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[quote author=Ezegozie post=42519597]Does not necessarily follow.
There is a topic in Statistics that compares whether there is any difference in test scores from different schools or exam.

A grading system based on 5 points does mean it is superior to that based on 4 points.
In some schools, a "B" result could easily be a breezy "A" in another school.

dangotesmummy:
When you're in pain your head IS not usually correct till the pain vanishes then your senses is restored

Judging by the gnashing of teeth that occurs, one can only imagine the depth of the pain the women endure.

[quote author=bet9jaguru post=44006355]The driver of majority of expensive weddings is the woman..

Why not when she pressures the man into a new wedding gown instead of renting, 7-step cake and plenty of Ashebi girls.
After all, it is her wedding and ..."you don't do it twice."

If the man does stand his ground and plan his wedding according to his means, na him palaver be that.
The glamour and fanfare is soon forgotten but the hardship lingers.

Labour time is a period of pain and anguish for women.
And that is why we feel for them and try as much as possible to ease the discomfort.
However, when the baby has been born, one cannot help but laugh at the drama and the things they say, though unintentionally,

I went to see a lady in labour sometime ago...
As I held her hand to offer words of encouragement, she asked me to ..."please carry me."
I told her I couldn't do that, that it was not advisable...

She threatened to slap me if I did not carry her...like a baby.
Before I realised it, she reached from her bed, grabbed my shirt and pulled me violently towards her..
She tore my shirt pocket in the process.
When I want to see her the following day after she had delivered, she apologised and we laughed about it.

I was there when my unlce's wife was in labour for her first baby.
The man had just arrived with food and supplies, but his wife refused to see him near her.
With the pain of contractions driving her crazy, she winced, ruffled her hair and bit her fingers with a stern warning: "I don't want to see that man here."
"He put me in this condition." In the end, we laughed about it.

Hello, ladies. This is not to ridicule women.
Just to acknowledge that after the pain, there is gain.
What's your experience, man, woman? Let's hear them.

[quote author=sugarboii post=43863876]Don't forget our communal living and extended family system.
You can pop in on your friend any time food and drinks will flow immediately.

[quote author=Hybrid600 post=43740832]In this era of satellite dish TVs, video games and phones, kids hardly have time to concentrate in their studies at home.
In the boarding house, they are regimented and have plenty time for study.

There is competition in that kids emulate each other to read to excel.
For those who want to be with their children most of the time, there are holidays, short breaks and visiting days.

[quote author=osawemwenze post=43717867]You need to be adventurous in the bedroom. Practice some "madness."
What she did to you and you rejected is what most men are looking for.
If I may ask, did you court at all before marriage?

jashar:
my sentiments exactly.

why do you want to buy him something in the 1st place? It's different if you've introduction ....

Well said indeed.
You have no basis for buying your girlfriend's dad a gift; as what?
The man may reject or reluctantly accept it and it will be embarrassing.

[quote author=greatgod2012 post=43766562]Mood swings and unusual craving occur in most pregnancies.
They pass with time.
I remember having to go looking for Suya late in the night or preparing some tasteless meal.
When the pregnancy is over, you two will joke about the 'wahala' she gave you. Lol...

[quote author=mymadam post=43777392]There are numerous baby products in the market.
I presume you are not treating a specific skin problem....
There are Cussons and Lander brands.

What about good old Vaseline or baby oil?
You need a mild product on the baby's skin for now.
Hope this helps...

[quote author=ajibolabd post=43766609]Psychological maturity my foot!
This excuse is as ridiculous and tenuous as anything useless.

First it was 5 years in secondary school to 6 years. Now this.
Does our problem lie in the duration or quality of learning.

Even most of our engineering students/graduates never saw a CNC machine.
Nigerian doctors before now are among the most respected worldwide.
A few individuals cannot just wake up one day and in a moment of mental orgasm make far-reaching pronouncements that affect the majority.

We will see what other interest bodies will do.
Nonsense!

[quote author=gudluckgreat post=43740103]He who goes to war does not know that there lies death.
It is the government and school authorities that condone this rubbish!
The identities of these people are not hidden.
Where are the Police and the our Secret Service?

[quote author=Jadekitana post=43552004]Nothing could be more true. I totally agree with you.
Relationship, NOT friendship, in the real sense of it is not for a dependent student.

