MercyLady3:
How safe (risky) is shipping a car from Europe to Naija as I am studying here.

I would use a car once I get to Naija.

Would you buy in Naija jeje or try your luck and take the risk with the ones in Europe.

Don't forget the shipping wahala and lots of that. I need more enlightenment on this.

Thanks.

@nevibolt @justwise @williamson

My name is not nevibolt. Do I look like I come from Jamaica! Abi u hear say me and usain bolt be cousin?

For those who attacked me recently thinking I only paint nice pictures that are not d reality on ground in Germany, attached is d picture of a Nigerian who came to Germany like any of us, did her bsc and MSC here in Fulda and got a job in Munich and got married last week to another Nigerian guy who came here also as a student. D wedding held also on German soil

Funny enough, I av always come across the success stories of Nigerians here. That is not to say d success comes on a platter of gold like some people think I implied but if they can do it then I can.

ohakskid:
abeg hw you take run ur finland admissn?

Online things na ni via uaf

maestrojay:


Thanks bro.. will do just that, school neva see anitin yet.. i wee show dem pepper, wey company plenty die..
But wats d problem with naija Unis sef, wats d whole gra gra about not giving students transcript.. dem dey eat am??

Wat I did was use my brother's company name with our flat in Lagos as company address. The sch was none wiser cus my residential address in sch records was in ondo and not Lagos. So dey sent it and I still av it with me till now as I only sent certified copies to unis in Germany.

Another option is get ur student copy which most schs will give u by hand, certify copies of it and send to d German unis. Dey don't care if its student copy or school copy dey get so far its a certified copy

maestrojay:
Hello guys, pls i met my school for transcript, they said they wouldnt give me in hand, they would rather send it to the institution i want..

abeg will german schools accept it like that without the neccesary certification

Most likely dey will not. Lost an admission back then in Finland cus I allowed my school to send it directly without d certification. Wen e reach Germany turn, I don get sense. So u av to get sense and outsmart ur sch ni by tricking them to sending it to u by making dem think dey are sending it to a company in Nigeria that needs it for ur job application.

The thinking is in ur court. Keep thinking

willy2000:

This can only be done in Nigeria, that is the information from Nigerian Embassy in Berlin. If it is contested in the court of law, what that person did is fraudulent.

One of the main reason Germans allow Nigerians the privileged is because of the technicality involve. Did you read the other part where it was written, that a citizen of Nigeria by birth may not renounce his Nigerian citizenship, being that he is allowed, under Nigerian Law, to acquire the citizenship or nationality of a second country, without the necessity to renounce the citizenship of the country of his/her birth (Nigeria).

Take note of MAY NOT, renouncing is not as easy as you may see it. you don't just fill a form and swear an affidavit that you are no longer Nigerian and then it get simply approved. Germans are aware of this, that is why Nigeria is included in the list of dual citizenship.

My guy may not is not the same as can not. May not simply means u av a choice not to but if u insist u want to, dia is no law anywhere to stop u so far u are above 18 years old. I am not saying it is easy as ABC but my point is contrary to wat eke said, it is possible. And mind u, of all d foreign embassy of Nigeria that I checked, only Germany says u av to go to Nigeria to do it. Others simply requires u to fill forms , pay the fees, submit ur nigerian passport and wait till dey get back to u.

The ist page of d Nigerian passport says it is issued by d president but u and I know d president does not even see it when u get it. It is just a mere declaration in d name of d President d same as renouncing it will be a declaration in the name of the president.

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1271619 that link is the story of a woman who renounced her Nigerian citizenship and nothing happened. So if any one wants to, it is doable. I rest my case

willy2000:


please remove the wiki reference, it is not a reliable source. Here is the constitution in respect to renouncing your citizenship

29. (1) Any citizen of Nigeria of full age who wishes to renounce his Nigerian citizenship shall make a
declaration in the prescribed manner for the renunciation.
(2) The President shall cause the declaration made under subsection (1) of this
section to be registered and upon such registration, the person who made the
declaration shall cease to be a citizen of Nigeria.
(3) The President may withhold the registration of any declaration made under
subsection (1) of this section if-
(a) the declaration is made during any war in
which Nigeria is physically involved; or
(b) in his opinion, it is otherwise contrary to
public policy.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section.
(a) "full age" means the age of eighteen years
and above;
(b) any woman who is married shall be deemed
to be of full age.


