₦airaland Forum

ERORR404:
Oga which test are you starting on the 7th when ASUU is on strike

Unilorin isn't on strike and test is actually starting on the 7th.

Queenara:
It was okay. But d time given wasn't at all in the least way

Same here.
I just DM you.... Check your mail

Queenara:
I wrote in UI

How was the exam?

If you wrote your exam in UI.... Please signify

Mycoin:
hope the venue for the exams is also stated

Yes.

toroabasietim94:
Pls can one carry scientific calculator to the exams

They said calculator is allowed but they didn't specify if the type.

Thanks to Lalasticlala for putting this on FP(my last post didn't make it ). And thanks to those who contributed, your input is appreciated.

2law:
how were you shortlisted?? Was it through a text message or email and when is the date for the exams?

Through mail and the exam is on the 1st of December.

I was shortlisted to write the NNPC/TOTAL Scholarship Scheme exam and I have no idea the type of questions that would be asked.

I'll appreciate useful information from Nairalanders who have once written the exam.

Mods please move to front page. It will help other nairalanders preparing for the same exam. Thanks.

aadoiza:
Attaboy! I never knew Nairaland still had such an intelligent, well-informed independent thinker as you. You have displayed sheer brilliance and vast knowledge.
The only reason I'm following this thread is because of your valid and awe-inspiring arguments.

keep it up, buddy.

I'm telling you. I read the thread to the end because of him. Intelligent posts with brilliant points and clear point of view.

Iyajelili:
I don't care if the parents are willing to press charges or not just concerned how a uselesz and god forsaken human being will find a 2year old girl sexually attractive. God i know you are merciful but can you just gather all rapists in a forest and kill them at once?

Do you know that when you tell those simple lies,in God's sight, you're no different from all the rapists you're asking God to kill.
That's the crazy thing.
Rapists disgust me sha.

MallamJackson:
Truth is most of the states are known to currently be incapable of paying the current 18k minimum wage

so truly this will really not be acceptable to them as it's not just about agreeing to pay BUT BEING CAPABLE OF DOING SO.



Indeed there was a nation!

A nation never existed.

emmanuelpopson:
Epistle. forget this damn country.. and thrive for yourself... they don't care at all...

So you think thriving for yourself will be possible in a damaged country??

Please i want us to share this on any available platform.

MR. LALASTICLALA!! Front page material. I believe Nigerians need to know this. Thanks.

“…….The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will commence nationwide strike after the expiration of its 14 days ultimatum given to the Federal Government on the new minimum wage. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC president said this while addressing newsmen at the end of the National Executive council (NEC) meeting of the congress on Wednesday in Abuja. Wabba said that…..…”

I sighed in frustration as the words of the newscaster faded away from my attention. “What exactly is the problem of this country?” I asked myself. “Why are we always getting it wrong? Why have we struggled with the same old problems that have plagued us since the inception of this nation? Why have we always been ruled (Military) and led (Democratic) by people that evidently don’t care about us? Why is the present state of Nigeria so appalling that virtually all sectors that are of economical, infrastructural, educational and developmental benefits to the citizens are either destroyed or on the verge of collapse?” I pondered upon all these and discovered that the answer wasn’t elusive. Yes! I found the answer! You want to know? Then let’s go on a journey of discovery.

A trip down memory lane tells that Nigeria officially came about in 1914 in the colonial era of the British Government under the leadership of Lord Frederick Lugard when the Northern and Southern provinces and the Lagos colony were brought together. I believe it was a dangerous venture to bring together several ethnic groups – that had history of several intra ethnic clashes – together, but it happened and here we are. We were acquiesced to live together probably because we couldn’t afford the consequences of rebellion or we were satisfied with the gratification granted us then and hopeful for a lot more in the future.

