Mr. Allen's statement is a clear indication of how far removed from the reality of life in Nigeria the elites (Entrepreneurs enjoying government patronage, politicians and their ilks) are.

He isn't aware of the true state of things.

A call to eat soft food - the stronger the eba doesn't mean the fuller you will feel.

Drink a lot of water throughout the day, not just at meal times.

Eat fruits regularly, not only when you see your favorite fruit.

Eat vegetables - let it be a part of most of your meals.

Eat moderate sizes, your body doesn't need all you are losing into it. What it doesn't need will be passed out as stool.

GAZZUZZ:
Natural Gas deployed


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHbCRB1fts0?si=BrziOLIZvVGpVx4z

Well done chief!
Is there any chance we could get a breakdown of the cost to do this retrofit at current prices of course?

Also, do you have a partner in the south south, like in Delta state?

Thank you!

Doraehi:
Hello everybody. Recently I've been so confused especially because of my academics.

Last year, after completing WAEC and NECO, my mom and I were talking about schooling abroad and we decided that I should make some research with my phone. This research started November 2023. After making my research for about 2 months, to understand the educational system in some countries like US, UK, Canada, the Caribbean and Australia, I finally came to a conclusion in January that I wanted to school in Canada so I did further research on Canadian Universities and finally decided and picked University of Manitoba. And then did further research on how to get a Canadian Study permit. (After going through alot of things I saw on the IRCC website, I finally understood, at least to an extent).

So I discussed with my parents about everything and what the whole process entails: from gaining admission into a DLI and applying for the Study permit, I told them the tuition was about $23,000 estimate and that I needed at least $20,630 as proof of funds. And after hearing that, they said it was ALOT of money. My dad told me to calculate everything I needed to get there and get back to him. After doing the whole calculation with my mom, I concluded that 60M Naira would be enough for the tuition and other fees, POF, accomodation, flight and others. Meanwhile, I had already submitted my application (did it myself), it was just my application fee left. We didn't want to pay the $120 application fee yet until we were sure that we would do the whole process.

I discussed with my parents and they said it was alot but they could try to get it. I honestly believe that studying abroad is not a do or die affair but is there any harm in trying? We could try, maybe it would turn out to be one of the best decisions for me and my family. If not, I already have back-up plans (I registered for JAMB) Other than that, my parents have always wanted to sponsor me to a school overseas (I'm the first child so yeah they've always wanted it).

They could get the money but I wanted to apply for September intake 2024 (because it's obviously the best intake) and I think it's a very short time interval because I should have drawn a study plan at least 2 years before I wanted to leave. I feel like if I rush things, my visa could get denied and it would just be a wastage of time and money.

I'm just 16 years old, I'll be 17 by 16th of June, 2024. And I don't really want to waste time in my education because the clock is ticking. So I don't know, should I just wait till next year, September 2025 or do you think I should go ahead with the process this year. I need honest opinions because it would be really useful. Alot of you are pretty much experienced than I and my parents are, so your advice would be really helpful.

Also, if you know any way I could be able to get proof of funds and tuition (it could be through a loan) and get visa approval, please share.

Well done.
You are on the right track with your ambitions.

For an undergraduate degree, you will need to show first year tuition and funds to cover your living as well as show that you will be able to cover same for the subsequent years of your studies.

While looking at canada, you should also look to the US, and Europe.

Europe without any doubt would be over 50% cheaper. When you are done there you can then move to US, CANADA, AUSTRALIA or the likes for a masters and possibly to live.

My small bit.

Is the platform opening now?

Rating:


50-50 is a good percentage.

I'd say though that if you believe in your earning capacity, you can use the loan to apply and get into the country, settle down, and then pay it back quick enough (so you can minimize your financial exposure in a foreign country). Hopefully, the early repayment won't attract premium charges.

Being able to settle down and not worry about funds to pay school fees in the first year is crucial to overall success.

That way you will be able to look out for the best opportunities without the added pressure of fees.

damosade:


Bro, my total loan was approved but I will suggest you don't use total mpower loan for visa application, if u can have a personal funding add it to it so that it will show on your I20

I am planning to do about 50% loan and 50% my savings.
Do you think that's okay?
Kindly suggest a percentage that you think is best.

Thanks so much boss!

saintsylve:


Thank you boss, i hope they backdate these daily courses which we are not able to take.

