₦airaland Forum

Love800:
Good evening all. Pls i want to really know who a civil servant is. I have always be hearing civil servants all d time but don't know who they are actually. Can someone point dem out to me. And also again who are d public servants too. These tinz confuse me. Pls anyone who can figure it out. Tank u

To my lil understanding,
Civil servants are govt workers in ministries & other parastatals who still have their roots to a ministry. Eg. teachers (min of edu&tech), govt radio/tv b.casters (min of info&...),etc.
Public servants are govt workers whose institutions/parastatal aren't under any ministry. E.g. lecturers, etc.

adverttrading:
Hourly pay means you get paid for when you are actually working . It's not funny at all.
I once taught a 1 hour class but finished teaching the syllabus content in 40 minutes and left the class after giving them assignment. When payday came, the company paid me for 40 minutes !

Calculate that for over a month.

Meanwhile, employers who pay per hour monitor to see that you are actually working, no loafing around or wasting time. That is why they pay high rates per hour.

Right!
Some colleagues were stunned when I once said dt I wld prefer to choose d days I work&paid accordingly since I knw I'd have dt off-time to myself.
Many wldnt like d idea cos d days of absenteeism, half-days of "I want to visit d kids' Schl, bank, naming, etc" are fully paid for.

budaatum:
Civil servants don't usually get hourly pay anywhere except the lowest grades so I wouldn't expect it from government where civil servants can be at home or peeling egusi claiming pay for work. Government is not that mumu. In fact, I'm beginning to wonder if the none payment of salary is due to civil servants not generating revenue.

Right there.
Many govt agencies aren't adding values. Others generate little to no revenue bt even d govt doesn't want d system to work.
These politicians profit more from our social problems.
As for 'idle' ppl receiving salaries, it's d best for now till d advent of restructuring. How else will citizens make end meets? Imagine a fifth of civil/public servants out of job; dt'll be disastrous to d society.
There's kuku no measure to what our so-called leaders loot. Not justifying mediocrity, bt then it is what it is for now.

GloriousGbola:
One guy shared a hard dominatrix video and was saying he was told this is how rapists are punished in China. I am sure na the same guy sef.

Reminds me of the 2nd boss I got after I'd worked alone for abt 3 yrs. She hardly did any work on d days she's present.My absence or leave wld be full of calls frm her on how to handle office matters. I was jst dealing with her in wisdom cos she's def superior &was always quick to refer to dt. Na to press phone,make calls&brag about nonsense.
One day,, she shared a pornographic video&captioned it rape.
I innocently opened&gbam! I just simply told her dt I ddnt think dt was a rape caught on camera as d camera kept moving bla bla. Sbe never tried it again tho.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]These guys collect money for almost nothing. Let's not forget about Pension and gratuity when they retire or die.

You see Nigeria's problem? It can't be solved[/color]

At least, their pensions & gratuities are quite meagre for a 35yr service. Moreso, they cldnt av been idle for their whole years of service.
What d'u say of our politicians who at diff levels frm governorship to senatorial still receive multi millions, cars, houses, other benefits after exploiting, sleeping at plenaries, raiding, going on useless recess, looting us for 4-8yrs

cococandy:
hehehe. Wahala.

See don’t even get me started on the fire service system. They have a whole office and employees but not one fire truck in sight. At least the fire service station in my area didn’t have one before I left . Hopefully it’s different now. Now what are the employees supposed to be doing at work?
You can’t even call them when there’s an emergency.

The one close to my parents' house always had a truck bt u'd be asked to fuel it if u dare call for their service. Sometimes, they wld even tell u they ddnt have water. Don't know d situation now tho.
In such cases, employees wld usually have a side hustle and keep covering up for each other at duty posts.

cococandy:
Exactly. They come to work because they know if they do not come, they’ll be fired. But that’s also why some of them take up side hustles in the work place.
I don’t doubt izzou when he said some of them don’t do anything but I totally understand.

Fire who?where?
How many cases like dt av u seen?
Civil and public servants are hardly sacked o. It only happens in extreme cases dt can't be patched.
Laslas, na to drag it here&there, issue queries dt rarely get into ur personal file at d estabs and or redeploy, depending on who d offended& d offender know and the gravity of d oftence.
See ehn.
E get as e be.

pocohantas:
A system that works!!!