From the political perspective, we have never been a nation, we have never been united, we have never been NIGERIA. It has always been “I’m YORUBA”, “I’m IGBO”, “I’m HAUSA” or “I’m a CHRISTIAN”, “I’m a MUSLIM” “we’re from the SOUTHERN part”, “we’re from the NOTHERN part”. We’ve never genuinely and truly had a sense of purpose as a nation, as NIGERIA. This explains why a particular candidate will get a lot of votes from a particular group of the country because they share the same region, tribe, religion etc. And a conscientious look at the political leadership of the country since its inception shows that the baton hasn’t left a specific circle. That’s why we have a lot of oldies in power who surprisingly don’t want to leave.

So are these the problems? Are greed for power and disunity the reasons Nigeria is this way? Of course they are but just a spin-off of the major issue. The major issue with Nigeria, the reason why Nigeria is the way it is, is YOU!

Yes! YOU! Are you surprised? Oh! You expect me to blame our leaders, the system or even corruption? That’s not the problem Sir/Ma, the problem is YOU, ME, ALL OF US.

Perhaps you’re right. Maybe our leaders are the major problem. At least if the head is in good shape, it can take care of most part of the body. But haven’t you wondered why we suffered under the various military leaders we had and why we have always seemingly elected the wrong people? Then something must definitely be wrong with us if the people we choose to represent us always end up disappointing us. If you claim that the leaders are our problem – which I partially agree with, I’ll ask you if foreigners are our leaders. You say that our leaders’ greed is the problem, the spirit of greed probably entered them the first day they assumed office.

Oh! I forgot! The system encourages lawlessness and corruption. But who made the system? The system wasn’t there before us, we were there before the system so we MADE the system. Though the system is bad, we actually don’t want a better system because if we do, we would have made one. So, it still comes down to US, to YOU and ME as individuals.

In recent times, Nigerians have found a new factor to lay the blames on: CORRUPTION. We claim that our leaders are corrupt, that they embezzle money meant for national development which is actually true but I believe majority of us (citizens) aren’t any different. In fact, corruption has become so ingrained in us that we no longer see it as such. We’ve limited the meaning of corruption to money embezzlement by our politicians. This delusion elucidates why Mr. X who defrauded his boss at work millions of naira will feel no pang of guilt when he rants about our ‘corrupt’ leaders. Now you’re protesting - “I know I’m not corrupt even if others are, I…...” – Ok, fine, I agree with you but unfortunately majority of us are. Or how can you explain why these politicians, despite their evident selfish interest get a lot of support from the citizens. The answer is simply because we are cut from the same cloth. Consequently, the problem isn’t CORRUPTION per se but fundamentally US.

So, what’s the solution? Well, it’s still YOU. As seemingly insurmountable as Nigeria problem is, it has a simple solution.

You don’t believe me? Ok. I tell you that the first step to long-lasting change in this country is to accept we’re the problem and STOP being the problem. Maybe you think that ‘one day one day’ we will elect a messiah as the president and he/she will magically turn everything around. Please wake up! Or you think we will go into very fervent prayers in unity and God will come down and help us transform Nigeria. Please don’t get me wrong, I believe in God and prayers and I know we presently would have been in an unimaginably terrible condition without God but He won’t do everything for us. I believe God won’t transform Nigeria now and we alter it the next minute with self-inflicting damage. So, if we are going to offer any prayers presently, it should be a transformation of US.

Personally, I get scared anytime I think of the future because the way the country is presently, there is no future! I am sorry if that sounds pessimistic but that’s the bitter truth. Blind hope won’t make things better, it’s even one of the reasons we are here now. In my country presently, the primary concern of most of us is 2019 elections, how to get our PVC, how to vote out the President. Though all these are good because we are trying to be more active in our democracy but haven’t we been doing all these since the inception of democracy in this nation? Even if we vote out the president today, we are most probably going to replace him with one of those oldies that don’t want to leave power and the cycle continues.

