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I read this blog and was utterly left speechless. A British expat has come to work in Nigeria and this are his accounts of Nigeria.

http://www.desertsun.co.uk/blog/?p=1734&cpage=1#comments

Gizbee: They should all repent befor it is late.christ cometh

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Rossikk: Spare us this garbage. All I see is a 32 year old kid and his spouse who have no business being at the helm of a nation, but got there via the barrel of a gun. Nothing to celebrate.

e easy to get to the helm of affairs na im your papa no reach there. abeg give it to Gowon he is one of the finest officers sandhurst has ever produced.

This is really good.... thumbs up man... nice pitch...... we will get there some day

Samunique: I'm very suprised, when i see people condeming and agitating d baning of Church in Nigeria! Why are we so ungrateful and forgetful? Now let me remind u, av u forgot that christianity brought an end to d killing of Twins, human sacrifice? Don't u remember any more that some of us would have died illitrates if not for christianity and d church? I was a muslim but attended missionary school, christianity has done alot for us in nigeria, although, it may be having its own issues now as rightly predicted by d scripture, that doesn't mean we shld destroy it as the West are doing now, destroying d work their forefathers laboured and died for. Now we can see d negative effects it's having on them today! Ps 16:4 "Their sorrows shall be multplied that hasten after another god" let me say this, "what Jehovah has done no one can undo!

that was true xtianity not the business model people run these days.

Lordlexy: @HOLY HOLLA. Bro, that pagan doesnot worth your responses. There's no point debating with a blood sucking cultist like him. My mum use to tell me how she lost many of her sibling cos grand pa was an idol worshipper. How little disobedient to whatever nonsense deity, will result to murder, and how they became so impoverish as a result of series of animal sacrifices to constantly appease the demons and lucifer called 'gods' which cost them quite a fortune, not to talk about the trauma they went through. Thank God for CHRIST JESUS AND HIS BLOOD that has permanently rescued us such slavery and misfortune.

Lack of education allows us to blame everything on a deity or miracle... when her siblings died, did they carry out autopsy? majority of Nigerians are educated illiterates .

PAGAN 9JA:
Reconvert to Traditional Religion of your ancestors. stop hating yourself for the faults of these foreign jews.

Thank you my broda... they read about the history of jews and even quote it everyday however ask them about their own history, dem no go no.

This should be done in Nigeria as a matter of urgency.

m.k.o2005:
Having such strict laws of taxation on the churches will only hinder the spread of Christianity and little wonder we have them just very very few in Germany ? The mega churches that might not be genuine will meet up with these tax as they can even go borrowing from banks to pay their taxes hoping things will improve soon ! So what happens to the genuine 'mushroom churches' ? In every fake,there are original some where. Allow them all to operate,spreading the gospel and some day,the fake ones will be exposed and go into oblivion. Whether there will be fake,that is certain becos if we don't have them around it will just mean that Christ lied and we all know that God can not lie !

God help us

MKO they have good churches in Germany that preach the true word of God and even donate for places like Nigeria but they don't have pastors living like Jayz and beyounce.

m.k.o2005:
You are getting it wrong ! Church money is not ur money but that of God ! Government money is our money !
Surprised ? How can the one(cash)we give no longer ours but the government money that we did not even contribute is ours ?
Ask urself this question; Why do i give(offering and tithe) in my local church ? If you give to God,you don't have to ask these pastors what they do with it as God's representative becos God chose them,you didn't do that !

Let God ask them for HIS money !But if you gave to them and not God,you can go ask them what it was used for !

God help us

Shebi na God put people for govt, let God ask them too now abi?

anonimi: Thanks for your very good testimony of using your God given brain and talent to contribute to the growth and devlopment of our society rather than SIMPLY praying for God again to come down and save us from ourselves.
How good and pleasant our country will be if there were others behaving like you!

No questions asked.

What do you want God to do for you again? Have you realized Nigeria is the most blessed nation in the world? But the people are the problem. Until we start thinking outside the box, my brother nothing go happen. We dont even appreciate the greatest law of all (Love thy neighbour as thyself). So tell me if you can't love your neighbour that you can see how can you claim to love someone you can't see.

