BucketMan: I don't know if some of you might remember this thread i made https://www.nairaland.com/8006821/should-go-masters-degree-remai where i contemplated going for a masters degree instead of remaining jobless at home. Well after assimilating all the advice i got from that thread, i decided to kill two birds with one stone and apply for the masters degree while also getting a laptop to start an online business in writing and copywriting which is where my passion lies.
Shortly after i got the laptop i found a creative writing opportunity via reddit and applied. One of the requirements for the job was to have a really fast typing speed (minimum of 60 words per minute). I just got my laptop so my typing speed was really slow but i resolved to increase it by practicing daily for a month and i grew from 35wpm to 62wpm which the job required.
That was just the beginning, the recruitment process for the job was done through a platform called Discord and they had a specific writing style that they wanted to inculcate in the applicants via daily trainings after which you will have to pass some exams. I started actively training for about a month and felt i was confident enough to take the intro exam, which i did and performed excellently so i moved on to the last stage.
Now this is where things got kind of complicated because this last stage required me to share my laptop screen in real time, kinda like a video call and prepare creative writing scripts for different scenarios that will be provided also in real time. The session was supervised by the recruiters and would last for 4 hours. I was fully locked in and confident in all that i had already learnt from training, However, the time for the test came and i was given a resource to download that i would use in writing these scripts. After downloading, setting it up on my laptop and then hopping on the live video call with the supervisors, i could not for the life of me get it to run efficiently, it was extremely slow and kept giving me a connection error feedback, I use MTN 4G and can't believe that the network chose that moment to start acting up. I still don't know if the real culprit is my laptop (2017 hp elitebook) or MTN network but after i switched to 3g and tried to hop back on the call to apologize to the supervisors for having a network glitch, i realized they had already blocked me, so i wasn't even given a chance to showcase my skills and this is what pains me most.
This is the reason that was given: "poor internet on a remote job, i'm sorry but it cannot work".
I'm so devastated, all the effort, time and resources invested into becoming a perfect fit for the job has been washed away in a blink. Now, i'm back home in my mom's house, in shame and defeat, with less than #1k to my name having used all my savings to get the laptop and for data subscriptions. I'm just lost on what to do right now, i have been admitted but i can't even go for the masters i applied for anymore and i was thinking to myself that even though i had gotten the job, how would i have kept up with the 8 hours per shift work schedule when there is very epileptic power supply where i live.
Is success still possible in Nigeria for those that are still struggling? or are we all doomed to fail again and again, especially for those of us looking to succeed online. I'm 26 atm and i don't know how long this will continue, it's just like all the forces of nature are working against me being rich and successful. Where can i find the motivation to search for something else to do in order to be productive when everything always ends in failure? is there even anything else to do?
Sorry for the long post, just thought i should share my experience and this is like the only platform that i can vent due to not really having anyone to talk to irl.
HenryWilliams: May her soul rest in peace.. Like someone rightly said..if you're a beautiful woman, find equally beautiful women to roll with..at least the envy won't be about beauty cos that's the first thing ugly women go for, to destroy the beauty of their rivals. Sorry..but judging from the picture above .the burnt body can't be her .. The top picture displays a skinny lady while the cadaver is very fleshy especially in the hips, buttocks and thighs.. Case of two different people?
You don't know the power of fire... Go enter stew first make we check
ibnquasale: i am a very confused person when it comes to choosing an "appropriate" programming language . i know the gurus here can help me. i read statistics and maths. my desire is to be able to design front ends for my databases, design GUIs and desktop applications that can also serve as front ends or data analysis applications.
i know little of PHP, Python, CSS, Mysql (through video tutorials). one of my main challenge is i don't know what to do with them, especially after learning the basis..... i don't mind being an apprentice to an expert here
thanks in advance.
Edit: 2023 It’s really bn long i made this post (over 10 years). Today, a lot have changed and I work as a senior data engineer now , having worked as software developer, data analyst, ML engineer etc in the past. Thanks to all who helped on this thread.
I was here in 2013 when you wrote this... Confused like you but didn't bother to go further because, I had a job. Now covid has spoiled our job and am dead broke. Look at me learning html again after 10yrs. If I had persisted like you, by now I would have found favor. Wrong choices in life. Now I am still confused though chagpt has been helping. I just need to understand what to do with these languages. Designing websites? I really want to do more than that. I am the kind of person that learn from the end of the book to the beginning. That is, teach me how to fix a car by disassembling a new car first. Can I learn programming languages like that?
I am understanding html and css now because I tell chagpt to write a complete code for me, then I start manipulating the codes and looking at the effects on the page. Can I learn python and Java like that? What do they really do in the Nigerian market?
haybhi1: See the ages, God. People wey you go see one-on-one dash two punches to heaven go con dey threaten you with death because of guns. Ahsweh e just pain me say jazz na scam, I for fortify myself with anti-bullet/anti-gun penetration, go in search of these people, with like-minded fellows, and defend all my people from them. Mad urchin, rabid, diseased, subhumans. Living off cowardice and kidnappings and inhumanity.
