certificate fraud is not a crime

applord:

The only thing required for evil to thrive is for good men to keep silent

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Education › Re: UNN Sacks Professor Ugochukwu Uche Who Exposed Colleague’s Fraud- SR by mickey45: 5:31pm On Oct 15, 2015

applord:

Themandator:
Very highly connected and very kind too.... I was her student, back then.
Uche, I hope it is not the one with CBN now. One of their oga at the top.... Very strict guy that I had to shout rudely at to make my point, back then as an undergraduate.. He was the dean, then

applord:

We all know what "strict" means coming from a student especially one from where things mentioned above happen.

He is very strict and is now with CBN, the other who is "kind" is still at base.....

Politics › Re: Meet Mrs Funso Amosun, The Most Beautiful First Lady In Nigeria[pics] by mickey45: 9:48am On Oct 14, 2015

nyerem:
Congratulations to meeee.I made my midwifery exam. Am now a midwife. With credits.It can only b God.Okeiyi Nkechinyerem Jessica.RN/RM.
HEAVEN ON EARTH.!!!!!!!

Congrats!
How's family?

Politics › Re: Why Power Supply Improved Under Buhari, By Nebo by mickey45: 7:26pm On Oct 12, 2015

GudluckIBB:
Nebo, May your enemies take glory for your efforts

Gej was there for 6 years but he failed. Now you are claiming GEJ did wonders with your wide mouth

Don't worry,your file will be opened soon.
Dirty man

He was the former Minister of Power and thus has his facts with him.

Who are you? PHCN Chairman?
A man says his room's painted black, you are busy accusing him of lying because of all his pictures you've seen never had a black background.
Is his 'lie' not more believable than your 'proof'

Yes he might not be saying the utmost truth but fact can only bow to superior logic.
While you were busy accusing GEJ, I know a state Governor who's excuse for under-performance in his first term (while campaigning to his largely illiterate indigenes) was GEJ's witchhunting
of APC governors (told them GEJ refused them funds and allocations).

Those who keep saying good about GEJ aren't doing so for propaganda (he's not contesting for any post) nor are they doing so for money or favours (he's out of power).

They're doing it out of their first-hand knowledge of a man whose passion for the country has been misread and exploited by the same people who accuse him for ineptness.

Perhaps due to being new to politics, he was too trusting...
Men of little ambition often fall into this same trap, right from Socrates to Murtala muhammed to Ironsi to GEJ.

But we all know these "jobbers" and posterity won't fail to judge them.

Business › Re: How Rice Importers Dupe Nigerians by mickey45: 7:09pm On Oct 12, 2015

bomasek:
Boss I have seen those guys bag the rice @close quarters,if the bags are different,it may be that the consignee(s) are different as well. A thorough investigation will allay the fears/suspicion she has hinted. Mind u,my job stops @revenue collection and not bagging discrepancy of cargo by importers

I get you, I meant you going there to see for yourself without wearing the toga of someone who works there at all.

Rice is rice though, except for the difference in colour and size

Politics › Re: NNPC Records N378bn Loss In 8 Months by mickey45: 7:06pm On Oct 12, 2015

sunnyb0b0:
I've always advocated that those refineries should be sold off. Kachikwu has advised same but the man from Daura said NO.

Selling them off is the least thing we can do, it'll ruin that sector seriously.
Serious blueprint have to be drawn and rigorously followed.

We've hardly had any good experience with selling off as it were. We've done it with NITEL, PHCN, oshogbo and Delta steel, etc.

Even if they'll be sold off, complete modalities of operations, revenue etc. Must be fashioned out

Politics › Re: NNPC Records N378bn Loss In 8 Months by mickey45: 7:05pm On Oct 12, 2015

sunnyb0b0:
I've always advocated that those refineries should be sold off. Kachikwu has advised same but the man from Daura said NO.

Business › Re: How Rice Importers Dupe Nigerians by mickey45: 6:35pm On Oct 12, 2015

alcmene:
And our DULLARDISH president just lifted the embargo on importation of rice

Buhari represents anything cluelessness

What becomes of our Adani and Abarkiliki rice

Buhari is a BINGO for rejecting our locally-made rice

Your Abakaliki and Adani rice aren't at risk, even before this "our brothers" have been carting in imported rice illegally without adversing your rice's demand.
You only need to convince the nation through serious marketing and promotion of the better suitability of your brand of rice.
Moreover, you'll agree we should not die of hunger when it's not season yet for rice harvest.

Business › Re: How Rice Importers Dupe Nigerians by mickey45: 6:31pm On Oct 12, 2015

bomasek:
It's obvious she don't understand what's happening over there. The importers who are Indians bagged the rice in 25kg and 50kg bags

That you work there doesn't confer omnipresence on you.
Might be better if you ask the exact place she saw the atrocity and go there un-uniformed for veracity.

