Sanprecious:

I hope the percentage thing is not confusing you. Your analogy doesn’t add up with what you’re asking.

60% of 10 will be 6 candidates. Plus the states most times considered as Niger Delta are actually 9 and not 10 ( Rivers, Bayelsa, Edo, Delta, Cross River, Akwa Ibom......some occasions Ondo, Abia, and IMO). First it might be hard to tell if they are gonna use the core Niger Delta states (which excludes Abia, Imo, and Ondo), but I know NDDC considers all 9 states as Niger Delta. Criterion for them is probably oil producing.

Regardless, try to understand that percentages are different from actual figures

First, you are correct that there are 9 states that makes up Niger Delta. But there is nothing like some occasions in Abia, Imo and Ondo being Niger Delta states. They are and would remain part and parcel of the Niger Delta thinking as long as they produce oil.

What you have is that resources are allocated to each member states based on their oil production figures.

For your information, Akwa Ibom is number 1 in terms of production. And Ondo produces more than any of Abia, Cross River, Edo and Imo. I know it might be difficult to believe this, but you can always do your findings.

Anthone555:
Hi guys,

I had my Bachelors in Electrical Engineering in Nigeria. After NYSC, I worked for a year (not related to engineering but business). I left to have my Masters in Germany.

Here in Germany, I have worked in Mercedes (3 months in 2019, 3 months in 2020, I.e 6 months). The job was related to engineering, also worked in Amazon and I had a part time job in a restaurant for 2 years.

Can I use this job experience to apply for express entry?
If the express entry does not work, then I go for the studies route, I think it will be rejected too.

My aim is to get PR after my masters studies in Canada, how easy is it to get PR from studies routes?

Hello, your part time work in Germany as well those you undertook during your internship, NYSC and after NYSC would count as long as they are paid, and fall within NOC A, B, and 0.

I understand your thinking to be considering another MSc in Canada. But what I would advice is for you to start preparing for IELTS asap and think Express Entry. Have in mind that you would need to complete your MSc in Germany and evaluate same in order to have high CRS point that can fetch you ITA. And perhaps seeing through the 18 months post study visa in Germany. As going for another MSc in Canada might be costly (an exception to this is if you don't have age on your side to get FSW EE). You can avoid the international student fees as a PR because you will pay local student fees.

Finally, your Express Entry application won't affect your study application in any way. Each application would be treated on it's on merit. Cheers.

electromagnito:
Now what to do after Msc programme
Here is what I feel graduate should do:

1. Apply for APS and try focusing more on multinational company

2. If 6months after APS collection no work, try to register as Autoentrepreneur (self employ) find something to do, this will allow the administration to give you one more year after APS

3. If you don't understand the Language, try attending French school or focus your energy in another country, French diploma is well respected

4. Try looking for a PhD if you have a good grade via euraxess.eu, abgasso.fr etc. You will get something if you have a good research work

5. Pray to God

Best.

Well done on this piece, op.

It seems to me that the experience in Western Europe is similar for international students in terms of the struggle for jobs and integration after studies.

The numerous pathways on getting PR in Canada after studies ranks second to none in the developed world. So I think people who have their private funds to study abroad with the intention of not returning immediately after their studies should look that way.

I would like to message you if you don't mind. As I would like to share your study in France story on a page that is dedicated to sharing study abroad experience from people who have experienced it to people looking to experience it. If you agree to this, your post will be modified to accommodate the house style.

I look forward to hearing from you. Cheers.

wickedbandit:
Hello everyone. Got this new request along with my MEP/BIL and I don’t know really understand it. Any advice?

Hi, did they specify any period that is missing and needs to be accounted for? If yes, I would advise you account for those period on the form for easy reference while filling out your personal history and other things available on the schedule A form.

Ensure the details in this new form aligns with what you have filled in before. You don't want any discrepancies between the previous submission and the new one. In the event the space in the form (which can easily be downloaded online) is not enough, you can write out additional information on A4 paper and attach - not forgetting to number appropriately. In case you have forgotten what you filled, look up canadavisa website, there is a tip there on how to retrieve such information from your CIC account. Good luck. Cheers.

Omotoyosi24:
Hi guys. Please krespond to this if you are knowledgeable about what I am about to ask.

I wrote my ielts December 2020 I scored LSWR 8.5, 7, 7, 8.5 I asked for a remark bt I am yet to get a response from idp.
My CRS is currently on 468. What do I do if there’s a draw tomorrow and I get ITA.
Will my TRF change after remark? or should I just remove my ielts from my profile. Please help

TRF number doesn't change. And in case your band score changes, you can always update appropriately after ITA. Cheers.

slimy205:
Nobody wants to answer my question.