Hemical: So, the other day I was in this church and there was this man dancing and graciously giving his offering. The pastor even prayed that his business continues to flourish. He made a large donation for the church's new expansion project. I knew I had seen the man somewhere. I tried to recollect. It didn't come early enough but then, it struck me. He was one of the robbers who came to rob our house the other night. He's even being prayed for to have a flourishing business. They killed our gateman that night. The gateman's wife was pregnant. I went to make inquiries after service, everyone said the man is a business-man but they don't know his kind of business. It's no one's fault though. Just wish they knew more about him. There are thieves everywhere. Just wish people will ask more questions. Maybe our gateman will still be alive and his baby will still have a father. I called the police. They arrested him the next sunday, he confessed to the crime.

sorry to hear that. thats what happens in a society where worshiping God = having loads of money. we have totally missed the point of serving God now its about prosperity. i dont have a problem with people giving all they have to a guy, thats their problem but i do have a problem with people that know how to play on poor peoples minds. its sad, pathetic and annoying.

m.k.o2005:
God help us

Many thanks for your comments. No one is saying the church should be taxed. I wondered why we dont have as many pentecostal churches in Germany as we have in uK and other places but lo and behold, the government put a strict law on collecting money from individuals so religion will not be monetary as they have done in Nigeria and other places. i can count how many of such churches exist in germany simply because its not profitable. so your argument of church not being profit making is morally flawed but constitutionally right.

if its non of your business what your church does with your money then i dont see why you should ever ever ever ever blame any government for mismanaging money that is not yours. gbam

I dont get it, these same xtians complain about paying taxes that will help develop the nation. they will go all the way to avoid paying tax. left to me, i think they should introduce church and religious tax as they have in Germany. from your pay, the tax gets deducted and you nominate what project it should go towards. gbam.

Donation Meter:
Catholic: 1 or 2 Pounds /Member : Contribution to society= Millions of Pounds
Church of England: 1 or 2 Pounds /Member : Contribution to society= Millions of Pounds
Nigerian Churches: Notes/Debit + Credit Card, Tithe, Pledge Pounds /Member : Contribution to society= Private Jet and Negative Impact

I think we are missing the point here, "Discrimination" a fresh graduate could be 40 yr old. If applying for a fresher role, should he be discriminated against cause of his age?

dridowu: Touch not my anointed (Bishop Oyedepo)

Brainwashed!!!

jp philips: if you are opportune to go to uni at 30, then you have made a poor decision unless u ve established a career before then.
not every event is an opportunity, uni at 30 is not, 17 it is.

@JP Phillips: There is no law that says uni at any age is an opportunity... I do understand ur thoughts might be limited to your immediate environment which is why you feel that way however, my opinion is anybody that has a quest for knowledge can decide to go to UNI when he/she so desires. I can decide at 45 to go and studt Medicine, will that be a bad decision? should i be discriminated against because of my Age?

eddiebruk: In this sense i would put that on our low level of educational standards, if you go outside Nigeria you will find out that our Nigerian Certificates are practically useless and has no value, because we lack proper educational standards, the only credible university in Nigeria is AUN (American University of Nigeria) they are they only university with an Internationally recognized Degree...many nations have gone past the stage of education Nigeria is adopting right now, the world has gone past where handouts, copying notes during lectures, and teaching a Information Technology student in the University and he only gets to see what the inner part of a computer looks like in his 3rd year, Nigeria Lacks so many things in our Educational aspects, Medicine as it is is very wide yet Nigeria still covers it in one course, whereas other countries are splitting it into Surgeries, Opticians, Dentistry, Physicians, and other aspect of medicine, yet Nigeria will want to teach you all in one there by lacking specificity in one, take example someone studying information Technology and after his Universities he now wants to work in the IT industry what kind of Specialist/Professional Job will Nigeria provide for him, when truly the IT industry is very wide..? this is where he now has to do another one year of professional studies on a particular information technology course to help him focus on one Area of the IT world...this is what the Foreigners do to beat our system of education, they get professional with
what they study and not just for exams sake.

A Nigerian Graduate will tell you he is a mechanical Engineer...? how can you call yourself a mechanical engineer, what mechanical Machine can he handle..?