Bulletproof vests should be cheap abeg
Bullet proof vest is cheap bro, just make your own locally. Search you tube, you will see how to make BP with tiles and concrete. It's a waste for a tiny skinny miserable looking janjaweedd to kill a normal human being with just one bullet.
Today is exactly 14 years since the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Born on August 16, 1951, he died on May 5, 2010 at the age of 59. He would have been 73 now if he were alive.
He was declared the winner of the election held on 21st April, 2007, and served as president for three years.
Nigeria is a dongeon that does not support good people. If you are good person, the system will try to kpai you so, make una no dey blame tinubu. Buhari wanted to be good, they warned him with sickness, he turn to beast and they spare him
Proudman1: So, I received a good amount of money into my first bank account.
And they automatically freeze the account.
Something less than 100k.
So, I went to the bank to find out what the issue was about and they said I need to do KYC documentation.
My NIN and BVN are already with this people and I've been using this same account since 2015!
Ok, let me do the KYC na, they say my name doesn't match and I need to swear affidavit.
I went to court to do affidavit and then they submitted it and ask me to come back next week Wednesday.
The thing sha weak me because I no get any money to sustain myself till that Wednesday.
But the worst is the utility bill requirements. The support ask me to come with NEPA bill. I told her that I stay in the university hostel.
The next thing she said was that I should go to the university management and collect their NEPA bill and bring it to them
I was like how in hell will that be possible? 🤷
Right now, I don't know what step to take sha. Because who for school management go gree give student school NEPA bill to go complete the student's bank account?
Give the idiot 2k and watch her sign AVR for you. The system is fuckkked. If you understand the corrupt system, you no go pass through this stress
Gistmedia10: A soon-to-be-married Wisconsin elementary school teacher has been arrested after her alleged sexual assault of an elementary school student.
Madison Bergmann, 24, was arrested and faces one count of first-degree child sexual assault after a parent of a fifth grader reported her to River Crest Elementary School administrators and police.
On Wednesday, the child’s father handed over printed text messages between Bergmann and the student, where she allegedly told the child that she liked when the victim touched her and that she enjoyed ‘making out’ with them.
Engaged teacher arrested for s3xually assaulting school student just two months before her wedding as police reveal their sickening conversations
‘Learning about a school staff member and alleged inappropriate conduct that breaches trust is deeply troubling for all of us,’ the school said in a statement to staff and parents.
According to her Facebook, Bergmann got engaged to her fiancé Ben in December and their wedding is set for July 27.
Engaged teacher arrested for s3xually assaulting school student just two months before her wedding as police reveal their sickening conversations The child’s mother initially overheard the student and Bergmann talking on the phone before she informed the child’s father, according to KARE 11.
During her interview with police, she told authorities that the victim’s mother allegedly gave her the student’s phone number after the family invited her to Afton Alps, a skiing resort, over winter break.
In Africa, the reverse is the case. A giant mambalistic 70yr old man will want to force his huge mamba on a 9 yr old pupil. Our regular hook up girls like it huge and will never force an underage. They will rather go for there ancestors.
Oyikoha: BENUE STATE TO LAUNCH OWN SECURITY OUTFIT BEFORE MAY ENDING
…AS BENUE APC STAKEHOLDERS PASS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ON GOV. ALIA
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has said the state government will launch its own local security outfit that will consist of ten thousand youths before the end of May, 2024, to complement the efforts of the other security agencies in tackling security challenges bedeviling the state.
Governor Alia stated this on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024, during the Stakeholders Meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held at Government House, Makurdi.
The Governor who appreciated the efforts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the security agencies in securing the country and the state, said the launch of the State owned security outfit will aid in securing Benue communities, enabling farmers to access their farm lands without fear.
He said his administration is already working towards procuring Hilux vans and motorcycles that will be used by the security outfit to access the nooks and crannies of the state.
On the reason for the stakeholders meeting, the Governor said it became necessary to enable him brief the members of the party on the plans the government has in place to arrest the security challenge, adding that the government had written to the Commissioner of Police, intimating him of the necessity and urgency of the meeting, saying the commissioner gave the go ahead for the meeting before it was convened, especially as the ban on political gatherings is still in force in the state.
He informed the stakeholders that some enemies of the state had gone to invite unknown gunmen to come into Benue and destabilize its peace, but that the government has been able to push the invaders back to where they came from, and will continue to do so until they are all gone, to enable the farmers return to farm to ensure food security for the state.
He explained however, that some local government areas such as Kwande, Ukum, Logo, Gwer East, Gwer West, Guma, Apa, Agatu, are still affected by the attacks, but that the state government will not rest on its oars until the state becomes much safer.
Speaking on some of his achievements in office, the governor said his administration has made tremendous efforts in almost all the sectors, including the construction of rural and urban roads, assuring that he will do more to make Benue a greater state.
He said, even though the government has made a lot of impact in the Health sector, with the recruitment of over 400 Specialists and non Specialists Staff at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, it still intends to revamp both the primary and secondary healthcare systems across the state, adding that the School of Nursing will also be re-opened, with the government paying half of the tuition fees for students of Benue indigenes who will be returning back there to study.
