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What if I attended a private school of Midwifery that is now comatose, that is students are no longer being admitted, and the school is closed, due to the fact that the founder of the school is now dead, and the children of the founder and the principal are at log a heads, so everything is in a mess, and the principal ransacked the school's records office and took documents home, and now the husband of the principal is also dead, so she is out of the city where the school is situated mourning, if the principal is in possession of some documents including mine, how then will it be possible for the school to send CGFNS the validation it requires of my certificates? Any ideas? Will CGFNS refuse to process my application because of this issue with the school of Midwifery? Will they go ahead with just the information received from the school of nursing which happens to be different?

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What if I attended a private school of Midwifery that is now comatose, that is students are no longer being admitted, and the school is closed, due to the fact that the founder of the school is now dead, and the children of the founder and the principal are at log a heads, so everything is in a mess, and the principal ransacked the school's records office and took documents home, and now the husband of the principal is also dead, so she is out of the city where the school is situated mourning, if the principal is in possession of some documents including mine, how then will it be possible for the school to send CGFNS the validation it requires of my certificates? Any ideas? Will CGFNS refuse to process my application because of this issue with the school of Midwifery? Will they go ahead with just the information received from the school of nursing which happens to be different?

The battery used to start the White Venza is an Optima Yellow!


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chelseabmw:

That's an Optima Yellow battery.

Not a battery to be taken lightly, its super premium!

https://www.nairaland.com/2875999/meets-exceeds-o.e-grade-automotive#42937363

This one na better post!

One ORIJIN for you!!

Wahala DEY O!

Keneking:
Great - N5000 * 26days - WHT - pension - company income tax and = profit.

But : N50,000 - pension - paye - wife & children - cost of clothings and = loss.


God bless his hustle.

I like the way you think!

White-collar jobs that bring cash below a certain threshold may not make sense to a person due to his status (single or married, or married with kids, or with heavy family responsibilities) or tastes (needs to live beyond what salary can take care of) in life.

For those sort of people, who prefer to determine their worth not their worth as arbitrarily set by some organization or employer, this is the way to go, entrepreneurship/hustling/business, etc

I have been in the U.S. for a very short while, although I will be there for a while.

When in Rome, do as the Romans? How do i start making payments and receive money via PayPal if I don't yet have a U.S. Bank account which should be sorted out very soon.

I am trying to set up a U.S. based PayPal account from within the U.S

Is it acceptable to PayPal to link my U.S. PayPal account to my Nigerian Bank card?

I have been in the U.S. for a very short while, although I will be there for a while.

When in Rome, do as the Romans? How do i start making payments and receive money via PayPal if I don't yet have a U.S. Bank account which should be sorted out very soon.

I am trying to set up a U.S. based PayPal account from within the U.S

Is it acceptable to PayPal to link my U.S. PayPal account to my Nigerian Bank card?

Kaizeshoze12345:
Good day everyone.
I am a business owner, and recent economic trends as everyone can testify have not favorable.
I run a healthcare service and i am made by the government or the authorities or their touts to pay huge sums of money unnecessarily.
Making one naira is difficult enough, i have to forcefully pay NSITF again when my staff have already been enrolled with the National health insurance scheme. I for once do not see the reason or sense behind nsitf.I believe NSITF should be made to join NHIS or be scrapped as both serve same purpose just like traffic wardens and road safety as well as v.i.o all serving one purpose of simply collecting money from citizens.
I make monthly contributions for about 20 of my staff for both pensions and NHIS and that is a huge sum for me when government is supposed to encourage private sector's efforts toward job creation. I am made to pay NSITF while in reality its just a multi taxation method used on we the private sector.
I find myself paying for
1. NHIS
2. NSITF
3. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
4. SIGN BOARD
5. HEALTH/SANITATION
6. MINISTRY OF HEALTH
7. TENAMENT
8. PENSIONS FOR STAFF
9. FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE SERVICE
If government would not look into the plight of people like us that are providers of employment to at least one person, then really government would soon make sure businesses fold up and the government would not have any source of revenue.
Let the government fund itself instead of collecting money from citizens and not even provide the much needed security.
An alternative way we as citizens would follow is make our staff contract staff just to elude this nonsensical and anti common sensical law which if we do not abide by they would even aim at prosecution.
This government na wa. Not that i am against paying for my staff or paying inland revenue, but i and many other Nigerians that are employers of labour are against paying multiple times just for the money to end up in wrong hands which would not do anything for us the citizens.
My nairaland family what are your opinions?

contract all staff, even the multinationals and the bank do so!

not your fault, its the system's fault

for all that they force you to do, comply at the minimum level

e.g., for pension payments, the minimum is 5 staff, so don't go any further, you get the brief.