It's a case of opinion versus eyewitness account.

Business › Re: How Rice Importers Dupe Nigerians by mickey45: 6:28pm On Oct 12, 2015

dearpreye:
We're yet to rely appreciate the depth of corruption in the country. Almost everyone partakes in it one way or the other.

No nation ever progressed where almost all its citizens are driven by greed and indecent accumulation of wealth. There's more to life.

IMO the whole land became messed up right from the second republic.
It spread down south when Akintola allowed himself get used to desecrate his father's shrine and Azikiwe failed to let go of a wounded ego.

The port Authorities are helpless in this situation, chances are, that the rice truckers are owned by people whose reach goes beyond even his direct boss.

Buhari is right opening the ports to rice imports, we shouldn't be losing money to neighboring Benin just because of some archaic attempt to preserve our pride.

What we need however is a strict regulation and enforcement of standards, possibly with serious deterrent (capital punishment if need be). For falsification/adulteration.

Romance › Re: How I Recommended A Lady For My Big Bro by mickey45: 1:49am On Oct 10, 2015

Funjosh:
Greatest Dekoites dey hail you baba

GREAT!

Funjosh:
Greatest Dekoites dey hail you baba

GREAT! Which dept. and Set? happy to meet you here

Travel › Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by mickey45: 1:47am On Oct 10, 2015

VickyRotex:
Hey Mickey! That's one reason I deferred to winter.

Still in Nigeria. I needed time to prepare very well.

I'll be leaving for Canny, December by his grace.

Ok... Do rest well o! I take it you have enough "naijans" to settle you in on arrival...

Romance › Re: How I Recommended A Lady For My Big Bro by mickey45: 1:16am On Oct 10, 2015

SSpeter:
lemme be cautious with my language....dude it's a university of technology all their courses are 5yrs for Btech they even use "school" and not faculty....ensure you know something before you doubt

If it's in south West, then the school is in Ondo State....
Finished from there....
MCB dept. Used to be something really "something" but for a class topper, she's a good one.

The entire faculty (SOS) was dubbed 'School of Sisters' as females often make more than half their new in-takes particularly MCB.
Unlike Engineering where you'd be lucky to find up to four (in a class beyond 100).

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Career › Re: A Thread To Help People Take Control Of Their Thinking & Enrich Their Lives by mickey45: 1:17pm On Oct 09, 2015

radragan:
Have you ever heard anybody say things like "I'm just not inspired" or "I'm not motivated" or "I just don't have the energy to do .... (whatever they don't want to do)" Here's my take on this.

I think a lot of times we overthink a particular project or something we would like to do and literally drain our emotional batteries BEFORE we even start doing the thing. Ever had this happen to you? I know I used to find myself doing that. And the easiest way to overcome that is to understand that:

God Bless you
Cc: lalasticlala can you help

ACTION GENERATES INSPIRATION.

I think it was Emerson who said it best "Do the thing and you will have the power to do the thing". Friend, if you've been putting off or dreading doing something - START DOING IT. Just start doing it and give it your best effort. Challenge yourself to create a masterpiece out of it.

ACTION generates INSPIRATION.

Take care, and be blessed in your endeavors!

~ Ra

Education › Re: Join Me In Celebrating My First Class Degree by mickey45: 8:32pm On Oct 08, 2015

Served in a secondary school where the average SS3 student can teach you coding and advanced microsoft office (word, excel, powerpoint and Access)

Seun (on whose brainchild you're gallivanting), didn't finish school (unless he has now 'edited' that story) but his professors are still in the rat-race

His brother who made a first too decided to focus on teaching/mentoring

Einstein didn't Graduate as the best on graduation but almost no one remembers the best student in his set

Timaya (though on the far extreme) got 16/400 in JAMB

And so on and so forth

I hope you get my drift?

This is from a co- but senior-"'First Classer' + Class leader"

So #know thyself"

In closing

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the
moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth
from another in Glory.
But all are of one....

1 Corinthians 15:41
King James Version (KJV)

If you must celebrate making a First class degree, then I'm sorry but you have not yet started.

My aim isn't to poison your mind, it's to soberly remind you that it's not yet uhuru.

Education › Re: Join Me In Celebrating My First Class Degree by mickey45: 8:29pm On Oct 08, 2015

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: 2016/2017 Chevening Scholarship Applicants. by mickey45: 7:33pm On Oct 08, 2015

eseh1:
In a application portal when applying, it was stated upload certificate or transcript...just angry I had to spend money to go process transcript when I have certificate..didn't know cert could be used...prior to application i read d scholarship opening nd it was transcript they wrote nd dat was y I went for my transcript..any way it's an opportunity to just have d transcript.