He also intimated of his administration’s plan to reintroduce scholarship award to students of the state, encourage skills acquisition programmes for the youths as well as to encourage the study of science related courses.
While appreciating the federal government for the award of the Overpass at Wurukum roundabout, the governor said over 50 other road networks have also been awarded by the state government across the state, and are to be completed within 12 months.
He said although some people are not happy that his administration is doing things differently from the past, he will continue to ensure the right thing is done for the overall good of the state.
He appreciated the stakeholders and the entire leadership of the party for always supporting his administration, calling on the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) to fast track the process for the conduct of the local government elections in the state.
He insisted that the party in the state remains united under the leadership of the acting state chairman, Hon. Benjamin Omakolo, and is on the right track to develop Benue, warning those trying to destabilize the state with divisive comments to stay clear as he will not allow anyone to destabilize the government, including those who served the state in the past.
Earlier in his welcome address, the acting State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue, Hon. Benjamin Omakolo, appreciated the governor for his continued support and leadership to both the party and the state, insisting that there is no disunity in the party under his watch, assuring that he will continue to promote unity, fairness and collaboration with party faithful and stakeholders ahead of the local government elections in the state.
In their separate remarks, Senator Barnabas Gemade, responding on behalf of Zone A elders and stakeholders, Hon. Hinga Biem for Zone B, Hon. Nelson Alapa for Zone C, Scholastica Ben Sough for the Women, Adah Nath for the youths, Hon. Philip Achua for Benue state ALGON as well as Hon. Saater Tiseer for the Members of the Benue State House of Assembly, in appreciating the governor for his developmental strides in the state, passed a vote of confidence on him, urging him to continue to do his best for the overall interest of Benue and it's people.
In his Vote of thanks, the Deputy Governor, Barr Sam Ode, also said he is solidly behind the governor, insisting that even if there is any impeachment attempt, he will not avail himself to be used to succeed the governor.
He assured the people of Zone C that the administration of Governor Alia has a lot of good plans for the zone, urging them and the entire people of the state to continue to support the government for more development.
Sir Tersoo Kula, MNIPR, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Benue State.
Why are you telling your enemies you want to lunch security.. Nonesense
Testiebobo: In this life not everybody you see really deserves a helping hand. I can tell you that some poor people are proud than some elites. We once had a neighbour who we were very close to. As in family-friends. So one day i saw the trouser that my friend was wearing, the trouser was under-sized for him because he had grown taller than the trouser's length. And that is even one of his best trousers he wore to church.
So one day i picked some of my favourites clothings and jeans trousers even palm shoes. I ironed the clothes and some trousers and presented it to him. He was very glad and happy and showed his mum, the woman pretended to be happy about it sha.
But till date, i have never seen my friend wearing anyone of them. The thing pain me o because i still loved the clothes and shoes i gave him. I am even confused maybe it is my friend or his mother that are ingrate. What do you call this type of attitude?
Happy new month!
Some people like me has phobia for wearing used clothes especially from someone you know. I don't give out what I wear to another person. Disease plenty
Glitcher: every tribe has its own issues, the thing with you Igbos is arrogance. Even God said he hates pride, you guys will always be lesser until you repent of your pride and foolishness.
I understand you but the issue here is proud/wise people are not suitable for slavery. Think about it. Repenting won't change anything, it will further reduce igbos to Benue situation.
Glitcher: I just pity my Niger delta brothers, when this oil finish eventually our children will curse us. We literally gained nothing as a people from our own wealth.
When they say they are not igbos, I believe them because they behave like bakwomi. If not for igbos preventing the invasion for Fulani herdsmen to the south by now, there condition will be like kogi state and middle belt. They are not wise.
I can imagine if oil finishes and they are left with nothing, they will hate themselves. Somebody like asari will just lean.
Darkandhandsom: Foolish people.. When Jonathan was president did it affect naira? Everything they are looking for who to blame. Thunder fire una
APC and blame game... Without producing with naira, naira will die a natural death. My happiness be say all those idiots shouting on your prickkk we go stand, no dey get er$ction again
Queengee: Quarter of the year is going to end in a day or two from now, and everyone in Nigeria understand the economy hardship Nigerians are going through especially salary earners. Salary earners are going through lots due to high cost of living because salary barely meet up our daily needs.
However, amidst of this economy a lot of people are still doing exploit and still have little saving from their salaries, so we shouldn't be left behind when the year ends with no achievement.
As for me I had manage to save 350k since January this year till this April ending. I earn 250k monthly, and I must tell you with a wife and one child, it had not been easy to save. But saving and making good financial plans is a must no matter the economy.
Feel free to share yours and don't be shy because nairaland is a faceless forum with chances to share your view and personal experiences without criticism because nobody knows you here.
Thanks guys
Story!!! Unless tips dey enter pass salary or biro is doing what it knows best
Celebrities / Re: Fans Drag Phyna For Wearing Pant & Bra After She Spoke Against It by occfx: 4:17pm On May 06