Just be compliant and no more!

tsiriman:
Nobody here has used a car with airmatic before?

e fit be dem no get time for nairaland? even on the mercedes benz thread how many s-class owners de show?

Got myself a Trane battery with 520CCA at last.

I was willing to buy a VARTA (Silver Dynamic or Blue Dynamic only) but even after studying the site and arriving on a fit for my application as well as alternatives that could be used though I didn't list them here, I didn't hear from the seller as to availability, same goes for BAROCLEM (Gold only).

I finally got a BOSCH dealer with batteries in stock, but he had an S3 and I wanted an S5. S3 is their lowest grade, I wanted middle grade(S5) or highest grade(S5 High Performance AGM).

Here were my acceptable options from BOSCH:

1. S6 High Performance AGM™ Battery

Bosch S6 High Performance AGM™ Batteries provide excellent charge acceptance & peak power for vehicles with start/stop systems, regenerative braking & the highest electronic demand. The S6 features AGM™ technology & satisfies the highest starting & power supply standards even in extreme hot & cold climates.

Installation Restrictions: Best fit estimate, check polarity and clearance before installing, OE CCA: 360, S6 High Performance AGM


Part Number: S6523B

2. S5 Battery

The Bosch S5 Car Battery is well suited for premium car segments including upper-class domestic, imported segments & vehicles with a high number of electrical consumers. The S5 Battery delivers dependable power in extreme temperatures & other high demand situations.

Installation Restrictions: Optional OE CCA: 490, S5 Premium
Part Number: S5508B

3. S5 Battery

The Bosch S5 Car Battery is well suited for premium car segments including upper-class domestic, imported segments & vehicles with a high number of electrical consumers. The S5 Battery delivers dependable power in extreme temperatures & other high demand situations.

Installation Restrictions: Best fit estimate, check polarity and clearance before installing, OE CCA: 360, S5 Premium

Part Number: S5523B

4. S5 Battery

The Bosch S5 Car Battery is well suited for premium car segments including upper-class domestic, imported segments & vehicles with a high number of electrical consumers. The S5 Battery delivers dependable power in extreme temperatures & other high demand situations.

Installation Restrictions: Optional OE CCA: 490, S5 Premium 78 Dual Term

Part Number: S5564B

5. S5 Battery

The Bosch S5 Car Battery is well suited for premium car segments including upper-class domestic, imported segments & vehicles with a high number of electrical consumers. The S5 Battery delivers dependable power in extreme temperatures & other high demand situations.

Installation Restrictions: OE CCA: 360, Optional OE CCA: 490, S5 Premium 75 Dual Term

Part Number: S5560B


I discovered a Duracell auto battery shop that had run out of stock.

Next battery am buying? Will be a VARTA or a BAROCLEM, all things being equal!

Thanks to all who enriched my options by commenting on this thread...

Am out of here

earthrealm:
TRANE IS sold in palms shopping mall lagos, abt 20k
never laid my eyes on optima in nigeria....would be upto 30k if seen.
search on konga/jumia.............2 to 3 days shipping delay

Thanks so much.

Problem is not in Lagos at the moment.

Seen Trane on Jumia but they don't have 60Ah in stock although it is on the site. Trane used to be on Konga but is no more on Konga!

Very true, many of the good brands don't come here.

Bosch is available though, but those I contacted have sold out.

GAZZUZZ:
I can do VARTA and BAROCLEM

I must admit I have fallen in love with Trane, but what nice brands you got there! In effect expanding my choices.

Varta is related to Delkor, same parent company!!

Baroclem also got reliable pedigree. These are the sort of batteries to buy and go to rest for 5 to 6 years not the junk in our automotive markets

Got Baroclem Gold B60J?

Got Varta Silver Dynamic 12V 60Ah 680A(CCA) i.e., Silver Dynamic AGM 560 901 068?

and/or the

ordinary Varta Silver Dynamic 12V 60Ah

and/or

Varta Blue Dynamic 12V 60Ah 540A(CCA)i.e., Blue Dynamic 560 410 054?

Trane
Optima Red Top/Yellow Top
Delkor battery
Varta
Baroclem
Bosch
Duracell

Who sells it here in Nigeria?

Any ideas will be extremely appreciated.