Often, the flow of pecuniary benefits is from guy to girl.
A student whose parents struggle to pay his school fees has no business being in a "relationship", not at least until final year.

Knowing how my school fees came about and the need to make the best if it, I dared not indulge in the extravagance of nights out and times in choice restaurants with babes. Those came after school.

Some readers may now call for my head.

[quote author=coollabman post=43519762]Behind the sweetness, often, is death.
Use, abuse, and experimentation with drugs is more rampant in the North.

These guys guzzler Valium in quantum amounts.
They sniff vulcanising solution.

During harvest season, they take Pemoline for extra strength.
I hear the cattle rearers give it to their cattle to make them walk long distances.

topsy23:
Sorry for late response. Just seeing this post.

Base on the description of the building meantioned I.e 5bedroom, kitchen and sitting on the ground floor,

Decking Materials(DIGNITY MATERIALS)
20mmm pipe for internal ground lighting, external wall light, AC and water heater
25mm for DSTV, cooker unit and the load cable feeding the distribution baord from changeover switch.
20mm 4-ways box for light you planned to have)
20mm coupler
25mm coupler
Gum.

These are the materials you need for the decking. The quantity will depend on design drawings.

Thanks.

Thanks, topsy23.
You are the first among several viewers to respond in a quantitative manner.
My understanding of this forum, and other fora elsewhere, is where people share knowledge, ideas, experiences, etc without holding back.

Sorry to say so but this thread has not generated the kind of activity I had expected.

[quote author=Nyceguy92 post=43366046]Wow. People just read and pass.
Do I take it there are no experts in the house willing to make some input?

Or is it because this post is NOT about sex and female cleavages?
I will continue to fight the feeling of disappointment about to envelope me.

[quote author=timidapsin post=43440710]This boy is a genius.

Reminds of a guy I know who has the gift of dates, past and present.
Just ask him "What day is October 1, 2020?" Or October 1, 1960.
You will have your answer is one second.
Ask same question a week later, same answer.

If you want to try, send me some dates of interest and I will get back to you with the answers.

[quote author=adesegun121 post=43441616]If he directed traffic so he could pass easily without delay, I am not impressed..
But if he saw a real traffic chaos and thought he could help bring order to it, very good.
Most times, motorists respect and obey influential figures directing traffic.
They may ignore me or you but they are less likely to do to ....well, name any celebrity of your choice. Lol...

nairamaverick:
I feel this is wrong. She's at work.

Yeah, I agree with you.
She is at work and does not need the distraction.
I am sure she has relatives who can stay with the baby while she is away.
We should not celebrate this...

mufutau55:
He is also a reader and he can help you go thru the quotes because that is his profession (electrical and plumbing).
Not every professionals helping here are looking for anyones contract.

Hajji M.

Thanks for the feedback.
I don't have a quote yet....just want to have, in gross terms, an idea of what to expect before getting down to the nitty-gritty.

mufutau55:
Search for Topsy23
This is his thread.. go talk to him there:

https://www.nairaland.com/1233943/contact-us-electrical-mechanical-plumbing

Hajji M.

Thanks but I am sorry I am not looking to award a contract. I only want some ideas from readers on NL.

Please readers, your inputs highly needed.
Thanks.

segcymoor:
Search for Topsy.

Did you mean "Topsy" as a Google search item or on Nairaland as a subscriber?

I did both but nothing germain came out.
Could you please give some hints.
Thanks.

Dear Nairalanders,

Please, I need the experts in the house to help me with a list of the sizes and types/quality of electrical and plumbing materials for my concrete deck.

There is this relative from my maternal home who has booked the wiring work right from foundation and has been sending me reminders.
I would like to buy quality materials myself for him to work with. Don't want mistakes.....

The building measures 66 x 50 feet with a void of 20 x 20 feet. There is a sitting room, kitchen and 5 rooms on ground floor
I am looking wiring the following utilities: Light, A/C, Heaters, Cable, Internet.

The iron guy gave me estimates of 300 lengths of 12mm rods and 50 lengths of 16mm. Do I need more or less?
Any other useful info and advice will be highly appreciated.

Thanks for your valuable time.

[quote author=JohnPortal post=43298268]Wow! So expo has gone digital...e-expo, you might say.

I remember spending most of my pocket money on extra books and reading for JAMB like I had only one chance.
I still have my notes on salient points and solved questions in the Sciences.
And I have lent those notes to successful candidates.

