₦airaland Forum

JustinSlayer69:
All thanks to our Biafrans. ...

Just watch yeye countries like South Africa too following suit.

Very soon, our pariah status would be declared official. For now, we all know it but are diplomatic about it.

ONLY ONE tribe finished our reputation abroad...haba!

Heh heh, but it is the leaders from another tribe that made the conditions for crayfish to bend. Think about it

And who is taking all these drugs? No be Asians? Abeg they should clear their own people with drug-free certificates, then my industrious brothers will be forced to find other means of making money

Amarabae:
did I hear you say Onitsha? Hahahahahaha.
You must be a comedian.
So you are eyeing onitsha, better comot eye, longer throat.

Heh heh. I just provided historical context. Look up the origins of Onitsha. But to keep it real, I'm proud of my industrious brothers in Onitsha and everywhere. I just want to see successful black countries TBH. That's all that matters.

Probz:
You were just about close to making sense in that submission until you went about declaiming Delta Igbo and Onitsha people. I hope you know that most Nsukka Igbo are ancestrally Igala and there’s other communities in Enugu State bordering with Benue that have absorbed people of not Just Igala but also Idoma stock and you’ll even see a handful of them with Idoma surnames like Omege. That doesn’t stop them being Igbo today. Same goes for Aro people and other peripheral Igbos on the southern fringes of Abia state that border with Akwa Ibom that have Calabar roots but are Igbo today. Ancestral origins don’t come into current ethnic identity.

La la la... I'm not in any mood to listen. Biafra is the 5 Igbo states. Any long story is not going to change that.

But you're right though about current ethnic identity. Things change over time. I really don't care, really, I just want successful black countries

I know I will get insulted for this, but I will say it anyway.
If Ndi-Igbo want their own country, it should be limited to Anambra (minus Onitsha*), Enugu, Imo, Abia, and Ebonyi.

Yes, people will say: what of Anioma in Delta (from Ika to Aniocha, Oshimili down to Ndokwa)? Igbos are not indigenous to these areas, though there has been migration and settlement over the last 2 centuries. Sadly, I know some misguided Anioma people who consider themselves Igbo (they are in for a rude surprise when they are labeled as non-core-Igbo). What about Rivers and Akwa-Ibom? Cross River and Bayelsa nko? Well, Igbos are not indigenous to these states either, so how can they be dragged into Biafra just like that?

*Onitsha has its origins from Bini people, but like Lagos, and Asaba, Igbos are claiming it as theirs (or at best, no-man's land**). Claiming where you migrated to as your own is bad form, especially when those you met are still around. What of all the industry built in Onitsha? Because we don't want to fight too much, we'll let you keep Onitsha since Benin hasn't exerted its influence or developed it since time immemorial.

**At the rate Igbos are in China, I won't be surprised if in 50 years, they start claiming parts of China as no-man's land!

And worse is trying to misguide people on their heritage so they will be the critical mass for your purposes.

Fire away, I wore my flame-retardent underwear today

kingzizzy:
These threads with some tribes saying "remove us from Biafran map"


When they put you people in 'Nigerian Map', what did you do?

We tried to resist, but Lord Lugard, the British Crown, Royal Niger Company, and co. sent soldiers, spies, mercenaries, implanted traitors; they brought gunships, cannons, rifles, and overwhelmed us with their superior firepower. Then they corrupted the minds of our youngsters with their religion and technology.

So, after you comot high heels, push-up bra, hair, nails, eyelash, contacts, makeup, butt pad, waist control, and now cameltoe, wetin remain?

Nothing like the original package.
This is getting out of hand. Triple smh.

Na wao... Na so recession reach? Even dogs are killing snakes now

Soon, we'll see all those street dogs carrying snakes for sale

We already have second, third, N-wives... so what's the big deal in marrying them at once, instead of every few years?

All wonderful... with their unique beauty

"I play em like vitamins and take a chick a day"

modelmike7:
Weldone my President. Only God knows how much dollar would have been by now if it was the corrupt Government that remain in power, maybe 900 Naira to a dollar.... Our economy was sitting on a time bomb all these wasteful past years, but the children of hate will never know that, they just keep blaming and hating blindly. God bless my president as he takes us back to the Promised Land.