Why a foreigner who services the engine of an airplane will call himself a mechanic with specificity on planes, a Nigerian will call himself a Mechanical Engineer with no basic training/professionalism on mechanical engines

I agree with you my brother however i wou;dn't say Nigerian Degrees are useless as i think its up to every individual to build on what he/she is taught. I went to uni in Nigeria and i have worked in good companies in UK,US and most places in europe on good projects. Education doesn't stop with just having a degree. People need to start analyzing the market and see where they best fit in with good ROI (Return on Investment). International certifications know no boundaries. I always tell people "don't just wait for and oppurtunity, be ready for it". what we are experiencing in nigeria is called "cert crazy" ignoring experience and vital talent management plan. e.g my former director is an ordinary college graduate (UK) but he became a director after proving himself. i think we will both agree that having a degree is not a sign of competence.

hmmn im seeing some uni here oooo abeg which one be American university nigeria again?

Eko Atlantic: Must be related to Oluwaseun

She looks like a farmer.... lol

@eddiebruk: i do agree with your views in terms of the society and the respect but we need to understand its not just about working in Nigeria for a Nigerian company. the world is becoming a global village and any company in nigeria would aspire to be part of this village. I have 2 scenarios... 1: if a 23 year old white expatriate comes to nigeria, will the same elders respect him? i bet the answer is yes... we need to change our work culture and ethics to understand your boss is simply your boss end of.

Scenario 2: Employment in Nigeria sometimes goes in an anti clockwise direction quite understandably because of the same society. A masters holder with no work experience in the western world will have 2 problems (a) over-qualified for roles (b) no matching experience for qualification criteria.

poshdiva: What if It's aim is to give the younger and fresh graduates a chance?
Let's look at it this way, a 32 year old graduate who was previously employed and has work experience and a 24 year old fresh graduate who has no work experience apply for the same job which does not 'discriminate' based on age. The 32 year old graduate has a greater chance of being picked. Where the firm now has a restriction on age, there is a higher chance of those graduates having the same qualifications or around the same qualifications. I still don't agree with the poster though!

Seems you dont get the gist... its about age discrimination... a 55 year old man/woman might be a fresh graduate.... however it will be wrong for him to be turned down for an entry level job cause of his age.

Chei see fine girls for naija ooooo. Good time to be an aristo lol. Nigeria Land of beauty............

This shows how backward Nigeria is in terms of Human Resources legislation. What has age got to do with your ability to perform? this kind of discrimination does not support nor help the poor. how about people that could only afford to go to uni after 30? Later some people will be comparing Nigeria to UK and US? hmmm i rest my case.

hmmn after messing up in the western world, delloite is now going to Nigeria to mess things up again. Arise all small companies, collabo and merge if need be before this jack of all trades take up everything from tax to IT.

If a government can discriminate as listed below, the the same government cannot dictate to companies with matters regarding age discrimination.1) President ; must be 40 years old...section 131 subsection 2b
2) Vice president; same as that of the president... section 142 subsection 2
3) Senator; must be 35 years old...section 65 subsection 1a
4) House of representative; must be 30 years old... section 65 subsection 1b
5) Governor ; must be 35 years old...section 177 subsection 1b
6) &nbspeputy Governor; ; same as that of the Governor... section 187 subsection 2
7) Members of the house of assembly; must be 30 years old... section 106 subsection 1b

Just My Opinion

yvonnechi: naturally beautiful! After so much bleaching cream and makeup?

na you sell am d cream? why the hatred haba abeg just appreciate good tin my sister and if you better pass am, show ya self.

adaobi123: I went and it helps

ah ah are you in the area of specsavers? which part? i'm in SW

adaobi123: press report

Thanks ... didn't see that, guess i need to go to specsavers lol.

Juliana-Ghana:
yuu juss like her because she sorta resembles a fuqqing half caste
half caste must stikk togeda or something
dis beetch ugly
she no even be fine
she no even be pretty
she no even can sing
she no even have nice hair, always weave or short perm
she no even have pretty mouth
beetch face yellow and lips brown
i hate tonto dikeeyy
i hate her soul
Yu are a Half Caste yu dunt no anyting about wat a beautiful afriqan woman shuld luk lyke

Guys please how do you inform the moderator that we have an a s s ho le on here. What has people's colour got to do with this? Later on you start shouting about racism hmmmn i rest my case ....