So technically if you renounce your citizenship and it was not approved by the president, it is null and void

I still don't see any difference BTW d wiki reference which is a summary of d section and d full one u quoted. The argument is not if d president approves it or not, d argument is if its possible to even try it in d ist place and from d constitution u and I citied, it is possible to try it. D President approving it or not is if u are seen as person of value or if d country is at war. And I av seen someone who tried it and it was approved and he did not even need to go to Nigeria to get it done

Eke40seven:

Wrong! you CAN'T renounce your citizenship as a BORN Nigerian. Before the laws of citizenship was reviewed in Germany, some years ago, there was a controversy that rocked the Nigerian embassy here in Germany.
Nigerians that sought to take up the German citizenship were asked to get evidence that they have renounced their current nationality. So, acting illegally and with greased hands, the Nigerian embassy issued applicants 'fake' documents which was void according to the laws of Nigeria and charged applicants exorbitant, albeit, illegal fees for it until enlightened nationals raised alarm, however, before this happened, the embassy have used that medium to make a lot of money. It became a very profitable means of extortion, leaving many victims in its wake.
You can ask an immigration lawyer who is vast in the matters of Nigerian citizenship to brief you better.
Your efforts to renounce your citizenship as a BORN Nigeria is just null, void and unconstitutional.

I dont know d law u are quoting or incidence u are mentioning but wat I just know is that I know a Nigerian here married to a German who renounced is Nigerian citizenship. He has being here even before I was born and had both Nigerian and German passport but according to him, he does not see the benefit of having the Nigerian passport cus wen he travelled sumwia and had issues, it was d German embassy there that stood up for him and d German passport gives him more travel freedom and protection. So the man went to Berlin and renounced.even when he goes to Nigeria, he travels as a German with his German pass and prefers to apply for a Nigerian visa wen going home.

Now to the law you are referring to, I will attach infos from various Nigerian embassies

RENUNCIATION OF NIGERIAN CITIZENSHIP

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria wishes to inform all prospective applicants who desire to renounce their Nigerian citizenship that the power to approve renunciation of Nigerian citizenship or restoration of same is the sole prerogative of Mr. President, as enshrined in Chapter III, Article 29, sub. Section 1-2, of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999).

Kindly note, therefore, that such powers are NOT TRANSFERABLE and that the process can only be carried out in Nigeria.

Furthermore, please be informed that a citizen of Nigeria by birth may not renounce his Nigerian citizenship, being that he is allowed, under Nigerian Law, to acquire the citizenship or nationality of a second country, without the necessity to renounce the citizenship of the country of his/her birth (Nigeria).

Embassy of Nigeria,
Berlin, Germany
27 July, 2011

The law says may not and not can not.

Embassy Of Nigeria Sweden
Nigerian Embassy Sweden for Denmark, Finland and Norway
RENUNCIATION OF NIGERIAN CITIZENSHIP
Posted by Embassy of Nigeria Sweden
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Nigerians wishing to renounce their Nigerian citizenship should complete and present the requirements below:
1). A formal application letter, duly signed by the applicant.
2). Payment of 500 SEK renunciation fee and 200 SEK administrative fee. (Please include the receipt of payment)
3). A duly completed application form.

Renunciation (1.6 MiB)


4). Original Sworn affidavit for renunciation of citizenship in a Nigerian court of law.
5). Two copies of recent passport photographs.
6). Original Certificate or letter of identification from Local government of origin.
7). Original Birth certificate.
. Original international passport.
9). Original letter from UDI.
10). A self-addressed envelope (Applicants in Sweden should include postage stamps worth 90SEK and applicants outside Sweden, 10 international postage coupons).

REQUIREMENTS FOR RENUNCIATION OF NIGERIAN CITIZENSHIP

1. Formal application to the Embassy by the individual renouncing his/her Nigerian citizenship. Include your current address and telephone number, please.

2. Applicant must surrender his/her Nigerian passport to the Embassy.

3. If there is any particular office/individual the applicant requires the Embassy to notify of his/her renounciation, the full address of such office/person must be made available to the Embassy on the application.

4. $50 money order only payable to the Embassy of Nigeria.