Presently, nobody is talking about science, education, unemployment, the poor states of all our educational institutions, the fact that there are almost no manufacturing industries still in existence, the fact that workers have been clamoring for increase in minimum wage and it seems like the incessant strikes will have no end. To say tersely, there is no future! If you’re a young person reading this now, please think about this. If Nigeria is like this now, in 10 – 20 years how will it be? Oh! You would have left the country by then, right? The truth is that very few will be able to leave this country.

Even though the older ones delivered an almost marred Nigeria to us, we shouldn’t continue in that bad legacy, we should join hands and re-shape our future. The future is OURS!

OLADIPO SAMUEL.

Lalasticlala please take this post to the promise land.

hungryboy:
I read comments like this, and realise why this country is not worth dying for.


It seems there are so many ediots who are okay with the fact that elections are still rigged in this country and even celebrate it

We are the cause of our problem. We like the country this way and will do anything to remain this way or probably become worse.

Some kind of comments about this election is just something else and I wonder if we use our head at all.

TechCapon:
don't forget he's the most powerful man in technology in the world right now

Technology or social media?

I think Elon Musk is the badass for technology presently

UI won't even admit up to 3,000....

Nevine:
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Please who knows if this guy is genuine?

rentAcock:
Na so. They think it is that easy. All the gra gra of getting a visa alone will discourage many. How about my church member who was a doctor in Nigeria? The guy sold his house and traveled to the US with his family over 16 years ago, only to hear that he has given up on his dream of practicing as a medical doctor in the states and has settled for menial jobs like nursing assistant. People are lured by the nice salary doctors earn overseas like how some doctors earn over $200,000 a year and with specialty that number balloons to over $300,000. What they don't realize is how difficult it is to get residency. So many American trained medical students are even finding it difficult to get residency let alone foreigners. Moreover, they sometimes require them to take some other exams or fufill a course requirement which many fail to accomplish.

If these doctors are threatening to leave the country, they should let them, after all, there are many students PRAYING to gain admission for medicine to replace them.

Praying....

Can you hear yourself??

thoollz:
This country ehn, we're just so selfish, Is it because of d Ill treatment some of them are getting from this government that warranted this late call? Herdsmen attacks didn't start today, Rd numbskull of a president didn't start doing rubbish today, it's been 3yrs and they just woke up to reality because d odds isn't in their favor? Nobody cares about another in this country, it's all about d pocket.
The Executive,
The Legislative,
The Judiciary,
They are all the same and They're all mad.

God bless you sir!! THEY ARE ALL MAD!! We need to tell ourselves the truth,the way things are going,this country is doomed!

9jakohai:
1.Let us say Otedola, Dangote or Innoson buys a club.

2.Money flows into club, and new players are bought, and construction begins on a befitting stadium.

3.One year later, popular side at the new stadium is now 3000 naira. VIP is now 30000 naira.

4.Nigerians hit the street to protest.

5.Meanwhile, salaries are being paid, because the club is being run like a business, but because of the masses, the state takes over again

6.And we are back to square one

And that's because the standard of living for the average Nigerian is very low......the blame still goes basically to the government

We definitely wouldn't be talking about this if we had a good government anyway.....

lilytender:
Can you all see that the road is tolled? Government alone cannot provide social amenities.

So it's because our roads are not tolled that's why we don't have good roads abi.....what have they even done with the ones they tolled
Nigerians and different excuses for their government

MrHistorian:
America's media outlets are hell-bent on destroying North Korea's image.

Useless people.

Really??
Why are some people like this sef......you better go and read about north korea.....that place is hell!!

Gerrard59:
Singapore that the British used anyhow they liked? China that was used as sh!t by the Japanese (who did worse to the S.Koreans)? Very few countries were not exploited, if everyone uses the same reason for not developing, most countries will be currently undeveloped.

Subtle excuses for Nigeria's non-development in 57 years.

I'll pass.

Thanks sir for this.
I don't think that man really has a point.