"I recently applied for a study visa through IRCC. Please is there any implication of submitting my profile for PR."

No implication. Just ensure the information you will provide in both application tallies. So that there won't issue of misrepresentation. Cheers.

bdon123:

U dont know wat u saying... Domt give advice that isnt true

Ordinarily, I don't reply people like you, but it is necessary not to allow you malign me on a faceless forum and get away with it.

Why not dispute my claims instead of casting aspersions?

Nickxander11:


And you don't need reference letter for personal history right?

Yes. Reference letter is only for jobs one is claiming point for.

NiffyTee:
Please what other certificate courses can be done to boost CRS score

I know people have mentioned a couple of them here. CIMA, BCS, CIIN etc. I wouldn't give a close call here because I am not an evaluating body. So be open to see the position of others on what they have used and those that worked. Cheers.

Nickxander11:

You mean the one he wasn't paid?

Yes.

adeshna:


With thus statement made by Daboll.........-I have a part time experience there that I honestly wasn’t paid for and I don’t want to complicate myself, I want to delete it.

Does it mean you must provide evidence of work payment throughout your work period in any firm or org...?

Don't overwork yourself. Reference letter is only for a job you are claiming points for. Get the reference letter in the prescribed format. As for the part time job you were not paid, still put it in your personal history if it is within the last 10 years. Even if you delete it, they still have it at the back end. So be guided.

Yellowmellow:
I need you guys to weigh in on this matter for me.
So at my place of work, the company has been registered since 2010 or so, however, in 2019 my boss registered another company with that same name, the only difference is he added one new word to the recently registered company.
Do I write an loe explaining that both companies are sort of the same? I ask this because on the public cac website, both companies have different addresses but currently we are located at the address that he used for the second registration. I learnt that they moved before they employed me.
I'm just trying to predict any confusion the VO may have and try to offer an explanation before submitting

Hello, are you claiming points for the two companies or did you work at both places at any given time? Or why exactly do you want to raise LOE to the effect?

To the best of my knowledge, as much as you can get your reference letter in the format prescribed, you should be fine. As long as the job is in an eligible NOC. I don't tend to see any issue here except you want to create one.

Daboll:
Good morning house, please I need assistance.

Please post ITA.
-Can I still adjust and remove work experience before i submit?
-I have a part time experience there that I honestly wasn’t paid for and I don’t want to complicate myself, I want to delete it.
- I only just realised I only stopped working at a firm one month later so I want to change the dates from September to October.

After all, my work experience will still be 3yrs 1 month (1 yr 11 months and 1 yr 2 months) .

Please any help. Thank you �

Move the said experience to personal history if it is within the last 10 years.

ImDStar:
Thank you so much for your input.

Personally this marriage stuff is not my thing for now, but we've been together for awhile and it would look somehow should I forget about her now and travel.
Won't this Canada PR process take much time?
This is because I am targeting this year for travel.

PR process duration differs from person to person. But the most important thing is to sort your IELTS and ECA and secure ITA.

Because even if you get a study visa or any other one to move abroad, it will still take time to get residency which Express Entry will offer you from day 1 your application is approved. Again, you don't want to go and spend huge money on study abroad to be struggling for residency afterwards. So if you start the PR process now, there is that chance to get it sorted before the end of the year. You can start by evaluating your degree and then study to take IELTS. Cheers.

ImDStar:
I am likewise on this table.

3m budget
Civil Engineering HND
3-4 years of working experience
I will be 31 this year
I am Single (but getting lots of pressure to marry my long time girl.)

But I just want to travel out of this country.

I am in a serious dilemma now.

Someone should genuinely advice please.

Hey.... your profile will fetch you Canada PR if you dust IELTS. Because your HND will count as two or more certificates after evaluation. And you're still within the age bracket coupled with your work experience considering it is in an eligible NOC. This one will also quicken your marital transition which Europe will not offer in the short term because you can't tell how quick or when you can get residency in Europe. Ciao.

enesty:
Thanks so much for the reply
The 468 is for both me and wife,with me as the PA.
And wifey doesn't have the time to go back to school now due to work and taking care of our baby. That means when am ready to enter pool/ create EE profile,I should be the PA?