As it is now, the programme is yet to kick off an.
I have tried again today and still unable to login.

saintsylve:


I am not on any group too. just want to know if this issue us peculiar or general

It is general.
The organizers sent a message to say that they are try to fix the issues with the platform.

EseOkuk2021:
I'm not sure these guys have a QA engineer on their team. This is the first time I'll try using a website and I'm getting multiple errors every time I try logging in.
Hope they are not scamming us already, this is Nigeria as anything is possible.

We have been scammed already!
The funding for this programme has been approved and spent.

Agbaragba:
This is completely unfair, why on earth will anybody do this.
Why will you kickstart a programm without a proper infrastructural checks. This is so Sad and deceptive.
We didn't request for this. You sat there and deem it fit to execute this, now you have brought people together and left them stranded and confused without a word to pacify and give them sense of direction. This is the hieght of it! It is not done anywhere.
You rather do not start it...

I will not be surprised to hear that this programme is already running into hundreds of millions of Naira at this point and will top out into some billions by the time they are done.

Good morning chiefs.
1. Please, what percentage of your Tuition and Living expenses for your programme did you apply for as a loan from MPOWER?

2. Did MPOWER approve the total amount you asked for?

3. Should one show financial capability to meet more than the remaining amount needed or just enough to add to the loan? I mean if I need $45000 total and I can fund $25000 myself, should I state just what I can cater for or a little more like $28000 - $30000?

Thank you so much for your anticipated responses.

Tochskings:
Pls do VO do approve visa with mpower loan ,
I just got admission in University of Calgary and I have 4days left to accept the offer, accepting the offer mean me paying $500 which they will deduct it in tuition fee and mpower just approved my loan, my question is have anyone been granted visa with mpower loan and what is my percentage of getting visa? Apply for visa without paying tuition fee yet?
This is my WhatsApp number 08039373533 pls I will be happy if I get reply or direction from anyone

damosade:
My loan of $45'000 was approved last Thursday.

Any information as regards to mpower? but not yet scheduled appointment with embassy though.

This programme is truly Nigerian in character.

Organiccourses:
Anyone successfully logged on PC tell us your experience

It is slow and most times times out.

I hope the organisers will be able to improve on the response times of the website.
Students cannot study effectively if they cannot access the materials that have been provided.

I have spent over 2 hours today just tryong to get tp the Dashboard.
The day is almost ended and I have not been able to go through the material assigned for today.

This is extremely frustrating and is not helpful at all.

Adeoye11:
Change the starting of the WhatsApp group link to words, then keep the other.
I guess there is a connect training on Friday in Abk?

Did they send a message to this effect?
I only received the congratulatory mail.

Permit me to say you sound like an enemy rather than a concerned father.

You want to teach your son a lesson for marrying workout your permission.

Your son actually did the right thing by ignoring a person like you. You are not a friend to your son, you are a foe. That is exactly why he isn't seeking your permission to live his life.

MrUchenna1:
My 37-year-old son got married without my permission. How can I teach him a lesson?

Your family isn't interested in your happiness.

Someone is still married - and even if gets a divorce - he only wants you as a housemaid who will help to babysit his child.

Which one be first wife? Are you already seeing yourself marrying him and being his second wife?

You are in your twenties, why do you feel pressured to be married to the point of people having to introduce husband to you.

Nengiraw:
Hello nairalanders, please I need help on this situation. So I’m a lady in her mid 20’s. I’m actually very much set for marriage in the eyes of my family, since society deem it fit to place marriage as an achievement for women, and always bring up your age to remind you to. Anyways, it’s not a priority for me to get married now, as I feel like I’m not ready mentally,and I have a lot of trauma to work on, but I’m also open to it, if it’s in my face and ready. I don’t stay in Nigeria, so my family don’t know if I have a man in my life, so they decided upon themselves to introduce me to a man who is my uncle’s friend that stays in the same country as me. They were more focus on the fact that he comes from a neighboring village from us and that he was a doctor. (Meanwhile he’s actually a nurse, but he told them, that he was a doctor, he also never mentioned to them that he was married and had a child, before they decided to introduce him to me)