5. Acceptance of the renounciation of citizenship on behalf of the Nigerian government by the Embassy will be communicated to the applicant in due course.
:-)

Nigeria Edit
The right to renounce Nigerian citizenship is established in § 29 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, which states that "any citizen of Nigeria of full age who wishes to renounce his/her Nigerian citizenship shall make a declaration in the prescribed manner for the renunciation", which the government is obliged to register except when Nigeria is physically involved in a war or when the President of Nigeria is of the opinion that the renunciation is contrary to public policy. - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renunciation_of_citizenship


From all the fore going sir eke, I put it to u that u are wrong on ur conclusion and I can renounce my Nigerian citizenship if I want to. Though I love my green pali sha

Eke40seven:

In the case of Nigeria, whatever law they make becomes null and void if the applicants original country doesn't have a law that allows them to renounce their original citizenship, because its just impossible to legally do that. Putting that into consideration, they had to review their then existing laws into paper to consider these countries that have these rules of "non renunciation", because they simply cannot renounce it, its impossible (Nigeria happened to be one of those countries). So, i think the waiver will still remain pending the time Nigeria and some of these other countries in our category also put a law into place that allow them renounce their citizenship.
However, in the article, the main category of people targeted are refugees and citizens whose parents are immigrants with a nationality other than German.

Yes d targets are mainly refugees but do u know d volume of Nigerians claiming aduro refugee asylum in Germany? Guy dem many oo. I just hope dey draw a line sha if ur argument will be valid.

And even if Nigeria does not av a renunciation law but Germany is saying u can't stay in our country with two citizenship, then wateva law Nigeria has becomes irrelevant in Germany if u still plan to stay. Plus I don't think u can't renounce Nigerian citizenship. U can renounce d citizenship of any country if u want to. Nigerian law is that u can keep ur citizenship and av that of another country, not that u can't renounce if u feel u are tired of ur green pali cus I know a Nigerian man here in Frankfurt who went to Berlin to renounce his green pali some years back.

For instance, d Nigerian constitution says u can't contest for political office if u av dual citizenship. You must renounce d other before u can contest.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/10/senior-german-ministers-call-for-ban-on-wearing-the-burqa/

I saw this news this morning and I thought I should share it. Germany is considering putting an end to dual citizenship cus of d increased wave of terror and since Nigerians in Germany enjoy this dual citizenship, I pray it does not get d needed signatures for it to be implemented

onnenka:
Bollocks

Well, I know ur type and I won't exchange words with u. Enjoy ur security in ur tribal mansion, when d chickens come to roost no tribe will be spared d effect. Especially those from d tribes that rejoice at d mention of evil. When d sky falls no be only one person go see am. Have a nice day ahead

onnenka:

Vanguard learnt on Sunday, that the leader of the militant gang known as Duba Furejo, AKA, General Duba, a native of Arogbo in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, was arrested 5: pm on Saturday, by operatives of the IRT led by CSP Abba Kyari, at Iyana-School area of Iba, while trying to flee to his home town in Ondo State.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/08/we-got-n12m-as-ransom-before-releasing-oniba-of-ibaland-suspected-kidnappers/

I am not a tribalist but I need to educate you cus I know d message u are trying to pass across. And as an ondo indigene from ilaje LGA, I need to explain to u wat u don't know.

Now d riverine area of ondo used to av ijaw minority groups and d LGA den was ilaje ese odo LGA until war broke out BTW both tribes in 1999/2000. D war lasted close to a year and my grandmum only escaped death by whiskers. After d war and as a form of reconciliation, d LGA was splited into two namely ilaje LGA with headquarters in igbokoda for d Yoruba speaking ilajes and ESE odo LGA for d ijaws with headquarters in arogbo. Now these ijaws were migrants who had been accommodated over time by d ilajes due to the well known welcoming spirit of almost all Yoruba tribes.

So that is why u can see an ijaw man claiming ondo state but that does not make him a Yoruba indigene. Even till tomorrow, news on d ondo state TV station is read in d ijaw language. And it is these ijaws who av shown to be violent severally that are now d militants terrorizing Lagos that d news is referring to. Even from his name it is obvious he is not an ilaje Yoruba or from any Yoruba tribe.

Someone asked me here about scholarships in Germany. Attached is d only scholarship u can use to enter Germany as a student. Its called daad scholarship like I mentioned in an earlier post

http://scholarship-positions.com/2013-2014-postgraduate-courses-for-professionals-with-relevance-to-developing-countries-germany/2012/03/20/

Chaiks I just remembered now there is a certain scholarship by the German govt given to students before coming to Germany for certain courses . its called daad scholarship and Nigerians can benefit from it if dia course falls under it. You can Google search it. Daad scholarship!

chaiks:
OK @nevilbot. Of course if I am opportuned to be in Germany, I I'll learn the language at least to a point of every day conversation. Please d scholarship for living expenses, in which school can one search for it? Am extending my search to Germany alongside Estonia. But the block account is my huddle. Like how much can one expect to mk from part time job in Germany?which city and school are you in and does Germany permit easy transition from study to eventual settlement? I seriously wish I made to Dat side like u guys. Imagine finishing well in Nigeria but no job. At least if there is job here,one can hope to save up for d block acc. But it sucks. Let's say if I do ielts, together with a gud sop and cgpa of 4.49, can one stand a gud chance for full study grant over there? I appreciate ur responses all through.