Yes. I hope you get ITA before losing point to age. Cheers.

enesty:

Age-36 by Nov
Experience-5 years as a sales rep
2 years in an NGO
Education- pgd+bsc
Wife
Age-31 this month
2 years experience
Education-bsc
Please my question are as
1- who should be the PA?
2-i did my pgd in open University, when sending my transcript to Wes, wouldn't it be a problem as my wife and I have different names on our cert?
And am I opening different Wes account for us both, if sending 2 certificate?
3- Am I evaluating only my pgd and bsc for wife?
Any other suggestions would be appreciated, thanks a lot as we are beginning our process this month

Hello, the 468, is it with wife accompanying or just you? If it is, you should be able to get ITA anytime from now based on the recent draw cutoff if you are already in the pool.

Again, having a different name on a certificate with your wife is not an issue. You should open a WES account for yourself and one for your wife. Then get your transcripts (BSc and PGD) as well as the certificates from the degrees to them. Same for your wife.

For yourself, you will evaluate your BSc and PGD.

Your wife tend to have age on her side that can position her to be the PA, but her education is not enough. She should try to get one of the extra certificate courses people do and get her work experience to 3 years.

Lunah:


Thank you for the reply.
I got a full sponsorship to study there that's why I am going to Germany. It's a good offer right?
Thank you so much for the reply. I appreciate!

You welcome. As for the German offer, it depends on the stage of the EE process that you are and what you have going for you in Nigeria at the moment. I believe that will help you reach a decision. Cheers.

Lunah:

First thing, it's about my work experience. I have several of them which are in bits. The longest experience I have right now is a year, the rest are 10,9,5 months which eventually added up to 3 years. Does this look presentable?

Second thing, I'm going to Germany for another degree this year God's willing and I have already started the Canadian immigration process. Will my change of location affect my immigration process to Canada?

Third thing, I'm applying single what if by the end of the process I get married. Would it affect anything?

Thank you.

Q1 - Yes, it is presentable as long as the jobs fall under NOC 0, A or B and 1 of the job is continuous for 1 year.

Q2 - No. Express Entry can be done from anywhere in the world. Just notify IRCC of change in address once you move to Germany. Between, if you have started the process, why would you want to move to Germany for studies again that will cost you some bucks?

Q3 - As long as the marriage took place after you submitted your application, no stress.

I hope you find this helpful.

Krys993:
Good day House.
Please what do you advice.
My ielts score just came out.
L8
R8.5
W6.5
S7
Should I just write a new test or should I go ahead with remarking. Just to confirm remarking with IDP is 15k right?

Awaiting your advice.

Hi, I will admonish you to go for the remark. While at it, request for remark in the writing and speaking components of the test. The outcome in any of the two could change thereby saving you either your remark fee or the cost of taking a new test. Cheers.

Alexy2014:
Good morning.
Please my question is on proof of funds, I have the funds in foreign currency pounds to be precise, how do I go about it? Can I place it in money market, convert it to naira and place it in my naira account or open a dorm account for it?

Hello, as long as the money is available to you, the currency it is kept doesn't matter. Just get the bank statement and attach to your application given the fund is in your name. If it isn't in your name, gift deed should sort things out. Cheers.

Baae:
Please can someone help me out. What are the steps to adding a spouse after AOR?

Hi, if the wedding was after the AOR, raise a web form to inform IRCC that you got married. They will respond and tell you what you need to do next. Cheers.

Coronabirus:
This bigotic old fool is at it again. When OBJ and GEJ were at the seat of power he never protested the extremely lopsided appointments of their governments but rather enjoyed the isolation of his Northern brethren because of religious bigotry.
I categorically challenge anybody who can prove to me beyond reasonable doubt that PMB isn't more fair than the previous Presidents of the last 21yrs. There was never any meaningful appointment of Northern extraction but below is the prove of PMB's full appointment designation from 2016 to date:

People like you usually turn logic on it's head. Perhaps buoyed by the love of man of power rather than the love of country. Since you want to play the ostrich by burying your head in the sand and probably can't see, I will point out the lopsided appointments been talked about.

Economic power (The Ministry, Departments and Agencies that generate and coordinate the chunk of money for government).

* Minister of Finance

* Group Managing Director NNPC

* Managing Director NPA (Nigerian Ports Authority)

* Comptroller General Nigeria Customs Service

* Chairman Federal Inland Revenue Service

Security Appointments (People responsible for maintaining internal and protecting territorial control of the nation)

* National Security Adviser

* Minister of Defence

* Chief of Army Staff

* Chief of Air Staff

* Director General State Security Service

* Inspector General of Police

* DG National Intelligence Agency

* DG Defense Intelligence Agency

* Commandant Civil Defence Corps

* Comptroller General Nigeria Immigration Service

* (I left out Chief of Defense Staff and Chief of Naval Staff not out of mischief but they are the only two from the SW and SS respectively in the security circles).