South Korea got independence from Japan in 1945 and they were already one of the world's fastest growing economy in the early 60s to the late 90s(remember they fought a war,the Korean war).

So,to say that Nigeria has not been able to become a developed nation because it has only existed for 57yrs is just an excuse to justify our backwardness.

BiafranBushBoy:
If you already have one on your hair, there is nothing I would say that would make you change your mind. We are only gonna exchange typos till forever.

But I will leave you with these words. I am not saying it is a sin or not (I am not God). But Church laws still comes to play, and Apostle Paul started it.

Paul's view towards Modest women dressing

"The poorer women and slave women, on the other hand, did not have fancy hairstyles; they did not own anything made from gold; they did not own pearls; and their clothes were simple, inexpensive and probably well-worn.[8] Furthermore, they had to work hard, either to support their families or in the employ of their masters.

It would have been difficult to maintain sisterly affection when some women wore gorgeous clothes and expensive jewellery while others wore plain, even drab, clothes. To foster equality and harmony, Paul wanted the rich women to dress modestly, that is, simply and sensibly. He also wanted them to be generous and to share their wealth with their poorer brothers and sisters. And, instead of idleness, he wanted them to be busy with good works (1 Tim. 2:10; 6:18).[9]

Paul’s real instruction concerning modesty in 1 Timothy 2:8-10 is for humility and meekness.[10] He wanted the wealthy women to be humble for the sake of their poorer sisters, and to dress modestly and present themselves in a way that was unlikely to cause jealousy and ill-feeling.

Does the way you dress make less well-dressed, poorer women feel inferior? Or does the way you dress and present yourself promote equality and harmony in the church?"

I have seen Workers in some churches competing on who has the most expensive hairstyle. Is that God's plan?

Wow! I never knew you had such knowledge of the scripture.
I love the way you explained it,you are right!

Statsocial:
Sure Sir.

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Statsocial:
Unless there is a scriptural reference which states clearly NOT TO TITHE then keep quiet. The last we heard of Tithe, Jesus commended the practice!

As it is, there is Scriptural evidence from Abraham, Moses and Jesus to TITHE but there is not one single verse that says DON'T TITHE. Jesus even though living during the era of the Law corrected all he needed to correct but never talked down on the Tithe. Don't make assumptions for God, DON'T TITHE cannot be proved from scripture hence you can't call anyone who preaches tithing criminal.

I repeat Tithing is Scriptural from Abraham to Jesus. To say it is no longer scriptural would require you to bring proofs from scripture where it is explicitly said that DON'T TITHE. If you can't find that scripture then you are a liar and you are manipulating the word of God.

Can I PM you sir?

Toosure70:
How can a country that has;
Prof Yemi Oshibajo
Aliko Dangote
Tony Elumelu
Donald Duke
Jim Ovia
Akinwunmi Adesina
Fola Adeola
Peter Obi
Chukwuma Soludo
Sanusi Lamido-Sanusi
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,
Philip Emegwali
Prof Pat Utomi
Jaiye Olowosuko
Arc. G C William
Tunde Fashola
And Host of other Intelligent and smart people across the globe be limited to Buhari and Atiku?. I just don’t get it. Meanwhile the youth are busy analyzing Arsenal and Chelsea.
Who did we offend? Na who swear for us?!!!!
Please share among young people!!! Anyone with a plan?!!!☹☹☹☹

With the way things are and the way things are going.....to be sincere to ourselves,Nigeria has no future.....

Is it only Kwara indigenes that are required to upload citizenship form?? Because mine didn't show that,I only saw O'level

Murphy552:
My name was on the pdf... I was even congratulated on Jamb caps and i did accept the admission but could not find my name on unilorinz portal so i went back to Jamb caps to my surprise it has suddenly changed to not admitted. Anyone with similar experience?

Jeez!! This is scary o! I will advise you to go and complain either at the school or JAMB FAST!!

Mariinee:
Thanks.

So this woman is here. I greet you o! Our people from romance section