Since we're speculating wildly, according to the trend before PMB took over, the rate if GEJ remained would have been around 290-320. PMB's policies helped stoke panic and pushed it to 500. It's now returning to where it should have been.

At any rate, it is always good news when the Naira strengthens. I must give credit to the CBN governor, the acting president during last month, and to PMB.

My concern is if it's sustainable. A lot of people halted their demand for dollar, and with the decreased price, they will be back, adding pressure

The code is 042

738 eliminates 7,3, and 8
780 guarantees that 0 is one of the numbers
682 and 206 mutually eliminate 6, also fix 2 at left, and make 0 in the wrong place
206 and 614 eliminate 1, and select 4
206 now resolves 0 to be at left, and 4 in middle

Wait, u can't disclose how you're spending our money? Wow

They tried...

spartan117:
Why are all of Buhari’s appointees displaying unnecessary ego it must be flowing 4rm d top.
See as he face worwor

This is good for our democracy. The different arms should flex their muscles as provided by the constitution, and realize where their own limits are.

So, former classmates now qualify as degree ba?

Let me go and sit inside Lagos Business School classrooms for one week, then I will also be a "graduate". If you doubt me, I will invite my classmates too. Smh

Kondomatic:
Say what you know sir.

Google employs school dropouts.

Name 3 instances.

od501:
Around June last year one Mary o'brain was interviewed and hired by FB blueprint right in the seminar hall organised by fb for analysing issues relating to Analytics in Python programming. And if i should quote prof stephen founder of the world economic summit "a day shall come Wen the world shall shift from capitalism to talentilism" .
And as for your offer , i believe your fellow accountant -turn -surgeons will appreciate it the most!

I agree... as to the honourable Senator's talent... I'm yet to see the compelling talent he was hired for leadership.

mattmobis:
We attach so much importance to class of degree that some ppl go to school not to develop their minds but only memorize and put them on exam papers and go home empty. Ppl with 1st Class results are mostly employees of 3rd class and classless graduates and only earn salary. Your ability to process what it takes to succeed in modern society is so abysmal!

I understand and agree completely. A 3rd class may be better suited for organizing a company, and the 1st class better suited for execution. In fact it would be a waste to have a brilliant scientist working on administration/CEO when she could be inventing new drugs.

sinisters:
And you are working in Microsoft,Google or Facebook I presume...

I used to think like this anyway......life 'll soon happen to some people here,their reality will stamp out their ignorant assumptions..

Nigeria is moving to a position whereby some organisations don't even care about ur certificate as long as you have the skills they want...

The irony is that organisations are caring less about the certificate, because so many - like in the case of the Senator in question - are dubious. What's the point in trusting what the certificate says, if it doesn't really mean anything.

I agree that the certificate is not end all be all. But I still think that the chances of finding good lawyers/accountants/whatever is higher from a pool of those who understand their field of study enough to get 1st class. If you don't understand the theory of what you're doing, can you ever be as good as somebody who does? Of course you can learn in the field, and experience is the best teacher, but given a pool candidates - who are all brilliant in their own way, why handicap your organization with people who have to learn on the job, when you can have people who already understand the job, and can go further?

tensazangetsu20:
Not necessarily, Engineering is a very practical field. Doing well in school doesn't mean you will be very good in the field. It's cause of this same reason shipping companies have stopped taking engine cadets based on grades( I used this as an example cause am a final year marine engineering student and i have seen third class and pass graduates being taken ahead of those with better grades), there are so many other factors they consider, the grades are the least of them. But students should study hard, you will never get into MIT sloan, INSEAD or Harvard business school with subpar grades

You're right, doing well in school is not 100% correlation, and we have data points of individuals who have excelled despite their bad grades. However, doing well in school is a very good indicator that you are suited for what you are doing, and that you understand the theory. There are people who don't test well (meaning they understand better than they can articulate on paper, yet excel at practicals or under stress), and organizations need to be proactive about that.

So, in summary, we're not after outliers, we're after a higher average. And if we have a higher average in our leadership pool, chances are we'll have a better country than what we have at the moment.

Saao:
those that created university, which university did they attend?