Like I said scholarships don't come easy in Germany bcus the schools are tuition free so d bliv is why do u need scholarship again. But some schs offer living expenses to outstanding students who are already studying. This is not an info u can get while not yet a student as its usually in house via student emails.

So dey give grants to dia students who av good grades not for newly admitted students just coming in. Your grade before coming to Germany has nothing to do with u getting a subsidy on your arrival. D criteria used depends on d sch giving it and it is only to students who av already finished ist or second semesters. So if u need scholarship before u can fund your trip abroad, I will advice u to look else where like USA and Canada and not Germany cus without a block acct or a German resident sponsor, u won't get the visa

As for how much u can make while working, depends on d job contracts. Student mini jobs where u pay no tax, u must not earn more than 450€ per month. Midi jobs where u pay tax is max 850€ monthly while u can earn above that during holiday months of august and September. But mind u, u pay monthly rent (btw 220- 450 monthly) and monthly health insurance of 80€ if u are still below 30 and up to 171€ monthly if u are above 30. How much u spend on feeding and others depend on your life style

chaiks:
@nevilbot, gud to know u v been in Germany for a while. How's life in Germany? Are you studying and if do they give scholarships that covers d living expenses?

Life is fine in Germany but can be finer if u speak German well. Dia are scholarships to cover living expenses but dey are scarce and don't come easy so we just get along by doing part time jobs as we all have work permit as students

t405:
Also if i wanted to travel with a child would it complicate things?is education free for minors?do hubbies get work permits?

they have a session for january which is when am looking to start.

If you want to travel with a child, u can but ur block acct fee will be above 8700€ that a single fellow is required to pay. All education is free for everyone in Germany except kindergarten. As for hubbies and wifeys going with u, its possible and dey get a permit but u need to speak to d embassy on how to process the visa for all of u as d process is not sumtin I'm aware of

t405:
Hello guys am new here

recently started considering germany after canada decided to take forever in responding to PGC visa applications and since the amount i wantd to spend dere wud earm me a MBA degree (about 7M naira) in Germany

just a few pointers needed pls.

does one get 18months work permit after a 1year masters study?
can one apply for Permanent residency during the 18months period and after how many years after PR can one apply for citizenship
After buying health insurance is one completely covered?


I am leaning towards applying to Schiller International University for my MBA. i have sent them an email as i finished with a 2.2 and mentioned my work experience and certifications all in IT. They have indicated that my work experience could be leverage for the academics insufficiency so i would be considered.

Is anyone here scholling in Heidelberg. Also if i wanted to travel with a child would it complicate things?is education free for minors?do hubbies get work permits?

they have a session for january which is when am looking to start.

No, you can't apply for permanent resident during the 18 months. You qualify for Permanent resident after staying 5 yrs in Germany and u qualify for d German passport after staying for 8 yrs.

But also note that ur years used studying qualify as half to your permanent resident status meaning when counting d no of years, if you used 5 (msc+ bsc) years to study it only counts as 2.5 years while full year counts only wen u start working full time after graduation or u stsrt phd as phd is recognized as a full time job if its the one u get a contract for. So if u do a 3 year phd, it counts as 3 yrs. Meaning in your case if u only do a 2 yr MSC, den u av only gotten 1 yr of d needed 5 yrs to qualify for PR. Your 18 month job hunting period will also count as 9 months towards your PR. Meaning In all by d time your 18 elapse u only av used 1 yr and 9 months towards PR.

I hope u get my explanation?

And as for health insurance, u pay monthly for it to remain covered for as long as u stay in Germany. Its a monthly payment thing that u must not default or u get a fine for each month u default

TemmyDavies:



Where in Germany are you.

Frankfurt am main

striker9:
Did I say he will just come and get the job?of course if he's lucky he can ..btw I only answered his questions and that u in Germany for 2 years got nothing to do with my reply as long I didn't give wrong info.

D fact is he can't even work in Germany. This has nothing to do with luck but law. Before he will be thru with getting d required permits to qualify to work, d 2 months holiday is over. And my ist response was not an insult to u so plz cool down, d temp is too high

striker9:
According to the students here, you can earn an average of 4euros per/hr.Legally you can't work in other big schengen countries but there are jobs called black jobs that pays 8.5euros per/hr which is available in Germany. I stand to be corrected

And who says he can just come from Estonia and work the 8.5€ per hour job in Germany without the German resident permit? Sometimes I laff wen read abt d expectations of Nigerian youths online abt coming to Europe working and hammering big.