Would love to import but it is needed right away, not some econo batteries with poor quality control that can barely last 2 years

kaeforum:
Sorry for u bros, last june I was also scammed by a car owner who sold me a clean looking 2002 rx300 lexus, the price was too good to be true, had to travel to lagos in the company of a friend to inspect and purchase the car.

Engine and body was ok, so was the interior, but the movement was sluggish, I was told it need a new transmission oil, which i replaced ,on the way to asaba, the car broke down .

A mechanic confirmed my worst fears the transmission had packed up, as I speak I am looking for another transmission to replace with, the vehicle has been parked in my house since july last yr, it has rejected other transmissions put in it.

i know understand the full meaning of the word penny wise pound foolish.

Even though I spent less than 1m on the purchase of the vehicle, the cost to date has over shoot 1m ,I should have bought a direct tokunbo, even in my locality at ph, the tribe to lagos was pointless.

The only thing I got from its previous owners is a useless apology.

So when buying a Nigeria used vehicle avoid automatic transmissions, they have a very short life.

Please can someone knowledgeable in cars explain the bolded to me?

As for the bolded and italicized, my experience has been great so far so i would say it all depends.

I guess it needed a new transmission not just an oil change. And the former seller decided to run for cover, while hoodwinking you into a bad deal.

2special:
Old and cheap scam....pay the $170 and he give u a geniue reason of NOT buying from u again.....Experience, sometimes is d best/worst teacher....u can go ahead and ve an experience!

The so-called buyer also runs the domain verification/appraisal

He wants to get money out of you via reverse psychology, proceed at your own risk

My candid advice? Forget it, if he needs it so seriously, let me pay you $19,500.00 instead and you give him the 170 and the difference to 500 for his trouble, and I guarantee you, you will hear not one word more from him!

G3wap:
Sorry.. i posted this in NL webmaster forum but i didn't get a serious helping hand..

i'm seriously in need of financial help. I listed my domain cb4a.net for sale on 123 reg of which i got a buyer. He's an investor from Canada. He contacted me yesterday via email.. he said he needs the domain for his project of which we both agreed in 20,000 dollars. He said i should send the domain certificate to him to prove my domain has no trademark problems and its appraisal report.

I tried ordering for one online but i don't have the price they requested for an order. The price for an order is 170 dollars. i don't have that money now so i want to know if anybody can help me complete the order request. once the purchase is completed, i will pay such person 500 dollars back for assisting me..

Anybody like that? its urgent...

Scam - not you, but the concept of a domain certificate appraisal report, use those terms in quotes and run a google search

General Rule:

Ruth 1:9:

May Jehovah grant that each of you finds security in the home of your husband.” Then she kissed them, and they wept loudly. NWT
May the LORD grant that each of you will find rest in the home of another husband." Then she kissed them goodbye and they wept aloud. NIV
"May the LORD grant that you may find rest, each in the house of her husband." Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept. NASB

Women are seeking for a "resting-place", a place of rest in the house of their husband or security with a 9to5 provides and not the uncertainty and restlessness of entrepreneurship

It was so in the days of Ruth and Naomi and it is still the same today.

The vast majority of women need to take it easy - and then man is supposed to take the heat

Gen 3:17,18:
And to Adam he said: “Because you listened to your wife’s voice and ate from the tree concerning which I gave you this command, ‘You must not eat from it,’ cursed is the ground on your account. In pain you will eat its produce all the days of your life. It will grow thorns and thistles for you, and you must eat the vegetation of the field. NWT

To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’
“Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. NIV

Some sort of compensation for the pain of carrying pregnancy for 9 months? To counteract/counterbalance the domination of the man

Gen 3: 16:

To the woman he said: “I will greatly increase the pain of your pregnancy; in pain you will give birth to children, and your longing will be for your husband, and he will dominate you.” NWT

To the woman he said, "I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you." NIV

To the woman He said, "I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he will rule over you."

Exceptions Exist though!

9icetoo:
and you think tokunbos don't have issues? remind me which cars I see at the mech again? made in Nigeria? all cars as they age will have issues. replacing the parts that have issues is called maintenance and that is one thing we just can't seem to right do here. I bought a naija company used (that should read abused) Skoda Octavia diesel. I did my research, fixed it up, changed parts (oem) at more than twice the price of the car. I travel with the car now everywhere without fear of failure. the same company who sold it to me can't believe their eyes when I drive it to work. and its now my daily driver. sold off my Camry and the buyer who bought it naija used can't ever stop thanking me cos I used OEM parts for maintenance. car has never failed him. just like mpvgoddess, its all down to the owners.

