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Beeam:
Just remembered this legend I came across on recruitment threads way back and searched Nairaland for the legendary Jesusbabygirl that willed offer letter from Diamond Bank into existence after they had been screened out.... only to find out she's no longer in Nigeria sef!!!

Kai.. I miss u sha!

She was a popular somebody

Nikyb:
Thank you for your response.

Which body did you evaluate with please?

ICES

Nikyb:
Hello everyone. I am planning to use ICES for evaluation because of waec loooong thing and date of birth errors on waec certificate, I have HND and also PGD. Considering that ICES charge per certificate, I want to send just my HND and PGD without OND so that I will only pay for two certificates.

Would this pass for two or more certificates? Please help!
Is it compulsory that I evaluate OND?
I am trying to save money ni o my people

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No, it's not. I evaluated only my spouse's HND and it came out as 4-year advanced diploma.

kemtybemty:
Thank you all for your responses but ICES now requests for WAEC certificates as well for Nigeria. I have written a mail to WES to find out their opinion about the error in the date of birth. I am most grateful.

mobenjackson:
Morning,

ICES now use WAEC Or maybe I'm mistakened? Pls help expatiate on this.

We all await your reply on this.

Not true.

jjohndoe83:
How do you mean sir? Explain more.

Married applicants [/s]will begin[s] have begun to edit profiles to spouse unaccompanying to earn ITA.

Jemidun:
465. The points are reducing. Hopefully, we'd get to the era of 440s.

Tie breaking rule is 6 June 2019. It is getting crazy!!

Really crazy! Distribution obviously becoming skewed to favour single(and unaccompying) applicants as married applicants (with spouse accompanying) are gradually being eclipsed out.

Amandacanny:
My good people of nairaland, hubby's ECA with ICES has been showing "documents received, being checked by ICES since March 10th. No email, no completion date. Is that how it is with them? I used WES for mine so this one appears strange. Bikonu, is everything OK?

Allizwell. Your status does not change until the evaluation is completed. Plus, you're still within the 14 weeks timeline. Here's a screenshot of their response to my mail on Friday.

Queencyco:
My Uniport brothers and sisters, please gather round oo. I need clarification.

So after the ICES wahala with Uniport, I started sending them mails to know the status of my ECA or refund. They replied one of my mails saying they'll likely refund me.

I woke up this morning to a message from UPS saying I have a package from ICES. I'm in shock o.
Could it be my money in that package or my ECA?
Meanwhile, my profile now reads application complete.

Please has any Uniport person gotten this feedback from ICES recently?

PS: My WES evaluation is already in progress, I'm just curious.

Congratulations on your ECA. Your case is different!

Topsmamen:
[s]To my dearest and wonderful e-fam, with great joy in my heart, I pick my golden pen from the basket of happiness to write you this announcement. Hope this meets you in good health? If so doxology.[/s]

It’s Prêt pour Visa guys! Mail came in at 11:22 PM last night. I was about to go to bed when I saw the mail. The speed at which I went from being sleepy to fully wide awake was 0 to 100 real quick.

A special thanks to EVERYONE for the best wishes and prayers . You guys said it. We just started Part 8 and from your mouths to God’s ears, it has happened beautifully.

Express Entry has got us with different stories to tell and it’s been one hell of a ride………a roller coaster ride indeed.

TIMELINE
ITA wait: October 2017-December 2018 (14 months)
ITA: December 19, 2018
AOR: January 15, 2019
Medicals Passed/BIL: February 23, 2019
Biometrics Done: March 7, 2019
Ordered GCMS Notes: April 24, 2019 (Notes are yet to be received)
ADR received: May 11, 2019 (1. Birth Certificates to prove sibling relationship. 2. Proof of sibling residence in Canada)
ADR submitted: May 13, 2019
PPR: May 15, 2019
Visa Office: Ottawa
Single Applicant

Congrats bro.

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danfad:
please help, I woke to a sad message from ICES saying they cant verify Uniport degrees now. After almost 4 months of waiting. Please advice on the next step to take. Thank you.

See the message below


We have completed more research regarding the credential you have submitted for evaluation. Unfortunately ICES is unable to provide assessments for degrees completed at Port Harcourt University because ICES has insufficient and inconclusive information regarding the validity of the degrees that were issued by this institution.  At a later date, should ICES receive more conclusive information regarding the validity of the degrees from Port Harcourt University, then ICES will resume evaluating degrees from the said institution. Until then, ICES will not be able to provide any assessments for degrees awarded by Port Harcourt University.
 
In accordance with our cancellation policy outlined in the ICES Credential Evaluation Application Package, we will issue refunds for $200.
 