So we eventually started talking on WhatsApp, he saw some of my pictures already and he was mesmerized. In fact he was already kind of making me his wife in that moment. So one day he called me and we were just talking,and I heard like a toddler crying so bad and needed his attention, I asked him who was that , he told me it was his daughter, there was this awkward silence for almost five minutes of us not saying anything, so I told him I’ll call him back. I called my mother that day and was mad as hell, that they didn’t disclose such information to me, but from my mother’s reaction she had no idea, and she was also mad and she told me, she will call me back, so she could verify from my uncle, since that’s his friend. Even my uncle too had no idea. To cut the whole story short, he later called me the next day on a video call, and he started telling me about his wife( Yes! She’s still his wife, because I don’t think he has divorced her yet)and how abusive she was, and how he tried to make it work, but she was so crazy and stuff like that. That he’s actually trying to get shared custody of the child. That he’s no longer married to her. I was not really having it, because I just felt like he wasn’t being honest with certain things and on top of that his wife is still in the picture, and I don’t know if I want to settle for that. Also he just turned 40, and I’m 25. So the age gap is too much for me. Also I have not met him in real life, cause he stays in a different state from me, my family still wanted me to be open minded until I see him in person, then I could make a decision if I want him or not. He always sends me pictures of his daughter, and he recently sent me one with his first wife and daughter, I was surprised that he did, and he said he wanted to show me the daughter instead. I still felt like I didn’t need to see a picture of her. I started seeing the red flags of him that I couldn’t settle with. Also the way he talked about the wife was vulgar, and I felt like he didn’t need to tell me about her in that manner.

Now the most recent thing he started doing was sending me random stuff about marriage to my WhatsApp. I usually glance at it,and don’t reply, cause I don’t know why he’s sending me that. The one that gave me a major big red flag from him, is when he sent where Regina daniels( the actress who married Ned nwoko) was talking about marrying her husband a virgin and how it’s important to be a virgin. He then asked me if I was one. Honestly I felt really numb, because I don’t know why he will be asking me stuff like that, when he didn’t really get a respond back from me, he proceeded to send another message telling me, “No mind them sha, virgin no sabi. With a heart eye emoji. I was dumbfounded, I didn’t know how to reply to him anymore. I stopped picking up his calls and I have no intention to meet up with him anymore. Now my family is mad at me, saying that at least I should see him in person, but I don’t want to. In fact I’m no longer interested in him. Please am I wrong for feeling the way I feel? Thanks.

What you are saying is that you want to do the same thing these other guys did to her?

When did it become a crime to date someone in the past?

She definitely deserves better.

ebijimi7:
Good morning landers, its a beautiful thursday morning here in lagos,
Ok so straight down to the business without much hassle.

It goes like this, ok I have this girl I'm dating she has been a lovable soul a friend,partner,lover and mother.

She is caring also I have never met a girl like that in my life since I became an adult the only person that I know has those quality she possessed was my mum which is late now.

she is from kwale I think a town In delta state and I am from ondo so we have been together for couple of years now.

We had a heart to heart conversation she told me about her past and I also told her about mine.

Though I've dated some substantial amount of ladies sha, I don't want to mention before una call me (Ashewo or brostitute ,

So in the long run while explaining she told me what transpired between she and some of her exes the ones that kept deceiving her and collecting money from her she mentioned about 10 of them which she actually supported to to travel out of the country but they neglected and dumped her after they got over sea, more of like she fell into the hand of bad guys.

What kept ringing in my head and making me scared was the fact she made out with some of them and I still get angry knowing that fact sometimes she would be crying that I'm using her past against her just because she was inlove and it didn't work out within she and any of her ex .

I love her but her past kept dragging me back and making me scared of taking the next step.

Not to mention all of what she has done for me but when I lost my mum she stood by me all through the difficult times she prays for me she was with me at the hospital for days until my mum passed out.

Looking at these are qualities I get confused the more because I dint know if I'm making the right decision by letting her go she rarely ask for anything

Please your candid advice I'd needed

I don't think so.
The message simply says: ALL EYES ON THE JUDICIARY.

Truth is all parties involved, petitioners and defendants alike are indeed looking unto the judiciary.

Blackmail only comes into play when a party, or person has something unwholesome, something they do not want to be public knowledge being held over them.

If you say that message is an indirect blackmail, then you are admitting that indeed, ALL EYES NEED TO BE ON THE JUDICIARY.

Dreament:
this is not freedom of expression. You people are indirectly blackmailing the judiciary.

What happens to freedom of expression?

We the citizens keep voting them into power.

We the citizens are the polling officers, returning officers, security officers who stand and ensure that they are able to rig elections without issues.

We the citizens are the lawyers, judges and members of the judiciary who refuse to give just verdicts in election matters.

We the citizens are the biggest enablers of the corrupt members of our society.

When we all band together against the corrupt, we will see the light of day.