Those who know cars know that buying the bits and pieces will cost many times the cost of the assembled car

So it is no surprise that replacement parts can cost as much as the car if not more

Some owners are not ready to spend that much, which means they do not know the true cost of car ownership

Makes me feel that used luxury cars are really a good deal after-all, imagine getting a vehicle costing $150,000 for $15,000.00 or less

Rarely will you have to spend half of that on parts to bring it back to factory standard, provided it was well taken care of

Unlike camry and the like, that you buy used for around $15,000 and might spend another $15,000.00 to bring back to factory standard

And then there is the value of not spending all that $150,000 at a go, or the $75,000 at a go but over time. Seems priceless

I think the pricing of tokunbo parts/cars causes Nigerians to have a false impression of the true cost of running cars, which may explain why we have stories of people who say they never changed a thing except brake pads and oil, without telling us how much use in terms of miles and kilometers that the car has seen, making others who know no better to come to a false conclusion as to the true cost of car maintenance

jamex93:
Ye its not my problem I know

But I want to know why a old man will masturbate in his bis place or while driving

Its not right at all

You want to know? You didn't ask them? You come ask us? How we go know?

yinka500:
Experienced is the best lesson and teacher..I took my mechanic to inspect a pencil car and all he was after is his own cut from the seller and he mislead me to buy the pencil for 500k and I have spent nothing less than 150k changing this and that.. ..sad!

How many miles/km at point of purchase?

Things fail, you should expect them to.

If you spent more than 600,000.00 I would say you over spent.

You didn't.

Cars need to taken care of the way, married men take care of their wives, and boyfriends their girlfriends

The only thing is this, if you marry high-maintenance babe, get ready for high maintenance expenses, same for high maintenance girlfriend.

High maintenance can be in terms of taste or in terms of health. The real question is what was the health status of the Camry when you got it, did the former owner neglect it or pamper it? If he neglected it and you don't want to drive it into the ground, you needed to fix it.

500,000.00 + 150,000.00 = 750,000.00

Might not be so bad after-all depending of course on what the 150,000.00 was spent on ( in terms of the parts and the quality of the parts)

My own Nigerian vehicle is pampered with oem replacement parts, so it is an exception to the rule you are making, and in any case, i don't plan to sell. if i ever get tired of the ride, i either keep it in my backyard (sorry that should be read as my museum) or gift it to a starter for a mere token or for free.

I don't get this big issue about resale value

blazeup:
so, if i am in abuja or lagos and my Audi breaks down i should call my Edo base mech to jump on the next flight to fix it right ?, or just manage the Lag/abuja based Kassem who would you would be 80% sure that he is gonna be guess working..

Audi is the right choice on a very good day, but when you evaluate this using the criteria he listed , the Camry would pass with flying colors.
i own a camry for the same reasons he listed, but i love the audi more for the car that it is, i am happy it is his choice..

If I went for the Audi, I would bask in the comfort of knowing for a certainty that factory approved factory dealerships exist in Abuja and Lagos.

But nothing stops me making friends with someone who drives a similar vehicle so I can know his/her mechanic who might be an independent, trustworthy and lower cost than the dealership.

Even those with lots of money to throw away don't necessarily go to the dealerships but highly trained independent shops who know exactly what they are doing and specialize in high end vehicles such as this one, that might be a way out of this debacle

But if the worst came to the worst, and I still don't want to go to a dealership or to an independent in Abuja or Lagos, I know where to find a mechanic and it seems the cost of doing some of these things are cheaper in Edo than either Abuja or Lagos.

I have seen much more A6 and A8 and the A4 in Benin (in use and for sale) than I have seen in any other place in Nigeria I have been to, I know with such a critical mass, they have got to have specialists that one can turn to if the worst comes to the worst and expertise cannot be found elsewhere

Hence the suggestion
Finally, most certainly, I would not have gone for the Camry but the A6 if I were in the OP's situation

a good driver is one who can stop... not one who has to be stopped

what a monumental waste of life and resources to both himself and those close to him

ronald4lif:
With the existing religious over-zealousness in Nigeria becoming a pastor and designating oneself a man of God seems to be the easiest way to attract gullible ladies.

The sustained untold hardship caused by visionless and callous leaders has over the years had it toll on the mental proficiency of a lot of Nigerians so much that they know longer think and have a deep assessment of whatever any pastor say but would briskly oblige them.

As a pastor in Nigeria, I can just wake up and tell a gullible follower that his/her poor uncle in the village is responsible for their life predicament and without thinking they would make enmity with the poor man.