Applying for admission abroad may still require your transcripts and not certificate, so you have not wasted money

Investment › Re: US Stock Market, Even Playing Ground, Learn To Trade And Better Your Life. by mickey45: 6:42pm On Oct 05, 2015

Jideams:
Trust me, if you understand the principles of investment at the time you leave school, you will realise that wealth is built on a formular.

Work - earn your salary - invest your money - now make your purchases on the proceeds of your investment. that way, as you work, your money works for you before spending.

Please try and read the book Rich Dad Poor Dad and it will show you the 4 quadrants of money manking.

"Money won't make you rich"
Sunday Adelaja
Is also a. Profound read

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Family › Re: I Saw This Inside My Younger Brothers Bag (photos) by mickey45: 9:30am On Oct 05, 2015

Jackeeh:
When I was a peer educator working with/under an arm of USAID,I would have in my possession at least 100 sachets of condoms. Always a particular brand just like your brother's. The condoms weren't for my personal usage. But for distribution to peers I educate on safe sex. Your brother could belong to a similar NGO or not. Ask him. before you both break bottles on each other's heads.

Was going to say the same thing...
Things aren't always black or white

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Health › Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by mickey45: 8:51am On Oct 05, 2015

ahnie:
She z a success.am i your muse?

Muse? How?

Travel › Re: Travelling To Canada Part 9 by mickey45: 8:51am On Oct 05, 2015

VickyRotex:
lol. Thank you Mickey!

I don't understand you. What winning e-mail?

I replied your mail about 3 weeks ago, is that what youre talking about?

How're you settling in Vicky? My friends tell me classes are superb but fast.
You're not finding that fuzzy are you?

Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mickey45: 8:49am On Oct 05, 2015

davide470:
The key is investing in fundamentally sound stocks with good numbers and liquidity. Also, if the capital don't appreciate, at least dividends should compensate for the downward volatility in prices.

I was a speculator though, but right now on a stock-break. Would re-enter soon.

Ok... You know anything about offshore trading on NYSE?

Politics › Re: Exxon Begins Production At 65000BPD Offshore Nigerian Field by mickey45: 8:48am On Oct 05, 2015

davide470:
Your words are thoughtful, but you need to understand the Oil market. There is something called Market Correction; it occurs once in 5-7 years or so, it is like a sinusoidal wave and bound to occur. Sadly, we don't do Commodities trading here in Nigeria, so we panic anytime oil price crashes. Also, there are billions of undiscovered reserves in the world and right here in Nigeria, as such, a working refinery is really a wonderful investment like you said (Dangote knows about this and he is cashing in on it)

@bolded, haba na. Lol. Almost zero ke. I attached today
Brent and WTI crude price below. It has started gaining.

Lol @ "almost zero ke"
Don't mind me, that was a hyperbole there..
BTW, you know abt offshore trading on NYSE?
Saw a thread on it. A while ago but haven't been able to trace it back

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: VSO-ICS Phone Interview Invite... by mickey45: 8:44am On Oct 05, 2015

keppyy:
I could not make it...they are in camp now.
Thank you.

You're welcome. How're you doing now?

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: VSO-ICS Phone Interview Invite... by mickey45: 8:44am On Oct 05, 2015

keppyy:
I could not make it...they are in camp now.
Thank you.

You're welcome. How're you doing now?

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: 2013 Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) Graduate Trainee by mickey45: 8:41am On Oct 05, 2015

tk4rd:
You just came from the distant past.. A past that we have chosen to forget at de mean-time.
By de way, u are sounding somehow..
The time travelling made u forget some things.??

Funny you

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Jobs/vacancies Section Chatroom by mickey45: 10:10pm On Oct 04, 2015

Lero15:
When? December 26+ Where? Hmmm... No venue yet

Thanks

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Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Jobs/vacancies Section Chatroom by mickey45: 5:06pm On Oct 04, 2015

Lero15:
oops, sorry bro. I thought u saw the mention. Didn't attend though. December loading sha

Sorry when and where is the December session holding?

Family › Re: Her Boyfriends'mom Want To See Her unclothedness Privately Before Marriage Approval. by mickey45: 6:49pm On Oct 01, 2015

sweetorgasms:
Like seriously a female friend of mine just confided in me that her boyfriend's mom wants to see her unclothedness privately in the bathroom before she can approve their courtship, she said its tradition, though the lady in question ask her why is that and the woman just told her to obey, she is confused, sad and angry she told her mom and her mom dissagree to it, though her mom is not African, she is white but her dad is Nigerian, guyz what do you think the woman wants to do? do you think she should agree or just cancle her marriage? mature advice pls. "cc lalasticlala, royalroy, obinoscopy

The mum might want to ascertain she isn't already pregnant and want to rope her son in, hasn't had any birthings somewhere else before and/or hasn't had any serious abortion that would affect her fertility.

Old women have this knack for knowing these things just by looking at the eyes,palm and Tummy.

They're both females, according to a tribe I know, all women are witches so she need not fear any attack.

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