When they are owing for months. What do the civil servants do within that period? They come to work?

Come to think of it, if our system weren't absurd, how does one expect a worker to transport himself to work, own a life&be productive without being paid?
When we'd a similar issue in our place, many preferred dt we kept coming without being paid. I bluntly told my HoD dt I cldnt cope (cos I'm nt one dt demands/receives extras save my salary).
Bk to ur question,
Sometimes they come up with a roster where every officer doesn't have to resume daily. Skeletal services will be rendered with d hope of generating something/keep d office running.
Many ppl can't stay at home for several reasons too - unhappy home, running from responsibilities, bribes dt come in handy at work, etc. I remember some colleagues used to ask why I wouln't wait one minute extra after close of work&enjoyed going on leave when I was single.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Most times, four people are doing one person's job.

If the civil service is restructured, many of them would be jobless

You need to visit some ministries and see how they are idling away doing nothing[/color]

Depends. In my case, I occupied d office of 4ppl for abt 3yrs while some officers were idle in other offices.
Like u rightly said, restructuring d civil/public service will change a lot of things.
Some ppl deliberately use "long leg" to get posted to offices where they'll av almost nothing to do. It's either they keep wasting away, be irregular or attending to personal business or politics.
Don't try those who got their appointments thru politicians o, they're usually the WORST! their insubordination is next to none.

H9ice:
Do you expect the case to be judged in christian court?

Are there Christian courts too?
I only know of our secular ones- customary, magistrate, high, appeal, supreme, etc.

ewons1:
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Don't get on the nerves or wrong side of Nigerians ...else you would wish the ground to open and swallow you.....

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That's for one who's got some shame. These thieves (politicians) have none!
Sometimes I wonder how their kids/families cope with all the ridicule bt then pinch myself dt "a fruit never falls far from its tree."

quentin06:
It was a general tap.

She wrote "their tap head" plus It will be absurd for water to waste overnight if other neighbours had access to it.

quentin06:
Park and leave the yard or be a responsible tenant and fix the tap. You will see that the conflicts will disappear and your errant neighbor will respect you, quarrels will reduce.

Dont come to nairaland and advertise your stinginess and immaturity. How much is tap head, not more than 500 naira.

You mean they should break into a neighbour's apartment to fix a bad tap?

Another distraction loading...

Dozis:
Buhari's inaction threatens the very existence of Nigeria.
The country has been overtaken by terrorists.

Already, Nigeria doesn't exist anymore!
To your tents O nigerians !!
No elections in 2023, ratified by the powers that be!!!

omolola100:
The school bus is for the school, that's the law in our school,they deduct stuff like that from your salary.

I understand dt and more madam. Tis well; God will open better doors for u, just keep being good.

Positiveme2020:
I don't expect to eat at parties,I grace the occasion and leave early.

Esp burials.

myike2:
You buy asoebi, you pay for transport fare, you give offering…all because of someone wen you no know (your colleague’s sister). I’m sure that colleague is what you said she is, a colleague, and not even a FRIEND, let alone her sister.

Thank you o. This is Y one older colleague &others ganged up against me dt yr - 2013 or so. She came from another unit (in d same dept tho)&announced dt her younger bro was getting married.I kept mute cos I knew I wasn't interested.
Normally, ppl wld be asked to contribute money; at sm point before then, I'd said no&dt I'd personally gift whoever I'm interested in his/her party. dt caused a stir &I was reported to d boss;they thought I'd budge bt I maintained my stand&d boss even supported them- in civil service o.
A month or so later, d woman came back&said she tot d wedding wld come first bt nw, d lady had put to bed. Now it's naming ceremony &nt wedding anymore.
In short, I shocked them all to their disbelief cos I was d youngest of them then. Since then, I was left alone.
Funny thing is nt all these ppl are comfy with those ideas o bt they can't just put their foot down.

cayorday89:
For the kind of party narrated above, you will still be wrong unless you overchop and still carry extra to go along. We no go go party wey go frustrate us.

Me I once bought roasted plantain (booli) & g.nuts as extra to a retirement party.
There was more than enough food though &I even served cos twas our boss' party but I decided nt to taste ordinary water there.

dmk23:
Why remove party money from your salary? It shouldn't be so, na by force to go party?