Plz don't be dcieved , he can't come to do holiday jobs in Germany if he does not av d papers. The so called black jobs are rare and don't pay that 8.5€ as 8.5€ is d legal minimum wage so y will a job that is under d table pay u that much. I av bin in Germany since 2014 and getting those under table jobs is like going thru d needle eye cus Germany is a paper country

uchezdedon:
C

Were you able to transfer via azimo or you just checked if they still have Nigeria in the countries list.

A friend of mine in kleve still used azimo around 5pm German time yesterday and it went thru in a jiffy. And Nigeria is still listed on azimo as at this morning.

After going thru d CBN secular, I think d CBN point of contention is that des companies do not transfer d euro or dollar equivalent of wat d Nigeria banks pay out in d sent foreign currency. Dey maybe found a way of sending naira instead. So wat CBN is saying is if a Nigerian in USA or Europe sends money to Nigeria, pay d Nigerian banks in d foreign currency and not in naira while d Nigerian bank will pay into d receivers acct in naira. I guess its a way to increase d amount of forex in circulation and I don't think that is too much to ask.

Just hope dey sort it out quickly

Bleuocean:
Money transfer service to Nigeria suspended

Dear customer,

As you may have seen in the media, almost all international money transfer operators have been forced to suspend transfers to Nigeria.

Unfortunately, WorldRemit and Azimo are among them.

This has happened because of drastic and unforeseen action taken by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Our local partners have been told they can no longer process transfers to bank accounts.

There was no advance warning that this was going to happen and the money transfer companies affected had no opportunity to appeal.

WorldRemit believes this action to be unfair and we are currently contesting it.

In the mean-time, we are not able to accept new money transfer requests to Nigeria.

We are working to complete all pending transfers. In the limited number of cases where this is not possible, we will communicate with you and arrange a refund.

Our mobile airtime service is unaffected.

If you have previously sent money to Nigeria with us, we will provide updates on the situation by email.

Kind regards,
The WorldRemit team

I got the same mail from world remit but azimo is still working cus dey didn't send such mail and after I got d wr mail, I went to azimo straight and transfer to Nigeria was still on. I don't get wat is wrong with this CBN and I dey see hand of western union in this one. Make dem no go try rubbish Ooo cus its azimo all d way!!

janellemonae:


Only d 1st will be legal. Mormons in America also have multiple wives.

Yes they do but it is still illegal and can't go forward to register it. And d reason they've not gone to jail for it is cus they live a secluded life. They don't go public with it. Make they try make any legal claim now and see wat will come out of it

liohan:

Haba! Nobody ask you where u dey, you come still for your hand... na police dey investigate corruption case for Naija?

Plz who investigated the forgery rules against d leaders of the senate? Abi that one no be corruption too? OK you think u know more than him to have asked the police do the investigation abi?

Islam or not, polygamy is illegal in the USA so make them no go try wetin go land dem for prison

MidasTouche01:
Hmmmm....

Buhari Mr. Integrity is yet to comment on this oo, don't worry... just know that...

The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis...

Guy stop being an hater and follow the news. Even me wey no reside in naija know that Buhari has ordered the inspector general of police to begin immediate investigation into d matter. It was news on channels TV since last night. Wat else do u want him to do? To go flog dogara out of d chambers himself?

This is for those already in Germany in dia 2nd, 3rd or 4th semesters. I attended dia seminar some months back in Bonn and I can tell u dia are many opportunities we do not know we av access to as foreign students. If u want to attend, contact me for d application forms

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Becus everyone here is just commenting with emotions, no one is calming down enuf to ask d same questions sahara reporters want to ask d governor which are:

SaharaReporters attempted to reach Mr. Obiano to ask certain questions, including information on the location of state farms large enough to produce agricultural products worth $5 million in exports, the specific companies used to ship the produce,
and end-receiver documents from European buyers?

Our problem in nigeria is this na our pikin mentality and na my tribe so I must support it and these polithiefcians keep stealing us dry and confusing us on it. Wat is so difficult for d govnor to show us d farm and ansa those questions raised. And instead of we d citizens to be objective and demand accountability, na tribal sentiments and abuse for this page since!

UncleJudax:
Anybody here received Ogaga's whatsapp number for Hessen-bound students?

Frankfurt, Giessen, Marburg, Darmstadt, Kassel, Fulda, Offenbach usw...

I need to start planning.

I'm in Frankfurt till September. Holla me if u need any update