My people, I think we should blame the students and a little of parents.
Also too many phone apps and social media aren't helping.

In those days, when undergraduates and secondary school students spent the long vacation together,
those undergraduates who taught us in extra-mural classes organised by our students union were like ego ideal.
We wanted to dress, walk and speak like them. That meant study very very hard.

INTERMAN:
Next time register earlier . The earlier the better. It was those that reg late that Jamb fixed their exam on first day, 2nd day etc. While those that reg for Jamb earlier were given enough time after those days by then most of these issue wld av been resolved.

For several reasons, candidates register at different times.
Late registration should not be an excuse for the ineptitude of JAMB. It is simply not ready for computer-based tests.

[quote author=Jazzygrafix post=43331008]One can understand the hassles the affected students passed through.

Even the delay in starting the exam is enough to make one tired much and lose concentration more the hiccups that lasted into the night.

JAMB was hasty in introducing computer-based tests.
They are not ready for it.

DrAdonis:
Lol..Who will pay them? How much is allocated to the health ministry again sef?

In the end, it all comes down to a few things:
Eliminate corruption and vote more money for health.
Otherwise, any ambitious promise will still be what we have been hearing.....

twoondei:
I'm sure these issues were put in perspective when the minister of health said he wanted to revitalize the health sector.

First, you can't have enough doctors to go round with the present conditions of service.

Conditions of service need to be more attractive for rural doctors. It is not difficult to do.

I think there are enough doctors to go round.
For a start, one doctor can be in charge of a central health post with the peripheral ones feeding cases into it.
Ever seen or been to a recruitment interview centre for for doctors? It is always a crowd hoping to work in the FMC or General Hospital.

We will see how the minister's plans work.
But if you ask me, I will say it's the usual executive speak.

afoobabs:
Be it rural or urban area the sworned duty of a doctor is to save lives. (Hippocratic oat) afterall some doctors voluntarily go to war front to save people's lives likewise refugee camps. So nigerian doctors should nt be an exception

That is the expectation but not the reality.
Truth is heathwise, government has generally neglected the rural areas by not adequately staffing the health centres.

A thread appeared on NL recently in which the minister of health was said to have plans to re-energise the Primary Health Care Programme.
He said that the health centres would be managed by nurses and community people.

I opted to create a thread on this issue instead of merely making a brief comment on the thread on what the minster intends to do.
I make bold to say that the rural areas are where the greatest need for health care services occurs
Due to poverty and illiteracy, the people get sick more than the urban folks.

In order for these needs to be met fully, doctors, pharmacists, lab. technicians, nurses, etc , need to be posted to those places.
Nurses alone cannot handle most of the emergency and other cases that do occur.
Cases such as bleeding after or during labour, minor/moderate injuries, objects in children's nose or ear, even medical cases that require
thorough examination and a good knowledge of drugs are beyond nurses.

The various health centres are under the local government areas.
Probably because of lack of the finance or they are not mandated to do so, LGAs hardly employ doctors.

For obvious reasons, nobody wants to work in the rural areas.
Doctors, nurses, etc, need to be posted to rural health centres on rotational basis.
In the North, for example, most doctors who work there are in the rural health centres.

There is no need to duplicate health centres, as has been the case, all over the place without staff to man them.
The colonial masters left a solid and big health centre in my community and it has no doctor.
Various governments came and built some more.....no doctors!

Most people have had experiences in which lives would not have been lost had a doctor been around.
In most cases, the distance to the nearest health facility with a doctor is far.
And if an emergency occurs in the night, which is usually the case, transportation will become a problem.

I blame the absence of a doctor in our health centre for the loss of a dear one years back, when I was in secondary school.
It was a simple case of a middle age woman collapsing while doing chores.
The dispensers, that's the people available then, gave drip and B-complex vitamin only.
They had no clue what the problem was and nobody had the intelligence to check the blood pressure. It did not end well.


No need to bore you with the obvious, but any plan to make health care services more accessible to the rural people that does not include
posting doctors to the health centres is flawed. Incentives/inducements should exist for people working in remote areas.

[quote author=MeloGist post=43178572]https://www.melogist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/charly-boy.jpg

If it were "See this babe showing her cleavage", or "Caption this photo of xyz eating pop corn," those who are already biased because it is Chalie Boy or lazyy to read this thread would have read it over and over, even commented.

This is one of the most constructive and intelligent write ups I have read on NL.