Hmmm ... you really don't want to know what goes on in these private establishments, schools especially.

emmanuelbrown26:
Op dis one na small matter na. Trust a wife 100% is like hoping that buhari would perform wonder over night, this is something that we all know that it can never be possible.
I only blame d husband and he deserved what he got. U don't fight your fellow man bcs of your wife infidelity and u don't make trouble with your wife bcs of her infidelity.
Dis life no hard na, waiting baba for do na just mak she enter motor and drop her for her papa compound and life goes on.
Pikin no bi your own
Wife dey Bleep around
Head dun get k-leg
Wife SS too. How could one even get married to a woman that has SS is still one of d wonders of d millennium.

Really? Aren't SS carriers humans? Do your research pls; it's nt that bad. There're many of them worldwide doing well indeed.
However, d woman in d story isn't one according to d op.

GoooodHardDick:
All these things are Not necessary.

A sane Man should get a baby Mama and live his life peacefully.

Modified: Get a baby Mama who will give birth for you, collect your child and Send her out so she can continue with her oloshoism and her hoeing life. It's very simple. Instead of keeping a woman who will be living in your house and be cheating around

... and children born of a hoe will become what?
D'u think that solves it?

HandsomeBlack:
Wow! Very enlightening. Thanks a lot. And I'll surely read more about msg.

My pleasure.
This may help:
https://irispublishers.com/gjnfs/fulltext/toxicological-effect-of-monosodium-glutamate-in-seasonings-on-human-health.ID.000522.php

Jalaw:
This thing dey make Yoruba food smell like shit

I guess you've never lived with anyone who uses the Igbo version.

dadavivo:
If I buy it in the market, do I need to wash it first before putting it into my cooking

Yes. d whole one dt is greyish black in colour, rinse properly &pick out of d water. The dirt will settle, depending on how it was made. the more paste-like one however, u add lil water and mix. Try picking out, then carefully add d water to ur meal while trying to hold back d dirt dt might av settled. Also, u may av to pick out a dew black stuff which are d seed cover of d main ingredient.
The real paste-like one like d Igbos/Ijebus, i guess it's just used straight up like that. Not sure though.
HTH

matrixme:
Apparently it's used by the three major tribes in Nigeria. I believe the Igbo method of processing is the best, as they grind it and wrap it well to prevent the stink. Some of you millennials pretending, continue okay. We all know what's up.

I think d Igbo's is quite different, smooth paste. Same with d Ijebu's; it's ògìrì in Ijebu. The stench is worse sir. I'm sure!

citywal:
Honestly I can't prove that sorry but a medical doc told me that

It's well-proven bro bt we're mostly used to d modern.

HandsomeBlack:
Can you please explain how iru is good for high blood pressure patients?

The seasoning cubes/powders we av all over av a deadly ingredient called 'msg'. Pls read up about it.
I personally know thru caring for seniors citizens around me dt high blood pressure patients fare better when msg is eliminated from their food. My aunt's bp will obviously rise in d monitor jst few hrs after consuming anything containing msg. I also remember a family friend who used to sweat on his palms only when he consumed meals containing bouillon cubes.
Remember d times of vedan, ajinomoto,A1,etc., d media&everyone made us all flee cos of this same ingredient. Now msg is back in attractive packaging.
Y I always pity ppl who are fond of eating out or indulging in instant noodles.
Hence, d reason for encouraging ppl to use local/natural condiments, of which iru is one.

Dorwadora:
Haaa.... I doubt sir... I've been staying at Sango for almost 10 years now.... It's Lafun and the Garri that I feel it's their area of expertise o.... But Iru.... Leave for we Ekiti

Sango area isn't Egba, they're Aworis.

XTHRONE:
India and rape, does thier dick start erecting at the sight of women .Weird people

Is a 6yr old also a woman? We still av to feed them sometimes

Man's inhumanity to man. They cldn't even pity a 6yr old ... what callousness

SarkinYarki:
Come on that's a fake letter .. which American university will start letter with " whom it may concern" ? typical Nigerian Civil service way of writing

Just wondering obtaining a Bachelor's btw 1977 &79. Was it like dt then?