The above appointments are held by Northerners. And this is not all the MDA they lead. DPR, PTDF, TETFUND, NUC, PEF, and many numerous others are led by people from Buhari's region.

I have only listed these ones because they are the key establishments that powers and run the country. You can continue to follow in Femi Adesina's usual show of shame by showing lists of many Agencies and Departments of Government headed by the South West, South East and South South all you care, but don't expect people like me to buy into your logic.

If you have anything contrary to what I have written above, I will be looking forward to read from you. Otherwise, Ciao.

isaacola57:
can u tell me how it is

Produced here is my take on IELTS CBT and PBT. I wrote it in part 9 of the EE thread. Read below.

This is really depending on how you adapt to new ideas/change. Many dread CBT for the listening part, but I can tell you there is not much typing to be done during the listening test as it is mainly section 1 and 4 that requires typing mostly. Other sections are usually MCQs that just require clicking, and other part just dragging answers. That said, you are still given pencil and paper for your use if you think it is necessary. In my view, I will suggest you use the pencil to write your answers to section 4 only because that part of the recording is usually fast and a bit tricky in most cases. So writing on paper first and transferring to the screen would allow you follow the conversation to a great extent.

On the reading part, CBT is more convenient in my view as you don't need to be turning pages of papers back and forth. The question is beside the passage. And you can use copy and paste from the question to the answer where necessary. Running your eyes through the screen would also be faster than doing same on paper I believe. Scheming things.

For writing, this is the game changer for me in IELTS CBT. Some of the reasons for this include: the system shows you the number of words you have written, you can easily cut, backspace or realign your writing without the burden of using eraser like in the PBT therefore saving you time. Typing is also much faster than writing manually which in turn will give you more time to review your work for any possible error.

The speaking test is the same for CBT and PBT. An interview session with an examiner.

Overall, the beauty of CBT for me is the 7 days turnaround time for result to be released. The 13 days waiting for PBT is hell given the high stake of the test. You don't want to keep playing the recording of the listening test in your head for 13 days and wondering if you got a spelling right or if you wrote plural when it was supposed to be singular. But in all, you still have to ask yourself if you are ready to adapt to change and test the waters of CBT.

PS: Passing IELTS is first a thing of the mind. Prepare well, understand the tricks, especially in writing and speaking; relax and don't be anxious in the test hall. You will not be caught in the web of taking the test more than once. Cheers.

Evraunited:
Good days, please where can I renew my Nigeria passport in Ireland, and what are the procedures involved?? Thanks

Yes. You can. Google Nigeria Immigration Service passport renewal. Pay the fee and choose Dublin as location for submission.

Then proceed to book appointment at Nigeria Embassy in Dublin. Once you have appointment, go with your passport, copy of payment slip and a copy of passport bio data page for capture.

mrray23:
Hello everyone. I have a Bsc in Biochemistry (third class) and I am planning to pursue a Higher Diploma Program in Software Development in Ireland.

How will this affect my chances of getting my study visa approved? Someone suggested that I could get a fake work reference but I am afraid of going down that route. Please guys, kindly advise.

Why not pursue Canada express entry instead given that you have two certificates and some work experience?

Niyi6:

It is part of critical skills. Bioscientist can work as a Quality controller in food and beverages, hospital etc

Cool. I wish you luck in your quest.

Niyi6:

What about Bioscience? I was told they can work in hospitals, laboratory, food production companies, teaching/lecturing etc

Forget the fancy name. Check for openings in the field and see what comes up. Also, check the Government critical skill list if it is on it. Cheers.

makay200:
Hi guys

Please can someone recommend a course that is part of a critical skill for a graduate of geology with 3 years banking experience

Please help me

Hello buddy, is your plan to study Geoscience and practice Geoscience or you want to study something related to your present work experience?

Based on my own experience, I would admonish you to jettison Ireland for Geoscience education if your plan is to practice Geoscience here because there are no Geoscience opportunities in Ireland. Cheers.

qwertyboss:
Price

#60k.

Hi guys,

I have Lenovo thinkpad (used but in very great conditions) for sale. Large quantities available.

All the laptops comes with charger.

Most of the laptops come with installed RAM of 16GB which makes them suitable for heavy rendering and graphics work.

I am open to negotiations depending on the quantity you are interested in buying.