They were aristocrats. As children, they were taught at home by the best teachers/governesses of the time. They spent many years studying in their own private libraries, going on excursions to other countries to learn the sciences, politics, philosophy, finances, and languages. Most were very lucky: born into a family of means so one could study without worrying about making a living. Some of them were also brilliant: establishing private laboratories, clinics, libraries, etc. These were the kinds of people who started universities, since you asked.

od501:
dt u went to school doesn't make you educated . Naija pple wake up from this certificate fever! d world is changing.

Try applying to Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft without a degree, and watch your resume get dropped like a hot potato. It's a nice story, and we even have examples of people succeeding without a degree... still I'd rather have somebody who understands theory to be in charge of practicals


"Hi, I'm your doctor in charge of your surgery today. I studied accounting, 3rd class, but don't worry, I'm not one of those certificate fever people"

tensazangetsu20:
The grade one gets from the university doesn't define ones professional life. The president of Ghana graduated with a third class and before he became president he was one of the best lawyers in his country so go figure.

This is very true. But I hope you'll agree that the chances of civil engineers building a good bridge are higher if they all understood their schoolwork.

Toscoas2:
Wikipedia is your friend!
Born-Aliko Dangote
10 April 1957 (age 59)
Kano, Kano State, Nigeria
Nationality-Nigerian
Citizenship-Nigerian (1957–present)
Education-Business Studies
Alma mater-Al-Azhar University, Cairo.
Do you know when he obtained dt University education. this girl knows nothing. you jst part of slaying generation.

And how many of our leaders have attained his heights? You're using the example of one exceptional person to prove a fallacy. For example, Bill Gates and Mark Z. dropped out of college to concentrate on their companies. Yet Microsoft and Facebook hire the best college graduates. I don't even think they'd look at your resume if you were 3rd class. How many college dropouts does Google have? How many 3rd class graduates does Dangote hire for critical and high-level operations? Why is that?

Delarosa:
Oga that's not the issue, is it all first class candidates that are fit or capable of holding political possitions. Ogbeniiiiii, the grades you come out with doesn't mean anything at all. There are lots of political office holders with SSCE cert and OND at the NASS and they are doing well for their constituencies. THIRD CLASS Candidates ain't failures Oga

For the same reason a bank hires top graduates when it can: not all first class graduates are fit, but the chances of finding good leadership is much higher among those who were able to study hard, understand the material, apply the material. It speaks of mental capacity and discipline.

The chances of having a leader who understands finance is much higher if you pick from a pool of first-class graduates, than if you pick from a pool of those whose certificates are dubious, at best. I also would rather have a first class engineer in charge of our industry, than somebody who didn't understand Newton's laws.

Doriana2:
Lack of good tomatoes does not mean we should cook stew with sand'. The fact that GEJ was terrible should spur us on to properly screen our leaders (plus political parties) and request for even better qualities. We should not make the mistake again ‎of selecting someone bad just because average did not work out. 
A country of 180 million people demands someone intelligent and capable to run it. Lives and futures are literally at stake. We should not take the posts of the president and senators as a testing ground for failures in school. A successful organization like first bank will not employ a third class graduate as CEO so why should NIGERIANS accept third class graduates (or complete illiterates) as senators?

Very good writeup... If we started screening our leaders the way we screen employees, the country would be much better off.

Vicboi1:
still 20k in owerri this change government is useless

Gov't? Or Owerri traders?

Can't remember the last time I bought a bag of rice. Na eba and amala these days.

But I'm sure if I stroll down to Ogbe ogonogo abi wetin dem dey call am, it will be like 22k. Nor be Delta?

Say WhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaA?

989900:

Furthermore, the charges will be applied on the cumulative withdrawal/deposit on all customer accounts per bank, regardless of the channel of deposit/withdrawal and will be implemented accordingly in the following states of the Federation:

Can someone please explain the above?

Thank you.

Hian! Does this mean that I can't withdraw multiples of under-the-limit? This is good sha... as Nigerians will find ways to avoid paying.

The less cash, the better. Just hope a company will come and make anonymous payments possible, so I don't have to give all by details to everybody I need to transact with.

989900:

Furthermore, the charges will be applied on the cumulative withdrawal/deposit on all customer accounts per bank, regardless of the channel of deposit/withdrawal and will be implemented accordingly in the following states of the Federation:

Can someone please explain the above?

Thank you.

Hian! Does this mean that I can't withdraw multiples of under-the-limit

last35:
Too much makeup

I was thinking the same thing... then you had to go and put this picture
You wicked