I can tell that your best friend is responsible for your inability to make significant progress in life and viola best friends becomes enemies.

These bandits who parade themselves as men of God are the number one problem in the country, even ahead of the larceny politicians. For a better and productive society Nigerian Christians must learn not to absolve whatever these thieves in the pulpit say and make an independent assessment of their deceptive sermon.

Acts 17:11 as contained in the New International Version reads: "Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true."

instead of questioning, they are worshiped

God even allowed Abraham to question him on account of his nephew Lot over the destruction of Sodom

If God allowed himself to be question what of mere man? Just because he carries the tag Man of God, he can no longer be questioned? All he said should be swallowed without scrutiny. Errant nonsense!

So sad, God never intended it that way!

But you need to see how these MoGs behave if you attempt to ask questions, that is even a sign that there not in fact MoGs!

boliano:
Reg toyota hiace (odegbe) is up for grab, 5speed manual gear, petrol, injector engine, complete leather seat n more
Price 1m


Contact
BOLIANO KINGS AUTO & PROPERTIES LTD.Klm 10 lasu-isheri exp rd, akesan bus stop, alimosho, lagos.
08035157879
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Which year's model?

lukman22:
Thanks Siena for coming onboard.can U please school me a bit on the reason you will chose Audi.thanks

Reason #1: Siena has roots in Edo State, the Nigerian Audi/Volkswagen capital.

Reason #2: All Aluminum body

Reason #3: All Wheel Drive

Reason #4: Bose Surround System

But do take a look at the caranddriver and cargurus reviews for this vehicle.

It is an all round nice vehicle

sultaan:
Still waiting for a ford focus or edge to go missing

consider this an opportunity to buy a better car

LOL...words of consolation...but you re stating a fact come to think of it...

blazeup:
It all depends on your plans .. how much you are willing to spend on cars and how long you want to use them.
If want a car that can cope with Nigerian factors( parts, technical skills, roads) for +/- 2 years =Audi. Then +/- 5 years = Camry.

The Audi is a better made car when compared to camry as they have better handling, more power they are built to last under ideal circumstances they also offer better driving experiences than Camry. How ever some factors unique to this part of the world ( availability of parts, Technical skills of the average technician rewires) plus our maintenance culture can turn this technological masterpiece to a moving Nightmare in less than 5 years. I currently own a camry 2007 which is a superb powerful salon car that can give any germany car a real showdown when well maintained and the fact that it would never give up makes it ideal for me for now... you see it depends on your plans.. If you are willing to spend on original car parts regardless the cost any car would be ideal....

Edo State is Nigeria's capital of Audi. Am sure you can find or import Audi specialists from there if they aren't close to you.

But as good as Toyota products are, if you aren't in such funds as to replace them if stolen, I wouldn't recommend them

oxygen sensors? leaking exhausts? pipe in place of catalytic converter? have you run a scan?

Radiator fins corroded and falling off

A radiator problem peculiar to Northern regions is external corrosion of the fins. This is caused by winter and road salt, and reduces the fins to a white powder. The fins then crumble and fall off, and once they do, that section of the radiator cannot exchange heat with the outside air. Run your hand gently over the fins at the middle of the rad's core, at the very bottom, under the bumper. If they're crumbly, you'll know.

Warmer areas may suffer from sand, pine needles and other debris embedded in the lower half of the rad, which prevent air movement through the rad and thus impair heat exchanging.

Water pump impeller corroded

The only time you'll ever see this is if

you're using a low-quality aftermarket water pump, or
you've mixed incompatible coolants, or
the coolant has never, ever been changed.

If the impeller is gone or much reduced in size, coolant can't be pumped into and out of the rad, so it will boil and overheat

Lower radiator hose collapsed

If you're using genuine Honda hoses, you'll never see this problem unless your rad cap has gone bad and won't allow coolant back into the engine.

When the water pump is turning, it's sucking water through the thermostat and the lower rad hose. That suction can cause the same sort of hose collapse as you get in a drinking straw when you try to suck a thick milkshake through it. If the hose is insufficiently reinforced on the inside, it can get sucked flat and coolant flow will stop. When you let off the pedal or shut the car off, the hose pops back to normal. If you use aftermarket hoses, not all of them will be of high quality, and may be prone to this phenomenon.

To check for this, rev the car hard with your hand on the throttle in the engine compartment, and watch the lower hose. If it doesn't collapse, it's probably fine.

This can also happen as the car cools off, if the rad cap return seal has gone bad.


All the credit goes to: 'Honda overheating Symptoms and most likely causes' by www.tegger.com