Lurdmax10:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/07/driver-bites-off-vio-officers-ear-in-delta/?fbclid=IwAR22inz1xry5z84mtmg-h_EXtY50U_y2Cep59Rc67JaDmSNweF7OVeF5GJw

The VIO officers and those guys wearing sky blue uniform and the ones wearing brown shirts in Warri are actually a nuisance.

They are not interested in the expired papers. What they do is, take you to their office and extort you.
Sometimes, they will not even get to their office, but they will stop at a pre-arranged pos shop and extort you.

Even if you get to their office, they will write a paper for you and tell you that you need to make payment. If you all to go to the bank to make the payment, they will give you reasons why you can't go to pay on your own.

They only collect cash.

Good morning,
Are you by any chance Frantz Kati?

Rubyjade:
I made a huge mistake that almost cost me my job.
This is when I didn't understand the principles of Effective Communication.

Want to learn from my mistakes? Keep reading.

Five years ago, while working remotely at Andela, I learned a valuable lesson about the power of communication.

Over-communication is key for success.

I received a Slack message from a product manager on a Friday, asking me to check out a bug reported by an important customer.

Naively assuming I would fix it on Monday, I went off to enjoy my weekend, unaware of the consequences that awaited me.

When I returned on Monday, the product manager singled me out during the morning call. He accused me of not caring about customers, of ignoring him on Slack, and failing to provide feedback.

The weight of my mistake hit me hard, and I realised that a simple act of over communication could have saved me from this ordeal.

From that point on, over communication became one of my personal values. Here's how I put it into practice:

1️⃣ Double ask every doubt: Whenever I receive a task or instruction, I ask for clarification on the deadline, the goal, and the scope.

I don't assume anything. I listen attentively, confirm my understanding, and express gratitude for the explanation.

Being a great communicator requires active listening and comprehension.

2️⃣ Provide regular updates: Even when not required, I make it a habit to give regular updates on my progress.

Whether it's a freelance project or working with a team, people appreciate being in the loop. I send emails, share progress reports, and ensure transparency.

This level of accountability and responsiveness appreciated in the workplace.

3️⃣ Show gratitude and kindness: A culture of gratitude and kindness goes a long way in building positive relationships.

I make it a point to express gratitude to my colleagues, especially when they go above and beyond to support me.

A simple "thank you" in a daily call, or a shoutout on Slack, acknowledging and appreciating others can foster a supportive work environment.

By doing these, I have seen the positive impact they have on my work relationships and overall success.

People notice when you go the extra mile to communicate, and it helps build trust and collaboration.

obinoral1179:
Please when is lecture starting?

In Alx, there aren't really lectures.
However, your timeline of activities will always be on the calendar (planning) on the intranet.

Anonymous6o6:



Someone already said something about creating a WhatsApp group, we can all join there so I can share the materials once and for all

https: // chat. whatsapp. com/ CaLo3npAsrC8XWNKDYOyP3

Here is a group I have just created.

Jadoskii:

Awesome...how do we go about it ..
Should I mail you my number?
If yes, what's your email address

I got accepted into the ALX programme.
I am in the Cohort that will begin on August 15th.

I too will be interested in joining a group or would be happy to create one.
Let me know what you think boss.
Thanks!!!

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Actually, Lonart and P-alaxin are made by one and the same company.

Your body only responded better to the active ingredients in P-alaxin than it did to the one in Lonart.

Mercychen:
Op, that your number 4 is not a myth. It's very true The more expensive a drug is the more effective it will be.
I'm talking from personal experience. It happened to me on two occasions.

One was during the lock down. I was down with malaria and typhoid. Then a chemist recommended lonart because I told him I was on a low budget. After taking it, no single relief. Same thing with the cheap typhoid drugs I took.

I then went to a big pharmacy and the pharmacist told me to go for the expensive drugs ( co
Ciprotab and pialaxin) that I should stop *pinching" money. Lo and behold before I finished the course, I was Hale and hearty.

Recently same thing happened.
I bought 800 malaria drugs. Nothing. I now went back and bought pialaxin, immediately after the first dose, I felt instant relief. So brand matters. All these smaller brands don't really work.

You want to compare becham Amoxil with other brands of Amoxil?
This one is a fact.

Good day,
Is this still available?

tutudesz:
Snubs us

Please tell me this picture is not from Toyota.

justwise:


The same person that claimed to have travelled to Poland long ago with his work permit? And he is not a scammer?

lol.