Sincerely,
 
International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES)/bh

This is really strange cos verification of credentials from a University like UNIPORT(Federal University) should not be a Herculean task as suggested in the mail. However, their continuous mention of Port Harcourt University as against University of Port-Harcourt makes me believe something is fishy somewhere. But,

1. Did you process your transcript yourself or by proxy? If by proxy, do you really trust the person?

2. Is your credential from a satellite/affiliate campus? I asked because ICES recently updated documents requirement section for Nigeria, listing even some "popular" institutions with illegal satellite campuses and whose credentials will not be evaluated. Although, last time I checked UNIPORT was not among.

3. Have you tried contacting your school peradventure ICES sent verification which was never attended to by them.

I know people have evaluated successfully with WES but anybody who has evaluated UNIPORT credential with ICES should please clear the air.

Richness1104:
It depends solely on your skills. CBT requires that you type fast and correctly. Being able to read and understand on a screen is also an essential skill. You can try answering some test through the two means and decide which works well for you. Also note that there is no auto correct tool on these computers and [s]it will also also not tell you the number of words.[/s]

Word count is actually available, down the screen.

manlikegb:
Anyone remember the post above? Evaluation finally completed yesterday.

I really want to thank everyone that showed concern and those that shared contacts too. @swaga007, @hernyhorla, @topeolu1, @compu001, @Tojuweda, @princesskiki, God bless you all. And to all the selfless seniors and seniors to be that are helping people out by taking their time to tend to various queries, God will reward you all with success.

It will end in praise for us all.

Congrats. Did you evaluate with WES or ICES?

Saintee2009:
Please who has a contact at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) exams and records office...
ICES just mailed me that they've contacted them and I'll need them to respond before they can complete my ECA.
Since Jan 17th o that I've been on this ECA journey

ICES and their capricious moves. Was your transcript sent via e-mail (soft copy) or courier (hard copy)?

wasseynewest:
Finally, It's PPR my people!!!!! �����
Family size: 4
ECA: May 2018
IELTS: Oct. 27th 2018
ITA: Dec.19th '18
AOR: Dec.27th '18
MEP/BIL: Feb.7th '19
ADR: Feb.26th '19
PPR: April9th '19

Full gist coming soon. Madam is in charge of that one

Congrats to you and your family.

dexla:
Proof of funds has increased ooo. It took effect 1st of April. So for those in the pool you should update your profile

wizean:
LANDING GIST

‘Darling, which night do you remember as being the most tensed night for you in the past couple of years?’. ‘Tonight’, she responded. I smiled as she had barely spoken my mind. It was the night before the day our lives would change forever.

The previous day, I suddenly realized our names were not written correctly on our tickets. We called Jumia asap, sent mails and nothing was forthcoming. Village people at work. My chest was doing gbimgbim. I rushed to the airport, Egypt air office and asked for help. I was told my agent had to make a note on the ticket. Agent Kwa, I said it was Jumia, they wondered why we had to book on JUMIA.

The next morning, I put off the alarm right before it rang. No, my natural clock did not wake me up…, I did not sleep. Man was thinking on the 30-hours flight to the promise land. We were prepared by 6.am. FIL came to pick us up at 7.30 am, flight was for 3:05 pm. Did you say ahn ahn, na so na, to avoid stories that touch ni, having experienced a 3hours traffic delay to the cargo company the weekend before departure. True to it, there was traffic as envisaged but FIL mental GPS pass google own, the man sabi road mehn. Moreso we had to make some stops to pick up our items, bid goodbyes and I had to visit the barbers shop. Man had to look sweet for the journey besides I had to barb ‘skin’ so that before the hair grows, I would be able to visit the barber without calculating how much a CAD is to NGN. I also had to settle the ticket name issue as JUMIA was yet to correct it.

Yas! Sweet landing gist. You no fall my hand. Congrats bro and all the very best. See you soon

TheManofTomorrow:
Without further ado, let us take a look at the underlisted idioms as it will stand to a great length in spicing up our vocabularies in formal settings. That, is the beauty of Idioms anyways.
Also are some examples of them in a sentence to help us better understand its usage.
Gear up because it a long read


1) To make a clean breast of: To confess one’s misdeeds or wrongdoings. To confess without reserve.
I felt so guilty about cheating in the test that I had to make a clean breast of it to my teacher.

Origin: This expression was first recorded in 1752, uses clean breast in the sense of baring one’s heart, the breast long considered the seat of private or secret feelings.

2) To catch a tartar: To lay hold of something or encounter a person who proves too strong for the assailant. To catch a dangerous person.
To fight a strong enemy.

While fighting with the Indian army, the enemy soon realize they have caught a tartar.

3)To have an axe to grind: To have a strong personal opinion about something that you want people to accept and that is the reason why you do something.

When I see him strongly supporting someone who could be his rival, I cannot help but think that he has an axe to grind.


4) To cry wolf: To raise a false alarm, to ask for assistance when you don’t need it.

Origin: The phrase comes from the Aesob fables “The boy who cried Wolf”, in which a young shepherd found it amusing to make villagers think a wolf is attacking his flock.

i. Crying wolf leaves people apathetic to serious victims (Times, Sunday Times (2015))

ii. This administration has cried wolf so many times, it’s difficult to know if there’s a problem or not.


5) To be above board: It means to be honest in any business deal. Meaning there is no connection or cheating.

Origin: From gaming: If card players keep their hands above the table (board), they can be seen to be playing fairly.

i.One of the reason I respect the man was that he was always above board when dealing with the locals.
ii. I expected that big company to try to take advantage of us but so far, all of their dealings with us have been above board.


6) To keep someone in the lurch; to abandon or desert someone in difficult straits.
Origin: This expression alludes to a 16th century French dice game, lourche, where to incur a lurch meant to be far behind the other players.

Jane was angry enough to quit without giving notice leaving her boss in the lurch.


7) To play second fiddle; To support the role or views of another person.

Origin: In an orchestra, the position of second (violinist) fiddle is not glamorous as that of first violinist

Members of the house of senate in Nigeria are wont to playing second fiddle to a motion raised by another prominent member.


8 ) To beg the question: To cause to ask a particular question.

The situation of Nigeria has caused Nigerian too beg the question, Atiku or Buhari?


9) To smell a rat: To begin to suspect or realize that something is wrong in a particular situation, especially when someone is trying to trick you harm you.

i. When he made that offer, I smelt a rat. It sounded to too good to be true.

ii. His wife smelt a rat when he suddenly started working late for the past few weeks.

10) To give the cold shoulder; To intentionally ignore someone to treat someone in an unfriendly way.

i. After I got the promotion, a few of my co-workers started giving me the cold shoulder.

ii. I thought she really liked me but the next day, she gave me the cold shoulder.

11) To set one’s face against; To oppose something or an idea with staunch determination. To disprove strongly.

She told her lover about them eloping to a foreign country but surprisingly, he set his face against such notion.

12) To play to the gallery: To behave in a way “intended to make people admire or support you. To appeal to popular taste.

i. Politicians these days are more interested in playing to the gallery than exercising real influence on world events.

ii.He embellished his speeches with humour and wisecrack about his opponent, clearly playing to the gallery.

13) To stew in one’s own juice; To suffer unaided the consequence of one’s action.

i. John has a terrible temper. When he got mad at us, we just let him go away and stew in his own juice.
ii. The best clap-back for his bellicose attitude is to allow him stew in his own juice and then he can scamper back for protection.

14) To burn the candle at both ends; To overwork or exhaust oneself by doing too many things especially both late at night and early in the morning.

i. The huge project must be worth some dough because it has got me burning the candle at both ends over the past weeks.

ii. I’ve been burning the candle at both ends trying to complete my project before the designated deadline.

15) To strike gold: To have great success with something

i. The studio struck gold with their latest film.

ii. A California nurse has struck gold on a slot machine.

16) To bell the cat: To attempt or agree to perform, an impossibly difficult task. To take lead in danger.
Origin: The Idiom’s origin was from a fiction of a murderous cat troubling a particular set of mice. The mice eventually agreed in a meeting to put a bell on the neck so he can no longer sneak up on them. They agreed on the idea but what remained a mystery was the mouse that will take on such a risky task.

Someone has to bell the cat and tell the commissioner that his own started the violence.


Have a wonderful Monday ahead.

Blessed! Many thanks.

Debsify:
it's o..it was more than 12 weeks

Processing time has been extended to average of 14 weeks. They also raised concern on receipt of fraudulent documents so I guess verification appears very key now. That's not even a problem, my concern is that ICES doesn't inform applicants when they send verification mail to their schools

Ifeoma77:
Congratulations!!! Imagine this nonsense people how did a 7.5 mistakenly gets scored 6.5
Congratulations Sis, hope ECA is done too so the real swimming can start

Nigerian examiners are sadists!

Harjeehbaday:
Finally I maxed out on IELTS, the computer-based test in Lagos paid off ! My CRS is now at 442.
Thanks everyone for your support.

Whao. Congrats! Please give some tips on the CBT ielts.

jmnsimone:
Sorry to butt in but this is such a terrible take, and if I were him I'd ignore you too. You "got" his number meaning he didn't give it to you and doesn't know you but instead of calling and introducing yourself, then asking for the favor you needed you sent WhatsApp messages.

Can you imagine a stranger sending you Whatsapp messages asking for a favor e.g money? (extreme example but same difference)

I'm going to assume that every one of us on this journey is reasonably mature and we understand the basic etiquettes of communication, so why do we throw it out when we log on here?

I think all of us need to realize that every answer we see or get here comes from the benevolence of the heart of the sharer no one owes us anything. Once we recognize this, maybe we'll be kinder to each other, and more grateful for the abundance of information available on these threads

Anyways congratulations on acing IELTS, I hope the rest of your PR journey is smooth and uneventful.

You say?

Why not hear from the other side? But I want to believe you're only playing the devil's advocate.

Bettybeauty:
Now to our ppr gist...

My sister in-law has been in Canada since about 11 years ago. All this while, she's been disturbing my hubby and I to apply for the Canada express entry but we werent just ready and interested. She kept on calling morning and night, and sending us link to read but for where, no interest at all. My hubby and I were of the opinion to always go abroad for holidays and not relocating patapata, cos our eyes were not open, Lol. God bless my sil, she kept on talking to us. It got to a time, she was tired and wrote down in her diary never to disturb us again about it. That was exactly when our inner and outer eyes opened, den we started calling her for info. God is indeed part of this journey.

We started the process in April, all thanks to nairaland, and specifically this wonderful thread that made the journey so easy for us from day one. God bless you all for sharing life changing tips and experiences that keep one going. God alone will reward you all.


Thank you all for reading the boring gist. Over to you prof. I no want yeye mark o, Ehn ehn

Congrats to you and your family. Cannyland straight.

Finally gathered enough strength to post my result.

Listening 7.5

Speaking 6.5

Reading 7.5

Writing 7.0

Would have risked a remark if I had 8 in listening as I'm highly optimistic my speaking would come out positive. The writing I thought I messed up with came out fine.

Uhmmmmm. Different strokes for different folks.

Na to refire, no retreat.

[quote author=ontarioissauga post=73323712][/quote]Please can you shed more light on this? Is he an agribusiness owner, Agric. Consultant/Extension Officer or works in Agric. related parastatal/organization etc.

Thanks.

maworld:
Moyin o logo..az  it's PPR people....You amaze me Lord..

Timeline


IELTS Nov 2nd 2017 8.5,8.5,7,7

Spouse IELTS Feb 2018 

WES July 17 2018  (no thanks to OOU, couldnt find my result....but Oluwaseunara)

ITA July 25th

AOR Aug 25th

Family of 5. POF was 70% proceeds from land sales and 30% savings. 

Medical Passed Sep 19 
I had 3 surgeries before and they wanted doctors report for a particular one.The back and forth wasnt funny.

BIL Sept 21

Ghost update Nov 10th 2018

PPR...Nov 14

Nairaland has been my Canny bible. Thank you to all members who pain stakinly post and supply answers...Men and angels will rush to favour you.

I am not a catholic but this 3 prayers were useful to me and my family . 

Wrote IELTS with just about few days preparation,nursing 11 month old twins and working in a busy dept yet i cleared it once. I recited the Saint Joseph of Cupertino prayer and my level of confidence was so high that I got home telling hussy " I think i will miss only one question in Reading"....result was 8.5.

POF ..... Saint Jude prayer for financial assistance...two days after that prayer His miracle came forth seamlessly.

Then at the point of submission...we held hands....5 of us... sang and prayed. 

The 3days Holy spirit prayer comforted us that it will end in praise.

Kai....Jesus you love me too much o....cant just stop speaking in tongues...cos i cant find the words. 

Waiting to rejoice with you too.

Oluwaseunara

Big congrats

Debsify:
ICES sent an email that they received it, but will evaluate once they get the required documents from her institution.

Hi Debsify and friends with relevant info.

I need your guidance pls. I'm currently completing my profile on ICES website and got to a point where I have to supply the address details (see attached).

My questions are,
1. At this point, do I supply my friend's address who is to receive the report for me in Canada or my personal address in Nigeria?

2.If my personal address, do I still have the opportunity to supply the courier address I want it delivered to (my friend's address in Canada) as I progress with the registration?

3. Will I get my reference number before I make payment?

Thanks.

OneLegInCanada:
That's encouraging. I have my Masters too. Under 30.

Thanks

lol @ your moniker. The one leg in Canada is safe, and for the other one; if in Naija, has to be guided jealously.

Debsify:
OK thanks, sent them an email of the scanned SOR on Friday, so I'm hoping it gets accepted, because I've paid already.

Hi debsify. Any update in this regard? Was it accepted?

akintunde63:
ICES accepts statement of result. I can authoritatively confirm this.
Scan a copy to them for review, they will reply within 24 HOURS

Many thanks.